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J&K bags No ....has laid emphasis on strengthening of institutions in

health, education and other sectors to reach out to the people

across the State and ensure equitable and balanced develop-

ment. He said during the last three and half years various new

initiatives have been introduced to give fillip to the growth

and development of these sectors and the results achieved are

amply visible on the ground.

Omar Abdullah said that under a sustained approach

strengthening of institutions is receiving continuous attention

which would be carried forward with added zeal and commit-

ment during the coming years.Karnatak Govt ....

day and a notification to this effect has been issued.

The government advocate made a submission to this effect

when a PIL filed by one Prakash Shetty came up before the

Division bench headed by Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen.

The court during the earlier hearing had questioned the

legal sanctity of such a circular observing there was only one

flag which was the national flag and states could not have sep-

arate flags and had sought to know the government's stand on

the issue.

CMC directs ....

This was decided at a meeting of the CMC in Delhi yesterday.

On Supreme Court orders, the CMC headed by the Union

Water Resources Secretary asked Tamil Nadu to make a writ-

ten submission before the panel by tomorrow on issues it

wants to be addressed.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday had directed CMC to

examine all questions as may be raised on behalf of the States

of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and make appropriate recom-

mendations.The Monitoring Committee consists of Union Water

Resources Secretary as Chairperson, Chief Secretaries and

Chief Engineers of the basin states and Chairman, Central

Water Commission as members. The next meeting will be

held in Delhi on 15th November.

Police register ....

people alleged that the Army personnel thrashed them and

snatched away their money, the sources said.

The FIR has been registered under Sections 392 (robbery),

341 (wrongful restraint) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) of

the Ranbir Penal Code.

At least 10 persons, including two employees of the

Department of Animal Husbandry, were injured in the inci-

dent, the sources said.

The Army, however, has denied involvement of any of its

personnel in the incident.

"Our troops were not involved in the incident...We are

investigating who the culprits are," an Army official said.

Srinagar-based defence PRO Lt Colonel JS Brar said he

was not aware of any such incident.

Egypt police say....

said the raids took place in different areas of Egypt over

recent weeks. ATunisian was among those arrested in a raid

last week.

He was detained with two Egyptians on the same day

authorities killed a Libyan militant suspected of involvement

in the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi last month.

The authorities didn't say whether the two raids were linked.

The statement said another suspected militant was arrested

with his brother while trying to flee to Libya. All those arrest-

ed were in possession of explosives, it said.

Kejriwal holds....

wife." "I have valid documents to substantiate my claims,"

he added.

On reports of minor clashes between the IAC members

and Congress workers ahead of his rally, Kejriwal said, "I

urge all Khurshid supporters to come on the dias for a one-to-

one on the allegations levelled by me against the Union

Minister."

He also urged the Congress workers to rise above party

politics and to work in the best interest of the nation.

Ahead of his rally, minor clashes were reported from the

area. According to reports, clashes occurred after the

Congress workers and Khurshid's supporters tried to block the

entry of hundreds of Kisan Mahasabha members, who have

come to support Kejriwal in the city.

Sensing the situation, the local police deployed in the area

intervened and took the situation under its control. The situa-

tion soon returned to normal and the IAC said that it will hold

its rally as per schedule.

Kejriwal has earlier accused Khurshid of alleged misap-

propriation of funds meant for the differently-abled persons

through an NGO run by his wife. Co ngress workers have ear-

lier threatened to block the entry of Kejriwal and IAC mem-

bers in the city and erected barriers and blockades at various

places.

After exposing big-shot politicians and corporate czars

allegedly involved in huge corruption cases, Kejriwal this

morning arrived in Lucknow to hold a protest rally in

Khurshid's constituency later in the day.

From here Kejriwal, accompanied by hundreds of IAC

activists and local resident, led a car rally proceeding to

Kannauj and Kanpur. The IAC rally culminated in the Union

Minister's constituency. Both Kejriwal and the senior

Congress politician are not on good terms ever since the for-mer accused the latter of alleged misappropriation of funds

through his wife Louise Khurshid's NGO.

Kejriwal's entry into Khurshid's bastion has raised political

temper in this sleepy town where the supporters of the

Congress leader and the enthusiastic IAC activists are ready

for a pitched political battle. While Kejriwal seems deter-

mined to renew his battle against Khushid with slogans like

'who owns Farrukhabad', the Congress leader has warned

against any such move.

Meanwhile, Congress' district unit, unwilling to give the

opposition a walkover, has erected blockades along the route

that Kejriwal took. The Congress workers also waved black

flags and blocked Kejriwal's attempt to reach the protest site.

Undeterred by the preparations of the Congress workers,

IAC activists today distributed caps and holding public

demonstrations. They also urged local residents to support

Kejriwal and make the rally successful. Kejriwal yesterday

attacked Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani of

forging a nexus with the UPA and the previous NDAgovern-

ments to win big contract on gas exploration in KG Basin and

concessions at a huge cost to the exchequer.

5.3-earthquake....

potential and no casualty has been reported.

Maluku sits on the "Pacific Ring of Fire" at the junctions

of several tectonic plates, which makes it prone to seismic

upheaval.

Subramanian Swamy....

company. The deal is a sham, bogus, and a violation of

several laws. It is a fraud committed in order to grab the

Herald House in Delhi, that is located in a hub and which is

valued at about Rs.1600 crores," Swamy said.

Sham for authorised....

has been enhanced by 20

percent. In the year 1012-13, remunerations of MBBS doc-

tors has been

increased from 19200 to 25000, he added.

He further disclosed that the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has

been reduced from 2.3 in 2006 to 2 in 2010 and the state has

been able to cross the stipulated target of 2.1 by 2012 under

NRHM.

On performance review, he said, " The health department

and State health society have launched a website which gives

the complete details to IPD, OPD, deliveries, surgeries, clini-

cal examination etc. on monthly basis."

The meeting was also attended by trhe Commissioner

Secretary Health and Medical Education, MK Dwivedi,

Mission Director NRHM J&K, Dr Yashpal Sharma, Director

Health Services Jammu, Dr Madhu Khullar, Director Health

Services, Kashmir, Dr Saleem and Divisional Nodal Officer,

Jammu Dr Harjet Rai.

Geelani is guilty....

pilgrimage route and lay a metalled road.

The separatist leader had also said that the creation of such

infrastructure to facilitate a pilgrimage was "cultural inva-

sion", and blamed the government of India for using the holy

pilgrimage as a means to influence Kashmiris with its ideolo-

gy.

Geelani had also said that the duration of the pilgrimage

should be reduced to two weeks, from the present two

months.

Farooq cautions....Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani, saying he is

lying to the people on the issue of road widening or construc-

tion along the routes leading to holy cave shrine of Amarnath.

"The entire media has had an aerial tour and taken a first-

hand look at the route and not found a single road being con-

structed anywhere. Where do they get this false information

from?" he asked.

"It proves they want to destabilise the social fabric of the

state by inciting people," he said adding, "poor people in

Pahalgam and Sonmarg earn their livelihood when these

yatris perform darshan. I don't understand why these leaders

are hell bent to take away their livelihood."

Admitting that LPG is a huge problem in the state keeping

in view the harsh weather conditions, he said J&K should be

considered as a special case.

The minister further said, "People in Indian states can buy

a gas cylinder at the cost of Rs 800 but J&K should be con-

sidered as a special case given the harsh weather it faces dur-

ing winters. The people of J&K should be given more cylin-

ders keeping in view the acute cold conditions it faces in win-

ters."

"The Omar Abdullah government and our ministers have

requested the Prime Minister and also the Union petroleumminister to increase the cap for our state and we are hopeful

of a positive outcome soon," he said.

'Muslim man's....

to the marriage contract, and provides for a mechanism to

end or dissolve the relationship in such case, yet the device of

divorce is to be used as the last option when the marital rela-

tions have irretrievably broken down," the court said.

It maintained that in Islam divorce or Talaaq by the hus-

band may take three forms including Talaaq-e-Ahsan which is

single pronouncement of divorce made during a 'Tuhr' (peri-

od between menstruations) followed by abstinence from

physical relationship for the period of Iddat (waiting period).

The second form is Talaaq-e-Hasan which is three pro-

nouncements of divorce made during successive Tuhrs, with-

out any physical relationship during any of the three Tuhrs.

The third is Talaaq-e-Bidhi which is three pronouncements

of divorce made during a single Tuhr either in one sentence or

in three sentences or in any other form like in writing, indicat-

ing intention of the husband to irrevocably dissolve the mar-

riage.

Cabinet drops...

concerns about the loopholes in the RTI Act in its present

form, the Prime Minister had emphasised that a fine balance

is required between the RTI and the right to privacy.

Manmohan Singh reiterated that a citizen's right to know

should definitely be circumscribed if disclosure of informa-

tion encroaches upon someone's personal privacy.

"There is a fine balance required to be maintained between

the right to information and the right to privacy, which stems

out of the fundamental right to life and liberty. The citizens'

right to know should definitely be circumscribed if disclosure

of information encroaches upon someone's personal privacy.

But where to draw the line is a complicated question," he said

while addressing the seventh Convention of Central

Information Commissioners in New Delhi.

The Prime Minister said, "There are concerns about frivo-

lous and vexatious use of the Act in demanding information

disclosure of which cannot possibly serve any public pur-

pose." Singh said such queries besides serving little produc-

tive purpose are also a drain on the resources of public author-

ities, diverting precious man-hours that could be put to better

use.

Manmohan Singh had in 2011 also said that the govern-

ment wishes to make Right to Information an "even more

effective instrument" for ensuring transparency but wanted a

critical look at it to address certain concerns. He had said the

transparency law should not adversely affect deliberative

processes in the Government and discourage honest, well

meaning public servants from voicing their views.

He, however, had denied suggestions that he had pitched

for dilution of Right to Information Act. He maintained that

he had never said that there should be any dilution of the Act.

Non-subsidised....

the price burden on the common man.

Under the new scheme, oil firms will declare monthly

prices of non-subsidised 14.2-kg domestic LPG cylinders for

supplies to households as per landed cost on import parity

basis. That is based on the average FOB value, premium/dis-

counts prevailing in the international market, besides US dol-

lar-rupee exchange rate during the previous month.

While subsidised cylinders will continue to be available at

Rs. 410.42 per cylinder (in Delhi), the market rate of non-sub-

sidised LPG cylinders will be notified on a monthly basis by

fuel retailers.

"With this, the price of the non-subsidised domestic LPG

cylinder will move up and down every month based on the

price of LPG in the international market, which in turn is also

determined by global demand-supply situations," IOC said.

At present, the international LPG market is tight on the

supply side owing to increased global demand since LPG is

also used in several markets as a winter heating fuel.

However, when supplies improve and prices fall, the ben-

efit would be passed on to the consumers.

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M E L B O U M E :

Underlining that India and

China are to an extent des-

tined by geography to be

"rivals", West Bengal

Governor and former

National Security Advisor

M K Narayanan today said

Beijing's increasing

assertiveness on its part

while dealing with disputes

is "most disconcerting".

He also said Chinese

activities in Pakistan

Occupied Kashmir and its

"not-so-subtle wooing" of

some of India's neighbours

to New Delhi's detriment is

a matter of concern.

Narayanan added that

potential for a confli ct als o

exists as competition

between India and China for

new energy sources intensi-

fy.

"To some extent, China

and India are destined by

geography to be rivals:

neighbours with large popu-

lations, old civilisations,

rich and venerable cultures,

and disputes with regard to

their borders," Narayanan,

who is also a former chief

of the Intelligence Bureau

said in his keynote address

at the annual Australia India

Institute conference on

India

"The two countries are,

nevertheless, far apart civil-

isationally and in their

makeup," he said adding

that "elected accountability

in India is an important

point of difference".

Addressing the large

gathering, Narayanan said

strategic rivalries were on

the rise in Asian region.

The strident claims made

by Chinese academics and

strategic thinkers for

Chinese exceptionalism

hardly helps, Narayanan,

who was also involved in

negotiations for resolving

boundar y disput es with

China said.

He drew a stark contrast

between the two Asian

nations by stating that while

the Chinese economy was

assessed today as the sec-

ond largest in the world

with its GDPat USD 10 tril-

lion and is still growing,

India's economic perform-

ance has not been of the

same order. The West

Bengal Governor said,

"China's activities in

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir

are very troubling for India.

Its not-so-subtle wooing of

some of India's neighbours

to India's detriment is a

cause of concern". He said

the strategic fallout of

China's policy of building

advantageous power rela-

tionships on India's periph-

ery and beyond, is "forcing"

India to sit up and take

notice.

"Potential for a conflict

also exists as competition

between India and China for

new energy sources intensi-

fies, with China moving

aggressively into West Asia

and elsewhere", he added.

Both are anxious to

lower the threshold of con-

cern, he said while noting

that border remained quiet

with several other structures

in place for discussion and

negotiations.

Narayanan also referred

to perceived rivalry with

Pakistan and said the chal-

lenge that India faced in

dealing with Pakistan was

very different from that it

faces in its dealings with

China. "India cannot possi-

bly rest easy unless there is

a distinct change in

Pakistan's attitude. Pakistan

possesses one of the world's

biggest armies, one that is

equipped with a rapidly

growing nuclear arsenal,"

he said. He pointed out that

for years, Pakistan has

employed asymmetric war-

fare as a strategic instru-

mentality to keep India off

balance.

India, China are destined by geography to be rivals: Narayanan

MOSCOW: Russia is

strengthening the security of

its missile launching sites in

the wake of rising potential

threats.

The Russian Strategic

Missile Forces (SMF) are

finalising the modernisation

of automated security sys-

tems at nine of its major mis-sile bases, said SMF

spokesperson Colonel Vadim

Koval on Wednesday.

The step is being under-

taken to counter the growing

threat of potential terrorist

attacks, he added.

"The modernisation

includes the upgrade of warn-

ing and surveillance systems,

detection sensors, integrated

fire control systems and

power supply grids," the

spokesperson said.

He also said that automat-

ed security at SMF bases is

provided by six different sys-

tems, developed and pro-

duced by Russian defence

industry firms.

"The overhaul is beingcarried out at the highest lev-

els of secrecy in regard to the

specifications of the installed

equipment and its operating

algorithms," Koval said.

The SMF is also tighten-

ing rules of engagement and

training requirements for

security personnel at the

bases and around mobile mis-

sile launch sites.

Russia boosts securityat missile launch sites

JAMMU, NOV 01:

Member Parliament Lok

Sabha Madan Lal Sharma

convened a meeting to

review the progress of works

sanctioned under Memberparliament Local Area

Development scheme

(MPLADS) during the 15th

Lok Sabha.

District Development

Commissioner Jammu Mr.

Sanjeev Verma, Additional

DDC, Chief Planning

Officer, Jammu,

Superintending Engineer,

PWD (R&B), Power,

Assistant commissioner

Development & Block

Development Officers were

also present in the meeting.

Mr. Sharma reviewed the

performance of the pro-

gramme upto March, 2012

and that of during the current

year (2012-13). The DDC

informed that the expendi-

ture level, up March 2012,

was 100% against an aggre-

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Crore, thereby ensuring com-

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works against 419 number of

works sanctioned during the

first three years of the 15th

Lok Sabha i.e. 2009-10 to

2011-12. 35 number of spill

over works have been com-

pleted during 2012-13 (as on

ending September, 2012).

It was informed that an

amount of Rs. 5.00 Crore

including 2ndinstalment of

last year, amounting to Rs.

2.50 Crore stood received till

date, against which an

amount of Rs. 174.37 Lacs

has been utilized as on end-

ing September, 2012 and 114

number of works have been

sanctioned in the current

year.

Member Parliament

expressed satisfaction on the

pace of works under execu-

tion, with the Rural

Development Department,

Public Works, PDD, etc and

reviewed in detail status of

each work under execution.

55 number of works are

under execution in different

blocks in the district, 6 num-

bers with Power

Development Department,

particularly with regard to

installation of High MastLights, & 4 major works still

under execution with the

PWD (R&B) of Jammu dis-

trict.

Madan Lal said that the

programme has contributed a

lot in mitigating the suffer-

ings of the rural masses, by

addressing their immediate

needs and Jammu-Poonch

Lok Sabha Constituency has

been r ated one among J&K

to secure timely release /uti-

lization of funds from the

Ministry of Statistics &

Programme Implementation,

Government of India. It was

also disclosed that 100%

expenditure has been regis-

tered during the first three

years of 15th Loak Sabha

and no violation of the

MPLADS guidelines have

taken place in selection of

works, even in the other

three districts i.e. Rajouri,

Poonch & Samba of the con-

stituency.

Mr. Sharma emphasised

that completion of works

within the prescribed time

schedule shall be given

thrust, in order to provide

immediate benefit of the

facilities, being created, to

fill up the infrastructure gaps

and providing hygienic con-

ditions to the rural masses,

with the objectives to instil a

sense of good environment

in their surroundings.

He also exhorted upon

the officers to observe all

codal [procedures while exe-

cuting works sanction, ensur-

ing transparency. Active

involvement of elected pan-

chayats, in the process of

planning, implementation,

monitoring and conducting

social audit in all Centrally

Sponsored Schemes i.e.

MGNREGS, IAY, NBA,

SGSY, IWDP (Haryali), etc

shall be ensured.

Madan Lal reviews worksunder MPLADS

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SRINAGAR, NOV 1: Speaker,

Jammu and Kashmir Legislative

Assembly Mr. Mohammad Akbar

Lone today conducted extensive

tour to various areas in Sumbal

Sonawari constituency and took

stock of the various ongoing devel-

opmental works in these areas. He

also inspected NTPHC, Naidkhai

and took stock of the Medicare

facilities available in the centre.

Mr. Lone directed the hospital

authorities to ensure availability of

drugs and maintain other available

equipments including ultra sonag-

raphy besides up keep of cleanli-

ness in and around the hospital.

Mr. Lone directed the R & B

authorities to speed up the pace of

work on construction of footpath

and filling up of the ground of the

health centre.

During inspection of playing

field at Naidkhai, the Speaker

directed the concerned to start con-

struction work of the fencing of the

ground immediately for which

Rs.13.10 lakh have already been

released. He asked them to develop

it by 700 by 350 feet field size

instead of 500 by 350 feet.

The Speaker also visited

Kartargund village and directed

on-the-spot to the concerned

authorities to prepare Detailed

Project Report (DPR) for the

development of playing field of

800 by 500 feet field size so that

funds could be arranged for the

purpose.

Interacting with the youth of the

area, Mr. Lone said that the gov-

ernment is concerned about the

progress and prosperity of

Sonawari Constituency and several

concrete initiatives have been

taken for fulfilling the aspirations

of the people of the area. He said

sports talent is present among the

budding youth of the Sonawari but

need is to channelize it in a proper

way. He said for the purpose play-

ing fields are important to help in

providing a chance to players to

showcase their talent.

Referring to the developmental

works under execution in the

Constituencies, Mr. Lone said sev-

eral micro and macro projects

under various sectors have been

taken in hand in the Sonawari with

an aim to uplift the lifestyle of the

people especially weaker sections

of the society.

Later, the Speaker addressed a

large public gathering at Kaniyari

village and listed various develop-

mental and welfare schemes regis-

tered by the government for the

development of the people of the

State during last three and half

years' service.

Speaker visits Sonawari, inspects developmental works

JAMMU, NOV 01: Minister

for Revenue, Relief and

Rehabilitation Mr. Raman

Bhalla has said that Rs. 1.20

crore have been earmarked

for mecademisation of 9-

kilometer long Jeevan Nagar-

Maralian village road includ-

ing upgradation of deep

drain, adding that ongoing

projects have been completed

within specific time frame.

This was stated by the

Minister while interacting

with the people after kick

starting mecademisation

work on Jeevan Nagar-

Maralian village road, here

today.

Mr. Bhalla asked the

Executive Engineer R&B to

ensure proper monitoring and

use of quality material,

adding that Government has

resolved to create concrete

assets in every corner of the

State. He called upon the

people to cooperate with exe-

cuting agencies in complet-

ing the ongoing works within

prescribed time frame.

The Minister said that

during the past four years of

the present regime, unprece-

dented development has been

witnessed across the State.

He said that during this peri-

od, several projects under

R&B, PHE, I&FC, RDD,

Education and PDD sectors

have been taken in hand to

meet the requirement of the

people. He asked the execut-

ing agencies to make opti-

mum use of funds and com-

plete the projects under PHE,

ERA, Irrigation and Flood

Control sectors in a time

bound manner. He urged the

people to personally monitor

the development works being

executed in their respective

areas.

Earlier, Mr. Bhalla also

visited Trikuta Nagar W No.

53 and kickstarted upgrada-

tion work of internal link

roads, for which Government

has earmarked Rs. 12 lakh.

Mr. Bhalla said

Government has earmarked

Rs. 3.41 crore under Basant

Vihar Water Supply

Scheme(WSS) for digging of

15000 gallon per hour dis-

charge capacity deep drill

tube well. He said the project

would meet the drinking

water requirements of Basant

Vihar, Bhawani Vihar, Laxmi

Enclave, Chopra Lane, Kho

Wali Gali, Manyal Lane,

Marakadi, Trikuta Nagar

Extension and Adarsh

Enclave areas having a popu-

lation of 7500 souls. He said

with the commissioning of

the tube well in April 2013,

the above said localities

would get adequate drinking

water supply at least three

times a day. He called upon

the people to use water judi-

ciously.

Govt earmarks Rs. 1.20 cr for Jeevan Nagar-Marlian road:Bhalla

Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Mr. Raman Bhalladuring inauguration function.

Date extendedfor filing claim

objectionsBARAMULLA, NOV 01:

According to Electoral

Registration Officer,

Baramulla the date for fill-

ing claims and objections in

electoral rolls has been

extended upto November

20, 2012, as per the notifi-

cation issued by Election

Commission of India.

All the Tehsildars of

District Baramulla are

directed to take necessary

action in this regard accord-

ingly.

Powershutdown

JAMMU, NOV 01: In

order to replace worn-out

span of Y-phase from

gantry structure to tower

location No.1 of 220 KV

S a r n a - H i r a n a g a r

Transmission line, the

power supply to Kathua,

Dayalachak, Hiranagar,

Samba, Bishnah, Billawar,

Mahanpur and part ofindustrial area being fed

from Grid station BB-II

shall remain affected on

November 04, 2012 from 8

a m to 12 noon.

Meanwhile to carry our

relay testing by

Commercial Division

Jammu besides some emer-

gent works of 132/33/11

KV grid station, the shut-

down to Bari-Brahamna

Industrial area, Kartholi,

Vijaypur, Jakh, Narbada

feeder, Birpur industrial

complex shall remain

affected on November 04,

2012 from 08.00 hours to

14.00 hours.

In order to carry out the

preventive maintenance of

equipments and to replacethe worn out 132 & 33 KV

bus bars jumpers, isolators,

jaws etc of 132/33 KV grid

station Janipur, the power

supply to the areas fed

through New Janipur, New

Secretariat, Bhalwal-I & II,

Muthi and Sheetli

Receiving Station shall

remain affected on


a m to 1 p m.

To carry out the preven-

tive maintenance of equip-

ment and to replace the

worn out/damaged

jumpers/droppers in 132

KV and 33 KV yards of

220/132/33 KV Grid

Station Udhampur, the

power supply to Udhampur,

Army, Ramnagar, Chenani,

Air Force, Kishtwar (DHP

Kishtwar), Thathri, Mattan,

Wanpoh, Chanderkote and

Chenani Power House shall

remain affected on


a m to 12 noon.

Similarly, in order to

complete the remaining

works for commission of

new 50 MVA, 132/33 KV

power transformer at

220/132/33 KV, Grid

Station Gladni, the power

supply to the areas of

Gandhinagar, Nanaknagar,

Trikutanagar, part of Old

Jammu City, Channi

Himmat, Sainik Colony,

Bathindi, Transport Nagar

etc shall remain affected on


a m to 2 p m.

In order to erect beam

structure of 33 KV new line

bay and repairing and main-

tenance of isolators of

132/33 KV bays at Grid

Station Gangyal, the power

supply to Gangyal

Industrial Complex,

Trikutanagar, Greater

Kailash, Seora, Babliana

and their adjoining areas

shall remain affected on

November 04, 2012 from

0900 hours to 1300 hours.

PDP apprisesJMC commissionerof difficulties faced

by localsJAMMU,NOV1: PDP

Leaders of Jammu District

today met Commissio ner of

Jammu Municipal

Corporation and apprised

him of difficulties faced by

Local Resident of J.M.C

specially resident of Qassim

nagar, Rajeev nagar, Rajinder

nagar lead by Vikram singh

(Distt. Vice President),Pankaj Gupta, Chaman

angral, Nirmal Kour,Rajat

gupta, Yasin khan, Gokul,

Shiva,and Vinod. In Which

they said the following prob-

lems to the Commissioner.

Mr. Vikram singh said the

protection wall was construct-

ed without using proper raw

material, the ratio of cement

and cast iron is very low due

to which the protection wall

collapsed and damaged the

pipe carrying waste water of

locality to tawi. Several

request to higher authorities

were made but nobody took

any steps regarding problems

faced by local resident. On

8th of August J.M.C. visited

Qassim nagar and assured

local resident to solve all the

problems of the area but till

date the waste water did not

go through the pipes as it is

blocked which causes a lot of

problems to the resident and

damaged all the furniture,

Electronic, cloths, mattresses

and other house hold utensils

and even damage houses of

the area.Resident of the area

demanded new sewerage

pipes being laid as soon as

possible and get some sort of

relief to the resident and

appealed to Govt. to give

compensation to the poor

families as there everything is

damaged.

Vikram singh demanded

that all the street lights get

repaired and replace damaged

street lights as there is heavy

rush in market due to festi-

vals. A lot of garbage seen

everywhere in the old city

which causes a lot of problem

to nearby which create foul

smell, flies and mosquitoes

and unwanted diseases.

Commissioner of Jammu

Municipality gave patient

hearing and on spot directed

his officers to install one

motor at Qassim nagar so that

the waste water is pumped out

and assured them to get new

pipes laid for disposal of

waste water soon.

JAMMU, NOV 01: The large num-

ber of MAM PG College students up

in arms against NPP Irritated by the

callous attitude of National Panthers

Student Wing for blackmailing the

college authorities and protesting

against recently held fair JURSEA

elections, for their own interest MAM

college students today took rally from

college to university campus shouting

slogans against the National PanthersParty and National Panthers Student

Wing.

At the entrance the students

clashed with the police personals

which resulted in the violent clash

between them and the students burns

the effigy of Harsh Dev Sing,

Mankotia and Bhim Singh.

The main aim of the rally was to

protest against ongoing protest and

strikes by the National Panthers

Student Wing in the college premises

which has made the students to suffer

a lot. They said that the National

Panthers Student Wing is blackmail-ing the college authorities for their

own interest and all is done on the

directions of Harsh Dev Sing

Chairman of party.

Students Leaders said that ongo-

ing protest and strikes by the National

Panthers Student Wing in the college

premises has made the students to

suffer a lot.

Students said that National

Panthers Student wing is protesting

on the baseless issues and the issues

worth protesting are being neglected.

They said that issues like Central

University which is totally defunct,scandals in Jammu University 2005-

2011 session, which were worth for

protesting where neglected by the

NPSU/ NPP. They are diverting the

attention of the Jammu public from

other issues.

Students of the MAM PG College

have appealed the concerned authori-

ties to look into the miscreants who

are into blackmailing the faculty of

the college and protesting against the

JURSEAelections.

Among those who were present in

the Sunny Parihar, Jagjeet Singh,

Ranjot Singh, Nishant, DeepakThakur, Karanjeet Singh, Sahil Singh,

Parmjeet Singh, Anuj KATOCH,

Parveen Kumar, Manjit Thakur, Ankit

and others.

MAM PG College Students Burns Effigy ofBhim Singh, Harsh Dev Sing, and Mankotia

Students clashed with the police personnels in front of University Gate

SRINAGAR, NOV 01: Chief

Post Master General, J&K

State, Mr. John Samuel said

that as a part of initiatives to

improve postal services in the

State, a new service "Home

Delivery of Parcel upto 8

p.m.'' will be launched from

today.

Inaugurating the service

today, Mr. Samuel hoped this

will revolutionize the postal

services in Srinagar and will

benefit the people in a big

way. He further said that

Department of Post witnessedmore than 10 percent increase

in the parcel business particu-

larly in Kashmir and Ladakh

regions. He announced open-

ing up of Parcel Booking

Centers in Lal Chowk,

Srinagar and Karan Nagar

Post Offices apart from

Srinagar General Post Office

shortly. Speaking about the

Festive Discount on sale of

India Post Gold Coins, Mr.

Samuel said that India Post

Gold coin Service is available

at Srinagar GPO and many

other sale outlets. The coins

are of 0.5 gm, 1 gm, 2 gm, 5

gm, 8 gm, 10 gm, 20 gm and

50 gm, 7 percent special dis-

count will be provided to theconsumers on the sale of gold

coins during this festive sea-

son from November 01 to

December 31, 2012.

Samuel launches HomeDelivery of Parcels upto 8 pm

H ARYA NA ,NO V 1 :

Hundreds of activists of

Pradesh Panthers Party gave

rousing reception to the

Party's Chief Patron, Prof

Bhim Singh ,in Bodaklan, 40

Kms from Gurgaon in

Haryana this morning mak-

ing a strong appeal to the

Party Supremo to accomplish

the Chetna Abhyan in the

country against corruption,communalism,criminaliza-

tion, drug menace and other

social evils which is commit-

ment of the Party for realiz-

ing the Ul timate revolution.

Prof Bhim Singh

expressed hope that Haryana

of today which formed part

of Hastanapur during the

great battle of Mahabhartha

shall play its destined role in

the today's ultimate revolu-

tion to ensure justice and

equity for all. He said that the

Panthers Party is the only

movement in the country that

has capacity, commitment

and clear roadmap to unite all

revolutionary Parties in the

country to generate a Vikalap

to the present power monop-

oly by couple of so calledNational Parties. He said that

the people have rejected both

Parties, Congress and BJP

and their allies in the UPA

and NDA.He maintained that

the so called problem of J&K

shall be solved and resolved

the day Parliament empowers

itself to legislate on J&K by

amending Art 370. Similarly,

Assam conflict and confu-

sion shall end the day Govt of

India implements the Rajive

Assam Accord. He said the

people shall vote for those

candidates who pledge to

empower parliament to elim-

inate corruption, legislate on

J&K and implement Rajiv

Assam Accord.

Earlier welcoming

Panthers Chief Patron, theHaryana Pradesh President ,

Mr Manvir Singh Chauhan

described Bhim Singh as the

Che Gauvara of India and

spirit of Rana Pratap and

Chattrapati Shivaji in the

21stcentury and the youth of

the country are proud of his

sacrifice, dedication and

integrity. When the Panthers

Supremo was honoured with

Shiva sword and Red Pagri

and flowers, Bhim Singh

reacted declaring that the

next revolution in India shall

be brought not the power of

gun or sword but by the

power of pen and thought.

Thousands Cheers rented the

sky that my sword to bring

ultimate revolution shall be

Bhaichara, ekta, itihasd,itfaq, to ensure that justice

flows to every house from

Kashmir TO Kanya Kumari.

Others who addressed

conclave included Delhi

Pradesh Secretary General,

Sri Rajive Khosla, Manish

Chauhan, Sri Dashrath

Kumar ,State Gen.secretary,

Haryana.

ANANTNAG, NOV 01: The Chairman,

Central Vigilance Committee (CVC),

Justice D.P. Wadwa today reviewed the

Consumer and Public Distribution

System, Anantnag in a meeting held at

Dak Bungalow, Anantnag.

While giving the PowerPoint presen-

tation, the Deputy Director CAPD,

Anantnag, Mr. Khurshid Ahmad Shah

informed the Committee that 50 percent

of computerization of Public Distribution

Centers has already been completed in

district Anantnag. The District which

consists of 21 Supervisory Circles has

463 total Sale outlets including 189

Government Sale Centers, 182

Commission based Sale Centers and 92

Internal Adjustment Centers, he added.

Regarding the requirements of the

essential commodities, the Deputy

Director informed the Committee that the

monthly requirement of the essential

commodities for the district is 45,952

quintals of Rice, 6566 quintals of Atta,

5500 quintals of Sugar and 923 Kiloliters

of Kerosene Oil, adding the PDS quota is

being distributed to the beneficiaries

under Above Poverty Line, Below

Poverty Line, Antodaya Anna Yojana and

Annapurna categories in the district.

The Committee was also informed

that 49833 quintals of Rice, 2640 quintals

of Atta, 4691 quintals of Sugar and 600

Kiloliters of Kerosene Oil were distrib-

uted among the beneficiaries during last

month. It was also revealed that during

Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra, 2012, 836 quin-

tals of Rice, 728 quintals of Atta, 404

quintals of Sugar, 360 quintals of Wheat

Brand, 78000 liters of Kerosene Oil and

6200 LPG cylinders were made available

by the CAPD Anantnag for the devotees

and people involved in the Yatra activi-

ties. Regarding LPG, the Committee was

informed that 83700 LPG cylinders are

monthly required for the district and the

quota required for is to be lifted from

Jammu and the district faces lot of incon-

venience due to the demand of hike in

transportation. 72,000 LPG connections

have so far been activated and verified in

the six LPG Agencies operating in the

district.

The Chairman and members of the

Central Vigilance Committee stressed for

the streamlining of the CAPD system,

ensuring transparency at all costs with

lucid record keeping and conduct fort-

nightly proper inspections of ratio

depots/Anganwari Centers and schools

under Mid-Day Meals scheme at regular

intervals.

Besides, members of Central

Vigilance Committee, the District

Development Commissioner Anantnag,

Mr. Farooq Ahmad Shah, Chief Planning

Officer Anantnag, Officers and

Supervisory staff of the CAPD were also

present in the meeting.

The sword and guns for next revolution shallbe unity, brotherhood and love: Bhim Singh

CVC reviews Consumer and Public Distribution System in Ang

ANANTNAG, NOV 01:

Minister for Public

Enterprises, Peerzada

Mohammad Sayeed today laid

foundation stone of school

buildings at far flung areas of

Laisu Barnard and Larnoo vil-

lages of his constituency.

Addressing a public meeting

on the occasion, Mr. Sayeed

said that Rs. 49.19 lakh would

be spent under RMSAon two

storey building of Laisu

Barnard while as Rs. 3.16

crore would be spent on

Higher Secondary School,

Larnoo. The Minister further

said that Government is com-

mitted to provide educational

and adequate power and drink-

ing water to the people partic-

ularly living in far flung areas

of the State, so that the people

become self-reliant and live a

dignified life. He said 126 new

transformers have been pro-

vided to people living in

Kokernag constituency under

RGGVY scheme while as 26

new road projects have been

taken in hand under PMGSY

so that far flung areas are con-

nected with tehsil and district

headquarters. The Minister

was accompanied by Deputy

Commissioner, Anantnag,

Chief Executive Officer,

Kokernag Development

Authority, senior officers of

Education, R&B, Power,

PMGSY, Health and

Engineering departments.

Peerzada lays foundation stoneof School building at Anantnag

NEW DELHI,NOV 1:

Chief Minister Omar

Abdullah has reiterated the

need for putting in place a

comprehensive city mobili-

ty plan for the twin cities of

Jammu and Srinagar to

streamline the traffic and

make plying of transport

hassle free.

"There is urgent need of

addressing traffic manage-

ment in the twin capitals of

the State", Omar Abdullahsaid and emphasized on

coordinated efforts by trans-

port, housing, R&B and

other concerned departments

to move ahead in this direc-

tion. Taking a power point

present ation of the draft

mobility plans prepared by

RITES for Srinagar and

Jammu cities at a meeting

here, the Chief Minister

asked the Planning

Department to obtain input

from various state depart-

ments concerned with the

project so that the govern-

ment moves forward on the

reports presented by the

RITES in this regard.

In the draft city mobility

plan RITES has identified

areas requiring focus atten-

tion to improve and upgrade

traffic management. It hasalso suggested short and

long term measures for

improvement of transport

scenario in the cities. It has

flagged critical infrastruc-

ture needs for upgrading

mobility within the cities

keeping in view the traffic

growth and consequent chal-

lenges upto 2030.

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BY: SUJIT LAHIRY

Climate change is a very

complex issue. In recent

years, climate change

andglobal warming have become

matters of intense heated debate

among policy-makers, analysts

and acade-micians. At the same

time, climate change has become

an integral part of the growing lit-

erature on environmental dis-

course. The vagaries of climate

change are unfolding in such a

manner that it affects the security

and well-being of all living

beings. How is climate affected?

How do we map climate change?

What are the social, economic

and political implications of cli-

mate change? These are some of

the perennial, intriguing questions

which will be addressed in this

paper. Fundamental questions on

the reality of climate change due

to human activity will be touched

upon. Assuming that climate

change would become too acute

in the foreseeable future, its seri-

ous fallout on the demographic,

social and political life of the peo-

ple of underdeveloped countriesin particular would be sketched. I

OUR planet 'Earth' is a part of

the solar system of which the Sun

is the principle actor. Leaving

aside all intricacies of the forma-

tion of climate on earth, it is

enough to state that the interac-

tion of the sun's hugely powerful

radiation with water in oceans,

rivers, etc. produce the climate on

earth. By earth, I mean the entire

Earth. The Moon does have some

effect on climate as is evident

from tidal waves. And, the pres-

ent hospitable climate that we,

human beings on earth, enjoy,

evolved not in hundreds or thou-

sands of years, but over millions

and millions of years. In the

process, the entire vegetation,

primitive and crude life forms and

the highest form of life manifestin human beings exist today.

Let nature take its course. Any

tampering of the natural process

would not only be counter-pro-

ductive, but might be catastroph-

ic. And, human beings, as Charles

Darwin exhibited in his all-time

masterpiece The Theory of

Evolution, are the products of the

natural process of evolution.

Let us now assume that cli-

mate change is occurring as the

UN and other civil society organ-

isations are highlighting. Anychange in the climate of the earth

will, in particular, be felt in the

following observables:

(a) extension of the total peri-

od of summer or a rise in the aver-

age temperature during summer

or an abrupt increase in tempera-

tures during summer that persists

for a period larger than that exist-

ed hitherto;

(b) extension of the period of

the rainy season, or an abrupt

increase in rainfall extending over

a long period of time; hailstorms

and thunderstorms in plenty. At

the same time, some areas may

not get appropriate rainfall lead-

ing to drought;

extended period of normal

winter; or an extreme winter spell

attended with heavy snowfall.

Of all the seasons, these threeare important and have tremen-

dous effect on the vegetation and

all sorts of life forms and the

entire ecosystem. These three-(a),

(b), -are not independent but are

interlinked. The way they are

interlinked is a subject for scien-

tific persons to explore the neces-

sary relationship. As a teacher-

cum-researcher in Political

Science, my interest is: how do all

these affect the earth and its

inhabitants, namely, vegetations,

oceans, rivers, animals, humanbeings and so on?

The basic issue in the climate

change debate is whether the

developed countries, which emit

much of the greenhouse gases in

the atmosphere, should bear much

more responsibility with regard to

climate change. The Southern

countries insist on the principle of

'common but differen-tiated

responsibilities' with regard to cli-

mate change. This is the basic

issue in the climate change debate

since the Kyoto Protocol. One of

the prime subjects in climate

change is global warming, that is,

reduction in greenhouse gas emis-

sions by both the 'North' and the

'South', and to regard 'global

warming' as a common concern

of both the developed and devel-

oping countries.The first impact of global

warming is what is described as a

rise of sea level with respect to

existing ones and, additionally,

the magnitude of the rise of sea

level will be a function of the

increase in terms of the degree

(Centigrade, Fahrenheit, Kelvin)

of global warming. It is a fact that

increasing human population

attended with decreasing popula-

tion of other creatures and/or ani-

mals, has left no landmass unin-

habited by human beings. It isalso a reality that plenty of habi-

tated land mass not very much

above the sea-level exists, for

example, Maldives, Sri Lanka,

Bangladesh, in general, and

Indonesia, a country of isolated

islands, to mention a few. This

will result in huge displacement

of human beings and domestic

animals, while the landmass for

agricultural production, in partic-

ular, will be lost.

There will be both internal

migration as well as external

migration. For example, Maldives

would have to look for new pas-

tures of land. It is a stark reality

that almost all these under-devel-

oped and backward countries are

stricken with acute poverty, with

a third of the population living on

one dollar as the UN HumanDevelopment Report says (These

percentages, as calculated by the

UNHDR, are intelligible to them

only, since the total percentage

exceeds hundred sometimes).

Moreover, the people of the back-

ward countries that include the

African, Latin American states,

and all those mentioned previous-

ly, are acutely divided on the

basis of caste, creed, religion, eth-

nicity. It has resulted in large

scale killings and migration of

people, for example, in Rwanda

(Hutus and Tutsis), Nigeria (in

Jose, Christians and Muslims).

THE fallout of this may be

described in the following way:

displaced people who migrate to

places within the country would

naturally look for employment in

every field, for example, in culti-

vation of the land, in industries,

factories and elsewhere for sur-

vival. Employment opportunities

are already limited. Obviously,

every sort of conflict would take

place between those displaced

and the people originally staying

at a place. The conflict will be

disastrous if the caste, ethnicity,

religion of the displaced and the

original people do not match.

Additionally, this migration willaffect society at large, and, in

turn, democracy, if any, of the

country as well. But, civil war in

the real sense resulting in a high-

er form of society will not occur

in these underdeveloped coun-

tries.

However, the political and so-

called civil society organisations

of the underdeveloped countries

do not raise these questions. To be

precise, they act differently at

meetings on climate change, ask-

ing for aid and grants from the

developed countries so that they

can switch over to the new prod-

ucts manufactured by the devel-

oped countries. Who will look

after those displaced people who

would be refugees within their

own country? One UNHCR (UN

High Commission for Refugees)with sparse funding cannot cope

with such a calamity. But, that is

the truth.

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STATE WATCH

Climate Change: Socio-Political Implications

NEW DELHI: Prime

Minister Manmohan Singh

Thursday told his 77-mem-

ber council of ministers at its

first meeting since Sunday's

reshuffle that infrastructure

development and overcom-

ing hurdles that slow down

investment should be areas of

focus.

At the 30-minute meeting

held at the Prime Minister's

House - 7 Race Course Road

- Manmohan Singh also

flagged fiscal deficit as a

matter of concern. He said

the deficit is too high, and

could deter domestic and for-

eign investment.

"One area that is at the top

of our agenda and will

require particular attention

and effort at multiple levels

across government is infra-

structure," Singh said, in his

opening remarks.

The government, he said,

had set itself a target of $1

trillion investments in the

infrastructure sectors during

the 12th plan period from

2012-17.

"To do so, we will have to

overcome the constraints that

currently deter or slow down

this investment," he noted.

This was the first such

meeting held by the prime

minister since the United

Progressive Alliance

returned to power in the 2009

Lok Sabha elections.

The meeting assumes sig-

nificance as only one-and-

half years of the UPA gov-

ernment's tenure is left,

ahead of the 2014 general

elections.

Listing fuel supply

arrangements, security and

environmental clearances

and financing difficulties to

be among the constraints, the

prime minister said the grow-

ing gap between demand and

supply of energy has

emerged as a major brake on

development.

"It is a major factor in

widening the deficit on cur-

rent account of our balance

of payments as well as the

fiscal deficit. It is imperativethat we come to a common

understanding on these

issues and work out mecha-

nisms and remedial measures

that will enable us to tackle

these critical deficiencies on

a priority basis," Singh said.

Recalling the work done

by the UPA government in

the last nine years, including

the Aadhaar, rural employ-

ment guarantee and urban

renewal schemes, the prime

minister said the country has

enjoyed sustained and robust

economic growth most of

these years, which in turn

made social sector spending

possible.

"While we should take

justifiable pride in our suc-

cesses, it is important to

recognise that we are now

also experiencing the fallout

of difficult economic condi-

tions worldwide. As a result,

our growth has decelerated,our exports have fallen and

our fiscal deficits are expand-

ing." "Of particular concern

is the fiscal deficit, which is

too high and acts as a deter-

rent for domestic and foreign

investment. These issues

have a rippling effect across

the economy and on the work

of many departments," the

prime minister said.

Singh said he had asked

Finance Minister P.

Chidambaram to share an

assessment of the economic

situation with the council of

ministers in order to have a

clearer appreciation of the

macro-economic picture that

the nation is faced with.

"My own view is that

while we need not be unduly

gloomy about our prospects,

we certainly need to redouble

our resolve to meet the chal-

lenges before us and rise to

the task of governance," theworld renowned economist

said.

Expressing his "firm

belief" that "the future holds

great promise for India",

Singh said the government

targets could be achieved,

provided the task is

approached "with courage

and with conviction".

"I am aware that we are

working against the political

calendar, but we should not

lose sight of the fact that we

are also involved in the task

of nation-building. Our

responsibilities and our com-

mitment therefore need to

transcend other considera-

tions," he said an obvious

reference to the 2014 Lok

Sabha elections.

"I have no doubt that, in

the time that is available to

us, each one of you will bring

your best efforts to complete

the unfinished task before usand extend your support to

all our colleagues across gov-

ernment in achieving the

objectives we have set for

ourselves," Singh said.

In addition, the prime

minister also requested sen-

ior cabinet colleagues to

make full use of the capaci-

ties and capabilities of the

"number of energetic and

younger colleagues" who had

joined the council of minis-

ters as ministers of state "by

assigning them substantive

tasks." Soon afterwards, the

32-member cabinet met sep-

arately under Singh's

chairmanship.

PM holds first meeting of council of ministers'Meeting focuses on infrastructure development'

Police probethreat call to

Ashok KhemkaPANCHKULA: Haryana

Police Thursday began pre-

liminary investigations fol-

lowing a complaint that sen-

ior IAS officer Ashok

Khemka has received a

threat call on his official

landline phone.

The threat call was

received Wednesday in the

office of Khemka, who is

posted as managing director

of the Haryana Seeds

Development Corporation

here. The complaint was

filed by a functionary of

Khemka's office.

Khemka, who was in the

news recently after he can-

celled the mutation of the

Rs.58 crore land deal

between Robert Vadra, son-

in-law of Congress president

Sonia Gandhi, and realty

giant DLF.

Khemka had also marked

an inquiry into the land deals

made by Vadra in Haryana's

four districts since 2005.

"We have received a com-

plaint and we are investigat-

ing it. An unknown person

made the call," Sector 5

police station house officer

Nupur Bishnoi said here

Thursday.

Khemka alleged that he

received threats on his phone

last month after he cancelled

the mutation of the land deal

between Vadra's company,

Sky Light Hospitality, and

DLF. Khemka was trans-

ferred out as director-gener-

al, consolidation, after he ini-

tiated action against Vadra's

land deals.

LUCKNOW: Authorities

Thursday lifted curfew for 10

hours in Faizabad in Uttar

Pradesh and started a probe

into the communal violence of

last week.

A mass of Faizabad resi-

dents poured out of their

homes to shop and stock up

food and other essentials as the

curfew was relaxed at 8 a.m.

District Magistrate Deepak

Agarwal also ordered an

inquiry into the conspiracy

angle that is believed to have

sparked off the trouble in the

city, which adjoins Ayodhya.

Educational institutions

will be reopened, an official

said.

Schools and colleges in

Faizabad, about 120 km from

here, were closed after com-

munal clashes broke out in the

city during the immersion cer-

emony of Goddess Durga idols

last week.

The Uttar Pradesh govern-

ment has started financially

compensating those whose

shops or properties were van-

dalized or gutted.

"The administration has

provided Rs.42 lakh to 99 peo-

ple," an official told said.

The compensation is likely

to be distributed by the week-

end in the violence-hit villages

of Bhadarsa, Shahganj and

Rudauli, where the unrest

spread.

Four people, including a

Bahujan Samaj Party leader,

have been arrested for their

alleged role in the violence.

Curfew relaxed for 10 hours in Faizabad

BHUBANESWAR: A team of Justice

M.B. Shah Commission investigating

mining illegalities in Odisha

Thursday inspected some iron ore

mines in the state, an official said.

The team led by bureaucrat U.V.

Singh visited some iron ore mines in

Joda area of mineral rich Keonjhar

district, a senior official from state

mines department said.

They are also scheduled to visit

some more iron ore and manganese

mines in nearby Sundargarh district,

he added.

The six-member team had imme-

diately on arriving in state capital

Bhubaneswar Wednesday proceeded

to the Keonjhar district. The officials

are expected to stay there till Nov 11.

During their stay, the team is

expected to examine files related to

mining activities besides visiting

some mines. Earlier, the team visited

the state Oct 3 and examined files

related to about 100 mines during a

nine-day stay in Bhubaneswar.

The Justice M.B. Shah

Commission, appointed by the union

government in November 2010, has

been investigating allegations of ille-

gal mining in several mineral-rich

states.

An eight-member commission vis-

ited some mining areas of the state in

December last year. The commission

at that time said that it found evidence

of illegalities which would not have

been possible without the connivance

of bureaucrats.

Shah Commission teaminspects mines in Odisha

Howsoever curious the

timing of the flurry of

'revelations' about BJP

president Nitin Gadkari's com-

panies and the apparent irregu-

larities in the web of cross-

holdings, it must be admitted

that the party is facing some

searching questions from the

media.

Having been on the back-

foot for several days, a degree

of clarity returned last Friday

night after a series of meetings

in the Capital. The BJP has

honourably decided to stand by

its beleaguered president,

appropriately pointing out that

the allegations of wrongdoing

have been levelled only by sec-

tions of the media and not any

authorised entity such as the

Income Tax Department, the

Registrar of Companies or the

Department of Company

Affairs. In an astonishing

demonstration of alacrity, Mr

Veerappa Moily, then Union

Minister for Corporate Affairs,

instantly announced a "discreet

inquiry" into the charges.

Given the diabolical and con-spiratorial manner in which the

Congress works, it is almost

certain that over the next few

weeks selective leaks will

emanate from those conducting

the probe, aimed at encircling

the BJP. The Government's

carefully orchestrated response

serves two purposes. First, it

will keep the BJP busy with

shoring up Mr Gadkari's

defence, and second, it will

divert public attention from the

gigantic fraud perpetrated on

the country by a leading mem-

ber of the Congress 's First

Family. Mr Robert Vadra's

brazen venality and misuse of

status to get Congress-run State

Governments to facilitate his

mercurial emergence as a pow-

erful real estate broker has,ironically, justified his own

contemptuous reference to

India as a "banana Republic".

The case of the Congress presi-

dent's son-in-law becomes rele-

vant in the context of Mr

Gadkari. While everybody who

is anybody in the Congress or

the Government has

stonewalled all legitimate

demands for an impartial probe

into Mr Vadra's loot-and-scoot

busines s practices , the BJP

president had publicly demand-

ed an inquiry into the allega-

tions against him within 24

hours of the first set of reports

on charges of inappropriate

business practices.

Although Mr Gadkari has

done well to subject himself to

a probe and the BJP has judi-

ciously avoided commenting

on his business dealings, the

party will have difficulty in

pushing his name for a second

three-year term as president.

The BJP needs to seize the

opportunities presented by the

anti-corruption mood in the

country flowing from the caval-

cade of humongous financial

scams by successive UPA

Governments, including what

is sarcastically being referred

to as the 'Jijaji'scandal.Therefore, the party must

quickly evolve strategies to

recapture both the political and

the moral high ground to mount

its offensive for the next gener-

al election. Mr Gadkari's first

term ends in mid-December

this year. Many believe that his

subordinates wove an unneces-

sarily complex mechanism of

cross-holdings and investors,

but prima facie there seems no

criminal intent or gross illegal-

ity in the operations.

Presumably, therefore, he can

expect to be exonerated of per-

sonal involvement and can

bounce back to regain a leader-

ship position in the party.

Meanwhile, the BJP must

redouble its efforts to nail the

Congress and allied party lead-ers who are facing serious

charges of various sorts. The

nation expects it of a robust

Government-in-waiting.

Road ahead for BJPThe basic issue in the climate change debate is

whether the developed countries, which emit much ofthe greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, should bear

much more responsibility with regard to climatechange. The Southern countries insist on the principle

of 'common but differen-tiated responsibilities' withregard to climate change. This is the basic issue in theclimate change debate since the Kyoto Protocol. One

of the prime subjects in climate change is globalwarming, that is, reduction in greenhouse gas emis-

sions by both the 'North' and the 'South', and toregard 'global warming' as a common concern of both

the developed and developing countries.

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ECONOMY

Innovation Councilholds global press

conference on twitter

NEWDELHI, NOV1 : The

National Innovation Council

will host a two-day first glob-

al press conference on twitter

to discuss 'Global Innovation

Roundtable Conference from

today, Sam Pitroda, Adviser

to the Prime Minister on

Public Information,

Infrastructure and

Innovations said.

The Global Twitter Press

Conference will be conduct-

ed tomorrow, the concluding

day of the Global Innovation

Roundtable hosted by the

National Innovation Council.

The roundtable will see

participation of leaders of

Innovation from more than

15 countries who will take

part in 10 sessions spread

over two days. The round-

table will offer a forum for

sharing ideas and experiences

among all the participating

countries to identify mecha-

nisms to collaborate on inclu-

sive innovation that meets

global needs of inclusion,

access and equity.

The Global Innovation

Roundtable will be webcast

live over two days The

National Innovation Council

was set up in 2010 and it

helped to implement strate-

gies for Inclusive Innovation

in India and is preparing a

roadmap for innovation for

2010-2020. The Council will

also present its second annual

'Report to the People' 2012 to

President Pranab Mukherjee

tomorrow. The Twitter press

conference will talk about the

deliberations and outcomes

of the Global Innovation

Roundtable and will take up

questions from Indian and

international media.

NEW DELHI, NOV 1 :

Finance Minister P.

Chidambaram Thursday

updated foreign institutional

investors (FIIs) about the

recent reform measures taken

by the government to revive

economic growth.

During nearly 30 minutes

of meeting at his North Block

office here, the finance min-

ister assured the institutional

investors about the govern-

ment's commitment to push

forward the reform process.

"They (foreign institutional

investors) wanted a meeting

to know where the economy

is headed. They wanted an

update and I explained to

them," Chidambaram told

reporters after the meeting.

Representatives of leading

foreign institutional

investors, including Bank of

America, Goldman Sachs,

Merrill Lynch and Blackrock

among othersattended the

meeting. The meeting

assumes significance in view

of the recent reform measures

announced by the govern-

ment to boost investor confi-

dence in the Indian economy.

Chidambaram meets foreigninstitutional investors

N EW D EL HI , N OV 1 :

Trade between India and

Germany is set to rise to 20

billion euro ($26.16 billion)

in 2012 as compared to 18

billion euro ($23.56 billion)

recorded in the previous

year, Commerce and

Industry MinisterAnand

Sharma said Thursday.

"India and Germany have

set a trade target of 20 bil-

lion euro to be achieved by

2012 and I am sure that we

will be able to reach this tar-

get, if not cross it with

efforts from both sides,"

Sharma told reporters after

meeting Phillipp Roesler,

Germany's vice-chancellor

and minister of economy and

technology.

Germany is one of the

biggest trading partners of

India. The balance of trade is

in favour of Germany. In

2011, India's export to

Germany stood at $8.25 bil-

lion, while import was

$15.31 billion.

Germany is the eighth

largest foreign investor in

India with total investment

of around $4.9 billion, while

Indian investors have

pumped in $5.9 billion in

Germany.

During the meeting, the

visiting minister raised the

concern of German pharma-

ceutical industry in the wake

of granting of compulsory

licence of a cancer drug to

Natco, according to the offi-

cial statement released after

the meeting.

In March, the Controller

of Patents, Mumbai, had

granted the first-ever com-

pulsory licence to Natco to

make sorafenib tosylate, a

generic version of Bayer's

high-priced anti-cancer drug

Nexavar.

India, Germany trade may riseto $26 billion this year

VADODRA, NOV 1 :

Chairman and Managing

Director of the Oil and

Natural Gas Corporation (

ONGC) Ltd., Sudhir

Vasudeva, said on Thursday

that fuel prices must be

hiked once every fortnight in

order to acclimatise the

Indian consumer to the regu-

lar changes in international

crude prices.

Addressing mediapersons

in Vadodara, Vasudeva said

that fuel price hikes reflect-

ing changes worldwide were

essential, but were difficult

in the face of political com-

pulsions.

"Even though petrol is a

deregulated product in India,

there are sometimes political

compulsions against hiking

prices. If we are allowed the

freedom, like OMCs (oil

marketing companies) to

raise prices every 15 days,

the customer will get used to

the fact that the changes in

international prices will

have to be accommodated,"

he said. Vasudeva said that

international crude prices

had risen owing to key sup-

pliers wanting to fund their

social budgets, and that the

prices were unlikely to see a

drop.

"It depends on the inter-

national fuel prices. No one

can do anything about it.

Given the geopolitical situa-

tion, where Saudi Arabia

needs 85-90 dollars (a bar-

rel) to fund their social

budget, and Venezuela needs

90 dollars for their social

budget, oil prices are not

expected to reduce below

current levels. 90-100 (dol-

lars a barrel) has become

comfortable for everybody.

If prices go above 100 dol-

lars, then it is a matter of

worry," he said.

Rising fuel prices have

boosted Indian inflation in

September to 7.8 percent, its

highest level since

November 2011, undermin-

ing the government case

calling for an interest ratecut by the Reserve Bank Of

India (RBI) in October to

boost the sluggish economy.

NEW DELHI,NOV 1: Rice output

in India may slip below last year's

record of 104.32 million tonnes, but

the supply situation would be com-

fortable to meet the domestic as well

as export demand, according to the

IGC. The output is pegged at 99.8

million tonnes for 2012-13 marketing

year (October-September) keeping in

view poor monsoon, the International

Grains Council (IGC) said in its

report.

However, the projection by IGC is

slightly higher than the forecast of

other global bodies.

UN body Food and Agriculture

Organisation (FAO) has estimated

rice output at 98.5 million tonnes,

while theUS Department of

Agriculture has projected output at 99

million tonnes in 2012-13 for India,

the world's second biggest producer.

Though rice production may slip

below last year's record level, IGC

data showed that rice availability in

India is expected to be comfortable

with a total supply of 121.4 million

tonnes of the grain against the annual

demand of 95 million tonnes.

As a result, the country would

have scope for export of 6.9 million

tonnes of rice this year, which is

lower than the last year's level of 8.7

million tonnes, it said.

According to the data, India is

expected to slip from top slot as the

world's leading rice exporter in 2012-

13, giving way for Thailand to restore

its place with export of 7.9 million

tonnes of the staple grain in the

review period. The world's top five

rice exporters -- Thailand, Vietnam,

India, the US and Pakistan -- are like-

ly to ship a total 28.6 million tonnes

of rice this year. Rice production in

China, the world's leading producer,

is expected to be 142.5 million tonnes

this year, it added.

India's rice output may slip below last year's record: IGC

MUMBAI,NOV 1: The

Reserve Bank of India said

that it will not buy US dol-

lars from the currency mar-

ket to boost theforeign

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