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The apprehension of United States

that it is not yet assured about thesafety of Pakistani nuclear arsenal

raises doubts. In fact the US has

gone one step further and said thatit will try all means to see that the

burgeoning nukes of Pakistan are atleast insulated from attacks and

possible possession of terrorists.

Terrorists in Pakistan, who nownumber more than its military, are

eying Pakistani nuke weapons with

avid and renewed vigour. It is a

fact, confirmed by almost all intelli-

gence agencies and even the presti-

gious Rand corporation that

Pakistan is rapidly increasing itsnuclear arsenal than is needed for

minimum deterrence vis a vis

India. There have been many effortsin past by Pakistani Taliban and

other terror organisations like Al

Qaida to somehow seek Pakistani

scientists help in fabricating whatis called a dirty nuke device or steal

some war heads. Many Pakistani

nuke scientists were even arrestedfor being in league with such

groups. On August 16, 2012 avicious attack was launched on

Minhas Air Base, Kamara in

Pakistan by terrorists to steal nukewar heads stored there. With the

American withdrawal imminent

from Afghanistan next year, the lure

of stealing Pak nukes is always a

great threat to India. But Indian

politicians and policy makers who

sat pretty assured when China wasbuilding infrastructure on our bor-

ders will not be able to formulate a

comprehensive policy to makeIndia secure.

RANASAHIB

PAK NUKES NOT IN SAFE HANDS

R E A D T H E N E E D

GEELANI CREATES NEW COMMUNAL FAULT LINES

ROHIT SINGH RANA

The appeal of the eccentric militant

hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani to the

people of Kashmir, Chenab valley,

Poonch and Rajouri belts to observe

shutdown, against the musical pro-

gramme of world famous Zubin

Mehta scheduled on September 7 in

Shalamar Garden on the foothills of

Zabarwan hills opens a new debate in

the political and social structuring of

the State.The statement should not be seen asan innocuous one, especially when heappeals to the people of Chenab val-ley, Poonch and Rajouri belts ofJammu Division. He wants projec-tion, not only limited to the Kashmirvalley but to other parts of Jammu

where a particular segment of peopleare in a fair majority. In other words,as they say the hen has come home toroost, to lay eggs on other turf andraise her flock of anti- national and

anti- Indian tendency. The old man,wizened with all tricks in the bag totease, trouble and marginalize Indianauthority and weaken the writ of thestate government is playing his dubi-ous game to the hilt. Perhaps is it thata candle flickers brightly at a particu-lar stage. Geelani by all accounts is

trying to widen his mass base espe-cially after the back drop of unfortu-nate things that have happened inKishtwar. It is a natural game of such

people to leave no stone unturned in

order to seem themselves relevant.After all, the work done statement isto be sent and approved by the men-tors located along the length and

breadth of Pakis tan.The poor Zubin Mehta, world asset ashe is being projected as if he willchange the geo-political situation inKashmir. His musical programme,very curiously named Ehaas-eKashmir, will nor reverse the legal

position of India in Kashmir. I t willalso not in any measure dilute the willof India to defend Kashmir and its

borders. Opposing Zubin will only

further marginalize Geelani and showhim in his real colour. A man who isaverse to music, to modern ideas andwho wants to take the people ofKashmir back to the ages where hewants to live only in dreams. Wonderwhy a mud hut with thatch of dateleaves surrounded with miles of sand

and no green hill, in view leave asidethe gurgling rivers of Kashmir doesnot attract Geelani. In fact the ideol-ogy that he preaches must have a lifestyle commensurate with that too.

But it is not so. He will travel in aeroplanes; plush cars read newspapersand savour many of modern daygadgets along with many of Indian

bounties. Then why does the greatZubin Mehta appear a red rag for him.The old man knows well that the real-ity of Kashmir will not get changedfor the better by his antics. It willwhen he strains all efforts to returnthe plural character of Kashmir,which is not his personal fiefdom.How banal and cheap does it reflect ifKashmiris, on his call stop the usualactivity on September 7. In fact they

ought to come in large numbers towitness this historical programme.That could be the best reply to thediehard militant who now in his eight-ies cannot be taken seriously.Medically, people lose balance as mil-lions of brain cells die every day afterthe age of forty. It is a biological fact.

Old men, if they are normal and pro-mote peace ought to be respected butif elders like him are bent upon dis-turbing peace and daily routine thenthey have to be ignored. In telling

words emphasised the Prophet ofIslam that those who create anarchyand disturbance (Fitna) do not belongto me.Tragic to see the old man not satisfiedwith blood -letting in Kashmir valleyand now eyes some specific areas inJammu division. This has to be takennotice by men who every day raisevoice for Jammu and its interests.They have to brace themselves up

jointly whether Hindis, Muslims orSikhs and do not allow Geelani playhis dirty and divisive politics acrossthis side of Peer Panchal.

HINDSIGHT

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BAN KI-MOON DISCUSSES WAYS TO

EXPEDITE UN PROBE IN SYRIA

NEW DELHI, SEP 03: A

statement which could be

seen a positive one from

Chief Minister Omar

Abdullah when he said on

Tuesday in the National capi-

tal that all political parties

should be brought under the

ambit of Right to Information

Act (RTI).

He said that transparency

should rule the roost in all

spheres of life including poli-

tics, administration and gov-

ernance. He said when organ-

izations, institutions andother sectors related to public

and the State are transparent

and accountable before the

masses, the rule of law and

justice will flo urish and pre-

vail.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief

Minister said that Right to

Information (RTI) Act is the

model initiative to promote

transparency, accountability

and responsiveness in the

functioning of a Government

adding that information and

knowledge sharing ensures

empowerment of people and

democracy. He said that he

believ es and support s the

idea of bringing all political

parties under RTI. "I also

believe that political parties

should have no objection in

this regard", he maintained.

Addressing the Annual

National Convention o n RTI

Act organized by National

Right to Information

Commission here, the Chief

Minister dwelt in detail with

the enactment of National

RTI Act and referred to the

grass root movements taking

place in the Country for this

Act.

The Chief Minister said that

with the implementation of

the Act the people have

become empowered to see,

check and inspect any infor-

mation which does not come

under the exemption list, as

such, the Government and

governance have come under

the scrutiny of most impor-

tant stakeholder-public.

This, he said, is not the end of

matter. "What is needed for

the RTI Act to be more

poignant and bro ad based is

public awareness Contd p2

BRING POLITICAL PARTIES

UNDER RTI AMBIT: OMARNEW DELHI, SEP 03:

Under a sharp attack from the

Opposition for the failure of

government to come clean on

the case of missing files relat-

ing to coal allocation the

Prime Min ister while break-

ing his usual silence on the

issue said on Tuesday that his

government had nothing to

hide in the matter.

Prime Minister Manmohan

Singh insisted on Tuesday

that his government has noth-

ing to hide vis-a-vis the coal

scam and it was wrong to

assume that it was "hiding

something". Manmohan

Singh said it would be pre-

mature to conclude that offi-

cial papers sought by

theCentral Bureau of

Investigation (CBI) in con-

nection with the irregularities

in allocation of coal blocks

were indeed missing.

He told the Rajya Sabha that

the vast majority of the

papers had already been

handed over to theCBI and

that there was nothing "fishy"

as a section of members

feared. "Let me assure this

august house that the govern-

ment has nothing Contd p2

Coal scam: PM breaks his usual silence,says government has nothing to hide

NEW DELHI, SEP 03: The

world will not be same for

millions of Indian users of

Nokia cell phones as the

brand is being taken over by

the world IT bellwether

Microsoft. Like somebody

very close to heart who parts

away many fans are bidding

emotional adieu to Nokia

which formed a part of their

lives. Nokia was one of the

few brands, especially in

India, that could match the

emotional connect Apple had

with its consumers. Now this

brand is gone. While full

details are still awaited, there

is a strong possibility that the

world may never see a Nokia

phone again. And Nokia fans,

who feel they have an emo-

tional connect with the brand,

are not happy.

According to the deal

between Micros oft and

Nokia, the software giant is

buying the devices and serv-

ices division of the Finnish

company. It is not buying

Nokia brand. But Lumia a nd

Asha brands are changing

hands. Nokia will continue to

be a separate co mpany and it

will have full rights on

"Nokia" branding. But it may

never make a phone again.

For Clinton Jeff, a blogger

who started Contd p2

NOKIA'S TAKE OVER BY MICROSOFTTURNS INDIAN FANS EMOTIONAL

FIVE YEAR OLD

CHINESE BOY

FLIES AIRPLANE

BEIJING, SEP 03: From

repeated incursions in Indian

Territory to a boy flying an

airplane it seems all good

things happening from

Chinese perspective. Now a

five-year-old Chinese boy

has become the youngest per-

son ever to fly a light airplane

single-handed, covering a

distance of 30 km, it has been

claimed. The boy nicknamed

Duoduo, flew a total 47 min-

utes in two flights around the

Beijing Wildlife Zoo in Gu'an

county, Hebei Contd p2

BAIL OF ASARAM

BAPU PUT OFFTILL TODAY

JODHPUR, SEP 03: The

bail of Asaram Bapu was put

off till Wednesday by a

Rajasthan High Court on

Tuesday. The self styled God

man spent his night in the

prison for being involved in

the sexual assault on a minor

girl. The Supreme Court ear-

lier on Tuesday criticized the

government for unnecessarily

providing heavy security to

Asaram Bapu, Contd p2

MODERATE INTENSITYEARTHQUAKE SHAKESKISHTWAR, DODA

BHADERWAH, SEPT 3:

Continuously living under

the regular threat of earth-

quakes it was yet another

panicky day for the residentsof Doda and Kishtwar when

a moderate intensity earth-

quake shook the area on

Tuesday. The quake, measur-

ing 4.4 on the Richter scale,

jolted the region at 1:36 PM,

Met officials Contd p2

JAMMU, SEPT 03: At the

conclusion of three day

Dharna protest led by senior

BJP leader Thakur Ranjit

Singh in favour of demandsof border area people at

Chachwal near International

Border falling in Hiranagar

constituency in district

Samba,about a thousand BJP

workers courted arrest on

Tuesday led by State BJP

President & MLA Jugal

Kishore Sharma in presence

of State General Secretary

(Org) Ashok Koul.Those

arrested included National

Executive Member & State

Chief Spokesperson Dr.

Jitendra Singh,State General

Secretary Rajiv Jasrotia, BJP

Cells Incharge Sat Sharma

(CA).State Spokesperson

Sanjiv Sharma, District

Samba President Kashmira

Singh and several prominent

party activists .

This dharna was held in sup-

port of th e va rious d emands

of the International border

people which include special

economic package for theseregions, removing discrimi-

nation in the recruitment in

Central Security Forces viz-

a-viz the residents of LoC,

ensuring timely and round

the clock availability of

power and water both for irri-gation and drinking purposes,

payment of compensation on

account of being denied

access to their fields and

lands beyond the border fenc-

ing. Speaking on the occa-

sion, Jugal Kishore Sharma

said that the state government

is bent upon to deny the ben-

efits to these people which it

routinely provides to the peo-

ple of LoC areas on account

of its sectarian bias. The

withdrawal of issuance of

Dogra Certificate, not lessen-

ing the merit requirement for

recruitment in security

forces, nor paying any com-

pensation on account of loss-

es suffered by the people of

the International border

regions by preventing them

from going to their fields are

prominent instances of the

state government's unconcern

for the suffering of these peo-

ple. On one hand the securityforces do not allow these

people to cross Contd p2

JAMMU, SEPT 03: The

government is contemplating

an ambitious project to devel-

op water kingdom in city oftemples on PPP mode in an

area of about 300 kanal to

further add to the tourism

industry of the state.

Minister for Tourism Ghulam

Ahmed Mir on Tuesday con-

vened a meeting with officers

of tourism department, mem-

bers of Mubarak Mandi

Heritage Society and Dogra

Heritage Development

Society besides civil society

members to discuss strategies

for speedy completion of the

presti gious projec t of

Mubarak Mandi Heritage

Complex.

Former Minister Gulchain

Singh Charak, Director

Tourism Jammu Soujanya

Sharma, President Chamber

of Commerce Y. V. Sharma,

member Dogra Heritage

Development Society

Gambhir Dev Singh, member

Mubarak Mandi Heritage

Society Zaffar Khan, member

Executive CommitteeMMJHS Narender Singh,

Secretary Gen DHDS and

Convener INTACH Jammu

Chapter S. M. Sahni besides

members of civil society

were present in the meeting.He said that the state govern-

ment has revised work plan

for early completion of

development project of

Mubarak Mandi Heritage

complex adding that the gov-

ernment has engaged engi-

neering wing of Jammu and

Kashmir Tourism

Departments to work with

Archeological Survey of

India (ASI) for speedy com-

pletion of the restoration of

the royal complex being pro-

jected as th e Dogra heritage

site.

Mir said that although central

government approved hefty

sum for the project but ratio

of its utilization is very low.

He expressed dissatisfaction

over the slow progress of ASI

which even could not utilize

very less percentage of the

released funds.

The Minister assured the

members of civil society that

the Engineering wing ofTourism will work with ASI

to further speed Contd p2

GUJARAT, SEP 03: A step

which might have far-reach-

ing consequences for the

Narendra Modi government,

Indian Police Services (IPS)

officer DG Vanzara chargedand incarcerated in three fake

encounter cases, tendered his

resignation on Tuesday

accusing the Gujarat chief

minister of betraying him.

Read DG Vanzara's letter

Vanzara has been in jail for

the last seven years for his

role in three fake encounters -

2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh

encounter and murder of his

wife Kauserbi, 2006

Tulsiram Prajapti encounter

and 2004 Ishrat Jahan

encounter.On Tuesday, Vanzara blamed

the Modi government of

exacting political mileage out

of the encounters and dump-

ing foot soldiers like him in

jail.

In his 10-page resignation

letter to the state government

Vanzara has expressed his

lack of confidence in the

Gujarat government and

blamed it for failing to pro-

tect him and other copsaccused in the fake encoun-

ters. "This spineless govern-

ment of Gujarat, which is

valiant only in words, other-

wise coward in deeds and

impotent in actions, has

ceased to command my alle-

giance, trust and loyalty," he

has written in his resignation

letter.

Prior to this another accused

IPS officer GL Singhal too

had resigned on almost the

same grounds.

Vanzara's resignation

amounts to his renunciation

of his post- retirement bene-

fits.

He has also threatened thegovernment that the former

minister and one of the

accused in a fake encounter

case, Amit Shah's guidance

might prove disastrous for

the state government.

Vanzara said that his digni-

fied silence must not be con-

strued as his weakness.

The IPS officer has also

warned the government that

its apathy towards the jailed

cops could prove dangerous.

The cops and the politicians

of Gujarat, he said, were sail-

ing in the same boat.

Vanzara addressed chief min-

ister Narendra Modi as his

God, who has failed to rise tothe occasion due to evil guid-

ance of Amit Contd p2

'RTI brings Government under scrutiny'

About 1000 BJP workers courtarrest at International Borders

Gujarat top cop resign s accuses Modi of betrayal G ovt revises work plan forMubarak Mandi heritage projectGovt contemplates development of water kingdom in Jammu: Mir

KISHTWARDELEGATION METPARLIAMENTARIANS

NEWS DELHI, SEP 03:

03: The nine member delega-

tion from Kishtwar met the

Parliamentarians of all politi-

cal parties putting forth their

demands vis--vis the

strengthening of VDCs to

meet out the challenges of

militants in earstwhile Doda

distt. Time bound

Investigation of 9th August

episode to be conducted by

CBI. Adequate compensationto be granted to the effected

families of arson Contd p2

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Bring political ..about the legislation. It will only

be then the objectives to combat

corruption and bring about trans-

parency and accountability in

Government functioning can be

achieved", he said.

Referring to the State Right to

Information Act, the Chief

Minister said that StateInformation Commission was

fully functional by appointment

of Chief Information

Commissioner and the two

Information Commissioners in

2011. He said adequate staff and

logistic support has been provid-

ed to the Commission as per its

requirements.

Omar Abdullah said that provi-

sions of Secti on 4 of RTI Act, con-

sidered to be the soul of the trans-

parency law, are being followed

and almost all Administrative

Departments in the State in the

Civil Secretariat have launched

their websites for easy dissemina-

tion of the information pertain-

ing to these departments.

The Chief Minister said that the

response of the general public

seeking information under the

Act has been very encouragingwhich is reflected in the number

of applications received under

the Act. "The pace with which

information has been made avail-

able to the information seekers is

also a matter of satisfaction for

us. This can be judged by the fact

that in my State 15,000 applica-

tions were received during the

last year as compared to 741 in

2009-10".

Omar Abdullah said that the

implementation of RTI Act,

reconstitution of Accountability

Commission, constitution of

Vigilance Commission and enact-

ment of historic legislation of

Public Services Guarantee Act in

the State by his Government has

given ample powers to the people

to question the Government for

all its actions and omissions. He

said "we have given legal authori-

ty to people to demand listed pub-

lic services within the fixed time

frame besides empowering them

to make queries to the

Government about its function-

ing, delivery of services, finan-

cial transactions and other

aspects of governance". He said

that under the RTI Act a common

man is at par with a legislator to

ask question to the Government

and that too throughout the 365

days of the year.

The Chief Minister appreciated

the functioning of State

Information Commission and

said that the Commission

has strengthened the imple-

mentation of the Act and has cre-

ated good public awareness about

the use of RTI Act provision to

seek information from the gov-

ernment departments.

The Chief Minister added that

the critical analysis of the appli-

cations reveal that people are by

and large seeking information

with respect to the employment

related matters, promotions and

seniority issues. "Whereas, there

is a need to bring transparency in

the recruitments at every level,

the information seekers should

also focus on development activi-

ties, and issues of urgent public

importance and interests. If it is

done, I am sure real benefits of

development will accrue to the

common masses. There are hun-

dreds of development schemes

implemented by the Centre and

State Governments in involving

huge funds. the best way to

ensure the benefits these schemes

percolate to the grass root level

and ensure transparency in

spending, the RTI activists

should work as Watch Dog", he

elaborated.

The Chief Minister said that the

desired results under any Act orlaw cannot be achieved unless

common people or aware about

the legislation. "I feel people even

at the National level are not fully

aware of the benefits and public

interest provisions of various

legislations. The people living in

villages, remote areas and far-

flung places need to be educated

properly about the RTI", he added

and underlined the need for

imparting educate training to

PIOs and First Appellate

Authorities and others associated

the implementation of the Act.

Omar Abdullah emphasized on

the role of non-governmental

organizations in implementing

the provisions of Act and said

that credible NGOs have a vital

role in the implementation of the

Act.

The Chief Minister said that

annual conventions like the one

arranged by Central Information

Commission are big leap towards

assessment of the success and

failures under the Act. He said

these conventions give an oppor-

tunity to share the view points

and learn from the experiences of

one an other.

Coal scam: ..to hide," he said, reading out a

prepared statement.

The fact that more than one lakh

pages had already been given to

the CBI showed that the govern-

ment's intention to facilitate the

CBI investigation could not be

called into question.

He said the government had pro-

vided all cooperation to the CAG

and the CBI. "We will continue to

do so."

The prime minister said that if

some files were indeed missing,

the government would carry out

"a thorough investigation" and

the guilty would be punished.

Nokia's take ..writing about phones because he

fell in love with his Nokia N95 in

2006, the announcement of

Microsoft-Nokia deal broke his

heart. "We knew it was coming.

But it was still a surprise. It still

makes me very sad... what the

heck! Nokia had started coming

back in the game. They were good

in the low-end of the smartphone

market," said Jeff, who blogs at

UnleashThePhone.com.

Dhruv Bhutani, another blogger

who started writing about tech-

nology because he loved his

Nokia phones too much, has the

same sentiments. "You grow up

with a brand, see it becoming the

world leader. You start off your

career because of that brand.

And then see it slowly die out...

(it) doesn't feel very good," he

said.

Jeff said that while Microsoft

would make phones that would be

similar to what Nokia was pro-

ducing, he don't think many peo-

ple would get the save vibes from

those products.

"Nokia was one of top brands in

India. It was trusted. People don't

think about Microsoft in the same

way. They assoc iate it with

Windows, Internet Explorer and

that kind of stuff and not with

solid phones," said Jeff. "I am

sure we will see Nokia-like fea-

tures and design in phones made

under Microsoft branding but

they won't have the same emo-

tional appeal, not at least me."

Judging from the reactions to

Microsoft-Nokia deal on Twitter,

this sentiment was shared bymany.

"F**k the business sense behind

it. I am too bummed for the per-

sonal touch & identity which

Nokia had. That's why it was spe-

cial," wrote Yash Maheswari,

another blogger who often

reviewed Nokia devices.

Narendra Kumar, who describes

himself as a gadget freak on his

Twitter page, sum med it aptly.

"Sad day for all Nokia fans. No

more Nokia Now," he tweeted.

About 1000 ..the border fencing so that they

could attend their lands lying

there and one the other hand no

relief i s given to them to amelio-

rate their hardship. He added that

the BJP has been raising the

issue of the problems of the bor-

der people from time to time and

at the highest level in the country

but the concerned authorities

remain unmoved as the state gov-

ernment does not have any empa-

thy for these people and does not

raise their issues officially with

the Central government.

Dr Jitendra Singh said Dogra

Certificate envisaged by the

Maharaja was based on scientific

rationale of martial traits of bor-

der area community but by gener-

alizing it ,the coalition govt had

tried to play discriminatory poli-

tics.He also questioned the chief

minister's wisdom in recom-

mending withdrawal of AFSPA

from district Samba where

Pakistan was digging under-

ground tunnels and regular infil-

tration bids were carrying on

uninterrupted.

Sat Sharma (CA) supported the

demand of reservation for border

area people in on the pattern of

reservation for RBA or Pahari

speaking people.He also suggest-

ed a sustained campaign for this

demand.Th. Ranjit Singh,while thanking

the party leadership for its sup-

port to the border people and for

highlighting their problems and

suffering from time to time, said

that BJP shall not rest till the

problems of th e border people are

not solved. He added that BJP has

been always in the forefront for

solving the problems of the peo-

ple. He reminded the public that

it was BJP's Doda Abhiyan of

1992-93 which led to the formation

of VDCs in the militancy affected

areas of Jammu region and it is

these VDCs which have played a

pivotal role in beating back the

militants and ensuring safety of

residents of these villages.

The participants of the dharna

alongwith the BJP leaders after-

wards went to cross the border

fencing to attend the lands of

these border people but were

enroute taken into preventive

custody by the local police in

presence of the E xecutive

Magistrate and as such prevented

from visiting the fields of the

local residents lying beyond bor-

der fencing.

Gujarat top c op ..Shah. The letter said that the

encounters had added a 'halo of a

brave chief minister' to Modi

amongst the galaxy of ministers.

"But Modi must pay heed to the

agony of the state's loyal soldiers.

The government may not last

long if fail s to do so in his hurry

towards New Delhi," the officer

lamented.

He also blamed the state govern-

ment for keeping him and other

officers in jail so that the probe

was not transferred to the CBI

from the state CID (crime). He

dubbed the state government's

gestures as shameful.

Govt revises ..up the pace on work for early

completion of the heritage proj-

ect.

The Minister said that as the

restoration work of Mubarak

Mandi Heritage complex is differ-

ent from other construction

works it needs dedicated and

skilled workers. He said that a

coordination committee would be

constituted comprising members

of Tourism department and other

concerned stakeholders which

would visit Rajasthan to learn

about the effective ways of

preservation and conservation of

ancient monuments of great her-

itage significance. Besides, possi-

bilities would also be explored to

seek support from reputed

national and international agen-

cies in this field for early comple-

tion of the heritage complex.

Meanwhile, the meeting also had

detailed deliberations on status of

various tourism development

projects like Cable Car Projects at

Patnitop and Bahu Fort.

Speaking on the occasion, the

civil society members stressed

the need for taking concrete

measures for completion of the

project in a time bound manner.

Five year ..province, on Saturday afternoon,

according to his father, He

Liesheng. The feat followed

Duoduo's 20 days of flight lessons

at a private club.

According to The Global Times,

Zhang Yonghui, the person in

charge of the club said the dis-

tance of the flight was 30km.

"I am preparing video clips for

Guinness World Records and the

World Record Association to get

certification for my son as the

youngest pilot in the world," said

He, from Jiangsu province.

"Duoduo is very excited about his

brave act and is in high spirits,"

He said.

The father made headlines last

year after Chinese media report-

ed that he had forced the young

child to run naked in the snow.

In the recent feat, Duoduo,

dressed in professional flight

gear, flew as high as 100 metres in

the air twice on Saturday, 'China

Daily' reported.

The small plane, which has two

seats and weighs about 100 kg,

took off from a runway in the

middle of a field.

A trainer was seated behind the

boy in the plane, giving only

directions to th e boy.

The trainer, however, stretched

out his arms during the flight to

suggest the boy was controlling

the aircraft on his own.

He said Duoduo likes car and air-

plane models, and the idea of hav-

ing him pilot a plane striked him

last year.

However, the news has generated

mixed public reactions.

Bail of ..accused of sexually assaulting a

minor girl.

"We are seeing on TV hordes of

security around one accused," the

bench of Justice GS Singhvi and

V Gopala Gowda observed.

"Everybody says these are aberra-

tions but they have become the

rule," said Justice Singhvi.

The court's observation came in

the course of the hearing of a PIL

seeking withdrawal of security

cover to undeserving people who

use it a status symbol.

Asaram was on Monday sent to 14

days' judicial custody inRajasthan.

Moderate intensity ..said. The epicentre of the quake

was 33 km north of Kishtwar and

75 km south of Kashmi r, they

said.

There were no reports of any loss

of life or damage to property, offi-

cials said.

Panic-stricken people rushed out

of their homes as the quake

struck.

A tremor measuring 3.4 on the

Richter scale had hit the area on

Sunday.

Kishtwar Delegation ..and looting. Sending of all party

delegation to make the on the

spot assessment of the events

that led to the creation of dishar-

mony among the communities.The delegation was confident

enough about the appraisal of the

situation that prevailed on and

after the 9th of August episode to

counter the state governments

efforts to conceal the conspiracy

that led to the happening of all

these despicable events.

However some of the representa-

tives of political parties tried to

evade this situation of this face to

face interaction. The delegation

is bent upon meeting all such per-

sons who deliberately made

themselves unavailable on a lame

excuse of prior appointments.

CONTINUATION

Kidneys are essential inthe urinary system andserve the body as a naturalfilter of the blood. Theyremove wastes and excessfluid thus cleansing your

blood in your body.Kidneys maintain the bal-ance of salt and mineralsin your blood and helpregulate blood pressure.

Taking care of your kid-neys will help you to takecare of the rest of yourbody. Kidneys are twosmall organs located at therear of the abdominal cav-

ity in the retroperitoneumperforming several life-sustaining roles.Therefore, caring for yourkidneys is very important

because when it becomesdamaged, the waste prod-ucts and fluid get assem-bled in the body and cancause several illnessesleading to fatal conditionslater in life.Chronic kidney disease(CKD), also known aschronic renal disease isdangerous and is charac-terised by a steady loss inrenal function over time.Chronic kidney disease(CKD) is classified intofive stages with stage 1being the mildest and usu-ally causing few symp-toms and stage 5 being asevere illness with poorlife expectancy if untreat-ed. The last stage is alsocalled end stage renal dis-ease (ESRD) or end stagerenal failure (ESRF) wherea patient needs dialysis ortransplants to stay alive.The most common causes

of CKD are diabetes, heartdisease, hypertension anda family history of kidneyfailure. Other risksinclude: obesity, autoim-

mune diseases, urinarytract infections and sys-temic infections.

The National KidneyFoundation of India, anNGO, ranked kidney dis-

eases as third amongstlife-threatening diseases

(after Cancer and Cardiacailments) in the country. Italso estimates that 100

people in a million suc-

cumb to kidney ailmentsand around 90,000 kidney

transplants are required

annually in India.Below are some tips tohelp you keep your kid-

neys healthy:- Follow a healthy diet by

choosing foods that arehealthy for your heartsuch as fresh fruits and

vegetables, whole grains,

low-fat dairy foods, etc.- Do not smoke.- Limit your alcohol

intake.- Exercise regularly.- Maintain a healthyweight to avoid over-weight.

How to keep your kidneys healthyMLCs hail CM's decisionfor release of honorariumfor Sarpanchs, panchsSRINAGAR, SEPT 3: Four MLCselected from Panchayat quota name-ly Ghulam Nabi Monga, AliMohammad Dar, Dr. Shehnaz Ganaiand Sham Lal Bhagat in a joint state-ment issued have welcomed thedecision of the coalition govern-ment, headed by Chief Minister, Mr.Omar Abdullah, Finance Minister,Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather, Ministerfor Rural Development andPanchayati Raj, Mr. Ali MohammadSagar for providing honorarium toSarpanches and Panches with effectfrom 1st April 2013. It is pertinent tomention that recently the govern-ment released an amount of Rs. 39crore for providing honorarium toSarpanches and Panches. They alsothanked the government for provid-ing the insurance cover to sarpanch-es and panches. They said that withthis decision the promise of coali-tion government stands fulfilledwith regard to strengthening ofPanchayat institutions.

GHAZIABAD, SEP 03: Thepetition of Nupur Talwar andRajesh Talwar, parents of slainArushi and Hemraj to seek adirection to CBI investigatingthe case to provide tabularcharts of DNA samples ofArushi and Hemraj was onTuesday rejected by the CBIcourt.Additional sessions JudgeShyam Lal, rejecting the peti-tion of Talwar couple, said,"There is no need of filing suchaffidavit of forensic expert B KMahapatra in the trial court."The court has fixed September9 as the next date for recordingthe statement of London-basedDNA expert Dr AndreSemikhodskii, who has beenmade defence witness in thecase by Rajesh and NupurTalwar, who are facing trial for

the alleged murder of theirdaughter Aarushi and domes-tic help Hemraj.The court also warned the den-tist couple that this is the last

chance of recording statement(on September 9) of theirLondon-based defence wit-ness.CBI court has earlier fixed sev-eral dates for recording his tes-timony, but the said witnessfailed to appear before it.It also added that if DrSemikhodskii can't come toIndia, he can record his state-ment through video conferenc-ing from London. CBI courthas earlier fixed several datesfor recording his testimony,but the said witness failed toappear before it. It also addedthat if Dr Semikhodskii can'tcome to India, he can recordhis statement through videoconferencing from London.Aarushi was found dead withher throat slit in her bedroomon May 16, 2008. The initial

suspicion went on Hemrajwhose body was later found inthe terrace at their residence in

Jalvayu Vihar in Noida on theoutskirts of Delhi.

Arushi murder case: Court

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SAFAPORA (BANDIPO-

RA), SEPT 03:- Minister forHigher Education, Mr.Mohammad Akbar Lone onTuesday reiteratedGovernment commitment

towards States all round pros-perity and developm ent,adding that people are best

judges to see the performance

of the present dispensation inthis regard.The Minister said this duringhis tour of various areas ofSonawari Constituency

including Safapora, HajamMohalla, Kolpora, BarkathiMohalla and other adjoiningareas. The Minister wasaccompanied by ChiefExecutive Officer ManasbalDevelopment Authority,Chief Education Officer,Ganderbal, officers of R&B,

RDD, PDD, Irrigation, PHEand other concernedDepartments besides large

number of people and public

representatives of the area.Mr. Lone said number ofwelfare and developmentalschemes have already beencompleted and various

schemes and projects in thisregard are being implement-ed to further improve thesocio-economic profile of

people of the area.

Mr. Lone enjoined upon the

officers to render their dutieswith honesty, zeal and enthu-siasm besides redress thegenuine issues of the publicon priority. He urged them to

expedite all ongoing workswithin stipulated time so that

people do not suffer for wantof basic amenities andstressed for close coordina-

tion in this regard.

Meanwhile, The Ministeralso visited Govt HigherSecondary School Safaporaand Girls High SchoolSafapora and inspected the

functioning of these schools.Mr. Lone visited various

blocks of both the institutionsand interacted with the staff

and students and enquiredabout the facilities being pro-vided. He directed the CEO,Ganderbal to submit a pro-

posal for constr uction of

additional accommodation inboth the schools. He alsodirected MDA authorities toconstruct a lavatory block inthe Girls High SchoolSafapora. He also announced15 ceiling fans for the classroom and new furniture forthe school. He also directed

the concerned executingagency for speedy comple-tion of science laboratory in

the School

While inspecting irrigationcanal at Kolpora, theMinister directed irrigationdepartment to take up thenecessary repair work of the

canal for the benefit of localpeople.Later, a Public Darbar washeld at Barkathi Mohalla

Safapora which was attendedby a large number of peoplebesides public repres enta-tives and officers of variousdepartments.

On the occasion people putforth various demands of thearea before the Minister.Mr. Lone, while respondingto these demands directed theofficers of the concerneddepartments for their redres-sal on the spot and assuredthe people that their other

issues will be looked into forconsideration and addressedgradually.

Lone Visits Sonawari Constituency, holds Public Darbar at Safapora

Government working hard for States all round prosp erity and development: LoneSays people best Judge to gauge performance

SRINAGAR, SEPT 03: Thehigh-level committee for pro-motion of Urdu languageheaded by Chief Secretary

Muhammad Iqbal Khandayon Tuesday reviewed thefindings and recommenda-tions of the Sub-Committeemandated to find out waysand means of overcoming

shortage of Urdu, Dogri andKashmiri language teachersin Government schools at

Primary, middle and highschool level and to work outadditional requirements ofsubject specific teachers.Chief Secretary asked theSub-Committee to furtherexamine the figures regard-ing the District wise require-ment of language specific

teachers and finalize thereport for submission to theGovernment.The high level committee hasalready given its concurrence

to the proposal of setting upthe J&K Urdu PromotionCouncil for holistic, compre-hensive development and

promotion of the stat e's offi-cial language besides givingconcurrence to the proposalaimed at incorporating nec-essary provisions in the

recruitment rules for directentry posts in variousdepartments where knowl-edge of Urdu language is

required to ensure properand effective service deliv-ery.The meeting was attended

by Com missioner Secretary,Tourism and Culture, AtulDuloo, Secretary SchoolEducation, Hirdesh Kumar,Secretary, Higher Education,

Sheikh Mushtaq, DirectorsSchool Education Kashmir,Jammu and other senior offi-cers.

Promotion of Urdu language

CS reviews Sub-Committee report

TANGMARG, SEPT 03 -

Highlighting the vital role ofMGNREGA in creating jobopportunities and building

rural infrastructure in theState, Minister forAgriculture, Mr GhulamHassan Mir on Tuesdayasked Sarpanches and

Panches to frame annualPlans under the scheme inconsultation with the localGram Sabha's.The Minister said this duringhis extensive visit coveringdozens of villages of his con-stituency today in which healso addressed series of pub-

lic meetings. The Villages

include, Bungund,Larkipora, Allopra,Bunsharn, Gund Dhalwash,Maawaha, Gulabdaji,

Hardioobra and Patiposhkar..The Minister asked thePanchayat representatives toworkout comprehensive

development plans of all therural schemes in consultationwith the local people of theirrespective wards before thecommencement of new fiscal

year.He said this would minimizeany duplicity of developmentworks under various pro-grammes adding that undervarious centrally sponsoredschemes abundant funds areavailable, but the need of thehour is to utilize it judicious-

ly.

During the tour, the Ministergave on the spot directionsfor restoration of HT-trans-mission lines from Pallpora

to Larkipora via Bungund.He also gave directions to theconcerned for leveling thePlay field at Bungund, up

gradation of Bunpora linkroad, and improvement ofSurash Bungund Khul.Addressing public meetings,

the Minister said that govern-

ment is making all efforts toprovide irrigation fa cilities tothe Horticulture growers ofKarewas by utilizing ground-water potential of these areas.In this direction, the Ministerdirected the officers ofHorticulture and Agricultureto formulate a comprehen-

sive proposal in this regard.

The Minister was accompa-nied by sectoral officers ofthe Tangmarg and Kunzar

blocks.

Frame MGNREGA plansinconsultation with Gram Sabha: Mir

SRINAGAR, SEPT 03:

Minister for PHE, Irrigation

& Flood Control, Mr. Sham

Lal Sharma has called for a

massive awareness campaign

to educate masses about the

conservation and judicious

use of water. He said that

"Water is precious for life as

such it is our paramount duty

to ensure its proper use and

educate others to conserve it

by taki ng effective measures

for safeguarding our better

tomorrow".

Addressing a large gathering

of civil society and other

stakeholders at a one-day

seminar on "Role of CivilSociety in Conservation of

Water" in Kashmir

University, here on Tuesday,

the Minister said that avail-

ability of clean drinking

water is a global challenge in

view of the ever growing

demand and it is the need of

the hour to make collective

efforts to preserve it to the

extent possible. He said only

Government efforts are not

sufficient but entire society

has to contribute in this

noble cause, otherwise days

are not far away when civil

wars will ensue over this pre-

cious commodity.

The seminar was organized

by the Department of PHE in

collaboration with the

Nation al Develo pment

Foundation (NDF) and

Communication & Capacity

Development Unit (CCDU)

to create awareness amongst

various stakeholders about

the conservation and judi-

cious use of water.

Minister of State for PHE,

Irrigation & Flood Control,

Mr. Nazir Ahmed Khan

(Gurezi), Chairperson, J&K

State Water Regulatory

Authority, Mr. S.S.Kapoor

a n d

Commissioner/Secretary,

PHE, Dr. Pawan Kotwal

were also present on the

occasion.

Seeking whole hearted sup-

port from each segment of

the society for preservation

of water in different forms,

the Minister said that

Government has already ini-

tiated several measures to

ensure safe drinking water in

every area including rural

areas. The Panchayati Raj

Institutions (PRIs) have been

activated and asked to play

their role in ensuring safe

drinking water at the grass

root level and creating

awareness amongst the vil-

lage folks about the impor-

tance and judicious use of

water. He said that instruc-

tions have already been

passed to the agency

(CCDU) to make availablewater testing kits to the

Panchayat Members and pro-

viding necessary training for

undertaking water tests so

that neat and clean drinking

water is ensured in the rural

areas.

Sham for massive awareness campaign on judicious use of waterGurezi calls for reviving traditional water resources

SRINAGAR, SEPT 03: The

Minister for Rural

Development and Panchayati

Raj, Mr. Ali Mohammad

Sagar on Tuesday directed

the officers to complete the

target of 2.41 lakh Individual

House Hold Latrines (IHHL)

set for the current year under

Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan

(NBA).

The Minister was addressing

officers during a review

meeting convened to discuss

the status of implementation

of NBA in the State.

Director Rural Sanitation,

District Panchayat Officers

of different districts and other

senior offices of various

departments were present in

the meeting.

The Minister asked the offi-

cers to speed up the imple-

mentation of this flagship

program me of the depart-

ment, which would go a long

way in ensuring that the

hygiene and other related

things are maintained in rural

and far-flung areas of the

state. Mr. Sagar further

directed the officers to ensure

that the funds earmarked for

the scheme are used to the

maximum so that projections

can be made for the next year.

He said that for the proper

implementation of the pro-

gramme, the views of the

local representatives should

also be incorporated.

Sagar directs for constructionof 2.41 lakh IHHL under NBA

SRINAGAR, SEPT 03: Inview of the increasing flowof tourists and meeting theirneeds at Sonamarg,

Government has createdbasic infrastructur e and facil-ities at the destination whichnot only benefitted thetourists but also the peoplecoming for annualAmarnathji Yatra.This was stated by theMinister for Forests, Ecology

and Environment, Mian AltafAhmad after laying founda-tion of Disaster ManagementFacility (DMF) being created

by J&K Police and inaugurat-

ing a footbridge constructedover Nallah Sindh nearYachimarg at Sonamarg at

cost of Rs 16 lakh onTuesday.I.G.P, Kashmir, Abdul GaniMir, Deputy Commissioner,Ganderbal Sarmad Hafiz,Chief Conservator Forests,

Kashmir Nisar Ahmad Darzi,CEO, SDA, MohammadYosuf besides officers fromseveral others departmentwere present on the occasion.Mian Altaf said that the

bridge would benefi t a largenumber of people mostly

belonging to poor familiesand supporting their farmingactivities. He saidGovernment is committed to

provide basic needs to thepeople. He said the plansframed by the Governmentfor development of touristdestination Sonamarg and

promotion of tourism sectorwould improve the economicstatus of the people living inand adjacent to this spot.

The Minister said that privatesector has played an impor-tant role in creation of the

basic tourism related infra-structure at Sonamarg, which

not only created facilities fortourists but also generatedemployment opportunities

for youth of the state. He saidthat tourism sector has vast

potenti al in the State andasked locals to come forwardand set up their units forwhich Government was pro-

viding incentives to them.Expressing gratitude to theGovernment, the locals ofYechimarg said that theirlong pending demand has

been met and a dream turnedinto reality by the personalefforts of the Minister.

Mian Altaf inaugurates bridge,lays foundation of DMF

JAMMU, SEPT 3:Divisional CommissionerJammu Shantmanu chaired ameeting to review the

progre ss on the propose dBhatinda-Jammu-Srinagargas pipeline project at ameeting here on Tuesday.District Development

Commissioner Jammu AjeetKumar Sahu, DistrictDevelopment Commissioner

Kathua, Jitendra KumarSingh, District Development

Commissioner, Samba, R KVarma, Director, CAPDJammu, AC (Central), ACRs,concerned districts besides

senior officers of GSPL IndiaGasnet Limited and SICONPvt Ltd were present in themeeting. Discussions wereheld to expedite the process

of granting user rights andstarting with the process ofcarrying out other relatedworks for developing infra-structure for further gas dis-

tribution. DivisionalCommissioner said that the

project has greater impor-tance as it will ensure ade-quate supply of gas for

domestic and commercial useon cheaper rates besides cre-ating employment opportuni-ties for youth of the State. Hestressed the need for sensitiz-ing people about viability ofthe project and also to dispelany doubts in this regard. Heasked the concerned officers

of Gujarat State PetronetLimited (GSPL) led consor-tium to work in tandem with

the concerned districtAdministration for expedit-

ing the acquisition processand to seek requisite permis-sions from the concerneddepartments.

PULWAMA, SEPT 03:

Minister for Cooperative andFisheries, Dr. ManoharLalSharma on Tuesday laidfoundation stone of TroutRearing Unit at DobiwanTralcosting Rs. 88 lakh.Speaking on the occasion, theMinister said that the facilitywould boost trout promotionwhile the annual production

would be increased to 6tonnes in the district. He saidthe creation of Dobiwaninfrastructure would be amodel unit in private sector,which will go a long way ingenerating employment andincreasing fish production.He said fish sector has vast

potential and asked locals,particularly educated youthto come forward and set up

income generating units infisheries sector for which

Government is providingfinancial incentives and nec-essary expert guidance.Dr Manohar said that Aripaltrout farm will be upgradedand directed the concernedofficers to speed up the con-

struction of Naristan inspec-tion hut. He said a shoppingcomplex would be construct-ed at the land available near

the Cooperative Store at Luruand instructed concerned toframe a detailed projectreport at the earliest.Earlier Director gave detailedresume of the activities takenup in the district by thedepartment.He said efforts are on to

increase production of fish tomeet the local demands whilenew projects have been

framed for promotion of fishsector.Giving details of the projects,it was told that in first phase

a pair of RCC type race ways,one open type race way for

broad stock, a store shed c ol-lection and di-silting cham-

ber, approach path, landscap-ing and fencing would be partof the project while in the

phase 2nd construc tion ofIndoor rearing space with

equipment construction byFarm Hut and chain likefencing will be taken up.

Dr. Manohar lays foundation ofTrout Rearing Unit at DobiwanTral

Div Com reviews Bhatinda-Jammu-Srinagar gas pipeline project

JAMMU, SEPT 03:

President of the NationalMazdoor Conference(NMC) Subash Shastri onTuesday demanded allot-ment of separate funds fordaily wagers and casual

workers so that they getregular payment of theirwages regularly.Addressing a meeting of

NMC ac tivist s h ere S hastri

said that this is great injus-tice to the poor workersadding that this practiceshould be stopped forwhich separate head should

be allott ed for R&B andothers departments of theState Governments the

budget i tself .

Shastri also stressed deduc-tions of CP Funds of these

workers as per labourLaws.Pleading the cause of dailywagers and casual workersShastri strongly pleadedcomprehensive policy fortheir regularization to bring

to an end to the prevailinguncertainty and unrest.Release of 3rd installmentof 6th pay commissionarrears ,grant Jammu as B-

city, release of wages ofdaily wagers working inSocial forestry department(Trikuta hills) setting up of7th pay commission, merg-er of 50% DA in to basic

pay/p ensio n and issua nceof regularization orders ofdaily wagers working in

RDD were other demandshighlighted in the meeting

PANCHARI, SEPT-03:-

The 3-day historic ShankriDevta mela got underway in

village Meer of blockPanchari in districtUdhampur, on Tuesday wherethousands of people attired intraditional and colorful dress-es thronged the mela site tooffer prayers and seek bless-ings of their revered deity foroverall peace and prosperity.

Mela Officer, TehsildarSettlement, Udhampur, S.N.Suman, inaugurated the his-

toric mela in the Shankri

Devta temple premisesamidst beating of drums and

full festivity. While speakingon the occasion, Sumanappealed the participatingdevotees to take part in themela which is palying a piv-otal role in promotion of localculture, brotherhood andcommunal harmony in thesociety.

President J&K Indian StyleWrestling Association, ShivKumar Sharma, Block

Development Officer, officers

of different departments andmembers of mela committee

were present on the occasion.It may be recalled thatShankri Devta temple is situ-ated on a hillock in villageMeer of block Panchari in ascenic spot which is sur-rounded by meadows, loftymountains and lush greenforests. Village Meer and

Block Headquarter, Panchariare linked with pucca roadfrom Udhampur town.

Feroz inauguratesSolar Power Plant

JAMMU, SEPT 03:-

Minister of State, Science &

Technology and Information

Technology, Feroz Ahmed

Khan on Tuesday inaugurat-

ed 10 KV Solar Power Plant

at Panjbakthar Temple estab-

lished by Jammu and

Kashmir Energy

Development Agency

(JAKEDA) with a cost of Rs.

24 lakh. MLA, East, Ashok

Khajuria besides District

Officer, Science and

Technology, Deepak Sharma,

Regional Manager Sova

Power Limited (North India),

Ashwani Raina, member of

Temple Managing

Committee and prominent

citizens were present on the

occasion.

Separate funds for daily wagers& workers d emanded by NMC

Historic Shankri Devta mela gets underway

Gurezi pays surprisevisit to Liquid

Nitrogen PlantShaltang

SRINAGAR, SEPT 03: TheMinister of State for PHE,Irrigation and Flood ControlMr. Nazir Ahmad Gurezi onTuesday paid surprise visit toLivestock Development Board

Kashmir & Liquid NitrogenPlant Shaltang and took stockof the facilities available there.Mr. Gurezi was informed that

Nitrogen Plant has 1.25 laclitres production capacity andthere is further scope forimprovement in the productioncapacity of the plant.He called for employing latest

available techniques andequipments besides modernmethods to increase the pro-duction. Mr. Gurezi alsodirected the concerned to sub-

mit a proposal for the construc-tion of boundary wall aroundthe complex. He also directedthem to maintain cleanliness inand around the complex.Appreciating the working stan-dards in these units, theMinister asked the officers towork with utmost dedication

and ensure punctuality at alllevels.

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INTRODUCTION

Pediatrics is a division of medical science, which

deals with the health care of newborns, children

and adolescents. In other words, Pediatrics is a

specialized area in medicine that focus on diagno-

sis and treatment of children's diseases. Those

who specialise in this medical field are known asPediatricians.

Pediatricians are qualified children's physicians

who have undertaken training to specialize in the

diagnosis and treatment of disease and care of

children. They advice parents on how to take care

of their children, administers their immunization

and treats illness which mainly affects children.

Pediatrics involves caring for children and pro-

viding the best medical care necessary to keep

them in good health.

Pediatrics field is considered to be a collaborative

specialty because it requires pediatricians to work

with other medical professionals to ensure the

physical and emotional well being of children.

Pediatricians deal in the prevention and manage-

ment of acute and chronic illnesses in children.

Pediatricians work include diagnosing and treat-

ing injuries, infections and diseases among young

patients, as well as counseling them throug h dif-

ficult times and situations to assess psychosocial

aspects that may have profound influence on the

children. Pediatricians also work for the early

detection, prevention and management of disor-

ders in behavior, development and bodily func-

tions.

Pediatrics composed of two main fields: general

pediatrics and pediatri c subspeci alties. A general

pediatricia n generally treat c ommon illnesses and

other diseases common to infants and children,

whereas specialists identify interests in other

areas as well. They can also super specialize in

any of the following fields like endocrinology,

gastroenterology, immunology and infectious dis-

eases, oncology, clinical pharmacology, respirato-

ry medicine, rheumatology etc.

ELIGIBILITYEducational: To become a Pediatrician you have

to first complete your +2 with Science and then

you have to appear the entrance exam to get

admission for MBBS course into a medical col-

lege. After completing MBBS degree from any of

the recognized Medical colleges or Universities,

one must pursue MD (Doctor of Medicine) in

pediatrics. Then you can start your career as a

Pediatrician in India. You can further go for fur-

ther specialisation in pediatric fields like

endocrinology, gastroenterology, immunology

and infectious diseases, oncology etc. There is

always a need for ongoing education for pediatri-

cians as they must keep up with trends and proce-

dures within the field.

Personal: Main attribute required for

Pediatricians is a passion for the medical field as

well as a love for children. Apart from this they

must possess patience, good communication

skills and expertise in pediatrics. They have to

possess superb obser vational s kills, as diagnoses

and treatments are directly based on what is

observed. They must be self motivated, have a

way with children, be able to work long hours and

have an ability to take timely decisions in case of

emergencies.

JOB PROSPECTS

Pediatrics has emerged as one of the most promi-

nent career options in India. If you have a passion

for children and

patience to analyse

their problems then

a healthcare career

in pediatrics is suit-

ed for you. The

demand for talentedand proficient pedia-

tricians is growing

day by day as the

number of hospitals

are mushrooming

and child birth is an

ongoing process.

Pediatricians or

child specialists

have many career

paths that can be

taken. They can

work both in private

and government

hospitals as pediatri-

cians on a regular

basi s. Anothe r

career path for pediatricians is working in clinics,

medical centers and research laboratories. They

can work as an independent practitioners as well.

They can enter into military service, Railways

and various other public sector medical depart-

ments. They can opt teaching in medical colleges

or training institutes.

Job prospects for those with sub specialties are

much more than those with simply degree in pedi-

atrics.

REMUNERATION

There are many things that a pediatrician salary is

dependent upon. This is based on years of experi-

ence, education, place and skills. There is also a

salary discrepancy in different sectors like in non-

governmental organizations and the private sec-

tor. In the govt sector, per month pay package is

around Rs. 50,000 for beginners level practition-

ers. In private sector, the equivalent packages are

Rs.60,000 -Rs. 70,000. In private practice, a doc-

tor's earnings depend mainly upon his reputation.

At the Senior level pediatricians get the income

packages around Rs. 20,00000 - Rs. 35,00000 per

annum

CAREER IN PEDIATRICS

DONA PAULA (GOA): The

Kerala government will soon

introduce safety awareness

courses in the school curricu-

lum to increase awareness

about safety at workplaces,

Kerala Labour Minister

Shibu Baby John said on

Tuesday.

The minister was speaking

during the inauguration of a

national meet on occupation-

al health, safety and fire,

organised at a resort in DonaPaula on the outskirts of

Panaji.

"Accidents are accidents and

we have no control over

them. They do not happen out

of the blue, due to some

divine intervention or astro-

logical reasons. They are

caused by unsafe practices,"

he said.

"Our government is all set to

induct safety courses in the

curriculum of schools and

colleges as per the

International Labour

Organisation guidelines," he

said.

Many universities in Kerala

have already started engineer-

ing modules like fire andindustrial safety at the gradu-

ate and post graduate levels.

"India ranks low in occupa-

tional safety and health legis-

lation and infrastructure,"

John said. Globally, 88 per-

cent of accidents are caused

by unsafe actions, 10 percent

due to unsafe conditions and

only two percent are due to

natural causes and climate

changes beyond human con-

trol, he said.

"Which means 98 percent

accidents occur due to unsafe

actions and conditions," John

said.

The minister said more peo-

ple are killed in accidents

than in wars and expressedregret that India had not

learnt any lessons on industri-

al safety even after the

Bhopal gas tragedy which

killed over 25,000 people and

injured over two lakh.

Courses on safety awarenessin Kerala schools

Governmentplanning newnursing institutein South GoaPANAJI: The government

will increase the intake of

students to the Goa nursing

institute from the next aca-

demic year and also has

plans of start ing anoth er

nursing institute in South

Goa in the future, health

minister Laxmikant

Parsekar announced on

Monday. Briefing media-

persons, Parsekar said that

Goa has 150 seats for med-

icine, 40 for dental and

another about 100 for post-

graduate studies in the

above two streams, adding

up to 290 admissions. But

only 50 nurses are passing

out in Goa when actually

the number of passing-out

nurses should have been

higher.

Parsekar said that there are

private nursing institu tes in

Goa but their fees are high.

Goa needs at least 300

nurses per year.

The government has noti-

fied the Goa nursing coun-

cil and its rules are under

the scrutiny of the law

department.

The council will start func-

tioning shortly and theintake of nursing students

will be increased. Parsekar

also said that the govern-

ment will start MSc in nurs-

ing for the benefit of Goan

nursing graduates.

SSC, HSC pupilscan mentionminority statusin exam formsMUMBAI: From next academic year,

application forms for the SSC and HSC

exams will have a separate columnwhere candidates can mention if they

belong to a minori ty comm unity.

The decision was taken at the meeting

held between state minorities minister

Arif Naseem Khan and school educa-

tion minister Rajendra Darda at

Mantralaya. "Students have the option

of specifying their caste (SC/ST/OBC)

in the current application system. But

there is no such provision for candi-

dates from minority communities.

The new system will not only help in

collating accurate data on how many

minority-community students appear

for SSC and HSC exams, but will also

help in streamlining admissions to jun-

ior and degree colleges. I urged the

school education minister and depart-

ment officials to include the option of

specifying minority community status

in board examination forms," Khan

said.

"School education minister Rajendra

Darda has agreed to the suggestion and

has promised to make technical changes

in the system."

Colleges with a minority tag (linguistic

and religious) have to reserve 50% of

the total seats for those belonging to the

minority quota.

NEW DELHI: Year after

year, Delhi University heard

reports of clashes and

received complaints of viola-

tion of code of conduct during

its student elections. After

having set up commissions of

inquiry in vain, the chief elec-

tion officer for the DU stu-

dents' union elections 2013

has written to the patrons of

these students' groups, seek-

ing their cooperation to

ensure compliance with rules

and regulations.

The letters urge political par-

ties and their youth wings not

to issue posters and other pub-

licity material till the results

of the DUSU polls are

declared. The DUSU 2013

election is scheduled on

September 13. The last date

for filing of nominations is on

Wednesday.

Ashok Vohra wrote on August

29 to top political leaders

including Rahul Gandhi,

Rajnath Singh, Prakash Karat,

Vijay Goel and V K Malhotra

among others, stating that

though there's no link

between political parties and

the student bodies that is rec-

ognized by the university, the

parties do back some candi-

dates and, "without their

cooperation", it's hard to

enforce rules.

The letters, addressed individ-

ually to the leaders, urge them

to ensure candidates follow

the code of conduct. North

Campus had witnessed exten-

sive violence with dozens of

buses vandalized by student

activists in 2012. 2013 also

being the election year in

Delhi, the polls gain more sig-

nificance, observers say.

In the letters, Vohra states that

his motive is to conduct free

and fair elections and wish to

ensure strict adherence of the

code of conduct, Lyngdoh

Committee recommendations

and the constitution of

DUSU.

"Without the cooperation of

all concerned, more so that of

the major political parties and

its enlightened leadership, it

would be very difficult to

enforce the rules governing

the DUSU elections... May I

request you to ensure that the

candidates backed by your

party follow the code of c on-

duct in letter and spirit," he

wrote. These letters are the

first official acknowledge-

ment by the DU administra-

tion of involvement of politi-

cal parties in student union

activities.

Delhi University wants politicalparties to help ensure fair polls

CHENNAI: Disability cer-

tificates issued by the district

medical boards alone are not

enough to get admission to

MBBS courses under the dis-

ability quota, the Madras

high court has said.

The matter refers to a case

filed by four candidates with

disabilities who had said they

had been unfairly assessed

and denied MBBS seats by a

selection committee, which

subjected them to an exami-

nation by a team of experts.

Justice KK Sasidharan, con-

curring with the submissions

of special government

pleader D Krishnakuma r and

rejecting the case said: "The

government has reserved 3%

of the total number of seats

available in government

medical/dental institutions

for orthopaedically/physical-

ly disabled candidates. The

reservation was made with a

noble cause. Seats under

reserved quota should be

given to eligible and deserv-

ing candidates.

The seats should not be given

solely on account of the dis-

ability certificate produced

by the dist rict medical board

notwithstanding the fact that

subject experts were not part

of the board."

The candidates - T Nalini, R

Anbumani, R Devipriya and

R Sangeetha - had sought

MBBS admission under the

disability quota saying they

suffered from 40% to 70%

disability. They also fur-

nished the relevant certificate

from the district medical

board. However, at the tim e

of counselling they were put

through a fresh medical

examination by a committee,

which concluded that all four

suffered from either less than

40% disability or more than

70% disability. They were

denied admission.

In their petitions, the candi-

dates said another round of

medical examination during

counselling was unnecessary,

since they already had a dis-

ability certificate from the

district board.

Krishnakumar, however,

submitted that the district

boards did not have experts

to assess all forms of disabil-

ities, and said that examina-

tion by a fresh team during

counselling was part of the

MCI guidelines.

Justice Sasidharan, agreeing

with the submissions, said:

"Submission of disability

certificate is a condition

preced ent for entert aining

application under the quota

reserved for disabled candi-

dates.

It is only when the candidate

satisfies the selection com-

mittee by prima facie materi-

al that he/she is entitled to be

considered under the

reserved category. Therefore,

it cannot be said that after

having obtained a certificate

from the district medical

board it was not correct to

send the candidates for sec-

ond medical examination by

the expert team during coun-

selling."

Justice Sasidharan also cau-

tioned the government say-

ing its expert committee

should comprise senior pro-

fessionals and that there

should not be any room for

complaints.

Madras court says disability certificatesnot enough to get MBBS seat

NAGPUR: A day after Nagpur

University cleared the alleged 'illegal'

proposal of partial 'carry on', acade-

micians associated with it slammed

the administration led by vice-chan-

cellor Vilas Sapkal for bowing down

to private engineering colleges and

diluting academic standards of uni-

versity. They said never in history of

any university such a rule was made

where students were granted admis-

sions but not allowed to appear in

exams. Some plan to move to the

judiciary against this decision.

Former pro-vice chancellor GSParasher even dispatched a letter to

Sapkal on Monday requesting him

not to clear the "illegal" decision

made by academic council on

Sunday. He asked him to keep this

decision in "abeyance" using special

powers under Sectio n 14(6) of

Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994.

"Since authorities like Management

and Academic Councils and Senate,

mostly comprise those from private

colleges, they will obviously take

decision that benefit their manage-

ment. But the administration should

remain firm in its decision. If the VC

thinks the decision was not as per

rules and regulations, he can cancel,

defer or refer that decision to the

chancellor," he said citing Ordinance

no. 9 of 81.

Others like former VC HaribhauKedar termed the entire episode as a

"vicious circle" working to benefit

the private colleges at the cost of

innocent students. "Academic

Council should have clarified that

this was last time such provision of

admitting the 'ineligible' students is

being made. None of the members

have said so and such wrong trends

will continue in future as well," he

lamented. He added exceptions can't

be made into rule and 2001 decision

was indeed an exception made under

certain circumstances. "This time

decision was surely made to fill the

coffers of private colleges facing

huge shortage of students. Nobody

had given thought to what kind of

engineers we will be churning out?

This decision can best be termed as

an 'escape route' to benefit the col-leges by wrongly interpreting rules

framed AICTE and UGC," he said.

Some academicians raised doubts on

the decision made by engineering

faculty led by dean Ravindra

Kshirsagar. The faculty had constitut-

ed a seven-member panel under for-

mer dean Dinesh Agrawal to frame

modalities of granting admission to

'ineligible' students. This decision

was later confirmed by Academic

Council on Sunday by making

amendments in rules framed for

granting provisional admission in

2008. This rule stated that failed stu-

dents could attend classes 'temporari-

ly' depending on their revaluation

results.

The academicians said all members

of this faculty, including Kshirsagar

and Agrawal, represented private col-leges that had largest share of failed

students among 3,000 slated to bene-

fit. While Kshirsagar hails from

Priyadarshini College, Agrawal

works for Bapurao Deshmukh

College in Sewagram.

Nagpur University churning o ut ineligibl e engineers: Academicians

BANGALORE: Wipro has

launched a not-for-profit

initiative to impart commu-

nication and soft skills

training to undergraduate

students, predominantly

from non-engineering col-

leges, with the aim of

improving their employabil-ity in the IT, business

proce ss manag emen t and

other services sectors.

A pilot program, called the

Wipro Integrated Skill

Enhancement Program, has

been in troduced at Kolkat a-

based Techno India Group.

Sandhya Chintala, execu-

tive director, sector skills

council, Nasscom, wel-

comed Wipro's initiative.

"It is imperative that com-

panies , academic institu -

tions and the governmentwork closely towards

improving the employabili-

ty of young people in India

and help to scale up a readi-

ly deployable talent pool,"

she said.

Wipro launches soft-skills programme

AHMEDABAD: The

Gujarat Technological

University (GTU) has

decided not to conduct sepa-

rate examinations for the

four subjects of the bridge

course. Instead, there will

be one que stion of 14 marks

in the main paper of

Semester I examination. Thebridg e cour se was made

compulsory from the first

semester of the engineering

course this year.

The course is expected to

give students a deeper

understanding of mathemat-

ics, elements of engineer-

ing, physics/chemistry,

English, information and

communication technology

(ICT), life skills, and state

cadet corps (SCC).

University officials said that

during the academic council

meeting on Monday, Gujarat

Technological Universityvice-chancellor Dr Akshai

Aggarwal and members of

the council decided to

merge the bridge course

exams in related subjects

with the semester exams,

instead of conducting sepa-

rate examinations. There

will be 10 to 20 per cent

weightage to bridge course-

related questions in the 6

different papers of the

semester exams.

The new academic year of

GTU bachelor of engineer-

ing (B.E.) started from

Monday. First-year studentsof B.E. studied the 6-week

Bridge Course during July

and August 2013.

During the meeting on

Monday, parents and stu-

dents of Student-Parent

Association of India rushed

into the meeting hall and

threatened to give a call for

strike if the authorities

remained adamant about

conducting a separate exam-

ination for the bridge

course. The Gujarat

Technological University

authorities immediately told

them about the university'sdecision not to conduct sep-

arate examinations for the

Bridge Course.

According to GTU norms,

each student has to appear in

exams of 9 subjects - four of

bridge course and five of

first-semester engineering.

The bridge course was intro-

duced earlier this year, but

only recently did Gujarat

Technological University

officials make it compulsory

for engineering courses.

Following this, each student

was expected to pass in four

subjects of the bridge courseand also at least one from

the remaining five of the

first semester course. This

had caused much anxiety

among students who felt

they were burdened with an

impossible task

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The food security Bill is a classic case ofputting the cart before the horse. It increas-es subsidy on food grain by over Rs 33,000crore immediately and progressively in thenext five years to about Rs 1,79,000 crorewhile almost eliminating subsidy on agri-culture. But there are positives to the Bill.For the first time since independence, theGovernment has officially accepted thatthere is hunger in the country and peopledie of it. Officials have always attributedsuch deaths to malnutrition and not starva-tion. It is also an admission that inflationhas spiralled and the Government has failedto keep food prices under check.The Bill also admits that the poor comprise67 per cent of the population 81 crore

and not the various figures shelled out bythe Planning Commission that ranged from26 per cent to 36 per cent or the liberal onesat 40 and 50 per cent. The Arjun Senguptacommittee puts the figure at 77 per cent!However, the Bill spells disaster for thepublic exchequer. The Government hastaken upon itself to be held legally obligat-ed to provide food grains at the fixed ratesof three, two and one rupees, without ensur-ing that it would be available to it at afford-able rates.We should not be surprised if theGovernment is forced to buy food grains at

high prices and sell at the lowest it hasfixed. (Would that open up new routes forscams?) True, the poor need to be fed; theyalso constitute the largest vote chunk. Sothe idea of feeding and garnering votes isnatural. Surprisingly, even the Oppositiondid not object to it. Risking votes on a sen-sitive issue is not wise.Ironically, nobody wants to learn from his-tory. The best model of a welfare state wasthe Soviet Union. It collapsed not becauseof a failed ideology but because it couldntbear the weight of unaffordable expenses onits commitment to provide food, commodi-ties and shelter to everyone. Entitle-mentskept the citizens happy but eroded thenations financial base.India seems to be putting the clock back to

1971 and Indira Gandhis garibi hataodays. But Indira Gandhi did not raise enti-tlements. She initiated a green revolution toensure food availability; stopped imports ofrotten wheat and rice from the US, andmade people less dependent on the publicdistribution system. In her initial days, shewas able to check spiralling prices. Her so-called successors should have learnt fromher that the countrys path to progress wasthrough investment and research in agricul-ture.Since 1991, public investment in agricul-ture has fallen drastically. Private corporateinvestment has increased in a selectivemanner and the corporates have emerged asthe biggest zamindars. Their profits aresoaring and so are the prices of food items.The recent National Spot Exchange scamhas exposed betting in food items, some-thing the UN agencies had warned of yearsback.Yes, the UPA Governments market hasfailed the poor and dragged the middle-class to the edge of poverty line. The mas-sive food entitlement, without a propermechanism to deliver, would only be drain-ing public finances. Also, the Governmenteven now has little control on prices. With

the compulsion of buying food at a highprice and supplying it at the lowest price, itis burdening all future Governments withenormous unwanted expenditure. It will bedifficult for any future regime to withdrawit as the political fall-out would be toointimidating.

With the new land acquisition law, therewould be further strain on farm land. Over

the last two decades over 27 lakh hectarearable land has gone for other uses. Thenew Bill may facilitate further diversion.How will food production, even at the cur-rent rate, be ensured? This would playhavoc not just with public finances but withthe economy as a whole.As the Government would become thelargest procurer, the farmers may have tocontend with a freeze on minimum supportprice, another disincentive in inflation-hittimes. This might create shortage of foodfor the 33 per cent who have been left out ofthe scheme resulting in further food pricehike.Since this chunk of the market is being con-trolled by the corporates, it is likely thatthey would offer better prices to farmersand choke the Government supply line.

Over the past two weeks we have seen thefollowing computer system crashes: Athree-hour network shutdown on August22 that paralysed the Nasdaq stockexchange, crippled others, and caused aone-third drop in the daily total of sharestraded on American exchanges; a tradingglitch in the Goldman Sachs computer onAugust 20 that resulted in a large numberof erroneous stock and options trades andcost the firm up to $100 million; on August16, a four-minute global outage ofGoogle's services, including email,YouTube and its core search engine, thatled to an 40 per cent drop in global internettraffic; and last month, in another part ofthe forest, we had the Director of the USNational Security Agency, General KeithAlexander, admitting that he still did notknow exactly which files whistle-blowerEdward Snowden had downloaded andtaken with him when he fled the countrytwo months before.This may explain something quite puzzlingthat happened last week. A Brazilian citi-zen, David Miranda, was changing planes

in London when he was stopped by Britishpolice under the Terrorism Act, questionedfor nine hours, and then released but thepolice kept his computer, two pen drives,an external hard drive, and various otherelectronic items.Mr Miranda is the partner of The Guardianjournalist Glenn Greenwald, who has b eenworking on Mr Snowden's documents, butthe police wouldn't have gone to all thattrouble just to harass him, particularlysince their actions were probably illegal:All their questions were about MrSnowden and the NSA files, not about ter-rorism. And why would they even bother toconfiscate Mr Miranda's electronics? Don'tthey realise there are bound to be copieselsewhere?It's less puzzling if you assume that theNSA asked for the operation (of course itdid), and that its goal was actually to findout just how much Mr Snowden knows,and can prove. Maybe it found out, maybe

it didn