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TUESDAY 01 July | 2014 | 02 Ramadhan, 1435 AH | PAGES 08 | VOL NO: 4 | ISSUE NO: 181 | RS: 2/- (AIR SURCHARGE FOR JAMMU /DELHI/LEH 50 Paisa)Pen For Justice Largely Circulated, No. 1 Bilingual Daily of J&Khttp://www.zabarwantimes.com

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The Holy month of Ramdhan has be-gun with that Muslims in every nook and corner of the world keep fasts to purify mind and soul and bow before Almighty to pardon the sins commit-ted during the previous year know-ingly or unknowingly. In fact, this whole month in itself is so sacred that it automatically provides ample opportunities to a person who sin-cerely and honestly wants to change the course of his life from evil to truth. Most of the events in Muslim calendar which have widely changed the history have occurred during this holy month including the revelation of Holy Quran, a spiritual consti-tution and a practical guide which teaches every

Holy month of Ramdhan

Tackling unemploymentproblem priority of Govt: Rather Shri Amarnathji Yatra via Pahalgam

Route to open from 2nd July 2014Use recommended spray schedule for

disease free Horticulture produce: Bhalla

Srinagar, June 30 : One person died while six others were in-jured in separate road accidents across the valley. An unknown Tractor hit a pedestrian Ram Dass son of Om Girdari resi-dent of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh at Qazigund resulting in his on spot death. The dead body is lying in Emergency Hospital Qazigund for legal formalities. Police has registered a case in this regard.Meanwhile, an Alto car bearing registration number JK03D-2570 driven by Arshid Ahmad Reshi resident of Bontooru turned tur-tle at Khakdar Poshnari, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Achabal, Anantnag

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01 dies, 06 injured in road accidents

Srinagar, June 30 : Three bodies were recovered at different places in the valley. Police has started the investigations to ascertain the causes of the deaths. Anantnag police recovered a male body from river Lidder at Peth Nambal in the jurisdiction of Police Station Mattan. The body was later identi-fied as Nanak Singh son of Gareeb Singh resident of Mattan.The body was handed over to his legal heirs for last rites. Police has started investigation to ascer-tain the cause of the death. An un-identified male body age about 43 years was recovered from Nalla Zojilla. The body was brought to Sonamarg Hospital for identifica-tion. Police has started investiga-tion in this regard. Shopian police recovered the body of 30 years old mentally unsound person Mush-taq Ahmad Wani son of Ghulam Hassan Wani resident of Nadi-gam, Shopain from a

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03 bodies recovered at separate places

Baramulla, June 30: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kashmir Valley and subsequent protest call forwarded by Hurriyat hawk on July 4 against the proposed visit, securi-ty in Valley especially in North Kashmir’s Baram-ulla district where Modi is arriving to inaugurate Uri II Hydro Power Proj-ect has been beefed up. Sources told CNS that a high level security re-view meeting was held in North Kashmir in which top police and other of-ficials from different se-curity agencies partic-ipated. Authorities are apprehensive that some people may stage protest on July 4 against

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Security arrangements completed for

PM’s visit

Srinagar, June 30: The locals and relatives of a married wom-an, who died under mysterious circumstances a week before in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal District, Monday staged a protest demonstration and accused the victim’s husband and in-laws of killing her for dowry. Scores of people from Argam Bandipora, the native village of the deceased woman assembled in Press Enclave Srinagar and alleged that the victim Babli Jan (23) was murdered by her hus-band Muhammad Ashraf Qureshi at his residence Gulabpora Lar in Ganderbal. The protestors alleged that Ashraf was

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Death of woman Srinagar, Jun 30 : In view of the Ramadan, the state authorities are likely to take some important steps vis-à-vis the release of the youth, detained on the grounds of stone throwing in various parts of valley.Reports informed KNS that around hundred youth are at present behind bars for cases pertaining to stone pelting. Now the authorities have decided to initiate nec-essary measures that could pave way for their release, sources told KNS.The government has re-ceived various deputations- urging the authorities to release the youth arrested in the recent past on the grounds of stone pelting. The deputations have also urged the government that the release orders be issued keeping in view the sanity of the ongoing month of Rama-dan. Authorities earlier had tak-en several youth into pre-ventive custody as the polls

for the parliament were con-ducted in the recent past in Jammu and Kashmir. The state government had also maintained at that time that the youth involved on the stone throwing have been kept under the police cus-tody so that the situation of law and order could not get disturbed in valley.The police authorities at that time had stated that it has detained the youth who had the past cases of dis-rupting law and order, regis-tered. It was later informed that Omar Abdullah-led government in Jammu and Kashmir is all set to ‘review’ cases of at least 50 youth detained under various charges, including rioting and stone pelting, since 2010.National Conference Pres-ident Dr Farooq Abdullah stated that there is a need to review the case of youth in-volved in minor offences of stone pelting. The NC patron had advocated for

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New Delhi, June 30: Air India has kept three planes on stand-by for evacuation of Indian na-tionals in strife-torn Iraq even as the Government reviewed the situation in the region at a high-level meeting after which it said the 39 abducted Indians were safe.The government also said that it was in touch with the 46 In-dian nurses stranded in the militant stronghold of Tikrit and that they were unharmed.External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj chaired a meeting of Indian envoys to the Gulf countries to chalk out future strategy for safety and evacuation of nationals in Iraq. There are an estimated 10,000 Indian nationals in that country.The Spokesman of the Min-istry of External Affairs said there were around 150 Indians in the zone of conflict and about 50 of them have left."As of now in the zone of con-flict, they are less than 100," the spokesperson said. The Gov-ernment also decided to trans-fer part of welfare funds in the Indian missions in Gulf coun-tries to its embassy in Baghdad to be used for helping Indians

to facilitate the departure of its nationals.Official sources said three Air India planes are on standby and ready to leave for Iraq at short notice to bring back the nationals. The state-owned air-line is fully geared for the evac-

uation drill, the sources added.The family members of the kid-napped Indian nationals also met Swaraj who assured them that the government was tak-ing all steps for the safety and evacuation of their kith and kin.Asked about the safety of Indi-ans abducted by the rebels in

the region, the MEA spokes-person said, "I have no reports since last evening. The last evening report I have commu-nicated to you that they remain unharmed...they are in captivi-ty...we have got some leads on them. ...We are working on the lead that were provided yester-day."He said the Indian nurses in Tikrit "remain concerned be-cause of noises and fighting are going on in surrounding area but as of now they remain safe". "We are in contact with them," he said."My understanding ...as of now is that we have been in touch with the nurses just a few hours ago. Also they remain unhurt. Their hospital has not been intruded upon," he added.The spokesperson said the government was in touch with the Indian nationals in Iraq. "At this stage ...we are work-ing with them and their com-panies as well as those agents who have sent them come here to Iraq to bring them back by commercial flights. This initial phase will begin by tomorrow or latest by flight availability. This is a national endeavour," the spokesperson added.

46 Indian Nurses stranded in Tikrit

Govt keeps 3 AI planes on standby to evacuate them from IraqSriharikota, June 30: PSLV C23 carrying French Earth Observa-tion Satellite SPOT-7 and four co-passenger spacecrafts from Singa-pore, Canada and Ger-many was successfully launched from Srihariko-ta in Andhra Pradesh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, witnessed the his-toric moment.After a perfect lift off from the First Launch Pad in Satish Dhawan Space Centre here at 9.52 AM witnessed by Modi, In-dian Space Research Or-ganisation's workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C23 placed all five satellites into their intended orbits, one after the other between 17 and 19 minutes after lift-off, in textbook precision. Though the Mission Read-iness Review Committee and Launch Authorisa-tion Board had on Friday cleared the launch, the launch time was resched-uled to 9.52 AM Monday, a delay of three minutes, attributed to "probable space debris" coming in the rocket's way. Besides its primary pay-load of 714 kg French

Earth Observation Sat-ellite SPOT-7, PSLV C23 carried and placed in orbit 14 kg AISAT of Ger-many, NLS7.1 (CAN-X4) and NLS7.2 (CAN-X5) of Canada each weighing 15 kg and the 7 kg VELOX-1 of Singapore. In his first official visit to this spaceport, Modi asked the space commu-nity to develop a SAARC satelite even as he heaped praise on Indian space scientists, recalling their contributions from the early days. He referred to pictures showing rocket compo-nents being transported on bicycles. A visibly elated Modi, who said it was a 'privilege' to wit-ness the event, congratu-lated "our brilliant space scientists for a successful launch". "This fills every Indian's heart with pride and I can see the joy reflect-ed on your face," he said from the Mission Con-trol Room, adding Mon-day's successful launch of foreign satellites was a "global endorsement of India's space capbility".Besides Modi,

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One more feather in India’s satellite research

5 Foreign satellites launched, PM appreciates scientists

Devotee throng Mosques

Srinagar, Jun 30 : As the holy month of Ramadan com-menced on Monday, people in Kashmir observed fast with religious zeal and fervour. In

large numbers, people were seen participating in congre-gational prayers in mosques. The shops in the city centre on Monday opened late due to

the first day of the Ramadan with the roads witnessing less traffic as compared to other days. According to the KNS correspondent, people here were seen busy in buy-ing fruits and other eatable that would be consumed at the dusk (Iftaar). Also the of-ficials of the market checking squad were observed making rounds of the various mar-kets to check the rates and quality of the food items be-

ing sold to people at present.Also due to the increase in the temperatures, people were seen busy in the purchase of juices and ice creams, meant to be consumed later. The Naats and the Quranic rec-itations were being played at the various shops selling CDs and audio cassettes at Lal Chowk.Huge rush was also wit-nessed at the

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Doda, June 30 : The Dep-uty Commissioner Doda Mr Mubarak Singh to-day flagged off a group of twenty two children of the district for cleft sur-gery at Amandeep Hospi-tal Amritsar.While flagging off the children group, the DDC revealed that under this scheme, in first instance, the children with special need (CWSN) are iden-tified through Zonal Re-source Persons /Cluster Resource Persons, fol-lowed by organisation of health assessment camps in collaboration with Health department and a team from ALIMCO Kan-pur UP.He added that the de-serving children are pre-scribed assistive devices by special doctors which are being arranged by Ed-

ucation department from Artificial Limbs Manu-facturing Co-operation of Indian (ALMCO), a government undertaking organisation and under this scheme minor oper-ations, physiotherapy, home based education is also being provided to Children With Special Need (CWSN).It was also revealed that, during the last two years, 49 cleft surgeries have been successfully conducted at Amandeep Hospital Amritsar and the cured children are now leading a normal life and pursuing studies effi-ciently.The main organiser of the schemes Mr Kismat Singh, District coordi-nator IED said that this scheme has

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Petrol price hiked by Rs 1.69/litre, diesel by Rs 0.50

New Delhi: Petrol price was on Monday hiked by a steep Rs 1.69 per litre and diesel by 50 paise a litre as the crisis in Iraq spooked international oil and currency markets.The hike, effective midnight to-night, excludes local sales tax or VAT and the actual increase will

be higher, varying from city to city. Petrol in Delhi will cost Rs 73.58 per litre, up Rs 2.02 from Rs 71.56 at present. Diesel rates will go up by 56 paise to Rs 57.84 per litre. "Due to geo-political unrest in the Middle East, there has been

significant increase in interna-tional oil prices during the past two weeks. "The international prices of gasoline (petrol) have increased by more than USD 4 per barrel, and the rupee-US dollar exchange rate has also deteriorat-ed. The combined impact of both these factors has warranted an in-crease in petrol prices by Rs 1.69 per litre, excluding state levies," Indian Oil Corp, the nation's larg-est oil firm, said. Diesel rates were hiked in con-tinuation with the previous UPA government's January 2013 policy of raising prices in small doses ev-ery month to eliminate subsidy. IOC said despite the 17 hikes since then, oil firms are losing Rs 3.40 a litre on diesel. Losses have increased from Rs 2.80 a litre ear-lier this month due to firming up of international oil rates and the rupee depreciating against the US dollar. Besides diesel, the state oil firms lose Rs 33.07 a litre on kerosene sold through the public distribu-tion system (PDS) and

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PM greets people on the beginning

of RamzanNew Delhi, June 30: The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has greeted people on the beginning of the holy month of Ramzan. Following is the text of the Prime Min-ister's tweet: “As Ramzan be-gins, I convey my greetings & pray that the Holy Month brings peace & happiness in everyone's life.” (CNS)

Holly Ramadan commences, huge rush in markets

03 teens drown in the valley

Srinagar, June 30 (KNS): Three teenagers includ-ing a girl were drowned at different places while bathing in nallahs to beat the summer heat. Shareen Tariq son of Tariq Ahmad Mahjoor resident of Sangri Bara-mulla a 9th class student who had come to visit his relatives in Drugmulla on 29th got drowned while bathing in Nallah Pohru. The Police and civil administration launched a rescue operation with the assistance of Army. Later the assistance of marine commandos of Indian Navy Marcos was also sought by the administration.

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Weatherman predict no respite in near

futureSrinagar, Jun 30 (KNS): With the increase in the temperatures in Srinagar on the very first day of Ramazan, the weather-men here predicted light to moderate rain and thundershowers at some places.According to the KNS correspondent, Srinagar recorded 32.6 °C tempera-tures on Monday with the night temperatures recorded as 19.2 oC. The state metrological de-partment has stated that there is a possibility of light rain, thundershow-er in Srinagar with the maximum and minimum temperatures will be round 32°C and 19°C re-spectively.

In Jammu region there will be Rain at some plac-es and the maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 36°C and 27°C respectively.According to MET office reports, Kashmir valley witnessed

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Scorching heat engulfs valley

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22 children of Doda district sent for Cleft Surgery

Police confis-cates timber, arrests driver

Ganderbal, June 30: A Forester and a Forest Guard was suspended by the department on Monday for allegedly being hand in glove with timber smugglers after police seized a vehicle containing smuggling timber in Central Kash-mir’s Ganderbal district. Police sources told CNS that after receiv-ing inputs smuggled timber is being ferried in the area, a police party stopped a vehi-cle (JK01H-0496) near Haran Shalabugh area of Ganderbal and seized the smuggled

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Relatives accuse husband of killing wife

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan and Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu also witnessed the launch from the Sriharikota spaceport, about 100 kilometres from Chennai.The Prime Minister arrived in Chennai on Sunday enroute to Sriharikota to witness the event. French satellite SPOT 7, identical to SPOT-6, which ISRO had launched in 2012, would be placed diametrically op-posite to SPOT-6, forming part of the existing Earth observation satellite. European space technology company Airbus Defence and Space has built SPOT-7. Germany's AISAT satel-lite would focus on the global sea-traffic monitoring system with special emphasis on high traffic zones using AIS signals. It is also Germany's first DLR satel-lite in the nano-satellite class. NLS 7.1 and NLS 7.2 are from the University of Toronto, Institute of Aerospace Studies/ Space Flight Laboratory in Canada. Both payloads would perform Two-spacecraft precision formation flying using differential GPS with centime-tre-level relative position and sub-metre level accu-rate position control system. Satellite VELOX-1 from Nanyang Technological Uni-versity, Singapore is a technology demonstrator for in-house design of image sensor, MEMS-based atti-tude determination and control system and inter-sat-ellite RF link. The five satellites were launched under commercial arrangements that ANTRIX (ISRO's commercial arm) entered into with the respective foreign agencies. ISRO has so far launched 35 satellites from 19 coun-tries around the globe -- Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Indo-nesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Sin-gapore, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey and United Kingdom, bringing a huge sum to the country as foreign exchange. India began its space journey in 1975 with the launch of Aryabhatta using a Russian rocket and till date, it has completed over 100 space missions including mis-sions to moon and mars.

the visit of Prime Minister of India and to foil their attempts, they don’t want to take any chances and thus are preparing for a big security show ahead of the proposed visit. “We’re taking all possible security measures to have an incident free visit by the prime minister,” said a top police official. Separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani has called for pro-test in wake of Modi’s visit against what he said arrest spree, house detentions and confiscation of properties of pro-freedom people. A police official said that all security arrangements with regard to Prime Minister’s visit have been com-pleted and already the security has been put in place in restive parts of North Kashmir. (CNS)

After strenuous efforts the body of the boy was fished out from the nallah today morning.In another incident, a 07 year old girl Meema daugh-ter of Ghulam Qadir Bakerwal (nomads) resident of Jammu Dansal Jajeer Kothli at present Hutmur-rah, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Mattan got drowned in Shahkul near Sundose. Police and Civil administration are on job to fish out the body from the nallah. In Ganderbal, another teenager Ziyafat Ahmad Mir son of Manzoor Ahmad resident of Sheikh Zoo Batwi-na, Ganderbal got drowned in river Jhelum at Sheikh Zoo, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Ganderbal. The body was fished out by locals and his relatives. (KNS)

granting ‘amnesty for boys and (that) their cases be withdrawn’. Reports have also informed that majority of the youth are detained in different police station in North Kashmir’s Baramulla and Sopore town. (KNS)

Mutton and Chicken shops with the people purchas-ing the commodities in large numbers. Various oth-ers accused that the prices in the markets is not being monitored and that the sellers claim the rates of the certain commodities as per their own wish with no rate list hanging around the shops.The vendors in the city centre Lal Chowk made good business on Monday with the fruits, vegetables being sold to people at large. Polythene was widely used in the Srinagar markets on Monday with the concerned authorities on the deep slumber over the open usage of the banned entity.The people also accused that the authorities didn’t announce the rates of the essential commodities for the holy month, hence paving ways for the black mar-keting and illegal price hikes. Masses urged the state government to come up with the detailed rates of the items being sold in the markets so that buyers could not be deceived with the wrong rates. Also the mosques were seen crowded for whole days with particularly special lectures of Quran and Had-ith were arranged at certain places for the people. Kashmir’s historic grand mosque witnessed the huge rush of believers on the very first day with the indi-vidual recitations of Quran going on for several hours inside the mosque premises. (KNS)

timber along with the vehicle. Sources said that during questioning, the arrested Driver Mushtaq Ahmed confessed that a Forester and a Forest Guard are hand in glove with the timber smugglers. Ac-cordingly, Divisional Forest Officer Hafizullah Mir suspended the duo whom he identified as Forester Ghulam Muhammad Dar and Forest Guard Farooq Ahmed. A police official from Shadipora Police station told CNS that they have registered a case vide FIR num-ber 92/2014 under section 379 of 6 Forest Act. (CNS)

Rs 449 per 14.2-kg domestic subsidised LPG (cooking

gas) cylinder. IOC said at current rate the industry (IOC plus Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum) are projected to end the fiscal with Rs 107,850 crore of revenue losses.

provided benefits to thousands of CWSN across the district.Additional Deputy Commissioner Doda, Mr. Imam Din, Chief Education Officer Doda, Mr. Mohd Ayaz Mughal among others were present on the occasion. (KNS)

KNS that despite that rise in the temperatures and inadequate facilities at the government schools in valley, the decision over the summer holidays has been kept in limbo by the government here- giving tough time to the kids.Parents while expressing resentment over the silence of the department about the crises getting erupted due to the increase in day temperatures stated that no facilities are in place for their children at schools to beat the scorching heat. “Where are the authori-ties at present who keep on claiming to have the best infrastructure at schools. Our children faint when they reach home as no measures have so far been tak-en in the schools during the ongoing hot summers,” said Mukhtar Ahmad, a Srinagar resident.Scores of other parents stated that little is being done on ground by the concerned department so that the children could study in conducive environs. Also there are no measures so far been taken to give a bit of relief to the school going children during the hot summer days.Despite Ramadan with most of the students on fast-ing, the authorities, according to the sources are yet to take the final call over the announcement of the summer break in valley. However, reports suggested that the education department has decided to announce the break after 20th of the ongoing month.

much increase in the temperatures during the last few days with Sunday’s temperature recorded as 31.6 oC. In Jammu, the temperatures on Sunday were re-corded as 33.7 oC. The people of the region from the last several days are witnessing unabated increase in the temperatures. In Leh, the temperature remained 28. 2oC on Monday. The state metrological department Monday maintained during the last 24 hours there is a possibility of light rain and thundershowers.Maximum and Minimum temperatures will be around 30°C and 15°C respectively in Srinagar. In Jammu, the weather department predicted rain and thunder-showers. Maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 37°C and 29°C respectively. Ladakh will be partly cloudy sky. Maximum and minimum tempera-tures will be around 25°C and 11°C respectively. (KNS)

resulting in injuries to four persons travelling in the car. All the injured were shifted to SMHS Sri-nagar and SKIMS Srinagar for further treatment. In another accident, an Innova bearing registra-tion number GJ-6642 hit and injured a pedestrian Khati wife of Ghulam Rasool Ahanger resident of Lar Preng at National Highway near Preng. The injured was shifted to Sub District Hospital, Kan-gan for treatment. Police has registered a case in this regard.In another road accident, an unknown motor cyclist bearing registration number JK01J-331 skidded off the road near Fruit Mandi, in the ju-risdiction of Police Station Parimpora, resulting in injuries to the motor cyclist. He was shifted to JVC Hospital for treatment. Police has registered a case in this regard. (KNS)

Filtration plant at Habdipora. After completion of legal formalities the body handed over to legal heirs for last rites. (KNS)

encouraged by his parents and brothers to kill her wife. “Babli was innocent who suffered every time at the hands of her husband (policeman) and in-laws. They tortured her mentally and physically demanding dow-ry from her,” the brother of the victim woman told CNS. “Police have only arrested the husband of the vic-tim so far and have not booked her in-laws on whose behest Babli jan was murdered,” they said. The protestors said that her in-laws brought Babli Jan to a nearby Health Care Centre in critical condi-tion where doctors declared her brought dead. The vic-tim according to the doctors was pregnant who bore torture marks. They demanded stern punishment for the accused husband and his family members. A police official told CNS that they have already arrested the husband of the victims and are waiting for the post mortem report. (CNS)

Sopore firing incident:

Enquiry officer extends deadline till July 03

Baramulla, June 30: The District Magistrate, Baram-ulla, Dr. Farooq Ahmed Lone, who has been appoint-ed as enquiry officer into the killing of a civilian at Sopore on June 23, 2014, has extended the last date of deposition before him till July 03, 2014. The last date was expiring today.Anyone having any knowledge about the said firing incident can now depose before him till July 03, 2014 from 2 pm onwards in his office at Baramulla. The depositions can be made orally or in the form of written affidavits.It is pertinent to mention here that the Government constituted an enquiry committee comprising Dis-trict Magistrate Baramulla to ascertain the factual position with respect to the causes and circumstanc-es of the firing incident that took place in Krank-shivan, Sopore on June 23, 2014 leading to the death of one civilian, Arshad Ahmad Shah S/O Abdul Aziz Shah R/O Naseem Bagh, Sopore and injuries to four other persons. (KNS)

Territory captured in Iraq, Syria is the new 'caliphate', declares ISIL

Baghdad: The al-Qaeda break-away group that has seized much of northeastern Syria and huge tracts of neighboring Iraq formal-ly declared the establishment of a new Islamic state on Sunday and demanded allegiance from Mus-lims worldwide.With brutal efficiency, the Sunni extremist group has carved out a large chunk of territory that has effectively erased the border be-tween Iraq and Syria and laid the foundations of its proto-state. But the declaration, made on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, could trigger a wave of infighting among the Sunni mil-itant factions that formed a loose alliance in the blitz across Iraq and impact the broader international jihadist movement, especially the future of al-Qaeda.The spokesman for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant de-clared the group's chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as the leader of the new caliphate, or Islamic state, and called on Muslims everywhere, not just those in areas under the orga-nization's control, to swear loyalty to al-Baghdadi and support him.Members loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) wave ISIL flags in Raqqa, Iraq. Reuters ImageMembers loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) wave ISIL flags in Raqqa, Iraq. Re-uters Image"The legality of all emirates, groups, states and organizations becomes null by the expansion of the caliph's authority and the ar-rival of its troops to their areas," said the spokesman, Abu Moham-med al-Adnani, in an audio state-ment posted online. "Listen to your caliph and obey him. Support your state, which grows every day."Al-Adnani loosely defined the Is-lamic state's territory as running from northern Syria to the Iraqi province of Diyala — a vast stretch of land straddling the border that is already largely under the Is-lamic State's control. He also said that with the establishment of the caliphate, the group was changing its name to just the Islamic State, dropping the mention of Iraq and the Levant.Muslim extremists have long

dreamed of recreating the Islamic state, or caliphate, that ruled over the Middle East, much of North Af-rica and beyond in various forms over the course of Islam's 1,400-year history.It was unclear what immediate impact the declaration would have on the ground in Syria and Iraq, though experts predicted it could herald infighting among the Sunni militants who have joined forces with the Islamic State in its fight against Iraqi Prime Minister Nou-ri al-Maliki and his Shiite-led gov-ernment."Now the insurgents in Iraq have no excuse for working with ISIS if they were hoping to share pow-er with ISIS," said Aymenn al-Tamimi, an analyst who special-izes in Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria, using one of several ac-ronyms for the Islamic State. "The prospect of infighting in Iraq is in-creased for sure."The greatest impact, however, could be on the broader interna-tional jihadist movement, in par-ticular on the future of al-Qaeda.Founded by Osama bin Laden, the group that carried out the 11 Sep-tember attacks on the US has long carried the mantle of the interna-tional jihadi cause. But the Islamic State has managed to do in Syria and Iraq what al-Qaeda never has — carve out a large swath of terri-

tory in the heart of the Arab world and control it."This announcement poses a huge threat to al-Qaeda and its long-time position of leadership of the international jihadist cause," said Charles Lister, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Center, in emailed comments. "Taken glob-ally, the younger generation of the jihadist community is becoming more and more sup-portive of (the Islamic State), largely out of fealty to its slick and proven capacity for attain-ing rapid results through bru-tality."Al-Baghdadi, an ambitious Iraqi militant who has a $10 million US bounty on his head, took the reins of the Islamic State in 2010 when it was still an al-Qaeda affiliate based in Iraq. Since then, he has trans-formed what had been an um-brella organization focused mainly on Iraq into a transna-tional military force.Al-Bagh-dadi has long been at odds with al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Za-wahri, and the two had a very public falling out after al-Bagh-dadi ignored al-Zawahri's demands that the Islamic State leave Syria. Fed up with al-Baghdadi and un-able to control him, al-Zawahri for-mally disavowed the Islamic State in February.

Ukraine crisis: Leaders to hold more talks amid clashes

The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France are to hold more talks to resolve the con-flict in east Ukraine.Germany and France have urged Ukrainian President Petro Poros-henko to extend a cease-fire with pro-Russian separatists - due to end on Monday evening - for a second time.The truce remains un-der strain, with five Ukrainian soldiers killed in clashes in the east.A Russian state TV cam-eraman was also shot dead while reporting in Donetsk.Russia's Channel One TV said that Anatoly Klyan, 68, was fatally wounded in the stomach when shots were fired by Ukrainian troops near a military base. He was reporting on pro-Russian separatists in the area.He is the third Russian TV journalist to be killed in Ukraine this month.In a statement on its website, Russia's foreign ministry said the cam-eraman's death showed that Ukraine's "security structures" clearly did not want a de-escalation of the conflict.The ministry demanded that Ukraine carry out an objective investigation.Deadline loomsGerman Chancellor An-gela Merkel and French President Francois Hol-lande held their second talks in a week with Mr Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday.The leaders discussed the importance of the cease-fire and the implementa-tion of Mr Poroshenko's peace plan, a statement (in French) from Pres-ident Hollande's office said.Protesters gathered in Kiev to show their anger at the temporary cease-fire between government

troops and rebels in the east of Ukraine - 29 June 2014Protesters gathered in Kiev on Sunday to voice their anger at President Poroshenko's truce with rebelsA man holds a sign say-ing "We talk - they kill!" during a protest against the ceasefire in Indepen-dence Square in Kiev - 29 June 2014One man at the demon-strations in the capital carried a sign saying: "We talk - they kill!"According to the AFP news agency, President Putin used the call to urge Mr Poroshenko to extend the ceasefire "for a longer period".However, protesters an-gered by the ceasefire gathered outside Presi-dent Poroshenko's offices in Kiev on Sunday.The BBC's David Stern in Kiev says Mr Poros-henko is coming under increased pressure to re-sume military operations against the rebels.One demonstrator told Reuters news agency that the temporary truce "didn't bring any results, except deaths of our sol-diers".The ceasefire was extend-ed on Friday for three days and is due to end

on Monday at 22:00 local time (19:00 GMT).Some rebel leaders re-fused to observe the truce and low-level attacks have continued over the weekend.A local resident peers out through a damaged window in an apartment block in Sloviansk that was reportedly shelled - 29 June 2014There were renewed clashes in Sloviansk on Sunday with both sides accusing one another of firing shellsUkrainian military spokesman Oleksiy Dm-ytrashkivskiy said five Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and at least 17 wounded in clashes in the east of Ukraine.He also said pro-Russian rebels had seized an air defence unit in Donetsk and captured six soldiers, although this has not been independently verified.Elsewhere, there were re-newed clashes in the rebel stronghold of Sloviansk with government troops and armed separatists ac-cusing one another firing shells in the city.Photographs showed a badly damaged apartment block and there were re-ports of civilian casual-ties, but this has not been confirmed.

EU pressurePresident Poroshenko's 15-point peace plan in-volves decentralising power and holding early local and parliamentary elections.A pro-Russian gunman next to a sign that reads "Stop! shoot without warning" at a captured Ukrainian National Guard compound in Do-netsk city - 28 June 2014The separatists in east-ern Ukraine continue to occupy several govern-ment and military build-ingsThe European Union has threatened to im-pose more sanctions on Russia unless Mr Putin puts pressure on pro-Russia rebels to lay down their arms.Chancellor Merkel warned Russia on Fri-day the EU was prepared for "drastic measures" if no progress was made on the peace plan.Her warn-ing came as Mr Poroshen-ko signed a landmark EU trade pact - an agreement that triggered the recent crisis.The refusal of Mr Poroshenko's predeces-sor, Viktor Yanukovych, to sign the EU deal - un-der pressure from Russia - led to protests in Kiev and his eventual over-throw this year.

SRINAGAR | TUESDAY, JULY | 01 | 2014Daily ZABARWAN TIMES NEWS

Take a break from your routine, Libra. You might feel like you’re leading an army into battle as you strive for new adven-tures and conquer new realms. Make sure you take a bit of time out today to stop and let your troops rest. You deserve a little rest yourself. Use this moment of stillness to form your plan of attack so you’re sure about how to proceed.

The key for you is to minimize your daily drama as much as possible, Scorpio. You may not realize how much you cripple your-self by the way you exaggerate every aspect of your life. Try not to give so much of your attention to things that really don’t matter much. Petty jealousy and gossip about other people’s lives are es-pecially irrelevant in your world.

Be careful of advertising yourself as someone who is so strong and mentally competent that you’re capable of handling every-thing, Sagittarius. Take note that the strongest mule on the trail usually ends up carrying the most weight. Your emotions are more sensitive than you may think, and certainly more than you demonstrate to others. Be honest about the way you feel and not just the way you think.

Things should flow well for you today with very little ef-fort on your part, Capricorn. Take note that if any quarrel arises, it’s an indication that the person you’re arguing with isn’t nec-essarily the right person to deal with or confide in. Emotional issues are likely to be the hardest ones to overcome, but this shouldn’t be a problem for you. You have the ability to work through these like a pro.

This is meant to be a nice, relaxing day, so treat it as such, Aquarius. There’s no need for you to plan any great strategy at this time. Try to take it easy and not indulge in any unnecessary stress. This is your time to enjoy the moment. Don’t tax your mind by overanalyzing everything that comes your way. Go with the flow and have a great time regardless of what you end up doing.

Your sensual nature is heightened, Pisces, and you’ll find yourself engaged in tender moments and languid peacefulness in the company of others. Soothe your soul by letting yourself slip into situations that give you the emotional freedom to do or say whatever comes to mind. Life should be like a love poem written by a great master. Accept the good energy that comes your way.

Your sixth sense is right on target, Virgo, so trust your instincts today. You’re likely to connect with someone in a wonderful partnership that will help you foster the very plan you want to develop now. Stay close to those things that resonate strongly with your morals. The answer is in front of you; you don’t have to search too far afield in order to find it.

Allow your eager and restless nature to express itself in ways other than through the spoken word, Aries. Show someone that you care through your gentle touch or a big bear hug. Hold on a little bit more tightly than you might normally. There’s an unspo-ken understanding that comes when you communicate through nothing but pure silence. Work on developing this kind of connec-tion with those closest to you.

This is a terrific day for you, Taurus. You should find that your relationships, especially with men, go exceptionally well. Your tender and extremely sensitive nature is finally being recognized as the treasure chest it is. There are many times in which this type of personality is seen as weak, yet today is one of those times in which you’re given the full credit you deserve.

A selfish attitude on your part won’t be tolerated today, re-gardless of the circumstances, Gemini. Don’t make it worse for yourself by pretending that you don’t notice others’ hurt feelings. People are likely to be extra sensitive today, so be careful about trying to impose your will on someone who really wants nothing more than an ear to talk to and a shoulder to cry on.

You could find the hardest person to face is you, Cancer. You tend toward introspection, and you may find yourself shrinking into self-recrimination. You could analyze the important people in your life and yet fail to address the one you really need to look at – you. As you continually strive for perfection, give yourself proper credit. Do something nice for yourself today.

Take advantage of the creative energy in the air today, Leo. Keep your hands moving and your imagination flowing toward something fun and artistic. If you begin to doubt your work, you may fall down a spiral of creative blockage. Don’t get into the habit of constantly judging the quality or outcome of your work. Give yourself free rein to open up and explore whatever comes to mind.

SRINAGAR, JUNE 30: Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Dis-tribution (CA&PD) and Transport, Ch. Mohammad Ramzan today said that the recruitment process for Class-IV Employees in CA&PD is to be completed within a period of one month. The Minister asked the Directors of both the divisions to set up the recruiting Commit-tee headed by Assistant Directors in each district so that the drive would be completed within stipu-lated time. This direction was given by the Minister while chairing a re-view meeting besides taking stock of distribution and availability of essential commodities here today.

The Minister said that govern-ment is committed to provide qual-ity and standard food grain to the consumers and it is the duty of the department to effectively monitor

the public distribution mechanism. He stressed upon the officers for early revision and re-verification of APL and BPL families to identify the genuine and needy families and weed out bogus card hold-ers.The Minister further asked the officers to identify the de-serving households for inclusion under National Food Security Act (NFSA) so that ration on sub-sidized rates is provided to them under the scheme.

The Minister gave direc-tives to the officers to consult the PRIs for issuing the utiliza-tion certificate and ascertaining the overall requirement of food grain and other essentials in the concerned areas. He also asked them to undertake periodical revision and monitor the perfor-mance of all districts on regular basis to evaluate the perfor-mance for smooth functioning of the department.

“The Languages of J&K” presented to Guv

SRINAGAR, JUNE 30: Prof. G.N. Devy, Chairperson, The People’s Linguistic Survey (PLSI), and Dr. Omkar N. Koul, member, National Editorial Collective, PLSI called on Mr. N.N. Vohra, Governor, here at the Raj Bhavan today.

Prof. Devy and Dr. Koul presented the first copy of “The Languages of Jammu and Kashmir” to the Governor. Prof. Devy is the Chief Editor of this volume and Dr. Koul is the Editor. This important book, based on enormous research, is part of a 50 volume series titled “The People’s Linguistic Survey of India”.

This volume, focusing entirely on the languages of Jammu and Kashmir, is the result of the outstanding ini-tiative of Bhasha Research Centre, Baroda, and is based on the survey and researches on all living languages of India.The Governor congratulated Prof. Devy and Dr. Koul for the monumental work done by them and the Bhasha Research Centre and hoped that this volume on the lan-guages of J&K would be acquired and closely studied by all the educational institutions in the State, particularly the University, and by the various concerned departments and agencies of the State Government. The Governor sug-gested to Prof. Devy and Dr. Koul to urge the Kashmir Uni-versity to organize a Seminar, involving all concerned, to make the “Languages of J&K” known to the people of J&K.

Ramzan reviews functioning of CA&PDAsks for early completion of recruitment process for Class IV Employees

LOOLIPORA, (BUDGAM) 30:- Saying that unemployment problem is the biggest challenge confronting the Government, the Minister for Finance & La-dakh Affairs, Mr Abdul Rahim Rather today said all the resourc-es are being pooled to create maximum possible job avenues for the unemployed youth of the state.

While new posts are being created on regular basis, all the vacancies in various depart-ments would be filled up on fast track basis.Addressing pub-lic gatherings in Hampora and Loolipora villages in Chrar-i- Sharief constituency on Monday, Mr Rather said creation of job avenues for unemployed youth remains the top priority of pres-ent Government, which after taking over the reins devised a first of its kind job policy in the country Called as Sher-i-Kash-mir Employment and Welfare Programme for Youth (SKEWPY), a scheme acknowledged even at

the national level. He said there are about 60000 vacancies in various departments which will be filled on fast track basis. “We want to see hope and happi-ness on the gloomy faces of un-employed youth and to make their future bright and safe”, Mr Rather added. He said while ev-ery possibility is being explored

to provide jobs in public sector, the youth should also venture in private sector by availing at-tractive incentives available un-der the States Industrial Policy.Mr Rather cautioned the people against machinations of political opponents who are desperately trying to hoodwink through their falsehood and deceit.”They

will try to exploit sentiments and emotions of the innocent people and polarize the commu-nities on religion and regional basis, but be united to thwart their nefarious game plan”, Mr Rather cautioned. He said op-position is un-nerved with the performance of the present gov-ernment and desperately tries to

mislead people by false propa-ganda. He said the Govt is well abreast with the problems of the people adding that no stone will be left un-turned to come up to their expectations. He said promises made to the people will be fulfilled earnestly and all genuine grievances redressed without delay.

Tackling unemployment problem priority of Govt: Rather

Shri Amarnathji Yatra via Pahalgam Route to open from 2nd July 2014

Use recommended spray schedule for disease free Horticulture produce: Bhalla

SRINAGAR, JUNE 30- At a high level meeting, chaired by Hon’ble Governor, Shri N.N. Vohra, held today at Raj Bha-van, it was decided that the Pahalgam-Chandanwari route shall be opened for the Amarnathji Yatra from Wednesday the 2nd July 2014.The meeting was at-tended by Shri K. Rajendra, DGP; Shri R.K. Gupta, CEO, Shrine Board; Shri Shailendra Kumar, Divisional Commis-sioner, Kashmir, Shri A. G. Mir, IGP, Kash-mir; and Shri Preet Pal Singh, Additional CEO, Shrine Board.The Governor, who is also the Chairman of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, was briefed by the CEO about each of the Yatra related arrange-ments along the Pahalgam route, track condition from Sheshnag to Panjtarni, and status of snow clearance at the site of the Sheshnag Camp. In view of the snow melt levels in the past four days, it was decided to open the Pahalgam route for the pilgrims from 2nd July 2014.For the convenience of pilgrims, it

was decided that all Yatris who have al-ready obtained registration to travel on the Pahalgam route till 5th of July, 2014, shall, if they so wish, have the option of travelling via the Baltal route on the date for which they possess valid registration. Thereafter, from 6th July 2014 onwards, the Yatris will be allowed to embark on their pilgrimages only as per the specific date and route for which they possess valid Yatra Permits.The Governor asked the CEO and Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, to personally monitor and en-sure that all required arrangements are in place for the Yatra to commence from the Pahalgam route from 2nd July 2014 morning.The CEO was asked to forth-with commence the facility of On-spot Registration of pilgrims who wish to travel by the Pahalgam route. Such reg-istration will be open for the plilgrims to embark on their yatra via the Pahalgam route only with effect from 6th July 2014 morning.

SRINAGAR, JUNE 03:- Re-iterating governments’ commitment of boosting and rejuvenating Horticulture sector in the State, the Minister for Housing Horti-culture, Culture, Youth Services & Sports, Mr. Raman Bhalla today said that steps have been taken for development and streamlining the Horticulture Sector so that farmers and fruit growers and other people associated with it are benefitted.

The Minister said this while chairing a meeting of high level officers to ascertain the measures taken for combating recent Scab disease in Apple.

Among others, Vice Chancellor, SKUAST, Secretary Horticulture, Director Horticulture, Director Extension SKUAST and other concerned officers were pres-ent in the meeting.

The Minister stressed upon the of-ficers to work in unison with associate departments so that horticulture pro-duction is kept safe from the diseases besides, production and quality is im-

proved.Mr. Bhalla urged upon them to for-

mulate teams of horticulture officers at district and block levels and visit the orchards of affected areas to assess de-gree of scab and make aware the farmers about necessary remedial methods be-sides disseminate updated information to them.

Emphasizing strict adherence to the guidelines laid down by experts and sci-entists, The Minister asked farmers to ex-tend their cooperation to the horticulture department. He stressed for using pes-ticides/insecticide spray recommended by SKUAST. Mr. Bhalla also asked the concerned officers to disseminate the necessary guidelines and precaution-ary measures to be taken by the farmers regarding spray schedule and other mat-ters through print and electronic media so that farmers receive updated knowl-edge to produce disease free horticulture produce.

Kichloo for innovative measures to make corporation profitable, sustainable

SRINAGAR, JUNE 30- Minis-ter of State for Industries and Commerce, Mr. Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo, Monday said that vari-ous innovative measures have been initiated to revive the Han-dloom Industry of the State on modern lines.

The Minister was addressing 61st Board of Directors Meeting of J&K Handloom Development Corporation, here today.

Financial Commissioner, I&C, Mr. Khurshid Ahmad Ga-nai, Principal Secretary, Plan-ning and Development Mr. B.R.Sharma, Principal Secretary Finance, B.B.Vyas were present on the occasion besides various senior officers of various depart-ments.

The Board approved 6th Pay Commission benefits in fa-vour of Corporation employees with effect from 1st July 2014,

besides, agreed in principle to the demand of enhancement in retirement age from 58 to 60 years.

The Board took various decisions to make Corporation more lively and profitable and approved Additional Plan Assis-tance of Rs 1 crore for manufac-

turing 25000 Kashmiri embroi-dery Pherans, to be marketed in Delhi during ensuing Winter Season. The Board also approved Rs. 25 Lakh for renovation of Showroom at Janpath Delhi.

Earlier, Managing Di-rector, Handloom Development Corporation, Anal Kumar Gupta

gave a detailed pre-sentation about the achievements of the Corporation.

The Board was informed that the Cor-poration has made sig-nificant improvement during last five years and manufactured 3.22 lakh metre wool-len and cotton cloth of different kinds, worth Rs.14.10 Crore during 2013-14. While there is a target of producing

4 lakh metre of tweed and other cotton cloth, costing Rs.18 Crore during current financial year.

The meeting was also in-formed that the corporation has developed liaison with some re-puted Multinational Companies to further improve the export sale of the corporation prod-

ucts to enrich its resource gen-eration. The corporation has also augmented its production and sale channels to give boost to its achievements.

It was informed in the meeting that the Corporation has been providing employ-ment opportunities to over 1200 Weavers and Artisans in far flung areas of the state.

While reviewing the Action Taken report of previ-ous meeting, the Board was in-formed that the construction/ renovation of Handloom Silk Factory Show Room at Solina Srinagar has been successfully accomplished.

Various other issues were also discussed which include compassionate appointment cases, Amendment in payment of Gratuity, and requirement of need based managerial staff.

61st Board of Directors Meeting of HDC

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Holy month of Ramdhan

The Holy month of Ramdhan has begun with that Muslims in every nook and corner of the world

keep fasts to purify mind and soul and bow before Almighty to pardon the sins committed during the previous year know-ingly or unknowingly. In fact, this whole month in itself is so sacred that it automatical-ly provides ample opportuni-ties to a person who sincerely and honestly wants to change the course of his life from evil to truth. Most of the events in Muslim calendar which have widely changed the history have occurred during this holy month including the revelation of Holy Quran, a spiritual con-stitution and a practical guide which teaches every small thing of life. This month provides am-ple opportunities to serve hu-manity in the best possible way and teaches us a unique way of austerity, self-control and the concept of saving and sparing not for one-self but for others particularly orphans, destitute and needy. It really teaches how charity begins at home. It gives the basics of equality and oneness. The holy month of Ramdhan has countless bless-ings for a man provided, he, really and truthfully wants to be blessed. It is because of this that not only Muslims but hun-dreds of people belonging to other communities across the world observe fasts. Ramdhan does not preach to keep fasts and do not eat anything during day. It teaches how to feel the pain of hunger and how to face the agony of those parents who cannot feed their children even a single meal. A true Muslim is he, who controls his hunger, who controls his expansionist designs, who controls his lust for materialism, who controls his physical and mental nega-tivities and who has the spirit of serving humanity in a self-less manner. Let us observe fasts as true humans. Let us help the poor around us with-out publicity. Let us take care of those poor families whose grown up daughters donot get married for want of money to bear the marriage expenses. Let us make our society sensi-tive enough to the problems of needy people and only then we can claim that we are keeping our fasts as preached by Holy Quran and our Prophet (peace be upon him).

Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”

Qoute of the day

Dr. Seuss

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Be passionate, they are young and deserve leniency

Cricket has become a very pop-ular game across the world and this game offers name,

fame and a lot of money not only to the players but to various boards, ad-vertising agencies and hundreds of stake holders connected directly or indirectly with this game. Once con-sidered a gentleman’s game, cricket is now engulfed with lot of contro-versies including betting, fixing and other negative things. It is not a sin to like or dislike a player or a team but it is the way that one expresses his sen-timents connected with his likings. Once chief election commissioner of India M.S.Gill who later became a cabinet minister and held sports portfolio was interviewed on a TV channel were he openly said that he is a big fan of Pakistani cricket team. It does not attracted any ill will against the country and cannot be treated as treason or a hate act against the coun-try, but if you celebrate the victory of Pakistani cricket team over India and raise slogans it definitely can be treated as a hate act and will amount a punishment. The J&K chief Minis-ter Omer Abdullah has said that the act of Kashmiri students is not a kind of treason but has justified their pun-ishment by the university authorities. The question arises as to why should these students instead of putting their abilities to study and achieve new heights indulge in such acts. Definite-ly they are in Meerut where the uni-versity has provided them an oppor-tunity to study different courses and where most of the students belong to other parts of India who will neces-sarily get hurt when somebody raises slogans against their team or country. The Kashmiri students should have known that they are availing all the facilities provided by Govt. of India and the government of the country where they live and make their car-rier. It is unfortunate that they are swayed by emotions without caring for the emotions of others and are in-dulging in such acts which could fur-ther complicate their future and cre-ate many more problems. By doing so they have also put their parents in lot of inconvenience as everybody is not affluent and does not have enough money to spend on the education of their wards. There are people who barrow the money or sell the proper-ty for the education of their children. It is the duty of the children to respect the hard work and toil of their parents who do everything for their educa-tion. They should refrain from doing such acts. As they are young hence the university authorities should take a passionate view and should now give them one more chance and should not spoil their career. The UP govt. should also keep their young age in view and withdraw the cases against them, particularly the case of treason. As they are young, the govt. of Utter Pradesh and the University instead of coming heavily on them and proving harsh, should instead be polite and lenient on them.

Drinking Water Facility for Villages

Five crore people living in over one lakh habitations in villages in our country do not have access to safe drinking water even today.

According to official figures twenty two per cent rural families have to walk for at least half a kilometer or more to fetch water (mostly it is the women who have to bear the burden). The percentage of such families is the maximum in Mani-pur, Tripura, Odisha, Meghalaya, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh. Fifteen per cent of households in villages depend on uncovered wells and other unimproved sources like rivers, springs, ponds for drinking water. Also eighty five per cent of all drinking water resources in villages are based on underground sources of water and in many of these areas water is contaminat-ed. Only 30.80 percent of the rural population has access to tap water. In fact there are only four states which have been able to bring fifty per cent or more of the rural areas under piped water supply. Many of the states are yet to fully comply with the Supreme Court order on supply of potable water in government schools. The latest available data shows that less than the 44 per cent government schools in villages have drinking water fa-cility.During the national consultation in Delhi held recently on the prog-ress of national rural drinking water programmers and related issues , it was revealed that in spite of this unsatisfactory sce-nario with regard potable water availability in villages many of the states have failed to fully utilize the funds allocated by the centre under the various heads of NRD-WP.To achieve the objective of provid-ing drinking water facilities to all the villages, the Government is bringing about a major paradigm shift in the National Rural Drink-ing Water Programme in the XIIth

Five Year plan period. In the back-drop of over extraction of ground water in most parts of the country, the emphasis is to shift away from ground water to surface water. The focus would be on piped water sup-ply and minimizing the use of hand pumps. The target is to ensure indi-vidual household connections to at least 35 per cent of the population in villages by 2017 against only 13 per cent today.In order to encourage the villagers to take water connections, the Gov-ernment is roping in Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA). A recent order said the ASHAs will get an incentive of 75 rupees for motivating each of the fami-lies in villages to take individual household tap connection. The states can use the money from the support funds allocated to states under the NRDWP.The norm of 40 litres of water per capita per day( LPCD) in villages was set way back in 1972 but now under the 12th five year plan , it is being increased from 40 to 55 li-tres .In the 12th plan the target is to cover at least half of the popu-lation to get 55 LPCD water with-in in their house hold premises or within 100 meter radius. Once the states are able to increase the per capita availability of drinking water, it will help in bridging the gap to some extent between urban areas and rural areas. Under NRD-WP, States have the flexibility to fix their own supply norms. The Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Bharatsinh Solanki has urged the states to aim at 55 LPCD , this he says will enable higher level of household connections and reduce the burden on women and girls in fetching water from hand pumps and public taps as well as reducing risk of contamination.Quality of drinking water avail-ability is a major concern in villag-es many parts of the country are af-fected by contamination of arsenic and fluoride, which are considered

the most hazardous in terms of their effect on health. In the budget proposals for 2013-14 Rs 1,400 crore will be provided for the setting-up water purification plants as there are still 2,000 arsenic and 12,000 fluoride affected rural habitations in the country. Then there are contaminants like iron, salinity uranium and pesticides. The cen-tre is assisting States affected with Chemical contamination of drink-ing water, and those States which have cases of Japanese and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome through a provision under the NRDWP by allocating 5% of the NRDWP funds for Improving the quality of drink-ing waterGiven the growing importance of water quality issues, under the 12th plan dedicated funding will be provided to States with quality af-fected habitations, over and above the normal NRDWP allocation to the State. Highest priority will be given to arsenic and fluoride affected habitations. Part of the funding would also be made avail-able to tackle bacteriological con-tamination in the priority districts with high incidence of Japanese and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome as identified by the Ministry of Health and Family WelfareUnfortunately many of the states like Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, and Uttara-khand & Tripura are yet to submit proposals to get the benefit from 5% Water Quality earmarked fund.World over lack of drinking water and sanitation facilities account for over nine per cent of the dis-eases and more than six per cent of deaths. In our country where more than half the population resorts to open defecation, the situation is worse. It is in this scenario that ma-jor emphasis in the 12th plan is strengthening convergence be-tween rural drinking water supply and rural sanitation by taking up

villages covered with piped water supply to get Open Defecation Free status priority and vice versa.The 12th plan draft document says that all government schools and anganwadis in government or community buildings will be pro-vided with water supply for drink-ing and for toilets as per relevant quality norms by convergence of NRDWP for existing schools and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and for new schools set up under SSA. For private schools this will be en-forced the right to education provi-sions. All community toilets built with public funds and maintained for public use will be provided with running water supply under NRD-WP. Care will be taken to ensure that minimum distance is main-tained between the toilet systems and water sources, to alleviate the problem of nitrate contamination.A part of NRDWP outlay will be set aside for integrated Habitat Improvement Projects to provide housing, water and sanitation fa-cilities in rural areas at par with urban areas.Participation of the beneficiaries especially women in drink water supply schemes is also proposed.In another initiative Solar pow-ered pumps will be provided for implementation in remote, small habitations and those with irreg-ular power supply by converging subsidy available under Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.Waste water treatment and recy-cling will also be an integral part of every water supply plan or project.India is fast becoming a water stressed country and over and above everything else there is need to generate awareness about pro-tecting drinking water sources from contamination, regular testing of drinking water sources, conserving rainwater in tanks and ponds, water recharge and water saving devices so that everyone in the country is able to get the basic facility of drink-ing water.

Measures to Check Cheating of investors by Unscrupulous Companies

heating of investors by unscrupulous compa-nies takes many forms, such as: ‘vanishing’ after raising money through public offers; il-legal collection of deposits in violation of Sec-tion 58A of the Companies Act, 1956; floating sham ‘Collective Investment Schemes (CIS)’ in violation of SEBI Act; collecting money from public by posing as ‘Non-Banking Fi-nancial Companies (NBFCs) in violation of RBI Act; and resorting to ‘Ponzy’ or money circulation schemes under the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has tak-en action against ‘vanishing companies’ which have raised funds through initial public offer but thereafter are not trace-able. The Ministry has also taken action against certain companies which have failed to repay deposits to public violat-ing Section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956. Complaints of cheating by companies - which promised high rates of interests to investors, have been received against 87 companies. In these cases Inspection under Section 209A/ Investigation un-der Section 234 of the Companies Act, 1956 has been ordered. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) also looked into the affairs of 669 companies whose operations were in violation of SEBI (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations, 1999. The amount collected by these companies was about Rs 7,435 crore. Out of these companies, 75 have been wound up and the money refunded to the investors. A total of 552 compa-nies were prosecuted; convictions have been secured in 124 cases. RBI also regulates deposits / investments of the public with Non- banking Finance Companies (NBFC) that are registered with RBI. Complaints received against companies posing as NBFC’s and Unin-corporated bodies indulging in cheating

/ fraud are forwarded by RBI to the Eco-nomic Offenses Wing of the State Police for investigation and further action. There are certain companies which have floated fraudulent investment deposits mobilizing schemes (also called ponzi schemes) under various guises and are liable for action under the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Ban-ning) Act, 1978. This Act is administered by Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services) through the State Governments.The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has constituted a Steering Committee to de-velop a “Fraud Prediction Model” aimed at generating alerts for prevention of fraud and malfeasance. It is also pro-posed to revamp the existing Market Research & Analysis Unit (MRAU) in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to enable it to function as an intel-ligence unit. Giving a fillip to the early establishment of a state-of-art Forensic Lab within the premises of SFIO in the national capital; and the development of a Comprehensive Early Warning System (EWS) for detection of corporate fraud and malfeasance at the earliest, three important MoUs have been signed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. These MoUs are: Between Director, SFIO ( which func-tions under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs) and Director, National Institute of Electronics and Information Technol-ogy (NIELIT), a scientific organization under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology; Between Joint Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Director, Finan-cial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND), an agen-cy under the Ministry of Finance; andDirector, SFIO and Director, FIU-IND. As per the Memorandum, NIELIT will set up a state-of-art Forensic Lab within

the premises of SFIO - with a total outlay of Rs. 3.80 Crore on a turnkey basis, to be completed in two phases. The MoUs signed with FIU-IND will lead to better and faster exchange of information be-tween the three Government entities. FIU has been playing a pivotal role in the collection and dissemination of informa-tion on suspicious banking transactions under the Prevention of Money Launder-ing Act, 2002. FIU-IND has been helping both the Ministry and SFIO from time to time by supplying information on sus-picious banking transactions. Having access to banking information as well as expertise of FIU, the MoU will help SFIO in conducting its investigation in a more effective manner. These initiatives will facilitate development of a comprehen-sive EWS for detection of fraud and mal-feasance at the earliest. The concerned regulatory agencies of the Central Government have adopted different measures aimed at sensitiz-ing the public of the need to be cautious while making investments into schemes, etc. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs conducts Investor Awareness Programs (IAP’s) for making the public aware of the various instruments of investments available to them. Similarly, RBI is-sues notice in newspapers regularly to caution the public against the design of entities in collection of deposits illegal-ly. Editors of Newspapers are also sen-sitized to exercise caution for accepting advertisements pertaining to acceptance of deposits by un-incorporated bodies. Presently, RBI is in the process of under-taking a comprehensive campaign aimed at alerting the public against falling prey to the Ponzy schemes and other monetary mal-prac-tices. SEBI also conducts Investor Awareness Programs in cities / towns across the country and has recently launched publicity cam-paigns through electronic and print media.

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