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Srinagar, Jan 7: After the cold response showed by Public and Health Engi-neering (PHE) Depart-ment, people at Abikar-pora near Nehru Park in Srinagar city raised funds and donations for repair-ing water pipes in the area. Residents of Abikarpora told CNS that they are without drinking water from over past one month. “The water pipes laid by PHE department are all de-funct and despite repeated pleas, no official from the department responded. Our appeal proved to be a far cry,” one of the resi-dents Fayeem Ahmed told CNS. Reports said that resi-dents went door to door to collect donations. After raising funds they em-ployed different labours to get the water pipes re-paired and according to

residents the work is un-der progress and hopeful-ly, the inhabitants will get drinking water now. Mocking at the adminis-trative callousness, people said that politicians visit the area during elections and soon after occupying chair they disappear from the scene. “We will elect a candidate by our choice now and will not allow anyone to get benefitted from election boycott,” one of the elders said adding that to address administra-tive and social problems of people, the election of right candidate has become in-evitable. Chief Engineer Muzafar Ahmed Lankar told CNS that he will sent a team of officers in the area to as-certain the facts. “The resi-dents never approached me. They might have

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Mirwaiz’s appreciation for BJP, ‘prejudiced, unreal’: Congress

Srinagar, Jan 7: Taking a strong exception to Hurri-yat Conference(M) Chair-man Mirwaiz Umar Fa-rooq’s assertion that BJP was better than UPA led government vis-à-vis tak-ing initiatives on Kashmir issue, state Congress Tues-day termed Mirwaiz’s opinion ‘prejudiced’ and ‘unreal’. “Mirwaiz is wrong when he terms BJP govern-ment better for Kashmir than UPA. He is playing politics over graves but people here are very much aware of the history. The emotional politics has no space in the present world scenario,” Muzafar Par-ray, senior vice president Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Com-mittee told KNS.He added further that it was the Congress that provided moral support

to the movement of the people of Kashmir against the ‘tyrannical’ Dogra rule. It was the courtesy of Congress that the state is enjoying special status. “How could the fact be undermined that Pandit Nehru was even arrested in Kashmir when he pro-vided the entire moral support to the people here during the Dogra rule?”Accusing that the separat-ist leadership here is frag-mented on all grounds, Congress state vice-presi-dent maintained that the Hurriyat Leadership must unite for the sake of the greater cause and must initiate dialogue with Del-hi for the Kashmir settle-ment. “They (separatists) have no common agenda. They must unite and talk to the Prime Minister for the lasting solution of the Kashmir problem.”

Police arrests a youthSopore, Jan 7: In their first attack of the current year, suspected militants killed a member of the counter-in-surgency Special Operations Group (SOG) and wounded

three others in a guerrilla am-bush in North Kashmir’s So-pore town on Tuesday. Reject-ing the reports that the attack was carried out on the pattern

of ‘Haigam’ in which mili-tants had shot dead at least 4 policemen, a police official said that militants hidden in a house at Chanakhan Sopore resorted to indiscriminate

firing and killed an Assistant Sub-Inspector of SOG while leaving three other personnel injured. Police sources told CNS

that SOG personnel had re-ceived inputs about the pres-ence of militants in a house at Chanakhan Sopore. Reports said that SOG personnel in-formed 52 RR about the devel-opment and left for the area in a Sumo vehicle in plain clothes. “A dreaded LeT militant Muzafar Molvi was hiding in the house of one

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Says Hurriyat creation of agencies to weaken movementSrinagar, Jan 7: National Confer-ence (NC) Tuesday claimed that the formation of third Hurriyat is the creation of agencies and the at-tempts are being made to weaken the on-going movement in Kashmir.“Ram Jet Malani divid-ed Geelani and Mirwaiz and now we have the agencies in our coun-try that are hell-bent in dividing the separatists further so that the on-going movement could be weakened at large,” Dr Mustafa Kamal, ad-ditional general secretary NC told KNS.He stated further that the role of the Indian agencies are from the beginning was to use and throw the leaders here. They create lead-ers, use them and then throw them at the end. “The agencies of India have the greater role in using the leaders at one point and then mak-

ing them irrelevant at the other so that new leader could be created.”Dr. Kamal maintained further that the Huriyat Leadership here must unite for the common cause and should present one picture before the world. He remarked further that the world community includ-ing OIC accepts the representative character of Huriyat and it must

in unison perceive the common cause.“There are ele-ments from both the sides that strive to weaken the Kashmir issue for their vested inter-ests and the leader-ship must not fall in their trap. Instead of fighting against each other, they

must fight together for a cause.”Kamal further told KNS that it is unfortunate that the Huriyat Leadership is getting divided on ground and the same has created chaos among the people. “They should not confuse people and the need of the hour for the leadership is to show unity.”

New Delhi, January 7: Shri Ghualm Nabi Azad, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare launched the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK), here today. He also inaugurated the three-day Na-tional Adolescent Health Consulta-tion.The Union Health Minister, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad while address-ing the gathering stated that the programme will comprehensively address the health needs of the 243 million adolescents, who account for over 21% of the country’s population. He said that so far the efforts have been partial, confined to sexual and reproductive health, that too at se-lect government facilities. The Rash-triya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) will bring in several new di-mensions, which he listed as- mental health, nutrition, substance misuse,

gender based violence and non-com-municable diseases. The programme introduces community based inter-

ventions through peer educators, and is underpinned by collabora-tions with other Ministries and State

governments, knowledge partners and more research. Referring to the strategic approach to RMNCH+A (Reproductive, Maternal, New born, Child Health + Adolescent) in which `A` denotes adolescents, unveiled last year at Mahabalipuram, the Health Minister said that new fo-cus on adolescents is in recognition of the fact that without adolescent health, maternal and child health outcomes may continue to elude us.Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the 5 by 5 RMNCH+A matrix has been developed which lists out the 5 high impact interventions under each of the 5 pillars, all of which need to be implemented together, at the same time, with high coverage and qual-ity.Speaking at the occasion, Sh K De-siraju, Health Secretary said that the programme is an effort to move

away from a ‘doctor-driven’ effort towards a holistic and participative programme. The RKSK recognizes that all adolescents need attention even before the occurrence of any disease or problem, and in order to make informed decisions and choic-es.Highlighting the salient features of the programme and the need for an enhanced and sharper focus on adolescents, Smt Anuradha Gupta, Addl. Secretary and Mission Direc-tor, NRHM stated that adolescents present a unique opportunity to reap the country’s demographic dividends. This, she pointed out, will not be possible without investing in their health needs. She explained that lifestyle and behavior related diseases such as substance abuse, in-flicting self harm, tendency

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Srinagar, Jan 7 : Castigating the state dispensation of being unaware of the ground situation of the state, Awami Mutahida Mahaz Tuesday stated that the tall claims of great performance of the government after five years are the ‘mere’ advertisements “The fact is that the dispensation has done negli-gible in all the vital sectors concern-ing the masses. The administration is so weak, ill-prepared and insensitive that even a few inches of snow puts the whole life in Kashmir and other areas of the state out of gear deflating the plump claims of the government,” reads the statement of AMM issued to KNS.The statement remarked further that despite various commissions and organizations, the corruption in the state has become a way of life and gov-ernment has failed to take any con-crete measure which could at least minimize this curse. “Transparency and accountability is seen nowhere. Malpractices, favoritism and delayed justice have become rampant and gained administrative sanction. Hu-man Rights Violations continue un-

abated, police high-handedness and indiscreet use of force against people protesting for their genuine demands continues.”The spokesman maintained further that the “zero tolerance” has been con-signed to archives and the investiga-tions and inquires regarding human rights violations are either pending or remain unimplemented, making mockery of the govt. promises and ac-tions. “The youth of the state which is our future hope remains desolate and depressed. The performances of Women’s Commission and Corpora-tion have also been next to zero. The much talked Panchayati Raj is still in doldrums. The problem of unem-ployment has not been addressed in a wholesome way even the posts and positions available in the govt. Sec-tor have mostly remained unfilled to date.”The spokesman remarked that the recruiting agencies are ill-equipped; lack transparency and work in such a lethargic and incompetent way that courts have to interfere with

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Gurupurab celebrated with religious fervorSrinagar, Jan 7: Amid chill, Gurpurab, birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Sing Ji founder of Khalsa Panth and 10th Sikh Guru was celebrated with reli-gious fervor across Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Thousands of Sikhs from across Kashmir visited the Gurdwara to join special prayers. The main function was held at Gurdwara Chatipad-shahi at Rainawari in Srinagar. People belonging to the Sikh community, attired in

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WEATHER

TEMPERATUREMAXIMUM MINIMUMSUNSET ON(WED.)SUNRISE ON (THURSDAY)

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Light rain/snow. Maximum & Minimum temperatures will be around 4°C & -2°C respectively.

Performance sheet- Not so encouraging

The just released list of achieve-ments by the state government during last five years speaks vol-umes about the performance of coalition. The list of

Cabinet Sub-Committee visits Doda, Kishtwar,

RambanThe Cabinet Sub-Committee on Creation of New Administrative Units headed by Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. Tara Chand to-day visited Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban and interacted with representatives of different po-

Army patrol party

attackedSrinagar, Jan 07: Militants attacked Army patrol at Beighpora, Awantipora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district late Tuesday evening.A senior Army official while talking to

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First militant attack in 2014 PDP slams AAP over hurting Muslim SentimentsSrinagar, Jan 7: Condemning the reported expression of disrespect for Muharram by a leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Kumar Vishwas, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday said it has hurt the feelings of Muslims and all freedom loving people across

the country.In a statement issued to KNS, the party spokesman said the leaders of youngest party (AAP) in the country need to curb their exuberance while making statements that have the potential of hurting peo-ple’s sentiments and sounding offensive.The spokesman said it was highly disappointing that a prominent member of the emerging political party, which claims to represent

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‘Last 5-years have witnessed dismal governance, rampant corruption’

Weather advisory issued: Heavy snowfall from Jan 8-10Srinagar, Jan 07: Weatherman Tuesday issued an advisory regarding moderate to heavy snowfall for next three days beginningWednesday. The weather system is likely to dis-rupt air and surface transport in the Valley, it said.“Moderate to heavy snow will occur at many places in Kashmir and Jammu divisions and at a few places in Ladakh region particularly in Zogila, Drass and Kargil

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Man slips to deathSrinagar, January 07: A man slipped to death from a moun-tain top and fell down into a deep gorge while collecting grass for his cattle near the forest area in Teetwal sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district.Mohammad Yousaf Danch son of Ghulam Hassan Danch resi-dent of Breri, Karnah slipped from a mountain and fell 25 feet deep while collecting grass for his cattle from the forest area in Breri Teetwal in the district resulting in his

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towards gender-based violence, low nutrition and physi-cal inactivity, which begin and occur more during this phase, are fast becoming the causes for the highest mortal-ity in this age group. She stated that in the coming years in the developing countries, seven out of ten deaths will be due to non-communicable diseases.The RKSK programme defines an adolescent as a person within 10-19 years of age, in urban and rural areas, in-cludes both girls and boys, married and unmarried, poor and affluent, whether they are in school or out of school. This broad definition helps to address the myriad prob-lems of adolescents across various groups and categories, she stated. The programme emphasis seven ‘Cs”- cover-age, content, communication, counselling, clinics and convergence. She stated that active use of new technolo-gies and social media platforms will form an integral part of the programme to reach the adolescents in their own spaces, with strategic partnerships with communities and peers.The Health Minister also launched the handbooks on strategy frameworks which includes the framework for monitoring, supervision and evaluation of the pro-gramme once it is rolled out; the handbook on operational framework which will help to translate the programme into action; and the resource pack for the ANMs, ASHAs, medical officers, LHVs and peer educators.Also present at the launch function were Ms. Kate Gilm-ore, Deputy Executive Director, UNFPA, Ms. Fredika Mei-jer, UNFPA representative for Bhutan and India, senior officers from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Health Secretaries from different States, and representa-tives from UNICEF.

Muhammad Saleem Dar. Dar, a former militant had been already arrested by police for his involvement in different militancy related activities. As the SOG personnel reached in the area, militants fired upon the party leaving 4 SOG personnel injured,” Dy SP Sopore Mushtaq Ahmed told CNS rejecting that the attack was carried out on the pat-tern of ‘Haigam’ Sopore. Reports said that during the time of incident Army per-sonnel from 52 RR were not present as they were on way. Unconfirmed reports said that militants decamped with the rifle of the deceased SOG personnel Kafeel Ahmed (SPR-43). However, SP Sopore Abdul Qayoom told CNS that he has no information about it. “All the injured po-licemen are in the hospital and details about the incidents have not been furnished yet,” he said. A police official told CNS that before resorting to firing, the militants hurled a grenade on the SOG party in which 4 SOG personnel identified as Constables, Irfan Ahmed from Pulwama (124-SPR), Manzoor Ahmed Ganaie from Panza-la Kupwara (822-SPR), Zakir Ahmed Shiekh from Tahrat-pora Handwara (821-SPR) and Assistant Sub-Inspector Kafeel Ahmed Mir son of Abdul Majeed resident of Keran (43-SPR). All the injured cops were shifted to B.B.Cant hos-pital in Badamibagh. Kafeel later on succumbed to his in-juries in the hospital. Police sources told CNS that two militants hiding in he house of Muhammad Salim Dar son of Abdul Razak Dar were two in number. Police sources identified the duo as Muzafar Molvi and Abu Hurrairah, both from Lashkar Toiba. Police sources said that the son of the owner of the house Muhammad Salim Dar had been arrested by police in November 2013 after huge quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered from his Chanakhan house. “Dar had been arrested under FIR number 104/2013 under section 7/25 of Arms act,” a police official said. Po-lice and Army personnel launched a massive search opera-tion after the incident. All the entry and exit points leading towards Chanakhan were sealed and the identity cards of the people were thoroughly checked. The search operation was called off at around 3. Meanwhile, the daughter of Abdul Razaq Dar in whose house militants were allegedly hiding told CNS that her brother Mushtaq Ahmed was picked up by police soon after the incident. She refuted the allegations that any militant was present in their house. “We heard gun shots and all the gun-wielding persons were in plain clothes. It was not clear who amoung them was militant or policeman,” she said adding that the fam-ily members were busy in routine chorus when the inci-dent occurred.

resistance against tyranny and injustice, should have used disrespectful words against the greatest symbol of resistance that is Muharram.Revolutionaries across the world have received inspi-ration from Karbala and in our part of the world even Mahatama Gandhi has acknowledged the importance of Imam Hussain’s (RA) mission in upholding the dignity and liberty of human beings, he added.The spokesman said while it is a matter of some relief that Kumar has reportedly expressed apologies over the issue but the party will have to enforce discipline on such voices that sound like loose cannons at times. He said the party must formally issue a statement of regret and apology over the matter.

the result recruitment of a few posts takes years to-gether. “Almost nothing has been done to create em-ployment opportunities in private sector in an out of the state. The plight of daily wagers, casual labourers, contractual employees; need based workers’ and An-ganwadi workers and helpers and ASHA workers are not being paid their meager dues in time.”The party handout stated further that the grievances of employees are yet to be addressed. Agriculture and horticulture which still supports the majority has been ignored. There is no availability of quality inputs on fair prices, no storage infrastructure and marketing facilities. Handicraft sector too face a number of prob-lems and this age-old valued industry is on the decline. Hard working artisans continue to live a miserable life. Institutions which are a key for good governance were deliberately weakened and virtually remain paralyzed.“The government has also not given any serious at-tention to strengthen the age-old bonds among various regions and communities of the state thereby provid-ing opportunities for divisive and disruptive forces to thrive,“ said the spokesman while adding that AMM believes that an alternative policy which ensures free health-care, universal free education; food security and right to employment is need of the hour and the govt. has not delivered in this respect.

contacted Executive Engineer of the area but I assure them that their problem will be addressed,” he said.

colourful dresses, paid obeisance at Gurdwaras. The main function was held at Gurdwara Chatipadshahi in old city’s Rainawari area while as the Amira Kadal Gurdwara also witnessed heavy rush of devotees. Similar celebrations were also held in other local Gurd-waras including Jawahar Nagar, Allochibagh, Barzulla, Tral, Rangreth, Pattan and Baramulla and others. TheGurdwaras were beautifully decorated to mark the oc-casion. Many religious and social organizations had ar-ranged ‘langars’ for the devotees at these Gurdwaras. Meanwhile, ALL Parties Sikh Coordination Committee on the eve of birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Sing greet-ed the whole Sikh community especially the Sikhs of J&K. Despite the severe cold, Sikhs visted the gurudwaras, orga-nized langar and on this occasion the Shabad Kertan was recited. APSCC chairman Jagmohan singh Raina, on the birth anniversary of Guruji, said that we should follow the foot prints of Guru ji and learn from his sacrifices which he made for the well being of humanity, with respect to all communities. He adorned the Sikhs with the five K’s and transformed them into a martial community for the protection of humanity without any bias of cast, creed or religion. He sacrificed his whole family in the fight against in-justice including his children, mother and father for the cause of peace , prosperity and humanity.On the occasion of Gurupurab, APSCC also prayed for peace and prosperity of J&K state. Born on December 22, 1666, at Patna Bihar, Guru Gobind Singh a warrior, poet, and philosopher. He succeeded his father Guru Tegh Bahadur as the leader of Sikhs at the young age of nine. He contributed much to Sikhism; nota-ble was his contribution to the continual formalization of the faith which Guru Nanak had founded, as a religion, in the 15th century. Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the living Sikh Gurus, initiated the Sikh Khalsa in 1699, passing the Guruship of the Sikhs to the eleventh Guru of the Sikhs, the Guru Granth Sahib.

Government of Jammu and Kashmir

Office of the Executive Engineer P.H.E Mechanical Division Srinagar. SHORT TERM TENDER NOTICE

For and on behalf of the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir state, sealed Short term tenders affixed with Rs 5/-( Five) revenue stamps are invited from reputed, registered and experienced "D" class Civil contractors whose cards are duly renewed for the year 2013-14 for the below mentioned works;-

S.no Name of the work Estimated cost (Rs in lacks)

Earnest Money

Time of completion

Position of funds

Head of Account

Document fee

01 Construction of RCC platform 44'x25' for installation of 2nos, 320KVA Diesel Generator sets at WSS Doodganga.

3.78 2% 15days Demanded Improvement and Extension

500/-

02 Fabrication/installation/Commis sioning of pump house /operators room at tube well station Mughal Garden Shalimar

2.60 2% 7days Demanded Gardens and Parks

300/-

The tenders should reach the office of the Executive Engineer P.H.E Mechanical Division. Srinagar on or before 18.01.2014 up to 2PM. The tenderers are advised to cast their tenders by hand. In case the date of receipt of tenders is declared a holiday or curfew etc. the tender shall be received on next working day at specified time. The tenders shall be opened on the same day or any other convenient date by the undersigned in presence of contractor/firm who wishes to be present at the time of tender opening.The application along with complete documentary proof as per the terms and conditions of NIT shall be submitted to the office of the undersigned on'13.01.2014 up to 2PM and the tender documents shall be issued to the firm after proper verification of docu-ments On 15.01.2014 against the cash payment as specified above. The issuance of the tender document shall be considered in favour of those firms whose applications are supported with Fresh self-attested copies of the following dnruments:-01 Latest Sales Tax Clearance Certificate or Sales Tax returnf on Form -64) of the latest Quarter showing Tin No therein.02 Registration as works contractor with J&k Sales Tax Department or any other competent Authority.03 Experience of havhig' executed work of similar nature in the shape of Allotment order and Completion Certificate issued by the Competent Authority fNot less than the rank of Executive Engineer!The rates quoted by the contractor/firm shall remain valid for a period of six months from the date of opening of the tenders. The tenderers should quote their rates in the tender document issued from this office only and the rates quoted should be writ-ten in both figures and words against each item without any correction and duly covered by transparent tape. Ambiguous and conditional tenders shall be rejected outright.The tender shall be accompanied with an earnest money as mentioned above in shape of'CDR which shall be pledged in favour of the Executive Engineer P.H.E Mechanical Division Srinagar. The tenders received without CDR /less CDR shall be rejected.The Executive Engineer reserves the right to accept or reject any or all tenders without assigning any reasons thereof.All other terms and conditions shall remain the same as laid down in the PWD form 25 and 33 double leaf.

Sd/ Executive Engineer DIPK NO. 12173 P.H.E Mechanical Division Srinagar

Government of Jammu & Kashmir

Office of the Deputy Director Stores Procurement Department Pampore Kashmir

Short term notice inviting tender.

NIT No. DDP/NIT/2013-14/02 Dated 04-01-2014 Due on 16-01-2014

For & on behalf of the Governor of Jammu & Kashmir State Sealed tender affixed With Rs.5/= revenue stamps are invited from registered "D" class Civil/Registered fabrication unit holders/firms. The tender documents can be issued to those registered firms/contractors who produce,1. Documentary proof of having "D" class contractor's card/SSI registration.2. Latest sales tax clearance certificate/pan card with latest income tax clearance certificate.Tender documents can be had from the office of the undersigned against the cash payment of Rs.50/= from 06-01-2014 to 15-01-2014 up to 4:00 PM.The tenders accompanied with requisite earnest money deposite in the shape of CDR pledged in favour of Deputy Director Stores Procurement Department Pampore and complete in all respects, shall reach the office of the Deputy Director Stores Procurement Department Pampore on or before 16--01-2014 up to 2:00 PM.In case the last date of receipt of tenders happens to be holiday or the office is closed due to any reasons, the tender shall be received on next working day. The tender shall be opened on or any other day convenient to the Deputy Director Stores Procurement Department Pampore.

S.NO. Name of the work Estimated Cost(app.)

Earned money(Rs.)

1. Fabrication/fixing of Steel Gate at Stores Procurement Department Pampore. Rs.60000/= 1200/=

End. (Details of work as per annexure "A"Terms and conditions as per annexure "B") Sd/ Deputy Director Stores Procurement DepartmentDIPK NO. 12223 Pampore Kashmir

Department of Higher Education J dcK GovernmentJammu and Kashmir Institute of Mathematical Sciences

Campus (A S College. Srmagar)-190008 Sub Office (M A M College, Jammu)-180006

FaxNo.O 194-2311472 Emaihikims.director@gmail.com No:JKIMS/Sgr/14/ /157 Date: 03/01/2014.All the students who appeared in the Mathematics Talent Hunt Test conducted by JKIMS at Amar Singh College, Srinagar on 15th Dec. 2013 are informed that their result is available at the Amar Singh College Website: www.amarsinghcollege.ac.in The first three position holders in the test are1. Shariq Farooq Bhat (Roll No. 13015) 1st Postion2. Suhaila Anjum (Roll No. 13167) 2nd Position3. Sameer Ahmad Mir (Roll No. 13035) 3rd Position4. Naseer Ahmad Rather (Roll No. 13131) 3rd Position Sd/ Director DIPK NO. 12225 SKIMS Srinagar

GNS said that militants at around 6:50 p.m late this eve-ning opened heavy fire upon Army’s patrolling party of 55 Rashtriya Rifles near Railway track in Beighpora area of Awantipora.However, no one was injured in the attack, the officer said.Soon after the attack, Army and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Police cordoned off the Beighpora, Janglnad , Ghatokna and its adjoining villages to nab the assailants.

hilly areas,” Director Meteorological Department Sonam Lotus said in the advisory issued as a fresh Western Dis-turbance is likely to affect the state from 8 to January 10. “The main activity of the Western Disturbance is on 9 January (Thursday),” the weatherman said as per a state-ment issued here to GNS.“Isolated places may receive very heavy snow fall. This system is likely to move in East-North-East ward direc-tion,” the statement added.“This system is likely to disrupt surface and air transport systems of the state,” it said, adding, “During above pe-riod day temperatures may fall by 5-6 deg cel and night temperature may rise 2-3 deg Cel.”Meanwhile, Srinagar witnessed a further drop in night temperature, recording a low of minus 3.3 degrees Cel-sius against minus 2.3 degrees Celsius yesterday. Gulmarg, the world famous tourist resort in north Kash-mir remained the coldest place in the valley. The hill re-sort, teeming with tourists, recorded a low of minus 11.6 degrees Celsius against minus 9.7 degrees Celsius yester-day. Pahalgam, the world famous hill station in south Kash-mir, was the second coldest in Valley, recording a mini-mum of minus 7.4 degrees Celsius against minus 14.7 de-grees Celsius on previous night.Qazigund, the gate way town of Kashmir, and its neigh-boring Kokernag had a minimum of minus 4.4 and minus 5.2 degrees Celsius respectively, the MeT official said.Frontier Kupwara district in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 4.6 degrees Celsius against minus 1.8 de-grees Celsius yesterday, the MeT office said.Ladakh region continued to reel under intense cold with its capital city Leh, recording a minimum of minus 17.4 degrees Celsius while second populated area in the cold desert, Kargil had a low of minus 19.0 degrees Celsius, the weatherman added.

on spot death, a police official told GNS.Immediately police party has been rushed to the spot and started searches to retrieve the body from the gorge, the official added.Meanwhile, a 65 year-old lady Asha Devi wife of Rajinder Kumar resident of Jaded Mohalla link Road Baramulla was found dead in her room in mysterious condition at Baramulla. Due to shock her husband complained pain in his chest , he was shifted to SMHS hospital Srinagar for treatment.Baramulla police has initiated an inquest proceeding un-der section 174 CrPC to ascertain the cause of her death.

Kichloo condoles ASI’s death

JAMMU, JANUARY 7: Minister of State for Industries & Commerce, Mr. Sajad Ahmad Kichloo, who also hold the Home portfolio, has condoled the death of Assistant Sub Inspector, Kafeel Ahmad of J&K Police who was killed in action today at Sopore.In a message of condolence to the family of late Kafeel, the Minister lauded the bravery of the cop who laid his life but not left the post.Mr. Kichloo hoped that God would give strength to the family to bear with the irreparable loss.Earlier in the day, a wreath laying function was organ-ised at Zonal Police Headquarters where senior officers prayed for the departed soul.

Air India operates ad-ditional flight for Leh

JAMMU, JANUARY 07- According to Station Manager, Air India Jammu, due to cancellation of previous flight (AI450) from Jammu to Leh scheduled on 6-01-2014 due to bad weather, Air India shall operate additional flight to Leh on 9th January, 2014.The departure of Additional Flight AI-4450 will be at 09. 40 A.M. All the stranded passengers of cancelled flight are advised to report at Airport at 07.40 A.M sharp.

Non-availability of electricity irks

HMT residentsSrinagar, Jan 07: (GNS) Residents of Usman Abad, HMT in outskirts of Sri-nagar City are up in arms against the Power Devel-opment Department. They allege that the PDD has failed to repair a trans-former which developed technical snag 80-days ago.“Transformer installed in our area developed techni-cal snag 18-days ago. The PDD officials took it for re-pairs and assured us that

transformer would be re-installed within two days, but till date nothing has happened and our area continues to reel under darkness,” residents said.The residents said on Tuesday the community transformer went out of order following a bang in the device. “We are facing lot of hardships in absence of electricity in this harsh winter,” the residents said.“We are unable to charge our mobile phones and the equipments like re-frigerator and iron are lying defunct,” Ghulam Nabi Hakeem, a local resident told GNS, add-ing that they have to visit the adjoining areas to get their cell phones charged every day.The residents said the non-availability of elec-tricity was also adversely affecting the business in the area. They appealed the Chief Engineer PDD to look into the matter and get the device repaired at an earliest.

PDD worker injured seri-ously in BudgamSrinagar, Jan 07: (GNS) A Power Development Department (PDD) worker on Tuesday got seriously injured at Balpora village in central Kashmir’s Budgam district.Official sources told GNS that Ghulam Mohidin Bajar of Frestwar, Khansa-hab, working as an electric lineman in the department injured critically after he came in contact with a live wire while repairing High transmission line (HT) at Balpora village late this afternoon.The injured lineman was immediately shifted to SMHS hospital here in Srinagar where his condition is stated to be serious, sources added.Meanwhile, police has regis-tered a case and started further investigations in this regard.

Privilege Committee to submit re-port on V K Singh’s letter this week

Srinagar, Jan 7 : The Privi-lege Committee (PC) of the legislative assembly is likely to submit its final report this week over Gen (Retd) V.K. Singh’s letter wherein he had said his comments over the Tech-nical Support Division (TSD) funding were mis-understood and that he has much regards to the democratic institutions of Jammu and Kashmir. Gen (Retd). Singh had submitted his reply to a breach of privilege notice issued by the Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on November 19, 2013.The speaker of the Legis-lative assembly Mubarak

Gul told KNS that extra time for the privilege com-mittee has been for the submission of the final remarks over the reply of the V.K.Singh. “Due to bad weather and the related reasons, the time for the submission of the reply to the privilege commit-tee has been extended and we probably will receive the response by this week only”The Legislative Assembly speaker Mubarak Gul on December 14, 2013 had told KNS that any decision on Gen. (Retd) V.K.Singh’s reply to the breach of privilege motion will be taken after the members of the Privilege Committee

(PC) submit their respec-tive opinions. “I have for-warded Gen. Singh’s reply to the respective members of privilege committee and have asked them to sub-mit their opinions within one week. The final deci-sion over the issue will be taken after that,” Gul had informed KNS.Pertinently, Gen (Retd) Singh in his response to the breach of privilege no-tice has said that in light of facts and circumstances, the allegations leveled against him by way of a breach of privilege motion by members of Legislative Assembly are not made out and appear to be a case of misinformation.

JAMMU, JANUARY 7: J&K State Advi-sory Board for Development for Pahari Speaking People became the first Advi-sory Board in the state to have its official website with Minister for Social Wel-fare, Sakina Itoo, launching it (www.jkpahariboard.org) here at Jammu on Monday.

Chairman, State Advisory Board for Development of Pahari Speaking People, Mr. Kafeel-ur-Rehman; Min-ister of State for Health, Mr. Shabir Ahmed Khan, Vice Chairman, OBC Board, Mr. Kuldeep Raj Verma; former legislators, Syed Mushtaq Bukhari, and Mirza Abdul Rashid; Secretary, Depart-ment of Social Welfare Department, Mr. Mohammad Shafi Rather; Director, Social Welfare Department, Mr. M. H. Bhatti, MD, WDC besides HODs of dif-ferent wings of the department were present on the occasion.

After launching the website, Ms. Sakina Itoo said that the objective of equipping the Board, with tech-nological innovation is to extend an enhanced public delivery system with added transparency, accountability and responsiveness to the people. She said that this will greatly help the people to

optimally utilize the welfare and devel-opment schemes of the government for Pahari speaking people.

The Minister said that the web-

site will have details of all the schemes and their modes of implementation, ac-tivities and achievements of the Board, details of scholarships being given, list of students being provided the scholarship

from across the State etc. The site will act as a bridge between the stakeholders and the board thus helping in the effective implementation of the schemes. She also

asked the Board to ensure that the site is timely updated in all respects.

Chairman, State Advisory Board for Development of Pahari Speaking People, Mr. Kafeel-ur-Rehman, while speaking on the occasion, highlighted the functioning and achievements of the Board. He expressed gratitude to the Minister for taking keen interest in taking these Boards towards new di-mensions.

Minister of State for Health, Mr. Shabir Ahmed Khan also spoke on the occasion and appreciated the ef-forts of Ms. Sakina for ensuring effective implementation of programmes of the department aimed at socio-economic emancipation of under privileged sec-tions of the society. He urged the board to also upload the things of cultural and traditional significance of pahari areas

in the website. Earlier, Secretary PSP Board,

Showkat Qazmi gave a detailed view of the achievements of the Board during past 5 years.

ANANTNAG, JANUARY 07:In order to ensure the arrangements for Eid Milad-un-Nabi

(SAW), the District Development Commissioner, Anantnag, Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone accompanied by a team of officers visited Dargah Sharief Khiram Sirahama, Seer Hamdan and Kabamarg and took stock of the arrangements being made by the district administration.

Dr. Lone directed the concerned officers to ensure uninter-rupted power and drinking water supply to these shrines during the auspicious days of Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAW). He directed the R&B authorities to clear the snow from roads and repair them wherever needed.

The District Development Commissioner directed the Chief Medical Officer to arrange best possible medicare facilities and emergency ambulance services in and around the shrines. He also directed for providing tanker services to provide safe drink-ing water to the people. He also directed CA&PD officers to keep ready the stocks of additional quota of rice, sugar and other es-sential commodities in the district.

KVIB organizes Exhibition-cum-SaleSRINAGAR, JANUARY 07:

The J&K Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) organized a three day Exhibition-cum-Sale here today.

The KVIB Unit holders displayed various handicraft items like shawl, kani shawls, embroidered suits, leather goods, wicker craft items, paper machie, honey, bras and copper utensils, crew-el embroidery, wood carving, woollen rugs (Namda/Gabba), woollen cloths etc.

The objective of organizing the Exhibition-cum-Sale is to aware the unemployed educated youth about the benefits of setting up self employment ventures.

J&K Pahari Board goes hi-techSakina launches official website, seeks timely updating

Dr. Lone visits shrines of Anantnag

WEDNESDAY | JANUARY | 08 | 2014Daily ZABARWAN TIMES NEWS

You may feel extra passionate today, Libra, so don’t be surprised if you take things to extremes even more than usu-al. There’s an aggression within you that’s working to help keep you in control of every situation. Remember that you must be prepared to receive whatever you dish out. There’s a warring instinct in everyone that’s likely to emerge on a day like this.

Find your strength from within, Scorpio. There’s a great deal of it in there, and it’s ready to erupt like a volcano. Let your passion drive your engine today and you’ll be amazed at the incredible places you can go. Don’t be afraid to take things to extremes. Your fantastic good luck will pull you out of any sticky predicament.

Your strong yet steady pace may get a lift today, Sagittar-ius. It might seem like there’s a fire under your feet, and you probably need to keep moving in order to keep yourself from getting burned. Use your independent streak to get things done the way you want them. This could be a powerhouse day for you!

There’s excitement today that indicates that things are happening, things are changing. Stay alert and in tune with what’s going on around you, Capricorn. There’s a wonderful energy charge urging you to push the boundaries of every-thing going on around you. Do your part to help the world evolve to a happier, more peaceful place.

You’re the sensitive one in a sea of anger today, Aquarius, so keep your guard up. Don’t be tempted or seduced by any rage around you. Be wary of people who seem motivated by fear. You’ll be much better off when you align yourself with those who act from a point of neutrality and self-confidence. Model your behavior after the people you see as superheroes in your world.

You should mesh quite well with the prevailing energy today, Pisces. There’s a powerful, transformative force help-ing to give greater strength to your ego and vitality. Note the fiery energy about the day that encourages your dynamic and forceful personality to shine through. Feel free to ex-press your independence in every situation.

Tension is building today that may wreak havoc with your harmonious nature, Virgo. The key for you now is to see the opportunity instead of conflict in each situation. This is a good time to gain a greater perspective on certain things. A bit of internal transformation may take place when you see things from the other side of the fence.

Things may be happening too fast around you today, Ar-ies, but that doesn’t mean you necessarily have to join the frenzied pace. You’re probably much better off sticking with your methodical approach. Take the time to collect the facts you need before you jump into a major decision or plan of attack. People may be a bit jumpy, so do your best to be the stable one in the group.

Make sure you aren’t projecting a picture of yourself that doesn’t represent the real you, Taurus. It’s important that you remain true to your soul or you’ll end up in situations that make you uncomfortable and frustrated. There’s a strong transformative force working against you today, but you’ll have the leadership and confidence to stand up for yourself in whatever way you need.

Remind yourself of all the positive things you have going on in your life now, Gemini. It’s possible that you’ll be met with tension and challenges today that are threatening your sense of self. Arguments may break out around you, and you may have questions regarding what it is you stand for. Don’t lose touch with your nurturing qualities and sixth sense.

The fire within you is burning extra hot, Cancer, so make the most of this incredible internal furnace. Treat yourself to some new attire and proudly show it off tonight. Take the lead on projects that might be floundering. You have power behind your words and actions today, so use it for the high-est good.

You may feel the urge to get up and go today, Leo, but at the same time you may feel like you aren’t prepared. Perhaps you don’t feel you’re on solid enough ground to take the next step. Don’t let the pressure of the outside world move you to a place you aren’t ready to go. Take things at your own pace, and be tolerant of those who choose to go at theirs.

Jammu, January 7: The Cabinet Sub-Committee on Creation of New Admin-istrative Units headed by Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. Tara Chand today visited Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban and inter-acted with representatives of different political parties, sarpanches and civil society members to get their sugges-tions and proposals with regard to the creation of New Administrative Units.

Members of the Committee includ-ed Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Mr. Sham Lal Sharma; Minister for Agriculture, Mr. G.H. Mir; Minister for Higher Education, Mr. Mohammad Akbar Lone; Minister for Planning & Development, Mr. Ajay Sadhotra.

Secretary, Revenue, Mr. Vinod Koul accompanied the Sub Committee dur-ing its visit.

At Doda the Sub Committee held meeting with political representatives and members of civil society in which legislators Mr. G.M. Saroori, Mr. Khalid Najib Sohrawardy and Mr. Shyam Lal Bhagat and DDC Doda Mr. Mubarak Singh were present.

Addressing the gathering, the Depu-ty Chief Minister said that Government

has created Cabinet Sub-Committee to examine the case for implementation of the Delimitation Commission report and said that the committee will ex-amine and consider the demands and proposals of the people for the estab-lishment of New Administrative Units in the State. He invited suggestions from the political representatives, sar-panches and civil society members so that delimitation as per the aspirations of the people is made.

Various political party rep-resentatives including Congress, Na-tional Conference, Peoples Democratic Party, Bhartiya Janta Party, etc, besides Sarpanches, Civil Society and Bar As-sociation Members spoke on the occa-sion and presented their demands and suggestions which include creation of Tehsils, Blocks, subdivisions, Niabats, Girdawar Halqas, Patwar halqas etc.

The Sub-Committee gave a patient hearing and assured the people that the matter will be discussed and taken into consideration.

MLA Inderwal Mr. G.M Saroori and MLC Mr. Khalid Najib Sohrawardy also spoke on the occasion and de-

manded creation of Chenab Valley Hill Development Council for the en-tire erstwhile District Doda. They also endorsed the demands and proposals submitted by various delegations and urged upon the Government to give due consideration to the erstwhile Dis-trict Doda while creating New Admin-istrative Units in the region keeping in view the topography and population.

At Kishtwar, the committee held deliberations with the representatives of Congress, BJP, NC, PDP, BSP, NCP and other parties who projected their demands regarding creation of new administrative units in the area. They demanded creation of new tehsils, Nia-bats and rural development blocks in the areas of Padder, Nagseni, Palmar, Bunjwah, Kuntwara, Chatroo and Sar-thal.

Different participants supported their claims through historical, po-litical cultural and other economic as-pects. They were of the view that these new units will address the problem of backwardness, economic disparities and usher in a new beginning of devel-opment in the region.

BANIDIPORA, JANUARY 07: Arrangements for celebrations of Republic Day with gaiety and fervour in Bandipora district were reviewed during an officers meeting here today Additional Dep-uty Commissioner, Bandipora, Mr. N.A. Baba chaired the meeting whileas Additional District Development Commissioner Bandi-pora, Mr. G.M. Brakboo, S.P Bandipora, Mr. M.S. Mir besides Dis-trict and Sectoral Officers from civil administration, Principals of various schools, Army and CRPF were also present.

The meeting discussed various issues with regard to se-curity arrangements, electricity, cleanliness, Public Address Sys-tem, drinking water, refreshment, awards etc. and the concerned officers were directed to ensure all possible arrangements to witness a successful event.

Republic Day arrangements in BandiporaBANIDIPORA, JANUARY 07: Arrangements for celebrations of

Republic Day with gaiety and fervour in Bandipora district were reviewed during an officers meeting here today Additional Dep-uty Commissioner, Bandipora, Mr. N.A. Baba chaired the meeting whileas Additional District Development Commissioner Bandi-pora, Mr. G.M. Brakboo, S.P Bandipora, Mr. M.S. Mir besides Dis-trict and Sectoral Officers from civil administration, Principals of various schools, Army and CRPF were also present.

The meeting discussed various issues with regard to se-curity arrangements, electricity, cleanliness, Public Address Sys-tem, drinking water, refreshment, awards etc. and the concerned officers were directed to ensure all possible arrangements to witness a successful event.It was given out that the main func-tion in the district would be held at the district headquarter where the function will start with Shahnai Wadan. Chief guest will host the National Flag and will take salute on the march past being presented by the contingents of JKP, JKAP, IRP, CRPF, NCC and various educational institutions. Cultural programmes would also be presented on the occasion whileas awards would be distributed among those who perform well in various fields.

Republic Day arrangements in Bandipora

G. A. Mir tours snow affected villages of Kapran area

Dir Tourism inaugurates Week long Golf coaching camp

Cabinet Sub-Committee visits Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban

Agr, ASH tagged as priority sectors: Gurezi

Directs concerned for immediate restoration of

public utilitiesANANTNAG, JANUARY 07: Minister for

Tourism, Mr. Ghulam Ahmad Mir today conducted an extensive tour of Kapran area and took stock of the damages caused to the public utilities due to recent heavy snow fall.The Tourism Minister, who is also MLA of the area, accompanied by a team of officers, assessed the losses to the property and public utilities in several villages and hamlets. He directed the concerned authorities to ensure early restoration of power and drinking water supply besides immediate clearance of snow on the link roads for convenience of the people of the area.During the tour, the Minister also took stock of the pre-paredness of the administration in case of further snowing in the area and asked the concerned authorities to be vigilant

and pro-active to meet any eventuality. He said people in the snowbound areas have high expectations with the state government adding that no stone should be left unturned to restore road connec-tivity, electricity and drinking water sup-ply in the affected areas on war-footing. He asked the officers and engineers to ensure quick response in their respective jurisdiction in this hour of need.

He said there should be no laxity in this regard

The Minister ascertained measures taken by the concerned district admin-istrations for restoring public services in snow affected areas and mitigating their difficulties.

The Minister called upon the con-cerned District officers to ensure punc-tuality of their subordinate staff in their respective areas for convenience of the people adding that functioning of essen-tial services especially healthcare, drink-ing water, and power supply facilities should not be affected in remote and hilly areas at any cost.

JAMMU, JANUARY 07- In order to give an impetus to Golf in Jammu and Kashmir State, explore some talent and enable beginners to have a firsthand experience of the sport, JK Golf Association (JKGA) today started the first ever week long coaching camp at Jammu Golf Course, Sidhra. The coaching camp was inau-gurated by Director Tourism, Jammu Soujan-ya Sharma who encouraged the participants and hoped that the training classes would prove beneficial for the beginners.

About fifty Junior Amateur par-ticipants drawn from different parts of the region and educational institutions were welcomed and encouraged to take up the sport by JKGA officials including Vice Presi-dent of the organising committee, S S Wazir, Executive Committee members Sanjay Wahi, Treasurer R S Bali besides K K Khosa, Vinod Sharma, D S Bali and Deepak Handa. JKGA affiliated with J&K State Sports Council also provided clubs to the participants to facilitate their training programme. PGTI coach Sand-eep Verma popularly known as Chimi was especially roped in from Delhi to train the be-ginners who were given basic tips about golf-ing here at Jammu Gold Course, Sidhra. Ace golfers like Sanjay Wahi, Raghav Wahi, Bha-

wani Parpar and Deepak Handa also helped the coach in imparting basic training to the beginners. The beginners were given basic golf tips including ball positioning, basics of correct grip, controlling the speed of putts, correct Tee height for fairway woods, hy-brids, how to hold clubs, how to aim and how to chip, choosing the right club for a shot, how to hit from fairway rough, how to make proper practice swing, how to play half golf swing, postures and correct distance from where to hit the ball.The beginners like Mus-kaan, Neha, Prerna, Vedant, Narbhay, Vijay, Nirdosh Trehan and Mehak Dua expressed their contentment over the coaching camp and hoped that it would help them in becom-ing good golfers. Speaking on the occasion, Vice President JKGA, S S Wazir said that that this coaching camp will be held in routine and hoped that JKGA under the benefaction of its Patron Dr Farooq Abdullah, union min-ister for renewable energy get a fillip.

Executive Member Sanjay Wahi said that since this was the first coaching camp of its kind in Jammu and Kashmir, parents and their wards have shown great enthusiasm. This, he said was an encouraging sign of golf getting promoted in the State.

Asks farmers to adopt scientific

methods to increase production

JAMMU, JANUARY 7: Minister of State for Agriculture, Sheep and Animal Husbandry, PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Mr. Nazir Ahmad Gurezi Monday said that Agricul-ture, Animal and Sheep Husbandry have been tagged as the priority sectors by the Government to make these profitable activities.

He said that keeping in view the fact that about two third of the state population is associated with the agriculture and its allied sectors, the government has been paying fo-cused attention for its growth and make it a profitable activity.

He said various intervention schemes have been introduced, while new technologies are being introduced to increase the livestock to attain self-sufficiency in dairy,

mutton and milk products in the state which are presently imported from outside.

The Minister was addressing a gathering today after inaugurating the Kissan Mela and Block Veteri-

nary Office (BVO) building at Bhalw-al Jammu. The single storey building has been completed at an estimated cost of Rs.17.05 lakh.

He Minister called upon the farmers to adopt scientific tech-

niques in agriculture, cattle and sheep breeding by seeking the help of experts of the department and agriculture universities.

He said government was spend-ing crores of rupees on reasarch in

agriculture and allied sectors and these should be brought to the field and adopted for maximising live-stock.

The Minister directed the Direc-tor, Sheep Husbandry Jammu to constitute State Level Breeders Com-mittees (SLBC) involving progressive breeders to know their problems and aspirations. He called for hold-ing fortnightly meeting of these committees in all districts to get feedback and know the areas where focus was to be laid.

Referring to the achievement registered by Omar led government during last five years, he said tre-mendous progress has been regis-tered in all sectors, including Animal and Sheep Husbandry by introduc-ing modern ways to promote and develop this traditional activity.

Mr. Gurezi said that implemen-tation of Public Safety Guarantee Act (PSGA) and Right to Information Act (RTI) are the historical legislations of the present government introduced to ensure transparency in adminis-tration and improve services.

Kissan Mela held at Bhalwal