Srinagar, Aug 8 : As the state government did not accept his resignation Muzaffar Lankar Chief Engineer PHE who had levelled allegations of misbe-haviour against Choudhry Ramzan, minister for CAPD on Friday resumed his duties in the evening. Talking to KNS, Nazir Gurezi, minister of state for PHE, said there was no question of seek-ing apologies in the matter and it was on the directions of the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that he intervened in the matter. “The govern-ment has already rejected the resignation of Lanker. I hold a detailed meeting with Lank-er who agreed to my request and joined back his duties,” Gurezi told KNS.He informed that the govern-ment has handed over the investigations into Ramhal water supply scheme embez-zlement to IGP Crime who will submit his report to the government within a fort-night.Gurezi added that the govern-ment has constituted a high level committee to probe the allegations of embezzlement.Meanwhile, Muzaffar Lank-er, the CE PHE confirmed to

KNS that Gurezi visited his residence in the morning and sought apologies on behalf of the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for the humiliation he had to face at the hands of Choudhry Ramzan. “Mr Gurezi sought apologies on

behalf of the Chief Minister in presence of Engineering Association Coordination Committee members,” Lank-er told KNS. He said that has resumed his duties in the eve-ning.Pertinently, on Aug 7, Ramzan had disclosed

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Srinagar, Aug 8: Three in-truders were killed in an ongoing encounter along Line of Control (LoC) in Tanghdar sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara dis-trict on Friday.Official sources told GNS that army’s 3/1 GR, 5/5 GR and 20 RR launched a mas-sive hunt to combat with the suspected militants who had reportedly infiltrated in this side near Gagadori in the sector last week.“The group of 6-7 intrud-ers reportedly managed to sneak into this side on July 31 last month and they were hiding in the area since then”, sources said.On August 6 when the ar-my’s 3/1 GR cordoned off the whole Gaga dori area near Eagle Post following the suspicious movement, the militant group hiding in the area opened heavy fire with sophisticated weapons killing one of the soldier Naik Damoder Thapa.Following the killing of army soldier, army’s 3/1

GR alongwith extra contin-gent of forces including 5/5 GR and 20 RR launched a hunt to track down the mil-itant group, sources said.“Early today morning as the joint team was conduct-ing searches in the upper belt of Gagdori forest close to the Line of Control, the intruders opened heavy fire upon the forces ensu-ing a fierce gun battle that lasted for more than three hours”, they said.During the exchange of gunfire, three intruders have been killed, they said. Meanwhile, a senior army official confirmed to GNS that three mili-tants have been killed and all the three bodies have been recovered along with the arms and ammunition. “The identity of the slain militants is yet to be ascer-tained”.“The operation in the area is still in progress as there were intelligence reports of about 6-7 mili-tants intruded in the area”, he said. (GNS)

Vikramaditya to play important role in state’s political discourse: Mufti

Jammu, Aug 8 : Vikramaditya Singh, elder son of former Sa-dar-e-Rasayat Dr Karan Singh, today joined Peoples Democrat-

ic Party (PDP) in an impressive function here this afternoon in the presence of thousands of people, who came from different parts of Jammu region to attend

the function.PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and president of the party, Mehbooba Mufti formally induct-ed Vikramaditya Singh into the party and welcomed him in the PDP.Addressing the function to wel-come Vikramaditya in the party, Muft Mohammad Sayeed said he was extremely delighted with this joining. “It is not a routine joining function. Today’s develop-ment is going to change political discourse of the State because this event would be a turning point in cementing relations between Jammu and Kashmir regions”, Mufti observed and asked Vikra-maditya to play an importantto change history of J&K. Without naming any political party, Mufti regretted political leaders, both at the Centre and State level, has miserable failed to remove the in-ter-regional trust deficit in J&K. “Instead of bridging the gap, some political parties, for petty gains, have further widen this divide”, he regretted.He hoped with the joining of Vikramaditya PDP’s campaign to change destiny of

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Srinagar, Aug 8: Two persons died and thirteen others were in-jured in different road accidents across the valley. An Army vehi-cle of 22 Raj Rifles, Camp Dawer Gurez that was on way from Ban-dipora to Gurez fell into a Nalla near Tragbal, in the jurisdiction of police station Pethkote, Bandi-pora, resulting in injuries to four army personnel. All the injured were shifted to Army Hospital, Badami Bagh Srinagar where Ri-fleman Ram Niwas succumbed to his injuries. Bandipora police has registered a case in this regard.Meanwhile, an L.P Truck bear-ing registration number JK-02AB/3873 hit a Maruti car bearing registration number JK18/7312 on NHW near FCI Mir Bazar, in the jurisdiction of police post Mir Bazar, Kulgam, result-ing in injuries to eight passen-gers. Among the injured persons Ashok Kumar son of Jodh Ram resident of Jammu succumbed to his injuries at District Hospi-tal, Anantnag. Kulgam police has registered a case in this regard.

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02 die, 13 injured in road mishaps

Body fished out from Jhelum in Srinagar

Road-widening project

Srinagar, Aug 8 : Srinagar police fished out the body of 65 years old Mohammad Sultan Kumar resident of Chandgam, Pulwama from river Jhelum near Ganpatyar, in the juris-diction of police station Maisuma, Srinagar.The deceased drowned in river Jhe-lum near Maisuma Bund, Budshah Bridge few days back. After complet-ing all legal formalities the body of deceased was handed over to his rel-atives for last rites. (KNS)

Srinagar, Aug 8: With the ambitious road-widening project in offing from Rainawari to Saidakadal in Srinagar city, the ‘illegal and temporary’ shops are coming up in haphazard manner on the roadsides to have a claim on the government compensation. Locals alleged that such construc-tions are coming up with the consent of the officials of Road and Buildings Department. “We have reports and proof how R&B officials are encour-aging these people to come up with illegal structures to get a share from them after they (encroachers) receive compensation from the government,” they told CNS. The locals said that for each construction

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Dr Karan Singh’s elder son joins PDP

‘NC flag torched outside Jamia

Masjid’Srinagar, August 08: Hun-dreds of youth on Friday afternoon held protests and clashed with govern-ment forces in various parts of Kashmir result-ing in injuries to 8 police-men.Eyewitnesses told GNS that soon after Friday prayers, dozens of youth assembled near the gate of Jamia Masjid in Nowhat-ta area of Old City and started anti-Israel and anti-India sloganeering. “The youths also shouted slogans in favour of Pales-tine and one of the youths was holding a Palestine flag,” they said.On the occasion, an eye-witness said: “A protester torched flag of ruling Na-tional Conference amid pro-freedom slogans.” Soon after the protest, youths clashed with po-

lice and paramilitary per-sonal which continued till evening, they added.Meanwhile, the shutdown against ‘militant’s’ death in Palhallan village of north Kashmir’s Baram-ulla district continued for third with youth clashing with police and paramil-itary forces after Friday prayers.In Baramulla town, at least seven policemen were injured when vi-olent clashes between youth and government forces rocked the town af-ter anti-Israel protests on Friday afternoon.Eyewitnesses told GNS that soon after Friday prayers, dozens of youth took to streets and held anti-Israel and pro-Pales-tine protests. The protest-ers torched flags of Israel and denounced Zionist aggression.After protests, the youths appeared on Khanpora Bridge and hurled rocks on government

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SectorSrinagar, Aug 8 : Lieu-tenant General Subra-ta Saha, GOC Chinar Corps visited Baltal today and took stock of the security situation towards the conclusion of the Amarnath Ya-tra along the northern route. He was briefed by the Commanding Officer of the Unit de-ployed on the Baltal route regarding the latest inputs and was assured that all troops were in a state of high alert.According to a state-ment issued to KNS, the General Officer Commanding also took a feedback from the Commanding Officer regarding future im-provements for the Ya-tra based on their expe-rience. He later met the Commandant CRPF, Commandant BSF, SP Yatra and Camp Di-rector, Baltal and took their views for better conduct of the Yatra next year. He was fully satisfied with the secu-rity arrangements and was confident that the final phase of the Yatra will be executed smooth-ly. (KNS)

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Govt declines to accept Lankar’s resignation, resumes his duties

Govt hands over PHE embezzlement case to Crime Branch

Srinagar, August 08: Day after Chief Engineer of Public Health Engineering (PHE) Ahmad Muzaffar Lankar resigned; hundreds of PHE employees on Fri-day staged a protest against

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PHE employees stage protest against CAPD

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‘GoI waiting for SC orders on Private Haj operators’

CEO lodges complaint against DySP SOG

Baramulla, Aug 8: Chief Ed-ucation Officer Baramulla in consultation with the Depu-ty Commissioner of the dis-trict has lodged a complaint against DySP Special Op-eration Group for allegedly thrashing Vice Principal and lecturer of Government High-er Secondary School Kreeri Pattan in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Chief Education Officer Baramulla told CNS that amid strike and tense situ-ation in Kreeri on Friday, DySP SOG in civvies barged into the Higher Secondary School premises at 9:10 in the morning when there were no students present in the School. “The said police official without any provoca-tion thrashed lecturer Urdu Basharat Hafeez and Vice Principal Tanvir Ahmed Aaga without any provoca-tion and threatened them of

dire consequence. This po-lice officer tried to scare the Higher Secondary staff and violated all norms of law. We have registered a complaint against him and we have also apprised DC Baramulla about the incident,” he said. Vice Principal Government Higher Secondary School Kreeri Tanvir Aaga told CNS that the trashing was unpro-voked and the police officer behaved like a ‘goon’. “There was shutdown in Kreeri Pat-tan against the death of local youth. An SOG police officer entered into the Higher Sec-ondary and assaulted me and another lecturer physically and it is unfortunate that he also abused us when we re-vealed our identity,” he said. Soon after the incident, the Higher Secondary staff informed the higher author-ity about the incident while the District Teachers Forum sought stringent punishment to the ‘erring’ police officer. “It is not the first

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Police high handedness

Vice principal, lecturer ‘thrashed’ ‘Wani has no authority

to seek explanation from me’: Shaheen

Srinagar, Aug 8: In a scathing attack on Pro-vincial President National Conference for Kashmir province, ‘disgruntled’ party leader who has been served show cause notice to clear his posi-tion over his anti-party remarks, Abdul Rasheed Shaheen Friday said that Nasir Aslam Wani has no authority to seek expla-nation from him as he is the most junior worker of the party who got so much hype due to ‘kindness’ of Omar Abdullah. He claimed that soon Sheikh Mustafa Kamal will also leave the party as he has already realized the follies committed by party leadership. “Kamal knows that at present National Confer-ence leadership is pursu-ing anti-Shiekh Abdullah

policies and I am dead sure that he will also quit the party in near future,” Shaheen told CNS adding that Nasir Aslam Wani is responsible for destruc-tion of the party. Shaheen said that how come a junior most par-ty work was assigned the top position in the party. “How dare Wani to seek explanation from me,” he said. Shaheen revealed that he had already conveyed to NC leadership that par-ty will be decimated in the Parliament elections. I had told them they will not get votes in North Kash-mir even during a close-door party meeting, NC workers raised anti-party slogans and advised me to leave the party. He said that Coalition government over past five years have done noting and contrary this govern-ment harassed youth and added problems of the peo-ple.

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‘Kamal will soon quit the party’

Srinagar, Aug 8: Dozens of Paramedical female students pursuing three years “Gen-eral Nursing Midwifery” courses Friday protested against Government Medical College authorities for pro-viding them wrong question paper in the examination. The students during a protest in Press Enclave Sri-nagar told CNS that they had to appear in the 2nd paper (Medical Surgical B) of the

3rd year exams but where provided with the paper that was out of our level and the questions mentioned in the paper were not related to the subject. They accused GMC of cal-lous approach towards them saying, “First they do not hold exams and when they do it is half hearted and full of flaws,” one of the protestor said and

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Srinagar, Aug 8: Urging Omar Abdullah led coalition authorities to adjust them on ReT pattern of recruitment, hundreds of qualified youth from the Physical Education subject held protest demon-strations in summer capital Srinagar on Tuesday. The protesters said that

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Srinagar, Aug 8: As the first batch of Haj pilgrims is scheduled to leave on August 27, the issues re-lated to the private tour operators in Jammu and Kashmir are yet to be re-solved. Meanwhile, J&K Awami Ittehad Front President today took up the issues of Hajj Pil-grimage quota related to private tour operators for Jammu and Kashmir with the Union Home Minister during a meet-ing in New Delhi.“The government of India has not yet granted the Hajj quota 2014 to the tour & travel agencies, due to which the people attached to the tour & travel agen-cies are facing lot of prob-lems because the Hajj ses-sion 2014 is about to begin in the last week of this Month” AIF President Rabia Baji in a statement issued to GNS said.Baji took up the issue with the Home Minister Rajnath Singh and dis-cussed all the related is-

sues regarding the issue and the problems faced by the people, the statement said. “The Home Minis-ter said that this process has stopped due to the Su-preme Court orders and the government is wait-ing for the court orders”.The Home Minister said that we are working on the issue and will com-plete all the necessary process before the com-mencement of the Hajj pilgrimage, the statement said.Rabia Baji urged the Home Minister that the issue should be solved as soon as possible as Hajj is an important and compul-sory organ of Islam and lot of people are suffering due to the issue, the state-ment said.The statement further said the Home Minster assured Baji, that he will personally examine the issue so that it could get solved at an earliest. “Baji also took up the

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‘Illegal shops coming up to claim govt compensation’

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Office of the Executive Engineer P.H.E Mechanical Division Srinagar.

SHORT TERM TENDER NOTICE NIT NO: PHE/Mech/16 of 8/2014 Dated; 1.08.2014

For and on behalf of the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir state, sealed short term tenders affixed with Rupees Five revenue stamps are invited from reputed, registered and .experienced firms/workshop holders/contractors for the below mentioned works ;-

S.no Name of the work Esti-mated Cost(rs in lacs)

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The tenders should reach the office of the Executive Engineer P.H.E Mechanical Division, Srinagar on or beforeto 2PM. The tenderers are advised to cast their tenders bv 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 wish-es to be present at the time of tender opening. iThe application along with complete documentary proof as per the terms and conditions of NIT shall be submittted to the office of the undersigned up to09.08.2014) and the documents shall be issued to the firm after proper verifica-tion of documents on 11.08.2014 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 documents:-1 Latest Sales Tax Clearance Certificate or Sales Tax returnf on Form -64) of the latest Quarter showing Tin No therein.2 Registration as contractor with J&k Sales Tax Department or Industries Department or any other competent Authority or as SSI unit in the relevant field.3. Experience of having executed work of similar nature in the shape of Allotment order and Completion Certifi-cate issued by the Competent Authority ( Not less than the rank of Executive Engineer)The ratesfqfioted-by the contractor/firm stiaii rematrfvalid for a period of six months from the date. oIjapejiingj)f/hej:endj;rs.. The tenderers should quote their rates in the tender document issued from this office only and the rates quoted should be written 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 as-signing any reasons thereof.All other terms and conditions shall remain the same as laid down in the PWD form 25 and 33 double Leaf.

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a scam of in Rs 5.84 Crores water supply scheme in Public Health Engineering department. The NC se-nior leader and minister for CAPD had informed KNS that he had pursued a water supply scheme for Ram-hal area of Kupwara district and got it approved from the government of India some three years ago. “This scheme was meant for 35 villages of Ramhal block. But not a single village out 35 covered under the scheme is benefited. These entire village are suffering acute scarcity of drinking water,” Choudhry told KNS.When asked about the total embezzlement in the scheme, Choudhary had informed: “I don’t know where the money of this scheme has gone.”The NC minister also informed: “When I asked the Mr Lankar to explain about the failure of the Ramhal scheme, he lost his cool and threw papers around and walked out of the meeting and told me that I was questioning his integrity.” He however, added that the PHE minister had also asked Lanker to explain his position but he failed to do so. “He (Lanker) was only trying to shield PHE officers and was not able to explain with any log-ical reason,” Choudhry had told KNS. (KNS)

Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Minister Chowdhary Ramzan who had allegedly abused the Chief Engineer.The PHE employees assembled at Srinagar’s Press Enclave and raised slogans against the Minister. The employees demanded ‘unconditional apology’ from the Minister and extended their support to Lankar.The employees said the Minister had used unparlia-mentarily language against the Chief Engineer and he must apologize. “Lankar is an honest officer and we stand by him,” they said.Meanwhile, reports said the resignation of the Chief Engineer has been rejected by the government and he has been asked to continue as Chief Engineer PHE. (GNS)

the people of J&K would be further intensified. Party president Mehbooba Mufti, while speaking on the oc-casion, said that Vikramaditya has to play an import-ant role to address aspirations of the people of Jammu region. “You have to shoulder greater responsibility and you have to represent Jammu’s wishes and aspi-rations”, she said and assured the gathering that PDP will come up with an exclusive vision document for the over-all growth of Jammu region.Mehbooba, who visited Jammu first time after win-ning Lok Sabha elections, said that results of Parlia-ment polls were an indication that change was immi-nent in J&K. “We want that Jammu should be part of movement for change”, she said and reminded the people that Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, as chief min-ister of the State, had set an example of good gover-nance by treating all regions and sub-regions equally. Addressing the function, Vikramaditya Singh, who spoke in Dogri, said, “I joined PDP by convictions not compulsion. It will be my endeavour to strive for cause of the common people”.“Jammu and Kashmir is very close to my heart. I

have been closely observing the politics and develop-ing scenario in the State for many years. It grieves me to see how Jammu region has been systematically marginalized and sidelined over the years” he said, adding, “As a person whose family has been closely associated with the history of the State and as a proud citizen of India, I have decided to enter the political arena in our State to try and bring about a change”.Reaffirming his commitment to work for the uplift-ment of people, he said, “My vision for Jammu is clear. I would like to see a realistic master plan for the development and growth of the entire Jammu region especially the far-flung and backward Kandi areas”. “I would like to see greater industrialization in areas linked to the railheads like Kathua, Basholi, Billawar and Hiranagar”, he said, adding, “I would also like to see a new tourism development plan for Jammu region for the areas like Patnitop, Bhader-wah, Kishtwar and the Mugal Road”.Pointing toward problem of unemployment in J&K, Vikramaditya said, “it is vital to understand the as-pirations and goals of the large population of youth in J&K. This very important segment of our society is disgruntled and is looking for leadership that un-derstands these expectations. It is our responsibility to provide a safe and secure future to our younger generations”.Giving reason to choose PDP to enter political area-na, Vikramaditya said, “Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as Chief Minister sought to provide equal development in different regions of the State. He took measures to-wards integration of the State. He is a man of great wisdom who enjoys respect of the people of the State”.“There is a generation shift in Indian politics. Me-hbooba ji and I are part of that change. I appeal the youth to come forward and join hands us in our de-velopmental agenda for Jammu”, he said. Observing that joining PDP is a big challenge, he said, “PDP leadership has offered me the platform to join the party and look after the welfare and the aspirations of the people of State, especially the Jammu region. I feel that I have both the right and obligation to do so. I accept this challenge with humility”. Eminent econo-mist, Hasib Drabu, in his address, said that Vikrama-ditya Singh has joined PDP with conviction to serve the people. He said that Vikramaditya has started his political career under the guidance of Mufti Moham-mad Sayeed, who has a vision for the whole State. Earlier Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Mehbooba Mufti and Vikramaditya were accorded rousing reception by the people, who showered flower petals on them when they reached the venue.

forces. “The youths resorted to intense stone-pelting on policemen. Police responded by lobbing tearsmoke shells they continued hurling stones,” an eyewitness, Zahoor Hussain, told GNS.A police official told GNS that seven policemen sustained injuries during massive stone-pelting. “However, police exercised maximum restraint,” he said.The clashes were going when last reports came in.In Kreeri, where the Palhallan youth was found dead in a residential house, clashes between protest-ers and government forces left a policeman injured.Local sources told GNS that violent clashes rocked the area after which extra-contingent of forces was deployed in the area.In Sopore town, youths attacked the bunker of para-military Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at SBI building and hurled rocks on it ensuing clashes. The youths, however, dispersed later. (GNS)

issue of foreign medical trained doctors who are not al-lowed to practice in India because they have not been allotted the practice license by the Medical Council of India and Baji urged the Home Minster that this is-sue should be solved so that the foreign doctors could practice in India”, the statement added.Pertinently, the Indian government had Wednesday warned that unless private tour operators stop “try-ing to maximise” their personal interest at the cost of pilgrims, all those going with the help of them “may suffer”.While arrangements of 120,000 people going through the Haj Committee, where the Indian government makes all arrangements, have been made, the Minis-try of External Affairs (MEA) had said there are is-sues with 36,000 pilgrims who would be going through private tour operators.The quota of Indian nationals who will go to the Haj this year is 156,000 and the first batch of Haj pilgrims is scheduled to leave on August 27.“The matter is now with the Supreme Court but un-less the private tour operators review their position, it is going to be extremely difficult for them to meet the requirements of the Saudi government and they may well lose the opportunity to send Indian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia through their aegis,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had said. (GNS)

time that this officer tried to scare people but in past as well he has abused his power and position,” Dis-trict president Teachers Forum said. Reports said that on the instructions of higher authorities, top police and administrative officials reached on spot to pacify the staffer and students of the Higher Secondary. Additional SP Baramulla told CNS that there was some disturbance in the area while some youth after pelting stones had entered into the Higher Secondary premises. “We are investigating the matter,” the mat-ter. SDPO Pattan said that the allegations leveled by the School staff are being verified. “These are allega-tions and needs to the verified and investigated,” he said. (CNS)

“National Conference destroyed Kashmir by pursu-ing anti-Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah policies. Party leadership should first understand the philosophy of Sheikh and then run the party. Arrogance and autoc-racy is bound to cease one day,” he said. (CNS)

demanded re-examination. They said that the duration of their course is 3 years while already 4 years have lapsed. “After this shock the GMC gave us another shock by providing us wrong papers while the Principal Government Medical College is in no mood to address our prob-lem,” they alleged. Raising slogans against the authorities, students de-manded that the government take note of the flaws that are ruining their career. Principal GMC Dr Rafiq Pampori blamed institutes of North Kashmir for not imparting proper teaching to these students. “Nowhere form Jammu and Kash-mir we received such complaint. Actually the insti-tutes where they received education have not taught them and yet we are finding ways and means to re-dress their problem,” he said.

“We want government to implement Rehbar-e-Khel on the pattern of Rehbar-e-Taleem,” a protestor Hilal Ahmed said. They stated that they met education and physical ed-ucation ministers and urged them to end their woes.The protestors told CNS that they had approached the

chief minister’s office where officials assured them of taking up the matter with the chief minister. (CNS)

In another accident, an ECO vehicle bearing registration number JK05D/0838 hit and in-jured 11 years old Shahid Showkat Dar res-ident of Nowpora at Nowpora crossing, in the jurisdiction of police station Sopore. The injured was shifted to Sub District Hospital, Sopore for treatment. Sopore police has regis-tered a case in this regard.In another accident, a Tata Sumo bearing reg-istration number JK09/5950 turned turtle at Khudi, in the jurisdiction of police station Sogam, resulting in injuries to two passen-gers Saif-u-Din Khatana and Abdul Rashid Khatana residents of Khodi. Both the injured have been shifted to Sub District Hospital, Kupwara for treatment. Kupwara police has registered in this regard. (KNS)

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With profound grief and sorrow, it is informed that our son Raiees Abdullh Bhat, who was injured in a road accident past month, passed away on Thursday i.e; 7th August 2014. His Rasme Charum will be performed at his ancestral graveyard at Malla Bagh, Naseem Bagh on Sunday 10th August 2014 at 10:00 PM.Bereaved Mohammad Abdullah Bhat,Malla Bagh, Bhagat -e- Shora9797148900, 97977007959906483365, 9906266002Note: Ladies are requested not to bring any fruits etc with them

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government has decided to pay Rs 10 lakhs to the owner and in a bid to lay hands on government compensation, “some people have started raising illegal shops right from Rainawari to Saidakadal,” they said and demanded immediate halt to these constructions. Refuting these allegations, an R&B official said that only those people are entitled for government compensation whose names figure in survey con-ducted by government during the time of initia-tive. He added that there is no nexus between R&B and these people and it is the job of other agencies to dismantle the illegal constructions. (CNS)

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Mian Altaf reviews prog-ress of tunnel

projectsSRINAGAR, AUGUST 8: The

construction work on 11 km long main tunnel at Baltal, on Srinagar-Leh national highway, would be started shortly while the BEACON, the executing agency of the work, has received forest and environ-ment clearance of the project.

This assurance was given by the Chief Engineer, BEACON at a meet-ing held under the chair of the Min-ister for Forests and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmad here today. The meeting was convened to review the status of project and remove the

impediment affecting the progress of the project.

Secretary Forests, Chief Wildlife Warden, Chief Conservator of For-ests, Kashmir besides other senior officers from forest and BEACON were present on the occasion.

The meeting discussed in detail various aspects of the project and the measures need to be taken to en-sure early commencement of work on this prestigious project aimed to provide all weather road connec-tivity to the people of Kashmir and Ladakh.

Underlining need for expediting the project, the Minister asked the authorities of BEACON forest de-partment to keep close coordination in order to take forward the project work smoothly. He said once this vital link is completed, the people of Ladakh and Kashmir regions would travel on the road through-out the year. Underlining need for expediting the project, the Minister

asked the authorities of BEACON forest department to keep close co-ordination in order to take forward the project work smoothly. He said once this vital link is completed, the people of Ladakh and Kashmir regions would travel on the road throughout the year.

Mian Altaf said that remaining Srinagar-Leh highway closed con-secutively for several months dur-ing winter badly affects the econo-my of the people of the area. He said the priority of the Government was to ensure start work on the project early for the benefit of the people of both the sides.The Minister asked the Chief Engineer to settle all the payment claims pending with them on account of land compensation. Pleading for forest clearance of cer-tain other projects, the Chief Engi-neer said the payment cases have been taken up with higher authori-ties of the Organization and will be settled in due course.

SRINAGAR, AU-GUST 8: All the candi-dates from J&K who have succeeded in get-ting selected to the Civ-il Services, consequent to the all India Civil Services Examination held in 2013, met Mr. N.N. Vohra, Governor, here at the Raj Bhavan today.

These successful candidates included Mr. Aabid Sidiq Shah, Mr. Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Mr. Raja Yaqoob, Mr. Shakeel Maqbool Yatoo, Mr. Owais Ah-mad Rana, Mr. Kamar-u-Zaman Choudry, Mr. Afaq Ahmad Giri and Mr. Vikrant Bhushan.

The Governor in-teracted with each of these lucky young men and con-gratulated them on their prestigious entry into the various Central and All India Services. He advised them to acquaint themselves closely with

the demands of the jobs they were likely to be assigned on completion of their training courses, and work honestly and devotedly to render ef-ficient services for the promotion of

welfare of all our people. He wished them bright career ahead.

Mr. Rakesh K. Gupta, Principal Secretary to the Governor, was pres-ent on the occasion.

REASI, AUGUST 08: To review the achievements made by various departments and listen to problems of the people in his constituency, MLA Reasi, Baldev Raj Sharma convened a joint meeting of officers, Sar-panchs, Panchs of different panchayats and promi-nent citizens of Reasi town on Friday.

Officers and engineers from different departments including PWD, PHE, PDD, Irrigation, CAPD, Health, RDD, Municipality, Forest, members of PRIs besides prominent citizens of Reasi town were present in the meeting.The problems and demands put forth by the inhabitants and representatives of the area included repair of roads, new ration depot, construction of lane and drainage, uninterrupted power supply, short-age of drinking water supply, repair of PHE pipeline, sanction of old age pension cases of eligible beneficia-ries etc. The problems and demands put forth by the inhabitants and representatives of the area included repair of roads, new ration depot, construction of lane and drainage, uninterrupted power supply, shortage of drinking water supply, repair of PHE pipeline, sanc-tion of old age pension cases of eligible beneficiaries etc.After giving patient hearing to the problems and demands of the representatives of the areas, Baldev Sharma issued instructions to the officers concerned to mitigate problems of people. He also asked the PHE department for necessary repair of main holes, clean-liness of water tanks whenever required.

Work on 11 km tunnel at Baltal to commence shortly

Civil Services Examination qualifiersfrom J&K meet Governor

MLA convenes meeting of officers/PRIs

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 08: Minister of State for In-dustries and Commerce, Tourism and Culture, Sa-jad Ahmad Kichloo con-vened a high-level meet-ing to discuss the issues related to the construction of proposed Auditorium complex at Kishtwar here today.Commissioner/Sec-retary, Tourism and Cul-ture, Shailendra Kumar, Secretary, Academy of Art, Culture & Languag-es, Haroon Rashid, Chief Architect, J & K, General Manager, SICOP and oth-er concerned officers at-tended the meeting.

The meeting was

informed that a State-of-Art Auditorium will be constructed at Kishtwar at an estimated cost of Rs. 1.39 crore with all modern facilities, including Audio Visual & Acoustic equip-ments. The proposed Au-ditorium will comprise 2 museums, 1 seminar hall, 2 green rooms and an art gallery for the fa-cilities of the visitors. It was further informed that all necessary formalities have been completed for the purpose and construc-tion activities will com-mence soon after laying formal foundation by the authorities.The Minister

expressed satisfaction on the progress of proposed project and directed the concern officers to keep in mind the futuristic requirements while con-structing this prestigious building. He emphasized the need for paying spe-cial attention to deal with the challenge of earth quake and make use of the necessary objects meant for the purpose so that no harm is caused to the structure due to earth quake. The Minister also directed the Commission-er/Secretary to ensure funds for the construction of entire project.

JAMMU, AUGUST 08:- The 4th Dis-trict Level Science Exhibition 2014 un-der Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspire Research (INSPIRE) Award Scheme of Ministry of Science and Tech-nology Government of India concluded here today.

The two days exhibition was orga-nized by DIET Jammu at Government Girls Higher Secondary School Shastri Nagar Jammu.

Director school Education Jammu, H.R. Pakhroo was the Chief Guest while Chief Education Officer Jammu Mr Tarsem Lal and Chief Education Officer Udhampur were the guests of honour on the occasion.

In this Exhibition 5 students in each District were selected on merit basis for participating further in the State Level Exhibition.

About 141 models were displayed dur-ing the exhibition by the students. In order to seed and experience the joy of innovation, every year school children in the age-group of 10 to 15 years i.e., 6th

to 10th standards are being identified for the INSPIRE Award. Each student will get an amount of Rs 5000 for making a Project and transportation cost for dis-playing the exhibits/ project in the exhi-bition.

Director School Education was highly impressed by the hard work put in by the students in the Exhibition and appreciated their scientific skills and talent.

Roshan Lal Gupta I/C Principal DIET Jammu in his welcome address said that the scheme is beneficial for the students as it provides them an opportunity to ex-hibit their talent.

Principal DIET Kud (Udhampur) J.M. Tharmat also spoke on the occa-sion and highlighted the achievements of DIET Kud.

A team of faculty members from DIET Assam also visited Science Exhi-bition and interacted with the students. Faculty members appreciated the efforts put in by the students in preparation of innovative Models/Projects.

Kichloo takes stock of pro-posed State-of-Art Auditorium

complex at Kishtwar

4th District level Science Exhibition-2014 concludes

POONCH, AUGUST 08:- The second phase of ori-entation/training programme for prospective Hajis, selected for Haj, 2014 in district Poonch will be orga-nized on Sunday August 10th.District administration Poonch in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir State Haj Committee will organize a day long training session at town hall Poonch where Hajis from all the tehsils of the district will assemble.

Attention Fair Price Shop dealers of Kathua

KATHUA, AUGUST 08:- As per the hand out issued by Assistant Director Consumer affairs and Public distribution, Kathua all the private fair price shop dealers operating in Kathua District for Distribution of PDS food grains and other Essential commodi-ties have been directed to surrender their fair price shop licenses (Original) with the Assistant Director CA&PD Kathua .The fair price shop dealers who are matriculate and qualifying the prescribed age limit of 45 years (As on 1-01-2014) have also been directed to produce proof of their qualification and age , state subject Certificate and Furnish the attested copies of requisite certificate to the Assistant Director,CA&PD Department Kathua.

Training programme for Hajis on Aug 10

Israel said it launched air strikes across the Gaza Strip on Friday in response to Pal-estinian rockets fired after Egyptian-mediated talks failed to extend a 72-hour truce in the month-long war.

As rocket-warning sirens sounded in southern Israel, the military said Hamas had fired at least 18 rockets from Gaza and Israel’s “Iron Dome” inter-ceptor system brought down two.

No injuries or damage were reported. Gaza militants said they had fired 10 rockets on Fri-day.

After a huge explosion in Gaza City, apparently from an air raid, a military spokesman said Israel had responded to Hamas rocket fire by launch-ing air strikes at “terror sites” across the Gaza Strip.

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Palestinian rides past resi-dential buildings in Beit Lahi-ya town, which witnesses said was heavily hit by Israeli shell-

ing and air strikes during the Israeli offensive, in the north-ern Gaza Strip. (Reuters Photo)

“We will continue to strike Hamas, its infrastructure, its

operatives, and restore securi-ty for the State of Israel,” Lieu-tenant-Colonel Peter Lerner said in a statement.

Heavy civilian casualties and destruction during Israel’s campaign against militants in

packed residential areas of the Gaza Strip have raised inter-national alarm over the past month, but efforts to extend a ceasefire at talks in Cairo

failed.Israel had earlier said it was

ready to agree to an extension as Egyptian go-betweens pur-sued negotiations with Israeli and Palestinian delegates.

A Hamas spokesman said

Palestinian factions had not agreed to extend the truce, but would continue negotiations in Cairo.

Islamic Jihad blamed Israel for rejecting Palestinian de-mands, adding Israel “will not get through politics what it had failed to get on the battlefield”.

The Palestinians had want-ed Israel to agree in principle to demands which include a lift-ing of the blockade on the Gaza Strip, the release of prisoners and the opening of a sea port.

The armed wing of Hamas released a statement late on Thursday warning Palestinian negotiators not to agree to an extension unless Israel offered concessions.

has shown little interest in easing its naval blockade of Gaza and controls on overland traffic and airspace, suspect-ing Hamas could restock with weapons from abroad.

Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz, speak-ing on Army Radio, raised the prospect of Israel relaunching a ground operation it halted on

Tuesday and “taking control of the Gaza Strip in order to top-ple the Hamas regime”.

women with her baby pre-pares to leave her destroyed home amid ruins in the Shejaia neighbourhood in Gaza City. (Reuters Photo)

But Prime Minister Ben-jamin Netanyahu has shown little inclination to do so.

In Gaza, some families who had returned to their homes in the northern town of Beit Hanoun during the ceasefire gathered their belongings and headed back to the United Na-tions shelters where they had sought refuge over the past few weeks.Beit Hanoun resident Yamen Mahmoud, a 35-year-old father of four, said: “Today I am fleeing again, back to dis-placement. I am not against resistance but we need to know what to do. Is it war or peace?”

Gaza officials say the war has killed 1,875 Palestinians, most of them civilians. Hamas said on Thursday it had ex-ecuted an unspecified number of Palestinians as Israeli spies.

Israel strikes Gaza after militants resume rocket fire

Consider making some plans for a vacation or short getaway, Libra. Looking forward to something fun can make even the tough-est of days far easier to handle. You’ll be amazed how much you can manage when there’s an end in plain sight. Your entire attitude can lighten. So take the bull by the horns and create an incentive for yourself. Do something special to reward the hard work you do day after day.

Don’t judge someone if he or she has a different lifestyle than what you consider to be OK, Scorpio. You probably lean toward the traditional, yet not everyone feels this way about re-lationships, working, or lifestyle. While it may seem impossible to understand and even frighten you, try not to be too harsh on those you deem odd. You’d be better off using that energy to keep your own life on track.

Friends seeking advice or a shoulder to cry on could be plentiful today, Sagittarius. You’re one of best people to give them the support and care they need. Just be sure that you don’t give so much to others that you don’t have anything left for yourself. True friendship is about sharing and the exchange of problems and help. Running yourself down will leave you in a place where you aren’t going to be much help to anyone.

Getting through today shouldn’t pose too big a problem for you, Capricorn. You may feel a huge second wind that can give you the drive and determination to see your chores and projects through. Make some plans for this evening, such as getting to-gether with friends or taking in an event that really intrigues you. Until then, go about your tasks bit by bit. You’ll get things finished before you know it.

Working within boundaries and restrictions could really get to you today, Aquarius. Yours is an independent spirit and your best achievements are often born of doing things your own way. Yet like it or not, we all have to follow guidelines and rules. Do your best to follow suit and finish what needs to be done. Afterward, you may find more freedom to act independently without consequences. Exercise patience and diligence as needed today.

Chances are that you’ll feel upbeat and positive today, Pisces. Consider sharing this energy with those around you who are feel-ing less than content. Your attitude can have a profound effect on friends, partners, spouses, and children. Even neighbors and ex-tended family can pick up on your spirit without you even real-izing it. Share your optimism with everyone you can today. If you see someone hurt or angry.

Feeling the effects of today’s energies, Virgo? Take heart if this is the case, because the end of the tunnel isn’t as far away as it seems. Do your best to take things one step at a time and see about making some plans for a little fun this evening. Get together with friends or take in a movie. Help yourself feel better by staying busy and focused and follow up with some recreation. Before you know it, the aspect will pass and you’ll be back to normal.

Don’t discount your ability to be extremely resourceful if you need to be, Aries. If you don’t have everything you need or all of the required information, take time to think. Who can you ask? What places can you access? Who might know where you can find what you need? Rather than panic because the pieces aren’t all there, instead make a list of contacts and go for it. Trust in yourself.

Try not to let today’s blues get you down, Taurus. While it’s true that some days can seem to drag on, the busier you are the faster time will pass. Get down to finishing any work still before you and then make plans for tonight. If there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, not only will things seem to speed up but you’ll feel better knowing it’s coming.

Dare to be different, Gemini. It can be so easy to fall into a drill. Sleeping at the same time, eating at the same time, wearing the same style, and going about work the same way day after day. Be-fore you know it, you feel like you’re in a rut. The only way to get away from this is to make a decision to break free by doing some-thing unique. Try a new haircut. Wear colors that are unusual for you. If the need is there, consider a new career. Pursue expansion.

If your lifestyle is considerably different than that of others, re-sist feeling self-conscience about it today, Cancer. Try to remember that you chose the life you have for specific reasons. Even if you’ve come to a point where you’re considering a change, there’s no need to feel badly, ashamed, or embarrassed about where you are now. Everyone has to make his or her own way. If this conforms to the norm, that’s fine. If it doesn’t, that’s fine, too.

An enhanced feeling of determination could motivate you today, Leo. Finish the things that aren’t complete and make some plans for this evening. Don’t hesitate to take on something that feels compli-cated or big. Chances are you’ll be able to handle most anything and it will feel great when it’s finished. Enjoy your day by making the most of opportunity.

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Subjecting women to crime is

unpardonable

Faith is everything.If you can’t have faith in something seen,

how can you have faith in something unseen.

Quote of the day

Carea Phillip

Crimes on women per-petuated through out the world in one form or the other are not only shameful but real-

ly a bad spot on the face of hu-manity in this modern age of learning and advancement. Is-lam or any other religion have always taught and advocated ut-most restraint in perpetuation of violence or atrocities on wom-en which has been described as a heinous crime and unpardon-able. Prophet Mohammad(peace be upon him) not only showered all kindness and affection on his daughter Fatima(RA)but also had the same benevolence for the whole women folk which he said is one of the kindest things God has done for man. However, despite the overall development, progress, advancements in the overall vision of mankind, the treatment meted to woman even in this age is shocking and intol-erable. It amounts to denial of social justice and is a threat to the very existence of human civ-ilization when we ill-treat this creation of Almighty God. The killing of thousands of women round the world, harassment on the basis of gender, rapes and inhuman behavior shown to them on one pretext or the other does not in any way suit what we call a civilized world.There are hundreds of dowry deaths, harassment and physi-cal violence on giving birth to a girl child and also on the basis of a low social status for which thousands of women are subject-ed to different kind of violence. Not only this thousands of girls are being killed in the womb of their mother and girl fetus de-stroyed because parents do not want a girl child as it is consid-ered shameful and below digni-ty. If we go by rough estimates, most of the women are beaten and assaulted and one of ev-ery three women in the world has been subjected to beatings. This is really a shame for the society that between 2005 and 2013 more than 8000 women were killed in dowry related violence and this trend contin-ues. These estimates are proof of man chauvinism, brutality and evidence of taking advan-tage of women who are treated weak and meek as compared to men. Let us pledge that we all will try to do away with vio-lence against women and will give the place they deserve in our hearts, in our society and above all in our decision making process whether in family or the society.

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No cake walk for any party in coming polls

Daily Zabarwan TimesEDITORIAL/ OPINIONEDITORIAL/ OPINIONDaily Zabarwan TimesSrinagar, Saturday 15 February 2014

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High number of heart and cancer

patients Nursing Sick Units Back to Health

Once blue chip Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) like BSNL, Air In-dia, Hindustan Cables Ltd and Fertilis-er Corporation of India today stand testimony as to how not changing with

the changing times and technology could change their fate and turn them into sick units.However, there has been always a silver lining in this regard as the government has been relentlessly mak-ing efforts to revive maximum number of sick public sector units (PSUs) to take the country’s growth en-gine forward. This was possible with the help of re-vival packages provided by the government to these units. With this aim, the Government set up the Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enter-prises (BRPSE) in December 2004 to advise the gov-ernment, inter-alia, on the measures to restructure/revive, both industrial and non-industrial CPSEs. Since then cases of around 67 sick CPSEs have been referred to BRPSE up to October 2012, out of which the Board has made recommendations in respect of 62 cases, while returning five cases to the concerned ministries for further examination.No wonder, there has been significant improvement in the overall condition of these enterprises since 2004. In comparison to 90 sick CPSEs in March 2005, there were 66 sick PSUs in March 2012. As per the BRPSE recommendations, of these cases, 45 were accepted for revival by the Government.Most of the remaining cases are awaiting nod for

revival while in case of 45 cases accepted for reviv-al, 14 have already turned around including Bharat Pumps and Compressors, Cement Corporation of India, HEC, Andrew Yule and MECON and making profits while others have been infused with revival packages.The companies for which revival packages have been approved include Hindustan Shipyard, HMT and Scooters India. As the CPSEs operate under dynamic market conditions, it is quite natural to see ups and downs in their performance. As far as the reasons for losses and sickness in CPSEs are concerned it varies from enterprise-to-en-terprise. While in some cases, the cause is historical. In case of textile companies which were taken over from private sector on socio-economic consider-ations could not be modernised quickly.Likewise other enterprises in the engineering and refractories sector too failed to modernise. Still others like some consumer goods companies and the new ones, turned sick over the years on ac-count of inadequate job orders, high man-power cost, lack of finance, technological obsolescence, high input costs and competition from cheap im-ports.In addition, other problems common to most sick and loss-making PSUs have been poor debt-equity structure, weak marketing strategies and slow de-cision-making process. As one such policy initiative, the Sick In-

dustrial Companies (Special Provision) Act, 1985 (SICA) brought the CPSEs under its purview in 1991 (made effective from 1992). Under the pro-visions of the SICA, CPSEs with at least five years of registration whose accumulated losses are equal to or have exceeded their net worth may be referred to the BIFR. During the last twenty years -- between 1992 and 2011, 63 CPSEs have been referred to BIFR. The government has made several attempts to over-come “sickness” in these CPSEs through various pol-icy initiatives.The strategies for revival/restructuring of sick CPSEs include financial restructuring involving investment by the government in the form of equity participa-tion, loans, waiver of debt etc and business restruc-turing which includes change of management, hiv-ing off viable units from CPSEs for formation of separate company and closure of unviable units, besides formation of joint ventures.The other strategies include manpower rationalisa-tion by shedding excess manpower and introduction of voluntary retirement schemes. The contribution of each and every company is significant as CPSEs are considered as the backbone of the economy and are equal partners in the nation building.As on March 31, 2012, there were 260 CPSEs in the country. These companies contributed Rs 1.6 lakh crore to the central exchequer by way of taxes, duties, interest on loans and dividend, amounting to 21.4 per cent of government’s revenue receipts.

ndia is a vast country with a popula-tion of about 1.21 billion and a labour force of around 475 million. There is an open unemployment of 9.5 mil-lion as per estimates available for the year 2009-10. Employment is the main source of livelihood and self-ful-fillment for most women and men. About 6% of the total work force in India is employed in organised sector while remaining 94% are in the un-organised sector. Scope of additional employment generation in the orga-nized sector for additional wage em-ployment is less. India has a younger population not only in comparison to advanced economies but also in relation to large developing countries. As a result, the labour force in India is expected to in-crease by 32 per cent over the next 20 years, while it will decline by 4.0 per cent in industrialised countries and by nearly 5.0 per cent in China. We are, therefore, endeavoring to reap this ‘de-mographic dividend’ by providing for higher levels of health, education and skill development. This will create an environment where in the economy not only grows rapidly, but also en-hances good quality employment and livelihood opportunities to meet the needs and aspirations of the youth. The Government has been making constant efforts for reduc-ing unemployment through normal growth process and implementing various employment generation programmes, such as, Swarna Jayan-ti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY); Prime Minister’s Employment Gen-eration Programme (PMEGP) and National Rural Livelihood Mission besides entrepreneurial development programmes run by the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises. The Mahatma Gandhi Nation-al Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) also assures every rural household at least 100 days of manual work at minimum wages. Jawaharlal Nehru National Ur-

ban Renewal Mission (JNNURM): The Mission’s aim is to encourage re-forms and fast track planned develop-ment of identified cities. Focus is on efficiency in urban infrastructure and service delivery mechanisms, commu-nity participation etc. Bharat Nirman In Bharat Nirman, critical areas of rural infrastructure – Irrigation, Roads, Water Supply, Housing, Elec-tricity and Telecom connectivity have been covered. This has improved liv-ing standards of the rural population and also created infrastructure which will ultimately enhance the economic activities in the rural areas and gener-ate significant employment opportu-nities for the rural people.Infrastructural Development The investment on infrastructure is proposed to be increased to Rs.45 lakh crore during XII Plan period. About half of this is expected to come from private sector. Skill Development · Skills and knowledge are the driving forces of economic growth and social development of any coun-try. Countries with higher and better levels of skills adjust more effectively to the challenges and opportunities of the world. · Government is serious in cre-ating training infrastructure and pro-viding quality employment to youth. According to a study carried out by Quality Council of India, placement rate has increased to about 80% to 99% because of improved infrastructure in the modernized ITIs. Skill Develop-ment Initiative (SDI) Scheme based on Modular Employable Skills (MES) was started during the Eleventh Five Year Plan for early school leavers and existing workers, especially in the unorganised sector to improve their employability. About 16 lakh persons have been trained under the scheme so far. · Sincere efforts are being made

for skill development of a large num-ber of people under various skill de-velopment programmes. The Prime Minister has set a target of skilling 500 million persons by 2022 and the Ministry of Labour & Employment is required to train 100 million. Gov-ernment is systematically working to achieve the target and the training capacity has been increased from 9 lakh in 2006 - 07 to 26 lakh in 2011-12. All the Government ITIs are being modernized. New courses have been introduced and most of the ITIs are running in two to three shifts. During last five years, the number of Govern-ment and private ITIs has increased from 5114 in 2006-07 to 10,344 which is more than double. Government has also planned to set up 1500 more ITIs in PPP and 5000 Skill Development Centres in PPP to enhance the ca-pacity further. 27 Advanced Training Institutes are also planned in PPP to produce adequate number of trainers in the country. Focus Area in the 12th Five Year Plan In the 12th Five Year Plan the thrust of the Government is in bring-ing about an inclusive growth strategy that will provide job opportunities as well as make the young of the country employable. The main focus areas are:a) Thrust on Manufacturing Sec-tor-to make it the engine of employ-ment growth-that would create 100 million additional jobs by 2025.b) To bring in supportive pol-icies to incentivise labour intensive manufacturing sectors such as textile & garments, leather & footwear, food processing, gems & Jewellery to gener-ate more employment opportunities.c) Expanding employment in services like IT, finance & banking, tourism, trade & transport.d) Prioritizing skill training for the informal sector; creation of appro-priate skill sets among rural migrants and urban poor to make growth inclu-sive.

e) Ensuring the employability of skilled persons by involving Sector Skill Councils in preparation of Skill Modules matching market demand.f) Building on the potential of Modular Employable Skill pro-gramme by ensuring combination of modules to ensure employability.g) Extending Social Security ben-efits to Unorganized sector Workers.h) Enable skill loans for poor stu-dents (Credit Guarantee Fund)i) Streamlining the skill devel-opment programs for disadvantaged sections to ensure much larger fund-ing for skill development.j) Setting up of National Skill Registry to link data bases across Min-istries / States to provide a platform linking people who seek/provide em-ployment. Expenditure on social services which include education, sports, art and cul-ture, medical and public health, family welfare, water supply and sanitation, housing, urban development; welfare of Scheduled Castes (SCs), Sched-uled Tribes (STs) and other Backward Classes (OBCs), labour and labour welfare, social security and welfare, nutrition, relief for natural calamities, etc. by the Government (Centre and State combined) has also shown in-crease in recent years reflecting higher priority to social services. National-e-Governance National-e-Governance Plan has identified Upgradation and modern-ization Employment Exchanges as one of the Mission Mode Projects (MMP). The MMP aims to progressively sup-port all Employment Exchanges in the country to make effective use of IT in various activities of employment services. A national web portal will be developed to make all employment related services available on a single window and will work like a virtual job market. This will help Employ-ment Exchanges to provide efficient and quality services at wider scale and speed.

Creating Employment Opportunities for Youth I

An alarming signal for society

The number of heart and cancer patients in the Kashmir valley is in-creasing at an alarming rate day by day. So far, these fatal diseases used to be treated as fallout of urbanization, food habits and sedentary lifestyle. But unfortunately, this is spreading in rural areas too. During the last few years, the number of patients suffer-ing from these life taking diseases visiting Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science has increased many fold. A major population of the valley has to spend a large chunk of their in-come on medication for grave diseas-es for years together. The more miser-able condition is those of middle class families who have to meet the ex-penditures by their agriculture land, property selling jewelry or by taking loan. As per reports the main cause attributed for the spread of these fa-tal diseases is stress along with other factors .the cases of breast cancer too are on higher side as compared to the other parts of the country in the re-cent past. The stress protein rich food salty tea etc. could be prominent caus-es for this increase but lack of aware-ness amongst the women especially in the villages is taking its toll. Early detection means early cure. But due to many social hesitant the women do not speak out very easily and take it lightly which aggravates the situa-tion. As per expert reports, the breast cancer in India is going to double in next four years. Now this type of can-cer has overtaken cervical cancer. The cost of curing this deadly disease may vary from 10-15 thousand to 3-4 lacs per month depending on the stage and gravity of the disease. Almost all the regions of the world are affected by these diseases.The time has come when the society as well as the health caring agencies has to rise to the occasion for fighting against these grave diseases by awak-ening the masses to change their life style and avoid self medication .The awareness camps should be organ-ised in the remotest area where med-ical facilities are almost nil. The more stunning part of the serious situation is there are thousands of medical shops which sell medicines without the prescription of the doctors, rath-er suggest medicines and the gullible patients consume medicines till it turns otherwise and patients have to be rushed to the hospitals where it is too late. As it is the consumption of medicines in the valley is much high-er as compared to other parts of the country in a way making it safe haven for the sub standard medicines. The health care agencies should put ban on the pharmaceutical companies manufacturing such kind of med-icines. A strict drug policy should be initiated and licenses for medical shops should be given after proper scrutiny and under the guidelines prescribed by rules and regulations set by ministry of health. Defaulters should be served with severe penalty so that people are able to live a healthy life as is the case in other developed and under developing countries.

The situation as re-gards pre-poll alli-ance between con-gress and national conference is now

very clear and the two parties have decided to go together if they want to register their win in some parliamentary con-stituencies in the state. The chief minister Omer Abdul-lah had very categorically said that there is no alternative but to go for alliance with the con-gress party. He said that his party will never go for any poll pact with BJP lead NDA. He said that it is necessary to join hands with congress because both the parties are already in coalition both at Centre and in the state. Now it is evident that in Jammu they will have to face formidable BJP which is strengthened because of the candidature of Narinder Modi as PM and in Kashmir the PDP has strong packets of support and may cause big upsetsif congress and national con-ference do not go together. Still PDP has the chance of going neck to neck with the congress NC alliance. Meanwhile the an-nouncement of Congress par-ty that it will start its election campaign with the union health minister G N. Azad alongwith the PCCI president Saif ud Din Soz from 13th of March. It indi-cates that on one side congress is trying to bridge the differ-ences between its leaders and on the other side it is not taking the electoral battle in J&K very lightly. The state has this time about 70 lakh voters which will use their franchise to elect six members from the state. The valley itself has 36 lakh voters and these voters in the entire state will decide the fate of the candidates in five phases. Elab-orate security arrangements are needed as the separatists have already issued poll boy-cott calls and there may be some kind of unpleasant things here or there which can create fear in the minds of the voters. How-ever, keeping in view the pan-chayat elections the voters may again turn in good numbers to elect their representatives.This time the elections are quite different than the previ-ous elections as the voters are more aware about their rights and politically the situation is somehow confused through-out the country. It remains to be seen who will win the battle royal but it is clear that this time most of the candidates will have tough time to convince the voters in their favour.