New Delhi, August 08:

Union Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah Thursday said that Pakistan is testing the patience of our soldiers and one day it would be tough to hold Indian Army back.“Let us tell Pakistan on face that we are not going to tol-erate such attacks. We must get united to face the com-

mon foe and foil their ever attempt to disrupt peace in our region,” Farooq Abdul-lah told an Indian based news channel adding that there are rogue elements presents in Pakistan.“In January two of our sol-diers were killed by Paki-stani Rangers. One of our soldiers was beheaded and

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New Delhi, August 08:

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday said it was not an appropriate time to say anything about the September meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Paki-stani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, scheduled on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meet."Not in a position today to say anything because this is not the time or appropriate atmosphere in which we should be discuss-ing talks. There will be lot of work necessary if we are to talk... but will it be conducive, we need to look at it," Khurshid said."Let's wait for the appropriate time. All the inputs have to be brought in, then we can take a call," he said.

Khurshid also said the prime min-ister was not distancing himself from any issue."The Prime Minister's Office or the prime minister will never dis-tance from the prime minister's team. We have a job to do and we do it under the supervision and overall leadership of the prime

minister."We as members of the cabinet are doing things which are spe-cifically assigned to us. Prime minister is the overall incharge. Everything we do will finally go up to him and he will approve. If he thinks that whatever we do is wrong... he will tell us this is not acceptable. But we can't sort of not shoulder the responsibil-ity given to us and then leave it to the prime minister... it is not correct," Khurshid told a news channel here.He also added that Defence Minis-ter AK Antony has done an honest job."He (Antony) has done an honest job. Parliament wanted defence minister's statement too quickly and he gave a statement that was based on information which was

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There won’t be restrictions on Eid in any part of Kmr:

Div ComSrinagar, August 08:

In the wake of reports of likely protests on Eid-ul-Fitr, authorities on Thursday placed several separatist leaders including Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani under house arrest.Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Shalinder Kumar told KNS there won’t be

any kind of restrictions on Eid. However, he said, in case need arises appropri-ate steps would be taken to maintain peace in the city.Geelani had called for peaceful protests after Eid prayers against the hu-man rights violations in the state. He had also an-nounced that he will offer Eid prayers at Dargah Haz-ratbal.Sources told KNS that strict instructions have been giv-en to the police to intensify vigil around the Hyderpora residence of Geelani and not allow him to move out. Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) chairman Shabir Ah-mad Shah, National Front Chairman Nayeem Ahmad Khan have also been placed under house arrest ahead of Eid. Shah had announced to

offer Eid prayers ar Dargah Hazratbal.The spokesmen of both the parties have condemned the house arrest of Shah and Khan.Senior Hurriyat leader and Chairman Salvation Move-ment Zaffar Akber Bhat was also put under house

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Ahead of Eid, Geelani, Shah, Khan placed under house arrest

Srinagar, August 08:

Eid shopping on Thurs-day reached fever pitch in Srinagar and other major towns of Jammu and Kash-mir with people thronging markets in large numbers. In Srinagar, police had a tough time trying to stream-line traffic although heavy vehicles were disallowed on most uptown and old city roads. Meat, bakery, fruits, veg-etables and hosiery items as usual remained high on the shopping list of the locals. Authorities formed special squads to regulate prices and some shopkeepers were fined for overcharg-ing. However, it seemed shopkeepers were charging buyers at will. Some shoppers complained

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Eid shopping reaches fever pitch in valley

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New Delhi, August 08:

Division Bench of the Su-preme Court of India com-prising Chief Justice of India, P. Sathasivam and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Thursday issued two week’s notice to the Union Home Ministry, Goverment of Jammu and Kashmir, Director General of J&K Police, District Magistrate Ram-ban and others on a writ petition filed by Prof.

Bhim Singh in which he had submitted that the in-nocent people in the state have been provoked by the ‘hate speeches’ delivered by Omar Abdullah, the State Chief Minister inside and outside the legislature against the security forces and state integration with the Union of India.Prof. Bhim Singh also sought intervention of the Supreme Court of India to hold judicial inquiry into the circumstances that

led to firing and killing of four persons and injur-ing about 42 on July 18 this year in Gool village of Ramban District.Prof. Bhim Singh prayed in the petition to direct the Government of India and Jammu and Kashmir to hold high power judicial inquiry into the unfortu-nate incident.He further submitted that the respondents should be directed to provide full

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SC notice to UOI, J&K on Ramban firing & security of Amarnath pilgrims

Pakistan must stop all sorts of violations: Dr. Farooq

Srinagar, August 08:

Peoples Democratic Party Thursday castigated Politi-cal Secretary to Chief Min-ister for making frequent use of his ‘loose tongue’ against PDP. In a statement, PDP youth wing General Secretary, Er Nazir Ahmed Yatoo said that Political Secretary to CM is draining the ex-chequer by drawing huge salary and it is this salary which makes him vibrant against Peoples Democratic Party.“People are well aware about the dark past of Na-tional Conference and it is a fact that this party exploited the people of State for its petty benefits. This party

from time to time has com-promised with New Delhi to grab power,” he said adding that PDP has a strong base and people are acknowledg-ing its contribution on the ground.The frequent statement issued by Sadiq amply de-picts that frustration has engulfed him and he is not ready to accept the reality.“Everybody is in knowhow of the fact that NC is rapidly losing its faith and reputa-tion in the masses because of its anti Kashmir policies and anti-people agenda.“NC is scared of the neat and clean image of PDP and seems to be running out of logic and argument to face

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Srinagar, August 08:

The Governor, N N Vohra and Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah have felicitated the people of State on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr In their messages, the duo wished the people peace, progress, prosperity and happiness and hoped that this occasion would be a harbinger of commu-nal harmony, brotherhood and amity, which were the hallmark of the State’s plu-ralistic traditions. Omar said Eid is an occasion to rededicate ourselves to the teachings of Islam and

preaching’s of Prophet Mu-hammad (SAW). . He hoped that this Eid will strengthen the bonds of brotherhood and amity and will usher in a new era of peace and tran-quility in the State. The former Chef Minster and union health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has felicitated people on Eid-ul-Fitr. Azad in his Eid Mubarak message to the people of the state on Eid-ul-Ftir has wished them all success, peace, and happi-ness. He also wished peace and prosperity for enter state and the country on the

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Guv, CM, Azad, Dr. Farooq and Mufti

felicitate people on Eid

PDP also turns sooth sayerPredicts NC’s extinction

Ministers greet people on Eid-ul-FitrSrinagar, August 08: The Cabi-net Ministers have extended greetings to the people of the state on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.In their separate felicitation messages, they extended their greeting saying that the festival would be harbinger of peace, prosperity and happiness for the people of State in particular and Country in general. They hoped that the festival will further cement the bonds of love, amity, brotherhood and communal harmony which are the vital characteristics of pluralistic ethos of the state.The Ministers include Min-ister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs Abdul Rahim Rather, Minister for Rural Development Department Ali Mohammad Sagar, Minister for Enterprises, Haj, Auqaf and Floriculture Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, Minister for Forests Mian Altaf Ahmad, Minister for Agri-culture Ghulam Hassan Mir, Minister for PHE, Irrigation

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es Rs. 50,000 out of CDF for Campus Library

JAMMU, JULY 08

Minister of State for I&C and Home, Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo, today visited Kishtwar Cam-pus of Jammu University (JU) and took stock of various ongoing works at the site. Rs. 20 crore have already been released to fast-track the construction work of the Campus, which will go a long way in providing succour to the youth of the far-flung district in their pursuit for higher studies.

Deputy Commissioner, Mohammad Saleem and Director, JU Kishtwar Campus, Dr. Shohab Inayat Malik, besides several other Sectoral Of-ficers, accompanied the Minister on the occa-sion.

Exhorting the executing agency to complete the project by June next year, the Minister said that once the Campus becomes fully functional, the higher education network will get a major fillip and improve educational competitiveness in the district. “The Campus will have state-of-the-art infrastructure. We will also ensure that

competent teaching staff is posted so that the Campus emerges as a seat of great learning,” he said,

The Minister went around various under-construction blocks of the Cam-pus and issued directions for expediting work so that it is completed well within the stipulated timeframe. The on-site en-gineers briefed the Minister about the de-tails of the project and assured that time-lines for completion of the project would be adhered to.

While work on Phase I is currently on, additional land has also been acquired to commence work on Phase II of the project for which funds for land acquisition have to be made available, the Minister was in-formed. On this occasion, the Minister announced Rs. 50,000/- out of his Constit-uency Development Fund (CDF) for pur-chase of books for the Campus Library.

Later, while making a detailed pre-sentation, Director JU Kishtwar Campus, Dr. Malik highlighted the issue of short-age of teaching and support staff at the Campus. He also apprised the Minister about the urgent need to start additional courses, which will offer scholars a variety of choices to choose subjects from. He also informed the Minister that State funding for the ongoing works at the Campus is still awaited.

Gul tours Eidgah, reviews Eid arrangements

New Delhi:

Narendra Modi has officially replaced LK Advani in the latest poster unveiled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the grand launch of its 2014 election campaign, ending any lingering doubts about the party’s top star and Prime Min-isterial face.The new BJP posters starring the Gujarat Chief Minis-ter are set to make a splash with the new slogan: “Nayi Soch, Nayi Ummeed. (New thinking, new hope)”. The posters have reportedly been approved by the party’s campaign panel.The posters replace the BJP’s old banners which had LK Advani’s image with the slogan: “Sushasan sankalp, Bhaajpaa hi vikalp (BJP is the only option for good governance)’. The new posters

mark the end of an era when leaders like Mr Advani and former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee shared top billing on giant banners - perhaps a message to the faction

within the party that still has reservations about Mr Modi’s stewardship.The hoard-ings will debut on August 11, when Mr Modi formally launches the party’s cam-paign in Hyderabad, the Andhra Pradesh capital currently abuzz with the creation

of a new Telangana state.The blitzkrieg will precede the expected anointment of Mr Modi as the party’s prime ministerial can-didate next month, which the party hopes

will help it cash in on his popularity in upcoming Assembly elections in five key states. There is a strong possibil-ity of an announcement before those polls are notified around September 21, after a clear go-ahead from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the BJP’s ideological parent.As a precursor to the big announcement, Mr Modi was recently elevated by the BJP as the party’s campaign committee head

for next year’s elections.The BJP and RSS also reportedly reckon that general elec-tions, due in May next year, are unlikely to be held before February and they want Mr Modi to get a six-month window to build his campaign.

SRINAGAR, AUGUST, 08:

The Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Mubarak Gul today visited Eidgah and took stock of the arrangements put in place by the District Administration for offering Eid Namaz there.

Gul directed PHE and PDD authorities for ensuring ad-equate water and power sup-ply during the prayer time at Eidgah. He also directed all the departments for maintaining close coordination with each other in making the upright ar-rangements so that the people come to offer Eid Namaz at Eidgah do not face any incon-venience. He directed SMC authorities for ensuring proper cleanliness in and around the Eidgah. The Speaker appreciat-

ed the administration for mak-ing upright arrangements for smooth conduct of Eid-ul-Fitr festival.Interacting with people, the Speaker said that the beau-tification work of Eidgah is apace. He said that funds is not problem but need is to utilize the funds in a proper way.Ear-lier, Gul also chaired a meeting of officers of District Administra-tion convened to review the fool proof arrangements made for Eid-ul-Fitr. Threadbare discus-sions were also held in connec-tion with Eid prayers at Eidgah.Reviewing the traffic manage-ment arrangements, the Speaker was informed that traffic depart-ment has formulated a new traf-fic regulation plan which is active from August 6, 2013.A team of officers of various departments included ADGP Security.

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You may think that everything is perfect, Taurus, when suddenly, there’s a great surge of unyielding emotional en-ergy. Be on the lookout because such situations are likely to crop up and add intensity to your journey. Pool your knowl-edge with that of other people instead of trying to come up with all the answers by yourself.

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You may be in a difficult position today, Cancer, as if you’re being pulled in two directions with little say as to how things are supposed to end. The acting forces could be ma-nipulative, so you should take special care that no one takes advantage of you. This may be easier said than done at a time like this.

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9 Attitudes towards a happy ‘You’The key to happiness is to do the same things you do everyday but with a slight-ly different approach. Start bringing those changes in your attitude towards life and you'll see how simple it is to be happy!Life Coach Ramon Llamba shares nine significant at-titudes that help you be-come happier in life.

GratitudeAppreciate what you have and value it. Try count-ing your positives and be grateful for all the good things and people in your life. Stop complaining and be thankful for what you already have and you'll soon start feeling happy.

OptimismTreat failure as an oppor-tunity to learn a new and better lesson from life, and that's the trick to manufacture optimism in life. Never give up try-ing because that's an in-dication that something better is in store. Once you start harbouring an optimistic attitude to-wards life, success will automatically follow.Avoid comparisonNothing is as awful as comparing yourself to someone else. If you think you're better that the other person,

you're letting yourself regale in an unhealthy sense of superiority. If you demean yourself in front of others, it means all your hard work and progress has been in vain. While social com-parisons are unhealthy, self-improvement is ef-fective.

KindnessThere's a scientific rea-son behind every act of kindness that you do. Helping someone self-lessly releases serotonin in your brain (Serotonin is the hormone that con-trols your mood) and hence makes you feel good about yourself al-most instantly. Try do-ing one act of kindness everyday to flush out the toxins of depression from your system.

Nurture relation-

shipsRelationships keep us alive and kicking. In fact, ac-cording to research studies loneliness doubles people's mortality rates. A circle of good friends, loving family members and cheerful col-leagues are a reminder that you have people who care about you. There's nothing

like having someone who you can share your expe-riences with. So nurture these relationships and say goodbye to a lonesome existence.

ForgiveHatred is a negative feel-ing and harbouring it will have nothing but negative effects on your well-being. Stop thinking about the hateful emotion/person and let it go. Forgive if needed, take things lightly and let it not affect your system.

Commit to

your goalsIf you have a goal, work towards it. Anything is achievable if you put your heart into it. Wholehearted dedication and diligence can bring extraordinary results and consequential-ly add to your happiness.

Spiritual-ity

Spirituality teaches us that life is bigger than us and it helps us connect to the larger meanings of life. Practice spirituality to un-derstand the source of all

creation and feel connect-ed to everything that exists in this world.

Care for your body

Love yourself and love your body! Your physi-cal condition has a di-rect connection with your well-being. A fit body and healthy mind is reflective of happi-ness. Start working to-wards the health of your physical, mental and emotional energy by caring for your body.

Spirituality boosts mental health

Despite differences in ritu-als and beliefs among the world's major religions, spirituality often enhances individuals' health, ac-cording to University of Missouri researchers. The MU researchers be-lieve that health care pro-viders could take advan-tage of this correlation between health - particu-larly mental health - and spirituality by tailoring treatments and rehabilita-tion programs to accom-modate an individual's spiritual inclinations. "In many ways, the re-sults of our study support the idea that spirituality functions as a personality trait," said Dan Cohen, as-sistant teaching professor of religious studies at MU and one of the co-authors of the study. "With in-creased spirituality people reduce their sense of self and feel a greater sense of oneness and connected-ness with the rest of the universe. What was inter-esting was that frequency of participation in religious activities or the perceived degree of congregational support was not found to be significant in the rela-tionships between person-ality, spirituality, religion

and health," Cohen added. The MU study used the results of three surveys to determine if correlations existed among partici-pants' self-reported men-tal and physical health, personality factors, and spirituality in Buddhists, Muslims, Jews, Catholics and Protestants. Across all five faiths, a greater degree of spirituality was related to better mental health, specifically lower levels of neuroticism and greater extraversion. Forgiveness was the only spiritual trait predictive of mental health after personality variables were considered. "Our pri-or research shows that the mental health of people recovering from different medical conditions, such as cancer, stroke, spinal

cord injury and traumatic brain injury, appears to be related significantly to pos-itive spiritual beliefs and especially congregational support and spiritual in-terventions," said Cohen. "Spiritual beliefs may be a coping device to help in-dividuals deal emotionally with stress," he added. Cohen believes spirituality may help people's mental health by reducing their self-centeredness and de-veloping their sense of be-longing to a larger whole. As the authors note, spiri-tual interventions such as religious-based counsel-ing, meditation, and for-giveness protocols may enhance spiritually-based beliefs, practices, and cop-ing strategies in positive ways.

Are weight loss pills a fact or a myth? Can you really lose weight with a pill? The US FDA recently approved a drug Lorcaserin, a drug that helps you lose weight. To clear doubts about this 'magical' pill we spoke to Dr. Verinder Anand, Consulting doctor in Internal Medicine from Moolchand Medcity. He sheds light on the weight loss pill and strips bare the ugly truth. Why would In-dians fall prey to this drug? "Obesity is a growing prob-lem in India and other developing countries and is largely the result of a chronically improper diet and lack of physical activ-ity. Obesity is an outcome of sedentary lifestyle and westernization of our so-ciety. Over-eating junk food and lack of physi-cal exercise result in high body mass index (BMI)." Will this drug work for an Indian body? "Vis-a-vis to western countries where junk food is cheaper, in In-dia, the population, mostly the upper strata of society,

in metropolitan cities are getting afflicted because there is a lack of exercise, there is a tendency to eat more junk food and so they are putting on more weight and becoming obese. Yes, these drugs have positive impacts on Indians for a small period of time only." How does this drug work? What is the effect on the body? "Most of these drugs sup-press appetite by activat-ing the brain receptors for a neurotransmitter called serotonin, which triggers feelings of satiety and satis-faction. This drug raises the energy levels and suppresses the appetite and pushes the body to burn more calories. But continuing weight loss medicine in long term is un-healthy and ineffective." Is this drug another marketing gimmick? It has been proved to be effective. A trial period of 12 weeks is suggested. In this duration there should be a minimum 5 percent weight loss. Can we ex-pect drastic weight loss

with this drug? No, these weight-loss drugs will shed about 2-3 kilos per year. Expert views on Weight loss drugs These medi-cines are avoidable and should not be consumed by just anyone. Only those who are obese and suffer-ing from conditions re-lated to this should take prescribed ones, which doctors term "lifestyle medications" rather than "diet pills". These medi-cines are prescribed only to those people with a BMI

(body-mass index) over 27, as part of a broader weight-loss regime that involves other medica-tions such as diuretics and a calorie-restricted diet and exercise. Dr. Verinder Anand sums up HMU's belief, exercise plus right diet equals weight loss, "In a nut-shell, there is no other effective and healthier alternative to lose the extra flab apart from good eating habits and regular exercise."

Next time, delay that appointment at the wellness centre for chemicals or danger-ous injectables that aim to turn back the clock. The latest technique to get rid of your wrinkles is simple and non-invasive and well, you can pull faces while doing it. Called face yoga, the set of facial exer-cises has caught the fancy of Hollywood celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston, who are said to be advocates of it. Here's how you can get glowing with pulling a few faces...

Its benefitsLike regular yoga, the moves in face yoga also have unique names. Want to try The Marilyn, Bumblebee or Lion — all expressions intended to turn back the ageing clock and and reduce wrinkles. Experts state that face yoga not only reju-venates the face, but simultaneously helps in putting back that glow. Explains yoga trainer Yogesh Chavan, "The face mus-cles are not different from the muscles of the rest of the body. Thus, if they are not exercised, they become flabby. Face yoga, which allows for oxygen to rush to the face, is extremely rejuvenating and acts as a beauty booster. It en-tails toning one's facial muscles by smiling, stretching the eyebrows out-wards, twisting your lips or moving the cheeks from side to side, stretch-ing out your tongue and even making

the mouth into the shape of blowing a kiss. One can do this every morning or even while travelling."How it has helped peopleFace yoga aims to tighten facial mus-

cles and aid blood circulation. Rajiv Ananth, an advertising executive, who regularly practises this yoga in the morning, is gung-ho about it. "Due to long work hours I had developed a puffi-ness around the eyes. But I tried face yoga and found it to be beneficial. After just a week of exercises such as Kapalb-hatti and deep breathing techniques, I found that my dark circles had greatly reduced," he informs.According to busi-nesswoman Nisha Shrimant, what really attracted her to facial yoga in the past was the fact that she could do

it anywhere. Says she, "With my sched-ule I travel a lot on work and so I can't get onto a treadmill or spend time on a yoga mat. I realised facial yoga could be done on the go and after my yoga teach-

er taught me a few exercises I loved it," she admits, adding, "Now, when I also feel my face tightening due to stress I take a break and go into a wash-room or a quiet corridor and do facial contortions. It's funny to someone who sees me, but it really works; my face relaxes almost imme-diately," she adds.Practise these ex-

ercises today!While Chavan states that

yogasanas like Simhasan (lion pose) and Vyaghrasan (tiger pose) are apt to fit into facial yoga, holistic health guru Mickey Mehta also presents easy face exercises to do at any time. "Chewing is a good exercise, as well as blowing (like blowing a balloon), sucking in one's cheeks holding it for seven to eight seconds and releas-ing it, frowning, then relaxing then a repeat of this also helps. In addi-tion, try smiling, laughing and most important, 'still the face' for a few minutes each day. W

Stressed and unfit, with no time for the gym? A towel and sock can save you from fatLong work hours keeping you from a fitness regime? While nothing can sub-stitute the recommended hour of daily exercise needed to stay slim, fitting fitness activities in your daily routine isn't as tough as you'd imagine. Take the stairs, instead of the lift; Use your chair as support for leg lifts; and lift water bottles as weights to tone your arm muscles.That much, you already know. But what of com-mon household objects that can yield results to ri-val barbells and resistance machines? Read on.

Build your musclesBooks:

The next time you're read-ing a tome, put it to an-other use. Balance it on your stomach to increase the load on your abs while performing stom-ach crunches. To turn the heat on your lower

abs, lie flat on your back with your arms extend-ed above you, holding a heavy book. Use only your stomach muscles to propel the movement as you lift your shoulders straight off the ground, keeping the rest of your body flat. Here's an-other exercise: Sit on a chair with your legs to-gether and extended in front of you, with your feet eight inches above the ground. Balance the book on your shins as you slowly lift your legs up, while keeping them extended. Lower the legs and repeat. Fill a satchel with books. Lift it bending only your elbows, and voila, you have for yourself a for-midable » dumbbell.De-stress your nerves

Tennis balls- Who doesn't want a genie to massage their feet after a particularly trying day? Believe it or not, a tennis ball is a wonderful substi-tute. While sitting, slide a

tennis ball un-der your foot. Keep rolling it back and forth, as it massages your heel. Start with less pres-sure and prog-ress to rolling the ball under your foot while standing. If it hurts, it means your nerve end-ings are not re-laxed. Switch to the other foot after five min-utes. Load four tennis balls into an old leg-ging, or a much-washed sock. Tie the end and roll this makeshift massager on your back (as you would a towel after a shower) for a soothing back rub. A ten-nis ball can also help tone your muscles. Hold one between your knees while sitting on the edge of a chair. Squeeze your legs together to work out your inner thighs.

Bathing towels

It might seem like an ex-aggeration, but a well-devised strength train-ing routine featuring the humble towel can have you sweating bul-lets in no time. With nothing but a towel, you can break into a slew of effective exercises like resistance repetitions, where you use your own strength to build and tone arm, chest, shoul-der, thigh and leg mus-cles.

If you have been meaning to buy a resistance band, but haven't got around to doing it, pick up your tow-el and start with a simple squat. Stretch the towel like a bar over your head and push your weight down. This helps strengthen your arms along with your thighs. Arm extensions and a single leg squat with the towel held under the other foot are other instances of strength training with a bathroom necessity.

7 Postures to avoid when exercising

If you often wonder about why you suffer frequent in-juries at the gym, it's time to take a long, hard look at your workout form.While exercising, method and posture play an im-portant role. We give you an insight on why poor form is to blame for your aches and pains.Stop jerking: Stop jerk-ing your weights and your body, it will only cause in-jury and it will have no ef-fect on the muscles. Take a cue from James Bond; being smooth gets the best outcome. Smooth weight training will surely get you the much needed muscles. When you twist and jerk your body while lifting weights, you open your-self up to a world of inju-ries like joint pain, muscle pulls, even fractures.Slow movements: You don't want to workout in a jiffy, it defeats the purpose. Muscle fibers need slow yet smooth movement to

build size and strength. If you workout really quick-ly, all the fibers don't get worked out. Take time and do a proper workout.Pain in the neck: Summertime is the best time to flaunt your six pack abs. But, if you are gung ho about stomach crunches, you need to know one thing. Do not place your hand on your neck as you pull your neck forward. This will cause severe neck pain. In-stead, place your hand on your chest or by your side. If you are accustomed to placing your hands behind your head, then use them only as markers. Do not force your head forward in order to compensate or start the crunching move-ment.Squat right: When it comes to squats, balance and body alignment is im-portant. Do not bend too forward nor go down be-low your knee level. When squatting, arch your back, your abs should be tight,

head up and your body should be in proper align-ment. Do not let your knees cross your toes, and do not lock your knees as you lift yourself.Full range motion: When weight training even if you do easy and few exer-cises make a note to do full range motions. There are two benefits: your joints are more mobile, but more importantly your muscle has a boost of strength when completely extend-ed.Straighten your back for a deadlift: If you arch your back, chances are you will risk a slip disc or her-nia. Also keep your head in neutral position, not up or down.Bench press pos-ture: You may think that bench press doesn't have a right posture, but arching your back can induce low-er back pain. Here's what you should do; feet should be on the floor, butt on the bench, with slight arch in your lower back and you're good to go.

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Supreme Court refuses to give interim protection from arrest to PP Pandey

Earlier, the High Court had on July 1 dis-missed Pandey’s plea for quashing of FIR against him in the fake encounter case.

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant interim protection to senior IPS officer PP Pandey from being arrested by the CBI in the Ish-rat Jahan fake encounter case but agreed to hear his plea on August 12.

A bench of Chief Justice P Sathasivam and Justice Ranjana Desai agreed to hear his appeal against Gujarat High Court order rejecting his an-ticipatory bail plea.

Senior Advocate Jaspal Singh, appearing for Pandey, urged the court to grant him protection till Monday but the bench turned down his re-quest saying that it will hear the matter on August 12.

The High Court had on Wednesday declined to give further protection to Pandey from arrest by CBI. The trial court had also rejected his an-ticipatory bail plea on the ground that probe in the case is pending and is at a crucial juncture.

On Wednesday, the trial court had also reject-ed his plea for exemption from personal appear-

ance and had issued non-bailable warrant against him after he failed to appear before it.

Pandey, who was declared absconder, had ap-peared before the special CBI court in Ahmed-abad on July 29 on the direction of the apex court.

The apex court had on July 26 directed Ad-ditional DGP Pandey, a 1982-batch IPS officer, to appear before the trial court on July 29 and had

restrained the CBI from arresting him till then.The High Court had on July 1 dismissed Pan-

dey’s plea for quashing of FIR against him in the fake encounter case.

The High Court, while rejecting Pandey’s plea, had also declared him an absconder in the 2004 fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan and three others.

Pandey, as the Joint Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad, was heading the Crime Branch when Ishrat, Javed Shaikh alias Pranesh Pillai, Amjadali Akbarali Rana and Zeeshan Johar were killed in an encounter allegedly with Gujarat Po-lice on the city outskirts on June 15, 2004.

Police had then claimed the four were terror-ists on a mission to kill Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

However, according to the CBI’s charge sheet filed last month, the encounter, a joint operation by Gujarat Police and Intelligence Bureau, was stage-managed.

Seven Gujarat policemen, including Pandey, have been named as accused and charged with murder and criminal conspiracy, among others.

Akhilesh Yadav says Durga Shakti was given Noida posting on her husband’s request

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has said he regretted having posted suspended IAS official Durga Shakti Nagpal to a prime dis-trict like Noida, but he defended her suspension.

Yadav said it was at the request of Durga Nagpal’s husband, also an IAS official, that she was posted in Greater Noida.

In hindsight, the chief minister said, he regretted having ceded to the demand on a purely humanitarian grounds.

Husband of suspended IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal is posted in Ghaziabad.

The chief minister while defend-ing the action of his government to suspend Nagpal, said he has never interfered in the working of the official.

“I have no knowledge what she did against the mining activities in the area,” the chief minister was quoted as saying and denied any link between Nagpal’s suspension and the mining activities.

Reiterating the previously stated stand of the govern-ment that the SDM of Noida was suspended following

her orders to demolish boundary wall of an under con-struction mosque in Kadalpur village of Greater Noida, the UP chief minister told WSJ that to write and speak about any action, one would have to understand the com-plexities of the state as large as Uttar Pradesh.

There have been communal flare ups in the state and under such circumstances, the government cannot be ex-pected to sit back, he said.

Man arrested for taking photos of Kalpakkam reactor

A contract labourer at the Madras Atomic Power station at Kalpakkam here has been arrested after some pendrives and a mobile phone that had over 400 photos of the BHAVINI Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor were seized from him, police said on Thurs-day.

Shafir Ali was arrested on Tuesday by the Central Industrial Security Force as they found in his posses-sion pen drives and card readers while frisking him before letting him in for his daily duty, police said.

He was handed over to Kalpakkam Police and after investigation, police said the cellphone and pen drives in his possession showed over 400 pictures of the upcoming BHAVINI Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor, all taken from locations which were barred for entry.

Shafir Ali, a diploma holder in Mechani-cal Engineering on contractual assignment through a com-pany, has been working at the Madras Atomic Power sta-tion campus, and belongs to Cheyyur near Madurantakam and is known to be an organisational worker of the DMK party, police said.

He is said to have explained away his activity as mere documenting for his own records, police said.

Police said he was arrested under section 18 of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962.

He was produced before the local Magistrate on Wednesday and remanded to judicial custody.

SC clarifies verdict on Mayawati relates to Taj corridor case

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today clarified that its judgement on former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati was only in Taj Cor-ridor case and it did not go into other aspects including merits of allegation of disproportionate assets amassed by the BSP supremo.

A bench of Chief Justice P Sathasivam and Justice Deepak Misra passed the order disposing of a petition seeking review of its order in which DA case against Mayawati was quashed.

“We reiterate that our decision is based on Taj Corridor case,” the bench said while reading out a portion from the verdict.

The BSP claimed the judgement has come as a relief to Mayawati. BSP chief’s counsel Satish Chandra Mishra claimed after the order that

the review petition has not been entertained and the “illegal” DA case filed by the CBI against Mayawati has come to a closure.

The court passed the order on the review petition filed by Uttar Pradesh resident, Kamlesh Verma who was an intervener in the case filed by May-awati in the apex court for quashing the DA case against her.

While reserving its verdict on May 1, the bench had said that the FIR in the DA case was quashed because the CBI proceeded against her with-out properly understanding its orders which were confined to Taj Corridor case. It had said that the judgement had not taken away CBI’s power to proceed against her in a separate DA case.

The Supreme Court had on July 6, last year quashed the nine-year-long

disproportionate assets case against her and had pulled up the CBI for exceeding its jurisdiction by lodging an FIR against her without any direc-tion from it. The apex court had said the DA case against Mayawati was “unwarranted” and that the agency proceeded against her without properly understanding its orders which were confined to Taj Corridor case relat-ing to the release of Rs 17 crore by the UP government allegedly without sanction.

SC stays death penalty of man guilty of beheading 5 daughters

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the execution of death sentence awarded to Maganlal Barela, who was scheduled to be hanged this morning for beheading his five daughters in Se-hore district of Madhya Pradesh, till further orders.

A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said that the stay on the execution of death sentence will continue till further orders and tagged his peti-tion along with pleas of other condemned prisoners who had also sought quashing of capital punish-ment on various grounds.

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The stay was granted on Barela’s execution af-ter members of the People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) approached the apex court.

The PUDR activists had gone to the residence of the Chief Justice on Wednesday and the CJI had around midnight last night stayed the execution for a day. The order was immediately conveyed to jail authorities in Jabalpur.

Barela was found guilty of beheading his daugh-ters Leela (6), Savita (5), Arti (4), Phool Kanwar (2) and Jamuna (1), to death with an axe following

a dispute over property with his two wives on 11 June, 2010 in Sehora dis-trict of Madhya Pradesh. Police had charged him under Section 302 (mur-der) of the IPC.

He was to be execut-ed at central jail in Jabal-pur this morning after the trial court in Sehore had issued his “black warrant”.

The trial court had awarded capital punish-ment to Barela on 3 Feb-ruary, 2011.

President Pranab Mukherjee had rejected Barela’s plea for clemen-cy on 22 July, 2013 after dismissal of his pleas for converting capital pun-ishment into life imprisonment by Madhya Pradesh

High Court (Jabalpur bench) on 3 February, 2011 and the Supreme Court on 9 January, 2012.

Kolkata’s Writers’ Buildings to be vacated for six months for repairs

Kolkata’s Writers’ Buildings to be vacated for six months for repairs

Picture of Writers’ Building in Kolkata which houses state administration offices

Kolkata: For the first time, the West Bengal state secretariat - Writers’ Buildings - would be vacated for repairs with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her staff shifting to an alterna-tive location from October 1.

“The Writers’ Building has turned into a tinderbox, caus-ing panic among employees. The centuries-old building requires immediate repairs,” Ms Banerjee told reporters.

She said many make-shift rooms have been made leading to space constraints causing an embarrassing situation for employees and visi-tors.

“I want safety of my employees,” she said of the building with Ionic columns that was constructed in 1706 for writers of the East In-dia Company during the British Raj and which

gave the building its name. The make shift rooms would be demolished and the entire electrical wiring would be upgraded,” Ms Banerjee said.

The seat of the administration would shift to an alternative location at the Hooghly River Bridge Commission building, about three km away for six months from October 1.

This, however, is the second Writers’ Build-ing. The first was built in 1690 within the old fort where the GPO now stands.The earlier Writers’ was destroyed in a fire in 1695.

Micromax owners arrested for bribing MCD engineer,

more arrests likelyNew Delhi: More ar-

rests are expected in the fallout of the Micromax bribery scandal after the Central bureau of Investi-gation on Wednesday ar-rested the owners of mobile manufacturing company. Micromax owners Rajesh Aggarwal and Manish Tuli were arrested on charges of bribing a junior engineer in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.

Rs 40 lakh in cash was recovered from the premis-es of the engineer. A senior official of the MCD has also been arrested.

CBI sources said they got a tip-off that Agrawal and Tuli had entered a deal with the engineers of the civic body to get clearance for construction of their banquet hall in the Wazirpur area in exchange of bribe of Rs 50 lakh.

It was also agreed that the illegal gratification will be allegedly paid to the two junior officials of civic body. Soon after getting information that the alleged bribe is to be paid at the Timarpur of-fice of Agrawal and Tuli, a team of CBI rushed to the site.

During the trap operation, the agency alleg-edly caught Tuli and Agrawal handing over Rs 30 lakh to the junior officials of the MCD who were there to collect the amount on behalf of a Superintendent Engineer, an Executive Engineer and two Junior Engineers, all allegedly part of the conspiracy, they said.

After catching Agrawal, Tuli and two MCD officials “red-handed”, CBI teams carried out searches at 15 locations including the residential and official premises of the MCD officers, they said. Officials of Micromax mobiles were not im-mediately available for comment.

Short and with a hoarse voice: San-toh Koli was not the usual speaker one expected to encounter at public rallies. Residents of North East Delhi’s Seema-puri assembly constituency used to lis-ten with rapt attention every time Koli, a grass root worker and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, addressed them. She would tell them how to take on the system.Twenty eight year old Santosh Koli, a rights activist and leader of the recently launched AAP, succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday morning, more than a month after she was hit by a speeding car in the satellite town of Ghaziabad. Her condition had improved during her treatment at a private hospital in Gurgaon, until on Tuesday when Koli suffered brain hemorrhage. She passed away at around 9.30 am on Wednesday morning, said doctors.

Poised to contest as an AAP candi-date from North-East Delhi’s Seemapuri assembly constituency, Koli was one of the oldest associates of the party’s founder member — Arvind Kejriwal. In the winter of 2002 Koli became one of the first employees of Parivartan, a non-governmental organization started by Kejriwal along with few other members of the civil society.

Santosh Koli with Aam Admi party leader in this file photo. Image provided by AAP. Santosh Koli with Aam Admi party leader in this file photo. Image pro-vided by AAP.

While her association with Kejri-wal continued at every step — from implementation of welfare schemes to shifting focus to Right to Information Act and then Jan Lokpal Bill, followed by political career — close associates say that Koli did not eye any significant post due to her seniority and proxim-ity to the bureaucrat turned politician. “People tend to change over time. Lot of them start acting pricey when see their name getting connected to a move-ment which has caught the imagination of the country. Santosh however was never interested in larger politics. She remained a layman’s frontier. Seniority and success never got into her head,” said Delhi based journalist Panini Aanad who worked with Parivartan in its initial days.In 2005, when Koli gained promi-nence for her work to increase trans-parency in public distribution system, local goons attacked her with blades and surgical knives. Going against the wishes of her parents, she resumed work at Parivartan soon after the attack. “As a twenty year old, she knew her calling. She was clear that despite the attack, she would not sit at home. There cannot be an alternate to Santosh,” said Bibhav, AAP member.

She defied the preconceived no-tions of a Dalit woman to emerge as a community leader who empowered the lower middle class families by creating awareness about rampant corruption

in the implementation of government welfare schemes. Her friends and aides don’t recall her ever playing a caste vic-tim. “Rather than cursing her caste, she told people of her community how to make best use of the welfare schemes meant for them. She could relate to their issues as she was one of them,” said AAP member Dilip Pandey.

Koli would mobilise hundreds of local residents in every street protest conducted by Kejriwal and aides, some-thing which reflected her popularity in her area. “She was everyone’s daughter. Her locality was like her extended fam-

ily,” said Javed, AAP member and Sun-dar Nagri resident.

Lately, Javed said, Koli wanted to get married. “She would blame us for not been able to find a suitable match for her.”The AAP has not ruled out foul play in Koli’s death. “We all resolve that we will not let her sacrifice go in vain. We have to take her struggle forward,” tweeted Kejriwal after Koli’s death.

Kapil Mishra, AAP mem-ber and party candidate from Karawal Nagar said, “Whether it is proved or not, we will always believe that she was murdered.