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Curfew on in Shopian, Pulwama and Kulgam Srinagar, September 14: In an important devel- opment Police authori- ties have attached SHO Kreeeri in district Baram- ulla for his alleged delay in retrieving the dead body of the Peoples League leader Rashid Ab Gazi that had created some law and or- der problems in the area. Reliable sources in the Police administration told KNS that the authorities were unhappy the way SHO Kreeri had handled the situation. Sources said that SHO reached to the spot very late and by then the trouble had already started in the area following which the police had to fire the aerial shots. Meanwhile the case which was earlier regis- tered under section 174 has been converted into 302 amounting to murder. SHO has been attached in the police lines Sopore were as Imtiyaz Ahmad has been given the charge of Police Station Kreeri. Health, Education two important pillars of strong nation: Azad Srinagar, September 14: Asserting that Indus Wa- ter Treaty with Pakistan has failed to achieve the desired results, the for- mer union minister and MLA, Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta has stressed for a review of this agreement to take care of its bad effects, especially the interests of Jammu and Kashmir. Prof. Gupta recalled that the Indus water Treaty was framed in Septem- ber 1960, when the then Prime Minister, Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru Vis- ited Pakistan (Karachi) in search of peace and good neighbourly relations. Paki- stan had been staking claim on the Kashmir with the plea that Kashmir is life line for survival of their country because all the three major rivers viz Indus, Jehlum and Chenab flow through this State. To al- lay the fears of Pakistan, the Indus Water Treaty had come into being and it was given that the ma- jor portions of the waters of these rivers would be left for use of Pakistan, and India would have the full con- trol of waters of Sutlej, Bias and Ravi. There was no restriction imposed for exploiting the hydel power poten- tial by India in J&K. But it was strange that with the passage of time there was no change of heart in the policies and approach of Pakistan. The aggressive postures of the neighbouring country rather became more harsh to the extent that the military leaders of this country even im- posed a fulfledged war against India in 1965, and several other acts of hostilities still remain there. Prof. Gupta further said that even in the exploita- tion of hydle power See Prof. Gupta on Pg. 11 Srinagar, September 14: Two days after the State Cabinet ordered an enqui- ry into the Shopian Firing incident, Deputy Commis- sioner Shopian Bashir Ahmad Bhat who has been appointed as the enquiry officer began the process on Saturday by issuing notice to general public for recording the statements of eye witnesses. Accord- ing to the statement issued by the enquiry officer on Saturday afternoon, all those who want to record their statement have been asked to present them- selves in his office from 16th of September to 21st of September. “The enquiry is aimed to find out whether CRPF used excessive force on 07- 09-2013 and 11-09-2013. The enquiry will also ascertain the circumstances which lead to the firing. The no- tice reads that the enquiry commission would find out whether there is suf- ficient evidence available which suggests that firing on 11-09-2013 was due to the unruly behaviour of the frenzy mob or it could have been avoided or could have been handled in a more disciplined way which could have avoided the casualties/ injuries.’’ Sources in the adminis- tration told KNS that the enquiry officer may also summon CRPF personnel of Gagran camp which may be followed by the identification of the per- sonnel who were on duty on that fateful day. Though there was no time limit for the enquiry how- ever sources said that the report may be submitted to the government in next 15 to 20 days. Pertinently Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Shalinder Kumar had on Thursday appointed Dis- trict Magistrate Shopian Bashir Ahmad Bhat as the enquiry officer to probe the two separate firing in- cidents involving CRPF personnel stationed at Gagran camp that led five people dead. Meanwhile the deputy Commissioner held meet- ing with the civil society on Saturday during which they were assured that there won’t be any prob- lem for the patients to be reach hospitals besides ev- ery possible effort would be taken to return normal- cy in the district. Srinagar, September 14: Shopian, Kulgam and Pulwama towns contin- ued to reel under cur- few on Saturday while curfew was lifted from Bijbehara and Anant- nag towns. Meanwhile, life came to a standstill due to strike call given by Hurriyat Confer- ence (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Saturday. Police and paramilitary CRPF per- sonnel were deployed in strength in sensitive areas of all the towns including Srinagar city to thwart any attempt to disrupt peace. Business establishments and educational institu- tions across Kashmir remained closed while public transport re- mained off the roads. However private trans- port was plying in the uptown areas. Most of the roads in Old City wore a deserted look while police and para- military forces in large numbers were witnessed patrolling the streets. To thwart any protest demonstration, the au- thorities had blocked most of the exit and entry points to old Sri- nagar. Armored vehicles were also deployed at See Strike on Pg. 11 Jammu, September 14: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that Health and Edu- cation are the two impor- tant pillars on which edi- fice of a strong nation rests adding that ‘our future prominence in the world, in fact, hinges on these two vital ingredients of prog- ress. This was stated by the Union Minister at function ‘Healthy India, stronger India’ function organized by Mahavir Society for Education and Research (MSER) at Vijaypur, here at General Zorawar Singh auditorium in Jammu University. Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Tara Chand, Minister for Housing, Horticulture and Culture Mr. Raman Bhalla, Minister of State for Health Mr. Shabir Ahmed Khan, Minister of State for Cooperative Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma, Ex-Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Mangat Ram Sharma, Vice Chancellor Central University Mr. S S Bloeria, Vice Chancellor Jammu University Prof. Mohanpal Singh Isher besides Chair- man of MSER Mr. Hira Lal Abrol, Principal MSER Mr. B N Sarkar, parents and students in large num- bers were present on the occasion. Mr. Azad said UPA See Azad on Pg. 11 Srinagar, September 14: In a bid to end deadlock with the beleaguered em- ployees, Government Sat- urday invited Employees leadership of Joint Con- sultative Committee (JCC) for ‘unconditional’ talks. The talks would be held on Sep 17, the day when employees have decided to start their third phase agitation. Meanwhile, Cabinet Sub Committee to look into the affairs of the employees has been reconstituted and two new Ministers in place of Peerzada Mohammad Syed and S.S Slathia have been included. Confirming the develop- ment, JCC leader Haji Mo- hammad Ashraf Bhat told CNS that JCC leadership has received an invitation from Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather and they have been requested to hold a meeting with the government in Civil Secre- tariat on Sep 13. JCC leader Abdul Qay- oom Wani said that em- ployees leadership do not shy away from talks pro- vided it should be result oriented. “Now this is the time for implantation not for discussion. Time has come that agreement be implemented in letter and spirit,” Wani told CNS. The invitation has been ex- tended to four leaders, Ab- dul Qayoom Wani, Abdul Rouf Bhat, Abdul Gafoor Dar and Haji Mohammad Ashraf Bhat. Sources told CNS in the next phase, other leaders pertaining to different employees asso- ciations and groups would be invited for talks. As per the invitation let- ters extended to the four employees leaders, the meeting would be presided by Finance Minister Ab- dul Rahim Rather. Besides Rather, Chief Secretary, six members of the Cabi- net Sub Committee, Prin- ciple Secretary Planning, Home and Finance would take part in the meeting. Meanwhile, General See Talks on Pg. 11 Srinagar, Sep 14: The APHC on Sat- urday said that the Hurriyat delegation present in the Geneva to present the case of current worsening hu- man rights situation prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir before the 27 annual gather- ing of United Nations Human Rights Com- mission (UNHRC) on Sep 17 on the instruc- tions of its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. The delegates under item no 3 and 4 world present the case of the Shopian incident and all the statistics of HR violations commit- ted by Indian troops across the state before the human rights de- fenders from across the globe who are par- ticipating in the world body meeting. The delegates would also meet the represen- tatives of International rights organization and leading HR defend- ers to apprise them about the Shopian in- cident in particular. In connection with the HR violations in See Hurriyat (M) on Pg. 11 C M Y K C M Y K C M Y K C M Y K SUNDAY September 15 | 2013 | 08 Zeeqad 1434 AH | PAGES 12 | VOL NO: 3 | ISSUE NO: 230 | RS: 2/- (AIR SURCHARGE FOR JAMMU /DELHI/LEH 50 PAISA) Pen For Justice Largely Circulated, No. 1 Bilingual Daily of J&K Strike paralyzes life Shopian, September 14: Minister for Medical Ed- ucation, Youth Services & Sports, Mr. Taj Mohiud Din today visited Shop- ian and took stock of the law and order situation in the district. The District administra- tion, comprising Deputy Commissioner, Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Superin- tendent of Police, Mr. Mumtaz Ahmad and other officers briefed the Minister about the inci- dents, the pace of inquiry and the situation arising out in the district. Pertinently, he is the first Minister to visit the Dis- trict since the unfortu- nate events of last week in which four persons were killed. The Minister reviewed the execution of cabinet decision regarding shift- ing of CRPF camp from Gagran village and di- rected the district admin- istration to implement the decision within no time. The SP Shopian informed the Minister that probe into the kill- ings of September 07 is apace. The SP said as regards the identity of fourth youth killed in the incident, the SIM card and SKYPE details of the slain youth will be sent to Forensic Science Labo- ratory, Chandigrah for technical evaluation. The Minister directed the district administra- tion to work out curfew See Taj on Pg. 11 http://www.zabarwantimes.com Srinagar, September 14: Police Saturday produces Challan against all the ac- cused including a Pakistani National allegedly involved in Police-Public School Be- mina Fidayeen Attack be- fore the Chief Judicial Mag- istrate Srinagar. At least five CRPF person- nel from 73 Battalion were killed in March this year when two fidayeen fired upon them indiscriminate- ly in the premises of Police Public School Bemina. These were identified as ASI A.P.Singh, Subhash Rao, Om Prakash, L.Parimal and Satish Kumar. Both the mil- itants, Muhammad Hyder and Saif, allegedly involved in the attack were killed on spot. The police challan reads that during police investi- gation it was revealed that five persons were in league with the two deceased mili- tants who planned this at- tack. Four militants were arrested by police while one militant namely, Majid Bashir Khan from Shaheed Ganj is still at large. Police produced all the four accused in the court of law today. One of the ac- cused Pradeep Singh son of Bhopindar Singh resident See Police on Pg. 11 WEATHER TEMPERATURE MAXIMUM MINIMUM SUNSET ON(SUNDAY) SUNRISE ON (MONDAY) 06:40 pm 06:16 am 12.8 0 C 24.9 0 C FORECAST FOR NEXT 24 HRS: FORECAST OF SRINAGAR: Light Rain/ Thundershowers would occur at Isolated few places over J&K division. Partly Cloudy Sky. Maximum & Minimum temperatures will be around 25°C & 14°C respectively. Advani continues to be our guardian, mentor For taking activities of Scouts & Guides to remote areas 7 8 10 Police produces Challan against the accused Mangoes are high on health DC Shopian begins Probe in Gagran Firing incidents Indus Water treaty failed to achieve results: Prof. Gupta Government invites JCC for talks Police Officer attached for delay in retrieving dead body of PL activist Taj visits Shopian, reviews law & order situation Hurriyat (M) to raise Shopian firing incident in Geneva CRPF likely to be summoned Time for implementation not for discussion: Qayoom Wani Releases MSER magazine ‘Sankalp Ek Abhiyan’ Police Public School Fidayeen attack Appeals people for calm, says Govt. conscious of their needs Baghdad, September 14: In Iraq, at least 23 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on the funeral for a member of an ethnic minority in the northern province of Nineveh. Police said the attacker set off an explosive belt inside a fu- neral near the city of Mosul today afternoon. More than 20 people were injured. Of- ficials said mourners were paying respects to the man, a member of the Shabak minority, who had died of natural causes. 23 killed in Iraq suicide bomb attack 8th batch of Hajj pilgrims leaves for Madinah Srinagar, September 14: The 8th batch of 550 Hajj pilgrims in- cluding 295 male and 255 female embarked from Srinagar Inter- national Airport in two flights for the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. As many as 4399 Hajj pilgrims have left for Madinah Munwara till date. On the occasion, Director Airport Authority Srinagar, officers of District Administra- tion Budgam and Executive Officer, State Hajj Committee, Srinagar were also present. Man electrocuted in Anantnag Srinagar, September 14: Mo- hammad Iqbal Kolie age about 30 years son of Mohammad Karim resident of Langabal, Anantnag, in the jurisdic- tion police station Pahalgam, received an electric shock at Kalan Gujarian, Anantnag and died on spot. Body handed over his relatives after completing all legal formalities. Unidentified body found in Karan Nagar Srinagar, September 14: Srinagar Police recovered an unidentified male body of age about 60 years outside SMHS Hospital, Srinagar, in the jurisdiction of police sta- tion Karan Nagar. Police has initiated an inquest proceed- ing under section 174 CrPC to ascertain the cause of the death. The deceased is wearing grey colour trousers, white shirt and maroon colored sweater. Girl consumes poison in Baramulla Srinagar, September 14: A 18 year old girl (name with held) resident of Palpora, Baramulla, jurisdiction of police station Pattan, consumed some poison- ous substance and has been admitted in SMHS Hospital, Srinagar for treatment. Police has taken cognizance. 12 persons injured in road mishaps Srinagar, September 14: Twelve persons were injured in different road accidents in Kashmir Valley. A Swaraj Mazda, bearing registration number JK04A/7905 of Oxford School driven by Mohammad Yousuf Shah son of Abdul Ahad resident of Soibug met with an accident at Mirgund near check post, Budgam, in police station Budgam, resulting in injuries to eight students. All the injured were shifted to District Hospital Budgam for treatment. A case has been registered in this regard. A Maruti Car bearing registration number JK01E/2973 on way from Bandi to Uri fell in Nallah at Tyre Mode, Baramulla, in the jurisdiction of police station Uri, resulting in injuries to four passengers. The injured were shifted to hospital for treat- ment. A case has been regis- tered in this regard.

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Curfew on in Shopian, Pulwama and Kulgam

Srinagar, September 14:

In an important devel-opment Police authori-ties have attached SHO Kreeeri in district Baram-ulla for his alleged delay in retrieving the dead body of the Peoples League leader Rashid Ab Gazi that had created some law and or-der problems in the area. Reliable sources in the Police administration told KNS that the authorities were unhappy the way SHO Kreeri had handled

the situation.Sources said that SHO reached to the spot very late and by then the trouble had already started in the area following which the police had to fire the aerial shots. Meanwhile the case which was earlier regis-tered under section 174 has been converted into 302 amounting to murder. SHO has been attached in the police lines Sopore were as Imtiyaz Ahmad has been given the charge of Police Station Kreeri.

Health, Education two important pillars of strong nation: Azad

Srinagar, September 14:

Asserting that Indus Wa-ter Treaty with Pakistan has failed to achieve the desired results, the for-mer union minister and MLA, Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta has stressed for a review of this agreement to take care of its bad effects, especially the interests of Jammu and Kashmir.Prof. Gupta recalled that the Indus water Treaty was framed in Septem-ber 1960, when the then

Prime Minister, Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru Vis-ited Pakistan (Karachi) in search of peace and good neighbourly relations. Paki-stan had been staking claim on the Kashmir with the plea that Kashmir is life line for survival of their country because all the three major rivers viz Indus, Jehlum and Chenab flow through this State. To al-lay the fears of Pakistan,

the Indus Water Treaty had come into being and it was given that the ma-jor portions of the waters

of these rivers would be left for use of Pakistan, and India would have the full con-trol of waters of Sutlej, Bias and Ravi. There was no restriction

imposed for exploiting the hydel power poten-tial by India in J&K.But it was strange that with the passage of time

there was no change of heart in the policies and approach of Pakistan. The aggressive postures of the neighbouring country rather became more harsh to the extent that the military leaders of this country even im-posed a fulfledged war against India in 1965, and several other acts of hostilities still remain there.Prof. Gupta further said that even in the exploita-tion of hydle power

See Prof. Gupta on Pg. 11

Srinagar, September 14:

Two days after the State Cabinet ordered an enqui-ry into the Shopian Firing incident, Deputy Commis-sioner Shopian Bashir Ahmad Bhat who has been appointed as the enquiry officer began the process on Saturday by issuing notice to general public for recording the statements of eye witnesses. Accord-ing to the statement issued by the enquiry officer on Saturday afternoon, all those who want to record their statement have been asked to present them-selves in his office from 16th of September to 21st of September.“The enquiry is aimed to find out whether CRPF used excessive force on 07-09-2013 and 11-09-2013. The

enquiry will also ascertain the circumstances which lead to the firing. The no-tice reads that the enquiry commission would find out whether there is suf-ficient evidence available which suggests that firing on 11-09-2013 was due to the unruly behaviour of the frenzy mob or it could have been avoided or could have been handled in a more disciplined way which could have avoided the casualties/ injuries.’’Sources in the adminis-tration told KNS that the enquiry officer may also summon CRPF personnel of Gagran camp which may be followed by the identification of the per-sonnel who were on duty on that fateful day.Though there was no time limit for the enquiry how-

ever sources said that the report may be submitted to the government in next 15 to 20 days.Pertinently Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Shalinder Kumar had on Thursday appointed Dis-trict Magistrate Shopian Bashir Ahmad Bhat as the enquiry officer to probe the two separate firing in-cidents involving CRPF personnel stationed at Gagran camp that led five people dead.Meanwhile the deputy Commissioner held meet-ing with the civil society on Saturday during which they were assured that there won’t be any prob-lem for the patients to be reach hospitals besides ev-ery possible effort would be taken to return normal-cy in the district.

Srinagar, September 14:

Shopian, Kulgam and Pulwama towns contin-ued to reel under cur-few on Saturday while curfew was lifted from Bijbehara and Anant-nag towns. Meanwhile, life came to a standstill due to strike call given by Hurriyat Confer-ence (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Saturday. Police and paramilitary CRPF per-sonnel were deployed in strength in sensitive areas of all the towns including Srinagar city to thwart any attempt to disrupt peace. Business establishments and educational institu-tions across Kashmir remained closed while public transport re-

mained off the roads. However private trans-port was plying in the uptown areas.Most of the roads in Old City wore a deserted look

while police and para-military forces in large numbers were witnessed patrolling the streets. To thwart any protest demonstration, the au-

thorities had blocked most of the exit and entry points to old Sri-nagar. Armored vehicles were also deployed at

See Strike on Pg. 11

Jammu, September 14:

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that Health and Edu-cation are the two impor-tant pillars on which edi-fice of a strong nation rests adding that ‘our future prominence in the world, in fact, hinges on these two vital ingredients of prog-ress.This was stated by the Union Minister at function ‘Healthy India, stronger India’ function organized by Mahavir Society for

Education and Research (MSER) at Vijaypur, here at General Zorawar Singh auditorium in Jammu University.

Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Tara Chand, Minister for Housing, Horticulture and Culture Mr. Raman Bhalla, Minister of State

for Health Mr. Shabir Ahmed Khan, Minister of State for Cooperative Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma, Ex-Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Mangat Ram Sharma, Vice Chancellor Central University Mr. S S Bloeria, Vice Chancellor Jammu University Prof. Mohanpal Singh Isher besides Chair-man of MSER Mr. Hira Lal Abrol, Principal MSER Mr. B N Sarkar, parents and students in large num-bers were present on the occasion.Mr. Azad said UPA

See Azad on Pg. 11

Srinagar, September 14:

In a bid to end deadlock with the beleaguered em-ployees, Government Sat-urday invited Employees leadership of Joint Con-sultative Committee (JCC) for ‘unconditional’ talks. The talks would be held on Sep 17, the day when employees have decided to start their third phase agitation. Meanwhile, Cabinet Sub Committee to look into the affairs of the employees has been reconstituted and two new Ministers in place of Peerzada Mohammad Syed and S.S Slathia have been included.Confirming the develop-

ment, JCC leader Haji Mo-hammad Ashraf Bhat told CNS that JCC leadership has received an invitation from Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather and they have been requested to hold a meeting with the government in Civil Secre-tariat on Sep 13. JCC leader Abdul Qay-oom Wani said that em-ployees leadership do not shy away from talks pro-vided it should be result oriented. “Now this is the time for implantation not for discussion. Time has come that agreement be implemented in letter and spirit,” Wani told CNS. The invitation has been ex-tended to four leaders, Ab-

dul Qayoom Wani, Abdul Rouf Bhat, Abdul Gafoor Dar and Haji Mohammad Ashraf Bhat. Sources told CNS in the next phase, other leaders pertaining to different employees asso-ciations and groups would be invited for talks. As per the invitation let-ters extended to the four employees leaders, the meeting would be presided by Finance Minister Ab-dul Rahim Rather. Besides Rather, Chief Secretary, six members of the Cabi-net Sub Committee, Prin-ciple Secretary Planning, Home and Finance would take part in the meeting. Meanwhile, General

See Talks on Pg. 11

Srinagar, Sep 14:

The APHC on Sat-urday said that the Hurriyat delegation present in the Geneva to present the case of current worsening hu-man rights situation prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir before the 27 annual gather-ing of United Nations Human Rights Com-mission (UNHRC) on Sep 17 on the instruc-tions of its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.The delegates under item no 3 and 4 world present the case of the

Shopian incident and all the statistics of HR violations commit-ted by Indian troops across the state before the human rights de-fenders from across the globe who are par-ticipating in the world body meeting.The delegates would also meet the represen-tatives of International rights organization and leading HR defend-ers to apprise them about the Shopian in-cident in particular.In connection with the HR violations in

See Hurriyat (M) on Pg. 11

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SUNDAY September 15 | 2013 | 08 Zeeqad 1434 AH | PAGES 12 | VOL NO: 3 | ISSUE NO: 230 | RS: 2/- (AIR SURCHARGE FOR JAMMU /DELHI/LEH 50 PAISA)Pen For JusticeLargely Circulated, No. 1 Bilingual Daily of J&K

Strike paralyzes life

Shopian, September 14:

Minister for Medical Ed-ucation, Youth Services & Sports, Mr. Taj Mohiud Din today visited Shop-ian and took stock of the law and order situation in the district.The District administra-tion, comprising Deputy Commissioner, Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Superin-tendent of Police, Mr. Mumtaz Ahmad and other officers briefed the Minister about the inci-dents, the pace of inquiry and the situation arising out in the district.Pertinently, he is the first

Minister to visit the Dis-trict since the unfortu-nate events of last week in which four persons

were killed.The Minister reviewed the execution of cabinet decision regarding shift-ing of CRPF camp from

Gagran village and di-rected the district admin-istration to implement the decision within no time. The SP Shopian informed the Minister that probe into the kill-ings of September 07 is apace. The SP said as regards the identity of fourth youth killed in the incident, the SIM card and SKYPE details of the slain youth will be sent to Forensic Science Labo-ratory, Chandigrah for technical evaluation. The Minister directed the district administra-tion to work out curfew

See Taj on Pg. 11

http://www.zabarwantimes.com

Srinagar, September 14:

Police Saturday produces Challan against all the ac-cused including a Pakistani National allegedly involved in Police-Public School Be-mina Fidayeen Attack be-fore the Chief Judicial Mag-istrate Srinagar.At least five CRPF person-nel from 73 Battalion were killed in March this year when two fidayeen fired upon them indiscriminate-ly in the premises of Police Public School Bemina. These were identified as ASI A.P.Singh, Subhash Rao, Om Prakash, L.Parimal and Satish Kumar. Both the mil-

itants, Muhammad Hyder and Saif, allegedly involved in the attack were killed on spot.The police challan reads that during police investi-gation it was revealed that five persons were in league with the two deceased mili-tants who planned this at-tack. Four militants were arrested by police while one militant namely, Majid Bashir Khan from Shaheed Ganj is still at large. Police produced all the four accused in the court of law today. One of the ac-cused Pradeep Singh son of Bhopindar Singh resident

See Police on Pg. 11

WEATHER

TEMPERATUREMAXIMUM MINIMUMSUNSET ON(SUNDAY)SUNRISE ON (MONDAY)

06:40 pm06:16 am

12.8 0C24.9 0C

FORECAST FOR NEXT 24 HRS:

FORECAST OF SRINAGAR:

Light Rain/ Thundershowers would occur at Isolated few places over J&K division.

Partly Cloudy Sky. Maximum & Minimum temperatures will be around 25°C & 14°C respectively.

Advani continues to be our guardian, mentor

For taking activities of Scouts & Guides to

remote areas7 8 10

Police produces Challan against the accused

Mangoes are high on health

DC Shopian begins Probe in Gagran Firing incidents

Indus Water treaty failed to achieve results: Prof. Gupta

Government invites JCC for talks

Police Officer attached for delay in retrieving

dead body of PL activist

Taj visits Shopian, reviews law & order situation

Hurriyat (M) to raise Shopian firing incident in Geneva

CRPF likely to be summoned

Time for implementation not for discussion: Qayoom Wani

Releases MSER magazine ‘Sankalp Ek Abhiyan’

Police Public School Fidayeen attack

Appeals people for calm, says Govt. conscious of their needs

Baghdad, September 14:

In Iraq, at least 23 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on the funeral for a member of an ethnic minority in the northern province of Nineveh. Police said the attacker set off an explosive belt inside a fu-neral near the city of Mosul today afternoon. More than 20 people were injured. Of-ficials said mourners were paying respects to the man, a member of the Shabak minority, who had died of natural causes.

23 killed in Iraq suicide bomb attack

8th batch of Hajj pilgrims leaves for MadinahSrinagar, September 14: The 8th batch of 550 Hajj pilgrims in-cluding 295 male and 255 female embarked from Srinagar Inter-national Airport in two flights for the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. As many as 4399 Hajj pilgrims have left for Madinah Munwara till date.On the occasion, Director Airport Authority Srinagar, officers of District Administra-tion Budgam and Executive Officer, State Hajj Committee, Srinagar were also present.

Man electrocuted in Anantnag Srinagar, September 14: Mo-hammad Iqbal Kolie age about 30 years son of Mohammad Karim resident of Langabal, Anantnag, in the jurisdic-tion police station Pahalgam, received an electric shock at Kalan Gujarian, Anantnag and died on spot. Body handed over his relatives after completing all legal formalities.

Unidentified body found in Karan NagarSrinagar, September 14: Srinagar Police recovered an unidentified male body of age about 60 years outside SMHS Hospital, Srinagar, in the jurisdiction of police sta-tion Karan Nagar. Police has initiated an inquest proceed-ing under section 174 CrPC to ascertain the cause of the death. The deceased is wearing grey colour trousers, white shirt and maroon colored sweater.

Girl consumes poison in Baramulla Srinagar, September 14: A 18 year old girl (name with held) resident of Palpora, Baramulla, jurisdiction of police station Pattan, consumed some poison-ous substance and has been admitted in SMHS Hospital, Srinagar for treatment. Police has taken cognizance.

12 persons injured in road mishaps Srinagar, September 14: Twelve persons were injured in different road accidents in Kashmir Valley. A Swaraj Mazda, bearing registration number JK04A/7905 of Oxford School driven by Mohammad Yousuf Shah son of Abdul Ahad resident of Soibug met with an accident at Mirgund near check post, Budgam, in police station Budgam, resulting in injuries to eight students. All the injured were shifted to District Hospital Budgam for treatment. A case has been registered in this regard. A Maruti Car bearing registration number JK01E/2973 on way from Bandi to Uri fell in Nallah at Tyre Mode, Baramulla, in the jurisdiction of police station Uri, resulting in injuries to four passengers. The injured were shifted to hospital for treat-ment. A case has been regis-tered in this regard.

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Daily ZABARWAN TIMES NEWS Srinagar | Sunday 15. 09 .2013

Workshop on ‘Unani Medical Curriculum’

concludesSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 14:

The Jammu and Kashmir State Coun-cil for Science and Technology and the Department of Botany, University of Kashmir jointly organised a seminar on National Science Day-2013 (NSD) at the Gandhi Bhawan auditorium of Kashmir University today. The theme for this year NSD was “Genetically Modified Crops and Food Security”.

Minister of State for Science Technol-ogy and Information Technology Feroz Ahmad Khan inaugurated the daylong seminar.

Vice Chancellor, University of Kash-mir Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial University (JLNMU) New Delhi Prof. Sudhir Kumar Sopori, Head of the Department of Bot-any Prof Irshad Ahmad Nawchoo, Regis-trar Kashmir University Dr. Zafar Ahmad Reshi, Joint Director, Jammu and Kashmir State Council for Science and Technology Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad, Organising Secre-tary Dr. Rifat John, Public Relations Of-ficer (PRO) Kashmir University Showkat

Shafi, galaxy of luminaries, scientists, re-searchers, delegates, experts, professors and distinguished faculty members of Kashmir University and SKUAST-K were present on the occasion.

While paying rich tributes to the Nobel Laureate Sir C.V. Raman, a great scientist who has been awarded Nobel Prize for his contribution in the field of science, the Minister said that the great scientist has shown a landmark discovery which is finding applica-tions today in the field of science.

Addressing the gathering in the auditorium, the Minister said that sci-ence has played very important role in transforming the society adding that the events of this day remind the importance of science which inspire the people of all ages to work in the field of science, engineering and tech-nology.

Feroz said that observance of Na-tional Science Day (NSD), brings an opportunity to focus on issues related to science and technology. He said that the celebration of Science Day will

attract many young children to take up science as a career. He said that this is the day when our Scientists may like to re-dedicate themselves to create high qual-ity scientific research output and make the nation as well as the state proud.

The Minister said that a country’s de-velopment depends on the productivity of its people and the progress is possible only if the health of its population is se-cured. He said there are many regions in the world where food deprivation per-sists.

Speaking on the occasion the Vice Chancellor said that the National Science Day (NSD) envisages to promote devel-opment of scientific temper among the country men by way of inculcating such temper in the public at large and to in-crease public understanding of science through celebration of days and weeks having scientific significance and impor-tance.

Prof. Irshad Ahmad Nawchoo and Dr. Zafar Ahmad Reshi also spoke on the oc-casion and threw light on the importance of promoting science subjects.

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 14: The two day workshop on ‘Unani Medical curriculum’ organized by Central Council of Indian Medi-cine (CCIM) in collaboration with J&K Indian System of Medicine concluded here today.The workshop was attended by the Subject matter experts from all over India who gave lectures and presented papers on the topic.On this occasion, Director ISM, J&K, Dr. Abdul Kabir Dar welcomed the experts of the participants, who had come from different parts of the country.Dr. Kabir laid emphasis on the new challenges and opportunities of Unani system of medicine. He briefed the experts about the importance of Unani education in India based on therapeutic principles. He stressed upon the need to have a close co-ordination between the modern diagnostic tools and the traditional systems of medicine.President CCIM, Dr. Rashidullah Khan deliberated upon the present status of academic curriculum at the undergraduate and postgraduate Levels in India. He highlighted the workshop with regard to Unani Education Reg-ulations in India and informed that these courses are conducted in 42 Unani medical Colleges affiliated with 18 universities of India.

He said these courses have been prescribed to produce the competent Unani graduates of profound knowledge and skill, with modern scientific knowledge and in accordance with Unani funda-mentals with extensive practical training, so as to become efficient Unani physicians, research officers and scientists.He hailed the ef-forts of Department of ISM, J&K for conducting and facilitating such national level workshops in the state and hoped to have such more workshops in future.Executive members of CCIM, Dr. Shuhabuddin and Dr. Mohammed Shafiq also spoke on this occasion and laid em-phasis on the importance of standard of Education of Ayurveda.

Feroz inaugurates seminar on GM crops at KU

DC Shopian interacts with senior citizensSHOPAIN, SEPTEMBER 14

According to Deputy Com-missioner, Shopian who has been appointed as enquiry of-ficer to conduct the enquiry regarding the Gagran incident that any person having knowl-edge about the firing incidents which took place at Gagran Shopian on September, 07 and September, 11, 2013 and desir-ing to share such information with the appointed enquiry officer can attend from Sep-tember, 16, to September 21, 2013 from 11 am to 3 pm in his office chambers for deposition of their statements which shall be deposed orally or in the form

of affidavit also.Meanwhile Deputy Com-

missioner, Shopian conducted a meeting with respectable and senior citizens besides mem-bers of civil Society here today. During the interaction, the Deputy Commissioner assured them that every effort shall be

made to bring normalcy in the district adding that the enqui-ry shall be in a fair and trans-parent manner in the shortest possible time. He also assured assistance to the needy people besides ensuring adequate availability of essentials in the district.

KARGIL, SEPTEMBER 14

On the concluding day of the 2-day Kargil Cultural Fes-tival organized by J&K Acad-emy of Art, Culture & Lan-guages, a day-long seminar was held on local languages of Kargil including Purgi, Shi-na and Balti. The session also saw the first Shina language publication of the Academy being released on the occa-sion. In the evening, an Urdu mushaira was held as the closing event.

The function, presided over by Secretary Academy, Khalid Bashir Ahmad, was held Saturday at the seminar hall of the Academy here in presence of a large number of writers, poets and students.

Writers Muham-mad Jawad Jalib, Muham-mad Sadiq Rustam Hardassi and Mukhtar Zahid Badgami presented papers on topics

‘The dialects of Tibetan and Dardi languages’, The origin, history and present status of Balti language and Shina lan-guage- A historical perspec-tive, respectively.

Speaking on the oc-casion, Secretary Academy, Khalid Bashir Ahmad, spoke about the rich cultural and linguistic diversity of Kargil and said the Academy was committed to promote these. He said seminars and con-ferences were crucial for the promotion and development of languages and it was im-portant to discuss language issues and find solutions through regular academic and literary interactions. He said that steps were being taken to start regular pub-lications in Balti and Shina languages for which creation of editorial staff is in the off-ing. He said the Finance Com-mittee of the Academy has

cleared one post each of As-sistant Editor and Research Assistant both for Shina and Balti and the concurrence of the Central Committee, the highest decision making body of the Academy, would be sought in its next meeting scheduled in October. He said following the approval of the Central Committee language section would be added to Kargil sub-office for taking up the publication programme. He asked the writers of Balti, Shina and Purgi languages to write about rich culture, liter-ature and history of Kargil for the Academy publications.

On this occasion, the first Academy publication in Shina titled ‘Shina Zaban: Sauti Nizam Aur Rasm ul Khat’ (Shina Language: Pho-netics & Script) was released. The research based publica-tion is written by Masood Samoon.

Statements to be deposed from September, 16 to September, 21,

2013 with enquiry officer

Academy’s first publication in Shina released

Seminar, mushaira draw Kargil Cultural Festival to a close

SL Science exhibition being held on 22nd Sept

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 14: The State Level Science Exhibition under INSPIRE AWARD 2013 is being held at SIE Srinagar at its new campus Bemina on 22nd and 23rd of September 2013. The best emerged models at district level shall be displayed for national level selection.

In order to ensure proper registration, all the escort teachers and participants along with models and write-ups are advised to register themselves in Jammu and Kar-gil on21st September afternoon and in Kashmir Division on the same day from 10 am to 3 pm.

Interested persons can call on 9469144921, 9796339942

Feed your mind today, Libra. The day’s energy supports growth and expansion, so why not see about learning about something you’re interested in? Challenge yourself by read-ing or taking a class. There are plenty of online subjects to engage you. Find something that interests you that you can do in your own time.

You’re more into socializing today than anything else, Scorpio. This could be great providing you don’t have a heavy workload. See who’s available and go for it. If you need to get something done, you’ll have to resist the temptation to chat too long. Use breaks for this and keep your focus on getting done what you’ve taken on. There’s always the evening to get together with friends.

You may find it hard to admit that you can’t do everything, Sagittarius. There are some jobs that you aren’t cut out to do. Why pretend when a better option would be to delegate the task to someone else? If you don’t feel a strong connection with something or someone, don’t force it. Pretending that you’re capable of something will only cause frustration for you and everyone else.

Don’t be surprised if you’re pensive, Capricorn. It’s one of those days when daydreaming can happen more readily. Your imagination may also be at a peak. Rather than fighting this so you can be more productive, jot your ideas down. It may be to your advantage, as better and innovative ways of doing things can pop into your mind. Take time to ponder. It can bring great results.

Chatting with your loved ones may be more appealing to you today than any other day, Aquarius. It may be important to curb this desire if there are many things that need your attention. If you’re at home, don’t spend all your time on the phone or loafing. Consider tending first to things that need to get done. Socializing will be far more enjoyable without guilty feelings about what you should be doing.

Pisces, you can expect to feel a little more energetic to-day. In fact, you may run circles around everyone. What a great way to start the day. Head out with the confidence that you can easily handle anything that comes your way. Take time to enjoy the company of others as much as possible. If there are meetings on the agenda, handle them right away.

Today may be a time of heightened reasoning and judg-ment for you, Virgo. What a great way to get things done! Pull out unfinished projects and get going. Tackle issues or problems that have surfaced recently by facing them di-rectly. Make the most of this day’s energy by thinking about ways to do things more efficiently. Be confident that you can handle anything.

You might feel like doing something different today, Ar-ies. Everyone needs a break from the regular grind and this is a good time to try something new. Perhaps you feel like varying your routine. If this is your day off, you might spend the day doing whatever strikes your fancy. Try a new ward-robe style. Go to a movie. Do something to spice up your life today.

Start your day writing in a journal, Taurus. This provides an avenue to communicate and connect with your inner be-ing. Things you need to do, ambitions, and even challenges can appear while you’re writing, providing a map that you can follow. Even if starting is difficult, stick with it. The words will come if you give it a chance. It can make your day much easier.

You might find it hard to get going, Gemini. Taking di-rection could rub you the wrong way, especially if you’re set on doing something different. Communicate your ideas and how you want to approach things rather than let irritation get to you. Your approach will be better received if you leave emotions out of it. You may even get kudos for staying calm and collected.

You might feel cheerful and generous today, Cancer. Helping others will probably suit you, and matters will move along smoothly. If there are outstanding projects from ear-lier, tackle them first. It’s an opportune time to get caught up on challenges. Don’t hesitate to lend a hand if you’re ap-proached or notice someone in need. This will benefit them as well as you.

Make an effort to connect with someone you miss today, Leo. Even if it feels painful at first, you’ll feel a lot better once you do. Pick up the phone, write a note, or send an email. Let the person know you miss and care about him or her. Expressing yourself is often far better than stuffing your feel-ings. The person may be missing you just as much.

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 14

N. N. Vohra, Governor, has con-veyed his compliments to all the senior functionaries of the J&K State Bharat Scouts and Guides for their untiring efforts in the past 5 years which have resulted in a good num-ber of boys and girls being inducted into the Scouts and Guides move-ment in the State. He also reiterated his firm belief that the activities of Scouts and Guides must be taken to the remote and difficult areas of the State.

The other day the Governor, who is Patron of the J&K State Bharat Scouts and Guides, was conferred with the Silver Elephant Award (2011-2012), the highest national award of Scouting and Guiding in the country, by Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, for being instru-mental in the promotion of Scouting

and Guiding activities and in recog-nition of his distinguished services of exemplary nature to the movement

in the State. The Governor observed that this Award is the recognition of the devoted work put in by all those associated with this movement in the State, and particularly referred to the missionary endeavours of N. A. Khan, State Chief Commissioner, J&K State Bharat Scouts and Guides; I. D.

Soni, State Commissioner of the or-ganization; Mrs. Roma Wani, Senior Lady Vice President; Mrs. Nasreen Khan, Commissioner, Guides and the Trainers, Rangers and Rovers, Scouts and Guides, Cubs and Bulbuls and Bunnies, their leaders and all those associated with the activities of the Scouts and Guides movement in the State.The Governor expressed satisfaction that a fairly large num-ber of Scouts and Guides from both the Jammu and Kashmir Divisions are qualifying for the Rajya Puraskar every year, with a number of them receiving the Rashtrapati Award. Referring to the 43 Scouts and Guides having qualified for the Ra-jya Puraskar 2013 from the Kashmir Division, the Governor hoped that a significant number of Scouts and Guides from Jammu Division would also qualify for this Award this year, as in the past.

SRINAGAR, SEPT 14:

Kashmir Law College, Nowshera in collaboration with Indian Council of Social Science Research New Delhi organized a 2-day National Seminar on the “Challenges of Globalization to the Legal System in the 21st Century” in the auditorium of college.

Vice Chancellor, Univer-sity of Kashmir, inaugurated the seminar while as Vice Chancellor, National Univer-sity of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi, Prof. A. K. Koul, former Chairman National Minorities Commission and Member Law Commission of India, Prof. Tahir Mahmood and Former Chairman, J&K Public Service Commission, M. S. Pandit were the guests of Honour.At the outset, the Principal of the College, Prof. A. S. Bhat presented welcome

address and spoke about the objective of organising the seminar.In the inaugural ses-sion, Prof. A. K. Koul described globalization a concept as old as human civilization, how-ever, in today’s context it has been defined more or less “a process recognized and defined by the experiences of the latter part of the 20th century and beyond into the 21st century spawned by world revolution”. He said globalization also refers to those processes which tend to create and consolidate the world economy, developing a single ecological system and a universal network of communications covering the whole globe.Vice Chan-cellor, University of Kashmir in his address appreciated the organizers for organising the event and hoped that the 2-day seminar will provide a

platform to all students and teachers to get acquainted with latest trends in law practices and an opportunity of interaction.He said that law and economy, the future of Intellectual Property, top-ics chosen for discussion are very significant and it is need of hour to ponder over such issues and find a solution of various problems confronting the society.Business Session-I titled “Empowerment of the weaker sections of the soci-ety and their role in national development” was chaired by Prof Tahir Mahmmood while as Prof. S. M. Afzal Qadri was the co-chairperson, Those who spoke on the occasion, include M. S. Pandit, Prof. Mehraj-u-din Mir, Dr. Mush-taq Ahmad Dar, Gurmeet Singh, Gurmanpreet Kour, Dr. Roshan Ara Ms Nusrat Pandit, Ms Mehvish Khan.

Governor for taking activities of Scouts & Guides to remote areas

Kashmir Law College organizes 2-day National Seminar

Says Govt determined for

preservation and safeguarding

pristine glory of Sonamarg

SRINAGAR, SEPT 14:

Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmad today said that govern-ment has taken various initia-tives for the preservation and safeguarding the pristine glory of various health resorts in-cluding Sonamarg. He said that Sonamarg is being developed as all-time tourist’s destination and in this regard infrastructure is being developed on mod-ern lines and in eco-friendly environment which he hoped would boost the socio-eco-

nomic conditions of the people of the area besides would help in generating employment av-enues.

The Minister was interact-ing with officers after inaugu-

rating Bio-Park Tajwas-Baltal Wild life Sanctuary completed at a cost of Rs. 20 lakh and Eco-Hut Tajwas-Baltal Wild life Sanctuary completed at a cost of Rs 16 lakh.

Mian Altaf said nature has bestowed our State with enor-mous bounties of beauty and natural resources and pres-ervation and conservation of

this treasure is our duty so that these valuable resources sustain for coming generation beside eco balance system is maintained. He urged upon people in general and officers

of the department in particular to put in all-out effort for safe-guarding such resources.

The Minister said the Bio-Park and Eco-Hut will attract more tourists towards Sonama-rg and will prove fascinating for the nature lovers across the globe besides will provide employment avenues for the locals.

Mian Altaf inaugurates Bio-Park, Eco-Hut at Thajwas

Silver Elephant Award of Scouting and Guiding

The Governor expressed satisfaction that a fairly large number of Scouts and Guides

from both the Jammu and Kash-mir Divisions are qualifying for the Rajya Puraskar every year,

with a number of them receiving the Rashtrapati Award.

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The ancient Chinese tradi-tion of walking backward for health is set to become Mumbai's hot, new fitness fad.Forget the jump rope and motorised gym wall and those weights, for the new secret to health is actu-ally quite the proverbial 'walk in the park'! It's go-ing backwards. Before you get flummoxed, let us rephrase. The man-tra that's got joggers and health strollers into a bind is about simply walking backwards, even at a pace, to rev up the health quo-tient. A huge hit in Japan, this philosophy of burning calories and revving up one's balance is becoming

increasingly popular over 20 locations globally hav-ing set up 'retro-stepping' organisations.Experts give go-ahead to going backwards!Dr Hasmukh Ravat, Se-nior Interventional Car-diologist says a workout like this can set the right pace as there is a heart at-tack risk in tougher endur-ance sports. "Very strenu-ous exercise is associated with the actual deaths of heart-muscle cells," he warns. "A theory suggests that heightened adrena-line levels sometimes ob-served during prolonged exercise rather perversely lead to the constriction of coronary arteries, which

results in localised cell death within the heart. So this seems a good thing but do not bend the knee while walking and choose an obstacle-free path."Adds trainer Zarine Wat-son, "Retrowalking is a great way to stay fit. Be-cause it's a harder activity for the body to perform, the calorific expenditure is quite high. It sharpens other senses and the step one takes is shorter, so it has a lesser impact on the joints. Unfortunately, we don't have too many open spaces in Mumbai for it. But, it can be done in the gym. You could have a partner as your 'eyes' in front of you.

Mangoes are high on health

Blood test to diagnose depression?

The King of Fruits has sev-eral benefits, so indulge your senses this season in some mangoes. Not only do they taste great, but mangoes are also loaded with several quali-ties that are excellent for your health. They are rich in powerful antioxidants that are known to neutra-lise free radicals that cause damage to cells and lead to health problems like heart disease, premature aging and cancer among other things. Here’s why you should consume them... - With its high iron con-tent, mangoes are excel-lent for pregnant women and those who suffer from anaemia. But do consult with your doctor before-hand on how much is suit-able. - Constantly com-plaining about clogged pores? Place mango slices on your skin and then wash off after 10 minutes. - If you suffer from indi-gestion problems, nothing will help you as much as a mango. They’re known to give relief from acidity and aid proper digestion since

they contain digestive enzymes that help break down proteins. - Rich in potassium, man-goes reduce high blood pressure. They also con-tain pectin, a soluble di-etary fibre that is known to lower blood cholesterol levels. - Trying to put on weight? Include mangoes in your diet. Since it is rich in calories as well as carbo-hydrates, it could be the perfect fruit to have. - Some studies say that eating mangoes reduces the risk of kidney stone formation. - In Chinese medicine, mangoes are considered

sweet and sour with a cool-ing energy. They are useful for those suffering from anaemia, bleeding gums, cough, fever, nausea and even sea sickness. - Studying for exams? This fruit is rich in glutamine acid— an important pro-tein for concentration and memory. Instead of snack-ing on unhealthy chips and cookies, why not feast on slices of mangoes instead. - Though they are tradi-tionally not considered as aphrodisiacs, mangoes contain Vitamin E which helps boost one’s sex life. The vitamin works to reg-ulate the body’s sex hor-mones.

A new research claims to have developed a blood test to deter-mine depression in teenagers. Debarati S Sen speaks to ex-perts to determine how feasible it isDepression can be considered a dangerous mental disease be-cause of many reasons — dif-ficulty in diagnosing it, the fact that patients are not ready to ac-cept that they are suffering from it, and that tests to diagnose it are mostly subjective. And also, part of the complexity involved in treating depression is that it can manifest in many different ways. In this light, a blood test to determine the levels of depres-sion could make things a lot eas-ier. Researchers at Northwestern University in the US have devel-oped a blood test to diagnose ma-jor depression in teenagers.

Why teenagers?Teenagers are a very vulnerable group and specialists say that the percentage of suffering from depression, is escalating. Dr Varkha Chulani says, “For every ten adult patients we have three children walking in.” Teenagers, though many may be unaware, are extremely prone to depres-sion and the fact that they have to handle the pressure of a teen’s

lifestyle and also battle all the raging hormones adds to it. Dr Harish Shetty says, “One in four children in Mumbai need psy-chological help — a large number of them are stressed and a few are depressed.”

Chances of mis-diagnosis

Dr Anjali Chabbria says, “Unfor-tunately, statistics are not avail-able as a large number of teens do not have obvious symptoms of depression. They come with anger issues, abusive behaviour, scholastic issues, addictions, gambling, drinking and relation-ship issues and hence are under-diagnosed.”

What does the test really do?

Dr Eva Redei, who developed the test, is a professor of psychia-try and behavioural sciences at Northwestern University’s Fein-berg School of Medicine, says that she finds the results of her research promising, particularly given what she calls the relative subjectivity of current diagnos-tic tools. Depression is currently diagnosed through psychological

evaluations conducted by psy-chiatrists.

Will this test help?

Most mental disorders are di-agnosed by subjective tests, the patient’s ability to recount their symptoms and then are inter-preted by doctors. This blood test could make the process easier. It will not be able to replace the conventional methods of diag-nosing depression in children nor replace interviews with psycholo-gists and psychiatrists. Dr Redei adds, “This test is not to replace psychiatrists’ interviews or their knowledge in that regard, just like a blood glucose test to diag-nose diabetes doesn’t replace an endocrinologist. It merely helps to inform.”The study: Blood tests may help diagnosisTo determine whether blood might be used to diagnose the condition, researchers headed by Eva Redei, a professor of psychi-atry and behavioural sciences at Northwestern University’s Fein-berg School of Medicine looked at 14 teenagers with major de-pression who had not been treat-ed and 14 who were depression-free. They tested the teenagers’

blood, paying particular atten-tion to 26 bio-markers that Redei had identified. The biomarkers, researchers hoped, would help make clear who had depression as well as differentiate between subtypes of the condition. Ac-cording to the findings, 11 of the markers were able to differenti-ate between depressed and non-depressed teens. In addition, 18 of the markers showed wheth-er the teens had depression alone or also suffered from an anxiety disorder.Blood tests can give love ver-dictsYou don’t need to peel off rose petals with anxiety as you say, ‘he loves me, he loves me not...’ According to a study, published in Psychoneuroen-docrinology, a blood test for oxytocin levels will do. Re-searchers claim that couples with the highest levels of oxytocin hormone — which rises during breast-feeding, lovemaking and parent-child bonding — were more likely to stay together. Hematologist Dr Kanjaksha Ghosh, however points out that oxytocin doesn’t make for a sound parameter. “The levels rise even when nipples are rubbed.” -Saadia S Dhailey

So says Shonali Sabherwal, instructor in macrobiotics and author of 'The Beauty Diet' What is a macrobiotic diet?Macrobiotics makes one use everyday foods to restore and regain good blood condition. This in turn impacts cellular health and all other organs positively. There is a revolution in India vis-a-vis what they want from health practitioners today, it has gone beyond just weight loss and Indians have moved to a newer platform of wanting to remain healthy 24x7 and this is where the macrobiotics philosophy fits in-as its a 'lifestyle and not just a diet'. It's become a rage, also, because its being introduced to India for the first time by me and the services I offer. And also a lot of Bollywood celebrities subscribe to it. How does the macrobiotic diet help? Macrobiotics focuses on normal, natural everyday foods, in cleaning up the blood condition and restoring PH balance, thereby impacting immunity levels. It removes 'high stress' foods from a persons diet that cause a toxic overload on the body's organs. Also each person's needs and health issues are different, so it tackles each person individually. What happens when you eat too many-pro-cessed foods? Food makes blood, so processed food will make 'junk slushy mucous ridden bad blood'. How did you get into this field? My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1998, we struggled to reverse his cancer with modern medicine and it was like a bottomless pit - as no amount of chemothera-py or radiation ever works with any cancer in an advanced stage. I wrote to one American teacher who said I should first work with a lady who had moved to Dehradun and then come to the US, I did this for 10 days-but my father who came from a North Indian Punjabi food background needed to be sustained with tastes (had I been trained the way I am today, perhaps it could have worked). So he gave up the approach in four months.

Walk backward for good health

7 cups of tea daily up prostate cancer riskMen who drink lots of tea are far more likely to de-velop prostate cancer, a new study has revealed.Researchers found that those who drank seven or more cups a day had a 50 per cent higher risk of contracting the disease than those who had three or fewer.The warning comes after scientists at the Univer-sity of Glasgow tracked the health of more than 6,000 men for four de-cades.Their findings run coun-ter to previous research, which had suggested that tea-drinking lowers the risk of cancer, as well as heart disease, diabetes and Parkinson's disease.The study, led by Dr Ka-shif Shafique, began in 1970.Participants aged be-tween 21 and 75 were asked to complete a questionnaire about their usual consumption of tea, coffee and alcohol as well as their smok-ing habits and general health, and had to at-

tend a screening exami-nation.Just under a quarter of the 6,016 men were heavy tea drinkers, con-suming seven or more cups a day. Of these, 6.4 per cent developed pros-tate cancer over the next 37 years.Researchers found that the subjects who drank the most tea were of-ten teetotalers and led healthy lifestyles.As a result, they may have been at a lower risk of death from "compet-ing causes," effectively giving them more time to develop prostate can-cer, the study revealed."Most previous research has shown either no re-lationship with prostate cancer for black tea, or some preventive effect of green tea," the Daily Mail quoted Dr Shafique as saying."We don't know whether tea itself is a risk fac-tor or if tea-drinkers are generally healthier and live to an older age, when prostate cancer is

more common anyway," he said.He added that those drinking the most tea were less likely to be overweight or drink al-cohol, and more likely to have healthy cholesterol levels."However, we did adjust for these differences in our analysis and still found that men who drank the most tea were at greater risk of pros-tate cancer," he said.Dr Shafique did stress, however, that his team was "un-aware of any constituent of black tea that may be responsible for carcino-genic activity in prostate cells."Previous research has found health benefits from flavonoids - anti-oxidant compounds in tea that are thought to control inflammation, reduce excess blood clot-ting and limit narrowing of the arteries.Of seven previous studies on black tea and prostate cancer, four found a potentially protective effect while the

remainder found no effect either way."Whilst it does appear that those who drank seven or more cups of tea each day had an increased risk of developing prostate can-cer, this did not take into con-sideration family history or any other dietary elements other than tea, coffee and alcohol intake," Dr Kate Holmes, head of research at The Prostate Cancer Charity, said."It is therefore unclear as to whether there were other factors in play which may have had a greater im-pact on risk," she added.Almost 80 per cent of Brit-ons drink tea, consuming an estimated 165 million cups each day. The British tea industry is thought to be worth more than 700-million-pounds a year.Prostate cancer strikes 40,000 British men each year, causing more than 10,000 deaths.The study was published in the journal Nutrition and Cancer.

No colas for Isha Sharvani, only teaRubber woman Isha Shar-vani, 28, on what goes into acing the grace when she takes the stageFor a surprisingly lithe dancer, Isha Sharvani plays down the acrobatics she is ca-pable of as the easiest bit of her twist-and-twirl ca-pers. "Flexibility comes naturally to me," she nods, sipping on a glass of lukewarm water on a hot afternoon at a Juhu cof-fee shop. "I'm all broken, toota-phoota now...," she laughs, pointing to her right hand in a sling, and minor cuts that sit on her cheek and eye, which she says she incurred during a practice session. "But that didn't make me miss my yoga session today." Slinking back on the sofa and fiddling with her hair, Sharvani elaborates on her fitness plan:Fitness fun-daMental and physical fit-ness go hand-in-hand. So, if yoga is my spiritual pur-suit, dancing is my physical passion. The reason I have weighed a constant 50 kg for 10 years is because of my consistency in diet and workout.Best food forwar-dI am mostly vegetarian and have four light meals a day, apart from loads of water and tea. To meet my protein requirement, I

have egg whites four times a week, and fish occasion-ally. Breakfast is cereal or corn flakes with fruits, dry fruits and milk, or ragi porridge. And I need two cups of tea to make me feel alive.Tea is a weakness. As a young girl, I picked up the habit from my mother (veteran dancer Daksha Sheth), who was always sipping tea from a ther-mos flask between dance breaks. Dancing makes you lose salts and fluids through sweating. Al-though tea is dehydrating, it works for me because I feel mentally charged.At 11.30 am, I snack on fruits or biscuits, and two hours later, I have a carbs-rich lunch. It's khichdi or roti, sabzi and salad, and an-other two cups of tea to wash it down. Dinner is

light again. If I feel hungry late at night, I have some yogurt drizzled with hon-ey.But I do have a few di-etary quirks. I hate low-fat milk. I'd rather have whole milk instead of diluting it with paani. I prefer sugar over artificial sweeteners because Sachin Tendulkar once told me they ruin the liver in the long run. Once he said that, I switched to sugar the next day.Action timeI was born flexible. I never had to work to-wards it. And the fact that I practice multiple dance forms gives me a strong, supple body. Recently, when I was part of a reality dance show, I was dancing 10 hours a day, burning more than 5,000 calories. So I didn't mind eating three brownies a day.On an average day, I work-

out for eight hours. At our dance school here, we start with yoga before moving to strength training, Ka-laripayattu, and then slip into dance.Yoga has been a constant, though. Even when I'm travelling, I re-serve two hours for yoga. So, my yoga mat goes ev-erywhere I go. It calms me down, and aligns my body and mind. Yoga wasn't de-vised as a weight-loss pro-gramme; it's a way of life.Mind businessWhen I'm low, dance lifts my mood. While competing for the show, my brother met with an accident and my grandmother was critical. Although I was disturbed, dancing proved therapeu-tic. I'd say, if you are down in the dumps, take a 45-min-ute break to play a sport or dance. Running is excel-lent too, because after a few minutes, you end up focusing only on running.Au NaturelWith food, go back to your roots and eat natural and fresh ingre-dients. Nobody eats ragi anymore, for instance. In Kerala, we eat chamba rice — a wholesome, unpolished variety. And I've grown up drinking coconut water and lemon juice, not colas.

Passive Thai yoga, your way to a healthy life

It's great to have a workout routine, and even better if you religiously stick to it, but a routine, however in-novative, can run you out of steam in no time.By introducing some variations to your exist-ing regime or taking up a completely different physi-cal activity every fortnight you could make life inter-esting, and your workouts more worthwhile. We keep believing that by exercising hard we can tone our mus-cles, attain flexibility and maintain a healthy lifestyle, but lose hope when we can't get over the weight loss pla-teau, and wonder why our body has stopped respond-ing to exercise.For those into yoga, this might come as a natural progression as a few sessions of passive Thai yoga bodywork can set you on the right track to regain-ing your form and fitness. A 2500-year-old tradition of massage that originated in India during the time of the Buddha and later moved to Thailand with the spread of Buddhism, passive Thai yoga involves yoga-like stretches in addition to a whole range of massages and acupres-sure to enhance the fluidity of the body while ridding it of stress.What is passive Thai yogaUnder the guid-ance of an expert therapist you are made to stretch and perform various yoga postures on a futon. But the most important as-pect of passive Thai yoga is the blend of massage and

acupressure to lighten the body, induce oxygen sup-ply and release blockages. And like any Thai massage, this one too is performed over comfortable clothing and makes no use of creams and oils. Elaborating further, Mumbai-based yoga and massage therapist, Samanta Duggal says, "The therapist uses his hands, knees, legs and feet to move you into a series of stretches that aim at both relaxing and energising the body."BenefitsA single session of Thai yoga can ease muscle tension, re-duce stress levels, increase agility of the joints, not to mention, pump energy into the body. Says Samanta, "Thai massage can be used as preventive medication, and is also an alternative therapy for problems such as sciatica, spondylitis, arthritis, migraines, in-digestion, and even men-

strual dysfunction. Also called Thai yoga massage, it works on unblocking the meridians or energy chan-nels in our body. In yoga, this is achieved through various asanas, whereas in Thai yoga massage, we do it with acupressure, joint manipulation and mild stretches."Samanta, a practising yoga and mas-sage therapist for a decade now, conducts workshops in Mumbai on passive Thai yoga in which she teaches both novices and enthusi-asts the art of massage com-bined with some yogic asa-nas. Typically, a two hour session has you partner up with the therapist where you are taught to receive and give out a few valuable Thai massage techniques for relaxation and easing frazzled nerves in the ar-eas of the body like neck, shoulders, back and feet.

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One of the defence law-yers in the December 16 gang-rape case has courted trouble with his remarks that he would have burnt alive his daughter had she been having premarital sex and moving around at night with her boyfriend.

AP Singh, defence law-yer for one of the four men found guilty in the Decem-ber 16 Delhi gang-rape case, speaks with the media after the verdict. (Reuters Photo)

The Delhi Bar Council has taken a serious view of AP Singh, lawyer for two of the convicts, after it received many complaints from NGOs and other organisations condemning the statement made by him.

Apparently referring to the 23-year-old victim in the December 16 incident, Singh had told the media in reply to

a question, "if my daughter was having premarital sex and moving around at night with her boyfriend, I would have burnt her alive. I would

not have let this situation happen. All parents should adopt such an attitude."

Murari Tiwari, Secretary

of the lawyers' body said he has been receiving verbal complaints from NGOs and various other organisations condemning Singh's state-ment.

"I have asked the com-plainants to give their com-plaints to us in writing. In case we don't receive any complaint in writing, then the DBC would suo motu take up the issue at its Sep-tember 20 meeting. Agenda of the meeting will be pre-pared soon and circulated among the 45 members," he said.

Tiwari also said Singh's statement comes under "professional misconduct" and the lawyers body can take action against him.

DBC's President Surya Prakash Khatri also con-demned the statement and said "it doesn't call for any advocate to make such a statement."

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A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party de-clared Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general election, party president Rajnath Singh challenged the Congress to announce the name of its candidate.

“We have declared our candidate. But who is Congress’ choice? They cannot decide on any name yet. The country needs to know your choice,” Mr. Singh said in a press conference held in Mumbai on Saturday.

Referring to the speculation that Rahul Gan-dhi will be the Congress’ choice, Mr. Singh said that it has never happened before that the sit-ting Prime Minister was not the choice of ruling party. “Why do they need a second person, de-spite having a sitting PM?” he asked.

Mr. Singh however accepted that veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani was upset at a time when Mr. Modi's name was declared on Friday by BJP's parliamentary committee.

“He is the senior most leader of BJP. He is our guardian and mentor. He has a right to tell us a thing or two. He has a right to be upset at us,” he said. Though, he made it clear that party does not know the reason behind his unhappiness. “Yeh andar ki baat hai (This is the inside news),” he said when repeatedly asked for reasons be-hind Mr. Advani's discontent.

The BJP president also made it clear that he will not reply to the letter sent by Mr. Advani to him. According to Mr. Singh, judging by the mood of the nation, Mr. Modi is the most popu-lar leader of the country today. “There were no double thoughts on his candidature (within party),” he said.

Advani continues to be our guardian, mentor: Rajnath

14 Naxals killed in Odisha encounter – most

in single operationBhubaneswar: At least 14 Nax-

als, including a woman, were killed

by the Special Operations Group (SOG) and District Village Force (DVG) during an operation in the Malkangiri district on Saturday.

It is the biggest Naxal casualty in a single operation in the state till date.

The police received a tip-off af-ter which it raided the site where the Naxals were camping close to the Chhattisgarh border. However, firing ensued after Naxals opened fire at them.

Police suspect the involvement of the Naxals in the attack on the convoy of Congress leaders in Darb-ha in Chhattisgarh on May 25.

Manmohan predicts more pressure on urban infrastructureNew Delhi:

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday predicted a major pres-sure on infrastructure as at the pres-ent pace of urbanisation at least 60 crore Indians would be living in ur-ban areas by 2033, while the population in slums would have increased to nearly 10.4 crores by 2017.Dr. Singh was addressing a gathering af-ter initiating the process of handing over possession to beneficiaries of the "Slum re-habilitation scheme of Jawa-harlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)" a housing project completed for 8000 families at a cost of about Rs. 2400 crore near Dhanas village on the outskirts of the city. He said that while Chandigarh was expected to become "slum-free" within the next few years, the Union gov-ernment had planned to construct at least 15 lakh such houses and dwelling units, for which Rs. 41,000 crore had been earmarked.

That such projects were the cor-nerstones for India progress towards

becoming into a developed Nation, Dr Singh said that the Union gov-ernment had launched Rajiv Awas Yojana to resolve the problem of slums, while another scheme for the urban poor involved private sector investment which would help eco-

nomically weaker and lower income group category people build their houses.In his address, Governor of Punjab, Shivraj V. Patil in his capacity as Administrator of the Union Ter-ritory of Chandigarh detailed that 25,000 such dwellings had been

planned for the city, in its endeav-our to provide basic amenties to all its citizens.He announced that in the next phase of such dwellings pro-vision will be made for two rooms instead of the present one room. He thanked the Union Minister for

Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Girija Vyas, who assured adequate financial support to construct the next phase of such hous-ing projects.Earlier, the Dr Singh handed over posses-sion of the 267 sq ft dweel-ing units to 10 couples, while the Haryana Gov-ernor, Jagannath Pahadia, Punjab and Haryana Chief Ministers, Parkash Singh Badal and Bhupinder Singh Hooda, respectively looked on along with Mr Patil and Ms Vyas. The housing com-plex which shall accom-

modate slum dwellers from Colony No 5, also provides necessary social infrastructure, police post, dispen-sary, primary school, anganwari, play grounds and parks, along with proper water supply, electricity con-nections and sewerage.

I would have burnt my daughter alive for premarital sex: Delhi gang-rape lawyer

"I have asked the complain-ants to give their complaints to us in writing. In case we don't receive any complaint

in writing, then the DBC would suo motu take up the issue

at its September 20 meeting. Agenda of the meeting will be prepared soon and circulated

among the 45 members,".

Anni Dewani murder: Shrien may be cleared, says reportLondon:

Indian-origin business-man Shrien Dewani, accused of murdering his wife while on honeymoon in South Af-rica, could be cleared after fresh ballistic evidence and CCTV footage cast doubts over his involvement, a re-port said today.

Police have accused De-wani of hiring a team of hit men to kill his new bride, Anni, while holidaying in Cape Town in November 2010.However, 33-year-old Dewani, fighting against his extradition from UK to South Africa, has always main-tained that he was forced from a taxi by carjackers who drove off with his Swedish-Indian wife and killed her.

Anni's body was found in an abandoned car in Cape Town the next day.

Experts at the Forensic Firearms Consultancy in London now claim that it appears that a bullet hit 28-year-old Anni by accident, Daily Mirror reported.

An autopsy showed the fatal bullet struck Anni's left hand and went through her chest, causing fatal neck in-juries.

The newspaper further claimed that an upcoming BBC TV investigation will

show that initial police in-terviews and CCTV images raise further concerns about the case.

Dewani's alleged accom-plices, taxi driver Zola Tongo and gunmen Xolile Mngeni and Mziwamadoda Qwabe, failed to mention the British citizen in their initial inter-views.

It is claimed Dewani was eventually accused by a des-perate Tongo in exchange for a lighter sentence.

"The prosecution case re-lies on Tongo, who had every reason to put the majority of the blame on Dewani.

The pressure at the time was that this sort of inci-dent needed to be explained rapidly due to the economy of the Western Cape which relies on UK tourism," said Paul Hoffman, a former act-ing high court judge in South Africa.

"Britons being killed by taxi drivers doesn't look good," he said.

It has also emerged that text messages Dewani sup-posedly sent Tongo on the night of the murder, a crucial part of the prosecution case, do not exist.

Dewani is currently in a psychiatric hospital while his lawyers fight his extradi-tion at the Supreme Court.

Jayalalithaa asks cadres to get ready for LS polls

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Gearing her partymen for the gen-eral elections, AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday exhorted them to highlight “anti-people” attitude of DMK chief M. Karunanidhi and propagate her govern-ment’s achievements to ensure a resounding win in the coming Lok Sabha polls.

In her message to par-tymen on the eve of the 105th birth anniversary of Dravidian veteran and late Chief Minister C.N. An-nadurai, she alleged Mr. Karunanidhi, considered a protege of the leader, had compromised on prin-ciples that Annadurai had adopted to come to power.

She said Anna (as he is addressed by his followers) was credited with ending the Congress rule (in 1967) by adopt-ing principles like regional autonomy and self-respect policies besides in-fusing the Tamil feeling among the youth. He had strived for an egali-tarian society and thus walked his unique path, ending the Congress rule, she said.

“Karunanidhi had compromised upon those very principles that Anna used to come to power. (He) has sac-rificed Tamil Nadu’s rights and has surrendered before the Congress for

his own selfish measures,” Ms. Jayala-lithaa charged.

Karunanidhi’s “betrayals” include not ensuring notification of the fi-

nal award of the Cauvery Tribunal in Central gazette, remaining “mum” on Mullaiperiyar issue and voting in fa-vour of Congress-led UPA in FDI and

Food Security Bill, both of which Jayalalithaa insists are against the interests of Tamil Nadu.

“On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Anna (falling on September 15), I urge all my supporters to highlight the anti-people attitude of Karunanidhi in every nook and corner and spread AIADMK gov-ernment’s achievements in its two years (in of-fice) and transform them into votes so that DMK is made to bite the dust in the coming Lok Sabha elections,” she said.

Annadurai founded the DMK and led it to power in 1967. After his death in 1969.

Religious leaders Prakash Sharma and Abdul Hameed Noumani endorse minis-ter's call for peace while academician Prof Anand Kumar and new age writer Amish Tripathi want youth to adopt positive at-titude for bringing a change in society. Speaking on Bharat Bhagya Vidhata's India Ka Agenda show to be aired tonight on Zee News at 10 pm, the power packed panel stressed upon the need to bring about a change in mindset.Union Civil Aviation minister and senior Uttar Pradesh Jat leader has blamed the Samajwadi Party (SP) lead-ership led by Mulayam Singh for the spread of recent communal riots in Muzaffarnagar in the state.“The politics of polarisation is being practised in the state and this has fomented communal trouble. Had the law and order machinery acted swiftly the riots would not have spread leading to loss of so many innocent lives,” he lamented during his #bbv India Ka Agenda interview.

The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief, how-ever, asserted, “It is the need of the hour that political parties should give confidence to people and tell them that they are safe and secure.”His plea for return to normalcy and end to politicisation of the local issue found strong endorsement at #bbv Bharat Bhagya Vidhata India Ka Agenda power packed panel discussion to go on air on Saturday, September 14, on Zee News at 10pm.

The discussion focused on the central theme of decay in society with a focus on finding ways to curb the curse of commu-nal violence in the country.

The national spokesperson of the Vish-

wa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Prakash Sharma has urged to give importance to hu-man values as the moral decay has set-in the society. He lamented that people are in the pursuit of money and are ignoring human values.

Reiterating the view, Anand Kumar, professor at Jawaharlal Nehru Univer-sity (JNU) averred, “We are becoming more selfish with each passing day. We have given utmost importance to money. Thus, a decline in moral values has been seen. Furthermore, the quantum of corruption has increased by leaps and bounds in the last 20 years.”

However, Amish Trip-athi, a famous writer and the author of the fastest-selling Shiva Trilogy ar-gued, “It’s not that every-thing bad has happened in the last two decades. There are reasons to cheer, like for instance, we have seen the empowerment of lower caste. However, there is a need to bring improvement in many areas like women empowerment.”Commenting on the re-cent Muzaffarnagar riots, Tripathi stressed, “In India, communal riots have occurred in every decade. However, the main issue is

women empowerment. The serious prob-lem is that women are ill-treated at home and outside. Giving capital punishment to four people would hardly bring any change. Unless and until, conviction rates don’t in-crease nothing will change. Any small crime

against women should be caught and punished as well.”Raising concerns over this incident, Maulana Abdul Hameed Nou-mani, secretary and spokesman, Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind said, “The problem of unemployment has increased the crime cases in our country. Many people involved in such crimes and riots are general-ly unemployed. Furthermore, our political parties shouldn’t blame any religion for these riots. In-stead, people involved in the riots should be punished. We shouldn’t divide the country on the basis of religion.”Offering solutions to check the problem of societal decay, Tripathi opined, “To create more jobs is not only the economic but also the social solution. Many young people are expected to join the workforce in the coming years and hence a job in hand will keep them busy. We must also lis-ten to our conscience in order to avoid any wrongdoing.”Likewise, Noumani said, “The government and private entities should cre-ate new jobs for the people of our country. We should get rid of

the negative thinking.”However, Sharma at VHP argued, “This won’t bring real change. We will get the desired outcome only when we will bring a change in our attitude and thoughts. Further, we should do our work with honesty.”

Ajit Singh lambasts UP government for Muzaffarnagar riots; calls upon politicos, society & religious leaders to shun violence

Dabholkar aides to take rationalist movement on national level

Pune: Supporters of Narendra Dabholkar's rationalist movement will now seek support of various political parties to press for a law in states to eradicate superstition-based malpractices.A delegation of Maharashtra Andhshraddha Nirmulan Samiti (MANS), the anti-superstition organisation founded by Dab-holkar - who was shot dead in Pune in August - will visit Delhi next week and speak to political leaders to garner support for their mission.Encouraged by the positive response being seen in Maharashtra with the promulgation of the anti-black magic ordinance, MANS activists, including Anish Patwardhan,


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