NC passes resolution, demanding CBI probe

in ‘fund scam’

NC asks Gen. Singh to stop ‘categorizing’ Kashmiris

Srinagar, September 23:

In a shocking incident, stray packs in Shanpora Habak area of Srinagar City became the cause of death for an 8 month old baby girl.The family members of 8 month old baby girl, Shafia Ahad told CNS that a week before, Shafia was in her room sleeping, when stray dogs made their entry into the room through window and mauled her. “I was busy in do-mestic chorus and was aghast to see dogs mauling my baby. She received multiple bites all over her body,” the mother of baby

girl said.The baby was shifted to G.B.Panth Hospital where she received 47 stitches in her face. The baby breathed her last on Monday afternoon. The doctors who treated her at the G.B.Panth Hospital said she has received the deadly Category III bites, feared to cause in-curable rabies. They said that baby breathed her last because of Rabies infection.

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Srinagar, September 23:

Days after police claimed that they have cracked the June 24 Hyderpora convoy attack, suspected militants on Monday strike in the heart of the Srinagar city and killed Central indus-trial security force (CISF) personnel and critically wounded another. “The incident took place at around 10.20 am when suspected militants armed with pistol opened fire from point-blank range on the CISF cops when they were buying vegetables at Hazuri Bagh Street near Naaz cinema. However they managed their escape from the spot, “police told KNS “Both the cops were shot in the head and the attack was so brisk that militants

left no chance for them to retaliate. Three CISFper-sonel who were posted at a power station in Wag-hoora, Badgam Monday morning came Srinagar to

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Srinagar, September 23:

Voicing apprehensions that attempts would be made to weaken the social fabric and pluralistic ethos of the country to polarize society in the run up to 2014 Parliament election, the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Min-ister Omar Abdullah Monday called for unified approach by all to thwart the designs of com-munal elements. He appealed to all the political parties to desist from dividing communities for votes. Expressing concern over the attempts to undermine the cen-turies old bonds of communal

harmony and harm the secu-lar fabric of the country, Omar

Abdullah impressed upon the people of all communities to

come forward jointly to pre-serve and promote peaceful co-existence of multiple religions, pluralistic ethos and varied cul-tures in the country. “We should take a lead in pro-moting the feeling of oneness and respect for each other. It is the bounden duty of all of us to uphold the fundamentals of the Constitution of India and bridge the trust deficit among differ-ent communities to promote national integration”, he main-tained and said that the found-ing fathers of the Constitution of India have underlined the need and importance of peaceful

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Srinagar, September 23:

Day after ‘controversial’ former Army Chief Gen. V.K Singh hailed Agri-culture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir for being a true ‘nationalist,’ National Conference Monday asked Gen. Singh to stop catego-rizing Kashmiris and said no one in the state needed a certificate of loyalty from the ‘tainted’ General. The party said that the revela-tions surfaced in the me-dia regarding Gen. Singh’s role were very serious and need to be dealt seriously

as it could dent the faith of people in the democratic system of the state.Former Army Chief Gen. V.K. Singh had on Sunday said that Mir was the true ‘nationalist’ and talking against him would be tak-ing against “God”.“This is not an ordinary report, it has been pre-pared by Defense Ministry, therefore can’t be taken lightly. We have to go deep into it.” Senior National Conference leader and Parliament Member Dr. Mehboob Beg told KNS. He said army has no role

in JK polity and should be kept out of it. “Gen, Singh had no busi-ness to keep an eye on what Chief Minster and his cabinet colleagues were doing.” Chief Min-ster has taken the matter very seriously, as we be-lieve that army has no role in the politics of the state.“Even Gh Nabi Azad has said that if the report was true, this is very serious issue.” said Beg. He while lashing out at Gen. Singh said that the former Army Chief has set a very dan-gerous trend which can

have even dangerous im-plications and repercus-sions.Beg also did not rule out the involvement of more state based politicians in the ‘nexus’ and said the matter needs to be probed with ultra care and cau-tion so that the guilty are punished as per law.“We can’t rule of the pos-sibility of some other politicians having been in-volved in the nexus.” Beg said in reply to a question. He also asked New Delhi to probe the matter seriously

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Srinagar, September 23:

Reiterating resolve of his party to work as a bridge between Indian and Paki-stan to restore lasting peace in the entire South Asian region, patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayed today emphasized on the need of evolving consensus across politi-cal spectrum of the coun-try to initiate meaningful dialogue with Pakistan to solve all issues including Kashmir. He said the nor-malcy between India and

Pakistan was must for the socio-economic growth of the people of South Asian region.Addressing an impressive public meeting at Doda, Mufti asked all political par-ties, particularly the BJP that issue of continuation of dialogue with Pakistan should be above partisan political interests. He re-minded that it was during the NDA regime, under the leadership of Atal Behari Vajpayee, that a compos-

ite and meaningful dia-logue process was started with Pakistan- which had yielded very encouraging results.

Referring to the lead taken by Vajpayee in 2003 during his visit to Kashmir, Mufti said it had come against a grim and potentially di-sastrous scenario as the two nuclear

armies were in combat position following the at-tack on the Parliament. He reminded that the an-nounced made by Atal

Behari Vajpayee on April 18, 2003 at Srinagar was historic because he had ex-tended hands of friendship towards Pakistan at that crucial time. “It would do no credit to Vajpayee’s successors in BJP to op-pose dialogue with Paki-stan”, he argued, adding, “BJP should stop viewing dialogue with Pakistan with suspicion and lend support to the new efforts”.While recalling the histori-cal initiatives taken by the then Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee for

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Srinagar, Sep. 23:

National Conference on Monday reiterated its demand of holding a CBI inquiry or a ju-dicial probe by the sit-ting Supreme Court judge into the ‘fund scam’ alleg-edly involving former Army Chief and Ag-riculture Minister Gh-ulam Hassan Mir. The ruling party has also sought a probe in the killing of youth dur-ing 2010 agitation and

asked Government of India to find out who was responsible for the killings.Party sources told KNS that NC has taken the matter very seri-

ous and does not want to see the matter die down so eas-ily. The party has also passed a resolution

on this regard asking central government to get the matter investi-gated properly.Meanwhile the party

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Omar for joint efforts to safeguard country’s pluralistic ethos

13 Armed battalions headless, 10 posts of

SPs lying vacant in security wings

Srinagar, September 23:

Despite confessing of having scores of vacan-cies of superintendent of police in the department, police authorities have not been reportedly able to finalize the posting of nearly one hundred DYSPs even after two months of having been promoted as SP. Sourc-es in the police depart-ment told KNS that 93

deputy superintendent of police were promoted to the next rank in July after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who is also heading the home department approved their promotion vide Govt. order Home- 270 of 2013 dtd. 04-07-2013, how-ever two months have passed; their posting has still not been done. “There are hundreds of SP vacancies in the de-partment still they don’t bother for our posting.” A senior officer await-ing adjustment told KNS wishing not to be named. He said that 74 more Deputy Superin-

tendent of Police had already completed their training and were still waiting their adjust-ment.Another senior officer told KNS that there were 13 Armed Police battalions who were headless and nothing was done to adjust these promotes there.“13 battalions of armed police are headless and 10 posts of SP are lying vacant in Secu-rity wings also no one is willing to adjust the promotes, so that these vacancies are filled up at least.” The officer told KNS.

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Srinagar, September 23:

Groupism in State Con-gress Party has once again come to fore as scores of Azad loyalist Monday al-leged that the Soz lobby did not allow them to speak during the JKPCC Conven-tion and most of the Con-gress members belonging to Azad Group were even not allowed to enter the Con-vention Hall.“Who told you that groupism had come to an end. I was aghast to see Congress members fighting with each other in full

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WEATHER

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

06:27 pm06:21 am

12.6 0C29.6 0C

FORECAST FOR NEXT 24 HRS:

FORECAST OF SRINAGAR:

Weather will be mainly dry over the state.

Partly Cloudy Sky. Maximum & Minimum temperatures will be around 29°C & 14°C respectively.

To honor victims, we have to change

Peace imperative for progress and growth of South Asian countries

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Groupism in Congress still

persists

Green benefits of fruits and veggies

Gunmen strike in city kill CISF man, another injured

Dogs maul baby girl, died in hospital

Mufti emphasizes on meaningful dialogue with Pakistan

Nearly hundred police officers await posting despite vacancies

Hizb claims responsibility

‘Reminds BJP leadership of Vajpayee’s initiatives’

Army has no role in state polity, stay away from it: Beg

Apprehends attempts to polarize society ahead of 2014 LS polls Kashmiriyat denotes communal amity of J&K Highlights role of media in creating stable social order

Srinagar, September 23:

Director General of Po-lice, Ashok Prasad Mon-day said that the group of militants involved in the attack on CISF person-nel is the similar group which carried an attack in Hari Singh High Street in June this year.

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Militants came from

Sopore: DGP

Srinagar, September 23:

The state vigilance orga-nization (SVO) Monday arrested a Senior IAS officer in connection with the Gulmarg Land scam. However he was released on bail and al-lowed to join duty.Khan is facing charges of misusing his offi-cial position for illegal transfer of government land in Gulmarg worth crores of rupees when he was posted as Deputy Commissioner Baram-ulla in 2009.

“Bashmir Ahmad Khan who is posted as district magistrate of Kishtwar was arrested by the SVO police station in Srinagar and was pro-duced before the court 0f special anti-corrup-tion judge,” sources told KNSVigilance Organization Kashmir Pertaining to Gulmarg Land Scandal against Baseer Khan, IAS presently Dy. Com-missioner Kishtwar was produced before the court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Sri-

nagar by the Vigilance Organization for Judi-cial determination and was charge sheeted for alleged involvement in what is being called the Gulmarg land scam.Patently Khan was Deputy Commissioner of Srinagar till March this year. He was re-moved on the orders of the Jammu and Kash-mir High Court which is hearing a Public In-terest Litigation (PIL) in Gulmarg land scam case. Meanwhile

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Vigilance organization produced challan against Baseer Khan

Azad loyalists are fuming

Srinagar, September 23:

Aghast over the early re-lease of the date sheet of B. Ed examination scores of B. Ed students on Mon-day held a protest demon-stration in press colony demanding immediate change in the date sheet. According to angry stu-dents, their session in

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Students protest

'premature' B. Ed exams

schedule

Chairman J&K Bank meets GovernorSrinagar, September 23: Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad, Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Bank, called on Mr. N. N. Vohra, Governor, at Raj Bhavan, here today.During the meeting, the Gover-nor discussed with Mr. Ahmad issues relating to the Bank’s activities to enhance employ-ment generation opportunities by advancing financial support to entrepreneurs, unemployed youth, artisans, craftsmen and others who have bankable pro-posals to set up their own ven-tures. He stressed the vital role that the Bank must continue to play, on a much larger scale, for speeding up the growth and development in the State.Mr. Ahmad briefed the Gover-nor about the Bank’s existing programmes and activities to be undertaken in the fu-ture, particularly relating to schemes for advancing loans to the un-employed youth for establishing their own ventures under various self-employment schemes as well as to other seg-ments of society.The Governor wished Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad a very suc-cessful second tenure, which had been recently approved by the Reserve Bank of India.

Girl missing in KupwaraSrinagar, September 23: Bilal Ahmad Sheikh resident of Sonthpora, Gund reported in Police station Kralpora that his 14 years old sister (name withheld) has gone missing since from 18-09-2013. Police has started an investigation to search for the missing girl.

Man found dead in SrinagarSrinagar, September 23: Srinagar Police recovered the body of Haji Abdul Rehman Bhat son of Ghulam Moham-mad Bhat resident of Gung-bugh, Srinagar near Bulbul Bagh, Tengpora bridge in suspi-cious circumstances.Sadder Police has initiated an inquest proceedings under sec-tion 174 CrPC in this regard to ascertain the cause of the death. The body of deceased was handed over to his relatives for last rites.

4 injured in road mishapSrinagar, September 23: Four persons were injured in differ-ent road traffic accidents across the valley.A motorcycle hit and injured Gull Mohammad Ganie son of Abdul Rehman resident of Denevethpora, in the jurisdic-tion of Kokernag, Anantnag. The injured was shifted to hos-pital for treatment. Kokernag Police has registered a case in this regard.Meanwhile, a Tavera bear-ing registration number Jk01R/1050 hit and injured Ali Mohammad Parray son of Habib Parray resident of Kut-bal, Chadoora, in the jurisdic-tion of Police station Chadoora,

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PAMPORE, SEPTEMBER 23

Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir urged upon Saffron growers and oth-ers associated with the Saffron industry to take maximum benefit from the National Saf-fron Mission in the State and play their role to give new im-petus for increasing produc-tion and productivity of the Saffron across the State.

The Minister said this while addressing a Saffron Buyer-Seller meet organised by Agriculture Department at EDI complex today.

The Minister said that government has taken vari-ous initiatives for the revival and upliftment of Saffron industry in the State and in this regard a Saffron Park will be established at a cost of Rs 22.06 crore at Pampore for the promotion of Saffron Industry which will directly benefit the people related with the indus-try in the State.

Mir said Saffron Park

will be of first of its kind in the State which will be fully equipped with modern and scientific approaches. He said the Park will provide all nec-essary facilities including col-lection and sorting of saffron flowers, quality control, mar-keting besides having the facility of E-Trading through which farmers, growers and traders can get associated with the park online.

The Minister said that State government in coordi-nation with Central govern-ment is very much keen for the upliftment and upscaling of Saffron industry in J&K, adding that by adapting mod-ern scientific methods and by development of infrastruc-ture the Saffron industry of State will get new edge and boost so that people related with the industry are ben-efited socio-economically.

Mir also said that defec-tive and improper handling of saffron flowers causes losses to the saffron produc-

tion and its productivity for which Saffron Park will pro-vide platform for minting its quality besides ensure its in-creased productivity. He said marketing sector is of prime concern and in this regard more marketing channels are being opened for the Saffron industry.

He hoped Saffron park will open new economic and de-velopmental windows for the people. He also urged upon farmers to think positive and play their role for the promo-tion and upliftment of Saffron Industry.

MLA, Pampore, Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Union Joint Sec-retary, Agriculture Depart-ment and Managing Director National Horticulture Board, Commissioner Secretary, Ag-riculture Productions, Direc-tor Agriculture, Consultant, National Saffron Mission, MD Agro and other concerned of-ficers and people related with Saffron industry were present on the occasion.

SRINAGAR, SEPT 23:

The Minister for Social Welfare Ms. Sakina Itoo has asked the officers to ensure transparency and adherence

to the norms while imple-menting various schemes launched by the State gov-ernment with the assistance of the central government.

The Minister was ad-dressing a high level meeting of the District Development Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners, Chief Plan-ning Officers of the State here today convened to take review of physical and finan-

cial achievements of various schemes including Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) and Article 275.

Speaking on the occasion the Minister said that gov-ernment is making all out

efforts for the overall devel-opment of Tribal Population including Gujjar Bakerwal, Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste, Other Backward Classes (OBC) Pahari Speaking people and others adding that several schemes and ambitious plans have been launched for these people.The Minister instructed the officers not to take up any work for construction without prior approval of the admin-

istrative Departments. She stressed upon the officers that while taking up any construc-tion work in any area, the local MLA and the Board Member be taken into confidence.The

Minister asked the officers to submit funds utilization cer-tificate to the Administrative Department so that after com-pilation these are sent to the central government accord-ingly.Commissioner Secretary Social Welfare Muhammad Shafi Rather, Director Social Welfare, Kashmir, Farooq Ah-mad and the officers of Social Welfare Department attended the meeting.

Saffron-Park to open new econom-ic, dev windows for the people: Mir

Ensure transparency, adhere to norms: Sakina to officers

tuesday september | 23 | 2013

Troubles in the family may have you toying with the idea of moving or at least making some changes in your house-hold. Someone close to you hasn’t been honest with you, Li-bra, and that also has you feeling a bit down. Kick around as many ideas as you can, but don’t make any decisions today. It isn’t the time. Wait until you’re in a more positive and op-timistic state of mind.

Your intuition and imagination are operating at a very high level today, and you may be inspired to write. However, you aren’t likely to have enough ideas or information to ac-tually put pen to paper. There’s no rush, though. Take some time to allow the ideas to crystallize and set them down later. Someone in a bad mood may draw you into a quarrel. Brush it off and say you’re busy!

There may be doubt about the outcome of a project that means a lot to you. It may involve financial problems or lack the support from others that you require in order to com-plete it. Your doubts are most likely groundless, Sagittarius, but it doesn’t hurt to hedge your bets a little and seek what you need elsewhere. This is likely to be a temporary delay. All signs indicate success.

Your mind might be on power struggles that have caused quarrels among your friends, placing you in an uncomfort-able position. Conflicting loyalties might come up when others draw you into the fray, Capricorn. Stay out of it! You could get angry, and this wouldn’t do you any good. Think of something else until you calm down and regain your per-spective.

Daydreams and fantasies about faraway lands and ex-otic places might have you thinking about dropping every-thing and taking off for a while. You aren’t usually impulsive, Aquarius, but today you feel restless. If you have no obliga-tions, and if weather permits, go someplace where you can experience a change of scenery. We all need it from time to time.

Sudden demands on your resources by others may have you feeling used. You may be asked for a loan. Your doubts about the person’s ability to repay might conflict with your sympathy for his or her situation. Your intuition is good to-day, Pisces, so use it to read the true motives of those asking for favors. Grant only the ones you feel are appropriate.

Money matters may seem vague today, Virgo. Uncer-tainty about how to manage your affairs might plague you throughout the day. Planning for the immediate future could also be difficult. You may be expecting some funds that may not come yet, or you might not be certain if you need to make a specific purchase. Keep occupied. You can’t rush it, and obsessing does no good.

Melancholy that doesn’t seem to have any basis in reality may plague you today, causing friends, family, and your part-ner to worry. On days like this, Aries, it’s best not to give in to gloom, but rather to throw yourself into work and projects you love. Even though you may not feel like socializing, the company of others can get your mind back on track.

Today, Taurus, you may feel out of sorts. You probably aren’t ill, but you may be tired. You could also suffer from vague aches and pains that are most likely related to stress. Take the day off and relax. Soak in a tub and read a book. Your imagination is working overtime and you need to get your mind off your malaise. Fantasy novels may be your best bet!

Strange, exciting, and vivid dreams may inspire your cre-ativity today. You might want to try a new art form or study the works of innovators. Romance and sex are especially important to you, Gemini, though insecurities about a part-ner may restrain you from expressing your feelings. Take a chance - let the person know what you need right now. Your friend may be pleasantly surprised.

Concerns about your home or mother may mean you have to deal with some rather unpleasant or untrustworthy people. Lack of knowledge could have you in a quandary about how to address the situation. It would be a good idea to prepare by gathering all the facts you might need. Stay centered and focused, Cancer, and use your inner strength to hold out for the best for all concerned.

Juicy but perhaps unkind gossip might reach you to-day. You may doubt the motives of a close friend. Examine any tips you receive and ascertain the true facts before you accept it as truth. Much of the information is likely to be wrong. Your imagination is flying high, so you might want to try writing or drawing.

RAJOURI, SEPTEMBER 23

The 2-day Pahari Conference, orga-nized by J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages, started here Monday with participating writers and scholars stress-ing on popularization and promotion of the language and its literature.

Inaugurated by Vice Chairman, J&K Advisory Board for Development of Pahari Speaking People, Kafil ur Rehman, the literary event is the fourth in the se-ries of language conferences organized by the Academy since October last. Ear-lier, conferences were held about Kash-miri, Dogri and Punjabi languages even as similar activity is in the offing with respect to Gojri, Urdu, Hindi and Bodhi.

The conference began on a posi-tive note with speakers sounding opti-mistic about the richness and develop-ment of the language and appreciating the Academy’s initiative to focus on the challenges and opportunities for Pahari language. During two days, several paper reading sessions will be held and issues relating to Pahari language thoroughly discussed and debated.On the first day, three papers were presented includ-ing Pahari Zaban: Masayil Te Mawaqe by Zafar Iqbal Manhas, Pahari Zaban Te

Isna Nasri Adab by Ghulam Haider Na-deem and Pahari Zaban Naway Daur Ni Darwatni Ver by Fida Rajourvi, followed by question-answer session. On the con-cluding day, seven papers will be pre-sented by K. D. Maini, Raja Nazar Boni-yari, Dr. Jahangir Danish, Nazir Qureshi, Nisar Rahi, Dr. Abdul Haq Nayeemi and Abdur Rashid Qureshi. The papers cover various aspects of Pahari language with special reference to contemporary chal-lenges confronted by it. Former Minis-ters, Mirza Abdur Rashid and Mushtaq Ahmad Bukhari, prominent writers, po-ets and a large number of lovers of Pa-hari language and literature attended the conference that began with a beautiful musical item. On this occasion special number of Sheeraza (Pahari) on Uri was also released. Addressing the conference, Kafil ur Rehman referred to the richness of Pahari language and urged new gen-eration to carry forward the mission of its development started by their seniors. He said writers and poets are valuable assets for any society and through their writings they give direction to people. Pahari writers and poets, he said, have contributed a lot in making it a frontline language in the Subcontinent. He said al-though the literature produced in Pahari

is rich and comparable to any other lan-guage there was need to produce quality works in a sustained manner and take it to further heights.Speaking on the occa-sion, Mirza Abdur Rashid and Mushtaq Ahmad Bukhuari dwelt on the efforts of individual writers and literary groups in bringing Pahari language and literature to its present level and hoped these ef-forts would continue. They appreciated the contribution of the Academy in the development of Pahari literature and un-derscored the need for literary activities like the ongoing conference in the pro-motion of languages and literature.

Welcoming the participants, Sec-retary Academy, Khalid Bashir Ahmad, spoke about the importance of the con-ference in identifying challenges and opportunities for Pahari language and hoped the participants would come up with a roadmap for its promotion. He outlined the growth and importance of Pahari language in Jammu & Kashmir and highlighted its ancient origin. He dwelt in detail on the role of the Acad-emy in the development and promotion of the language and specifically referred to its ambitious Pahari language publica-tion programme ever since the inception of Pahari section in 1978.

Anayat Ali

Kargil:22-09-13: The in-habitants of the 2nd coldest place of the world, the vil-lagers of Drass had an Hour long jubilation when the art-ists of All India Radio Kargil performed during the Tribal Music and Dance Concert on 21st September 2013 at Higher Secondary School Drass. Danc-ers were dancing to the tune of traditional drums and flutes of Kargil heritage, sounds striking Tiger Hill and Tolo Ling echoed the Drass Valley to dance clap and cheer.

This music concert was organized by All India Radio Kargil where in Commander 56 Mountain Brigade Brigadier G P Singh was the Chief Guest and the SDM Drass Barkat Ali was the Guest of Honour.

Many Cultural groups from different parts of Kargil District Participated in the concert, along with the famous group of the Shingo Valley Drass.

Thousands of people including school children and women folk enjoyed the performances of Purki, Shina, Kashmiri and Urdu singers and artists on the occasion.The main attraction of the Concert was the perfor-mance by Dhanajay Koul the famous Delhi Based Kashmiri Ghazal Singer and music com-poser, who mesmerized the au-dience of common masses and Army Jawans alike.Appreciating this initiative of All India Radio Kargil, to entertain the people of this remote border area and development and preservation of its unique cultural heritage, Brigadier Singh desired to have such celebrations and festivals in every nook and corner of the Border District of Kargil.While welcoming the guests and the audiences the Head of Office All India Radio Kargil Nissar Na-seem recalled the commitment of All India Radio, towards the development and preservation of dialects, tribes, culture and genres of art.

Drass witnessed the air kargil traditional

music and dance festival

Prasad reviews arrangements for Police Golf Tournament

Civil Defence Organization Kargil organized an awareness programme

at various schools of Kargil

Pahari conference begins with optimism about development of language

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 23

N. N. Vohra, Governor Jammu and Kashmir, today observed that sus-taining peace, normalcy and stabil-ity are imperative for the rapid progress and prosperity of the South Asian region.

The Governor, as Chief Guest, said this in his Presi-dential remarks at the Lecture by Prof. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, President, Centre for Policy Re-search, New Delhi, organized by the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies, University of Kashmir, here today. The topic of the Lecture was “Embattled Liberalism in South Asia”.Mrs. Usha Vohra, First Lady; Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, Kashmir Uni-versity; Deans, Heads of De-partments, Faculty members of the University, scholars and students of the Institute participated in the seminar.Prof. Pratap Bhanu Mehta spoke extensively about the many se-

rious consequences which arise from the “tyranny of compulsory identity”, the “conflicts and sufferings which Kashmir had gone through” and the “cycle of militancy and militariza-

tion” which had been witnessed in parts of India and the South Asian Countries. He also spoke at length about the “governance deficit” in

South Asian Countries and the need to replace the inherited “architecture of governance” which also impacted the political system in all the coun-tries of the region. He also spoke

about issues of diversity, governance, accountability, need for greater coop-eration and deeper understandings among the countries of South Asia

and varied other aspects which have a great bearing on the rapid progress and prosperity of this region.

The Governor, who is the Chan-cellor of the Kashmir University and

Chairman of the Governing Body of this Institute, suggested to Prof. Gull Mohammad Wani, Director of the Institute, to consider start-ing two academic projects at the Institute which would relate to issues of “Identity” and “Gover-nance”, under the overall guid-ance of Prof. Mehta, as the issues involved have a vital bearing on the future growth, development and stability of South Asia. He added that these projects could add great value as they would involve scholars from each of the SAARC countries who would be pursuing their research projects at this Institute. The Governor observed that the theme of Prof.

Mehta’s talk was of high relevance and desired that a public lecture by him could be organized in the Uni-versity in the coming time so that a

much larger number of scholars, stu-dents and members of the civil soci-ety could benefit from it. He thanked Prof. Mehta, whom he has known for the past many years, for delivering a Lecture at this Institute.

The Lecture by Prof. Mehta was followed by a discussion during which he replied to the queries of the participants.

Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice Chancel-lor, Kashmir University, dwelt on the initiatives being taken for the growth and development of UNESCO Mad-anjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies.

Earlier, in his welcome address, Prof. Gull Mohammad Wani, Director of the Institute, gave a resume of the establishment, growth, history, aims and objects of this Institute. He also dwelt on the activities of the Institute, special lectures organized during the past months and those planned for the near future.

Prof. Zafar Ahmad Reshi, Regis-trar, Kashmir University, presented a Vote of Thanks.

Peace, stability imperative for progress and growth of South Asian countries: Governor

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 23:

Royal Springs Golf Course is witnessing a 3-days national event, Police Golf Tourna-ment from October 8, 2013. Director Gen-eral of Police (DGP), Ashok Prasad reviewed the arrangements for the tournament at a high level meeting of police officers here today.In the tournament more than 100 players, representing 26 States and Central Police Organizations of the country would be participating. This is 17th event of the tournament and Jammu and Kashmir Po-lice is hosting the national event for the third time. The first tournament was held at Shillong in October, 1996 and previously JKP hosted the tournament in 2002 and 2005. The Organization lifted the 11th champion-ship in 2007 held in Punjab. Prasad sought progress reports from the organizing com-mittee regarding arrangements made the national event. He was told that the arrange-ments for 3-days long tournament have been put in place and the sub committees constituted for the purpose are coordinat-

ing each other to make the arrangements in a befitting manner.The DGP stressed upon the members of organizing committee to review the arrangements after maintain-ing close coordination at different levels and conduct the tournament smoothly. He said that elaborate arrangements should be made for the visiting players and the staff coming from different states of the country. Prasad addressing the meeting said that JKP has been organizing various national and state level tournaments in different disciplines to promote sports in the state and encourage talented sports persons within and outside the state. He said that it was due to the endeavours of the Organization that our sports persons have excelled well in different national and international tournaments, brining laurels for the nation and the organiza-tion.Earlier, the ADGP (Armed), S. M. Sahai, who is also Organizing Secretary for the tournament, briefed the meeting about arrangements made for the grand event.

Anayat Ali

Kargil/20-09-13:Civil Defence Organi-zation Kargil organized awareness pro-grammes at Northern public school Poyen & Govt. Higher secondry school Sankoo Kargil under the supervision of Civil Defence DYSP(DAR)\Deputy Controller Mr. Stinzen Losal . Chief Warden Civil Defence/Medi-cal Officer Dr. Anayat Mir coordinated these programs.More than 300 students, teachers, CD volunteers and SDRF team participated in these programmes. The chief guest, principal of the school gave welcome speech and en-couraged this initiative of CD Kargil.

On this occasion Mr. Stinzen Losal KPS ,DYSP(DAR)\Deputy Controller CD gave a presentation on introduction of Civil De-fence organization and role of CD volunteers in Hostile Attacks ,Peace Time(Non-com-batant duties) & disaster mitigation. It was impressed upon them that through this or-ganization volunteers can render their noble

service towards the society.Keeping in view the vulnerability of multi hazards district Kargil for natural disasters like Earthquake, landslides, snow avalanches and floods the Chief warden Civil Defence Dr. Anayat Mir spoke on earthquake risk mitigation and adherence to Do’s and Don’ts during an earthquake. He stressed upon the retrofitting of earthquake hazards structures as per BIS as the district lies in Seismic Zone four.The session at Sankoo began with an introduc-tion of Civil Defence organization and role of CD volunteers in disaster preparedness & mitigation. It was impressed upon them that through this organization volunteers can ren-der their noble service towards the society. Keeping in view the vulnerability of multi hazards district Kargil for natural disasters like Earthquake, landslides, snow avalanches and floods the Chief warden Civil Defence Dr. Anayat Mir spoke on earthquake risk mitigation and adherence to Do’s and Don’ts during an earthquake.

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Exercise keeps body and mind healthy

Exercise is not just good for physi-cal health, but it can also boost our mental health, say experts.Now, a new study has explored psychosocial factors that may help to explain connection be-tween physical activity and mental health.Karin Monshouwer of the Trimbos Institute in the Nether-lands and colleagues at Trimbos and VU University Medical Cen-ter specifically wanted to examine two existing explanations for the link between exercise and mental health.The self-image hypothesis suggests that physical activity has positive effects on body weight and body structure, leading to positive feedback from peers and improved self-image, and ultimately im-proving mental health.The social interaction hypothesis, on the oth-er hand, holds that it's the social aspects of physical activity - such as social relationships and mutual support among team members - that contribute to the positive ef-fects of exercise on mental health.Monshouwer and her colleagues surveyed over 7000 Dutch stu-dents, ages 11 to 16. The adoles-cents completed validated surveys aimed at assessing their physical

activity, mental health problems, body weight perception, and par-ticipation in organized sports.The researchers also gathered data on the adolescents' age, gender, and socioeconomic status; wheth-er they lived at home with their parents; and whether they lived in an urban area.The researchers found that ado-lescents who were physically inac-tive or who perceived their bodies as either "too fat" or "too thin" were at greater risk for both inter-nalizing problems (e.g., depres-sion, anxiety) and externalizing problems (e.g., aggression, sub-stance abuse). Adolescents who participated in organized sports, on the other hand, were at lower risk for mental health problems.Confirming both the self-image hypothesis and the social inter-action hypothesis, adolescents' body weight perception (i.e., "too heavy," "good," or "too thin") and sports club membership each par-tially accounted for the relation-ship between physical activity and mental health, even after taking adolescents' backgrounds into ac-count.These results suggested that certain psychosocial factors - body

image and social interaction - may help to explain at least part of the connection between physical ac-tivity and mental health. The re-searchers acknowledge, however, that other factors, such as the physiological effects of exercise, are probably also at work."We think that these findings are important for policymakers and anyone who works in healthcare or prevention. Our findings indi-cate that physical activity may be

one effective tool for the preven-tion of mental health problems in adolescence," said Monshouwer.Monshouwer and her colleagues hope that future studies will be able to examine similar questions while following participants over time. Such longitudinal studies could help researchers to under-stand how physical activity type and context might influence the relationship between exercise and mental health.

Did you know that walking not only helps you to lose weight but also prevent di-abetes and breast cancer? Read on to know the health benefits of walking. Walking is said to be a great exercise which has proven to be an excellent fat burner. If you walk at a steady pace for 30 to 45 minutes at least six days a week along with a healthy diet, you will gradually witness a change in your weight. There are several benefits of walking. Some of them are as follows-

Walking regularly at a good speed improves your mus-cle strength and endur-ance and also helps build stamina. It is good for your heart. Walking is known to reduce your blood pres-sure, improve your blood circulation and all round cardio vascular functions. Walking is said to be good for your bones. It is a great way to strengthen your bones. Walking about 30 minutes a day increases your bone density and slows down bone loss in your legs. This low-impact exercise

is also said to target your spine, legs and hips. It pro-motes mental well-being. Known as a great stress-buster, if you walk outdoors, the combination of fresh air and exercise is an excellent way to boost your morale and mood. Helps prevent type 2 diabe-tes. Studies have revealed that walking approximately 150 minutes per week can reduce the risk of diabetes. Reduces the risk of colon and breast cancer. Last but not the least, walking is said to be safer than running.

Deep sleep turns on puberty

Slow-wave sleep or 'deep sleep' is intimately involved in the complex control of the onset of puberty, a new study has suggested. The many changes that oc-cur in boys and girls dur-ing puberty are triggered by changes in the brain. Previous studies have shown that the parts of the brain that control puberty first become active dur-ing sleep, but the present

study shows that it is deep sleep, rather than sleep in general, that is associated with this activity. "If the parts of the brain that activate the repro-ductive system depend on deep sleep, then we need to be concerned that inad-equate or disturbed sleep in children and young ado-lescents may interfere with normal pubertal matura-tion," Natalie Shaw, lead

researcher from Harvard, said. "This is particularly true for children who have been diagnosed with sleep disorders, but may also have more widespread im-plications as recent studies have found that most ado-lescents get less sleep than they require," she said. In the study, research-ers examined pulses of luteinizing hormone (LH)

secretion in relation to specific sleep stages in children ages 9-15. LH is essential for reproduction and triggers ovulation in females and stimulates the production of testosterone in males. They found that the major-ity of LH pulses that occur after sleep are preceded by deep sleep suggesting that deep sleep is intimately in-volved in pubertal onset.

Green benefits of fruits and veggies

Fruits and vegetables give you high nutrition and low calories. They have enor-mous therapeutic value with their rich nutritional composition, high fibre and water content and boost immunity, improve stamina and protect us from several health prob-lems.Research shows di-ets containing substantial amounts of varied veg-etables and fruits reduce chances of cancer by 20 per cent and of stroke and cardio vascular disease by 60 per cent.Helps in weight management Be-

ing low in calories and fat content and high in fibre, micronutrients and an-tioxidants with a high satiety value, they help in weight management. They work as fillers and can be treated as free foods with the exception of potatoes, sweet pota-toes, jimikand and arbi, which must be used in moderation.Keeps BP in controlOwing to their high po-tassium and low sodium content, intake of fruits and vegetables is recom-mended for BP patients.

4 Foods for a raging libido

If you feel that your relationship is turning from deeply-in-love to boring, it isn't because you want to make it dull.The reason is that you simply find yourself in no mood for romance. Grab these foods to spice up your relation-ship and sex life.The reasons for a lacking libido can range from too many things on your to-do list and working too many hours to your hormones being out of whack. This is where food plays a role. Here are four delicious items you can work into your diet that will increase your libido, and help you work out of your clothes...

1. WatermelonCoined 'the new Via-gra', watermelon con-tains citrulline, an amino acid that relax-es blood vessels there-

by increasing your sex drive.

2. AparagusAsparagus is high in the B vitamin folate that helps increase your production of histamine. Histamine is important for in-creasing the sex drive in men and women.

3. AvocadosLoaded with potas-sium, avocados boost libido for both sexes. And they're rich in fo-lic acid that provides energy and stamina - both of which are important once your libido is restored.

4. ChilliesIf you like it hot and spicy, this one will bring a smile on your face! Chillies contain capsaicin, a chemical which also increases blood flow and triggers the release of mood-en-hancing endorphins that naturally pump up your libido.

Top 10 exercises to boost your brain powerYou keep your body active by doing regular workouts. Similarly, your mind also requires certain brain fit-ness workouts that can help your mind process information more quickly. This increases your abil-ity to perform multiple tasks at the same time.To help you achieve this, you will find simple but effective brain train-ing games and exercises such as solv-ing math problems to achieve great-er mind fitness. Include this brain stretching exercise in your daily rou-tine to get boost your brain power. Here are the top 10 daily brain exer-cises that can help you stay mentally sharp at any age. Art projects: Art is a great source of exercise for your brain, as it helps to boost that part of the brain that works without words and can only express itself non-verbally. Art requires you to be creative, use fine motor skills, and think analytically. Hence, art encourages the brain to think out of the box, and trains your brain to think on different planes. All this while being fun as well. Expand your vocabulary Learn new words, sign up for news-letters, read articles closely, and list out words that you are not familiar with. This technique will help you out-smart the conversation with your boss, as well as sharpen your memo-ry, by increasing your vocabulary.

Use your non-dominant hand While doing basic tasks which re-quire no concentration, try using the non-dominant hand; say if you are right-handed, try using your left hand to eat, brush etc. This activity will require extreme at-tention, and you will find yourself focusing on completing these simple tasks.

Do your own math For your daily calculation, do not use calculators. Instead, opt for the old fashioned mental math. As we grow older, it gets difficult to do even the normal math in our heads and we opt for calculators. It's better not to take the help of the calculator, and do math in your head. This is a very common way to

keep your brain active. If you are not good at calculations, then put in som practicez Listen to your favourite song again and again If you like a specific song, keep listen-ing to it over and over again as this will help your brain memorize the lyrics and after some time you will know the lyrics of the entire song.

This activity will help your brain boost its memorizing power. Multi tasking is good for you Performing activities like working at the computer, putting your little sis-ter to sleep, listening to music, solv-ing math etc - all at the same time, requires a lot of attention. All these are simple basic activities, which can be done together; but, dis-

tractions can cause confusion. Prac-tise multi tasking simple tasks so that it increases your concentration levels. Study a foreign language The advantage of learning a new language is that it is a great source of exercise for the mind and it's a great way to boost your professional career as well. Further, people who have knowledge of foreign languages are always in great professional de-mand. Besides, studying something new always keeps your brain busy. Skip GPS - Opt for maps Thanks to new technology, reach-ing an unknown destination has become very easy. However, we are becoming too dependent on these technologies as we are losing our mind's power of analysis. We need to stop letting these gadgets do all our tasks for us, and use maps instead. This utilizes your imagination and analytical skills. Use a brain training video game When you are free or when you have nothing to do, engage in playing video games. Not all video games are brainless. Some video games like Halo, would require lots of reason-ing and thinking. Engaging in play-ing games like this or even solving Sudoku puzzles will help your brain power develop. Avoid using a shop-ping list Always shopping with a list in hand is a simple job. The real task begins when you memorize all the things in your head and then do the shopping.

Agencies

The home ministry and the Delhi Police have launched a probe into al-

leged hoax calls made to at-torney general GM Vahanvati by a woman impersonating as Congress president Sonia Gandhi and expressing dis-

pleasure at how high-profile cases were being handled.

The Delhi Police and the CBI have reportedly identi-fied the caller as an employee

at a Public Sector Undertak-ing known for her accurate imitation of Sonia Gandhi’s voice, amid speculations that it could have been an

attempt to influence the coal allocation scam case at the instance of a more powerful person.

The caller, identifying herself as the UPA chairper-son, called the top lawyer on September 5 and 11, before hearings on the coal block al-location scam.

The caller is learnt to have advised Vahanvati to lie low. But the caller sounded so convincingly like Gandhi that Vahanvati contacted se-nior Congress leaders.

As the Gandhi was in New York for a medical check-up at the time of the calls, the attorney general suspected something wrong and reported the calls to the home ministry.A news chan-nel quoted Congress MP Ajay Maken as saying, “It is a very small matter and has noth-ing to do with the party. Why should the party be dragged into it?”

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Sikh Professor Attacked in New

YorkPolice in New York are investi-

gating what appears to be a racially motivated attack on a Sikh man who is a professor at Columbia Uni-versity, over the weekend, reports said.

The Associated Press said Prab-hjot Singh was approached by a group of 15-20 young men on bicy-cles on Lenox Avenue in Manhattan shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday. Citing the police, AP said one of the men pulled Mr. Singh’s beard and mem-bers of the group then kicked him in the body and head.It added that Mr. Singh was treated for his inju-ries and no arrests have been made. Mr. Singh couldn’t be reached for comment.Simrat Singh, a friend of Mr. Singh’s, said the professor had a fractured jaw and his face was bruised and bloodied when he visit-ed him in hospital. He also couldn’t speak as many of his teeth had been displaced, Mr. Singh wrote in a col-umn for the Huffington Post.“My friend… had been brutally attacked on a public street, the victim of a vi-olent hate crime,” Mr. Singh wrote, adding that the men had called the professor “Osama” and “terrorist” as they attacked him.

No can do: Experts nix Modi as PM in 2014

Agencies

Outlook 1000 359 CommentsE-mailPrint “No He Can’t” blares the cover of the latest issue of Outlook magazine which marks the inevi-table pushback to the triumphant narrative that has dominated headlines since Narendra Mo-di‘s anointment as BJP’s candi-date for Prime Minister. Out-look’s prediction, based on the ground “expert” predictions, is offered as a reality check to the innumerable stories on Modi’s personal popularity. The bad news for the BJP: the numbers just don’t add up to victory. The problem, accord-ing to Neelabh Mishra, is that NDA has no room to grow. They have already maximised their gains in traditional strongholds in the North and West — think MP, HP, Gujarat, Goa etc. And even large gains in other states in these regions — Rajasthan, Punjab, Delhi and Maharash tra — will still leave NDA 90-100 seats short. [Read the results and analysis here] The gains the NDA may have in the north and west will be undermined by losses

in Karn ataka, till recently its only southern bastion. And with his de-parture from the coalition, Nitish seems to have ensured that even if the BJP gains a few seats in Bihar, the NDA would be down in that state: it had won 32 seats last time; this time

it could be half or a third of that num-ber… even in UP, the BJP can’t hope for more than 30 of the 80 seats: the electorate is fractured and the Mu-zaffarnagar and Ayo dhya gambles of the BJP and SP may have caused a polarisation detrimental to both. If the BJP’s tally touches 30, that will be

thrice the present number—it’s diffi-cult to see any more accruals. So is Modi’s anointment short-term gain or long-term calculation? AFP South and East India will stymie Modi’s PM aspirations in 2014, but that’s alright with the RSS which, Mishra argues,

is playing the long game. Its chief pracharaks are willing to endure political isolation in the short run in order to pave the way for “a completely Hindutva dominated NDA-II” of the future. To spell out Mishra’s somewhat vague thesis, 2014 is not an elec-tion to win but to shift Indian politics rightward. Even a strong showing with Modi at the helm will make the prospect of a un-ashamedly Hindutva govern-ment more palatable, perhaps even inevitable. It’s an interest-ing argument except another Outlook story in the same issue

argues exactly the opposite.The im-pending Lok Sabha polls has pushed the BJP to eclipse its entire galaxy of leaders behind the shadow of one man who the party thinks can deliv-er it the mandate. For long a cadre-based, ideologically oriented party, it’s now trying to transform itself.

Attorney general gets calls from PSU employee

impersonating Sonia

UP govt orders probe into jail staff ‘welcoming’

Sangeet Som

Obama: To honor victims, we ‘have to change’

Agencies

LUCKNOW: A day after BJP MLA Sangeet Som, ar-rested in connection with Muzaffarnagar riots, was “welcomed” by the jailer and staff of Orai district jail, UP government today said ac-

tion would be taken against those found guilty.

“There is no provision of saluting MLAs inside the jail. There is no protocol (for MLAs) inside the jail...We are probing the matter and action will be taken against those involved in the act,” state prisons minister Rajen-

dra Chowdhury told report-ers here.

Som, who represents the Sarthana constituency, has been remanded in 14 days’ judicial custody by a Muzaf-farnagar court on September 21.

While the jailer “wel-

comed” Som with folded hands, few other staff salut-ed the MLA, who also waved back to his supporters from inside the jail gate.

When contacted, IG (Pris-on) R P Singh had said the matter has come to his no-tice and it would be looked into.

WASHINGTON -

President Barack Obama me-morialized the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shooting as patriots but also individuals - one with a talent for fixing cars, another who coached softball and yet another who loved hockey and her cats.

It’s not enough to cry over their deaths, Obama said.

“If we really want to honor these 12 men and women, if we really want to be a country where we can go to work and go to school and walk our streets free from senseless violence without so many lives being stolen by a bullet from a gun, then we’re go-ing to have to change,” the presi-dent said.

Speaking Sunday at the city’s Marine Barracks, just blocks away from where the shootings happened a week ago Monday, Obama called on Americans not to give up on trying to change gun laws that he argued are to blame for an epidemic of violence.

Gun control measures Obama had backed failed to pass Congress earlier this year and showed no new momentum in the days fol-lowing the rampage at the Navy Yard, a military installation just blocks from the Capitol.

Obama said that when such tragedies strike, “it ought to be a shock to all of us, it ought to ob-sess us. It ought to lead to some sort of transformation.”

But, he said, “nothing hap-

pens.” Obama said he sometimes fears “there is a creeping resigna-tion that these tragedies are just somehow the way it is, that this is somehow the new normal. We cannot accept this.”

He acknowledged “the politics are difficult,” a lesson he learned after failing to get expanded background checks for gun buy-ers through the Democratic-controlled Senate this spring, a measure he proposed after the shooting at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School killed 20 first-graders and six staff.

He said Sunday that by now “it should be clear that the change we need will not come from Washington, even when tragedy strikes Washington.”

“Change will come the only way it ever has come, and that’s from the American people,” he said.

The invitation-only crowd Obama spoke to at the Marine Barracks parade ground included more than 4,000 mourners, with the victims’ family members di-rectly in front of the speakers’ stage. The president and first lady Michelle Obama met privately with the families before the ser-vice, White House officials said, and both hugged family members as they left.Authorities say their loved ones’ lives were taken Mon-day by shotgun-wielding former Navy reservist, Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old information technology contractor who struggled with mental illness.

Muzaffarnagar riots: Maneka Gandhi accuses Akhilesh of bowing before Azam

Agencies

Attacking the SP government over the Muzaffarnagar riots, BJP MP Maneka Gandhi, on Monday, said party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had “bowed” before UP Cabinet Min-ister Azam Khan.

“Both father and son have bowed in front of Azam Khan and his likes...this should be taken note of by peo-ple,” Maneka told reporters here on a question regarding Khan’s alleged in-volvement in the Muzaffarnagar riots.

“Azam will damage the state with his

language,” Maneka said, adding that dividing communities was not right and the state was “fed up with this discrimination.” Muzaffarnagar riots: Maneka Gandhi accuses Akhilesh of bowing before Azam Khan A TV channel had aired a sting operation showing alleged political interference in functioning of police during the Muzaffarnagar riots. The BJP leader said she would contest forthcoming Lok Sabha elections from Pilibhit. On a question regarding BJP leaders be-

ing prevented from visiting riot-hit Muzaffarnagar, Maneka said “resent-ment of the people would increase with this”. BJP chief Rajnath Singh and party leader Uma Bharati were stopped from visiting Muzaffarnagar, while BJP MP Varun Gandhi was not allowed to visit Agra.

She alleged that by sending BJP leaders to jail (for alleged involve-ment in the riots), the government had flared the situation. Attacking the UPA government, she alleged that a free-for-all like situation prevailed. “Make anyone managing director of any company, whether he knows the job or not, make anyone vice-chancellor of an institute irrespective of the fact whether he is not even a graduate,” she said.

Maneka alleged that all the bills passed in the country in the last five years were passed under the influ-ence of US. On a question of proposed inquiry against former chief of Army staff V K Singh and Yoga guru Ramdev being questioned at Heathrow airport, she alleged it was a “dirty conspiracy”. “The energy and time Congress spent on working against Narendra Modi and his well wishers in the last few years, if the same force would have been used against Pakistan, victory would have been achieved,” she said. Maneka said there were continuous intrusions by China and Bangladesh, “but Congress is not concerned about the country”. The BJP leader said she would contest forthcoming Lok Sabha elections from Pilibhit, but her connect with the people of Aonla and Badaun would remain intact.

Ahmedabad:

Two ministers in Narendra Modi’s Gu-jarat government are among four people to be questioned in connection with the Ishrat Jahan encounter case.

The Central Bureau of Investigation today questioned Gujarat Law Minister Pradeep Singh Jadeja at an undisclosed location, said sources. The agency has also summoned Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama over audio tapes of a meeting in 2011, on which voices purportedly be-longing to ministers and officials of the state government discuss derailing investigations into the killing of 19-year-old college student Ishrat Jahan in 2004.

Advocate General Kamal Trivedi, in whose office the meeting was allegedly held, has also been summoned, along with former state minister, Pra-ful Patel.

In that meeting, the ministers and officials allegedly discussed ways to discredit the Special Investigation Team’s probe into the killings.

The CBI has already questioned two offi-cials who attended the meeting, AK Sharma and GC Murmu.

Ishrat was shot along with three men on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in 2004,

by the Crime Branch of the Gujarat Police, which claimed that all four were terrorists involved in a plot to kill Narendra Modi.

The CBI in its chargesheet in July said seven cops had shot the group “in cold blood” and destroyed evidence.

One of the accused policemen, senior

IPS officer DG Vanzara, recently submitted his resignation accusing the Modi govern-ment of using cops to promote their agenda and then abandoning them. Vanzara said policemen like him had acted in compli-ance with a conscious policy of the Modi government.

Ishrat Jahan case: CBI questions Narendra Modi’s minister, another summoned

Typhoon Usagi kills at least 25 people in China

Typhoon Usagi has killed at least 25 people in Guangdong province of south China, the govern-ment has said.

Winds of up to 180 km/h (110 mph) were recorded in some areas, toppling trees and blowing cars off roads. Its victims drowned or were hit by debris.

The storm has affected 3.5 million people on the Chinese mainland.

Trains from Guangzhou to Beijing have been

suspended and hundreds of flights from Guang-zhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong have been cancelled.However, Hong Kong has escaped the worst of the storm.Weather officials say that the ferocity of the storm has abated as it progressed into southern China, but financial markets in Hong Kong were closed for part of Monday morning.

More than 80,000 people were moved to safety in Fujian province and the authorities have de-ployed at least 50,000 relief workers, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Power supplies in many parts of the province and in Guangdong have been cut off.

The typhoon caused 7,100 homes to collapse and led to direct economic losses of 3.24 bn yuan ($526m; £329m), Xinhua added.

Yasin Bhatkal to be brought to Bangalore next week?

Bangalore, Sept 23: The Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, who was brought from Delhi to Hyderabad on a transit warrant on Monday, may be brought to Bangalore next week. Accord-ing to reports, the Bangalore police could not get a chance to interrogate Bhatkal, when it had send its special team of investigating officers to the national capital. The Bangalore police team has already sent a request to question Bhatkal to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. After getting response from the MHA, the police team along with a senior officer will again head to Delhi to gain his access. It has been reported that Bhatkal may be brought to Bangalore next week by the NIA sleuths to probe his alleged activities and terror-links in the city. Bhatkal was chargesheeted in the Chinnaswamy Stadium blasts of April 17, 2010 and at the time of blasts, he was reportedly hiding in Tumkur along with his three aides. Bhatkal was chargesheeted in the Chinnaswamy Stadium blasts of April 17, 2010. Mohammad Ahmad Siddibapa alias Yasin Bhatkal, who is in the custody of National Investigation Agency (NIA), was brought to Hyderabad amid tight security, in connec-tion with last year’s Dilsukhnagar twin blasts that claimed at least 18 lives. Last week, Asadullah Akhtar, a close associate of Bhatkal was brought to Hyderabad where he reportedly confessed to his role in the Dilsukhnagar blasts and agreed to have planted the explosives on bicycles. Since his arrest from Indo-Nepal border on August 28, Bhat-kal has been taken to various parts of the country by the NIA team to know the details of terror attacks, he has carried out.

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Dwight Yorke confident Manchester United can react from heavy derby defeat

Agencies

A Mumbai-based bookie has al-leged that four players from Sunris-ers Hyderabad have fixed an Indian Premier League (IPL) match for Rs six crores. The bookie recorded his statement in front of Mum-bai Police Crime Branch in its chargesheet filed on Saturday.

The four players who have been named are Thisara Perera, Hanuma Vihari, Karan Sharma and Ashish Reddy, according to news report published in Dec-can Chronicle.

The bookie was arrested from a Mumbai hotel by Delhi police special cell. According to the report, the bookie met the four players in Pune and had finalised the deal with the help of other bookies.

It is being said that one of the player’s brother was the mediator in the deal. Cricketers Ashish Reddy and Hanuma Vihari were unreachable for

comments.Further investigations stated that

Chandresh Shivlal Patel was one of the bookies. The police recorded his statement on June 17. In his state-ment, Patel said that Pravin Thakkar,

alias Pintu, introduced him to one Jitu Jain. Pintu furthered introduced Patel to Mannan, who was identified as friend of cricketer Amit Singh. Pa-tel’s was also introduced to Yusuf and Amir by one of his friends in Mum-

bai.“In the last week of March, Yusuf

gave me Amir’s number and asked me to call Amir, who wanted to talk about IPL matches. When I called Amir, he told me to come to Hydera-

bad `to set’ an IPL match there. I informed Jitu about this and he asked me to take along Pintu to Hyderabad for the deal. I then went to Hyderabad with Pintu and Yusuf. Amir accommodated us in a hotel room,” Patel was quoted as saying Deccan Chronicle.“Amir told us that it would take Rs 5 crore to fix an IPL match in Hydera-bad and Rs 1 crore will be mine (commission), so the total cost would come to Rs 6

crore. “Pintu informed Jitu about the offer, who in turn told us to finalise the deal if they could arrange a meet-ing with the players. Amir told us that he would arrange a meeting with the players on April 16 in Pune.

Agencies

Manchester United must react quickly to their humil-iating 4-1 derby defeat to Manchester City, says for-mer striker Dwight Yorke.

David Moyes’ reign at Old Trafford hit another early stumbling block as a Sergio Aguero brace - sup-plemented by Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri efforts - ensured a memorable day for Manuel Pellegrini’s men at a jubilant Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

While Yorke accepts the defeat will send shockwaves through the club from board level right down to the fans, he remains confident the Premier League champions have what it takes to re-gather themselves quickly.

He told Sky Sports News: “I think we’re all a bit shell-shocked at the mo-ment. We haven’t got over the result. I think you have to give credit to City for the manner in which they played. From the start to the finish, they were certainly the better team.“City really set out their stall and came out of the blocks extremely

fast. Vincent Kompany led by example at the back and they were fantastic right the way through to Sergio Aguero at the other end of the pitch. People like Jesus Navas, Fernandinho and

Samir Nasri were also out-standing yesterday.United couldn’t get to grips with the game. They didn’t have a lot of fluency in the game and that’s all down to City. United didn’t play anything like close to their potential.

Losing Robin van Persie was a big blow to them before the game but they still had enough in that team to get a result.“The one thing United are always good at is coming back from a defeat like that.

I’m expecting a reaction to that. It’s a very dark day for the red half of Manchester - the players will know that and the manager will know that. They’ve just got to put it behind them. It’s all about the next game.”

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Over the past few weeks, Formula One fans and mov-iegoers around the world have been thrilled by Ron Howard’s account of the gripping 1976 title battle be-tween James Hunt and Niki Lauda in the biographical ac-tion film Rush.

Should Howard ever have the desire to recount the 2013 season, he needs only to look to one man for the lead role and can call the movie Crush to emphasise the manner in which triple world champion Sebastian Vettel is destroying his rivals on the way to a fourth con-secutive title.

Under the floodlights in Singapore on Sunday, the German completed a hat-

trick of victories on the Ma-rina Bay Street Circuit to ex-tend his championship lead to 60 points over Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso with just six rounds remaining.

The 26-year-old con-trolled the entire race week-end so comfortably that even a safety car period which pulled the field to-gether midway through the marathon 61-lap grand prix only served as a reminder of how much faster he is than the rest.Once his Red Bull was unleashed again after the track was cleared of de-bris, the German easily sped away from his closest chal-lengers to pull more than 30 seconds ahead within 15 laps of the restart. It was then just a matter of cruising to the line.

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Michael Hussey has revealed in a new book that his failure to attend a boat party after his final Test contrib-uted to a split in the Australian camp. An extract from Hussey’s new book, Underneath the Southern Cross, was published in News Ltd news-papers on Sunday and outlined the events surrounding a pre-planned team party on James Packer’s boat to celebrate the end of the summer following the Sydney Test against Sri Lanka in January.Hussey had announced prior to the Test that it would be his last, although that was not known at the time when captain Michael Clarke organised the boat trip, months in advance. Because children were not allowed on the boat for safety reasons, Hussey and his family did not attend and in the weeks that followed, rumours began to circulate of a rift between Hussey and Clarke.

However, Hussey said while some members of the Test team, notably Shane Watson, Peter Siddle and Na-than Lyon, expressed concerns that Hussey was staying behind at the team hotel instead of attending the boat party, he himself understood that the situation could not have been predicted. Hussey said he spoke to team manager Gavin Dovey to ex-plain that while he wanted the team to go on the boat trip, he intended to

stay at the hotel with his family.“All this was pretty straightfor-

ward to me,” Hussey wrote. “I said to

Gavin, ‘I just want some hours to cel-ebrate with the boys in the dressing room. I don’t want to stop them from having the celebration on the boat’. I said, ‘I reckon the boat will be great for the boys, but after we have our time in the dressing room as a team, I’ll have my time with the family’.

“We had a fantastic time in the dressing room. The team had or-ganised for John Williamson to come in and sing True Blue to us. It was a live-in-person way of calling the

team song. Afterwards, the team presented me with a watch and had organised another gift. A few people

spoke some really nice words, and then the time came for everyone to go: the team to the boat, and me to my family.“When we got back to the hotel, the boys had to be downstairs in half an hour to assemble for the boat trip. A few of the support staff had children, so we were all going to meet at the mezzanine and have some pizzas. Unfortunately, when they came down to leave, some of the boys didn’t know about my con-versation with Gavin and assumed I

was going on the boat.“Peter Siddle and Nathan Lyon came up to the mezzanine and said, ‘What’s going on? Aren’t you coming?’ I said, ‘I’m staying with the family, but I want you to go, you’ll have a great time’. Sidds, who was now a teetotaller, decided to stay at the hotel. I talked Nathan into going.

‘It’ll be a great experience, you’re part of the team going forward, go on, have a good time’.”However, Hussey said the next morning Dovey ex-plained to him that some of the play-ers were disappointed the team had not stayed with Hussey while oth-ers believed they should have gone on the boat, leading to a division in the group. Hussey reiterated that he thought the boat party was a good idea for the team and that he had no complaints, but spoke to Watson and Siddle to clarify the situation.“Sidds was fine.

He said it was a bit disappointing that the whole team didn’t stay with me, but he accepted it,” Hussey said. “Watto was not so accepting. He was adamant that the team should have changed its plans and stuck with me. I kept telling him, ‘Look, I had no problems, it was fine’. It shouldn’t have been an issue.”But an email that circulated in the following weeks al-leged a rift between Hussey and Clarke had been the issue, which Hussey denied, saying that Clarke had been “very empathetic”.

Hussey tells of split in Australia camp

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With less than a week left for the Board of Control for Cricket in India annual gen-eral meeting in Chennai, N. Srinivasan’s intense desire to chair the all-important Board meet-ing is sure to face a few legal obstacles. The Crick-et Association of Bihar, which in August moved the Supreme Court to institute a fresh panel to probe the Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting scandals, has on Monday filed an application seeking an interim injunction restraining Srinivasan from attending the September 29 meeting. A court decision is expected over the next two days.The Bihar association had in August filed a Special Leave

Petition in the Supreme Court after the Bombay High Court had termed as “illegal and un-constitutional” a BCCI probe panel that gave Srinivasan

and his son-in-law and Chen-nai Super Kings team owner Gurunath Meiyappan among others, a clean chit.Further to the SLP (No. 26633/13) in the apex court, the Bihar asso-ciation, on Monday, filed an application saying that Srini-

vasan should not be allowed to attend any BCCI meet-ings till the Supreme Court had disposed of the IPL case. Interestingly, the Supreme

Court is in no hurry to hear the BCCI lawyers on the IPL corruption issue.Srinivasan has already ex-pressed his desire to chair the September 29 meet-ing where he is expected to seek a one-year exten-sion as BCCI president. His two-year stint is coming to an end this month and he is technically qualified to stretch his innings.Srini-

vasan has in recent weeks attended BCCI’s disciplinary and marketing committee meetings in spite of a July 4 Bombay High Court affida-vit where he said he would stay away from the BCCI’s “day-to-day” affairs.

N. Srinivasan wins South Zone support, can court stop him from chairing BCCI AGM?

Four Sunrisers Hyderabad players fixed IPL match for Rs 6 crores, bookie tells Mumbai Crime Branch

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KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board has no mechanism in place to “convince” retired Test umpire, Asad Rauf to go to Mumbai to face spot-fixing charges, an official said on Mon-

day. PCB’s legal advisor, Tafazzul Rizvi

said that there was also no extradition treaty between Pakistan and India so the issue was a difficult one to respond if the Mumbai courts issued summons for Rauf to appear in person for exami-

nation. “It is a difficult question to an-

swer but one thing is clear that he is a retired umpire and this is a matter between him and the Mumbai police and the IPL and ICC. The PCB is not a party to this,” Rizvi said.

“The PCB has no mechanism to force or convince him to go to Mumbai in case a summon are issued to him. One solution could be in existing situ-ation that his statement is recorded in Pakistan,” he said.

Rauf, who was dropped from the Champions Trophy panel soon after his name emerged in the IPL spot-fix-ing, was later not retained on the ICC elite panel of umpires leading to his telling the media in Lahore that he had retired from his umpiring career.

Rauf was named as ‘wanted ac-cused’ in the Mumbai Police’s IPL spot-fixing chargesheet last week and although he has remained under-ground in his hometown in Lahore, he has vehemently denied any involve-ment in fixing. “Anyone can check my accounts and these allegations of me passing on information to anyone re-garding matches is untrue,” Rauf said.

Sebastian Vettel auditions for starring role as title nears

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Novak Djokovic tops the men’s tennis rankings for a 100th week in his career, the ninth man to reach the mile-stone on the latest list issued on Monday by the ATP.The Serb Djok-ovic has 11,120 points for a slim advantage over French and US Open champion Rafael Nadal of Spain (10,860) and Briton Andy Mur-ray (7,075).Andre Agas-si (101 weeks), Rafael Nadal (102), Bjorn Borg (109), John McEnroe (170), Jimmy Con-nors (268), Ivan Lendl (270), Pete Sampras (286) and Roger Federer (302) are the other players to spend 100 and more weeks atop the rankings.“I was taught

to dream big and to dream to be number one in the world,” said Djokovic, who reached the top for the first time in July 2011.“It takes years of hard work and dedi-

cation. It is a long process to become a champion. Tennis is a very specific and unique sport, where you take all the credit or all the blame.”

However, he is expected not to top the year-ending rankings because Nadal has returned strong from injury this year and has no points to defend for the remainder

of 2013 in the rankings which takes into ac-count results over the past 52 weeks.ATP top 10: 1. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 11,120 points 2. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 10,860 3. Andy Murray, Britain, 7,075 4. David Ferrer, Spain, 6,710 5. Roger Federer, Swit-zerland, 4,515 6. Tomas Berdych, Czech Repub-lic, 4,460 7. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina,

4,425 8. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 3,325 9. Richard Gas-quet, France, 3,165 10. Stan-islas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 3150.

Djokovic stays on top of ATP rankings Agencies

England selectors announced the squad for the Ashes Test series to be held in Austra-lia later this year on Monday. Three uncapped players - Yorkshire batsman Gary Ballance, Warwickshire pace bowler Boyd Rankin and Durham all rounder Ben Stokes were included in the 17-man squad.In an official press release by the England & Wales Cricket Board, it was announced that a total of six players who did not take part in the playing eleven during the recent 3-0 Ashes series win at home were named in the squad. Alongside the uncapped Test trio, Michael Carberry, Monty Panesar and Chris Tremlett have all been recalled. Carberry played just one Test, against Bangladesh in 2010 while Monty Panesar has represented England in 48 Tests, the last of which was against New Zealand earlier this year. Tremlett had picked up 17 wickets the last time England went to Australia in 2010-11.Alastair Cook will look to win a fourth Ashes in a row for England, a feat no English team has achieved

since 1890.A 16-man England Performance Pro-gramme (EPP) squad was also announced by

the selectors. The England Performance Programme will spend a period training at the National Cricket Performance Centre in Loughborough fol-lowed by a month in Australia. They will be based in Brisbane for 2 weeks and before shifting to Perth for the same amount of time. Two of the players in-cluded in the squad, Middlesex batsmen Sam Robson and Dur-ham pace bowler Mark Wood, are yet to be selected for Eng-land programmes in any for-

mat.National selector Geoff Miller was confident of England doing well in Australia and rated the team’s chances of winning as very high.“We are fully aware that the Ashes series will once again be fiercely contested and that this squad will need to work extremely hard and play to a very

high level to retain the Ashes and we believe we have selected a squad capable of doing just that. As we have seen in previous series we will need all members of the squad ready to step up and make vital contributions throughout the five Tests and we feel that all 17 players have the ability to do that. There is real competition for places with both bat and ball and we feel that we have pro-vided Andy Flower and Alastair Cook with a well balanced squad,” he said.“Tim Bresnan has not been named in the squad and is continuing his recovery from a stress fracture in his back. He will travel to Australia with the squad to maximise his rehab op-portunities with the medical team and coaches who will monitor his progress,” he added.He also praised the England Performance Programme as a step to develop bidding talent.“The England Performance Programme provides an excellent opportunity for those players identified as having considerable tal-ent to train together in an England environment throughout the winter and further develop as crick-eters and this is an exciting young squad who have impressed in domestic cricket recently.”

After long hair, short boy cut, now MS

Dhoni debuts new hairstyle - bald buzz

hawkThe Indian captain is captain-

ing the Chennai Super Kings in their opening Champions League T20 match.At his home ground in Ranchi on Sunday, Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni who is leading Chennai Super Kings in the Cham-pions League T20 against South African side Titans sported a new hairstyle.The 32-year-old was seen with a bald buzz cut look when he took off his wicket keeper helmet between overs after winning the toss and putting Titans in to bat.The new look reminded fans of Ital-ian football star Mario Balotelli who also has a similar hairstyle.Dhoni has a task at hand as he looks to help his team redeem themselves after the off-field drama of the IPL betting scandal that has former team principal Gurunath Meiyap-pan charge sheeted on Saturday.

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