Srinagar, August 26:

Resentment is brewing amoung people over the illegal occupation of prop-erties of Srinagar Develop-ment Authority (SDA) that have been allegedly occu-pied by land-mafia in con-nivance with some politi-cians of Srinagar.There are reports that a

prized patch of two kanals of property owned by SDA in Bohri Kadal area of Srinagar city, which have been allotted to political workers on the behest of a ruling party Minister. SDA till date is not in a position to recover that land due to reasons better known to the officials of SDA.

See Land Mafia on Pg. 11

Budgam, August 26:

Tosamaidan, the larg-est meadow in Kashmir Valley is becoming bat-tle ground for 2014 As-sembly Elections and all the three major political parties including Con-gress, National Confer-ence and Peoples Demo-cratic Party are using new tactics to appease the voters. All these parties have started rallying around the campaign to oppose the lease extension to Army for Tosamaidan

firing range in cen-tral district of Budgam which expires March 2014.Spread over around 3000 kanals of land, Tosa-maidan meadow in dis-trict Budgam was taken over by the Army for 50-year lease in 1964 for the purpose of conduct-ing artillery drills in the area. The Army has now approached the Revenue Department for exten-sion of the lease as it has made a permanent base in the alpine meadow.According to locals, all

the political leaders are busy in assuring people that they would allow lease to get extended. In Shunglipora area of Khag, State Congress Chief, Professor Saif-u-Din Soz went a step ahead by claiming that he would press upon Congress High Com-mand in New Delhi to in-tervene into the matter and stop the extension of lease. “I assure you that lease would not be extended but you people have

See Battle Ground on Pg. 11

Tosamaidan issue becoming battle ground for 2014 Elections

Srinagar, August 26:

Calling for an end to social biases against women, Peoples Dem-ocratic Party (PDP) president, Me-hbooba Mufti Monday said women are pivotal to re-vival of a val-ue based soci-ety which has been scarred by violence and hu-man rights violations.Addressing a largely attended convention of women in Sumbal,

Sonawari, she ex-pressed the hope that women with their com-passion and dedication would also participate actively in changing

the political system that has degener-ated into a tool of exploi-tation. She said while our social and religious

traditions have always advocated balance in the roles of men and women, but practices

See Mehbooba on Pg. 11

Jammu, August 26:

Exhorting party cadre to work for strengthening secular fabric in the State, patron of Peoples Demo-cratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said that the biggest of message of his party was to spread peace, amity and tranquility in this region. He said PDP has not only strengthened relations among different regions and sub-regions of the State but also facilitated peace in the sub-continent.Addressing a function

to welcome senior BJP leader Ishtaq Ahmed Wani

who along with hundreds of his supporters joined PDP here today, Mufti

said that his party has pio-neered a political and eco-nomic agenda to establish sustainable peace in the sub-continent.“Establishing lasting peace and to consolidate the reconciliation process is on the top of the agenda of PDP,” he said and added that party would continue its effort to normalize re-lations between India and Pakistan.“Our party, through its pro-peace policies, has con-solidated reconciliation process and facilitated

See Mufti on Pg. 11

Mehbooba calls for end to social biases

against women

Jammu, August 26:

Senior Army functionar-ies including the Army commander, Lt. Gen. Sanjiv Chachra, have started visiting forward border are as in Jammu and Kashmir for a com-prehensive review of the security scenario follow-ing repeated ceasefire vi-olations by the Pakistani troops.Reports said that ten-sion has soared on the LoC over the past weeks with regular exchange of fire between the troops of both the coun-tries. Both claim that the ceasefire violations are being committed by the other. The situation

reached a boiling point on August 6 when five Indian soldiers were killed in their own ter-ritory at the LoC.Since then, Pakistan Army has also lost four of its men including a captain. Defence Min-istry sources said that though the Indian troops have been directed to retaliate whenever and wherever Pakistani troops open fire but Is-lamabad was trying to exaggerate while giving figures on the killing of civilians in Indian fire.Sources said that the Indian troops usually target the border posts of Pak troops and the claim of Islamabad that civil-

ian areas were targeted by the Indian troops was false.Sources said that the main purpose of the comprehensive review of the security bando-bast on the LOC and the IB was to ensure that all conventional an non-conventional infiltra-tion routes were fully plugged. It was aimed at finding whether there was need for deploy-ing additional compa-nies of troops on the border. The sources said that the basic aim was to check ingress of militants when the only reason for ceasefire violation by Pak forces was to carve out a safe

passage for militants to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir under the cover of fire.The Indian troops have understood the game plan and have decided to retaliate Pak firing with full force and fury so that neither the militants nor Pak soldiers were in a position to violate cease-fire. In the meantime in-telligence agencies have been told.

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Senior Army functionaries to review border security scenario

Srinagar, August 26:

Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has urged Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan to recog-nize the vital need forstatesmanship at a time when the conditions and situation in Jammu & Kashmir continues to worsen and the dynam-ics between India and Pakistan appear to be heading on a path of dete-rioration.In a letter to Prime Min-isters of both countries Mirwaiz said, “We find ourselves compelled to write to you to commu-nicate our concerns and

convey an urgent appeal for peace on behalf of the people of Jammu & Kashmir. With great dis-tress we have observed daily military confronta-tions along the Line-of-Control (LOC) over the past few weeks along with the increasing ten-sions, accusations and counter-accusations. We believe that the decision to put an end to such hostilities along the LOC in 2003 ceasefire was an act of great wisdom and courageous statesman-ship on the part of your predecessors. Except for those who do not want peace to prevail in the region, nobody will gain

if the present situation along the LOC is allowed to worsen. It would not only endanger the lives, limbs and property of thousands of Kashmiri civilians who live along both sides of the LOC, it threatens to cause a set-back to your intended efforts to work with each other to put India and Pakistan on the path to-wards peace.”“In the regards, we are very disappointed to ob-serve that the situation over the last few weeks has already begun to cre-ate hurdles for a process of renewed talks between the two countries. In

See Mirwaiz on Pg. 11

Mirwaiz writes to Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan

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Resentment brewing against authorities for giving free

hand to land-mafiaSrinagar, August 26:

A policeman was killed and a civilian injured when sus-pected militant fired upon a police patrol near Haasan-pora Arwani Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday.The slain policeman has been identified as Salamtul-

lah Khan son of Barkatul-lah Khan of Uri Baramul-lah (Belt No 442-17 A), while injured was identified as Shabir Ahmad Naiko son of Mohammad Shaban Naiko of Kanipora, Kulgam.Sources said the suspected militants opened fire on the policeman with a pistol

See Militants on Pg. 11

Militants kill policeman in Anantnag

Hizb claims responsibility

Srinagar, August 26:

Scores of people from dif-ferent villages of North Kashmir staged protest demonstration and blocked Baramullah-Handwara Highway against power fee hike by the Power Develop-ment Department (PDD).The protesters blocked the highway paralyzing the traffic movement in the area for around three hours. “We used to Pay Rs 150 per month as power

See Protests on Pg. 11

North Kashmir residents protests

against inflated bills by PDD

LoC situation will benefit nobody

Under the Dynamic leadership of

Jenab Omar Abdullah Hon’ble Chief Minister Jammu &Kashmir

&Under the efficient and effective guidance of

Jenab Ali Mohammad Sagar Hon`ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (J&K)

Revolutionary Steps Taken By Rural Development Department People treated as participants, not beneficiaries, enabling them to have alternative choices and keeping public interest supreme in all government policies, programmes and processes. Services provided to the people in accordance with laid down procedures devoid of harassment or corruption, minimizing waiting time and inconvenience to them. Socially and economically marginalized sections involved in the main stream of development. Priority given to the placement of public personnel in backward and tribal areas with appropriate incentive mechanisms. People informed about the schemes, the criteria of selection, its contents, budget and management structures. Prompt public grievance redressal system in place. Enhancing financial accountability and discipline. Job opportunities created and in this regard following staff engaged in Kashmir Division so far under MGNREGA:- 78 Programme Officers. 399 Technical Assistant 909 Gram Rozgar Sahayaks 127 Computer Operators 05 District Social Audit Coordinators The above steps have enabled department to achieve following results during the year 2012-13. Under MGNEREGA 43036 works completed involving 40513.75 lacs expenditure. Under IAY 15314 houses were constructed involving 5716.70 lacs expenditure. 560 Panchayat Ghars taken-up under Apna Panchayat Ghar Scheme at an estimated cost of Rs. 11200.00 lacs (13th FC + MGNREGA).

Issued by:-Directorate of Rural Development Kashmir Division

Boy dies in play field in HandwaraSrinagar, August 26: 9 year old died in Handwara when he came under a pitch roller in a playground.Irfan Ahmed Sofi son of Bashir Ahmad resident of Maidan, Chogal, Handwara came under a pitch roller while playing cricket a play field at Maidan Chogal, Handwara. He was seri-ously injuries in the mishap. He was shifted to the hospital but he succumbed to his injuries on way to the hospital.

Vijay Bakaya meets GovernorSrinagar, August 26: Mr. Vijay Bakaya, Member of the State Legislative Council, met Mr. N. N. Vohra, Governor, at Raj Bhavan here today.Mr. Bakaya discussed with the Governor several issues relat-ing to the need for ensuring the rapid socio-economic develop-ment of the State. He also raised certain matters relating to the implementation of the Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation Pack-age for Kashmiri Migrants.The Governor discussed with Mr. Bakaya the vital need for maintenance of communal har-mony in all the regions of J&K.

1 Succumbs, 1 injured in road mishaps Srinagar, August 26: The injured person succumbed at SKIMS, Soura and a boy were injured in different road ac-cidents in Valley. A pedestrian Ishtiaq Hussain Dar resident of Ichgam who was injured when a motorcycle bearing registration number JK04/7232 hit him at Ichgam, Budgam on 24.08.2013. He was undergoing treatment at SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar where he succumbed to his injuries last night. A Tata Mobile bearing registra-tion number JK14/8056 hit and injured Arshid Ahmad Mir age 6 years son of Mohammad Ishaq resident of Y.K Pora, at Y.K Pora, Kulgam. The injured has been shifted to hospital for treatment. A case has been registered in this regard.

Dilshada promoted as Special Secretary HomeSrinagar, August 26: Mrs Dilshada, Additional Secretary Home has been promoted as Special Secretary by Govern-ment vide order number 298020 of 2013. Mr Dilsahd Ahmed Baba, Additional Secretary Public Service Commission has also been promoted as Special Secretary in Law Department.Special Secretary Law, Ghulam Qadir has been transferred to RTI and Fayaz Ahmed Shiekh, Additional Secretary Law has been transferred to Public Ser-vice Commission.

Fire in a Kupwara school Srinagar, August 26: Dur-ing the intervening night of 24/25.08.2013, fire broke out in

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SRINAGAR, AUGUST 26:

A one day Orientation workshop on Information Education and Communica-tion (IEC) campaign against “Malnutrition” was Monday held at the Auditorium of All India Radio Kashmir, Srinagar.

The function was or-ganised by Song and Drama Division, Ministry of Infor-mation and Broadcasting, Chandigarh Regional Centre in collaboration with Food and Nutrition Board, Ministry of Women and Child Devel-opment, Government of India and Directorate of Social Wel-fare Department, Kashmir.

The Director of Social Welfare, Farooq Ahmed Khan was the Chief Guest.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Guest stressed for provision of healthy diet to the children so that they do not only be physically and mentally fit but also become good citizens and be capable

to face the day to day chal-lenges with bold face.

Appreciating the steps taken by the Song &Drama Division in spreading the information about various welfare schemes launched by the State and Central Govern-ments for the benefits of the common people especially about good health and nutri-tion of children, mothers and adolescent girls particularly living in far flung and remote areas.

He said that efforts of the said agency would di-rectly put impact on the common public and can educate them about various welfare schemes launched by the State Government for the overall development of the children and moth-ers. He further said that the scheme like Integrated Child Development Scheme is spe-cially focussed on providing healthy nutrition to the chil-dren through thousands of

Anganwari Centres located in every nook and corner of the State with regular health check-ups. He said that Mon-day’s children are our future, adding that we have to pay special attention towards their health and nutrition to form a healthy society.

Khan said that Song & Drama Division is the best source to aware the people about the consequences of the malnutrition, adding that the said agency can moti-vate the people especially female folk for provision of nutritious food to their wards rather than other spicy foods. He said fast foods are easily available in the market which are injurious to health in the long run to their health.

On the occasion, ADG, PIB, Deputy Director, Social Welfare Department, Deputy Director, Song and Drama Division, GOI, Field Publicity Officer, GOI also spoke on the occasion.

KATHUA, AUGUST 26-

Minister of state Fisheries, coopera-tive, planning, finance, Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma has said that the Government was making all out efforts for early res-toration of flood damages and provide relief to the affected families.

He was addressing a public meeting at village Mandli in tehsil Billa-war of District Kathua yesterday.

Among others SDM Billawar, Xen Flood control, Irrigation, PWD, PDD, PHE and PMGSY. Officers of District, teh-sil, Block level, Sarpanch, Panches and large number of people were present in the meeting.

Representatives of various pan-chayats of Seri- moon, Mandli, Dadwara, Dhunnu parole, Khog lakhir, Dungra, Uchapind, Dharalta, Aglidhar, Berali and Garhmalti apprised the Minister about the details of damages due to recent heavy rains in tehsil Billawar.

Minister listened patiently and directed the Revenue and Rural develop-ment Department to jointly visit flood affected area and assess damages on the spot.

Dr Sharma said that 110 families have been provided with tents, ration, blankets and utensils and added that more help will be extended to all the

affected families. He directed the PHE, PWD, Flood control, Irrigation, PDD to restore the facilities in the affected areas at the earliest and take the measures to check further damages.

The minister assured that gov-

ernment is keenly observing the situ-ation and assessment reports will be taken up with Chief Minister and relief and rehabilitation Minister for appropri-ate compensation to the flood affected

people. Minister directed the Xen Flood

control to immediately start the repair on the embankment of Bhini nallah, Berali areas, Ujh so as to stop land ero-sion.

DC Kishtwar reviews performance of engineering departments

Song & Drama Div organizes1-day workshop on IEC against

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 26 –

A delegation of the Socialistic Demo-cratic Party called on N. N. Vohra, Gover-

nor, at Raj Bhavan here Monday and pre-sented to him a Memorandum of their demands.

The demands presented by the

6-member delegation led by Dr. Darakh-shan Andrabi, President of the Socialistic Democratic Party, included, interalia, creation of a Tehsil and establishment

of a Degree College and Sub-District Hospital at Waterhail and setting up of Primary Health Centres at Jawalapora and Hokhletter in Budgam district. Other

demands projected by the deputationists included improvement and upgradation of roads in the Sukhnag area of the dis-trict.

The delegation thanked the Gov-ernor for taking keen interest in the so-cio-economic development and welfare of the people of the State.

KISHTWAR, AUGUST 26: The District Development Commis-sioner Kishtwar, Baseer Ahmed Khan has asked the Engineering departments to expedite pace on the ongoing works to ensure timely completion of the projects. Reviewing the function-ing of R&B, JKPCC, PHE, PMGSY and PDD Departments, The DDC took serious exception to the slow pace work on some works and asked the concerned departments expedite the work by remov-ing bottlenecks, if any.

The DDC asked the officers to refrain from taking up any work without administrative approval and formulation of Detail Project Reports (DPRs). While seeking details from the concerned officials regarding the allocation, and expenditure of allotted budget, the DDC enquired about the problems being faces by the Department in the execution of works.Seeking sector wise and Division wise details about the works under R&B sector, the DDC asked the department to speed up work on the projects to ensure that the benefits reach to the targeted people. He directed the concerned officials to expedite the work on the roads and bridges and complete these within a fixed time frame.He said Kishtwar has a limited working season and hence an efficient working style is needed.The DDC asked the Additional DDC to get the physical achievement of all the departments verified on the ground. He stressed for clearing all the compensation claims for the land acquired for different projects.Taking the review of PMGSY and PHE Departments, the DDC expressed satisfaction over the pace of forest clearance and land acquisition. He asked the X EN PHE to ensure time bound completion of WSS Naigad. The PDD department was directed to give details regarding vari-ous ongoing projects and material needed for them. It was asked to ensure that the damaged transformers are replaced well in time and all the habitations in the remote areas get electrified.

Daily ZABARWAN TIMES NEWS Srinagar | tueSday 27 .8 .2013

Socialistic Democratic Party delegation presents Memorandum to Governor

DDC reviews imple-mentation of RGGVY

RAMBAN, AUGUST 26-District level Committee for Monitoring for Rajive Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) Scheme Monday reviewed the progress in the implementation of the scheme held under the Chairmanship of District Development Commissioner, M.H Malik.The meeting was attended by Chief Medical Officer, Ramban, Dr. Anwar, AEE, RGGVY, Satish Kumar, I/C XEN, RGGVY, Doda/ Ramban, Devinder Singh, AEE, EM & RE, Sub-Division, Batote (Rep. of XEN, EM & RE Batote), Shoaib Ahmed, AD, (Plg), Parshotam Kumar, Chief Planning Officer, Ramban Pardeep Kumar, Addl. District Dev. Commissioner, Ramban .

The committee reviewed the progress in the implementation of RGGVY Scheme in the District and considered the utilization of reported savings of Rs. 79.425 Lakhs for electrification of already identified villages Mangit, Trigam & Bingara.

Every village to be electrified very

soon: VikarSRINAGAR, AUGUST 26: Minister of State for Technical Educa-

tion and Power, Vikar Rasool has said that every un-electrified village of the state would be provided with electricity very soon.

The Minister was addressing the officers during a review meeting of Power Development Department here Monday.

The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Power, A.K. Mehta, Chief Engineers, Executive Engineers, AEEs and other of-ficers of the department. Vikar directed the officers to complete the first phase of the Rajiv Gandhi Gram Vidyut Karan Yojana (RG-GVY)within one months’ time so that the next phase of the same can be taken up to ensure that no village in the State remains un-electrified and is provided with adequate power supply. He said that under RAPDRP scheme the augmentation of the electricity and its allied things would be done which would go a long way in ensuring proper supply of electric power in the major cities and towns of the State.The Minister said that in order to make an im-provement in the transmission and distribution system of power an amount of Rs. 1 crore would be provided to every district for improving the high tension/ low tension line distribution. He said that it would go a long way in ensuring that the distribution of the power is done and losses are also compensated.While direct-ing the officers to speed up the revenue realization, Vikar said that the targets fixed for an area should be completed as soon as possible. He said that an effective monitoring system should also be put in place, so that the maximum revenue is collected with regard to the power being consumed and maintained that strict action would also be taken against those which fail in achieving the targets being assigned to them.

If you get asked to lead a team in your personal or pro-fessional life, jump at the chance. Today you will get all the support you need, Libra. Don’t be afraid that you’re not good enough. Things will come together without your having to do much at all. Besides, you already know that people are on your side!

You couldn’t dream of a better day to deal with all the little problems in your daily life - broken washing machine, money problems, minor health issues. If your doctor has given you a prescription, you can expect it would work like a miracle drug. Scorpio, take care of the little things. It will take less time than you think!

Perhaps you can’t believe it, but it’s time to say goodbye to your rigid attitude. A little pleasure among all that seri-ousness and responsibility won’t do you any harm. This day could help you change your point of view on life. This will feel great!

Life is helping you out at the moment, Capricorn. You might chalk it up to some divine power. Whatever it is, your guardian angel is always by your side. Perhaps you’d like to begin something new in your life, like moving or changing lifestyles. At the moment you can do anything you want to do. It will all work out just fine!

Have you ever thought about writing or working for a company in which you can use your excellent communica-tion skills, Aquarius? The planetary alignment emphasizes writing and communication. It’s time to show the world that you have a gift and that people can count on you to do a great job. Think about the publishing business.

If you’ve been thinking of living somewhere else, Pisces, today will push you to really want to move far away from the place you’re living now. Such a move could have conse-quences for your work situation or family life. It may be time to think seriously about what’s holding you back. Wouldn’t the people closest to you be happy to go along?

This could be the luckiest day of the month, Virgo. But astrology also takes your role into account. In other words, luck is something you have to work for. If you seem to have an incredible streak of luck today, it’s probably because you did something earlier to make it happen!

You have a great day ahead of you, Aries. Everything will work out like clockwork. By the end of the day, you’ll still have the energy to do something fun with your evening. It’s a wonderful day for group activities. If you aren’t involved in any, why not try a sport, hobby, music, or art?

You may have received some bad news concerning your finances, Taurus. This is probably the best day you could ask for out of the whole month to deal with these problems. If you want to come out of this situation a winner, it may be necessary to approach things from a different angle than usual. Rest assured that things will probably work out just fine.

Today is a relatively calm day that’s sure to please you, Gemini. You may even receive gifts from family and friends as marks of their esteem or love for you. This is just the kind of reassurance you need. Though you have a fairly subtle in-fluence in your relationships with others, it’s nevertheless essential to you to be a good friend.

Everyone knows that nothing can stop you when you’re determined to get something done. As long as other people are on your side today, you will be amazed at all the things you can accomplish. But don’t get too excited, Cancer, be-cause it’s time to take care of those thankless tasks that no one wants to deal with. You may need other people’s help to get them done.

You may be considering taking a trip or planning a party with some friends, Leo. You may find out today that it’s up to you to do all the organizing. This won’t bother you too much because you know you’ll do it right. Why don’t you think about really trying to outdo yourself and plan something special that your friends will never forget?

Reviews arrangements

for forth coming assembly session

SRINAGAR AUGUST 26:-

The Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Mubarak Gul has emphasized for launching awareness campaign against domestic fire incidents and other safety measures to be adopted by house wives.

The Speaker was interacting with the Management of SMHS hospital, Sri-nagar during his visit to Burn Unit of the hospital Monday. He enquired about the welfare of Mrs. Mehooba wife of Ghulam Hassan Ranga resident of Nowakadal who was recently injured due to electric shock. The doctors briefed the Speaker about the health condition of the patient. The Speaker directed them to ensure ev-ery possible help in restoring the recov-ery of the patient. Gul also directed the Power Development Department (PDD)

authorities to process her case for com-pensation and ensure early release of re-lief to injured lady.

During his visit, the Speaker also di-rected the officers of PDD accompanying him, to repair electric fittings besides ensuring uninterrupted power supply to the hospital.

Earlier, the Speaker convened an of-ficers meeting with various departments and took stock of the arrangements made by them for making the forth com-

ing Assembly session 2013.The Speaker directed all the depart-

ments to gear up their respective field staff and work in unison and make the ensuing session a grand success.

He directed the Secretary, Public Works Department Mrs. Tanveer Jan to take immediate steps for face lifting of the Complex of Legislature on war foot-ing basis. He also asked the concerned to ensure cleanliness in and around the Complex.

Dr Manohar Lal takes stock of flood damages in Billawar

REASI, AUGUST 26:

The District Administration Reasi has decided to put Red Cross Donation Boxes at Shri Vaishno Devi and Shiv Khori Shrines, besides hold a Red Cross Mela to raise funds for the District Red Cross Society (DRCS)

The decision was taken at a meeting of District Red Cross Society (DRCS) chaired by the deputy commissioner, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary who is also the chairman of DRCS .

The meeting was organised with a view to review the ac-tivities of Red Cross at all levels and to develop and promote better networking between block, tehsil and district offices.

DDC impressed upon the officers to involve more and more volunteers and be prepared to respond to any emergent situation and ensure that the assistance reaches in time to the people in need. He said that officers should put in their best efforts to raise and mo-bilise resources for help of the people.

It was decided in the meeting that donation boxes for Red Cross will be put up at the Holy Shrine of Vaishno Devi and Shiv Khori and soon a Red Cross Mela is going to be organised so as to help in raising the funds for the noble cause.

Dr. Choudhary underscored the need for first aid and short term disaster management courses for the Red Cross Volunteers in order to train them in rescue skills. He added that spirit of Red Cross is “Community driven” so efforts should be made to involve the people and create mass awareness about the Red Cross movement.

On this occasion, ACR Reasi informed that about 15 people were given relief amounting to Rs 1,9400 during this year.

The meeting was attended by ADDC Bikram Singh, ADC Rajinder Singh Tara, Dy CEO SMVDSB Mohan Das, ACR Tilak Raj Shas-tri, SDM Mahore A.K Khajuria, PO DRDA Jagdish Mehra, DTO Arshad Choudhary, AD CAPD Kewal Krishan, DySP Bodh Raj, CEO Tarsem Lal, Tehsildars Gopal Das and R.K Anand, other district and sctoral offi-cers, all BMOs, ZEOs and President Katra Hotel Association.

Reasi DRCS discusses ways to raise donations

Speaker for awareness about safety measures for domestic fire incidents

Inspects proposed site for Institute

of Math-ematical

ScienceSRINAGAR, AUGUST 26:-

Minister for Higher Educa-tion, Mohammad Akbar lone Monday said that govern-ment has taken various ini-tiatives to upgrade the higher education setup besides en-riching this sector with global level learning system.This

was stated by the Minister during the inspection of pro-posed site at Khimber in Sri-nagar district to explore the possibility and feasibility for the establishment of Institute of Mathematical Science and District Sports Academy.

The Minister was accom-panied by Secretary Higher Education, Sheikh Mushtaq Ahmad, Deputy Commission-er Srinagar, Farooq Ahmad Shah, Secretary Sports Coun-cil, Dilip Thussu and other concerned officers. Lone said the government has taken various steps to acquaint the students of the State with the global level education stan-dard and scientific knowl-edge, besides latest techno-logical trends is among the priorities of the government.

The Minister said that a

team of experts will be con-stituted to ascertain the fea-sibility for the establishment of Institute of Mathematical Science and after they sub-mit the report, decision will be taken to proceed further. He said the Institute will be among second top most Mathematical Science In-stitutes after Chennai in the country which will be fully equipped with all facilities of innovative technologi-cal learning. Lonesaid that institute will impart quality higher education of interna-tional standard to the stu-dents so that students of the state are able to exhibit and prove their mettle at global level competitions, besides get acquainted with innova-tive trends of science and en-gineering.

State Hr Edu setup being developed on international

standards: Lone

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Exercises to boost your upper bodyIf your exercise regime is only running, cycling or playing sports, then you need to pay attention. Our fitness expert, Arnav Sarkar gives you important facts that you need to know about keeping fit through routines that only focus on your lower body. Arnav says, "Your sport may rely mostly on lower body pow-er and endurance to help you win, but for overall health you need to work on your upper body too. Plus, it also helps with your per-formance to an extent."It is important that you get a full body workout, especially if you focus mostly on lower body fit-ness. Exercising your shoulders, back and arms can improve your posture, help you avoid injuries, strengthen abs and core muscles as well as tone and improve your body to engage in heavy exercises that requires you to use your legs. Hence, make sure to exercise different muscles of your body for fitness and strength.If you're an athlete your main focus is to tone and strengthen your legs, but working out the remain-ing muscles in your body can give you an edge to succeed. Common be-

lief is that added muscles can slow down the body, but lately this notion has changed. Muscle strength and endurance goes a long way in increasing athletic performance.When it comes to deciding which exercises to follow, Arnav Sarkar points out that you must 'focus on a few compound exercises that hit a lot of major mus-cle groups rather than do a lot of isolation moves that hit only one muscle.' He goes on to say that "This approach will save you time, as well as produce better results."Since your objective is bal-anced fitness that involves all body parts, your main objective is to work all body parts in equal doses. Arnav says, "Work equally on pulling as well as push-ing muscles of the upper body. For eg, if you do push ups (pushing), then make sure that you also do some pulling exercise like bar-bell rows. Work for both endurance and strength development, instead of focusing only on one. For eg you can do some heavy overhead presses in the 5-10 reps range and along with that do some high repetition sets of body-weight push ups, to get a

more complete training effect."Follow any of these 6 upper body exercises that should be a staple for your upper body training:1) Push ups: As Arnav puts it, push ups are "a great ex-ercise that hits the pushing muscles as well as the core. You can do them with your bodyweight for high reps and also do some advanced versions like one hand push ups, etc for low rep strength development."Note: Here's how to do push ups:- Place yourself face down with the palms on the floor. Place the palms wider than the shoulder-width, arms extended, legs straight and feet together or slightly apart.- Keep the neck, back & hips aligned and abdom-inals contracted. Do not arch the back downwards or upwards. Keep it flat like a table top.- Bend the elbows out-wards and bring the chest close to the floor. This is the initial position.- Push back upwards till the arms extend complete-ly and feel the contraction in the chest muscles.2. Military press: Good for building pushing strength, military presses are where you can focus on lift-

ing heavy and building strength.Note: Barbell is the most preferred equipment for military press, or you can also use dumbbells.- Raise the barbell to your chest with your hand shoulder width apart. This can be done by lifting the barbell straight from the floor or by lifting it off of a power rack.- Lock your legs and hips underneath you. Feet should be together.- Without using your lower body, lift the weight over-head.- Bring the weight back down to your chest in a controlled manner.3. Parallel bar dips: These are not for the weak mind-ed. Parallel bar dips are tough, yet extremely effec-tive in building important upper body muscle groups. As Arnav suggests, this is "A great upper body push-ing exercise that can be done with bodyweight or/also with added weights."Note: While Parallel bar dips essentially strength-en your triceps and chest muscles, if you can do them to full capacity, they end up shaping your en-tire upper body - including core. Here are a few tips to perfect your dips -

Forget botox, the new buzz word is "collagen", and this skin friendly protein that was being marketed in the form of supple-ments and as an important ingredient in creams and serums.The latest entrant in the anti aging arena, however, is the collagen drink that is apparently a huge hit already. This drink claims to bring about a dra-matic reduction in lines and wrinkles in a matter of days, so much so that women are already queuing up for this magic potion.Collagen sup-plements have been around for a while and though these claim to erase fine lines, wrinkles, stretch marks and cellulite and improve hair and nails, it is the drink that is big news now. As you

drink it, the protein that gives the skin strength and elasticity, watch yourself grow younger, say those who swear by the power of collagen.According to reports many celebrities are opting for the colla-gen drink now, which also claims to be many times more effective than supple-ments when it comes to replacing the skin's protein stores, since it gets directly absorbed into the blood stream.So it is perhaps time to bid goodbye to collagen marshmallows, tablets and supplements, as the drink which promises to plump up wrinkles in three days and wipe out all the sallow-ness that comes with age, is in many stores internation-ally.

Are you getting enough fruits?

Fruits are delicious, juicy, fun to eat and healthy in-gredients for great des-serts; but are you getting enough fruits in your daily diet? We use a lot of skin care products that boast of properties and vitamins from fruits, but why do we still select creams over natural fruits? Let's take a look at how many fruits you need to eat every day before you can say that you are getting enough fruits in your daily diet. Based on a study in 2010 reported by the Dietary Guidelines of America, you need 1.5 - 2 cups of fruits daily, but 'the amount depends on the number of calories per day recommended for your healthy weight.' (Via) Also, it is recommended that you

eat five servings of fruits and veggies a day, but it depends on your age and gender: Women between the ages of 19-50 should eat 7-8 servings, while men should eat 8-10 servings. And for those above 50, men and women should consume seven servings of fruits and vegetables a day. All this preaching is in good spirit. Fruits help fight cancer, obesity and heart disease. Fruits provide nutritional vitamins. Cer-tain fruits contain a good amount of natural sugar and fluids, which also keep us hydrated. Fruits are rich in fiber, and are great for bowel movement and weight loss. It is also advised that you consume fruits whole, in-stead of skinned or juiced.

If you step on the scale several days after you give birth, then you will likely have one of two reac-tions - disappointment or complete horror - as your weight loss is either not as much as you had hoped, or in some cases, your weight might not have changed much. Almost all women will want to lose the weight which they have gained over the course of their pregnancy as soon as pos-sible. How long it takes you to return to your pre-preg-nancy weight and shape

largely depends on how much weight you gained while pregnant; if you fol-lowed a regular exercise program, how healthy you ate and if you breastfeed or not. If you allow for a 3 month recovery period after giv-ing birth, then you should easily be able to get back to your pre-pregnancy weight within 6-8 months. As a general rule, you should be aiming to lose no more than 2lb a week. It might not sound much, but that adds up to a weight loss of a stone in less than two months.

If you exercised during pregnancy and had an un-complicated vaginal deliv-ery, it’s generally safe to begin light exercise within days of delivery — or as soon as you feel ready. If you had a C-section or a complicated birth, talk to your health care provider about when to start an ex-ercise program. Many new moms find ex-ercise the key to losing the baby weight, and studies support their experience. A 2007 Harvard Univer-sity study of new moms found that women who walked 30 minutes each

day had a 34 percent lower chance of retaining a sig-nificant amount of weight (defined as 11 pounds or more) at their baby’s first birthday. Research also shows that exercise helps new moms preserve mus-cle mass—and thus appear more toned—than moms who drop weight just by dieting. Here are some pointers to keep in mind when map-ping your post-pregnancy weight loss: Always check with a medi-cal physician before begin-ning any fitness programBe sure to keep the water flowing. Aim to consume half of your body weight in ounces a day Take your time and start off slowly-Drink at least 10-12 glasses of water every day. Keep healthy snacks handy such as raisins, popcorn, wheat crackers, and nuts. Eat lean meats such as boneless chicken and the leanest cuts of beef. Eat whole grains (breads, ce-reals, pastas) instead of the “white” versions Don’t be fooled by foods that are labelled as non-fat. Most are loaded with calories and can have hy-drogenated vegetable oils and/or high fructose corn syrup Resist the urge to indulge in a fast food meal.

Just dance and shed extra poundsProud of her newly ac-quired chiselled midriff, insurance professional Anubhi Jain is all gung-ho about her new passion: dancercise. Having got bored of her monotonous workout routine, Jain had almost decided to abandon exercising, until she was introduced to this interest-ing new concept of staying fit. Dancercise is a perfect recipe for those who love dance as well as exercise. Choreographer-dancer Nirali Someshwar says, "Exercise and dance, if looked at individually, tend to get monotonous after a point. That's why this form has become popular. It is also good value for money as you learn two things at one time." So, what does dancercise include? Someshwar ex-plains, "Basically it is a fusion of choreographed dance steps and exercises. The theory is based on in-dividual exercise for every muscle. For example, iso-lated belly dance includes 20 minutes of abs and hip exercise, followed by 45 minutes of belly-dancing. The session keeps on evolv-ing from start till the end, with each next step leading to the next one."

Bhangra aerobics incor-porates bhangra and hip-hop. Dancer Hrishikesh Pawar says, "We make these packages depending on what part of the body needs to be strengthened. For example, if contempo-rary dance is being fused with exercise, the areas of concentration are the legs since the dance form involves classical ballet. I usually start my classes with pilates and yoga as they increase flexibility." Aero-dance workshops that include cardio and floor exercises mixed with western jazz, hip-hop or Bollywood is the current

favourite of marketing pro-fessional Shraddha Patil. She quips, "It's a lot of fun as it does not feel like ex-ercise at all. And since we dance on the latest Bolly-wood and Hollywood hits, I feel like a performer." But are dance styles altered for the purpose? Dancer Purvi Mundada answers, "At times, we simplify the steps. We have to keep in mind that the people opt-ing for these packages do not want to get involved in the intricacies of the dance styles. The idea is not to de-prive people of the pleasure of dance and also give them a good workout." Zumba is

another fitness routine that combines aerobics with the Latin-American salsa and meringue. Dance trainer Soonruta Kothadiya says, "This form is also popular in many gyms. As it includes the entire body move-ments, it helps in losing weight faster. " Not just dance styles, martial arts too are being merged with exercise. Dance trainer Sanjay Sawant who teach-es aero-fitness, a mixed form of martial art stretch-es and jumps with Bolly-wood, jazz and funk, says, "It's a complete freestyle fusion devoid of any disci-plined moves."

How to lose weight after pregnancy

You can style your wet hair

Styling wet hair after a shower can be quite an arduous task. We sug-gest ways you can style your mane, no matter what the length isIn case you are running late for work, give your heated styling tools a miss. Styling wet hair can be easily done at home and does not require much time. Says Sylvia Chen, a stylist, "The

key to achieving the desired wet-hair look is to ensure that you use the right styling products. Make sure you have shampooed and conditioned your hair, to get the ultimate wet-hair look. Use a leave-in serum to avoid the frizz."Style according to your hair type For naturally wavy to curly hair:

Those with waves or curls, tip your hair upside down. Then spritz beach texture spray on your hair from the roots to the ends evenly, and scrunch.This will give volume to your mane, lending a beachy look.For straight, long hair: If you have long straight hair, apply some leave-in serum on towel-dried hair. Use a wide-toothed comb to detangle your hair and let it dry. Once it's dried, use a paddle brush from the roots to the end to smooth out your hair.For curly medium to long hair: Apply some serum or a curl-en-hancing mousse on damp hair and comb through using a wide-toothed comb to detangle your hair. Divide your hair into four sections — two at the front and two at the back. Twist the random strands of hair from your roots to the end.For short hair: Apply a texturising spray onto towel-dried hair after shampoo and condition-er. Style or part your hair in the way you want and comb it.

Tips- For those with long hair, braid-ing can be another option. After shampoo and conditioner, ap-ply some smoothing serum on your hair, detangle using a small-toothed comb and then braid your hair. You can try doing a French braid or simply a normal one.- If you have to attend a meeting at work, apply a leave-in cream onto wet hair to prevent fly-aways. Detangle your hair using a wide-toothed comb and pull back your hair into a ponytail or a low chignon.- Apply a teaspoon of either an anti-frizz serum or conditioner to your hair and run it uniformly. Make sure it's not saturated or greasy or else your hair will end up looking oily and styling your mane will become difficult. - If you are leaving your wet hair down, always twist it around your fingers to keep it from drying out flat or turning frizzy.

Adequate sleep key to weight lossAdequate sleep is impor-tant for person to lose weight, and it should be added to the recommend-ed mix of diet and exercise, a new study suggests.Although calorie restric-tion and increased physical activity are recommended for weight loss, there is significant evidence that inadequate sleep is con-tributing to obesity.Lack of sleep increases the stimulus to consume more food and increases appe-tite-regulating hormones."The solution [to weight loss] is not as simple as 'eat less, move more, sleep more'," Drs. Jean-Phillippe Cha-put, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario and Angelo Tremblay, La-val University, Quebec, Quebec, wrote.

"However, an accumu-lating body of evidence suggests that sleeping habits should not be over-looked when prescribing a weight-reduction pro-gram to a patient with obesity. Sleep should be included as part of the lifestyle package that traditionally has focused on diet and physical activity," Chaput

said.The authors' recently published research found that total sleep time and quality of sleep predicted the loss of fat in people enrolled in a weight loss program.The Canadian Obesity Network has included ad-equate sleep in its new set of obesity management tools for physicians.

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Sonia says food bill is ‘big message’, Mulayam calls it poll gimmick

NEW DELHI: Declaring Congress’s goal to “wipe out hunger and malnutrition”, Sonia Gandhi asked all political parties on Monday to set aside dif-ferences and support the Food Security Bill so that a “big message” could be sent out about India’s ca-pabilities.

Opening the Congress innings on the debate in Lok Sabha on food bill, she rejected questions over whether the country had resources to imple-ment the landmark measure. “It is time to send out a big message that India can take responsibility of ensuring food se-curity for all Indians ... our goal is to wipe out hunger and malnutrition all over the country,” Gandhi said about her pet agenda. Making a strong pitch for smooth passage of the landmark legislation, the UPA chairperson said the measure is a historic op-portunity to provide food security to tens of millions of people in the country which will end the problem of hunger once for all. She sought to dismiss ques-tions over whether the ambitious scheme could be implemented. “The question is not whether we have enough resources or not and whether it would ben-efit the farmers or not. We have to arrange resources

for it. We have to do it,” she said in the House where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was present.

Gandhi said farmers and agriculture have always remained priority of the UPA.

Agreeing that reforming public distribution sys-tem (PDS) was a must for the food law, Gandhi not-

ed that there was basic need to remove the leakages to ensure that benefits of the food bill reached the intended ben-eficiary. Gandhi said the Congress had made a commitment to the nation in the 2009 election manifesto to bring forward such a legislation. It is one in a series of various rights promised and provided by UPA like Right to Infor-mation Act, Right to Education Act, Right to Work Act and Right to Forest

Produce Act. Poll gimmick :Contending that the Food Secu-

rity Bill was being brought with an eye on elections, UPA’s outside supporter Samajwadi Party on Mon-day demanded that the measure be kept in abeyance till chief ministers are consulted as it would put ad-ditional burden on states.

SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav raised a number of questions over the bill in Lok Sabha and said it

would badly hurt farmers as there was no guaran-tee in the provisions that all the produce would be bought by the government.

“It is clearly being brought for elections ... Why didn’t you bring this bill earlier when poor people were dying because of hunger? Every election, you bring up a measure. There is nothing for the poor,” he said participating in the debate on the bill.

He questioned whether the government had made any assessment about the number of poor in the country. “There is no mention in the bill ... You don’t have any figure. You are only going by assumptions,” Yadav said, adding the bill could be brought only after the BPL census was completed.

Yadav said he would support the bill, which pro-vides for highly subsidised foodgrains to two-third of the country’s population, if certain amendments are moved. “This bill is neither for the poor, nor for the farmers.” Emphasizing that the measure would put additional financial burden on states, Yadav said the Centre should consult chief ministers and till then, keep it in abeyance.

The SP chief, whose party is in power in Uttar Pradesh and son Akhilesh is the chief minister, ac-cused the Centre of ignoring the states and violating their rights.

No links with Dawood Ibrahim or Chhota Shakeel: Ajit Chandila

NEW DELHI: Suspended cricketer Ajit Chandila, ar-rested in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal, today claimed in a Delhi court that he has been “falsely impli-cated” in the case and there was no evidence of his alleged links with either underworld don Dawood Ibrahim or Chhota Shakeel.

Arguing on the bail plea of Chandila, who is presently in judicial custody, his counsel told the court that his client was a “success-ful cricketer” and the police has not been able to place any evidence that he was having any common intention to commit such crime.

“There is no link with the alleged perpe-trators that is Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Shakeel...I am a sportsperson. Two of the other sportsperson (S Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan) have been granted bail. I was play-ing for Rajasthan Royals. I am a successful cricketer.

“They are falsely implicating me. I was performing well. This is a false case just to implicate me,” advocate Rakesh Kumar, ap-pearing for Chandila, told Additional Ses-sions Judge Dharmesh Sharma.

The arguments were ad-vanced when the court was hearing the bail pleas of nine arrested accused, including Chandila, who are presently in custody.

During the arguments, Chandila’s counsel told the court that provisions of strin-gent Maharashtra Control of

Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) were “mis-chievously added” by special cell of Delhi police against the accused so that they cannot get bail in the case.

His lawyer argued that police was not able to satisfy another trial court, which had grant-ed bail to 18 accused in the case earlier, as to how provisions of MCOCA were invoked.

Besides Chandila, the court also heard the bail pleas of bookies Jitender Kumar Jain, Ashwani Agarwal, Ramesh Vyas, Deepak Kumar, Sunil Bhatia, Firoz Farid Ansari, ex-Ranji player Baburao Yadav and Chandra Prakash Jain alias Chandresh Jain, who was allegedly accepting bets by the name of Ju-piter.

Public prosecutor Rajiv Mohan would advance his arguments on the bail pleas on August 30, the next date of hearing.

Southern briefs: Ramya, DK Suresh take oath as Lok Sabha MPs

VHP behind Silchar violence, says Tarun Gogoi

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday charged that the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) was behind the violence in Silchar that left 30 people injured.“BJP, VHP and other as-sociates are communal... VHP is behind last night’s violence at Silchar. They are creating communal tension and trying to divide the society on the basis of religion,” Gogoi told report-ers in Guwahati. VHP is trying to create such hatred at many other places in the state, he charged.“...but people of Assam are aware. We are also taking it very seriously and asked the au-thorities to handle it very strictly,” Gogoi said. He further said that VHP and other Sangh Parivar outfits were trying to revive the Ram temple issue again and organise rath yatra in the state, but the state government would not allow this to happen.VHP behind Silchar violence, says Tarun GogoiLast night, at least 30 people, including the Superintendent of Police and his seven other colleagues, were injured in police firing after a mob went on a rampage at Rongpur area after reports of some objection-able items being found at three places of worship.

Delhi will continue to achieve dou-ble digit growth: Sheila Dikshit

NEW DELHI: Not-withstanding the gloom in the economy, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said she was confident that the national capital will con-tinue to achieve double digit growth in the current fiscal.

Terming Delhi as “nerve centre” of growth, she said her government has been following a pro-in-vestment policy which has led the economy to grow at a healthy rate.

“In the last few years, we have achieved double digit growth of over 11 per cent. The growth rate in 2011-12 was 11.54 per cent. We are hopeful that we will sustain this double digit growth this year,” the Chief Minister said.

Delhi’s economy grew at 11 per cent in 2012-13 when the country’s growth rate had slipped to a decade low of 5 per cent on ac-count of poor performance of farm, manufac-turing and mining sectors. India’s growth rate has been projected at 5.5 per cent in 2013-14.

She was speaking at a CII conclave to showcase investment opportunities in north-ern states.

The Delhi government has projected the economy of the city to grow at a rate of 11 to

11.5 per cent during the 12th Five-Year Plan period.

The growth rate of Delhi in the Eleventh Plan period was 11.46 per cent as compared to 7.9 per cent at the national level. The city government has already taken a number of steps including enhancing the tax collection mechanism and

keeping the fiscal deficit under control. In her address, Dikshit highlighted various

industry- friendly initiative of her government and said infrastructure at all the 29 industrial clusters was being enhanced. Asked about the state of the economy of the country, Dikshit said investor and industry leaders should be patient and continue to have confidence in the economy which has potential to rebound. She said an industrial park for IT industries is be-ing set up by the Delhi government at Baprola area of North Delhi as part of policy to pro-mote clean technology industries in the city. The government plans to invest a whopping Rs 1,800 crore to develop the park.

In 2010, it had unveiled a new industrial policy aiming to make the national capital a global hub for clean, high technology indus-tries and services sector.

Mumbai police releases sketches of 5 accused in photojournalist gangrape case

Mumbai Police on Friday released sketches of five accused in the shocking gangrape case of a 23-year-old photo-journalist here and picked up about 20 people for questioning besides fanning out teams across the city to track the cul-prits.

A day after the photojournalist, who was working as an intern with an Eng-lish magazine was gangraped allegedly by five men, a special squad has been formed by the local police as well as by the Crime Branch to probe the case.

“We have taken the case very serious-ly and are working on it on a war-footing. We have activated all our informers and at the same time released sketches of the five accused. We hope to catch the ac-cused soon,” said a police official.

The sketches have been prepared on the basis of the description provided by the victim’s male colleague, who was tied up by the accused before they sexu-ally assaulted the woman.

The woman was allegedly gangraped by five men at around 8 PM yesterday near Shakti Mills in Lower Parel area of

the metropolis.The victim was on an as-signment, doing a story on ‘chawl’ when the offence took place, police said.In a chilling reminder of the December gan-grape in Delhi, the men tied up the vic-tim’s friend and raped the woman.

The accused were apparently in 24 to 30 years age group.Police are likely to parade about 20 suspects, who have been picked up in connection with the case, before the male colleague of the victim for identification, sources said.

Earlier, police said they have picked up about 20 people for questioning but obtained no leads in the case so far.

In a statement given to police, the girl said the five goons were present in the

Shakti Mills compound. They started making lewd remarks and harassed her. When her friend intervened, two of them assaulted him. Three others took her inside the dilapidated structure and raped her.

The victim has been admitted to Jaslok Hospital. Preliminary reports suggested that she sustained multiple internal injuries, they said.

Dr Taran Gyanchandani, acting CEO of the hospital, said,“We are do-ing the needful...she is under strict observation.”A gangrape case has been registered in N M Joshi Marg police sta-tion.The statement of the victim’s friend has been recorded, police said.

They claimed the victim has identi-fied two of the accused by their names. She told police that two of them were calling each other as Rupesh and Sajid, they said, adding that some drug addicts have been picked up from the area for questioning.Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil had visited the victim at Jaslok hospital.“This is a very serious matter. We have taken note of it.

Security increased in Mumbai amid terror threats ahead of Ganeshotsav: police

Mumbai: After strong intelligence inputs of possible terror strikes, Mumbai police have drawn a “foolproof” security plan to maintain a vigil for the Ganesh festival in the city next month.The festival will begin on September 9 and will continue for 10 days.“We have pre-pared a foolproof security plan but it will be more effective with the support of the public, who need to keep their eyes and ears open,” said Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh after releasing Ganeshotsav organisers’ instructions manual today.

The manual, to be distributed among 6,000 Ganesh mandals, consists details of security measures and traffic arrangements during the festival, telephone numbers of various agen-cies, senior police officials and disaster control rooms.Special security arrangements have been made for ‘Lalbaugcha Raja’ Ganesha idol, one of the most popular mandals attract-ing about 1-1.50 lakh devotees daily, he said.

Though the Mumbai police chief claimed there was no specific intelligence inputs on the possible terror attack, a top official said, “There are no specific but intense and serious inputs about the possible strikes during the festival.Terror threat is looming large on the metropolis.” Additional Commissioner (spe-cial branch) Naval Bajajsaid the department has already trained many Ganesh mandals on security measures to be adopted during the festival.“If any mandal needs to know a slew of measures that should be taken during the festival or need training, they can approach us,” he added.Joint Police Commissioner (Traffic) Vivek Phansalkar said 50 roads will remain shut during the procession for immer-sion of large Ganesh idols on September 18 while 56 roads will have one-way traffic. “13 roads will be shut for heavy vehicles. 94 roads will be declared as no parking zones and there will be five police control rooms.”

Gadkari puts Delhi BJP in poll mode, sets up panelsPutting the Delhi BJP officially in

election mode, members to two key committees that will lead the party in the forthcoming assembly polls were announced on Sunday by former BJP chief and Delhi in-charge Nitin Gad-kari.

The composition of these com-mittees clearly shows that Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel has been able to have his way in their constitution. Sources claimed Gadkari had to include sev-eral names — earlier not in his list — proposed by Goel. According to the sources, Goel vetted the list with BJP chief Rajnath Singh and, after lengthy deliberations, the names of at least four were dropped, including Harsharan Singh Balli and Mohan Singh Bisht.

The 17-member election commit-tee is headed by Goel and has impor-tant leaders like Vijay Kumar Mal-

hotra, O P Kohli, Mangeram Garg, Dr Harsh Vard-han, Vijender Gupta, Prof Jag-dish Mukhi and Pravesh Verma among others.

In the election committee, Aarti Mehra and six others have been accom-modated as special invitees, who do not have voting powers.

Vijay Jolly has been dropped from the election committee.

In the core committee, Gadkari has tried to get everyone onboard, address-ing their complaints of being sidelined by the Delhi BJP chief. In this commit-tee, several dissidents, mayors and for-mer mayors, councillors, Leader of the House and standing committee chair-persons have been accommodated.

Speaking to Newsline, Goel said

“we have formed these committees after thor-ough discussions” and adequate representation had been given to the aspirations of people from Poorvanchal and Muslims communities.

“I thank the leadership for the trust and faith they have reposed in me,” he said.

But many senior leaders down-played Goel’s position in the team, saying that it was traditional to make the state unit chief the president of the election committee.In a statement, Gadkari called on the party cadre to work under the leadership of Goel and steer the party to victory in the coming elections.“With the election commit-tee and core group, the Delhi BJP has now been put in the election mode. The representative character of these important committees reflects the co-

hesiveness in the Delhi BJP as well as the demographic changes in the national capital,” Gadkari said.

He called upon the party rank and file to work collectively and launch an aggressive campaign against the in-effective Congress regime and expose its failure on all fronts: rampant corrup-tion, fast deteriorating law and order, mounting inflation and sky-rocket-ing prices of essential commodities.

On August 22, Newsline had reported that Gadkari was set to an-nounce the formation of a core team to pacify rebel leaders within the BJP.

Earlier this month, Gadkari had held several meetings with party leaders fighting for a bigger say in the function-ing of the state unit and assured rebel leaders that the BJP would fight the elections under a collective leader-ship.

Govt to review rules on arbitrary suspension of IAS, IPS officers

New Delhi: The Centre has decided to review the service rules to provide immunity to Indian Ad-ministrative Service (IAS) and In-dian Police Service (IPS) officers from arbitrary suspensions and unjust disciplinary actions by the state governments.

The move comes after repre-sentatives of IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) associations met minister of state for personnel, public grievances and pensions V. Narayanasamy here recently to de-mand change in the service rules.

“Our officers are revisiting the rules to ensure adequate protection to All India Services (IAS, IPS and IFoS) offi-cers,” Narayanasamy told PTI.

The three associations of the elite services met the minister on Friday and demanded that the power of suspensions should be vested with the Centre instead of states in case of officers working in their jurisdiction among other chang-es in the rules.

“No decision has been taken on it,” Naraya-nasamy said when asked whether the govern-ment was considering to take back the power to suspend an All India Services officer from states.

As per rules, state governments are autho-

rised to take action against an IAS, IPS and IFoS officer working under their jurisdiction.

The associations are agitated over recent sus-pension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal in Uttar Pradesh and strongly advocating change in rules to check such “arbitrary” and “malafide” abuse of power by state governments.

“It is relevant to bring to your kind attention that since early 1990s more than 175 IAS offi-cers have been suspended of which more than 100 IAS officers have been suspended in the state of Uttar Pradesh alone,” said Sanjay R. Bhoos Reddy, secretary of IAS officers’ association in a memorandum given to Narayanasamy.

Two newly elected MPs from Kar-nataka took oath as members of the Lok Sabha on Monday while noted film star and BJP leader Jaggesh had a narrow es-cape in a road accident in Mysore. The TRS floor leader in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, Etela Rajender, and many oth-er party workers were taken into custody when they tried to take out a rally from the Nizam College in Hyderabad on Monday.

Karnataka:The newly elected Mem-bers of the Parliament from Karnataka, famous actress Ramya and DK Suresh took oath as members of the Lok Sabha, on Monday. The Speaker Meira Kumar administered the oath to the duo. Both of them took oath in Kannada. Ramya is the youngest member of the Parliament. She is 30 years and

TRS leader Etela Rajender, many party workers were detained when they tried to take out a rally in Hyderabad.Veteran Congress leader and the AICC General Secretary BK Hariprasad who has been elected to the Rajya Sabha from his home state Karnataka in a by-poll also took oath in the upper house.Noted film star and the

BJP leader Jaggesh had a narrow escape in a road accident in Mysore on Monday. His car overturned after hitting a tree on his way back from the historic Chamundesh-wari Temple on the Chamundi hills in Mysore.

He had gone to the temple to offer a special pooja with his family. He was sent to Mysore city in a police vehicle later.

Andhra Pradesh:The TRS floor leader in the Andhra

Pradesh Assembly, Etela Rajender, and many other party workers were taken into custody when they tried to take out a rally from the Nizam College in Hy-derabad on Monday.

The peace rally "Hyderabad Hama-ra" was planned by the students' wing of the TRS. The agitators wanted to take out the rally from the Nizam College to Dr Ambedkar's Statue at Tank Bund. However, the police took the TRS work-ers into custody at the Nizam College stat-ing that prior permission was not taken for holding the rally.

The TRS leaders condemned the ar-

rests and blamed Seemandhra leaders for the police action.

The movement for Samaikyandhra (United Andhra) continues across See-mandhra region for the 26th day. Stu-dents, government employees, advocates, traders, workers, artists and many others have been on an indefinite strike since 1st of August. Normal life has been severely affected in 4 Rayalaseema and 9 Coastal Andhra districts. State government buses are still off the road and most of the gov-ernment offices have been shut.

Kerala:Shalu Menon, who is out on bail in the

sensational solar scam said that she had faith in judiciary. She maintained that she is innocent.

Shalu was released from the Attaku-langara women's prison on Saturday af-ter a court granted bail to her and Tenny Joppen, former personal staff of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, with stringent conditions.

She declined to comment on the case. She spoke for the first time after her re-lease from the prison.