Glimpses of Future News in Brief JAMMU WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 01 2017 VOL. 32 | NO. 301 RNI No. 43798/86 REGD. NO. : JM/JK 118/15 /17 Email: [email protected] epaper.glimpsesoffuture.com Price ` 2.00 Pages : 12 CyanMagentaYellowBlack CyanMagentaYellowBlac NATIONAL Attempts in the past to run down contribution of Patel: Modi PAGE 12 WORLD China mulls 3-year detention for disrespect to national anthem PAGE 8 SPORTS Pick and stick with Ashes wicketkeeper, Adam Gilchrist urges selectors PAGE 9 C Y M K C Y M K C Y M K C Y M K Girl injured in ceasefire violation along LoC in Poonch Jammu, Oct 31 (PTI) The Pakistani Army today fired from small arms along the Line of Control in Jammu and See Girl Injured on Page 11 Fire in Kupwara district, 12 structures gutted Srinagar, Oct 31 (PTI) A fire broke out in a residential locality in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir today, See Fire In Kupwara on Page 11 Man who escaped from police custody arrested Jammu, Oct 31 (PTI) The police have arrested a man charged with kidnapping, who es- caped from custody during a See Man Who on Page 11 Two Punjab based thieves held in Channi Himmat Jammu, Oct 31: Police today claimed to have worked out a robbery case and ar- rested two thieves at Channi Himmat. Police said that a case of theft was reported in Police See Two Punjab on Page 11 Grenade recovered in Ramban Jammu, Oct 31: Army today claimed to have re- covered a grenade from forests of Ramban district. Based on inputs, sources said, army conducted searches and recovered a See Grenade on Page 11 IED hoax panics people in Mendhar Jammu, Oct 31: Panic struck in Mendhar when a box was noticed on the road of Mendher-Mankote. Sources said that security forces immediately See IED Hoax on Page 11 News in Brief Time to remove deadwood from party: G A Mir ‘Follow path of Sher-e-Kashmir till next Sheikh Abdullah is born’ Srinagar, Oct 31 Paying tributes to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 33rd death anniversary, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Chief G A Mir Tuesday said the PCC is all set for an ex- tensive overhaul and it is the time to re- move the deadwood from the party. Mir, while addressing a huge gathering of party workers who had come from different parts of the state to pay trib- utes to Indira Gandhi, said the PCC will bring those leaders at the front who have a support in their constituencies and other areas and not those who are leaders just by their names. “We will remove the deadwood. We will give the front stage to those party men who have a following on the ground; those who work and are visible on the ground. Not those who are just leaders wearing sunglasses and travel- ling in big vehicles and have no support at all,” he according to the KNS corre- spondent said. Mir while hailing the work of former PM Indira Gandhi said if Narendra Modi rules India for the next 33000 years, he would still not be able to destroy the footprints of Indira. “Indira Gandhi for her work and com- mitment towards her people and nation earned her a name of Iron Lady of India. She built India. She had rich affection towards Kashmiris” Mir as per KNS correspondent asked the workers to fol- low the path of NC patron Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah till the next Sheikh Abdullah is born. “We don’t have any leader like Sheikh Abdullah. So we need to follow his footprints till another Sheikh Abdullah is born,” he said. He said Congress would fight the RSS forces who have strengthened their roots in Kashmir by the blessing of PDP and Mehbooba Mufti. “We will fight the communal forces and restore See Time To Remove on Page 11 Committee set up to investigate land grabbing in JK s Rajouri GOF Sta Reporter Jammu, Oct 31 A six-member committee has been constituted to probe alleged role of some officials and private beneficiaries in encroachment of prime land worth crores within municipal limits of Rajouri district town in Jammu and Kashmir. A month-long inquiry into land records found that in many cases ownership rights were granted in viola- tion of State Lands (Vesting of Ownership Rights) Act and Rules there- of, an official spokesman said today. Field officials and custodians of record changed the type of soil or kind of land to accord undue benefit to pri- vate persons, the spokesman said. He said the decision to form a committee to retrieve the encroached land was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by District Development Commissioner Shahid Iqbal Choudhary yesterday. The committee headed by district vigilance officer would investigate the matter viz-a-viz involvement of officials and private persons in the case, granti- ng of undue and illegal ownership rights, encroachment on state land, ille- gal entries in revenue records and other related issues, the spokesman said. He said the committee, comprising rev- enue and police officers apart from dis- trict statistics and evaluation officer, would fix the quantum of losses. The committee would formulate its report in a period of one month which will be submitted to competent authority for action, the spokesman said. He said the crime came to the fore after a process was initiated for identification of land for creation of parking lots to decongest city roads. The revenue papers of stated private land were examined with effect from Misl-e-Haqiyat (record of rights) of 1961- 62 and it was found after thor- ough scrutiny that a number of irregu- larities were allegedly committed by of- ficials to accord undue benefit to pri- vate persons, the spokesman said. In four different cases, land in 34 dif- ferent Khasra numbers came under scrutiny and it was found that out of over 88 acres land comprising these Khasra numbers a total of over seven acres was state land worth more than Rs 40 crore at prevailing market rates, the spokesman said. However, he said the record was manipulated over a peri- od of many years for wrongful and See Committiee on Page 11 CIC refuses to allow disclosure of NHPC records RTI application sought communication exchanged between Centre and J&K state New Delhi, Oct 31 The CIC has rejected an RTI plea seeking disclosure of records related to the discus- sions on the demand for hand- ing over by the Centre seven NHPC projects in Jammu and Kashmir to the state govern- ment, citing exemption clauses of "commercial confidence" and "third party". The case pertains to an RTI application filed by ac- tivist Venkatesh Nayak seeking communication exchanged be- tween the Centre and the state regarding the buyback of hydro power projects, feasibility of the proposal and file notings. "The Jammu and Kashmir government had signed a mem- orandum of understanding with the Centre in the year 2000. It states that seven hydro electric projects in the state would be transferred to NHPC Limited for a period of 10 years for fund- ing, execution and operation," Nayak said. Giving details of the case, he said both the Centre and the state agreed in the MoU that they would work out a mu- tually acceptable methodology for handing over these projects back to the state. Nayak's application filed with the Union power ministry was transferred to NHPC limit- ed, a mini-ratna public sector undertaking, which refused to disclose the information, say- ing it is a listed company and "disclosure would lead to un- wanted speculations and confu- sion among shareholders and "affect the commercial confi- dence" of the NHPC. "...the Commission (Central Information Commission) dis- cerns that the information sought by the appellant is in the nature of commercially sensi- tive information, the disclosure of which would not serve any public interest and would lead to unwarranted speculations amongst the shareholders of the respondent PSU and shall affect the commercial confidence of the NHPC Limited," Information Commissioner Sudhir Bhargava said. He said the information sought is, therefore exempted from disclosure under sections of the RTI Act pertaining to 'commercial confidence' and 'third party'. Questioning the decision, Nayak said the clause of third party does not apply as the public authority which re- ceives the information request and makes a decision on it through its Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), is the 'second party'. He said it can- not also be a third party in its own case. "It may be noted here that NHPC generates more See CIC Refuses on Page 11 Rupees 27 Crore Scam in J&K Housing Board Court directs officials to file enquiry status report JNF Service JAMMU, OCT 31 In the much publicized Pubic Interest Litigation titled “Sheikh Mohammad Shafi and Anr v/s Union of India and Ors” wherein the petitioners are seeking prosecution of tainted officers under J&K Prevention of Corruption Act, 2006 BK, a Division Bench of the State High Court comprising Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Tashi Rabstan today in the Open Court extended 10 days further time to the Commissioner/ Secretaries Finance and PWD Department to comply the direc- tions already issued by the Division Bench vide its order dated September 11, 2017 where- by directions had been issued to both the Administrative Secretaries to submit the latest status of the departmental en- quiry initiated against the Executive Engineers / DGMs J&K Housing Board namely Joginder Lal, Tarsem Lal, Bashir Ahmed Bhat and G. H. Khandey who were on deputa- tion in J&K Housing Board from PWD and indicted by the prelim- inary enquiry report into Rupees 27 Crores Scam in J&K Housing Board. Not only this the directions had also been is- sued to the Finance Secretary to file the status of the departmen- tal enquiry against then Financial Advisor J&K Housing Board Kulbushan Kumar on deputation to J&K Housing Board. The Division Bench also granted 10 days time to the peti- tioners for filing reply to the fresh miscellaneous application filed by Aftab Rashid Pandit the then DGM Unit-II J&K Housing Board through Advocate Vikas See Rupees 27 Crore on Page 11 Israel's top army commander visits NC India, Kazakhstan armies' joint exercise from Nov 2 in HP GOF Sta Reporter Jammu, Oct 31 Israel's Chief of Ground Forces Command Major General Yaakov (Kobi) Barak today visited the Indian Army's Northern Command in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district and held discus- sions with senior officers. The Israeli commander was accompa- nied by his wife Orit Barak and offi- cers of the Embassy of Israel. The visiting dignitary called on Lieutenant General D Anbu and matters of mutual interest were dis- cussed, a senior Army officer said today. "The delegation expressed full satisfaction in further pursu- ing enhanced cooperation between the two countries", he said. Orit Barak visited the Asha School at Udhampur along with the Army Wives Welfare Association's regional president, Gowri Anbu. In another development troops of Indian and Kazakhstan armies will engage in a 14-day joint exercise from November 2 in Himachal Pradesh to strengthen bilateral re- lations and exchange skills and ex- periences. This is second joint mili- tary exercise between the two coun- tries. The first edition of 'Prabal Dostyk' was held in Kazakhstan in 2016, defence spokesperson Col. N N Joshi said. "Indo-Kazakhstan joint army exercise 'Prabal Dostyk 2017' will be conducted between November 2 to 15 this year in Bakloh belt of Himachal Pradesh," Col. Joshi said. The participating Indian troops have been drawn from the 3rd Battalion of the 11th Gorkha Rifles, he said, adding ap- proximately 20 troops from both the countries will participate in the exercise. "The aim of the exercise See Israel’s on Page 11 Congress leaders pay tributes to late Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary in Jammu. Dengue cases in Jammu region goes up to 403 Jammu, Oct 31 Dengue cases have in- creased to 403 in the Jammu re- gion with 10 patients admitted with symptoms of the vector- borne disease to hospitals here yesterday, the health depart- ment said today. Of the 403 cas- es, 315 have been reported from Jammu district. Twenty-nine were reported from Kathua, 28 from Samba, 10 from Udhampur, seven from Rajouri and six form Doda, health See Dengue Cases on Page 11
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Glimpses of Future
News in Brief
JAMMU WEDNESDAYNOVEMBER 01 2017
VOL. 32 | NO. 301 RNI No. 43798/86REGD. NO. : JM/JK 118/15 /17Email: [email protected]
epaper.glimpsesoffuture.com
Price ̀̀ 2.00 Pages : 12
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NATIONALAttempts in the pastto run down contributionof Patel: Modi
PAGE 12
WORLDChina mulls 3-yeardetention for disrespect tonational anthem
PAGE 8
SPORTSPick and stick with Asheswicketkeeper, AdamGilchrist urges selectors
PAGE 9
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Girl injured inceasefire violationalong LoC in PoonchJammu, Oct 31 (PTI)
The Pakistani Army todayfired from small arms along theLine of Control in Jammu and
See Girl Injured on Page 11
Fire in Kupwara district,12 structures guttedSrinagar, Oct 31 (PTI)
A fire broke out in a residentiallocality in Kupwara district ofJammu and Kashmir today,
See Fire In Kupwara on Page 11
Man who escaped frompolice custody arrestedJammu, Oct 31 (PTI)
The police have arrested a mancharged with kidnapping, who es-caped from custody during a
See Man Who on Page 11
Two Punjab based thievesheld in Channi HimmatJammu, Oct 31:
Police today claimed to haveworked out a robbery case and ar-rested two thieves at ChanniHimmat. Police said that a case oftheft was reported in Police
See Two Punjab on Page 11
Grenade recoveredin RambanJammu, Oct 31:
Army today claimed to have re-covered a grenade from forests ofRamban district. Based on inputs,sources said, army conductedsearches and recovered a
See Grenade on Page 11
IED hoax panics peoplein MendharJammu, Oct 31:
Panic struck in Mendhar whena box was noticed on the road ofMendher-Mankote. Sources saidthat security forces immediately
See IED Hoax on Page 11
News in Brief
Time to remove deadwoodfrom party: G A Mir
‘Follow path of Sher-e-Kashmir till nextSheikh Abdullah is born’
Srinagar, Oct 31
Paying tributes to former PrimeMinister Indira Gandhi on her 33rddeath anniversary, Pradesh CongressCommittee (PCC) Chief G A MirTuesday said the PCC is all set for an ex-tensive overhaul and it is the time to re-move the deadwood from the party.Mir, while addressing a huge gatheringof party workers who had come fromdifferent parts of the state to pay trib-utes to Indira Gandhi, said the PCC willbring those leaders at the front whohave a support in their constituenciesand other areas and not those who areleaders just by their names.
“We will remove the deadwood. Wewill give the front stage to those partymen who have a following on theground; those who work and are visibleon the ground. Not those who are justleaders wearing sunglasses and travel-ling in big vehicles and have no support
at all,” he according to the KNS corre-spondent said. Mir while hailing thework of former PM Indira Gandhi saidif Narendra Modi rules India for thenext 33000 years, he would still not beable to destroy the footprints of Indira.“Indira Gandhi for her work and com-mitment towards her people and nationearned her a name of Iron Lady of India.She built India. She had rich affectiontowards Kashmiris” Mir as per KNScorrespondent asked the workers to fol-low the path of NC patron SheikhMohammad Abdullah till the nextSheikh Abdullah is born. “We don’thave any leader like Sheikh Abdullah.So we need to follow his footprints tillanother Sheikh Abdullah is born,” hesaid. He said Congress would fight theRSS forces who have strengthenedtheir roots in Kashmir by the blessingof PDP and Mehbooba Mufti. “We willfight the communal forces and restore
See Time To Remove on Page 11
Committee set up to investigateland grabbing in JK s RajouriGOF Sta� ReporterJammu, Oct 31
A six-member committee has beenconstituted to probe alleged role ofsome officials and private beneficiariesin encroachment of prime land worthcrores within municipal limits ofRajouri district town in Jammu andKashmir. A month-long inquiry intoland records found that in many casesownership rights were granted in viola-tion of State Lands (Vesting ofOwnership Rights) Act and Rules there-of, an official spokesman said today.
Field officials and custodians ofrecord changed the type of soil or kindof land to accord undue benefit to pri-vate persons, the spokesman said. Hesaid the decision to form a committee toretrieve the encroached land was takenat a high-level meeting chaired byDistrict Development CommissionerShahid Iqbal Choudhary yesterday.
The committee headed by districtvigilance officer would investigate thematter viz-a-viz involvement of officialsand private persons in the case, granti-ng of undue and illegal ownershiprights, encroachment on state land, ille-gal entries in revenue records and other
related issues, the spokesman said. Hesaid the committee, comprising rev-enue and police officers apart from dis-trict statistics and evaluation officer,would fix the quantum of losses. Thecommittee would formulate its reportin a period of one month which will besubmitted to competent authority foraction, the spokesman said. He said thecrime came to the fore after a processwas initiated for identification of landfor creation of parking lots to decongestcity roads. The revenue papers of statedprivate land were examined with effectfrom Misl-e-Haqiyat (record of rights)of 1961- 62 and it was found after thor-ough scrutiny that a number of irregu-larities were allegedly committed by of-ficials to accord undue benefit to pri-vate persons, the spokesman said.
In four different cases, land in 34 dif-ferent Khasra numbers came underscrutiny and it was found that out ofover 88 acres land comprising theseKhasra numbers a total of over sevenacres was state land worth more thanRs 40 crore at prevailing market rates,the spokesman said. However, he saidthe record was manipulated over a peri-od of many years for wrongful and
See Committiee on Page 11
CIC refuses to allow disclosure of NHPC recordsRTI application sought communication exchanged between Centre and J&K stateNew Delhi, Oct 31
The CIC has rejected an RTIplea seeking disclosure ofrecords related to the discus-sions on the demand for hand-ing over by the Centre sevenNHPC projects in Jammu andKashmir to the state govern-ment, citing exemption clausesof "commercial confidence" and"third party". The case pertainsto an RTI application filed by ac-tivist Venkatesh Nayak seekingcommunication exchanged be-tween the Centre and the stateregarding the buyback of hydropower projects, feasibility of theproposal and file notings.
"The Jammu and Kashmir
government had signed a mem-orandum of understanding withthe Centre in the year 2000. Itstates that seven hydro electricprojects in the state would betransferred to NHPC Limitedfor a period of 10 years for fund-ing, execution and operation,"Nayak said. Giving details ofthe case, he said both the Centreand the state agreed in the MoUthat they would work out a mu-tually acceptable methodologyfor handing over these projectsback to the state.
Nayak's application filedwith the Union power ministrywas transferred to NHPC limit-ed, a mini-ratna public sectorundertaking, which refused to
disclose the information, say-ing it is a listed company and"disclosure would lead to un-wanted speculations and confu-sion among shareholders and"affect the commercial confi-dence" of the NHPC. "...theCommission (CentralInformation Commission) dis-cerns that the informationsought by the appellant is in thenature of commercially sensi-tive information, the disclosureof which would not serve anypublic interest and would leadto unwarranted speculationsamongst the shareholders of therespondent PSU and shall affectthe commercial confidence ofthe NHPC Limited,"
Information CommissionerSudhir Bhargava said.
He said the informationsought is, therefore exemptedfrom disclosure under sectionsof the RTI Act pertaining to'commercial confidence' and'third party'. Questioning thedecision, Nayak said the clauseof third party does not apply asthe public authority which re-ceives the information requestand makes a decision on itthrough its Central PublicInformation Officer (CPIO), isthe 'second party'. He said it can-not also be a third party in itsown case. "It may be noted herethat NHPC generates more
See CIC Refuses on Page 11
Rupees 27 Crore Scam in J&K Housing BoardCourt directs officials to file enquiry status report JNF ServiceJAMMU, OCT 31
In the much publicizedPubic Interest Litigation titled“Sheikh Mohammad Shafi andAnr v/s Union of India and Ors”wherein the petitioners areseeking prosecution of taintedofficers under J&K Preventionof Corruption Act, 2006 BK, aDivision Bench of the State HighCourt comprising Justice AlokAradhe and Justice TashiRabstan today in the OpenCourt extended 10 days furthertime to the Commissioner/Secretaries Finance and PWD
Department to comply the direc-tions already issued by theDivision Bench vide its orderdated September 11, 2017 where-by directions had been issued toboth the AdministrativeSecretaries to submit the lateststatus of the departmental en-quiry initiated against theExecutive Engineers / DGMsJ&K Housing Board namelyJoginder Lal, Tarsem Lal,Bashir Ahmed Bhat and G. H.Khandey who were on deputa-tion in J&K Housing Board fromPWD and indicted by the prelim-inary enquiry report into
Rupees 27 Crores Scam in J&KHousing Board. Not only thisthe directions had also been is-sued to the Finance Secretary tofile the status of the departmen-tal enquiry against thenFinancial Advisor J&K HousingBoard Kulbushan Kumar ondeputation to J&K HousingBoard. The Division Bench alsogranted 10 days time to the peti-tioners for filing reply to thefresh miscellaneous applicationfiled by Aftab Rashid Pandit thethen DGM Unit-II J&K HousingBoard through Advocate Vikas
See Rupees 27 Crore on Page 11
Israel's top army commander visits NCIndia, Kazakhstan armies' joint exercise from Nov 2 in HPGOF Sta� ReporterJammu, Oct 31
Israel's Chief of Ground ForcesCommand Major General Yaakov(Kobi) Barak today visited theIndian Army's Northern Commandin Jammu and Kashmir'sUdhampur district and held discus-sions with senior officers. TheIsraeli commander was accompa-nied by his wife Orit Barak and offi-cers of the Embassy of Israel.
The visiting dignitary called onLieutenant General D Anbu andmatters of mutual interest were dis-cussed, a senior Army officer said
today. "The delegation expressedfull satisfaction in further pursu-ing enhanced cooperation betweenthe two countries", he said.
Orit Barak visited the AshaSchool at Udhampur along with theArmy Wives Welfare Association'sregional president, Gowri Anbu. Inanother development troops ofIndian and Kazakhstan armies willengage in a 14-day joint exercisefrom November 2 in HimachalPradesh to strengthen bilateral re-lations and exchange skills and ex-periences. This is second joint mili-tary exercise between the two coun-
tries. The first edition of 'PrabalDostyk' was held in Kazakhstan in2016, defence spokesperson Col. NN Joshi said. "Indo-Kazakhstanjoint army exercise 'Prabal Dostyk2017' will be conducted betweenNovember 2 to 15 this year inBakloh belt of Himachal Pradesh,"Col. Joshi said. The participatingIndian troops have been drawnfrom the 3rd Battalion of the 11thGorkha Rifles, he said, adding ap-proximately 20 troops from boththe countries will participate in theexercise. "The aim of the exercise
See Israel’s on Page 11
Congress leaders pay tributes to late Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary in Jammu.
Dengue cases inJammu regiongoes up to 403Jammu, Oct 31
Dengue cases have in-creased to 403 in the Jammu re-gion with 10 patients admittedwith symptoms of the vector-borne disease to hospitals hereyesterday, the health depart-ment said today. Of the 403 cas-es, 315 have been reported fromJammu district. Twenty-ninewere reported from Kathua, 28from Samba, 10 fromUdhampur, seven from Rajouriand six form Doda, health
See Dengue Cases on Page 11
JAMMU WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2017Obituary2 Glimpses of Future
10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we re-
gret to inform the sad and untimely de-
mise of our beloved Mohan Krishan
Bhat (Pintoo Jee) S/o Late Chuni Lal
Bhat (Master Jee) originally R/o
Noorpora (Gairoo) Kashmir A/P H No.
17 Lane No. 2 (Extn) Udheywalla
(Bohri) Jammu on 23-10-2017
(Monday) Tenth Day will be performed
at Muthi Ghat near Directorate of
Education on 01-11-2017 (Wednesday)
at 9 AM.
GRIEF STRICKEN:Smt Meenawati (Mother)
Smt Archana Bhat (Wife)
Saanvi Bhat & Shriya Bhat (Daughters)
Bhabies & Brothers
Smt Rajni Bhat & Sh Awtar Krishen Bhat
Smt Dazy Bhat & Sh Roshan Lal Bhat
Smt Santosh Bhat & Sh Rattan Lal Bhat
Rohit, Rakesh, Rahul, Aayush, Hritiik & Rakhshit (Children)
Mob. 9419128461, 9419105230, 9419021331, 9419132890
Mohan KrishanBhat
10TH DAY KRIYAWe express profound grief and sor-
row on the sad & untimely demise of
Sh. Hirday Nath Bali (Bajee) S/o Late
Aftab Ram R/o H.No 57/2A Durga
Nagar Sec-2, PO: Roop Nagar
Jammu on 24-10-2017. Tenth Day
shall be performed on 02-11- 2017 at
9 am at Muthi Ghat near Director of
School Education Jammu. We pray to
God to grant eternal peace to the departed soul.
GRIEF STRICKENBali Pariwar, Raina Pariwar, Garoo Pariwar,
Saproo Pariwar, Ganjoo Pariwar
Mob: 9868932729, 9796884121, 9419132869,
9871298613 & 9103155049
Sh. Hirday NathBali
10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-
form the sad demise of our beloved Smt.
Raj Rani W/o Capt. (Retd.) Kuldeep
Singh Sambyal R/o Ward No. 4 Seela
Reasi who left for heavenly abode on
Monday 23rd October 2017. TENTH
DAY will be performed on 01-11-2017
(Wednesday) at 11 A.M. Relatives Day
03-11-2017 (Friday) Karam/13th Day
04-11-2017 (Saturday) (At our resi-
dence Seela Reasi)
GRIEF STRICKEN
Capt. Kuldeep Singh Sambyal-Husband
Smt. Anu & Manjeet Singh Sambyal-Daughter-in-law & Son
Smt. Rachna & Ranjeet Singh Sambyal -do-
Vijay, Aryan, Shourya, Kamakshi & Aadi-
Grand Son & Daughter
Ph: 9419197673, 7298174370, 9906042235
Smt. Raj Rani
10TH DAY/KRIYAWith profound grief and deep sorrow,
we regret to inform the sad demise of
our beloved father Sh. Girdhari Lal
Dhar S/o Lt. Sh. Parmanand Dhar orig-
inally resident of Nunar Ganderbal, A/P
H.No.43, Lane 5, Vishwa Bharti
Colony, Akalpur Morh, Lower Muthi,
Jammu on 25-10- 2017. 10th Day Kriya
will be performed on 3rd Nov 2017 at 9
AM at Muthi Ghat near Directorate
Education Office, Muthi.
GRIEF STRICKENSons & Daughters-in-law
Sh. Deepak Dhar & Smt. Deepika Dhar
Sh. Kiran Dhar & Smt. Meenakshi Dhar
Son-in-law & Daughter
Sh. Rahul Bhat & Smt. Neelam Bhat
Grand Children: Alia, Ketan, Dhruv & Arya
Deeply Remembered By:- Bhat’s, Pandita’s, Jalali’s, Koul’s &
Chopra’s
Mob: 9596714581, 9858692697, 9419118771
Sh. Dhan Raj Bali
10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we re-
gret to inform the sad demise of our
beloved father Shri Radhey Nath
Nehru S/o Late Sh. Madhav Lal Nehru
originally resident of 61-Karan Nagar
Srinagar at present H. No. 27, Sector-2
Govind Nagar Camp Gole Gujral Road
Talab Tillo Jammu on 25-10-2017.
TENTH DAY KRIYA shall be performed
on 03-11-2017 at 9 A.M. Muthi Ghat
near Directorate of School Education.
GRIEF STRICKENSmt. Raj Lakshmi Nehru-Wife
Son and Daughter-in-law
Sh. Surinder Nehru & Smt. Nischint Kaul Nehru
Miss Shivani Nehru-Grand Daughter
Brothers and Babhis
Smt. Roop Rani Nehru (W/o Late Makhan Lal Nehru)
Sh. R.L. Nehru & Smt. Girja Nehru
Dr. M.K. Nehru & Smt. Sheela Nehru
Sisters and Brothers-in-law
Smt. Dulari Kaul (W/o Late P.N. Koul)
Sh. Moti Lal Sultan & Smt. Shanta Sultan
Children and Grand Children
Ashok, Rajni, Piaray Lal, Asha, Rakesh, Sanju, Sanjla
Bharat, Archna, Deepak, Vineeta, Harpreet, Parul Ranjan,
Mridul, Akshay, Pritish, Shravan, Sharika, Aryan
LANGARS AND RAINAS
Mob. No: 9419130313; 8825008984; 9596954505 L.L.
0191-2504397
Emailid: [email protected]
Shri Radhey NathNehru
10TH DAY/KRIYAWith profound grief & sorrow, we regret
to inform the sad demise of our beloved
Sh Bansi Lal Saraf of Batpora Shopian
presently residing at Flat No. 169/19,
Jagti who left for heavenly abode on
26th Oct 2017. 10th Day Kriya will be
performed on 4th Nov 2017 at Muthi
Ghat Jammu at 9:00 AM onwards.
GRIEF STRICKENSmt Seema Saraf - Wife
Brothers & Bhabhies
Sh Kanya Lal Saraf & Smt Nancy Saraf
Sh Bushan Lal Saraf & Smt Santosha Saraf
Sh Kundan Lal Saraf & Smt Kakee Saraf
Sh Janki Nath Dhar & Smt Jaikishori - Sister & Brother-in-Law
Mr Gaurav Karol & Mrs Meenakshi - Daughter & Son-in-Law
Mr Ashish Koul & Mrs Shally Koul -- Daughter & Son-in-Law
Ms Shimpy, Ms Shikha, Ms Anshika Saraf - Daughters
Sons & Daughter-in-Laws
Mr Rakesh Saraf & Mrs Ankita Saraf
Mr Sumeet Saraf & Mrs Meenakshi Saraf
Mr Akshay Saraf
Contact: 9876359126, 9070053888
Sh Bansi Lal Saraf
10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow we re-
gret to inform the sad demise of our
beloved father Sh R.C Raina (Ex. Astt.
Secretary J&K Board of School
Education) S/o Late Sh Amar Chand
Raina originally resident from Drussu
Pulwama Kashmir at present F2 Plot
No. 51 Vikram Enclave Shalimar
Garden Sahibabad Ghaziabad on 26-
10-2017. Tenth Day will be performed
on 4-11-2017 (8 am) at Morad Nagar
Ghat. Assembly will be held on 4-11-
2017 from 12 Noon onwards at Residence.
GRIEF STRICKENSmt Rani Raina -Wife
Smt & Sh Surinder Raina -Son & Daughter-in-law
Smt & Sh Moti Lal Ganjoo -Daughter & Son-in-law
Smt & Sh Sunil Labroo
Smt Omashoori -Bhabi
Smt & Sh Raj Nath Raina
Smt & Sh Ramesh Raina
Smt & Sh Dileep Raina
and All Grand Children
Mob: 9773756003
Sh R.C Raina
10TH DAY/KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-
form the sad and untimely demise of
our daughter Kiran Raina D/o Lt. Sh.
Bansi Lal Raina originally residents of
Gosh Bugh (Rainawari). Presently at
H. No. 27 Lane No. 4 Enclave B, Roop
Nagar Jammu on 26th Oct. 2017. THE
10TH DAY KRIYA will be performed on
5th Nov. 2017 (Sunday) at Muthi Ghat
at 9 A.M.
GRIEF STRICKENSmt. Dulari Raina-Mother
Smt. Jyoti Bhat & Ravi Ji Bhat-Sis & Bro-in-law
Smt. Ranu Kher & Naveen Ji Kher-Sis & Bro-in-law
Smt. Kalpana Koul & Rattan Lal Koul-Sis & Bro-in-law
AND ALL NEARS AND DEARS
Kiran Raina
KRIYA/RASAM PAGRIWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-
form the sad demise of our beloved fa-
ther Sh Bishan Singh Sambyal S/o
Late Sh Joginder Singh Sambyal R/o
Mandi Kotli, Samba who left for heav-
enly abode on 21-10-2017 (Saturday).
Kriya will be performed on 02-11-2017
(Thursday) at 11.00 am at our resi-
dence. Rasam Pagri will be performed
on 06-11-2017 (Monday) at 10.30 am
at our residence.
GRIEF STRICKENSmt Bimla Devi -Wife
Daughters-in-law & Sons
Rajni Devi and Sindeshwar Singh Sambyal
Indu and Ajay Singh Sambyal
Daughters and Sons-in-law
Babita Devi and Sh Karnail Singh
Neeru Devi and Sh Joginder Singh
Grand Children: Suvidha, Sumar, Rajyavardhan, Suhani
Contact No. 9858222979, 9055058048
Sh Bishan SinghSambyal
KRIYA/UTHALAWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-
form the sad demise of our beloved
Late Sh Pankaj Sharma S/o Lt. Sh
Hans Raj Sharma. Tenth Day will be
performed at 10.30 AM on 31st Oct.
2017 at Gorkha Temple, Sec. 4, Shivaji
Chowk, Nanak Nagar, Jammu. Kriya
will be performed on 1st Nov. 2017 at
our residence 3/4, Shivaji Chowk,
Nanak Nagar, Jammu. Uthala will be
performed on 6th Nov. 2017 at Gorkha
Temple, Nanak Nagar, Jammu at 1.30
PM.
DEEPLY MISSED BY :Usha Kiran -Bhabhi
Reeta & Chander Shekhar -Sister & Brother-in-law
Sunita & Pawan Magotra -Sister & Brother-in-law
Smriti & Bhrigu Nandan, Aakanksha & Gaurav, Sugandha &
Jeet, Devansh, Shubanker, Shivendu, Pranshu, Akshi &
Prerna.
Mob. 9419701931, 910797001
Sh Pankaj Sharma
10TH KRIYAWe inform with profound grief and sor-
row the sad demise of our beloved Smt
Raj Dulari Bhan W/o Sh D K Bhan on
24th October 2017 at Shalimar Garden
Ext-2, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, UP.
Tenth Day will be performed on 2nd
November 2017 at Murad Nagar,
Ganga Canal Ghat, Ghaziabad (UP) at
8.30 AM. Assembly will be at residence
Flat No. 201, Plot No. A-10, Mahagun
Estate-7, Shalimar Garden Ext-2,
Opposite Gate No. 9 at 11.30 AM.
GRIEF STRICKENSh D K Bhan -Husband
Brother-in-law & Sister-in-law
Sh Austhosh Bhan & Smt Shoba Bhan
Sons & Daughters-in-law
Sh Anil Bhan & Smt Anita Bhan
Sh Ajian Bhan & Smt Monika Bhan
Sh Amit Bhan
Grand Children: Aryan Bhan, Prajna Bhan
Mob. +91-9818648689, +91-9910970804, +91-9871980512
Smt Raj DulariBhan
10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and deep sorrow,
we regret to inform the sad and untime-
ly demise of our beloved Sh. Bushan
Lal Mawa (JKTDC) S/o Lt. Sh.
Pitamber Nath Mawa original resident
of Chalpan Kocha, Bhori Kadal,
Srinagar A/P H. No. 124/1, Om Nagar
Udhawalla, Bhori, Jammu near Maa
Shakti Public School on 28th Oct.
2017. 10TH DAY KRIYA shall be per-
formed on 8th Nov. 2017 (8.30 a.m.) at
Muthi Ghat, near Director School
Education, Jammu.
GRIEF STRICKENSmt. Shoba Mawa-Wife
Brother & Sister-in-law
Smt. Pinki & Sh. Kumar Ji Mawa
Son & Daughter-in-law
Smt. Isha & Sh. Sudhir Mawa
Dheeraj Mawa-Son
Miss Poonam Mawa-Daughter
Miss Vasundhra Mawa-Daughter
Jaitik Mawa-Grand Son
Samast Mawa, Bindroo, Mattoo, Zutshi, Pandita Parivaar’s
C. No: 9796002091/92, 7889425437, 9419118281
Sh. Bushan LalMawa
10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-
form the sad demise of our beloved
mother Smt Prabiwati W/o Sh Gopi
Nath Pandit of Hardu – Chanam
Sopore, presently residing at
Saraswati Vihar Patolie Brahamana
Jammu. Who left for heavenly abode
on 28 Oct 2017. 10th Day Kriya will be
performed on 6 Nov 2017 at Muthi Ghat
Jammu at 9.00 AM onwards.
GRIEF STRICKENSh Gopi Nath Pandita -Husband
Smt Dolly & Ramesh Pandita -Son
Smt Geeta Anjli & Satish Pandita -Son
Smt Desha & Ashok Kumar Koul -Son-in-law
Smt Madhu & Kuldeep Kumar Ganjoo -Son-in-law
Smt Lajwantie & Pran Nath Pandit -Son-in-law
Grand Sons/ Daughters
Ph.Nos: 9796876247, 9622137869, 8716830684
Smt Prabiwati
10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow we
inform about the sad demise of Smt.
Somavati Kaul W/o Late Sh. D.N.
Kaul R/o 709, Lalleshwari Vatika,
21-D, Faridabad originally of
Ramnagri Shopian, Kashmir on
25/10/2017. Tenth Day Kriya will be
performed at Palla Ghat on Friday
the 3rd. November, 2017 at 8:00 A.M.
GRIEF STRICKEN:
S. N. Kaul - 9781050660
Comdr Sanjay Kaul – 9671414177
Smt. SomavatiKaul
10TH DAY/KRIYA“No matter what we do to move on from
this pain, deep down inside we will al-
ways know that we will never get to hug
our mom again”. We miss you mom.
With profound grief and sorrow, we re-
gret to inform the sad demise of our
beloved Smt. Veena Sharma W/o Sh.
Prabh Dayal Sharma R/o Makhanpur
near Rishi Academy Rattian on 23rd of
Oct. 2017. TENTH DAY will be per-
formed on Ist Nov. 2017 at 10 A.M. (at
our residence) KRIYA will be performed
on 2nd Nov. 2017 Thursday at 10 A.M.
(at our residence).
GRIEF STRICKENSh. Prabh Dayal Sharma-Husband
Daughter & Son-in-law
Mrs Renuka & Mr Anup Kumar
Mrs Monika & Mr Ajay Sharma
Mrs Sonika & Mr Pankaj Sharma
Daughter-in-law & Son
Mrs Aneesha & Mr Devinder Sharma
Grand Childrens : Annie, Parru, Addie, Talish, Dharya
Cont : 9858110337, 9419122926, 9086222239, 7006544514
Smt. VeenaSharma
10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-
form the sad demise of our beloved
mother Smt. Purnima Dhar (Nancy)
W/o Late Sh. Avtar Krishan Dhar origi-
nally from Zainapora (Shopian)
Kashmir and presently at Sungal (H.P.)
on 27-10-2017. TENTH DAY KRIYA will
be performed at Sungal-Palampur
(Himachal Pradesh) on Sunday 5th
November, 2017.
GRIEF STRICKENSmt. & Sh. Ajay Dhar-Daughter-in-law & Son
Smt. & Sh. Raju Dhar -do-
Daughter & Son-in-law
Smt. Anita & Sh. Rajeev Sharma
Dhar’s, Raina’s, Sharma’s & Bhat’s
Mob: 8627085399, 9419148595
Smt. PurnimaDhar
10TH DAYWith profound grief and sorrow, we re-
gret to inform the sad and untimely de-
mise of our beloved son Satyam
Sharma S/o Sh Yogeshwar Sharma
R/o Sunjwan Jammu, who left for heav-
enly abode on 23rd Oct. 2017. 10th day
shall be performed at 10 AM on 01 -
Nov. 2017 (Wednesday) at our resi-
dence at Sunjwan. Kriya will be per-
formed on 02-11-2017 at 11 AM.
GRIEF STRICKENSmt Pooja & Sh Yogeshwar Sharma (AO)
Miss Surbhi Sharma (Sister)
Manmotia V. Kumar (Chacha)
Smt Reeta & Sh Madu Sudan (Buji & Fufa)
Smt Rekha Bhatt (Buji)
Smt Renu & Rajesh Gour (Buji & Fufa Ji)
Smt Neeru & Lt. Gen. R.K. Sharma (Retd.) (Tau Ji & Tai Ji)
Smt Urmil Badyal (Bua Ji)
Satyam Sharma
10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we
inform the sad demise of our
beloved Sh. Triloki Nath Sharma
(Nath Ji) S/o late Manohar Nath
R/o Wanpoh Anantnag (Kashmir)
on 26th Oct 2017. Tenth Day Kriya
will be performed on 4th November
2017 at Mattan Nag (Kashmir) at
9:00 AM.
GRIEF STRICKENSmt. Sharika Ji -Wife
Smt. & Sh. Rakesh Kumar -Son & Daughter-in-law
Smt. & Sh. Bantoo Sharma -Son & Daughter-in-law
Smt. & Sh. Sushil Vashnavi -Daughter & Son-in-law
Channa Jigri W/o Late Jagan Nath -Sister
Dura W/o Sh. Kamal Ji -Sister
Smt. & Sh. Roshan Lal -Brother & Sister-in-law
Smt.& Sh. P.L. Sharma -Brother & Sister-in-law
Smt. & Sh. A.K. Pandita -Brother & Sister-in-law
Smt. & Sh. R.K. Pandita -Brother & Sister-in-law
Smt. & Sh. Ravi Ji -Brother & Sister-in-law
Grand Children: Akansha, Aparna, Anuksha, Rudraksh
Ph. No: 9906879501, 9906707687
Sh. Triloki NathSharma
10TH DAY/UTHALAWith profound grief and sorrow, we informthe sad demise of Sh.Vishve BandhuSadhotra (Retd. Chief Manager, SBI), S/oLate Sh. D.D. Sadhotra, R/o 60, HariNagar, opp. Pucca Gharat, Talab Tillo,Jammu. Tenth Day will be performed on1st November 2017 at 10:30 A.M. at ourresidence. Uthala will be performed on4th November 2017 at 5 P.M. at ShivMandir, Sector 3, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu.GRIEF STRICKENSuman Sadhotra -WifeRuna & Lt Col Vikram Sadhotra -Daughter-in-law and SonVidushi & Rajeev Sharma -Daughter and Son-in-lawMegha Sadhotra -DaughterChanchala Devi and Major SinghSister-in-law and BrotherChander Mohini & Desh Bandhu SadhotraSister and Brother-in-lawJagdamba & M.L. GandotraKamlesh & J.K. GandotraSister-in-law and Brother-in-lawMadhu Kohli (W/o Late N. K. Kohli)Sushma Kohli & Kulbhushan KohliKanchan and M A UppalP.C Abrol (H/o Late Vijay Kohli)Sushma and Raman KhannaGrand Children: Parivrudh, Chinar, Diva and Riva+91 7838101057, +91 9419133574, +91 191 2554438
Sh.Vishve BandhuSadhotra
CHOUBARSI4 years have passed since you leftus for heavenly abode but memo-ries are there with us in every mo-ment of our life. CHOUBARSI ofLate Naresh Gupta S/o Sh. BhagatRam Gupta will be held on 1-11-2017 (Wednesday) 11.00 A.M. atour residence H. No. 10/A Sec-2Pamposh Colony Janipur, Jammu.DEEPLY MISSED BY:Smt. Sonia Gupta-WifeSuksham Gupta-SonSh. Bhagat Ram Gupta-FatherSmt. Gyano Devi-MotherAnd All Family Members Mob: 9906000776
Naresh Gupta
CHOUBARSIFour years have passed since you left usheavenly abode but we could not forgetyou even for a moment during this period.CHOUBARSI of Lt. Sh. Prem NathJandial (A great educationist) S/o Lt. Sh.Sadhu Ram Jandial will held at our resi-dence 122/3 Adarsh Colony Udhampuron 11.00 A.M. on Ist Nov. 2017(Wednesday).Remembering & Missing the noble soulDaughter-in-laws & SonsSmt. Ratna Devi & Kanwal JandialSmt. Kusum Lata & Anil Jandial (Canara Bank)Smt. Sunita Rani & Pawan Jandial (Advocate)Daughter & Son-in-lawDr. Suman Gupta & Dr. Subash AbrolTributes also from Next GenerationMobile :- 9419160664, 9906134444, 8331043268, 9419182691,9419184581
Sh. Prem NathJandial
OBITUARYSmt. Nirmala Saraf Kaul, W/o ShriPushkar Nath Kaul, original resident ofReshpeer-Alikadal Srinagar (LaterRawalpora Coloney Srinagar), afterMigration, resident of B-143, KendriyaVihar, Sector 51, Noida, left for heavenlyabode on 26th October 2017. Nirmala Jiwas daughter of Smt. Prabhavati & ShriPrem Nath Saraf of Old Fateh Kadal,Srinagar, and younger Sister of Shri Brij Nath Saraf (now residingat 1838/28, Faridabad). Nirmala Ji is survived by her Husband:Shri. Pushkar Nath Kaul (Retd. PWD Engineer, Go J&K), Son:Shri. C.B.Kaul and Daughter: Mrs. Geeta Koul, both currently liv-ing in Noida. 10th Day Kriya will be held on 4th November'2017,at Muradnagar, U.P.GRIEF STRICKENShri Pushkar Nath Kaul - HusbandBrij Nath Saraf - BrotherKiran & C.B. Kaul - Daughter in Law & SonGeeta & Sanjay Koul - Daughter & Son in LawK.K. Saraf & Sanjiv Saraf & their Families - NephewsTej Khosa & Veena Jalla & their Families - Nephew & NieceAditya Koul & Akash Kaul - Grand ChildrenAND Kauls, Kachroo's, Mam's, Kaws, Dhar's,RSVP: +91 9650072388, +91 9650292221
Smt. Nirmala SarafKaul
CHOUBARSIEven oceans of tears will not be enoughto pay tribute to your memories. As we aremoving ahead with our lives, you will con-tinue to inspire, bless us and provide sol-ace during our difficult times. Choubarsiof our beloved Late Sh. Babu Ram Kotwals/o Late Sh. Gambhir Singh r/o HouseNo. 32, ward no 8, Hospital road,Udhampur will be performed at our resi-dence on 1st November, 2017 at 12 p.m.Deeply Remembered and Missed ByKOTWAL FAMILYMob : 9469210466, 9419144888, 9469656565
Sh. Babu RamKotwal
JAMMU WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2017state3 Glimpses of Future
Jammu Oct 31:
To commemorate“Rashtriya Ekta Diwas”(National Unity Day), thebirth anniversary of SardarVallabhbai Patel, theDepartment of StudentsWelfare, University ofJammu organised a ‘UnityMarch’ which originatedfrom the Fountain Plaza.Prof. R.D. Sharma, Vice-Chancellor, University ofJammu flagged-off the unitymarch which was attended bya huge gathering includingDr. Meenakshi Kilam,Registrar, University ofJammu, teachers, staff, stu-dents and scholars of theUniversity. Lauding the con-tributions of SardarVallabhbhai Patel in makingIndia a great Nation, Prof.R.D. Sharma said that withhis strong will power and un-shakeable conviction, heunited the States to make a
unified Nation, India and it isthe duty of all of us to con-tribute at our own levels tokeep it united, progressiveand great. He further saidthat academic institutionsshare the major responsibili-ty for educating and prepar-ing the future generations forpreserving and building theNation. Earlier in her wel-come address, Prof. SatnamKour, Dean Students Welfarepresented a detailed scenarioof Sardar Patel’s herculeanendeavour to unite India. Shealso informed about the ini-tiatives taken by Govt. ofIndia to reverberate the so-cio-cultural ethos of the coun-try with the programmes like‘Ek Bharat, Shresth Bharat’and more. Rashtriya EktaDiwas (National Unity Day)was introduced by theGovernment of India in 2014.The intent was to pay tributeto Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel,who was instrumental in
keeping India united. It is cel-ebrated on 31 October everyyear as annual commemora-tion of the birthday of theIron Man of India SardarVallabhbhai Patel, one of thefounding leaders of Republicof India. The official state-ment for Rashtriya EktaDiwas by the Home Ministryof India cites that theNational Unity Day “will pro-vide an opportunity to re-af-firm the inherent strengthand resilience of our nation towithstand the actual and po-tential threats to the unity,integrity and security of ourcountry.” National Unity Daycelebrates the birthday ofPatel because, during histerm as Home Minister ofIndia, he is credited for the in-tegration of over 550 inde-pendent princely states intoIndia from 1947-49 byIndependence Act (1947). Heis known as the “Bismarck ofIndia”. Prof. S.K. Pandita,Chairman Campus CulturalCommittee presented the for-mal vote of thanks.
The event was managedby members of Student’sCultural Council, ManreetKour, Anjali Sharma, KanikaSharma, Bharti Heer,Ramneek Sharma, PayalSharma, Diksha Andotra,Muneeb Tariq, Pawan, Sona,Pallavi, Sanamdeep,Megavika, Mohit, BhartiHeer, Shivika Thakur andMohd. Yaser The programmewas coordinated by SumeetSharma. The sound waslooked after by KulbhushanThakur.
SRINAGAR, Oct 31:
Srinagar unit of Bharatiya JanataParty (BJP) today organised 'Run forUnity' to mark the birth anniversary ofCountry’s first home minister and firstDeputy Prime Minister (Iron man ofIndia)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Partyleaders led by state Vice PresidentYudhvir Sethi and Ashok Koul, generalsecretary of BJP besides people drawnfrom different sections of society ranfrom Nehru Park to Hotel Santoor onBoulverd Road sending a message ofPeace and National Integration.Speaking on the occasion, Ashok Koulsaid BJP government led by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi is working for125 Crore people of this largest democ-racy in the world and ensuring that allstates from Kashmir to Kanyakumariand North East to Gujarat are devel-oped on same pattern and its people getequal opportunities of developmentand prosperity. He said those who hadbeen dividing country on communal
lines always tried to isolate one state ofthe other but that's not going to happenin this regime. He said this NationalUnity Day to mark birth anniversary ofIron Man of India, Sardar VallabhbhaiPatel in Srinagar wherein large num-ber of people participated is a messagethat people irrespective of cast, creed,region or religion are one and want totake nation to new heights. This is PM'sresolve that peace will be restored inKashmir and people especially youthmade to live a dignified life. YudhvirSethi said Sardar Vallabhbhai Patelwas an unmatched craftsman of nation-al integration who had exceptionalleadership capabilities. He played agreat role in uniting the country. Dueto his persistence and efficiency, he isknown as the iron man of India. "On hisbirth anniversary let us pledge to fol-low the path of unity and integrityshown by him" he asserted. Later theparticipants ran the track and showedtheir solidarity towards peace andprosperity. Paying tributes to Iron man
of India, the BJP Vice president saidRashtriya Ekta Diwas Pledge is to dedi-cate oneself to preserve Unity, integri-ty and security of the nation and alsostrive hard to spread this messagealong his/her fellow countrymen. Heurged youth to take this pledge in thespirit of unification of country whichwas made possible by the vision and ac-tions of Sardaar Vallabhbhail Patel. Heasked the participants to resolve tomake their individual contributions toensure internal security of India.Yudhvir Sethi in his address saidSardar Patel had led the task of forginga united India. He was also responsiblefor uniting those provinces that hadbeen under direct British rule and ap-proximately 565 self-governing prince-ly states released from British rule.Employing frank diplomacy with theexpressed option to deploy militaryforce, Patel had also persuaded almostevery princely state to accede to India.His commitment to national integra-tion in the newly independent countrywas total and uncompromising, earn-ing him the sobriquet "Iron Man ofIndia", He said. Those who also partici-pate Run for Unity were State VicePresident Dr. DarakhshanAndrabi,Vice Chairman SICOP Dr. AliMohammad Mir,State Secretary;Anuradha Charak, State MediaSecretary; Altaf Thakur, InchargeState Training Cell; Raju Charak,Protocol Incharge Kashmir Arif Raja,Office Incharge Kashmir MohammadTahir Mir, Incharge Kisan MirchaKashmir; M.M War, Ashok Bhat, AsifMasoodi, Malik Mushtaq Noorabadi,State Secretary youth; Bilal Parry,Manzoor Kulgami, Ashraf Azad Adv.Syed. Wajahat Hussain, WajahatHussain, Secretary Hilal Ahmad Janand others.
We will carry forward spirit of unificationshown by Sardar Patel: Koul, Sethi
'Kashmir runs for Unity'
Unity March organized at JU
Ramnagar Oct 31:
Amongst a rare show ofpomp and pageantry amongstcultural programmes, drum-beating, distribution ofsweets and recitation of w oneaddresses, CommunityDevelopment block head-quarters of Chanunta-DalsarBlock was opened up atPanjgrain with virtual sea ofpeople swarming in bee-linesright from Kuh-Nallah toChanunta, SerManjila,KhailPanjgrain and on otherside from Dalsar and Badhole.Pertinent to mention here isthat although a New C.D.Block Chanunta-Dalsarwas sanctioned but headquar-ters of same had been fixed atBarmeen which is not only atdistance but outside the terri-torial jurisdication of Dalsar-Chanunta Block. While ad-dressing the mammoth gath-ering Sh R S Pathania MLARamnagar threw light on howthe matter was taken up byhim in the legislative assem-bly and Distt Dev.BoardMeetings. Accordingly a DDBdecision to this effect wasreached at with the formal or-der to this effect was issued bythe Govt. on stationing HQ ofCD Block at Pangrain. Theevent was also marked with
organising a MahaPanchayatwhere panchayat representa-tives and public of entireblock participated. TheResource persons drawnfrom Rural DevelopmentDeptt dwelt in detail on vari-ous schemes being run by thecentral govt.and how rurali-ties can get best out of thesepeople friendly schemes. Theimportant aspects discussedwere importance of GramSabha, Swacch BharatAbhiyaan, PMJDY, MGNRE-GA etcWhile terming Rural
Development Deptt as the faceof Govt. Mr Pathania laid em-phasis on the officers of thedeptt to work with zeal so as totransform Rural India. He al-so announced Rs 20.00 lacs forPanjgrain stadium, distribu-tion of 100 solar lights, trans-former at Gandala immediatemacadamization of Johnu-Panjgrain road, bus servicefrom Ramnagar to Udhampurvia Johnu. He also announcedimmediate operationaliza-tion of WSS Ser Manjla andcompletion of GSR at
Kaisana. He also announcedboundary wall and additionalrooms for HS Panjgrain andcompletion of incompletebuilding of Model HSSChanunta. Among those pres-ent were Sh Angrez SinghACD Udhampur, CEOUdhampur, BDOs of differentBlocks of RamnagarConstituency along withTechnical staff, Officers ofPWD,PDD,PHE, Agricultutreand other allied departments.
Earlier in the MorningMLA Ramnagar RS Pathaniaflagged of the Run for Unityorganised by Jammu andKashmir Police, from permis-es of GHSS Ramnagar whichwas attended by studentdrawn from various schoolsand culminated at DakNungalow Ramnagar. Therun for unity was organisedby JKP to commemmoratecelebration of Anniversary ofIron Man of India SardarVallabh Bhai Patel. Speakingon the occassion Mr Pathaniathrew light on the life ofSardar Patel and advised thestudents to follow the ideals ofSardar Vallabh Bhai Patel. Hesaid that if we all work to-wards creating a modern,united India it would be thegreatest tribute to the GreatLeader.
Jammu, Oct 31
Seeking immediate registration ofFIR against BJP MLA R.S Pathania forassaulting a teacher inside the classroom in HSS Basantgarh, alongwith hisarmed gunmen, the JKNPP today lam-basted the District administrationUdhampur for sheltering the rowdyMLA at the behest of their political mas-ters. Addressing a press conference inJammu today, the JKNPP leaders Mr.Rajesh Padgotra, Provincial President,Gagan Partap Singh State Secretary andKhajoor Singh Joint Secretary respec-tively appealed to the Chief Minister totake due cognizance of the criminal an-tecedents of the notorious MLA who washell bent to breed tension, foster acrimo-ny and cause disorder in Ramnagar byhis extremely culpable conduct. TheJKNPP leader Rajesh Padgotra while ac-cusing the BJP MLA of indulging inhooligamstic form of politics said thathe often intruded into govt schools andharassed the siblings and other rela-tions of JKNPP leaders who were work-ing as govt teachers. He pointed out thaton one such occasion on June 21, 2017,the said MLA intruded into 9th class ofHSS Basantgarh where Mr. PritamSingh Teacher was taking the class. Hesaid that the mischievous MLA ques-tioned the said teacher profusely forquite some time and subsequentlydubbed him as dullard and a dunder-head. When the teacher reacted by say-ing that he was MA, B.Ed and wellversed with his subject, the arrogantMLA got agitated, revealed Padgotra,and thrashed the teacher infront of thestudents. Not only that he called hisarmed gunmen inside the class roomwho assaulted the teacher right insidethe class, dragged him and threw himout of the school premises, regretted
Padgotra. He said that the teacher wasdeliberately harassed and assaulted bythe MLA because the victim’s father wasa staunch worker of the Panthers Party.The aggrieved teacher had been receiv-ing persistent threats of dire conse-quences by the MLA’s goons if he daredto approach the police authorities, di-vulged Padgotra. Mr. Khajoor Singhwhile condemning the highly abom-inable and criminal conduct of the MLAregretted non initiation of any actionagainst the delinquent MLA or registra-tion of FIR against him. He revealedthat 42 students present in the class hadgiven a written statement accusing theMLA of having assaulted the teacher infront of their eyes inside the class room.Displaying the copies of written state-ments of 42 students who as eye witness-es had given testimony of the assault onschool teacher by felonious MLA, he re-gretted that no case whatever had been
registered till date with the concernedpolice officials giving all protection tothe rowdy legislator. The JKNPP lead-ers alleged that open space was beinggiven to the notorious MLA to indulgein vandalism and goondaism which hadcreated an alarm in the area. They saidthat enjoying patronage of some BJPMinisters, the said MLA was usingsome notorious criminals of Ramnagarto threaten, harass and intimidate notonly the JKNPP workers but govt em-ployees as well so as to use them in fur-therance of his political interests, saidPanthers Party leaders. Seeking imme-diate registration of FIR against theMLA for assault on teacher, the fact ofwhich was duly corroborated by dozensof eye witnesses, the JKNPP leaderswarned to issue a regular protest calen-dar against the govt and police authori-ties in case culprit was not brought tobook.
Jammu: 31-Oct:
The National SecularForum (NSF) has reiteratedits demand for independentprobe into the scandalouspurchase of CCTV camerasby the Jammu University(JU) authorities for installa-tion in Directorate ofDistance Education (DDE)and main campus, as the au-thorities have failed to takeaction against the accused of-ficials. NSF state chief, DrVikas Sharma, while address-ing a press conference here to-day, alleged that ViceChancellor Prof Ramji Dass
Sharma, who claims him-selves to be an ultra honestperson, abets corruption inthe varsity. “JU authoritiespurchased CCTV camerasfrom the firm other than ap-proved one and that too of dif-ferent specification for instal-lation in DDE buildings andmain campus.” Dr Sharmaclaimed that JU authoritieswere about to clear the pay-ment of the said work butwhen media highlighted thescandal, the same wasstopped. The RTI query inthis regard was answered byJU authorities stating thereinthat “Due to the different in
specification of the CCTVcameras neither the billshave been entertained norpayment has been made to thefirm so far. As and when thesaid bills are entertained andpassed for payment the de-sired information can besought.” The NSF state chiefsought clarification from theJU authorities as to why noone checked the specificationof the CCTVs as well as the ex-ecuting agency before instal-lation of the same in DDEbuildings. As per the ap-proval conveyed byUniversity, these Cameraswere to be purchased from
M/S Cadnica Electronic Corpwhich was not adhered to,and that these CCTV cameraswere purchased from otherunapproved firm with ill in-tention and ulterior motivefor the unknown reasons, hesaid while quoting a news re-port. He alleged that some-thing was fishy in the dealstruck by JU authoritieswhile purchasing CCTV cam-eras and that too from the lo-cal funds of DDE which is to-tally inappropriate and mis-use of local funds collectedfrom students for their wel-fare. He asked the ViceChancellor to state reasons
why he didn’t take actionagainst the officials who facil-itated this act of corruptionand his silence indicates thateverything was done with hiskind approval. Dr Sharmaurged the Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor of the Universityto immediately take cog-nizance of the irregularitiesbeing committed in theUniversity of Jammu at theearliest otherwise Institutionwould be spoiled. Amongthose who were present in thepress-conference includedPapinder Singh, RishikeshRana, Pardeep Sharma, andIstaq.
NSF demands independent probe into scandalous purchaseof CCTVs in JU; Seeks CM, Guv’s intervention
Block Headquarter of Chanunta-Dalsar Block openedup at Panjargain; MahaPanchayat ConvenedRun for Unity Flagged organized by JKP f lagged off by MLA Ramnagar.
Register FIR against MLA Ramnagarfor assault on School Teacher: JKNPP
Rajouri 31 October 2017:
On the eve of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, BJPsenior leader and MLC Vibodh Gupta todayflagged off an Ekta Rally at Keri Sector a bor-der area in Rajouri. He was joined by hun-dreds of local youth and students and paid flo-ral tributes to Sardar Patel the Iron Man ofIndia. Addressing the rally Vibodh informedthat 31st October 2017 is the 142nd birth an-niversary of Iron Man: Sardar VallabhaiPatel and this day is celebrated throughoutthe country as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas. Givingdetails about the works of Iron Man Vibodhsaid that he will always be known for his con-tributions for protecting the unity of thecountry post-independence. While appreciat-ing the local youth and students of KeriSector in organising the Run for Unity,Vibodh said that throughout the country theEkta Diwas is celebrated to spread the mes-
sage of unity and brotherhood. On this occa-sion, he termed the people of the border areasof Rajouri and Poonch as the bravest peoplewho always sacrificed their lives for main-taining peace and harmony in the region. Hetermed the border people as the real heroesand said that the sacrifices made by the bor-der people have always strengthened the na-tions unity. While appreciating the studentsof Government Higher Secondary SchoolSasalkote Vibodh said that coming out of alarge number of students for such pro-grammes is a clear indication that our futureleaders always put the nation first and do allefforts to strengthen the unity of the country.Such programmes across the country willfurther unite the country and will strengthenthe bond of unity among various sections ofsociety. Kamal Bakshi, BJP senior leaderfrom Rajouri also addressed the rally in hisaddress he stressed on the need to unite allthe three regions of the state so that the statecan become a model state of our area. In hisaddress ZEO Suraj Parkash said that one cansee the tricolour from Kashmir toKanyakumari; from Attock to Cuttack; fromthe Himalayas to the ocean. We see the tri-colour across the length and breadth of thenation, and the credit for this goes to SardarVallabhbhai Patel, Suraj added. Besides alarge number of students and teachers, manylocal also participated in this run for unitywhich started from the Government HigherSecondary School Sasalkote and culminatedat BDO office, Keri. Prominent among otherswho were present on the occasion includedAnoop Kotwal, Kewal Sarpanch, YashpalSharma, Madan Pardhan, Sanjay Sharmaand Koushal Kumar.
Vibodh Flags off the Run for Unity atKeri Border in Rajouri Unity in Diversityis our Identity: Vibodh
JAMMU, Oct 31:
On the occasion of“Rashtriya Ekta Diwas”which is being celebratedacross the country to com-memorate the birth anniver-sary of Sardar Vallabh BhaiPatel popularly known as“Loh Purush” a special coverwas today released by the J&KPostal Circle in a simple butimpressive function here to-day. Chief PostmasterGeneral, J&K Circle Sh,Sanjay Sharan released thespecial cover and handed overto Sh. Suresh Kumar GuptaManaging Director, State
Forest Corporation, J&KGovernment who was chiefguest on the occasion.Director Postal Services (HQ)J&K Sh. Gaurav Shrivastava,Dy. Director Accounts PostalSh. Arun Kumar was alsopresent on the occasion.Speaking on the occasionChief Postmaster General saidthat Department is releasingspecial cover from time to timeto acknowledge the contribu-tion of great personalities andtoday has brought the specialcover on Sardar Vallabh BhaiPatel who stood for the unity ofthe nation. The ChiefPostmaster General, Sh.
Sanjay Sharan also spokeabout the use of latest technol-ogy by the Department of Postsin its day to day operationsfrom savings to delivery ofmails. Speaking on the occa-sion, Sh. Suresh KumarGupta, Managing Director,State Forest Corporation, J&KGovernment while extendinggreetings to the Department ofPosts for bringing out the spe-cial cover to commemoratebirth anniversary of “LohPurush” said that such occa-sions provides an opportunityto have a look on our past andthe achievements made dur-ing the course of time.
India Post releases special coveron “Rashtriya Ekta Diwas”
Shiv Senadeclares newstate unitJammu Oct 31
Shiv Sena ( Bala SahibThackery) today an-nounces its new Jammuand Kashmir unit. StatePresident of the partyDimpy Kohli in a PressConference declares thename of new office bearers.On the occasion Dimpy an-nounces Manish Sahni asGen. Sec. , Rajeev Bhandariand Rajan Gupta as SeniorVice-Presidents, AdhwaniGupta as WorkingPresident, Raj Singh andNathpal Choudhary asSecretary , SunrendraMahajan as Vice President,Vikas Patel as ViceSecretary and Rakesh kakas Spokesman. DimpyKohli said that this newState Unit is announced onthe directions of party highcommand . He said that par-ty high command has givenclear cut directions that inthe forthcoming panchyatelections party will fieldcandidates on all seats andfor winning all the seats itis necessary to reconstitutethe party. He said that par-ty is getting stronger day byday and will win all theseats in the forthcomingPanchyat Elections.
Jammu Municipal Corporationorganized “Run For Unity” Jammu Oct 31
As a mark of celebration on the Birth Anniversary of SardarVallabhbhai Patel being celebrated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas(National Unity Day), the Jammu Municipal Corporation todayorganized “Run For Unity” that started from Mubarak MandiComplex to Zanana Park, Jammu. Dr. Nirmal Singh, Hon’bleDy. Chief Minister, J&K flagged off the rally in presence of Sh.Kavinder Gupta, Hon’ble Speaker, Mrs. Priya Sethi, Hon'bleMinister of State for Education, Technical Education, Culture,Tourism, Horticulture, Floriculture and Parks, Sh. VikramRandhawa, Hon’ble MLC accompanied by Dr. Mandeep KumarBhandari (IAS), Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Dr. S.D.Singh (IPS), IGP, Jammu, Sh. Ramesh Kumar (IAS),Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation and other offi-cers/officials of JMC. A large number of Students and Teachersfrom various schools of Jammu City also participated in theevent. The Hon’ble Dy. Chief Minister administered a Pledgerelated to event. A skit was performed by the students of SRMLHr. Sec. School disseminating the message of cleanliness. Thiswas followed by prize distribution for winners of EssayCompetition arranged by JMC on 30/10/2017 on the topics of na-tional integration and cleanliness.
JAMMU WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2017state4 Glimpses of Future
JAMMU OCTOBER 31-
National Conference ProvincialPresident and MLA Mr DevenderSingh Rana on Tuesday soughtprobe by a Union Secretaries levelcentral panel into the utilization offunds, especially under centrallysponsored schemes, in Jammu andKashmir, saying perception is grow-ing about massive corruption andmisgovernance by the BJP part-nered coalition government“Instead of Sab Ka Saath, Sab KaVikas, the BJP is indulging in ApnaSaath, Apna Vikas amid widespreadallegations of corruption and mis-governance”, Mr Rana said in a hur-riedly called press conference atSher-e-Kashmir Bhavan here this af-ternoon, soon after walking out ofthe District Development Board re-view meeting along with another NCMLA Dr Kamal Arora in protestagainst the muzzling of oppositionvoice by Deputy Chief Minister DrNirmal Singh. Mr Rana made a fer-vent appeal to Prime Minister MrNarendra Modi and Home MinisterMr Rajnath Singh for intervention,as the people of Jammu were partic-ularly feeling sense of alienation,deprivation and betrayal by the BJPministers in the Mehbooba Mufti ledcoalition government. In the wake ofopen resentment over the omissionsand commissions of the BJP minis-ters, auditing of central funding hasassumed significance, as the peoplehave right to know where does themassive development fundingpumped by the Centre go. Mr Ranasaid the BJP leadership in the Stateand its ministers had turned sobrazen and arrogant that they areshowing tendencies of intolerancetowards the opposition. Being naïvein administration and inefficient,the ministers have lost the confi-dence of people, who are accusingthe present dispensation as most
corrupt. He said the special centralauditing will help in knowingwhether the money is being spent onbonafide schemes or go to the coffersof those at the helm. “Ache Din tu abCorruption Ke dinoo mein badalgaye hai”, he said, adding that thepeople are finding themselves inlurch. The MLA Nagrota said thatthe Deputy Chief Minister DrNirmal Singh has failed on deliver-ance front and his colleagues havefailed the people of Jammu region.Giving the sequence of events takingplace in the review meeting, MrRana wondered over open direc-tions to engineers by the DeputyChief Minister to have VIP road out-side his residence at Canal Roadmacadamized to which he objected,citing the pitiable condition of roadsacross the city and in the entireJammu region. He said Mr Singhshowed scant concern for non-cover-age of 50 percent roads in the Jammudistrict, notwithstanding the factthat just 15 days were left for havingblack topping in specified tempera-ture “The Deputy Chief Ministerstrangely issued directions aboutthe thickness of the bitumen to belaid to which I objected, questioninghis wisdom in doing so”, Mr Ranasaid, adding that the road construc-tion cannot be as per the whims and
fancies of the Deputy Chief Ministeras these had to be laid as per IndianRoads Congress SpecificationsManual. Mr Rana said that soon af-ter the road sector was taken up, itwas revealed that 253. 90 km roadlength had been macadamizedagainst the total target of 509.31 kmin 2017-18. He said when a query wasraised why the Deputy ChiefMinister was concerned about a par-ticular stretch of road leading toCircuit House (which is destinationto his official residence also), Singhlost his cool and tried to “throttle myvoice by accusing me of playing poli-tics over the issue”. He said he tookstrong exception to it, saying that hewas concerned about the overall de-velopment of the Jammu region anddistrict in particular, being an elect-ed member. He said Mr Singhshowed his intolerance to healthycriticism and opposition. He said theBJP ministers had a definite agendaof not letting the meeting go in pres-ence of the opposition members, ap-prehending some awkward ques-tions and queries. He said the pres-ent dispensation has nothing toshowcase except concealing theirfailures and allegations of omissionsand commissions The ProvincialPresident made a specific mention of‘Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Ujwal
Yojna’ and said it is a non starter. Hesaid the pleas being advanced by theBJP is that they are not able to findsuitable contractors. “This argu-ment by itself raises lot of ques-tions”, he said, adding that the nameof Deen Dayal Upadhyaya is beinghugely exploited by the BJP. MrRana also took the government headon over SMART city project,terming it a ‘huge scam’ the way thescheme has been conceived. He de-scribed Smart city as a “biggerscam” and said the way it has beenconceived and planned, “I am telingyou that the money will go waste andit will be a den of corruption”, headded. On denial of Aadhar cards toJammuities, Mr Rana questionedthe tall claims of resumption of issu-ing Unique Identification Number,saying the rural areas and hinter-land presents a grim scenario of lit-tle number of machines and some to-tally defunct. Referring to the deci-sions arrived at the previous boardmeeting and the directions passedby the Chief Minister MehboobaMufti, who is the chairperson, theProvincial President read out sever-al issues pertaining to his con-stituency Nagrota, saying no for-ward movement has been registeredduring the past six months. He re-called the clear cut directions of theChief Minister to his demand re-garding unsafe buildings of variousdepartments especially of EducationDepartment to the Chief Engineer,PWD (R&B) to do an audit of the un-safe buildings of School EducationDeptt, to avoid any misshap and saidthe government is now saying thatthe list is being sought from theDirector School Education, notwith-standing the fact that the list ofschools was provided in the meetingitself. He wondered that no actionhas been initiated over his demandregarding frequent accidents onnewly constructed Jammu-Udhampur National Highway, de-spite the Chief Minister asking theChief Secretary J&K to take up thematter with National HighwayAuthority of India for providing ef-fective critical care response equip-ments and systems on the NH to re-spond to any eventuality and also to
review the functioning of the TollPlaza. Similarly, the directions ofthe Chief Minister to the DeputyCommissioner and DFO Jammu totake necessary steps to rehabilitatethe dislocated shop vendors ofNandani due to change of the align-ment of the NH, the Board is just say-ing that a proposal has been sent tothe Planning Department. He re-ferred to the several other issuesraised by him and Dr Kamal AroraMLA in the previous meeting andsaid these have been taken casuallynotwithstanding the directions ofthe Chief Minister. Mr Rana as-sailed the BJP for totally ignoringthe people of Jammu, saying if theparty continues to behave noncha-lantly, National Conference willwage a war for the just cause of theregion by exposing inefficiency ofthe present government. “I will gointo the micro details of how theyare functioning because they haveall failed. BJP want officers to becardholders of the party,” he said.He also had a word of advice for thebureaucracy not to behave as mem-bers of the ruling BJP. “They are ac-countable to the people, who willnever accept them to behave likeBJP stooges”. He took jibe at the BJPover misgovernance and pushingthe state to a crisis like situation,saying they can be best ‘Pracharaks’but not the administrators. He saidthe BJP has no calibre to run the gov-ernment. To a question over upcom-ing panchayat elections, he said “letthem hold the twice deferredAnantnag parliamentary by-elec-tions first and test the waters.” Hesaid the National Conference re-mains always prepared to go to thecourt of people, who are real foun-tain head of power. He referred tothe grand delegate session held inSrinagar two days back, saying thisis an eye opener for all. He said theNational Conference is derivingstrength from the people and its visi-bility is discernible in Jammu,Kashmir and Ladakh. “Wait for theupcoming assembly elections. Theresults will tell you. We will increaseour footprints in the Jammu regionand have a splendid victory in theValley and Ladakh,” he said.
Rana demands high level central probeinto utilization of funds in J&KRana, KamalArora walk out ofDDB meeting
Jammu: Oct 31
A Jammu Youth Forumactivist continues protestagainst Vice Chancellor ProfRamji Dass Sharma in JammuUniversity Campus. VC issilent because all the teachersinvolved are his favourites.It’s almost three week timesince highly shocking act ofliquor party by a gang of varsi-ty teachers on the campus, butthe Vice Chancellor of JammuUniversity Prof Ramji DassSharma and other higher upsof the varsity have failed totake action against the erringprofessor. Be it the sexual ha-rassment of female studentsand scholars or acts of corrup-tion by the senior officers andprofessors, the varsity has re-mained in forefront under theleadership of Vice ChancellorProf Ramji Dass Sharma.Addressing the gathering heretoday, Jammu Youth Forum(JYF) President DeepakKumar said that the highlyshocking act of liquor party bya gang of varsity teachers onthe campus has not only de-meaned the sanctity of thehighest institute of learningbut exposed the unconditionalsupport of Varsity administra-tion to roguish people. The au-thorities at Jammu Universityinstead of taking cognizance ofill-behaved act by the teacherstook action against lower rungofficials to cover up the mis-
take of senior officers. DeepakKumar also said that VC, ProfRamji Dass Sharma, who isknown for prompt actionagainst students and scholarsbesides lower rung officials onfake pretext of enforcing disci-pline, is maintaining criminalsilence over the highly objec-tionable act of ‘Liquor Party’in Varsity Guest House. “TheVC rusticates innocent stu-dents and scholars and playwith their future for raisingvoice against the corruptionin University but here in thiscase, the teachers indulge inhighly objectionable act in thetemple of learning, and ProfRamji Dass has been on silentmode. According to sourceswithin the University, DeepakKumar said that in the recent-ly concluded elections ofJammu University TeachersAssociation (JUTA), a liquorparty was allegedly thrown inthe guest house of theUniversity by the organizers.Among those who attendedthe party included two teach-ers guilty of sexual harass-ment on campus, a teacher ofEducation who teaches Hindiin DDE, two teachers ofEnglish Department, ateacher of Economics, ateacher of Physical Education,two JUTA office bearers and ateacher of Computer Sciences."Ahead and during elections, aliquor party was thrown at theguest house of the University,
wherein team of ViceChancellor, contesting elec-tions, remained at the fore-front," said he, adding that thematter was reported to thevice chancellor-RD Sharma,who unwillingly directedmanager of the guest house totake cognizance of the matter.Deepak Kumar further saidthat the manager of the guesthouse immediately took ac-tion against the lower rung of-ficials, without touching theteam of Vice Chancellor, whowere instrumental in organiz-ing this event. It was unfortu-nate that to save the skin of fewsenior officers for organizingliquor party on the UniversityCampus, the concerned ad-ministration made low rungofficials scapegoat," he saidand expressed apprehensionsthat the action of the managerof guest house was allegedlyorchestrated by the vice chan-cellor himself to save the skinof his favourites. Deepak de-manded the Governor and theChief Minister to take cog-nizance of the serious issuescommitted by the said author-ity and the subsequent inac-tion on the part of the ViceChancellor. Among thosewho were present in theProtest included, RohitGupta, Rahil Malik SatishSharma, Rohit Sharma,Sunny Mahajan, Rohit, SunilKumar, Ajay Kumar, AmitGupta and others.
Jammu Oct 31
Remembering great sac-rifices of 1st Deputy PrimeMinister & Home Minister ofIndependent India, SardarVallabh Bhai Patel popularlyknown as “Loh Purush”,State BJP organized “Run forUnity” programme whichstarted right from the SatwariChowk and culminated atMAM Stadium, Jammu.Massive rally of commonmasses ran to participate inthe run organized to pay trib-utes to the great man, whocontributed whole hearted tounite all the princely states toform a great Nation in theform of Dominion of India.The run was led by BJP StatePresident & MLA SatSharma, along with DeputyChief Minister Dr. NirmalSingh, MP Rajya SabhaShamsher Singh Manhas,Speaker J&K LegislativeAssembly Kavinder Gupta,State General SecretaryHarinder Gupta, MLA &Party Chief Whip RajeshGupta, MoS Priya Sethi,MLCs Ramesh Arora,Vikram Randhawa andGirdhari Lal Raina, Shiv
Kumar Gupta and other sen-ior leaders of the partyflagged off the run, which wasmarked by the presence ofmassive strength of schoolchildren, party activists andcommon public. FormerUnion Minister & seniorleader Chaman Lal Gupta wasthe special guest in the event.Sat Sharma, while addressingthe gathering of runners, saidthat after the Independence ofIndia, the unification of all
the 560 princely states wassuccessfully managed by theefforts of Sardar Patel, whichis visible in the form of thegreatest democracy of theworld. He prompted all towork with special initiatives,compassion and mission forthe golden era of Nation till itreaches 75 years of itsIndependence in 2022. Dr.Nirmal Singh, while address-ing said that Sardar VallabhBhai Patel was a true patriot
who believed in the completeunification of all the states in-to the mighty Nation, whichhas today become a symbol ofgreatness and power. He saidthat the BJP has decided tocelebrate the birthday ofSardar Patel as “RashtriyaEkta Diwas” (Natinal UnityDay) every year. SahmsherSingh Manhas said that theinvolvement of the youngergeneration in this event isfirst step in making them
aware of their supreme sacri-fices for mother Nation.Kavinder Gupta asked all thestudents, activists and com-mon masses to follow the foot-steps of Sardar Vallabh BhaiPatel to pay him tribute andincorporate Nationalism inall. Run was also marked bycultural items and refresh-ment at its culmination andwhole event was managed byBJP State WorkingCommittee Member AnilGupta as Incharge and super-vised by Harinder Gupta.
Anil Gupta thanked allthe participants and organiz-ing committee for successfulevent. Sanjay Baru, S.S.Bijral, Dr. Pardeep Mahotra,Arvind Gupta, Baldev SinghBillawaria, Ayodhya Gupta,Ambedkar Gupta, VinayGupta, Prem Gupta, SanjeevSharma, Narotam Sharma,Munish Khajuria,Kulbhushan Vohra, InduBhushan, Kuldeep Magotra,Dr. Dineshwar Sharma,Harbans Choudhary, AnkushGupta, Shanty, Jeet Angral,Vijay Sharma, Ashok Gandhiand others were importantleaders present in the event.
JYF continues protest against JU authoritiesWhy CM GUV’s Office is kept mum over liquor party on Campus
BJP organizes “Run for Unity” on birthday of Sardar Vallabh PatelArmy organiseddrawing competitionat malar region,
KISHTWAR DISTRICT
The Army organised aDrawing Competition for thestudents of High School,Malar, Kishtwar District on 31October 2017. A total of 30 stu-dents participated and createdbeautiful piece of art, drawingtheir vision of a modern andwell developed state. The com-petition culminated with prizedistribution for the winnersand consolation prizesamongst all participants. TheArmy has always endeav-oured to provide platform tothe young and budding mindsto display their skills and helpenvision a peaceful and devel-oped J&K.
Curtain raiser press release : indo- kazakhstan joint exercise“PRABAL DOSTYK 2017”Jammu: 31 October
Indo-Kazakhstan Joint Army Exercise “PRABALDOSTYK 2017” will be conducted between the Indian andKazakhstan Army from 02 to 15 November 2017 in Bakloh(Himachal Pradesh). This is the second joint military exer-cise between the two countries which have a history of exten-sive cooperation in the defence arena. The first edition of thejoint exercise was held in Kazakhstan 2016. The participat-ing troops for this exercise who will train with personnel ofthe Kazakhstan Army have been drawn from 3rd Battalion ofthe 11th Gorkha Rifles. Approximately 20 troops from boththe countries will participate in the exercise. The aim of theexercise is to build and promote bilateral Army to Army rela-tions and exchange skills and experiences betweenKazakhstan Army and the Indian Army. The exercise is alsoaimed at strengthening the ties between the two great na-tions and will serve as a platform for exchange of drills andprocedures leading to seamless interoperability.
The Indian troops participating in the joint exercisehave undergone extensive training in Counter Terrorismand Low Intensity Conflict Operations at CounterInsurgency & Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte. In additionthe Indian contingent has also trained with elite counter in-surgency outfits to imbibe the best practices of counter in-surgency and counter terrorist operations with specific ref-erence to both rural and urban settings.
The fourteen days exercise with the Kazakhstan Armywill follow a graduated continuum from rudimentary orien-tation to a full scale mock exercise; the aim being to achieveoptimum integration among the two contingents through en-hanced mutual comprehension of each other’s tactics, tech-niques and procedures. The vast experience and expertise ofIndian troops in Counter Insurgency operations holds spe-cial importance to the Kazakhstan Army. The conduct of thejoint exercise will set the stage for greater defence coopera-tion and consequently will manifest in stronger ties betweenthe two great nations.
JU organizes expert lecture on “Impact of Damand Barrages on the Mahseer PopulationDynamics in Yamuna of Garhwal region”.Jammu Oct 31:
Department of Environmental Sciences, University ofJammu under the aegis of Indian Science CongressAssociation (ISCA) Jammu chapter, organised an expertlecture by Prof Davendra Singh Malik, Head, Departmentof Zoology and Environmental sciences, Gurukul KangriUniversity, Haridwar on the topic “Impact of Dam andBarrages on the Mahseer Population Dynamics in Yamunaof Garhwal region”. Prof Malik emphasized the role of damand barrages and their environmental impacts on the di-versity of various aquatic organisms in general and fish inparticular. He categorically discussed the Uttrakhand’srich diversity of fishes in the various water bodies. He nar-rated that during the commissioning of barrages and damsthe rivers are mercilessly diverted and their faunal compo-nents are greatly disturbed particularly due to the destruc-tion of feeding and breeding grounds of the fishes and otheraquatic organisms. He suggested many ecological manipu-lations which may be very helpful in conserving the fishesand other organisms in these fragile ecosystems. At theoutset of the lecture Prof A.K. Raina, Head, Department ofEnvironmental Sciences, University of Jammu welcomedthe audience and introduced the speaker. Prof K.K.Sharma, Convener ISCA chapter, Jammu and former DeanLife Sciences, University of Jammu spelled out the objec-tives of Indian Science Congress Association and empha-sized that more and more members should join this oldestscientific association of our country. The lecture was at-tended by the Faculty members, Dr. R.K.Rampal, Dr.Sanjay Sharma, Dr. Piyush Malaviya, Dr. Rakesh Atri, Dr.Meenakshi Khajuria and research scholars and students ofthe department. In the end, an interactive session amongthe faculty members, scholars, students and the learnedspeakers was organized. The speaker satisfactorily an-swered all the queries raised by the audience. Dr. PiyushMalaviya presented a vote of thanks.
Jammu Oct 31
Hundreds of TalwaraMigrants residing in brokencamps at Talwara marchedthrough the historic streets ofReasi today demanding imple-mentation of Supreme Courtorder on payment of all theirration, balance and facilities inaccordance with the judgmentof the Supreme Court of Indiain 2007 at par with theKashmiri Migrants. The pro-cession of the migrantsthrough the streets of Reasiwas led by Sh. Harsh Dev Singhand Sh. Balwant SinghMankotia. Prof. Bhim Singhand other senior leaders in-cluding Ms. Anita Thakur alsojoined the procession at theresidence of DeputyCommissioner Reasi.
The Migrants were also es-corted by Chairman andPresident of the MigrantsAction Committee namely Sh.Balwan Singh and Sh. JagdevSingh. The DeputyCommissioner, Reasi Sh.Trasanna Ramaswamy came,after patience hearing and at-tended every intervener and fi-nally assures that he shall takeup the matter with the govt.and assured that justice shall
be done to the suffering mi-grants. Jammu migrant fami-lies according to J&K govt.were 2201 as the J&K had filedbefore the SC of India on a writpetition. The Supreme Court ofIndia had directed the govt ofJammu and Kashmir and theUnion of India to provide reliefto the Jammu Migrants at parwith the Kashmiri Migrants.The Panthers Party has made arepresentation that JammuMigrants have not been pro-vided even migrant IdentityCards in 20 years nor they havegiven relief as par direction ofthe Supreme Court. ThePanthers Party also com-plained that children ofJammu Migrants have notbeen given any admission inprofessional colleges outsidethe state. The Panthers Partydemanded full implementa-tion of the Supreme Court judg-ment and demanded all bal-ance of relief due to the JammuMigrants. The Panthers Partyalso demanded full paymentcash money and delivery of ra-tion which had not been givento the Jammu Migrants. TheDeputy Commissioner Reasiassured that he shall take upthe matter with the authoritiesat the earliest.
NPP leadership land in Reasidemanded full compensationto Jammu Migrants
Jammu Oct 31:
Giving a major push to in-frastructural developmentalin Jammu West Assemblysegment, BJP State Presidentand MLA Sat Sharma (CA)started macdamization worksat Resham Ghar area of Ward13. The works are divided intovarious segments under thesame and the works startedtoday will cover the mainstretch of Resham GharColony roads and internalroads as well. A large numberof people including officials ofPWD, local residents and po-litical activists were alsopresent on the occasion. Theworks will be done under thesupervision of PWD(R&B) atan estimated cost of Rupees 80lakhs and a stretch of around3.5 kms will be covered underthe same. Speaking on the oc-casion, Sat Sharma congratu-lated the residents and politi-cal activists of the area andstated that BJP is committedto provide best possible infrato the masses and the qualityof the works done states thatthere is no compromise on thequality of the works done byvarious departments inJammu West Assembly seg-ment. He said the roads whichare being macadamized un-der his tenure were never
Black topped from decadesand their condition becameworst and ultimately causedmiseries for the local resi-dents and the people whocommute through theseroads. He said within a stipu-lated period of time theseworks will be completed sothat no problems are faced bythe locals. He stated that ma-jor projects including instal-lation of sewrage system andwater pipes are completed inalmost areas and these areasare now kept on priority andthe works for restoration ofroads and lanes in these areasare already in progress andmany areas have been re-stored as well. He also ap-pealed to the masses to main-tain the sanctity of the worksdone and he also appealed
them to promote and con-tribute in the noble cause of“Swachhta Hi Seva” in whichour Prime Minister NarendraModi has asked everyone tospare some time for cleaningof their surroundings so thatPM’s dream of Clean andGreen Nation could beachieved. PWD Ex En UttarKumar Sharma, AEE YasirKichloo, District PresidentAyodhya Gupta, MandalPresident Jeet Angral, PremGupta, Puneet Gupta, AshokGandhi, Keshav Chopra,Sanjay Sawhney, RamanVaid, Hardev Singh, SunilSingh, Hardev Singh, SunnySingh, Pushpa Sharma, LalitSharma, Dalbir, Amit Kumar,Meenakshi and several oth-ers were also present on theoccasion.
Sat Sharma starts macdamizationworks of Resham Ghar roads
Jammu Oct 31
District Congress SevaDal, Samba underChairmanship of Mr. B SSambyal today rememberedformer Prime Minister IndiraGandhi on her 33rd death an-niversary at Ramgarh ,Samba. Sambyal also remem-bered Sardar Vallab BhaiJaverbhai Patel know as Ironman of India. He said his roleand contributions for the na-tion by uniting more than 500princely States into unitedIndia can never be forgottenSambyal Said, Smt. IndiraGandhi had a special affectionfor State of Jammu and
Kashmir and people livinghere, as a result of which shefrequently visited the stateand tried to take initiativesfor welfare of state whichcould improve the social andeconomic status of the peopleliving here. After Shastri’sdeath in 1966, Indira Gandhiserved as prime minister un-til India held the next elec-tion. She won that election,and in 1967, became one of thefirst women ever elected tolead a democracy. In 1971,Gandhi was re-elected by cam-paigning with the slogan“Abolish Poverty.” IndiraGandhi symbolized the ThirdWorld’s regeneration.
Bs sambyal pays tributesto smt. Indira gandhi
JAMMU WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2017state5 Glimpses of Future
Commander works Engineers, Udhampur, PO : Garhi, Udhampur 182121 on behalf of President of India in-vites e-tender in two covers from eligible enlisted contractors of MES and enlisted/un-enlisted contractor &working with other Govt Department meeting eligible criteria for selection of contractors in MES for the un-der mentioned work :-1. REFERENCE No : CWE/u(N)-55/2017-2018
Name of work REPLACEMENT OF BER CEILING FANS, EXHAUST FANS AND GEY-SERS AT UDHAMPUR MILITARY STATION UNDER GE NORTH UD-HAMPUR
Estimated Cost Rs 21.97 Lakhs
Period of completion 06 Months
Tender ID 2017_MES_152006_1
2. REFERENCE No : CWE/u(S)- 52/2017-2018
Name of work PROVN OF WOODEN FURNITURE FOR KLP ACCN FOR ARTY REGTPH - I & PH-II AT UDHAMPUR UNDER GE SOUTH UDHAMPUR
Estimated Cost Rs 12.77 Lakhs
Period of completion 06 Months
Tender ID 2017_MES_152249_1
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1. Periodical services to buildings 10.00 180 days 2017_MES_146054_1
in Zone 'A’ at Pattan under GE
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in Zone ‘B’ at Pattan under GE
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In the Court Chief Judicial Magistrate, ReasiPRESENT : V.S. Manhas
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SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 31:
Minister of State forHousing & UrbanDevelopment, SocialWelfare, Asiea Naqash to-day said that the traditionalFish Markets would be de-veloped in the Srinagar un-der Smart City Proposal.
The Minister said thisduring the distribution ofBicycles to the 50 Fishermenof Dal Lake under BlueRevolution Scheme atNigeen Club. The functionwas organized by J&KFisheries Department.
Addressing the gather-ing, Asiea said that FishMarkets are the part of ourtradition and names of dif-
ferent places are given onthe Fish culture like GadaKocha, Gadihainzpora ,Gadi Bazar etc. “Fishermenplayed an important role inour culture and governmentwill develop traditional FishMarkets in the Srinagar un-der Smart City proposal sothat tourists are attracted to-wards different varieties offishes especially Trout andalso know the life style offishermen residing in DalLake & Anchar Lake,” shesaid.J&K FisheriesDepartment were directed toidentify the appropriateplaces in the city for the de-velopment of traditional fishmarkets under Smart CityProposal. The Minister said
that Government is commit-ted to distribute every wel-
fare scheme to the downtrod-den people especially
Fishermen. She said afford-able houses were alreadyprovided to 119 Fishermen ofDal Lake.For the rehabilita-tion of Fishermen, Ministerdisbursed Rs 25 lacs underSADP to the JKLAWDA todevelop new Fish Market atHazratbal with the expertguidance from J&KFisheries Department.TheMinister said this during thedistribution of Bicycles tothe 50 Fishermen of Dal Lakeunder Blue RevolutionScheme at Nigeen Club.
Later, Asiea visitedTrout Fish Farm Dachigamand took the stock ofRainbow & Brown TroutFish rearing on ScientificLines.Minister was in-
formed that during currentyear 5 lac seeds of Carp vari-ety were dropped in the DalLake at different locationswhich will boost the fish pro-duction in the lake.
Minister directedFisheries Department toprovide each and every lo-gistic support and welfareschemes to the fishermen sothat their livelihood will beenhanced.Director J&KFisheries Department R. N.Pandita, Joint DirectorKashmir Mohammad AminWani, Joint Director(Projects) Bashir AhmadBhat, Deputy Director M. M.Bazaz and other concernedofficers accompanied theMinister.
Traditional Fish Markets to be developedunder Smart City Proposal: Asiea Naqash
Minister distributes Bicycles to Fishermen, disburses Rs 25 lacs for new Fish Market at Hazratbal
BANDIPORA, OCTOBER 31:
AssistantCommissioner (Revenue)Bandipora, Masrat HashamTuesday convened a meet-ing to finalize arrange-ments for forthcoming Ursof Hazrat Sultan-ul-ArifeenSheikh Hamza Makhdoom(RA).The Urs shall be ob-served from November 01wherein supplications, ser-mons and night-longprayers would be heldacross main mosques andshrines in Kashmir.
During the meeting,PDD authorities were askedto ensure curtailment-freepower supply to the Aham-e-Sharief shrine and its sur-rounding area, where alarge number of devoteesare expected on the Urs day.The Transport departmentwas directed to ensure thatadequate transport facili-ties are provided to devo-tees visiting the shrine.TheHealth Department was in-structed to ensure free med-
ical aid facilities in thevicinity of the shrine.
The Transport depart-ment was directed to ensurethat adequate transport fa-cilities are provided todevotees visiting theshrine.The ACR further di-rected the Police andTraffic departments to en-sure proper security and ef-fective traffic regulationmeasures on routes to theshrine and instructed theSMC and PDD officials toensure all street lights arefunctional, besides ensureproper illumination andsanitation measures.TheUrs shall be observed fromNovember 01 wherein sup-plications, sermons andnight-long prayers would beheld across main mosquesand shrines in Kashmir.
Officers from Police,Traffic, Revenue, PDD,PHE, Health, and SMC be-sides Wakf Board repre-sentative were present inthe meeting.
Hazrat Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom(RA)Urs arrangements finalized at B’pora
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 31:
Minister for AgricultureProduction, Ghulam NabiLone Hanjura today con-vened a meeting to reviewprogress on various watersupply schemes taken byPublic Health Engineering(PHE) department in Chrar-e-Sharief Constituency.
The meeting was attend-ed by SE PHE irrigationBudgam, SE PHEMechanical circleNorth/South Kashmir,Executive Engineer PHEcivil Division Chadoora,Executive Engineer PHEMechanical rural divisionSrinagar, AEE PHE groundwater, AEE PHE Mechanicaldivision Sub DivisionBudgam, AEE PHE Civil Subdivision Chadoora, AEEPHE civil Sub divisionChrar-e-Sharief and JE me-chanical ground waterBudgam.During the meet-ing, the Minister had a de-tailed review of variousschemes being stated byPHE in Chrar-e-ShariefConstituency.During the
meeting, the Minister wasinformed that work on ShahMohalla Dangarpora, NewColony Nowpora, Hanjura toTulwat and Zoohama watersupply schemes are nearerto its completion and the wa-ter supply schemes would becompleted next year.
The Minister was also in-formed that the completionof these water supplyschemes would providedrinking water supply tomore than 40 villages of theChrar-e-Sharief constituen-cy.The PHE officials also in-formed the Minister that wa-ter supply scheme phase 2ndof Chrar-e-Sharief, watersupply scheme Pakerpora,
water supply schemeSheikhpora- Putlab andHarddalwan schemes wouldalso been completed soon.
Threadbare discussionwas held on these schemesand the Minister directedthat a DPR of ProductionWell for Chrar-e-ShariefConstituency should also beprepared.The Minister di-rected the officers to achievethe targets within a stipulat-ed time period and make fulluse of available resources sothat drinking water is madeavailable to the people.TheMinister asked the func-tionaries to put in their bestto maintain a regular supplyof water to everyone.
Hanjura reviews progress of PHE schemesin Chrar-e-Sharief ConstituencyDirected officers to achieve the targets within stipulated time
Uri Oct 31:
On 31 October 2017 NH-PC Uri-II Power Station dis-tributed relief materials to 3affected families of KalgaiVillage of Uri Tehsil DistrictBaramulla, J & K under CSR& SD Initiatives. On 24/25thSeptember 2017 all four mili-tants were neutralized in anencounter operation be-tween Indian Army and mili-tants. During the opera-
tionthe houses of 3 familiesof Kalgai village were com-pletely damaged.
The relief materialswere distributed by GeneralManger, Uri-II PowerStation, NHPC Ltd., DeputyCommissioner BaramullaDr. Nasir Ahmad Naqqashand Brigadier A. Shridhar.SDM Uri Dr. Sagar, ColonelM. E. Khan, Lt. ColonelShiddharthPathak, Major H.S. Chauhanand other senior
officials of NHPC were alsopresent to grace the occa-sion. For rehabilitation of 3families of Kalgai Village 24mattresses, 24 Quilt, 24 Quiltcover, 24 pillow, 24 pillowcover, 24 warm bedsheet, 14sweater for ladies, 13sweater for gents, 45 litermustered oil, 15 K.g. ChanaDal, and three sets ofUtensils consisting 38 itemseach along with 3 pressurecooker were distributed.
Disaster relief to 3 families of KalgaiVillage by NHPC Uri-II Power Station
BUDGAM, OCTOBER 31:
Minister for RuralDevelopment, Abdul HaqKhan today reviewed theprogress of various develop-mental works taken up bythe Rural DevelopmentDepartment in Budgam dis-trict.The Minister took theblock-wise review of devel-opmental works being car-ried out under schemes in-cluding MGNREGA, NRLM,SBM, Rural Sanitation andIWMP. At the outset, theMinister was informed thatthe department has achievedthe target of 99 percent of de-velopment works during theongoing 2017-18 financialyear across the Budgam dis-trict. During the meeting, it
was revealed that the depart-ment has generated 763000 asperson days work for the un-employed of the district sofar under MGNREGA, whileas the target was 600000 per-son days for the first quarter.
Under the physical tar-get, it was also revealed that4204 works have been takenup out of which target of 2619works has been completedduring the current fiscal bythe department.Officials al-so informed that out of the Rs16.89 crore annual budget,the department has spent Rs16.74 crore on the develop-ment works in the district sofar.Under PMAY scheme,265 beneficiaries have beenallotted Rs 1.32 crore in thefirst allotment for the con-
struction of houses.TheMinister directed the con-cerned officials to accelerateworks under the rural sani-tation and 14th financialcommission.He said thatJammu and Kashmir wasahead of other states in thedevelopment work carriedunder various schemes ofthe department.However,Minister stressed on the con-struction of WaterHarvesting Tanks to raisethe water level in hilly areasduring dry spells from thenext revised MGNREGAplan.He directed the ACDBudgam to ensure that thereare no shortfalls in the exe-cution of the works and incase of delinquency the re-sponsibility .
Haq Khan reviews progress of RuralDevelopment works in Budgam7.6 lakh person days generated under MGNREGA,2619 works completed at cost of Rs 16.74 cr
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 31:
The Minister forEducation, Syed MohammadAltaf Bukhari today an-nounced that a DewateringPump Station will be in-stalled near Khidmat Pressin Regal Lane, here whichwas earlier proposed atSaddar Court.
The pump could not beinstalled at Saddar Courtpremises as the site has beendeclared as a heritage site.
Bukhari visited theRegal Lane today and tookfirsthand appraisal of thearea where the pump wouldbe installed. He was accom-panied by DistrictDevelopment ommissioner,Srinagar, Dr Syed AbidRasheed Shah, SMCCommissioner, Riyaz Waniand other concerned offi-cials.On the occasion,Bukhari directed the SMC todemarcate the land and startwork for the installation ofdewatering pump which willserve the areas from Sher-i-
Kashmir Park to AmiraKadal. He said the dewater-ing pump should be installedin such a way in keeping withthe concerns oflocals.Bukhari visited theRegal Lane today and tookfirsthand appraisal of thearea where the pump wouldbe installed. He was accom-panied by DistrictDevelopment commissioner,Srinagar, Dr Syed AbidRasheed Shah, SMCCommissioner, Riyaz Waniand other concerned offi-cials. The pump could notbe installed at Saddar Courtpremises as the site has beendeclared as a heritage site.The Minister also visitedRegal’s adjoining areas andinstructed the officials to in-stall street lights and alsopromised the macadamiza-tion of the damaged roads. Hesaid the area being the citycentre and business hub isthe focus of the Governmentand all possible facilities andamenities would be ensuredin the area.
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 31:
To foster and reinforcededication to preserve andstrengthen unity, integrityand security of the nation,‘Run for Fun’ events wereheld today in various parts ofKashmir The events wereheld to on the 142nd birth an-niversary of SardarVallabhbhai Patel and com-memorating it as ‘NationalIntegration Day’.AtPulwama, a function washeld at DPL Pulwama fromwhere a race was flagged offunder ‘Run for Unity’ fromDPL to Circular Road Tahabcrossing by DistrictDevelopmentCommissioner, GhulamMohammad Dar. The eventwas organized by J&K policePulwama. SSP Pulwama,Additional DeputyCommissioner Pulwama,CO CRPF 182 Battlion,Army, CRPF and other dis-trict officers were also pres-ent.On the occasion, theDDC highlighted the t role ofSardar Vallabhbhai Patel inupholding the Indian Unity.He said the leader worked onnational integration and de-voted his life to thenation.He further said thaton November 07 a cricketmatch between DC 11 vs SSP11 will be organized at DPLPulwama.At Kulgam,District Development
Commissioner, Talat ParvezRohella flagged off a run onthe 142nd Birth Anniversaryof Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
S.P Kulgam Dar Patel,Additional DeputyCommissioner, Principals ofGDCs, Additional SP, CEO,CMO, and other district offi-cers were present on the oc-casion.The ‘Run for Unity’event was organised by theJ&K Police Kulgam in col-laboration with district ad-ministration besidesInformation, Health &Education Departments.
The race which startedfrom DPL Kulgam ended atDC office complex where aprize distribution ceremonywas held. Later on, a paint-ing competition with nation-al unity & integration as itscore theme was also held inwhich 200 students of differ-ent schools of the districtparticipated.At Ganderbal,Deputy CommissionerGanderbal, Dr Piyush Singlatoday chaired a pledge tak-ing ceremony to observe the‘National Unity Day’ in thedistrict here today.ADDCGanderbal, N.A Baba, C.P.OGanderbal, ACD Ganderbaland all the District Officerswere present on the occa-sion.Speaking on the occa-sion, the DDC said that thereshould be the spirit of unifi-cation among us to ensureunity, integrity .
‘Run for Unity’ held invarious parts of Kashmir
Altaf Bukhari directs installation ofdewatering pump near Khidmat Press at Regal‘Area being business hub, city centre tobe developed on modern lines’
JAMMU WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2017edit/OpiniOn6 Glimpses of Future
Glimpses of Future
By : Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Vallabhbhai Patel (1875-1950), whosebirth anniversary it is today, is sorelymissed. He has been, ever since he died atthe none-too-great an age of 75, in 1950. Hewas the keel that the boat of the freedomstruggle needed so as never to tip over, theballast that the ship of state required to staysteady, move safe. This is because he was,first and last, a patriot. A Congress patriot.And then, a man who knew India. The Indiawhich the Congress was seeking to definefor itself, for India. What was that India? Letus have Gandhi answer the question. In1931, the year that Patel, for the first time,became Congress president, Gandhi went asthe Congress’s sole representative to thesecond Round Table Conference in London.He defined at that Conference, the nature ofthe party, and explained to that gatheringhow the Congress represented the entirecountry. He explained, in fact, their inextri-cable oneness. Under a big tent In Gandhi’swords: “In as much… as I represent theIndian National Congress, I must clearly setforth its position. In spite of appearances tothe contrary, especially in England, theCongress claims to represent the whole na-tion and most decidedly the dumb millionsamong whom are included the numberlessuntouchables who are more suppressedthan depressed, as also in a way the moreunfortunate neglected classes known asbackward races” And again, at theConference’s Minorities Committee: “if youwere to examine the register of theCongress, if you were to examine therecords of the prisons of India, you wouldfind that the Congress represented and rep-resents on its register a very large numberof Mohammedans. Several thousandMohammedans went to jail last year underthe banner of the Congress… The Congresshas Indian Christians also on its register. Ido not know that there is a single communi-ty which is not represented on the Congress
on its register…even landlords and evenmill-owners and millionaires are represent-ed there…” Serving the nation through thatparty representing ‘the whole nation’ andits various communities, strengtheningthat party at its plural grassroots, shapingthe resolutions and decisions of its WorkingCommittee and helping it form ministries ineight of the 11 provinces in the elections of1936-37, Patel then guided it as it took overthe reins of the Government of India in 1947.Working for and through the Congress wasthe Alpha and Omega of Patel’s political ca-reer. That made him what he was, the ‘in-domitable’ iron man of India. That alsomade the Congress, in very great part, whatit was an all-India organisation. Congresswas Patel’s life No Patel, no nationalCongress. No Congress, no Sardar Patel.Congress patriotism was his patriotism;Congress politics was his politics.
No one, howsoever anxious to wrenchhis legacy off from that of the Congress, can
dispute and much less deny that basic andincontrovertible fact. No one, howsoeverdesperate to annex his legacy to that of an-other body, cultural or political, like theHindu Mahasabha or the RashtriyaSwayamsevak Sangh or the BharatiyaJanata Party, can succeed in staging soridiculous a trapeze show. Sardar Patel wasthe Congress’s spine. The Congress wasSardar Patel’s life. Does that mean that theSardar’s membership, leadership and stew-ardship of the Congress was free of ten-sions? Of course not, because he was humanand his party was led and peopled by otherhumans, each with tempers and tempera-ments that were distinct. Despite Gandhi’spre-eminent position in it and in the heartsof the people of India, the Congress was not ahegemonic party and its most charismaticleader, Jawaharlal Nehru, was, by instinct,self-training and practice, its most naturaldemocrat. Nehru’s was a lunar luminosityin Gandhi’s Congress. Nehru’s glow could
brighten and lessen, and on a moonless lightplunge the party in inky gloom. Patel, withhis seven great skills resoluteness, clarity,direction, focus, loyalty, grounded-ness andguts was the party’s saptarshi, its UrsaMajor. The Congress not only accommodat-ed personality and political variations, it re-garded itself as their natural home. It was aplace to which people belonged, not a placein which people assembled for a drill. Itssifat, to use a Persian word that stands foressence or ethos, was its diversity. And itsWorking Committee embodied that sifat. Ithad, Gandhi apart, Nehru the socialist andagnostic, Patel the conservative, C.Rajagopalachari the liberal, RajendraPrasad the traditionalist, Abul Kalam Azadthe scholar, J.B. Kripalani the scoffer. Atdifferent times it had Subhas Chandra Bosethe nationalist, Sarojini Naidu the poet.Each Congressman and Congresswomanwas himself or herself first, and then a sol-dier of the party. Each person was ‘rare’.Which is why, describing AcharyaNarendra Deva in his obituary speech inParliament, Nehru spoke of him being “aman of rare distinction distinction in manyfields rare in spirit, rare in mind and intel-lect, rare in integrity of mind and other-wise.” The Congress’s ranking leaders, asindeed its countless ‘file’, differed, debated,wrangled and even warred, but stayed trueto the party’s sifat, because the party gavethem that ‘play’, not as a policy but as an in-herent personality trait, India’s trait. Themutual differences between Nehru andPatel are no secret. The Congress did not be-lieve in secrecy. Their mutual trust was nosecret. The Congress believed in trust.
Their differences are not to be exagger-ated. They are not to be minimised. They areto be contextualised. In the democratic spir-it of that plural party.
Sardar Patel led a party as its UrsaMajor that was anything but a homogenis-ing factory. It was as plural as it was because
By : Sandhya Jain
Those celebrating Sir Syed AhmadKhan must realise they are feting the lackof agency of the Muslim world and its con-tinuing subordination. Recently, Sir SyedAhmad Khan, founder of Aligarh MuslimUniversity (Mohammedan Anglo-OrientalCollege), received fulsome tributes on his200th birth anniversary. Khan was a devo-tee of British rule even before the Mutiny(1857) forced the Crown to directly adminis-ter its Indian territories, hitherto held intrust by the East India Company, and makeplans to safeguard its empire in India. Civilservant AO Hume created the IndianNational Congressin 1885 to control the in-tellectual energies of a rising class of edu-cated Indians. Some years later, theMuslim League was nudged into existenceto trigger Muslim separatism and containthe Hindu majority. Having successfullyused political Islam as a tool to instigate theArab revolt against the Ottoman Empire,the British again deployed it to surgicallypartition India and protect their strategicand commercial interests in the oil-richGulf, Asia, and the Indian Ocean. Hence,the client state of Pakistan, which cannotsurvive without a powerful patron current-ly the United States and China, whose con-flicting interests could tear it apart.
Baloch scholars have emerged as vocalcritics of the Partition of India, which ex-posed them to unspeakable atrocities byPakistan. Naseer Dashti observes that post-1857, the British mooted the theory ofMuslims being a separate nation to splitIndia on religious grounds; they hired writ-ers to promote the ‘two-nation theory’ andhelped set up religious schools (madrasas)
in different parts of the country.Janmahmad says that in 1888, Syed AhmadKhan, “a retired clerk and spy of the EastIndia Company, was financed to open thefamous religious school in Aligarh and hewas officially portrayed as a great Muslimintellectual”. Later, loyal Muslims wereunited under the banner of the ‘All IndiaMuslim Conference’ which, along with themadrasas, propagated separatism and pro-vided leaders and cadres for Pakistan.
Britain used religion in the CentralAsian Khanates to instigate opposition tothe Russians in ‘The Great Game’ for con-trol of Central Asia. From the late 19th cen-tury, robust attempts were made to mo-bilise Muslims in Central and South Asia,Middle East and North Africa, against theinfidels (Russians). After the BolshevikRevolution, whose anti-imperialist slantattracted Muslims, the target became athe-ist socialists. London exploited the latentdesire of Muslims to establish true Islam.Dashti says the terminology of IslamicUmma was twisted to create a pan-Islamicmovement, for which writers and activistswere hired across India, Turkey, andEgypt. Jamaluddin Afghani was one suchrecruit. Born in Kabul or Asadabad in 1839,Afghani was the son of an East IndiaCompany agent in Afghanistan. As with hisbirthplace, there is controversy about hisroots (possible Jewish or Persian Shi'itelinks); but he preached Islamic fundamen-talism and is considered to be the founderof modern political Islam. British expertsWilfrid S Blunt and Edward G Browne con-trolled Afghani and got him appointed tovarious important positions inAfghanistan, Turkey, Egypt and Iran. In1869, he was sent to India to coordinate in-
tellectual efforts on the “two-nation theo-ry”, but was withdrawn when he could notget along with Syed Ahmad Khan and hisgroup. British manipulations placed himin Cairo’s Al Azhar University where he re-cruited many students, most notablyMuhammad Abduh, founding ideologue ofthe Muslim Brotherhood Movement.
Afghani's colourful career took him toParis, where his pan-Islamist circles, in-cluded Egyptians, Indians, Turks, Syrians,and North Africans, mostly recruited bythe British military in Egypt and India. In1885, Britain got Afghani appointed asPersian Prime Minister, but after being ex-pelled for plotting to kill King Nasir ad-DinQajar, he went to London in 1886 and helpedto destabilise the dynasty by recruitingAyatollahs and other clerics; some power-ful Ayatollahs and clerics ruling Iran since1979 are direct descendants of Afghani's re-cruits. The recruits helped Britain to di-vide India on religious grounds. They al-ready had a blueprint in the partition ofBengal in 1905. This was followed by thecreation of the Muslim League in 1906.Dashti says the League comprised loyalMuslims, British spies, and persons whosefamilies served the East India Company.The League was empowered through the in-troduction of separate electorates at theprovincial level in 1909. The CommunalAward in 1932 accentuated the communaldivide, and the stage was thus set forMuhammad Ali Jinnah.
The Quit India Movement cleared thepath for the Muslim League which openlysupported Britain during the war.However, the League's links with the colo-nial state did not appeal to the majority ofMuslims and in the elections of 1937, the
League failed to secure a majority vote inany Muslim majority Province. Thisprompted London to quickly impose parti-tion on the country and secure strategic fa-cilities such as the Karachi port and airbases in North West India for Western im-perial interests in the region. On June 3,1947, Viceroy Louis Mountbatten an-nounced the partition of British India intoIndia and Pakistan. The Provinces ofPunjab and Bengal were divided andPakistan created with the merger of Sindhand North-Western Frontier Province;soon thereafter, British Balochistan was al-so annexed to the new Islamic state.Realpolitik thus made Pakistan the first
By : Yugank Goyal
If the bureaucracy is not empathetic to-wards those who are slow to respond, it willbe very damaging. Eleven-year-old SantoshiKumari died of starvation in Jharkhand’sSimdega district this month. Her rationcard was not Aadhaar card-linked, prevent-ing her from receiving any food ration fromthe Public Distribution System (PDS) forseveral weeks. Many of us cringed on read-ing the news. The resulting politicisation ofthe debate and the cacophony of who is atfault reminds us again of the hopelessnessin public discourse. A fresh, young mindhas been left baffled by this. Why did thePDS dealer not give some food to a dyinggirl? How difficult can it be? An ‘old’ mindunderstands. If the paperwork isn’t right,what can the dealer do? Thinking like a cata-logue Our society runs on paperwork.Bureaucracy came into being after the birthof scripts in ancient civilisation. When alarge amount of administrative data wascreated, a system was needed to retrieve thestored knowledge, which gave rise toarchiving, cataloguing and classifying.More than writing, it was this method of re-trieval that led to efficiency. Archaeologistsdiscover new scripts every decade, but whatsets the Sumerians, Chinese and Egyptiansapart were their investments in buildingways of cataloguing, says historian YuvalNoah Harari in his book Sapiens.
In our brains, data are organised freely.In libraries, banks and offices, we need li-brarians, clerks and accountants to organ-ise data. In time, this leads people to be re-programmed to start thinking like ma-chines, reading and retrieving data, ratherthan thinking like humans. Modern debatesof objectivity make our obsession with pa-perwork even more brutal. Discretion and
free thought are peripheral while forms andfiling cabinets become central.‘Cabinetisation’ of the world All this took astrong hold rather late in history. Witheconomies growing, this transformationwas inevitable. In his book Cubed, NikilSaval gives us a fascinating account of howall-purpose clerks, who ran most organisa-tions in the U.S. until the late 19th century,were transformed under the spell of a spe-cialisation drive, largely influenced by theideas of Frederick Taylor. In his book, TheUtopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity
and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy,David Graeber writes of how the bu-reaucracy encourages cultivatinghelpless stupidity in both state andpeople. Ken Loach’s recent film, I,Daniel Blake, tells a horrific tale of ahelpless plumber trying in vain towork through the bureaucracy to getwelfare benefits. The Taipei Biennial2016 expressed how bureaucracieshave informed the imagination.
As opaque pieces of paper with sig-natures and seals take hold of ourworld, pain becomes linear and voice-less. Yet, this has worked out rather ef-ficiently in the West. Societies run byclocks, computer commands and asqueues waiting for their numbers tobe displayed on the board. Regardlessof the horrors, the trading of emotionsfor the order and regularity of bureau-cratic life has paid off in the rich coun-tries. The question is this: why hasn’tit worked in poor societies? And howcan it? Bureaucracy is new in develop-ing countries. And we must realisethat institutionally, people are not“bureaucracy-receptive”. In hismonograph, Danes Are Like That, an-thropologist G. Prakash Reddy writesof his experience of living in a tiny
Danish village called Hvilsager in the early1990s. There, he was struck by the individu-ality and insularity of people’s lives. Hewrites: “Coming as I do from India, and bornand brought up in a village, I am used to see-ing people… The doors of all the houseswere closed and created a doubt in me, as towhether this village had any people at all.”
The Indian villager accesses the statethrough a local leader. Everyone knowseveryone else and independent bureaucra-cy cannot be executed in the web of interde-
pendent informal relationships among thestakeholders. When the state creates a newbureaucratic framework that trumps localnetworks (on which informal societies suchas India are built), citizens become confusedand find themselves at a loss to negotiatetheir space. Here is an example. Many of ourgrandparents prefer to go to the bank ratherthan call customer care. Any new conduit ofrelationships makes them recede.
The traditional linkSocieties carry a historical burden of
norms and customs. Mostly informal in na-ture, these institutions cannot be changedovernight. New laws and regulations intro-duced in any society must recognise the in-formal social norms society is predicatedupon. In societies such as India, citizen-state interaction is historically built on pa-tronage and personal relations; bureaucrat-ic forms of engagement are recent. The‘modern’ forms of citizen-state engagementthrough the bureaucracy do not go well with‘traditional’ citizens. Western societies thatare individualised, are prepared to functionbureaucratically, and can successfullybuild independent regulatory bodies. Butcollectivist societies like India cannot, andmay be should not, try this. Therefore,shouldn’t we build a framework for emo-tional bureaucracies to emerge? In diversesocieties, bureaucracies have to be contex-tual, and therefore emotional. They must bedesigned for everyone, and not just for theurban elites. Regulations force people tochange their behaviour and dynamics in-stantly. If the bureaucracy is not empatheticto those who are slow in responding, it willbe hugely damaging to society as a whole. Itwill leave so many of us distressed, some ofus dead, and even worse, most of us devoidof compassion. Yugank Goyal teaches eco-nomics at O.P. Jindal Global University.
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Sir Syed and India’s Islamic Surgery
Of bureaucracy and emotions
By : Karan Thakur
It is encouraging that theGovernment has embarkedon a task to rate Governmenthospitals based on their per-formance. However, whiledoing so, it should be mind-ful of using the P4P modelwhich has been in vogue.Learning from existing mod-els across the world is theway forward. The UnionGovernment, through theNiti Aayog, has begun thetask of rating Governmenthospitals based on their per-formance. As a part of the ex-ercise, 734 district hospitalswill be rated and ranked on arange of parameters that willhelp incentivise perform-ance. The move comes in thewake of growing realisationthat public health institutesdo not have a commonbenchmark for measuringefficiency, success and im-pact. Some of the perform-ance metrics to be used in-clude infrastructure-relatedstandards like the number ofbeds, ratio of doctors etc,while also using operationalperformance parameterslike bed occupancy and in-fection rates amongst others.
The Government’s ef-forts are welcome as it willhelp benchmark perform-ance and align it with ap-praisals and budgetary out-lays for each public healthinstitution. Essentially, theGovernment seems to bemoving towards a Pay forPerformance (also known asP4P) regime for public insti-tutions in the years ahead.P4P has been in vogue acrossthe world withGovernments looking to bet-ter quantify performanceand have justifiable metricswhile allocating outlays.
Having said that, theGovernment should bemindful of the learnings inhealthcare that P4P has giv-en over the years. The influ-ential New England Journalof Medicine, in an articleconcluded, “Studies indi-cate limited evidence thatP4P works”. Similar resultshave been reported with oth-er ‘output focused’ perform-ance measures for health in-stitutes which cited over-use, unnecessary tests andinterventions and falsifica-tion of records as distressingoutcomes of such a system.
Other systems of per-formance measurementfrom the world over havegiven multiple possible solu-tions. One such solutionemerged from the AffordableCare Act 2010 (orObamacare) in the UnitedStates. As part theGovernment’s drive to re-duce healthcare costs, in-crease coverage and im-prove health and well-being,the Accountable CareOrganisation (ACO) cameinto existence. UK-basedKing’s Fund describesACO’s as institutions or col-laborations that “involve aprovider/s that collaborateto meet the needs of a definedpopulation”. ACO’s are allo-cated budgets under a workscontract which specifies out-comes and other objectivesthat help improve the overallhealth status of a predefinedpopulation. Through thismodel, hospitals, clinics,mental and social care serv-ices have come together to of-fer comprehensive preven-tive and curative medicineto populations under theirwatch. ACO’s are mandatedto reduce the risk of hospital-isations, reduce unneces-sary hospital use, conductsurveillance and better un-derstand health risks of thepopulation manage peoplewith long-term conditionand conduct screenings. TheUnited States, which fol-lowed faintly similar struc-tures through the HealthMaintenance Organisation(HMO) and PreferredProvider Organisation(PPO) regimes, seem to haveperformed better throughthe ACO model. In essence,ACOs help Governments al-locate budgets for providers(in this case Governmenthealth institutes and theirpartners) to ensure healthand well-being of a pre-de-fined population. Such a sys-tem marks a departure froman output or outcome led ap-proach towards a holistichealth management strate-gy. The ACO model is notlimited to the United States.Similar models have beenexperimented in countrieslike Germany and theNetherlands. The journalHealth Policy highlights asimilar model calledGesundes Kinzigtal
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After BJP Government came to power at centre,Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announcedseveral reforms in the country to root out corrup-
tion from the government departments in the benefit ofthe people. In one such major step Prime Minister hadannounced abolition of interviews for class IV appoint-ments throughout the country, including central govern-ment services and the state government services to rootout corruption and favouratism in the selection process.The initiative was welcomed throughout the countryand the central departments of the government adoptedthe step in letter and spirit and State governments alsofollowed the same. But it is very unfortunate that in ourState of Jammu and Kashmir, where BJP and PDP arerunning the State Government, this order has not beenimplemented so far. It is a fact the despite announcementby the Prime Minister and directives from UnionMinister of State in PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh to abolishthe interviews for the recruitment of non gazette postsacross the country and to hold such selections on merit,the government in J&K has preferred to continue withthe practice by defying the standing instructions of theGovernment of India for the reasons best known to thepeople on the helm of affairs. While the interviews forClass III and Class IV posts have been abolished in rest ofthe country, J&K Government is still continuing withthe same. It is surprising that despite several communi-cations sent by the DoPT to the State government, the de-cision of Central govt. to abolish interviews had not beenfollowed in letter and spirit. Holding of interviews givespace to manipulations in selections and there are in-stance where several arbitrary and whimsical selectionshad been made in several departments by flouting allnorms and guidelines of the recruitment policy depriv-ing the genuine candidates. Abolition of interviews shallmake the selections transparent and only genuine candi-dates will get the job. There is no justification for holdinginterview for the Class IV posts and the provision of in-terview in such posts had only increased the scope formanipulation, maneuverability and corruption. Barringsuch posts where an interview based on Skill test wouldhelp in judging special capabilities of the candidates fora particular post, abolition of the interviews will not on-ly be in larger public interest but would also offer a levelplaying field for even those of the candidates who are re-source less and belong to lower socio-economic strata.Moreover abolition of interviews to the lower class postswill put hold unnecessary interference of Ministers andbureaucrats in the selection process. Chief Ministermust look into the matter personally and following thecentre and the other states, shall put immediate hold onholding of interviews for class IV and III posts in theState and encourage fair selections.
Abolish interview for selections
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JAMMU WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2017natiOnal7 Glimpses of Future
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New Delhi, Oct 31
One of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's greatcontributions was the creation of the IndianAdministrative Service, which was once a'mission' but had now become a 'commission'for some, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidusaid today. Many contributions and teach-ings of Patel have been ignored and remainunrecognized, Naidu said at an event to com-memorate the 142nd birth anniversary ofIndia's first home minister at the NehruMemorial Museum and Library here. Theday is being celebrated as Rashtriya EktaDiwas. "His vision for a unified India alsosaw the creation of the All IndiaAdministrative Service which he describedas a steel frame. It was one of the great contri-butions he made to the country," the vicepresident said. Patel's exhortations to proba-tioners to maintain "utmost impartiality andincorruptibility in administration" were asrelevant today as they were then, Naidu said.
"Earlier it was a mission, now some peo-ple have turned it into a commission givingremission and committing many omis-sions." Naidu, who also inaugurated a two-
day national conference and an exhibitionon 'Making of a Gandhian Nationalist: Lifeand Times of Sardar Patel', said agriculturehad been completely ignored post-indepen-dence, contrary to Patels belief that it wasthe "basic culture of India". Agriculture and
industry were like our eyes, both needingequal care, but the former had been treatedunjustly, the vice president said. Food secu-rity is an important aspect in India, with apopulation of 130 crores, and agriculturecannot be ignored, he said. "People are leav-
ing agriculture a doctor wants his son to be adoctor, a teacher wants his son to be ateacher, a businessman wants his son to be abusinessman, an actor wants his son to be anactor, even when the face is not good enough,and then thrusting them upon us, but afarmer does not want his son to be a farmer.
This is because agriculture is not remu-nerative," he said. In a bid to rectify the situa-tion, the Modi government was focusing onagriculture by 2022, the aim of the govern-ment is to double the income of agricultur-ists." Naidu also rued the fact that there hadbeen no proper recognition of Patel's monu-mental contribution and his legacy in unify-ing the country at its most critical juncture.He asked the young to read and follow Patel'slife story and understand his contribution inbuilding a modern, unified India.
Patel led a down to earth life and kneweach and every problem of the country. Hehad clarity and was committed to unity,Naidu said. "He needs to be remembered byevery Indian as the country marches aheadas one of the largest economies in the world.His thoughts combined with parts ofMahatma Gandhis are eternal to India," hesaid.
Patel's great contribution was the IndianAdministrative Service: Venkaiah Naidu
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Kolkata, Oct 31
Doctors at the state-runCalcutta Medical Collegeand Hospital here have re-moved 639 nails, weighingmore than one kg, from thestomach of a 48-year-oldman suffering from schizo-phrenia. The man had swal-lowed the nails over a peri-od of time. "The patient isfrom North 24 Parganas dis-trict's Gobardanga. He wassuffering from schizophre-nia and had swallowednails and soil regularlyover a period of time," DrSiddhartha Biswas, whoconducted the operation onMonday, said. "We made a10 cm incision in the ab-domen and removed thenails using a magnet. Wehave also extracted soil,"Biswas said adding that the
surgery lasted about anhour and 45 minutes. Thepatient had been complain-ing of stomach pain sincelast week of September andwas taken to a private nurs-ing home where X-rays re-vealed the presence of nails.He was immediately re-ferred to the Calcutta
Medical College andHospital where X-rays andendoscopy had shown thepresence of nails around 2to 2.5 inches long in thestomach. "The patient isstable now. We are keepinghim under observation be-fore he is given a fitness cer-tificate," Biswas said.
639 nails recovered from man's stomach
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Bahraich (UP), Oct 31
A six-year-old boy suffered serious burn injuries after hefell into a pot of hot vegetable curry while standing in a queuefor the midday meal in a primary school here, the police saidon Tuesday. Shivam, a class 1 student, was standing in thequeue for the midday meal in a primary school in HemriyaKutti gram panchayat area on Monday when he stumbled andfell into the pot, they said. The boy's father, in his complaint tothe police, alleged that the school staff neither rushed Shivamto a hospital nor informed his family about the incident.
Shivam's father claimed that upon returning home, theboy fell unconscious and was rushed to a hospital where he isundergoing treatment, the police said. On the basis of thecomplaint, a case has been registered against the cook andteachers of the school, and a probe is on, they said. BasicShiksha Adhikari Amarkant Singh said three teachers, in-cluding a lady teacher, have been suspended after prelimi-nary inquiry and action has been initiated against the cook.
Boy falls in pot of hot currywhile standing in midday meal
Press Trust of India,
Lucknow, Oct 31
The office of the saffron-robed UP Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath in the statecapital is now getting atouch of saffron. The LalBahadur Shastri Bhawan,known as the secretariat an-nexe building which housesthe chief minister's office aswell as those of senior offi-cials, is being painted in saf-fron colour replacing the tra-ditional white and blue.
Estate department offi-cials said everything fromthe outer walls to the terraceof the building is beingpainted in the saffron shade.The building which also hasthe office of the chief secre-tary has traditionally sport-ed white and blue coloursbut a proposal was recentlymade for repairing andpainting the building andsaffron colour was approvedby all, they said adding thatwork on it has already start-ed. The chief minister, re-ferred to as Maharajji by hisdisciples, is clad in saffroncoloured outfits and accord-ing to sources after he tookover, the towels which coverhis chair and curtains of hisoffice were also changed tocolours matching the saffronhue. The towels in the office
of the chief minister on thefifth floor of the building areof a saffron hue and the cur-tains, though not saffron incolour are close to it, thesources said. Recently, thechief minister had flaggedoff a fleet of 50 saffron-coloured buses and even thestage for the inaugurationwas decorated with saffron-coloured curtains and bal-loons. Besides this, the edu-cation department had dis-tributed saffron-colouredschool bags to primaryschools students and thebooklets that were distrib-uted to mark 100 days and sixmonths of the Adityanath
government were saffron incolour as well. The informa-tion department diary of thestate government also bearsa saffron cover.TheOpposition, however, doesnot seem to happy with thechange and has charged thestate government with "saf-fronising" even official build-ings. This is all about "saffro-nisation" of the state and itspolitics, Samajwadi Partyspokesperson RajendraChaudhary said. Congressspokesman DwijendraTripathi said giving any par-ticular colour, which is asso-ciated with a political party,is not right.
Saffron hue for Adityanath'soffice in UP capitalPress Trust of India,
Shimla, Oct 31
Under fire from Congressover induction of formerUnion telecommunicationminister Sukh Ram's sonAnil Sharma in the party, BJPspokesperson SudhanshuTrivedi has said cases againstSukh Ram was too old. "Jobeet Gayi wo baat gayi (let by-gones be bygones). The lawwould take its own course,"he said yesterday. AnilSharma who was a Cabinetminister in the VirbhadraGovernment till recentlyjoined the BJP on October 15and is now official candidateof the party from MandiSadar Assembly constituen-cy. The Mandi seat was repre-sented by Sukh Ram from1962 till November 1984,when he was elected to Lok
Sabha and his protege D DThakur won the seat in 1985while the BJP wrested theseat in 1990. In the 1993Assembly poll, his son AnilSharma won from Mandi butafter Sukh Ram's name surfacedin the Telecom scam, he was ex-pelled from the Congress andformed Himachal VikasCongress which entered intoa post poll alliance with BJPand joined the government.
Trivedi yesterdayclaimed that the people ofHimachal Pradesh wouldvote for change in attitude,system and ideologies andelect a fearless and corrup-tion-free government in thestate. "Corruption is the char-acter of the Congress and eachtime that party is voted to powerthere is a rat race among theCongressmen to indulge incorruption," he said.
Cases against Sukh Ram too old:BJP over his son joining party
Press Trust of India,
New Delhi, Oct 31
Recommending life injail for public servants con-victed of torture, the LawCommission said the gov-ernment should ratify a UNconvention to tide over diffi-culties in extraditing crimi-nals from foreign countriesdue to the absence of a lawpreventing harsh treatmentby authorities.
It also said in case thegovernment decided to rati-fy the UN convention on tor-ture and other inhuman anddegrading treatment or pun-ishment, a bill should be in-troduced in Parliament toamend various laws to pre-
vent torture by governmentofficials. The draft'Prevention of torture bill,2017' proposed "stringentpunishment" to perpetratorsto curb the menace of tortureand to have a deterrent effecton acts of torture. The pun-ishment could extend up tolife imprisonment and in-clude a fine. The report sub-mitted to the law ministrysaid the Criminal ProcedureCode, 1973, and the IndianEvidence Act, 1872, requireamendments to accommo-date provisions regardingcompensation and burden ofproof. It recommended anamendment to section 357Bto incorporate payment ofcompensation, in addition tothe payment of fine provided
in the Indian Penal Code.The report, now in the publicdomain, said the IndianEvidence Act required theinsertion of a new section114B. "This will ensure thatin case a person in policecustody sustains injuries, itis presumed that those in-juries have been inflicted bythe police, and the burden ofproof shall lie on the authori-ty concerned to explain suchinjury," it said. Referring tocompensation to victims, itsaid the courts would decideupon a "justiciable compen-sation" after taking into ac-count various facets of an in-dividual case, such as na-ture, purpose, extent andmanner of injury, includingmental agony caused to the
victim. "The courts will bear in
mind the socio-economicbackground of the victim"and ensure that the compen-sation will help the victimbear the expenses on med-ical treatment and rehabili-tation, the panel recom-mended. The report also saidan effective mechanismmust be put in place to pro-tect victims of torture, com-plainants and witnessesagainst possible threats, vio-lence or ill treatment.
The Commission recom-mended the State own the re-sponsibility for injuriescaused by its agents on citi-zens, and the "principle ofsovereign immunity cannotoverride the rights assured
by the Constitution". "Whiledealing with the plea of sov-ereign immunity, the Courtswill have to bear in mindthat it is the citizens who areentitled for fundamentalrights, and not the agents ofthe State," it said. In Julythis year, the Centre hadasked the panel to examinethe issue of ratifying the con-vention after a writ petitionwas filed in a court.
Law panel: Life term for govt officials indulging in torture
it saw itself in the words Gandhi used to describe itseclectic rolls in London in 1931. ‘India first’ Gandhi, whoknew the meaning and action of political variegation, en-couraged and succeeded in getting Nehru and Patel to workwith coordination and cooperation if not coalescence. Andfor this, the realism of both leaders has to be thanked. Theirrealism, and their sense of ‘India first’. India first was part oftheir idea of India. And ‘India first’ was integral to theirsense of patriotism, their Congress patriotism. Four days af-ter Gandhi’s assassination, in a letter to his senior in politics,in the party and in age, Nehru wrote: “With Bapu’s deatheverything is changed… I have been greatly distressed by thepersistence of whispers and rumours about you and me, mag-nifying out of all proportion any difference we may have.”Patel replied on May 5, 1948: “ I am deeply touched…We bothhave been lifelong comrades in a common cause. The para-mount interests of our country and our mutual love and re-gard, transcending such differences of outlook and tempera-ment as existed, have held us together.” The very previous
day, addressing the Congress Party in the ConstituentAssembly, Patel described Nehru as “my leader” and said: “Iam one with the Prime Minister on all national issues. Forover a quarter of a century, both of us sat at the feet of ourmaster and struggled together for the freedom of India. It isunthinkable today, when the Mahatma is no more, that weshould quarrel.” The Congress’s rank and file should ponderthese observations of Nehru and Patel and rectify years ofneglect, post-Nehru, of the Sardar’s legacy at the false altar ofpolitical cronyism. That neglect has lubricated the crasslyopportunistic co-option of Patel by the Hindu Right whichhas no right, logical, political or moral, to that legacy. Whatthe Congress squandered, Hindutva is shovelling in. TheCongress’s unwitting de-option of Patel was an error,Hindutva’s calculated co-option of Patel is an execration.‘India first’ believers should be aware of both.
Gopalkrishna Gandhi is a former administrator, diplomatand Governor
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(‘Healthy Kinzigtal’) model in Southwest Germany,which covers 31,000 people for full range of care. In theNetherlands, health insurers are negotiating bundled pay-ments for a care group for chronic conditions such as heartdisease and diabetes. Similarly, the Canterbury HealthSystem in New Zealand claims to have saved patients morethan a million days of waiting for treatment in just four clini-cal areas in recent years through an assured care system.The Canterbury model moved away from the in-vogue‘price/volume’ schedule for determining budgets to value-based schedules. This helped their system make a surplus ofNZ eight million dollars as a result. These examples of variedsystems from across the world, from the highly privatised USsystem to the single payer New Zealand system to the mixedsocial insurance model of Germany have all shown benefitsthrough the adoption of accountability-based performancemetrics. Such a model in India would need a radical depar-
ture from the current practice of budgeting and resource allo-cation. Given the constraints on the Union Budget, any high-er outlay for health, though much needed, seems to be im-probable at the moment. Additionally, the capacity of thehealth system to absorb funds itself needs further maturingand fortification. Pitched with this is the need to increase ac-cess to care and ensuring adequate coverage to the risingthreat of non-communicable diseases in our country. Giventhese challenges, a system that ensures coverage, managesthe healthcare needs of a specific population and is paid onthe well-being of this population is one worth trying. Thehealthcare needs of our country need a unique Indian solu-tion. Learning from existent models and finding the Indianway is the way forward.(The writer is general manager, Operation and Public Affairs,Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals. He can be reached [email protected])
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country to be created on the pretext that people of one re-ligion cannot live with people of another faith. The notionthat religion constitutes a nation defies all established normsof nationhood. Janmahmad dubs this ideological foundationof Pakistan as superfluous and without any historical truth.The people who invaded, ruled and settled in India from the9th century onwards were a medley of Middle Eastern andCentral Asian nations and tribes who never constituted a na-tion. National identity, he points out, derives from commonorigins, common language, common social values and tradi-tions, common history and territory - all of which are absentin the case of Pakistan. Yet this 'Allah given and British cre-ated' state was ushered in with unprecedented speed, in just
six years of mooting the Lahore resolution, and without anymovement on behalf of the general populace. Its entire 'na-tional leadership' was exported from what remained of India;its ideology was created by the colonial power; its nationallanguage, Urdu, was not the lingua franca of any constituentprovince; and the population of regions included in Pakistanwas overwhelmingly against the creation of Pakistan. Givenits flawed conception, Pakistan had to be subservient to itsWestern masters. Those who celebrate Syed Ahmad Khanand other imperial minions must realise that they are up-holding the continued subordination, and lack of agency, ofthe Muslim world, even in the 21st century.(The writer is a political analyst and independent researcher.)
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Mumbai, Oct 31
Melody queen LataMangeshkar has paid hom-age to former PrimeMinister Indira Gandhi onher 33rd death anniversarytoday. The 88-year-old musiclegend took to Twitter whereshe remembered Gandhiand also posted their black-and-white photo together."Today is the death anniver-sary of India's first and onlywoman prime minister,Indira Gandhi. I pay my trib-utes to her. "I shared a goodrelationship with her.
She was really fond of
music and I have heard shewas a good singer too,"Mangeshkar wrote. Gandhipassed away on October 31,1984 after she was assassi-
nated by her personal body-guards in the aftermath ofOperation Blue Star, whichleft Amritsar's GoldenTemple in shambles.
Lata Mangeshkar remembers IndiraGandhi on her death anniversary
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Chennai, Oct 31
Normal life continuedto be affected as heavy rainbattered coastal TamilNadu even on Tuesdaymorning. The weather offi-cials have predicted morethundershowers during thenext 48 hours even as peo-ple and state authoritieshave geared up to tackleany situation, after learn-ing lessons from December2015 floods. Regional metcentre said cyclonic circu-lation still persists oversouthwest Bay of Bengaland adjoining Sri Lankaand extends up to 3.6 kilo-metres above mean sea lev-
el. "Under this influence,heavy to very heavy rain islikely to occur overChennai, Thiruvallur,Kancheepuram,Villupuram, Cuddalore,Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur,Thanjavur, Pudukottai andRamanathapuram districtsduring the next two days," asenior met official said.According to him, since thenortheast monsoon has in-tensified, heavy rain is ex-pected to occur over re-maining districts of TamilNadu and Puducherry dur-ing the same period.
Fishermen werewarned not to venture intothe sea as it would be roughwith strong winds from
northeasterly directionspeed reaching 45-55 kjmphlikely along and off NorthTamil Nadu andPuducherry coasts.Corporation authoritiesrushed to the spot in theflood-affected areas andflushed out the rain watersstagnated at several low-ly-ing places. Meanwhile, therevenue department hasset up 120 multipurposeevacuation shelters (MES),which can accommodatemore than 2,000 persons, ata cost of Rs 345 crore. In ad-dition, a total of 3,172 reliefcentres have been identi-fied for the people to beevacuated during the disas-ter for the areas of vulnera-
bility. The oil companies have
been instructed to stock ad-equate quantity of diesel.They can approach policeand highway authorities incase of any problem in themovement of fuel. The mo-bile operators have been in-structed to ensure backuparrangements, adequateservice personnel for unin-terrupted service and to re-store connectivity. Evenresidents of Chennai andits neighbouring districtshave started flood pre-paredness activities includ-ing stocking essential com-modities and keeping ade-quate battery backups formobiles and invertors.
Rain continues to batter Tamil Nadu
Press Trust of India,
New Delhi, Oct 31
BJP MP SubramanianSwamy on Tuesday op-posed a move to makeAadhaar compulsory, say-ing it would be a threat tonational security and bestruck down by theSupreme Court. Swamysaid in a tweet he wouldwrite to Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on the is-sue. "I am writing a lettersoon to PM detailing howcompulsory Aadhaar is athreat to our national secu-rity. SC will I am sure strikeit down," he tweeted.
Compulsory Aadhaarthreat to nationalsecurity : Swamy
JAMMU WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2017wOrld8 Glimpses of Future
Washington, Oct 31
President DonaldTrump dressed up as him-self, complete with his trade-mark red tie, for his firstHalloween in the WhiteHouse.
Trump and first ladyMelania Trump greetedsome of the 6,000 childrenand adults who were invitedfor trick-or- treating at theWhite House on Halloweeneve. Children from morethan 20 schools in theDistrict of Columbia,Maryland and Virginia at-tended the festivities on theSouth Lawn, along with mil-itary families and membersof unspecified communityorganisations.
Spooky music playedover loudspeakers.Machines cranked out fog.Pumpkins carved with thelikenesses of past presidentsdecorated the south en-trance of the WhiteHouse.Black spiders hungfrom webs spun between theportico's columns. A signover an awning proclaimed"Halloween at the WhiteHouse 2017."
Trump and the first lady,who wore a calf-length coatin the crisp air, welcomed di-
nosaurs, athletes, police offi-cers, skeletons and more.Trick-or-treaters took homeindividual gift bags contain-ing presidential M&Ms, ahome-baked cookie and oth-er candies.Trump and hiswife chatted with theirguests, with the president attimes going in for a high-fiveor posing for photos, includ-ing with White House presssecretary Sarah HuckabeeSanders and her family, aswell as a skeleton accompa-nied by a kid sporting one ofTrump's "Make AmericaGreat Again" caps. MrsTrump wished the trick-or-treaters "Happy Halloween."Several members of theCabinet came out for the fun,including EducationSecretary Betsy DeVos,dressed as Ms.Frizzle from"The Magic School Bus," andVeterans Affairs SecretaryDavid Shulkin, sporting amake-believe knife throughthe head.The president helda brief, pre-Halloween cele-bration in the Oval Officelast Friday with the childrenof White House reporters.
He congratulated thejournalists for doing a goodjob raising children, if notfor their coverage of hispresidency, and handed out
small boxes of White HouseHershey's Kisses."I cannotbelieve the media producedsuch beautiful kids.How themedia did this, I don't know,"Trump exclaimed as theyoungsters crowded aroundhis historic desk.Halloweenhas been celebrated at theWhite House since the mid-20th century, with each ad-ministration putting its spinon the holiday, according tothe White House HistoricalAssociation.
First lady MamieEisenhower decorated the
White House for Halloweenfor the first time. She invitedstaff members' wives to anOct. 30, 1958, lunch in theState Dining Room, whichhad been decorated withhanging skeletons and jack-o'-lanterns.Tables wereadorned with miniaturewitches onbroomsticks.Large eventsave been held on the WhiteHouse grounds or in state-rooms since the administra-tion of Richard M. Nixon. In1969, 250 local children at-tended a White House
Halloween party where thePennsylvania Avenue en-trance was converted intothe mouth of a 17-foot-highpumpkin. The Nixons alsoheld parties in 1971 and1972.George HW Bush andfirst lady Barbara Bushthrew a party for 600 school-children on the South Lawnin 1989, his first year in of-fice.
Bill and Hillary Clintonheld yearly Halloween cos-tume parties for friends andWhite House staff, oftencombining them with birth-day celebrations for the firstlady, who was born onOctober 26. One of their mostmemorable appearancescame when they attended a1993 White House Halloweenparty dressed as PresidentJames Madison and first la-dy Dolley Madison.BarackObama and first ladyMichelle Obama welcomedchildren from local schoolsand military families everyyear he was in office, except2012, when SuperstormSandy struck the East Coast.They handed out goodie bagswith treats similar toTrump's. Except the Obamasincluded dried fruit a nod toMrs. Obama's campaignagainst childhood obesity.
Trump, first lady welcomeghosts, goblins on Halloween eve
Press Trust of India,
Houston, Oct 31
An Indian-originwoman, whose name closelyresembles to that of SherinMathews's mom, has re-ceived a barrage of unwant-ed attention on social mediain a case of mistaken identityafter the 3-year-old Indiangirl was found dead.
Sherin, who went miss-ing on October 7, was founddead in a culvert under aroad about 1 km from herhome in suburban Dallas onOctober 22.Sherin wasadopted by the Indian-American couple, WesleyMathews and Sini Mathews,from an orphanage in Indialast year.Ash Mathew's con-nection to this tragic story isa little different. Ash is mar-ried to a woman by the nameof Sini Mathew. That nameclosely resembles that of SiniMathews, who happens to beSherin's mom, local TVStation WFAA reported.
Ash's wife Sini Mathewhas received huge unwantedattention after being falselyidentified as the mother ofSherin.Wrongly circulatedphoto of Ash's family, identi-fied them as the toddler'sparents, the report said.
"When they posted thepicture, that was the worst
part," Ash told WFAA."People were sending
friendship requests for her(Sini) because they think it'sher. We keep deleting them,but they keep coming," headded.Mathew's wife haschanged her name and priva-cy settings on social media,but it has not stopped thequestions from rolling in.
"Why are you stayingquiet? Why are we not sayinganything? How can that mando that?" are some of thequestions posted to them,Mathew said.WesleyMathews, 37, the Indian-American foster father ofSherin, has been chargedwith first-degree felony in-jury to a child due to a con-flicting statement topolice.He had previouslyclaimed that Sherin wentmissing after he sent her out-side their home at around 3am on October 7 as punish-ment for not drinking hermilk.He said that 15 minuteslater, she was gone, and laterclaimed that coyotes hadbeen seen in the very areawhere he had sent his daugh-ter.Later, Wesley voluntari-ly told the police that hisdaughter choked whiledrinking milk and he re-moved her body from thehouse as he "believed shehad died".
Indian woman harassed after false IDin Sherin Mathews case
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump hand out treats as they welcome children from the Washington area andchildren of military families to trick-or-treat celebrating Halloween at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.
Seoul, Oct 31
North Korea hasslammed Britain for accus-ing it of being behind a globalransomware attack that hitthe National Health Service,calling the allegation a"wicked attempt" to furthertighten international sanc-tions against Pyongyang.
A third of Britain's pub-lic hospitals were affected bythe WannaCry worm in May,according to a governmentreport.Up to 300,000 comput-ers in 150 countries were hitby WannaCry, which seizedsystems and demanded pay-ment in Bitcoin to returncontrol to users.Some re-searchers have pointed thefinger at Pyongyang, sayingthat the code used was simi-lar to past hacks blamed onKim Jong-Un's regime.
British Home Office min-ister Ben Wallace told the
BBC last week that Londonwas "as sure as possible" thatNorth Korea was responsi-ble.But a spokesman for theNorth's Korea-EuropeAssociation denied the accu-sations and warned Britainagainst "groundless specula-tion"."This is an act beyondthe limit of our tolerance andit makes us question the realpurpose behind the UK'smove," he said, in a state-ment carried by the officialKorean Central NewsAgency late Monday.
"The moves of the UKgovernment to doggedly as-sociate the DPRK with thecyberattack cannot be inter-preted in any other way thana wicked attempt to lure theinternational community in-to harboring greater mis-trust of the DPRK," thespokesman said, using theinitials of the North's officialname.
N Korea denies involvementin WannaCry cyberattack
Washington, Oct 31
An investigation intoRussian interference in the2016 election moved into anew and more perilous stagefor the White House today af-ter three aides to DonaldTrump's presidential cam-paign, including a formerchairman, were charged.
Ex-campaign chairmanPaul Manafort and anotherformer Trump aide appearedin court, pleading not guiltyto conspiracy against theUnited States, money laun-dering and several othercharges after the indict-ments in the Russia probewere unsealed.
The pair was released onbail of 10 million and 5 mil-lion respectively and placedunder housearrest.Separately, anotherformer Trump campaignaide, George Papadopoulos,
pleaded guilty to lying to theFBI about his Kremlin-relat-ed contacts, according to aplea deal revealed yester-day.The unsealed indict-ments were an explosiveopening salvo from inde-pendent counsel RobertMueller, who is leading theRussia probe, after monthsof speculation, spin and ob-fuscation about possibleTrump campaign collusionwith Moscow.While fallingshort of providing a smokinggun for top- level conspiracy,the charges point to a poten-tial pattern of senior Trumpassociates looking to Russiaand its proxies for politicaland economicgain.Manafort, 68, and RickGates, 45, were charged withallegedly hiding millions ofdollars gleaned from workwith Ukrainian politicianViktor Yanukovych and hispro-Moscow political party.
Ex-Trump aides charged asRussia probe accelerates
Press Trust of India,
Washington, Oct 31
The Chinese envoy tothe US today said that no onecould "contain" China now,expressing his displeasureover the formation of an "ex-clusive club" in the Indo-Pacific region.ChineseAmbassador to the US CuiTiankai was responding toquestions on the recentIndia-centric policy speechby US Secretary of State RexTillerson and the decision ofthe Trump administrationto sell to India high-tech mil-itary equipment, includingstate-of-the-art armeddrones, and the Japaneseproposal of a strategicquadrilateral dialogue in-volving India andAustralia."I don't think thatthe sales of advanced armswould really serve that pur-pose," Cui said.Political ana-
lysts in the west have de-scribed the sale of arms toIndia as a US move to con-tain China."By the way Idon't think anybody wouldbe able to contain China,"the Chinese Ambassador as-serted in his rare press con-ference at the Embassy ofChina here.The top diplo-mat was addressing mediaahead of US PresidentDonald Trump's visit toChina early nextmonth.Trump is scheduledto embark on a 10-day visit toChina. He would also visitJapan, South Korea,Vietnam and thePhilippines.Cui said Chinais "open to cooperationamong the regional coun-tries" for stability and pros-perity.The relationship be-tween China and India "havebeen developing quitesteadily over the years".
Chinese President Xi
Jinping, he said, has alwayssaid that Pacific Ocean islarge enough to accommo-date that development bothof China and the US, and theAsia-Pacific region is bigenough to accommodate thedevelopment of China, Indiaand Japan."In this regard Ihope all parties will dothings conducive to better
relations, better mutualtrust," he said.Without men-tioning the recent stand-offbetween India and China,Cui said he does not thinkthat "confrontation" is in theinterest of either of the twocountries."I'm quite confi-dent that both countrieshave a clear recognition ofwhat will serve their respec-
tive interests best," he said,responding to a question onIndia and the move to have astrategic dialogue involvingfour countries India, Japan,US and Australia.Any rela-tionship between any twocountries in the region, be-tween any regional countryand another country outsideof the region should not be azero sum game, he said whenasked about the strengthen-ing of India US relationship,which many say is aimed atChina."Good relations be-tween China and the US isnot at the expense of any oth-er country. The same shouldbe true for relations betweenUS and India and Japan andIndia," he said.It is not in theinterest of these countries iftheir aim is to sort of "con-tain" China, the top Chinesediplomat said.ui said all theregional countries in theIndo-Pacific have shared in-
terests in greater stability,peace and better prospectsfor prosperity.In order toachieve that regional coun-tries have to work togetherand have to promote closercooperation among themand maybe establish appro-priate regional mecha-nisms, he said.As such,China is open to cooperationwith all its neighbours sothat Asia-Pacific will contin-ue to be a peaceful, stableand prosperous region."Weare following developmentsin the region very closelyand hopefully other coun-tries will have the same ap-proach as we have," he said,responding to a question onquadrilateral dialogue be-tween India, Japan, US andAustralia.Cui said he doesnot think that "any attemptto form exclusive clubs inthe region following a so-called zero sum .
No one can 'contain' China: Chinese envoy
China mulls 3-year detention fordisrespect to national anthemPress Trust of India,
Beijing, Oct 31
China's top legislature is considering tougher penaltiesfor those who disrespect the national anthem with up tothree-year jail term instead of the current 15-day detention,official media said today.In September,
China's rubber-stamp parliament passed a national an-them law stipulating 15 day detention for anyone disre-specting the country's national anthem - "March of theVolunteers".A draft amendment was submitted for the law-makers' deliberation at the bi-monthly session of theNational People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee,which started yesterday.Violators in this regard may facepunishments of up to three years of imprisonment, accord-ing to the draft, Xinhua news agency reported.
The anthem will only be allowed at formal politicalgatherings, including the opening and closing of NPC ses-sions, constitutional oath ceremonies, flag raising cere-monies, major celebrations, award ceremonies, commemo-rations, national Memorial Day events, important diplo-matic occasions, major sport events and other suitable occa-sions.It will be illegal to use the national anthem during fu-nerals, "inappropriate" private occasions, commercials oras background music in public places, the draft said.
The previous law says that violators, including thosewho maliciously modify the lyrics or play/sing the nationalanthem in a distorted or disrespectful way, can be detainedfor up to 15 days or held criminally liable.The song must beincluded in textbooks for primary and secondary schoolstudents and people are encouraged to sing the national an-them on appropriate occasions to express patriotism.Theanthem will only be allowed at formal political gatherings,including the opening and closing of NPC sessions, consti-tutional oath ceremonies, flag raising ceremonies, majorcelebrations, award ceremonies, commemorations, nation-al Memorial Day events, important diplomatic occasions,major sport events and other suitable occasions.It will be il-legal to use the national anthem during funerals, "inappro-priate" private occasions, commercials or as backgroundmusic in public places, the draft said.China has alreadyadopted laws covering its national flag in 1990 and nationalemblem in 1991."The national anthem is different from oth-er songs, it is the symbol of our country," said well-knownmusic composer Jin Fuzai. "The law ensures people will bemore serious when playing or singing the song."Earlier re-ports said the national anthem should not be used in brandlogos or advertisements, performed at funerals and otherimproper events or played as background music at publicplaces, it said. "The national anthem is different from othersongs, it is the symbol of our country," said well-known mu-sic composer Jin Fuzai.Students in primary and middleschool might have to learn the national anthem as the draftproposes to include the anthem into their textsbooks.China's national anthem is "March of theVolunteers," with lyrics by poet Tian Han and music com-posed by Nie Er
'Not one piece of evidence'Russia interfered in USelections:LavrovMoscow, Oct 31
Russia's foreign minister today saidthere was no evidence the country had inter-fered in US elections, after a Washingtonprobe accelerated with charges againstthree former aides to Donald Trump's presi-dential campaign."We are accused of inter-fering not only in US elections but also inthose of other countries without one piece ofevidence," Sergei Lavrov told reporters inMoscow.Russia has repeatedly denied anyattempt to influence the 2016 presidentialelection.Yesterday Trump's ex-campaignchairman Paul Manafort and another formeraide appeared in court, pleading not guilty toconspiracy against the US, money launder-ing and several other charges after the indict-ments in the Russia probe were unsealed.Ata meting of the Association of EuropeanBusinesses, Lavrov also said that the "some-times unpredictable" actions of the currentUS administration had caused "seriousfears".He pointed to threats to solve prob-lems over the Korean peninsula by force.
Blast hits embassyzone in Kabul, 13feared deadKabul Oct 31:
A loud blast shook win-dows and doors in an areaof the Kabul inAfghanistan where manyforeign embassies and gov-ernment departments arelocated. Health Ministryconfirmed that 13 peoplehave been killed and 13have been wounded.Initialreports suggest that thesuicide bomber detonatedexplosives inside KabulGreen Zone close toAustralian embassy.Witnesses say police vehi-cles, ambulances were seenheading towards the sceneof blast.However, the causeof the blast has not beenconfirmed yet. Withoutgiving further details, theAfghan interior ministryand police .
Oct 31
Japanese police have foundnine bodies with their fleshstripped off and heads severed incontainers in a suburban Tokyoflat, media reported Tuesday.
Police confirmed that theyhad arrested 27-year-old TakahiroShiraishi, who lives in the apart-ment in the quiet residentialneighbourhood of Zama.
Police originally found twoheads inside a cool box at the en-trance to the apartment beforemaking the grisly discovery of theother body parts, according to JijiPress. "During the course of theinvestigation, the heads of ninebodies have been discovered" in-side various coolers and contain-ers in the apartment, private TVnetwork TBS said.For the time be-ing, police arrested Shiraishi on acharge that he dismembered one
body and placed it inside a cooler,a charge that he was not contest-ing, according to a spokesman atTokyo Metropolitan Police."Hehas said `I dismembered a bodyand placed it inside a cooler andpoured cat litter over it. It wasmeant to hide the body that I killedand to hide evidence`," thespokesman said.Shiraishi told po-lice he "dumped cut flesh and or-gans in the trash".The bodies wereof eight women and one man, me-dia reported.Shiraishi had toldpolice he chopped up the bodies ina bathroom and a saw was foundin his room. The policespokesman could not immediate-ly confirm these reports.
Media reports quoted a neigh-bour as saying he had "smelled anodour he had never smelled be-fore"."I thought it was the smell ofsewage," he said. TBS said thebody parts had been stripped of
flesh.Teams of investigatorsswarmed over the apartment asdozens of journalists joined curi-ous neighbours on the narrowstreet.Police used blue tarps toblock views inside the two-storeybuilding, and covered windows ofthe second-floor room where thebodies werediscovered.Authorities had beeninvestigating the disappearanceof a 23-year-old woman and dis-covered a connection between herand Shiraishi.This woman hadearlier tweeted "I`m looking forsomeone to die with me," accord-ing to the Sankei Shimbundaily.Other media said Shiraishiand the woman had connected viaa website featuring informationabout suicides.
A CCTV image showedShiraishi and the 23-year-oldwoman walking together lastMonday, NHK reported.
Nine headless bodies found inTokyo flat, 27 year old arrested
Israel soldiers fire on'suspect' vehicle,Palestinian killedTel Aviv Oct 31:
Israeli forces openedfire on a "suspect" vehiclein the occupied West Bankon Tuesday, killing onePalestinian and woundinganother, Israel`s army andthe Palestinian health min-istry said.An army state-ment said a vehicle ap-proached Israeli soldiers ina "suspect" manner nearthe Jewish settlement ofHalamish and Palestinianvillage of Nabi Saleh."Thesoldiers perceived the vehi-cle as a threat and conse-quently fired towards it inorder to stop it," it said.ThePalestinian health min-istry said one man died,identifying him as 26-year-old Mohammed Mussa.
'126 mn Facebook userssaw Russian ads during2016 US election'San Francisco Oct 31:
As Facebook, Googleand Twitter prepared toface questioning onNovember 1 into Russia'sinterference in the 2016 USpresidential election, thetech giants were planningto tell the lawmakers thatthe Russian content ontheir respective platformsreached more users thanreported earlier.
JAMMU WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2017spOrts9 Glimpses of Future
New Delhi Oct 31:
Ashish Nehra runninginto bowl one last time at aplace where it all began willform the subplot as Indiaaim to better their abysmalT20 record against NewZealand in the three-matchseries starting here onWednesday.
The opening match atthe Feroz Shah Kotla will beNehra's last game in compet-itive cricket and India wouldlook to bid a befittingfarewell to the seamer,whose career has been char-acterised by many injuriesand many comebacks.It isappropriate that the 38-year-old will be hanging up hisboots in front of his homecrowd and nothing would besweeter than an Indian winagainst a team that has beentheir Achilles heel in thisformat.India have so far lostall their matches againstNew Zealand, the fifth andlast one coming at the ICCWorld T20 in 2016.For a teamthat has stormed its way tothe top of world cricket withwins over Australia,
England and Sri Lanka,among others, this piece ofstatistic certainly sticks outlike a sore thumb.
That aside, India havebeen on a roll.With serieswins over big teams likeAustralia, India have firmlystamped their supremacy inthe limited-overs format.
Having emerged a 2-1winner in a keenly-contest-ed preceding One-dayInternational series againstthe same opponents, India'sconfidence is high and theywould look to continue thegood work in this slam-bangformat.With a strong all-round and in-form team attheir disposal, India will fan-cy their chances of improv-ing their record against theKiwis.Fresh from his fluentcentury in the series-decid-ing third and final ODI,which made him the fastestto complete 9000 runs, skip-per Virat Kohli will be eye-ing yet another series victo-ry.He looked in great touchalongside Rohit Sharma, thegame's other centurion, andthe two batting stalwarts
would eye an encore.Besides the vice-captain
and the captain, ShikharDhawan and MahendraSingh Dhoni, who has a bet-ter record against the Kiwisamong Indian players, willlook to shoulder the battingresponsibility.All-rounderHardik Pandya adds to theteam's strength and the NewZealanders would be wary of
him.In bowling, India willlook to BhuvneshwarKumar and Jasprit Bumrahfor breakthroughs with thenew ball as well as in thedeath overs.With his match-turning effort on Sunday,Bumrah showed why he isconsidered the best deathbowler in the world.
Though he went for 92 inhis 10-over spell in Kanpur,
Bhuvneshwar has normallybeen a bowler captain Kohlicould turn to.
Legspinner YuzvendraChahal will be high on confi-dence after his crucial two-wicket burst at Green Parkand he is again going to bethe key spinner. KuldeepYadav is the other spinner,who could figure in the play-ing XI.Then there is Nehra,
who will bring to an end 18years of international crick-et journey, and he must behoping for that perfect end-ing.Against the likes of KaneWilliamson, Ross Taylor,Tom Latham, Trent Boultand Mitchell Santner, it willtake some doing.
SquadsIndia: Virat Kohli (capt),
Rohit Sharma, JaspritBumrah, YuzvendraChahal, Shikhar Dhawan,Mahendra Singh Dhoni,Shreyas Iyer, DineshKarthik, Kuldeep Yadav,Bhuvneshwar Kumar,Mohammed Siraj, AshishNehra (only for first game),Manish Pandey, HardikPandya, Axar Patel, KLRahul
New Zealand: KaneWilliamson(capt), ToddAstle, Trent Boult, TomBruce, Colin deGrandhomme, MartinGuptill, Matt Henry, TomLatham, Henry Nicholls,Adam Milne, Colin Munro,Glenn Phillips, MitchellSantner, Ish Sodhi, TimSouthee
Eyes on Ashish Nehra in India's T20battle with top-ranked New Zealand Press Trust of India,
Dubai, Oct 31
Indian fast bowlerJasprit Bumrah climbed tothe number one spot in thelatest ICC T20 rankingswhile his fifth-ranked teamcould go as high as second ifit beats New Zealand in thethree-match series begin-ning here tomorrow.
Bumrah, who attained acareer-best third position inthe ODI rankings onMonday, has regained theT20 top spot after Pakistanspinner Imad Wasim slippedone place.India captainVirat Kohli, who on Mondayedged AB de Villiers to claimthe top ranking in ODIs, alsogoes into the New Zealand se-ries as the top-ranked bats-man in the shortest format.
In the team rankings,India will do Pakistan a hugefavour if they defeat NewZealand in the upcoming se-ries, as such a result will seetheir arch rivals top thestandings.New Zealand arethe top-ranked side in theshortest format with 125
points but Pakistan haveclosed in to within one pointafter securing a 3-0 win in theseries against Sri Lanka thatculminated in Lahore onSunday.India are placedfifth at 116 points and can atbest go to second positionwith a 3-0 win over NewZealand which will takethem to 122 points.India cap-tain Virat Kohli, who onMonday edged AB de Villiersto claim the top ranking inODIs, also goes into the NewZealand series as the top-ranked batsman in the short-est format.In the team rank-ings, India will do Pakistan ahuge favour if they defeatNew Zealand in the upcom-ing series, as such a resultwill see their arch rivals topthe standings.
Pakistan will reach thetop rank with their tally of124 points in such a scenariowith New Zealand slippingto 114 points and fifth posi-ion.Even a 2-1 series win forIndia will be enough forPakistan to move to the topwith New Zealand slippingto 121 points.
Bumrah hops to topin ICC T20 rankings,Kohli remains no.1
Badminton players Kidambi Srikanth, flanked by his family members, shows his medal that was presented to himafter he won Denmark Open Premier Super Series title, at a press conference in Hyderabad.
Akamigahara (Japan), Oct 31
The Indian women'shockey team recorded itsthird successive win in theAsia Cup, beating Malaysia2-0 in the final pool gamehere today. India go into thequarterfinals as table top-pers with nine points. Thelate goals by VandanaKatariya (54th minute) andGurjit Kaur (55) saw theteam through againstMalaysia.In the previousmatch, India scored a 4-1 winover higher-ranked China.
The first quarter sawboth teams play cautiously.With Malaysia playing de-fensive hockey, India waitedpatiently without makingany unforced errors.
Having ended the firstquarter in a stalemate,
Malaysia put India on theback foot when they won thefirst PC of the match in theinitial minutes of the secondquarter. However, an alertRajani Etimarpu made abrilliant save.The next fewminutes saw both teamstrade PCs. While Indiaearned one PC, Malaysiawere awarded two but noth-ing came off it.
Both teams played outevenly in the third quartertoo.Another PC won byMalaysia was not capitalisedby them, ending the thirdquarter too in astalemate.India held theirnerve to turn the matcharound in the fourth quarter.First it was forwardKatariya who scored a sensa-tional field goal in the 54thminute.
Apte, Contractor recall CK Nayudu's braveryMumbai, Oct 31
Former Test openers Madhav Apte and NariContractor today recalled CK Nayudu's contribution to thegame in India on his 122nd birth anniversary.Both of themfondly narrated an anecdote from a domestic match whereNayudu went on to score a half century with a broken toothafter being hit on the face.Nayudu, born on October 31,1895,was India s first Test captain. A book titled A ColonelDestined to Lead on Naidu is being penned by AdityaBhushan, the cover of which was launched at the CCI hereby Apte and Contractor.Apte, who played in that RanjiTrophy final in 1952, recalled it was the then Bombay andIndia all-rounder Dattu Phadkar who had bowled thebouncer to Nayudu."He (Phadkar) bowled a bouncer andCK stepped out and lost his tooth. I was fielding and we allran up to him. He shoved us away, took his stance again,batted and batted on beautifully and made 60 odd runs, in-cluding a couple of sixes.His partner at that time wasMamasaheb (MM) Jagdale," recalled Apte, who played sev-en Test matches for India.
"And don t touch me he (Nayudu) said, took out hishandkerchief, picked up the tooth which had fallen down,put it in his pocket, continued and scored over 60 runs,"quipped Contractor.Saying that fitness mattered to "CK" alot, Contractor described Nayudu as a "strict" captain.
Indian women top groupwith third straight win
Delhi Oct 31:
The much-awaitedVirender Sehwag Gate wasinaugurated by the Delhiand District CricketAssociation (DDCA) onTuesday, but amid the eu-phoria, the DDCA goofed upwith one of Viru's careerstats mentioned on a plateon the gate that was un-veiled by Sehwag himself.
The plate mentionedVirender Sehwag as the‘Only Indian to score aTriple Century in Tests’,which is incorrect as KarunNair scored 303 not outagainst England in theChennai Test lastDecember.The twitter han-dle of the Karnataka RanjiTrophy team, the state Nairrepresents, was quick topoint out the error andtweeted: ["Only Indian" toscore a triple century in testcricket] should've been"First Indian...". Karun Nair
did score a triple century intests."Gate No. 2 at the Kotlahas been named the'Virender Sehwag Gate' andthe DDCA held a small open-ing ceremony day before ithosts the first match of theT20I series between Indiaand New Zealand onWednesday.Sehwag, speak-ing to the media present onthe occasion, said it was ahuge honour for him and re-minded him of the dayswhen he used to enterthrough the gate in his be-ginning years.
"It's an honour to have agate named after me at theFeroz Shah Kotla Stadiumin New Delhi.
I remember when Istarted off, I used to dailycross this gate and now ithas my name. There will bemany more cricketers fromthis state who will havestands, gates, pavilionsnamed after them; but I amglad that I am the first one. I
feel very fortunate andwould like to thank the DD-CA for this honour," Sehwagsaid.Sehwag's family could-n't accompany him on theoccasion due to health is-sues."My wife and motherare not here as they are notwell. I would have loved ifthey were here with me to-day," Sehwag added.Alsopresent on the occasionwere stalwarts of Dehlicricket, and among themwas Madan Lal, who alsoheads the DDCA CricketAffairs Committee.
"Sehwag changed theway game was played inIndia. Earlier we used toscore 240-250 runs in a day,but after he came, 350-360 be-came possible. He was a ma-jor reason why India won somany matches," the 1983World Cup winner said.
The Indian team, whowas training at the venue,also joined the occasion andcongratulated Sehwag.
Goof-up at 'Virender Sehwag Gate',DDCA messes up Viru's statsParis Oct 31:
Spanish tennis starRafael Nadal has said Swissgreat Roger Federer pulledout of the Paris Masters sothat he could be in top formfor the ATP Finals, whichwill be held in London.
"After winningShanghai and winningBasel, he believes (missingParis) will be better for hisbody and for his preparationfor London," Nadal said in apress conference in Paris onMonday, Efe news reported.
Federer, winner of arecord 19 Grand Slam titles,announced his withdrawalfrom Paris, the last Mastersevent of the year, afterclinching his 8th SwissIndoors title in his home-town of Basel on Sunday.
The 36-year-old Federerhas been planning his 2017schedule more carefully af-ter missing almost the wholesecond half of the 2016 sea-son due to an injury.Federerskipped the entire clay-courtseason in 2017, but he has
won seven titles, includingthe Australian Open andWimbledon.Federer`s deci-sion paved the way for Nadalto end the year as worldnumber 1 for first time since2013 with just one win in thetournament."Let`s see. Ineed to win a match. But Iam here to try my best, as inevery tournament," Nadalsaid of a tournament he hasnever won."Of course, if thathappens, it will be some-thing important for me. But
season is not over and this isnot the moment to thinkmuch about that. I will justtry to think about trying tohave the right preparationfor the tournament and thentry to be ready for the firstmatch," the 31-year-oldNadal said.Nadal regainedtop form in 2017 after an in-jury-plagued couple of sea-sons, winning six titles, in-cluding his 10th RolandGarros trophy and third USOpen crown.
Roger Federer skipped Paris Masters with eyeon ATP Finals in London, says Rafael Nadal
New Delhi Oct 31:
The Sports Ministrymay have allowed theNational Anti-DopingAgency (NADA) to collecturine and blood samples ofIndian cricketers duringtournaments in the coun-try, but the InternationalCricket Council (ICC) isokay with the Board ofControl for Cricket inIndia's (BCCI) anti-dopingmeasures, which are under-taken with the help of a pri-vate agency - the HindustanTimes has reported.
The ICC is a signatoryof the World Anti DopingAgency (WADA) since July2006, but the BCCI hasstayed away from its ac-credited Indian arm, NA-DA.“The BCCI’s anti-dop-ing policy is based on theICC template code,” theapex body controllingworld cricket told the news-paper.According to the re-port, the ICC refused hav-ing received any letter fromWADA or NADA raising
doubts over BCCI’s anti-doping measures.
“It is mandatory for theBCCI to adopt the ICC tem-plate code for national fed-erations, which itself isbased on the ICC’s WADA-compliant Code,” the ICCsaid.The anti-doping codeof the ICC makes it neces-sary to conduct "out-of-com-petition testing" and an ad-vance notice is sent out tothe player to be tested,which makes it mandatoryfor the players to providesome information abouttheir whereabouts whenthey are out of competition.
This “whereabouts”clause, in particular, does-n't go down well with theIndian players.
But the present situa-tion may lead to a BCCI vsSports Ministry faceoff, andit remains to be seen if theIndian cricket board re-mains adamant on not ad-hering to the ministry's dik-tat asking NADA to dope-test cricketers.
ICC backs BCCI's privateanti-doping policy: Report
Sydney Oct 31:
Wicketkeeping greatAdam Gilchrist has called onAustralian selectors to pickand stick when they decidewho will be behind thestumps for the coming Ashesseries.Three players areseen as being in the mix totake the gloves - and also pro-vide middle-order battingstability - ahead of the firstTest against England inBrisbane on November 23.
They include the currentincumbent Matthew Wade,who has struggled with thebat, his predecessor PeterNevill, who was axed 12months ago, and the fast-im-proving Alex Carey.Whoever gets the nod shouldbe given an extended run,said Gilchrist, who played 96
Tests, making more than 400dismissals and scoring over5,500 runs. "Whoever theypick, they just need to givethem a good run at it," he toldradio station SEN lateMonday. "Say `We`ve got tosettle here now`. Like they`vedone with (Matthew)
Renshaw at the top of the or-der. "He was untried and theythrew him in there. He`s had10 or 11 Tests now."
Gilchrist pointed to fel-low wicketkeepers Ian Healyand Rod Marsh as playerswho repaid the faith of selec-tors by becoming greats of
the game.He said there werearguments for all three play-ers, but he believed SouthAustralian Carey, 26, couldbe the surprise pick despitehis lack of international ex-perience."I`m hearing a bigpush for Carey from SouthAustralia," he said.They in-clude the current incumbentMatthew Wade, who hasstruggled with the bat, hispredecessor Peter Nevill,who was axed 12 months ago,and the fast-improving AlexCarey."He`s slightly youngerthan the others... I believehe`s a very hard worker anda top team man and a goodguy to have around."I`mprobably starting to thinkthat it`s more likely that (se-lectors) might say `OKyoungster, you`re in`."
Pick and stick with Ashes wicketkeeper,Adam Gilchrist urges selectors
New Delhi Oct 31:
In a stunning revelationby mid-day newspaper,India's World T20-winningblind cricketers have beenasked to part with 30 percentof their prize money for aplace in the state side for thenational cricket tournamentfor the blind. According toMumbai-based Anish Baig,he has been excluded from theMaharashtra team becausehe refused to share 20 percentof his prize money with the CricketAssociation for the Blind in India(CABI) and 10 percent to the CricketAssociation for the Blind ofMaharashtra (CABM). India beatPakistan by nine wickets in the final ofthe World T20 earlier this year inFebruary. Baig won a total of Rs 10 lakhfor his heroics in the tournament."Iwant to play for Maharashtra and of
course for India again, but since I hadnot paid a total of 30 percent of my prizemoney and earnings to the associa-tions, I was not included in theMaharashtra team for this event," Baigtold the newspaper. Baig told the news-paper that his India team-mate and all-rounder Ketan Patel's exclusion fromthe Gujarat team is for the same reason.But Patel chose to play it safe when mid-daycontacted him. "I wanted to play the
Nationals in Mumbai, but Ihave some problems at home.However, I am ready to partwith some of my World Cupprize money and earnings,"he said.Contrasting state-ments by CABM secretary,Ramakant Satam, added fuelto the fire. "He (Baig) is unfitand didn't even attend the se-lection trials. That's why he isnot part of the Maharashtrateam for this national tourna-ment," Satam first said, and
then changed his stance, putting theblame on Baig for being unreachable."After the World Cup triumph, wehelped him get Rs 15 to Rs 20 lakh, butlater on he was not in contact with us.Even though there is a regulation that aplayer has to give 10 percent (of hisprize money) to the state associationand 20 percent to the national body, wetold him not to give a single rupee to usbut continue to play cricket.
India's T20 World Cup-winning blind cricketersasked to pay for a place in state side
JAMMU WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2017entertainment10 Glimpses of Future
Jr NTR to go clean shaven for hisnext with Trivikram Srinivas?
We have an EXCLUSIVE scoop on ShahidKapoor’s new look that he’s trying to hide
Deepika Padukonegetting paid more thanRanveer Singh andShahid Kapoor for Padmavati? The actressspeaks up
Bigg Boss 11: DidBenafsha Soonawallajust confirm and thendeny her relationshipwith Varun Sood?
Is 2.0 clashing with Padman at thebox office? Here are the details
An insider REVEALSthe details about VarunDhawan and NatashaDalal’s break-up
The release date of thehighly anticipated 2.0 is turn-ing out to be a huge topic ofconversation in the indus-try. Touted as the most ex-pensive Indian film, theRajinikanth and AkshayKumar starrer, which is asci-fi thriller, was earlierscheduled to release inDiwali this year. However,the incomplete VFX workpushed the date to Republicday 2018. Post that, therewere rumors that the film isfurther pushed to April 13,which happens to be Vishu(Tamil New Year) and willhelp the film in getting ablockbuster opening. Nowas per a source close to theproducers, the film is onschedule and will release onJanuary 25. Film critic andtrade analyst Sreedhar Pillaiconfirmed the news on his
twitter account and tweeted,“#2PointO Update – As persources close 2@LycaProductions, 3D sci-fithriller is on schedule 4 a Jan 25Release. Official announcementsoon!”. Interestingly, AkshayKumar’s Bollywood biographi-cal film Padman based onArunachalamMurugunantham is hitting thescreens on the same weekend. Ifthis clash will not get averted, it’llbe Akshay vs Akshay at the boxoffice, and the business of thefilms will be affected especially inthe northern markets, whereAkki has a huge fan following.It’svery important that 2.0 (Robot 2)should get a solo release, to recov-er its huge investments which ismore than Rs 400 crore. Directedby Shankar, the film also featuresAmy Jackson in a pivotal role.Which will be the most appropri-ate date for 2.0 to release?
Benafsha Soonawalla might not be making a lot of noiseinside the Bigg Boss house, but she definitely has a strong sup-port outside, especially from MTV Roadies X2 and MTVSplitsvilla 9 contestant, Varun Sood. He often keeps postingpictures with Benafsha on his Instagram account, urging hisfans to vote for her. It is said that they both are a thing. Theyhosted a show together on MTV, where love must havebrewed between them. However, Varun has maintained thathe is just friends with Benafsha as in an interview back inDecember, he said, “Benafsha and I had instantly bondedwhen we first met. I got that instant best friend vibe from her!We both are full on nautankis. There is too much Bollywoodin us (laughs). We are best of friends!” But Benafsha kind ofconfirmed the rumours and said that she has a boyfriend(without taking Varun’s name). In an unseen video that waspublished on Voot earlier today, Benafsha is talking toPriyank, who tells her that he likes her, but it’s nothing “phys-ical” and just the “connection of hearts”. She too agrees withhim and says that there is nothing physical between them asshe adds, “Mera hai boyfriend (I have a boyfriend).” But nextmoment, she takes a U-turn and says, “Matlab nahi haiboyfriend. It’s confusing. (I don’t have a boyfriend. It’s confus-ing).” ALSO READ: Bigg Boss 11: Is Priyank Sharma reallygay? Here’s the answer in his own words
Actors and their personal lives have always been the talk of the town!Audience is curious to know what is happening in an actor’s personal life.Hence, break ups and patch ups make more news than anything else.Varun Dhawan is one such actor, who’s personal life is often under themedia scanner. Despite the actor refusing to officially speaking about it,there have been occasions where Varun was clicked with his girlfriendNatasha Dalal. The last time the couple was spotted together was duringthe special screening of Judwaa 2. Now, a source close to the actor has re-vealed to us that both Varun and Natasha have called it quits! “The twowere having a lot of difference of opinion. It has been a while that bothNatasha and Varun have been going through a rough patch and their tiffsrefused to end. In fact, this year they didn’t even make it to any Diwali par-ty. Only Varun attended the parties sans Natasha, which hurt her more,”informs a source. Adds another source, “Natasha has been visibly upsetover the past few days. In fact, recently, Natasha also visited a lounge inJuhu and was seen sharing her sob story to a friend. She was heard com-plaining about Varun and how the actor isn’t giving her time. Obviously,this didn’t go down well with Varun and they both decided to end their re-lationship. Since Varun has never formalised his relationship, he will nottalk about the break up too.” Meanwhile, on the work front, VarunDhawan, who was last seen in Judwaa 2, is currently shooting for ShoojitSircar’s October. The movie is all set to release on April 13, 2017 and will beclashing with Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar’s 2 Point 0.
NTR 28 was officially launchedin the presence of Pawan Kalyan.This time, Jr NTR has teamed upwith Trivikram Srinivas for his nextfilm. But here’s a surprising fact ofthis film that is going to shock fans!Turns out the actor is set to go cleanshave for this project, states a reporton Deccan Chronicle! After havingseen the actor in bear in his last fewfilms, it will quite a drastic makeoverfor his fans! Reportedly the last filmhe went clean shaven was in
Brindavanam. Are you ready forthis change, NTR fans? Obviouslythis makeover has piqued our cu-riosity regarding the project. Therest of the cast and crew is yet to be fi-nalised. As per the same report, theactor will only begin shooting in Jan2018. He is currently on a break withFamily. Also Read: Jai Lava Kusamovie review: Jr NTR’s triple act isthe best thing about this massy enter-tainer Jr NTR was last seen inBobby’s Jai Lava Kusa where he
played a triple role – Jai, Lava, Kusa.While there weren’t much differenceint heir physical appearance, when itcame to portraying three differentpersonalities, JR NTR aced the act.As Jai, he was the epitome of all vil-lainy, his intimidating glare and hisstammer add an extra edge to thisdramatic character. Lava was an in-nocent character bound by moraland duty. As for kusa, he was the ulti-mate goof ball. The movie alsostarred Rashi Khanna and Nivetha
Thomas. The movie went to strikegold at the box office duringDussehra. The actor was lauded forhis act by fans, celebs alike. Jr NTR al-so debuted on Television this yearwith Bigg Boss Telugu. His stint onTelevision proved to be a major suc-cess, leaving fans hoping he will re-turn for the second season. All in all,the young Tiger has had a great 2017!We are now awiating details aglimpse of his new look from his next.Get ready for a shocking surprise!
Shahid Kapoor is currently gearing upfor the release of his upcoming filmPadmavati. For the same, the actor was sport-ing a full beard, moustache and a royal hair-style that went with his character of a King.Sasha plays Maharaja Rawal Ratan Singh in
this epic saga which is being directed bySanjay Leela Bhansali. As the release ofPadmavati drew closer, people were expect-ing to see Kapoor flaunt his Rajput avatar dur-ing the promotions. However, it was a littlesurprising to see the actor in a new look re-
cently at the airport.Also read: [Photos]Even Misha Kapooris curious to knowwhat’s ShahidKapoor’s new lookShahid had a hair cutand has been sport-ing a new look. Andunlike other times,this time Shahid haskept it under wraps.When he was recent-ly clicked at the air-port, he covered hisface with a scarf andwore a cap, teasingonlookers by show-ing only a portion ofhis trimmed hair.Curious by theclicks, we tried to getsome more detailsabout the same.While most of thepeople jumped thegun by saying that itis his look for his nextfilm Batti Gul MeterChalu. But now wehave learnt from reli-able sources that thisis not his look fromthe movie. “No this isnot a look from that
time. That film begins in January so it is tooearly for Shahid to get into that zone. This lookof his may be for some endorsement or he mayhave just decided to get a new look after ayear,” reveals a source.
Pay disparity has been a long debated topic in thefilm industries all over the world. The most cliched an-swer has been that the day audience starts lining up for awoman centric movie, is the day actresses will earn asmuch as actors. Deepika Padukone is sort of breakingthe stereotype. The gorgeous actress, dressed in a blackbodycon kurta by Sabyasachi, was speaking at her up-coming movie Padmavati’s 3-D trailer launch when shesaid that she is “proud” of the money she gets. Deepikawill be seen in Padmavati, a film by Sanjay LeelaBhansali, with two male leads, Ranveer Singh andShahid Kapoor. The actress plays the titular role in themovie which narrates the popular Indian folklore ofRani Padmini’s self immolation, a process called johar.She, of course, is the most integral part of the story, likeany Bhansali film where women have just as much inputto the plot as the men. For a change, as per reports, she isbeing paid more than her male co-stars. Reports suggestthat she is getting a whopping Rs 13 crore, while the twoactors are getting Rs 10 crore, each. “Talking about myremuneration isn’t excited. But I am proud and confi-dent about the money I get. But what makes me happy isthat they have invested so much money in a film whichhas a poster featuring me on it. That makes me proud.This is the beginning of great things woman have infilms,” Deepika said at the 3D trailer launch ofPadmavati. The first song, Ghoomar, from Padmavatiwas released recently. It received a warm response fromthe fans and was trending all over the music charts. Theoriginal trailer of the film has clocked in 50 million viewson YouTube.
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Today, Shri P.K.Langer, General Manageradministered the pledge ofRashtriyaEkta to the em-ployees of NHPC, CISF andothers on BirthAnniversary of LateSardarVallabhbhai Patel.The Nation is observingthis day as RASHTRIYAEKTA DIWAS and DulhastiPower Station has organ-ized many programmes in-cluding the abovesaidpledge ceremony. To give amessage of NationalIntegrity and Unity to thesociety, “A Run for Unity”was organized involvingemployees, CISF and othersunder the leadership of theGeneral Manager. The Run
for Unity started fromAdministrative Buildingand culminated atChowgan of Kishtwar afterpassing through Om MehtaMarg and Main Bazar of thetown. Further, to boost sen-timents that our nation willnot countenance any forcethat seeks to threaten theunit, integrity and securityof our nation a March Pastwas conducted by the offi-cers and jawans of CISFUnit, Dulhasti & 7thReserve Battalion of CISF,Kishtwar. The March Pastflagged off by Shri P.KLanger, General Managerat Administrative Buildingdispersed at KendriyaVidyalaya, Kishtwar afterrouting through Om MehtaRoad of the town. Apart
from above, Dulhasti PowerStation is continuously ob-serving the National andInternational Days as fixedand declared by Govt. andNHPC as per directions ofthe higher formation. Atpresent, Power Station is al-so observing VigilanceAwareness Week which islikely to be concluded by fe-licitating two local promi-nent and honest citizen ded-icated towards national andsocial cause. The PowerStation is also contributingtowards development of thelocality and under its CSR-SD program it is organizinga Free Eye and ENT Campfor the welfare of the weak-er section of Distt. Kishtwarfrom 10th Nov., 2017 to 13thNov., 2017.
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Speaker J&KLegislative AssemblyKavinder Gupta todaychaired the Rogi kalyanSamiti meeting ofGovernment HospitalGandhi Nagar and re-viewed the progress of theinstitution. Speaker took adetailed review of physicaland financial achieve-ments of the institute andwas apprised of progressregistered inoutdoor/Indoor Patientsdepartments, Major/MinorOperations, Deliveries,LSCS, Lab Test,Ultrasound, X-Ray, ECG,JSY and RBSK etc. Besides,requirements and demandsfor further upgradationand improvement in thehospital functioning werealso projected during themeeting Taking stock of theachievements registered sofar and quality of worksdone in the hospital, theSpeaker expressed satisfac-tion over the improvementin overall functioning of thehospital. He said that thegovernment is committedto augment health servicesacross the state and variousinitiatives are underway inthis regard. Speaker alsostressed on better upkeepand sanitation in the hospi-tal. He said that the institu-tion in witnessing heavyrush of patients and ade-quate steps should be takento meet their requirementsadding that the doctors andparamedics should workwith a missionary zeal toprovide best medicare tothe patients. ViceChairman RKS, Dr. A.D.SManhas, briefed theSpeaker about the worksdone, revenue generatedand expenditure besidesachievements and steps un-derway to improvemedicare in the hospital.He also threw light on theprogress on decisions takenin the previous meetings.
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Minister for Revenue,Relief Rehabilitation andReconstruction, AbdulRehman Veeri today formal-ly launched national levelscheme ‘SustainableReduction in disaster Risk’aimed to mitigate disasters.Central government has se-lected two districts fromJ&K including districtAnantnag and Poonch forbuilding capacity at institu-tional and community levelfor mitigations of disastersunder the scheme. Thesedistricts would get a fundingof Rs 50 lakh each for twoyears for putting in place re-quired infrastructure,awareness and training forreducing the impact of dis-asters. In an impressivefunction organised by StateDisaster ManagementAuthority in collaborationwith DistrictAdministration Anantnag,in which DeputyCommissioner Anantnag,Younis Ahmed Malik, SSPAnantnag Altaf AhmedKhan, Dr G.M. Dar (HeadDisaster Management IM-
PA) ,Director DisasterManagement Aamir Ali andother senior officers all con-cerned departments werepresent besides disastermanagement volunteerswere present. On the occa-sion, the Minister asked theofficers to put in a properdisaster risk reduction re-covery plan for the districtbesides saying that sustain-able reduction in risk leadsto sustainable environment.The Minister said that moremeasures are being implant-ed to put in place institution-alized mechanism at vari-ous levels. He also said thatgiven the challenge to copeup with man-made and natu-ral disasters, it is importantto deal with the disasters ina professional way.
He also appreciated theefforts of officials in training300 volunteers in disasterrisk management and saidthat they would be first re-sponders in their localitiesand would be equipped willall equipments and trainingfor the job. “It is imperativeto train and support volun-teers in each district for mit-igation of impact of disas-
ters. Even in this age of mod-ern technology, we cannotpredict calamities likeearthquake, cloud bursts. Insuch a scenario, it is impor-tant that we must be pre-pared for it so that responsecan be effective and lossescan be minimized,” he said.Lauding the role of volun-teers in saving people dur-ing 2014 floods, he said that“neighbours and friends arefirst to reach in such situa-tions and it is important totrain volunteers from everylocality.” Veeri also stressedon creating awarenessabout the role and responsi-bilities of people during dis-asters and forming invento-ry of all equipments, boats,vehicles which can be usedin disasters. DeputyCommissioner Anantnaginformed the gathering thatland has been identified forthe District EmergencyOperation Centre and othermodalities are being workedout to set up the centre soon.He also said that disastermanagement teams havebeen formed at village levelinvolving officials as well aslocal village committees.
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Exhorting the need ofstrictly adhering to thetimeline for project comple-tion and optimal utilizationof funds, Deputy ChiefMinister, Dr. Nirmal Singhtoday called upon the con-cerned departments to gearup their men and machin-ery to work on missionmode. Deputy ChiefMinister was speaking atthe District DevelopmentBoard meeting of districtJammu held here today.
Minister for PHE,Irrigation and FloodControl Sham LalChoudhary, Minister ofState for Tourism PriyaSethi, Vice Chairman StateAdvisory Board ForDevelopment of Kisans,Daljit Singh Chib, ViceChairman OBC WelfareBoard Rashpaul Verma,Vice Chairman StateAdvisory Board for Welfareand Development ofSchedule Castes Bushan LalDogra, Member ofParliament ShamsherSingh Manhas, Legislators,Sat Sharma, DavinderSingh Rana, Kamal Arora,Ramesh Arora, RajeshGupta, Rajeev Sharma,Gagan Bhagat,Sukhnandan Choudhary,Krishan Lal, CharanjeetSingh Khalsa, VikramRandhawa, G. L Raina,Divisional CommissionerJammu M.K Bhandari, IGS.D Singh, DeputyCommissioner, KumarRajeev Ranjan, DirectorUrban Local BodiesSushma Chouhan,Commissioner JMCRamesh Kumar, DirectorRural Development R. KBhat, Chief Engineers fromPDD, PHE, PWD besidessenior functionaries fromdistrict administration andother departments werepresent in the meeting.
District DevelopmentCommissioner, KumarRajeev Ranjan gave a de-tailed review of the physicaland financial achievementsof the district and it was giv-en out that about 88.40 per-
cent expenditure has beenincurred so far. The chairwas given a detailed ap-praisal of the sector and de-partment wise achieve-ments during the fiscal yearwith progress on variousdevelopmental projects.
Regarding major cen-trally sponsored schemes, itwas given out that underthe Pradhan Mantri GramSadak Yojna about 37.211Km road length has beenlaid and under MGNREGS99.75% expenditure hasbeen incurred with 71074job cards being issued with64.60% of Aadhaar seedingand 99.99% job card verifi-cation. Speaking on the oc-casion, Deputy ChiefMinister directed the con-cerned line departments toensure that projects arecompleted in the stipulatedtime frame to avoid cost es-calation of the project. Heasked the concerned offi-cers to conduct regular fieldvisits and ensure propermonitoring to adhere toquality parameters. He di-rected to expedite works onJammu-Akhnoor roadwidening which would go along way in checking trafficcongestions. He stressed onmaintaining transparencyand efficiency in working ofthe departments to achievetangible results on groundso that benefits of develop-mental works reach thegrassroot level.Maintaining that tourismpotential of the regionneeds to be optimallytapped to give a fillip to the
sector, Dr Singh said thatthe heritage destinations inthe area need to be protect-ed and promoted.
He also stressed on giv-ing due publicity to theBorder Tourism circuit atSuchetgarh, R.S Purawhich can be a major attrac-tion in Jammu. Dr Singh al-so asked for better upkeepand developing new parksfor providing better recre-ational facilities.Emphasizing that the Statehas rich treasure of her-itage which needs to be pre-served in a scientific way,Dy CM said that it isGovernment’s endeavor topreserve this rich cultureand heritage to attract visi-tors from different parts ofthe globe. He also asked theconcerned authorities topreserve heritage sites atBikram Chowk, Jammuand Old Railway Station, RSPura. Responding to the is-sues raised by the con-cerned legislators, DeputyChief Minister directed theconcerned agencies to en-sure completion of ongoingworks of sewerage projectsby March 31, 2018. He alsodirected to achieve set tar-gets under Housing for AllScheme while SocialWelfare Department wasasked to ensure that the wel-fare schemes are imple-mented in letter and spiritand benefits reach the bene-ficiaries in a hassle freemanner. Dr. Singh whilestressing on improvingmedicare facilities in the pe-ripheral health institutes
asked the concerned agen-cies to complete the workson Sub-District HospitalAkhnoor. He also issued di-rections to enhance facili-ties of critical ambulancesin order to improve facili-ties for the patients.
Deputy Chief Ministerdirected the concerned au-thorities to develop publicutilities and passenger shedat Satwari for convenienceof the people. The legisla-tors and other representa-tives demanded regular de-silting of canals, up-grada-tion, widening andmacadamization of roads intheir respective areas be-sides improvement in basicamenities including con-struction of drains andbridges. They also raised is-sues pertaining to up-grada-tion of schools, rationaliza-tion of teachers, doctors andparamedical staff in ruralareas. Deputy ChiefMinister said that coalitiongovernment has beenformed to serve the peopleof the State. He said that theinitiatives taken by presentdispensation would trans-form the development sce-nario of the State. He saidpresent Government’s poli-cy is focused on uniform de-velopment of all areas with-out any political bias.
Expressing dismay overabsence of some of theHODs in the board meetingDeputy Chief Ministercalled upon the officers toexplain their position andsaid that such dereliction ofduty shall be dealt sternly.
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In connection with ob-servance of vigilanceawareness week in everypart of nation, a vigilanceawareness program on thetheme “My vision corrup-tion free India”“ was heldhere today. ADC, Dr.Basharat Hussain, was thechief guest on the occa-sion. Prominent citizens,media persons and offi-cers from various govern-ment departments partici-pated in the program.Speaking on the occasion,experts from vigilance or-ganization Deputy SPGardari Lal said that thepurpose of holding suchawareness programs is toeducate the public at largeabout the corruption relat-ed practices and sensitizethem about their role incontrolling such practicesby reporting it at righttime and before appropri-ate authority. He said thatit acts like a mass move-ment of involving peoplein saying no to corruptionadding that organizingsuch programs every yearis a part of multi prongedapproach of the vigilanceorganization to encourageall stake holders to collec-tively participate in fightagainst corruption and toraise public awareness re-garding the existence,causes and gravity ofthreats posed by this men-ace in a society.
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J&K State PollutionControl Board conductedPublic Hearing, under thechairmanship of KishoriLal Sharma, AdditionalDistrict DevelopmentCommissioner, forEnvironmental clearanceof 930 (MW) Kirthai-IIHydro Electric PowerProject to be constructed onriver Chenab by J&K StatePower DevelopmentCorporation. About 300 to400 people from differentvillages attended the meet-ing. Dr Yash Paul Sr,Scientist JKSPCB, Head
labs and State BoardAnalyst made the generalpublic aware about the im-portance of conductingPublic Hearing and role ofthe Pollution Control Boardfor conducting such hear-ings as per theEnvironment ImpactAssessment Notification ofMOEF, Govt of India-2006.He said the mandate of pub-lic Hearing is to seek thepublic opinion of the pro-jected affected areas, theirissues and concern on theproject. Some of the speak-ers raised their concern re-garding adequate compen-sation at par with
Kishanganga H.E Powerand employment opportu-nities to the local people ofproject affected areas.
Yashwant Bordia, VicePresident EnvironmentQuality ManagementSystem (EQMS) provideddetailed description of theenvironment impacts asso-ciated with the establish-ment of proposed projectand also elaborated onEnvironment ManagementPlan (EMP) devised for mit-igation of such impacts. Healso presented the details ofrehabilitation and re-settle-ment plan prepared for theproject affected families.
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ed September, 11, 2017 to the extent it directed theCommissioner/Secretary HUDD to take steps for postingAftab Rashid Pandit to some other post of grade/cadre insome other department till the completion of departmen-tal enquiry. When this much publicized PIL came up forhearing, Advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed with AdvocatesSuraj Singh, Supriya Chouhan and Rahul Raina drew theattention of the Court to the status report filed by SeniorAAG S. S Nanda on behalf of Commissioner/SecretaryHUDD wherein it was submitted that vide Govt. order no.203-HUD of 2017 dated 26.09.2017 Rampal Sharma SecretaryJ&K Housing Board has been transferred and directed toreport to Housing and Urban Development Department forfurther posting and similarly Aftab Rashid Pandit DGMUnit-II J&K Housing Board has also been transferred andposted as Technical Officer to Govt., Housing and UrbanDevelopment Department. The status report further saysthat both the Officers have been shifted interms of the di-rections issued by the Division Bench vide its order datedSeptember 11, 2017. Advocate S. S. Ahmed further submit-ted that on the last date of hearing,Commissioner/Secretaries Home, Forest, Cooperatives,Health and Medical Education, ARI and Trainings, J&KSpecial Tribunal and Animal/Sheep HusbandryDepartment were directed to file the updated status of thepending departmental enquiries but despite the directionsof the Division Bench the needful has not been done. Atthis stage Senior AAG Seema Khajooria Shekhar, SeniorAAG Nirmal Kotwal, Senior AAG S. S Nanda, DeputyAdvocate General Raman Sharma, Govt. Advocate SudeshMagotra, Govt. Advocate Tarun Sharma requested formore time to comply the last order dated September 11,2017 and the Division Bench extended the time for filing ofthe status of departmental enquiries by or before 10thNovember, 2017.
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state exchequer. In some glaring irregularities GairMumkin Rod (Riverine) and Gair Mumkin Kuhl (irriga-tion canal) type of land was allotted under the Roshni Actby granting ownership rights, the spokesman said. He saidrevenue officials of irrigation department are also underthe scanner for their role in allowing department landworth crores to be encroached. In another criminal act,state land was shown as occupied by "Auqaaf Committee"(that looks after affairs of mosques and shrines) and laterallotted to a private person and further mutated in favourof sons in illegal manner. There is no mention of Auqaf de-partment in records or any order to this effect which re-flects that some officials used this entry to illegally allotstate land to private persons, the spokesman said. Further,he said state land measuring nearly half an acre was mutat-ed in favour of private persons under the Roshni Act with-out any prior girdawri in blatant violation of rules.Further, illegal constructions have been raised on stateland even after inspection of senior officers and withoutany mention of same in revenue records some officials fur-nished report about existing structures in violation ofrules to help and assist some land encroachers to maketheir case recently, the spokesman said. He said such offi-cials have been asked to explain their position before ac-tion is initiated against them.
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ed in Jammu and Kashmir," Naik said. He said 12 per centof the power generated is supplied to Jammu and Kashmirfree of cost and the state government is required to buy atcommercial rates, between 19-20 per cent of the power sogenerated by NHPC, to meet local demands. "...Treatingone public authority as both 'respondent' and 'third party'in relation to one RTI application leads to an absurdity inlaw. If this becomes a popular trend, any senior officer in apublic authority can claim to be a 'third party' to every RTIapplication and frustrate every information request by ob-jecting to disclosure," Naik said. According to Section 11 ofthe RTI Act, if an applicant seeks information from a pub-lic authority about a third party, the concerned officialmust take views of that party before disclosure. However,final decision rests with the concerned official who mayoverrule objections raised by the third party.
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tions and exchange skills and experiences betweenKazakhstan Army and the Indian Army," Col. Joshi said.
He said the exercise is also aimed at strengthening the tiesbetween the two nations and will serve as a platform for ex-changing drills for seamless interoperability. The Indiantroops participating in the joint exercise have undergone ex-tensive training in counter terrorism and Low IntensityConflict Operations at Counter Insurgency & Jungle WarfareSchool, Vairengte, he added. "The vast experience and expert-ise of Indian troops in counter insurgency operations holdsspecial importance to the Kazakhstan Army," he said.
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cials said. There was no loss of life reported in the incidentso far, they said. The fire broke out in Kalamabad area ofKupwara district in one of the residential houses andquickly spread to other houses in the area, Fire andEmergency Services officials said. They said eight residen-tial houses and four other buildings (kothars) were dam-aged and fire tenders have been rushed to prevent furtherspread of the blaze. "Further details are awaited," the offi-cials said, adding there was no loss of life reported in the in-cident so far. PTI
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was identified a 13-year-old Gulnaz. "There was ceasefire vio-lation by Pakistani troops today along the LoC in Karmarabelt of Poonch", a police officer told PTI. The girl has been ad-mitted to a district hospital. It may be recalled that on October26, Pakistani troops fired using small and heavy weapons atSher Shakti and Mandhar areas of Kerni sector. On October18, eight civilians, including a two-year-old child, were in-jured in heavy shelling by Pakistani troops in the district.
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25, an official said today. Sanjay Kumar alias Jaggu (19) wastaken to the district hospital for medical checkup on October25, but he managed to escape, he said. "We have re-arrestedhim. He was arrested on October 20 for kidnapping a girl inUdhampur," the official said. He was arrested on a tip off fromDomial area in Udhampur last night by the police. Two police-men were suspended in connection with incident, he said.
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ported. Apart from this the reports of 281 samples are yet tobe received from different labs, they said.
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party workers to start preparing for the upcomingPanchayat polls and register a thumping victory. (KNS)
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evening in which he claimed that unidentified personsbarked into his house when their family members were notpresent in the house. Based on the complaint, police said,they registered a case under FIR Number 124 of 2017 undersections 454 and 380 of RPC at the concerned police station.The investigation was taken up and during the course of in-vestigation, police said, they got details from CCTV analysisand then, they identified one of the thieves. Police immedi-ately hunt and nabbed a person namely Lovely resident ofGurdaspur in Punjab. Police said that the nabbed person wasearlier working as domestic help in the residence of the vic-tims. Police said that a police team led by SI Balram Sharmawas sent to Punjab for further investigation. Police said thathis accomplice namely Daniyal of Gurdaspur was arrestedthere and police recovered Rs 531000 from his possession.
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Ramban district. “It was a grenade which was seized bythe Army search team,” said the sources.
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box which was inserted in soil on Mendhar-Mankote road.Initially, it was suspected that militants might have plant-ed an IED to cause damage to security forces but there wasno IED in the box. However, the rumor spread panicamong the locals and security agencies also became alert.Investigation is on.
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DUBAI (UAE), OCTOBER 31:
JK’s Finance Minister,Dr Haseeb Drabu todaycalled for making Jammu &Kashmir a transit and tradecorridor for arching out toCentral Asia. “Given its geo-graphical location, Jammuand Kashmir could becomea nucleus towards forging anew economic alliance inthe region between theSouth and the CentralAsia,” Dr Drabu said whilespeaking at the concludingsession of the India-UAEPartnership Summit (IUPS)
here this afternoon. DrDrabu addressed the specialsession at the Summit on in-vestment opportunities inJammu and Kashmir titled“J&K: Investing in Peace,Prosperity andDevelopment”. He saidIndia and Central Asia haveshared a geo-cultural affini-ty and a long tradition of his-torical contacts that datesback to antiquity. “There isconvergence of views onvaried issues and interestsbetween the Central AsianRepublics and India, includ-ing promoting economic,
scientific and cultural coop-eration in the region,” DrDrabu said adding that giv-en its historic links withCentral Asia, J&K can be-come a surface transportpassage for reviving tradi-tional economic linkages inthe region. Referring to for-eign direct investment op-portunities in J&K, DrDrabu said there is huge po-tential for investment intourism, energy, education,healthcare, InformationTechnology and agriculturesectors including setting upof a Dry Port, Cold Chain,Education Zone for foreignuniversities and SpecialEconomic Zones for handi-crafts and Sports Goods in-cluding Cricket bats.
Dr Drabu said it washeartening to note that one ofthe biggest business groups ofUAE, Emaar Group andDubai Ports have expressedtheir willingness to explorethe possibility of investing inJ&K. The two-day India-UAEPartnership Summit (IUPS)was jointly organized by theEmbassy of India, Abu Dhabi,Consulate General of India,Dubai and UAE-based premi-
um business body BusinessLeaders' Forum (BLF) on30/31 October. Around 800 topbusinessmen, Ministers, offi-cials, investors and academ-ics from both India and UAEattended the summit with theobjective of significantly en-hancing investments fromUAE to India. The summit fo-cused on key areas of strategicpartnership, investments-im-plementation and travel andtourism sector. The other keyspeakers at the Summit in-cluded Nitin Gadkari, UnionMinister for Road Transport,Highways and Shipping,Alphons Kannanthanam,Minister of State(Independent Charge)Tourism, Govt of India,Abdullah al Nuaimi, UAEMinister of State forInfrastructure Development,Navdeep Singh Suri,Ambassador of India to UAE,Dr Ahmed Al Banna, UAEAmbassador to India, AbdullaAl Saleh, UndersecretaryUAE Ministry of Economy,Sami Ahmad Dhaen AlQamzi, Director General ofthe Department of EconomicDevelopment, Dubai, Dr AzadMoopen, President Business
Leaders Forum Dubai, KiranMazumdar Shaw, Chairmanand managing director ofBiocon Limited, Sultan binSaeed al Mansouri, UAEMinister of Economy, SureshPrabhu, Union Minister ofCommerce & Industry, AishaAbdulla Miran, AssistantSecretary General, StrategyManagement & GovernanceSector, Executive Council ofDubai, Jamal Saif Al Jarwan,UAEIIC Secretary General,Shaji ul Mulk, Partner &Head, Economics, Regulatory& Policy Advisory, KPMGIndia, Payal Koul Mirakhur,Vice President, Invest India,Satpal Ji Maharaj, Minister ofTourism, Govt of Uttrakhand,Kamal Puri, Chairman,Skyline University, SunilSinha, Resident Director-Middle East & North, SaifSaeed Ghobash, DirectorGeneral, Abu Dhabi Tourism& Culture Authority, GeraldLawless, CEO JumeirahGroup, Dr Layla Al Marzouqi,Director of Health Regulation,Medical Tourism ProjectDubai, Sandeep Jajodia,President ASSOCHAM andKT Rama Rao, Minister for IT,Govt of Telangana.
GOF Sta� ReporterJammu, October 31:
Transport Commissioner,Saugat Biswas today held avideo conference with allRTOs and ARTOs of the Statewherein modalities wereworked out to ensure hundredpercent coverage and imple-mentation of the HighSecurity Registration Plate(HSRP) scheme. TransportCommissioner informed thatthe scheme mandated by theSupreme Court is already inimplementation in J&K.However, till now the coverageof HSRP fixation for newlypurchased vehicles wasaround 60% which has nowbeen targeted at 100%. “Wehave modified the workflow ofregistration of new vehicles ina manner which shall ensure100% fixation", he added.
Saugat Biswas said that
facilities like SMS alertsshall be sent to the vehicleowners as soon as the HSRPplates become ready for in-stallation, besides, an on-line portal is also being de-veloped for the convenienceof the owners. He directedthe concerned to display theGovernment approved ratesof the HSRP at all the ARTOoffices and further clarifiedthat the rates are approvedonly for the HSRP alongwith its installation.Fixation of any accessorywith the plates is at the solediscretion of the vehicleowner, he maintained.
It was decided that vehi-cles plying without HSRPshall be fined under theMotor Vehicle Act.However with a view tohelping the people, a systemis being put in place to facili-tate booking of HSRP in lieu
of fining on the road itself.The Motor Vehicle depart-ment shall commence thedrive from the 6thNovember in all the twenty-two districts of J&K. TheHSPR plates are fastenedwith non-removable/non-reusable snap lock systemat the premises of theRTO/ARTO. Apart from theregistration plates chromi-um based hologram stickeris also fixed on the wind-shield of the vehicles. With aview to protect from coun-terfeiting the HSRPs arehot-stamped with chromi-um based hologram and apermanent consecutiveidentification number ofminimum seven digit islaser branded into a reflec-tive sheeting. These uni-formly designed numberplates shall have all their da-ta including their linkage
with the vehicle details,dealer, registering authori-ty, State, Country etc. there-by providing security fromdamage and counterfeiting,informed the TransportCommissioner. Later,Biswas also reviewed thepreparations for launchingthe Dealer AssistedRegistration of non-trans-port vehicle in the State.
Directions were issuedfor conducting training ofDealers by the ARTOs andRTOs wherever they werepending. Various guide-lines were issued with aview to making the processof registration of non-trans-port vehicles in the Statehassle-free both for the pub-lic as well as the dealers.The process shall be han-dled on the VAHAN 4.0 na-tional portal and shall belaunched soon.
Jammu, October 31:
Saluting the Iron Manand the architect of ModernIndia, Sardar VallabhbhaiPatel, Deputy ChiefMinister Dr Nirmal Singhsaid that Sardar's ideologyis the bedrock of IndianUnity. The Deputy ChiefMinister said this afterflagging off the 'Run forUnity’ to mark the 142ndbirth anniversary of SardarVallabhbhai Patel whichwas celebrated today acrossthe country. SpeakerLegislative AssemblyKavinder Gupta, Ministerof State for Tourism andEducation Priya Sethi,Vice Chairman StateAdvisory Board ForDevelopment of KisansDaljit Singh Chib, Memberof Parliament ShamsherSingh Manhas, LegislatorsSat Sharma, RameshArora, Rajesh Gupta andVikram Randhawa,Divisional CommissionerJammu M K Bhandari, IGPJammu Dr S.D Singh, polit-ical leader Anil Gupta be-sides seniors officers of var-ious departments, studentsand staff of different insti-tutions, members of civilsociety and prominent citi-zens also participated in therun which started from her-itage complex MubarakMandi and after passingthrough old city areas cul-minated at Zanana Park.
The event was organ-ized by Jammu MunicipalCorporation. The DeputyChief Minister adminis-tered the pledge for main-taining unity and integrityof the country and playing
active role in SwacchBharat Mission to all citi-zens and students presenton the occasion. Speakingon the occasion, Dr NirmalSingh the present face ofIndia is the result oftremendous contributionsmade by Sardar VallabhBhai Patel. The occasionstrengthens the spirit ofoneness, peace and amity inthe state as well as the na-tion,” he said. Pertinently,Rashtriya Ekta Diwas orNational Unity Day was in-troduced by theGovernment of India in2014 with the aim of cele-brating this event everyyear on 31st October as atribute to visionary leaderSardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.
MoS, Priya Sethi whileaddressing the gatheringsaid that India’s vibrant andrich culture makes India theland of diversity wherepeace and harmony pre-vails. Priya Sethi furthersaid that the programmeslike Ek Bharat ShreshthaBharat which was launchedby the Prime Minister on31st October, 2016 to pro-mote engagement amongstthe people of State/ UTs inthe country works towardsenhancing mutual under-standing and bonding be-tween people of diverse cul-tures, thereby securingstronger unity & integrity ofIndia. Earlier, Deputy ChiefMinister also flagged off themarathon “Run forUnity“commenced fromSatwari Chowk, and passedthrough Gandhi Nagar,Bikram Chowk and TawiBridge and culminated atthe M A Stadium.
Jammu, Oct 31(JNF):
Principal SessionsJudge Bhaderwah MKSharma today awarded 10years rigorous imprison-ment to Sanjay Kumar S/OHans Raj R/O NarnooTehsil Bhaderwah in dowrydeath case. According to thepolice case that the deceasedSona Devi was married tothe accused on 29.08.2009and it is alleged that aftersome days of marriage, theaccused started torturingand harassing the deceasedwith a view to coerce her tobring more dowry. The ac-cused would also beat andlabel false allegationsagainst the deceased andwould not allow the de-ceased to visit her parentalhouse. On 12th of Nov. 2009,there was a marriage ofcousin brother of the de-ceased at village Manthla
but the accused sent his par-ents to the said marriageand did not allow the de-ceased to participate in themarriage and in the inter-vening night of 12/13 Nov.2009, the accused with an in-tention to kill, throttled thedeceased to death.Principal Sessions JudgeBhaderwah after hearingboth the sides observed thatthe convict has assassinatedhis young wife of nineteenyears. The deceased was theonly daughter of her motherPW Darshana Devi, a wid-ow. The victim DarshanaDevi, who had already losther husband at a very youngage has been deprived of herdaughter also. In this viewof the matter, lenient view isnot required to be taken inimposing sentence. The con-vict is, therefore, sentencedto rigorous imprisonmentfor ten years for the commis-
sion of offence u/s 304-IIRPC. Court also observedthat besides the impositionof aforesaid sentenceawarded to the convict, Iwould like to state that themother of the deceased onaccount of brutal murder ofher only female child musthave suffered tremendousamount of pain and agony.Realizing the need to pro-vide some monetaryamount to the victims of cer-tain crimes including rapeand murder etc. or their de-pendents who had sufferedloss or injury as a result ofthe crime The Jammu &Kashmir “Victim compen-sation Scheme” and SubSection I of Section 545 ofCr.PC have been made ap-plicable to the state of J&K.Vide Notification dated23.04.2013 under SRO 229and as per schedule to theNotification, different
amounts have been men-tioned for financial help tothe victims of crime or theirdependents. In case of mur-der, rupees one lakh hasbeen provided as maximumlimit of compensationwhich now as per SRO 394dated 09.09.2013 revised to amaximum limit of compen-sation for loss of life and hasbeen raised to rupees twolakhs and Supreme Court inthe long line of judicial pro-nouncements recognizedthe need for awarding com-pensation to the victims ofcrime for loss of life or in-jury suffered by them in or-der to reassure the victim orhis family that he or she isnot forgotten in the crimi-nal justice system.Therefore, in my view, acompensation of RupeesTwo Lacs will be just andreasonable amount for pro-viding financial assistance
GOF Sta� ReporterJammu, Oct 31:
National Unity Daywas observed in NHPCRegional Office, Jammuon 31st October, 2017.
On this occasion Sh. S.Kalgaonkar, ExecutiveDirector, while adminis-tering pledge to all the em-ployees of the office re-called the late SardarVallabhbhai Patel, whodedicated himself to main-tain the unity, integrityand security of the nation.After this, all the employ-ees participated in the Runfor Unity. A documentaryon the life of late SardarVallabhbhai Patel was al-so shown .
Speaking on the occa-sion, the ExecutiveDirector called upon allthe NHPC employees towork with dedication bytaking inspiration fromthe life style of SardarVallabhbhai Patel.
Jyotipuram, Oct 31:
To commemoratetheBirth Anniversary of LateSardarVallavhbhai Patel,SalalPower Station observed‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’(National Unity Day) todayon 31.10.2017 wherein NHPCemployees, CISF Personnel,teachers & students fromKV, Jyotipuram and localsparticipatedin large numberwith zeal andenthusiasm.The programmestarted with ‘Run for Unity’from Ramleela Ground,Jyotipuram to Bidda(Around 06 Kilometers fromJyotipuram) to convey themessage of unity. The eventwas inauguratedby Sh.Himanshu Shekhar, GeneralManager, Salal PowerStation by flagging off therunners. On the occasion,March Past was conductedby CISF and student
Contingents to boost the sen-timents of the masses againstany threat to the unity, in-tegrity and security of the na-tion. During March Past, tri-color was hoisted by Sh.Himanshu Shekhar.Thereafter, a ‘Pledge TakingCeremony’ was organised
wherein Sh. Shekhar admin-istered ‘Rashtriya EktaDiwas’ Pledge to the gather-ing. Speaking on the occa-sion, Sh. Shekhar recalledLate SardarVallabhbhaiPatel, the Iron Man and com-mendable role played by himduring freedom struggle and
in integration of PrincelyStates of India after independ-ence. He appealed all to striveand dedicate themselves forpreserving the unity of thenation and motivate othersalso for the cause. The pro-gramme concluded withNational Anthem.
GOF Sta� ReporterJammu, Oct 31:
Opposition NationalConference (NC) today ac-cused the Jammu andKashmir government of be-ing "corrupt and intoler-ant" and appealed to theCentre to set up an inquirypanel for conducting an au-dit of the money pumped forthe state's development.Provincial president andMLA Devender Singh Ranamade the appeal after hewalked out of a reviewmeeting of the JammuDistrict DevelopmentBoard along with party leg-islator Kamal Arora. Hewas protesting against theworking of BJP ministersand their alleged failure tomitigate the problems ofthe people of Jammu re-gion. "An inquiry commis-sion should be set up to lookinto the working of variousdepartments. I appeal to theprime minister and thehome minister to dispatch ateam of secretaries and un-dertake audit to find wherethe money pumped for de-velopment is going," Ranatold reporters at partyheadquarters here.
"They (BJP leadership)want to muzzle the voice ofopposition. They do notwant opposition and havebecome intolerant becausethey are inefficient and cor-rupt. It is the most corruptgovernment I have seen,"he alleged. He questionedwhether the money was be-ing utilised properly or fill-ing the coffers of those inpower here. Rana claimedDeputy Chief MinisterNirmal Singh, the repre-sentative of the govern-
ment, had "failed to deliverand serve the cause of thepeople of Jammu". He alsohit out at the deputy chiefminister who chaired themeeting. "When the roadsector was taken up, themeeting was informed that253.90 km road length wasmacadamised against thetotal target of 509.31 km in2017-18. It cannot take placeafter November 15 butSingh asked for macadami-sation of the road in front ofhis house and the circuithouse citing frequent VIPmovement," he claimed.
"I raised an objectionand asked why he was onlyconcerned about a particu-lar road rather than otherroads in the city and the fail-ure to achieve the cent percent target. Singh lost histemper and accused me ofplaying politics over the is-sue," he alleged. "I told him Iwas only concerned aboutthe overall developmentsince there would be nomacadamisation afterNovember 15," he said,adding "when asked what isthe need for us to be here,Singh said it is better toleave". He alleged that thegovernment had failed in thedevelopment of Jammu re-gion and a perception pre-vailed that corruption was atits peak. He claimed that sev-eral centrally-sponsoredschemes had not started inJammu as "the BJP says theyare not able to get contrac-tors for the implementationof the project". Asked aboutthe preparations for the up-coming panchayat elections,he said, "Let them hold thetwice deferred Anantnagparliamentary bypolls firstand test the waters." PTI TAS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (PTI)
In a veiled attack on theCongress ahead of Gujaratpolls, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi today saidsome parties and govern-ments in the past have triedto run down and erase thecontributions of SardarVallabhbhai Patel in unify-ing the country immediate-ly after Independence.Flagging off a run to com-memorate the 142nd birthanniversary of Patel, Modisaid due to the statesman-ship and political acumen ofthe country's first homeminister, India is united to-day despite the colonialrulers' wish that it was dis-integrated into smallerstates after Independence.
"There have been at-tempts to run down Patel, toensure that the contributionof Patel is forgotten. ButSardar is Sardar, whetherany government or any par-ty recognises his contribu-tion or not but the nationand the youth will not forgethim," he said without nam-ing any government or par-ty. "The youth of India re-
spects him and his contribu-tion towards the building ofour nation," he noted.Modi'scomment bears significanceas it came ahead of the as-sembly elections in Gujarat,the state Patel belonged to.
Paying rich tribute toPatel, the prime ministersaid he had not only savedthe country from the diffi-culties being faced immedi-ately after Independence,but succeeded in uniting thewhole nation. "The Britishgovernment wished thatIndia was disintegrated intosmaller states. But Patelused all means (Sam, dam,dand, bhed, rajneeti, kut-neeti) and succeeded in unit-ing all princely states into asingle nation within a verysmall span of time," he said.
Modi said generation af-ter generation of Indianswill continue to rememberPatel, particularly theyouth, who will carry for-ward his legacy. The 'Runfor Unity', which began fromthe Major Dhyan ChandNational Stadium, saw theparticipation of a large num-ber of people, includingsports personalities like
Sardar Singh, DeepaKarmakar, Suresh Rainaand Karnam Malleswari.The 1.5 km run here came toan end near the India Gate C-Hexagon-Shah Jahan Roadradial. Earlier, PresidentRam Nath Kovind, VicePresident M VenkaiahNaidu, the Prime Minister,and Home Minister RajnathSingh paid floral tributes toPatel on Parliament streetwhere his statues is in-stalled. The prime ministersaid everyone in the countryis proud of Patel's contribu-
tion to India before it at-tained freedom and duringthe early years after the na-tion became independent.
"We salute Sardar Patelon his Jayanti. His momen-tous service and monumen-tal contribution to India cannever be forgotten," he said.Stressing that the diversityis India's strength, Modisaid there are many lan-guages, religion, culture,customs, lifestyles and foodhabits. "But these are ourstrength and these are ourbright future.India is proud
of our diversity," he said.The prime minister saidfirst President of IndiaRajendra Prasad had saidthat India has become aunited nation only due to ad-ministrative acumen andstrong leadership of Patelbut the country was not giv-ing him due respect."Rajendra Babu must behappy now, wherever is hissoul, that we are remember-ing the contribution of Pateleven though some peopletried to run down and erasehis contribution.The nationwill continue to rememberPatel," he said. Modi said insome countries, people ofthe same faith are even notready to tolerate each otherand want to harm and killeach other. But in India,there is diversity yet all areunited. "Our country mustremain united.It is the re-sponsibility of the 125 crorepeople to ensure that Indiaremains united," he said.
At the beginning of hisspeech, Modi also paid trib-ute to former PrimeMinister late Indira Gandhion her death anniversary.Paying tribute to Patel,
Home Minister RajnathSingh said apart from unit-ing the nation, Patel alsosucceeded in facing the chal-lenge of communal violencewhich broke out soon afterthe Independence. "SardarPatel was the main force be-hind upholding India s uni-ty and integrity at the timeof Independence," he said.The central government ob-serves October 31 as'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas' tocommemorate the birth an-niversary of Sardar Patel.Several union ministers, in-cluding Ananth Kumar,Vijay Goel, RajyavardhanSingh Rathore and HardeepPuri, senior officials andothers also participated inthe event. Hockey playerSardar Singh said 'Run forUnity' is a commendable ini-tiative to showcase thecountry's unity and integri-ty. Gymnast DeepaKarmakar said she wasproud to be part of the run,which is being organised toremember the contribu-tions of Patel in unifying thecountry. Patel was born onOctober 31, 1875, and passedaway on December 15, 1950.
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Attempts in the past to run down contribution of Patel: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the gathering on theRashtriya Ekta Diwas at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadiumin New Delhi.
NC demands inquiry commissionto look into corruption
Salal Power Station observes ‘rashtriya ekta divas’
Court awards 10 years RI to husband andcompensation Rs 2 lacs to mother of deceased
National UnityDay observed inNHPC RegionalOffice Jammu
Deputy CM paystribute to Iron Man Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel
Dr Drabu for making JK trade corridor to Central AsiaAddresses special session of India-UAE Par tner ship Summit on ‘Investment Oppor tunities in J&K’
High Security Registration Plates mandatoryfor vehicles: Transport Commissioner
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