"Don't talk to Delhi," Farooq Abdullah prompts separatists

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PATHANKOT, JUNE 10

The Jammu and Kashmir Policewill produce witnessesincluding SeniorSuperintendent of Police (crimebranch) Ramesh Jalla in thealleged rape and murder of aneight-year-old girl at Kathua inJanuary this year before thedistrict and sessions judge heretomorrow, officials said.The court, which is hearing thecase on directions of theSupreme Court, had issuedsummons to some of theprosecution witnesses who

failed to appear on Friday as itwas served late.Jalla, who headed theinvestigation, along with threeother witnesses will beappearing before the courttomorrow after the district andsessions judge had expressedhis displeasure over absence ofwitnesses on Friday and hadissued directions to him for hispersonal appearance onMonday.The parents of the victim werelikely to be produced before thecourt on Tuesday as locatingthem and serving themsummons took some time, the

officials said.The court had on Thursdayframed charges of rape andmurder against seven of theeight accused, paving way forbeginning of trial against them.The accused against whomcharges were framed were SanjiRam, his son Vishal, specialpolice officers Deepak Khajuriaalias Deepu and SurinderVerma, Parvesh Kumar aliasMannu, head constable TilakRaj, and sub-inspector ArvindDatta, officials had said.The fate of the eighth accused,who claims to be a juvenile andis a nephew of P2

Kathua case:

Police to produce witnessesincluding SSP tomorrow

NL CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI, JUNE 10

Former NIA chief SharadKumar was todayappointed vigilancecommissioner in theprobity watchdog CVC,officials said.The 62-year-old Kumar, a1979-batch IPS officer of

the Haryana cadre, retiredin September last yearafter heading the NationalInvestigation Agency, ananti-terror probeorganisation, for over fouryears.According to an officialorder, Kumar has beenappointed vigilancecommissioner in theCentral VigilanceCommission for a term offour years or till he attainsthe age of 65.The post was lying vacantsince February.According to the rules,Kumar's tenure will cometo an end in October 2020.The P2

Ex-NIA Chief appointedCVC Commissioner

NL CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI, JUNE 10

The government hasopened up senior-levelbureaucratic posts inseveral departments topeople, even from theprivate sector, who are"talented and motivated",and willing to contributetowards nation building.According to anadvertisement publishedin leading newspapers, thegovernment is looking for10 "outstandingindividuals", even from theprivate sector, withexpertise in the areas ofrevenue, financialservices, economic affairs,agriculture, cooperationand farmers' welfare, roadtransport and highway,shipping, environment,forests and climatechange, new and

renewable energy, civilaviation and commerce.A Government circularsaid, "The Government ofIndia invites talented andmotivated Indian nationalswilling to contributetowards nation building tojoin the government at thelevel of joint secretary."The initiative is beingcalled lateral recruitmentto senior positions in thegovernment.The period of contract willbe for three years from thedate of commencement ofservice, extendable up tofive years depending uponperformance.Joint Secretaries are at acrucial level of seniormanagement in thegovernment of India andlead policy-making as wellas the implementation ofvarious programmes andschemes of the

department assigned tothem.They report to thes e c r e t a r y / a d d i t i o n a lsecretary in the ministryor department and arenormally appointed fromall India services like theIAS, IPS, IFS and otherallied services.The criteria for applicantsinclude minimum age of 40years as on July 1, 2018,graduate from arecognised university orinstitute. Higherqualifications would be anadded advantage.Those who are eligible toapply are officers of anystate or Union Territoriesgovernment who arealready working at anequivalent level or areeligible for appointment toan equivalent level in theircadre, with relevantexperience. P2

Govt opens up 10 Jnt Secy-level poststo 'talented, motivated' Indians

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KERAN, JUNE 10

Six terrorists were killedon Sunday after aninfiltration bid was foiledby security forces inKeran Sector of Kupwarain Jammu and Kashmir.While there were reportsinitially that threeterrorists had been killed,a defence spokesmanconfirmed that moreterrorists have been killedwhile trying to infiltratealong the Line of Control

(LoC). An infiltration bid hasbeen eliminated along theLoC in Karen Sector(Kupwara district), thedefence spokesman said.Troops noticed suspiciousmovement along the LoCin Keran sector inKupwara district andchallenged the infiltrators,an Army official said.The combing operation isin progress. In another incident inJammu, two Armypersonnel P2

6 terrorists killed,infiltration bid foiled

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PAHALGAM, JUNE 10

Taking a cue from lastyear's deadly bus attack,the security has beenbeefed up along the entireroute of the Amarnathyatra, which commenceson June 28."Amarnath Yatra issensitive, taking a cuefrom last year's incident;we are gearing up thesecurity forces. We willensure a safe Yatra," saidMohsin Shehadi, DIGCRPF in Kashmir.The jawans of CentralReserve Police Force(CRPF) are also beingdeployed at the vital

places for the security ofthe pilgrims.The Jammu and Kashmirgovernment along withShrine Board has startedthe preparations for thesmooth pilgrimage thisyear and in this process,the government along withPahalgam DevelopmentAuthority (PDA) has

started clearance of snowfrom tracks and installingother logisticalinfrastructure for pilgrimswho will undertake Yatrafrom Pahalgam side.Around 250-300 laboursare being arranged by theShrine Board and PDA sothat the 32 kms trackbetween P2

Security beefed up aheadof Amarnath yatra

NL CORRESPONDENT

SRINAGAR, JUNE 10

Farooq Abdullah also saidthat the centralgovernment was notsincere while speaking of adialogue with theseparatists.Srinagar: Lok Sabhamember and formerJammu and Kashmir ChiefMinister Farooq Abdullahhas advised separatistsnot to engage in talks withthe Centre, saying theywill get nothing."They did not give usautonomy which isguaranteed by theConstitution, what willthey give you?" FarooqAbdullah told theseparatists in an interviewgiven to leading local daily.The National Conference

President also said thatthe central governmentwas not sincere while

speaking of a dialogue withthe separatists."It is simply a fill in theblanks exercise. There ispressure on India from theworld that Kashmir mustbe normalized. It is a trap.Don't fall into it. Talk onlywhen India comes up with

a concrete proposal,"Farooq Abdullah said in hismessage to theseparatists."Don't talk for the sake oftalks. I don't think they(BJP) are ready to give you(separatist) anything. Theyare not sincere in theirintentions. They want todrag them to the table onlyto discredit them," hecautioned the separatists,some of those top leadersare either in jail or areconfined to their homes inSrinagar.The separatists have so farnot come up with anypositive indication thatthey would be engaging ina dialogue process withNew Delhi.Kashmiri separatistleaders including Syed AliGeelani, P2

"Don't talk to Delhi," FarooqAbdullah prompts separatists

NL CORRESPONDENT

SRINAGAR, JUNE 10

The soldiers wereundertaking someconstruction work inKanari forward post areain Sabzian sector.Jammu: Two Armypersonnel were criticallyinjured when theyaccidentally stepped over a

landmine near the LoC inPoonch district of Jammuand Kashmir, police saidtoday.The soldiers wereundertaking someconstruction work inKanari forward post areain Sabzian sector when oneof them accidentallystepped over the landmineyesterday, P2

2 soldiers injured inlandmine blast in Poonch

10 Dy SPstransferredin J&KNL CORRESPONDENT

SRINAGAR, JUNE 10

Ten DeputySuperintendents ofPolice (Dy SP) havebeen transferred inJammu and Kashmirpolice in the interest ofadministration, apolice spokesman saidon Sunday evening.He said DirectorGeneral of Police(DGP) Dr S P Vaid hasissued orders oftransfer and posting of10 Dy SP of differentpolice wings.

NL CORRESPONDENT

SRINAGAR, JUN 10

Lal Singh's brotherRajinder Singh againstwhom an FIR was lodgedby Jammu and KashmirPolice after video showinghim abusing ChiefMinister Mehbooba Muftiwent viral has been finallyarrested in Rajasthan.Director General of PoliceS P Vaid said "a team ofJ&K police had went toUdaipur Rajasthan afterreceiving inputs about thewhereabouts ofChowdhary RajinderSingh and arrested himfrom Udaipur Rajasthan."With this Jammu and

Kashmir Police hasachieved a majorbreakthrough inapprehending ChowdharyRajinder Singh.When contacted SSPKathua Shridhar Patel saidthat Chowdhary RajinderSingh was arrested undera well planed operationcarried out by a member ofsix officials of Jammu andKashmir police inRajasthan and theaccused has been bookedunder section 501, 509RPC and 66/67 IPC. Thepolice team is likely toreach Kathua along withthe accused ChowdharyRajinder Singh by Sundayevening.

Lal Singh's brotherarrested from Udaipur

NL CORRESPONDENT

SRINAGAR, JUN 10

Senior PDP leader andformer Minister Abdul HaqKhan on Sunday broke hissilence on sacking aftermore than one and a halfmonth and vowed to workmore as an MLA than heused to work as a Minister.Haq Khan said "though Iwas not consulted on myouster from the cabinet butthe decision of the ChiefMinister is final andacceptable to all of us.Satisfying for me is theappreciation of the chiefminister and PDP VicePresident for the work I did

as a Minister for threeyears."Saying that he has nothingto say against the decisionchief minister took on hisouster, Haq Khan said "Ihave worked in the partyfor the more than fifteenyears and how comedrooping from the cabinetcan make a difference tome. I will work for myhome district Kupwaraincluding my constituencyLolab more than I used towork as a minister."Claiming that connectivityof roads and constructionof assets in the RuralDevelopment sector haschanged the face of Rural

areas in the state, HaqKhan said "districts likeBhaderwah, Doda andRamban where fatal roadaccident deaths continuedto be an issue of seriousconcern are nowconnected by roads. I haveworked to the uttersatisfaction of the chiefminister as a RuralDevelopment Minister andmy work as RuralDevelopment Minister hasbeen appreciated by eventhe Government of India."Ruling out the speculationsthat he was sacked oncharges of corruption inthe Rural DevelopmentDepartment, Khan said

"the works have beenexecuted in RuralDevelopment Departmentin Jammu and Kashmirmore transparently than inany other part of thecountry."Saying that he haspersonally met chiefminister even after hissacking, Haq Khan said"after sacking people fromthe opposition and theruling combine came to meas one of my relations hadpassed away the same day.When any leader in anyparty is relinquished of anyimportant responsibility itis all but natural thatpeople P2

Haq breaks silence after sacking

"Was not consulted on my ouster from Cabinet"

NL CORRESPONDENT

SRINAGAR, JUN 10

As the countdown to Eidhas begun, markets acrossthe Valley, including thesummer capital Srinagar,wore a festive look today aspeople came out in largenumbers to shop.Residents thronged the marketsin the Valley to buy groceries,clothes and eatables.Eid-ul-Fitr which marks the endof Ramazan is scheduled to becelebrated in the Valley on Friday(June 15), depending on theappearance of the moon.The business hub LalChowk,Goni Khan and Maharaja Bazaar

in the city witnessed a heavyrush of shoppers, leading totraffic chaos on all major routes.Traffic policemen had a toughtime managing the traffic today.Meanwhile, residents were alsoseen preparing for Shab-e-Qadr(night of power), which falls onthe 27th night of the fastingmonth (Monday). Muslims praythroughout this P2

Ahead of Eid, markets abuzzwith shoppers, Traffic chaos

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SRINAGAR, JUNE 10

In a rare and interestingrecent event, a Hindufamily has organised anexhibition of rare Quranicmanuscripts, historicalcalligraphic art and worksin Srinagar and attractinga good crowd here.The inheritor of such abeautiful collection ofmasterpieces, SureshAbrol, the man who haspainstakingly preservedthese valuablemanuscripts, says theseare part of his grandfather

Lala Rekhi Ram Abrol'scollections."He was a jeweller in thecourt of Maharaja HariSingh, the last Dogra ruler,and collected many of

these items. My fathersought only one thing ininheritance - these ancientmanuscripts and othercollections. We considerthem our real inheritance,"

he says.The exhibition, "ShireenQalam", has beenorganised by the J-KAcademy of Art, Cultureand Languages inassociation with theDepartment of Tourismand the Indian NationalTrust for Art and CulturalHeritage at the TouristReception Centre buildinghere.Minister of Culture, Mr.Naeem Akhtar inauguratedthe exhibition on Thursdayand that remained open forgeneral public till Monday,the June 11. P2

Hindu family exhibits rare collection of Islamicmanuscripts, masterpieces in Kashmir

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Govt opens up 10 Jnt Secy-level poststo 'talented, motivated' Indians

It also includes individuals working at comparablelevels in public sector undertakings, autonomousbodies, statutory organisations, universities, recognisedresearch institutes with a minimum of 15 years ofexperience.Those working at comparable levels in private sectorcompanies, consultancy organisations, international ormultinational organisations with a minimum of 15 yearsexperience can also apply.Selected applicants shall be placed at the beginning ofthe pay scale as applicable to a joint secretary, which isRs 1,44,200-Rs 2,18,200 per month (Level 14 of PayMatrix). In addition, they shall be eligible for allallowances and facilities as applicable to the equivalentlevel in the Government of India.However, the government reserves its right to placedeserving appointees at an appropriate level within thescale of pay.All appointees shall be deemed to be public servants forthe purpose of the CCS (Conduct) Rules and such otherstatutes as notified by the government from time to time.The employment contract can be terminated by eitherside with a minimum notice period of three months.The shortlisted candidates will be called for a personalinteraction with the selection committee. The last datefor receipt of applications is July 30.

6 terrorists killed,infiltration bid foiled

were critically injured when they accidentally steppedover a landmine near the LoC in Poonch district ofJammu and Kashmir. The soldiers were undertakingsome construction work in Kanari forward post area inSabzian sector when one of them accidentally steppedover the landmine, causing an explosion.The injured Army personnel have been admitted to ahospital. Landmines are planted along the LoC toprevent infiltration of terrorists from across the borderand sometimes get dislocated due to rains.

"Don't talk to Delhi," FarooqAbdullah prompts separatists

Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik havesaid that New Delhi must identify the contours of thedialogue process so that a categorical stand can betaken by the separatists on the offer.

2 soldiers injured in landmineblast in Poonch

causing an explosion, a police official said.The injured Army personnel have been admitted to ahospital.Landmines are planted along the LoC to preventinfiltration of terrorists from across the border andsometimes get dislocated due to rains.

Hindu family exhibits rare collection of Islamicmanuscripts, masterpieces in Kashmir

More than a hundred rare Quranic manuscripts,including "Nuskha Fatehullah Kashmiri" written byFatehullah Kashmiri in 1238 AD, exquisite calligraphicworks and remarkable art objects are on display."Nuskha Fatehullah Kashmiri" is the oldest availableQuranic manuscript in Kashmiri calligraphy.Other manuscripts that drew hordes of visitors includedthe copy of the holy book dating back to 1594 AD andconsidered to be the only sample in the world written insaffron ink."Our family has 250 Quranic calligraphy collections and130 of them are on the vellum -- a paper made from theskin of goat or camel," Suresh says.He says they have brought two handwritten Qurans --one on a four-and-a-half feet by five feet cloth and theother on a five-feet paper.'Shajrah- e-Nasab' of Prophet Muhammad, which isabout 24-ft long, with pure gold illumination also adornsthe walls of the TRC building.The family also has a laboratory to take care of 5,000manuscripts written in Arabic, Persian, Sharda andSanskrit.Suresh and his two brothers, who have converted theirhome into a museum, look after the collections and arebeing provided guidance by the state culture

department."We spend our own money for their preservation. This isour passion," he says.Suresh says this is for the first time that the familydecided to take the collections out of their house on thesuggestion of state's cultural department," he said.In the calligraphy section, celebrated artworks byrenowned artists are the centre of attraction of thehundreds of visitors who have thronged the exhibitionfor the last three days.The exhibition offers a glimpse into rare Islamicmanuscripts. One of them is "Sad Pand Luqman" ofHakim Luqman which is a Persian manuscript scribedby Peer Baksh of Punjab in "Khate Nakhoon" on ethics.The manuscript, penned in 1870 AD, is ornamented withgold and the borders are decorated with pictures ofanimals and birds.A Quran dated 961 AH (roughly 1553), which ishandwritten on Samarqandi paper, and a Persiantranslation of the Quran by Mir Saeed Andrabi in 1850are also on display. (agencies)

"Was not consulted on myouster from Cabinet"

from both the opposition and the ruling combine comewith offers but it hardly matters for a committed partyman. It is for the party to think about the advantages anddisadvantages of the decision the chief minister hastaken. I will continue to work for district Kupwara andhome constituency." (KNS)

Ahead of Eid, markets abuzzwith shoppers, Traffic chaos

night as it is considered the holiest night in the last 10days of Ramazan.

Police to produce witnessesincluding SSP tomorrow

Sanji Ram, was yet to be decided after the crime branchof the Jammu and Kashmir Police contested his claimthat he was a minor.The district and sessions court has framed chargesunder various sections of the Ranbir Penal Code

including 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 302 (murder) and376-D (gang rape), special public prosecutor had J KChopra said earlier.The court had also framed charges for destruction ofevidence and under section 328 (causing hurt bypoisoning with an intent to hurt) of the RPC. The twopolicemen - Tilak Raj and Arvind Datta - were alsocharged under Section 161 (public servant taking illegalgratification) of the RPC, Chopra had said.The crime branch had filed a charge sheet on April 9 inKathua in the case of kidnap, rape and murder of theeight-year-old girl from January 10 this year. She waskilled on January 14 and her body was recovered onJanuary 17 triggering a massive political unrest in thestate.The trial in the case began on May 31 with the sevenaccused being produced before the district and sessionsjudge after the Supreme Court transferred the case fromJammu and Kashmir to Pathankot in Punjab for a fairtrial following a plea by the victim's family.While transferring the case from Kathua to Pathankot,about 30 km away, the apex court directed day-to-day in-camera trial in the case. (AGENCIES)

Ex-NIA Chief appointedCVC Commissioner

Commission comprises central vigilance commissionerand two vigilance commissioners.At present, K V Chowdary is the CVC and T M Bhasin isthe other vigilance commissioner.

Security beefed up aheadof Amarnath yatra

Chandanwari side to holy cave is ready before the startof an annual pilgrimage.The DIG CRPF said that all security arrangements havebeen made from Pahalgam side for the pilgrimage.Officials are hopeful that by June 18 all arrangementswill be put in place.On July 10 last year, at least nine Amarnath pilgrimswere killed and 19 others were injured in the attack onthe bus in south Kashmir's Anantnag district.In December, the police claimed to have killed all thethree Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants involved in theattack.

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QINGDAO, JUNE 10

Amid frosty bilateral relationship,Prime Minister NarendraModi andPakistani President MamnoonHussain on Sunday exchangedpleasantries after a press conferenceby the leaders of the ShanghaiCooperation Organisation (SCO)here. The two leaders shook hands andexchanged pleasantries at the end ofthe media briefing, which wasaddressed by Chinese President XiJinping. China is the host and chair ofthe SCO.

Modi and Hussain were among theleaders who attended the mediabriefing after culmination of the 18thSCO summit where India andPakistan participated as full-fledgedmembers.The relations between India andPakistan had strained after an attackon an army camp in Uri in Jammuand Kashmir by Pakistan-basedterror organisations in 2016. The tiestook a severe hit post-sentencing ofIndian national Kulbhushan Jadhavby a military court in April last year.India had also boycotted the 19thSAARC Summit after the Uri attack.

The summit was called off afterBangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistanalso declined to participate in theIslamabad meet.The Line of Control in Jammu andKashmir has also witnessedescalation of hostilities.India has been raising the issue ofPakistan-sponsored terrorism invarious multilateral forums with anaim to build pressure on Islamabadto dismantle the terror infrastructureoperating from that country.Modi held nearly half a dozenbilateral meetings with leaders ofother SCO countries. However, there

was no bilateral meeting betweenModi and Hussain.In his address at the summit, Modi,while referring to situation inAfghanistan, talked about challengeof terrorism and its effects.In his address, President Hussainexuded confidence that theupcoming general elections in hiscountry will further bolster economicstability in Pakistan.He said the China-PakistanEconomic Corridor (CPEC), which ispart of China's Belt and RoadInitiative, has boosted Pakistan'seconomy.

PM Modi, Pak Prez shake hands at SCO Summit

NEW DELHI, JUNE 10

The Northern Railwayswill now monitorcleanliness of its trainsusing WhatsApp groupssupervised by seniorofficials.Every department, be itpantry, bed rolls etc., willhave separate WhatsAppgroups, in which statusreport of cleanliness will

be uploaded on a dailybasis."WhatsApp groups havebeen created for train andpantry cleanliness, bedrolls and functionality ofair conditioners in trains.Photographs are beinguploaded in these groupsfor monitoring by seniorofficials," NorthernRailway General ManagerVishweshChaube said.

The zone will also sooncommission an automaticcoach washing plant at theHazratNizamuddin railwaystation which can wash a24-coach train thoroughlyin under eight minutes.The plant, which iscurrently undergoing trialsat the station, is being setup by the NorthernRailways at a cost of Rs 1.6crore, he said.

Northern Railways to monitorcleanliness using WhatsApp groups

NL CORRESPONDENTJAMMU TAWI, JUN 10

Member Parliament (MP)Jugal Kishore Sharma andMLA Priya Sethi onSaturday said that ruraldevelopment is priority ofboth Central as well asJ&K Government and goingby the principle of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi"Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas",adequate facilities arebeing provided to people inevery village and town. TheMP and the MLA werespeaking while layingfoundation stone of acommunity hall at Nagrota

which will be constructedat any estimated cost of Rs50 lakh and developed bydepartment of RuralDevelopment Department.This was a long pendingdemand of people ofNagrota who had beenlooking for such a facilityfor the last several years.Priya Sethi also sanctionedfunds from herConstituency DevelopmentFund (CDF) to ensure thatthe community hall iscompleted at an earliest."The facility oncedeveloped is going tobenefit about 20,000 peopleof about 13 Panchayats

who otherwise had nooption to hold socialgatherings in the area. Thespace is going to have stateof the art facilities, roomsand even parking besidesadequate water and

electricity", Priya Sethisaid while addressing thegathering. Speaking on theoccasion, Jugal Kishoresaid that ultimate aim ofdevelopment is to ensurethat its benefits reach to

each and every individual.He added that severalschemes meant for ruralareas have been started touplift socio-economiccondition of people. PriyaSethi further said,"irrespective of caste,creed, religion or region thedevelopment has to go andthat's the objective of bothState as well as CentralGovernment". She said thatboth the State as well asCentral Government haslaunched women specificschemes which are helpingwomen folk in setting uptheir individual units, startnew ventures, etc.

NL CORRESPONDENTJAMMU TAWI, JUN 10

A free Super specialitymedical camp wasorganized today at Migrant

Camp, Muthi by KPIT-SAMITH in associationwith Mata VaishnoDeviNarayana Hopital, Kakryal,Katra (SMVDNH). AjayBharti, MLC inauguratedthe camp in presence ofM.L Raina, ReliefCommissioner(Migrant)and Chand Bhat DistrictPresident BJP KDD. Nearly350-400 patients gotthemselves registered andexamined at the camp. Onthis occasion, MLCstressed upon theorganizers that camps likethese should be carryouton regularly so that thecommon man can befacilitated and get anopportunity to avail thebest medical care availableat SMVDNH. M.L Raina ,Relief Commissioner(Migrant) reiterated thenow a days as the reach ofcommon man to medicalcare is hard camps likethese can be of great help

for them. Chand Bhatextended his full supporton this noble cause to theorganizers and praised theorganizer's for reaching outto the society. The

consultants andspecialties atcamp wereDr.Mohd MaqboolSohil Cardiology(Heart), Dr.NiteeGupta, Eye,Dr.Rohit Kumar,Orthopedic and Dr.Ashwani Kumar,Physician alongwith facilities likeBlood Monitoringcheckup, ECG etcwere alsoprovided. Thepatients who gott h e m s e l v e sregistered at campcan now avail theservices ofSMVDNH atKakryal, Katrawithout going thrur e g i s t r a t i o nprocess in case ofthey are advisedfor anys p e c i a l i z a t i o nattention.

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Rural development priority of Central, State Govts: Jugal, Priya

NL CORRESPONDENTJAMMU TAWI, JUN 10

RIMT University hasannounced specialscholarship scheme forJ&K meritorious, sportsand SC, ST and OBCstudents. Theannouncement was madeby Dr AS Chawla, ViceChancellor of RIMTUniversity -a leadingeducation center of Punjab,while addressing a pressconference here today. He

informed that theUniversity had designed itscurriculum with the help ofglobally leading technologycompanies IBM to launch aseries of industry-alignednew futuristic Bachelor ofTechnology (B Tech)courses in ComputerScience Engineering. Hesaid that as a part of theagreement, RIMT and IBMIndia would partner to up-skill students byintroducing this series offour B Tech Courses with

Specialization in CyberSecurity and Forensics,Specialization in CloudComputing andV i r t u a l i z a t i o n ,Specialization inMainframe Technology andSpecialization in DataAnalytics. He said that theMoU signed withOrganization of Tourismand Hotel Management(OTHM) UK to launchInternational Diploma inCulinary Arts-a joboriented courses with 1year InternationalInternship during whichthe students would earnattractive stipend withmany other facilities. Heinformed that thesecourses would be offeredfrom the academic sessionJuly 2018.Chawla said that the RIMTUniversity was puttingmuch emphasis to getgraduates into employmentthat matches their degreediscipline. RIMT Universityhas opened theirPermanent JammuInformation Centre in LaneNo. 1, Shakti Nagar nearPawan Fruit Ice Cream andplaced their Trained CareerCounsellors to assist theparents and counsel J&Kstudent community toselect the right career, heinformed.

RIMT University announces specialscholarship scheme for J&K students

NL CORRESPONDENTJAMMU TAWI, JUN 10

Arun Sharma, President of"French Club Jammu" andGuest Faculty of FrenchLanguage, Universityof Jammu todaylaunched his FrenchBook "FrenchConjuagtion" atPress Club in thepresence of severaldignitaries andmembers of FrenchClub, Jammu.Featuring easy tofollow vocabularylists, along withcomplete instruction onwritten and spokengrammar, the book isdesigned for inquisitivestudents of Frenchlanguage and providesthem a platform to honetheir French skills.Lal Singh Chaudhary, MLA, J&K LegislativeAssembly who was ChiefGuest on the occasioncongratulated Sharma and

said such people who havethe knowledge of foreignlanguages are an asset tothe state."Such authors who haveimmense knowledge of

foreign languages cancontribute a lot for thebenefit of the people of theState" said Lal SinghGaurav Gupta, Secretary,CCI who was Guest ofHonor on the occasionsaid that the book wouldbe useful for the studentswho have opted for Frenchat their schools."French language hascome as a boon for Indian

students who wish to workin different fieldsincluding Tourism,Hospitality, Airlinesamong several others"said Gaurav Gupta

Baldev Singh Billawaria,District President, BJPwho was another guest ofhonor said "being able tospeak French will greatlybenefit the students whenit comes to getting jobs orwhen it comes for theircareer. This capability willheighten their marketaspect since they areperceived as Internationalasset".

FCJ launches Book "French Conjuagtion"

KPIT-SAMITH, NarayanaHospital organize medical camp

ReTTF to hold protest on June 11 JAMMU, JUN 10Jammu and Kashmir ReT teacher's forum hasannounced to hold protest against government fordenying of 7th pay commission benefits to over fortythousand ReTs and RRETS working under SSA. Thiswas stated by Senior Vice Chairman of JK ReTTeachers Forum Bhupinder Singh in a press conferenceat Press club Jammu. While talking with media personsBhupinder Singh said that SSA teachers have beenappointed by JK Government led by than Chief MinisterMufti Mohd Sayeed. At that time all the recruitment inGovernment service was banned but Mufti MohdSayeed has done a marvellous job for the educatedyouth of JK and SSA Scheme was started in 2003.Whenthe Scheme was launched than there was no serviceguarantee. But under the Chief Minister Ship of MuftiMohd Sayeed, five years service as ReT where fixed astemporary service and after completion of five yearsservice, the RET become general line teacher, Singhadded. Bhupinder Singh said that all the things werecarried normal till the coming of this Govt. But after thepresent regime led by BJP-PDP we the ReT fraternityfacing great difficulties and harassment, some time thephobia by screening test was created but due to theunity of JKRETTF, Government failed to take Screeningtest. Now another phobia is created by govt. that SSAteachers are contractual teachers and could not get thebenefits of 7th pay commission .Singh said thateducation department regularize over services asgeneral line teachers and it is the responsibility of StateGovt. to give us Salary from State Budget. Others whowere present on the occasion include Akhtar Abbas,Pritam Dhaman, Tirath Singh Balwal, Drub Singh,Pawan Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Ravi Kant, SanjayChoudhary,Vijay Kumar, Sanjeev Guelria.

BJP trying to mislead people inRasana case, cautioned MankotiaJammu, Jun 10Former MLA and NPP state president Balwant SinghMankotia has cautioned the people of Jammu region thatBJP is misleading the general public as party has totallyfailed to conduct CBI inquiry in Rasana case. Hereiterated that party will fight for CBI inquiry in Rasanacase upto its logical conclusion. Addressing number ofstreet rallies at village Changiyal, Sangal, Jaggi Chak,Mathra Chak and Guda Mundian of Hiranagarconstituency, former MLA and NPP state presidentBalwant Singh Mankotia reiterated that his party ismuch concerned about the vows and miseries of peopleof state. For seeking right and justice for Dogra's, partyhas launched Panchayat Chalo Abhiyan from Ist March2018 which has covered many areas of Jammu provinceand received a overwhelming response of the generalpublic. He further claimed that party has started yieldingresults after the launch of Panchayat Chalo Abhiyan asDogra people have started uniting. He cautioned that BJPis misleading the people with a conspiracy by organisinga protest demonstration by its leader in Rasana case andpeople of Jammu region are well aware of this mischief.Mankotia claimed that Delhi based BJP-Congress andKashmir based NC-PDP never take care of nationalistDogra's people and termed them as scape goats. Theyhave only utilized their mandate for personal interestsand now people are much aware about the gimmick ofthese ruling parties. None of the leader from thesepolitical parties supported the demand of CBI inquiry inRasana case, regretted Mankotia.

NL CORRESPONDENTJAMMU TAWI, JUN 10

To celebrate decisive 4years of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi ledCentral government,District unit ofBharatiya Janta YuvaMorcha (BJYM),R.S Pura onSaturday underdirection ofState presidentBJYM DrSuresh AjayMagotra takenout a rally atR.S Pura.Amid shoutedslogans BJPZindaband ,Humara Neta Kaise hoModi Jaise ho, BJYMZindabad, The rallystarted from Bus StandR.S Pura and passedthrough all mainmarkets of R.S Puraand culminated atDaljeet Chowk, R.SPura.State GeneralSecretary BJYM, VikasChoudhary, Districtpresident BJPBrijeshwar Rana, andState Secretary andBJYM Prabhari R.SPura Sunny Sangotra,District presidentBJYM Akash Choprawere also presentduring the occasion.Speaking on theoccasion, AkashChopra said, "The NDAgovernment led byPrime MinisterNarendra Modi has

given special focus toJammu and Kashmir totake the developmentscenario to newheights. The Centrewill continue itssupport to the stategovernment as a lot of(development) work is

still pending," headded.Brijeshwar Ranahighlightedachievements of Modigovernment and statedthat Centre has takenvarious landmark stepsfor welfare of peopleand the prestige ofcountry has increasedduring this stretch."The BJP has worked tosee that every singlescheme reaches thetargeted population," hesaid and asked theministers to doubletheir efforts in servingthe people of the stateand ensure that publicagain gave them adecisive mandate, " headded. He appealedpeople to strengthenhands of BJP for growthand development ofstate.

Vikas Choudhary alsoenumerated variousachievements of theCentral and StateGovernments. He saidthat BJP has worked onthe short term as wellas long term policies atevery level. He further

said, "in an aim totaken out the welfareinitiative taken by NDAgovt to the people, TheBJYM decided to takeout rally across Jammuand Kashmir so thepeople should beawared. Other whowere present on theoccasion include RinkuChoudhary, Jai Bharat,Vice President JitenderSingh, Balbir Chib,Manoj, Rohit Sharma,Secretary Anil Kumar,Rameswar Singh,Mandal President AmitChoudhary, CityPresident NaveenGupta, Gourav, VinaySharma, Gagan Deol,Sushil, Pawan Sandhu,Deepak Choudhary,Sahil Bhagat, NaseebKumar, Darshan,Sandeep, Hairsh,Vikram.

BJYM celebrates fouryear of Modi govt

NL CORRESPONDENTUDHAMPUR, JUNE 10

The arrangements for Eid-Ul- Fitr were finalized heretoday at a meeting ofDistrict Officers andprominent citizens heldunder the chairmanship ofDistrict DevelopmentCommissioner RavinderKumar. Various issues related to thecelebration of Eid-ul-Fitrespecially the availability ofwater supply at thedesignated places for Eidprayers, uninterruptedpower supply, adequatesupply of ration, quality andrates checking of eatables,security and sanitationarrangements during thecelebration were discussedin the meeting.

The DDC issued directionsto the concerneddepartments to ensure un-interrupted water andpower supply. He asked thepolice department to makeadequate securityarrangements around theEid-Gah and Masjids acrossthe district. Trafficdepartment was alsodirected to deploy adequatenumber of personnel atjam prone places. The Chief Medical officer

was directed to makearrangements for Medicarefacility and deploy medicalteams at Eid- Gah andMasjids of the districtduring the festival. Officersof Municipality weredirected to ensure propersanitation arrangements inthe towns and at the Eid-Gahs. He instructed theCAPD department to checkthe quality and rates ofeatables in the marketduring the festival.

The meeting was attendedby Additional DeputyCommissioner, Krishan Lal,Assistant CommissionerRevenue, Subash Dogra,Chief Education Officer, J.RBhardwaj, CEOMunicipality, SantoshKotwal, ARTO, KuldeepSingh, DYSSO, SudeshKumar, and other officers ofdifferent departmentsbesides eminent citizenwere present on theoccasion.

Eid-ul-Fitr arrangements finalized

4 HILL DISTRICT the northlinesJammu | Monday| June 11 | 2018

GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

SERVICES SELECTION BOARDZum Zum, Building, Rambagh, Srinagar

www.jkssb.nic.in PREFERENCE NOTICE

(147-01 of 2016)

SUB: Selection List of candidates for the post of Jr. Assistant (School Education Deptt / Animal-Sheep Husbandry Deptt.), District Cadre Shopian, advertised vide Advt. No. 01 of 2016 dated01.06.2016, Item No. 147.

Whereas, the following candidates have been selected for the Post of Junior Assistant, forthe Department(s) of (School Education Deptt / Animal-Sheep Husbandry Deptt.), District CadreShopian, advertised vide Notification No. 01 of 2016, dated 01.06.2016, Item No. 147.

ANNEXURE - "A"

All the aforementioned candidates are directed to report to Administrative Officer, J&KSSB, Srinagar in the Divisional Office of Services Selection Board at Pari Pora, Srinagar on 13-06-2018 (Wednesday) at 11:00 AM sharp with an application mentioning therein choice-cum-preferencefor allocation of Department as per the enclosed format(s). No claim shall be entertained who fail tosubmit choice-cum-preference on the scheduled date and time.

However, mere submission of the preference will not confer any right to candidate(s) forselection as Junior Assistant in any of the mentioned departments. The allocation of departmentshall be strictly as per merit-cum-preference.Candidates can also send their preferences through fax on I) 0194-2439015.

F O R M A T

Signature of the candidate Date: -_______________________Venue: - _____________________ Time: - ______________________

S. No.

BRN Name of the candidate Father's Name CAT Remarks

Selection List under SC Category

1 1601147000024 MANOJ KUMAR BHAGAT KULDEEP CHANDER BHAGAT SC 2 1601147000027 GHAR SINGH DARSHAN LAL SC Selection List under ST Category

1 1601147000010 NISAR AHMAD DEEDED BAKSA DEEDED ST Recco mendation withheld and is subject to clarificat ion from competent authority with regard to parentage variat ion in PRC/other Cert.

Name of the candidate with parentage

S. No. in the selection list

Preference Department wise 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Name of the Department(s) for which preference is sought:-

Advertised vide Advt. No. 01 of 2016, Dated 01.06.2016, Item No. 147 District Cadre Shopian

(School Education Deptt / Animal-Sheep Husbandry Deptt.)

Sd/-(G.H Sheikh), KAS

SecretaryJ&K Services Selection Board

No: SSB/Sel/Secy/2018/ 5882-86Dated: 06-06-2018DIP/J-2407/18

NL CORRESPONDENTRAJOURI, JUNE 10

A joint deputation of J&KTeachers Forum and All J&KReT Teachers Forum(JKReTTF) today held apeaceful protestdemonstration andsubmitted a memorandum oftheir demands to DeputyCommissioner. Submittingthe memorandum jointdeputation focused on thedire need to delink thesalary of SSA teachers andHead Teachers from the

central budget to statebudget in order to regularizeposts and salaries putting anend to the existingunjustified problem and thusproviding the sigh of relief tothe aggrieved employees ofEducation Department. Thedeputation claimed that theReTs, RReTs and HeadTeachers are at the verge ofstarvation due tomisinterpretation of SSA andRMSA schemes leading towrong implementationresulting into theunnecessary harassment

and mental trauma for nofault of them and this in turnis also hampering theirefficiency. The deputationsubmitted that mastersworking as head masters/in-charge of the middle schoolsfall under SSA wereappointed as the general lineteachers through JKSSRBare also facing wrath on thename of the SSA scheme andtheir salaries for the lastfour months have not beenrelapsed. "Although theywere promoted as mastersunder plan/ Non planschemes under state budgetin spite of that they are alsoput under SSA scheme andare facing the same apathyas RETs recruited under thescheme" said VikrantSharma. He said the HeadTeachers are also deprivedof the 7th Pay Commissiondue to the recently issuedorder which does not applyto these Head Teachers.

Deputation of Teachers Forum,ReT teachers call on DC

NL CORRESPONDENTRAJOURI, JUNE 10

The District AdministrationRajouri finalizedarrangements regardingcleanliness, trafficmanagement, availability ofessential services, medicalfacilities etc ahead of Shabe Qadar and Eid ul Fitr hereat a meeting of districtofficers held underchairmanship of DeputyCommissioner Rajouri.The chair directed thedistrict officers to put inextra efforts for theconvenience of the peopleduring these auspiciousdays and ensure all thebasic amenities areavailable to the people. Hesaid the cleanliness andsanitation of lanes anddrains, grand mosques inthe town and Eidgahs wherecongregational prayers areto be offered should be

prioritised by the municipalcommittee and non-functional street lights bereplaced for convenience ofthe commuters.Regarding the availability ofessentials, he directedAssistant Director FCS& CAto make available adequatefood grains at all the depotsand asked him to personallymonitor the distribution andensure that the adequatequota of ration reaches tothe people well in time."There should be no power

curtailment during Shab eQadar, remaining days ofRamadan and on the day ofEid," the DC asked the ExEnPDD and also directed theconcerned from PHE tomake available cleandrinking water to allwithout any shortfall. Theywere directed to keep thefield staff sensitized fortimely repair of damages, ifany, to the supply lines of

PDD and PHE for ensuringcontinuity of services.The Deputy Commissionercalled for intensifyingmarket checking byenforcement authorities tokeep check on overchargingand quality eatables, blackmarketing and hoarding ofessentials by traders. Theplan for keeping criticalcare ambulances and fireand emergency vehicles onstandby at specificlocations, trafficmanagement and adequatesecurity arrangementswere also thoroughlydiscussed and finalised inthe meeting.Similar meetings were alsoconvened at Nowshera byADC Sachin Dev Singh,Koteranka by ADC ShafiqAhmad, Kalakote by ADCKhalid Hussain, Sunderbaniby ADC Gurmukh Singh andThana Mandi by SDM AfzalMirza with concernedsectoral officers to reviewthe availability of essentialservices.

Arrangements for Shab-e-Qadar,Eid-ul-Fitr finalized

MOHD MAJID MALIK KISHTWAR, JUN 10

The Kishtwar Police hasregistered a case against anerring driver who has putthe lives of a number ofpassengers in severe dangerin the Bandharkoot deadlycurves. The vehicle washighly overloaded withpassengers & goods. ThePolice received aninformation that one vehiclebearing no. JK17-1503heavily overloaded withgoods on the roof andpassengers double thecapacity inside is beingdriven by driver AbdulGaffar Lone S/O AbdulSamad R/O Keshwan fromKishtwar to Keshwan. Thevehicle being driven in ahighly risky and negligentmanner by the driver whowas also using mobile phonewhile driving when reachedat Bandharkoot first turn itsouter tyres skidded out ofthe road. The vehiclefortunately struck with a bigboulder got stopped. Hadthere not been the boulder

the vehicle would have goneinto the river chenab from aheight of nearly 700 metersleaving no passengers livebehind. On getting theinformation, the SeniorSuperintendent of PoliceKishtwar Abrar Chowdharydirected for stringent legalaction against the earringdriver. As such SHO PoliceStation Kishtwar hasregistered FIR No. 158/2018under sections 279/336 RPCread with 179,184,194 MotorVehicle Act against theerring driver. The driver hasbeen identified as AbdulGaffar Lone s/o AbdulSamad a resident ofKeshwan. The Police havestarted the investigations.Taking a serious note ofviolation and grossly erraticbehaviour of driver, thesenior superintendent ofPolice Kishtwar AbrarChowdhary has written toARTO Kishtwar AbhaySharma for cancellation oflicence of the driver andsuspension of permit of thevehicle for at least sixmonths.

Distt Police registers FIRagainst erring driver

NL CORRESPONDENT

UDHAMPUR, JUNE 10

District DevelopmentCommissioner RavinderKumar on Saturday reviewedthe arrangements for SudhMahadev Mela, here at ameeting of line departments. The three day historic melais commencing from June 27,2018.Detailed discussions wereheld on variousarrangements includingSecurity, First aid facilities,supply of drinking water,electricity, Installation ofdepartmental stalls,transport facility,blacktopping of roads etc. forthe smooth celebration of themela.

The DC directed thedepartments to ensure thatall the necessary

arrangements are put inplace well in advance thecommencement of the Mela.It was decided to establishdepartmental stalls forgenerating awarenessamong the people regardingthe various Governmentschemes. Tehsildar Chenaniwas appointed as the Melaofficer.ARTO, Udhampur wasdirected to arrange adequatenumber of buses for thevisitors. He was also askedto keep a check onovercharging of fare duringthe mela .PHE and PDD functionarieswere asked to be ready witha plan to provide adequatepower and water supply,while Ex-En PWD wasdirected to ensurenecessary repairs of roadfor the smooth flow of traffic.

The DDC directed the ChiefMedical Officer to deploy ateam of doctors for providingfirst Aid Facilities.It was decided in the meetingthat Assistant Director,CAPD along with the FoodSafety officer shall notify afair rate list and keep checkon the quality of all theessential commoditiesAlso present at the meetingwere Additional DeputyCommissioner, Krishan LalACR, Subhash Dogra, SDMChenani Davinder Sharma,ASP Faisal Qureshi, ChiefEducation Officer, J.RBhardwaj, Chief ExecutiveOfficer Municipality, SantoshKotwal, and other districtand Tehsil level officers ofdifferent departmentsbesides prominent citizenwere present on theoccasion.

Sudh Mahadev mela arrangements reviewedNL CORRESPONDENTRAJOURI, JUNE 10

Six thousand girl studentsacross this border districtare all set to receive self-defence training, theschedule for which wasfinalized during a meetingchaired by the DeputyCommissioner, Rajouri. Inthe meeting of concernedofficers, the DC finalised ameticulous action planinvolving differentstakeholders for impartingself defence training to thegirl students in bid toengender empowermentamong them. District ChildProtection OfficerMohammad Rashid, CPO AH Choudhary, ChiefEducation Officer LalHussain, AD Planning Bilal

Mir,all Zonal EducationOfficers and ICPS officialsattended the meeting. Theself defence training, aimedto equip girl students uptothe age of 18 years withbasic self-defencetechniques in one of themartial art forms ofTaekwondo and Judo, will beimparted to 6000 girls at 30different venues, 2 in eachEducation Zone of thedistrict during currentfinancial year. 200 girlstudents studying in 9th-12th standard will betrained in self defencetechniques at each venue bythe trainers. Pertinently, Rs13 lakh has been earmarkedfor self defence trainingunder RMSA which includestransportation charges andrefreshment for the

participants. The DDC,while underlining theimportance of the event,stressed upon allstakeholders to ensure thatthe training sessions areregularly monitored. Hesaid that apart fromtraining, girl studentsshould be made awareabout various types ofcrimes against them andlegal entitlements.It was also decided that ayearly calendar shall beissued for conducting publicoutreach programmes byOne Stop Centre for Women,to extend assistance towomen and girls affected byharassment and violence athome or at work places. TheDDC also reviewed the SSAplan and directed theconcerned to prioritise theeducational institutions forwhich infrastructure isrequired and also adopt arationale based criteria fortaking up schools under thescheme.

6000 girl students being imparted selfdefence training in Rajouri

MOHD MAJID MALIK BHADERWAH, JUN 10

To provide quality medicalcare to the population ofremote areas of Bhaderwah,Army 4 RR organised a twodays 'super specialtyMedical Camp' at SubDistrict HospitalBhaderwah. The camp wasinaugurated by Minister inPMO along with Dy CMKavinder Gupta, MoS ShaktiRaj Parihar, BJP statepresident Ravinder Raina,MLA Bhaderwah DaleepSingh Parihar and AdvManjeet Razdan. The eventreceived an overwhelmingresponse and approximately2000 patients fromBhaderwah and adjoiningareas of Chenab valley werebenefited from the facilitiesprovided. Besides providingfree medical care anddistribution of themedicines, the camp wasalso aimed at educating thepeople about hygiene andsanitation aspects,prevention of communicable

and water borne diseasesand vaccination of ladiesand children. The operationwas done at the hospitalThe camp was organised onthe request of the localpeople as the area is remoteand deprived of medicalfacilities, besides nomedical camp was held inthe town in the last 10years. Specialists fromarmy in the field of ENT,Medicine, Ophthalmology,Gynaecology, Paediatricsand Surgery were present atthe camp to providing theirservices to the people. Theevent has been widelyappreciated by the locals ofBhaderwah town where therequisite medicalinfrastructure is inadequate.Facilities like plasticsurgery, dental andpathology were beingprovided along with freeECG, lab facilities and freemedicines to the patientsand also avail the superspeciality treatment alongwith latest diagnosticfacilities.

Multi Specialty camporganized by Army concludes

NL CORRESPONDENTPOONCH, JUNE 10

District DevelopmentCommissioner MohammadAijaz today held a thoroughreview of arrangementsbeing made and availabilityof essential services aheadof Shab-e-Qadr and Eid-ul-Fitr.He directed the concernedto meet out shortfall, if any,in order to ensure thatgeneral public doesn't faceany inconvenience on theauspicious occasions.The DC directed theconcerned to intensifymarket inspection to keep acheck on profiteering,hoarding and overchargingacross the district. Hedirected FCS&CA Poonch toensure strictimplementation ofgovernment approved rate

list besides hassle-freedelivery of gas supply to theconsumers. DC said thaterring vendors, shopkeepersand traders should bebooked for violating thenorms. He directedconcerned to ensureavailability of essentialcommodities in the marketincluding vegetables andpoultry besides timelysupply of Gas, Kerosene,Flour and Sugar from thegovernment depots to theconsumers.With regard to healthdepartment the meeting wasinformed by the CMO thatproactive steps have beentaken and adequate staffand ambulances shall beavailable at various prayerslocations across the district.The meeting was alsoinformed that Animal andSheep Husbandry

Department shall keeppoultry birds availableacross the district for sale atdifferent centres. Similarly,the Fisheries Departmentwas asked to make availablecarp and trout for sale atprominent public placesacross the district.He called for uninterruptedpower and water supplyacross the district andasked ExEns of PDD andPHE to sensitize theirground level staff about thearrangements .Present in the meeting wereADDC Abdul Hamid Khan,AC Revenue B A Lone, CMOMumtaz Bhatti, ChiefAnimal and SheepHusbandry Officer, ExEns ofPDD and PHE, ARTO AbdulRahim, AD FCS & CASagheer Ahmad, TehsildarShehzad Khan and otherconcerned officers.

Arrangements for Eid ul Fitr reviewed

NL CORRESPONDENT

UDHAMPUR, JUNE 10

The District DevelopmentCommissioner, RavinderKumar today reviewed theperformance of RuralDevelopment Department(RDD) here at a meetingBlock Development officersand other filedfunctionaries.The meeting reviewed the

progress ondevelopmental works beingdone under MGNREGA andother schemes. Threadbare discussion washeld on various issues likestatus of MGNREGA,IAY/PMAY and SBMGschemes , status ofuploading of GramPanchayat DevelopmentPlans, Completion date ofincomplete works underMGNREGA, status ofclearing the liabilitiesunder MGNREGA,, currentstatus of Asset Directory,Status of Aadhar seeding

and Aadhar basedpayments, Issuance of newjob cards, Status of workwise action plan for theyear 2018-19 under IWMP,and Status of Developmentof a model sports fieldunder convergence.The DC reviewedperformance andachievements recorded ineach block of the district.He also assessed the statusof convergence plan takenup with various linedepartments and theprogress of works underMGNREGA. The BDOsinformed about the statusof works taken up in theirrespective blocks.The meeting was attendedby Chief Planning Officer,Ashok Khajuria, AssistantC o m m i s s i o n e rDevelopment, Noor Alam,BDOs of all blocks of thedistrict besides fieldfunctionaries of concerneddepartments were presentin the meeting.

Performance of RDD reviewed

NL CORRESPONDENTSRINAGAR, JUNE 10

With people in Kashmirvalley allegedly hooked on tomultivitamins, DoctorsAssociation Kashmir (DAK)on Sunday said they have nohealth benefits and some ofthem are even harmful."Multivitamins do not boostyour health and cannot

replace a healthy diet," DAKPresident Dr Nisar ulHassan said. "People dose upon multivitamins as if theyare elixir of life. They thinkthese supplements are aninstant fix for feeling rundown or lack of energy.They believe thatmultivitamins preventdisease and quell theravages of ageing," he said.

DAK advises againstuse of multivitamins

5 KATHUA the northlinesJammu | Monday| June 11 | 2018

NL CORRESPONDENTJAMMU, JUNE 10

Minister for PHE, Irrigationand Flood Control, Sham LalChoudhary and Minister forPower Development, SunilKumar Sharma todaychaired a joint meeting ofPDD and PHE departmentsto review the functioning ofthe twin departments.The crucial meetingconvened to review powerand water supply scenarioin Jammu division amidscorching heat was attendedby MLA East, Rajesh Gupta,MLA Bishnah , Kamal Arora,MLA Akhnoor, RajivSharma, MLA Khour, DrKrishan Lal Bhagat,Divisional CommissionerJammu, Hemant KumarSharma, Chief EngineersAshok Gandotra, AshwaniGupta, Avinash Dubey ,

Superintendent Engineers, JS Chib, Ajay Singh Wazir,Ashwani Sachdeva,Executive Engineers ,Padam Dev Singh, NeelKamal Singh, AshokChaudhary, Ajay Sharma,Rajeev Gupta, Nand KishoreGupta, Rajesh Gupta andother senior functionaries ofthe two Departments.During the meeting, theMLAs raised the issues anddemands includinginstallation of transformers,providing dedicated feeders,replacement of old pipes,wires and poles,commissioning of tubewells, panel improvement,proper layouts of waterpipes, increase in manpower, repair of damagedinfrastructure and manyother issues pertaining tostreamlining of the waterand power supply in their

respective constituencies.Responding to the issues,the Ministers said that thegovernment is makingdedicated efforts to provideall basic amenities to thepeople at their doorsteps.The Ministers assured themthat the measures areunderway to improve andupgrade the existinginfrastructure of PHE andPDD departments withspecial focus on Borderareas. Sham Lal Choudharydiscussed various issues ofPHE department andstressed on the need tomake available more powerinfrastructure for thesmooth supply of water.Sunil Sharma asked thePDD functionaries to assessthe damage to the powerinfrastructure in the recentrains and storms anddirected them to expedite

the repair work to ensureuninterrupted power supplyin affected areas. He saidthat the PHE departmentwill always be on thepriority of PDD and exhortedupon the department toupgrade the existing powerinfrastructure includingmaintenance andbifurcation of feeders. Hedirected the concernedofficers to work out acomprehensive plan forshifting of loads and takenecessary steps to curtailthe power pilferage.Sunil Sharma said that theproper implementation ofvarious schemes like DeenDayal Upadhyaya GramJyoti Yojana (DDUGJY),Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana -'Saubhagya' and many morewill ensure quality powersupply to every household ofthe state.The Power DevelopmentMinister said that herecently met with UnionMinister of State, Power R KSingh and discussed withhim the vital powerdevelopment projectsundertaken by UnionGovernment in the State forstrengthening ofdistribution in urban andrural areas, projectsincluding intrastatetransmission system, smartmetering projects andSmart Grid projects.

Functioning of PHE, PDD reviewed

NL CORRESPONDENTJAMMU, JUNE 10

Divisional Commissioner,Jammu Hemant KumarSharma today reviewed thearrangements for Shab-e-Qadr and Eid-ul-Fitr here atmeeting of senior civil andpolice officers.The meeting was attended byIGP, Jammu Dr. S.D SinghJamwal, Director FCS&CAJammu R.A Inqalabi, DirectorHealth Services Jammu Dr.Gurjeet Singh, ADC JammuDr. Arun Manhas,Administrator, Aquaf WakeelAhmad Batt, officers of Food,Civil Supplies and ConsumerAffairs, Legal MetrologyDepartment, PHE, PDD,Animal Husbandry, JMC,Police, and other linedepartments.The FCS&CA Departmentwas directed to ensureadequate stock of essentialcommodities including rice,wheat and sugar at the ration

depots and provision ofadditional quota of sugarsanctioned by thegovernment ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. The Sheep HusbandryDepartment was asked toensure buffer stock to cater tothe meat demand on thefestival.The Deputy Commissionerswere asked to constituteflying squads to keep checkon overcharging and qualityof the essential commodities.To facilitate hassle freemovement of traffic, thepolice department was asked

to deploy sufficient number ofpersonnel at vital pointsacross winter capital Jammu.It was directed to ensure foolproof security arrangementsaround the Mosques andEidgahs.The PDD was directed toprovide uninterrupted powersupply and formation ofQuick Response Teams atdistrict headquarters to dealwith any emergencysituation. The PHEdepartment was directed toensure adequate watersupply in the city and

installation of drinkingwater tankers outside theplaces designated for Eidprayers .The Director, HealthServices was asked toensure availability ofmedicines and medical staffat the respective heathcentres and keepambulances on standby todeal with any exigency.The JMC was directed to

ensure that areas around themosques in the city areproperly sanitized andsurroundings are keptgarbage free.Div Com asked thedepartment to work in closecoordination to ensure thatrequisite facilities areprovided to the people duringthe festival days.The Information Departmentwas asked to ensureinstallation of Public AddressSystems at Eidgah andmosque on Tawi Bridge.

Shab-i-Qadr, Eid-ul-Fitr arrangements reviewed

NL CORRESPONDENT

JAMMU, JUNE 10

Minister for Power SunilKumar Sharma on Saturdayhold a Public Darbar inChanni area of Jammu.

In public darbar, peoplepresented their complaintsregarding Power and soughtredressal of theseWhile addressing andinteracting gathering SunilSharma said We areaccountable to Public andare looking forward for

suggestions from Public.PDD is committed to provide24×7 electricity supply toConsumers throughout theState,he added.He said PDD is trying tomake it's services Publicfriendly and soon we arebringing new system thatwill also include directPublic involvement. In thisregard, we met Union MoSPower RP Singh yesterday atDelhi and he has assured usfull support andcooperation, he maintained.

Minister holdsPublic Darbar NL CORRESPONDENT

SAMBA, JUNE 10

District DevelopmentCommissioner S RajinderSingh Tara today chaired ameeting of districttaskforce committeeconstituted to implementthe initiatives of centralgovernment to promote,encourage and empowergirl child under Beti BachaoBeti Padao (BBBP)scheme.The District Task Forcecommittee discussed theannual action plan. Earlier, the DC reviewedprogress made during2017-18 financial year planand discussed in detailedthe component wise planfor the year 2018 -19. TheDC urged the concerneddepartments to spreadmaximum awareness aboutthe scheme and itsobjectives by using effectivemodes. He asked the chiefeducation officer toorganise debates andsymposiums in alleducational institutions incollaboration with RDD,

social welfare and ICDSdepartment on theimportance of protectingand educating the girl child.The DC enjoined uponofficers to organiseinformation, education andcommunication activitieslike Nukad Natak, wallpainting competitions ,installing Guddi Guddaboards, vending machines,celebration of Ladli BetiDiwas etc. for spreadingawareness about child sexratio at birth. He directedCMO and PO ICDS toactivate front linefunctionaries (AWWs ASHAworkers) to make peopleaware about the importanceof girl child and bring anattitudinal change amongthe people about the girlchild. The DC also stressedupon the concerned officersto make coordinated effortsfor the mass awareness inthe society, specificallyencourage parents tounderstand their roleupbringing girl child andensuring proper educationof girl child.

Distt admin discussesBBBP annual action plan

NL CORRESPONDENTJAMMU, JUNE 10

Minister for Animal and SheepHusbandry and Fisheries, Abdul GhaniKohli today emphasized on the needfor promotion of latest technologies foraccelerating the growth of SheepHusbandry sector and to improve thesocio-economic condition of farmersand nomads associated with livestockrearing.The Minister was chairing a meetingconvened to review the functioning ofdepartment and implementation ofschemes.The meeting was attended by theCommissioner Secretary,Animal/Sheep Husbandry andFisheries Department, R.K. Bhagat,Director Sheep Husbandry, Dr.Sanjeev Kumar, Director Animal

Husbandry, Dr. Victor Koul besidesother senior officers.The meeting held a detaileddiscussion on implementation ofcentrally sponsored schemesincluding Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna(RKVY), Assistance to States forControl of Animal Diseases (ASCAD),National Livestock Mission (NLM),Establishment and Strengthening ofexisting Veterinary Hospitals andDispensaries (ESVHD), RuralInfrastructure Development Fund(RIDF), Agricultural TechnologyManagement Agency (ATMA) besidesother initiatives.The Minister directed the concernedauthorities to chalk out strategies toraise the scale of breeding, woolproduction, milk production etc. Healso stressed on cross breeding withthe objective to improve the

productivity of the livestock of thestate especially in mutton, milk andwool sectors.

Emphasizing the need to organizeawareness camps in interiors of ruralareas, the Minister said that it willhelp the people to get knowledge aboutthe policies and schemes of thedepartment. He also directed theofficers for timely delivery of servicesto the farmers and breeders to benefitthem.He stressed upon rural youth to availthe benefits of the CentrallySponsored Schemes which isproviding employment opportunitiesto unemployed youth and enablingthem to start their own incomegenerating units.Earlier, Kohli alsoreviewed the arrangements forproviding quality mutton and poultrybirds on the eve of Eid-ul-fitr.

Functioning of SHD reviewed

ANNEXURE - "A"

All the aforementioned candidates are directed toreport to Administrative Officer, J&K SSB, Srinagar inthe Divisional Office of Services Selection Board at PariPora, Srinagar on 11-06-2018 (Monday) at 11:00 AMsharp with an application mentioning therein choice-cum-preference for allocation of Department as per theenclosed format(s). No claim shall be entertained whofail to submit choice-cum-preference on the scheduleddate and time.

However, mere submission of the preference willnot confer any right to candidate(s) for selection asJunior Assistant in any of the mentioned departments.The allocation of department shall be strictly as permerit-cum-preference.Candidates can also send their preferences through faxon I) 0194-2439015.

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Preference Department wise 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Name of the Department(s) for which preference is sought:-

Advertised vide Advt. No. 01 of 2016, Dated 01.06.2016, ITEM NO. 009 Divisional Cadre Kashmir,

(Cooperative / Planning and Development / Tourism / Power & Dev Deptt / Industries and Commerce / Finance / Forest / Animal-Sheep Husbandry / Higher Edu. / Public Works / Health Deptt.)

Sd/-(G.H Sheikh), KAS

SecretaryJ&K Services Selection Board

No: SSB/Sel/Secy/2018/5813-17Dated: 06-06-2018DIP/J-2362/18

GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

SERVICES SELECTION BOARDZum Zum, Building, Rambagh, Srinagar

www.jkssb.nic.in PREFERENCE NOTICE

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SUB: Selection List of candidates for the post of Jr.Assistant (Cooperative / Planning and Development /Tourism / Power & Dev Deptt / Industries andCommerce / Finance / Forest / Animal-SheepHusbandry / Higher Edu. / Public Works / HealthDeptt.), Divisional Cadre Kashmir, advertised videAdvt. No. 01 of 2016, dated 01.06.2016 , Item No. 009.

Whereas, the following candidates have beenselected for the Post of Junior Assistant, for theDepartment(s) of (Cooperative / Planning andDevelopment / Tourism / Power & Dev Deptt /Industries and Commerce / Finance / Forest / Animal-Sheep Husbandry / Higher Edu./ Public Works / HealthDeptt.), Divisional Cadre Kashmir, advertised videNotification No. 01 of 2016, dated 01.06.2016, Item No.009S. BRN Name of the candidate Father's Name CAT RemarksNo.

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NL CORRESPONDENTJAMMU, JUNE 10

As a part of WorldEnvironment week 2018, theDepartment of Ecology,Environment & RemoteSensing, Jammu todayorganized nature tour forstudents of SOS Home toEnvironment Park, BhawaniNagar.The objective of the tourwas to sensitize the younggeneration aboutEnvironment, natureconservation andimportance of celebration ofWorld Environment Day

with particular reference onthe theme of the year "BeatPlastic Pollution".

On the occasion, theStudents took part in Green

March, Symposium, Poem &song recitation etc onplastic pollution.The DFO Environment in hisdetailed address

highlighted the importanceof Forest and its rule inenvironment conservation.He appealed the younggeneration to act asambassadors to reduceplastic pollutionparticularly- its single use.The Range officers & MassMedia Incharge alsoaddressed the gathering.Prizes were also distributedamong the studentparticipants. Thedepartment also distributedeco friendly Jute/carrybags, resource material andlight refreshment amongthe participants.

World Environment Week

Nature Tour organized for SoS Home inmates

NL CORRESPONDENTSRINAGAR, JUNE 10

Minister for HigherEducation, TechnicalEducation and InformationTechnology, Molvi Imran RazaAnsari today prayed for peaceand prosperity of the Stateduring a grand Iftar funcationorganised by Sunrise inKashmir, a Srinagar basedNGO here this evening at

Joggers Parak, Srinagar.Around 2000 guestsrepresenting different walksof life attended the Iftar.Ministers, MLAs and MLCs;former legislators; seniorofficers of State and CentralGovernment; besidesmembers of the mediafraternity and prominentcitizens and members of civilsociety attended the Iftar. Onthe occasion, Ansari

interacted with the guestsand wished them well. Heurged the youngsters to givetheir best in the developmentof the State. He said that itwas a month of blessings andpeople should seek Allah'sblessings to make changes onthe ground in Kashmir.Special arrangements weremade for the invitees, malesand females, to offer Maghribprayers.

Ansari prays for peace, prosperity in JK

Extension to Halt-in-Operations

The Union Home Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh’s,while summing up his two days whirlwind tourto Jammu and Kashmir, has said that the

extension if any, to suspension of the securityoperations in Kashmir would depend over the finalreview of the situation in the valley. Followingpersistent pressure exerted by the Kashmirpoliticians, including the Chief Minister, MehboobaMufti, the BJP led NDA Government find itself in adilemma over the issue of extension to unilateral haltin operations.There is a bigger confusion among the top BJPleaders as far as the issue of reopening of channels ofdialogue with the separatists in Kashmir isconcerned. After the Union Home Minister, RajnathSingh, blamed the Hurriyat leaders for raising thelevel of violence in Kashmir, possibilities ofseparatists accepting Government's offer for talksseem bleak.Rajnath Singh has blamed Pakistan for escalating thelevel of violence and has held Pakistan, separatistsand militants responsible for not reciprocating theGovernment's decision on declaration of unilateral‘ceasefire’. The Government had expected level ofviolence to have witnessed marked drop during theceasefire but the case was different.The security scenario since the unilateral halt insecurity operations against the militants would bereviewed and after receiving nod from varioussecurity and intelligence agencies, it may beextended. It is not a day's job and the Governmentwants to be fully satisfied that ceasefire has provedresulted oriented and then alone the Governmentmay extend ceasefire.The case is similar to the reopening of channels ofdialogue with separatists. First of all the Governmenthas to probe whether the Hurriyat leaders werewilling to hold talks and if the talks could beproductive. Without getting some feedback from theseparatists the Government may cut a sorry figure ifit invites separatists to talks and the Hurriyat leadersrefuse to accept the offer.

6 OPINION the northlinesJammu | Monday | June 11 | 2018

the northlinesMonday | June 11 | 2018

SATISH KUMAR

China and India arecivilisational states havingsome similarities but they

adopted different ways in the lastseven decades. China vehementlyrejects religion and categoricallyterms it as an evil thing.On the other hand, religion has gotsympathetic treatment in theindependent secular India. Theway of life in India has remaineddeeply embedded in religion.Indian system has neversuppressed any faith.Multicultural underpinning is itsUSP.The Communist Party in Chinapenalised people for practicingreligion. The case in point isrecent instructions by Xi Jinpingvis-a-vis Saka Dawa festival,considered to be the holiestfestival of Tibetan Buddhism.China has imposed a series ofmeasures prohibiting Tibetanschoolchildren from participatingin the festival that began lastweek. People have been barredfrom performing Buddhistpractices.The notification is similar to oneissued by China's educationbureau in the predominantlyMuslim Xinjiang UyghurAutonomous Region in thecountry's northwest. China hasbanned Muslim civil servants,students and teachers fromobserving fast during Ramzan.Though China is officially anatheist state as a surveyconducted in 2014 and 2015proved that more than 61 per centof Chinese are atheist, action byChinese rulers to suppressreligious practices facesdisapproval even from the HanChinese.Fundamental questions are beingraised: What is beyond materialcomforts? What is the meaning ofgood life? How could we achieveit? These basic questions haverattled the Communist Party ofChina which still holds thedoctrine that "religion is poison".Father of Xi Jinping was aprominent leader of theCommunist Party of China. Hechallenged the Communist Party'sapproach to the religion. In 1980s,he drafted a 20-page report andadvocated for acceptance of faithof different religions especially

three religions which arehistorically connected to China:Buddhism, Taoism andConfucianism.This document is known asDocument -19. In fact, one ofsignature lines of Xi's father issaid to have been "If the peoplehave faith, the nation has hopeand the country has strength". Butthe current President is relentlessin suppressing the religiousbeliefs and faiths not merely inTibet and Xinjiang but throughoutChina. The desperation among thepeople is equally high. At a similaror even stronger move towardsspiritualism is emerging amongthe Han Chinese, the ethnic groupthat makes up 91 per cent of thecountry's population.China is undergoing a spiritualrevival similar to the GreatAwakening that took place in theUnited States in the nineteenthcentury. The burst of religiousand spiritual activity poses risksfor the Chinese Communist Party.Across China, hundreds oftemples, churches and mosquesopen every year, attractingmillions of new followers. Thefaith and values are returning tothe centre of a national discussionover how to organise Chinese life.China's ethnic minorities,especially Tibetan Buddhists andUighur Muslims, have long valuedreligion as a form of resistanceagainst an oppressive centralstate.The two different things arehappening in today's prosperousChina. One is the common peoplewho are exploring their lostspiritual thrusts which had beensuppressed by the successiveregimes. Second, the Communistregime is more determined not toallow any kind of liberal approachwhich will may challenge theCommunist regime. The tussle isset to create problems in theforeseeable future in China.The history of religious repressionin China has a long history. Thefirst phase began in 1912 with SunYat-Sen when he starteddemolishing local temples.Nationalist party chief Chiang KaiShek who followed him in 1926started the New Life Movement tocleanse China of its old ways. Onthe name of destroyingsuperstitions, he attacked ritualsand demolished temples. The rest

was done by the Communist Partyof China.In the late 1950s, Mao Zedongbegan to suppress most religiousactivities. During the CulturalRevolution in 1966 began the mostfurious attack on religion.Virtually every place of worshipwas closed, and almost allclergies were driven out. Priestsand nuns were put behind bars.China's good number of Christianfollowers went undergroundduring the Cultural Revolution.Christianity began to spread inChina's economic heartland andamong its most influentialclasses. But the major uprisingsare from Tibet and Xinjiang. Thereasons are very simple. In thelast 65 years of suppressive ruleof the Communist Party, China hasfailed to trample Tibetan voice. Ithas miserably failed to win heartsand minds of Buddhist lamas.China claims that the Tibetanculture and people have beenmuch better off since itsoccupation rule began in 1959. Itclaims, "Tibet's traditional cultureis well protected and promoted,and freedom of religious belief inthe region is respected, while itsecological environment isprotected. The White Paper alsopresents data to justify its ruleover the last 59 years. It claims:earlier Tibet did not have a singleschool in the modern sense; itsilliteracy rate was as high as 95per cent among the young andmiddle aged; there was nomodern medical service, andpraying to the Buddha for succourwas the main resort for mostpeople if they fell ill; their averagelife expectancy was 35.5 years.Beijing compares these to therapid development andmodernisation that has occurredin the last 65 years."The fact of the matter is that theTibetan community has beenbutchered and subjugated toreduce them to slavery. Their twinidentities of faith and pastorallives were forcefully destroyed bythe Communist regime. Tibet hadbeen strategically divided into twoparts.The Tibet Autonomous Region(TAR) has been converted into anuclear dustbin, spreading deadlydiseases such as cancer.Thousands of Tibetans are behindbars. Their economic status is

very low. The policy oftransferring the Han Chinese intoTAR is making the Tibetans aminority community in their ownregion.There was further disappointmentfor the Tibetans and supportersacross the world at the beginningof 2015 when China announcedplans to increase the Han-Chinese population of Tibet by 30per cent by 2020, a total ofapproximately 2,80,000 arrivals.Difference between Modi and XiGetting June 21 declared asInternational Yoga Day is asuccess of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's culturaldiplomacy. Indian heritage ofculture is based on 'VasudhaivaKutumbakam': The world is one.Whereas Chinese culturalbaggage is driven by economicconfabulation.The recent attempt of Xi to playthe Buddhist card is stirred byforce and coercion. All Buddhistcountries from South Asia toSouth East Asia were lured andthreatened to expand thesignature campaign of One BeltOne Road of Xi.However, Modi's approach iscompletely different from theChinese. During his first Nepalvisit, Modi talked about Buddhaand Yuddha. Both cannot movetogether. India is connecting tothe Buddhist countries withoutignoring or skipping any one. Howis it possible to build the BuddhistCircuit by ignoring the DalaiLama?India believes that the worldpeace and fraternity are onlypossible through the spirit ofspiritualism. The Yogic philosophyis the reassertion of mentalfitness and thinking beyond yourown self-interests. China isamassing economic capital byusing Buddhism as a tool. That iswhy China is desperate to bringthe Dalai Lama back to Tibetbefore he dies.If his Holiness does not go thereduring his life time, the legitimacyof Tibet and supremacy ofBuddhism will remain disputedfor China.

(The writer is Head of theDepartment of Political

Science, Central Universityof Haryana)

Spiritual India vs godless China: Article of faith

SUSHANT SAREEN

For over two decadesnow, the Pakistanisand their advocates

in India have successfullypeddled the half-truth thatIndia isn't an issue inPakistani elections. Thefirst time this lemon wassold was after the 1997elections in Pakistan.Nawaz Sharif swept thosepolls hardly evermentioning India duringthe entire campaign.Since then, Pakistani spindoctors and apologistshave constantly harpedthe line that whilePakistan is inevitablydragged in as an issue inIndian elections, Indiabarely figures as a votegetting issue in Pakistanielections.But this proposition is atbest erroneous and atworst mendacious. Thereality is that India loomslarge on the political scenein Pakistan, even if itdoesn't figure as a centralpoint during electioncampaigns; conversely,even though Pakistan isbecoming a political issuein Indian elections, it is atbest one of the manyissues raised during thecampaign and has neverbeen the central issuearound whichcampaigning is done.Spin doctorsThere is often a tendencyto dumb down electionresults and analyse themnot objectively butaccording to the

predilection or prejudiceof the analyst. Thepolitical setting andbackdrop in which anelection happens oftendecides the issues thatwill rule the politicalcampaigns of the variousplayers.In Pakistan, the 1988 pollswere for the restoration ofdemocracy after the darkdictatorship of Gen Zia-ul-Haq. The 1990 electionswere about BenazirBhutto's fecklessgovernance and the civil-military tensions whichled to facilitating a right-wing coalition led byNawaz Sharif to win thepolls. India was very mucha factor in these electionsbecause Benazir wasaccused of selling out theKhalistani terrorists toIndia.By 1993, Nawaz Sharif hadfallen out of favour andBenazir ingratiated herselfto the "deep state" andwon the elections, with alittle help from the men inkhaki. Her second tenurewas one in which she tooka strident stand onKashmir and refused alldialogue with India.That, of course, didn't saveher when theestablishment decidedthat they had enough ofthe Bonnie and Clydemodel of governance ofBenazir and Asif Zardari.The 1997 elections werefought almost entirelycentred on this one issue;everything else, includingIndia, was irrelevant atthe hustings.After winning, Nawaz, of

course, played along withthe spin that India was nolonger an issue inPakistani politics. The2002 polls were moreabout Afghanistan thanabout India, and in anycase were engineered toserve the politicalinterests of the thendictator, General PervezMusharraf; 2008 wasabout restoration ofdemocracy and Benazir'sassassination; 2013 wasalmost entirely about badgovernance by the PPP andthe crippling energy crisis;and 2018 will be mostlyabout Nawaz Sharif'souster.Here is the thing: thereare broadly only twoscenarios in which thereis no purchase in agitatingan issue at the hustings -one, if the issue isredundant and has notraction among theelectorate; two, ifeveryone is saying thesame thing and there islittle to distinguish theposition of one party fromthat of another. India fitsinto the latter category.The fact of the matter isthat while India might nothave figured prominentlyin Pakistani elections, nopolitical party in Pakistanever sought votes on aplatform of wanting toimprove and normaliserelations with India. It issheer bunkum whenPakistanis say that thereis political consensus onimproving relations withIndia. What they invariablysidestep is that thisconsensus is based on the

caveat that disputes(particularly Kashmir) willbe resolved according toPakistan's wishes.Deep stateEven more important isthe fact that before theelection campaigning evenstarts in Pakistan, theIndia factor has alreadybeen used to target one orthe other contenders as atraitor, an Indian"influence agent", soft onIndia, etc.For instance, even thoughIndia is unlikely to featureforthcoming elections, the"deep state" along with itscamp-followers in otherparties as well as themedia mujahideen, havecarried out a sustainedpropaganda againstNawaz Sharif and hisIndia-friendly policies.Bilawal Zardari refers toNawaz as "Modi ka yaar(friend)", Imran Khan andhis cohort have calledNawaz Sharif a "securityrisk" - a term NawazSharif and his cohort usedto use for Benazir Bhutto.Nawaz Sharif has beencalled a traitor for aninterview in which he

questioned the handlingof the 26/11 case, he hasbeen pilloried for beingfriends with an Indianindustrialist, forwelcoming the Indian PMto his house in Lahore,and for not referring toKulbhusan Jadhav ininternational forums topaint India in luridcolours.In other words, anyassociation with India isstill seen as a kiss ofdeath in Pakistanipolitics. If therefore,India is not mentioned inelections, it doesn't meanIndia is not an issue inPakistani politics.Pakistan lobbyIt may seem strange butis perhaps notsurprising, that while thePakistan lobby in Indiablithely ignores the anti-India rants that precedean election in Pakistan,they overblow andoverplay any reference toPakistan during Indianelections. No election inIndia is fought on a singleissue, certainly not anissue like Pakistan. Tothe extent that Pakistan

is a foreign policy issue,it is quite natural for anypolitical party toenunciate its policy onthat country.But to extrapolate areference to Pakistan,even if it is disparagingand dismissive of ourneighbour from hell, andproject it as though thiswas the central issue onwhich an electioncampaign revolved is tostretch the limits ofcredulity. Any objectivecontent analysis ofelection speeches willreveal that Pakistan wasonly a fraction of evenNarendra Modi's politicalpitch, not just during the2014 general electionsand subsequent stateelections.Therefore, next timesomeone tries to sell thelemon that India-bashingis no longer in vogue inPakistani politics but theopposite is true,remember it is a half-truth garnished with aload of rubbish.

(Courtesy of MailToday)

Why India is a big factor in Pakistani pollsAny association with New Delhi is still seen as a kiss of death in Pakistani politics.

LT GEN HPS KLAIR

The recent RakshaMantri's 'farman' toopen all cantonment

roads drew its due share ofreactions that any surpriseand surreptitious orderwould. While the RM has tobe responsible for herdecisions, any experienceddecision maker would haveinvolved all stakeholders inthe decision makingprocess, where competinginterests would expose anyhidden agendas leading toa reasoned decision - whatever it be. Demerits of thedecision has received duecoverage in the media. Themalady is deeper.The appointment of aninexperienced and politicallight weight to a vitalportfolio was no accident,the first among equalswould have a majority inthe CCS (CabinetCommittee on Security)without debating the meritsof any issue, the NSA whohad usurped operationalcontrol of the DefenceMinistry (Pathankot,surgical strikes) now has amore dejure status via thenew defence committees,with the three servicechiefs reporting to him (theCDS debate has beennixed). The seasonedbureaucrats running theministry primarily focus on'procurement' and keepingthe forces under'bureaucratic' not 'political'control, have a rawPricewaterhousecoopersexecutive as their leader.While the Haschke diary isnot 'evidence' as per ourSupreme Court, it isadequate to illustrate theproportion of the perceivedimportance / cut betweenthe political bureaucraticand military components ofthe MoD. The last RM didnot figure in the list,indicating that alternatechannels ofcommunications betweenthe political andbureaucratic elements ofthe state exist.The gradual retraction /dilution of the RMs orderindicates that once againshe had been inadequatelybriefed and led up thegarden path (the first timebeing by the J&K ChiefMinister in filing an FIRagainst army personnelacting in self defenceagainst stone pelters). Theloss is hers, the facelesshave no face to loose.

A more experiencedgrassroots politician wouldhave smelled the mischiefor sought to know theforum / agency that broughttogether MPs and MLAsfrom diverse politicalparties, pan India, on acommon platform withoutany representation fromthe primary residents ofthe cantonments or theirLocal Military Authority(LMA). Orchestration ofsuch dexterity that evenparliament or its standingCommittees have beenunable to achieve shouldhave alerted her. But thosenew to Lutyens Delhi areseldom aware of thetermite hidden in thepolished veneer beforethem. They too are capableof surgical strikes on theunsuspecting to furthertheir own agenda.The above is not just anindicator of a green hornRM but more importantly adisplay of the 'powers thatbe' and the relevance of thesoldier in the Indian state,despite his oath ofallegiance "even to the perilof his life". The modernChanakyas have learntsome of his stratagems butnot the responsibilitiesenjoined on them by theirguru. Illustratively "if thesoldier has to look backover his shoulder(simhawalokana) promptedby a single worry about himand his families material,physical social wellbeing……… the day whenthe Mauryan soldier has todemand his dues or worseplead for them, it will badeill for Magadha……… andmy Load will have lost allmoral sanction to be king".But be that as it may, withmost state institutionsdecaying or being neutered,no savior is likely toemerge. The soldier willhave to learn to adapt andsurvive in the prevailingcircumstances. The love ofhis countrymen translatesto little before aninsensitive 'state' and hisown senior leadership willcontinue to be a product of'line of command' or 'deepselection'.The modern political rulersare transactional andunderstand only 'note'(money) or 'vote'. With the

military incapable ofproducing a Birla - Saharakind of gravy train,leveraging the latter maybe the only option. It maynot be the most desirableoption, especially to aprofession wedded toaltruistic values andhonour. But it is not anoption of choice, but for thelack of it. Due precautionsand safeguards against itscorrosive attributes isessential. No compromiseon the 'a political' covenantmust be made. Tricky anddifficult, but with the stateabdicating responsibilitywhat options are left ?The recent OROP agitationhas brought to the fore thepotential of the vote,especially in someNorthern states. ThePunjab CM articulatingcertain service issues isconsidered a beneficiary.The president of the largestpolitical party recentlystarted his 'sampark forsamadhan' with an out ofcharacter call on a formerCOAS. With parliamentaryand assembly elections duenext year in Haryana, thestate with the largestconcentration of servingand ex-serviceman, thechoice of 'Machiavelli'cannot be faulted,especially given the need ofthe party for a 'jat' leader,its Achilles heel inHaryana. Before the lastassembly elections thesmpark for Samadhan waswith Ram Rahim (aliasGurmeet Singh) and thenational election campaignwas launched from Rewariwith another former COASon stage.The General will make hisown choice. The abandonedsoldier / ex-soldier mustexercise his franchisewisely. He too is entitled tohelp from a pradhan andother sewaks. With votingpermissible to a soldier atthe peace cantonment ofhis posting, he must enrolland exercise his franchiselocally, so that the "peoplesrepresentatives" alsorepresent the inhabitantsof the Cantt and not justthose on its periphery. Onlyan unexpected and explicitcommitment from thepolitical masters can arrestthe slide.

Cantonments sans security

(Disclaimer: The views expressed here are personalopinions of the writers. The information, facts oropinions appearing in the articles do not reflect theviews of The Northlines and it does not assume anyresponsibility or liability for the same)

NL CORRESPONDENTSRINAGAR, JUNE 10

Governor N N Vohra haspaid tribute to MirzaMohammad Afzal Beg,former Deputy ChiefMinister of Jammu andKashmir, on his 36thdeath anniversary. Heobserved that Beg Sahib

was an astuteadministrator andparliamentarian who, asSheikh Sahib's RevenueMinister, was the architectof visionary land reformsand enforcement of pro-tiller policies.Governor noted that MirzaBeg would perhaps beremembered most for thematurity and farsight withwhich he conducted theextended parleys, in themid 1970s, with therepresentative of theUnion, leading to the "Beg-Parthasarthy Accord", alandmark in J&K - Delhiunderstandings.Meanwhile, Chief Minister,Mehbooba Mufti has paidglowing tributes to lateMirza Muhammad AfzalBaig, former Deputy ChiefMinister, on his 36th deathanniversary. In hermessage, the Chief

Minister described lateAfzal Baig a seasonedleader who possessedunmatched qualities of anastute politician and anequally innovativeadministrator who ruledthe political canvas of theState for a pretty long time.Mehbooba Mufti said therole and contribution madeby late Mirza Afzal Baig inthe public life of Jammu &Kashmir would beremembered for ever. Shesaid his contribution in thehistoric land reforms,which led to equaldistribution of landresources among people,has been monumental.People would continue torecall his far sightednessand maturity with which heconducted himself inpolitics and administration,the Chief Minister said inher message.

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BARAMULLA, JUNE 10

Deputy CommissionerBaramulla Dr Nasir AhmadNaqash today chaired ameeting to ensure adequatearrangements for thesmooth celebration ofupcoming Shab-e-Qadr andEid-ul-fitr. The meeting wasattended by AdditionalDeputy commissionerBaramulla Farooq Ahmadbaba, Director planning AGMalik, Tehsildars Baramulla

and various District andSectoral officers.

During the meeting, theDC impressed upon thePower Development andPHE departments to provideuninterrupted power andwater supply to the peopleas per scheduled withoutany curtailment. Moreover R&B Departmentwas directed to repair thelink roads leading toMasjids and Eid-Gahs of theDistrict while as AssistantDirector Food supply was

directed to facilitateadequate supply of essentialcommodities viz Rice, Atta,Sugar, LPG etc. Meanwhile itwas informed that thedepartment of FCS&CA hassufficient stock of allessentials. Dr Naqash exhorted upon

the Executive Officers,Municipalities of Baramulla,Sopore and Pattan to ensureproper sanitationarrangements in theirrespective jurisdictionspreferably the places of

congregations like JamiaMasjids, Khankhas, EidGahs and other main placesas per past practice. Thepoultry officer Baramullaalso informed the meetingthat buffer stock of poultrybirds are available besidessale centres have beenestablished at all mainplaces of Baramulla townand Tehsil Head quarters.

He also Impressedupon Food supplydepartment , Metrology andall concerned Tehsildars toensure market checking intheir respective areas andintensify a drive againsterring traders foundinvolved in illegal tradepractices, hoarding andprofiteering etc and takeappropriate action againstthe culprits under law.

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LEH, JUNE 10

Member Parliament Ladakh,Thupstan Chhewang todaychaired a meeting of DistrictDevelopment Coordinationand Monitoring Committee(DISHA) to review thephysical and financialachievements under variouscentrally sponsoredschemes in Leh district.The meeting was attendedby the Minister for LadakhAffairs and CooperativeChering Dorjay, ExecutiveCouncilor for Agriculture

Tsering Wangdus, ExecutiveCouncilor for TourismTsering Sandup, ExecutiveCouncilor for Animal andSheep Moumtaz Hussain,Councillors Phyang PunchokDorjey, CouncilorMartselang JamyangTsering, Councilor ChushulKonchok Stanzin, all theHODs headed by DeputyCommissioner Leh AvnyLavasa and representativefrom Women Alliance Leh.While reviewing theperformance of MGNREGS,the meeting was informedthat in 2017-18, hugenumber of assets including

bridges, water reservoirs etcwere created in the districtfor which a total of Rs2750.78 lakh was releasedout of which Rs 2745.69 lakhwas expended. Besides, thedepartment needs additionalRs. 11 crore for work doneliabilities.Inquiring about the dumpingof pipes near Shanti Stupaby PHE Division in hugenumbers without use sincethree years, the Ministerdirected DC Leh toconstitute an inquirycommittee to investigate themaater and also directed SEPWD to give details about the

fee given to the consultantengaged for Open StadiumLeh.While discussing about theprojects under AMRUTscheme in Leh town, themeeting discussed in detailabout the upcoming multitier parking facility at Leh.Discussing about theongoing social securityschemes under NSAP in thedistinct, the Minister and MPdirected DPO, ICDS Leh andDistrict Social WelfareOfficer Leh for conductingresurvey of eligibleunmarried poor girls in thedistrict and countersign thelists by concernedCouncilors and Nambardersso that deserving girls couldget benefits of StateMarriage AssistanceScheme (SMAS).While reviewing theprogress of drinking waterschemes under NRDWP,Executive Engineer PHEinformed that in 2017-18, atotal of Rs 1067.10 lakh wasreleased for ongoing 26 WSSout of which Rs 834.84 lakh

was expended till date.Chief Agriculture Officer,Leh giving detail progressreport of Pradhan MantriKrishi Sinchai Yojana saidthat a total of Rs 218.26 lakhwas released in 2017-18 outof which Rs 81.50 lakh wasexpended.AD Food, Supplies andConsumer Affair informedthe meeting that underPradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana (PMUY), a total of1142 applications wasreceived out of which total698 beneficiaries wereissued free gas connection. MP Chhewang also took adetail review of fundsreleased from his MPLADSand directed all theconcerned officers andengineers to ensure timelyand proper use of the fundsand completion of projects intime.Other CSS includingRURBAN, PMDP, SSA,RAMSA, Mid Day Meal andPrime Minister EmploymentGeneration Programme werealso reviewed in detail.

DISHA meeting held

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SRINAGAR, JUNE 10

With an aim and objective tostrengthen and further theindustry-academia linkageand to provide modernbanking facilities andsolutions to the varsity, staff,students and otherstakeholders, the CentralUniversity of Kashmir (CUK)Saturday inked aMemorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) withthe Housing DevelopmentFinance Corporation (HDFC)bank.On behalf of CUK, Registrar,Prof. M Afzal Zargar, and onbehalf of HDFC, SeniorPresident State Head Jammuand Kashmir, HDFC Bank,Zubair Iqbal signed the MoU,in the presence of varsityVice-Chancellor, Prof.Mehraj ud Din Mir, at a smallfunction here. According tothe MoU, the Bank will bealso providing followingservices and facilities to theUniversity: Institutionalaccounts to be openedwherein noservice/commission or anyother charges will be levied(charges if any will be

reversed), all the services tobe provided free of cost likePOS, Payment Gateway, e-Solution for RevenueCollection, e-Solution forcollection of all types of feelike admission, hostel,examination and registrationFee etc,payment/disbursement offunds like employeespayments, student refunds,vendor payments etcthrough offline/onlinemode/RTGS/NEFT withoutany charges, accountdeposits like InstitutionalAccounts, Fixed Depositsetc, collection Services likePGW, Automated ClearingHouse (NACH), Point of Sale,Net Banking etc, online andoffline payment Services,KIOSK Services, DoorstepBanking, deployment of bankpersonnel at universitycampus as per the need,separate counter for the staffand students at nearestHDFC branch, arrangementof guest lectures fromtrained staff for students,educational loans as per thebank norms to be provided tostudents with waiver ofprocessing fee, healthinsurance at concessionalrates to students and other

allied services.Speaking on the occasion,Vice-Chancellor, Prof.Mehraj ud Din Mir said theMoU should be implementedin letter and spirit and thebank should ensure that thestudents and staff does notface any inconvenience inavailing the facilities andservices as enlisted in theMoU.Senior President State HeadJammu and Kashmir, HDFCBank, Mr. Zubair Iqbal,described the signing of MoUas a momentous occasionand assured that the bankwould provide every possibleassistance to the studentsand other staff memberswith regards to the facilitiesmentioned in MoU. Theuniversity has signed MoUwith HDFC, which is anextension of already existinguniversity-bank relationshipwith State Bank of India andother banks.Finance Officer, BashirAhmad Haji, seniorfunctionaries from both theinstitutions were alsopresent on the occasion.

CUK inks MoU with HDFC bankNL CORRESPONDENTSRINAGAR, JUNE 10

Divisional CommissionerKashmir, Baseer AhmadKhan, said that governmentwill construct state-of-arttourist gateway at Check-i-Wagund Anantnag.The DivisionalCommissioner said thiswhile reviewing therehabilitation process of156 shopkeepers whichwere affected by thedisplacement of LowerMunda Toll Plaza.The meeting was informed

that District Administrationhad identified 55 kanals ofproprietary land at Check-i-Wagund. This chunk of landsituated at the tri-junctionof National Highway 444,Hillar Railway Station andopening tube of Qazigund-Banihal upcoming tunnelwhich is the most feasibleplace to construct TouristGateway (TouristFacilitation Centre cum

shopping plaza) for suchtourists who are arrivingthe valley through road orrail link.It was further informed thatRs 110 crore DPR has beenformulated by the DistrictAdministration forconstruction of TouristGateway and rehabilitationof the affected shopkeepers.The DivisionalCommissioner Kashmirdirected R&B Departmentto bear the cost of Rs 10Crores to purchase 55kanals of land from theirproprietors at Check-i-Wagund Anantnag.He also directed Tourism

Department to constructstate-of-art Tourist Gatewayunder SWADESH scheme incollaboration with NHAIwhich will contribute 50%project cost as per the DPR.Khan asked representativesof INTACH to visit the siteand made the architecturaldesign of Tourist Gatewayaccording to the local

ambience which includes300 shops, swimming pool,recreational items, sportscourt, landscaping andother tourism leisurefacilities in this grandarcade.On the occasion, Div Comsaid that tourism is thebackbone of Kashmir'seconomy and thegovernment is committed toprovide all facilities to thetourists for raising theeconomy graph.Deputy Director Tourism,Project Director NHAI, SER&B, AssistantCommissioner,representative of INTACHand other concernedofficers were present in themeeting, while as DeputyCommissioner Anantnagparticipated in the meetingvia video conferencing.

'State-of-art tourist gatewayto come up at Ang'

NL CORRESPONDENTKULGAM, JUNE 10

To finalize thearrangements for thecelebration of annualVarshik Maha Yagya atShree Tripoor SundriAsthapan KhanabarniDevsar & Manzgam startingfrom 11th of June, DeputyCommissioner SajadHussain today took a reviewmeeting of different Districtofficers. On the occasion, DDCdirected the PDDdepartment to provideuninterrupted power supplyfor yatries. The PHEdepartment was asked tokeep available adequatesupply of pure drinkingwater during the festivaldays. It was decided in themeeting that healthdepartment will keepavailable a mobile medical

van besides sufficient staffof doctors & paramedics forthe convenience of Yatries.Similarly, the CAPDdepartment was directed tokeep available the abundantsupply of Rice, Sugar &LPG. The DDC on theoccasion directed Police &Paramilitary forces to put inplace all the securityarrangements around theAsthapan in advance. It isworth to mention that on theeve of Jaisht Ashtamistarting from 11th June upto June 22 June the PorunAahoti & Maha Yagya will beperformed on 20th & 21th ofJune at Khanabarni Devsar& Mazgam in KulgamDistrict.Latter the DeputyCommissioner visited Nawavillage to solve the watercrisis of the village forwhich people of the villagehailed his efforts.

Arrangements for MahaYagya reviewed

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ANANTNAG, JUNE 10

Minister for RuralDevelopment andPanchayati Raj, AbdulRehman Veeri today visitedMattan Sun Temple to takestock of the arrangementsput in place for thecelebrations of Banmass -Malmass festival. TheMinister also interacted withthe people visiting the shrineand enquired about thefacilities being provided tothem.DC Anantnag Mohd Younus

Mallik, Executive EngineersPDD & PHE, TehsildarMattan, AD Tourism, BMOMattan, Executive OfficerMunicipal CommitteeMattan and other concernedofficers accompanied theMinister during his visit.Later, the Minister chaired ameeting with the concernedofficers and instructed themto provide all the facilities tothe devotees. He wasapprised that adequatefacilities of propersanitation, power, water,healthcare, ration and otherfacilities have been made

available to the devotees forthe celebrations of thefestival.Pertinently the said festivalis celebrated after every 2and half years for a period ofone month and shallconclude on 13th of June2018. This year, more thanone lakh devotees fromacross the country attendedthe festival, said a devotee.

The devotees thankedthe district administrationfor providing all thenecessary facilities andsupport for the celebrationsof the festival.

Minister takes stock of facilities forBanmass-Malmass festival

NL CORRESPONDENTSRINAGAR, JUNE 10

Minister for AgricultureMuhammad Khalil Bandhtoday visited the megaexhibition of Islamic artobjects and rare Quranicmanuscripts beingshowcased at TouristReception Center, here onthe 4th day.The 5- day exhibition hasbeen organized by theJammu and Kashmir

Academy of Art, Culture andLanguages in collaborationwith the Directorate ofArchives, Archeology andMuseums, Directorate ofTourism, Directorate ofLibraries, INTACH KashmirChapter, Shasvat ArtGallery, Peerzada Collectionand Hakim collection.During the exhibition alarge number of raredocuments showcasingvarious artistic forms ofQuranic Calligraphy and

Vellum panels weredisplayed.Showing keen interest inthe rare documents andartifacts, the AgricultureMinister appreciated theexhibits for theirtremendous historicalvalue.Bandh asked the peoplebehind the exhibition toorganize such eventsregularly so that people willremain aware of their richcultural heritage.A Humdiya/NaatiyaMushaira was alsoorganized by Pulwamaartists during the Minister'svisit.Director GeneralSericulture Tariq Ali Mir,Director of Archives,Archeology and MuseumMuneer-ul-Islam, SecretaryJKAACL Aziz Hajni, SeniorMember INTACH SaleemBeg and other officials werepresent on the occasion.

'Exhibition provides opportunity toexplore, connect with our glorious past'

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BUDGAM, JUNE 10

Minister for Revenue, GhulamNabi Lone Hanjura hosted anIftaar Party for a number ofOrphans and other eminentcitizens of the district atSheikh-Ul-Alam Hall inBudgam.Among others, the Iftaar wasattended by MLC SaifuddinBhat, Vice ChairmanHandloom (S&E) Corporation,Muntazir Mohi-ud-Din,former legislator DrMohammad Shafi Wani,

Deputy CommissionerBudgam, Mohammad HarunMalik, SSP Budgam, ADCBudgam, political leaderNazir Ahmad Khan and othersenior officers of differentdepartments.Speaking on the occasion,Minister said that the Iftaarhas been organized to reachout to the orphans putting upat different orphanages in thedistrict. He said that suchevents provide an opportunityto spend some time withthese children's and to sharehappiness with them.

Hanjura hostsIftaar for orphans

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KUPWARA, JUNE 10

District DevelopmentCommissioner (DDC),Kupwara Khalid Jahangir,along with Additional DeputyCommissioner HandwaraMuzaffer Ahmad, TehsildarHandwara and Qalamabad,Executive Engineer PHE &PDD and field functionariesof different departmentstook an extensive tour totake stock of ongoingdevelopmental works atdifferent places of Mawar,Maretgam, Hangah,Manzpora, Qalamabad,Chontipora and Lachh areasof district Kupwara.The DC directed the

concerned authorities fortimely completion of theongoing works in the saidareas.On the occasion, the DDCinspected the work going onChotipora Nowgam road atChountipora, Manzpora andLachh. He directed thebeacon authorities andrevenue officials toconstruct permanentconcrete poles on the edge of66 feet wide road. He furtherdirected the concernedauthorities to mobilise theirmen and machinery andgear up the pace of work toensure completion of theroad within a stipulated timeframe.The DC sought cooperationfrom the locals of the areafor hassle-free execution ofall Developmental projects.

Meanwhile, DDC inspectedthe work in progress onPrimary Health Centre andwidening of Qalamabad roadfor smooth flow of traffic. Hedirected the R&B authoritiesto complete the work on PHCby the end of June.The DDC also directed theR&B and revenue officials toprepare assessment forcompensation of road.Meanwhile, he also directedthe concerned authorities tostart work on an overpassnear Govt Boys highersecondary schoolQalamabad so that itconnects the buildings of theHigher secondary andmakes passage across roadsafer and easier for thestudents and commonmasses.

DDC takes stock of developmental works

Guv, CM pay tributes to Mirza Afzal Baig

Shab-e-Qadr, Eid-ul-Fitr arrangements finalized

FOODS

After a hectic week, your mind and body need a healthy treat. The best way to do this is through a nutritious breakfast during the weekend. Here we bring you some easy to make and healthy breakfast options.Spicy Scrambled EggsIngredientsEggs - 2,Onion - 1, finely chopped, Tomato - 1, finely chopped, Turmeric powder - a pinch, Oil - 2 tsp, Green chilli - 1, chopped, Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp , Coriander leaves - little, chopped, Salt as per tasteOptional ingredientsCapsicum - 1/4 cup, chopped, Peas - 2 tblsp, boiledMethod1. Break the eggs into a bowl.2. Add a small pinch of salt and beat lightly.3. Heat oil in a pan over medium flame.4. Saute the onions for 2 to 3 minutes.5. Add the green chillies, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and stir well.6. Add the tomatoes, pinch of salt and stir to mix.7. Cook for a minute or two.8. Pour the eggs into the pan and allow it to set, about 30 seconds.9. Stir well for 2 minutes or until well scrambled.10. Garnish with coriander leaves.11. Serve at once with toasted bread, roti or chapati.

They say leprechauns find gold at the end of a rainbow. While we may not be able to exactly vouch for it, the internet sure has struck gold when it comes to all things rainbow. Yes , ra inbow colours have infiltrated every aspect of our lives — think rainbow-themed parties, rainbow cakes and even rainbow puke on SnapChat. And the latest fad that has the internet going crazy is a rainbow-coloured grilled cheese sandwich. Here are a few things which are themed around rainbows — because, sometimes, you need to see everything in all its seven-coloured glory.

Rainbow foodRainbow grilled cheese sandwich Created in Hong Kong, this sandwich, also dubbed as 'unicorn gri l led cheese sandwich' is everything a sandwich should be — gooey, filled with the goodness of four different kinds of gooey cheese and of course, it is multi-coloured. An Instagram user posted that the ingredients include lavender (blue), basil (green) and the yellow was actually a combination of four kinds of cheese - mozzarella, cheddar, Swiss emmental and gruyere. While we are not really sure of how healthy this sandwich is, we sure cannot deny that it does make for a pretty picture!

Rainbow cakesThese have been around for a while now. Although they are a little tedious to bake (the process involves baking seven differently coloured cakes and then assembling them into one gigantic seven-layered cake and finally frosted with vanilla frosting), they sure make for a pleasant surprise when they are a c t u a l l y c u t . And, oh, d i d

we

ment i o n seven l a y e r s of cake i n o n e slice?

R a i n b o w

bagelsMade by the Bagel Store in Brooklyn, these delicious bites of b a g e l s actually taste like any other bagel, but it is the toppings that make them unique. There are plenty of options to choose from — including funfetti cream cheese, cannoli cream cheese

— or even have them glazed, if

you will. The best part, you ask? They can be made at

home, too!

Rainbow sushiLike you needed another reason to love sushi? Rainbow-themed sushis are all the rage these days, and are being served in restaurants across the world. You could even make them at home. Add a dash of creativity, and

c h o o s e o f f b e a t ingredients in the colours of the r a i n b o w t o create a visual impact.

R a i n b o w

latteA l m o s t

nothing's a better pick-me-up

than coffee, so, imagine if there was something bright,

cheery and colourful that topped your latte to brighten up your mornings? Well, believe it or not, rainbow lattes are totally legit. Created first by Mason Salisbury, a barista at a coffee shop in Vegas, the process involves adding food colouring to steamed milk in order to create these dreamy designs. Needless to say, perfecting the rainbow on the latte, takes loads of practice.

Other rainbow things

Rainbow hair: While it was a style that

was sported by punk rockers earlier, an increasing number of celebrities including the likes of Nicki Minaj,

Christina Aguilera and Katy Perry have embraced the trend with open arms. Check out the gorgeous daughter of Mick Jagger, Georgia May; pull off this style with elan.

Rainbow nails: Perk up your manicure with a

rainbow-coloured polish. They are bound to attract a second look for sure!

Rainbow puke: The 'lenses' feature of

Snapchat lets you puke rainbows! That's right.

Sweet French ToastIngredientsBread - 1 small packet, Eggs - 6, Sugar - 4 tsp, powdered, Oil as requiredMethod1. Break the eggs and beat well.2. Add the powdered sugar and mix.3. Heat a tawa over medium flame.4. Add a little oil.5. Dip the bread slices in the egg

Give your weekend breakfast a twist Kulfi

Come summer and as soon as the shout of 'Kulfi le lo' fills the air, children as well as adults rush to buy this delicious chilled delight. Kulfi is a traditional cold dessert native to India, which kulfiwalas sell in huge earthenware pots. These are also known as matkas which are covered with a damp maroon cloth. These vendors go door to door with the kulfi, which is frozen by placing the moulds inside the pot that is filled with ice and salt. They sell the kulfi on a stick, in a terracotta cup or cut them into bite-sized pieces and serve these on a huge green leaf. Even now these kulfiwalas do the rounds of residential areas and are a common sight on the crowded beaches of Mumbai.

Origins of kulfiThe process of evaporating milk to make it dense was already popular in India as the sweet dish rabri. Later, during the Mughal period, this mixture was flavoured with pistachios and saffron, packed and sealed into metal cones and immersed in slurry ice, resulting in the invention of kulfi as we know it today. The recipe also finds a mention in the Ain-i-Akbari, a document recording the administration of Emperor Akbar since it was a popular item prepared in the royal kitchens.

The traditional kulfiKulfi is traditionally prepared by evaporating sweetened and flavoured milk by slow cooking, while continuously stirring to keep the milk from sticking to the bottom of the vessel. When its volume lessens and the mixture thickens, it is kept aside to cool and is garnished with cardamom, saffron, or pistachio nuts. This mix is then frozen in tightly-sealed clay khulars, which are submerged in ice mixed with salt to speed up the freezing process. While this process is still followed, nowadays there are individual kulfi moulds available that are refrigerated for six to seven hours after which they are ready to eat. However, the slow freezing process in a khular ensures a smooth kulfi without any ice crystals while also giving an earthy flavour to the dessert.

New ways of preparation and flavoursWith time the preparation of kulfi has transformed and easy ways of making it have been developed. Using sweetened condensed milk and thick cream fastens the process and more sugar is added as per the taste. A paste of cornstarch and water is used to

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mixture and place them on the hot tawa.6. Add a little oil around the edges and cook on both sides until well done.7. Remove and serve hot.Mixed Sprouts Sandwich

IngredientsMixed Sprouts - 1 cup, Coriander leaves - 1 cup, Green chillies - 3, Bread slices - 6 to 8, Wheat flour - 1 tsp, Oil - 1 tsp, Salt as per taste, Ghee as requiredOptional ingredientsOnion - 1, sliced, Tomato - 1, slicedMethod1. Heat 1 cup of water in a pan and bring to a boil.2. Add the sprouts for 10 minutes and drain well.3. Add salt and grind to a coarse paste in a mixie.4. Heat little oil in a pan.5. Add the ground paste.6. Mix the wheat flour in little water and add to the pan.7. Stir-fry for a minute or two and remove.8. Grind the coriander leaves, green chillies and little salt to a fine paste.9. Spread this green chutney on the bread slices.10. Add 1 or 2 tblsp of the ground sprout paste to 3 or 4 slices and spread evenly (on

top of the green chutney).11. Cover with the remaining slices.12. Heat a tawa over medium flame.13. Place the prepared sandwiches and apply little ghee around the edges.14. Cook for a minute on both sides and remove.15. Alternatively, place them on a sandwich maker and cook.16. Serve with ketchup.

the popular desi chilled delight

thicken the mixture. Some also boil the milk, while adding bread crumbs and sugar to get a creamy layer which is scooped out and again added to the mixture in the end to thicken it. The kulfi is frozen in moulds or in individual portion bowls, which are kept in the freezer and are removed some time before serving the dessert.The traditional flavours of kulfi are malai, kesar, pista, badam, and rose but now there are newer variations being added. While fruity flavours like mango, sitaphal, litchi, apple, orange and strawberry have become common in specialised kulfi centres, others like coconut, peanut, chocolate and avocado are also becoming popular. A completely different flavour, liked especially by youngsters, is the falooda kulfi. This is kulfi with rice noodles, topped with sugar syrup and other ingredients.

Kulfi v/s Ice creamWhile Kulfi has similarities to ice cream in appearance and taste...It is a denser, creamier frozen dessert as compared to ice creamUnlike ice cream, kulfi is not whippedKulfi takes a longer time to melt than ice cream

FoodRainbow

Quite popular among the millennials, this feature is bound to garner some laughs from your fellow Snapchatters.

Rainbow dress: Wear it like how Lindsay Lohan

does. Unless you are particularly adventurous, you may not want to go the Miley Cyrus way.

Rainbow makeup: Rainbow makeup, too, is quite

the rage these days. Whether they are on the eyes, the lashes or the lips, most women are ditching solid colours for a seven-themed hue.

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Qingdao, Jun 10Prime Minister NarendraModi on Sunday said Indiawas supportive ofconnectivity projects thatare inclusive, transparentand respect territorialsovereignty, indicating NewDelhi’s unease withBeijing’s projects inP a k i s t a n - o c c u p i e dKashmir (PoK).Speaking at the plenarysession of the 18thShanghai CooperationOrganisaiton (SCO) inChina’s Qingdao, Modi saidIndia’s priority wasconnectivity with theneighbourhood andbetween the SCO countriesin the region.“We have again reached astage where physical anddigital connectivity ischanging the definition ofgeography. Therefore,connectivity with ourneighbourhood and in theSCO region is our priority,”he said, and emphasisedthe need for inclusivenessand transparency inconnectivity projects to besuccessful.The China-PakistanEconomic Corridor (CPEC)is one of the flagshipprojects of the China-ledBelt and Road Initiative(BRI), a multi-billion dollarconnectivity project thatgoes through PoK.India has stayed away fromthe BRI — the only SCOcountry to be opposed to it— saying the CPEC violatesits territorial integrity.Security is our top priority,Modi said and floated anover-arching concept ofsecurity that the SCO couldfollow, calling it SECURE— S for security forcitizens, E for economicdevelopment, C forconnectivity in the region,U for unity, R for respect ofsovereignty, E forenvironment protection.Modi also spoke aboutterrorism in the region and

mentioned how it hadaffected Afghanistan, anobserver country in theSCO.“Afghanistan is anunfortunate example ofeffect of terrorism,” he saidand hoped that the stepstowards peace taken by itsPresident Ashraf Ghani willbe respected by all in theregion.India, Modi said, will playits part as part of the SCO-Afghanistan contact groupto restore peace in thecountry.Promising full cooperationfor the summit a year after

India joined the bloc, thePrime Minister said, “Weshould together set a goalfor the 25th SCO Summit.We should work together asa committee. India iscommitted to extend fullcooperation to a successfuloutcome of the summit.”It is for the first time anIndian prime minister isattending the SCO summitafter India along withPakistan became a full-fledged member of thegrouping, jointly dominatedby China and Russia.Commenting on tourism inthe SCO region, Modi said

that India will organise aSCO food festival and aBuddhist festival to boosttourism from SCOcountries.“Only 6% of foreign touristsin India are from SCOcountries; this can easilybe doubled. Increasingawareness of our sharedcultures can help boost thisnumber. We will organise aSCO food festival and aBuddhist festival in India,”he said.Besides Modi, otherleaders attending thesummit include ChinesePresident Xi Jinping,Russian President VladimirPutin, Iranian PresidentHassan Rouhani andPakistan PresidentMamnoon Hussain.The SCO was founded at asummit in Shanghai in 2001by the presidents ofRussia, China, KyrgyzRepublic, Kazakhstan,Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.India and Pakistan becameits members last year.

Bhubaneswar, Jun 10The Odisha police haveinitiated a major reform bydeciding to segregatecrime investigation fromlaw and order functions in115 police stations of thestate to improve theconviction rate in criminalcases, among the lowest inthe country.“The existing sanctionedstrength was far less thanrequired. As policing is a24-hour job, we needseparate manpower forinvestigation and law andorder,” said Odishadirector general of policeRP Sharma.The DGP said a proposalhas been submitted to thehome department last

week seekingaugmentation of the policemanpower so thatinspectors in 115 of the523 police stations canfocus only on theinvestigation of crimes.The chosen police stationswere picked after a month-long exercise to categorisethem on the basis ofnumber of cases they

handled annually,urbanisation, population,communal sensitivity andindustrialisation.“Growing urbanisation andrapid increase inpopulation as well asindustrialisation haveadded multifarious jobs toa police station, makingpolicing very challenging,”Sharma said.

As per the proposal, thepolice stations have beendivided into threecategories depending onthe population they caterto. The Category A policestations will have aninspector and 34subordinate staff,Category B stations willhave one inspector and 24junior officials andCategory C will compriseof an inspector only 18sub-inspectors and othersto investigate crimes.The proposal also seeks tohave another inspectorwith over two dozen beatconstables to maintain lawand order and preventcrimes. An official familiarwith the matter saidimplementation of theproposal will requirehiring of personnel at alllevels.

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Connectivity with neighbourhood India’spriority, says PM Modi at SCO summit

Bengaluru, Jun 10Congress floor leader in theLok Sabha MallikarjunKharge on Sunday said hewould talk to AICCpresident Rahul Gandhi onfilling the remaining sixministerial berths allocatedto the party in the Congress-JDS coalition government toprevent dissident activity.“Let me see. I will discusswith Rahulji, if I get to meethim in New Delhi, aboutconsidering immediatefilling of the remaining sixberths allocated to theCongress to preventdissidence among ourministerial aspirants,” hetold PTI here. The statementcomes in the wake of stateparty leaders M B Patil andSatish Jarkiholi expressingtheir disappointment overnot being given ministerialberths in the Congress-JDScoalition governmentheaded by H DKumaraswamy. Patil andJarkiholi have beenvociferous among thedisappointed Congress

leaders such as RoshanBaig, N A Harris, RamalingaReddy and H K Patil, whohave been denied cabinetberths. Under the powersharing agreement, theCongress has been allotted22 berths and the JDS 12.The JDS-Congress cabinetwas expanded on June 6with the induction of 25 newministers, after intensebargaining for ministerialberths. The Congress hasleft six vacancies to be filledunder its quota and the JDSone. Asked how the AICCand the KPCC planned topacify senior Congressleaders who had beenministers, Kharge said thehigh command woulddiscuss with them and find

a solution soon. “Our highcommand will discuss withthem (senior Congressleaders, who also wereministers in previousgovernments) and solve theproblem in the next fewdays. Already, K CVenugopal (AICC generalsecretary) and Ghulam NabiAzad are also in touch withthem. There is no problemand everything will besolved,” he said. Kharge saidthese leaders “are loyalistsand have not spoken ofdeserting the party as theyare interested instrengthening, not desertingit”. “We have expanded thecabinet and portfoliosdistributed. Heartburnamong our ministerialaspirants, including M BPatil and Jarkiholi, who didnot get berths, will subside.That will happen becausethey are interested instrengthening the party, notdeserting it,” he said. Theyall want to build a strongparty in view of the LokSabha elections scheduled

next year, Kharge added.Asked whether the partywas contemplating arotational ministerial policyto pacify the disgruntledlegislators, Kharge said hehad picked this up in themedia that it was thethought of the partyworking president.“Whatever it may be, in theinterest of the party, theleaders and the highcommand will takeappropriate decisions andall party workers will followsuit,” he added. Asked if theAll India CongressCommittee or theKarnataka PradeshCongress Committee wasconsidering 30-30 powerarrangement (each coalitionpartner heading thegovernment for 30 months),Kharge said the questiondoes not arise for nowbecause terms andconditions of “coalitiondharma” between Congressand JDS were announcedby K C Venugopal, which isbinding on all leaders.

Will talk to Rahul Gandhi about immediatefilling of six ministerial berths, says Kharge

Chandigarh, Jun 10A 28-year-old woman IASofficer, posted in aHaryana governmentdepartment, on Sundayaccused a senior civilservant from the state ofsexually harassing her forwriting “adversecomments on official files”.Her senior, however,rubbished the allegationsand claimed that thewoman officer had beenadvised “not to find faultswith the files which havegot all necessaryclearances from otherofficials”.The woman officer wrote apost on her Facebook page,giving details of theincident.She wrote that the maleofficer, her boss,summoned her to his

office on May 22 and“threatened” her.“He questioned me why Iwrite on files the wrongsthe department has done,”she wrote.The senior officerallegedly threatened to filea complaint and “spoil herAnnual Confidential Report(ACR) if she did not stopwriting adverse commentson the official files”.The senior officersummoned her on May 31“and instructed his staffthat no other personshould enter the room”.“He asked me to tell whattype of work I wanted todo, whether I wantdepartmental work ortime-pass work... And thenhe asked me to stopwriting adverse commentson the files.

“He told me that like anewly wed bride, she hasto be explained everything,and he was explaining tome in the same manner.His behaviour seemedimmoral,” she alleged.On June 6, the seniorofficer called her in hisoffice at 5pm and askedher to stay there till7.39pm, she claimed.“I was sitting on the otherside of the table in front ofhim. He asked me to getup and come closer to hischair. When I reached theother side of the table, hepretended to teach mehow to operate acomputer. I rushed back tomy chair... After sometime, he got up. Pretendingto find a paper, he cameclose to my chair andpushed it,” she wrote.

The woman alleged thatthe senior officer andsome of his colleagueswere now threatening her.Another senior womanofficial “has given meverbal orders that I do notenter any complaint inwriting”, she claimed.She also wrote that herpolice security had beenwithdrawn and that shehad sent an e-mail to theoffice of President of Indiawith regard to the entireincident.When contacted, thesenior IAS officer told PTIthat the allegationslevelled against him were“false and baseless”.He said that in fact, he hadgone out of his way to helpher after she was postedin the department he isheading.

Bhubaneswar, Jun 10Union petroleum ministerDharmendra Pradhan onSunday admitted thatChhattisgarh has reducedthe downstream flow ofwater in the Mahanadi, dueto which Odisha is notgetting the required riverwater during non-monsoonmonths. Pradhan said thatthe water flow into theMahanadi’s lowercatchment area has beenaffected due to theconstruction of barrages inthe upper catchment areasin Chhattisgarh. Theminister was addressing apress conference inSambalpur on thecompletion of four years ofthe Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government.He said that Odisha chiefminister Naveen Patnaikshould take steps to putpressure on theChhattisgarh government to

release water to Odisha.“There is a need to putpressure on theChhattisgarh governmentand I request the OdishaChief Minister to take stepsin this regard. I personallysupport the cause and theCentre will always help inresolving the issue,” saidPradhan.He said no provision hasbeen made by the stategovernment to store waterin lower catchment areas ofHirakud reservoir, as aresult of which the water isflowing into the sea. On the

other hand, the ruling BijuJanata Dal (BJD) said thatthe central governmentshould put pressure on theChhattisgarh government torelease water for the benefitof the Odisha people.“The Union Minister wasforced to admit this not dueto his conscience but due topeople’s mandate inOdisha,” said BJD RajyaSabha MP PrasannaAcharya.Odisha Pradesh CongressCommittee presidentNiranjan Patnaik said:“This indicates what theCongress and every Odiahave been saying all along.The BJP shamelesslysnatched Odisha’s share ofthe Mahanadi and the BJDhelped them in doing so bysilently supporting the loot.This has been happeningsince the BJD and BJPjoined hands for power inOdisha.”

Dharmendra Pradhan admits Chhattisgarh hasreduced Mahanadi water flow into Odisha

Ambikapur, Jun 10BJP chief Amit Shah asserted on Sunday that theSC/ST Act and the reservation system in jobs willremain in force till the party-led government is inpower.He said the election season would kick in soon and theCongress would use the opportunity to spread “lies”about the Narendra Modi government.The main opposition party will “mislead” people bysaying the NDA government will scrap the ScheduledCaste/ Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Actand the system of reservation in government jobs andeducation for the deprived sections the society, Shahadded.“In the coming days, the Congress will spreaddifferent types of lies to mislead people. Sometimesthey will say the SC/ST Act is being abolished, onother occasions they will say the reservation (system)was being scrapped.“I want to clearly say that the SC/ST Act andreservation will remain in force till the BJPgovernment is in power,” he added.The BJP chief was addressing a public rally here inChhattisgarh, which goes to the polls by the year-end.

SC/ST Act, reservation to stay till BJPis in power, says Amit Shah

New Delhi, Jun 10BJP MP and Dalit leaderUdit Raj on Sundayquestioned the claim thatNaxals were behind theviolence in BhimaKoregaon, saying itamounted to “insulting”Dalit icon BR Ambedkar’sfollowers gathered thereand instead blamed someHindutva leaders forvitiating the atmosphereprior to the incident.Days after the Pune policearrested five people withalleged Maoist links forthe Bhima Koegaonviolence, Udit Raj said hewondered if Naxals arecapable of mobilisinglakhs of Dalits.

There is frustration andanger in the communitythat had voted for the BJPwith a lot of expectationsin 2014, he said, addingthe party needs to identifythe reasons behind this sothat it can make amendsbefore the next Lok Sabhapolls in 2019. He said hehad recently met partypresident Amit Shah over

Dalit issues and given hissuggestions.He accused Hindutvaleaders like SambhajiBhide and Milind Ekbote ofvitiating the atmospherefor weeks prior to theincident.Large number of Dalitshad gathered tocommemorate the 200thanniversary of the battle ofKoregaon in which forcesof the East India Companyhad defeated the Peshwa’sarmy. Dalits believe thatMahars, a scheduledcaste, formed a major partof the company’s army.The BJP MP said therecould be infiltration bysome Naxals but to

suggest that they werebehind the mobilisation oflakhs of Dalits was wrong.“There could be naxalelements but can lakhs ofDalits who had gatheredthere be Naxals or bemobilised by naxalites?.. Itamounts to insultingAmbedkar andAmbedkarites,” he said.Asked if blaming Naxalsfor the violence amountedto insulting Ambedkarites-a term for the followers ofDalit icon BR Ambedkar’sprinciples- he said, “Ofcourse.”Naxal elements may bethere and a thoroughprobe should be done, hesaid.

Odisha police to separate crime and law andorder for better investigation, conviction rate

New Delhi, Jun 10After a year’s gap, Chinahas resumed sharinghydrological data on theBrahmaputra and Sutlejrivers with India, an officialof the Water ResourcesMinistry said.For the Brahmaputra river,data was shared by Chinafrom May 15, while itstarted sharing data for theSutlej from June 1.The move comes after thetwo sides held talks over theissue in March.Data will be shared twicedaily until October.Last year, China stopped theexercise citing that thehydrological gathering siteswere washed away due tofloods. It also coincided withthe 73-day Doklam stand-

off that took place duringthe peak monsoon period.The sharing of hydrologicaldata also coincides with thetwo sides agreeing toresume the annual exercisebetween their armies. Theexercise did not take placelast due to the Doklamstand-off.The Brahmaputra originatesfrom Tibet and flows intoArunachal Pradesh andAssam and later drains intothe Bay of Bengal throughBangladesh.“Sharing hydrological datais very important forgenerating information onfloods for the northeasternstates,” the official said.Beijing has startedproviding data from threehydrological stations --

Nugesha, Yangcun andNuxia, lying on themainstream of theBrahmaputra, also knownas Yarlung Zangbo in China-- and from the station atTsada for the Sutlej, knownas Langqen Zangbo, theofficial said.India also pays an annualamount of Rs 1 crore toChina for providing data onthese two important rivers,the official added.Interestingly, after thebilateral talks betweenPrime Minister NarendraModi and ChinesePresident Xi Jinping onSaturday, an agreementwas signed between Indiaand China to sharehydrological data forBrahmaputra.

China begins sharing hydrologicaldata on Brahmaputra, Sutlej rivers

Haryana woman IAS officer accusessenior of sexually harassing her

Mannargudi, Jun 10The estranged brother ofdeposed AIADMK leader VKSasikala, V Dhivakaran, onSunday launched hispolitical party in TamilNadu, the second suchoutfit from the extendedfamily.Earlier, Sasikala’s nephewTTV Dhinakaran, legislatorfrom RK Nagar in Chennai,had floated his AmmaMakkal MunnetraKazhagam (AMMK) afterbeing sidelined from theruling AIADMK by a sectionof the ministers.Dhivakaran floated his‘Anna Dravidar Kazhagam’,named after Dravidianveteran CN Annadurai,fondly addressed as ‘Anna,’which means elder brotherin Tamil.

Dhivakaran, who has fallenout of favour with Sasikalafollowing his public spatwith their nephewDhinakaran, alsointroduced his party flagwith red and black stripes,with an added green star inthe centre.Incidentally, green isconsidered a favouritecolour of the late chiefminister J Jayalalithaa, whoheaded the All India Anna

Dravida MunnetraKazhagam (AIADMK) at thetime of her demise inDecember 2016.Dhivakaran said he wouldbe the ADK’s party’sgeneral secretary.Sasikala, serving a prisonterm in Bengaluru inconnection with the Rs 66.6crore disproportionateassets case, had last monthserved a legal notice onDhivakaran, asking him todesist from taking hername in his publicutterances.She had then charged hersibling with speaking insupport of AIADMKleaders, chief minister KPalaniswami and hisdeputy O Panneerselvam,who have fallen out withher.

Sasikala’s brother launches politicalparty Anna Dravidar Kazhagam

Naxals cannot mobilise Dalits: BJP MPUdit Raj on Bhima Koregaon violence

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Montreal, Jun 10Sebastian Vettel handedFerrari their first CanadianGrand Prix pole positionsince Michael Schumacherin 2001 on Saturday whileFormula Onechampionship leaderLewis Hamilton qualifiedfourth for Mercedes.Vettel, 14 points behind theBriton, will start from thefront for the fourth time atthe Circuit Gilles

Villeneuve after setting atrack record of one minute10.764 seconds on a sunnyafternoon.Hamilton had been hopingfor a record seventhCanadian Grand Prix pole,at the track where he tookhis first win in 2007, butinstead was out-qualifiedby Finnish team mateValtteri Bottas who joinedVettel on the front row.The top four all lapped

inside the one minute 11seconds mark.“I got the job done.Yesterday we were a bit introuble. I wasn’t reallyhappy with the car, we hadsome problems and I justcouldn’t get the rhythm,”said Vettel, who can takehis 50th F1 victory onSunday.“Today I switched on. Iguess I woke up the rightway and what a day. Thecar was incredible, it justkept getting quicker. In myfinal lap I had a smallmistake, otherwise I thinkthere was a little bit more.

But it was fantastic.”Red Bull’s MaxVerstappen, who couldhave become the youngestdriver ever to take pole,dominated all threepractice sessions but the20-year-old could not keeppace with the Ferrariswhen it mattered most.The Dutchman will line upthird.“I’m very happy with thisweekend so far,” saidVerstappen, who has beenmuch criticised for hismistakes this season. “Thecar’s been working reallywell...to be third is greatfor us. In the race I thinkwe can do a really goodjob.”DIFFICULT SESSIONHamilton will still bechasing a fourthconsecutive win inMontreal on Sunday toequal Schumacher’s markof seven victories at anisland circuit named afterCanada’s late Ferrarigreat.

“It was just a difficultsession. The laps weren’tgreat laps,” said theMercedes driver, likeVettel a four timeschampion.“Our race pace was goodyesterday. Our single lapwas good too, but today itjust didn’t come together.Ferrari did a better jobtoday and that’s just theway it is.”Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonenqualified fifth fastest andwill be joined on the thirdrow by Red Bull’s DanielRicciardo, winner inMonaco two weeks ago andthe last man to beatHamilton to victory inCanada. “On paper it’s notthat satisfying but I actuallyfeel we made a lot ofprogress in qualifying,” saidthe Australian.“I think we got our stufftogether...it felt like the lapswere worth more than asixth place but in the endthey weren’t...I really felt Idid not a bad job.”

Sebastian Vettel takes Ferrari’s first Canadian Grand Prix pole since 2001

Mumbai, Jun 10Bangladesh women’scricket team defeated Indiaon Sunday to register ahistoric maiden title win, ina thrilling final of the AsiaCup T20 tournament inMalaysia.In a low-scoring final inKuala Lumpur, Bangladeshwomen successfullychased down India’s totalof 113 with three wickets inhand, with the winningruns being scored of thefinal ball.This is Bangladesh’ssecond victory over India inthis year’s Asia Cuptournament, whereas it isfor the first time that theIndian women’s cricket

team has lost a final in thehistory of the competition.India women had won theprevious six editions of theAsia Cup.It was largely due to animpressive bowling showthat set up a famous victoryfor the Bangladeshiwomen. Nahida Akterbowled a measly spell of 4-0-12-0. Khadija Tul Kubraand Rumana Ahmedclaimed two wickets eachwhereas Salma Khatun andJahanara Alam bagged onewicket apiece.Despite Harmanpreet Kaurwaging a lone battle — 56off 47 balls with sevenfours — India womenfound no one to help their

captain in her endeavour.The second best score inthe team came from MithaliRaj and VedaKrishnamurthy, who bothscored 11 each as Indiawomen finished with 112/9.In their chase of 113,Bangladeshi womenfluttered after ShamimaSultana and Ayasha

Rahman added 35 for thefirst wicket. Poonam Yadavran through chunk of theBangladeshi batting in asuperb bowling show andproduced a stunning spellof 4-0-9-4 whereas captainHarmanpreet Kaur bowledthe final over off whichBangladesh needed nineruns.The Indian skipperaccounted for two batters— Sanjida Islam andRumana Ahmed — to derailBangladeshi hopes butJahanara Alam scored twooff the final ball, to helpBangladesh create history.Nigar Sultana top scoredfor Bangladesh with 27,coming off 24 balls withfour boundaries.India women tried as manyas seven bowling options,but could not avoid thedisappointment at the end.

Women’s Asia Cup T20 cricket: Bangladesh clinchmaiden title, India denied seventh crown

Madrid, Jun 10FIFA World Cup 2018hopefuls France salvaged alate 1-1 draw against theUnited States in their finalfriendly before thetournament, while fellowtitle favourites Spain alsoneeded a late goal as theyedged past Tunisia 1-0 onSaturday.Elsewhere, there werewins for finalists Serbia,Denmark, Morocco andAustralia, while Swedenwere held to a goallessdraw by Peru.Didier Deschamps nameda strong side as he soughtto put the finishingtouches to hispreparations beforetravelling to Russia.However, Julian Greentook advantage of a DjibrilSidibe slip to fire a near-

post effort past HugoLloris on the stroke ofhalftime to give the visitorsa shock lead.The U.S., who did notqualify for Russia, lookedas if they would hold on totheir advantage untilKylian Mbappe sparedDeschamps’s blushes 12minutes from time.

READ?|?FIFA?World Cup2018: Defendingchampions Germany haveall bases covered“It’s always better to winbut it is a match forpreparation,” saidDeschamps. “We werelacking a bit of juice. Wehad trouble in the first 20minutes of the second

period but in the end wetook over.“I’ve played as manyplayers as I can in all threewarm-up games and thatteaches you. I hopeeveryone will be physicallyready and I’ll be spoiledfor choice come the firstgame.”There remain, though,plenty of unansweredquestions for Les Bleusheading into nextweekend’s opener againstAustralia, who beatHungary 2-1 earlier onSaturday.Denmark recorded a 2-0win over fellow finalistsMexico thanks to strikesfrom Yussuf Poulsen andChristian Eriksen, whilePeru played out astalemate with Sweden,who will also be in Russia.

Unconvincing displays from France, Spain infinal friendlies before FIFA World Cup 2018

London, Jun 10James Anderson is tohave a six-week breakfrom all cricket in a bid toensure England’s all-timeleading Test wicket-takeris fully fit for an upcomingseries with India, it wasannounced Sunday.The 35-year-oldLancashire swing bowlerwill use his time awayfrom the game for whatthe England and WalesCricket Board said was“rehabilitation” on alongstanding right-shoulder injury.Anderson, who has taken540 wickets in 138 Tests,will now missLancashire’s next twoCounty Championshipmatches againstWorcestershire andHampshire later thismonth.The five home Tests

against India arecrammed into a six-weekperiod from August 1 andEngland coach TrevorBayliss said it was “vital”that Anderson, who nolonger plays internationalwhite-ball cricket, was asfit as possible.“We have five Testsagainst India in a six-week period from August1, which will be anintense and challenging

period for all our bowlers,and therefore it’s vitalthat we ensure Jimmygoes into that series inthe best possiblecondition,” said Bayliss inan ECB statement issuedSunday.\“Jimmy has to manage theissue with his rightshoulder, and we’ve beenadvised that the best wayfor him to prepare for theIndia series is to take asix-week break fromcricket now, initially torest it and then to workslowly back to cricket,”the Australian added.“That six-week periodcovers Lancashire’s twoChampionship matchesover the next threeweeks. We will thenmonitor to see whereJimmy is at and ensuringhe is ready for the Indiaseries.”

Injured James Anderson to have six-week break ahead of India series

New Delhi, Jun 10Simona Halep, who isnumber one in theWTA?rankings, clinchedher maiden Grand Slamtitle by beating 2017US?Open championSloane Stephens in theFrench Open final in Parison Saturday.Halep came back from aset down to beatStephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 toend her poor run inGrand Slam tournamentsand justify her status asworld number one.“I tried to not do thesame thing as last year.It’s a dream and it’s sospecial to do it here inParis,” she said.“When I was down abreak in the second set Ijust tried to relax and

enjoy the match.”Stephens started thegame aggressively butHalep was able to holdher own to start with. Butwhen the American brokeHalep in the fourth gameitself, the first set was allbut decided.Showing remarkablenerves given that thiswas only her secondGrand Slam finalappearance, Stephensconsistently held herserve to take the first set6-3.Halep, though, was not tobe outdone in the secondset and came out hittinghard, eventually forcing abreak of serve in thefourth game.She then held her serveand broke Stephens again

but Stephens broke backin the very next game,thus leaving the result ofthe second set very muchup in the air.However, Halep thenbroke Stephens’ serve athird time to clinch thesecond set 6-4.The loss of the second setclearly had a negativeeffect of Stephens, whobegan to show signs offrustration on court.Halep, now withmomentum on her side,continued to pushforward and brokeStephens’ serve in thevery first game of thethird set.She then held serve andbroke Stephens yet again,taking a 4-0 lead beforeeasily winning her serve.

Lionel Messi considering Argentinaretirement after World Cup

Jun 10Lionel Messi is unsure if he will continue playing forArgentina beyond the World Cup. The 30-year-oldbriefly stepped away from the Albiceleste in 2016 andis considering bringing a permanent close to aninternational career that began in 2005. His long stint inthe national team has been marked with near missesincluding a defeat to Germany in the 2014 World Cupdecider and back-to-back final failures at the CopaAmerica. Messi, who was named player of thetournament four years ago, believes Argentina’saccomplishments have been undervalued by hiscountry’s media, and says the trip to Russia could behis last. “I don’t know. It will depend how we do, how itends,” the star attacker told Sport. “The fact we’ve lostthree finals now has led to some complicated momentswith the Argentine press due to the differences inseeing what it means to reach a final. “It is not easy and[reaching three finals] has to be appreciated. It’s truethat winning them is important, but getting there is noteasy.” Should they reach the knockout stages, Messiexpects Argentina’s bid for a third World Cup title toface stiff opposition from Brazil, Germany, Spain,France and Belgium.

Simona Halep beats Sloane Stephens in FrenchOpen final, wins maiden Grand Slam

JAMMU, Jun 10The SR College ofCompetitions (SRCC)today held a speciallydesigned workshop toprepare and guide JKPSC(KAS) aspirants in thelight of new pattern of theexamination which hasbecome very similar tothat of IAS.The three-hour longworkshop taken by a J&KCadre IAS officerattempted differentaspects involved inpreparing for the mostcompetitive examinationwith special focus ongenerating awareness.Students were also guidedregarding prescribedbooks, reading ofnewspapers and properways to study theavailable material.

"The workshop mainlyfocused on GeneralStudies and it was reallyworth listening to theresource person. It wasmy first guidance sessionof such kind and I am amotivated lot. It reallyhelped me in makingchoice what to read, howmuch to read and whatamount of time you have

to spend on studying aparticular thing,"explained Shahnaz Begumof Kathua.Similar were the views ofother students, who werepart of the workshop.Sharing his experience,Atul Sharma said, "Rightfrom reading newspapersto the prescribed books,the resource person told

us how to go through thevast study material inlimited time. The mostimportant part of theworkshop was motivation.We were told not to get de-motivated and remaincharged all the time."In the meantime, themanagement of SRCC hasplanned to hold moresuch workshops in nearfuture. "To equip thestudents about changedsyllabi of KAS, we haveplanned similarworkshops for future also,touching General Studiesas well as Optional. Weare trying to engage someselected KAS or IASofficers from J&K andDelhi for upcomingworkshops," informedDirector SRCC, ParveenSharma.

JAMMU, Jun 10Vivek Chauhan,Administrator of OrientalAcademy SeniorSecondary School, Jammuflagged off the 6th batch ofDharamshala HimalayanTrekking Programmecomprising 47 studentsincluding 16 girls of theschool.

Four teachers of theschool, Jyoti Mahajan,Arvinder Kour, MohinderSingh and Deepa Thakuralso accompanied thestudents. The group isbeing led by SonamSidharth and Shashi KantSharma, trainedmountaineers of TawiTrekkers J&K.

"Since this is a very softtrekking programmemeant only for buddingtrekkers in the age groupof 10 to 14 years theparticipants would trekonly about 6-7 kms a dayduring this venture andwould cover almost all thescenic, sports, spiritualand historical places

around Dharamshala andMacleodganj," saidpresident of the TawiTrekkers, Ram Khajuria.Adding he said, "Thepurpose of this programmeis to initiate young boysand girls into outdoor lifeby offering them a lowbudget, well organized andproperly supervisedadventure activity and thusinculcate in them the spiritof adventure and love ofnature".Meanwhile, a group oftrekkers of MHAC School,Nagbani returned afterenjoying the adventureactivities at Moungri, ahandout issued by the TawiTrekkers here todayinformed.

Oriental Academy students leave forDharamshalla trekking

SRCC guides KAS aspirants in Workshop

JAMMU, Jun 10Amco Cricket Club todayregistered a 33 runs winagainst Game Changer XIin the ongoing JKCAPremier CricketChampionship at GGMScience College HostelGround, here.Earlier, batting first, Amcomade 111 runs losing alltheir wickets in 25.5 oversof the 30 overs a side game.Harry and Sukhdev weremain scorers with 19 and14 runs respectively. FromGame Changer XI,Ravinder and KamalKishore claimed twowickets each.In reply, Game Changer XIbundled out for 77 runs in24.2 overs. Aryan Dograand Sachin were onlybatsmen to touch thedouble figure mark with 18and 13 runs in theirrespective accounts.Sukhdev emerged as mostsuccessful bowler formAmco Club with three

wickets for 13 runs in threeovers. Nitish and Rahulshared two wickets each.Later, Sukhdev of thewinning side was declaredman of the match. AshokSingh and Dayal Singhwere umpires in today'smatch while Saleem-ur-Rehman was scorer.KATHUA: Meanwhile,Stadium XI Kathuaregistered a huge 210 runswin against RCC Kathua atSports Stadium, heretoday. Earlier, batting first,after winning the toss,Stadium XI set a hugetarget of 261 runs for fourwickets in 30 overs. Arvindplayed superb innings of57-ball 85 runs studdedwith 12 boundaries and onesix. Mayank Goutamcontributed 57 runs. FromRCC Kathua, Vivrantclinched three wickets,followed by Sunil two andShiv Dutt one.Chasing a target of seven-run per over, RCC Kathua

bowled out cheaply for 50runs in 9.4 overs, courtesysix wickets haul fromArchit (04-01-07-06).Mayank Goutam took twowickets.Archit was obvious choicefor the man of the matchtitle. Rajesh Gupta andDheeraj Abrol wereumpires while KulbushanSingh maintained the scorein today's match.

Amco wins by 33 runs inJKCA Jammu tourney

New Delhi, Jun 10CM?Punk’s firstprofessional fight on themain card of UltimateChampionship Fighting’s(UFC) 205 event nearly twoyears ago ended in anembarrassing knockoutloss to Mickey Gall. In hissecond pro fight at UFC 225,the former WWE star Punkput up a better showing but

the man’s lack ofexperience in the octagonshowed, despite himtraining hard for the match.Punk, real name PhilBrooks, had the Chicagocrowd chanting his name inthe first round. However,Punk was unable to showany sense of force in thecage against Mike Jackson(1-1). Jackson peppered

Punk (0-2) with punches tothe face throughout thefight and won in alackluster unanimousdecision. The loss caps off abittersweet week for theformer WWE?superstar.The lawsuit filed againsthim by former WWE?doctorChris Amann on defamationcharges was dismissed bythe court.

CM Punk suffers heavy loss vsMike Jackson at UFC 225

11 BUSINESS the northlines Jammu | Monday| June 11 | 2018

NL CORRESPONDENTJAMMU, JUNE 10

Jhansi based Baidyanath , the century old trustedleader in Ayurvedic know how and largest producer ofAyurveda products with portfolio of 700 formulations in

it's bid to catch up with fast growing consumer shifttowards natural, organic and Ayurvedic products as wellas to cater to growing youth preferences has introducedAmrit Tulsi drops for Natural immunity booster forprevention of infections, respiratory problems ,digestive, heart and skin disorders.

"Baidyanath has always believed in the goodness ofAyurveda and natural herbs and has been workingtowards creating products that offer the same tried andtested benefits of ayurveda, but in modern dayconvenient formats. Introduction of Holy Basil Amritdrops extract or Tulsi Amrit is part of the strategy .Tulsi is one of the most prominent herbs in the Indiansubcontinent. And the most revered too - for the wellknown benefits of basil are that potent." Said Mr AnuragSharma, Executive Director, Baidyanath Ayurved."Tulsi is also known as "the Elixir of life" since itpromotes longevity. It is known for it's Medicinialhealing properties in Ayurveda.In Hindu religon Tulsi isregarded as "Holybasil" or "Vishnu Priya".Tulsi has beenused for it's medicinal properties more than thousandsyears.Our sages and Rishies have also given too muchimportance to this plant for its therapeutic benefits." Hesaid.

"Baidyanath research foundation launched a newproduct named "Amrit Tulsi"contains distillated extractof 5 types of sacred Tulsi - Shwet Tulsi, Krishna Tulsi,Rama Tulsi, Safed Van Tulsi and Kali Van Tulsi. In theseTuli,Krishna Tulsi have most therapeutic values(BhavPrakash).Shwet Tulsi, Krishna Tulsi, Rama Tulsi haveKapha pacifying,Digestive,wormicidal,Antimicrobialproperties. These are indicated in problems likeCough,cold,Fever,Liver problems in children,Poisoning,& Digestive disorders Safed Van Tulsi and Kali Van Tulsiare useful in Chronic fever,Cough,Indigestion,Diarrhoea& Skin problems." Said Mr Sharma"Baidyanath tulsi amrit is made from pure extract of 5type of tulsi leaves. It takes 500 tulsi leaves to make twodrops of tulsi amrit. Helpful to boost immune system.Tulsi amrit is helpful to increase immunity, preventsinfections, treats respiratory, digestive, heart and skindisorders, removes negativity, keeps you fit and healthy"he said .Generally,Swaras(fresh juice)of Tulsi is used but toimprove its life span special technique of multipledistillation is used to prepare "Amrit Tulsi".Multipledistillation not only increase life span and stability ofpreparation but also increases its potency and efficacy,thus concentration is very high in "Amrit Tulsi", It isrecommended to take only 1-2 drops in a glass of waterthree-four times in day.

Baidyanath Ayurved introduces naturalimmunity booster Amrit Tulsi Drops

MOHALI, JUNE 10

Dr. (Prof) Ramesh KumarSen has joined Max SuperSpecialty Hospital, Mohalias senior director and head -Institute of OrthopaedicsSurgery. Dr. (Prof) Sen is a

renowned name in the fieldof Orthopedics in theregion, with over threedecades of experiencebacking him. He has beenassociated with PGIMER,Chandigarh and anotherleading private hospital invarious capacities duringhiscareer. He is well knownfor his innovations in thefield of pelvi-acetabulartrauma, where herepresented the Asiancontinent in the four-member world AO pelvic

expert group. In addition tomore than 200 researchpapers including more than100 in PUBMED indexedjournals, he has four patentsto his credit. He hastravelled extensively around

the globe, conducting over300 guest lectures. He hasalso been a visitingProfessor in Germany,Canada and the USA. In2017, he was the president ofthe North ZoneOrthopaedics Association.This is an association oforthopaedic surgeonsworking in seven statesacross northern India andhas with over 800 registeredmembers presently. Dr.(Prof) Sen was also thepresident of the Associationof Pelvi-Acetabular Surgeonsof India and has been theformer Vice President ofIndian OrthopaedicAssociation (IOA). He hasbeen awarded with the firstever Golder Jubilee Oration

Award by IOA. He has alsobeen the recipient of SAARCCountries OrthopaedicAssociation Award inaddition to more than 10other orations. SandeepDogra, senior vice presidentand zonal head, MaxHospitals Punjab said, "DrSen presence at Max willdefinitely add value andworth to the quality ofpatient care given at hospitalwhich has diversifiedexcellence in orthopedics,world class technology anduncompromising standardsof patient care besidescomprehensive orthopaedicand trauma care inarthroplasty, arthroscopy,spine surgery and sportsmedicine.

Dr. Ramesh Kumar Sen joins Max Hospital

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 10

With the rains alreadymarking its presence invarious parts of the country,India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd.is all set to start 'Pre-Monsoon Check-up Camps'in dealerships across thecountry. Such fortnightlycheck-up camps held in themonth of June 2018 will offer'14 essential points-based'free check-up to strengthenvehicle care during themonsoons.

The customers owningYamaha two wheelers canavail '14 essential points-based' vehicle check-up atnearby dealerships inrespective cities and canalso avail lucrativediscounts on helmets,

accessories, 'periodicservice labor charges' and'periodic service genuineparts'. Mr. Ravinder Singh,Senior Vice President,Strategy and Planning,Yamaha Motor India SalesPvt. Ltd. said, "As aresponsible two-wheelermanufacturer, the companyis committed to ensure highstandards of safety. WhileYamaha vehicles areequipped with minimal riskfeatures, the check-upcamps will help to furtherenhance the overall ridingexperience during rainyseason. A safe-ridingexperience, particularlyduring monsoon will onlysquare with the customersatisfaction of Yamaha twowheelers."

Yamaha organizes Pre-Monsoon Check-up Camps

NEW DELHI JUNE 10

The country’s largest lender SBI willconduct auction of 12 non-performingaccounts (NPAs) later this month torecover dues of over Rs 1,325 crore.The e-auction of these accounts willtake place on June 25, according to anSBI notice.The NPA accounts that have been putunder the hammer include Ankit Metal& Power Ltd (Rs 690.08 crore), ModernSteels Ltd (Rs 122.61 crore), GoodHealth Agrotech Pvt Ltd (Rs 109.14crore), Amit Cottons Pvt Ltd (Rs 84.70crore), and Ind-Swift Ltd (Rs 80.49crore).The remaining are Nikhil Refineries(Rs 52.85 crore), Bhaskar ShrachiAlloys (Rs 51.48 crore), Sri GaneshSponge Iron Pvt Ltd (Rs 38.96 crore),Asmita Papers (Rs 37.23 crore), ForelLabs (Rs 22.86 crore), Karthik Agro

Industries (Rs 20.82 crore) andAbhinandan Interexim (Rs 14.15crore).State Bank of India (SBI) saidinterested bidders can conduct duediligence of these assets withimmediate effect after submitting theexpression of interest and executing anon-disclosure agreement with thebank.The lender’s gross non-performingassets or bad loans as on March 31,2018, reached Rs 2.23 lakh crore,which was 10.91 per cent of grossadvances by the end of 2017-18.SBI reported a record net loss of Rs7,718 crore in the fourth quarter endedMarch, and of Rs 6,547 crore for 2017-18 due to higher provisioning for badloans.The net NPAs were Rs 1,10,855 crore(5.73 per cent of net loans) by end ofMarch, 2018.

SBI said that the recovery in itswritten-off accounts improved to 21.18per cent in March quarter and thelosses during the past fiscal weremainly because it was required tomake provisions at a higher rates inrespect of advances to stressedsectors of the economy.The Reserve Bank’s revisedframework has earmarked specifiednorms for early identification ofstressed assets, timeline forimplementation of resolution plansand a penalty on banks for failing toadhere to the prescribed timeline.These guidelines came after thebanking sector regulator scrapped theprevious mechanisms such as theCorporate Debt RestructuringScheme, Strategic Debt RestructuringScheme (SDR) and Scheme forSustainable Structuring of StressedAssets (S4A).

SBI to auction 12 bad accounts this monthto recover over Rs 1325 crore

NEW DELHI JUNE 10

Losses of public sectorbanks crossed a whoppingRs 87,300 crore in 2017-18fiscal, topped by scam-tainted Punjab NationalBank which took a hit ofnearly Rs 12,283 crore.Of the 21 state-owned banks,only two banks, Indian Bankand Vijaya Bank, postedprofits during 2017-18.Indian Bank posted thehighest profit of Rs 1,258.99crore and Vijaya Bank’sprofit was Rs 727.02 crore inthe fiscal.So, the net loss posted bystate-owned banks wasabout Rs 85,370 crore in2017-18 as against a net

profit of Rs 473.72 crore inthe previous fiscal.The 19 government-runbanks collectively posted anet loss of Rs 87,357 croreduring the fiscal, accordingto the latest quarterlynumbers posted by theselenders.Punjab National Bank, which

is reeling under more thanRs 14,000-crore scamallegedly perpetrated byNirav Modi and associates,posted a net loss of Rs12,282.82 crore last fiscal. In2016-17, the Delhi-headquartered bank hadposted a profit of Rs 1,324.8crore.

PNB was followed by IDBIBank, whose net losswidened to Rs 8,237.93 crorein the fiscal ended March2018 from Rs 5,158.14 crorein the previous year.India’s largest bank StateBank of India too addedhugely to the combinedlosses of PSBs. SBI’s net loss

in 2017-18 stood at Rs6,547.45 crore as against anet profit of Rs 10,484.1crore in 2016-17.Indian banking sector isgrappling with mountingnon-performing assets(NPAs) and host of scamsand frauds.The NPA in the bankingsector stood at Rs 8.31 lakhcrore as of December 2017.Weak financials due tomounting bad loans havealready pushed 11 banks,out of 21 state-owned banks,under the Prompt CorrectiveAction (PCA) framework ofthe Reserve Bank.The recent tight prudentialnorms released by the RBIon February 12 have addedto the NPA woes.Interim Finance MinisterPiyush Goyal has announcedsetting up of a committee to

give recommendations intwo weeks on formation ofan Asset ReconstructionCompany for fasterresolution of stressedaccounts.The committee under SunilMehta, non-executivechairman of PNB, will makerecommendations in twoweeks on setting up of anAsset ReconstructionCompany or AssetManagement Company forfaster resolution of stressedaccounts.The finance minister saidthe committee will considerwhether such anarrangement will be good forthe banking system and, ifany such suggestion isadvisable, it will alsoconsider the modalities bywhich such an ARC and/orand AMC should be set up.

PSU banks suffer whopping Rs 87,000 cr loss in FY18

NEW DELHI JUNE 10

The cumulative loss of public sector bankscrossed Rs 87,357 crore in the 2017-18fiscal, with scam-tainted Punjab NationalBank topping the chart with a hit of nearlyRs 12,283 crore followed by IDBI Bank.Out of 21 state-owned banks, only two --Indian Bank and Vijaya Bank -- postedprofits during 2017-18. Indian Bank postedhighest profit of Rs 1,258.99 crore and theVijaya Bank’s profit worked out to be Rs727.02 crore.The remaining 19 government-run bankscollectively posted a net loss of Rs 87,357crore during the fiscal, as per the latestquarterly numbers posted by these lenders.All 21 banks had together posted a net profitof Rs 473.72 crore in the 2016-17 fiscal.Punjab National Bank, which is reelingunder over Rs 14,000-crore scam allegedlyperpetrated by Nirav Modi and associates,posted a net loss of Rs 12,282.82 crore lastfiscal. In 2016-17, the Delhi-headquarteredbank had posted a profit of Rs 1,324.8 crore.

PNB was followed by IDBI Bank, whose net

loss widened to Rs 8,237.93 crore in thefiscal ended March 2018 from Rs 5,158.14crore in the previous year.India’s largest bank State Bank of India tooadded hugely to the combined losses ofPSBs. SBI’s net loss in 2017-18 stood at Rs6,547.45 crore as against a net profit of Rs10,484.1 crore in 2016-17.Indian banking sector is grappling withmounting non-performing assets (NPAs)and host of scams and frauds.The NPA in the banking sector stood at Rs8.31 lakh crore as of December 2017.Weak financials due to mounting bad loanshave already pushed 11 banks, out of 21state-owned banks, under the PromptCorrective Action (PCA) framework of theReserve Bank.The recent tight prudential norms releasedby the RBI on February 12 have added to theNPA woes.Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal hasannounced setting up of a committee to giverecommendations in two weeks onformation of an Asset ReconstructionCompany for faster resolution of stressedaccounts.The committee under Sunil Mehta, non-executive chairman of PNB, will makerecommendations in two weeks on settingup of an Asset Reconstruction Company orAsset Management Company for fasterresolution of stressed accounts.The finance minister said the committeewill consider whether such an arrangementwill be good for the banking system and, ifany such suggestion is advisable, it will alsoconsider the modalities by which such anARC and/or and AMC should be set up.

Total net loss of public sector bankstopped Rs 87,000 crore in FY18

NEW DELHI, JUNE 10

As multi-agency probecontinues in India intoalleged lapses involvingICICI Bank's chief ChandaKochhar and her familymembers, the matter hasalso come under thescanner of the US marketsregulator Securities andExchange Commission.Besides, the Indianregulators andinvestigative agencies aremulling seeking help fromtheir overseascounterparts including inMauritius as part of theirown probes, officials said.When asked about itsprobe into matters relatedto ICICI Bank and Kochhar,a spokesperson for theSEC Office of Public Affairsdeclined to comment.The queries sent to ICICI

Bank also remainedunanswered. The bank hasalready instituted anindependent enquiry intoallegations of 'conflict ofinterest' and 'quid pro quo'in Kochhar's dealing withcertain borrowers.Earlier in March, when thereports first surfaced inthis regard, the bank hadsaid that its board has "fullconfidence and reposesfull faith" in Kochhar.Sources said the SEC isactively looking into thematter as ICICI Bank islisted in the US also and itmay seek further detailsfrom its Indian counterpartthe Securities andExchange Board of India(SEBI), which has alreadyissued show-cause noticesto ICICI Bank and Kochharas part of its probe.Officials said the SEBI hasbeen approached for someclarification that would beprovided to the bank andits CEO, among others.Those looking into thematter also include thebanking regulator RBI and

the Corporate AffairsMinistry, while the CBI hadearlier registered apreliminary enquiryagainst Kochhar's husband,among others, andextensively questioned herbrother-in-law in April.The cases under scannerinclude the bank's Rs 3,250crore loan to VideoconGroup in 2012 and theinvolvement of Kochharfamily members inrestructuring of the loan.Last week, Interim FinanceMinister Piyush Goyal saidthe law would take its owncourse in the alleged caseof nepotism at ICICI Bank,even though it is a goodbank with "very robustprocesses" and there wasno cause for concern forany of the stakeholders ofICICI Bank per se.There are allegations ofimpropriety in ICICI Bankextending loans to somecompanies and enjoyingreciprocal benefits.It has been alleged thatfamily members of thebank's chief, including her

husband Deepak Kochhar,got financial favours fromthe borrowers against theloans sanctioned by thebank.It was also alleged thatVideocon Group pumpedmoney into NuPowerRenewables, a firm ownedby Deepak Kochhar.SEBI has issued a notice toKochhar over the bank’sdealings with VideoconGroup and Nupower.There are also allegationsthat NuPower gotinvestments of Rs 325crore from Mauritius-based Firstland Holdings, acompany owned byNishant Kanodia, son-in-law of Essar Group co-founder Ravi Ruia.An independent probe wasordered by ICICI Bankboard after freshallegations of quid pro quowere levelled by activistand whistle-blower ArvindGupta, who also accusedRuia brothers of Essargroup of having got unduefavours from the bank for"round-tripping"

investments into NuPowerGroup.The allegations have beendismissed as "motivated"by the Essar Group, whichmaintains it has nobusiness interest inFirstland Holdings.The Ministry of CorporateAffairs is looking intocompanies involved in theICICI Bank controversy ofalleged conflict of interestin Chanda Kochhar'sdealings with certainborrowers, according to asenior official.The official also said theaffairs of ICICI Bank arenot being looked into bythe ministry as that iscompletely under thepurview of the ReserveBank of India (RBI)."The ministry is looking atallegations with respect tofraudulent, preferential orunder-valuedtransactions... (related to)those companies whichhave come intocontroversy in the light ofICICI Bank issue," theofficial said. PTI

ICICI Bank, Kochhar face US regulatory probe

JAIPUR, JUNE 10

A man ‘sacrificed’ his 4-year-old daughter in themonth of Ramzan in ashocking case of humansacrifice in Pipar city, amunicipality in Jodhpurdistrict, on Saturday.Nawab Ali Quereshi isbelieved to have confessedto slitting his daughter’sthroat after reciting holyverses, Jodhpur RuralSuperintendent of Police

Rajan Dushyant said onSunday. The 26-year-oldsuspect lived in Silawaton-ka-mohalla and owned ameat shop. He took hisdaughter Rizwana to buyher candy on Friday. Whilehis family slept on theterrace of their home, hetook his daughter to aroom on the ground floor,recited the kalma, slit herthroat and returned to theterrace to sleep, the policeofficer said quoting fromthe suspect’s supposedconfession. His wife went

looking for her missingdaughter, and found herlying motionless on theground floor. She wastaken to a hospital, whichdeclared her “broughtdead”.The suspect initially triedto convince his family thata cat may have killed her,but the allegedlyconfessed to his crimeafter he was arrested onhis wife’s complaint.He has been booked formurder under Section 302of the Indian Penal Code.

NEW DELHI, JUNE 10

A panel headed by aformer Kerala High CourtJudge has indicted theNational University ofAdvanced Legal Studies(NUALS), Kochi, forvarious "defects" and"imperfections" inconducting CLAT-2018 butrecommended againstholding the test afresh.In its report submitted tothe court, the GrievanceRedressal Committeeheaded by Justice MRHariharan Nair saidmajority of complaintsrelated to failure of initiallogin which "must havearisen from the hardware,software and networkdeficiencies".The Supreme Court, whichhad earlier allowedpublication of results ofCLAT-2018 and refused tostay the counsellingprocess, will consider thereport on Monday.The panel indicted theorganisers of CLAT-2018(NUALS, Kochi), saying,"Conduct of a test of thismagnitude withoutproviding efficientsoftware and computers tothe candidates hasresulted in avoidableinterruptions in answeringquestions."It said, "Power failurewhich affected manycentres has resulted inloss of time anddisturbance to theconcentration of mindrequired for smoothperformance in acompetitive test."However, the committeedid not recommendcancellation of CLAT-2018and re-conducting theentire test, "consideringthe magnitude of therequirements and theneed to ensure smootheducation of thesuccessful candidatesduring the currentacademic year".Instead, it suggested that

the candidates whosuffered due to technicalglitches andmismanagement should becompensated."When the list is re-drawnafter provingcompensation as above, ithas to be ensured that therank of candidates in theexisting list are notaffectedThis will ensurethat no heart burn iscaused to candidates whohave already ensuredtheir berth in the ranklist," the panel said in itsreport.With regard to conduct offuture examinations, itsuggested that "availabilityof UPS and air conditionfacility of efficiency mustbe ensured."Around 54,000 candidateshad undertaken theCommon Law AdmissionTest (CLAT) 2018conducted by NationalUniversity of AdvancedLegal Studies, Kochi, onMay 13 with the help ofM/s Sify Technologies Ltdfor admission to LLBcourses in 19 national lawuniversities.Several law aspirants hadmoved the top courtseeking cancellation ofCLAT-2018, alleging grossmismanagement andtechnical glitches.Contending that CLAT wasa merit-based competitiveexamination, thepetitioners had submittedthat their rank woulddrastically vary evenbased on a score gap ofone or two marks. In sucha test with a limited timeframe of 120 minutes, lossof time due to technicalissues may render theentire effort of thepetitioners futile.The petitioners allegedthat some candidateswere given extra time onaccount of technicalglitches, which amountedto violation of their right toequality and vitiated theidea of merit.

CLAT-2018 has beenhitting headlines sinceMay 13 with severalpetitions being filedagainst it in various highcourts and the top courtseeking its cancellation.

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CHANDIGARH, JUNE 10

A woman IAS officer ofHaryana cadre hasaccused her superior — abureaucrat of the rank ofadditional chief secretary— of sexual harassment.The woman, an officer ofthe 2014 batch, said in aFacebook post today thatthe senior officer wouldmake her stay late at work— until 7 or 8 pm, makeunwanted advances, andeven tried to threaten herinto not putting on recorddissenting commentsabout work because itwould reflect poorly on thedepartment.She went on to allege thatthe officer has alsothreatened to "spoil" herACR.The IAS officer againstwhom the woman hasmade the allegations,however, termed these as"false and baseless". Hetold The Tribune that hehad instead gone out of hisway to help her after shewas posted in thedepartment that he isheading."I tried my best to provideall facilities to her. She didnot even have a room forher office and I asked mystaff to provide one," hesaid.He alleged the womanofficer had been "findingfaults" in every official filethat had already beencleared by others andwriting notes that the filesbe sent to AdvocateGeneral or LegalRemembrance for opinion.Rubbishing the allegationsof threat to spoil the

woman's ACR, the officersaid he rather advised herthat in case she continuedwriting adversecomments of files likethis, some others couldspoil her ACR.In her Facebook post, thewoman IAS officeralleged, "It was on May 22that he first called me tohis office and asked methat I should mend myways or face musicthroughout my career. Heasked me not to make anycomments on files as ithighlighted what wasgoing wrong indepartment and if I didnot abide he would notjust get me transferredfrom department withintwo months but wouldalso complain against me.He also threatened tospoil my ACR."She claimed that theofficer was forcing her togo with him to an event atRohtak, where he wasscheduled to deliver adiscourse on spirituality."Even my security hasbeen withdrawn and I fearthat the officer and hismen can harm mephysically on way backfrom Rohtak in the latenight," the woman officerhas written.

The woman has alsoaccused another seniorwoman IAS officer ofwarning her againstformally lodging acomplaint for sexualharassment."I want a thorough inquiry,including review of CCTVfootage of the office of mysenior, and seek policesecurity for me as I amunder constant threat,"she said.When contacted, thewoman officer claimed allshe had to say — herstatement and all heremail communication withthe government — wasavailable on her Facebookpage.Chief Secretary DepinderSingh Dhesi said ChiefMinister Manohar LalKhattar has alreadyspoken to media on thisissue in Panipat.Asked whether thenmatter was being referredto the Internal ComplaintsCommittee constitutedunder section 4(1) of theSexual Harassment atWorkplace (Prevention,Prohibition andRedressal) Act 2013,Dhesi clarified that thecommittee constituted onMay 11 is for employees ofHaryana Civil Secretariat.

Haryana IAS officer goes on Facebookto recount 'abuse' by senior

AMBIKAPUR, JUNE 10

BJP chief Amit Shahasserted today that theSC/ST Act and thereservation system in jobswill remain in force till theparty-led government is inpower.He said the electionseason would kick in soonand the Congress woulduse the opportunity tospread "lies" about theNarendra Modigovernment. The mainopposition party will"mislead" people by sayingthe NDA government willscrap the ScheduledCaste/ Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities)Act and the system ofreservation in government

jobs and education for thedeprived sections thesociety, Shah added."In the coming days, theCongress will spreaddifferent types of lies tomislead people.Sometimes they will saythe SC/ST Act is beingabolished, on otheroccasions they will say thereservation (system) wasbeing scrapped."I want to clearly say thatthe SC/ST Act andreservation will remain inforce till the BJPgovernment is in power,"he added.The BJP chief wasaddressing a public rallyhere in Chhattisgarh,which goes to the polls bythe year-end.

SC/ST Act, reservation to staytill BJP is in power: Amit Shah

Panel finds faults with CLAT-2018but recommends against re-test

SC toconsider onMondayreport ofpanel headedby formerKerala HCjudge

New Delhi, June 10

Pranab Mukherjee'sdaughter Sharmistha onSunday said that theformer President is notgoing to enter activepolitics again, hours afterShiv Sena leader SanjayRaut speculated that theRSS could projectMukherjee as PMcandidate for 2019elections in case the BJPfails to get the requirednumbers.

"Mr Raut, after retiring asPresident of India, myfather is NOT going toenter into active politicsagain," Congress leaderSharmistha Mukherjeetweeted in response toRaut's conjecture.Shiv Sena today said theRSS could pitchMukherjee as a primeministerial candidate for2019 Lok Sabha elections,days after the formerPresident addressed anRSS function at its

headquarters in Nagpur."We feel RSS is preparingitself for a situationwhere it might put forthPranab Mukherjee 'sname as Prime Ministercandidate if the BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP) fails toget required numbers,"Shiv Sena leader SanjayRaut told news agencyANI."In any case, BJP will losea minimum of 110 seats inthe 2019 Lok Sabhaelections," Raut claimed.

Man kills daughter as'human sacrifice' in Jodhpur

Pranab Mukherjee won't enteractive politics again, says daughter