Zabarwan Times E-Paper English 03 September

Need for introduction of latest medical technology: Azad

Gives birth to dead

baby boySrinagar, September 02:

A pregnant woman from Alamgari Bazar Srinagar gave birth to a dead baby boy. Fam-ily members holding a lady doctor responsible for negligence said that

a lady doctor posted at Jawahar Lal Nehru Me-morial Hospital advised the patient to go home and get admitted in the hospital after a week.Syed Azhar Hussain told CNS that her wife Ru-beena Akhtar developed labour pain and was shifted to JLNM Hospi-tal Rainawari. “I took my wife to JLNM vide ticket number 0424487 where one lady Doctor informed us that pain was due to some minor

urinal problem. My wife repeatedly kept on in-forming her that it was labour pain but she re-fused to agree,” he said.He said that a lady doc-tor was reluctant to ad-mit her in the Hospital and even she did not go for Ultra Sonography (USG). “The said doc-tor advised my wife to go home while another lady doctor prescribed her medicine for urine infection,” he said add-ing that next morning

her wife again developed labour pain and “when we referred to her at PHC Zadibal, the doc-tors there advised us to immediately shift her to JLNM Hospital,” he said.“Next morning my wife Rubeen was admitted in the hospital vide MRD Number 6078, the doctor on duty admonished us for admitting her too late in the Hospital. Once we told her everything, she

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Srinagar, September 02:

National Conference se-nior leader, Dr Shiekh Mustafa Kamal Monday said that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah would soon forward the names of three Congress leaders to Congress High Command who have become hurdle in holding Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections in the State. “It is a white lie on part of the Congress leadership that National Conference is using delay tactics in holding ULB Elections. “The reality is that there are three Congress leaders who for their petty gains have become the hurdle in getting these elections held in time,” Kamal told Srinagar based news agen-cy CNS adding that the

track record of this party makes it clear that it is ad-ept in back-stabbing. “Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is mulling to present the names of these three Congress leaders

before the Congress High Command so that they would get exposed,” he said.Additional General Sec-retary of National Confer-ence said that Congress

leaders like Soz, Azad and Ambika Soni are making tall claims about the per-formance of the Congress party in the State while the reality is that most of the Ministers found indulging in corrupt practices per-tain to Congress party.“If the present government has committed some mis-takes that means Congress is equally responsible for that as it is the part and parcel of the present gov-ernment,” Kamal said add-ing that it was a compul-sion to form government with Congress party.Dr Shiekh Mustafa Kamal said that it was Congress party which pleaded be-fore NC soon after 2008 Assembly Elections and “persuaded us to form Co-alition government with

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Police foils PDD casual labourers march

Srinagar, September 02:

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday came in defence of Zubin Meh-ta musical concert to be held on September 7 in Shalimar garden saying that such events won’t affect the Kashmir is-sue as music was part of Kashmiri culture.He also praised the role of policemen for curbing militancy in Jammu and Kashmir over the past 22 years.Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a func-tion at Rajbhawan here Omar said, “Music is part of Kashmiriyat, so projecting the concert as if something was be-

ing done against the Kashmiriyat is wrong. Zubin’s concert won’t af-fect the Kashmir issue,” he said. “Either separat-ist leadership is weak or Kashmir is-sue is so weaker that a musical concert would affect its nature. If this single event would af-fect thenature of Kash-mir issue by any means, Kashmir won’t be treated as a political issue any more, once the event would be over.”The Chief Minister said concerts like the one to be held at Shalimar would help people of

Kashmir to get exposed to outside world. “It is a German Embassy’s ef-fort to help Kashmiris get connect with the people across the globe.

Music was well within the lim-its of Kashmiri-yat. It is in our culture,” he said according to KNS reporter.Commenting on the role of JK policemen in

dealing with militancy he praised them in deal-ing with militancy over the past 22 years. “They have dealt with the situa-tion very nicely. You can control themilitancy but when

it comes to cutting its roots, it won’t be possi-ble without the support of JK Police,” he said.“Though it was not clear as to whether the Prime

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Symposium on Emerging Interface Between Medical Science and Biotechnology

New Delhi, September 02:

A National Symposium on “Development and Nur-turing of Emerging Inter-face between Medical Sci-ence and Biotechnology” was held in Gawahati Uni-versity today. The semi-nar was inaugurated by Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister of Health & Fam-ily Welfare.Addressing the inaugu-ral session Azad said the history of biotechnology is several centuries’ old, beginning with identifi-cation of organisms for

production of cheese and bread, different kinds of al-cohols, enzymes and many antibiotics over the years. Development of hybrid an-imals and plants for producing better varieties for milk or meat production are the examples of utilization of ge-netic re-combi-nations for com-mercial purposes. During recent years translational research has emerged as an important area for healthcare in general and

the biotechnology and the pharmaceutical indus-tries in particular. Over the years, biotechnology has become much more

refined since we are now able to operate at the gene level. In case of health-care applica-tions, science has now moved from genetics in

which selected genes were targeted and studied to ge-nomics in which the struc-ture and function of the genes of a particular spe-

cies can be studied simul-taneously by using DNA chips. Molecular methods are proving to be very use-ful in diagnosis and track-ing. A recent example has been the effective tracking of sources and control of polio by the Entero-virus Research Centre of ICMR, Mumbai. Azad said Government has been supportive, resulting in the rapid strides in bio-technology and medical products in the country. Sensing the need to nur-ture cutting edge research,

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Srinagar, September 02:

Mr. N. N. Vohra, Governor Jammu and Kashmir, pre-sented the President’s Po-lice Medals for Gallantry and Distinguished and Meritorious Services to 90 Police officers and men at an impressive Investiture Ceremony held at Raj Bha-van here today.They included 36 Presi-dent’s Police Medals for Gallantry, 5 President’s Police Medals for Distin-guished Services and 49 President’s Medals for Meritorious Services. These Medals were award-

ed to J&K Police person-nel during 2011 and 2012. Among the recipients of the Medals were the next of kin of one of the gallant Police Jawans who had

laid down his life for safe-guarding the security of the nation. The Governor interacted with the recipients of the

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Srinagar, Sep 02:

Accusing the state government of failing to fulfil its demands, casual labourers of the Power Development Department (PDD) Monday assembled at Press Colony here and shoutedanti-government slo-gans and tried to take out the march to Civil Secretariat.According to KNS, protesters had assem-bled at Press Colony marched towards the Secretariat to hold

dharna, but large con-tingent of policemen prevented them from moving ahead. Later the protesters dis-persed off peacefully. Casual labourers, who are presently on indefi-nite strike from last 62 days, demanded fulfil of their wages which according to them have been announced by chief minister Omar Abdullah in the beginning of year 2012.“Chief Minister Omar Abdullah released Rs 6.50 crore vide

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TUESDAY September 03 | 2013 | 26 Shawal 1434 AH | PAGES 12 | VOL NO: 3 | ISSUE NO: 218 | RS: 2/- (AIR SURCHARGE FOR JAMMU /DELHI/LEH 50 PAISA)Pen For JusticeLargely Circulated, No. 1 Bilingual Daily of J&K

Music part of Kashmiri culture: Omar

Srinagar, September 02:

Police Monday said that in Hajeej Case, it recov-ered Rs 5 million from Delhi based party and deposited into the ac-count of Principal Dis-trict and Session’s Court Srinagar. Earlier Police have re-covered an amount of Rs. 2.35 Crore in this case from the accused Fabi-yan Wahid Gilkar and other parties. When contacted SP City, North Tahir Saleem Khan told CNS “that an amount of Rs. 2.35 Crore

were earlier recovered and Consumer Redressal Commission have recov-ered an amount of Rs. 1.98 Crore from auction of the house of the ac-cused Fabiyan Wahid Gilkar. “Today an amount of Rs. 50 lakh were recovered from Delhi based party and the Vehicle Outland-er of the accused Fabiyan Wahid Gilkar seized by the Police has been put to auction through Re-liance Insurance Com-pany by Honorable Ses-sion’s Court Srinagar from which good amount

is also expected”.Honorable District and Session’s Court has al-ready disbursed 49% of the payment of Hajj as-pirants 2011 which they have deposited in Hajeej India Company in 2011 and each Hajj aspirant of 2011 have also received and amount of Rs. 18,000 per person from Con-sumer Redressal Com-mission. Moreover, some Companies also received money from Honorable Session’s Court Srinagar as well as from Consum-er Redressal

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Recovery of Rs. 50 Lakh effected in Hajeej Case

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Srinagar, September 02:

Despite Supreme Court directions that only high ranking dignitaries should use beacon-cum-red lights, a number of low rank gov-ernment officers in Jammu and Kashmir are continu-ously misusing the red light cars.“Low rank government of-ficers are misusing such an advantage despite not be-ing entitled to it. Similarly, former legislators, former ministers, their children and even the lower-rank po-lice officers areseen using red light cars in violation of rules,” sources

told KNS.A senior government of-ficial who wished not to be named told KNS, “Only 31 categories of dignitaries who can use the red-flasher light which includes Gover-nor, Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister,Speaker Legislative Assem-bly, Chairman Legislative Council, Chief Justice of High Court, Cabinet Min-isters, Ministers of State, Leader of Opposition, May-ors of two cities (within their jurisdiction),Chairman of LAHDC/Kar-gil/Leh (within their juris-diction), Members of

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90 police officers decorated with President’s Police Medals

WEATHER

TEMPERATUREMAXIMUM MINIMUMSUNSET ON(TUESDAY)SUNRISE ON (WED)

06:56 pm06:07 am

15.0 0C29.3 0C

FORECAST FOR NEXT 24 HRS:

FORECAST OF SRINAGAR:

Mainly dry weather in Kashmir and ladakh division.

Partly cloudy Sky. Maximum & Minimum temperatures will be around 29°C & 18°C respectively.

Dawood Ibrahim will be brought back to India

Make sericulture profitable, sustainable

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Unauthorized use of red beacon to go

Foods for strong bones

Zubin Mehta concert will not change the status of K-Issue

Congress leaders biggest obstacle in holding ULB Elections

Doctor refused to admit pregnant woman in hospital

More recovery in the offing: Investigating officer

Srinagar, September 02: Chairman Hurriyat Con-ference (G) Syed Ali Gee-lani Mond called for a complete shutdown and civil curfew on Septem-ber 7, the day noted Zu-bin Mehta is set to

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Geelani calls for shutdown

against concert

Chief Minister would soon expose these leaders: Kamal

Governor lauds the valour of men in Khaki Minister directs to implement SC order Labourers threaten agitation if demands not met

New Delhi, September 02:

Defence Minister A K Antony said today nego-tiations are underway to have a more practical and effective mechanism to prevent face-offs between Indian and Chinese troops on the LAC. He said efforts are being made to have confidence building mea-sures.The unfortunate face-offs between Indian and Chi-nese armies take place due to difference in perception about the Line of Actual Control (LAC), he told re-

porters at Hindon air base after formally inducting the heavy-lift C-17 trans-

port aircraft into the IAF.Antony said efforts are be-ing made to have more un-derstanding between the

two armies. Apart from diplomatic channels, we are trying to have better understanding between the militaries. Besides having a greater number of border personnel meet-ings, there are many other CBM proposals between the two armies, he said.The Army, he said, is free and it handles such incur-sion incidents effectively whenever they take place. He was replying to ques-tions on the incidents of face-offs between Indian and Chinese troops along

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Negotiations on to prevent face-offs between Indian, Chinese troops: Antony

CM meets GovernorSrinagar, September 02: Mr. Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister, met Mr. N. N. Vohra, Governor, at Raj Bhavan, here today. The Governor and the Chief Minister discussed various is-sues relating to the continuing attempts at infiltration across the LoC in both the Kashmir and Jammu regions and the incidence of terrorist activities in the past two months.The Chief Minister also briefed the Governor about certain steps being taken for securing more effective internal security management and for enhancing the pace of implementation of development projects.

Sand extractor drowns in AwantiporaSrinagar, September 02: A sand extractor was drowned in river Jehlum in Awantipora while extracting sand from the river.25 years old, Ashiq Hussain Ganie S/o Mohammad Amin Ganie R/o Kharmod Awantipo-ra was drowned in river Jhelum while extracting sand at Awanti-pora. The body of deceased was retrieved and handed over to his relatives for last rites.

2 injured in bear attackSrinagar, September 02: Two persons were injured when they were attacked by a Bear in Handwara. A bear attacked and injured 11 years old Ishfaq Ahmad Kumar son of Moham-mad Sabir Kumar resident of Pazalpora, Magam and 80-year-old Mirbaz son of Qamar-u-Din Baz resident of Monibal at Pazalpora, Magam Handwara. Both the injured were shifted to Hospital for treatment.

10 injured in road mishapsSrinagar, September 02: Ten persons were injured in two separate road accidents across the valley. A Motorcycle Pulsar without registration number turned turtle at Kitchama resulting in injuries to motor-cyclist Aman Chesti son of Syed Wahid Chesti resident of Bhagi Islam and pillion Faisal Ahmad son of Sajad Ahmad Khan resident of Azad Gunj Baram-ulla. Both the injured were shifted to Hospital for treat-ment. Meanwhile, eight persons were injured when a Tata 407 vehicle bearing registration number JK01C/2961, they were travelling in, turned turtle near Dobi Ghat Masjid Gulmarg. All the injured were shifted to Sub District Hospital Tangmarg for treatment. Polcie has registered a case in this regard.

2 patwaris suspendedSrinagar, September 02: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Er Farooq Ahmad Shah Monday placed two patwaris under sus-pension who were absent from duty. Sources told KNS that Showkat Ahmad Rather Pat-wari Khanyar and Mohammad Sultan Patwari Haba Kadal were suspended after they were found absent from duty. “At 2 pm the DC paid a surprise

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Daily ZABARWAN TIMES NEWS Srinagar | tueSday 03 .9 .2013

Anti-Tobacco Aware-ness camp held at

GDC AnantnagSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 02:

Minister for Forests, Ecology and Envi-ronment, Mian Altaf Ahmad has said that compensation to those killed in man-animal conflict would be enhanced to Rs.

3 lakh while Rs. 1.50 lakh would be paid to those injured in such incidents. He di-rected authorities of Wildlife Department to come up with a proposal to this effect for seeking approval from State Board for Wildlife, headed by the Chief Min-ister. The Centre has already enhanced

this compensation to Rs. 2 lakhs, he said.The Minister was reviewing the status of the incidents of man-animal conflict occurred in the State so far during this year.Commissioner Secretary Forests, Ejaz Iqbal, Principal Chief Conservator

of Forests, Chief Wildlife Warden, CEO, WUCMA, Chief Conservator of Forests, Kashmir and Chief Conservator Forests, CAMPA were present on the occasion.The Minister said that enhancement of com-pensation has become imperative in view of the compensation enhanced in other

accidents.Mian Altaf directed concerned officers to ensure provision of compensa-tion to those killed within four days and to those injured within a week after get-ting the medical report.“Where we take measures for protection of wildlife there we must be extra cautious about the safety of the lives of the people” said the Minister and directed officers of Wildlife Department to take necessary steps for ensuring protection of people living near jungles. He asked them to take assistance from district administration and Forest Protection Force in the event when wild animal turns man eater.It was given out that Rs. 9 lakh, as compensation, have been provided to nine families out of 10 deaths having taken place so far dur-ing this year apart from the compensa-tion paid to 70 persons inured in such incidents at different places. The meeting was told that the Department is propos-ing to introduce power fencing to contain the movement of wild animals.The meet-ing was informed that 20 trained hunters have been pressed into service for elimi-nation of the wild wolves, who killed some people in Kreeri village of district Barmaulla.

ANANTNAG, SEPTEMBER 02:

An Awareness camp on ill effects of Tobacco and other Narcotic Drugs was held at Govt. Degree College Khanabal Anantnag here Monday. The camp was organised by J&K Voluntary Health and Development Association in collaboration with District Adminis-tration Anantnag.

Additional Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, who was the chief guest on the occasion, said that human beings are already affected by this menace, which has resulted in fatal diseases like cancer. He also urged for refraining from use of narcotic drugs.

Principal Govt. Degree College for Boys Anantnag, Execu-tive Director J&K Voluntary Health and Development Association, Chief Medical Officer Anantnag, Incharge Community Medicines SKIMS, Deputy Commandant Civil Defence, Members of Civil So-ciety, Media Persons, Volunteers of Civil Defence and Students of Degree College Anantnag and Bijbehara participated in the aware-ness camp.

Speakers stressed on the need for refraining from the use of Tobacco and Narcotic Drugs. They urged to pledge for working to help the drug addicts for de-addiction so that the coming genera-tion are saved from ill effects of this menace.

Afterwards the students of both the colleges and volun-teers of civil defence under the guidance of Principal Government Degree College, Anantnag destroyed the “Bhung” on the banks of river Jehlum.

Mian Altaf for enhancement of compen-sation to man-animal conflict victims

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 2

Minister for Medical Edu-cation, Youth Services & Sports, Taj Mohi ud Din Monday in-augurated the Neuro surgery ward at SMHS Hospital Mon-day.With this an important super specialty has been added to SMHS for which the pa-tients earlier had to go to either SKIMS or outside the State. The neuro surgery ward is also equipped with fully equipped operation theater.

The services of renowned neurologist of the Valley, Dr. Afzal Wani have been requisi-tioned for supervision of the ward.

During his visit to the hos-pital Monday, the Minister also inaugurated an ultra modern physiology lab for post gradu-ate students. The lab is having integrated computerized diag-

nostic system whereby all the physiological parameters of a patient would be examined at a time.

The Minister asked the hospital administration to im-mediately fill all the vacant positions of junior nurses and Female Multipurpose Health Workers immediately on the

analogy adopted by the GMC, Jammu.

Taj also visited the under construction Biochemistry lab and directed making it like the Physiology lab.

The Minister also visited the triage unit of the casualty and took stock of the medicines and facilities available there.

Srinagar, September 2

Minister for Tourism, Ghulam Ahmad Mir Mon-day inaugurated a Handi-crafts Development Skill Workshop cum awareness programme at Dooru.

The workshop was or-ganized by Union Ministry of Handicrafts and Textiles under Babasaheb Ambed-kar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana (BAHVY), with the aim to impart necessary skill development and design trainings in different crafts to the artisans of the area.

A large number of local artisans participated in the workshop and the experts of Handicrafts Department acquainted them about latest trends of design and craft, besides educating about the benefits of for-mation of Self Help Groups to earn livelihood at their own.

Speaking on the occa-sion, the Tourism Minis-ter said that such efforts

prove much beneficial to give boost in handloom and handicrafts in the area. He said the Union Textile and Handicrafts Ministry has sanctioned 17 Handicrafts skill Development projects to the Jammu and Kashmir State as a special case un-der Babasahib Ambedkar AHVY. He said the scheme would run for 5 years in the State and during the period over 17000 rural artisans would be imparted with latest skill and design de-velopment trainings of dif-ferent crafts to make them self-dependent for setting up ventures.

He said under the Scheme over Rs.16 crore would be incurred by the concerned Union Ministry for providing tool kits, raw material and trainings to the artisans.

Mir said that 1000 lo-cal artisans of Dooru area would be provided neces-sary skill trainings under the Scheme, for the purpose

the concerned union Minis-try would expend over Rs 60 lakh to make the artisans of the area self-dependent for establishment of their own ventures.

The Tourism Min-ister called upon the artisan community to come for-ward and take maximum benefits of the Scheme for excelling their skills in modern trends of handi-crafts and handloom design and weaving.

The Minister said that BabaSaheb Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana pop-ularly known as the cluster scheme gives a package of benefits to the clusters of various crafts to mobilize and form Self Help groups for conducting training, design, workshops, exhibi-tions, common facility cen-ters. He said the assistance of mergingmoney is pro-vided to Self Help Groups, against which the banks are also entitled to give them loan facility.

Taj inaugurates Neuro surgery ward, physiology

lab at SMHS hospital

G.A. Mir inaugurates Handicraft skill development workshop at Dooru

Money matters are likely to be advanced today through your intuition and inner power, Libra. You may get a hunch that your idea for bringing in some extra money just might work. At least look into it. Don’t let anyone talk you out of it until you know the facts. You might also rediscover a ne-glected talent that you could find quite useful at this time.

A surge of inner power could have you feeling like you can move mountains, Scorpio. If you’ve been contemplating a course of action that others believe impossible, this is the time to get it going. Career matters, romance, and creative projects could all be advanced considerably by careful effort on your part. Give it some thought, write down your ideas, consider all contingencies, and move ahead!

Memories from your past could resurface, Sagittarius. You might wonder why you’re suddenly thinking about them, but they probably represent a release of old emotional hang-ups that have been holding you back. By midafternoon you should feel more focused, determined, and ready to take on just about anything. This is definitely a great day to start new projects or complete old ones.

Today represents a beginning in many ways. A friend from the past could reappear in your life, Capricorn, and bring up memories both pleasant and disconcerting. Don’t worry too much about it. This probably represents a much-needed release. You might also become involved with a group that embodies goals about which you’re passionate. New friends could also come your way.

Emotions could be running high today, Aquarius. Some-one in your entourage may have a problem with an authority figure, and political issues could come up. You may feel pow-erful right now and tempted to throw your hat into the ring. However, it’s best to stay out of anything political and chan-nel that power and passion into your own project. That’s far more likely to bring positive results.

Heightened mental powers might have you spending a lot of time reading or doing research of some kind, Pisces. Your curiosity is especially high right now. You might even consider advancing your education in some way, especial-ly since new interests have been stimulating you for some time. New friends in fascinating fields might have started you thinking. This is a good time to look into this.

Information received from far away could excite your passion to learn more about a subject, Virgo. You might be inspired to use your new knowledge in a project that in-cludes a partner. Your mind is extremely insightful at this time, so if you face decisions, this is the day to follow your heart. Don’t be surprised if you find your telepathic abilities expanded as well!

Aries, your intuition is increased today to the point where you feel like a mind reader, like you could deduce the thoughts and motives of people you’ve never met before. Reading about news events might bring sudden insights as to how they’re going to turn out. You could decide to put this ability to work advancing your financial condition. Do this if you can, within reason. Your insights are probably correct!

You should be feeling especially passionate at this time, Taurus, especially regarding partnerships. Romantic partner-ships definitely call for an evening together! Professional and creative partnerships call for a new project that you believe in strongly. Look to events in other states or foreign countries for inspiration. Something begun in places far away could capture your imagination.

If you’ve been feeling less like yourself lately, Gemini, a surge of inner power could push you over the top and make you feel strong and healthy again. You could decide to finish the unfinished tasks around you today. You might get most of them done by day’s end. Don’t forget to enjoy yourself, however. You will want to make the most of your newfound energy.

A surge of passion could dominate your day unless you find an outlet for it, Cancer. An intimate evening with a lover would be a good idea. Creative passion is also strong, and you could be hit with sudden inspiration, perhaps influenced by distant places. Don’t be afraid to take time out from your mundane chores to pursue this inspiration. Creativity is as important as anything else.

A romantic evening at home with your partner could bring the two of you closer, Leo. Your emotions are intense right now, so you need to use your intuition to judge exactly how much of your feelings you should reveal. An intellec-tual passion could also come your way. You might discover a new field of interest and you’ll want to bury yourself at home studying it for hours.

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 02:

The Department of Sericulture Monday or-ganized a Kiram Kash(Cocoon rearer) Mela at Mirgund Pattan Monday.

Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir, Minister of State for Animal and Sheep Husbandry, Nazir Ahmad Gurezi, besides Com-missioner Secretary Agriculture Production De-partment Asgar Samoon, heads of the Depart-ments of Agriculture and Sericulture, Panches, Sarpanches, and prominent citizens and large number of cocoon producers of Baramulla and Bandipora districts attended the Mela.

Speaking on the occasion, the Minister high-lighted the initiative to make sericulture viable and profitable venture. He said that during last four years a number of developmental schemes have been launched which have resulted in en-hanced Cocoon production and productivity in the State.He said provision of quality Mulberry saplings, modern rearing kits, modern rearing house and many other incentives like health insurance cover for women Kiram Kash and her family have transformed Sericulture into a gain-ful economic and viable activity. He stressed the need to execute services properly so that the beneficiaries are able to harness the potential of sericulture.Minister of State for Animal and

Sheep Husbandry, Gurezi on the occasion said that sericulture being an age old industry needs revival and extension to areas where sericulture has not been prioritized as yet. He emphasized on farmers and cocoon producers to work hard and enhance their crop productivity.Commis-sioner Secretary, Agriculture Production, Dr.

Asgar Samoon also spoke on the occasion and highlighted the activities of the Department and said that a vision document has been pro-posed for the development of sericulture in the State for next twenty years.

Earlier, the Ministers distributed cheques to the tune of Rs. 2.5 lakh among 18 farmers of Ba-

ramulla and Budgam districts as assistance for construction of rearing sheds.

Later, the Ministers also laid foundation stone of Modern Basic Silk Worm Seed Station, Mirgund which is being covered with the assis-tance from Central Silk Board, Union Ministry of Textiles.

Make sericulture profitable, sustainable venture: Mir Needs revival, extension to new areas: Gurezi

Srinagar, September 02

Arrangements for day long Police Public Mela (Mil-char), being held in Srinagar onSeptember 15, 2013, were discussed in a senior police of-ficers meeting at Armed Police Headquarters (APHQ) here Monday. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Additional Director General of Police Armed (ADGP), S.M. Sahai.Addressing the meeting, Sahai said that Police Public Mela (Milchar) is one of the grand events organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Police Wives Welfare Association (JK-PWWA) after intervals. He said that the Melas have assumed much importance as the pub-lic have shown large interest in these Melas both at Srinagar and Jammu for years. People from all shades of life visit the Melas and avail the opportu-nity of having items of their choices, from all the regions of the areas of the State under one roof. These Melas have

also brought police and pub-lic together to work for peace and prosperity of the State, he added.

Sahai informed that 23rd Police Public Mela would be held in Srinagar on September 15, 2013 at Bakshi Stadium here. The Mela will be inaugu-rated at 10 a.m. and will con-clude at 5 p.m. He disclosed that Raffle Draw will take place at the venue at 4 p.m. in the presence of public. He said that the transparency in raffle draws has strengthened the trust of the people upon the organizers. The resources gen-erated through these Melas are utilized for the welfare of police martyr’s families under various welfare schemes adopted by the Police Organization which include free education to their wards.During the meeting, dis-cussions were held with regard to various arrangements in and around the venue. For this purpose various committees headed by senior officers were constituted and asked to start

the preparations for the grand event. It was decided that the stall holders of different po-lice establishments across the State would be geared up for their massive participation in the Mela with their products. Sufficient space would be pro-vided to them to establish their stalls for exhibition and sale of products. He disclosed that counters for sale of raffle draw tickets would be established at different locations across the State and special counters would also be established in and around the venue on the Mela day. Commandant JKAP 9th Bn. Altaf Ahmed Khan has been nominated as Nodal Of-ficer for the event.

Sahai disclosed that painting competition for the children, tombola and other entertainment programmes would be part of the Mela. He asked the committeese said the constituted to start the work by now and the officers assigned with different tasks should be held responsible.

Police Public Mela in Srinagar on Sep.15; Sahai discusses arrangements

SRINAGAR, SEPT 02:

Jammu and Kashmir Police is upgrading its building in-frastructure to provide better working and living facilities to its personnel. Various office and residential accommoda-tions have been constructed across the State to strengthen the building infrastructure under the modernization scheme.

This was disclosed by the Director General of Police (DGP), Ashok Prasad, while commissioning the Model Police Station building at Har-wan Monday. He said that in view of the increasing respon-sibilities, the Organization has been focusing to upgrade the working conditions for its personnel as per the latest requirements. Constructions are made keeping in mind the modern facilities and tech-

niques of construction, he added.

Prasad appreciated the efforts of the officers and engineers of Police Hosing Corporation (PHC) and Police Construction Division (PCD) for ensuring quality material and time bound construction of the buildings. He asked them to keep in mind weather scenario of the particular area before finalizing the plans of construction in that area. He said that the constructions should be equipped with latest facilities of living and working including recreation-al facilities for the personnel, who are always found busy facing tough situations. Proper supervision by the senior offi-cers would make performance more fruitful, said the DGP.

Before commissioning the building, the DGP was briefed by ADGP Headquar-

ters, S.P. Vaid and Executive Engineer PCD, N. D. Khawaja about the construction of the Police Station Building. He was told that the two storied building was constructed by PCD within one year at a cost of Rs. 1 crore and is having hostel facilities and residen-tial quarters. It would help to provide better policing to the people with quick response, overlooking the tourist resort. Earth quake resistant column structure has been utilized in the construction as per the prescribed norms. The multi- storey building has been com-pleted within stipulated time, the DGP was informed. They assured that all the construc-tions would be completed within the time frame. DGP also discussed the pace of progress achieved on other works presently under execu-tion in Kashmir Division.

Prasad commissions Mod-el Police Station Harwan

Tuesday | 03 sepTember 20138

A new study has described how a cell

therapy might one day be used not only

to quell some com-mon types of persis-tent and difficult-to-

treat pain, but also to cure the conditions

that give rise to them.

In their study, the sci-entists transplanted imma-ture embryonic nerve cells that arise in the brain during development and used them to make up for a loss of func-tion of specific neurons in the spinal cord that normally dampen pain signals.

A small fraction of the transplanted cells survived and matured into function-ing neurons. The cells inte-

grated into the nerve circuit-ry of the spinal cord, forming synapses and signaling path-ways with neighbouring neurons. As a result, pain hypersensitivity associated with nerve injury was almost completely eliminated, the researchers found, without evidence of movement dis-turbances that are common side effects of the currently favoured drug treatment.

“Now we are working toward the possibility of potential treatments that might eliminate the source of neuropathic pain, and that may be much more ef-fective than drugs that aim

only to treat symptomatical-ly the pain that results from chronic, painful conditions,” said the senior author of the study, Allan Basbaum, PhD, chair of the Department of Anatomy at UCSF.

Those who suffer from chronic pain often get little relief, even from powerful narcotic painkillers, accord-ing to Basbaum. Gabapentin, an anticonvulsant first used

to treat epilepsy, now is re-garded as the most effective treatment for neuropathic pain. However, it is effective for only roughly 30 percent of patients, and even in those people it only provides about 30 percent relief of the pain, he said. The explanation for neuropathic pain, research showed, is that following injury neurons may be lost, or central nervous system circuitry may change, in ways that are maladaptive, compromising signals that normally help dampen pain. These changes contribute to a state of hyper-excitability, enhancing the transmis-sion of pain messages to the brain and causing normally innocuous stimuli to be-come painful. The inhibitory neurons that are damaged in the spinal cord to cause pain hypersensitivity release a molecule that normally transmits inhibitory sig-nals - the neurotransmitter GABA. Gabapentin does not mimic GABA, but it helps to compensate for the loss of inhibition that GABA nor-mally would provide.

Basbaum’’s UCSF col-leagues, including study co-authors Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, PhD, and Arnold Kriegstein, MD, PhD, along with Scott Baraban, PhD, had already been experi-menting with transplant-ing immature neurons that make GABA, using the trans-planted neurons to bolster inhibitory signals in mouse models to prevent epileptic seizures and to combat a Parkinson’’s-like disease.

Cell therapy may ease chronic pain

Talking therapies combined with the soothing sounds of the sea can help relieve

the misery of tinnitus, a new study has revealed.

The researchers found that suffer-ers benefit more when psychological techniques are used alongside current standard treatments, which create sounds to mask the ringing in the ears.

Around one in seven Britons has suffered from tinnitus, the medical term for hearing ringing, buzzing or whistling noises inside the head.

The condition is apparently trig-gered by over-active nerve cells within the hearing area of the brain.

Although there is no cure, thera-pies which use a generator to mask the ringing by creating a competing sound on a similar frequency - such as the sea - can significantly relieve distress.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, in which patients are encouraged to discuss their problems, can also help patients to think differently about the condition and live with it long-term.

However, there is little evidence about which treatment works best.

Now, for the first time, Dutch

scientists have combined both ap-proaches for those suffering with mild or severe tinnitus. Their study of 492 patients found that those treated with both techniques saw significant im-provements in their quality of life after a year, compared with sufferers who underwent standard sound therapy.

Even after a year, the combination of CBT and sound techniques worked better than usual care.

In particular, there were greater improvements in countering negative thinking and fear caused by the condi-

tion. Researchers Dr Riana Cima and

Professor Johan Vlaeyen, of Maastricht University, said that the research pro-vided ‘firm evidence’ of an effective new treatment for sufferers, many of whom have to deal with ‘psychological strain’.

“The results are highly relevant for clinical practice because best prac-tice for tinnitus has not been defined and current treatment strategies are fragmented and costly,” the Daily Mail quoted them as saying.

Fix therapy could help tinnitus sufferers

In a new study, scientists have revealed that they are a step

closer to curing diabetes after discovering how a potent

two-pronged attack on diabe-tes can wipe it out.

Researchers of the study found that a powerful “ combination therapy” can tackle the condition, even at a late stage.

Around 370,000 Britons have Type 1 diabetes, which develops when immune cells in the body attack and destroy beta cells in the pancreas leav-ing it unable to produce insulin, the hormone which controls blood sugar levels.

The researchers in California found they can reverse the process by quickly shutting down this “autoimmune” at-tack on beta cells before feeding the pancreas growth factor molecules.

However, tests have been carried out only on mice.

“The findings hint that people with late-stage diabetes could potentially be cured with a mix of two techniques that spur re-growth of pancreatic cells while stopping autoimmunity,” the Daily Ex-press quoted the researchers as saying.

Type 1 diabetes can develop at any age but usually appears before the pa-tient is 40, especially in childhood.

It is important that laboratory-based research like this is conducted, and that it is followed up, but the many years and many obstacles which lie be-tween this point and any possible use in people mean that we should not get too excited at this stage

The study by a team at the Beck-man Research Institute of City of Hope in Duarte, California showed the com-

bination treatment lets new beta cells fully regenerate and produce insulin without a risk of being depleted by the immune system.

The researchers said that more studies are needed to see if the tech-nique can work on humans.

“This paper provides insight into techniques which may be used in combination to regenerate and protect insulin producing beta cells,” Matthew Hobbs, head of research for Diabetes UK, said.

“However, it is extremely impor-tant to realise that these two tech-niques have so far only been tested in mice, either individually or in combi-nation.

“It is important that laboratory-based research like this is conducted, and that it is followed up, but the many years and many obstacles which lie between this point and any possi-ble use in people mean that we should not get too excited at this stage. Cer-tainly, it is far too early to hail this as a cure for Type 1 diabetes,” he added.

New drug mix helps tackle diabetes Weight-loss sur-gery cuts alcohol

cravingsGastric bypass surgery not only rid people of their fat,

but it also reduces their desire for alcohol, research-ers have found.Some people

opt going under the knife to decrease the size of their

stomach. The Roux-en-Y procedure, or “gastric by-

pass” - is one such surgery that involves stapling the stomach to leave a small

pouch at the top, which is then connected to the small

intestine.Food then by-passes most of the original

stomach and a chunk of the intestine too. This signifi-

cantly reduces the amount of food a person is physi-

cally able to eat and the amount of nutrients they

can absorb.In a new study, Jon Davis and colleagues at the University of Cincinnati

in Ohio collected outcome data on 80,000 people in

the US who had had weight-loss surgery, including

Roux-en-Y.They found that those who had the Roux-en-Y procedure reported drinking fewer alcoholic drinks after the surgery

than before.But people who underwent other types of surgery, such as a gastric

band, saw no change in al-cohol use.To test it further, the team carried out Roux-

en-Y surgery on rats bred to prefer alcohol, and found

that they also stopped drinking it afterwards.The researchers thinks that the

sudden drop in alcohol consumption may be down to a hormone called GLP-1. When partly digested food

hits the middle section of the small intestine, called

the jejunum, GLP-1 is produced. This triggers the

production of insulin, which in turn acts to lower blood glucose levels. After Roux-

en-Y surgery, this part of the intestine is much closer

to the stomach, causing it to be exposed to a much higher level of nutrients

than it normally would be. Davis thinks this may be

ramping up the production of the hormone.

It is this extra GLP-1 that may be influencing crav-

ings, he said. The hormone is thought to play a role in

limiting how much food we eat once we are full.

“GLP-1 travels through the blood to get to the brain,

where it is thought to stimu-late an aversion to food,” the New Scientist quoted

Davis as saying. He thinks it may be eliciting

a similar effect on alcohol consumption because alco-

holic drinks can contain lots of calories. Now, Davis’s

group is testing a diabetes drug in mice that acts to increase levels of GLP-1,

hoping that it might help alcoholics give up alcohol.

Why first aid is necessary

No matter where you live, having a first aid kit at

home is imperative be-cause almost all of us will require it at some point or

the other. First aid kits can be very

basic or comprehensive. What you need, depends on whether you’ve been trained in first aid or want to stock just the basic essential ne-cessities. Nowadays ready-made first aid kits are avail-able in medical stores.But you can also make a simple kit yourself. You first need to understand the basics when it comes to stocking a first aid kit. The bites of most spiders, mosquitoes, fleas, flies, bedbugs, etc., are simi-lar in appearance and pose very little danger. Typically, it causes a small, itchy swell-ing that can last a few hours or days. Although bites are seldom dangerous, mosqui-toes can transmit diseases like dengue or malaria.

Summer is all about having some fun

under the sun. But, the harsh sunlight

and humidity is your hair, health and skin’s worst enemy, so, it is always important to

take care.And summer is a period when all in the family are susceptible to ill health. And as the mercury is rising high, precautions are needed be-fore it creates trouble for you or your close ones. A good diet is an essential part of family health-care and summer time is no different. Eating sensibly ensures that

you maintain a strong im-mune system and build up

a strong resistance against viruses and infection and why just that, it also ensures better skin and hair! Dehy-dration and sunstroke are very common in summers. Hence, one should drink plenty of water, coconut wa-ter as it contains potassium which is needed to have a healthy immunity and eat lots of fruits like watermel-on, muskmelon etc. that are high on water content.One must take small meals

at small intervals-one should avoiding taking heavy meals.

Also, it is very important to have Vitamin C thereby; citrus fruits are a must as they consist of anti-oxidants which make immune system strong to fight illness in sum-mers. Apart from sunstroke and dehydration, gastroin-testinal diseases take a toll like cases of people suffering cholera, jaundice, and diar-rhea are observed a lot. So, one should avoid pani-puris, ice-candies and road-side food as a precaution.

A diet that keeps you cool in summer

1 Glass of wine raises breast cancer riskWomen who enjoy wine with dinner are putting their lives at risk, a new study has claimed.

They are the problem drink-ers missed by government efforts to curb alcohol mis-use - women, often middle-class and professional, who share a bottle of wine with a partner over dinner each night, putting their health at risk, the Independent re-ported. Unnoticed because they do not cause a social nuisance or public disorder, women who quietly drink three or more glasses of wine, or equivalent, a day increase their risk of breast cancer by up to half, research shows. According to Helmut Seiz and colleagues from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, alcohol is known to increase the risk of sev-eral cancers, in both sexes, including bowel cancer. But breast tissue is thought to

be particularly sensitive to its carcinogenic effects. Women who consume one alcoholic drink a day have an increased risk of breast cancer of 4 per cent, in line

with previous findings, based on an analysis of 113 studies involving 77,000 light drinkers. Among heavy drinkers, de-fined as three or more drinks a day, the risk is increased to

40 to 50 per cent. Overall, al-cohol drinking accounts for one in 20 cases of cancer in northern Europe and one in 10 in countries such as Italy and France, where drinking

is more widespread among women. Breast cancer has soared in recent decades with new cases doubling since the early 1970s, partly driven by the rise in alcohol consump-

tion. It is now the com-monest cancer, with almost 49,000 cases and 12,000 deaths a year, despite affect-ing only one sex. However, it is less common than heart disease and strokes, which together kill 200,000 people a year - and alcohol is known to protect against these dis-eases. In women, as little as one drink a week cuts the risk of heart attack and stroke by 36 per cent according to a 2007 Euro-pean study. The upshot is that light drinking is overall protec-tive - but heavier drinking is associated with rapidly increasing risks. Experts say weighing up these risks is a matter of personal choice. Although heart dis-ease is more common, can-cer is more feared. Women with a family history of heart disease may feel differently from those with a history of cancer.

Live well, live healthy

This year WHO's slogan urges us to stay in good health and live longer. Read on to see how we

can win the battle against non-communicable disease.

April 7, 2012, will mark the 64th annual World Health Day, which com-memorates the inception of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Every year, the WHO selects a theme or topic that represents a cur-rent health concern in the world. For the 2012 World Health Day, it has cho-sen to focus on ‘ Ageing and Health', using the official slogan “Good health adds life to years.”

Foods for strong bones

No matter how old or young you may be, tak-ing care of your bones is a must.

While most of us take them for granted, think-ing they’re the strongest and hardest body part, over time bones can dete-riorate in quality. Osteo-porosis, which is marked by a condition where bones become soft and crack easily, is no lon-ger just a disease of the

older generation. More and more youngsters are falling prey to this due to poor eating habits.

Milk There is reason why

your mother told you to drink your glass of milk daily. Milk is a vital source of calcium as well as vita-min D. Research suggests that other dairy products like cheese and ice-cream are also good alternatives

but while they contain calcium, most do not have vitamin D. You can always opt for a nonfat variety so that you get all the health benefits.

Nuts and seeds Don’t underestimate

your favourite nuts. Those like pumpkin seeds are rich in magnesium, which help with calcium me-tabolism. Other nuts like almonds and pistachios could also be consumed.

Walnuts Walnuts are full

of omega-3 fatty acid, which has numerous ben-efits. They also contain alphalinoleic acid, which strengthens the bones.

Carrots These vegetables

boast of alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, and be-tacryptoxanthin. Eat them raw in the form of salad.

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Muzaffarnagar: BSP MP, four MLAs booked for violating

prohibitory ordersA BSP MP and four MLAs have

been booked for allegedly holding separate public meetings in violence-hit Kawal village of Muzaffarnagar district in violation of prohibitory or-ders imposed there.

A case was registered on Sunday against BSP MP from Muzaffarnagar

Kadir Rana and two BSP MLAs Noor Saleem of Chrathwal and Jameel Ah-mad of Meerapur, former UP Minister and Congress leader Saeeduzama and hundreds of their supporters for defy-ing orders on August 30, police said.

Another case was registered

against two BJP MLAs Suresh Rana and Bhratendu Singh, former minister Yograj Singh and ex-MP Sohanvir Singh for holding meeting at Nagla Bhadore in the district on August 31, they said.

Muzaffarnagar: BSP MP, four MLAs booked for violating prohibitory orders

Police have also booked ten persons for allegedly attacking people belonging to a particu-lar community, who were pass-ing by the venue of meeting in a car.

Some miscreants set the car on fire and beat the people who were later rushed to a hospital, police said. Tension had erupted in the village last week after three persons were killed in a minor dispute follow-ing collision of two motorbikes.

No fresh incident of violence was reported from the village today, police said.

Missing Navruna’s mother meets Nit-ish to seek CBI probe into the case

With a hope to see her daughter again following her mysterious disappearance from her house in Bihar’s Mu-zaffarpur town about a year ago, the missing girl Navru-na’s mother on Monday met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and demanded a CBI probe in the matter.

Accompanied by her another daughter, Maitri Chakravarti, mother of Navruna, met the Chief Minister at his “Janata Ke Durbar mein Mukhyamatri” programme and submit-ted a petition urging him to recommend a CBI probe into the mysterious disappearance of her 12 year-old daughter .

She narrated to Kumar the entire sequence of events of the fateful night of September 18, 2012 when Navruna had disappeared from their house in Muzaffarpur town and the fam-ily’s ordeal for the past one year in finding her and its crusade for justice.

Missing Navruna’s mother meets Nitish to seek CBI probe into the case

The Chief Minister heard Chakravarti, mother of Navruna, patiently before handing over her application to the Director General of Police (DGP)Abhayanand and Principal Sec-

retary (Home) Amir Subhani for perusal and action.

When asked wheth-er the state government will recommend CBI probe, Subhani said that he will consider the request and take neces-sary action.

It may be mentioned that the 12 year-old girl, a Class VII student of St. Xavior public school in Muzaffarpur had gone missing from her house located in Ghirnipokhar locality un-der Town police station area on September 18 last year.

The state government had ordered a CID probe in the matter, but no no headway in the probe could be made as Navruna’s parents refused to cooperate with investigation and provide blood sample for DNA test so as to match the same with corpse of a girl which was said to be of the same age as that of the missing girl.

Navruna’s family has also petitioned the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Union Home Ministry for a CBI probe into the miss-ing case, but the central government too was yet to take any decision on the matter.

Lok Sabha adjourned till Tuesday over Telangana

No decision on shutting petrol pumps at night: Moily

Amidst a storm over proposal to shut petrol pumps during night to taper fuel demand, Oil Minister M. Veerappa Moily on Monday said the government had not made any such pro-posal and the idea had come from public.“It is not our idea. It is an idea which is coming from public and others. No deci-sion has been taken to keep petrol pumps dry during any part of the day,” he told reporters.His Ministry plans to launch a massive fuel conservation drive from September 16 to cut fuel demand by 3 per cent and save an estimated Rs. 16,000 crore or $2.5 billion in Forex outgo.“We are toying with the ideas (on conserving fuel) that have come to us. That doesn’t mean we have accepted them or are enforcing shutdowns,” he said.Mr. Moily said before the planned launch of Septem-ber 16 campaign, several proposals to save cut fuel consump-tions have come to the government and as per usual practice are being mulled over by his ministry.

With RSS push will Narendra Modi be declared as BJP’s PM candidate?

Top RSS leader Bhaiyyaji Joshi met senior BJP leader LK Advani on Sunday night. He also met some other top party leaders. Given the fact that there is a growing clamour amongst certain cadre of BJP to declare Narendra Modi as the prime ministerial candidate and also given the fact that Advani and his camp are reported to be against such a move, the meeting assumes significance.

It has been reported that Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP’s poll panel chief may be named as the party’s PM face this month it-self. However, Advani and top leaders like Sushma Swaraj are said to be unhappy with such a move. They feel that such a move may polarise the voters and the advantage that the main Opposition has over the Congress, which is facing perception problems regarding scams, corruption and policy paralysis, might be negated.

It is also said that even if Modi is to be named as party’s face for the next General Elections, Advani and his camp want the an-nouncement to be postponed till the end of the year, when many states are due for Assembly Elections.

After Modi was named as the party’s election campaign chief, apparently a sulking Advani had quit from all party posts, though later he was pacified by the RSS to take back his resignation. Ad-vani has also time and again made a veiled attack on Modi and once pitted Shivraj Singh Chauhan against him, saying that the Mad-

hya Pradesh CM should be given more credit as an administrator as he had taken a state like Gujarat on the path of development, unlike Gujarat which was already developed.

However, it came as a surprise to many when the senior leader praised Modi recently saying that good work was being done under the leadership of Gujarat CM. It is said that Advani still harbours the ambition to become the PM of India and wants to take one last go at it in 2014. But the RSS has made it clear in the past that it was against projecting Advani as BJP’s PM candidate. They have also been warming up to Modi.Meanwhile, Modi is leaving no stones unturned to project himself as BJP’s strongest contender for the PM post. He is also backed by party president Rajnath Singh who has been regularly been calling him as the country’s most popular leader.

Two men sentenced to 1-year-imprisonment for bribing BJP MLATwo men have been sentenced to

one year in jail by a Delhi court for offering bribe of Rs six lakh to BJP MLA Karan Singh Tanwar for getting allotment of three shops in a market here 18 years ago.

Special CBI Judge Rajiv Meh-ra awarded the jail term to Delhi residents Jasbir Singh Chawla and Shoeb Ahmed for criminal conspira-cy and abetting the offence of public servant taking illegal gratification for his official work in 1995.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs one lakh each on the two con-victs. It, however, allowed their plea for suspension of sentence for a month to file an appeal in superior court. It said in case they do not ap-peal till September 30, they will sur-render before the court on October 1 to serve the sentence of one year

rigorous imprisonment. Two men sentenced to 1-year-

imprisonment for bribing BJP MLATwo men sentenced to 1-year-

imprisonment for bribing BJP MLAAccording to CBI, 58-year-old

Chawla and 45-year-old Ahmed in pursuance of their conspiracy were found offering bribe of Rs six lakh to MLA Tanwar for allotment of three shops. The accused had told Tanwar, complainant in the case, that they would pay him Rs two lakh

cash and rest Rs four lakh would be given to him after allotment.

The case was registered in Octo-ber 1995 by the CBI on a complaint of Tanwar, who was also an ad-ministrator of Fish and Poul-try Market Committee in Jama Masjid here at that time.

The complaint said Chawla had submitted four applications on behalf of different parties and he was offering a bribe of Rs six lakh for the allotment of at least three shops against three applications received by Kanwar.

It alleged that despite refusal of the complainant to the of-fer of bribe, Chawla told him that he would visit his office in Naraina on October 16, 1995 and would give him Rs two lakh

for the allotment of the shop and rest of the amount would be paid after receiving the allotment or-ders.

CBI formed a trap team and both the accused were caught when they were giving money to the complainant. According to a witness, Chawla was the then convener of Minority Cell Youth Congress for District Karol Bagh.

Dismissing Chawla’s plea, the court said, “The only explanation offered by Chawla is that it was on account of party fund which is not believable for the reason that complainant and Chawla belong to two different political parties BJP and Congress and there was no reason for the accused to offer the amount of Rs two lakh as party dona-tion to complainant”.

Dawood Ibrahim will be brought back to India, says Sushil Kumar Shinde

New Delhi: As he basks in glory after a string of arrests of several wanted terrorists during his tenure, Home Minister Sushilku-mar Shinde on Monday said underworld don and India’s most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim will be also brought back to India to face justice.“We will bring one by one. All will come. Just wait,” a beaming Shinde told reporters in New Delhi when asked whether

there was any chance to arrest Dawood and bring him back to India.

D a w o o d , who heads a vast and multi-

faceted illegal business, emerged as India’s most wanted terrorist after the 1993 Mum-bai bombings, which he allegedly organised and financed, According to the US, Dawood maintains close links with terror outfit al-Qaeda.

Dawood Ibrahim will be brought back to India, says Sushil Kumar Shinde

As a result, the US declared him as a “global terrorist” and pursued the matter before the United Nations in an attempt to freeze his assets around the world and crack down on his operations. Dawood is believed

to be living in Pakistan. During the tenure of Shinde, security agencies successfully brought back several wanted terrorists includ-ing Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, key plotter of Mumbai attack terrorists Fa-sih Mahmood aka Fasih Mohammed, Abdul Karim Tunda and Yasin Bhatkal. Shinde was made the Home Minister on July 31 last year.

Jundal, a Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) operative, accused of carrying out blasts in Ahmed-abad railway station, the Aurangabad arms haul case and a co-accused in German bak-ery blast, was deported from Saudi Arabia in June 2012. Fasih Mahmood, an LeT opera-tive from Bihar, was allegedly involved in the 2010 Chinnaswamy Stadium blast in Banga-lore and a terror attack near Jama Masjid in 2010.

He was arrested in Saudi Arabia and sub-sequently brought back to India. Tunda was accused of carrying out blasts in New Delhi, Panipat, Sonepat, Ludhiana, Kanpur and Va-ranasi between December 1996 and January 1998. He was arrested along the Indo-Nepal border last month.

Indian Mujahideen(IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal alis Syed Mohammed Ahmed Zarar Siddibapa, wanted in around 40 blast cases and carrying a reward of Rs 35 lakh, was ar-rested from Indo-Nepal border on Thursday.

As soon as the house as-sembled at 11 am, the mem-bers started shouting slogans demanding a united Andhra Pradesh. They refused to be quiet despite repeated requests by the speaker.

The Lok Sabha was Mon-day repeatedly disrupted and finally adjourned till Tuesday after Speaker Meira Kumar suspended nine members from the house for five days for ob-structing proceedings over the decision to create a separate Telangana state from Andhra Pradesh.

The speaker named the nine MPs — four from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and five from the Congress — under rule 374(A) of parliamentary proceedings, which automati-cally suspends them for the next five sittings of the house.

Of the nine MPs, Nimalla Kri-stappa, Modugula Venugopala

Reddy, Konakalla Narayan Rao and Nirmalalli Sivaprasad are from the TDP, while Savarshri A. Sai Prathap, Anantha Venkatrami Reddy, L Raja Gopal, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

and Bapi Raju Kanumuru belong to the Congress.

The members were protesting against the de-cision to create Telanga-na from Andhra Pradesh.

As soon as the house assembled at 11 am, the members started shout-ing slogans demanding a united Andhra Pradesh. They refused to be quiet despite repeated requests by the speaker.

The TDP members wore masks of late prime minister Indira Gan-dhi, irking the treasury benches.

The TDP members also hurled “filthy abus-es” in Telugu at the Con-gress, which angered the

Congress leaders when it was pointed out by its Andhra MPs.

Congress chief whip Sandeep Dikshit then challenged the TDP

members.Following this, the speaker said:

“...You may forthwith withdraw from the precincts of the house.”

Meira Kumar then adjourned the house till 2 pm but the four TDP members stayed inside the house in protest.

When the house recon-vened, Deputy Speaker Kariya Munda, who was in chair, requested the four TDP members to withdraw from the house even as the Left par-ties raised the issue of hike in petrol prices.

The BJP demanded action against the suspended TDP members.

Amid chaos, the house was then adjourned till Tuesday.

The nine Andhra Pradesh MPs were among the 12 suspended August 23 on the same issue.

The ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition, led by the Congress, has approved carving out a separate Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh.

BJP leaders conspired to protect Amit Shah, claims PIL

New Delhi: Top BJP leaders have been caught on camera dis-cussing how to protect Amit Shah, former Gujarat Home Minister, in a case where is he accused of murder, alleges a Public Interest Litigation or PIL filed in the Supreme Court.

Judges have yet to decide wheth-er they will hear the petition.

The PIL claims that a journal-ist named Pushp Kumar Sharma has secret video tapings of two BJP parliamentarians, Prakash Javadekar and Bhupendir Yadav, discussing how to get a blank document signed by the mother of Tulsiram Prajapati, who was shot dead in a fake encounter in December 2006. The “vakalatnama” or signed affidavit, BJP big guns are al-legedly heard stating, could be used to appoint a lawyer of their choice to rep-resent Tulsiram’s family, thereby allow-ing them to control the direction of the investigation.

Mr Shah, a close aide of Chief Minis-ter Narendra Modi, has been accused of

sanctioning the fake encounters that led to the deaths Tulsiram and the petty crim-inal he worked for, Sohrabuddin Sheikh. Mr Shah was arrested in July 2010 and released on bail three months later.

NDTV cannot corroborate the au-thenticity of the sting referred to in the PIL.

The PIL claims that the sting op-eration has “succeeded in capturing on camera criminal conspiracy hatched and executed by Members of Parliament, se-

nior BJP Leaders and Advocates...to derail (the) judicial process.”

Sohrabuddin, his wife Kauser Bi and Tulsiram were traveling on a bus from Andhra Pradesh in 2005 when they were abducted by the Gujarat police.Sohrabuddin and his wife were killed a few days later. Tulsiram, the sole witness to their abduction, was shot dead a year later; the police claimed that he was trying to escape from their custody.

Before the state government admitted that the deaths were fake encounters, the police alleged that

Sohrabuddin and Tulsiram were terror-ists, who planned to assassinate impor-tant political leaders.

But later investigations by the CBI suggested that Sohrabuddin had become an irritant for the powerful marble lobby in Rajasthan with constant attempts to blackmail some of its big players. Mr Shah, the CBI says, was roped in to help, and as Home Minister commissioned the police to assassinate Sohrabuddin.

2G: CBI opposes Balwa’s plea, says he went abroad without

permission

New Delhi, Sept 2 (PTI) CBI today opposed in a Delhi court the plea of Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, facing trial in the 2G spectrum case, seek-ing exemption from personal appearance, saying the agency has got “information” that he has travelled abroad without prior permission.

The agency made this statement in the court when Balwa’s counsel Vijay Aggarwal moved an application seeking exemption from personal appearance from September 2 to September 6 on grounds of “emergency”

Kerala govt writes to HC seeking ser-vices of sitting judge to probe solar scam

Kerala government has once again sought the services of a sitting High Court judge to probe the solar scam which has been used by the CPI-M led LDF opposition to attack the ruling UDF for the past three months.The government, in a letter to the Court Registrar, sought the service of a sitting judge holding that the case was very important, official sources said in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. The renewed request came in the wake of the court informing the government last week it cannot spare a sitting judge.Congress led UDF gov-ernment which is under pres-sure from LDF over the scam

that brought the CM’s office under a cloud, had announced a judicial probe at the height of the Opposition campaign press-ing for the resignation of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on the issue. Kerala govt writes to HC seeking services of sitting judge to probe solar scam

Kerala govt writes to HC seeking services of sitting judge to probe solar scam

As part of its agitation de-manding Chandy’s resignation, LDF workers had laid a siege to the secretariat in Thiruvanan-thapuram last month, but it was called off after the probe was announced. The tug of war be-tween UDF and LDF is over the

issue of inclusion of CM’s office in the ambit of the probe.

The scam relates to cheating people of huge sums by the ar-rested accused Biju Radhakrish-nan and Saritha Nair by offering solar energy solutions. A Special Investigation Team probing the case has completed its probe.The case assumed a serious political dimension with the arrest of Ten-ny Joppan, a Personal Assistant in the Chief Minister’s office, for his alleged links with the accused. Former Director of Public Relations Department A Firoz and tele-actress and dan-seuse Shalu Menon were also arrested in a related case. Shalu and Joppan are out on bail.