Zabarwan Times E-Paper English 05 October

New Delhi, October 04:

The fierce gunfight in Keran sector that looked like a massive infiltration attempt 10 days ago has now snowballed into a battle for “territorial control” between the Indian Army and Pakistan-backed militants, a security of-ficial said.“The sheer force of firing by a large group of about 40 well-trained militants, being helped by Pakistan’s special forces, has forced the army out of some of its vantage positions,’’ the of-ficial said of the incident that has prompted some to draw to comparisions with crossborder intrusions that led to the Kargil war.The intrusion in the frontier district of Kupwara has been re-ported within days of India and Pakistan agreeing to resolve ten-

sion along the Line of Control, which has seen a spike in cease-fire violations this year.The army, however, denied be-ing pushed out of its posts.

"(The) situation is not anywhere close to Kargil," said Gen. Bi-kram Singh, chief of Indian Army.“We are dominating from all

sides. They (intruders) are holed up there. We will take them out," he said. "It's a matter of time. All such operations take time."New Delhi-based news service said two militants were killed in the gunfire reported early Friday.Indian troops have been locked in a major gun battle with about 30-40 militants and suspected Pakistan army special forces since September 23- almost a week before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was to meet his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif in New York on Septem-ber 29.Reports on Thursday said 10-12 more infiltrators had joined the militantss.The army has laid a cordon to prevent the infiltrators from sneaking into the Kashmir

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Students accuse of discriminatory

attitudeSrinagar, October 04:

The students of Magarmal Bagh Campus of central university of Kashmir have accused the univer-sity authorities of failing to pro-vide basic facilities to the students and that the area is not suitable for the University campus.Talking to KNS, students of cen-tral university said that they have

not been provided the basic facili-ties and place identified for the Magarmal Bagh campus of the University is not feasible. The central university of Kashmir presently operates through three main campuses, one at Sonawar, another at Magarmal bagh and the university has one more cam-pus at Zainakote. Magarmal Bagh houses the sub-jects of English, Urdu and Jour-nalism. Students there have alleged that the university au-thorities have undermined the basic infra structure, required for the university campus. “The area wherein our campus is, is actually

the place for dumping garbage,” said the student of Urdu while pleading for anonymity. He fur-ther mentioned that the stray dogs have created terror in the area, making difficult for the students to enter and to leave the campus. The Vice-Chancellor of the Cen-tral University of Kashmir, when contacted by KNS, said that the Magarmal Bagh campus is one of the comfortable campus com-pared to other ones. “This is actu-ally news for me. I will certainly inquire about the matter in ques-tion,” assured Prof. Wahid adding that by the end of this year, all

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Srinagar, October 04:

The Cross LoC trade which was suspended a month ago due to certain objections raised by the customs department will resume on Tuesday next. Meanwhile, Salamabad-Chakuti Traders Union (SCTU)- a cross LoC trad-ers body nominated four Coordinators two from each side of the border to coordinate the trade activ-ity. A telephonic meeting of SCTU leaders was held at Baramulla in this con-nection. The meeting be-sides discussing important matters related to their trade, nominated four co-ordinators who will coor-dinate the trade through

Uri-Chakothi and Poonch-Rawalkote stations. Asif Akbar Lone and Khurshid Ahmad Mir have been nominated as coordinators to look after the trade on Uri and Chakothi stations

respectively. While as J P Singh and Qazi Ashraf have been nominated as coordinators for trade tak-ing place through Poonch-Titrinote (Rawalakote)

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Increase in cease fire violation during

current year: Sagar

Azad launches JE Vaccine

New Delhi, October 04:

The Jammu and Kashmir State Friday received the Award of Excellence for the most expeditious im-plementation of Results-Framework Document (RFD) at State level from the Union Government. The Excellence Award was given today at a sympo-sium on “New Public Man-agement” held at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) New Delhi.Mr. Asif Hamid Khan, Ad-ditional Resident Commis-sioner, J&K Government,

New Delhi received the “Excellence Award” on be-half of Chief Secretary Mr. Mohammad Iqbal Khan-day, from Dr. Prajapati Trivedi, Secretary (Perfor-mance Management), GOI and Chairman, National Authority Chemical Weap-ons Convention, Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi.Jammu and Kashmir State has already completed the implementation of the first round of RFD in a record time and has the distinc-tion of achieving excel-lence in implementing various specific and criti-

cal aspects of RFD policy. The Cabinet Secretariat having recognized the excellent performance of the State expressed deep appreciation for the effec-tive leadership of the State Government particularly Chief Secretary Mr. Mo-hammad Iqbal Khanday in implementing the RFD. The Union Government presented a trophy to the State Government in rec-ognition of its contribu-tion.At present, 80 departments of Government of India

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Srinagar, October 04:

Law Minister Saifullah Mir on Friday announced that Justice Rtd M L Koul would probe the killings of five persons, shot dead by paramilitary CRPF men in south Kashmir’s Gagren area of Shopian town last month. Meanwhile Shop-ian observed a complete shutdown on Friday seek-ing the removal of Gagren security camp. Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Muf-ti while speaking on the floor of the House demand-ed the immediate removal of Gagren camp and said that government has as-sured the people of Gagren

that CRPF men deployed in Gagren Camp would be relocated till September 29 but later on extended the date till October 10.“I want to remind the gov-ernment what it has prom-ised and I hope the camp would be shifted by Octo-ber 10,” she said.Reacting to the query made by Mehbooba Mufti, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Mir Saifullah in-formed the House that a re-tired High Court Judge re-tired Justice M.L.Koul has been appointed to probe the killings of five persons in Gagren area of Shopian town in CRPF firing last month.

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New Delhi, October 04:

The Union Health and Family Welfare Minis-ter, Ghulam Nabi Azad launched the indigenously produced Japanese En-cephalitis (JE) vaccine JENVAC, here today. The vaccine has been jointly developed by scientists of NIV, ICMR and Bharat Biotech Ltd. Azad said that JENVAC is a completely indigenous vaccine and an outstand-ing example of public pri-vate partnership (PPP), and a remarkable mile-stone in the emergence of our country as an inno-vative and self-sufficient

technology hub. He con-gratulated all those in-volved in this project of national importance.Speaking at the occasion, the Health Minister ter-

medthe Acute Encephali-tis Syndrome (AES) as a serious public health chal-lenge for India.Of the more than 100 viruses and other agents that can cause this

syndrome, about a dozen odd are reported from In-dia. Beginning with first report in 1955 from Vellore in Tamil Nadu JE virus has spread to over 171 districts in 19 states. The Health Minister stated that so far a vaccine imported from China was being used. But its availability was an is-sue for comprehensive and quick augmentation of the national programme, he stated. The launch of JENVAC, manufactured by Bharat Biotech is a wel-come much needed and historic occasion, he men-tioned. He said that it is not only the first fully

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Srinagar, October 04:

National Conference se-nior leader Dr Shiekh Mustafa Kamal Friday sought explana-tion about Ahmad Nagar encounter and gutting of school building on a holiday from the State Government.During the Zero Hour in Legisla-tive Assembly, Kamal said that people want to know the facts about the gun fight that took place in Ahmed Nagar area of Sou-ra Srinagar. “So much de-struction has taken place there. Property worth

lakhs have been damaged. There are contradicting reports about the gun-fight and I want that govern-ment should come up with

a statement so that facts be made to public,” Kamal said. “Are there police-men who like In-dian Army have started indulging in fake encoun-

ters? Whole population was terrorized in Ahmed Nagar during the gun-fight,” he said.Expressing surprise, Ka-mal said that government should explain how and

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Srinagar, October 04:

The Minister for Ru-ral Development and Panchayati Raj Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar to-day said that there has been increase in incidents and cease fire violation dur-ing the year 2013 along the Line of Con-trol during the year 2013 up to Sep-tember 25, adding that 105 cases of cease fire violations have been reported along the

Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu Province which includes the ar-eas of Poonch and Ra-jouri.Replying to a Calling Attention Notice of

Dr. Shahnaz Ganai in Leg-islative Coun-cil about the situation that has arisen due to the unpro-voked firing along Actual Line of Con-

trol in entire Poonch and Rajouri districts from across the border

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Srinagar, October 04:

Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Friday told Legislative Council that Crime Branch has been asked to look into the complaints against the NGOs reportedly fid-dling in the Prime Min-ister’s Special Scholar-ship Scheme (SSS) for the meritorious students of the State adding that the reports of cheat-ing by some NGOs has besmeared the reputa-tion of the scheme and marred the future of var-ious students admitted

by these NGOs in some educational institutions without having any au-thority or any role in this regard.The Chief Minister was

intervening during the reply of questions by Sheikh Ghulam Rasool, Ravinder Kumar Shar-ma and supplementaries of other Members during the Question Hour in the Upper House:“There is even no role of the State Government in the monitoring or placing of students in educational institutions outside the State. The scheme is completely run by the Union Gov-ernment. However, the State Government can-not absolve itself of its

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Planning fighter plane base in Nyoma in Ladakh

Calls for promotion of languages and literature

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Benefits of green juices

Retired Justice M.L Koul to head Shopian enquiry

commission

J&K State bags Excellence Award on RFD implementation from Union Government

Kamal seeks explanation from the Government

Crime Branch to investigate NGOs reported fiddling in SSS: Omar

Central University denies basic facilities to the students

Ahmad Nagar gunfight and school blazeCross LoC trade to resume on Tuesday

JE Prevention and Control National Programme in 60 priority districts

Army chief denies Kargil-like situation Govt. assures completion of shifting of Gagren CRPF camp by 10 Oct

‘I have taken up the issue with PM’

Traders union nominates 4 Coordinators

3 die, 3 injured in road mishapsSrinagar, October 04: Three per-sons were killed and two others were injured in different road accidents across the valley.Two persons Mehraj-u-Din Layegaroo son of Khazir Mo-hammad resident of Barber-shah, Srinagar and Mohammad Yousuf Bhat son of Mohammad Abdullah resident of Zambal-gam, Verinag were killed and two others were injured when a Truck bearing registration number Jk03/1399 collided with a Tavera bearing registration number Jk01A/7571 at Charsoo near Kadalbal, Pampore. A case has been registered in this regard.Meanwhile, 20 years old lady Kulsuma daughter of Ghulam Hassan Malla resident of Kondbal Lar fell from an Auto load carrier bearing registra-tion number Jk16/0856 near Kondbal, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Lar, Ganderbal. She died on spot. Ganderbal Police has registered a case in this regard.In another accident, a San-tro car bearing registration number JK04b/8109 on way from Beerwah to Khansahib hit and injured 25 years old Altaf Ahmad Kasana son of Abdul Karim and Ghulam Mohammad Paswal son of Mir Mohammad Paswal resident of Ringzabal, Khansahib at Rai-yar, Budgam. Both the injured were shifted to Hospital for treatment. Budgam Police has registered a case in this regard.

Body of missing youth recoveredSrinagar, October 04: The body of a person identified as Shahzawaz Ahmad Dar son of Khazir Dar resident of Chewa, Budgam was fished out from river Jehlum last evening near Pump Shed Maloora, in the jurisdiction of Police station Parimpora. He was reportedly missing since from 29-09-2013. The body of deceased was handed over to his relatives for last rites.Police has started an inquest proceedings in this regard.

DC, SSP Kargil inaugurate 3 day Vaccination Camp Murtaza AliKargil, October 04: National Hydel Project Corporation (NHPC), Chutuk Power Station Kargil today organized 3 days Hepatitis B vaccination camp at Minji village here. The 3 days Vaccination Camp was inaugu-rated by Deputy Commissioner, Shri Fida Hussain and Senior Superintendent of Police, Sujit Kumar. Chief Medical Officer Kargil Dr. Shabir Hussain was also present on the occasion. In the 3 days Vaccination Camp, NHPC Kargil will cover 4 villages, Minji, Gound Minji, Goma Minji and Gramthang with the population of 2200.Another programme of the Computer Training was also inaugurated by Deputy Com-missioner and Senior Superin-tendent of Police at Minji High School. Through this

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Srinagar

The Minister for Planning, Ajay Sadhotra informed the House that an amount of Rs. 754.88 crore was pro-vided by the State Planning Department for the imple-mentation of the Centrally Sponsored Schemes in the State during last financial year and against which Rs. 688.82 crore have been spent by the end of March 2013.Replying to a question by M. Y. Tarigami in Legis-lative Assembly here Fri-day, the Minister said that the funds under Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) do not lapse adding that un spent balances at the end of the financial year are revali-dated by the concerned de-partments in the following years for their utilization.

The Minister informed that at the end of 2012-13 out of the total availability of Central share of Rs. 4703.31

crore, an amount of Rs. 1150.55 crore has remained un-utilized under differ-ent Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS). He said the same are now being utilized by the departments in the current year after its revali-

dation. Sadhotra said that the decisions taken in the District Development Board meetings are implemented promptly as far as possible.

He however, said the deci-sions involving policy mat-ters and having huge finan-cial implications are critically examined by the concerned administrative departments and if found technically fea-sible are implemented in a phased manner subject to availability of resources.

The Planning Minister said that the developmen-tal works in the State par-ticularly in respect of CSS have not been hampered for want of matching state share. He said while convey-ing authorization of the an-nual plans, the departments are advised to earmark the State share out of their al-locations for the projects to be taken up under NABARD as per the norms / guide-lines of the schemes add-

ing that similarly, matching state share as per the fund-ing pattern is being released in respect of various flagship programmes / CSS.

JAMMU, OCTOBER 4 -

N. N. Vohra, Gover-nor, conferred Dogra Ratan Awards-2012 to five promi-nent personalities for their exceptional contributions in varied fields at a function held at Jammu Club, here Friday.

The recipients of the Dogra Ratan Awards include Hony. Capt. S. Bana Singh, PVC; Prof. Zahur-ud-Din Zahur, eminent Urdu writer; Ravinder Jam-wal, reputed sculptor; Amit Dutta, noted film maker; and Vijay Kumar Chopra, Editor-in-Chief, Punjab Kesari Group of Newspapers, Jalandhar. The Award to Chopra was received by Balram Saini, Bureau Chief, Punjab Kesari, J&K. The Awards instituted by the Council for Promotion of Dogri Language, Culture and History comprised a plaque, a framed citation and a shawl.Speaking on the occasion, the Governor observed that the Jammu region has produced

many prominent personali-ties who have made outstand-ing contributions in the field of art, culture, literature, law, journalism and varied other fields. He said that this region and the adjoining areas of Hi-machal Pradesh and Punjab have remained an important catchment area for the Army and other two Defence Services and, besides, for the Central Pa-ra-Military Forces and the State Police. He observed that this extended region has produced a very large number of Army offi-cers and men whose valourous deeds have brought laurels to the State and the country. In this context, he referred, among Friday’s awardees, to Hony. Capt. Bana Singh, the recipient of Param Vir Chakra, and to the scores of other highly decorated gallant officers and men who had made commendable con-tributions in maintaining the territorial integrity of the coun-try. He noted that Dogras have a long history and saga of brav-

ery and valour. The Governor emphasized

the need to protect and pro-mote our languages and lit-erature, which portray history and carry forward our invalu-able heritage. In this context, he referred to the initiatives being taken by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board for the promotion of Dogri lan-guage and literature for which a committee has been set up under the chairmanship of Dr. S. S. Bloeria, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jammu, and the other initiative for the revival and showcasing of the traditional performing art forms of the areas around Trikuta Hills and other adjoin-ing districts which was be-ing done by Balwant Thakur, Director Natrang.Referring to the proposal for setting up a Cultural Centre at Jammu, as stated by Prof. Bhim Singh, Convenor, Council for Promo-tion of Dogri Language, Cul-ture and History.

Govt released Rs. 754.88 cr for imple-mentation of CSS last fiscal: Sadhotra

Governor presents Dogra Ratan Awards

Calls for promotion of languages and literature; effectively showcasing heritage

SATURDAY OCTOBER | 05 | 2013Daily ZABARWAN TIMES NEWS

You may feel extra passionate today, Libra, so don’t be surprised if you take things to extremes even more than usu-al. There’s an aggression within you that’s working to help keep you in control of every situation. Remember that you must be prepared to receive whatever you dish out. There’s a warring instinct in everyone that’s likely to emerge on a day like this.

Find your strength from within, Scorpio. There’s a great deal of it in there, and it’s ready to erupt like a volcano. Let your passion drive your engine today and you’ll be amazed at the incredible places you can go. Don’t be afraid to take things to extremes. Your fantastic good luck will pull you out of any sticky predicament.

Your strong yet steady pace may get a lift today, Sagittar-ius. It might seem like there’s a fire under your feet, and you probably need to keep moving in order to keep yourself from getting burned. Use your independent streak to get things done the way you want them. This could be a powerhouse day for you!

There’s excitement today that indicates that things are happening, things are changing. Stay alert and in tune with what’s going on around you, Capricorn. There’s a wonderful energy charge urging you to push the boundaries of every-thing going on around you. Do your part to help the world evolve to a happier, more peaceful place.

You’re the sensitive one in a sea of anger today, Aquarius, so keep your guard up. Don’t be tempted or seduced by any rage around you. Be wary of people who seem motivated by fear. You’ll be much better off when you align yourself with those who act from a point of neutrality and self-confidence. Model your behavior after the people you see as superheroes in your world.

You should mesh quite well with the prevailing energy today, Pisces. There’s a powerful, transformative force help-ing to give greater strength to your ego and vitality. Note the fiery energy about the day that encourages your dynamic and forceful personality to shine through. Feel free to ex-press your independence in every situation.

Tension is building today that may wreak havoc with your harmonious nature, Virgo. The key for you now is to see the opportunity instead of conflict in each situation. This is a good time to gain a greater perspective on certain things. A bit of internal transformation may take place when you see things from the other side of the fence.

Things may be happening too fast around you today, Ar-ies, but that doesn’t mean you necessarily have to join the frenzied pace. You’re probably much better off sticking with your methodical approach. Take the time to collect the facts you need before you jump into a major decision or plan of attack. People may be a bit jumpy, so do your best to be the stable one in the group.

Make sure you aren’t projecting a picture of yourself that doesn’t represent the real you, Taurus. It’s important that you remain true to your soul or you’ll end up in situations that make you uncomfortable and frustrated. There’s a strong transformative force working against you today, but you’ll have the leadership and confidence to stand up for yourself in whatever way you need.

Remind yourself of all the positive things you have going on in your life now, Gemini. It’s possible that you’ll be met with tension and challenges today that are threatening your sense of self. Arguments may break out around you, and you may have questions regarding what it is you stand for. Don’t lose touch with your nurturing qualities and sixth sense.

The fire within you is burning extra hot, Cancer, so make the most of this incredible internal furnace. Treat yourself to some new attire and proudly show it off tonight. Take the lead on projects that might be floundering. You have power behind your words and actions today, so use it for the high-est good.

You may feel the urge to get up and go today, Leo, but at the same time you may feel like you aren’t prepared. Perhaps you don’t feel you’re on solid enough ground to take the next step. Don’t let the pressure of the outside world move you to a place you aren’t ready to go. Take things at your own pace, and be tolerant of those who choose to go at theirs.

SRINAGAR, OCT 04-

The Minister for Social Welfare, Ms Sakina Itoo Friday informed the House that against 7350 penden-ing cases in Srinagar district under ISSS, 2500 cases have been sanctioned reducing the figure to 4850 adding that the 50% funds for this purpose have already been released.

Replying to a question by Peer Afaq Ahmad in Leg-islative Assembly, Social Welfare Minister informed that there are 9300 cases pending as on date under IGNOAPS, ISSS and NFBS in Srinagar district out of which 3200 cases are under IGNOAPS, 4850 cases under ISSS and 1250 cases under NFBS.

The Minister said that regarding clearance of pending cases under IGNO-APS and NFBS the matter has been taken up with the Centre.

In reply to the supple-

mentaries by Mrs. Bimla Luthra, Irfan Ahmad Shah, Nizam-ud-Din Bhat, Jugal Kishore and Yashpal Kundal, the Social Welfare Minister said that due to concerted efforts of the government out of one lakh pendening pension cases under differ-ent schemes 50% cases have been cleared during last over 4 years in the State and mat-ter for clearance of remain-ing cases has been taken up with the Centre for release of funds. She said there is no discrimination in the clear-ance of pendency cases under NFBS or other schemes to any constituency adding that the cases are being cleared as per the demand. She clarified that pendency is increasing due to deaths.

The Minister said that government is examining to set up Tehsil Social Welfare Office in Srinagar adding that the said office would be es-tablished on internal arrange-ments well in time.

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 04: Secretary, Legislative Assembly M. Ramzan Friday informed that 12 Bills passed by both Houses of Legislature have been assented to by the Governor. These include “The Jammu and Kashmir Property Tax Board Bill, 2011 (LA Bill No. 11 of 2011)”, “The Jammu Kashmir Land Laws (Amendment) Bill 2013 (LA Bill No. 1 of 2013)”, “The Jammu and Kashmir Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2013 (LA Bill No. 2 of 2013)”, “The Jammu and Kashmir Shri Mata Sukhrala Devi Ji Shrine and Shri Mata Bala Sundri Shrine Bill, 2013 (LA Bill No. 3 of 2013)”, “The Salaries and Allowances of Members of the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature (Amendment ) Bill, 2013 (LA Bill No. 4 of 2013)”, “The Jammu and Kashmir Employees Provident Funds (and Mis-cellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Bill, 2013 (LA Bill No. 5 of 2013)”, “The Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Special Provi-sions) (Amendment) Bill, 2013 (LA Bill No. 6 of 2013)”, “The Jam-mu and Kashmir Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Chil-dren) Bill, 2013 (LA Bill No. 7 of 2013)”, “The Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services Decentralization and Recruitment (Amendment) Bill, 2013 (LA Bill No. 8 of 2013)”, “The Jammu and Kashmir Gold Development and Management Authority Bill, 2013 (LA Bill No. 12 of 2013)”, and “The Jammu and Kashmir Value Added Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2013 (LA Bill No. 14 of 2013)”.

Speaker announces panel of ChairmenSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 04: Speaker Jammu and Kashmir Leg-

islative Assembly Mubarak Gul Friday announced the panel of Chairmen which includes Dr. Mustafa Kamal, Mohammad Sharief Niaz and M. Y. Tarigami for the current Assembly Ses-sion.

Assembly-2013

Bills Assented to by the Governor

2nd Best Film CompetitionAward given away

Jora for introducing scientific garbage disposal system in Surankote

Assembly-2013 Question Hour2500 pension cases in Sgr cleared: Sakina

Commission of inquiry set up to enquire violence arson in Kishtwar: Sagar

Academy awards films, artists for

quality workSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 4:

J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Lan-guages Friday gave away the 2nd Best Film Competition Award recognizing quality work in fiction and non-fiction categories by local film makers and artists. The en-tries for competition, invited earlier, were judged by a committee of experts.

In all, nine awards were given in-cluding the Best Film, the 2nd Best Film and the 3rd Best Film in both fiction and non-fiction categories, the Best Director, the Best Actor (male) and the Best Actor (female).The awards were given away by Minister for Housing, Horticulture & Cul-ture, Raman Bhalla, at a function held at

the Institute of Hotel Management audi-torium here. Prominent artists, writers, students and people in large numbers were present.

The Best Film Award in non-fiction cat-egory went to ‘Quality of Life’ produced by Big Fun Productions. The 2nd and 3rd awards in the category were bagged, re-spectively, by ‘Five Chirus Flat’ produced by Public Service Broadcasting Trust and ‘Caliemondy Revisited’ produced by Tri-corn Odeon.

In the fiction category the 1st, 2nd and 3rd awards were respectively bagged by films ‘Auqat’ produced by Krishna Produc-tions, ‘Purana Ghar’ produced by Debo-nair Film and Video Communications and ‘ Hatchu Ichdar’ produced by Nanak Video Communications.Rahul Sharma bagged the Best Director Award for the film Au-qat. The Best Actor (Male) was won by Pankaj Khajuria for his role in Auqat while Neelam bagged the Best Actor (female) Awaed for her performance in Hatchu Ichdar.

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 04:

The Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies Nawang Rigzin Jora has reiterated government’s resolve to provide better civic amenities to newly developed towns including Surankote in Poonch dis-trict which has seen rapid urbanization over the years in an unplanned manner.Conclud-ing his two days tour to Border districts of Rajouri and Poonch Jora instructed officers of the Department to prepare master plan of Surankote town. He said services of ex-perts with proven stake in the field be hired to prepare the master plan in the first go so that civic amenities are provided to the lo-cals in a planned manner. He directed that urgent steps to construct garbage dumping site be undertaken by the MCs in close con-sultation and coordination with the District Administration. It was disclosed during the meeting that under District Plan allocation an amount of Rs.17 lacs have been utilized while execution of 13 no of different nature of urban development works in two towns of District Poonch during 2012-13 and Rs.12.75 lacs earmarked for current financial year un-der District Sector.Similarly under the State

Plan an amount of Rs.28.74 lacs utilized for execution of 18 different natures of urban development works in Poonch and Surankote MCs jurisdiction during 2012-13 under IDMT, Street Lighting schemes of Urban Develop-ment Sector of State Plan. During the current financial year, an amount of Rs.37.18 lacs have been earmarked for different works to be executed with the breakup of 26.31 lacs for Poonch town and Rs.10.87 lacs for Surankote town. The officers were instructed to take into confidence local representatives while executing works in their respective jurisdic-tion. Two drainage schemes viz Drainage scheme viz drainage scheme Mahanider and one at Surankote under execution at an es-timated cost of Rs.94.00 lacs and Rs.180.00 lacs against which an amount of Rs.69.77 lacs and Rs.51.16 lacs stand utilized till 3/2013 respectively. Rs.8.00 lacs for each scheme has been earmarked for the current financial year It was further disclosed that under the flagship programme of JNNURM, six project have been sanctioned in Distt Poonch under UIDSSMT-Integrated Housing Slum Dev pro-gramme IHSDP (component of JNNURM) viz construction of housing units and execution of infrastructure works.

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 04:

Government Vide SRO-375 dated 23rd August has set up a commis-sion of enquiry headed by a retired Judge of Hon’ble High Court to en-quire into the circumstances which led to the violence and arson and the consequent loss of life and property in District Khistwar and to enquire into the administrative lapses, if any, while handling the situation. The commission will also to fix the re-sponsibility of the persons, involved in acts of violence, arson and the loss of life and property.

This was stated by the Minister for Rural Development and Pan-chayati Raj, Ali Mohammad Sagar in reply to a calling attention notice of Syed Naeem Akhtar Andrabi about the activities of some Villages De-fense Committee (VDC) members in Padder Tehsil of Kishtwar dis-trict following communal clashes in Kishtwar township on August 9th who allegedly opened fire on the unarmed villagers of Kejai in Padder

tehsil leaving around 4 persons criti-cally injured and abducted a villager Lassa Khanday, whose body was later found in the nearby forest area.

The Minister said that on 10th August, 2013, communal trouble erupted at Paddar Gulabgarh. Dur-ing the Skirmishes between the two communities, 04 persons sus-tained injuries. He said Members of one community again attacked the members of other community when they were evacuating injured persons near the helipad but were rescued by the Police. He said One Lassa Khanday, attendant of one of the injured persons, went missing during the night and his dead body was found in the area on 11-08-2013 which flared up the situation in the area and stray incidents took place throughout the day. He said the State Administration took all measures to contain the situation, including imposition of curfew and deployment of Army to assist the Civil Administration, so as to control law and order situation and ensure

that no further loss of life and dam-age to property is caused. One coy of

CRPF was mobilized from Khistwar to Padder area to deal with the riot-

ers while another coy of CRPF was air dropped in the area area to deal

with the situation. One column of Army was also mobilized. He said

with the timely efforts of the State Administration and the active coop-eration of the people, normalcy was restored in the area.

Sagar said cases Fir No. 16/2013 u/s 307, 336, 147, 148, 427, 34 RPC and FIR No. 17/2013 u/s 302/307/364/336/427/34/147/148 RPC were registered at Police Sta-tion, Atholi and investigation taken up to investigate the role of the ac-cused persons including some VDC members. After competing all the necessary formalities, charge sheet in case FIR No.16/2013 u/s 307, 336, 147. 148, 427, 34 RPC P/S Atholi has been produced in the Court of law on 25-09-2013 against 08 accused persons, out of whom 04 accused persons (including VDC members) have been arrested so far and the remaining 04 accused persons are absconding, against whom proceed-ings u/s 512 CrPC have been initi-ated. He said the investigation of the case is in progress and the case will be challaned after the arrest of the accused persons.

HEALTH AND FITNESS

ZABARWAN TIMES Saturday 05 October 2013

Herbal remedies:

20 health benefits of neemNeem tree has been described in Ayurveda's prime text, the Charaka Samhita, as sarva roga nivarini (that which keeps all diseases at bay) or arishtha (reliever of disease). Its extracts have been used in the Ayurvedic tradition for thousands of years for maintaining health and overall well-being. The roots, bark, gum, leaves, fruit, seed kernels and seed oil are all used in therapeutic preparations for both internal and topical use.

1. Neem, a tree native to India, is a vital ingredient in Ayurveda. Regarded as a 'one tree pharmacy', the Neem tree has several medicinal uses and forms an integral part of home remedies for the hair and skin.

3. It also relieves dryness and itching, strengthens hair and promotes hair growth.

2. Neem leaf has antifungal and antibacterial properties, making it effective in treating dandruff.

4. Traditionally, neem paste has been used to condition the hair and scalp.

5. It also soothes irritation, prevents dryness and flaking.

6. Neem is mentioned in most Ayurvedic formulations for the treatment of skin disorders because of its detoxifying properties.

7. The growth of acne-causing bacteria such as propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) and staphylococcus epidermidis is also inhibited by neem.

8. The role of neem in acne is further supported by studies which have shown that it exhibits anti-inflammatory activity by suppressing P. acnes-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-a and IL-8.

9. Neem oil and neem leaves are excellent skin care ingredients. The oil relieves dry skin and soothes itchiness, redness and irritation.

10. It also improves general skin health and immunity, combating bacterial infections such as acne, boils and ulcers.

11. Its antimicrobial properties help heal wounds without causing any infections or septic conditions.

12. For acne, neem tackles bacteria from the root and prevents the recurrence of pimples and blemishes.

13. It is especially beneficial for skin disorders like eczema and minor skin infections. Neem leaves also eliminate acne-causing bacteria.

14. It is also a gastro protective element and effective in healing ulcers.

15. It contains high level of antioxidants that help protect skin from environmental damage and from aging.

16. Neem oil contains fatty acid and vitamin E that gets absorbed easily into the skin, it helps rejuvenate skin cells and restore elasticity.

17. It helps maintain a glowing skin and balance skin tone.

18. The high fatty-acid content in neem oil helps prevent and treat scars from acne.

19. Neem leaves are also excellent exfoliants; it tightens pores and removes impurities when used as a mask.

20. It is an excellent healer of skin fungal infections.

Tips to flatten your bloated tummyThe first step to flattening your jelly belly is to figure out its type. Here's how you can get a midriff makeoverFor most women, the biggest body hang-up is often their stomach. But before throwing yourself into a heap of sit-ups and crunches, figure out your belly type as there's no one-size-fits-all solution to getting wasboard abs.

If you wake up with a flat stomach but go to bed with a swollen one, you're probably suffering from bloating. This is caused by sluggish bowels, a poor diet, food intoler-

ance or eating too quickly (you end up swallowing too much air). The solution is to make a note of what bothers your tummy and avoid this

for a few days to see if it leaves you looking any flatter. Keep your bow-els healthy, eat plenty of fibre-rich foods (wholemeal bread, pasta, fruits, and vegetables), chew thoroughly and drink around two litres of water a day to aid digestion. Instead of stuffing your face thrice a day, eat three mediumsized meals with healthy snacks in between.

Too much stress can also give you a fat stomach. Higher stress levels mean a lot of cor-tisol, which dumps fat all over your stomach. To slim down,

you need to calm down. A stress tummy is easy to identify - women who have them tend to have slim arms and legs but a little swollen

tummy. Besides cortisol, stress causes you to make the wrong food choices and there-by making you fat. Sugar and heavily processed foods up your body's stress lev-els. Put calming, wholesome foods into your body instead, such as lean protein (tur-key, chicken, fish) and lots of vegetables for more energy and better health.

If you've had a baby in the last few years, your tummy probably isn't your favourite body part. How-ever, help is at hand. The most effective post-baby exer-

cise i s work ing your pe lv i c f loo r muscles , which are the ones you 'd use i f you wanted to s top yourself f rom peeing midflow. Clench them

for a few seconds and release, then repeat . Do them every day i f you can.To encourage fat burning and improving your energy levels , take f i sh o i l supp lemen t s .Good f a t s have the same e ff ec t , so inc lude plenty of nuts, oils, olives, oily fish such as mackerel in your daily diet.

Tummy type three: Post-baby tummy

Tummy type two: Stress tummy

Tummy type one: Bloated tummy

Want to live longer? Turn veganIf you want to live a longer, healthier life, dropping meat from your diet might be a good idea. In one of the largest studies conducted till date, it has been found that vegetarians live longer than meat eaters. After fol-lowing more than 70,000 men and women over six years, researchers have concluded that those who followed vegetarian lifestyles enjoyed 12% lesser risk of death than non-vegetarians. The participants were divided into five dietary groups — non-vegetarians, semi-vegetarians, pescatarians, lacto-ovo-vegetarians and vegans. It was found that people who are vegetarian tended to be older, more highly educated and more likely to be married. They were also more likely to drink less alcohol, smoke less, exercise more and be thinner. Accord-ing to researchers, all of these factors could play a role in their lower risk of death. Interestingly, the study has found that the association between vegetarian diets and lower mortality was greater in men than in women. Men had a lower rate of cardiovascular disease and death from heart-related conditions. Previously too, vegetarian diets have been linked to a lower likelihood of developing chronic diseases like heart disease or diabetes while red-meat consumption, because of its high levels of cholesterol and saturated fat, is likely to clog up arteries.

6 daily habits we need to quickly changeSix seemingly healthy daily rituals that you need to changeThe commercials sold you to the hand sanitiser and the bottled water. But are they really good for you? Experts argue not. Turns out several of the habits we have cultivated over the years, from being wary of germs to brushing teeth after every meal are not only unnecessary but could actually rob us of good health in the long term. Read on to find out how.

Brushing after meals

Obsessed with your pearly whites,

you have taken to brushing your teeth

after every meal. But your mommy

told you only to brush your teeth

twice a day — before breakfast and

before bedtime. Turns out she was

right.Dental experts say that rushing

to the bathroom immediately after

a meal is not good for your teeth.

The breakdown of food in the mouth

leaves an acidic residue which weak-

ens the enamel the protective layer on

the teeth. Brushing the teeth when the

enamel is weak, can strip the enamel

permanently, causing tooth sensitivity.

Instead: It's a good idea to wait

for at least an hour after the meal be-

fore reaching out for the toothbrush.

If you must dislodge food particles

that remain after eating, rinse your

mouth with water.

Using the hand

sanitiser

Do you have a habit of reaching

out for the hand sanitiser each time

you touch the handle on the train,

especially after the last person to hold

it was a noticeably sweaty commuter?

You might be doing yourself more

harm than good.While hand sanitisers

are a convenient method of clean-

ing hands and getting rid of germs,

it's important to use them properly.

According to a research conducted by

University of California Davis, US,

most hand sanitisers contain a chemi-cal called triclosan which gets absorbed easily by the skin. As it enters the blood stream, it disrupts cell communication necessary for muscle coordination. Long term use can leave the skin dry and cause problems such as infertility, early puberty and poor heart function.Instead: When possible, use the

time-tested method of washing your hands with soap and water.Ditching weights for cardio Nothing is as good as a run or swim in the

morning. Especially if compared to lift-ing weights at the gym. While this could work if your aim is just to stay fit, if you plan on losing weight, you need to stop being exclusive with the cardio.The body gets accustomed to the same type of exercise and stops burning calo-ries. Celebrity trainer Satyajit Chaurasia says including some weight training along with cardio is the fastest way to lose weight and gain muscle mass alongside. "Alternating between cardio and strength training keeps the heart rate up while also giving the whole body a workout. It keeps the body in shock and doesn't let it get used to a particular type of routine, where burning calories becomes stagnant."Instead: If you are an outdoors per-

son and don't like to join a gym, Chaura-sia suggest that you find a bench and a pair of dumbbells.

Benefits of green juicesMacrobiotic expert Shonali Sabherwal tells you why green juices should be preferred over their fruity counterparts There are facts about juices that are commonly known such as drink vegetable juices as opposed to fruit juices, ensure that you use a mixer and not a juicer so that you get the fiber from the veggies. Other known facts are — don't strain the juice, but have it with the pulp and almost always, include doodhi in your juicy diet. However, few know that one must opt for green juices as opposed to just vegetable juice. So what makes the green juice a better option? This is because without the fiber, fruit juice is basically sugar, which will add to your weight. So juice fruits as a treat but try and eat them whole as far as possible. While the fiber content takes a beating, juices do deliver a powerful array of vitamins, minerals and enzymes that are absorbed immediately into the blood stream. However, avoid combining vegetables with fruits, as they require different enzymes for digestion. The only exception is an apple, which has a more neutral effect.

4 Reasons why you shouldn’t eat breadWhether its sandwiches or subs, a lot of us love eating bread and do so, on a daily basis. But it isn't exactly the most healthy foods that there are. Here's why you should stay away from bread!It doesn't have many nutrients:Unlike other food items, bread, especially white bread and items made from it lack nutrients. You're not getting any fiber, you're not getting the wholesomeness of grains — you're basically getting nothing important out of it. While bread made of wheat is a little better, if you're looking for nutrients, bread made out of whole grains are what you must opt for.It contains too much salt:Most bread varieties, especially the processe3d kind that you buy from the supermarket, contain lots of salt. So if you eat lesser bread, the amount of sodium in your body is significantly reduced. Of course, one slice of bread, every now and then won't do any damage. In fact, you can bake your own bread at home, without adding too much salt.It makes you gain weightIf you eat too much of bread, because of all carbs, salt, refined sugar and preservatives that it contains, it can make you put on pounds! Eating it in moderation is fine; espe-cially when you take the time to make sure it's as healthy as possible.It's not a wholesome, filling mealSince certain kinds of bread lack nutrients, when you eat them, you might not feel satiated, because it's not filling!

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NEW DELHI: The coun-try’s lesbian, gay, transgen-der and bisexual (LGTB) community can now cel-ebrate freedom of airwaves with a round-the-clock radio

station dedicated specifical-ly to them. ‘Q Radio’ which started operating from Ban-galore this September claims to be the first radio station in India that is tailored for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender audience. “LGBT is a large special interest group left out of main stream

media and social representa-tion and this is a natural fit to our vision. The LGBT need media representation and a common ground to gather their thoughts and spread them from one place,” Anil Srivatsa, CEO and co-found-

er, Radiowalla.in, the master mind behind the station told PTI in an interview. Radio-walla.in is an online radio portal operating over 30 channels, which try to cater to “under-served audiences”. Talking about how the idea of having a gay community specific radio station struck

him, Srivatsa, says, “This was in 2009 during the time I did my late night talk show ‘Be-tween the sheets’ on which now does not exist, when one of my topics had to do with homosexual experienc-es.” “This call-in talk show apparently made me the Gay Icon among the young Delhi gay population which of course I did not imagine until I was told. If one show meant so much to them then I am sure an entire channel dedicated to their perspec-tives would be a welcome development,” says Srivatsa.

According to Srivatsa, there is need for specialized content in the mainstream media but its not necessary that the person not belong-ing to the ‘target audience’ can’t be a part of it, hence Q radio will also be open to the ‘non-LGTB’ participants.

“Our content will focus on life in India from an LGBT perspective where non-LGBT participants can also interact wearing the same shades of the rainbow,” he says.

SATURDAY OCTOBER | 05 | 2013ZABARWAN TIMES 7

Assad says Turkey will pay

for backing Syrian rebels

ISTANBUL: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told Turkey it will pay a heavy price for backing rebels fighting to oust him, accusing it of harboring “terrorists” along its border who would soon turn against their hosts.

In an interview with Turkey’s Halk TV due to be broadcast later on Fri-day, Assad called Turkish Prime Min-ister Tayyip Erdogan “bigoted” and said Ankara was allowing terrorists to cross into Syria to attack the army and Syrian civilians. “It is not possible to put terrorism in your pocket and use it as a card because it is like a scorpion which won’t hesitate to sting you at the first opportunity,” Assad said, ac-cording to a transcript from Halk TV, which is close to Turkey’s opposition. “In the near future, these terrorists will have an impact on Turkey and Turkey will pay a heavy price for it.”

Turkey, which shares a 900-km (560-mile) border with Syria and has NATO’s second largest deployable armed forces, is one of Assad’s fiercest critics and a staunch supporter of the opposition, although it denies arming the rebels.

Modi silent on ordinance as key aides face disqualification

Agencies

Why did Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, BJP’s prime min-isterial candidate, not say anything on immediate dis-qualification of convicted leg-islators?

When Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi came out on September 27 against his own party to criticise the ordinance for protecting convicted law-makers, the response from Modi was ridi-cule for “shahzada (prince)”.

But he was curiously silent on whether the ordinance should actually be torn up and thrown away, as Gandhi suggested at a press confer-ence. The reason is simple. Some of Modi’s aides and too many BJP legislators in Guja-rat face the same fate as Lalu Prasad of the RJD and Rasheed Masood of the Congress.

“Of the 182 candidates who got elected in the Gujarat as-sembly in 2012, 31% or 57 MLAs have criminal cases against them,” said Jagdeep Chhokar of Gujarat Election Watch (GEW).

GEW is an initiative of the Asso-ciation for Democratic Reforms, set up by professors of the Indian Insti-tute of Management-Ahmedabad

and civil society members.Accord-ing to GEW, of the 57 legislators, 24 have “very serious” charges against them. And among the top 10, six are from the BJP stable. Not only MLAs,

sitting BJP MPs, such as Prabhatsinh Chauhan from Panchmahal and Vithal Radadia from Porbandar, are facing serious criminal charges.The

most crucial blow that Modi may have to take if things do not go his way is disqualification of his closest aide, BJP general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh Amit Shah.

India gets first radio station dedicated to gay community

Focus on debt ceiling as US shutdown drags on; Obama cancels trip

Planning fighter plane base in Nyoma in Ladakh, IAF chief Browne says

Agencies

WASHINGTON: House Republicans huddled on Fri-day to plot their next move on the fourth day of a US government shutdown that many fear will drag on until bickering Washington poli-ticians reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default.

Even the possibility of the United States defaulting on its financial obligations for the first time in history has rattled financial markets and prompted warnings that such a move could derail the still fragile economic recov-ery.

Bowing to the reality that the impasse requires him to remain in Washington, US President Barack Obama canceled plans to attend summits in Indonesia and Brunei next week. Earlier this week, he canceled visits to Malaysia and the Philip-pines because of the shut-down.October 17 is the date Congress must raise the na-tion’s line of credit or risk de-fault, and members of Con-gress now expect it to be the flashpoint for a larger clash

over the US budget as well as Obama’s healthcare law.

The situation gives “every appearance of getting dan-gerously close to the conver-sation on the debt ceiling,” said Nancy Pelosi, the Demo-cratic minority leader of the House of Representatives.

In fact, she said, “We’re in the conversation on the debt ceiling.”

At the same time, hopes that the debt ceiling fight could be resolved without a catastrophe were raised by reports in The New York Times and Washington Post that House Speaker John Boehner told other lawmak-ers he would work to avoid default, even if it meant relying on the votes of Democrats, as he did in Au-gust 2011.A spokesman for Boehner would neither con-firm nor deny the reports, restating previous public statements by the speaker that “the United States will not default on its debt.”

Senator Charles Schumer, the second-ranking Senate Democrat, reacting to the re-ports, said, “This could be the beginnings of a significant breakthrough.”

Agencies

NEW DELHI: As part of efforts to build up military infrastructure along the border with China, the IAF on Friday said it plans to devel-op a fighter aircraft base at Nyoma in Ladakh and is upgrading seven airfields for carrying out 24X7 op-erations in the northeast.

The service is also considering

extending the runway length and upgrading the Kargil airfield close to the Line of Control with Paki-stan, its chief NAK Browne. “Nyoma is an important location for both the Army and the IAF in the south east of Ladakh where we have good weather all round the year... The cost of developing the air base would be around Rs 2,173 crore and it will take 4-5 years to develop it,” he said, addressing the 81st Air Force Day press conference. Browne said the proposal for developing

the Nyoma air field was mooted in 2010 with the landing of an An-32 transport aircraft there. It is right now with the finance min-istry and is expected to be taken up by the Cabinet next month, he said. “All types of aircraft includ-ing fighters, helicopters and trans-port aircraft would be able capable of being deployed and operated from there,” he said. Browne said

the airbase, located at an altitude of around 13,000 feet, is lower in height than the Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) at Daulat Beg Oldie but was higher than the air bases in Leh and Thoise. The IAF had recently created a record of sorts by landing its C-130J Special Operations aircraft at the DBO ALG, which is situated at an altitude of over 16,000 feet and is close to Depsang Valley where Chinese troops had infiltrated and pitched the tents for 21 days ear-lier this year.

5 states go to polls in Nov-Dec; ‘None of the Above’ introduced for assembly elections

Agencies

The Election Commission (EC) of India on Friday announced the dates for assembly elections in Delhi, Rajas-than, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram, touted as semi-final between Congress and the BJP and a litmus test for the popularity of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Naren-dra Modi, before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

Chief election com-missioner VS Sampath announces dates for five states assembly elections in New Delhi.

Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are ruled by the BJP for the past 10 years and Delhi by the Congress for the past 15 years. Congress won Raj-asthan from BJP five years back.

Even before the elec-tion dates were an-nounced a fierce cam-paign is already underway in the four states in main-land India. The BJP is looking to retain Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and wrest Rajasthan from Congress, while the emergence of Aam Aadmi Party has turned the fight for the 70 seats in the national capital triangular.

Except Chhattisgarh, all states will have polling on a single day. The EC has decided to hold polls in Maoist-affected districts of Chhattisgarh in two phases after consulting the home ministry.

“There will be adequate security available to ensure fair and peaceful elections,” a commission official said. Over 100 companies of para-military force would be deployed in sensitive areas of these five poll bound states.

The commission will also test its verifiable paper trail system --- in which voter can see to whom he or she had cast the vote --- in select constituencies in Mizoram and other

states.Replying to a question on disqual-

ification of convicted MPs, Sampath said the EC will announce vacancies only after they are notified by Ra-jya Sabha chairman and Lok Sabha speaker.

first phase of polls in Chhattis-garh will be held on November 11 for which the notification will be issued on October 18. The last date of filing

nominations will be October 25 and the last date of withdrawal will be October 28.

Scrutiny of nominations will take place on October 26.

The second phase of elections will take place on November 19 for which the notification will be issued on Oc-tober 25. While nominations can be filed till November 1, scrutiny will be held on November 2. The last date of

withdrawal is November 4.For the November 25

poll in Madhya Pradesh, the notification will be is-sued on November 1. The last date of filing nomina-tions is November 8. While scrutiny will take place on November 9, nominations can be withdrawn till No-vember 11.

In Rajasthan, where the elections will be held on December 1, the noti-fication will be issued on November 5. While No-vember 12 is the last date of filing nominations, they can be withdrawn till No-vember 16. In between, the scrutiny of the nomina-

tions will be carried out on Novem-ber 13.

In Delhi and Mizoram, the elec-tions will be held on December 4. The notification for assembly polls in both the states will be issued on November 9. The nominations can be filed till November 16 and scrutiny will take place on November 18. The last date of withdrawing from the electoral race is November 20.

Agencies

Seemandhra erupted in protest on Fri-day against the Union cabinet’s decision to split Andhra Pradesh into two parts, while HRD minister Pallam Raju put in his papers, ignoring the Prime Minister’s advice asking him to not to act in haste.

“It is going to be harmful and detrimen-tal to the long-term interests of the state,” he said.

The Cabinet on Thursday cleared carv-ing out Telangana state from AP, leaving Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra---known together as Seemandhra—fuming and prompting junior tourism minister Chiran-jeevi to fax his resignation to PMO.

On Friday Congress MP from Rayal-seema RS Siwaa Rao resigned from the primary membership of the party while heaping praise on BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

At the same time, in a united show of strength against the decision, chief minis-ter Kiran Kumar Reddy held an emergency meeting with his ministers and legislators from Seemandhra, who decided they will not resign but oppose Telangana state in the assembly. There were practically no dissenting voices at the four-hour meeting, though a couple of legislators spoke about leaving the party, sources said.

“Presence of PCC president Botsa Saty-anarayana probably deterred people from

speaking out,” said a senior MLA.The divisions within the Seemaandhra

leaders – one section supporting the Con-gress high command, another supporting the chief minister and the third ready to walk out of the party at the opportune time -- were said to have cast a shadow on the meeting.

State law minister Erasu Prat-ap Reddy resigned from the post and also from primary mem-bership of Congress in protest against the Union Cabinet’s deci-sion to bifurcate the state.

Erasu was one of the dozen ministers who had submitted resignations to the chief minister in the first week of August fol-lowing the July 30 decision of the Congress’ Central Working Com-mittee to divide AP.

The CM, however, did not ac-cept the resignation and asked the ministers to wait for some more time and continue the fight for a united state till the end.

Normal life was paralysed in Seemandhra, where united-Andhra supporters, in response to the 48-hour bandh called by employees’ organisations, blocked highways and enforced closure of shops and other commercial establish-ments and educational institutions.Power supply in at least six of the 13 districts in

Seemandhra was hit as all but one unit of the Vijaywada Thermal Power Station were closed, with employees participating in protests. Andhra PCC chief Botsa Satyana-rayan’s camp office was stoned by the pro-testers in Vijaynagaram.

Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde de-scribed the protests as natural, saying such

feelings were bound to appear wherever a new state is carved out.

“We will take them into confidence. We will try our level best. We have to console them. We will try to console them,” he said, ruling out formation of any new state in the country henceforth.

Congress MP L Rajagopal said he will move the Supreme Court to challenge the bifurcation. The move violates the federal principles and structure of the Constitu-tion, he said.

Contending that majority of the people of Andhra Pradesh is against the bifurca-tion, he said when a resolution in this re-

gard is moved in the state assembly, “we will ensure that it is defeated”.

YSR Congress Party chief Jagan Mohan Reddy urged the nation to stand up and “fight against the injus-tice being meted out to the people of Rayalseema and coastal Andhra regions, and announced that he will begin an indefinite fast tomorrow to protest against not to bifurcate the state.

“Just see the plight of my state. Today, the situation of the state has worsened. From tomorrow, I will be on an indefinite fast to protest against this,” Reddy told media here.

“I will be sending a team from my party to Delhi. I will consult the lead-ers of all parties and will also meet

the President,” he added.Reddy feared that Telangana will make Hyderabad jobs off-limits for outsiders.“Hyderabad, a city that took 60 years to build, can’t be left in 10 years. And where will these engineers, students go? We want the country to start thinking - this arbitrariness has to stop.

Telangana fallout: Pallam Raju quits as protests, shutdown hit normal life in Seemandhra

Another round of rail fare hike

from Oct 7Agencies

New Delhi, October 04, 2013:Railways have decided to increase passenger fare and freight tariff by about 2% from next week to offset the financial burden arising out of increased input cost.

Railways is expected to mop up about Rs. 1250 crores from the hike in the last six months of the current fiscal,

sources in the minis-try said.

The suburban and non-surban fares would, however, re-main untouched.

The decision on the fresh round of hike has been taken under the system of fuel adjustment component (FAC) about which an announcement was made in the 2011-12 rail budget.

Railways has taken into account the addi-tional burden of 7.3% increase in diesel price and about 15% in electricity hike.

While the fare of AC and sleeper class will be increased by about 2%, the freight rate will go up by 1.7%, as per the decision.

Railways has imposed 15% levy as the busy season charge on all commodities from October 1 and the FAC-linked revision is likely to take ef-fect from October 10.

According to the budget proposal, the fuel component is segregated from tariff as FAC and the railways is expected to revise the passenger and freight tariff after every six months taking into account the input cost and the prevailing market condition.

Agencies

Kieron Pollard believes that the semi-final clash between Mum-bai Indians and Trinidad & Tobago could ultimately come down to the experience gained by the Indian side in the IPL.

Mumbai Indians booked their passage into the semis with a comprehensive win against Perth Scorchers, as a result of which, Pol-lard will be facing off against his T&T team-mates, who themselves come into the game on the back of a big victory against Chennai Super Kings.

“Ramdin’s men know my game well but I know theirs too, so it’s going to be interesting this Satur-day,” Pollard said.

“Their batters are in form but our bowling and fielding have been disciplined. It will be a cracker.”

Since joining Mumbai Indians in 2010, Pollard has gone on to be-come a key member of the fran-chise, and played an integral part in the team’s Champions League triumph in 2011, as well their IPL success earlier in May.

“Four years with Mumbai Indi-ans has been a learning experience for me,” he said.

“The best part is that players come and go in other teams but at Mumbai Indians, the core of the team has been same for the last

four years and we have enjoyed each other’s success.”

Pollard also acknowledged the impact Sachin Tendulkar has had on him since he joined the team. “Sachin has helped me become a better cricketer with a lot of techni-cal inputs.

For me, it’s a sheer joy watching him enjoy those gruelling training sessions even at this age. His work ethic is something that I have al-ways respected.

He’s a mentor but more so, he’s a good friend.

“Earlier, whenever I would come in to bat, the opposition captain would immediately bring in a spin-ner. That has changed now. I still get out but if the slow bowlers keep it in my arc, I am ready to hit it out of sight.”

Pollard, who boasts an impres-sive strike rate of 149.73 in T20Is, also shrugged off claims that he was a specialist only in the shortest format of the game. “If people want to call me T20 freelancer, that’s their opinion. If I try to change ev-erything, I will be trying to change the whole world.

For me, it’s just a matter of what I am supposed to do and that is playing whatever format I get to play. My only priority is get-ting Mumbai to the CLT20 title and that’s all I am focused on.”

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Sania Mirza-Cara Black upset top seeds to reach

China Open finalAgencies

Sania Mirza and Cara Black on Friday shocked top seeded Italians Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci to storm into the summit clash of the China Open, extending their unbeaten run to eight matches now.

Sania and Zimbabwe’s Cara, who came into the tournament after winning the Tokyo event, swept aside the challenge of for-midable Italians 6-4 6-4 in one hour and 12 minutes.

Sania has been doing well consistently despite not getting a long-term partner.

She began the season with Bethanie-Mattek Sands but when the Ameri-can preferred to focus more in singles, Sania had to look for partners. After play-ing half the season with Bethanie-Mattek, Sania has teamed up with four differ-ent partners — America’s Liezel Huber, Italy’s Flavia Pennetta, China’s Jie Zheng

and now Cara.She reached the U.S.

Open semis and won New Haven event with Zheng and triumphed at Tokyo

Open with Cara. She won Dubai and Brisbane events with Bethanie-Mattek.

Now she has opportu-nity to win her fifth title of the season.In today’s match,

converting three of the four break chances in the sec-ond set sealed the deal for Sania and Cara.They now

face winners of the second semifinal between the pairs of China’s Su-Wei Hsieh and Shuai Peng and Vera Dush-evina of Russia and Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain.

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Afghanistan secured their passage to Austra-lia and New Zealand in 2015 by beating Kenya comprehensively for the second time in succes-sion in Sharjah, sealing their maiden World Cup qualification. They finished second in the World Cricket League Championship - nine wins in 14 matches - and joined Ireland as the second As-sociate team in the 2015 World Cup, while the remaining two spots for Associates will be de-cided by a qualifying tournament in New Zea-land in 2014.Afghanistan had to beat Kenya to prevent UAE from gaining qualification and their bowlers delivered once again. Having dis-missed Kenya for 89 on October 2, Afghanistan skittled them for 93 today, ensuring their bats-men had a facile target to achieve their World Cup goal. They did it in 20.5 overs to reach their third global tournament, having appeared in the World Twenty20s in 2010 and 2012.Before their wickets began to tumble, however, Kenya had been stifled: their run rate was less than one during the first 15 overs. Karim Sadiq provided

Afghanistan their first wicket, trapping Irfan Karim lbw in the sixth over for 3 off 27 balls. The

second came one over later, with Mohammd Nabi bowling the debutant Gurdeep Singh for 1

off 23 deliveries. Gurdeep, at 15 years and 258 days, was the second youngest player to appear in an ODI.Morris Ouma had just struck the in-nings’ first boundary, off the last ball of the 16th over, when he lost his partner Collins Obuya the next ball. Their partnership of 9 had taken seven overs, leaving the innings with no momentum. Kenya then had their largest stand - 53 between Ouma and Rakep Patel for the fourth wicket - but after that was broken when Patel missed a cut off Hamza Hotak, there was no more resis-tance.Ouma followed for 39 an over later - run out by Samiullah Shenwari - and Hotak and Ha-mid Hassan made short work of the lower order. Afghanistan took seven wickets for 24 to dismiss Kenya in 43.3 overs. It was Kenya’s third sub-100 score against Afghanistan in five days; they had been routed for 56 in the Twenty20 on Septem-ber 30.Needing only 94 to join cricket’s elite at the World Cup, Afghanistan’s chase began poorly when they lost the opener Mohammad Shahzad for 1 in the second over. They scored slowly too, but their bowlers had given them the luxury of being able to do so while seeing off the new ball.

By the time the umpires took the players off for lunch, Nawroz Mangal and Asghar Stanikzai had taken the team to 24 for 1 in nine overs.

Mangal found the long-off boundary in the first over after the resumption, which went for nine runs to give Afghanistan impetus. Howev-er, they were jolted severely in the 11th, Shem Ngoche bowling Stanikzai with the first ball and trapping Mangal lbw with the last to reduce Af-ghanistan to 34 for 3.Any worries of a collapse, however, were allayed by Mohammad Nabi and Hashmatullah Shaidi, who shared a 62-run stand for the fourth wicket to kill the contest. Nabi was aggressive, scoring at nearly a run a ball and accelerated towards the finish with two huge sixes. He sealed the World Cup berth with a smash to the midwicket boundary.They will join Pool A at the World Cup along with Austra-lia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and another qualifier. Afghanistan’s progress means that Netherlands, UAE, Scotland, Kenya, Namibia, Canada, Uganda, Hong Kong, Nepal and Papua New Guinea will have to compete for the last two Associate berths.

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Rafael Nadal stayed on course to wrest the top rank-ing from Novak Djokovic by rallying for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over Fabio Fog-nini of Italy in the China Open quarterfinals on Friday.

Nadal, who needs to reach the final to have a chance of regaining No. 1 for the first time in two years, was down a set and a break but changed the tempo with a timely service break.The Spaniard seemed to struggle at times with a niggling left knee in-jury but wore down Fognini

after that hard-fought service break in the seventh game of the second set.Fognini started fluently as he broke and led 3-0. He was soon leading 5-1

but failed to serve out and had to break Nadal again with a superb cross-court return to

clinch the set.Fognini again ran up a 3-0

lead in the second and was serving with a lead of 4-2 before Nadal seized control.It

was the third straight victory over Fognini for Nadal, who next plays fourth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic.

Berdych scored a 7-5, 6-2 win over John Isner to improve his record to 3-2 against the American.In the women’s draw, former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova beat local

favorite Li Na 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 to set up a semifinal with Jelena Jankovic.

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Manish Pandey and B Aparajith slammed double-hundreds to help South Zone reach a mammoth 553 for 7 at the end of the second day against West Zone in the Duleep Trophy quarter-final in Chennai. The two batsmen were not very far from their hundreds at the start of the day and while it was the third first-class double-hundred for Pandey, Apar-ajith went past 200 for the first time as 98 overs were bowled after a curtailed first day. Aparajith became only the fourth batsman to score a double-century on a Duleep Trophy debut after Mohammad Azaharuddin, Sanjay Manjrekar and Rakesh Parikh.Pandey was retired hurt on the score of 104 and Apara-jith was joined by wicketkeeper CM Gautam, who was trapped lbw by left-arm spinner Akshay Darekar for a duck. Rohan Prem and Aparajith put on 91 for the fifth wicket, out of which Prem made 35 before he was dis-missed by Murtuja Vahora. Pandey rejoined Aparajith at the team score of 333 and both batsmen then put on another 140 runs for

the sixth wicket.Their partnership was ended by a run-out when substitute fielder Harshad Khadiwale dismissed Aparajith for 212 af-ter he had struck 17 fours and a six. Pandey crossed the score of 200 soon after but fell short of his highest score of 218 by five runs when he was given lbw to Rakesh Dhurv.

Rafael Nadal beats Fabio Fogni-ni, reaches China Open semifinals

Pandey, Aparajith slam double-hundreds

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Michael Clarke has admitted his relinquish-ment of selection duties before the Ashes al-lowed him to grow closer to other players in the Australian team. He also acknowledged the cul-tural concerns raised by Michael Hussey before his retirement were among “a lot of things” not up to standard in the team leading into this year’s dire results in India and England.

Hussey stated that Clarke’s dual role as captain and selector had affected the Australian dressing room during his final two summers as part of the team, causing players to “keep their heads down” whenever their leader passed through. For his part, Clarke said the selection role had deprived him of time to spend with the rest of the team, as long meetings and phone hookups sapped his schedule and mental energy.

“You’d have to talk to the other guys about how they felt, but personally I think standing down as a selector has been one of the best things I’ve done since taking over the captaincy,” Clarke said. “It is a full-time job and they deserve a lot of credit for the work that goes in to being a selector,

but giving that time back to me has allowed me to give it back to the team, spending time with the boys whether it be longer at training or off the field.“Instead of selection meetings and being on the phone for hours, I’m having coffee, lunch, breakfast with my team-mates now and trying to help all of us. They’re giving me their time as well to help me become a better player and a better captain. I have more time for them, definitely.”

As early as the 2012 West Indies tour, Hussey had become uneasy about the direction the team was taking, despite a sequence of strong results including a 4-0 Test series win at home over India, and the subsequent 2-0 result in the Ca-ribbean. Hussey revealed in his autobiography, Underneath the Southern Cross, that he had met with the former coach Mickey Arthur to express his concerns formally. Clarke said Hussey did not raise them directly with him, but did not deny there had been problems.“I was conscious of a lot of things that were going on round that group that weren’t of a standard that was acceptable, in my opinion, of representing your country and be-ing part of a team that wants to get back to No. 1 in the world, hence what happened in India.

‘Standing down as selector one of best things I’ve done’ - Clarke

Kirk Edwards, Walton in Test squad

IPL experience favours Mumbai Indians - Pollard

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Edwards and wicketkeeper-batsman Chad-wick Walton have been named in the 15-mem-ber Test squad for West Indies’ tour of India. Ed-wards, who is currently captaining the touring West Indies A team in the unofficial Tests against India A, made a case for his selection with some good scores on the tour.

Edwards was the 14th West Indies batsman to score a century in his debut Test - against India in 2011 - but was dropped after he failed during the side’s tour to England in 2012. He was a part of the squad for the Tests against Bangladesh in November 2012, but did not get a game.

Since then, Edwards has captained the West Indies A team in first-class matches against Sri Lanka A at home and on the tour to India. The batsman is among the leading run-getters on the current tour of India. In three List A games, Edwards scored 159 runs at an average of 53, in-cluding one hundred and was third in the run-scoring charts, after Yuvraj Singh and Jonathan Carter. He scored two fifties in two first-class games and also captained the side to a 162-run win in the first match of the series.Edwards was

also the second highest run-scorer in first-class matches for West Indies A during the home se-ries against Sri Lanka A. He scored 191 in two in-

nings at an average of 95.5.Another member of the Test squad on the comeback trail is Walton, who last played an international match for West Indies in 2009. Walton was a part of the replacement squad that was named after a player boycott erupted before the home series against Bangladesh in July 2009. The wicketkeeper-batsman had a productive domestic season earlier this year and was the leading run-scorer for Combined Campuses and Colleges, scoring 409 runs in six first-class games.Fast bowler Shan-non Gabriel’s exclusion is the only other change from the Test squad that played against Zimbabwe in March. Gabriel was replaced by Jamaica pace bowler, Sheldon Cot-terrell.West Indies are scheduled to play two Tests and three ODIs on their tour of India. The first Test will begin on November 6, while the sec-

ond Test is scheduled for November 14. The three ODIs will be played on November 21, 24 and 27.