‘Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah’s voice sent shivers far and wide’ Srinagar, June 11 : National Conference Party President Dr. Farooq Abdullah has said that National Conference was not just another political party but a his- toric movement that had protect- ed the dignity and identity of Kashmir by rendering innu- merable sacri- fices and script- ing a story of valour, courage and struggle under the voice and command of Sher-e-Kashmir, Sheikh Mo- hammad Abdullah. According to a statement is- sued to KNS, while speaking at a function to commemorate the death anniversaries of veteran NC leaders Late Mirza Moham- mad Afzal Beg and Late Khwaja Ghulam Mohuiddin Shah at NC Headquarters in Srinagar, Dr. ference. We are the only hurdle in their path and that is why they have all come together to oppose NC”, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said. Dr. Farooq Abdullah said the des- tiny of this State and that of its brave, resilient people was inter- twined with the destiny of Nation- al Conference. See Farooq On PG 11.. Huriyat (G)’s seminar on 2010 killings foiled Srinagar, Jun 11 : Huriyat Conference (G) Chairman Syed Ali Geelani while wel- coming the return of the Kashmiri Pan- dits to valley, Wednesday cautioned that the issuance of the separate lands to the community is fraught with the dangerous consequences and the same shall be op- posed at large. According to the KNS correspondent, Gee- lani while addressing people at Airport road of the summer capital here stated that deliberate attempts are being made to disintegrate Kashmir’s ongoing resis- tance movement by launching the hidden attacks on Kashmir’s tradition, culture and history. He stated that Pandits are the part of Kashmir’s society and that they will always be welcomed in their home- land. “But here I want to clarify that once they are being offered separate homes at separate places, the same will be unac- ceptable and shall be opposed at large by the resistance leadership.” He also launched a scathing attack against GOI over the reports that the PaK refugees in Jammu shall be permanently settled in Jammu. The Huriyat (G) chairman stat- ed that such moves will be countered by the Huriyat leadership and that his amal- gam will come up with the detailed stand before the masses in the near future. He also termed the decision of the state gov- ernment over the enhancement in retire- ment age as an ‘election gimmick’, stating that the damage control exercise is now a futile thing for the present dispensation. “Also I want to clear that PDP is another face of the Congress and their slogan of change I nothing sans a deception.” Earlier in the day Huriyat G chief spokes- man told KNS that heavy deployment of police was put in place not only on the main gate of Geelani’s residence but on the Airport road as well and the men in uniform did not allow anybody to move towards the venue. As police did not allow the participants in- cluding Shabir Shah and Nayeem Khan to enter the venue of the seminar, dozens of Hurriyat (G) activists protested by raising slogans against the police action. Later Geelani also defied the house arrest and came out of his residence and lead a sit in on the Airport road along with oth- er leaders. Pertinently, Hurriyat (G) had announced that it will organize a daylong seminar Wednesday, at Hyderpora with its chairman Syed Ali Geelani in chair in memory of 128 innocents who were killed in 2010. The seminar was scheduled to start at 10.30 a.m. A book written on 2010 killings was also to be released on the oc- casion. (KNS) C M Y K C M Y K C M Y K C M Y K THURSDAY 12 June | 2014 | 13 Shaban, 1435 AH | PAGES 12 | VOL NO: 4 | ISSUE NO: 162 | RS: 2/- (AIR SURCHARGE FOR JAMMU /DELHI/LEH 50 Paisa) Pen For Justice Largely Circulated, No. 1 Bilingual Daily of J&K http://www.zabarwantimes.com WEATHER TEMPERATURE MAXIMUM MINIMUM SUNSET ON(THURSDAY) SUNRISE ON (FRIDAY) 05:20 AM 07:44 PM 14.4 0 C 29.5 0 C FORECAST FOR NEXT 24 HRS: FORECAST OF SRINAGAR: Light Rain would occur at a few places over the state. Partly cloudy sky. Maximum & Minimum tempera- tures will be around 29°C & 14°C respectively. On Edit Page See More On Pg 09 >>>>> PG 06 >>>>> PG 11 >>>>> PG 06 Elderly person lost his life-time savings As the elections to the State Assembly are nearing, the Congress and Nation- al Conference have once again started to enact the same drama of blaming each other for the recent debacle of Lok Sabha Elections and are as usual using very abusive and filthy language against each other. In a recent state- ment one of the very senior leaders of NC termed Congress as leaches and said that there can be no pre-poll al- liance with that party. Even Congress leaders have made it public that there will not be pre-poll alliance between the two political entities. However, one fails to understand as Atleast learn a lesson now Protest in city against water scarcity Srinagar, June 11: ) Dozens of people including women on Wednesday held a protest against the scarcity of water in the outskirts of Srinagar city. Witnesses said the people of Shah Anwar Colony Tengpora blocked the vital Srinagar-Bara- mulla Highway and chanted an- ti-government slogans. The protesters stopped the ve- hicles causing inconvenience to the people. The protesters said they are without water for days but government is not doing anything. Meanwhile, the locals of Naveed Abad, Sebdun, Khumeni Chowk told GNS that they are facing immense water scarcity and ap- pealed government to solve the ‘crisis’. (GNS) Srinagar, June 11: An elderly person from Srinagar city lost his life-time savings after the felt unconscious in an auto-rick- shaw near Hari Singh High Street in Srinagar. Reports said that Muhammad Shafi Bhat son of Muhammad Sultan Bhat (65) after selling his ancestral house in Safakadal Srinagar shifted to Chattabal area. With an intention to de- posit Rs 8 lakhs in Jammu and Kashmir Bank Branch SSI Lal Chowk Srinagar, Bhat was on way towards the bank in an au- to-rickshaw when he felt some giddiness and lost conscious. “I found myself on the bed in SMHS hospital while I was told that some people in HSH Street found him on the roadside and they brought him here. I was shocked to realize that the said auto-driver have See Savings On PG 11.. Boxer Imran Khan to train new comers Indian team to tour Bangladesh this month Omar for construction for Baglihar-III, Asks JKSPDC for ascertaining feasibility New Delhi, June 11: Prime Minis- ter Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India needs to establish its identity as “skill India” and not “scam India” and there was need to create a people’s move- ment for good governance. In his maiden policy speech in the Lok Sabha in reply to the motion of thanks to the President Pra- nab Mukherjee’s address, Modi, who came to power on May 26 at the head of a NDA government, said the government would “leave no stone unturned to fulfill” the promises made by it. In his nearly hour-long speech, which he spoke ex tempore and was heard with rapt attention by members, Modi said there was need to take bold decisions and also make small innovative chang- es at every level for the country to realise its potential. Reaching out to minorities and underprivileged groups, particu- larly Dalits, tribals and Muslims, he said there was need for focused activity to improve their econom- ic condition. He said the conditions of Muslims has remained unchanged, allud- ing to the fact that nothing much has been done for these people de- spite all the talk by previous gov- ernments. “I don’t see it as appeasement. A body is not healthy, if any of its part is not healthy,” he said with specific reference to the commu- nity for the first time. Sending a strong message on the issue of women’s security, Modi said politicians should stop com- menting frivolously on such inci- dents. “I want to appeal to the politicians of the country, stop this psycho- logical analysis of incidents of rape. It does not behove of you,” Modi said. “They are playing with the dignity of our mothers and sis- ters. Such commentary is not appropriate at political level. The respect and security of women should be the concern of all 125 crore Indians,” he said. The prime minister’s comments come on a day when Maharash- tra Home Minister R.R. Patil was re- ported as blaming “obscene advertise- ments” for rapes. Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had also commented on the issue drawing criticism from women’s groups. Referring to the speeches made during the two-day debate which lasted over 12 hours and saw par- ticipation of 52 members, Modi said there were many who had voiced doubts if the high promis- es spelt out in the president’s ad- dress, which outlines the govern- ment’s policy intentions, could be fulfilled.Giving the example of his time as See Modi On PG 11.. Let’s create a ‘Skill India’ and not a ‘Scam India’: Modi REPORTERS REQUIRED Zabarwan Times requires the services of four report- ers- two for Srinagar, one each for Baramulla & Anant- nag. The aspirants should be qualified journalists with command over English and Urdu languages. Salary negotiable Send your C.V. on [email protected] Beg slams Rather for backdoor enters Jis Kashmir Ko Khoon Se Seencha, Woh Kashmir Hamara Hai: Dr. Farooq Says his government will leave no stone unturned to fulfill promises Says if corrective measures not initiated, NC will face drubbing in LA election Srinagar, Jun 11 : Launching a scathing attack against the pol- icies of his own party National Conference, senior NC leader and a former Member Parliament from South Kashmir Dr Mehboob Beig on Monday accused finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather for economic disparity and backdoor appointment in Jammu and Kash- mir Bank. According to the KNS correspon- dent, Beg while addressing a gathering on the anniversary of his father Mirza Afzal Beigh at South Kashmir warned his party to mend its policies or be ready to face drubbing in the upcoming as- sembly elections. “The May 16 re- sults reflect that NC has lost in 39 out of 44 assembly seats. The PDP that was born in South Kashmir is now accepted in Srinagar and Baramulla also. I agree that peo- ple of South Kashmir have been neglected to the hilt and Omar Sahib should address this sense of neglect or otherwise be ready for May 16 results again,” beg re- marked, according to KNS corre- spondent. Criticizing the role of senior Na- tional Conference leader and finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather, the former MP said that majority of the employees of Jam- mu and Kashmir Bank hail from Charer-e-Shareef. “Rather has employed most of the people from Charar-e-Shareef in JK Bank and don’t the people of Anantnag de- serve to be adjusted in that bank. Despite these appointments, Rather Sahib has failed in his constituency to garner support as is reflected in the recently con- cluded Lok Sabha elections,” Beg stressed.He also censured Rather for his role as the See Beg On PG 11.. Geelani says Pandits welcome to valley without separate land concept New Delhi, June 11: Reflecting growing congruence in bilat- eral ties, China on Wednesday pitched for promoting a new se- curity concept featuring mutual trust and cooperation to take the Sino-India relationship further. Chinese Ambassador Wei Wei also said that China and India should work closely to push for a mutually beneficial global eco- nomic regime and oppose pro- tectionism of any form. “We should promote new secu- rity concept featuring mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality and cooperation,” he said while delivering a lecture at the In- stitute of Defence and Strategic Affairs. The comments by Wei Wei came three days after Chinese Presi- dent Xi Jinping’s Special Envoy and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held extensive talks with Ex- ternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during which both sides agreed to further boost ties in di- verse fields. With improving relations, the two countries are exploring the possibility of having joint exer- cises between the air forces and the navy, besides the armies which have held three exercis- es so far and agreed to hold the fourth one in India this year. Seeking better economic and trade ties, Wei said both the countries should actively seek “common development” while following the principle of mu- tual benefit, cooperation and win-win situation. He said both countries should make efforts to achieve “peaceful co-existence, equal participation and compe- tition on an equal footing”. “We should respect each oth- er’s rights to make independent economic decisions, advocate a mutually beneficial global trade and economic regime and oppose protectionism in any forms,” he said. China is India’s biggest trad- ing partner with two-way trade reaching close to USD 65 billion in 2013, according to official fig- ures. However, the trade deficit in favour of China continued to mount to around USD 40 billion which is a matter of concern for India. India has consistently been raising the issue of increas- ing trade deficit See China On PG 11.. China for new security concept to improve ties with India Death toll in the attack rises to 39 Islamabad, June 11: Uz- bek militants on Wednes- day claimed respon- sibility for the deadly assault on Karachi’s international airport that killed at least 39 people, underscoring Pa- kistani Taliban’s reach and its ability to recruit foreign fighters to carry out suicide attacks. Ten Uzbek militants entered the Jinnah International Airport on Sunday night from different directions in two groups, resulting in a bloody standoff last- ing for about 13 hours. Taliban has claimed re- sponsibility of the attack. Shahidullah Shahid, Tal- iban spokesperson, told media that it was a joint operation by the TTP and Uzbeks. He said the groups had also cooperated in the past as they are fighting for a common purpose. Al-Qaeda linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) said in a See Uzbek On PG 11.. Uzbek militants claim Karachi airport attack Srinagar, June 11: State government has appoint- ed a committee headed by IGP Kashmir to review the cases of around 50 youth detained under the charges of stone pelting. Talking to KNS, Sajad Ki- chloo, Minister of State for Home Affairs said: ‘We have constituted a committee headed by IGP Kashmir to review cases of youth involved in stone pelting. Many of these cases are presently being heard by the court and we will try to take a lenient view in cases where the youth are found involved in minor offences.” Kichloo said that a deci- sion will be taken only after the committee sub- mits its recommenda- tions. “We do not want our youth to go astray and we want to facilitate their bright careers. We want to help our youth to come out of depression and anxiety and channel- ize their potential in the best possible manner for their empowerment,” Ki- chloo told KNS. Reliable sources told KNS the committee will re- view cases of 50 youth in the first phase. The sourc- es in police told KNS that 56 youth are presently booked under stone pelt- ing charges which in- clude one from Anantnag who is under police cus- tody, one from Kulgam presently under judicial custody, eight from Sho- pian presently under po- lice remand, four from Pulwama presently under police remand, 21 from Sopore presently under police remand, 21 from Baramulla out of which 17 are presently under po- lice remand and four are under judicial custody. Out of these 56 youth, 51 are under police See Kichloo On PG 11.. Cabinet approves scheme to appoint 8475 teachers, 43 posts for implementing RUSA Govt constitutes committee to review stone pelting cases Will take a decision on amnesty after receiving report: Kichloo Fissures apprear in NC Stresses the need to take Sino-India relationship farward Increase grassroot connect and rapport with people: Sagar Holds meeting with NC District Presidents Srinagar, June 11 : National Con- ference General Secretary Ali Mo- hammad Sagar has asked the rank and file of National Confer- ence to increase the grassroots connect and rapport with the people in line with See Sagar On PG 11.. Srinagar, June 11: The Cabinet which met here today under the chair- manship of Chief Min- ister, Omar Abdullah authorized the School Education Department to implement a scheme for the appointment of 8475 teachers on academic arrangement, along the lines of the scheme, al- ready in vogue for higher secondary schools for the appointment of lecturers, an official spokesman said. The spokesman in a state- ment issued to GNS said: “These temporary ap- pointments on academic arrangements shall be for the duration of the aca- demic session or till the regular selection of teach- ers by the Services Selec- tion Board, whichever is earlier.” He said in another de- cision, the Cabinet ac- corded sanction to the creation of State Project Directorate, Rashtriya Uchatar Shiksha Abhi- yan (Mission Direc- torate), including the creation of 43 posts of dif- ferent categories for the establishment of State Project Directorate (SPD) to implement the Cen- trally Sponsored Scheme RUSA in the State from the year 2014-15. The Union HRD Ministry launched RUSA as the 3rd tier of Centrally Spon- sored Schemes in the Ed- ucation sector following Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (Elementary Level) and RMSA (Secondary Lev- el). The scheme was ap- proved in October last year, the spokesman said. The Cabinet also sanc- tioned revision/up-da- tion of the list of the iden- tified post (gazetted and non-gazetted) of persons with disabilities notified vide Government Order No.108-SW of 2013 dated 01-04-2013 and its replace- ment by the See Cabinet On PG 11..
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‘Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah’s voice sent shivers far and wide’
Srinagar, June 11 : National Conference Party President Dr. Farooq Abdullah has said that National Conference was not just another political party but a his-toric movement that had protect-ed the dignity and identity of Kashmir by rendering innu-merable sacri-fices and script-ing a story of valour, courage and struggle under the voice and command of Sher-e-Kashmir, Sheikh Mo-hammad Abdullah.According to a statement is-sued to KNS, while speaking at a function to commemorate the death anniversaries of veteran NC leaders Late Mirza Moham-mad Afzal Beg and Late Khwaja Ghulam Mohuiddin Shah at NC Headquarters in Srinagar, Dr.
Farooq Abdullah said there was a concerted attempt under process to change the demographic char-acter of the State. Dr. Farooq said that vested interests who have nurtured a longstanding desire to break the spine of Kashmiri Iden-tity and Kashmiri Nationalism were coming togeth-er to wage a war against National Conference. “They know that Nation-al Conference has given blood in the past to protect the interests of this State and that if there is anything that can foil their evil plans it is the staunch ideological roots of National Con-ference. We are the only hurdle in their path and that is why they have all come together to oppose NC”, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said.Dr. Farooq Abdullah said the des-tiny of this State and that of its brave, resilient people was inter-twined with the destiny of Nation-al Conference.
See Farooq On PG 11..
Huriyat (G)’s seminar on 2010 killings foiled
Srinagar, Jun 11 : Huriyat Conference (G) Chairman Syed Ali Geelani while wel-coming the return of the Kashmiri Pan-dits to valley, Wednesday cautioned that the issuance of the separate lands to the community is fraught with the dangerous consequences and the same shall be op-posed at large.According to the KNS correspondent, Gee-lani while addressing people at Airport road of the summer capital here stated that deliberate attempts are being made to disintegrate Kashmir’s ongoing resis-tance movement by launching the hidden attacks on Kashmir’s tradition, culture and history. He stated that Pandits are the part of Kashmir’s society and that they will always be welcomed in their home-land. “But here I want to clarify that once they are being offered separate homes at separate places, the same will be unac-ceptable and shall be opposed at large by the resistance leadership.”He also launched a scathing attack against GOI over the reports that the PaK refugees in Jammu shall be permanently settled in Jammu. The Huriyat (G) chairman stat-ed that such moves will be countered by the Huriyat leadership and that his amal-
gam will come up with the detailed stand before the masses in the near future. He also termed the decision of the state gov-ernment over the enhancement in retire-ment age as an ‘election gimmick’, stating that the damage control exercise is now a futile thing for the present dispensation. “Also I want to clear that PDP is another face of the Congress and their slogan of change I nothing sans a deception.” Earlier in the day Huriyat G chief spokes-man told KNS that heavy deployment of police was put in place not only on the main gate of Geelani’s residence but on the Airport road as well and the men in uniform did not allow anybody to move towards the venue.As police did not allow the participants in-cluding Shabir Shah and Nayeem Khan to enter the venue of the seminar, dozens of Hurriyat (G) activists protested by raising slogans against the police action.Later Geelani also defied the house arrest and came out of his residence and lead a sit in on the Airport road along with oth-er leaders. Pertinently, Hurriyat (G) had announced that it will organize a daylong seminar Wednesday, at Hyderpora with its chairman Syed Ali Geelani in chair in memory of 128 innocents who were killed in 2010. The seminar was scheduled to start at 10.30 a.m. A book written on 2010 killings was also to be released on the oc-casion. (KNS)
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Elderly person lost his life-time savings
As the elections to the State Assembly are nearing, the Congress and Nation-al Conference have once again started to enact the same drama of blaming each other for the recent debacle of Lok Sabha Elections and are as usual using very abusive and filthy language against each other. In a recent state-ment one of the very senior leaders of NC termed Congress as leaches and said that there can be no pre-poll al-liance with that party. Even Congress leaders have made it public that there will not be pre-poll alliance between the two political entities. However, one fails to understand as
Atleast learn a lesson now
Protest in city against water scarcity
Srinagar, June 11: ) Dozens of people including women on Wednesday held a protest against the scarcity of water in the outskirts of Srinagar city.Witnesses said the people of Shah Anwar Colony Tengpora blocked the vital Srinagar-Bara-mulla Highway and chanted an-ti-government slogans.The protesters stopped the ve-hicles causing inconvenience to the people. The protesters said they are without water for days but government is not doing anything.Meanwhile, the locals of Naveed Abad, Sebdun, Khumeni Chowk told GNS that they are facing immense water scarcity and ap-pealed government to solve the ‘crisis’. (GNS)
Srinagar, June 11: An elderly person from Srinagar city lost his life-time savings after the felt unconscious in an auto-rick-shaw near Hari Singh High Street in Srinagar. Reports said that Muhammad Shafi Bhat son of Muhammad Sultan Bhat (65) after selling his ancestral house in Safakadal Srinagar shifted to Chattabal area. With an intention to de-posit Rs 8 lakhs in Jammu and Kashmir Bank Branch SSI Lal Chowk Srinagar, Bhat was on way towards the bank in an au-to-rickshaw when he felt some giddiness and lost conscious. “I found myself on the bed in SMHS hospital while I was told that some people in HSH Street found him on the roadside and they brought him here. I was shocked to realize that the said auto-driver have
See Savings On PG 11..
Boxer Imran Khan to train new comers
Indian team to tour Bangladesh this month
Omar for construction for Baglihar-III, Asks JKSPDC for ascertaining feasibility
New Delhi, June 11: Prime Minis-ter Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India needs to establish its identity as “skill India” and not “scam India” and there was need to create a people’s move-ment for good governance.In his maiden policy speech in the Lok Sabha in reply to the motion of thanks to the President Pra-nab Mukherjee’s address, Modi, who came to power on May 26 at the head of a NDA government, said the government would “leave no stone unturned to fulfill” the promises made by it. In his nearly hour-long speech, which he spoke ex tempore and was heard with rapt attention by members, Modi said there was need to take bold decisions and also make small innovative chang-es at every level for the country to realise its potential. Reaching out to minorities and underprivileged groups, particu-larly Dalits, tribals and Muslims, he said there was need for focused activity to improve their econom-ic condition. He said the conditions of Muslims has remained unchanged, allud-ing to the fact that nothing much has been done for these people de-spite all the talk by previous gov-
ernments. “I don’t see it as appeasement. A body is not healthy, if any of its part is not healthy,” he said with specific reference to the commu-nity for the first time.Sending a strong message on the issue of women’s security, Modi said politicians should stop com-menting frivolously on such inci-dents. “I want to appeal to the politicians of the country, stop this psycho-logical analysis of incidents of rape. It does not behove of you,” Modi said. “They are playing with the dignity of our mothers and sis-ters. Such commentary is not appropriate at political level. The respect and security of women should be the concern of all 125 crore Indians,” he said.The prime minister’s comments come on a day when Maharash-tra Home Minister R.R. Patil was re-ported as blaming “obscene advertise-ments” for rapes. Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had also
commented on the issue drawing criticism from women’s groups. Referring to the speeches made during the two-day debate which lasted over 12 hours and saw par-ticipation of 52 members, Modi said there were many who had voiced doubts if the high promis-es spelt out in the president’s ad-dress, which outlines the govern-ment’s policy intentions, could be
fulfilled.Giving the example of his time as
See Modi On PG 11..
Let’s create a ‘Skill India’ and not a ‘Scam India’: Modi
REPORTERS REQUIRED
Zabarwan Times requires the services of four report-ers- two for Srinagar, one each for Baramulla & Anant-nag. The aspirants should be qualified journalists with command over English and Urdu languages.
Salary negotiable
Send your C.V. on
Beg slams Rather for backdoor enters
Jis Kashmir Ko Khoon Se Seencha, Woh Kashmir Hamara Hai: Dr. Farooq
Says his government will leave no stone unturned to fulfill promises Says if corrective measures not initiated, NC will face drubbing in
LA electionSrinagar, Jun 11 : Launching a scathing attack against the pol-icies of his own party National Conference, senior NC leader and a former Member Parliament from South Kashmir Dr Mehboob Beig on Monday accused finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather for economic disparity and backdoor appointment in Jammu and Kash-mir Bank.According to the KNS correspon-dent, Beg while addressing a gathering on the anniversary of his father Mirza Afzal Beigh at South Kashmir warned his party to mend its policies or be ready to face drubbing in the upcoming as-sembly elections. “The May 16 re-sults reflect that NC has lost in 39 out of 44 assembly seats. The PDP that was born in South Kashmir is now accepted in Srinagar and Baramulla also. I agree that peo-ple of South Kashmir have been neglected to the hilt and Omar Sahib should address this sense of neglect or otherwise be ready for May 16 results again,” beg re-marked, according to KNS corre-
spondent. Criticizing the role of senior Na-tional Conference leader and finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather, the former MP said that majority of the employees of Jam-mu and Kashmir Bank hail from Charer-e-Shareef. “Rather has employed most of the people from Charar-e-Shareef in JK Bank and don’t the people of Anantnag de-
serve to be adjusted in that bank. Despite these appointments, Rather Sahib has failed in his constituency to garner support as is reflected in the recently con-cluded Lok Sabha elections,” Beg stressed.He also censured Rather for his role as the
See Beg On PG 11..
Geelani says Pandits welcome to valley without separate land concept
New Delhi, June 11: Reflecting growing congruence in bilat-eral ties, China on Wednesday pitched for promoting a new se-curity concept featuring mutual trust and cooperation to take the Sino-India relationship further. Chinese Ambassador Wei Wei also said that China and India should work closely to push for a mutually beneficial global eco-nomic regime and oppose pro-tectionism of any form. “We should promote new secu-rity concept featuring mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality and cooperation,” he said while delivering a lecture at the In-stitute of Defence and Strategic Affairs. The comments by Wei Wei came three days after Chinese Presi-dent Xi Jinping’s Special Envoy and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held extensive talks with Ex-ternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during which both sides agreed to further boost ties in di-verse fields.With improving relations, the two countries are exploring the possibility of having joint exer-cises between the air forces and the navy, besides the armies
which have held three exercis-es so far and agreed to hold the fourth one in India this year. Seeking better economic and trade ties, Wei said both the countries should actively seek “common development” while following the principle of mu-tual benefit, cooperation and win-win situation. He said both countries should make efforts to achieve “peaceful co-existence, equal participation and compe-tition on an equal footing”. “We should respect each oth-er’s rights to make independent economic decisions, advocate a mutually beneficial global trade and economic regime and oppose protectionism in any forms,” he said. China is India’s biggest trad-ing partner with two-way trade reaching close to USD 65 billion in 2013, according to official fig-ures.However, the trade deficit in favour of China continued to mount to around USD 40 billion which is a matter of concern for India. India has consistently been raising the issue of increas-ing trade deficit
See China On PG 11..
China for new security concept to improve ties with India
Death toll in the attack rises to 39Islamabad, June 11: Uz-bek militants on Wednes-day claimed respon-sibility for the deadly assault on Karachi’s international airport that killed at least 39 people, underscoring Pa-kistani Taliban’s reach and its ability to recruit foreign fighters to carry out suicide attacks. Ten Uzbek militants entered the Jinnah International Airport on Sunday night from different directions in two groups, resulting in a bloody standoff last-ing for about 13 hours. Taliban has claimed re-sponsibility of the attack. Shahidullah Shahid, Tal-iban spokesperson, told media that it was a joint operation by the TTP and Uzbeks. He said the groups had also cooperated in the past as they are fighting for a common purpose. Al-Qaeda linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) said in a
See Uzbek On PG 11..
Uzbek militants claim Karachi airport attack
Srinagar, June 11: State government has appoint-ed a committee headed by IGP Kashmir to review the cases of around 50 youth detained under the charges of stone pelting.Talking to KNS, Sajad Ki-chloo, Minister of State for Home Affairs said: ‘We have constituted a committee headed by IGP Kashmir to review cases of youth involved in stone pelting. Many of these cases are presently being heard by the court and we will try to take a lenient view in cases where the youth are found involved in minor offences.”Kichloo said that a deci-sion will be taken only after the committee sub-mits its recommenda-tions. “We do not want our youth to go astray and we want to facilitate their bright careers. We want to help our youth to come out of depression
and anxiety and channel-ize their potential in the best possible manner for their empowerment,” Ki-chloo told KNS. Reliable sources told KNS the committee will re-view cases of 50 youth in the first phase. The sourc-es in police told KNS that 56 youth are presently booked under stone pelt-ing charges which in-clude one from Anantnag who is under police cus-tody, one from Kulgam presently under judicial custody, eight from Sho-pian presently under po-lice remand, four from Pulwama presently under police remand, 21 from Sopore presently under police remand, 21 from Baramulla out of which 17 are presently under po-lice remand and four are under judicial custody. Out of these 56 youth, 51 are under police
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Cabinet approves scheme to appoint 8475 teachers, 43
posts for implementing RUSA
Govt constitutes committee to review stone pelting cases
Will take a decision on amnesty after receiving report: Kichloo
Fissures apprear in NC
Stresses the need to take Sino-India relationship farward
Increase grassroot connect and rapport with people: Sagar
Holds meeting with NC District PresidentsSrinagar, June 11 : National Con-ference General Secretary Ali Mo-hammad Sagar has asked the rank and file of National Confer-ence to increase the grassroots connect and rapport with the people in line with
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Srinagar, June 11: The Cabinet which met here today under the chair-manship of Chief Min-ister, Omar Abdullah authorized the School Education Department to implement a scheme for the appointment of 8475 teachers on academic arrangement, along the lines of the scheme, al-ready in vogue for higher secondary schools for the appointment of lecturers, an official spokesman said.The spokesman in a state-ment issued to GNS said: “These temporary ap-pointments on academic arrangements shall be for the duration of the aca-demic session or till the regular selection of teach-ers by the Services Selec-tion Board, whichever is earlier.”He said in another de-cision, the Cabinet ac-corded sanction to the creation of State Project Directorate, Rashtriya
Uchatar Shiksha Abhi-yan (Mission Direc-torate), including the creation of 43 posts of dif-ferent categories for the establishment of State Project Directorate (SPD) to implement the Cen-trally Sponsored Scheme RUSA in the State from the year 2014-15.The Union HRD Ministry launched RUSA as the 3rd tier of Centrally Spon-sored Schemes in the Ed-ucation sector following Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (Elementary Level) and RMSA (Secondary Lev-el). The scheme was ap-proved in October last year, the spokesman said.The Cabinet also sanc-tioned revision/up-da-tion of the list of the iden-tified post (gazetted and non-gazetted) of persons with disabilities notified vide Government Order No.108-SW of 2013 dated 01-04-2013 and its replace-ment by the
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Gujarat chief minister, Modi said similar doubts had been expressed on his promise of providing 24-hour power supply across the state but he had fulfilled the promise.“It is understood that people will have doubts... But I assure this house that the path mentioned by the pres-ident, we will leave no stone unturned to fulfil them.”“For us, the president’s address is not just a tradition or ritual. Everything we said has sanctity. It will be our endeavour to fulfill (the promises) and it will also inspire us to work.”Modi began his speech by asking members to excuse him for any lapses he might make as he was new to the house. Modi said that MPs were “the repositories of the people’s hopes”.Modi said that government’s target of providing hous-es for all by 2022, the 75th anniversary of country’s in-dependence, should be a “movement” and every MP, irrespective of his or her party, should support it. “Let it be a 10-12 year long programme... make it a movement. On 75 years of independence, we will re-member all the great heroes of our country,” he said.Modi said Mahatma Gandhi had converted the urge for freedom among people into a people’s movement.“There is need to make a people’s movement for good governance,” Modi said and added that everyone should feel that the task he or she was doing was “for the country.”He also called for paying fitting tributes to Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary by inculcating the habit of cleanliness and making it a nation’s movement.Dwelling on the need for realsing the country’s demo-graphic dividend, he said country should pay atten-tion to skill development as India was a young nation and 65 percent of the country was below the age of 35, but the majority lacked skills.In a veiled attack on UPA government whose term in office was riddled by controversies related to cor-ruption, Modi said India’s image has become synony-mous with “scam-India.”“We have to make India’s identity as skill India,” Modi said. Modi also said women need to come to the mainstream of economic activities.“Our mothers and sisters need to be connected with the mainstream from economic point of view,” he said.Citing the example of Sikkim, which will soon become an organic state, Modi said the goal, if achieved, will transform the lives of those living in the hill states.He said the whole of north-east India should be devel-oped as an “organic state” to help the region prosper and capture the global market for organic products. “There exists a massive demand for organic agricul-tural produce in the world today. A large section of the world’s population today is interested in holistic healthcare, and is willing to pay any amount of money for such organic products,” he said. “If a small state like Sikkim can do it, why can’t we dream of developing the whole of north-east as an or-ganic state? The government of India will help it in capturing the global market.”
chairman of District Development Board saying that the finance minister would disallow the party MLA from speaking while as he would always allow PDP MLAs to put forth their point of view. He also re-marked that Rahim Rather as the chairman of the district board failed to discharge his duties. He said such action of NC senior leaders are the major reason for the debacle of NC in the recently held Lok Sabha polls. Pertinently, no NC flag was hoisted during the function. “If you don’t learn from the mistakes that you commit in the past, then your rout is inevitable. You ignored south Kashmir and its people and that is the reason that you faced this huge defeat in the recent elections. You have yourself facilitated PDP’s win through your wrong policies.”Beg maintained that he had at several times informed the party about the wrong policies and steps being taken by government but according to Beg, the party didn’t pay any heed to his repeated suggestions. He admitted that as compared to PDP, his government did little for the people of south Kashmir that resulted in party’s erosion from the region. (KNS)
and seeking greater market access in China to bridge the gap.
statement today that its fighters attacked the airport. “Ten brave martyrdom-seeking mujaahids of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan wearing their explosive-filled vests attacked a very special section of Karachi International Airport of Pakistan,” the group said.It said the attack was in revenge to the May 21 air strikes by army in North Waziristan which had tar-geted the Uzbek rebels’ hideouts. Earlier, Director General paramilitary Rangers had said that the attacker did not look like locals and had facial resemblance with people from Uzbekistan, Chechnya and Afghanistan. IMU fighters, who are not more than a few hundreds, are hosted by Pakistan Taliban in the tribal region and they are known for their ruthlessness and feroc-ity. With the recovery of more bodies, authorities on Wednesday said the death toll has increased to 39.
“We safeguarded the aspirations of our people when those who are shedding crocodile tears today were the biggest collaborators in the erosion of Article 370. Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah spent 24 years in prison when others were falling over each other to earn the spoils of treachery. Mufti Moham-mad Sayeed was one among these opportunists when he was Sadiq’s trusted lieutenant at a time when Sadiq sold the special status of J&K to New Delhi”, Dr. Farooq Abdullah added.Addressing party workers, activists and office bearers at Nawa-e-Subah, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that the slogan “Jis Kashmir Ko Khoon Se Seencha Woh Kash-mir Humara Hai” embodies the history of National Conference and it is this slogan that National Confer-ence will strive for till the last NC worker is standing
to safeguard the dignity of our people. “Those who think that one poll debacle will dampen our spirits should take a look at the pages of history. Our spirits were not dampened when they sent Sheikh Sahib to prison for 24 years. Our spirits were not dampened when they toppled democratically elected govern-ments in J&K. Our spirits were not dampened when thousands of NC workers and hundreds of our leaders were killed in cold blood to weaken the voice of Kash-miri Nationalism. They would be foolish to think that our spirits are dampened now. We will rise from the ashes and script a comeback befitting our place in history and the role that we envision for our party in the future of this nation”, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said.Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that recent remarks from quarters no less in power than the Prime Minister’s Office about the abrogation of Article 370 are serious indicators of troubles ahead of us. “We will have to stand up to this challenge by identifying the enemy within our State, an enemy that is actively collaborat-ing with anti-J&K lobbies for a chance at power. We cannot be cowed down by any secret pacts or covert alliances. We represent the resilience of this nation. We are Kashmir and Kashmir is us”, Dr. Farooq said as NC workers raised slogans in favor of National Conference and Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah.Others who spoke included NC General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar also. (KNS)
NC’s tradition of grassroots politics.According to a statement issued to KNS, the NC General Secretary chaired a meeting of NC District Presidents from all eight districts of Kashmir Prov-ince at NC Headquarters at Nawa-e-Subah Complex in Srinagar in the presence of NC Provincial Presi-dent Nasir Aslam Wani and sought feedback about the status of mass outreach measures being taken in their respective districts. Ali Mohammad Sagar also impressed on the District Presidents to ensure that the directives of Party President Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Party Working President Omar Abdullah are fol-lowed in letter and spirit at all levels of the organiza-tion in their respective areas.Discussing the plans to consolidate the party support base across the valley with the District Presidents, NC General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar said there was a need to counter the misleading propa-ganda of our opponents by relying on truth and facts. Sagar said that NC workers and activists should blunt the lies of the opponents by presenting the achieve-ments of the Omar Abdullah led government before the people.Ali Mohammad Sagar asked the District Presidents to ensure that the office bearers and party workers in their respective districts remain available and accessible to address the grievances of the people at all given times. Ali Mohammad Sagar said National Conference was a party of the poor and the voiceless peasant and every effort should be made to rise up to the expectations of the common masses.NC General Secretary also directed the Provincial President to seek regular inputs from District Pres-idents about the progress of outreach initiatives in their respective areas and extend all possible organi-zational cooperation and support in ensuring a syn-ergy of efforts between the Provincial Committee and the District Committees. NC General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar also stressed on the need to strengthen the party’s historic ideological base across the length and breadth of the State while at the same time reaching out to the youth and giving them space within the party so that their energy could be channelized for the betterment of the State. Also present in the meeting were Senior NC Lead-er and Minister for Social Welfare Sakina Itoo (who also holds charge of District President Kulgam), NC Senior Provincial Vice Presidents Syed Abdul Rashid and Mohammad Sayed Akhoon and NC Provincial Vice President Mushtaq Ahmed Guroo. (KNS)
new list, he informed.The Cabinet also approved the promotion of Mr. Mohammad Shafi Zahid, Deputy Director Archives, Archaeology and Museums as Director Archives, Ar-chaeology and Museums prospectively, the spokes-man added. (GNS)
remand and five are under judicial custody.There is no youth booked under stone pelting charges from Awantipore, Budgam, Srinagar, Ganderbal and Bandipora among these 56 youths booked under stone pelting charges.The minister of state for home affairs told KNS that the government will review all the cases against youth who have been booked for stone pelting at var-ious places in valley and may release the accused in phased manner who are found to have been booked in minor offences under general amnesty plan. Kichloo said: “The government has taken a call on the issue after National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah said that youth booked under stone pelting charges deserve a hassle free life.” The amnesty plan is seen as one of the initiatives of party’s course cor-rection plans that have been chalked out after facing a drubbing in the recently held Lok Sabha elections in the state. Unconfirmed reports say that around 600 youth were rounded up in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls. But most of them were released after the elec-tions were over.More than 1,300 youth in the Valley face charges of rioting and stone pelting since 2010. Pertinently, Dr Farooq had on May 29, said the youth booked for stone pelting since 2010 need amnesty. The NC president had opined about amnesty after a group of young boys met appealed him to get police cases against them withdrawn. A group of youth in a party youth conven-tion held in Srinagar had expressed serious concern about their ‘miserable life’ caused by the police cas-es against them. After meeting addressing the youth convention, while talking to reporters, Dr Farooq had observed “Today, I met youth who, were involved in stone pelting. They told me there are FIRs against them which should be withdrawn. They need to be given some sort of general amnesty,” Abdullah, who met a delegation of stone-throwers at the party head-quarters Nawa-e-Subah here, said. (KNS)
thrown me out from his three-wheeler and fled away with my bag that contained Rs 8 lakhs,” Bhat told CNS adding that police authorities including SSP Srinagar assured him that with the help of CCTV footage, the auto-driver would be traced.
Asks JKSPDC for ascertaining feasibilitySrinagar, June 11: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah who is also Chair-man of Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC)Wednesday asked the Cor-poration to immediately start work for ascertaining feasibility of Bagli-har-III utilizing the existing infra-structure so that indigenous power generation receives yet another fil-lip in the State. The Chief Minister said that self-reliance in power generation is imperative for laying strong edifice for the State’s economic develop-ment and welfare of the people. “This is the sector which promises finan-cial independence and all round de-velopment of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said and added that the concen-trated focus of his government has been on the holistic development of power sector to achieve tangible re-sults both in the generation and dis-tribution disciplines. Chairing the 70th meeting of Board of Directors of JKSPDC here this morning, the Chief Minister re-ceived brief on the status of various ongoing power development projects as also the current power genera-tion and distribution scenario in the state. The meeting was attended by the Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khandey, Economic Advisor, Jalil Ahmed Khan, Principal Secretary, Planning and Development, B. R. Sharma, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, B. B. Vyas, Principal Secretary, PDD, A. K. Mehta, MD, JKSPDC, Mehraj-ud-Din, Director Finance, Upender jeet Singh, Com-pany Secretary, Sunil Gupta and
other officers were present in the meeting. The meeting approved Rs.3416 crore Budget for the Corporation for the year 2014-15 and took decisions on various agenda items explained in the meeting by the MD in a power point presentation. While ascertaining the details on the status of various ongoing projects, the Chief Minister was informed that Rs.60,000 crore Bag-lihar-II HEP is being completed by the end of September-2015 while the work on 93 MW New Ganderbal proj-ect will start shortly. It was observed that during the current year there has been con-siderable increase in the production of electricity as also in its supply to the consumers. The Chief Minister asked for further efforts to stream-line and maintain the power supply to the consumers to the best possible means. The Principal Secretary, Pow-er Development Department, A. K. Mehta while giving brief on various ongoing mega power projects in the State said that all is set to add anoth-er 450 MW of power to the system by completing Baglihar-II by the end of September-2015. He said another 93 MW will be added by the completion of New Ganderbal HEP. The meeting discussed the is-sue of regularization of daily rated workers of JKSPDC in the backdrop of the government’s overall policy which is being decided for similarly placed persons of PDD and other de-partments under the direction of the Chief Minister. The meeting also discussed matters relating to the execution of
Omar for construction for Baglihar-III
Traffic Police goes Hi-Tech
Vehicles fitted with GPS Tracking Devices thrown in service
Srinagar, June 11: Traffic Po-lice National Highway will in-troduce GPS tracking network among these vehicles plying which will help the Traffic Hqrs. Ramban to coordinate the deployment in a better and purposeful manner on day to day basis The introduction of GPS technology will also help in knowing the details of the duties carried out by the ground staff, the movement of the officers and response time taken to attend a public/traffic issue on National Highway. This will make the officers more responsive and accountable. GPS tracking network among these vehicles will help the Traffic Hqrs. Ramban to coordinate the deployment in a better and purposeful manners on day-to-day basis. Further, it will help to reduce the inconvenience to the road users by way of jamming, breakdown and accidents. Traffic Police National Highway intend to reach out to the people particularly the road users (Drivers/Passen-gers/Transporters etc), so that they may note the Cell Nos. of the officers deployed along National Highway and call the nearest officer for any sort of traffic assistance, complaints and other grievances. The in-tention of introducing CUG is mainly to reduce the inconve-nience to the general public/road users.
The rise and rise of Ram Pal Sharma, courtesy Tara Chand
Srinagar, June 11: Unbelievable but true, the post of Managing Director of J&K Housing Board, which is equivalent to the rank of Chief Engineer, is being held by Ram Pal Sharma, a simple matric-ulate. Ram Pal Sharma, who was en-gaged as a junior assistant/Typist in J&K Housing Board in 1981, is now the MD of the Board, with the blessings of Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand. The Deputy CM was earlier the Chairman of the Board, and held sway over all major deci-sions. The government according to CNS has conveniently forgotten its own order issued in 2011 that the rank of the Managing Director of the J&K Housing Board is equiv-alent to that of Chief Engineer. Before RP Sharma, the post has al-ways been held by a technical per-son of the level of Chief Engineer or equivalent, because the depart-ment has been established partic-ularly for construction works in Jammu and Kashmir.
Official documents in possession of CNS reveal that RP Sharma was engaged by the department as a Junior assistant/Typist vide order number HB/Estt/8/81/377-78, dat-ed 01-05-1981 for the period of one month. From a typist to the Managing Director, the rise of RP Sharma in the J&K Housing Board has been fantastic indeed. According to official documents, RP Sharma served as Junior assistant/Typist in the Housing Board for a period of 1 year, 7 months and 22 days in 1981-82. He was promoted as Ju-nior Stenographer on 24-12-1982 in 1150-2050 grade. On 17-01-1991, RP Sharma was again promoted as Senior scale Stenographer in 2000-3200 grade. On 10-07-1999, Sharma was again promoted as Liason Officer in 7500-12000 grade. But these bene-fits were not enough. In 2007, an unprecedented change was effect-ed in the hierarchy of the J&K Housing Board, by virtue of which the post of Deputy Secretary was created only to accommodate RP Sharma. He was later elevated to the rank of Secretary. However, the order issued by
the MD at that time, promoting RP Sharma as Secretary faced strong objections from the Board of Direc-tors in the 40th Board Meeting of the J&K Housing Board. The oth-er Board members were all senior IAS officers. In the meeting held on 21.05.2010, they openly criticized the promotion of RP Sharma to the rank of Secretary, to the utmost embarrassment to Deputy CM Tara Chand, who was chairing the meeting. The Board of Directors, including the then Commissioner Secretary, strongly said that RP Sharma was not qualified for the gazetted post of Secretary, which has been always held by a KAS Officer. Sources said that senior Board members even directed RP Sharma to leave the meeting ven-ue. Subsequently, an order was issued on 22.05.2010, withdrawing and cancelling the illegal promo-tion of RP Sharma to the post of Secretary. But Deputy Chief Min-ister Tara Chand intervened, and ensured that RP Sharma is pro-moted to Secretary’s rank. On 10-04-2012, RP Sharma was promoted as Secretary of the Board, over-looking the objections of the Board of Directors.
MD J&K Housing Board is matriculate
Daily ZABARWAN TIMES NEWS SRINAGAR | THURSDAY 12. 06 .2014
SRINAGAR, JUNE 11 – Chief Minister, Omar Abdul-lah has paid rich tributes to late Mirza Mohammad Afzal Beg and Kh. Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Shah on their death anniversary.
In a message issued here today, Omar described them stalwarts of political struggle and social justice. “They sacrificed a lot and tolerated the hardships to uphold the principles of democracy and people’s rights”, he said and high-lighted their significant role in socio-political develop-ment of the State.Mirza Af-zal Beg was the close com-panion of Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdul-lah and fought the battle for people’s rights, Kh. Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Shah has the distinction of working both with Sheikh Sahib as Gen-eral Secretary of National Conference and with Qaid-i-Sani Dr. Farooq Abdullah as a senior Minister in his Cabinet, Omar said paying homage to them.The Chief Minister said that the con-
tribution of Late Beg Sahib in translating the vision of ‘land to tiller’ envisioned by Sheikh Sahib into real-ity was remarkable, while the contributions of Kh. Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Shah as the head of the State Autonomy Committee and as General Secretary of National Conference are outstanding and glaring. He worked with zeal and dedication to propagate the ideals of National Con-ference as its General Sec-retary across the State and strengthened the hands of Dr. Farooq Abdullah.The Chief Minister said that National Conference has always been the party of great luminaries enjoying the trust and support of general masses. “Our en-deavour should be to work as a mission to achieve the goal of ‘Naya Kashmir’ for the people of Jammu and Kashmir where social jus-tice and equitable develop-ment of all regions and sub-regions will rule the roast”, he said .
SRINAGAR, JUNE 11: Minister for Haj, Auqaf, Floriculture and Public Enterprises, Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed today directed the Auqaf authorities to take proper posses-sion of the Auqaf land and other assets which have been notified un-der Wakf Property Act to avoid the chances of encroachments.
The Minister passed these directions at a meeting convened to review the financial and physical achievements of Auqaf here today.
Peerzada called upon the con-cerned functionaries to adopt pro-active approach to protect the Au-qaf assets across the State. He laid stress on the proper utilization of Auqaf land and steps for improv-ing the financial health of this im-portant body. He called for regular assessment of the assets to ensure proper revenue realization as per the market rates. He also empha-sized to ensure complete transpar-ency in the functioning of the Trust. He maintained that Auqaf has a specific mandate which has been
tasked to undertake welfare activi-ties for the poor sections of the Mus-lim community.
The Minister directed all con-cerned functionaries to identify Auqaf land and properties in their respective areas and notifying the
same so that proper entries of such assets are maintained in the revenue record. The directions in this regard have already been passed to all the Deputy Commissioners, he added.
Peerzada said that Auqaf Officers would be appointed at every unit to make its functioning more vibrant and result oriented. He said local Auqaf/ Advisor Committees should be registered with the Wakf Board otherwise these shall be considered null and void. The local Auqaf Com-mittees must be of full knowledge about the Auqaf assets within their jurisdictions and they should sub-mit the necessary income and ex-penditure statements on monthly basis
Threadbare discussion was also held on the issues regarding con-struction of shopping complex and allotment of Auqaf shops at various places, fencing of graveyards, repair and renovation of Ziarats and ac-tion taken reports on the decisions taken in the previous meetings.
Among others, the meeting was attended by Commissioner Secre-tary, Revenue Mr. Vinod Koul, Spe-cial Officer, Auqaf Mr. Abdul Sattar, besides administrators and tehsil Auqaf officers of the State.
CM pays tributes to Beg, Shah Peerzada calls for proper maintenance of Auqaf assets
HYDERABAD: Swirling waters of the Beas and countless boulders along its rocky bed hampered efforts to retrieve bodies of the missing students of VNR Vignana Jyothi College of Engineering that were possibly stuck between heavy silt and rocks.While tragedy-struck parents were waiting on the river banks all day, the search operation on Tuesday by 500-odd relief workers resulted in fishing out of only one body due to unfavorable conditions. “The silt is reducing visibility to 10 feet. Searching upstream is also difficult where the rocks and boulders are present, and divers cannot go there owing to very strong currents,” NDRF 7th battalion commandant Jaideep Singh, told TOI from Mandi.
The 18-kilometre stretch between the accident spot and Pandoh reservoir downstream has been divided between the army, local cops, disaster management and paramilitary forces for carrying
out one of the biggest search operations in recent times.
During the day, hundreds of personnel are scouring the water
in their designated area to locate the bodies, but the fast building silt and rocky riverbed were making it extremely difficult for them to make any headway .
“The silt accumulation under the water could prevent bodies from surfacing. The silt is also a concern for divers. That apart,
there is concern that decreasing temperatures could prevent bodies from floating,” said P Ravi Shankar, assistant resident commissioner of Andhra Pradesh, who is part of the
team overseeing the operations.Even at noon, the maximum
temperature of the water has not crossed 10 degree Celsius.
Earlier in the day, relief workers were able to see the body of Devashish Bose, stuck between rocks some 300 metres away from the accident spot, and plucked it out easily, as the water level had decreased before the Larji gates were opened on Tuesday morning.
In a hurriedly called review meeting, involving all agencies and representatives from the governments of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and parents of the missing kids, it was pointed out that divers were finding it difficult to carry out underwater search due to perennial flow of water.Mandi district magistrate Devesh Kumar told officials that it would be impossible to completely stop discharge of water from the Larji dam, due to heavy inflow during daytime.“If the water is not released
from the dam, villages upstream would be submerged. So, every three hours, they are releasing water for a period of five to 15 minutes during the daytime. There is heavy inflow of water during the day due to melting of snow in the higher reaches,” said Cyberabad deputy commissioner of police (DCP) AR Srinivas, who is part of the team accompanying Telangana home minister Nayani Narasimha Reddy .As a result only 50 divers of various agencies could work in the three-hour window period between 6 am and 9 am. “During the night time, the inflow into the dam is low and the discharge from the dam will also be stopped. However, the divers cannot work during the night,” the DCP added.
Family members of the missing students requested authorities to provide night vision equipment to divers so they could carry out search operations in the still water at night.
SRINAGAR, JUNE 11- Traffic Police National Highway will introduce GPS tracking network among these vehicles plying which will help the Traffic Hqrs. Ramban to coordinate the deploy-ment in a better and purposeful manner on day to day basisThe introduction of GPS technology will also help in knowing the details of the duties carried out by the ground staff, the movement of the officers and response time taken to attend a public/traffic issue on National Highway.This will make the officers more responsive and ac-countable. GPS tracking network among these vehicles will help the Traffic Hqrs. Ramban to coordinate the deployment in a better and pur-poseful manners on day to day basis. Further, it will help to reduce the inconvenience to the road users by way of jamming, breakdown and accidents.Traffic Police National Highway intend to reach out to the people particularly the road users (Drivers/Passengers/Transporters etc), so
that they may note the Cell Nos. of the officers deployed along National Highway and call the nearest officer for any sort of traffic assistance, complaints and other grievances. The intention of introducing CUG is mainly to reduce the in-convenience to the general public/road users.Road safety is fast becoming a concern for all of us. As per a survey around 1, 28,000 people died in different road accidents across India in 2013, whereas the figure is around 1.5 million people across the globe.In Jammu & Kashmir alone 990 plus people have died in 2013 in different road accidents. Traffic Police National Highway is looking after the traffic management in District Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar, Udhampur and Reasi which include NHW1A/1B and large network of rural roads. Since it is evident that the traffic flow on NHW1A/1B is increasing day by day which is posing a challenge for Traffic Po-lice deployed on NHW1A/1B. In an attempt to
enhance the public outreach programme, so as to offer timely assistance, redresses to the griev-ances and public feedback, a permanent mech-anism of having identifying Cell Nos. for every post/officer, the CUG network has already been established by the Traffic Police Hqrs. Ramban. The CUG system is bound to help the public in larger interest and will act as a strong feed-back mechanism for the Traffic Police National Highway.Twenty (20) vehicles of Traffic Police National Highway Ramban deployed with SSP Traffic NHW Ramban, Dy.SsP Traffic Ramban, Banihal, Doda-Ktr, Udhampur-Reasi, DTI Ram-ban, Banihal, Doda, Kishtwar, Udhampur, Katra, Sector Officer Ramban, Kud, Batote and even three Recovery Cranes have been fitted with “Hi-Tech GPS Tracking Devices” so that the exact location of these vehicles is traced in real time and they can be directed to address the trouble spots, jamming point.
Traffic Police goes Hi-TechVehicles fitted with GPS Tracking
Devices thrown in service
Government Of Jammu and KashmirOFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PHE MECHANICAL DIVISION (SOUTH)AWANTIPORA
NOTICE INVITING E-TENDERSTelephone/Fax:01933-247380 e-NIT No: 02/EE/PHE/Mech/Awantipora/360-68 of 2014-15 Dated 04 .06.2014.
For & on behalf of the Governor J&K State, e-tenders in single cover system are invited on item rate basis from registered Electrical Contractors/Unit holders whose registration is valid in terms of standing rules for the following works:-
S.No. Name of work Approx.Cost (Rs. in lacs)
Earnest money(Rs. in lacs)
Cost of tender document
Time of completion
1 Creation of 25 KVA Electric Sub-Station for Lift WS. Scheme Zoipora Tahab (NKDWP)
10.00 0.20 RS.1000/= 30 days
Position of funds Demanded Position of AA Submitted 1. The NIT consisting of qualifying information, eligibility criteria, Technical specification, Bill of Quantities (BOQ), terms & condition of contract can be seen/downloaded from the departmental website www.jk.tenders.gov.in as per the dates shown below:-
i Date of issue of NIT 04.06.2014ii Download start date 06.06.2014 from 10.00 AMiii Download end date 15.06.2014 upto 4.00 PMiv Bid submission start date 06.06.2014 from 10.00 AMv Bid submission end date 15.06.2014 upto 4.00 PMvi Dead line for submission of hard copies 16.06.2014 upto 4.00 PMvii Bid opening date 19.06.2014 at 11.30 AM
2. The bids shall be opened online on above mentioned date in presence of the bidders who may wish to be present.3. Bidders must ensure to upload scanned copies (in black & white option on 100dpi) of all necessary documents like CDR/DD/PAN/TIN/Registration certifi-cate. The hard copies of these documents should reach the office of tender receiving authority viz. Executive Engineer PHE Mechanical Division Awantipora on the above mentioned date. However, no financial bid shall be accepted in physical form.4. The department will not be responsible for delay in online submission due to any reason.5. The tenders shall remain valid for 90 days.6. As soon as the contract is fixed with the successful bidder, he has to enter into an agreement with the department. However, non-drawl of agreement will not prevent the contract from being enforced upon him.The earnest money shall be forfeited if:-a) Any bidder withdraws his bid during the period of bid validity or makes any modification in terms & condition of the bid.DIPK: 1827 Executive Engineer PHE Mech.Divisioii. Awantipora
Consider making some plans for a vacation or short getaway, Libra. Looking forward to something fun can make even the tough-est of days far easier to handle. You’ll be amazed how much you can manage when there’s an end in plain sight. Your entire attitude can lighten. So take the bull by the horns and create an incentive for yourself. Do something special to reward the hard work you do day after day.
Don’t judge someone if he or she has a different lifestyle than what you consider to be OK, Scorpio. You probably lean toward the traditional, yet not everyone feels this way about re-lationships, working, or lifestyle. While it may seem impossible to understand and even frighten you, try not to be too harsh on those you deem odd. You’d be better off using that energy to keep your own life on track.
Friends seeking advice or a shoulder to cry on could be plentiful today, Sagittarius. You’re one of best people to give them the support and care they need. Just be sure that you don’t give so much to others that you don’t have anything left for yourself. True friendship is about sharing and the exchange of problems and help. Running yourself down will leave you in a place where you aren’t going to be much help to anyone.
Getting through today shouldn’t pose too big a problem for you, Capricorn. You may feel a huge second wind that can give you the drive and determination to see your chores and projects through. Make some plans for this evening, such as getting to-gether with friends or taking in an event that really intrigues you. Until then, go about your tasks bit by bit. You’ll get things finished before you know it.
Working within boundaries and restrictions could really get to you today, Aquarius. Yours is an independent spirit and your best achievements are often born of doing things your own way. Yet like it or not, we all have to follow guidelines and rules. Do your best to follow suit and finish what needs to be done. Afterward, you may find more freedom to act independently without consequences. Exercise patience and diligence as needed today.
Chances are that you’ll feel upbeat and positive today, Pisces. Consider sharing this energy with those around you who are feel-ing less than content. Your attitude can have a profound effect on friends, partners, spouses, and children. Even neighbors and ex-tended family can pick up on your spirit without you even real-izing it. Share your optimism with everyone you can today. If you see someone hurt or angry.
Feeling the effects of today’s energies, Virgo? Take heart if this is the case, because the end of the tunnel isn’t as far away as it seems. Do your best to take things one step at a time and see about making some plans for a little fun this evening. Get together with friends or take in a movie. Help yourself feel better by staying busy and focused and follow up with some recreation. Before you know it, the aspect will pass and you’ll be back to normal.
Don’t discount your ability to be extremely resourceful if you need to be, Aries. If you don’t have everything you need or all of the required information, take time to think. Who can you ask? What places can you access? Who might know where you can find what you need? Rather than panic because the pieces aren’t all there, instead make a list of contacts and go for it. Trust in yourself.
Try not to let today’s blues get you down, Taurus. While it’s true that some days can seem to drag on, the busier you are the faster time will pass. Get down to finishing any work still before you and then make plans for tonight. If there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, not only will things seem to speed up but you’ll feel better knowing it’s coming.
Dare to be different, Gemini. It can be so easy to fall into a drill. Sleeping at the same time, eating at the same time, wearing the same style, and going about work the same way day after day. Be-fore you know it, you feel like you’re in a rut. The only way to get away from this is to make a decision to break free by doing some-thing unique. Try a new haircut. Wear colors that are unusual for you. If the need is there, consider a new career. Pursue expansion.
If your lifestyle is considerably different than that of others, re-sist feeling self-conscience about it today, Cancer. Try to remember that you chose the life you have for specific reasons. Even if you’ve come to a point where you’re considering a change, there’s no need to feel badly, ashamed, or embarrassed about where you are now. Everyone has to make his or her own way. If this conforms to the norm, that’s fine. If it doesn’t, that’s fine, too.
An enhanced feeling of determination could motivate you today, Leo. Finish the things that aren’t complete and make some plans for this evening. Don’t hesitate to take on something that feels compli-cated or big. Chances are you’ll be able to handle most anything and it will feel great when it’s finished. Enjoy your day by making the most of opportunity.
Himachal river tragedy: Nature’s fury hampers rescue operations
Kichloo chairs high level meet to give fillip to Mineral, Coal
industriesSRINAGAR, JUNE 11: Min-ister of State for Industry and Commerce, Mr. Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo Wednes-day said that efforts are being taken to give fillip to Minerals and coal industry in the State.The Minister was review-ing the pace of progress of J&K Minerals at a high level meeting here.MLA, Kalakote, Mr. Rash-paul Singh was also pres-ent in the meeting.During the meeting, it was given out that 13000 tonnes of coal valuing Rs. 7 crore is available for sale at Kalakote coal mine.The Minister directed the Managing Director J&K Minerals to put extra ef-forts for proper marketing of the coal so that resourc-es could be generated to a greater extent for the cor-poration.The meeting also dis-cussed various issues re-lating to workers working in the coal mine.The Minister approved enhancement of project allowance from Rs. 125 to Rs. 300 in favour of eligible workers of coal mines. The Minister directed the MD to conduct DPC on regular basis to encour-age dedication among the coal workers. He also directed for submission of all pending SRO 43 cases for approval.The meeting also dis-cussed issues regarding opening of new mines, status of consolidated and daily rates work-ers and enhancement of dearness allowance besides other issues and was given out that all pending demands would be considered in a time bound manner.
Daily Zabarwan TimesEDITORIAL/ OPINIONEDITORIAL/ OPINIONDaily Zabarwan TimesSrinagar, Thursday 12 June 2014
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Atleast learn a lesson now
As the elections to the State Assembly are nearing, the Con-gress and Nation-al Conference have
once again started to enact the same drama of blaming each other for the recent debacle of Lok Sabha Elections and are as usual using very abusive and filthy language against each oth-er. In a recent statement one of the very senior leaders of NC termed Congress as leaches and said that there can be no pre-poll alliance with that par-ty. Even Congress leaders have made it public that there will not be pre-poll alliance between the two political entities. How-ever, one fails to understand as to what is common between the two now and what was earlier? When one analyses the two par-ties, both are totally different in their ideology, approach, politi-cal philosophy. One of them is a state level party and represents supposedly regional aspirations of the people where as the other is a national level party, hardly representing the regional inter-ests of the people except to grab the power by hook or crook. Na-tional Conference has been till recently a sole proprietor of the people of Kashmir as it has nev-er thought them or treated them more than slaves that too bond-ed ones. The Congress Party has either manipulated the elections whenever held and rigged them through their stooges to the max-imum and if that was not possible it joined National Conference or for that matter PDP to rule the roost. National Conference first in the name of plebiscite and then as pro nationalists which they some-times claim completed the task of betraying the general masses. Now these parties without being ashamed of their past and with-out taking any solid steps to heal the wounds of people are again enacting the same age old drama. Infact these parties which are in coalition should have learned a lesson of their life and should have introduced so many initiatives which could win the people and restore their lost credibility. The recent defeat should have worked as a life saving drug for them and they should have gone all out and utilized the remaining months to dedicate themselves for the ser-vice of people. Instead of that, they are again stooping down to very low and doing a disservice to the people and their own parties. If the two coalition partners do not wake-up, the next assembly elec-tions will white wash them total-ly and it will take them years to recoup.
Love like you never be hurt, sing like there is nobody lessoning, and live like it is
heaven on earth
Qoute of the day
William. W. Purkay
Daily Zabarwan TimesEDITORIAL/ OPINIONEDITORIAL/ OPINIONDaily Zabarwan TimesSrinagar, Thursday 27 February 2014
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Protecting Wildlife
Daily Zabarwan TimesEDITORIAL/ OPINIONEDITORIAL/ OPINIONDaily Zabarwan TimesSrinagar, Thursday 13 February 2014
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Let legislators be as parliamentar-ians as they are expected to be
The Largest Tribal Religious Congregation at Sammakka
Sarakka Jathara Sammakka Sarakka Jathara or Medaram
Jathara is the largest tribal religious congre-gation in the country. The biannual Jathara takes place at Medaram village of Tadvai Mandal in Warangal district, in Telangana
region of Andhra Pradesh. Approximately one crore devotees are expected to take part this time at the Jathara to be held between February 12 to 15, 2014. A little festival of tribal’s in a small village has become a major pilgrimage in the last six years. This festival is held to get the blessings of goddesses Sammakka and Sarakka. It's believed that in those 3 to 4 days of the Jathara, goddesses’ real presence is felt. With the Jathara nearing, arrangements at Medaram village have also been picking up speed. It might be noted that about 80 lakh pilgrims had taken part in the Jathara last time.The Sammakka Jathara was declared as a state fes-tival by Andhra Pradesh government in 1998. Dev-otees in large number from neighbouring districts and different states including Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odessa, Maharastra, Karnataka and Jhar-kand participate at the Jathara. People offer banga-ram (gold) in the form of jaggery of a quantity equal to their weight to the goddesses and take holy bath in Jampanna Vagu (stream). It is a festival with no Vedic or Brahmanic influence.Jampanna Vagu is a tributary to River Godavari. According to the history, Jampanna is the tribal war-rior and the son of Tribal Goddess Sammakka. The Jampanna vagu took his name as he died in a bat-tle fighting against Kakatiyan Army in that stream. The Jampanna vagu is still red in colour believed to be with the blood of Jampanna (Scientifically the red colour of the water is attributed to the soil composi-tion). Devotees believe that taking a holy dip in the red water of Jampanna Vagu reminds of the sacrifice of their gods who save them and also induces cour-age into their souls.
The actual festival begins in the month of Magha, on Sudha Pournami (full moon day) evening when Sarakka (in the form of vermilion) would be tradi-tionally brought from Kanneboyinapalle, a neibhou-ring village in the forest, and placed on a gadde, an earthen platform raised under a tree. By next sunset, the main goddess Sammakka (in the form of vermil-ion) will be brought from Chilukalagutta. There are two gaddes (platforms) separately one for goddess "Sammakka" and other for goddess "Sarakka". They are represented by bamboo sticks smeared with tur-meric and vermilion (Pasupu and Kunkuma). Since time immemorial, there is a huge tree standing on Sammakka gadde.Hundreds of people who are often believed to be possessed by the goddess come here dancing ecstat-ically throughout their journey. People believe that Goddesses Sammakka, Saralamma fulfill their de-sires with their divine and miraculous powers.Couples visit to pray to the goddess to bless them with children. Many pilgrim pay their promises made to goddess during the Jathara, by offering jag-gery, calf 's, coconuts and donations in cash etc. Pil-grims take bathe in Jampanna stream to get purified and absolve from sins.When the priests bring out the ochre box and oth-er relics from a hidden forest location, there is great tumult with frenzied beating of drums, blowing of trumpets and full throated yells. It is said that during the festival a huge tiger prowls around peacefully.According to a tribal story, in the 13th century some tribal leaders who went for hunting found a new born girl (Sammakka) emitting enormous light and playing amidst tigers. She was taken to their habita-tion. The head of the tribe adopted her and later she became the saviour of the tribals of that region. She was married to Pagididda Raju, a feudatory tribal chief of Kakatiyas, who ruled Warangal area. She was blessed with 2 daughters and one son namely Sarak-
ka, Nagulamma and Jampanna respectively.After sometime, there was a severe drought that lasted for years and as a result the mighty Godavari River dried up. Pagididda Raju didn't pay tribute to King Pratapa Rudra. In turn king Pratapa rudra sent his army to subdue the tribals and collect the tribute. Then a War was fought between tribal chief Pagididda Raju and Kakatiya army on the banks of "Sampenga Vagu" (Jampanna Vagu). The Koya army fought valiantly but could not withstand the well equipped Kakatiya army.Though fought valiantly Pagididda Raju, his daughters Sarakka, Nagulamma, son in law Govinda Raju lost (husband of Sarakka) lives in the battle. Later Jampanna also dies in Sampenga Vagu (after renamed as Jampan-na Vagu in the memory of his heroic fight against well trained Kakatiya army).Upon hearing this news Sammakka also enters war and fights and causes lot of damage to Kakatiya army. Surprised by her Bravery and Valour the Kakatiya Prime Minister visited war ravaged Koya kingdom with proposal of peace and offered Sammakka a place in the emperor’s harem as the chief queen. Sammakka turned down the offer and resolved to continue the fight to avenge the dead. The battle continued and Sammakka was seriously wound-ed. Sammakka told her people that as long as they remem-bered her, she would protect them. Then, she cursed the Kaktiya dynasty to perish and with that wounded body proceeded towards Chilakala gutta and disap-peared in the forest. The grieving Koyas searched for their queen all they found were a red ochre box (a container of vermilion), her bangles and the pug marks of a huge full grown tigress, exactly the same place where she was found as an infant by the koyas. The Kakatiya dynasty came to an end very soon. Since then the Koyas, Waddaras and other Indian tribes and castes have been hold-ing festivals in memory of Sammakka and Sarakka regularly.
GSI has made phenomenonal contributions in the mineral sector and is carrying out systematic investigation for mineral re-source assessment of the country in geolog-ically potential areas through modern and
sophisticated exploration methods involving modern geological mapping techniques, geomorphological and lineament mapping through study of satellite imageries, aero and ground geophysical studies and geochemical mapping. As part of this GSI has initiated extensive pro-gramme of modernization on the advice of the Parlia-mentary Standing Committee on Industries, and as per guidelines laid down by an Expert Panel on Moderniza-tion of GSI. The modernization programme is aimed to improve the regional exploration for assessment of natu-ral resources by infusion of latest state of art technology. The technology infusion envisaged during the 12th Five Year Plan period is” Ø Strengthening of the state of the art equip-ment in chemical laboratories like ICP-MS, ICP-AES to match world standard in precision and also facilitate log-ical conclusion of mineral exploration within scheduled time.Ø Modernization and augmentation of equipment for ground geophysical survey like multi-channel gam-ma ray spectrometry, multi frequency EM system etc.Ø High-end petrological instrument for diamond, strategic and PGE exploration.Ø State of the art drilling machine (reverse circula-tion, hydraulic etc.). In order to improve the quality of exploration for miner-al resources of the country, following equipment / instru-ments were procured or in the process of procurement as per the plan: § Airborne surveys including airborne magnetic, electromagnetic and gamma-ray surveys have proved quite useful in identifying first order target areas
worldwide and may be used as direct tool in exploration. The airborne survey is strengthened by procurement of heliborne multi-sensor airborne survey system compris-ing on board sensors like magnetic, gravity, time domain electromagnetic (TDEM) and gamma ray spectrometry and hyper spectrometry. § Application of geochemistry to mineral exploration, adopting conventional as well as advanced geochemical techniques, in soil surveys, stream-sediment surveys, vapour surveys and bedrock surveys has proved useful in detection of dispersion ha-loes of hidden ore bodies. To strengthen the geochemical exploration GSI has upgraded its regional laboratories by procurement of sophisticated instruments like ICPMS, EPMA etc. for low detection analytical determinations particularly for elements like gold, PGE, rare earth etc. § Application of time-tested geophysical techniques in locating concealed deposits is considered as one of the most effective exploration tools. Ground geophysical survey is being strengthened by procuring new sophisticated instruments like Multi electrode resistivity-IP unit, multi frequency EM profil-ing unit etc. § GSI has procured magneto telluric (MT) instru-ment to strengthen its geophysical survey over Indian craton to image the sub continental lithospheric mantle (SCLM). The outcome of the survey will enhance the scientific knowledge of the deeper parts of the earth and will help to model the process of craton formation more accurately which in turn will help in targeting concealed ore bodies/kimberlite bodies (KCR) § GSI carries out offshore surveys and mineral re-source evaluation in the EEZ and TW. To strengthen the marine survey GSI is procuring one deep Ocean Going Research Vessel from M/s Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea. This will help in assessing the mineral/nat-ural resources present in EEZ of our country.
The details of technological upgradation with adequate instrumental back up is as follows: o In the field of Thematic Geological Mapping (TGM), the technology infusion that has been envisaged includes: Field Laptop, or Table PC, Mapping GPS unit, GSI Portal, mobile mapping vans with portable gener-ator.o In view of completion of systematic geological mapping over the country, an Integrated Thematic Map-ping (ITM) has been visualized with required technol-ogy infusion that includes: Ground Penetration Radars [GPR], shallow drills, deep drills, Electron Probe Micro Analyzer etc.o As a redressal measure for effective analytical output with lower detection limits of geochemical sam-ples, augmentation of the state of the art instruments such as ICPMS, AAS, XRF and DMA, in the laboratories of GSI has been incorporated.o In the field of geophysical mapping, the technology infusion that is being proposed includes high precision gravimeter and total field magnetometer. · For hyperspectral mapping, Space borne and Airborne Hyperion data with specific spectral range (necessary for geological objects) are to be procured and utilized. In this context, it is contemplated to have a con-tinuous acquisition of hyperspectral data in collabora-tion with ISRO/ NRSG/NNRMS. · To enhance the pace of drilling and qual-ity/reliability of subsurface information, it is necessary to induct improved techniques and equipment such as reverse circulation drilling with inbuilt system for con-trolled deflection of borehole path and adopting a com-bination of coring and non-coring operations in a single borehole. Rotary Air Blast (RAB) drilling which is fastest and cheap method is also to be inducted. State of the art drilling machines such as reverse circulation, hydraulic rigs, etc., are in the process of procurement.
Latest Technique in Mineral Exploration Technology Infusion envisaged during XII Five Year Plan Period
The unfortunate happenings in the Legislative Assembly are in no way conducive for
the constitutional bodies like legis-latures which are symbolic of dig-nity, Parliamentarian behaviour, statesmanship and political ma-turity of the society as a whole. The dent such incidents cause to democratic institutions are fatal and uncalled for. India is the larg-est democracy of the world which symbolizes the deep rooted phi-losophy of supermacy of constitu-tion and democratic foundations which provide solution to every problem through negotiations and by sitting across the table. The leg-islatures which enact laws to guide the whole nation and the states should really look as the bodies of decency and patience and not like the state Assemblies or Parliament is looking for the past few days. If the constitutional bodies are not allowed to function, how can they fulfill the aspirations of the people whom they represent and whose eyes are always fixed on them for the solution of their problems. The legislators are elected by the peo-ple with a purpose and if that pur-pose is not served then what is the fun of wasting cores of rupees on holding the elections. The Govt. should also behave as responsible as it should be. It should allow the opposition to pose the problems of the people so that a solution is carved out. If the Govt. tries to si-lence the opposition then what is the fun of sitting in these august houses. The real test of democracy comes when the opposition rais-es the public issues and the Govt. patiently listens and tries to solve them. The present session is per-haps the last but certainly the last Budget session, hence it is im-perative for both opposition and Govt. to take maximum benefit of the time and utilize it for the wel-fare of the people. Now as the Lok Sabha Elections are nearing, the code of conduct will be in force, hence the developmental aspect has to be kept in mind. Both op-position and Govt. has to go to people who will judge them on performance and what they are doing in the state legislature. It is the duty of the people’s represen-tatives to solve them with best of their capabilities and the unfortu-nate incidents in which two mem-bers of the Assembly had to suffer physically should not be allowed to be repeated. The language and gestures used is the past and also on many occasions by some mem-bers do not suit the parliamentar-ianism, and statesmanship.
Himalayan range is not only most fascinating & spec-tacular but also a natural
wonder of the earth which is the richest in habitat of animal life. One third of the mammal species are liv-ing in the lap of Himalayan moun-tain range. Jammu & Kashmir has variety of geographical regions, climate and vegetation which are a delight to the wildlife enthusiasts and tourists. The richness of Hima-layan range is a boon for the state economy. But unfortunately with the population explosion, rampant poaching, shrinking forests due to construction, wildlife is deplet-ing very fast. Out of 15 prominent wild life species unluckily owing to human interference five species have been declared critically en-dangered including Hangul, Musk Deer, Markhor, Snow Leopard and Brown Bear. The forest area, the natural habitat of wild animals, is being encroached by human habi-tation which includes construction of roads, buildings, industrial hous-es, tunnels, railway tracks & sense less felling of trees. All these factors pose a potential threat to wild life and a number of wild life species are vanishing with every passing day. Besides this the use of pesticides for agriculture and horticulture pur-poses contaminated water adds to this tragedy every day. The contam-inated water increases toxicity in the animals and results in ailment which causes untimely death of birds, fish and animals. The shrink-ing of forest cover by ruthless cut-ting of trees, timber smuggling and other factors are the main cause of death of animals as they do not get sufficient food and therefore die of starvation.Though World Wildlife Fund is making all out efforts to save the endangered species by including them into Red Data Book, the state government must also take care of the natural habitat of these endan-gered species. The duty of the con-cerned department does not end by organizing some functions during wildlife week starting from 2nd October but constant and effective measures should be made by wild-life protection staff. They should be given advanced training in pro-tecting the wildlife. Apart from this awareness, campaigns must be initi-ated to create consciousness among the people regarding the fall of the number of wildlife species. Though some clubs have been set up but their number is negligible in view of the magnitude of the problem. Moreover the poachers and wood smugglers should be severely pun-ished so that a strong message goes across that nothing will be tolerat-ed against the destruction of forests and forest life.
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