Zabarwan Times E- Paper English 14 August 2014

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 13: Full dress rehearsals were held at all the district and Tehsil headquarters of the Kashmir Valley in connection with the 67thIndependence Day cel-ebrations.At Srinagar, in connection with 67th Independence Day celebra-tions 2014, Divisional Commission-er, Kashmir, Mr. Rohit Kansal after unfurling the national flag, inspect-ed the parade and took salute at the march past of full dress rehearsal at Bakshi Stadium here today.The march past was presented by the contingents of JKP, JKAP, IRP, CRPF, BSF, ITBP, Women Police, State Disaster Response Force, Fire and Emergency Services and school children of various educational in-stitutions besides contingents of Forest Protection Force also took

part in the march past.A variety of colourful cultural pro-grammes were presented by stu-dents of Educational Institutions in collaboration with Information, Youth Services and Sports Depart-ments and Cultural Academy of Art, Culture and Languages.On the occasion, Director General Police, Mr. K. Rajendra, Additional Director General of Police, Mr. S.M. Sahai, Inspector General of Police, Mr. Abdul Gani Mir, Deputy Com-missioner, Srinagar, Mr. Farooq Ahmad Shah, Director Information, Mr. Tasaduq Jeelani besides other officers were also present.At Baramulla, a colourful full dress rehearsal was conducted at Govern-ment Degree Collage, Baramulla to-day. Deputy Commissioner,

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Srinagar, Aug 13 : Two days after Government of India (GOI) assured to resolve Kashmir issue un-der the ‘ambit of Humani-ty’ and to hold peace talks with Pakistan, separatist camp here has been invit-ed to New Delhi ahead of the foreign secretary lev-el talks between India and Pakistan.According to the KNS reports, the separatist leadership here including Huriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has been invited to Pakistan High Com-mission at New Delhi on August 19.Mirwaiz when contact-ed confirmed the reports stating that he received the call on August 10 by the Pak high commission-er Abdul Basit and he has been invited to New Delhi to hold meeting with the Pak officials ahead of the foreign secretary level talks between India and Pakistan.Mirwaiz while welcoming the move stated that Paki-stan wants feedback from Kashmir’s resistance camp about the ground situation of Kashmir be-fore it could hold talks with Indian government

over the issue. Huriyat (M) chairman told KNS that on August 19, he will visit New Delhi to attend the vital meet. He added that the foreign secretary level talks be-tween India and Pakistan is a welcome step and that both the countries must come forward so that the core issue is addressed sans any further delay in accordance to the aspira-tions of the people of Jam-mu and Kashmir.Huriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Geelani has according to reports re-ceived the telephonic invitation by Pak high commissioner Abdul Ba-sit. The Huriyat veteran has been invited to attend the meeting on August 19. However, Huriyat Confer-ence (G) spokesman Ayaz Akbar told KNS that no final decision has been made whether to take part in the meeting or not. He said that the con-glomerate will take the final call over the issue after the consultations.Huriyat Conference JK senior leader Shabir Ah-mad Shah told KNS that he has received the invi-tation from

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Srinagar, Aug 13: Police had to use force against the students in the South Kashmir town of Kulgam Wednesday when they opposed and protested against the rehearsal of August 15 function in the Degree College premises stating that their class work got affected.According to the KNS correspon-dent, the delegation of the students met principal of the college asking him that the rehearsal

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Srinagar, Aug 13: The state gov-ernment here is all set to regularize the services of daily wagers that are around 40 thousand in number in Jammu and Kashmir with the 10 days deadline set for the same.Top government sources told KNS that the formalities for the regu-larization of the daily wagers have been completed with the formal an-nouncement likely to be made with-in coming 10 days.Sources informed further that the chief minister Omar Abdullah him-self will make the announcement.

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Govt to regularize daily wagers

Rehearsal parade took ugly turn in Kulgam

Police used smoke shells, detained protesters

CM to make formal announcement

Management firm on maintaining asset-quality: Chairman

Srinagar, Aug 13 : J&K Bank today posted a net profit of Rs 130.05 crore for the quar-ter ended June 2014.The Bank announced its reviewed finan-cial results for the quarter ended June 2014 today following the approval of its Board of Directors at a meeting held here at Corporate Headquarters.The Bank's operating profit for Q1 is Rs 447.52 crore as against Rs 480.99 crore re-corded during the corresponding period of previous year.The Deposits grew by 8.62 percent for Q1 to stand at Rs 63651.94 crore as against Rs 58601.09 crore for Q1 FY 13-14. The ad-vances have increased by 13.11 percent to Rs 44430.73 crore from Rs 39282.20 crore

as recorded during the corre-sponding period of the previ-ous year.The total business of the Bank is up by 10.42 percent when compared with the corre-sponding period of the previ-ous year.The bank’s Non-interest in-come improved to Rs 130.99 crore in the quarter under re-view as against Rs 92.23 crore recorded during the corre-sponding quarter of the previ-ous year, while as net interest income stood at Rs 637.69 crore as against Rs 654.89 crore.The Gross NPA ratio of the bank stood at 4.16 percent for the quarter, while as the Net NPA ratio is 2.18 percent. The NPA Coverage ratio stood at 55.08 percent.

The Net Interest Mar-gin (NIM) remained good at 3.63 percent as against 4.20 percent recorded for the corre-sponding period of the previous year.The Capital Adequacy Ratio of the bank un-der BASEL 11 is 13.28 percent as on June 30, 2014.During the quarter, the bank added 18 Business Units and 25 ATMs to its expanding network across the

state.The chairman of the Bank Mushtaq Ahmad said that maintaining a strong and clean balance sheet has

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Pampore, Aug 13: A cop and a civilain was killed when suspected militants attacked a police vehicle near Galandar Pampore in South Kashmir’s Pul-wam district on Wednes-day night. Police sources told CNS that unidentified gunmen resorted to indiscrimi-nate firing on a police vehicle near Galandar Pampore. The DySP from 11th Battalion IRP Ab-dul Hamid according to sources escaped unhurt while two cops includ-ing Head Constable Mu-hammad Yaqoob and Mehraj-u-Din sustained injuries. They were shift-ed to nearby hospital for treatment where accord-ing to police one of them

sucumbed to his injuries in the hospital. Police said that a ci-vilian Manzoor Ahmed Qasab son of Ali Muham-mad resident of Awanti-pore who was driving a Sumo was hit by bullet that resulted in his on spot death. Sources said that mil-itants managed to flee from the spot after the strike while Army per-sonnel from 50 RR, SOG, CRPF and police person-nel cordonned off the area. Massive search op-eration was going on till the last reports. Pertinently, militants attacked a BSF convoy injuring 9 soldiers includ-ing an

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Baramulla, Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone unfurled the na-tional flag and took salute at the march past presented by JKP, JKAP, CRPF, Fire and Emergency Services, NCC and school children besides Army Band partici-pated in the march past. Cultural programmes were also presented.On the occasion, Senior Superintendent of Police Baramulla, Additional Deputy Commissioner Bara-mulla, senior officers of civil administration, Police department and huge gathering participated. Cultur-al programmes were also presented.At Anantnag, a full dress rehearsal was held at Gov-ernment Degree College Anantnag (Boys). Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, Mr. Bashir Ahmad Khan took salute on the march past presented by contin-gents of JKP, JKAP, IRP, CRPF, NCC and school chil-dren. Cultural programmes were also presented.At Budgam, full dress rehearsal was held at District Police Lines, Budgam. The Deputy Commissioner, Budgam, Mr. Manzoor Ahmed Lone unfurled the na-tional flag and took salute at the march past presented by JKP, JKAP, CRPF, Fire and Emergency Services, NCC and school children. Cultural programmes were also presented.At Kupwara, a full dress rehearsal was held at Dis-trict Police Lines, Kupwara. Deputy Commission-er, Kupwara, Mr. Itrat Hussain Rafique took salute on the march past presented by contingents of JKP, JKAP, IRP, CRPF, NCC and school children. Cultural programmes were also presented.At Pulwama, full dress rehearsal was held at District Police Lines, Pulwama. The Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama, Mr. Sajad Ahmad Khan unfurled the na-tional flag and took salute at the march past presented by JKP, JKAP, CRPF, Fire and Emergency Services, NCC and school children. Cultural programmes were also presented.At Shopian, full dress rehearsal was held at Sports Stadium, Shopian. The Deputy Commissioner, Sho-pian, Mr. Bashir Ahmad Bhat unfurled the tricolour and took salute at the march past presented by JKP, JKAP, CRPF, Fire and Emergency Services, NCC and school children. Cultural programmes were also pre-sented.At Kulgam, a full dress rehearsal was held at Govern-ment Degree College, Kulgam. The Deputy Commis-sioner, Kulgam, Mr. Nisar Ahmad Wani unfurled the tricolour and took salute at the march past presented by JKP, JKAP, CRPF, Fire and Emergency Services, NCC and school children. Cultural programmes were also presented.At Bandipora, a full dress rehearsal was held at S.K. Sports Stadium, Bandipora today. The Deputy Com-missioner, Bandipora, Dr. Shah Faisal inspected the parade and took salute on the march past presented by the contingents of JKP, JKAP, IRP, CRPF, NCC and the school children.Variety programmes being presented on the Indepen-dence Day were also selected and for this purpose, a committee of the experts from various departments had already been constituted.Officers from civil administration, police and army besides public representatives and senior citizens were present on the occasion.At Ganderbal, a full dress rehearsal was held at Madri Meharban Stadium, Ganderbal. The Deputy Commis-sioner, Ganderbal, Mr. Sarmad Hafeez unfurled the tricolour and took salute at the march past presented by JKP, JKAP, CRPF, Fire and Emergency Services, NCC and school children. Cultural programmes were also presented.Officers from civil administration, police and army besides public representatives and senior citizens also participated.At Karnah, full dress rehearsal was held at Mini Sec-retariat, Tangdhar by the Sub Divisional Magistrate Karnah, Mr. Zahoor Ahmad Mir followed by the in-spection of parade and march past presented by the contingents of JKP, JKAP, NCC and other security forces besides students from the educational institu-tions.At Handwara, a similar full dress rehearsal was held at DPL Handwara by the Additional Deputy Commis-sioner Handwara followed by the inspection of parade and march past presented by the contingents of JKP, JKAP and other security forces besides students from the educational institutions. SSP Handwara and oth-er officers of the departments were also present on the occasion.The cultural programmes were presented by the Art-ists of Information Department and students of differ-ent educational institutions.Officers from civil administration, police and army besides public representatives and senior citizens were also present on the occasion. (GNS)

venue be shifted to some other place as their academ-ics is getting affected.Later reports informed that there was some verbal dual between the college principal and the students after that they started raising pro-freedom slogans. The students also raised slogans against the college principal.The students moved out of the college premises and took to streets in large numbers. Police later foiled the protest march resulting in the stone throwing. Soon the protesting Students pelted stones on police who used tear smoke shells against them. Reports maintained that several have been injured during the clashes while as some have been detained by the police. (KNS)

State government asked the various departments to submit the information of the daily wagers till June 30. The state finance department cleared 56213 cases against the total number of 59594 cases. The reports informed KNS that there are 25977 dai-ly wagers engaged in the Public Works Department (PWD) out of which 25536 cases have been cleared for the regularization with 441 persons still in the pend-ing list. Forest department had 7717 daily wagers and 7088 cases have been cleared so far. Agriculture and rural department had 3339 cases out of which 3144

have been cleared with more than 195 still in limbo. Housing and Urban development department had 1822 cases of such nature and the details reveal more than 460 are pending. There were 4857daily wagers engaged PDD out of which 2325 have been regularized while as cases of 2532 are yet to be looked into. Estates department had 489 cases out of which 446 have already been cleared by the govern-ment. The autonomous corporations of the state had 9614 registered number of daily wagers among which 1481 cases have not been approved so far due to pend-ing information by the parent departments.Meanwhile, Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC-Q) Abdul Qayoom Wani told KNS that he had a detailed meeting with the chief minister Omar Abdul-lah in the recent past wherein CM assured the resolu-tion of the issues pertaining to the state employees at large including the regularization of daily wagers and removal of the pay anomalies. (KNS)

necessitated higher provisioning during Q1 thus put-ting pressure on profits.He said: “This led to a sharp dip in our profits even though little late than many of our competitors and peers in the banking sector.However, we would continue with our growth mo-mentum in the coming quarters and maintain our profitability along with net interest margin (NIM) during the current fiscal.Since we all know that the country is yet to come out of economic slowdown completely; thus asset-quality pressures on banks have not abated even during the first quarter of current financial year. As such banks had to go for higher provisioning on account of fresh slippages to NPA category and additions to restruc-tured assets.So, strict focus of the bank for the next couple of quar-ters will be on asset quality monitoring and mainte-nance till the economic situation in the country im-proves. Meanwhile, the bank shall continue to expand its branch network with focus in increasing low cost deposits and scaling up the flow of credit to priority sector in order to boost lending to agriculture and al-lied activities besides retail handicrafts and SME sec-tors.” (KNS)

Srinagar, Aug 13 : Secre-tary to government Hous-ing and Urban Develop-ment Department Satish Nehru reviewed the progress of Dal Conserva-tion Project on 13-08-2014 with the officers of J&K Lakes and Waterways De-velpment Authority in the meeting Hall of LAWDA.According to statement is-sued to KNS, the VC LAW-DA gave a detailed brief of the different component of the Project followed by a power point presentation by Secretary of the Au-thority on various activi-ties and achievements of LAWDA made so far and details of activities by the Divisional offices in their respective sectors. The meeting was presented the detailed project report about relocation of house-boats to Dole Demb.A comprehensive project envisaging top of the end infrastructure facilities with sanitation units for clusters of house-boats, green areas, fancy bridges, battery driven motor transport,electri-fication,viewing decks and other infrastructure is proposed to be created a Dole Demb to develop it as an exclusive place for promotion of high end tourism, overseeing Kralasangri hillock and Taj Vivanta.It was decid-ed that work on the Proj-ect will be immediately started and the funding for the purpose would to begin with be accom-modated under State Plan. The financial tie up for the complete Project would however be tak-en up by the Secretary HUDD on 18th August

2014.It was decided that the development of in-frastructure at Doledemb would be taken up imme-diately so that the reloca-tion of houseboats is com-menced before the start of the next tourist sea-son. The area occupied by the houseboats near Dalgate shall be dredged out for increasing the open space of the lake from Boulevard. It was also decided that four additional motor boats shall be purchased by the Authority.Secretary HUDD along-with the team of officers later visited Khimber and Taki Shangrishi to inspect the conserva-tion / anti erosion mea-sures like plantation Gabion check dams, Re-tard lines, Loose boul-der check dams, earth-en bag embankments and earthen contour bunding. The Secretary HUDD was informed that 18 lac plants have so far been planted in 10 Micro Watersheds es-tablished by the Author-ity. Besides 90590 cum of LBCDs, 30068 cum of Gabion Check dams, 32260 cum Retard lines, 472 Hacs of Silva Pasture, 22 No’s of public toilets/ culverts have been con-structed in the catch-ment area as entry point activity. Further 62 Hac of Quarry has been also stabilized by fencing. Mr. Satish Nehru Secretary, HUDD desired that the option of plantation of alternate species besides Robinia, Prunus, Ulmus should be explored in the catchment areas. (KNS)

Secretary HUDD reviews Dal Con-

servation progress

Srinagar, Aug 13 : Chaos and un-certainty is prevailing over the Central University of Kashmir with the Ministry of Human Re-sources and Development (MHRD) keeping the appointment of varsi-ty’s Vice Chancellor in limbo since May 2, 2014.President of India is the Visitor of all Central Universities and MHRD provides secretariat service for appointment of Vice-Chancellor, Visitor’s nominee on the Execu-tive Committees, Courts, Selection Committees by the Visitor and also examines each matter that comes up for Visitor’s consideration and orders. The Central University of Kashmir (formerly known as the Central University of Jammu and Kashmir) was established in March 2009 under the Central Uni-versities Act 2009. The Universi-ty offers MBA, M. Sc. I.T. and M. A. English courses, which com-menced from the Transit Campus

from August 25, 2010.According to the reports received by KNS, Professor Abdul Wahid Qureshi retired as the VC CUK in February this year. Sources told KNS that names of three aspirants were later proposed for the post of the VC and the file was sent to Min-istry of Human Resources Develop-ment (MHRD) for further action. MHRD had to send the file to the president for the final nod but so far reports informed that the file is gathering dust at MHRD office- af-fecting the functioning of the CUK here at large.The three names that were selected as the aspirants for the post of the vice chancellor at central univer-sity of Kashmir include Prof Mo-hammad Amin Sofi, Prof Khurshid Andrabi, and Prof Mehraj-ud-din.Sources told KNS that since the names were recommended to MHRD but no action has so far been taken over the appointment

of any person on the prestigious post- making the smooth function-ing of this knowledge hub tougher. The reports informed KNS that Central universities which would have a new vice-chancellor are: Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Punjab, Ra-jasthan and Srinagar.It was informed before the general elections that the exercise for the appointment of VC is being fast-tracked because the parliamentary election are round the corner and therefore the HRD ministry wants to hasten the vice-chancellors’ appointment before the elections are notified. 12 vice-chancellors of Central universities demitted office by February end. In Feb-ruary 2009, 15 vice-chancellors of newly-created Central universities were appointed through an adver-tisement including Prof Wahid Qureshi for Central University of Kashmir. (KNS)

Appointment of VC for CU in limbo from 3 months

File sent to MHRD on May 2, waiting for President’s nod

Srinagar, May 27 : At the time when they are most needed in Kashmir to fill governance vacuum, almost all the Cabinet minister of Omar Gov-ernment have preferred to keep their vote bank intact in their respective constituencies rather than to attend civil sec-retariat.A Visit to civil secretari-at on Wednesday painted a dismal picture of the power corridors. “Man-tri Sahab Jammu main hain” the minster is in Jammu said a peon out-side official chamber of senior congress leader and minister.Similarly when KNS Cor-respondent visited an-other Congress minister chamber, it was locked and the peon of this min-ister said that “Sahab Ji Yaha nahi aaye bhut din say”--he has not come here from several days.“Work in the depart-ments involving public dealing has come to a grinding halt. Though higher ranking officials reach the offices but are not able to work in ab-sence of the in-charge Ministers. You need the presence of Ministers if you want to do some work,” said a Secretariat official wished anonymi-ty.

Unable to bear the enor-mous pressure and work load without the minis-ters sources informed that some of the high ranking Secretariat of-ficials prefer to go for leave or do not attend of-fices on some or the other pretext.The visitors and the workers of the NC Con-gress expressed displea-sure over the functioning of the Ministries. “I came here from Uri to meet Fisheries minister Mano-har Lal but the officials told me that he has not attended his office from last four days. Minister first promises lot and then fails to deliver the same. The Civil Secre-tariat reminds me of the Governor's Rule, it pres-ents the same picture, no public representative and no public,”Imran Ahmad Khan of Bijhama Uri told KNS.The number of visitors to the Civil Secretariat has considerably gone down due to absence of Minis-ters from the Civil Secre-tariat. Meanwhile sourc-es said that even the NC ministers chose to stay away from the civil sec-retariat on one pretext or the other causing great inconvenience to the liti-gants coming from far off places. (KNS)

Secretariat gives deserted look

Ministers Prefer constituencies to their secretariat chambers

Jammu, Aug 13: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Mr. Sham Lal Sharma has called for attitudinal change in the mind set of people to pro-tect the rights of women folk in the society so that they can contribute in the socio-economic de-velopment of the country without any fear.Expressing concern upon increase in crime against the women, the Minister said that harsh laws are not the solution of such problems but “we have to deal with this sensitive issue by creating social awareness in the minds of people elaborating the significance of the wom-en in our male dominated society, he added.Speaking at a function as a chief guest organized by Director Health Services Jammu in collaboration with Sub District Hospi-tal Akhnoor & Chowki Chaura, here today Mr. Sham said that govern-ment has made every ef-fort to strengthen health services in rural and far-flung areas during the five and half years.He said that government is committed to provide all basic amenities to the people for which various developmental projects are being implemented. He said that equitable development of all the regions with special at-tention to the rural areas has been accorded high priority.

Maintaining that ASHA’s are playing vital role in further improving healthcare services, the Minister said that these ground level functionar-ies have played greater role in containing the mother/infant mortality rate. Mr. Sham stressed for implementation of NRHM to develop target-ed areas in such a way that it would provide better health care ser-vices in the rural areas, besides creating neces-sary infrastructure at the grass roots level as per the guidelines.The Minister said that the Ayurvedic system of medicines is gaining global popularity for its non toxicity and metic-ulously oriented results. ‘ Maintaining that Jam-mu and Kashmir State has huge potential for herbal cultivation owing to its diverse climatic conditions, the said that efforts will be made to en-courage more and more people especially youth to take up this type of cul-tivation. Mr. Sham said that the decreasing sex ratio in the country is alarming and added that menace of female foeticide if not checked will have a dev-astating impact on the sex ratio. He hoped that the dignitaries present spread the message of curbing the female foeti-cide thus help promoting balanced sex ratio.

Sham calls for attitudinal change in mindset of people to protect women rights

Srinagar Aug 13 : National Confer-ence has said that PDP’s silence on the incident of its candidate from Sonawari and District President Bandipora Yasir Reshi barging into J&K Bank Branch Sumbal and assaulting the Branch Manag-er was shameful. National Con-ference has also stated that J&K Bank leadership should have filed an FIR over this incident and should not have succumbed to political pressure and influ-ence to shield the PDP leader, especially after the Branch Man-ager clearly disclosed the ordeal and Reshi’s outrageous behav-ior.National Conference Spokes-man Junaid Azim Mattu has said that while Mehbooba Muf-ti was quick to come out on the streets if there were accusations against leaders of other parties, her double standards had been exposed in her decision to re-main silent on acts of indecen-cy, violence and harassment by leaders belonging to her own party. “These are brazen dou-ble-standards. Is PDP giving out a message to the people of this State that their leaders have been given the right and politi-

cal patronage to assault people, barge into government offices and banks and harass civilians who refuse to be coerced into submission? PDP wants to start a new phase of Ikhwani-Raj in the State”, the NC Spokesman said. “Apparently the PDP candidate from Sonawari was demanding a Bank Overdraft in violation of set norms and procedures from the J&K Bank Branch Manager at Branch Sumbal. Once denied, Reshi abused and assaulted the Branch Manager and threatened him of dire consequences. There are witnesses to this incident – of both the abuses hurled at the Manager and of the assault on him by Reshi and his mus-cle-men who were accompany-ing him. This episode is eerily reflective of the time when PDP leaders looted and plundered the State and made it the most cor-rupt State in the country with-in a remarkably short period of three years. Now they have started bank-heists and raids to indicate their intentions”, the NC Spokesman said while de-manding the sternest of punish-ments for the PDP leader so that

an unambiguous example is set.The NC Spokesman said that civilians of Sumbal-Sonawari were reeling under the obnox-ious suppression and harass-ment of muscle-men patronized by PDP, some of who have con-nections with some elements in the security forces as well. “The media’s silence on this issue is also sad. A crime or an act of im-propriety should not be treated differently depending on the po-litical affiliation of the culprit. This is great injustice with the people. The dignity of a Bank Employee has been violated and he has been abused and humili-ated by a person who aspires to represent the people of the area. Why is the media shielding him? Why hasn't J&K Bank filed a po-lice complaint and taken a stand in favor of its own Manager who related the whole ordeal in the media?” the NC Spokesman asked.Junaid said that National Confer-ence has always and will always condemn such incidents irrespec-tive of the political leanings and affiliations of the culprits and the party would not allow PDP to patronize and encourage a ‘Goon-da-Raj’ in Jammu & Kashmir.

PDP’s silence on Yasir Reshi shameful: NC‘Why these brazen double-standards? Why is Media silent?’‘J&K Bank should file an FIR. No reason to shield, pardon Reshi’

Assistant Commandent on Monday night. The re-sponsibility of that attacke was claimed by militant outfit Hizbul Mujhadeen. A police handout said that Wednesday evening mili-tants fired upon a police vehicle at Galander in the ju-risdiction of Police Station Pampore. Two police per-sonnel and a civilian got injured. All the injured were shifted to hospital for treatment. The civilian and a policeman succumbed to the injuries. The area has been cordoned off and search of the area has started. Meanwhile, Hizbul Mujhadeen while claiming the responsibility of the pampore attack said that such attacks would continue in wake India’s independence celebrations in Kashmir. Operational Spokesperson Hizbul Mujhadeen Baleeg-u-Din told CNS on phone that its Highway Squad carried out the Pampore at-tack while Mujhadeen managed to reach their safe destinations after the attack. He further claimed that it were Hizb guerellas who killed the Railway Pro-tection Force personnel Rajinder Singh in Pulwama and siad that the rifle of the deceased cop was also santched by the Mujhadeen after the attack. Hizb Operational Spokesperson further told CNS that the civilian at Pampore was killed in police firing Hizb Mujhadeen only attacked the cops. (CNS)

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In yet another direct attack on the Narendra Modi government, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said there has been an “alarming increase” in commu-nal incidents since it came to power and asked partymen to resist its “authoritarian and sectarian” ten-dencies.

“It is our task to play the role of a vigilant Opposition, to stand up for the values and policies of the Indian National Congress, and to resist the authoritarian and sectarian tenden-cies of the new government as it tries to get its way in Parliament.

“This we have begun to do, I believe, with increasing effective-ness,” Gandhi said addressing the first meeting of the Congress par-liamentary party in the new Lok Sabha.

Stepping up her attack on the BJP on communalism, she alleged that since the BJP has come to power there has been an alarming increase in number of incidents of communal violence.

“We have had hundreds of in-

cidents of communal violence and rioting in Uttar Pradesh, in Ma-harashtra and a number of other States. In addition, there have been other subtle but pernicious signals of intolerance,” Gandhi said telling the partymen “our work is cut out for us.” She acknowledged that It has been a “challenging time” for the Congress pary.

But at the same time, she noted “the process of rebuilding and re-storing the confidence of the public in the Congress Party has begun.” “We have been reduced in numbers to an all time low in the Lok Sabha. But we have not been reduced in spirit,” Gandhi said telling the par-tymen that the work of Congress is in Parliament, in public forums across the country, in our media and in the streets and homes of ordi-nary Indians everywhere.

With Congress still not getting the post of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha apparently weighing on her mind Gandhi said,”but Parlia-ment is not the only forum avail-able to us. If each of us has to be an

effective Congressman and woman, we must also work to maintain and strengthen the grassroot connec-tions to the voters that has brought us here.”

Gandhi also accused the Modi goverment of “stealing” the ideas of UPA and “borrowing” its pro-grammes as it has “nothing new to offer”.“The lesson of these ten weeks is that the BJP has nothing new to offer the country. They at-tacked us without principles and they are now governing us without policies. Well, they are welcome to steal our ideas. They are welcome to borrow our programmes.

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Let them even continue to blame us for their own failures, as they have been doing,” she said.

Attacking the government over issues including price rise and un-employment, the Congress presi-dent said,”Prices are rising across the nation, hurting the ordinary housewife, the college student, the worker, and particularly the unem-ployed and deprived.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati ruled out an alli-ance with Mulayam Singh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party, saying he is hand in glove with the Bharatiya Janata Party, according to reports.

Mulayam had said he will con-sider joining hands with Mayawa-ti’s party if Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad mediates, media reports had said ear-lier on Wednesday.

“For these two Yadavs power comes before self-respect, but for me self-re-spect comes before power,” ANI quoted Mayawati as saying.

She said there is no ques-tion of allying with anyone in UP adding that her party will contest elections alone.

Bypolls for 12 assembly seats in the state are due shortly.

“People of UP are fed up of SP and now they are also fed up of BJP. Only BSP can rule the state well,” said Mayawati.

On Monday, Lalu Prasad had appealed to Mulayam and May-awati to team up to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in

Uttar Pradesh, where the saffron party had won a spectacular 71 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats.

Mulayam was responding to questions on the suggestion made by Lalu Prasad.

Former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar shared a dais at a rally in Hajipur

on Monday after 20 years of bitter political rivalry as they launched a joint campaign for the upcoming assembly polls, scheduled for Au-gust 21.

Coming together to form a front against BJP’s “communal” and

“decisive politics”, Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar had said the al-liance would save the nation from disintegration.

Earlier, BSP leader Sudhin-dra Bhadoria had said “People of UP will never forgive SP for their misrule. They should apologise for this”.

The BJP reacted sharply to the SP supremo’s state-ment.

“We could sense from BSP MLAs behaviour in UP as-sembly that they are ready to be B-team of SP,” BJP’s Lax-mikant Bajpai was quoted as saying by ANI.

JD(U) welcomed Mulay-am’s response to consider an alliance with Mayawati.

“We will have to expand the Bihar experiment across the country,” JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav told reporters

outside Parliament.The SP was reduced to five Lok

Sabha seats - all of which were won by Mulayam’s family members - in the Lok Sabha elections while the BSP, in its worst performance ever, failed to win even a single one.

Amid a controversy over the independence of the judiciary, the National Judicial Appointments Com-mission Bill, 2014, was passed unanimously in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.The bill will replace the colle-gium system for appointing judges.Chief Justice of In-dia RM Lodha had defended the collegium system of appointing judges. Speaking out against a “sustained campaign” to discredit the judiciary, Justice Lodha had said he was one of the first to be appointed by the collegium system.He admitted the system had limita-tions but said that “to carry on a campaign because of allegations against one or two judges is unfair”.The government said on Tuesday that while it favoured the independence of the judiciary, the “sanctity and supremacy” of Parliament was equally important as it reflected the aspirations of the people.Responding to a debate on the bill in Lok Sabha, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government had “no inten-tion” of interfering with the powers and authority of the judiciary and was only acting to have a “fair procedure” to appoint judges to the higher judiciary.Dismissing suggestions that the government was rushing the bill — which seeks to set up a six-member commission to recommend names for the higher judi-ciary — Prasad said four attempts had already been made in the last 20 years.

Mayawati rejects Mulayam’s alliance proposalLok Sabha passes bill to change process of appointing judges

ANEW DELHI: A total of 308 communal incidents were reported in the coun-try in the first six months

of this year of which 56 have taken place in Uttar Pradesh, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju said 51 communal incidents have

taken place in Maharash-tra till June this year, 44 communal incidents have taken place in Karnataka,

33 incidents have taken place in Rajasthan, 32 inci-dents in Bihar and 26 inci-dents have taken place in Gujarat. Rijiju said of the 823 communal incidents in 2013, a total of 247 com-

munal incidents have tak-en place in Uttar Pradesh, 88 in Maharashtra, 84 in Madhya Pradesh, 73 in Karnataka, 68 in Gujarat, 63 in Bihar and 52 in Raj-asthan. The minister said of the 668 communal in-cidents that took place in 2012, 118 occurred in Uttar Pradesh, 94 in Maharash-tra, 92 in Madhya Pradesh, 69 in Karnataka, 60 in Andhra Pradesh, 57 in Gu-jarat, 56 in Kerala and 37 in Rajasthan.runachal BJP congratulates RijijuNew rebel group UPLA killed SP: DGP10,000 additional troops, choppers for anti-Naxal operationsPun-ish militants who killed woman for resisting rape, Centre.

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected suspended Guja-rat IAS officer Pradeep Sharma’s plea to transfer probe of cases against him from Gujarat Police to CBI.

The top court had on Tuesday re-served its order in the case.

The apex court had refused to go into the snoopgate controversy at the very beginning of the proceedings.

Advocate Sunil Farnandes, appear-ing for Sharma, had submitted that his client was being targeted by the Gujarat government because his elder brother, a senior Gujarat cadre IPS of-ficer, did not toe the line of state gov-ernment in many cases.

The state government refuted the al-legations levelled by Sharma and said that he was himself under surveillance because of various alleged illegal finan-cial transactions.

The bench, at the end of the hear-ing, assured Sharma that justice will

be done like the apex court has done in various Gujarat cases.

“We are not concerned about which government has come or gone. We will not fail in our duty. This court has done a great work in many Gujarat cases. I have also been party to such judgment. We are not concerned about the personality,” the court had said.

The apex court had on May 12, 2011 taken strong exception to the submis-sions of Sharma aimed at tarnishing the image of Modi and directed him to delete those paragraphs from the peti-tion. The bench, at the end of the hear-ing, assured Sharma that justice will be done like the apex court has done in various Gujarat cases.

The IAS officer is facing five crimi-nal cases including his alleged involve-ment in land scam registered against him since 2008 in Rajkot area. He had approached the apex court seeking transfer of cases against him to CBI.

308 communal incidents till June this year

SC rejects Gujarat IAS officer’s plea for transfer of probe to CBI

NEW DELHI: Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader and founder member Shanti Bhushan has questioned Arvind Kejriwal’s organizational skill and has said there is no internal democracy in the party, accord-ing to Times Now.

“He is great leader, a great campaigner but in my opinion he lacks the ability to organize party af-fairs,” Shanti Bhushan said adding, “AAP under him has failed to expand across India”.Speaking to Times Now, Shanti Bhushan said Kejriwal should depute organizational work to some one else who has time.The founder member also advised Kejriwal to consult other leaders on important issues.Arvind Kejriwal’s leadership has come under criticism from several oth-er party leaders including Yogendra Yadav. Arvind Kejriwal lacks organizational skill, Shanti Bhushan saysKejriwal admits mistakes, AAP to see big over-haulYadav a dear friend, will try to bring Shazia back: KejriwalSisodia ‘letter’ accuses Yadav of gunning for KejriwalAAP chief Kejriwal addresses auto drivers in DelhiArvind Kejriwal, AAP chief and ex-CM of Delhi, moves back to his Kau...Arvind Kejriwal in custody: Protest off but AAP will target Nitin Gad...Arvind Kejriwal: Yogendra Yadav a valued colleague, will also try to ...Campa Cola is State’s responsibility, says Shanti BhushanArvind Kejriwal questions Najeeb Jung’s conduct

Arvind Kejriwal lacks organiza-tional skill, Shanti Bhushan says

As an election campaign-er, Narendra Modi promised sweeping market reforms to revive India’s economy and put the country to work. As prime minister, he has dis-mayed admirers, apparently reverting to the script of the hapless government he de-feated.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to supporters during a public rally in Kar-gil.

To some of the economists and business leaders who as his campaign cheerleaders dared to dream of a Thatch-erite revolution, he seems not to be listening. Three months after his win, it is dawning on them that their views count for little.

“As of now, the momen-tum is lost. They might still recover it, but we have lost the moment,” said Bibek De-broy, a prominent economist who co-wrote a book laying out a reform agenda that the new prime minister himself launched in June.

Debroy told Reuters that so far there had been no signs of the promised change at institu-tions sapped by graft and over-

regulation that many Indians have grown to revile.

Back in the heady days of the election campaign, Modi and his supporters seemed much more in tune, all lam-basting the last centre-left government for years of waste

and policy paralysis and build-ing expectations of a regime of “minimum government and maximum governance” that would unshackle key sectors of the economy from the state.

But now there is a sense that the 63-year-old Bharatiya

Janata Party (BJP) strongman, who made his reputa-tion putting his home state Gujarat on a high growth path, has somehow stumbled in New Delhi.

To be fair, the government has a five-year term to achieve Modi’s goal of transform-ing India into an economic and military power able to withstand the rise of China on its doorstep.On Friday, Modi will make his first Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort in Old Delhi, and the ex-pectation within his party is that

he may use the occasion to an-nounce bold changes that have so far been absent.

According to economists at HSBC, the government has already moved with “unaccus-tomed alacrity” on a number of

fronts, such as opening up the state railways to foreign invest-ment and providing new guide-lines for a more streamlined bureaucracy.

“But the stuff that will lift economic growth over time ... requires deft and delicate han-dling,” they said this week, not-ing resistance to reform from the country’s states and the challenges of pushing legisla-tion through the Upper House of Parliament, where the BJP does not have a majority.won India’s biggest election man-date in three decades in May af-ter promising to revive growth that has fallen below 5%, chok-ing off job opportunities for the one million people who enter the workforce every month.He dangled the prospect of new roads, factories, power lines, high-speed trains and even 100 new cities. So far, there has been little movement on any of these gigantic tasks, which will require an overhaul of India’s land acquisition laws, faster en-vironmental clearances and an end to red tape.He has refrained from cutting food aid that is estimated to cost 1% of gross domestic product, or tackling costly welfare programmes.

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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.

Daily Zabarwan TimesEDITORIAL/ OPINIONEDITORIAL/ OPINIONDaily Zabarwan TimesSrinagar, Thurssday 14 August 2014

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Dialogue the best course for

better ties

When you have a good heart: You help too much. You trust too much. You give

too much. You love too much. And it always seems you hurt the most.

Quote of the day

The continuous firing on Indo-Pak borders and line of control has made the fate of the residents miser-

able. It is unfortunate that the improvement recorded during the past some years has been to-tally negated and the relations between the two neighbors has reached to all time low. The es-calation of hostilities between India and Pakistan is not a good omen for peace and stability of the sub-continent and if things are allowed to slip out of hands, these may reach at a point of no return. The whole interna-tional community has already expressed concern over the in-creasing cross border firing. On one side the cease fire vio-lations have created political uncertainty and have posed a threat to security of the two neighbors and on the other side the enormous hardships caused to common people living along side the line of control and In-do-Pak borders have created a situation which existed prior to the cease-fire agreement affect-ed in 2002. These unfortunate people have to go from post to pillar to save their lives and property which gets destroyed in the mortar shelling and in-termittent firing by the forces of the two sides. The two coun-tries should not allow the esca-lation but should sit together and use all diplomatic chan-nels to address the outstand-ing issues so that the present situation may not lead to full-fledged war which will not be in the interest of the two coun-tries in any way. The two coun-tries have fought wars in the past but they know that these wars only brought destruc-tion to the life and property in both the countries and yielded no positivities. Violence is no solution to the problems but can only bring miseries and grief besides creating an at-mosphere of hostilities which in no way can help in normal-izing the relations between the two countries who are both de-veloping nations and need each other to go fast on the path of development and economic stability. It is in the interest of both the countries to create peaceful conditions which will create friendly atmosphere in the sub-continent.

Daily Zabarwan TimesEDITORIAL/ OPINIONEDITORIAL/ OPINIONDaily Zabarwan TimesSrinagar, Friday 07 February 2014

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Lok Sabha elections- A confusing

political situation

As the elections are nearing the political parties are trying their best to form alliances before the

announcement of dates for Lok Sabha polls. The progressive al-liances led by congress, NDA led by BJP are already in busi-ness and are trying very hard to rope up more and more nation-al and regional parties in their fold. However there are possi-bilities of the formation of third front which has been a dream for Trinmol Congress, CPIM and Samajvadi party. Though Trinmol congress has already announced the pre poll alliance with CPIM but the Samajvadi party has made it clear that it is not interested in pre poll alliance but will join third front after the election results are out. It means that the party is aiming to derive more benefits from third front if the front is able to form the government and if Samajvadi party gets a good number of Lok Sabha seats. On the other hand the NDA has some strong allies in AIADMK Shiv Sena and Sher-omani Akalidal. The UPA led by congress is receiving jolt after jolt and its allies are distancing themselves from Congress which they fear has lost credibility due to certain scandals which sur-faced during the last about four years. When it comes to the real test the indications are that BJP may emerge as single largest party and may form the govern-ment with the help of its allies. However things are not clear as congress is a strong party and can bounce back to cause dents to NDA and can again emerge as a force to recon with. However the coming Lok Sabha election will tell the real story and the voters who have to exercise their democratic right will decide the fate of the national and regional parties. There is no doubt that the regional parties which rep-resent the aspirations of certain communities and regions have weakened the various central governments as they cannot dis-charge their functions according to their plans. The national par-ties who lead the governments become totally dependent on the support of original parties who exploit them and even black mail them when it comes to their own interests. It will be in the best in-terest of the country if one party emerges at least with a thin ma-jority and then gets support from like minded parties.