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Vol. 1 No: 161

IN BRIEFIN BRIEFKarnataka minister

sacked, MP suspended

NEWDELHI: The BJPgov-

ernment in Karnataka

Saturday struck at supporters

of former chief minister B.S.

Yeddyurappa by sacking

cooperation minister B.J.

Puttaswamy and suspending

Lok Sabha member G.

Basavaraj from the party. The

decision contd on page 2

Railways planto tackle fog

NEW DELHI: Gearing upfor foggy weather, Northern

Railway has chalked out a

detailed plan to ensure safety

of train movement. Senior

Northern Railway officials

said, the railway has already

announced cancellation of 13

trains from January 1 to

February contd on page 2

Haryana to buy 2,000MW power from BhutanCHANDIGARH: Haryana

Chief Minister Bhupinder

Singh Hooda would lead a

high-level delegation to

Bhutan from Dec 14 to 16 for

talks on the power purchase,

the official added. "Visit of

the chief minister to Bhutan

in connection with the pur-

chase contd on page 2

2000 police constablespromoted in J&K

SRINAGAR,DEC 8: The

Jammu and Kashmir Police

on Saturday promoted over

2000 constables. The promo-

tions were ordered by

Inspector General of Police

(Kashmir) SM Sahai, a police

spokesman said. He said 406

selection grade constables

were promoted to head con-

stables and 1659 constables

to selection grade level.

India to giveRs 11,295

crore to IMF

NEW DELHI, DEC 8:

Continuing its effort to mark

its arrival on the global stage,

India will provide Rs

11,294.6 crore to the

International Monetary

Fund's New Arrangements to

Borrow (NAB) facility.

Government on Friday

sought Parliamentary

approval towards this end.

Last year also India pro-

vided over $2 billion to the

IMF's fund to help bailouts in

Europe and other parts of the

world. As part of efforts to

overcome the global financial

crisis , in April 2009, the

Group of Twenty (G-20 )

industrialized and emerging

market contd on page 2

JAMMU, DEC 8: President

J&K National Conference

Dr. Farooq Abdullah congrat-ulated the party colleagues on

the coalition's convincing

victory in the recently held

Legislative Council elections

and urged them to keep the

momentum on and gear up

for the 2014 parliamentary

and assembly elections.

Addressing the Working

Committee members here Dr.

Abdullah said that National

Conference has always stood

for the principles of secular-

ism, communal harmony and

brotherhood and has always

fought against the divisive

forces and defeated them in

the state and shall continue to

do so in future.

He urged the party cadre

to strengthen the party and

take the message of the party

and the government to every

nook and corner of the state.

contd on page 2

SRINAGAR, DEC 8:

Kashmir Valley reeled under

intense cold following a dip

in the day temperatures due

to fresh snowfall in the high

altitude areas.

One inch of fresh snow

was recorded this morning at

the famous ski resort of

Gulmarg, the coldest place in

the valley, a MeT department

spokesman said.

It had witnessed nearly

two feet of snow earlier this

week, much to the delight oftourists visiting to experience

the white flakes from the

blue.

The peripheral areas of

Gulmarg and other high alti-

tude areas including Gurez,

Z-gali, Sonamarg, Amarnath

cave shrine, Peer Ki Gali and

Yousmarg hills also experi-

enced a renewed spell of

snowfall.

The sky remained over-

cast in view of the western

disturbance, resulting in a dip

in day temperatures over the

past couple of days, he said.

Srinagar recorded a maxi-

mum of 7.4 degrees Celsius

yesterday - the season's sec-

ond lowest so far. The lowest

maximum temperature here

was registered on November

29 when the mercury dipped

to 6.3 degrees Celsius.

However, the prevailing

weather conditions have

resulted in remarkable rise innight temperatures which set-

tled above freezing point in

most of the plains. Srinagar

recorded a low of 1.6 degrees

Celsius, compared to the sea-

son's lowest of minus 2.9 on

Tuesday. Gulmarg was the

coldest place in the valley

where the night temperature

settled at minus 3.4 degrees

Celsius, the spokesman said.

Leh contd on page 2

LUDHIANA: The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan

Singh Saturday said that he is confident that FDI

in retail will benefit the farmers and the con-

sumers. It will introduce new technology and

investment in marketing agricultural products.

Strongly backing the decision to allow FDI in

retail, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that it

would benefit thousands of farmers in India by

facilitating the introduction of latest technologyand sophisticated equipment in the agriculture sec-

tor.

Speaking at the golden jubilee convocation of

the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) campus

here, the prime minister said that the decision was

supported by the farmers of Punjab, the state that

is also known as food bowl of the country.

"Our decision to allow FDI in retail, which was

approved by parliament only yesterday (Friday),

was strongly supported by farmer's organisations

in Punjab. It will, I suggest, introduce new tech-

nology and investment in marketing agricultural

produce," he said.

"India, I sincerely feel, must take full advan-

tage of modern technology and the operational and

management experience of big supply chains in

the food retail business to make this happen. I am

confident that it will benefit our farmers, and the

consumers of our country."

In his address, Manmohan Singh urged the

agricultural universities and other institutions to

start working to meet the existing and future chal-

lenges in the agriculture sector.

"The future is rarely a linear extrapolation of

the past. Circumstances change and new chal-

lenges arise. It is therefore important to identify

the challenges of the emerging future and start

working right now to meet those challenges. It is

evident that several stress points have emerged in

Punjab's agriculture which needs to be addressed,"

he said."The sustainability of water use in agriculture

has emerged as a major problem in Punjab.

Exploitation of ground water far exceeds the rate

of recharge and that is leading to a steady decline

in the water table. This is clearly not sustainable.

"Similar problems exist in other parts of the

country, but they are most severe in Punjab, where

80 percent of the development blocks are now cat-

egorised as over-exploited," he said. The prime

minister also praised the results of the govern-

ment's National Food Security Mission. "The

National Food Security contd on page 2

FDI in retail will benefit farmers,enhance production: PM

NEW DELHI: The US gov-

ernment and corporate

America alike have wel-

comed the Indian parlia-

ment's approval of foreign

direct investment in multi-

brand retail, saying it would

spur investment in infrastruc-

ture and benefit the con-

sumer. "We believe direct

foreign investment in retail

will grow markets in India as

it has in China, Brazil, and

many other developing

economies," State

Department spokesman Mark

Toner said.

"As Indian officials have

pointed out, foreign direct

investment can create oppor-

tunities for small businesses,

for farmers, spur investment

in infrastructure, and bring

benefits to consumers," he

said. Asked how it would

increase US-India trade,

Toner said while he did not

have the numbers "a number

of US firms are obviously

keen to invest in the retail

sector of India, and obviously

I think will only deepen our

economic cooperation." The

US-India contd on page 2

FDI in Retail will benefit consumer,create opportunities: US

State Department spokesman Mark Toner.

DOHA,DEC 8: "Loss and

damage" could well emerge

as the make or break issue at

the Doha round of the climate

change talks. Loss and dam-

age refers to situations where

mitigation or emission reduc-

tion has failed and efforts to

adapt to climate change can

no longer be implemented.

As negotiators and minis-

ters worked well past mid-

night to resolve differences

on issues relating to the Bali

roadmap, it became clear that

developing and developed

countries were deeply divid-

ed on "loss and damage".

South Africa's minister for

water and environmental

affairs Edna Molewa has

been tasked by the Qatari

presidency to resolve the dif-

ferences on the issue. The

developing countries particu-

larly the small island states

and least developed countries

were firm on their demand

for an institutional mecha-

nism contd on page 2

UN Climate Change Negotiations 2012

Developing and developed countries

divided on 'loss and damage'

GAZA CITY: Hamas leader in exile

Khaled Meshaal made his first visit to

Gaza on Friday, kissing the ground and

saying he hoped he would one day die a

"martyr" in the Palestinian territory.

After his seven-vehicle convoy swept

across the border from Egypt, Meshaal

kissed Palestinian soil before embracing

Gaza's Hamas premier Ismail Haniya.

Green Hamas flags and the red,

white, green and black of the Palestinian

flag flew everywhere to mark the

unprecedented visit, timed to coincide

with the 25th anniversary of the Islamist

movement's founding.

Meshaal was accompanied by his

deputy Mussa Abu Marzuk and other

officials on a trip that came just two

weeks after the end of a deadly con-

frontation with Israel that began on

November 14 with an air strike that

killed Hamas military commander

Ahmed Jaabari.

Meshaal was taken to see the charred

remains of Jaabari's car, which had been

transported to Rafah on the Egyptian

border especially for the visit.

"I hope God will make me a martyr

on the land of Palestine in Gaza," he

said.

"This is the first time that I am com-

ing to Palestine in 37 years," said

Meshaal who is originally from a village

in the West Bank but went into exile

with his family after the 1967 Middle

East war, only returning for a brief visit

in 1975. Meshaal's delegation paid a

brief visit to a home destroyed by an

Israeli air strike contd on page 2

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Maldives takes overairport from GMR

MALE: Maladives has taken charge of Male airport from

GMR. Maldives government had scrapped the agreement

with GMR on the first of this month, saying that the agree-

ment was not in the interest of the country. Singapore

Supreme Court had upheld the right of Maldives to termi-

nate the 25 year contract. Officials said that there will be a

three-week transition period beginning yesterday at the end

of which GMR will stop operating contd on page 2

FINANCE MINISTER SEEKS EXTRAEXPENDITURE OF RS 32,120CRORE

JINDAL EXTORTION CASE:POLICE QUESTION ZEE CHAIRMAN

SUBHASH

CHANDRA

US EXTENDS EXEMPTIONSFOR INDIA,CHINA TO IRANOIL SANCTIONS

Key role for India inclimate tech transfer

India has acquired a key

role in technology trans-

fer for combating cli-

mate change after the coun-

try took a lead role in an

agreement for a mechanism

on transferring of expertise

to developing countries.

Technology Information,

Forecasting and Assessment

Council contd on page 2

Five EU nations pledgeavailability of funds

Aglimmer of hope

for a breakthrough

at Doha, where

nearly 200 countries are

negotiating a global

response to climate change,

were raised when five

European countries stepped

up to announce availability

of funds to the tune of near-

ly $7.86 contd on page 2

Farooq urges party colleagues togear up for the 2014 elections

Farooq Abdullah,Union Minister for new and renewable energyalong with party colleagues at party headquarter,Jammu.

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NEWS IN BOX

Free check up & surgicalcamp on Dec 12 &13

UDHAMPUR, DEC 08: Rotary Eye and ENT Hospital

Udhampur and Rotary Club Udhampur in collaboration with

Sewa-II Power Station Bani is organizing a free Eye check

up and surgical camp at Sub District Hospital Bani, district

Kathua on December 12 and 13. The main objective of the

camp is to screen the patients suffering from various eye ail-

ments. Free check up will be done by the expert Ophthalmic

Surgeon of Rotary Eye & ENT Hospital Udhampur.

Patients suffering from any type of eye ailments can visit

Sub District Hospital Bani to avail the golden opportunity at

their door step between 10AM to 2PM.

Patients selected for cataract surgery will be operated at

Sub District Hospital Bani. The patients will be screened on

December 12, 2012 and cataract surgery with IOL will be

performed on December 13, 2012.

NYK invites applications for awardUDHAMPUR, DEC 08: Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK)

Udhampur Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (GOI) has

invited applications from the registered Youth Clubs, Mahila

Mandals of district Udhampur for giving District Youth

Club Awards to outstanding Youth Clubs and Mahila

Mandals for the year 2012-13.

According to District Coordinator, Nehru Yuva Kendra

Udhampur, the activity period for considering of awards will

be from 31st April, 2010 to till date. The awards amounting

to Rs. 10,000 will be given to the Youth Clubs and Mahila

Mandal selected by the District level Selection Committee as

per the norms laid down in the guidelines.

The award will be given to such Youth Clubs and MahilaMandals who have demonstrably excelled in youth works in

different fields of development and done activities on litera-

cy, women empowerment, eradication of dowry, un-touchi-

bility, afforestation, health and family welfare besides taking

up of social campaigns, awareness drives on issues of local

and national importance in coordination with different agen-

cies and departments at different levels. The Youth clubs

must be registered under the society registration act 1860 or

corresponding act of the state. The last date for receipt of

application is December, 20, 2012.

Mir available at Winter SecretariatSrinagar from Dec 10

SRINAGAR, DEC 08: To address the grievances of the

people and to interact with them, Minister for Agriculture,

Mr. Ghulam Hassan Mir shall be available in the Winter

Secretariat, Srinagar from December 10 to 14, 2012 at 11

a.m.

Power shutdownJAMMU, DEC 08: In order to carry out the erection ofgantry structure at 33/11 KVR. Stn. Chatta, the power sup-

ply to Chatta, Bhour Camp, Old Satwari, Khandwal, Hakkal

and its adjoining areas shall remain affected on December 10

to 13, 2012 from 9 a m to 4 p m.

Meanwhile for carrying out the work of insertion of poles

in 66 KV Palli-Nagari tap line and embedding of guy rods

near Receiving Station Palli, the power supply to Nanan,

Palli, Barnoti, Nagri etc and its adjoining areas of 66 KV

Changran feeder emanating from 120 MVA, 132/66 KV Grid

Station, Kathua shall also remain affected on December 10,

2012 from 10 a m to 2 p m.

Similarly for carrying out the branch cutting of trees com-

ing under the line corridor of 66 KV Hatli village line and

tightening of its jumpers to avoid unnecessary trippings, the

power supply to Hatli Village and its adjoining areas emanat-

ing from 120 MVA, 132/66 KV Grid Station Kathua shall

remain affected on December 09, 2012 from 9 a m to 1 p m.

The shutdown is subject to fair weather conditions.

DPC Doda approvessupplementary BRGF plan

DODA, DEC 08:District Planning Committee (DPC) Doda,

which met here today under the chairmanship of District

Development Commissioner, Doda Mr. Farooq Ahmed Khan

approved the supplementary annual plan of Rs. 291.66 lakh

for the District under Backward Region Grants Fund

(BRGF) for the year 2012-13.

Chief Planning Officer, Dr. Yassir Balwan, Assistant

Commissioner Development, K.L Sharma, Chief Education

Officer, M.ARather, District Social Welfare Officer, Rakesh

Kumar besides XEn PHE, XEn PWD (R&B), Xen Irrigation,

Xen PDD and other district officers also attended the meet-

ing. The DDC asked the officers to work with added zeal and

dedication to further improve and strengthen time bound

completion of developmental activities in the district. He

directed the officers to focus on the completion of ongoing

works in the District .

Div Com for time boundwidening of National Highway

SRINAGAR, DEC 08: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir,

Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon Saturday stressed upon the con-

cerned officers to ensure timely disposal of land acquisition

and other revenue related cases for widening project of

National Highway. The Divisional Commissioner was

addressing a high level meeting convened here today to

review the pace of progress of the prestigious project.

Among others, the Deputy Commissioners of Anantnag,

Kupwara and Budgam, Additional District Development

Commissioners of Baramulla, Shopian, Bandipora and

Pulwama, besides Assistant Commissioner Revenue,

Kulgam, Pulwama, Kupwara and Shopian, Sub Divisional

Magistrate, Sopore and other concerned officers attended the

meeting. Threadbare discussions were held regarding the

land acquisition for widening of road at Lasjan and Pantha

Chowk-Zewan and about the issues pertaining to removal of

bottlenecks for the widening of the said road length.

Nano Nagle Folk Dance Festival 'UMANG' organizedJAMMU, DEC 08:

Presentation Convent Senior

Secondary School once

again provided a platform to

budding talent as it organ-

ized the Nano Nagle Inter

School Folk Dance Festival

'UMANG' here today in the

school auditorium.

On the occasion,

Inspector General of Police,

Jammu, Dilbag Singh was

the chief guest and Joint

Director Information

Jammu, Soujanya Sharma

was the guest of honour.

Speaking on the occa-

sion, the chief guest appreci-

ated the efforts of school

management for providing a

platform to budding talent.

He said that these activities

bring all-round development

of the students.

The talented participants

from various educational

institutions showcased their

talent and mesmerized the

audience with their graceful

dance moves. It was a feast

for the eyes as the partici-

pants brought alive the rich,

traditional India in front of

the audience.

The event was judged by

the veterans in this genre-

Ms. Kusam Tikoo, Producer,

Director, Choreographer;

Ms. Anuradha Seth Kohli, an

exemplary Vathak dancer of

national repute and Ms.

Romila Guleria, HOD,

Deptt. Of Music, GCW,

Parade.

The Rolling Trophy was

bagged by Present ation

Convent Senior Sec School

while second and third posi-

tions went to Army Public

School Domana and M. V.

International School respec-

tively.

The schools which partic-

ipated in the dance competi-

tion include Carmel Convent

School, Tiny Tots, K. C.

Public School, Banyan

International School,

Alexander Memorial

School, APS Domana, JK

Police Public School, APS

Akhnoor, Presentation

Convent Sr. Secondary

School, Model Academy, JK

Public School, SOS HGS, M

V International school.

JAMMU, DEC 08: An

Interactive Session on

Peaceful Resolution of

Jammu & Kashmir organized

by J&K Forum for Peace and

Reconcilation and J&K

National Peoples Party (Unit

of APHC) at the Press Club of

Jammu on Saturday, 8th of

December, 2012.

Senior All Party Hurriyat

Conference (APHC) leader

Mr. Syed Saleem Geelani,

besides Mr. Jatinder Bakshi,

were present at the Interactive

Session. Both Mr. Geelani and

Mr. Bakshi stressed it was

important that all outstanding

issues between India and

Pakistan, including Jammu &

Kashmir, be resolved at the

earliest in a peaceful manner

through dialogue process.

They expressed happiness

that India-Pakistan dialogue

process, including with refer-

ence to the resolution of

Jammu & Kashmir problem,

is making steady progress.

Mr. Geelani said it is good that

in this process, new begin-

nings have been made and

both the governments appear

to be keen to take the dialogue

process forward.

Mr. Geelani stressed that it

was important to get inputs

and feedback from the Civil

Society and the Intellectuals

for the resolution of the

Jammu & Kashmir problem.

The Interactive Session has

been organized specially to

reach out to these sections in

Jammu. Cross-LOC trade

between the two parts of

Jammu & Kashmir has been

an important component of

the ongoing peace and dia-

logue process. It is important

that the civil society and the

intellectuals work together to

analyse the benefits that have

accrued to the two sides and

the people of Jammu &

Kashmir who are at the centre

of it all.

Mr. Geelani said that facil-

ities for cross-LOC travel for

common people should be

improved. This will help

enhance travel by the people

which will lead to more peo-

ple from one side traveling to

the other and vice-versa. On

this also, he sought the inputs

from the people who had gath-

ered on the occasion.

Mr. Geelani said that

APHC Chairman Mirwaiz

Moulvi Umar Farooq is going

to Pakistan in the near future.

This inputs from the civil

society and intellectuals of

Jammu & Kashmir will help

and that is why they are

important. He said APHC

wanted to promote love,

peace, brotherhood and end

hatred among the communi-

ties and different people.

He said that ending misun-

derstanding among the differ-

ent regions of the State so that

a peaceful resolution of the

long standing problem of

Jammu & Kashmir can be

achieved is important.

He said improving the

atmosphere for enhancing

brotherhood, amity and under-

standing among the people is

of utmost importance.

Mr. Geelani said that he

had meet several Kashmiri

pundits and they have

demanded that they should be

allowed to visit Shardha Peeth

located in the Neelam Valley,

besides other religious places.

Mr. Bakshi said that during

his visit to Pakistan, many

people expressed the desire to

visit Jammu & Kashmir so

that they could visit the reli-

gious places here. Mr. Geelani

said that the APHC is very

keen that the Kashmiri

Pandits return to the Kashmir

Valley. He said that they will

do all to help facilitate the

return of the KPs, adding the

Kashmir society was incom-

plete without them.

Interactive Session on Peaceful Resolution of J&K

Activists of J&K Peace and Reconciliation and J&K National Peoples party during interactivesection on peaceful resolution of J&K at Press Club, Jammu.

IGP Jammu, Dilbag Singh along with other participants from various educational institutions duringNano Nagle Inter School Folk Dance Festival 'UMANG' at Jammu.

Holiday on Sher-e-Kashmirbirth anniversary

JAMMU, DEC 8: Taking

strong exception to the brazen

violation of government orders

to observe holiday on the birth

anniversary of Sher-e-Kashmir

Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah,

the National Secular Forum

(NSF) today demanded strict

action against all government

as well as private educational

institutions which remained

functional on Dec 5.

Addressing the media per-

sons here, Narinder Singh,

District president NSF said

that it was a brazen violation

by some private as well as

government educational insti-

tutions that they didn't

announce holiday on

December 5 when the entire

state was celebrating the birthanniversary of Sher-e-Kashmir

and former Chief Minister of

the state Sheikh Mohammad

Abdullah.

"The University of Jammu

had also conducted examina-

tions and Personal Conduct

Programme (PCP) classes on

December 5 despite the fact

that there was a holiday. Apart

from several private educa-

tional institutions were func-

tional and the education

department remained a specta-

tor to it," Singh said. The NSF

leader regretted that the gov-

ernment as well as private

institutions didn't honour the

tallest leader of the state who

worked for the welfare of all

sections of the society particu-

larly farmers.

"We demand that the state

higher and school education

departments should hold

inquiry into it and take legal

action against all education

institutions, including Jammu

University for defying the offi-

cial orders. The officials con-

cerned should be penalized so

that nobody dares to violate

government directive in near

future," Singh said.

Kerala's e-toilets,treatment plants to

help sanitise KashmirThiruvananthapuram, Dec

8 : An e-toilet manufacturer

from Kerala will install four

sewage treatment plants in

Jammu and Kashmir and two

customised toilets - one at

4,000 feeet at the Affarwat

Peak and the other at the Dal

Lake, the company said

Saturday.

Eram Scientific Solutions,

based here, has customised

the toilets according to

Kashmir's geography and

sub-zero climate.

Kerala Chief Minister

Oommen Chandy will

Monday flag-off the vehicle

loaded with the e-toilets and

treatment plants' equipment.

Jammu and Kashmir'stourism director had earlier

this year asked Eram to

design customised e-toilets

which can function in the

state's extremely cold climate.

The modified features of

the toilets include insulation

of the mechanical structure

with high density thermocol

and polyform insulated water

tanks to prevent freezing.

They also have anti-freeze

solution mixed water for

flushing and floor washing,

temperature-controlled water

heater in plumbing line of

faucet to provide mild hot

water, temperature controlled

room heater besides aero-tape

insulations in all plumbing

lines.

The e-toilet is a conver-

gence of web and mobile and

electronics technologies and

has automated door opening,

power flushing, automatic

closet washing and sterilisa-

tion, and automatic platform

cleaning mechanism, all

backed by SMS alerts to

inform the control room about

the status of water tank and

biogas plant in the event of

errors.

AKHNOOR, DEC 08:

Minister for Health & Family

Welfare Mr. Sham Lal

Sharma today said that

Coalition Government was

committed to empower the

Panchayati Raj Institutions

(PRIs) appropriately, for

which the process has already

been set in motion.

Addressing a large gather-

ing of Sarpanches and

Panches at Akhnoor today, the

Minister said that PRIs are

real ground level democratic

institutions responsible for

local area development and

Government is keen to further

strengthen them. He

expressed his gratitude for

extending whole hearted sup-

port to ensure the victory of

Coalition candidates in the

recently held elections,

adding that it shows the unity

of purpose among Sarpanches

and Panches and it is the vic-

tory of common man. He

stressed for maintaining the

same spirit and enthusiasm,

towards strengthening the

Coalition Government for

overall development of all

three regions of the State.

Urging Sarpanches and

Panches to play their crucial

role of supervising and moni-

toring the functioning of

Government institutions,

Sham said that Government

has issued instructions to all

departments to ensure active

involvement of the elected

representatives in formulation

of development plans. He

directed SDM, Akhnoor to

convene monthly meeting of

all sectoral officers,

Sarpanches and Panches to

ensure close coordination

between administration and

PRIs for achieving common

objectives.

Earlier, the Minister visit-

ed Government Boys Higher

Secondary School and Degree

College Akhnoor to take stock

of functioning and activities

in the institutions with direc-

tions to undertake immediate

repair and renovation work in

the existing infrastructure and

ensure better services and

facilities are provided to the

students. The minister also

interacted with the staff mem-

bers and students during his

visit. He asked the students to

take studies seriously and par-

ticipate in other co-curricular

activities and bring laurels to

the town.

JAMMU, DEC 8 : To

review day to day working

and have a firsthand experi-

ence of the way public griev-

ances are addressed, Deputy

Chief Minister Mr. Tara

Chand today took surprise

marathon tour of different

offices of Housing and Urban

Development Department.

During the day long tour,

offices of Jammu Municipal

Corporation, Housing Board,

Jammu Development

Authority and Directorate of

Urban Local Bodies were

inspected.

Stressing on time bound

redressal of grievances, Mr.

Tara Chand said addressing

public complaints and clear-

ing files of different nature

should be prime duty of the

officers and staff members.

He said mechanism has been

put in place for time bound

disposal of cases in offices

working under the

Department.

He said due publicity

should be given to different

online services offered for

the convenience of citizens

and each office should keep a

display board for giving

information to public about

the various projects and

activities of the office.

"Online portal of

H&UDD department is a

giant leap forward in the

direction of attending public

grievances in an effective

manner and people can now

avail a host of services

through it in a transparent

manner," he added.

Vice-Chairman, JDA Mrs.

Sarita Chouhan accompanied

the tour.

While reviewing working

of e-governance office of

JMC, the Deputy Chief

Minister expressed his dis-

pleasure on slow response of

the office toward different

services being provided

online adding that, real aim

of implementing online serv-

ices is to give a time bound

delivery of different services.

"We are committed to pro-

vide quality municipal serv-

ices and this can only be pos-

sible if officers as well as

staff become more respon-

sive to the demands of public

and come up to the expecta-

tions of city inhabitants," he

remarked.

Responding to the

demands of contractors of the

JMC, he said genuine issues

would be considered on pri-

ority.

During the inspection of

building permission section,

directions were issued for

prompt and time bound clear-

ance of cases which come up

for permission and status of

different building cases was

also reviewed. The staff was

directed to be vigilant while

issue permissions and only

those cases which fulfill

norms should get the permis-

sion.

Mr. Tara Chand while

inspecting office of the

Housing Board took keen

interest in working of differ-

ent sections and took a

detailed assessment of cases

being processed in the office.

He called upon the staff to

work with zeal and dedica-

tion and attend to their duties

with utmost sincerity.

At JDA office, the Deputy

Chief Minister inspected the

computerization of records

and reviewed status of differ-

ent cases.

While inspecting

Directorate of Urban Local

Bodies, Mr. Tara Chand said

that strict action would be

taken against those employ-

ees who are not punctual and

show laxity while performing

their duties. He said presti-

gious urban development

projects have been launched

and time bound completion is

very critical and those found

shirking from his duty would

be taken to task.

Later, while inspecting

progress at Sunjwan BSUP

project, the deputy chief min-

ister showed dissatisfaction

and directed the concerned

officers to speed up the pace

of work so that the project

gets completed within the its

time frame.

He said the project is

already running behind time

schedule and now efforts

should be redoubled for its

early completion.

Sham expresses gratitude to Panches foroverwhelming support in Council election

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STATE WATCH

By P. V. Swati:

Women's subordination is

not only due to male

domination but also due

to the basic economic and political

structures of society which again

are reinforced by the same male

domination. The essentially patriar-

chal state structure in the Indian

context and in fact in most Third

world countries was to some extent

influenced by their colonial past

which shaped the nature of the

independent states they eventually

culminated into. But in this context,

neither male domination nor impe-

rialism alone accounts for women's

subordination, but both act upon the

gender division, and are linked in

perpetuating women's oppression.

The impact of foreign domination is

an important factor in women's sub-

ordination, historically and in the

present. Adding on to this, women

who participated in the national

struggle were conditioned to sub-

sume all their concerns under the

national issues and it was not easy

for them to raise their issues when

the task of new nation-buildingwith comprehensive planning was

undertaken.

But, as it is evident even in the

independent India, challenging the

patriarchal ethos of the society has

never been the agenda of the state

itself. The gap between Nehru's

vision of modern and just India, and

the reality of women's continuing

subordination could possibly have

been explai ned if the planne rs,

along with Nehru, had no access to

any systematic information on the

position of women in the social and

economic system. However, this

was not the case. Even before inde-

pendence, there had been serious

efforts to collate the available infor-

mation on women's position in

India to recommend some measures

for rapid change. Various studies

were available documenting thesame. Their invisibility was clearly

more an outcome of the ideology

governing public policy relating to

women. Hence, women were

noticeably absent from the discus-

sions of development theory.

The recommendations of the

document entitled 'Women's Role in

Planned Economy' had been pre-

pared for t he Congress Party in l ate

1930s were well in purview of

Nehru. The WRPE report clearly

indicated that women's main

oppressors were the patriarchal

powers within the household, the

society and the economy.

In 1940 the National Planning

Commission (NCP) however signif-

icantly diluted the stance WPRE

had taken in their report in its influ-

ence on policy formulation regard-

ing women in independent India.

Thus, pre-independence stirrings of

a demand for women's economic

independence were effectively

silenced. The WRPE had envi-

sioned women being recognised as

workers in their own rights, earning

their own independent incomes; but

the initial legislative policies as

well as actual trends in the econo-

my indicated that they were being

further pressurised into becoming

subservient creatures of the house-

holds. Thus, as Ritu Dhawan states,

from its very inception the main-

stream Indian political economy

has been essentially abstract and

insensitive to gender inequality.

The official policies vis-a-vis

women in India's plans for develop-

ment continued to follow the

unproblematic tradition of regard-

ing them merely as targets for

household and motherhood-orient-

ed welfare services. The lack of

concern on the part of the planners

no doubt contributed to the further

deterioration in women's economicposition. Even the few changes that

took place in specifics sections of

the economy mainly went to re-

affirm women's continued subordi-

nation.

One of the elements that led to

the continued subordination of

women was that in the early

decades of planning in independent

India they were only looked at as

components of development. It was

simply assumed that the develop-

ment process with enable the trick-

ing down the benefits of growth and

it will eventually benefit women.

Thus, there was no effort to address

these continued inequalities of gen-

der. The inadequate presence of

women at the decision-making lev-

els and in the political bodies was a

result of it.

There was a singular lack ofappreciation of women's special

needs in governmental policies. In

the First Five-Year Plan, it was

under social welfare that 'women

welfare' has been specially dis-

cussed but was left to voluntary

organisations. Following this in the

Second Five-Year Plan women did

not even figure under social welfare

programmes, but f igure only under

Central Social Welfare Board

Schemes/Services. The Third Five-

Year Plan went only as far as to pro-

mote education for girl child and

Maternal and Child Health (MCH).

On the whole, in the social sec-

tor there are allocations and pro-

grammes in which women are

either presumed to be beneficiaries

or there is a reference to their prob-

lems but no attempt to deal with

women's issues and concerns.

Instead, there is only inclusion of

some services and programmes

catering to certain identified prob-

lems. Five-Year Plans thus, laid

emphasis on providing services for

women which would protect them

as a weaker section of society and

the services constituted mainly

health, education and related wel-

fare activities. The welfare

approach ensured that the policy-

makers and planners felt safe as this

did not threaten patriarchal, feudal

structures and at the same time

enabled them to say that they were

looking after all weaker sections

including women.

A more effective measure would

have required penetrating analysis

into the household asymmetrical

division of labour and power, over-

crowding of women in low skill

jobs, roots of difference in the edu-

cational background and working

experience between the sexes and

continued different socialisation of

boys and gi rls. And this is what t hepolity-makers did not want. They

clearly accepted the existing

unequal economic and social rela-

tions without questioning the 'why'

and 'how' of these relations. The

planners and policy-makers were

reluctant to question them though

these were contrary to the very con-

stitutional guarantee of social, eco-

nomic and political justice in the

Preamble and the Directive

Principle of State Policy. They dealt

with the specific problems of

women only through provisions of

welfare service. But, even in this

arrangement in times of financial

crisis welfare services were the first

to face cutbacks thus effecting

women the most. Thus, the welfare

policy approach and this low prior-

ity to women's programmes had

their origin in the basic ideologywhich treated women as only a

weaker section, a housewife and a

mother and hence with the lowest

claim on public resources.

The development plans did not

take into account women and their

concerns till the Committee on the

Status of Women in India (CSWI)

report. But, the report could go only

as far as to enable public policy to

marginally incorporate women's

concerns.

Public policy addressing

women's concerns must take note of

the need to challenge the old tenets

of patriarchal society and also

address fundamental questions

about the nature of their inequality,

of exploitation and subordination

and of the type of social change

necessary to eliminate them. But,

the welfare policy as reflected in

the Five-Year Plans till date contin-

ue to be based on classifying and

treating women as a weaker group

needing special material assistance

to bring them up to level of others.

By 1970s, it was evident that the

state was in crisis. It had failed to

integrate a large section of the

Indian population into the political

process and t o the benefits of eco-

nomic development, and it seemed

unlikely in the near future. It set

stage for rapid growth of the move-

ments. In the context, the CSWI

report helped in the formulation of

the voice and the revival of a new

and assertive movement.

The spur of the moment did lead

to new legislation regarding matters

concerning women workers,

adverse social practices, women's

equal rights and property rights,

etc. But these were seen followed

by ineffe ctual enfor cement and

inadequate administrative support.

New programmes were introduced

but these always had inadequateresource allocation.

Starting from early 1990s the

government of India adopted the

structural adjustment programme in

the backdrop of growing financial

crisis. The liberalisation, privatisa-

tion and globalisation of the econo-

my undoubtedly led to new open-

ings in the economy for women.

But, at the same time there was

severe unemployment in certain

sectors which were now mecha-

nised. The expansion in the

employment of women in other sec-

tions of the economy was due to

feminisation of work force. The

nature of organisation of their work

was still unfavourable. Due to the

increased informalisation of labour

most of the women were concen-

trated in unorganized sectors in

semi-skilled or unskilled jobs. Thecasualisation of their work led to

low wages, unstable environment of

work place and absence of job secu-

rity. Thus, the state policies still did

not take account of the structural

inequality in which women were

already placed before they enter the

wage market.

Besides, the entrance of women

into work place has not radically

altered women's domestic responsi-

bilities, nor has it generated major

changes in family support systems.

Even when women are employed

outside the confines of household,

they are essentially considered sec-

ondary workers. The process of

informalisation and casualisation of

employment are further oppressive

t o

women.

Work Participation Rate (WPR)

on its own cannot be an indication

of women's progress. Awhole range

of other factors have to be consid-

ered in determining women's socio-

economic position apart from their

statistical work participation.

Another trend of employment

women are involved in large num-

bers are part-time piece rate work.

Not only is t his pat tern of employ-

ment is extremely low paid and

unstable, the very existence of part-

time paid work is premised on

women's primary role within the

family, and therefore reinforces the

sexual division of labour that makes

women primarily responsible for

the home and the children. The

drawback is that state too has been

increasingly prescribing this line of

labour for women. In the recent

inauguration of 44th session of

Indian Labour Conference, Prime

Minister Manmohan Singh stated

that he regretted that women work

force in India is extremely low and

called for 'understanding the con-straints they faced balancing family

and work responsibilities'. Hence,

he emphasised on making provi-

sions for pat-time. Such continued

presumption of women as ess ential-

ly household creature and the atti-

tude of state legitimising it are

highly detrimental.

The continued differential cur-

ricula for boys and girls in schools

are an example of the design of

state policy shaping women's jobs

and earning, and reinforcing the

sexual division of labour. Besides,

governmental legislations like the

Minimum Wages Act or the Equal

Remuneration with all short-com-

ings do not touch the bulk of the

unorganised sector where the

majority of the women are

employed.

The gap between acceptance ofwomen's needs and concerns and

the policy, programme and resource

support continues even today. The

state through its policies appears to

be constantly aggravating and cre-

ating female subordination. Hence,

it is important to examine the ways

in which the state contributes to

women's subordination. The exami-

nation of the nature of policies

affecting various aspects of

women's lives lays bare the mecha-

nism by which policies reproduce

sexual divisions, the way in which

the issue of equality for women has

been defined by poli cy makers and

the effect of measures designed to

achieve greater equality between

the sexes.

Patriarchal Nature of Indian State

As Egypt plunges into violence and chaos,

the scenes that have been playing out

these past two weeks on the streets of

Cairo and elsewhere are eerily similar to those

from the heady days of the February 2011

'Revolution'. At that time, the Egyptian people had

come out by the thousands to oust from office a

long-serving autocrat and install a new a regime

that would uphold the freedom and aspirations of

the common man. Nine months and a new

President later, Egyptians are back on the streets

fighting that same fight, as their first democratical-

ly elected leader threatens to walk in the footsteps

of his dictatorial predecessor. On November 22,

President Mohamed Morsi assumed sweeping

powers over the executive, legislature and the judi-

ciary, and placed himself over any possible over-

sight. He declared that his presidential decrees

were final, and not subject to any appeal. It is pos-

sibly the biggest blow to the principles of the

Revolution, and it is ironical that the Declaration

was in fact made in the name of protecting the

Revolution - that too by a man who himself is the

product of that same upheaval. Against this back-

drop, it has been impossible not to wonder if Mr

Morsi has been positioning himself to be the next

'Pharaoh' of Egypt - like his much-derided prede-

cessor Hosni Mubarak, who too wielded absolutepower and suppressed individual rights and free-

doms. On his part, Mr Morsi has said that his

Declaration will be null and void once the

Constitution (that is presently being drafted) is

finalised. But even if that is the case, it still does

not explain the rushing need for such a drastic

measure in the first place.

What has made matters worse is the disgraceful

manner in which the President and his Islamist

supporters have railroaded through Parliament a

disputed draft of the Constitution - sections of

which militate against the core values of a liberal

democracy. For instance, the draft of the

Constitution, as it stands today, does not protect

the rights of women and minorities. It clamps

down on the freedom of the Press and is said to be

heavily tilted in favour of the hardliners. Little

wonder then that it had to be quickly passed by the

Islamist-dominated Constituent Assembly without

the participation of representatives of liberals,

minority Christians and women. The draft

Constitution is expected to be put to a referendumon December 15, but the Opposition, consisting

mostly of liberal secularists supported by the youth

and large segments of the public, wants it to be

shelved entirely, alongside the President's

Declaration.

However, with Mr Morsi staunchly refusing to

do either, the battlelines have been drawn between

the Islamists and the rest. For now, there is no

telling how the matter will resolve itself. The

Opposition is yet to decide on whether to campaign

for a no-vote or simply boycott the referendum.

The President has invited his rivals for a dialogue

but the Opposition has till now refused to talk

unless Mr Morsi promises to fulfill their two key

demands, making it unlikely for the deadlock to be

broken soon. In the meantime, t he world's largest

Arab nation continues to flounder on the path of

democracy as it becomes increasingly clear that its

new leader has lost the plot completely.

Egypt fritteringaway gains ofArab Spring

NEW DELHI: RJD chief Lalu

Prasad Yadav hit out at Chief

Minister Nitish Kumar over the

NDA government's claims on devel-

opment and asked why there were

demands for granting a special status

to Bihar if progress had been

achieved there.

Lalu also gave indications that he

was keen on going along with

Congress to fight against the BJP-JD

(U) combine in the next general elec-

tions.

"I am ready to do a sacrifice to

keep opportunistic forces at bay.

Congress is a secular party and I

have never tried to blackmail it," he

said.

On the future of RJD and other

regional parties, Lalu said, "It is an

era of regional parties and they have

their dominance in UPA also."

Prasad said every politician wants

to become the Prime Minister and

asserted that his party is still relevant

to the Centre, though it has not won

many seats. "Everyone in politics

desires to become the Prime

Minister. In Delhi too only power is

worshipped," Lalu said.

Targeting Kumar, he said no other

dispensation in the state had to face

such stiff opposition from the public.

Claiming that the development story

of Bihar is nothing but a media cre-

ation, Lalu said, "The NRHM scam

has taken place in Bihar. The roads in

the state were constructed by the

Central government and not by the

state. Some media houses are giving

undue credits to the Nitish govern-

ment."

On Nitish demanding a special

status for Bihar, he said the demand

was first made by the Rabri Devi-led

government. If Bihar has seen the

kind of development as claimed by

Nitish Kumar, then what is the need

to give it a special status?" he asked.

BIHAR

Lalu questions Nitish's demandfor special status to Bihar

DHARAMSALA: Hundreds of

exiled Tibetan students marched on

the streets Dharamsala in Himachal

Pradesh, and expressed solidarity

with the self-immolators, denouncing

the Chinese atrocities in their home-

land.

The surge in self-immolations in

China in protest over its rule in Tibet

has heightened tension in recent

months. Indian-based rights groups

said there had been a massive securi-

ty clampdown in Tibet and Tibetan

areas of China, and in some instances

protesters were beaten even as they

were ablzze. Dalai Lama has pressed

China to investigate the dozens of

self-immolations by Tibetans. Earlier,

the United Nations'' most senior

human rights official called on China

to address frustrations that have led

to Tibetans'' desperate protests,

including some 60 self-immolations

since March 2011.

Tibetan students on Friday partici-

pated in a silent protest, marching

through the streets carrying banners

and flags. Gylup Namgyal, a teacher

in a Tibetan school in Dharamsala

said that aim of rally is express soli-

darity with their compatriots who

have burnt themselves for the Tibetan

cause.

"We are doing this rally in support

of those self-immolations and also to

protest the Chinese to stop torturing

Tibet and to stop doing injustice in

Tibet," he said.

Students covered their mouth with

black clothes, symbolising a silent

protest. They also carried banners

appealing Untied Nation's interven-

tion in the matter.

Recently, the United Nation's

human rights officials called on

China to allow independent human

rights monitors to visit Tibet and

address deep-rooted frustrations.

However, top Chinese-appointed

officials said this would not happen.

China maintains that Tibet is an inte-

gral part of China and those other

countries hosting the Dalai Lama

amount to interference in domestic

Chinese affairs.

China has barred foreign journal-

ists from Tibet and prevented many

others from travelling to surrounding

Tibetan regions, making independent

verification difficult.

HIMACHAL PRADESH

Tibetan students protest inDharamsala to express solidarity PANAJI: Goa Police have

extended their patrolling

from beaches to hill slopes

used by tourists to trek from

one beach to another after

two foreigners were molest-

ed by domestic tourists on

one such route.

The Australian tourists

were molested Friday

evening by two separate

groups of domestic tourists,

who tried to waylay the

women and fondle them

while they were walking

from Anjuna beach to Baga

beach in north Goa connect-

ed by a scenic hill slope

overlooking the sea.

"They were walking

from one beach to another

when they were accosted by

these two groups. We are

investigating the matter,"

police inspector Vishwesh

Karpe said. He said hotels

and lodges in nearby areas

were being scanned to look

out for the four attackers,

based on the identity

described by the victims.

The two 24-year-old

tourists from Australia told

police that while in the first

instance, they had to push

aside one of the attackers to

make a getaway, in the other

case, a group of unidentified

Indian tourists ringed them

and tried to fondle them

while they were walking

from Anjuna to Baga.

This is not the first time

friction between domestic

and foreign tourists has led

to police complaints being

filed. Cases of male domes-

tic tourists harassing sun-

bathing foreign women or

even those dressed in beach

wear are often reported

through the tourist season

which begins in October and

stretches till March.

GOA

Police to patrol Goa hills following molestation

AHEMDABAD: In

Gujarat, the Election

Commission has directed

the state government to

transfer three police offi-

cers from Rajkot,

Porbander and state capital

Ahmedabad following

complaints received against

them. Quoting official

sources our correspondent

reports that the

Commission had received

complaints against sub-

divisional police officer of

Gondal in Rajkot district V

R Toliya and Sub-divisional

police officer of Porbandar

rural V N Chauhan. The

Commission has also

removed DCP, Ahmedabad

E division, Antrip Sood fol-

lowing complaints against

him.

GUJARAT

Gujarat polls: EC directs state govt to transferthree police officers

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Location: Amritsar, Punjab

Official Name: Harmandir Sahib

Founded By: Hazrat Mian Mir

Founded In: 1588-1601

Golden Temple is counted

amongst the most revered

pilgrimages of the Sikhs in

India. It is located in the Amritsar,

one of the most developed cities of

Punjab. Sikh devotees from different

parts of the country come t o Amritsar

to offer their prayers at the Golden

Temple, which is officially known by

the name of Harmandir Sahib. The

term 'Harmandir Sahib' has been

derived from two words, Hari mean-

ing 'God' and Mandir meaning

'Temple'. Thus, Harmandir literally

means the 'Temple of God'.

The site where the gurdwara now

stands was once the venue of a tem-

ple, surrounded by a small lake and a

thin forest. The nearby town of

Goindval served as the residence of

the third Sikh Guru, Guru Amar Das.

The great Mughal Emperor Akbar

used to come to the town to visit the

Guru. He got so much impressed bythe way of life in the town that he

allocated the revenues of several vil-

lages lying in the surroundings to the

Guru's daughter, Bhani, as a gift on

her marriage to Bhai Jetha.

Bhai Jetha went on to become the

fourth Guru of the Sikhs and cam e to

be known as Guru Ram Das. He

enlarged the lake surrounding the

temple and even constructed a small

township around it. The town initial-

ly came to be known as 'Guru Ka

Chak', 'Chak Ram Das' or 'Ram Das

Pura'. However, the full-fledged

town of Amritsar was developed

under the leadership of the fifth

Guru, Guru Arjan Dev. Hazrat Mian

Mir, a great Sufi saint of Lahore and

a friend of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, laid

the foundation stone of Golden

Temple in December 1588.It took approximately 13 years to

construct the monument and it was

completely ready and 1601. The

Afghans, under the rule of Ahmed

Shah Abdali, attacked Golden temple

and inflicted great damages on it.

Owing to this destruction, the gurd-

wara had to be substantially rebuilt

during the 1760s. The gurdwara is

situated in the middle of a small lake,

which is known as the 'Sarovar'. The

devotees believe that the water of the

lake has curative powers and call it

as Amrit (The Holy Water).

One can enter the gurdwara com-

plex through any of its four

entrances. The four entrances of

Golden Temple are suggestive of the

importance of acceptance and open-

ness in relation to human beings.

There is no restriction on people forentering the gurdwara. People of any

religion, color, creed or sex can enter

Harimandir Sahib. The only restraint

that has been applied is that a person

must not drink alcohol, eat meat,

smoke cigarettes or consume any

drugs while inside the premises of

the shrine.

Just like in any other gurdwara,

people entering the Golden Temple

have to cover their heads as a sign of

respect. They are also required towash their feet in the small pool of

water before entering the sanctum

sanctorum. Built on a 67 sq ft. square

platform, Harmandir Sahib covers an

area of 40.5 sq ft. At the end of the

walkway is Darshani Deori (an arch),

with a doorframe that is approxi-

mately 10 ft in height and 8ft 6in in

breadth. The door panes are adorned

with artistic style and lead to the

ramp taking to the main building.

13 feet wide 'Pardakshna' (cir-

cumambulatory path) runs around the

main shrine and leads to the 'Har ki

Paudi' (steps of God). The main

building of Golden Temple has three

stories, with their front facing the

bridge.

The central hall is small square

room with three entrances. A recita-

tion of Guru Granth Sahib is held

here on a regular basis. Just above

this room is the low fluted dome,

adorned with lotus petal motif. Onthe top of it is an inverted lotus, the

'Kalash' with a beautiful 'Chhatri'.

Golden Temple is festooned with

decorative gilding and marble work,

which date back to the 1800s. The

magnificent gold work and marble

work was done under the reign of

Ranjit Singh, the Maharaja of the

Sikh Kingdom of Punjab. The archi-

tecture of the gurdwara represents an

exceptional harmony between the

Muslim and the Hindu architecturalstyles. Infact, it is said that the archi-

tecture of Harmandir Sahib has creat-

ed an independent Sikh school of

architecture in the Indian subconti-

nent.

After Operation Black Thunder of

1988, Government acquired a narrow

peripheral strip of land surrounding

the gurdwara. This was done for the

purpose of creating a security belt.

This led to displacement of a large

number of people and as a result,

large scale protests.

The project was discontinued at

that time and was revived only in

1993 by the Deputy Commissioner

Karan Bir Singh Sidhu. He changed

the concept of the periphery, from

that of a security belt to t hat of a sec-

ond parikarma.

A serene landscape, fully consis-

tent with the beauty of the Golden

Temple, was also created. The pil-

grims visiting the Golden Temple canonly travel by foot in the Galliara,

vehicles are not permitted. On 6th

July 2005, the SGPC (Shiromani

Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee)

decided to install closed circuit tele-

vision cameras around the Harmandir

Complex for security purposes.

Kasturba Gandhi was born to a

prosperous businessman

Gokuladas Makharji of

Porbandar on April 11,

1869. She got married to

Mohandas Gandhi, when

she was just thirteen

years old. At the time of

her marriage, Kasturba

was an absolute illiterate.

Gandhi taught her how to

read and write. When her husband left

for London for pursuing further stud-

ies, she remained in India for upbring-

ing their newly born son Harilal. The

couple had three more sons. Well, in

this article, we will present you with

the biography of Kasturba Gandhi.

In the year 1906, Mohandas Gandhi

made up his mind to practice

Brahmacharya. Like a good wife,

Kasturba always stood by the side of

her husband, even if she didn't approve

of some of his ideas. Kasturba was

very religious minded. She broke the

barriers that created caste distinction

and lived in ashrams.

She always supported her husband

in the political protests. She went along

with her husband to South Africa in the

year 1897. To know the complete life

history of Kasturba Gandhi, read on.

From the period between 1904 and

1914, she was actively

involved in the Phoenix

Settlement near Durban. In

the year 1913, she raised

her voice against the inhu-

man working conditions of

Indians in South Africa.

Infact, she was imprisoned

for three months and that too in the jail,

where the prisoners were made to do

hard labor.

In 1915, she accompanied her hus-

band and supported the Indigo

planters. There, she taught women and

children about basic concepts like per-

sonal hygiene, discipline etc.

Kasturba Gandhi suffered from the

problem of chronic Bronchitis. To top

it, the stress level caused during the

Quit India Movement's arrests aggra-

vated her illness. Her health began to

decline. The situation got worse, when

she got victimized by pneumonia. Her

husband disagreed with her idea to go

in for penicillin. On February 22, 1944,

she had a major heart attack and she

died.

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Once upon a time, there was a

selfish man. He liked every-

thing to be his own. He could

not share his belongings with anyone,

not even his friends or the poor.

One day, the man lost thirty gold

coins. He went to his friends house

and told him how he lost his gold

coins. His friend was a kind man.

As his friends daughter was com-

ing from an errand she found thirty

gold coins, when she arrived home,

she told her father what she had

found.

The girls father told her that the

gold coins belong to his friend and he

sent for him. When the selfish man

arrived, he told him how his daughter

had found his thirty gold coins and

handed then to him.

After counting the gold coins the

man said that ten of them was missing

and had been taken by the girl as he

had forty gold coins. He further com-

mented that he will recover the

remaining amount from him. But the

girls father refused.

The man left the gold coins and

went to the court and informed the

judge there about what had taken

place between him and the girls

father.

The judge sent for the girl and her

father, and when they arrived asked

the girl how many gold coins did she

find. She replied thirty gold coins.

The Judge that asked the selfish man

how many gold coins did he lose and

he answered forty gold coins.

The judge then told the man that

the gold coins did not belong to him

because the girl found thirty and not

forty as he claimed to have lost and

then told the girl to take the gold

coins and that if any- body is looking

for them he will send for the girl.

The judge told the man that if any-

body reports that they have found

forty gold coins he will send for him.

It was then that the man confessed

that he lied and that he lost thirty gold

coins but the judge did not listen to

him.

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NEW DELHI: Delhi Police

Saturday began questioning

Zee Group chairman Subhash

Chandra in a case filed against

two journalists of his TV

channel for an alleged

Rs.100-crore extortion bid

from a Jindal Group company.

Chandra, who had secured an

interim protection from arrest

till December 14 by a Delhi

court, came to Crime Branch

office in Chanakyapuri along

with lawyers where he was

questioned. His questioning

came following police send-

ing three notices to him ask-

ing him to join investigations

in the case in which two of

Zee editors - Sudhir

Chaudhury and Samir

Ahluwalia - were arrested in

November following investi-

gations into complaint filed

on October 2. Chandra had

earlier told police that he

could not appear before them

as he was out of the country

but later on December 3 he

told them he will be ready to

appear within 96 hours of

notice. Police then asked him

to appear before them on

December 8.

Investigators have told a

local court earlier that they

were treating him as an

accused as he knew about the

dealings between his employ-

ees and Congress MP Naveen

Jindal's company.

Zee Group has denied the

allegations and demanded the

immediate release of its two

senior journalists, alleging the

police action was "illegal" and

"designed for something

else". In a letter to Delhi

Police through his lawyer RK

Handoo, the Zee Group

Chairman had claimed "vest-

ed interests" have created a

public "mis-impression" that

he is deliberately not joining

investigations. Terming the

campaign as "vicious",

"malafide" and "unwarrant-

ed", the letter said Chandra

had informed the police on

November 27 that he went

ahead with his "pre-sched-

uled" meetings and engage-

ments in India and abroad.

While granting interim

relief from arrest, the court

had directed Chandra and his

son to "join and cooperate"

with the probe. It had ordered

both of them to surrender their

passport with the police.

Chandra's son Puneet

Goenka, who was also asked

to appear before police, also

joined the investigations.

Puneet came separately.

Chandra was accompanied by

his brother Jawahar Goel

when he arrived at the crime

branch office at 2 pm.

Jindal extortion case: Police question Zeechairman Subhash Chandra

Lucknow: A day after the

Uttar Pradesh government

announced a new state advi-

sory price (SAP) for sugar-

cane, the opposition Saturday

accused Chief Minister

Akhilesh Yadav of compro-

mising on prices because of

the sugar lobby.

The state government

Friday announced a SAP for

sugarcane at Rs.275-290 per

quintal for the current year.

The Bharatiya Janata Party

(BJP) has called for a state-

wide demonstration on the

decision.

State BJP chief

Laxmikant Bajpayi said that

the government announcing

SAP two days after the

assembly was adjourned

smacked of a conspiracy

against farmers and cane

growers.

"What is the point of

declaring it (SAP) after the

assembly? They knew if they

did not give a good price

when the winter session was

going on, they would have

been put on the mat," he said.

Bajpayi said the stand of

the ruling Samajwadi party

(SP) was paradoxical since it

was staging a walk out in the

Lok Sabha over paddy pur-

chases while it was pushing

cane growers in Uttar

Pradesh to the brink.

The BJP wanted SAP to

be fixed at Rs.400 per quin-

tal, he said. Uttar Pradesh

Congress Committee presi-

dent and MP Nirmal Khatri

too said the SAP was "indeed

a disappointment".

"We regret to say that this

is not going to help cane

growers who have huge

pending payments from

sugar mills from last year's

crushing season," he said.

State president of

Rashtriya Lok Dal Munna

Singh Chauhan said that the

SAP had exposed the SP

leadership and their "croco-

dile tears for farmers".

"This is a joke on cane

growers. They will not even

be able to take out the money

they had put into the crop,

forget profits," he said.

However, UP Cooperative

Sugar Mill Federation

Managing Director R.P.

Arora lauded the support

price and said it would bene-

fit sugar mill owners as well

cane growers.

The previous Bahujan

Samaj Party government had

paid Rs.240-250 per quintal

as SAP for sugarcane.

GHAZIABAD: The CBI

filed a chargesheet against

former Uttar Pradesh minis-

ter Babu Singh Kushwaha,

senior IAS officer Pradeep

Shukla and four others in a

case of alleged financial

bungling in National Rural

Health Mission (NRHM) in

the state.

The chargesheet, which

was filed in a special CBI

court here, pertains to

upgrading of 40 district hos-

pitals in the state. Over 30

operation theatres (OTs)

were to be set up in the dis-

trict hospitals and it is

alleged that there was a loss

of over Rs 6 crore to the

exchequer due to the

alleged bungling.

Former MLARP Jaiswal,

a former MD and a general

manger of state-owned

Uttar Pradesh Power

Corporation Limited are

also among the accused in

the chargesheet. The court

has fixed December 29 as

the next date of hearing and

issued summons to all the

accused asking them to be

present during the hearing.

This is the second

chargesheet filed by the CBI

within a week. On Monday,

the agency had filed a

charge sheet in the special

court, in a NRHM case

involving upgrading of 89

hospitals in which the

exchequer suffered a loss of

Rs 5.89 crore.

Shukla is named in both

the chargesheets. "This case

relates to award of contract

of upgrade of 40 district

level hospitals in UP on the

basis of forged and bogus

documents and by paying

illegal gratification to the

officials concerned of

Health and Family Welfare

department and UPPCL,

Uttar Pradesh," the CBI had

said at the time of registra-

tion of the case.

NRHM scam: CBI files chargesheetagainst Kushwaha, 5 others

Opposition slams Akhilesh over sugarcane advisory price

NEW DELHI: CorporateAffairs Minister Sachin

Pilot has said, Corporate

Social Responsibility, CSR,

activities need to be proj-

ect-based and time bound.

Addressing a function

organised by FICCI in New

Delhi, he made it clear that

the government does not

want to invoke inspector raj

for monitoring them. The

minister hoped that the new

Companies Bill would be

pass ed in the ongoi ng

Parliament session.

The reports said, under

the amended legislation,

corporate firms are required

to spend at least two per

cent of their average profit

for CSR activities.

In case, they are not able

to do the same, they have to

disclose reasons failing

which penalty will be

imposed.

BUBNESHWAR: Ateam of

the Supreme Court appoint-

ed Central Empowered

Committee (CEC) Saturday

arrived in Odisha to examine

implementation of the rec-

ommendations it had made

two years ago on the alleged

mining irregularities in the

state, official said.

The team led by member

secretary of the panel M.K.

Jiwrajka has arrived here on

a three-day tour and is

scheduled to hold discus-

sions with the top state offi-

cials here Dec 10, a senior

official of the state mining

department said.

Although it is not clear if

the panel will visit some

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