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news Brief

Two militants killed inAnantnag encounter

srinagar dec 9 :

Two militants have been killed by security forcesin the 36-hour gunbattle in Bijebhara area ofAnantnag district of Kashmir which ended today.

The bodies of the two militants were recoveredfrom the debris of the house at Arwani in Bijbeharaarea this morning after security forces blew up thebuilding using explosives, a police official said. Hesaid one of the bodies was severely burnt. However,an army official said they were still sifting through

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US Congress conditions 400ml of USD 900 ml aid to Pak

Washington dec 9 :

In a significant move, the US Congress has saidthat USD 400 million in aid to Pakistan cannot bereleased unless the defence secretary certifies thatIslamabad is "taking demonstrable" steps against theHaqqani network, which is accused of targetingAmerican interests. Passed by the Senate by 92 to 7votes yesterday, the 2017 National DefenceAuthorisation Act (NDAA) in facts imposes four

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US experts ask Trump admn tomake early connection with India

Washington dec 9

Underlining that both India and the US stand tobenefit greatly from deeper engagement, a group ofthree eminent experts from a top American think-tank have called on the incoming Donald Trumpadministration to establish an early connection witha "rising" India. "Establishing an early connectionwith a rising, and like-minded, India could be anearly win for the Trump administration," wrote threeexperts from Center for Strategic and InternationalStudies (CSIS) -- Kathleen H Hicks, D C Richard MRossow and John Schaus. "It will take regular effortsfrom senior-level officials across government depart-ments and agencies to bring India and the United

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List of the Govt holidaysfor the calendar year -2017Jammu dec 9 :

It is hereby ordered that the holidays listed inAnnexure "A" and "B" to this order shall be observedin the Government offices and educational institu-tions of the State of Jammu and Kashmir during thecalendar year -2017.

gy correspondent

JaMMU, dec 09:Minister for Food,

Civil Supplies andConsumer Affairs(FCS&CA), ChowdharyZulfkar Ali today instruct-ed concerned officers toprepare a proposal forrevising loading, unload-ing rates of gunny bags toRs 2.65 per bag, andreplacing laborers above65 years of age by theirlegal heir.

The Minister issuedthese instructions afterholding a meeting withLabor Union representa-tives of FCS&CA, whoapprised the Ministerwith of various issues.

After giving a patient

hearing to the representa-tives, the Minister issueddirections to concernedofficers to make a propos-al to revise loading,unloading rates of gunnybags falling in range of 49to 80 kg from Rs 2.22 perbag to Rs. 2.65 per bag.

During the meeting,the Minister also directedthat from now on theincrement for loading,unloading of the bagsshould be done every yearon April as per priceindex.

Besides, the Ministeralso directed the laborersabove the 65 years of ageshould be replaced bytheir legal heir. And thosewho fall in between 60 to

65 years of age bar wouldserve as Head Labor.

Clarifying on theissue, the Minister said itis an unjustifiable thing toask a person to do load-ing, unloading work afterthe age of 65. Therefore,the Minister said it wouldbe better if the person isrelieved from his workafter attaining the age of65, and gets replaced byhis legal heir. He said itwould ensure that thesource of livelihood ismaintained for the familytill they find some otheralternative.

Addressing the laborrepresentatives present inthe meeting, Mr. ZulfkarAli said the Government

sees the laborers workingfor the department as animportant pillar withoutwhom serving peoplewould be extremely diffi-cult.

He said all the gen-uine demands of laborerswould be taken care of.However, laborers alsohave to work as responsi-bly, to ensure that theydeliver their duties as perrequirement and guide-lines, so that food grainsreach to consumers ontime, and also ensure pil-ferage is checked on theirend also.

Stressing on timelypayment to the laborers,the Minister directed to

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Rs 10 cr in new notes, total Rs 106cr, 127kg gold seized by I-T

cheNNai dec 9 : The Income Tax

department has seized atleast Rs 106 crore in cash,including Rs 10 crore in newcurrency, and gold barsweighing 127 kg in searchesat multiple locations in thecity to check tax evasion postdemonetization.

This is the largestseizure of new currencynotes after the old Rs 500and Rs 1,000 notes werescrapped on November 8.The I-T operation hadbeen launched yesterdayhere. Officials said SReddy, a contractor work-

ing with the state govern-ment, has claimed theentire money and the goldas his own and is beingquestioned. "127 kg goldin 1 kg bars and Rs 96

crore in old currency andRs 10 crore in Rs 2,000notes have been seized bythe sleuths after the oper-ation," top I-T depart-ment officials said, adding

"this is an unprecedentedamount that the taxdepartment has seized inrecent times".

The department car-ried out the searchesbased on intelligenceinputs about the activitiesof Reddy and few othersfor the last few days.Officials said the agencywas investigating how thenew notes in such a largequantity were stashed bythe individual. The bun-dles of the new Rs 2,000had no banking slips onthem. They said the I-T

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Illegal banquet halls being raised under patronage of JDA &JMC, permitting operation of previous ones ignoring norms

gy correspondentMost of the banquet halls oper-ational in Jammu are illegal.Despite Court directions, noneof them adhere to the norms aslaid down under rules. In TalabTillo area, one of the banquethall owned by a politician isalso running illegally. Most of

the wedding halls operating inand around Jammu city havebeen flouting green norms withimpunity and are reportedlyrunning for the last many years

without setting up mandatorywaste water treatment plants.Sources informed that maxi-mum of banquet halls acrossJammu province have been vio-

lating the Jammu and KashmirWater Resources (Regulationand Management) Act, 2010(Water Act). According toguidelines of Jammu and

Kashmir Pollution ControlBoard (JKPCB) each banquethall must have waste watertreatment plant and sewagetreatment plant, to treat thewaste water generated in thehall, before discharging thewater into drains. “As per arough estimate there are morethan two hundred banquethalls in Jammu city alone andmaximum of them have not setup waste water or sewage treat-ment plants”, sources in PCBsaid, adding that in absence ofsuch facilities, the waste waterand sewerage was being dis-charged into drains, which ulti

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Despite Court

directions, none of

them adhere to

norms as laid

down under rules

We don’t want to livein perpetual hostility

with india: pakNew delhi dec 9 :

Striking a conciliatorynote amid rising tensionin ties, Pakistan today saidit does not want to live in"perpetual hostility" withIndia, noting time hascome for the two neigh-bours to decide whetherstatus quo should continueor a new beginning bemade.Calling for an "unin-terrupted and uninterrupt-able" bilateral engage-ment, Pakistan HighCommissioner Abdul Basitsaid the two countriesmust overcome the differ-ences in order to embark

on a "irreversible trajecto-ry" of cooperative rela-tionship.Maintaining thatPakistan was ready forcomprehensive talks withIndia, Basit, however, saidthe desire for engagementwas missing from theIndian side, adding hisgovernment has patienceand was ready to wait forresumption of dialogue.

"I think we have wasted70 years of our existence.Time has now come tomake up our mind onwhat do we want.Whether we would like to

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SVC sets deadline for action u 204 corruption complaints, 33 RDAs

pending with Agri, Horti depttsu Asks officers find out ways to minimize

human interface, check corruption

gy correspondentJammu dec 9 :

Setting deadline forsubmission of action takenreport on the corruptionrelated complaints andRegular DepartmentalActions (RDAs), pendingwith Agriculture andHorticulture Departments,the Chief VigilanceCommissioner, MrKuldeep Khoda, has askedthe officers of both depart-ments and their alliedwings to expedite theprocess and file reply inthe Commission withinone month. He said sittingon corruption relatedcases tantamounts toencouraging corrupt prac-

tices.These directionswere issued at a meetingof the Commission, con-vened to review theprogress of the RDAs andcomplaints forwarded toAgriculture andHorticulture departmentsby Vigilance Commissionand VigilanceOrganization, from time totime, for action.

Expressing discontentfor keeping corruptionrelated cases pending foryears together without anyjustifiable reasons, theCVC exhorted upon theofficers to speed up theprocess and ensure thataction on every corruption

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gy correspondentJaMMU, dec 09:To prevent misuse of governmentfunds and loss to the state excheq-uer, the Cabinet which met here

today under the chairmanship ofChief Minister, Ms Mehbooba Muftiaccorded sanction to the proposal ofthe Finance department to put inplace Codal provisions for sanction-

ing Mobilization Advance in respectof government works.The step aimsto plug loop holes on MobilizationAdvance given to contractors and

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Cabinet approves Codal provision forsanctioning of Mobilization Advance

approves revision in timber rates for 2016-17approves creation of separate disaster Management, relief, rehabilitation and

reconstruction departmentenhances mandate of s&t department to take up small heps upto 10MWapproves creation of 5 post of secretaries in high court, 172 posts of data entry operators

in rd & panchayati raj depttapproves high density apple plantation scheme,asks horticulture dept to work out sim-

ilar scheme for Mango/apricot plantationsapproves transfer of land for establishing aiiMs at awantipora, degreecollege at

sunderbani, technology centre at sambaapproves appointment of Justice bhat as president state consumer redressal

commission,M a bukhari as chairman bopee

gy correspondentneW deLhi, dec 09:

Jammu and Kashmirtoday sought enhance-ment of the capital sub-sidy from existing 50 per-cent to 90 percent for set-ting up of CommunityRadio stations in theState.

The issue was flagged

by J&K’s DirectorInformation and PublicRelations, Dr Shahid IqbalChoudhary at the 2-DayState InformationMinisters Conference(SIMCON) which began atVigyan Bhawan heretoday.

SIMCON is beingorganized by the Union

Ministry of Informationand Broadcasting firsttime after 2009 to focuson “Reform, Perform &Transform - A NewDimension ofCommunication”.

Responding to DrShahid’s plea, Secretary,Ministry of Information

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Excise teamsdestroy 50 kgLahan in Sambagy correspondent

SAMBA, DEC 09:A team of Excise

Department lead bySusheel Kumar Bhat,Excise Inspector underthe supervision ofVirender SinghBillawria ETO, ExciseRange, Samba conduct-ed a series of raids atRamgarh, Radhwa,Nandpur and adjoiningareas of Vijaypur.

During the raids50kg of Lahan and 2ltrs illicit liquor wasrecovered anddestroyed on the spot.The drive was conduct-ed to curb the menaceof illegal distillationand sale of illicit liquor.

gy correspondent

JaMMU, dec 9:In order to rationalize

the inoperative bankaccounts of various gov-ernment departments anddrawing and disbursingofficers, the state govern-ment today ordered thatall the government bankaccounts lying inoperativefor more than 2 years andhaving no balance as onDecember 9, 2016 will beclosed with immediateeffect.

As per an order issuedby Finance Department,the bank accounts ofDrawing and DisbursingOfficers, having positivecash balance but lyinginoperative for more than2 years, shall be closedand the money will be

transferred to FinanceSecretary’s officialaccount.

Meanwhile, the cashbalance of governmentaccounts which are lyinginoperative for more thanone year will be trans-ferred to FinanceSecretary’s account butthey will not be closed.The State Drawing andDisbursing Officer andJ&K Bank have beenasked to ensure that nobanking transaction takesplace in these accounts.

The said order will,however, not apply tobank accounts operatedby School EducationDepartment andPanchayats. The J&KBank and other

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JK seeks 90% capital subsidy for settingup community radio stations

Director Information Dr Shahid flags issue at SIMCON

govt orders rationali-zation of inoperative

official bank accounts

Zulfkar for revising loading, unloadingcharges of laborers

‘LegaL heir to repLace Laborers above 65-yrs of age‘

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Rs 10 ..............teams had launched operations on at least eight loca-

tions of a "syndicate" involved in currency conversion.The officials said a number of documents related tofinancial transactions, entries of gold sale and records ofsale/purchase have also been seized by the tax sleuths.

At least three people of the alleged syndicate arebeing questioned while few others are under the radar,they said. "He (Reddy) is a contractor working with thestate government. He is claiming the entire cash andgold to be his own. Further probe is on," they said.

The I-T department, they said, will share the casedetails with the Enforcement Directorate and CBI forfurther probe into money laundering and corruptionangles. Some bank officials are also under the scanner ofthe taxman.

The tax department had made the largest seizure ofRs 5.7 crore cash in new notes in Bengaluru few daysback after which two other central probe agencies, theCBI and the Enforcement Directorate, had taken overthe cases to probe instances of corruption, money laun-dering and large-scale hawala transactions in the wakeof the currency scrap on November 8.

Cabinet approves ..........ensure its proper utilization.Under these Codal provi-sions, unless a particular scheme of the State or theCentre Government provides for grant of mobilization,no such advance is to be granted to the contractor.Mobilization Advance shall not exceed 10% of the ten-dered value and restricted to works costing Rs 2 Cr ormore. Recovery of Mobilization Advance shall be timebased and not linked with progress of work. MobilizationAdvance shall be released in two or more installmentsagainst Bank Guarantee from a Nationalized Bank.TheCabinet approved revision in the sale rates of variousconiferous species of Timber in A, B and C Concessionzones for the year 2016-17. The proposed rate has beenenhanced by 20% in A zone, 25% in B and 30% in C zoneareas.The Cabinet also approved revision in the sale ratesof firewood in the state supplied for religious and institu-tional purposes. The Cabinet accorded sanction to thecreation of an independent and separate department of‘Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation andReconstruction’ (DMRRR). Till date the business ofRelief and Rehabilitation department was assigned to theRevenue department. However, based on the experi-ences of earthquake of 2005 and the devastating floodsof September-2014, it was felt appropriate to have a sep-arate department for Disaster Management, Relief andRehabilitation, considering the importance of timely ,adequate and focused response to natural disasters. TheCabinet approved the recommendation of theEmpowered Committee to enhance the mandate of theScience & Technology department to take up small HydelProjects upto 10MW Capacity through the PPPmode.The Cabinet directed that PDD and the S&Tdepartments shall suitably amend the current HydroDevelopment Policies being implemented by JAKEDA &JKSPDC to make the Policies investor friendly forattracting private investments in the development of thehydro sector in the state. The Cabinet accorded sanctionto the creation of five (5) posts of Secretaries in theJammu and Kashmir High Court. Out of the 5 posts cre-ated, two posts are of Secretaries in the Selection Gradeof Rs 12,000-16500 (pre-revised) and three posts in theSpecial Scale of Rs 14300-18300 (pre-revised). TheCabinet accorded sanction to the creation of 172 posts ofData Entry Operators in the pay band of Rs.5200-20200+ GP of 1900, by corresponding reduction of 172 posi-tions of CIC Operators, who have been engaged up to thecut of date i.e. 28th April, 2010 and to whom the provi-sions of J&K, Civil Services (Special Provisions), Act,2010 apply.The Cabinet accorded sanction to the implementation ofthe ‘High Density Apple Plantation Scheme’ by theHorticulture department.In his 2015-16 Budget speech,the Finance Minister had announced establishment ofHigh Density Plantation Orchards in the State and ear-marked Rs 150 Cr under the ‘Secure Horticulture Future’initiative, envisaging raising average production from thecurrent level of 10 MT/Ha to the international level of40-70 MT/Ha. Under the Scheme the normative expen-diture and sharing pattern (per Ha) will be 100 % inrespect of public sector and 50:50 basis between StateGovernment and beneficiaries in respect of private sec-tor. The Horticulture Department shall sign MoU withthe beneficiary clearly mentioning the role and responsi-bilities of stake holders together with normative cost andsharing pattern and other terms and conditions envis-aged in the proposal. The planting material shall firstlybe procured by the department at 100% cost and then10% cost shall be recovered from the beneficiariesagainst delivery which shall be deposited in theGovernment Treasury. The source of funding shall bemet from Capex Budget provisions for 2016-17. TheCabinet instructed the Horticulture department to workout a similar scheme for Mango and Apricot Plantationalso.The Cabinet accorded sanction to the transfer ofState Land measuring 1309 Kanals and 02 marlas situat-ed at Village, Awantipora District Pulwama in favour ofHealth and Medical Education Department, for estab-lishment of an AIIMS like institution. The Cabinetapproved transfer of State Land measuring 89 Kanals sit-uated at Village Thandapani, Tehsil Sunderbani, DistrictRajouri, in favour of the Higher Education Departmentfor establishment of a Government Degree College atSunderbani.The Cabinet also approved allotment of 80Kanals of land at Industrial Growth Centre, Samba PhaseIII instead of Estate Ghatti, Kathua to the Ministry ofMicro Small and Medium Enterprises, Government ofIndia for setting up of a Technology Centre/Tool Room,costing Rs.100 Crore on lease basis under the J&K, LandGrants Act, 1960 and rules framed there-under.TheCabinet approved appointment of Justice (retd) B LBhat, former Judge of the J&K High Court as Presidentof the J&K State Consumer Redressal CommissionTheCabinet also approved the appointment of retired IASofficer Mr Mohammad Ashraf Bukhari as Chairman ofthe Jammu & Kashmir Board of Professional EntranceExaminations.

..We don’t .........continue with the status quo or we want to make a

new beginning in our ties," Basit said.His comments at a discussion on Indo-Pak rela-

tions came amid escalating tension between the twocountries over a number of cross-border terrorattacks, including at army establishments in Uri andNagrota, and India's surgical strikes across the LoC inSeptember.

"Pakistan does not wish to live in perpetual hostili-ty with India. We remain positive and constructive butit takes two to tango. There are serious problemsbetween the two countries. We cannot shy away fromthem but at the end of the day we can engage in pur-poseful diplomacy, we can realise results for mutualsatisfaction and make a good beginning," he said.

At the same time, he said, for Pakistan Jammu andKashmir was the core issue between the two countriesand finding a solution to it could bridge the trustdeficit them.

"We need to move from conflict management toconflict resolution and that obviously cannot happenunless we talk to each other with sincereity and seri-ousness of purpose," Basit said.

Holding that talks may bring down tension, Basitsaid Islamabad was "positive and constructive" in itsattitude, adding the engagement should be meaning-ful and address the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir.

Illegal banquet .........mately polluted river Tawi.

Sources further said that these banquet halls werealso lacking other necessary facilities, including suffi-cient parking space in their premises. “More than 90banquet halls in Jammu city san sufficient parkingspace and have also got notices of Jammu MunicipalCorporation (JMC) in the last many years”, sources said,adding, “Instead of closure of these banquet halls sameare operating with impunity.” “It is a routine thatnotices are served by PCB to banquet hall owners direct-ing them to comply the guidelines but action warrantedunder law was not taken so far”, banquet hall ownershave been saving themselves from action, allegedly bypaying graft. Over 90 banquet halls, hotels, resorts andfarm houses are operating in the city without permis-sion and No Objection Certificates (NOC) from the stategovernment, Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh hasadmitted during assembly session. These establish-ments are operating due to cases being subjudice beforethe High Court. Similarly, four other such establish-ments are operating due to being cases of subjudice inthe court of law. However, 46 such establishments areoperating after being granted permission and NOCs byJammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) and JammuDevelopment Authority (JDA). According to the dataavailable, the status of the land on which 80 such estab-lishments have come up is not known. A banquet hall inthe outskirts of Udheywala, has been constructed ille-gally over land owned by Jammu DevelopmentAuthority.The banquet hall has come up illegally over 7kanals of government land in the area with active con-nivance of government officials.

At least three banquet halls near Thandi Khui inSamba district and two at Udheywala on the outskirts ofJammu city are operational illegally under the ‘watchful’eyes of JDA.Quoting CTP, JDA, sources said no permis-sion had been granted for the construction of R SBanquet Hall, Anand Farms, both opposite ThandiKhui, and Bee Pee Farms, opposite Radha SwamiAshram near Thandi Khui, and all these were opera-tional illegally.Two notices for demolition under section7 (3) of J&K Control of Building Operation Act (COBO)were issued by the JDA’s khilafwarzi officer to the pro-prietor of R S Banquet Hall; first on April 12, 2014 andthe second on May 3, 2014.Similarly, the proprietors ofAnand Farms and Bee Pee Farms were also issued twonotices each on April 12, 2014 and May 3, 2014 for dem-olition under section 7 (3) of COBO by the khilafwarziofficer.

The contents of notices issued to the proprietors ofthe three banquet halls are same. The notices read as:“Whereas you were called to show cause under section 7(3) of COBO Act 1988 as to why the illegal constructionraised by you be not demolished and whereas, you haveneither altered or removed the illegal construction madeon your own nor able to produce any substantive docu-mentary proof, of building permission of the prescribedauthority as prescribed under the Act till date. Thereforein exercise of powers conferred under section 7 (3) ofCOBO Act 1988, read with October 6, 2007 ResolutionNo JDA/CTP/BPC/26-B of the building operations con-trolling authority, Jammu Local Area, you are herebydirected to remove the illegal construction on your ownlevel within a period of five days from the date ofissuance of this order. If you fail to remove the illegalconstructions within stipulated period of time, the sameshall be removed by enforcement wing of JDA and thecost of removal shall be recovered from you as arrears ofland revenue.”No follow-up action in most of the casesallowed violators to manage operation of Banquet hallsresulting in loss to exchequer as had the violators panel-ized and fined it could have generated handsome rev-enue in the account of Govt treasury besides it couldhave stopped further illegal construction of banquethalls.

The second notice, which was also the last, to the pro-prietors of three banquet halls was issued by JDA onMay 3, 2014. JDA had threatened them all to get theencroachments removed under law by its enforcementwing in case they themselves did not do so on their ownwithin five days from the date of issuance of the lastnotice. One year and eight months have passed sincethen, but JDA has taken no action against them as yet.This gives strength to the allegations that JDA firstallowed the illegal banquet halls to come up withimpunity from law and then issued COBO notices forthe sake of formality only. These notices were issuedafter the construction was complete in all respects.

Sources alleged that the banquet halls were raisedillegally in connivance with the JDA field staff and oth-ers at the helm of affairs. “That is why these are neitherbeing demolished nor sealed by JDA,” sources said.Notice was also issued to Krishna Resort Banquet Hall,Udheywala, several times under BOCA by JDA and anorder to seal it was also issued under section 8(1) of theAct under No JDA/DLM/HQA/3391 on February 9,2015.So deep rooted is the nexsus between some JDAofficials and the banquet hall owners that despite theissuance of BOCA notice and sealing order, the banquethall, which has been raised illegally by Kasturi Lal ofAkalpur on the land of Pracheen Shri Ram JankiMandir, is still operational. While the sealing order saidthe seal should not be broken without the order of thecompetent authority and the trespasser would be prose-cuted under law, the banquet hall was not at all sealed.

In reply to a query of JDA’s director land manage-ment as regard the compliance report of the sealing ofthe banquet hall, the concerned khilafwarzi officer said:“Submitted with request that detail report alreadystands submitted vide incharge KWI Letter NoJDA/KWI/716-18 dated 21-3-2015. Moreover, SHODomana was personally contacted for providing ofpolice assistance. The moment undersigned startedsealing operation, a group of people got themselvesassembled and creating nuisance law and order prob-lems. We tried our level best to resist them but they werebent upon to create law and order problems and vio-lence. However, due to insufficient/meager police forceand non-deployment of duty magistrate, situation wasgetting out of control and there was apprehension ofviolence and breach of peace. It is, therefore, requestedthat senior officers may please be requested to providesufficient police force along with lady force and alsodepute magistrate on duty for maintaining law andorder problems so that seal order is implemented in let-ter and spirit please.” (sic)This reply was made by khi-lafwarzi office over nine months back but the sealingorder was yet to be implemented.

In the case of G R Eves (GRAND Eves) Banquet Hall,Udheywala, JDA claims that the land was allotted to itunder rules and permission was given by JDA in thename of Suresh Kumar, son of Chaman Lal, vide No

CTP/JDA/BPC/258-59 on November 26, 2013. Locals,however, belied the JDA claim, saying this piece of landalso belongs to Pracheen Shri Ram Janki Mandir. Also,this banquet hall is constructed on 9.17 kanals of land.Norms, which say that a banquet hall is to constructedon minimum 12 kanals of land, have been violated inthis case. When asked if the proprietors of these banquethalls had moved the J&K Special Tribunal against theCOBO orders, a JDA officer refused to comment. Byallowing the illegal constructions to come up, the devel-opment charges were also not deposited in the govern-ment exchequer. This way, the government has suffereda loss of revenue due to the alleged nexus between someJDA officials and the banquet hall owners. It deservesmentioning here that there are 136 villages under thejurisdiction of JDA since 2004, however 108 more vil-lages added under extended areas added to the localarea of Jammu city master plan 2021 making it total 244villages. If with the available staff they have such a loosegrip on violators what will be its fate when revisedJammu Master Plan 2032 gets implemented within twomonths after the direction of High Court. It has alreadybeen seen that the JDA already suffering loop holeswithin the system to manage its affairs and with furtherload on work its functioning will definitely collapse.Similarly in near future JMC will be facing same kind ofwork pressure and its preparation is all the same. Bothneed thorough preparations to bring proficiency in theirworking.

JK seeks ..........and Broadcasting, Government of India, Mr Ajay

Mittal assured the conference that, to begin with, theMinistry would provide 75% capital subsidy for settingup Community Radio Stations in Jammu and Kashmirand Northeastern states. He also assured the conferencethat the Directorate of Audio Visual Publicity (DAVP)will provide advertisement support to the CommunityRadio Stations in the State to meet the recurring costs.

Pertinently, during a Community Radio AwarenessWorkshop organized by the Union Ministry ofInformation and Broadcasting in Jammu last month itwas told that out of 200 Community Radio Stationsoperational across the country, there is only one such sta-tion in J&K. The State has 18 Community Radio dark dis-tricts and as per the Union Ministry of Information andBroadcasting guidelines every district in the State has tohave at least two such radio stations.

The Jammu and Kashmir Government is now plan-ning to promote setting up of Community Radios in edu-cational and technical institutions of the State.

During today’s deliberations at SIMCON, Dr Shahidalso called for organizing Children’s Film Festivals acrossall districts of J&K. He also asked the Union Ministry ofInformation and Broadcasting to launch news bulletinsand programmes in Urdu, Kashmiri, Gojri, Pahari,Ladakhi and Dogri on the national hookup ofDoordarshan. He also demanded a PIB like bureau forJammu Press Club for wider outreach and association oflocal journalists in various endeavors of the Government.

The Union Secretary Ministry of Information andBroadcasting assured Dr Shahid that the J&K-specificissues flagged by him would be given due consideration.

Besides Secretary, Union Ministry of Informationand Broadcasting, Ajay Mittal, Director General, PressInformation Bureau, A P Frank Noronha, DirectorGeneral Doordarshan, Supriya Sahu, Director GeneralAll India Radio, Fayaz Shehryar, Chief Secretaries,Administrative Secretaries (Information) and Directorsof Information from various States and other officials ofthe Central government participated in today’s delibera-tions.

The issues discussed during today’s deliberationsrelated to broadcasters, radio programmes, communityradio, social media, streamlining of DAVP, promotion offilm making, outreach programmes, regulatory andmonitoring mechanism, cable TV digitization and issuesrelated to print media.

Today's deliberations were aimed at providingadministrative and professional inputs on various issuesfor setting the agenda for the Information Ministersdeliberations on December 10 to be chaired by the UnionMinister for Information and Broadcasting, VenkaiahNaidu.

The two day conference is aimed at promoting part-nership in the dissemination process between Centreand States, enabling effective communication to the peo-ple and on sector specific collaboration in the Films,Broadcasting & Information sector.

govt orders..........nationalized/scheduled banks have been

directed to initiate necessary action in timebound manner and refrain from opening anynew government bank accounts without the con-currence of Finance Department.

SVC sets .............related case is taken within the deadline fixed by the

Commission. Underlining need for disposing of the com-plaints and RDA in time bound manner, he said timeworkshould be the benchmark of the department for dealingwith such matters. Emphasizing on maintaining interdepartmental coordination, the CVC asked the officers toget reconciliation of the records, pertaining to corruptioncomplaints and RDAs, with the Vigilance Organization(VO) and State Vigilance Commission (SVC) so that actionon pending cases is taken expeditiously.

Stressing for adopting E-tendering, E-payments and E-procurement, the CVC said that department should easenorms fixed for getting services and facilities by the farm-ers, orchardists and other categories associated with agri-culture and horticulture activities in order to minimize thehuman interface and chances of corruption. He asked theofficers of the departments to find out ways to eliminatehurdles in service delivery system so necessary for check-ing the menace of corruption.

The CVC said that transparency and accountabilityneed to be made more vibrant and effective at all levels ofthe administration and advised officers to review theprogress of complaints on weekly basis to ensure early andeffective action against those involved. He said no officershould turn blind eye on corruption cases and asked themto resolve such issues with highest degree of responsibility.

Earlier, the officers of both departments briefed theCommission about the status of complaints and RDAsbesides the measures being taken for early disposal of suchcases. Among others, Vigilance Commissioners, DrR.K.Jearath and Gous-ul-Nisa Jeelani, Secretary,Horticulture, Special Secretary, Agriculture Production,Director Horticulture, Jammu. Director, AgricultureJammu, Deputy Director, HPM, SSP, VO, Joint DirectorFloriculture, Jammu, Additional Secretary, SVC, Addl.Secretary, Floriculture besides other senior officers of SVC,Agriculture and Floriculture were present in the meeting.

Zulfkar ............ensure that wages of FCS&CA laborers get released

before 10th of every month so that they do not face any

kind of financial difficulty. Besides, Mr. Zulfkar Ali said the Government would

ensure that only those who work will get paid, whilethose found absent would be relieved from their duties.

Besides, the Minister also made it clear that it wouldbe Government’s discretion to depute the laborers wher-ever required. He said the laborers should not shy awaywhenever, they are moved to a new place, adding, if theGovernment does not hesitate in paying, then it shouldalso be their discretion to move a laborer as per therequirement so that the work is done.

Secretary FCS&CA, Shafiq Raina, Director FCS&CA,Jammu, Mr. G. S Chib, Director FCS&CA Kashmir, Mr.Tassaduq Jeelani, and other concerned officers attendedthe meeting.

Two militants .........the debris and a final statement on the incident will

be issued once the operation was called off.One army jawan was injured in the gunfight that

began in the early hours yesterday.forces had cordoned off the area on Wednesday

evening following information about presence ofLashkar-e-Toiba militants there.

A 24-year-old youth died allegedly after beingwounded by a "stray bullet" near the site of encounter.

Arif Shah, a resident of Sangam area of Anantnag dis-trict, was hit when security forces were dealing with agroup which was indulging in stone-pelting near theencounter site, the official said.

However, locals alleged that Shah was killed in secu-rity forces action against protesters.

US Congress .........conditions on Pakistan to be eligible for USD 400

million of the USD 900 million of the Coalition SupportFund (CSF).

Passed by the US House of Representatives (by 375 to34 votes) last week, NDAA 2017 now heads to the WhiteHouse for President Barack Obama to sign it into law.

As per NDAA–2017, the defence secretary needs tocertify to the Congress that Pakistan continues to con-duct military operations that are contributing to signifi-cantly disrupting the safe haven and freedom of move-ment of the Haqqani network in Pakistan and thatPakistan has taken steps to demonstrate its commit-ment to prevent the group from using its territory.

The defence secretary also needs to certify thatPakistan actively coordinates with Afghanistan torestrict the movement of militants, such as the Haqqaninetwork, along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border; andfinally that Pakistan has shown progress in arrestingand prosecuting Haqqani network senior leaders andmid-level operatives.

US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter had refused togive a similar certification to Pakistan this year as aresult of which Islamabad was not given a USD 300 mil-lion under CSF.

The Haqqani network has carried out a number ofkidnappings and attacks against US interests inAfghanistan. The group is also blamed for several dead-ly attacks against Indian interests in Afghanistan,including the 2008 bombing of the Indian mission inKabul that killed 58 people.

NDAA-2017 "refocuses security assistance toPakistan on activities that directly support US nationalsecurity interests and conditions a significant portion offunding on a certification from the secretary of defencethat Pakistan is taking demonstrable steps against theHaqqani Network in Pakistani territory," said SenatorJohn McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed ServicesCommittee.

NDAA allows for reimbursement of Pakistan forsecurity activities along the Afghanistan-Pakistan bor-der, including providing training and equipment for thePakistan Frontier Corps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

However, members of the Conference Committeeexpressed concern that Pakistan continues to delay ordeny visas for US personnel that could assist with theprovision of such training. Given this situation, thereport recommends the Pentagon to condition reim-bursements for training and equipment with appropri-ate access by US personnel.

It also expressed concern about the persecution ofgroups seeking political or religious freedom inPakistan, including the Balochi, Sindhi and Hazara eth-nic groups, as well as religious groups, includingChristian, Hindu and Ahmadiyyas.

It said the defense secretary should continue to close-ly monitor the provision of its security assistance toPakistan and ensure that it is not using its military orany assistance provided by the US to persecute minori-ty groups.

US experts States closer together. As Secretary Carter's trip to Indiahighlights, both countries stand to benefit greatly fromdeeper engagement," the op-ed said.

The India-US defence relationship, built over multi-ple administrations in both Washington and Delhi, hasstarted to blossom in the past three years, it said.

"As President-elect Donald Trump and his nationalsecurity team identify key priorities for his administra-tion, continuing to strengthen US-India ties should benear the top of their agenda," CSIS experts said.

The CSIS observed that early outreach by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi to the United States signaled toboth Washington and his own bureaucracy that he wasserious about engagement.

"Similarly, President-elect Trump could send animportant early signal of his intent to cooperate closelywith India by arranging a meeting with Prime MinisterModi in the first 100 days President Trump is in office,"it said.

Asserting that there are a wide range of issues toaddress, CSIS experts said the change in personnel thatcomes with a new American administration, combinedwith typical turnover within India's government, couldlead both countries to "forget" the patterns of engage-ment and cooperation that have been so fruitful over thepast two years. In greater South Asia, it said the USincreasingly sees India as a partner for solving enduringchallenges.

This is not to say that US' relations with Pakistan orAfghanistan will neatly align with Indian positions orthat the two countries will agree on every action, itnoted.

"However, the strategic challenges facing bothnations are drawing them closer as they seek ways toreach common objectives. Communication on sharedinterests and capabilities in South Asia is critical toensure that the United States and India cooperateinstead of compete in the region," the CSIS said.

It said the benefits to the US of stronger ties withIndia are growing with each new avenue of cooperation."Over the past three years, thanks largely to the jointefforts of Secretary Carter and Defence MinisterManohar Parrikar, the two countries have advancedcooperation on issues ranging from military exercises todefence trade," the op-ed said.

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HIV AIDS training for ASHA,s & FMPHW’s organized at Basholi, KathuagY correSpoNdeNtJammu dec 9

In continuation to HIV AIDSProgramme being organized byJ&K State AIDS Prevention andControl Society more than 100ASHA’s (Accredited SocialHealth Activists) and FMPHW’s(Female Multi Purpose HealthWorkers) of Block Basholi,District Kathua were given oneday training, on HIV AIDS in col-laboration with Chief MedicalOfficer Kathua. The trainingswere held on 2 days in two batch-es on 8th and 9th December 2016at PWD Dak Bunglow Basholi. DrNeeraj Nagpal Block MedicalOfficer Basholi started the train-ing followed by Dr Arun SharmaDy Medical SuperintendentGovernment HospitalGandhinagar Jammu who is alsothe Master Trainer on HIV AIDShad a detailed interaction withthe ASHA’s and FMPHW’s pres-ent there and gave a detailedinformation regarding HIV AIDS.The participants also interactedwith him and had many mythsand misconceptionsremoved.The Government ofIndia has launched a NationalRural Health Mission (NRHM) toaddress the health needs of ruralpopulation, especially the vulner-able sections of society. CurrentlyAnganwadi Workers (AWWs)under the Integrated ChildDevelopment Scheme (ICDS) areengaged in organizing supple-mentary nutrition programmes

and other supportive activities.The very nature of her jobresponsibilities (with emphasison supplementary feeding andpre school education) does notallow her to take up the responsi-bility of a change agent on healthin a village. Thus a new band ofcommunity based functionaries,named as Accredited SocialHealth Activist (ASHA) is fillingthis void. ASHA is the first port ofcall for any health relateddemands of deprived sections ofthe population, especially womenand children, who find it difficultto access health services. ASHAmust be primarily a woman resi-dent of the village -Married/Widow/Divorced’ andpreferably in the age group of 25to 45 yrs.ASHA should haveeffective communication skills,leadership qualities and be ableto reach out to the community.

She should be a literate womanwith formal education up toEighth Class. This may be relaxedonly if no suitable person withthis qualification isavailable.Adequate representa-tion from disadvantaged popula-tion groups should be ensured toserve such groups better.In India,public health nursing in the vil-lages today is still limited to servic-es rendered by MultipurposeHealth Worker (Female)[MPHW(F)] or Auxiliary NurseMidwife (ANM). FMPHW’s areregarded as the first contact personbetween people and organisation,between needs and services andbetween consumer and provider. Itis through their activities that peo-ple perceive health policies andstrategies. It is through them thatplanners at the upper level gaininsights into health problems andneeds of the rural people.

Considering their status as grass-root level workers in the healthorganisational hierarchy, a heavyresponsibility rests on them. Theirservices are considered essential toprovide safe and effective care andas a vital resource to achieve thehealth-related targets. The presentconcern in the country is to provideaccessible, affordable, accountable,equitable, effective and reliablehealth care, especially to poor andvulnerable sections of population inrural areas. It is, therefore, interest-ing to analyse the role being playedby FMPHW’s in providing healthcare services to people in the chang-ing context of National RuralHealth Mission (NRHM). “MasterTrainers” for HIV AIDS from J&Khave been trained at Jamia MiliaIslamia University, Delhi underGFATM Round – 7 component i.eGlobal Fund for HIV AIDS,Tuberculosis and Malaria. TheGlobal Fund to fight AIDS,Tuberculosis, & Malaria (GFATM) afoundation established under thelaws of Switzerland (the "GlobalFund") is a worldwide initiative. InIndia, this project supportsNational AIDS ControlOrganization (NACO) in preventionof AIDS. GFATM Round-7 focuseson primarily enhancing institution-al and counselling capacities oftraining institutes in HIV/AIDS.This is for the first time thatGFATM has partnered with institu-tions of higher learning who haveestablished credentials in trainingand education of counsellors.

ASSOCHAM lists Wisdomjobs.comin India Top SME 50 Index

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Wisdomjobs.com, oneof India’s leading end toend online recruitmentand career solutions por-tals, today announced thatit has been declared as oneof the top 50 SMEs inIndia, 2016, by‘ASSOCHAM India’.ASSOCHAM is a non-prof-it organization that com-bines the entrepreneurialspirit and business acumenof owners with manage-ment skills and expertise ofprofessionals to set itselfapart as a Chamber with adifference. Wisdomjobs.comis India’s 1st job portal withan integrated online skilltesting & rating system with adatabase of over 30 millionprofiles and 3,500clients.The Award was pre-

sented to Mr. Ajay Kolla,Founder and CEO ofWisdomjobs.com by Mr.Arun Jain, Senior ManagingCommittee Member,ASSOCHAM. The AwardCeremony witnessed thepresence of several eminentdignitaries including Mr.Haribhai ParathibhaiChaudhary, Minister of Statefor MSME, Government ofIndia; Mr. U.K. Joshi,Director, ASSOCHAM; Mr.S.C. Aggarwal, Chairman,Micro Finance Council,ASSOCHAM and Mr. S.N.Tripathi, IAS, AdditionalSecretary & DevelopmentCommissioner (MSME),Ministry of MSME,Government of India, amongstothers.Wisdomjobs.com waschosen as one of the top 50SMEs in the country out ofmore than 1,000 nomina-

tions that ASSOCHAMreceived from all across theNation.Upon receiving thisprestigious recognition,Mr. Ajay Kolla, Founder &CEO, Wisdomjobs.comsaid, “We have alwaysthrived atmakingWisdomjobs.com one ofbest players in the industryand achieving this recogni-tion reflects our sheerdetermination in achievingit. It is a great honor toreceive this prestigiousrecognition fromASSOCHAM which wouldamplify the zeal ofWisdomjobs.com’s team tocontinue working towardsthe newer heights.Dedication and persever-ance has always been ourkey driver without whichwe could have not reachedwhere we are.”

GIM Professor Dr.Nitin Upadhyay, winsbest research paper at ICITQM South KoreagY correSpoNdeNtJammu dec 9

Dr. Nitin Upadhyay,part of the Goa Institute ofManagement faculty, hasbeen awarded the bestresearch paper at theInternational Conference onInformation Technology andQuantitative Management inSouth Korea, for his ground-breaking work on SystematicD e c i s i o n - M a k i n gFramework. His paper out-lining his work on decision-making techniques and toolswas declared the best paperfrom amongst submissionsfrom nearly 40 countries, anachievement that speaksvolumes for GIM’s heavyfocus on world-classresearch.Not a stranger tosuch accolades, Dr.Upadhyay has more than 50papers to his credit, has pre-

sented papers at a numberof international forums, andhas authored 8 books in thearea of computer science.Over the years, Dr. NitinUpadhyay has found him-self playing the roles ofresearcher, inventor, inno-vator, consultant, leader,academician and writer.Currently, he is workingwith Goa Institute ofManagement in the area ofInformation Technology.He has worked withSamsung AdvancedResearch, SoftwareEngineering R&D Lab,Samsung R & D InstituteBangalore, India. As a pre-cursor to his industryassignments he has workedwith BITS Pilani GoaCampus and other academ-ic institutes ofrepute.Commenting on his

work, Dr. Upadhyay says, “Iwas researching on thedevelopment of the frame-work which could facilitatecomplex decision-making,yet be simple and intuitiveenough to use in the evalua-tion and selection of thesoftware architecture at thevery early stage of the soft-ware development life cycle.By utilising the SystematicD e c i s i o n - M a k i n gFramework, industry andacademia can minimise therisks, costs, and efforts ofbuilding and managing thesoftware.The Goa Institute ofManagement (GIM), is one ofthe premier managementsschools in the country. Sinceits inception in 1993, GIM hassystematically built a richlearning environment throughengagement with academia,industry and alumni.

Scouts and Guides Movement confers national awards

muhammad bashir Shawl of rajouri getshighest “Silver elephant award-2015”

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Adding an anotherfeather to Jammu andKashmir, Assistant StateO r g a n i z i n gCommissioner (S) BharatScouts and Guides, MrMuhammad BashirShawl, a Retired Lecturerof Thanamandi, Rajouri,has been honoured withthe “Silver ElephantAward-2015” which is thehighest National Award ofthe Scout and GuideMovement in India.

Muhammad BashirShawl received this pres-tigious award fromPresident of India PranabMukherjee at an impres-sive function held atDarbar Hall inRashtrapati Bhawan on5th December, 2016.

The award has beenconferred to Mr. Shawl inrecognition of his exem-plary leadership and out-standing contribution toScout/Guide movementin Jammu and Kashmir.He is associated with thescout movement for morethan four decades. Mr.Shawl has receivednumerous awards earlieralso. Mr. Shawl is instru-

mental in spreading theunity and patriotismamong children of borderdistricts of the State as aUnit Leader of Scouts. Heutilized opportunities toimprove his scoutingskills by participating inInternational Courses andevents held in Sri Lanka,Egypt, Saudi Arabia andPakistan. He supportedthe activities for youngpeople during National

Jamborees held in TamilNadu, Andhra Pradesh,Karnataka, Delhi andKerala.

During his tenure asDistrict Organizer forScouting, Mr.Muhammad Bashir hasinspired large number ofAdult Leaders to undergotraining of Unit Leader ofScouts/Guides andarranged TrainingProgrammes.

Army infuses new life to a six year old child

SMVD Narayana Superspeciality Hospital startsbrachytherapy program for Cancer patients

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Katra dec 9 : Cancer patients in the Jammu

and Kashmir region and otherNorthern States will now have anew brachytherapy program atShri Mata Vaishno DeviNarayana SuperspecialityHospital located at KakryalKatra, allowing cancer patientsto be treated for radiotherapyover a shorter period of time andcloser to home.Brachytherapy isan advanced cancer treatmentwherein Radioactive sources areplaced in or near the tumor itself,giving a high radiation dose tothe tumor while reducing theradiation exposure in the sur-rounding healthy tissues. Theradioactive implants are inserteddirectly into the tissue.Equipped

with a radiotherapy cancer treat-ment centre, the new program atShri Mata Vaishno DeviNarayana SuperspecialityHospital will offer the mostadvanced treatment for cervical,prostate, breast, as well as skincancer and can also be used totreat tumours in many otherbody sites.Brachytherapy is veryeffective in treating cancer, asthe radiation is delivered with ahigh level of accuracy. It alsominimized risk of side effects,due to the targeted and precisenature of delivering the radio-therapy from inside the body. Itsa minimally invasive technique –i.e. it doesn't involve extensivesurgery. The brachytherapyrequires very short treatmenttimes , typically from 1 to 5 days

and also has short recovery times(typically 2 to 5 days) – peoplecan usually return to normalactivities very quickly.“Brachytherapy is a form ofradiotherapy where a sealedradiation source is placed insideor next to the area requiringtreatment” said Dr.VikasRoshan, Consultant RadiationOncology, Shri Mata VaishnoDevi Narayana SuperspecilaityHospital. “The SMVDNSH hasstarted brachytherapy facilitythat has equipped the hospital totreat cancer patients more effec-tively and in lesser time” headded.Dr. Roshan furtherexplained that brachytherapy is apainless procedure that can curegynaecological cancers, earlyhead and neck cancers, penile

cancer, skin cancers andoesophageal cancers. Withbrachytherapy the chance forsurviving cancer cells to divideand grow in the intervalsbetween each radiotherapy doseis minimised.He informed thatpatients typically have to makefewer visits to the radiotherapyclinic and the treatment is oftenperformed on an outpatientbasis. This makes treatmentaccessible and convenient formany patients.He added that dueto lack of medical facilities inJammu and Kashmir initiallypatients had to travel to Punjaband Delhi for this treatment, butnow it is available at Shri MataVaishno Devi NarayanaSuperspeciality Hospital nearKatra in Jammu.

NC getting exposed forits dual character: Sethi

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National Conference,when out of power,becomes anti-NationalConference and indulgesin making repeatedattempts to regain power.National interests for NCare less important thanits lust for power and ismaking sort of recklessstatements, even againstnational interests forcheap publicity and forgaining support and sym-pathy of separatists. It isgetting exposed with eachpassing day for its dualcharacter. This was statedin press release byBharatiya Janata PartyState Chief SpokespersonSunil Sethi. He said thatDr. Farooq Abdullahgoing closer to HurriyatConference is only evi-

dence of prevailing truthand shows real colours ofNational Conference asan most opportunisticclass, who will stoop toany level for cheap pub-licity and electoral gains.It believes in no princi-ples in politics but befool-ing people and dividingthem in the name ofregions for petty gains.Sunil Sethi further saidthat statement made byDr. Farooq Abdullahabout 10 PDP MLAsoffering support to him toform govt is concerned, isjust another publicitystunt by veteran leaderwithout any truth orbasis. He challenged Dr.Farooq Abdullah to dis-close the names of suchpersons if he has any faithin maintaining trans-parency in public life.

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Army alongwith “Gift of Life”, anNGO, facilitated heart surgery of WasimAkram, a young boy of six years WasimAkram, resident of Bachianwali, TehsilSurankote of Poonch District. Army ini-tially coordinated the preliminary med-ical tests like echo-cardiography andpathology. Once the diagnosis was con-firmed, the Army facilitated liaison with“Gift of Life”, NGO, which look on theresponsibility for bearing the expendi-ture of expensive heart surgery. Wasim'svisit to Delhi for treatment alongwith hisfather was facilitated by the Armythrough liaison and co-ordination withthe NGO representatives and the hospi-tal on 17 October 2016. He was admittedto Max Super-Specialty Hospital, NewDelhi and was operated upon by DrDinesh Kumar Mani, a renownedPediatrics heart surgeon.Wasim hasreached home healthy and safe, to the

cheers and immense joy of his parentsand villagers. The locals have expressedappreciation of Army's effort in provid-ing the child a new lease of life.

Basis of clean chit to J&K Ministers questioned

Modi must direct his Ministers, MLAs tomake their annual assets public: Harsh

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Expressing dismay overthe clean chit given by RamMadhav BJP GeneralSecretary to the Ministerswho were alleged to betransporting illegal cash inofficial vehicles, Mr. HarshDev Singh JKNPPChairman and FormerMinister questioned thebasis for dismissal of thesaid reports as “baseless”without any enquiry havingbeen held into the same. Heregretted that rather thanvolunteering the institutionof on enquiry into the wide-ly circulated and muchpublicized reports, Mr.Ram Madhav downplayedthe egregious episode bysaying that he had enquiredinto the same and was sat-isfied that the allegationswere false and baseless.Which enquiry he wasreferring to and what wasthe basis of his satisfaction,questioned Harsh assertingfurther that it was the satis-faction of the general publicthat was more importantthan the satisfaction of BJPleaders. Calling for a highlevel probe into the recentincidents of trading in dirtycash, Mr. Harsh Dev Singhsaid that the deceptivecloak of propriety whichthe J&K Ministers werewearing had been torn totatters and which wasclearly visible to the com-mon masses except the topBJP leadership.

Ridiculing further thedirective of the PM to theBJP Ministers, MPs andMLAs to submit their prop-erty statements from Nov. 8to Dec. 30 to Amit Shah, Mr.

Singh described it as meredramatics to hoodwink peo-ple. Why are the Ministersand legislators not beingasked to put their yearlyproperty statements in pub-lic domain, asked Mr. Singh.And then how many BJPleaders have been taken totask by Amit Shah duringthe last two years for dis-proportionate assets?Questioned Harsh.Describing the PM’s direc-tive to BJP Ministers andMLA’s as eye wash and win-dow dressing for thegullible, Mr. Singh said thatit would also receive a cleanchit and honesty certificatefrom Amit Shah as has beenreceived by J&K Ministersfrom Ram Madhav.

Expressing concern overthe regular reports of bur-geoning corruption in therecent past in the function-ing of govt, Mr. Singh hesaid that serious allegationsof corruption had been lev-elled against severalMinisters and MLAs whohowever continued to enjoyimmunity from enquiries.Flaying the Govt. for pro-moting and patronising thecorrupt, Mr. Singh calledfor waging a decisive waragainst corruption from thetop. To begin with, theMinisters, MPs and MLAsmust make their AnnualAssets public indicating thesources of additions to theirswelling fortunes, hedemanded.

Army conducts design and orientation workshop

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Army in conjunction with expertsfrom Mumbai conducted a one dayseminar on prospects of design,Architecture and planning atGovernment Degree College

Ramban. The workshop was organ-ised primarily to enlighten local stu-dents of prospects in design andarchitecture careers. Mr. MangeshJadhav and Mrs Bhakti specialist onthe subject from Mumbai, took thelecture cum presentations in which

around 110 students including girlsand boys attended the seminar. Anexercise to check the assimilation lev-els of students was also conducted atthe end of the workshop.Mr Ganai,Vice Principal of the GovernmentDegree College expressed his grati-tude towards Indian Army anddesired that such seminars would notonly enlighten the students ofRamban but also provide an addi-tional avenue for pursuing higherstudies. He also said that such pro-grammes and seminar should contin-ue in future too.The seminar hasbeen yet another attempt of the Armyfor the inclusive growth of the areaand to provide ample opportunity tothe students of the district to have afirst hand interaction with suchrenowned faculties in their college.All the participants and the teachersexpressed their appreciation to theArmy and the visiting speakers.

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The feeling of Patriotism is importantfor the Freedom of a Country. A patri-otic person will always be ready tosacrifice his life for the love for hiscountry. A Patriot is immortal. Menlove their own country. They do manythings for the good of the country.Every one of us knows the name ofMaharana Rana Pratap Singh ofMewar. He was a king. But he sufferedgreat hardship for his country. He sac-rificed everything for the freedom ofhis country. He was a great patriot. Heearned an immortal name by his self-sacrifice. Thus many patriots lost theirall, even their lives for the good of thecountry. But they gained one thing.They won the hearts of their country-men. We must love our country; at thesame time we must not hate others.Wars break out between two nationsfor want of love for other countries.We should, therefore, love our countryas well as those of others. To under-stand the significance of patriotism,consider what happens within a familywhen a certain amount of loyalty doesnot exist. A spouse cheats on a spouse,a parent fails to defend his child, achild ignores an elderly parent. Thefamily disintegrates. Another apt com-parison is a football team. What wouldhappen if players who are unhappywith the coach decided to get even byrevealing their playbooks to the oppos-ing team or by undermining the team’sstrategy and purposely failing to dotheir jobs? That would lead to the endof the team eventually. In a country,patriotism is necessary to preserve andprotect the nation as it currently exists.The order of the Supreme Court to playthe national anthem before every fea-ture film in cinema halls is a curiousact. Where does the Supreme Court getthe power to issue executive fiats, andon what basis is the court encroachingupon purely executive and legislativefunctions which are itself a dangerousmove. Patriotism has many meaningsand nuances, apart from feeling goodabout your nation. Does the constanthearing of the national anthem pushthe many “desired” traits of a patriot?Does it make you more law-abiding,does it prompt greater consciousnessof the spirit and elements of ourConstitution, does it make you morehumane, compassionate and respectfultowards all fellow citizens? Theanswer is a clear no. A reasonable fre-quency and appropriate time, and placeand event for the national anthem doesreinforce this feeling of joy and pridein our nation. But as you increase thefrequency of symbols and symbolicgestures (as the anthem is), and distortthe logic of symbolic gestures an theirassociation with appropriate events,you cheapen and weaken the force ofthe impact and relevance of such ges-tures. I believe the Supreme Court hasdone that. Why should the SupremeCourt’s order to play the nationalanthem in cinema halls or for people tostand up when the anthem is played, beseen as illegal, for, all it has done asthe custodian of India’s Constitution,is to re-instil respect for the flag, thenation, and to restore a sense of nation-alism and patriotism in each and everyIndian citizen, and love for the mother-land. Playing the national anthem andremembering the multicultural diverseaspects of our country for 52 secondsis not going to harm the amount of ourpleasure time during any film. Rather,it will help us in connecting with thesocio-cultural identity of the countryand sense of proud we carry with it.This decision should not be debated,but rather seen as the crying need ofthe hour to restore the principle ofunity in strength.

E D I T O R I A LPatriotism necessary

to protect nation

rajiv chuni International Human Rights Day

is observed across the Globe onDecember 10 every year. First wemust know the definition of Humanrights. These are moral principles ornorms, which describe certain stan-dards of human behavior and areregularly protected as legal rights inmunicipal and international law.They are universally understood asinalienable fundamental rights "towhich a person is intrinsically enti-tled simply because she or he is ahuman being," and which are"inherent in all human beings"regardless of their nation, location,language, religion, ethnic origin orany other status. To protect therights of Human beings, severalorganizations are working tirelesslyin this direction but a big questionarises here “Are Human Rights of allthe communities being protected? Ifwe introspect our conscience, wewill not get satisfactory answer tothis question because in many cases,Rights of Human beings are not pro-tected; moreover they are beingexploited by their ownGovernments. After post independ-ence of India, a series of humanrights violation of the citizens beganin October 1947, and the said terri-ble spree is still continued. Indiawhich is also known as the largestdemocracy in the world failed toprotect rights of its own people(Displaced Persons) who were force-fully thrown out of their own nativeplaces which is now know asPakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Itis an evident fact that Pak sponsoredtribal raid was conducted in variouserstwhile parts of princely State ofJammu and Kashmir. Since then,the Displaced Persons of these areashave been the worst victims ofhuman rights. The Human rights ofPakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)Displaced Persons is unprecedented

as they have been bearing the agonyfor the last 7 decades and this periodof their exile has been the worstexample of Human Rights abuse ofthe most destitute community whichwitnessed terrible genocide of theirnear and dear ones.

As per United Nations HumanRights Commission (UNHRC)despite the fact that India is a host todiverse groups of refugees, the coun-try has no specific laws or organizedpolicy for refugees. India is neither asignatory to the 1951 RefugeeConvention nor to its 1967 Protocolon the Status of Refugees. Therefore,the protection of refugees is con-fined to wantonness taken by theGovernment of India, leavingrefugees with petite protection fortheir civil and political rights andvirtually no legal provisions for theirsafety and welfare. The HumanRights of people whose loved oneswere brutally killed has been theworst sufferers as the Governmentof India has no policy for theDisplaced persons especially whocannot go back to their ancestralplaces. In the whole world, there hadnot been such abuse of HumanRights as it would have beenoccurred to Human Rights violationof PoK Displaced Persons. The his-tory is witness that none of the coun-try has taken much to rehabilitatedisplaced persons except which stillhas no policy regarding displacedpersons. The condition of PoKDisplaced Persons from PoK is notconcealed to anyone as they are still

constrained to spend their lives inmiserable conditions. They aredeprived of basic amenities whichinclude food, shelter, education,healthcare and many more. Evenlawmakers are not concerned aboutit; lawmakers’ prime job is to redressthe problems of citizens but our law-makers keep on exploiting displacedpersons for their petty gains which isdespicable blot at the world’s largestdemocracy of the world.

Government of India has keptunsympathetic approach towardsDisplaced persons who were force-fully kicked out of PoK. Governmenthas been talking about the vacatingPoK from the illegal occupation ofPakistan and the lawmakers havebeen reiterating this song since1994, the year a resolution wasunanimously passed in theParliament of India. Strange it mayappear but it’s true that India is theonly country in the whole whichgives priority to area instead of itsinhabitants. I would like to quote afact of Northern Ireland which isunder the possession of UK but thepeople can freely roam in eachother’s territories as it seems there isno conflict there. If there is someconflict between them that would beconfined to papers or some forumsbut there is no impact of these con-flicts on them. Contrary to NorthernIreland example, it’s a distant dreamfor displaced persons to roam inthese conflicted areas and the worstsufferers are people associated tothis area. Displaced Persons are fac-

ing brunt on part of Government asneither have any policy for the dis-placed persons nor signatory ofUNHCR.

The need of the hour is thatGovernment must come up with apolicy which will prove helpful andbeneficial for displaced persons.Government needs to setup aNational Refugee Commissionwhich will open portals for displacedpersons that will redress the issuepertaining to them. It is the primeduty of Government of India tomake a policy that will provide suc-cor to displaced persons who aresurrounded with lot of woes sincetheir exodus from their ancestralplaces.

There is a need of Uniform policyfor all the displaced persons of thecountry whether they are the dis-placed of 1947, 1965, 1971, 1989 andBorder Migrants. All the displacedpersons communities must be treat-ed with same yardstick as it has beenseen for last many years. One morething which is quite mandatory to sayhere that all the displaced personscommunities of India have been thevictims of manmade disaster andthey all ought to be treated undersame humane approach. Thereshould not be any place for discrimi-nation among several displaced com-munities and they all must be provid-ed healing touch with utmost humilityand honesty. This issue must be keptout from political arena as politicianshave already exploited the concernsby one way or other.

Need for “National Refugee Policy” to protect Human Rights abuse

Demand destruction behind likely GDP falls narendraThe RBI has the horrendous

task of replenishing 65% of cur-rency which has hindered econ-omy.

Reserve Bank of IndiaGovernor Urjit Patel and its six-member Monetary PolicyCommittee (MPC) havestumped the bankers, analystsand all those who had factored25 bps cut in the repo rate bymaintaining status quo in thepolicy rates.

The repo rate – the rate atwhich the banks borrow fromthe RBI – has been keptunchanged at 6.25%, reverserepo rate which RBI borrowsfrom banks at 5.75% and thecash reserve ratio (CRR) – theshare of deposits which banksmust park with the RBI withoutearning any interest –at 4%.

The demonetisation impactof banning the Rs 500 and Rs1,000 legal tender currencypost November 8, has taken itstoll. The Purchasing Managers’Index (PMI) of the services sec-tor – litmus test of consump-tion growth nose dived to athree-year low of 46.7 inNovember as against 54.5 inOctober.

The RBI gauging from thechaos created amongst people,in various cash driven sectors –45% of our GDP share is fromunorganised/informal sectorswhich operates through cashand engages 50% of our popula-tion – has consciously reducedthe Gross Value Added from7.6% to 7.1% for 2016-17.Transition from physical assetsto financial assets and shiftfrom cash to cashless economytakes time. The governor hasdecided not to reduce the ratesand to wait and assess howmuch of the Rs 14.48 lakh croreof the banned notes return tothe banking system byDecember 31.

The RBI confirmed thatnearly Rs 11.5 lakh crore hasalready come back to the bankswith 24 more days to go for thedeadline by which time the gap

can hardly be Rs 1.5 trillion! The RBI has the horrendous

task of still replenishing 65% ofcurrency which has put theeconomy out of gear thoughthey have issued a record 19 bil-lion notes since Nov 9. WhetherPrime Minister Narendra Modihas scored a self goal in thissurgical exercise on the socalled black money with all itscollateral damages will beanswered in the new year.Liquidity has never been anissue, even prior to demoneti-sation. The concern has alwaysbeen reluctance by the banks tolend to industries, SMEs, agri-culture, real estate, housing asthey are sitting on a mountainof stressed/non performingassets (NPAs) to the tune ofmore than Rs 9 trillion, whichis preventing banks from fur-ther lending.

The RBI deputy governorvalidated in the post policypress meet that the NPAs haveincreased even during the sec-ond quarter as at September.The transmission of rate cutsby the banks for lending ismuch to be desired as againsttheir eagerness and swiftnessin which they reduce thedeposit rates.

terse statementThe tone of the RBI’s policy

statement has been terse and isconcerned on the core inflation– non-food and non-fuel whichcan be stubborn in the comingmonths.

The most likely hike in inter-est rates by the Federal Reserveof US expected next week is alsoone of the reasons for pressingthe pause button on the policyrates by the RBI. The US inter-est scare has resulted in outflowof nearly Rs 40,000 crore sinceNovember by the ForeignInstitutional Investors, who arefair weather friends.

Concern is also on the upsiderisks on inflation that willresult during the last quarter(January-March 2017) from theSeventh Pay Commission –cash bonanza that government

servants will receive.The RBIhas viewed the effects ofdemonetisation as a temporary“demand shock” which shouldget stabilised once the currencyreplenishment happens.However, demand destructionin the cash economy is headingfor possible decline of GDP inthe range of 5.5% to 6%.

Brent crude has breached$50 per barrel which is a causefor concern. Further increase inthe international oil prices willhave negative impact on crudeimports, current account deficitand cascading effects ondomestic prices, thus seriouslyimpacting CPI inflation. Allthese have necessitated the RBInot to venture for a rate cut andplay to the gallery.

Post demonetisation, to pre-vent banks from indiscriminatelending to earn interest fromthe flooding of deposits intotheir system which has crossednearly Rs 11.5 trillion, the RBIhad imposed incremental CRRof 100% on all cash depositsaccrued between September 11and November 16.

Banks were furious on thisdraconian imposition whichhas double whammy effect ofnot earning any interest fromthe parked funds with the RBIbut has to pay interest to thedepositors, which will furtherbleed their balance sheets.Sensing the resistance, the gov-ernor has withdrawn the rulefrom the December 10 fort-night. This has been a greatrelief to the bankers.

The RBI wants to assess thenet impact of demonetisationafter quantifying the “reversetsunami” of bank depositswhich will happen once thewithdrawal limits are lifted.

Once there is clarity on allthe above issues of liquidity,growth, GST launch schedule,global cues etc, the governorhas hinted at the accommoda-tive stance of reducing the poli-cy rates in the ensuing mone-tary policy review on February08, 2017.

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The bull run 'road'eorohini s MurthyThe swish of my red skirt was akin to a mata-

dor waving a red cloth in front of a bull.A lazy Sunday afternoon is when grownups at

home want to enjoy their afternoon siesta whilethe kids and teenagers want to make the most oftheir holiday by playing board games or spend-ing time at a friend’s place. I must tell you,though, that this particular Sunday afternoonwas over three decades ago when playing actual-ly meant physical activity, and not virtual gameson smartphones and tabs. The silence at homewas not appealing to my senses and the intenserays of the sun were not a welcome sight either.But I had to make a choice, and the young andthe restless me chose the latter, of course. Myschool friend, Roopa, lived not too far from myhome but the walk to her place was an ‘uphill’task! Simply put, our house was situated at thebottom of a hillock while hers was atop it.

Unmindful of the physical strain I had toendure, I put on a bright red skirt and a white t-shirt and stepped out in style. With not a soul insight, and only the sun and silence as my com-panions, I started walking excitedly towards mydestination. I was half way up the road, when Inoticed a lone bull standing on the other sidepeering at some stray strands of grass. An opti-mist at heart, I assumed that it would keep gaz-ing at mother earth while I silently walked awayfrom its sight. But, lady luck was not on my side.The swish of my bright red skirt was akin to amatador waving a red cloth in front of a ragingbull. But, this was no rodeo show – there were nospectators to cheer my gallant act or rescue mefrom the menacing bull. Fear gripped my trans-fixed body. Making eye contact with an irate bullwas not my idea of a Sunday well spent. And tak-ing a few steps would mean encouraging the bullto attack. However, one look at the road aheadgave me a glimpse of hope. Climbing it may slowdown the speed of the bull while I could put myPT class training to optimum use with a goodsprint, I reasoned. I took to my heels and thebull, too, started charging towards me with equalvigour. As the gradient on the road becamesteep, the bull’s speed reduced but I maintainedthe same pace. Once I reached the hill top road,I was relieved to see my friend’s house. My hap-piness, though, was short lived when I noticedthat the bull had not given up its effort in reach-ing its soon-to-be victim. “Roopa, Roopa... openthe gate!” I shouted, shaking the gate with what-ever little strength I had. My friend must havebeen taking an afternoon siesta, too, but myshrill voice awakened her and she came to thedoor with a smile. “Don’t just stand there. Comeand open this blessed gate”, I yelled at her, atwhich she quickly let me in to her sanctuary.

When I peered out, I saw the bull standingnear her house and staring at us. The compoundwall was high enough and the gate was durabili-ty personified. “Phew, saved at last,” I heaved abig sigh of relief. I narrated the entire drama toRoopa, hoping to hear a few words of sympathy.Instead, she rolled on the floor with laughter andsaid, “Sad that this local bull run had no specta-tors. It would have been thrilling to watch all thison a lazy Sunday afternoon.” I gave a wry sm-ileand patted myself for my victory.

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Utterances of NC put entire nation to seriousembarrassment in front of entire world: PK

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Panun Kashmir today organized pressconference at Press Club Jammu. ThePress Conference was addressed by DrAgnishekher, Convener, and Dr AjayChrungoo, Chairman, of PanunKashmir.Panun Kashmir appeals toPrime Minister of India to immediatelyintervene and abandon Soft Separatism asthe basis of Democratic Government inJammu and Kashmir. It is high time torealize that the democratic order whichGoI has chosen to nourish and protect inJammu and Kashmir is basically a subver-sive order. This subversive order is actingas a front line instrument undermining

India’s efforts to fight Islamist separatismin Jammu and Kashmir and the warwaged by Pakistan.

The brazen and unambiguous seces-sionist stance taken by the leadership ofNational Conference recently is a testimo-ny of this reality. Tolerating and perpetu-ating half way separatism and variants ofcommunalism in Jammu and Kashmir is astrategic suicide being committed in thestate? A campaign to wreck the IndianState in Jammu and Kashmir from withinis going on unhindered.The secessionistand Pro-Pak postures of NationalConference in recent times have not beenany surprise to us. Panun Kashmir hasbeen warning the nation about the subver-

sive content of the politics practiced by theso called mainstream political formationsin the state from time to time. What isbeing spoken by the National Conferenceleaders these days is no less anti-nationalthan the politics for which the NC patri-arch Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah wasarrested in 1953.Indian State did not choseto dither at that time and did not betrayhelplessness. The helplessness to seditionand secession is manifest glaringly in thepresent times.

The utterances of National Conferencehave put the entire nation to seriousembarrassment in front of the entireworld. The embarrassment is further com-pounded by the position taken by the rul-ing PDP leadership with regard to thepresent turmoil in Kashmir as well asPakistan. The PDP, which is the leadingpartner of the ruling PDP-BJP alliance inthe state, has consistently maintained aposition on the present situation inJammu and Kashmir as well as relationswith Pakistan which is different thanGovernment of India. It is brazenly man-ifest that the present Government in thestate has its own foreign policy as well ashome policy distinctly in conflict withthat of the Government of India. How canGoI allow this state of affairs to continue?Agenda of Alliance is being used by all theanti-national forces within theGovernment and outside it to promotethe cause of Pakistan and secessionists inthe state. It is high time for GoI to realize

that soft-separatism only irrigates seces-sion. It breeds alienation. It strangulatesnational interests. Similarly toleratingand patronizing communalism destroyssecular fabric. The religious fascist seces-sionism in Jammu and Kashmir hasgrown on the fertile soil created by vari-ous variants of Muslim autonomy poli-tics. Defeat of this fascism is critical to thesurvival of Indian nation.We want tostate without hesitation that Jammu andKashmir has a 60 lakh population ofHindus, Sikhs and Buddhists. The rightsand claims to the state of Jammu andKashmir of Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhistsare no less than the Muslims living in thestate. Jammu and Kashmir is neither anextension of Central Asia nor of MiddleEast. The state has thousands of years ofcontinuity with the civilization of India.

Panun Kashmir unambiguously sup-ports the present policy of Governmentof India in relation to Pakistan. Wehave unequivocally endorsed the surgi-cal strikes against the terror bases inPoJK by the Indian army as well asdropping of inhibitions to claim PoJKincluding Gilgit and Baltistan as part ofnation of India. We have welcomed thesupport of GoI to the people ofBulochistan. This new thrust of India tostop Pakistan from acting as a the epicen-ter of Jihad in India and rest of the worldis being countered by Pakistan by usingwilling political forces within India oper-ating in our democratic system.

BJP fulfilled its pollpromise to Labhana

Community: Dr NarindergY correSpoNdeNt

Jammu dec 9BJP State General

Secretary Dr. NarinderSingh, while conveyingparty’s congratulations tothe members of theLabhana Community ofthe state for getting OBCstatus, said that it was apromise made to thesepeople while electioncampaigning of 2014 elec-tions and the same standsfulfilled by the PrimeMinister Narendra Modi-led government at theCentre.Dr. NarinderSingh said that the deci-sion of the Union govern-ment for including theLabhana Community inOBC category will providemore opportunities foreducation and employ-ment, thus proving a boonfor them. He said thatLabhana Community hadbeen agitating since longfor grant of OBC status

but the successive govern-ments in the past didnothing in practical andplayed lip service. “Ourparty had gone to seekvotes in 2014 from thesepeople with a sole com-mitment of meeting theirlong pending and genuinedemand and it is indeed amatter of satisfaction forthe BJP that its govern-ment has fulfilled theirdemand”, Dr. Narindersaid and added that thedecision is also the reflec-tion of BJP and its govern-ment’s concern for thewelfare and developmentof the weaker sections andthe down troddens, whoneed concessions for theirsocial and economicupliftments. He expressedhope that the Labhanacommunity will be bene-fitted by the recent deci-sion of the Modi govern-ment of including them inOBC category.

Army conducts workshopon “Winter Diseases” At

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Army organised a lec-ture on “Winter Diseases”at Lower Krishna Ghati inPoonch District, today.The workshop was to cre-ate awareness regardingvarious health issues aris-ing due to seasonalchanges and the ongoingwinter months.The lec-ture, delivered by theArmy Medical Officer,dwelled upon winterrelated diseases and prob-lems like respiratory dis-ease, skin problems,

chilblains and other illnessdue to extreme cold weath-er. The doctor alsoexplained various preven-tive measures to keep suchdiseases at bay.Participants were informedabout remedial measuresthat can be undertaken tokeep oneself healthy. TheArmy doctor interactedwith the locals andanswered all the queriesrelated to health issues.The locals who had turnedout in large numbersappreciated the Army forundertaking the drive.

Indain Army organized Swatch BharatAbhiyan in Frontier District Kargil

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Indian Army is sendingthe Message ofCleanliness and Swatchtato the nation from thefrontiers of Kargil.IndianArmy in collaborationwith Degree CollegeKargil and ITI Kargillaunched a Swatch BharatAbhiyan in the Campusesof Degree College andITI.The Abhiyan waslaunched by DFO KargilKhalid Amin Mehta whilesweeping the premisesalong with the Staff ofDegree College and ITIand the Students.On theone Side Indian Army isfacing Shelling and Ceasefire violation along LOCand Border in other partsof Jammu and Kashmirwhich has also affected thepeople living in those

areas, Indian Army is try-ing to propagate the mes-sage of cleanliness andSwatchta amongst the stu-dents of frontier districtKargil.Khalid Amin Mehtawhile interacting with thestudents on this occasiontold that the PrimeMinister Narendra Modihas initiated a Campaignand dreamt for CleanIndia by 2019 which healone cannot fullfill untilwe join hands with him inthis noble cause.He toldthat it is our responsibilityto keep our surroundingsclean and for doing so wehave to allot a particulartime slot once in a weekduring which we haveclean our surroundingsand in this way we canmake our countryclean.Representative ofIndian Army on this occa-

sion informed that theyhave started the missionwhich will be also organ-ised at village level andthe aim is to give the peo-ple particularly the youthsa sense of responsibilitytowards cleanliness andto aware the people.Whiletalking to our correspon-dent most of the studentsappreciated the effort ofthe Indian Army for thecleanliness drive, andsuch event should beorganized a village levelalso.The students alsotold that ChukhaLyakhmo (RiverCleanliness) initiative ofthe district Police Kargilwas a great initiativewhich should be furtherencouraged to make theBanks of Suru River Cleanat least along the KargilMain Market.

One day civil defence awarenessprogramme held at Bishnah

Vivekanand Kendracelebrates Geeta JayantigY correSpoNdeNtJammu dec 9VivekanandKendra Kanyakumaribranch Jammu Celebrated"Geeta Jayanti"by organis-ing "Geeta ShlokaRecitation Contest " amongthe students of Fifteen High& Higher SecondarySchools of Jammu City andadjoining areas. Final inter-school contest was held inNSM College of EducationAnand Nagar Bohri.NandniSalotra of BSF Sr.Sec.School Paloura, PriyankaSharma Of Mixed Hr. Sec.School Roop Nagar andManya Gupta of DBN VidyaMandir Amarvilla Got Ist,2nd &3rd Position respec-tively.Prizes the winnersand participants were givenby the chief guest Prof. DrVishwamurti Shashtri a wellknown sanskrit scholar ofJammu, Pt. Shiv PrasadRaina Presided over thefunction and Sh RajinderKakkad a well known edu-cationist was guest of hon-

our.Dr O.P.Gupta sanchalakof Jammu branch ofVivekanand Kanya Kumarihighlighted the importanceof Geeta for youth in gener-al and students in particu-lar. He exhorted upon thestudents to study geeta forliving a meaningful and dig-nified life.Prof DrVishwamurthy Shashtri inhis adress appreciated thevivekanand kendra for hold-ing such competitions forcreating awareness amongthe youth about the ancientIndian culture. Pt. ShivPrasad Raina in his presi-dential address advice thestudents to follow the Geetain their day to day life for liv-ing a purposeful life.Vote ofThanks Presented byParneesh MahajanChairman N.S.M Group ofcolleges. Other dignatorieswho were present on theocassion was AyodhyaGupta, Keshav Chopra,Puneet Mahajan, SurjeetSingh, Radhey shyam.

Workshop on remaining relevant andeffective through self awareness organized

Jammu: JK PublicSchool, Kunjwani, the firstCBSE affiliated school ofJ&K is celebrating 25thyear of its existence and ispioneer in setting innova-tive trends aiming toderive teaching learningoutcomes. The school hasinitiated innumerablemeasures to establish therelevant improvement inthe field of education. Incontinuation with this, theschool has taken campaignto empower senior teach-ers of Government, Publicand CBSE Schools andorganizing a workshop on“Remaining Relevant andEffective Through SelfAwareness’ in the premis-es of Jk Public School,Kunjwani. Taking moreinitiatives school is organ-ising ‘ROBOTICS’ work-shop for the students ofJammu region on 21 and22 December. The peopleassociated with ‘GOOGLE’will come and interactwith students at Jk PublicSchool, Kunjwani.Dr RajSingh, Vice Chancellor ofRayat Bahra University ,Chandigarh is theresource person . Mr Singhhas been a vivid researcher

and acclaimed trainer inthe areas of CorporateGovernance , ChangeManagement andStrategic CostManagement. He has alsorepresented India at theInternational DesignSummit held in Milan(Italy) in 2013. One of theimportant aspects of ateacher’s role in the mod-ern education system is toplay the role of a managerand a leader involving thepeople skills. He has tobring colleagues and stu-dents into contact with theorganization in such a waythat the objectives of boththe groups are achieved.He must be interested inthe people, the work, andthe achievement ofassigned objectives. To beeffective, he must balancehis concerns for the indi-viduals (people) and work.In other words, he mustknow how to utilizehuman as well as non-human resources whiletranslating academic goalsinto action. It is in manag-ing the human and non-human resources that ateacher’s skills and capa-bilities are tested.The

workshop aims to helpteachers identify andunderstand the behavioralaspects of their personalityand their teaching styles. Itwill assist teachers toexchange informationeffectively with all the par-ticipants in the education-al process based on theunderstanding of thehuman behavior. It willalso help teachers becomebetter human beings.Theprogram will assist theparticipants to understandthe importance of behav-ioral issues involved ineducation deliveryprocess, identify variousteaching styles and bemore effective as teach-ers.They will be able todemonstrate better com-munication with all thestakeholders and createbetter harmony among thepersons in their internalenvironments. Teachersfrom both CBSE and Stateboard affiliated schools aregoing to be a part of thisgreat initiative. We hopethat this workshop willprove to be another step-ping stone improving thestandard of education inthe state.

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One day Civil DefenceAwareness programmeheld at Anant VidyaKender High School KanalBishnah. The awarenessprogramme was organizedunder the able guidance ofAddl. Director General ofPolice HG / Civil Defence& SDRF, J&K& close supervisionof Sh. Kuldeep Khajuria,Dy.SP, Dy. Controller CivilDefence, Jammu. At least250 students alongwithstaff members attend theawareness programme.The main aim of theawareness programmewas to facilitate the stu-dents with regard to pre-ventive history of CivilDefence. Sh. Harbans Lal

Dogra, Chairman &Smt. Madhu Sharma,Principal Anant VidyaKender High School KanalBishnah highly appreciat-ed the role of Civil Defenceand requested for impart-ing such training pro-grammes in future also. Atthe end of the programmeCivil Defence certificates

& cash amount weredistributes to the studentsand requested the studentsto join the Civil Defencebecause Civil Defence isthe Defence of the peopleby the people for the peo-ple. The following CivilDefence Warden &Instructors were also pres-ent on the occasion.

Police seeks help to trace family ofman admitted in Srinagar hospital

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Police has sought thehelp to trace the family of aperson admitted inGovernment Hospital forpsychiatric diseasesSrinagar.In its correspon-dence, Medical superinten-dent of GovernmentHospital for psychiatricdiseases Srinagar has saidthat a person who identi-

fies himself as Om Prakashson of Chuni Lal residentof Jammu was brought toGovernment PsychiatricDiseases Hospital Srinagarby Police on 19-07-2012. Itsaid that the person is inthe hospital from last fouryear. The superintendenthas further said thatrepeated psychologicalassessments, investiga-tions and examinations

have failed to reveal anymajor problem. As such itis appealed that anybodyhaving any informationregarding the family of thesaid person may kindlycontact Medical superin-tendent of GovernmentHospital for psychiatricdiseases Srinagar on 0194-2411220, 9906568717 orpolice control roomKashmir/ on 100.

1st PPNDM Football Gold Cup Tournament

RCF Kapurthala defeats Young RoversJammu by 3-0 in Quarter Final match

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In the 1st Pandit Prem Nath DograMemorial Football Gold CupTournament being played at ParadeGround Jammu Quarter Final matchwas played between RCF Kapurthalaand Young Rovers Jammu.The matchwas won by RCF Kapurthala by 3-0.The match was keenly fought butultimately the team from Punjabproved its superiority.The dominanceof RCF Kapurthala was complete inboth the halfs.In todays match thechief guest was Ashok Koul GeneralSecretary Organization State BJP.Theguests of honour in today's functionwere Chander Mohan SharmaConvenor Tawi Aandolan,PurnimaSharma President MahilaMorcha,Suresh Ajay MagotraPresident Yuva Morcha,RajinderSingh President Kissan Morcha andSardar Varinder Singh All Cell

Prabhari BJP.The special Invitees onthe ocassion were Amarnath GuptaSr.BJP leader,Rajesh Gupta ChairmanTourism Federation Jammu,InderKhajuria President All Jammu Hotelsand Lodges Association,AshwaniChrungoo President Panun Kashmirand Govinder Sareen Convenor SportsCell State BJP.MLA Jammu eastRajesh Gupta who is the Chairman ofthe tournament organizing Comitteealong with Rakesh Khanna President/Organisor and Naresh Dogra wel-comed the chief guest HonourableAshok Koul Ji and other guests on theoccasion and presented them withbouquets.Convenor All J&K PanchayatConference Convener Anil Sharmapresented shawls to the chief guest andRajesh Gupta.The chief guest andother guests of honour were also intro-duced with the teams before the start ofthe play.The honourable guests pres-ent on the ocassion lauded the initia-

tive of starting such a tournament inthe name of Sher-i-Duggar Pt. PremNath Dogra who himself was a sports-man and an avid football player.Theguests stressed on the need to havemore such tournaments at sub Disttlevels also so as to involve the youth ofthe entire region in the sports activi-ties.Ashok Koul Ji while interactingwith the teams expressed his great sat-isfaction regarding the good organiza-tion of the tournament and congratu-lated the tournament organizingComittee under the leadership of MLARajesh Gupta.He also appreciated thehigh standard of play in the tourna-ment.The members of the organisingComittee who were present on theocassion included Naresh DograGeneral Secretary State,RakeshKhanna President,Mohan Lal,FietousSohtra,Gagan Kumar,ArunJasrotia,S.M.Gill,Bharat Bushan and aVikram Singh.

2 held with1 Kg charasgY correSpoNdeNtJammu dec 9

In continuation to theoperation Sanjeevani, aspecial drive against drugslaunched by SSP JammuDr Sunil Gupta, IPS, todayNagrota Police while onnakka duty at TCP Nagrotaintercepted one Swift Car inwhich two persons were sit-ting (include driver).Duringsearch of car Police Partyrecovered 1 Kg Charas fromtheir possession.In thisregard, Police has regis-tered a case at P/SNagrotaunder relevant sec-tion of law. Further investi-gation of the case is goingon.The whole operationwas conducted by Inspr.Sohil Rashid SHO P/SNagrota under the supervi-sion SDPO Nagrota Sh.Amit Kumar, & SP Rural,JammuSh. Aurn Gupta.

Common man & our forces on both sides shouldno longer be used as cannon fodder: ANC

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Let Civil Society of J& Kstate from both side of lineof control be given a chanceto provide a lasting solutionto the 70 year old KashmirDispute, acceptable to bothIndia & Pakistan. This wasstated by ANC senior vicepresident Mr. Muzzafarshah while speaking at theround table discussionorganized by Centre forpeace & progress on “J & K– The Road Ahead andIndo-Pak Relation” at NewDelhi today, attendedamongst others by PakistanHigh Commissioner Mr.Abdul Basit, former MPand Congress leader ManiShankar Aiyar & RajyaSabha MP Mr. MajidMemon, chaired by social

activist Shri OP Shah. TheIndo-Pak conflict is nowopen in front of the worldthrough Media, Internet,Twitter & Face book. Youcan no longer hide any-thing from anybody in theworld. The issue ofKashmir was the root causeof the hostility between twonuclear powers and neigh-bours. The common manand our forces on bothsides should no longer beused as cannon fodder. It istime to address the rootcause of this issue, that isKashmir. The people ofJammu & Kashmir aresandwiched & suffering thedirect brunt of this pendingdispute since 70 year’seffecting both India &Pakistan also at large. Thisproblem cannot be left

unattended any longer forthe future generations tosolve. It is over duty to do itat ensure a bright future forour children, he said. TheANC senior VP will beseeking appointmentswith the Pakistan HighCommissioner andNational Security Adviserto Govt. of India at NewDelhi to once again to initi-ate the practical proposalfloated at highest diplomat-ic levels in the 90’s, whenmilitancy was at its peak byveteran Kashmir leader &former Chief Minister lateGM shah for allowing 5Regions Summit of civilsociety to meet at Srinagar,Jammu, Ladakh, Gilgit &Muzaffarabad for findingan amicable solution of theKashmir dispute.

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Coordination Committee of both sides of J&Kshall meet in Delhi/Islamabad in April, 2017

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The CoordinationCommittee of the leadersand intellectuals fromboth sides of J&K (J&Kand POK) shall meet inDelhi in April 2017 torestart the ‘Heart toHeart’ Talk initiativewhich was initiated byProf.Bhim Singh,Convenor of CoordinationCommittee of all J&K. Thefirst meeting was held in2005 and followed by sec-ond meeting in Jammu aswell as in New Delhi. Theprominent leaders fromboth sides of J&K thatincluded Dr. KaranSingh, Sardar Mohd.Abdul Qayyum Khan, Dr.Farooq Abdullah,Prof.Abdul Ghani Bhat,

Mr. Shabbir Shah andothers. The ‘Heart toHeart’meeting as wasdefined by the organizershad series of meetingsand discussions in 2005as well as in 2007 again.

Prof.Bhim Singh gavethis credit to the Govt.ofPakistan as well as to thePrime Minister of India,Dr. Manmohan Singh forhaving opened the doorsfor the leadership and theintellectuals of both sidesof J&K to sit together andtalk together. The J&Kleaders had long range ofsitting, discussion on verycardial level. The PrimeMinister of India, Dr.Manmohan Singh invitedleader of POK delegationShri Abdul Qayyum Khanat PM House on tea, the

leader of opposition ShriAtal Bihari Vajpayeetreated all POK delegatesat lunch whereas Dr.Karan Singh son ofMaharaja Hari Singhgave organized a memo-rable get-together at hisresidence, 3, Nyay Marg.Sardar Mohd. AbdulQayyum Khan andDr.Karan Singh hadlunch together. Just twoof them and spent nearlyone hour over the lunch.Both smile after the lunchwas over at the residenceof the former Maharaja ofJ&K at his residence in2007.

Prof.Bhim Singhexpressed a great shockon the unfortunate anduntimely demise of theChairman of the Heart to

Heart Committee, SardarMohd. Abdul QayyumKhan who died last year.He said the nextChairman of the Heart toHeart Talk (CoordinationCommittee of the nota-bles of both sides of J&K)shall be chosen at thetime of the next meetingwhich is likely (hopefully)to be held in April proba-bly in Delhi to give a prac-tical shape to the missionof the Heart to Heart Talkbetween the residents ofState of J&K as it existedin 1947 beforep a r t i t i o n . P r o f . B h i mSingh has also constitut-ed an organizing commit-tee which shall beannounced in the secondweek of January, 2017after consultation and

counter consultation.Prof.Bhim Singh is tryingto ensure an active partic-ipation of all the repre-sentatives of the State ofJ&K as it existed beforeOctober 1947. He saidthat Gilgit-Baltistan aswell as POK shall be activeparticipants in the nextHeart to Heart meetingbeing held in April in NewDelhi. He said that theGovts. of India andPakistan shall also beinvited to send their non-state representatives asobservers so that theyshould also realized theimportance as to whatneeds to be done toensure the return of last-ing peace between the twobrotherly countries name-ly India and Pakistan.

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The 3rd Quarter Meeting of the District ConsumerProtection Council Kargil was held under the chair-manship of Deputy Commissioner and Chief ExecutiveOfficer, LAHDC, Kargil Haji Gulzar Hussain at DCOffice Kargil today. Various issues pertaining to thefunctioning of the consumer protection council besidesthe status of the complaints received from the con-sumers till date were discussed in the meeting thread-bare. The Deputy Commissioner while expressing con-cern over the non receipt of any complaint from con-sumers till date gave on spot directions to the AssistantDirector Food Civil Supplies and Consumer AffairsKargil to ensure mass level awareness regarding themandate and functioning of District ConsumerProtection Council through radio and other media. Hesaid that this step would enable the consumers to availthe benefits of the Consumer Council as well as redresstheir grievances immediately. The meeting was attend-ed among others by the Chief Medical Officer, Kargil,Deputy Superintendent of Police (HQR), Kargil,Deputy Director Legal Metrology and the ExecutiveOfficer, Municipal Committee, Kargil.

Golf tournament organised in Srinagar

Police has remained in forefrontin promoting sports: Spl DG

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A golf tournament organized by J&K police at LakeView Environment Training Park was inaugurated bySpecial DGP Coordination, Law& order, Dr. S.P Vaid.Itis for the first time that the event was held in winter.Despite chilly weather and temperature hoveringaround zero there was great enthusiasm among thegolfers. Thirty golfers from different age groups partic-ipated in the event. Speaking on the award distributionfunction, SDG Law & order Dr. S.P Vaid said thatJammu and Kashmir police has always remained inforefront in promoting different sports and activitiesamong the people in general and youth in particular.He said by promoting and organizing sports activatesJK police provides a platform to the players to showtheir talent. The SDG further said that such types ofevents will continue to be organised in future as well.Later on he distributed trophies/prizes among the per-formers of the event.On this occasion, Mr. Galib Mohi-u- Din, Sec. RSGC and Mr. Javaid Bukshi GM. SKICCspoke about their experiences and challenges at thepolice golf course. Among other officers CO, JKAP 9thBN, Sh. Shailender Singh and CO 12th BN Sh. BaqarSamoon were also present on this occasion.

Sports festival Kargil

14 teams take part inindoor, outdoor games

gY correSpoNdeNtSriNagar, dec 9

On the second day of ongoing Sports Festival organ-ized by Kargil Police, five teams participated in theindoor games and nine teams in the outdoor.In theindoor events in which five teams participated, SuruValley Public School and Govt. Girls Hr. Sec. SchoolKargil emerged into finals. In the Outdoor events inwhich nine teams participated, Hr. Sec. School Minji,Jaffaria Academy of Modern Education Kargil, PoyenClub and Boy of Coy qualified for semi finals. Thesports festival started from 7th of this month and wasinaugurated by Dy. Commissioner Kargil, Sh. GulzarHussain. The inaugural function of the festival was heldat Khree Sultan Choo Sports Stadium Kargil and wasattended among other by Superintendent of PoliceKargil Shri Rahul Malik, Superintending EngineerPWD Shri. R.K Sharma, Superintending EngineerMechanical Shri Gagan Joti, ASP Kargil Shri JameelAhmad, ADC Kargil Shri KT Shah, DySP Hqrs, AbdulKahliq, DySP DAR Mohammad Aslam and otherDistrict Officers besides various prominent personali-ties of the Kargil.

Haji Gulzar inaugurated Police DistrictSports Festival in Kargil

gY correSpoNdeNtKargil dec 9 :

Deputy Commissioner Kargil Haji Gulzar Hussaintoday inaugurated the Police District Sports Festival inKargil at Khree Sultan Choo Sports stadium Kargil.Thefestival started with a demonstration by Karate Playersof Kargil and after that the events of athletics startedwhich will include events like Tug of War, DiscussThrow, Athletics, Karate, Badminton etc which willconclude after 6 days. On this occasion SP Kargil RahulMalik, Additional Deputy Commissioner Kargil KachoTurab Shah, District officers, police officers and promi-nent personalities of Kargil were also present.DistrictPolice Kargil is organising the event under its civicaction programme and according to SP Kargil to incul-cate the spirit of sportsmanship and to polish the hid-den talent amongst the youths of Kargil District PoliceKargil is organizing such events after regular inter-vals.He further added that he has chosen Athletics sothat the youths of Kargil will focus on this game as aprofession to compete at state and nationallevel.Deputy Commissioner Kargil Hajji GulzarHussain while talking to Media appreciated the effortsof district police Kargil and hoped that District PoliceKargil will organize such an event of state level so thatthe youths can also excel at state and National level.

gY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 9:

The team from PunjabUniversity, Chandigarhwon the Silver RollingTrophy at the SecondAnnual North Zone InterUniversity DeclamationContest organized by theDepartment of StudentsWelfare, University ofJammu today . The SilverRolling Trophy for thesame has been institutedby Sh. N. N. Vohra,Governor J & K State.Students from differentUniversities of North Zoneparticipated in this contest.The topic for the contestwas “Is the pace of growthand development deter-mined by the quality ofgovernance?” On which, allthe participants rendered

thought provoking speech-es. Teams from PanjabUniversity, Chandigarh,DAV University,Jallandhar, CentralUniversity of Punjab, ShriMata Vaishno DeviUniversity, Katra andUniversity of Jammu par-ticipated in thecontest.Prof. R.D. Sharma,Vice Chancellor, Universityof Jammu presented theSilver Rolling Trophy tothe winning team and alsocertificates and mementosto the participating teams.The first prize in individualcategory was won by SeeratBaji from GCW, GandhiNagar while Kunal Sainifrom GGM Science Collegeand Ramneet Kour fromUniversity of Jammu weredeclared second & thirdrespectively. TheCertificates of Merit wereawarded to Dolphin andSaloni Sharma both fromPanjab University,

Chandigarh.Prof. R.D.Sharma congratulated thestudents for their activeparticipation in thisthought pondering eventwhich is specially initiatedby Sh. N.N. Vohra,Governor J & K State andthe Chancellor, Universityof Jammu so that the ener-

gy of the youth is channel-ized in a positive, construc-tive and Nation buildingactivities. He deliberated hisown thoughts on the topicof the Declamation which ishighly relevant to be dis-cussed in the contemporarytimes. Prof. Satnam Kour,Dean Students Welfare for-

mally welcomed the augustgathering and also elaborat-ed the aim and objective oforganizing this event, Prof.Arvind Jasrotia, ChairmanCampus Cultural renderedthe formal vote of thanks.Earlier in the morning, theevent was inaugurated byProf. Deshbandhu Gupta,

Dean Academic Affairs,University of Jammu. Hecongratulated and motivat-ed the participating teamsto present their rationalthoughts about the topic ofhigh relevance. Prof. LalitMagotra, Dr. IndiraRathore and Mr. PardeepDutta, were the adjudica-tors for the contest whereasDr. Shashiprabha and Dr.Garima Gupta were theteachers incharge for theevent. The event was wit-nessed by the teachers, stu-dents, scholars, officers andstaff of the University ofJammu and was coordinat-ed by Sumeet Sharma andIfra Kak under the supervi-sion of Prof. S.K. Pandita,Dr. Anupama Vohra, Dr.Parmil Kumar, Dr. A.R.Manhas. The stage manage-ment was looked after byKulbhushan Thakur,Hemant Magotra, Deepika,Kirti, Aradhana, Savtantraand Ambika.

Annual NZ Inter University declamation contestPunjab University

lifts Silver Rolling

Trophy at Second

gY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 9:

Global Convent School,Channi Rama, celebrated its14th Annual day in a glitter-ing function at AbhinavTheatre, Jammu Today. TheFunction was solicited by theChief Guest Ajay SadhotraMLC and Senior NationalConference leader. While thePrincipal of the School J

Gandotra highlightedschools achievements thestudents presented a colour-ful variety program. The cel-ebrations were concludedwith a vote of thanks by thefounder of the school MonaPandoh.The Chief Guest andthe Parents were delightedto witness and impressivedisplay of talent by the stu-dents. The chief guest Ajay

Sadhotra and other digni-taries Daanish Rana IGPJammu.Ashkoor Wani DIGJammu were also present.Babila Rakwal (DirectorSchool Education), SohailQazmi, senior journalistapplauded the achievementsof the school and wished themanagement of the schoolwith good luck futureendeavors.

Global Convent School celebrat-ed its 14th Annual Day

gY correSpoNdeNtUdhaMpUr, dec 9:

In an initiative to createawareness about “Save girlChild”, the campaign,Rashtriya Rifles Battalionlocated at Talwara con-ducted lectures for the eld-erly citizens, youth andwomen at villages ofChaladh, Kunalagala,Talwara, Hansawali Gali,Shikari and HigherSecondary School,Barakh.The aim of theinteraction with local pop-ulace was to make peopleaware the importance ofwomen in our society inthe overall growth of thenation.The speakers high-lighted the role played bywomen in every sphere offunctioning in the nationincluding the Government,Armed Forces, Sports and

the corporate sector..Emphasis was laid on vari-ous promotional schemesundertaken by the Centraland State Governments toencourage higher educa-tion of the girl child, finan-cial security through sav-

ing schemes and medicalfacilities amongstothers.More than 400locals from the villagesattended the meet andappreciated efforts of theArmy in educating peopleon such important issues.

army conducts lectureon “save girl child”

gY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 9:

Prof. R.D. Sharma Vice ChancellorUniversity of Jammu in a brief meeting in hisoffice chamber released 2017 greetings titled“UNO urged to adopt sheerism” today theDecember 09, 2016. This philosophy is con-ceived, developed and now projected beforeUnited Nations Organization by Dr. KuldeepSingh H.O.D Botany, former NSS ProgramOfficer GGM Science College Jammu andFounder President of Society HealthEnvironment education Research (SHEER).Thisphilosophy urges world leaders both political andreligious to end all divides following the principlescomprising the philosophy and whole heartedlyinvolve in reversing the trends threatening theexistence of life on this Earth planet.SHEERISMreveals practical and living values hidden underthree components comprising the philosophy-the God, the Spiritualism and Constitution, saidDr. Singh.According to this philosophy, Godenergy is universal in form of living (DNA codedin all life forms) and non-living components. Bothforms of God Energy are intimately inter-con-nected and these complex interactions and recy-cling is the beauty of God’s designs. It is the hardGodly reality and now life on this planet is at theverge of extinctions, said Dr. Singh.This philoso-phy advocates spiritualism as social, moral and

living values which are enshrined well in HolyScriptures. All Holy Scriptures are equally pious,said Dr. Singh.Further, all these values are wellcoded in Constitution in form of FundamentalRights and Duties. Constitution is the supremeand it needs worshipping, said Dr.Singh.SHEERISM also advocates linking the reli-gious institutes with modern Science andTechnological oriented Education or Health CareSystems transforming these Godly Houses forthe services of people. Further, SHEERISMadvocates a vision on NSS guidelines (Gandhi’sphilosophy) in form of four components thatneed to be implemented as a course of study ingraded form along with prescribededucational/professional courses transformingstudents the future leaders so as to end the leader-ship crisis, said Dr. Singh.The four components ofthis vision include promoting social/moral, envi-ronmental and constitutional health and freedomfrom enemies of humanity, said Dr. SinghProf.R.D. Sharma appreciated Dr. Singh’s efforts forpromoting values in the educational institutes. Dr.Sharma agreed that educationists must review thethoughtful philosophy contained in the brochureexploring possibility of positive changes in educa-tion system. In this endeavour the stake holdersare the students, teachers, parents, societal con-stituents and the people living in vicinity of respec-tive institutes, said Prof. Sharma.

society health environment educationresearch global voice from united J&K

Sheer’s greeting 2017 released

Chairperson StateWomen Commissiondelivers lecture at JUgY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 9:

Protecting the Rights &Dignity of Women corner-stones of a ProgressiveSociety - NayeemaMehjoor.Treating theirwomen with dignity andprotecting their rights arethe cornerstones of a pro-gressive Society. This wasstated by Ms NayeemaMehjoor, ChairpersonJ&K State WomenCommission .Ms. Mehjoorwas speaking to a batch ofUniversity and Collegeteachers who are presentlyattending a UGC spon-sored Refresher Course inHuman Rights beingorganized by the HumanResource DevelopmentCentre – HRDC,University of Jammu incollaboration with theDepartment oflaw.Highlighting the vari-ous new initiativeslaunched by the womencommission, like therecent awareness pro-grammes in Doda andSamba region , that wouldgenerate awarenessamong the populace withregard to women s rightsand issues , Ms Nayeemareiterated theGovernments resolve toprovide a meaningful anddignified life to the wom-enfolk of the State. “ I havehad a series of meetingwith the Hon’ble ChiefMinister MadamMehbooba Mufti on vari-ous issues confrontingwomen in the State and wehave been very encour-aged by her kind responseto our suggestions . We arein the process of makingthe Women s commissionscenters at the District levelmore vibrant and respon-sive, she added.”

Terming the teachersand educationists as theagents of change theChairperson appreciatedthe good role being playedby the teaching communi-ty in bringing about a pos-itive change in the society,especially with regard towomen’s issues.

Golden Yug Jammu, SaturdaY, 10, december, 2016news 7

gY correSpoNdeNtKathUa, dec 9:

Minister of State forEducation, TechnicalEducation, Tourism,Horticulture andFloriculture, Priya Sethitoday said the Governmentis keen to improve the edu-cation standards by build-ing the capacity of theteachers with modernteaching techniques.

This was stated by theMinister during her visit tothe Government HigherSecondary School Bhadduin Billawar today.

During her extensivetour of Tehsil Billawar, theminister inspected variousschools and took stock ofthe facilities available inrespective schools.Stressing on increasingenrolment in schools, PriyaSethi said the Governmentis setting up model schoolsand the same would beequipped with all requiredhuman resource and infra-

structure.“It is responsibility of

the school teachers andadministration to workhard for increasing enroll-ment by associating localeducationists and seniormembers of society so thatmore and more studentsget benefit from theimproved infrastructure ofthe Government schools,”she added.

While inspecting facili-ties in Government HigherSecondary School Sallan,the Minister called uponthe staff to ensure thatquality education is provid-ed to the students. She saidstudies and co-curricularactivities should be givenequal attention for over allpersonality development ofthe students. She alsoinspected the arrange-ments for mid-day mealsand the kitchen of theschool. She inspectedScience lab and calledupon school authorities to

properly display the appa-ratus in the lab and ensureits functioning. She calledfor regular updation of sci-ence lab ledger book, fur-ther impressed upon theteaching staff to focus onscience subjects. She alsodirected the school staff tomotive students to partici-pate in sports activities.

The Minister also visitedGovernment HigherSecondary School Bhadduand inspected the schoolclassrooms, library, com-

puter laboratory, sciencelaboratories and other sec-tions of the school. Sheinteracted with the studentsand inquired about themodern education facilitiesmade available to them.

While speaking on theoccasion she informed thatrationalization of schoolshas been initiated to availmaximum human resourceto cater education needs ofstudents besides providingbetter nurturing atmos-phere. She said teacher

training is vital for improv-ing results and governmenthas focused attention tomake it as result oriented.She also interacted withteachers during CapacityBuilding Programmeorganized at GovernmentHigher Secondary SchoolBhaddu.

During her extensivetour of Billawar, theMinister also visitedKasturba Gandhi BalikaVidyalaya(KBGV), Bhadduand inspected facilitiesbeing provided in theschool. She directed CEOKathua to make provisionof uniform for school stu-dents and necessary schoolrenovation. The ministeralso inspected the underconstruction building ofKGBV Bhaddu and calledfor its early completion.

While interacting withthe locals of Bhaddu, theMinister said the BhadduPond shall be upgradedwith better tourist ameni-

ties to attract tourist. Shecalled upon the Lakhanpur-Sarthal DevelopmentAuthority (LSDA) to submitthe plan so that it can betaken up at relevant forum.

The minister also visitedITI Bhaddu and inspectedinfrastructure and facilitiesof the institution. She laidthrust for giving exposure ofindustrial units to thetrainees for practical knowl-edge of their trades.

Later, Priya Sethichaired Annual DayCelebrations of BhartiyaVidya Mandir Dadwadaand distributed prizesamong meritorious stu-dents of the school.

Joint Director,Horticulture TarvinderSingh, SDM RajeshBasotra, CEO Kathua BalbirSingh, Tehsildar BillawarVishavjeet Singh, CHOKathua, DY CEO accompa-nied the Minister during thevisit.

Priya conducts extensive tour of Billawar;Inspects schools, ITI, KGBV

gY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 09:

A meeting of the Sub-Committee on Estimates ofJammu and KashmirLegislative Assembly washeld under the chairman-ship of MLA, MohammadYousuf Tarigami heretoday to discuss the work-ing of Jammu andKashmir ProjectsConstruction Corporation(JKPCC).

Chairman of the com-mittee on Estimates, MLAAltaf Bukhari along withmembers of theCommittee, GhulamMohammad Saroori andSheikh Ishfaq Jabbar werepresent in the meeting.

The committee showedits displeasure over incom-

plete reply submitted bythe concerned authorities.

The committee askedthe JKPCC to submit afresh reply regarding theoverall functioning of theCorporation to theAssembly Secretariat forits scrutiny.

The Chairman of thecommittee said that themain objective of the com-mittee is to improve theworking of the Corporationand the committee willwork towards resolving thebottlenecks in the efficientfunctioning of the corpora-tion. Among others,Director Finance, RajeshTalwar, senior officers ofJKPCC and AssemblySecretariat were also pres-ent on the occasion.

Tarigami chairs meeting ofSub-Committee on Estimates

gY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 09:

A meeting of the com-mittee on petitions ofJammu and KashmirLegislative Assembly washeld under the chairman-ship of MLA, ChoudharySukhnandan Kumar here

today.Legislators, Yawar

Dillawar Mir, Altaf AhmedWani, Rajeev Jasrotia,Noor Mohammad Sheikh,Gulzar Ahmed Wani andAnjum Fazili attended themeeting and gave theirsuggestions regarding the

petitions.The committee dis-

cussed the detailed facts ofthe case of Mr PramodSharma S/o Som NathSharma R/o GhouManhasan Tehsil andDistrict Jammu regardingregularization inAgriculture Department.

F i n a n c i a lCommissioner, AgricultureDepartment, Pramod Jainbriefed the committee onvarious aspects of the peti-tion.

The committee directedthe concerned to regularizethe casual labourers of theAgriculture Department asper the judgment given bythe High Court.

Among others, seniorofficers of AgricultureDepartment and AssemblySecretariat were also pres-ent on the occasion.

Sukhnandan chairs meetingof Petitions Committee

Recommends regularization of casual laborers of Agri DepttgY correSpoNdeNtraMban, dec 09:District DevelopmentCommissioner RambanMohammad Aijaz chaireda meeting to discuss themodalities for effectiveimplementation Stand UpIndia Programme andcreating mass awarenessamong the stakeholdersregarding various bene-fits of the programmes .The meeting discussedseveral modalities formobilizing stake holdersin the district especially inrural and far flung areasof the district and DistrictInformation OfficerRamban was nominatedas Nodal Officer for over-all supervision and moni-toring of the progressunder the scheme. DDC said that awarenessprogrammes will beorganized by bankers andfield functionaries of vari-

ous departments forreaching out to the farm-ing community and inter-ested entrepreneurs. Acampaign shall also belaunched for motivatingthe women folks, STs andSCs for this flag ship ini-tiative, added the DDC.During the meeting, DDCalso reviewed the status ofvarious other schemeslinked with banking sec-tor and stressed on bettersynergy for achievingdesired results. The meeting was attendedby CPO Uttam Singh,ACD G.H Kripak, GMDIC, DSWO VarunjeetCharak, ARTO ShamiSharma, AD PlanningShahnwaz Bali, ADEmployment BhumikaSharma, AD KVIB,Assistant LabourCommissioner, bankersand various concernedofficers.

DDC for mass awarenessregarding Stand-Up India

Programme

gY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 9:

Army organised a work-shop on “EnvironmentPreservation” atGovernment Boys HigherSecondary School,Thanamandi in RajouriDistrict, today. The work-shop was aimed to moti-vate the locals specially theyoung impressionableminds to understand theimportance and require-ment of increasing the

green cover by planting thetrees in the area and of sav-ing the environment.Theworkshop was organised asan interactive sessionwhere in students andlocals were educated totake positive environmentactions to protect natureand save our planet. Thetheme also aimed to invitelocals and students toexamine their activitiesand lifestyle and see howthe concept of a “Green

Economy” fits into it.Onthe occasion, villagers werealso educated on theimportance of plantingtrees to keep the environ-ment clean so that carbonimprints remain undercontrol. The youth weremade to take pledge to con-serve the flora and faunafor benefit of future gener-ations. The villagers tookthe cue from the event andshowed keen interest tocontribute to this eco drive.

Army conducts workshop on “environmentpreservation” at Thanamandi

neW deLhi, dec 9:The CBI today arrestedformer Indian Air Forcechief S P Tyagi and twoothers for alleged corrup-tion in the Rs 3,600 croreAgustaWestland VVIPchoppers deal.Tyagi, who retired in2007, was questioned bythe CBI extensively in thepast in this case.

with Tyagi, his cousinSanjiv alias Julie Tyagiand lawyer GautamKhaitan were also arrest-ed."This is for first time aformer IAF chief has beenarrested by the centralprobe agency," officialsources said.On January 1, 2014, Indiahad scrapped the contractwith Finmeccanica'sBritish subsidiaryAgustaWestland for sup-plying 12 AW-101 VVIPchoppers to the IAF overalleged breach of contrac-tual obligations andcharges of paying kick-backs of Rs 423 crore by itfor securing the deal.CBI had also got issuedLetters Rogatory (judicialrequests) to multiplecountries to gather moreleads and evidences inthis case. CBI sources saidthe bribe amount wasrouted through middle-men and relatives to exertinfluence over Tyagi.CBI alleged that in 2005,Tyagi had agreed tochange the long heldstand of the Indian AirForce that minimumoperational ceiling of theVVIP helicopters should

be 6000 metres.Tyagi allegedly influencedthe decision to reduce itto 4500 metres whichbrought AgustaWestlandinto the running for thedeal when its chopperswere not even qualifiedfor submission of bids,CBI sources said.On January 1, 2014, Indiahad scrapped the contractwith Finmeccanica'sBritish subsidiaryAgustaWestland for sup-plying 12 AW-101 VVIPchoppers to the IAF overalleged breach of contrac-tual obligations andcharges of payment ofkickbacks of Rs 450 croreby it for securing the deal.The CBI had registered acase against Tyagi alongwith 18 others, includinghis cousins, Europeanmiddlemen and compa-nies.The CBI had sent judicialrequests to eight coun-tries — Italy, the UnitedKingdom, British VirginIsland, Tunisia,Switzerland, Singapore,the UAE and Mauritius toget details of money trailof the kickbacks whichlanded on the Indianshores allegedly in theform of off-set contractsto IDS, Chandigarh,Praveen Bakshi, one ofthe accused.On April 7, an Italiancourt had convicted twotop executives of defencemajor Finmeccanica(AgustaWestland is itssubsidiary) for payingkickbacks in the deal.

gY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 9:

Spiritual Guru Sri SriRavi Shankar is on a 20-day peace mission to Southand Central America from29th November to 19thDecember. "Peace is rele-vant only in times ofstrife," said Sri Sri on histour. "Everyone can bepeaceful during times ofpeace." Keeping up withthis bold and determinedapproach, his tourincludes countries with ahistory of violence whereSri Sri's volunteers havebeen working for manyyears to bring about achange and are succeedingpretty well.While interact-ing with the Senators atthe Mexican Senate,Gurudev urged the govern-ment, media, NGOs andbusinesses to work togeth-er and free the society

from violence. “Violencearises out of lack ofbelongingness and stress.It’s important to attend tostress so that human val-ues of peace, sense ofbelongingness and com-mitment can flourish insociety,” he said.Duringthe three-day Mexico tour,Sri Sri visited two of coun-try's largest prisons, whereincidences of violence havereduced drastically afterthe introduction of Art ofLiving's prisoner rehabili-tation program. He visiteda drug rehabilitationhome, where he addressed200 Mexican youth under-going the Art of Livingdeaddiction program tobecome free from thedestructive dependency ondrugs.At the Santa MartaAcatitla prison, one of thelargest prisons in Mexico,the officials expressed

their gratitude to GurudevSri Sri for introducing thePrison Smart Programwhich has led to zeroprison crimes in the lastone year. During theirmeeting, many prisonersshared how the Art ofLiving program changedtheir life completely.Oneof the inmates said, "Mylife after meditation hasbeen a whole new worldfor me. I have experiencedtrue joy. Earlier I used tobe so stressed but noweven though I am behindbars my mind is so free.”Atthe Reclusorio VaronilNorte, the second largestprison in Mexico,Secretary of thePenitentiary SystemHazael Ruiz Ortega saidthat the transformation inthis prison had been veryimpressive since the Art ofLiving teachers started vis-

iting and taking sessionsfor the inmates. He askedfor similar program to beintroduced in theReclusorio VaronilOriente, the largest jail ofMexico.Over 16,000prison inmates, many ofwhom have been involvedin drug trade and gangwars, have been intro-duced to the Art of Livingworkshops in Mexico. Theprograms have given themextraordinary relief fromthe violent and traumaticpast and a new perspectiveon life.During his three-day visit to Mexico, Sri Sriinteracted with peoplefrom all strata includingpolitical leaders, faith lead-ers, businessmen, prison-ers, youth, governmentofficials, social workersand the general public andpushed for holistic ways fortackling the widespread

violence in the country,arising from drug wars andgang fights.Taking his mis-sion of violence-free socie-ty forward, Sri Sri presidedover a large peace confer-ence at the World TradeCentre. The conferencesaw enthusiastic participa-tion by over 4,000 peopleincluding academicians,youth and political leaders.Karen Berg, the well-known spiritual director ofthe US-based KabbalahCentre, also joined thepeace conference.Gurudevalso addressed leadersfrom Sikh, Buddhist,Lutheran, Anglican,Mormon and Catholiccommunities at an inter-faith meet. The meet con-cluded with all the religiousleaders committing towork together with thecommon vision of unityand peace and respecting

the diversity of all faiths.AtGuerrera, one of theMexico’s most violentstates, Gurudev was wel-comed with a massive pub-lic reception by GovernorHector Antonio AstudilloFlores. The Governor ofGuerrera also conferredthe Ambassador of Peacerecognition on Gurudev, anhonour given to only threepeople so far. Gurudev’svisit to Mexico culminatedwith an address at theWorld Forum for Ethics inBusiness where he empha-sized on the need for busi-nesses to give back to soci-ety in which they are grow-ing and flourishing.He isnow slated to visitGuatemala, Nicaragua, ElSalvador, Ecuador, Brazil,Panama, Costa Rica andVenezuela.Here are a fewpictures of Gurudev'sthree-day visit to Mexico .

Sri Sri frees Mexico's dreaded prisons of violence

KargiL, dec 09:A lawyers training pro-

gramme organized byDistrict Legal ServicesAuthority Kargil was heldunder the chairmanship ofPrincipal District andSessions Judge andChairman DLSA heretoday.

Deputy Commissionerand CEO LAHDC, Kargil,Haji Gulzar Hussain, wasalso present on the occa-sion.

On the occasion, thechairman DLSA highlight-ed the role and importanceof the retainer/panellawyers and para legal vol-unteers in the scheme oflaws relating to the right of

legal aid and access to jus-tice available for the generalmasses under various lawsand constitutional provi-sions. Public ProsecutorKargil, Bar PresidentDistrict Court Kargil andother advocates also spokeon the occasion. Speakersalso threw light on the evi-dence act, recording ofstatement in the courts,domestic violence act, careand protection of childrenact 2011, right to free legalaid to the poor and needy,FIR and the rights ofaccused, rights of prisoners,right to maintenance ofwives, children and parentsand several other laws andconstitutional provisions.

Lawyers training programme

held at Kargil

gY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 9:

In view of forth comingEid-i-Milad-ul Nabi, a gen-eral security review meetingof District Jammu was heldtoday by SSP Jammu, Dr.Sunil Gupta, IPS on 09-12-2016 in District Police Lines,Jammu. All Zonal SsP, SPOps., SDPOs, Dy.SP DARand Dy.SP DSB were pres-ent in the meeting. SSPJammu briefed them aboutthe present security scenarioof the State and directedthem to remain extra vigi-lant. He advised them tostrengthen the existingnakkas in Jammu district

and conduct surprise check-ing/frisking to avoid any ontowards incident. Theywere stressed the need ofmaintaining a sharp vigil forfool proof anti-

infiltration/CI grid on theborders as well as generalarea of District and main-taining a close coordinationwith all the sister agenciesoperating in their respective

areas toward off any securitybreach taking in considera-tion the Cease FireViolations and more impor-tantly repeated incursionson IB.

Security review meeting of District Jammu heldin view of forthcoming Eid-i-Milad-ul Nabi

VVIP choppers deal: CBI

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Mr. M.M. Khajooria, former DGP, called onGovernor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan.

Mr. Khajooria shared with the Governor his viewson the challenges facing the State and also presentedto him a copy of his latest book “Good Governance andCoalition Politics” which covers the PDP-CongressGovernment (2002-08) and the NC-CongressGovernment (2009-14) with a chapter on theGovernor’s Rule (2008).

Governor complimented Mr. Khajooria for contin-uing to focus on issues relating to the safety, securityand growth and development of the State.

ADG, NCC Directorate J&K calls

on GovernorgY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 9:

Maj. Gen. Nilendra Kumar, ADG, NCC DirectorateJ&K, called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavanhere today.

ADG, NCC, informed the Governor about the NCC’songoing activities in the State. He requested theGovernor to urge the State Government to give earlyconcurrence for raising the proposed NCC Battalionsat Udhampur and Kupwara and 1 Air Sqn at Srinagar;consider conduct of a separate examination for cadetswho may miss semester exams during November/December owing to their participation in NCCTraining Camps for their selection in NCC RepublicDay Contingent and provision of incentives to NCCcadets for admissions to professional colleges and atthe time of employment.

Governor informed Maj Gen. Kumar that all hisconcerns will be taken up with the State Government.Observing that the NCC is an excellent organizationwhich inculcates discipline and the spirit of cama-raderie and resilience, the Governor stressed the needfor all required efforts being made to see that the max-imum number of boys and girls from J&K get enrolledin the NCC and join the officers cadres of the DefenceServices.

LMD conducts market checkingin city marketsgY correSpoNdeNtsrinagar, dec 09:Officials of Legal Metrology Department (LMD) todayconducted surprise inspection of various markets inSrinagar city.Field executives of the Department under the supervi-sion of Deputy Controller (Consumer Protection)Kashmir conducted inspection of markets inHazratbal, Zakura and its adjoining areas whereinthey booked a number of commercial establishmentsfor selling substandard commodities like vegetables,milk, petrol, kriyana items etc.

Power shutdowngY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 09:

In order to carry out the work of dismantling oldtower at location no.104 and stringing of ACSRPanther Conductor on newly erected tower at locationno.104 of 132 KV Rajouri-Draba Transmission Line,the shutdown of 132 KV D/C Rajouri-DrabaTransmission Line is being observed.

During the shutdown, the power supply to districtPoonch shall remain affected onDecember 10 from 10am to 2 pm. Meanwhile, to carry out works by M/sIRCON International Ltd under R-APDRP scheme,the shutdown of 11 KV feeders emanating fromReceiving Station Nanak Nagar is allowed.

During the shutdown, the power supply to MuthiS/S and its adjoining areas fed from 33 KV Janipur-Muthi feeder shall remain affected on December 10from 10 am to 12 noon. Likewise, the power supply toMedical S/S and its feeding areas fed from 33 KVCanal-Medical feeder shall remain affected onDecember 10 and December 13 from 10 am to 2 pm.

The power supply to Krishna Nagar, Lajpat Nagar,Rajendra Nagar, Commerce College and adjoiningareas fed from 11 KV C-18 feeder shall remain affectedon December 10 and December 13 from 10 am to 2 pmand shall also remain affected to Shakti Nagar, PHEand adjoining areas fed from 11 KV C-19 feeder onDecember 10 and December 13 from 10 am to 2 pm.

No House panel meetings afterDec 13: SpeakergY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 09:

Speaker, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly,Mr Kavinder Gupta has impressed upon the Chairmenof Financial Committee, Select Committee, JointSelect Committee and other Committees of the Housenot to schedule any meeting or on-spot inspectionsafter December 13, 2016.

As per a communiqué issued by J&K LegislativeAssembly Secretariat, the decision has been taken toensure smooth functioning of ensuing Budget Session.

gY correSpoNdeNtsrinagar, dec 09:

The Education Departmenthas invited applications fromaspiring students to appear in theentrance examination and avail achance to get admission to thefree tuitions program under CM’sSuoper-50 tuitions.

In a statement, the DirectorSchool Education Kashmir(DSEK) said the department hasupgraded various facilities for thesuccessful completion of coachingprogram which include smartclasses, central heating, regularcounselling sessions, special ses-sions on personality develop-ment, highly qualified and com-petent faculty, guest lectures etc.

The Chief Minister’s Super-50tutorial is a comprehensive freecoaching program for the stu-dents preparing forNEET/AIEEE/JKCET and alliedexaminations. Candidates whohave cleared the 10+2 examina-tions from 2014-15 onwards orthose awaiting results can submittheir applications for the pro-gram.

According to DSEK applicationforms can be submitted online atwww.dsek.nic.in upto December16, 2016. The candidates whodon’t have access to the internetor find it difficult to submitonline applications may visitoffice of the respective ChiefEducation Officer to get facilita-

tion for online form submission.The Entrance Examination to

be held on December 19, 2016shall consist of one paper con-taining 60 MCQ’s, 20 questionseach from Physics, Chemistry andBiology/Mathematics subjects.Results will be declared onDecember 24, 2016 and classwork will start from December 26at GGHS Hyderpora and at all thedistrict headquarters.

It was said that top 50 candi-dates in each stream (PCM andPCB) shall be admitted to theprogram. In addition, a District-wise merit list of 50 students foreach district shall also be drawnand admitted to the program atrespective district headquarters.

gY correSpoNdeNtsrinagar, dec 09:

Divisional CommissionerKashmir, Baseer AhmadKhan, today convened ameeting to review theprogress of Smart City pro-posal for Srinagar. DeputyCommissioner Srinagar andCommissioner SMC, DrFarooq Ahmad Lone,Managing Director J&KHousing Board, VC SDA, VCLAWDA, Director Tourism,Director Floriculture,Director Health, DirectorArchives, Archaeology &Museums, RTO Kashmir,CEO ERA, Chief TownPlanner, Chief Engineer

PDD, PHE, UEED, SSPTraffic, Executive OfficerJAKEDA and other con-cerned officers attended themeeting.

During the meeting, itwas said that the Smart Cityproject would be completedat an estimated cost of overRs 2900 crore. The Div Comwas briefed that all the com-ponents have been incorpo-rated in the draft smart cityproposal like inclusiveness,open spaces, health, educa-tion etc. In order to make theSrinagar more attractive, themeeting was informed thatspecial focus has been givenon the Smart Components

which will encourage consis-tency in urban design andsignage, while recognizingthe importance of the exist-ing historical architectureand the distinctive characterwithin the community. Itwas given out that a total of11 kilometers FaçadeImprovement has been sug-gested in the draft proposal.The Div Com directed all theconcerned agencies involvedin drafting of proposal toensure retrofitting of struc-tures in the City with leastdemolition. Stressing on theimportance of sports infra-structure, he said a SmartCity would be incomplete

without proper sports upg-dration and directed the con-cerned to have provision forsame in the draft proposal.He also highlighted the needto have a proper bio-medicalwaste management systemin place. To make SrinagarCity eco-friendly, sugges-tions were mooted for theintroduction of electric carsand need to minimize theflow of traffic plying withinthe City. It was said that pro-visions of pedestrians walkways, footpaths, cycle tracks,multilevel parking lots andgreen corridors have alreadybeen incorporated in thedraft proposal.

gY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 9:

Mr. G .H. Mir, former Minister, called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the RajBhavan here today.

Governor and Mr. Mir discussed several importantissues relating to the obtaining situation in the State.

Former Minister Mircalls on Governor

gY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 9:

Mr. Hakim MohammadYaseen, MLA Khansahib,called on Governor N. N.Vohra at the RajBhavanhere today.

Mr. Yaseen shared hisviews about the obtainingsituation in the Valley and

the varied difficulties beingfaced by people. He alsobriefed the Governor aboutthe impediments in theimplementation of ongoingdevelopment projects in hisConstituency. Governorurged the MLA to continuesustained focus on thedevelopment of his area.

MLA Khansahib callson Governor

gY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 09:

Fulfilling the long pend-ing demand of the peopleof Muthi and adjoiningareas, Minister for Health& Medical Education, BaliBhagat today launched theblacktopping work ofMuthi-Akalpur road.

Macadamization of the2-kilometer road connect-ing Akalpur with Gajansuwill cost Rs 54 lakh and willprovide benefits to a largesection of population resid-ing at Muthi and adjoiningareas.

Speaking on the occa-sion, the Minister said thatroad connectivity is amongthe top priorities of theGovernment and a com-prehensive programme hasbeen launched to upgradeand blacktop all the exist-ing roads.

He said the formalities

for blacktopping all thelink roads in Raipur-Domana constituency havebeen completed and thework will commence soon.As per the availability ofmaterial, machinery andweather conditions, all theroads will be taken up forblacktopping in a phasedmanner, he added.

Mr. Bali said theGovernment is committedto ensure better infrastruc-

tural facilities to the peopleacross the State, but it willtake some more time toreach out to every corner.He asked the people toplay pro-active role in thedevelopment process andupdate the Governmentabout local priorities, diffi-culties and challenges sothat a model of participa-tive governance is evolved.

The Minister also calledupon the engineers and

contractors to ensure strictadherence to quality stan-dards as per the new spec-ifications and parameters,maintaining that any lapseon this account shall beviewed seriously anddefaulters shall be penal-ized accordingly. He alsoasked the locals to person-ally supervise the qualityand specifications of workto ensure longevity ofroad.

Bali launches blacktoppingof Muthi-Akalpur road

‘p r o v i d i n g b e t t e r r o a d c o n n e c t i v i t y t o p p r i o r i t y o f g o v t ’

gY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 9:

The EducationDepartment has decided toestablish an e-learning wingto develop e-content forICT-enabled classrooms.

This was announced at ameeting of the officers andscientists from IndianSpace ResearchOrganization (ISRO) whocalled on the Minister forEducation, Mr NaeemAkhtar here today.Commissioner Secretary,Higher Education, DrAsghar Hassan Samoonwas also present at themeeting.

The ISRO team included

Mr Virender, Director,Development Educationand Communication Unit(DECU) and Mr Murthy,Senior Scientist.

The meeting was toldthat the EducationDepartment has alreadycovered 400 HigherSecondary Schools in theState with ICT-enabledclassrooms to facilitate e-learning while other schoolsincluding the high schoolsare being covered in aphased manner to facilitatesmooth launch of the pro-gramme. The Departmentis also planning to have full-fledged studios in all theschools with advanced tech-

nological facilities to recordlectures for creation of e-content.

The ISRO team assuredthe Education Minister thatthe Organization willupgrade all the EDUSATs inJ&K with latest technologyand expand the facility,presently available in highereducation sector only, to theschool education sector aswell. The Department ofEducation will sign MoUwith ISRO in this regard.

The ISRO team has beeninvited by the EducationDepartment to make func-tional all the EDUSAT sys-tems installed in variouscolleges of the State.

Pertinently, GSAT-3,known as EDUSAT ismeant for distant classroomeducation from school tohigher education level. Thiswas the first dedicated"Educational Satellite" thatprovides the country withsatellite based two-waycommunication to class-rooms for delivering educa-tional materials.

Earlier, the team visitedvarious sites in the educa-tional institutions where theEDUSATs are installed totake stock of their presentcondition. The team alsovisited the EDUSAT hub atWomen’s College GandhiNagar here.

JK’s Education Department tosetup e-learning wing

ISRO to make all EDUSATs functional by March 2017; 400 schoolsalready covered under ICT-enabled classrooms: Naeem

gY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 9:

A deputation of AllIndia Fair Price ShopDealers Association todaycalled on Minister forFood, Civil Supplies andConsumer Affairs(FCS&CA) ChowdharyZulfkar Ali to express theirgratitude for hiking theircommission.

While addressing thedealers, the Minister saidthe step was taken to bringtransparency in the systemby providing enhancedcommission to dealers,adding that, meager com-mission was encouragingpilferages which was aserious matter and neededto be rectified.

The Minister said thegovernment is committedto provide better liveli-hood to the ration dealersbesides keeping a check onpilferages. If the govern-

ment will provide propercommission to the dealers,they will not indulge inblack marketing, headded.

He appealed the dealersto come forward and helpthe Department in makingthe ration distribution sys-tem transparent. Strictaction would be takenagainst those dealers whoare found indulging inunlawful practices, hestressed.

Pertinent to mentionthat according to a govern-ment order bearing no.196/FCSCA of 2016, thecommission of fair priceshop dealers has beenenhanced from Rs 50 perquintal to Rs 143 per quin-tal.

The Association laudedthe efforts of the Ministerfor taking this historic steptowards welfare of dealersof the state.

Fair Price Shop DealersAssociation calls on Zulfkar Ali

Div Com reviews progress of SmartCity proposal for Srinagar

DSEK invites applications for CM'sSuper-50 coaching program

gY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 8:

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gY correSpoNdeNtJaMMU, dec 09

To review the function-ing of Power DevelopmentDepartment (PDD), ameeting of EstimatesCommittee was held heretoday under the chairman-ship of Member LegislativeAssembly, SyedMohammad Altaf Bukhari.

Legislators, M YTarigami, Mubarak Gul, GM Saroori, Ishfaq AhmedSheikh, Neelam Langehand Surinder MohanAmbardar were present inthe meeting.

After threadbare discus-sion on various issues, theCommittee directed the

concerned authorities tosupply adequate powersupply to the people of thestate so that they do notface any difficulty for thewant of electricity. TheCommittee also stressedfor replacement of old,wooden poles and wiresand maintenance of streetlights. Committee alsoexhorted upon the con-cerned authorities forstreamlining the purchasemechanism to procure qual-ity material. Directions wereissued for timely installationof poles and transformersbesides regularization of ille-gal connections to avoidunscheduled cuts.

Altaf Bukhari chairs EstimatesCommittee meet