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on OdishaNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday passed a limited mining ban on odisha, which produces over 50 per cent of the countrys iron ore and man-ganese, affecting only those who have been operating on deemed renewals for a second time and beyond.The ban affects only 26 companies who were on their second renewal. They will apply for grant of license to the state which will take a call on their applica-tions within six months, a three-judge bench, comprising justices AK Patnaik,

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The admission of senior BJP leaders that Muslim youths were all out to vote for BJP and 79 Muslim dominat-ed seats went to BJP should be an eye opener for the party itself which had given mandate only to two Muslim candidates. The party has so far not been very cordial to Muslims as some of its leaders let loose a hate cam-paign in the recently concluded elec-tions. The voting trend has proved that majority of the Muslims in the country is secular and peace loving and barring some here and there,

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Calls herself a good entertainer Embraces first defeat

With massive win BJP led NDA set to form new Government

Codeine recovered in Anantnag

New Delhi, May 16: With a mas-sive win in the Lok Sabha elec-tions, the BJP led NDA is set to form the new Government at the Centre. The saffron party is heading for a majority on its own with 214 seats already in its bag and established lead in 68 con-stituencies.Of the 405 results declared so far the BJP led NDA has won 317 seats and is leading in 15. Con-gress led UPA won 54 seats and leading in 7. Others bagged 134 and leading in 16 seats.The Prime Minister Dr. Manmo-han Singh is scheduled to call on

the President tomorrow and sub-mit his resignation. Dr. Singh to-day rang up BJPs Prime Minis-terial candidate Narendra Modi over phone and congratulated him. Dr. Singh is scheduled to address the nation at 10 a.m. to-morrow.While, the BJP has termed the partys victory as peoples man-date for a change, the Congress President Sonia Gandhi accept-ed responsibility for the partys debacle in Lok Sabha elections. Talking to reporters at party headquarters in

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From our special correspondent

Srinagar May 16: As expected, all the six seats in J&K have gone in the lap of PDP and BJP despite the fact that NC and Con-gress were swearing to stand united and defeat PDP and BJP, whom they blamed for communal bias and massacre of Kashmiri youths. However, in reality cadres of both the parties indulged in massive cross voting and en-mass did everything to get their own candidates defeated by hook or crook. It was obvious from the very beginning that the cadres of the two parties will on their own or at the behest of their leaders prefer BJP and PDP candidates as they never accept-ed each other in mind and heart. Not only this, their leaders also pricked each other and went all out in personal attacks using abusive and filthy language. How could the cadres work together as one unit when their leaders left no stone unturned to let down

each other. The National Conference par-ticularly its Additional General Secretary Dr. Mustafa Kamal frequently targeted Congress party and its leaders calling them worms of a dirty lane. Not only this, they al-ways suspected Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad to have caused maximum damage to the rep-utation of NC at centre and never took his criticism of Omar Abdullah led Govt. Very lightly. They also suspected state congress President, very near to PDP as he had be-trayed them in the past also when his vote cast BJP its Govt against the wishes of NC which was at that time a coalition partner of BJP. It was crystal clear even before the announcement of alliance that all this dra-ma of fighting the elections unitedly was instead to bluff people and to deceive each other. There was no sincerity and clarity in this endeavour as both the parties were wary off BJP in Jammu and PDP in Kash-mir. Though both tried their best, put all

their resources on stake and tried to pro-voke and incite the people claiming that there was a hidden pact between BJP and PDP, still they failed to impress the voters who never gave heed to their superficial allegations. The voters also rejected what NC thought its dominance on them as the party always claimed to be the sole saviours of the rights of the Kashmiri people. Their

pleas that BJP and Mr Narendra Modi will abrogate Article 370 of Indian constitu-tion also fell on deaf ear. How can NC and Congress claim to be protectors of Article 370 when everybody knows that they have themselves caused maximum dent to it and reduced it to a skeleton. The voter of 21st century is vastly knowledgeable

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2014-Lok Sabha verdict

Total whitewash for coalition Srinagar, May 16 : The Lok Sabha 2014 polls delivered a surprising and an unexpected verdict espe-cially in Jammu and Kashmir with opposition PDP and BJP sweeping over performance of coalition candidates in all six con-stituencies of the state. While the PDP won all three seats in Kash-mir valley defeating three can-didates of National Conference, BJP swept the polls in Jammu and Ladakh bagging rest of the three seats in the state.Tariq Hamid Karra, the PDP can-didate from Srinagar-Budgam Lok Sabah constituency, defeat-ed the former Chief Minister and National Conference president, Farooq Abdullah with a margin of 42,280 votes. The NC has for the first time lost its Srinagar strong-hold in the Valley. Karra bagged 1,57,923 votes while his rival Dr Abdullah got 1,15,643 votes after 25 rounds of counting.Similarly, in Baramulla-Kup-

wara, PDPs candidate Muzaffar Hussain Baig defeated NCs in-cumbent Sharief-ud-din Shariq

with a margin of 29,219 votes. Baig got 1,75,277

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PDP, BJP rule the roost in J&K

Says ready for introspection

Srinagar, May 16: Term-ing the Lok Sabah elec-tions results in Jammu and Kashmir a one sided match, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Fri-day took blame for the defeat of coalition candi-dates in the state.According to KNS cor-respondent, Omar while addressing a press con-ference at his Gupkar residence here said that he is undecided about his stepping down. I am not

the one who shies away from responsibility. I ac-cept complete responsi-bility for our defeat in the

Lok Sabha election in the state. I will discuss and debate

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Describes the mandate as a big challenge

Srinagar, May 16 (KNS): While congratulating all the PDP candidates who won the elections, Opposition Peoples Dem-ocratic Party (PDP) pres-ident Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said that the crushing mandate her party got in todays Lok

Sabah verdict has posed a challenge for her party. While addressing a press people at her official res-idence at Gupkar, Meh-booba said the wave for change still continues in Jammu and Kashmir. According to KNS corre-spondent, she said the results are

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Srinagar, May 16 : Se-nior PDP leader and former Finance Minis-ter Tariq Hameed Kar-ra Friday expressed gratitude to the people of Srinagar, Budgam and Ganderbal dis-tricts for reposing faith in him and his party.As I have already made a commitment

that I wont let down the people if elected to the Lok Sabha, I not only stand by my pledge but reiterate the same after having got the peoples man-date, Karra said in a statement issued to KNS, here today. He said he is

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Srinagar, May 16: A S Dulat, former Research and Analy-sis Wing (RAW) chief on Fri-day said that the Lok Sabha elections results in Jammu and Kashmir will have a se-rious impact on Legislative Assembly results in winter.Talking to KNS, Dulat, who has also served as then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's adviser on Kash-mir, said that he has been monitoring elections in Jammu and Kashmir since

1996 and all the elections in Jammu and Kashmir since 1996 were conducted in a free and fair atmosphere.When reminded of infa-mous rigging in elections of 1987, Dulat said: Yes that was an unfortunate episode but nevertheless there is a total change in overall political dynamics when it comes to Jammu and Kash-mir. He said the Lok Sabha elections will

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Mehbooba rules out any coalition with BJP

Karra expresses gratitude to people

Omar takes responsibility for defeat Elections since 1996 in J&K were free and fair: Dulat

Lok Sabha verdict will have serious impact on Assembly results1987election was an unfortunate episode

Srinagar, May 16: The None of the Above Option (NOTA) option available on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have not gone unnoticed in Kash-mir as over 25000 people have pressed this button in Lok Sabah elections this year.According to reports received by KNS, out of 25000, over 14000 voters in Kashmir valley have pressed this button. While as 11000 people have used this option in rests of the state. 5000 people pressed NOTA option on EMS in Anantnag Lok Sabha constitu-ency while as 4789 people

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25000 voters press NOTA in J&K

Srinagar, May 16 : Two minors were injured in two seperate road accidents in Srinagar. According to a police statement issued to KNS, an unknown vehicle hit and injured a 05 year old girl Usma Zaira daughter of Azhar Khur-sheed resident of Gulshan Ali Shalimar near Hotel Al-Hamra Shalimar, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Harwan, Srinagar. She was shifted to hospital for treatment. Police has registered a case in this regard. Meanwhile, an unknown vehicle hit and injured a 05 year old boy Bainul Bilal son of Bilal Ahmed Parray resident of Alasteng at Khankai Moula, Srinagar. He was shifted to SMHS Hospital Srinagar for treatment. Police has registered a case in this regard. (KNS)

Srinagar, May 16 (KNS): Anant-nag police continuing with its drive against drug menace, today recovered 20 bottles of Codeine Phosphate in Mattan. According to a statement issued

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Srinagar, May 16 : A residen-tial house was damaged in fire in Anantnag last evening. According to a statement issued to KNS, fire broke out in the residential house of Fayaz Ahmed Wagay son of Ab-dul Rehman resident of Kherti Iqbal Pora, Anantnag resulting in par-tial damage to the house. Fire was brought under control by police and fire tenders. (KNS)

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NDA Won

BJP 283

TDS 16

SHS 19

SAD 4

Total 337

UPA Won

INC 43

NCP 5

RJD 4

NC 0

IUML 2

Total 58

Lok Sabha Election 2014 Results

New Delhi this evening, Mrs Gandhi said Congress respects the verdict of the people with humility. She congratulated the next government to be formed by the BJP and hoped that it will not compromise with the unity and integrity of the country.Party Vice President Rahul Gandhi also owned re-sponsibility for the defeat and said there is a need for introspection.BJP President Rajnath Singh told media in New Del-hi that all sections of the society cutting across geo-graphical and social boundaries have voted in favour of BJP. He said, the party will take support of all sec-tions of the society in the development of the country and rewrite Indias success story. Regarding NDA al-lies, Party President said the BJP will take everybody along to form the new government. On the possible role of party veteran L K Advani, he said the BJP will take a decision after the meeting with senior leaders. Advani termed the partys perfor-mance as a fitting reply to corruption, price rise, bad governance and dynastic politics.Our correspondent says BJP Parliamentary Board will meet tomorrow to discuss the future course of ac-tion including structure of new government and date of swearing in ceremony.In his first reaction, BJPs Prime Ministerial candi-date Narendra Modi said, India has won and good days are ahead. Later, he met his mother to seek her blessings.The Congress faced complete rout in Rajasthan, Ut-tarakhand and Delhi and faced major loss in Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The BJP did extremely well in Rajasthan, Ut-tar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Delhi while retaining its position in Karnataka and made inroads in other southern states but in Kerala, the party failed to open its account.BJPs surge could be stopped by only regional parties with AIADMK almost sweeping the polls in Tamil Nadu and Trinamool Congress in West Bengal and Biju Janata Dal with its best performance in Odisha.Among prominent winners are BJPs star campaigner Narendra Modi who won Vadodara constituency by a huge margin of over Five lakh seventy thousand votes defeating his nearest Congress rival Madhusudan Mistri, which is the second highest ever margin since the 1962 Lok Sabha elections. Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani has won prestigious Gandhinagar seat. Other Prom-inent leaders who have won include Congress Pres-ident Sonia Gandhi, BJP President Rajnath Singh, senior BJP leaders Murli Manohar Joshi, Maneka Gandhi, Kalraj Mishra, Hukam Singh and Chief Min-ister Akhilesh Singhs wife Diple Yadav of Samajwa-di Party. Among other prominent winners are leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and Shanta Kumar both BJP. Former Prime Minister and JDS Chief HD Deve Gowda, Maneka Gandhi of BJP, Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Muf-ti, Union Minister Kamal Nath, actor turned Politi-cian Vinod Khanna of BJP and former Uttarakhand Chief Ministers Bhagat Sigh Koshiyari and Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. Union Ministers KV Thomas, E. Ahamed, KC Venugopal, Mullappally Ramachandran and Kodikunnil Suresh have retained their Lok Sabha seats.Congress leader Mallikarjuna Kharge retained his Gulbarga seat and another Union Minister Veerappa Moily won the Chikkaballapur seat.Ananth Kumar defeated Congress candidate Nandan Nilekani in Bangalore South.

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against Shariqs 1,46,058 votes. In this north Kashmir Parliamentary constituency Peoples Conference can-didate Salam-ud-din Bajad got 71,154 votes while as MLA Langate Er Sheikh Abdul Rashid secured 22,090 votes.Mehbooba Mufti, who was PDPs candidate from Anantnag-Pulwama, NCs incumbent Mehboob Beg with a margin of 44,735 votes. While Mehbooba got 1,42,237 and Beg bagged 97,502 votes.In Leh-Kargil, BJPs Thupstan Chhewang defeated independent candidate Ghulam Raza with a margin of 36 votes. Chhewang got 31,111 and Raza, who was sponsored by Kargils influential Shia outfit Imam Khomeini Trust, 31,075 votes.In Jammu-Poonch, BJPs MLA Jugal Kishore Shar-ma, who got the States maximum of 6,19,995 votes, defeated Congress partys incumbent Madan Lal Shar-ma with a huge margin of 2,56,950 votes. Sharma got 3,62,715. PDPs Yashpal Sharma stood third with 1,68, 554 votes.In Udhampur-Doda, BJPs debutant Dr Jitendra Singh defeated Congress partys high profile candidate and Union Cabinet Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad with a margin of 60,976 votes. While as Dr Singh polled 4,87,369 votes, Azad trailed with 4,26,393. PDPs Arshid Malik got 30,461 and the National Panthers Party can-didate Prof Bhim Singh just 25,312 votes. (KNS)

Lok Sabha elections are satisfactory for her par-ty. The Lok Sabha polls this time have resulted in a profound change in the political landscape of the country. People have participated in this election in unprecedented number to write a new script in coun-trys electoral history, she said.Mehbooba said that in Jammu and Kashmir, we too witnessed a change that is unprecedented in its nature and dimensions. Democratic competition has achieved a new cutting edge in the State and people have participated in the process not only in respect-able numbers but in case of Kashmir division they have had to brave heavy odds.She said: The PDP has emerged as the leader bagging all the three seats from Kashmir valley while receiv-ing a sizeable number of votes in Jammu region. This is a moment of glory for our party which has the dis-tinction of being the youngest political organization of the State and which has been responsible for in-troducing a genuine competition in political scene of J&K which had witnessed the predominance of only one political party for better part of the past century.Mehbooba said: The overwhelming mandate that we have received is a matter of great satisfaction for me as the President and the entire leadership of the par-ty. We treat this as an opportunity to serve the state to the best of our ability and also recognize it as a chal-lenge in view of the huge problems that the state faces and we have setout to address. For me personally this is an overwhelming occasion as I along with my dis-tinguished colleagues Mr Muzaffar Hussain Baig and Mr Tariq Hameed Karra are trusted by the people for

representing them in the highest democratic forum of the country. I am humbled by the new responsibility and the expectations that this vote entails.The PDP president said that these results also show that the new age voters vote for real issues. We thank the people of the State in general for once again having reposed their trust in democratic process and constitutional methods of finding a resolution to the Kashmir issue and the issues of Jammu and Kashmir. We are grateful to them and I pray to God that we are able to discharge our duty towards them to the best of our ability and in accordance with our manifesto.Mehbooba said: Based on this decisive mandate we will do exactly what we have stated in our manifes-to; not look for ministerial berths and use the par-liament as a forum for debate and dialogue on the Kashmir issue. I also express my appreciation for the State Administration for the smooth conduct of elections during which they had to face lots of chal-lenges. The Election Commission of India rose to the peculiar challenges of credibility in the system and delivered a by and large free election. She said that PDP can now legitimately claim to be a pan Jammu and Kashmir party and for this she has to thank the people and the party patron whose idealism and be-lief in the inherent strength of a democracy have paid rich dividends. (KNS)

especially overwhelmed by the support extended by the youth to the inclusive and progressive policies of his party aimed at JKs political stability and eco-nomic prosperity.He said it would be his endeavour to work for the wel-fare of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, especially the youth, who have suffered untold miseries because of the political and economic instability and uncer-tainties plaguing the state for the past more than six decades.Reiterating that PDP would continue to work hand-in-hand with the progressive and democratic forces in the country to facilitate dignified resolution of JKs problems, Karra asked the party cadres to pre-pare for a significant and bigger role ahead as the winds of change have already set in across J&K. The overwhelming public support to PDPs agenda for peace and prosperity is obvious from the results of Lok Sabha polls and the party is going to consolidate this massive public support further in the upcoming Assembly elections in the interest of peace and sta-bility, he said and assured that PDP would continue its endeavour to work for the larger political and eco-nomic welfare of J&K and its people.It is an honour and a humbling one to be nominated for this position and I assure the people that under the visionary leadership of Mufti Mohammad Say-eed and Mehbooba Mufti, our party would work with fresh zeal towards mitigating the sufferings of the state and its people, Karra said and added that while the people in J&K want their political and human rights to be upheld with dignity and honor, they at the same time seek protection of their socio-econom-ic rights in an environment of peace and stability for which they have reposed their faith in PDP. Last but not the least I would also like to express my heartfelt gratitude to those also who couldnt vote in this elec-tion for various reasons, he said. (KNS)

with my cabinet colleagues whether to continue or step down, Omar said while adding that the verdict in J&K was surprising and unexpected. He said that since the verdict was that of Lok Sabah elections and it was upto the coalition parties whether they want him to continue or step down.It is big setback for the National Conference that op-position PDP has taken all the three seats in valley. I do not blame Congress for this defeat in valley but my own cabinet colleagues have not shown any perfor-mance in their respective constituencies, Omar told media persons adding that it would be for his party to decide whether to field him as the Chief Ministeri-al candidate for the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections scheduled to be held on October-November this years.It is for my party to decide whether it wants to field me as the Chief Ministerial candidate in the assembly elections or anybody else. We fought elections on na-tional issues and not on local issues. Performance of the state government was not an issue, he stressed. Omar admitted that next few months are not going to be easy for his party National Conference and that is the lesson he has taken from the todays Lok Sabah verdict. The chief minister said that on the contrary opposition PDP raised issues like Afzal Guru hang-ing, 2010 killings and increase in power tariff. He declined to answer about reasons behind the de-bacle of coalition candidates in the state saying that the election results being unexpected and the same will be discussed with his party col-leagues. I will convene a meeting of my party and will take stock of these elections and tits results declared today, he added. The chief minister hoped that those who have succeeded in elections in Jammu and Kashmir will repre-sent peoples aspirations in Parliament. These results does not mean an end of National Con-ference. Five years ago PDP had not bagged any seat and similarly it should not be misconstrued that this is an end of National Conference, Omar said.Congratulating BJP led NDA Omar said that he hopes that NDA will respect the public sentiment and aspirations. This is after 1984 that BJP has got such a tally and the party should respect the public senti-ment, Omar said according to KNS correspondent. He said that whether to change the chief minister or form an alliance with Congress for the upcoming as-sembly elections depends on his party National Con-ference. (KNS)

shake up National Conference which has misera-bly failed to retain its Parliamentary constituencies in Kashmir. Surely the Lok Sabha verdict in J&K should shake up National Conference, he said. He told KNS that BJP will improve its tally in Legislative Assembly polls in Jammu region and similarly the PDP will get more numbers in the Assem-bly in winter this year.Dulat who has been a member of national secu-rity advisory board also advised Sajad Lone to gear and work hard before Legislative Assem-bly polls scheduled to be held in October-No-vember 2014. The Lok Sabha verdict should shake up Sajad as well. No doubt he worked very hard and he has got an impressive voter share but should think of alliance with any bigger political party. Sooner the better, Dulat advised. (KNS)

used this button while exercising their franchise in Srinagar Lok Sabah constituency. In Baramulla parliamentary constituency, 3741 voters used NOTA to express their electoral opinion. In Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency, 10,477 people pressed NOTA button and in Jammu 4383 voters used this button to express their decision. The much hyped that was in-troduced in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) turned out to be a flop show in Kashmir as the people here seem least interested in pressing that strange button.Pertinently, senior Congress leader and Medical Education Minister Taj Mohi-ud-Din had said the move should not be introduced in the State as the same could strengthen the separatist elements here at large. Government of India (GoI) should move the Supreme Court to prevent the implementation of NOTA in disturbed areas like Jammu and Kashmir and North-East, Taj had stated at a function here. He had also written a letter to the Prime Minister and the Congress high command that the option of NOTA should not be applicable in Jammu and Kashmir, as it would be used by separatists in anti-election campaign. (KNS)

and decides his future of action not on somebodys misleading propaganda but on practical, real and truthful grounds. There were no takers of NC- Con-gress communal allegations and every voter seemed to be bent upon to defeat them.The question arises, why people should vote for an alliance which has miserably failed in every field of life in the State. From addressing the problem of un-employment to electricity supply, road connectivity, corruption, development, education and infrastruc-tural advancement, the present Govt. has proved a total failure. The people of state which has potential of generating over 25000 MWs of electricity are pass-ing through worst kind of supply situation even when the rivers and streams are flowing with abundance of water. The increasing number of unemployed youths and the Govts failure to fulfil even existing vacancies has posed a big question on the capabilities of the co-alition headed by Mr. Omar Abdullah. The bickering in the cabinet and the non-performance of council of Ministers further added to the woes of the coalition Govt. in the state. Not only this, even the candidates of the coalition had miserably failed in their previous tenure and strangely none of them took up the issues concerning to the people of the state vigorously in Lok Sabha. During last last five years they asked negligi-ble questions and most of the time they were seen sit-ting like mute spectators. Their performance back in their constituencies was also very poor and people in general were annoyed with their attitude. If a parlia-ment member does not venture out of his home place, how can he expect that people will vote him back? The Congress and NC have always banked on rigging and bogus voting, but now the time has changed as there are hardly any chances of using these tactics nowa-days. Whatever, the reason, the coalition has lost all the seats and if they do not put damage control sys-tem in place, they will suffer more humiliating and bigger defeat in the coming Assembly Elections. The two parties should go far immediate introspection and see why people rejected them and why should they not accept the same fate in Assembly Election.

to KNS, Anantnag police recovered 20 bottles of Lu-picos a Codeine Phosphate formation from the house of Tariq Ahmed Chopan son of Abdul Samad resident of Gopal Pora, Chopan Mohalla. Police has registered a case FIR number 38/14 under section 22 NDPS in this regard. (KNS)

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Army saves precious life

Srinagar, May 16 (KNS): Two precious lives saved by Army in remote area of Gurez on 15 May 14. Ac-cording to an amry statement issued to KNS, Salima Begam, resident of Gujran Village and Mrs Rukhsana Begam, resident of Dawar Village in Gurez area were in their advance stage of pregnancy. The ladies de-veloped serious pregnancy related complications and necessitated immediate medical help. As the area is totally isolated due to continuous bad weather, the helpless family members approached the Army authorities for evacuation. Army as always has been, responded immediately and quickly coordinated the availability of heptr resulting in both the ladies being evacuated by air to Bandipora for their treatment. (KNS)

Accept Lok Sabah verdict with humility: Sajad Lone

Srinagar, May 16 (KNS): Sajad Gani Lone Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir peoples Conference said that the result of the Baramullah Parliamentary constit-uency is different from their expectation but they respect the verdict of the people with all humility.We thank all those people who voted for us despite all odds. We are humbled by the efforts of those vol-unteers who helped us through the campaign. The people are and will remain supreme in a democratic society. We have to accept their verdict. We will introspect and analyze the verdict to chart our future strategy, a statement issued to KNS reads. (KNS)

Incharge Police Post Khellani trapped by Vigilance

Jammu, May 16, CNS: A special surveillance squad of Vigilance Organisation Jammu headed by Tahir Ashraf VOJ under the supervision M.Y Kichloo SSP caught red handed Sub Inspector Rahul Dogra incharge Police Post Khellani while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 20,000 from the complainant Tanveer Ahmad of Parano, Doda for not implicating him in the case on Friday. A case vide FIR number12/2014 under section 5(2) J&K PC Act. Svt 2006 r/w 161 RPC has been regis-tered in P/S VOJ. The tainted money was recovered from the accused officer in presence of independent witnesses and was taken into custody after comple-tion of legal formalities. Further investigation in the case is in progress. (CNS)

Turkish police fire tear gas in town mourning

dead minersSOMA, Turkey May 16: Riot police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse several thou-sand protesters on Fri-day in a Turkish mining town still grieving the death of some 300 work-ers in the nation's worst ever industrial disaster.Anger has swept Turkey as the extent of the disas-ter became clear, with protests aimed at mine owners accused of ignor-ing safety for profit, and at Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government, seen as too cozy with industry tycoons and in-sensitive in its reaction to the tragedy."Stop spraying us with water! Go spray the mine! Maybe you can finally put the fire out!" shout-ed one man among the crowd, which had been trying to march towards a statue in the town cen-tre honoring miners when police blocked the route and sprayed from armored trucks. The confirmed death toll in the disaster reached 284, with 18 more peo-ple believed still to be trapped and unlikely to be brought out alive, three days after fire sent deadly carbon monoxide coursing through the mine.Turkey has experienced a decade of rapid eco-nomic growth under Er-dogan, but worker safety standards have failed to keep pace, leaving it with one of the world's worst records."No coal can warm the hearts of children whose fathers died in the mine," read one hand-written sign in the crowd of mine workers and residents.The police intervention in the mourning town could add to public an-ger towards Erdogan. He survived mass demon-strations and a corrup-tion probe into his gov-

ernment over the past year to remain Turkey's dominant politician, but now risks alienating con-servative, working-class voters that form his par-ty's base.Footage emerged of him apparently slapping a man as residents jeered and jostled his entourage when he visited Soma this week. The man, Tan-er Kuruca, said Erdogan had indeed slapped him and told Kanal D TV he was then beaten by the prime minister's body-guards.AK Party spokesman Huseyin Celik said there was no visual evidence of Erdogan striking any-one, while his adviser Yalcin Akdogan, writing in the Star newspaper, accused "gang members" of provoking the prime minister's team as he went to meet mourning families.Police have clashed with protesters in Tur-key's three biggest cities Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir in recent days. Anger was intensified by a photograph of an Erdogan aide kicking a protester held down by police special forces."PUTTING MAKE-UP

ON THE MINE"Officials from the mine held a tense news con-ference, giving their most detailed account so far of what had hap-pened. An unexplained build-up of heat was thought to have led part of the mine to collapse, fanning a blaze which spread rapidly more than two kilometers below the surface, the mine's gen-eral manager Ramazan Dogru told a news confer-ence."It was an unbelievable accident in a place where there have been very few accidents in 30 years," Soma Holding Chairman Alp Gurkan said.

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Take a break from your routine, Libra. You might feel like youre leading an army into battle as you strive for new adven-tures and conquer new realms. Make sure you take a bit of time out today to stop and let your troops rest. You deserve a little rest yourself. Use this moment of stillness to form your plan of attack so youre sure about how to proceed.

The key for you is to minimize your daily drama as much as possible, Scorpio. You may not realize how much you cripple your-self by the way you exaggerate every aspect of your life. Try not to give so much of your attention to things that really dont matter much. Petty jealousy and gossip about other peoples lives are es-pecially irrelevant in your world.

Be careful of advertising yourself as someone who is so strong and mentally competent that youre capable of handling every-thing, Sagittarius. Take note that the strongest mule on the trail usually ends up carrying the most weight. Your emotions are more sensitive than you may think, and certainly more than you demonstrate to others. Be honest about the way you feel and not just the way you think.

Things should flow well for you today with very little ef-fort on your part, Capricorn. Take note that if any quarrel arises, its an indication that the person youre arguing with isnt nec-essarily the right person to deal with or confide in. Emotional issues are likely to be the hardest ones to overcome, but this shouldnt be a problem for you. You have the ability to work through these like a pro.

This is meant to be a nice, relaxing day, so treat it as such, Aquarius. Theres no need for you to plan any great strategy at this time. Try to take it easy and not indulge in any unnecessary stress. This is your time to enjoy the moment. Dont tax your mind by overanalyzing everything that comes your way. Go with the flow and have a great time regardless of what you end up doing.

Your sensual nature is heightened, Pisces, and youll find yourself engaged in tender moments and languid peacefulness in the company of others. Soothe your soul by letting yourself slip into situations that give you the emotional freedom to do or say whatever comes to mind. Life should be like a love poem written by a great master. Accept the good energy that comes your way.

Your sixth sense is right on target, Virgo, so trust your instincts today. Youre likely to connect with someone in a wonderful partnership that will help you foster the very plan you want to develop now. Stay close to those things that resonate strongly with your morals. The answer is in front of you; you dont have to search too far afield in order to find it.

Allow your eager and restless nature to express itself in ways other than through the spoken word, Aries. Show someone that you care through your gentle touch or a big bear hug. Hold on a little bit more tightly than you might normally. Theres an unspo-ken understanding that comes when you communicate through nothing but pure silence. Work on developing this kind of connec-tion with those closest to you.

This is a terrific day for you, Taurus. You should find that your relationships, especially with men, go exceptionally well. Your tender and extremely sensitive nature is finally being recognized as the treasure chest it is. There are many times in which this type of personality is seen as weak, yet today is one of those times in which youre given the full credit you deserve.

A selfish attitude on your part wont be tolerated today, re-gardless of the circumstances, Gemini. Dont make it worse for yourself by pretending that you dont notice others hurt feelings. People are likely to be extra sensitive today, so be careful about trying to impose your will on someone who really wants nothing more than an ear to talk to and a shoulder to cry on.

You could find the hardest person to face is you, Cancer. You tend toward introspection, and you may find yourself shrinking into self-recrimination. You could analyze the important people in your life and yet fail to address the one you really need to look at you. As you continually strive for perfection, give yourself proper credit. Do something nice for yourself today.

Take advantage of the creative energy in the air today, Leo. Keep your hands moving and your imagination flowing toward something fun and artistic. If you begin to doubt your work, you may fall down a spiral of creative blockage. Dont get into the habit of constantly judging the quality or outcome of your work. Give yourself free rein to open up and explore whatever comes to mind.

RAMBAN, MAY 16:-A meeting of officers of Health Department was held today under the chairmanship of District Development Commis-sioner Ramban M H Malik.

In the meeting, progress of delivery of health services to the people and ongoing projects of under health sector in the district Ramban were reviewed.

It was informed in the meet-ing that there are 79 health insti-tutions which consist of 1 District Hospital, 3 CHCs, 9 PHCs and 10 ADs. In addition there are 23 Rogi Kalyan Samities (RKS) in the district. In the health sector 684 major and 7026 minor surgeries were performed in the district during financial year 2013-14.Under JSY, as many as 4039 mothers and 1848 ASHAs were paid during the fiscal year 2013-14. 3920 institutional deliveries were record-ed during the year under review

which is about 402 above the previ-ous years figure.

CMO Ramban told that the number of home deliveries has considerably decreased since the previous year. He attributed this to the awareness created among the people in coordination with ASHAs and the administration.Similarly under JSSK, 3843 pregnant women were given medicines and consum-ables which includes 3598 pregnant women having normal delivery and 245 having C-Section delivery in the government health institutions. As many as 26869 pregnant women were provided free diagnostics, 2314 were provided diet during de-livery period in the hospitals, 2790 were given free transport facility and 114 sick neonates were given free referral transport facility by the department during 2103-14 in the entire district.While reviewing the

progress of work going on various health institutions at Chapnari, Cha-malwas, Checknarwah, Gagarnag, Jhatgali, Chabba, Gagra, Mhakund, Sangaldhan, Residential Quar-ters at Batote and Banihal, Tranna, Khari, Batroo and Nowgam, DDC impressed upon all the concerned BMOs that the work on these institu-tions would complete by the end of July 2014.DDC stressed for focused attention and coordination among the officers of line departments for early completion of health institu-tions and ensure that these institu-tions become the models of sanita-tion in the whole district. He urged the officers to put their best efforts in dealing with sick people besides completing all the ongoing works of this important sector on the tar-geted dates so that delivery of best services to the people especially the poor can be ensured.

Power shut downJAMMU, MAY 16:-In order to check the hot spots and

tightening/replacing loose/worn-out jumpers/droppers at 220/132/33 KV Grid Station Gladni, the shutdown of 220 KV Bus Bar at 220/132/33 KV Grid Station Gladni is al-lowed.According to Chief Engineer, S&O Wing Jammu, dur-ing the shutdown the power supply to the Old Jammu City, Gandhinagar, Nanak Nagar, Trikuta Nagar, Channi Himmat, Narwal, Sainik Colony besides twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch and power being fed from Grid Station Bari-Bra-hamna-1, Sidhra, Gangyal and Janipur shall remain affected on 18.5.2014 (Sunday) from 7 A.M to 1 P.M.

Rajapaksa congratulates Modi, invites him on state visit

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to-day congratulated Narendra Modi on his partys massive victory in the Indian general election and invited him on a state visit. Rajapaksa telephoned Modi to congratulate him on his resounding victory and extended an invitation to the BJP prime ministerial candidate to visit the island-nation, Presidents spokesman Mohan Samaranayake said.The BJP win was welcomed in Sri Lanka as the Rajapaksa govern-ments relations with the Congress Party led-UPA govern-ment had soured over the years. The Congress government had backed two UN Human Rights Council resolutions against Sri Lanka while it abstained from voting during the US-backed resolution in March.

7710 surgeries, 3920 institutional deliveries recorded in Ramban

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Fri-day passed a limited mining ban on odi-sha, which produces over 50 per cent of the countrys iron ore and manganese, affecting only those who have been operating on deemed renewals for a second time and be-yond.

The ban affects only 26 companies who were on their second renewal. They will ap-ply for grant of license to the state which will take a call on their ap-plications within six months, a three-judge bench, comprising justices AK Patnaik, SS Nijjar and FMI Kaliful-lah, said.

The state will have to pass reasoned or-ders on this,the court said. Fourteen leases who are operating af-

ter their first renewal will be permitted to continue mining. Another sixteen have already been grant-ed leases by the state. These can also operate too. However, another 102 identified by the central empowered com-mittee, as not working for not having environ-mental clearances, can-not operate. Another 29 leases which have lapsed or whos clearances have been rejected will not operate till they get clear-ances. Odisha seemed to have benefitted from the earlier experience of the court in Karnataka and Goa in which the court banned mining complete-ly only to find that resum-ing it after clearances takes time. The economic impact seems to weight heavy with the court ac-knowledging concerns by the steel ministry it would slow down the economy.

Supreme Court passes limited mining ban order on Odisha

Election results: Pramod Mahajans daughter among giant killers in Maharashtra

Election results: We are upset over Delhi results, Arvind Kejriwal says

MUMBAI: Late BJP leader Pramod Mahajans daughter Poonam Mahajan is among the giant killers in Maharashtra in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

She defeat-ed sitting MP Priya Dutt from Mumbai North Central seat.

Shiv Sena c a n d i d a t e Hemant Godse defeated senior NCP minister Chhagan Bhu-jbal from Na-shik by a mar-gin of around 20 per cent votes.

In Solapur, BJP nominee Sharad Ban-sode trounced home minister Sushilku-mar Shinde by a margin of 16 per cent votes.

BJP nominee Sanjaykaka Patil was an-other giant killer, trouncing Union minis-ter Prateek Patil in Sangli.

In Bhan-dara-Gondia, BJPs Nana Pa-tole defeated NCP stalwart and Union minister Praful Patel.

BJP can-didate Heena Gavit defeated n i n e - t e r m Congress MP Manikrao Ga-vit in Nandur-bar constitu-ency in north Maharashtra.

In Osmanabad constituency in Marath-wada region, Shiv Sena nominee Ravindra Gaikwad scored a comfortable victory over senior NCP leader Padmasinh Patil.

NEW DELHI: Downplaying his partys dismal performance in the polls, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said it was

a good start, but admitted that it could have done better in the national capital, where it had emerged as the second larg-est party in Assembly election six months

back. ... This was our first (general) election.

It is a good start though we are a bit upset over the Del-hi results. We could have done better in the national capital, he told reporters here.

Asked whether AAP should have focussed more on specific seats, Kejri-wal replied, I always have maintained that this is peo-ples election and we did not have money. We were just providing platform to the public.

We are surprised over results in Punjab and shocked over the outcome in Delhi. We will sit in the

next 3-4 days and discuss the results. Peo-ples verdict is supreme in democracy and we accept that. I am grateful to people for their love and respect, he said.

Justice Tashi Rabstan takes oath as Judge of J&K High Court

SRINAGAR, MAY 16- Justice Tashi Rabstan took oath of of-fice as Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir at a simple oath ceremony held in the High Court Complex here today.

The oath was administered by Shri Justice Mahesh Mittal Ku-mar, Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir.

The oath taking ceremony was attended by all sitting judges of the High Court includ-ing, Shri Justice Virender Singh, Shri Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, Shri Justice Muzaffar Hus-sain Attar, Shri Justice Hasnain Masoodi, Shri Justice Ali Moham-mad Magrey, Shri Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, Shri Justice Bansi Lal Bhat, Shri Justice Janak Raj Kotwal, retired judges, Judicial Officers of the District Judiciary, prominent advocates of High

Court and Subordinate Courts and officers of the State Gov-ernment.

Earlier, the Warrant of Ap-pointment and Notification issued by the Rashtrapati Bha-wan and Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India and letter of authorization by the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, authorizing Chief Jus-tice of J&K High Court for ad-ministering the Oath, was read out by Registrar General of the High Court, Mr. Suresh Kumar Sharma.

It may be mentioned that Justice Tashi Rabstan was ap-pointed as Additional Judge of the J&K High Court in March, 2013 and now has been ap-pointed as regular Judge by the President of India. Justice Tashi Rabstan hails from Vil-

lage Skurbuchan in District Lah. He was enrolled as an Advocate in Bar Council of Jammu and Kashmir on March 6th, 1990 and started practicing in the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir.

He worked in different capac-ities in various other High Courts on Arbitrations, Constitution, Service, Election, Civil and Crimi-nal matters. He possesses rich ex-perience in researching intent of laws, judicial decisions and apply law to clients circumstances. He also remained as Standing Coun-sel for Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh from 1997 to 2005. He also served as Additional Central Government Standing Counsel for Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Jammu Wing and also remained as panel counsel for Union Public Service Commission.

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Muslims deserve better

treatment

The admission of se-nior BJP leaders that Muslim youths were all out to vote for BJP and 79 Muslim domi-

nated seats went to BJP should be an eye opener for the party itself which had given man-date only to two Muslim can-didates. The party has so far not been very cordial to Mus-lims as some of its leaders let loose a hate campaign in the recently concluded elections. The voting trend has proved that majority of the Muslims in the country is secular and peace loving and barring some here and there, they do not be-lieve in communal polity. It is unfortunate that some hard-liner in BJP are still continu-ing their communal tirade against Muslim minority. Strangely, the day before yes-terday, one of the BJP hard-liners Mr. Giriraj said that all terrorists in India are Mus-lims. Without caring for their sentiments he indulged in ev-ery act of hurting the Muslim community during past two months. Now as BJP has won with thumping majority, it is expected that its leaders will exhibit statesmanship and farsightedness, before they issue such statements. These kinds of statements can lead to a situation which will not be in the best interests of the country. These is no doubt in the fact that most of the com-munal clashes in the country have not taken place during BJP rule at the centre or BJP ruled states. The party can win these twenty crore people and channelize their capabili-ties not only by strengthening BJP but also the country as a whole. Muslims are living in this country for ages and they have always proved their in-tegrity and faithfulness. They fought the struggle for inde-pendence along with other communities and sacrificed their precious lives for the sovereignty of India. There is no doubt that this commu-nity needs special attention because, it feels forgotten, de-prived and discriminated. The first and foremost thing, the Govt. should do is to prioritise their education, so that they are economically uplifted and taken ahead on the path of de-velopment and progress along with other communities. The second foremost thing is to re-store confidence and sense of belongingness in them. If BJP does this, it will do a great ser-vice to the nation.

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No cake walk for any party in coming polls

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High number of heart and cancer

patients Nursing Sick Units Back to Health

Once blue chip Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) like BSNL, Air In-dia, Hindustan Cables Ltd and Fertilis-er Corporation of India today stand testimony as to how not changing with the changing times and technology could change their fate and turn them into sick units.However, there has been always a silver lining in this regard as the government has been relentlessly mak-ing efforts to revive maximum number of sick public sector units (PSUs) to take the countrys growth en-gine forward. This was possible with the help of re-vival packages provided by the government to these units. With this aim, the Government set up the Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enter-prises (BRPSE) in December 2004 to advise the gov-ernment, inter-alia, on the measures to restructure/revive, both industrial and non-industrial CPSEs. Since then cases of around 67 sick CPSEs have been referred to BRPSE up to October 2012, out of which the Board has made recommendations in respect of 62 cases, while returning five cases to the concerned ministries for further examination.No wonder, there has been significant improvement in the overall condition of these enterprises since 2004. In comparison to 90 sick CPSEs in March 2005, there were 66 sick PSUs in March 2012. As per the BRPSE recommendations, of these cases, 45 were accepted for revival by the Government.Most of the remaining cases are awaiting nod for

revival while in case of 45 cases accepted for reviv-al, 14 have already turned around including Bharat Pumps and Compressors, Cement Corporation of India, HEC, Andrew Yule and MECON and making profits while others have been infused with revival packages.The companies for which revival packages have been approved include Hindustan Shipyard, HMT and Scooters India. As the CPSEs operate under dynamic market conditions, it is quite natural to see ups and downs in their performance. As far as the reasons for losses and sickness in CPSEs are concerned it varies from enterprise-to-en-terprise. While in some cases, the cause is historical. In case of textile companies which were taken over from private sector on socio-economic consider-ations could not be modernised quickly.Likewise other enterprises in the engineering and refractories sector too failed to modernise. Still others like some consumer goods companies and the new ones, turned sick over the years on ac-count of inadequate job orders, high man-power cost, lack of finance, technological obsolescence, high input costs and competition from cheap im-ports.In addition, other problems common to most sick and loss-making PSUs have been poor debt-equity structure, weak marketing strategies and slow de-cision-making process. As one such policy initiative, the Sick In-

dustrial Companies (Special Provision) Act, 1985 (SICA) brought the CPSEs under its purview in 1991 (made effective from 1992). Under the pro-visions of the SICA, CPSEs with at least five years of registration whose accumulated losses are equal to or have exceeded their net worth may be referred to the BIFR. During the last twenty years -- between 1992 and 2011, 63 CPSEs have been referred to BIFR. The government has made several attempts to over-come sickness in these CPSEs through various pol-icy initiatives.The strategies for revival/restructuring of sick CPSEs include financial restructuring involving investment by the government in the form of equity participa-tion, loans, waiver of debt etc and business restruc-turing which includes change of management, hiv-ing off viable units from CPSEs for formation of separate company and closure of unviable units, besides formation of joint ventures.The other strategies include manpower rationalisa-tion by shedding excess manpower and introduction of voluntary retirement schemes. The contribution of each and every company is significant as CPSEs are considered as the backbone of the economy and are equal partners in the nation building.As on March 31, 2012, there were 260 CPSEs in the country. These companies contributed Rs 1.6 lakh crore to the central exchequer by way of taxes, duties, interest on loans and dividend, amounting to 21.4 per cent of governments revenue receipts.

ndia is a vast country with a popula-tion of about 1.21 billion and a labour force of around 475 million. There is an open unemployment of 9.5 mil-lion as per estimates available for the year 2009-10. Employment is the main source of livelihood and self-ful-fillment for most women and men. About 6% of the total work force in India is employed in organised sector while remaining 94% are in the un-organised sector. Scope of additional employment generation in the orga-nized sector for additional wage em-ployment is less. India has a younger population not only in comparison to advanced economies but also in relation to large developing countries. As a result, the labour force in India is expected to in-crease by 32 per cent over the next 20 years, while it will decline by 4.0 per cent in industrialised countries and by nearly 5.0 per cent in China. We are, therefore, endeavoring to reap this de-mographic dividend by providing for higher levels of health, education and skill development. This will create an environment where in the economy not only grows rapidly, but also en-hances good quality employment and livelihood opportunities to meet the needs and aspirations of the youth. The Government has been making constant efforts for reduc-ing unemployment through normal growth process and implementing various employment generation programmes, such as, Swarna Jayan-ti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY); Prime Ministers Employment Gen-eration Programme (PMEGP) and National Rural Livelihood Mission besides entrepreneurial development programmes run by the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises. The Mahatma Gandhi Nation-al Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) also assures every rural household at least 100 days of manual work at minimum wages. Jawaharlal Nehru National Ur-

ban Renewal Mission (JNNURM): The Missions aim is to encourage re-forms and fast track planned develop-ment of identified cities. Focus is on efficiency in urban infrastructure and service delivery mechanisms, commu-nity participation etc. Bharat Nirman In Bharat Nirman, critical areas of rural infrastructure Irrigation, Roads, Water Supply, Housing, Elec-tricity and Telecom connectivity have been covered. This has improved liv-ing standards of the rural population and also created infrastructure which will ultimately enhance the economic activities in the rural areas and gener-ate significant employment opportu-nities for the rural people.Infrastructural Development The investment on infrastructure is proposed to be increased to Rs.45 lakh crore during XII Plan period. About half of this is expected to come from private sector. Skill Development Skills and knowledge are the driving forces of economic growth and social development of any coun-try. Countries with higher and better levels of skills adjust more effectively to the challenges and opportunities of the world. Government is serious in cre-ating training infrastructure and pro-viding quality employment to youth. According to a study carried out by Quality Council of India, placement rate has increased to about 80% to 99% because of improved infrastructure in the modernized ITIs. Skill Develop-ment Initiative (SDI) Scheme based on Modular Employable Skills (MES) was started during the Eleventh Five Year Plan for early school leavers and existing workers, especially in the unorganised sector to improve their employability. About 16 lakh persons have been trained under the scheme so far. Sincere efforts are being made

for skill development of a large num-ber of people under various skill de-velopment programmes. The Prime Minister has set a target of skilling 500 million persons by 2022 and the Ministry of Labour & Employment is required to train 100 million. Gov-ernment is systematically working to achieve the target and the training capacity has been increased from 9 lakh in 2006 - 07 to 26 lakh in 2011-12. All the Government ITIs are being modernized. New courses have been introduced and most of the ITIs are running in two to three shifts. During last five years, the number of Govern-ment and private ITIs has increased from 5114 in 2006-07 to 10,344 which is more than double. Government has also planned to set up 1500 more ITIs in PPP and 5000 Skill Development Centres in PPP to enhance the ca-pacity further. 27 Advanced Training Institutes are also planned in PPP to produce adequate number of trainers in the country. Focus Area in the 12th Five Year Plan In the 12th Five Year Plan the thrust of the Government is in bring-ing about an inclusive growth strategy that will provide job opportunities as well as make the young of the country employable. The main focus areas are:a) Thrust on Manufacturing Sec-tor-to make it the engine of employ-ment growth-that would create 100 million additional jobs by 2025.b) To bring in supportive pol-icies to incentivise labour intensive manufacturing sectors such as textile & garments, leather & footwear, food processing, gems & Jewellery to gener-ate more employment opportunities.c) Expanding employment in services like IT, finance & banking, tourism, trade & transport.d) Prioritizing skill training for the informal sector; creation of appro-priate skill sets among rural migrants and urban poor to make growth inclu-sive.

e) Ensuring the employability of skilled persons by involving Sector Skill Councils in preparation of Skill Modules matching market demand.f) Building on the potential of Modular Employable Skill pro-gramme by ensuring combination of modules to ensure employability.g) Extending Social Security ben-efits to Unorganized sector Workers.h) Enable skill loans for poor stu-dents (Credit Guarantee Fund)i) Streamlining the skill devel-opment programs for disadvantaged sections to ensure much larger fund-ing for skill development.j) Setting up of National Skill Registry to link data bases across Min-istries / States to provide a platform linking people who seek/provide em-ployment. Expenditure on social services which include education, sports, art and cul-ture, medical and public health, family welfare, water supply and sanitation, housing, urban development; welfare of Scheduled Castes (SCs), Sched-uled Tribes (STs) and other Backward Classes (OBCs), labour and labour welfare, social security and welfare, nutrition, relief for natural calamities, etc. by the Government (Centre and State combined) has also shown in-crease in recent years reflecting higher priority to social services. National-e-Governance National-e-Governance Plan has identified Upgradation and modern-ization Employment Exchanges as one of the Mission Mode Projects (MMP). The MMP aims to progressively sup-port all Employment Exchanges in the country to make effective use of IT in various activities of employment services. A national web portal will be developed to make all employment related services available on a single window and will work like a virtual job market. This will help Employ-ment Exchanges to provide efficient and quality services at wider scale and speed.

Creating Employment Opportunities for Youth I

An alarming signal for society

The number of heart and cancer patients in the Kashmir valley is in-creasing at an alarming rate day by day. So far, these fatal diseases used to be treated as fallout of urbanization, food habits and sedentary lifestyle. But unfortunately, this is spreading in rural areas too. During the last few years, the number of patients suffer-ing from these life taking diseases visiting Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science has increased many fold. A major population of the valley has to spend a large chunk of their in-come on medication for grave diseas-es for years together. The more miser-able condition is those of middle class families who have to meet the ex-penditures by their agriculture land, property selling jewelry or by taking loan. As per reports the main cause attributed for the spread of these fa-tal diseases is stress along with other factors .the cases of breast cancer too are on higher side as compared to the other parts of the country in the re-cent past. The stress protein rich food salty tea etc. could be prominent caus-es for this increase but lack of aware-ness amongst the women especially in the villages is taking its toll. Early detection means early cure. But due to many social hesitant the women do not speak out very easily and take it lightly which aggravates the situa-tion. As per expert reports, the breast cancer in India is going to double in next four years. Now this type of can-cer has overtaken cervical cancer. The cost of curing this deadly disease may vary from 10-15 thousand to 3-4 lacs per month depending on the stage and gravity of the disease. Almost all the regions of the world are affected by these diseases.The time has come when the society as well as the health caring agencies has to rise to the occasion for fighting against these grave diseases by awak-ening the masses to change their life style and avoid self medication .The awareness camps should be organ-ised in the remotest area where med-ical facilities are almost nil. The more stunning part of the serious situation is there are thousands of medical shops which sell medicines without the prescription of the doctors, rath-er suggest medicines and the gullible patients consume medicines till it turns otherwise and patients have to be rushed to the hospitals where it is too late. As it is the consumption of medicines in the valley is much high-er as compared to other parts of the country in a way making it safe haven for the sub standard medicines. The health care agencies should put ban on the pharmaceutical companies manufacturing such kind of med-icines. A strict drug policy should be initiated and licenses for medical shops should be given after proper scrutiny and under the guidelines prescribed by rules and regulations set by ministry of health. Defaulters should be served with severe penalty so that people are able to live a healthy life as is the case in other developed and under developing countries.

The situation as re-gards pre-poll alli-ance between con-gress and national conference is now

very clear and the two parties have decided to go together if they want to register their win in some parliamentary con-stituencies in the state. The chief minister Omer Abdul-lah had very categorically said that there is no alternative but to go for alliance with the con-gress party. He said that his party will never go for any poll pact with BJP lead NDA. He said that it is necessary to join hands with congress because both the parties are already in coalition both at Centre and in the state. Now it is evident that in Jammu they will have to face formidable BJP which is strengthened because of the candidature of Narinder Modi as PM and in Kashmir the PDP has strong packets of support and may cause big upsetsif congress and national con-ference do not go together. Still PDP has the chance of going neck to neck with the congress NC alliance. Meanwhile the an-nouncement of Congress par-ty that it will start its election campaign with the union health minister G N. Azad alongwith the PCCI president Saif ud Din Soz from 13th of March. It indi-cates that on one side congress is trying to bridge the differ-ences between its leaders and on the other side it is not taking the electoral battle in J&K very lightly. The state has this time about 70 lakh voters which will use their franchise to elect six members from the state. The valley itself has 36 lakh voters and these voters in the entire state will decide the fate of the candidates in five phases. Elab-orate security arrangements are needed as the separatists have already issued poll boy-cott calls and there may be some kind of unpleasant things here or there which can create fear in the minds of the voters. How-ever, keeping in view the pan-chayat elections the voters may again turn in good numbers to elect their representatives.This time the elections are quite different than the previ-ous elections as the voters are more aware about their rights and politically the situation is somehow confused through-out the country. It remains to be seen who will win the battle royal but it is clear that this time most of the candidates will have tough time to convince the voters in their favour.