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1 C Y M K FiniSh the trial FaSt Would have finished trial in 2-3 months, says Sheena ipl FinaL mumbai indians accomplish mission impossible vs attempting to revive Donald trump visits israel in search of revived peace process Bora case judge after trans Supergiants nation, 7P sports, 9P world, 8P C Y M K DAILY Price ` 2.00 Pages : 12 C Y M K JAMMU TUESDAY MAY VOL. 32 NO. 141 REGD. NO. : JM/JK 118/15 /17 gofpress@gmail.com epaper.glimpsesoffuture.com News Digest Man held with fake US currency in Jammu Jammu, May 22 (PTI) A man has been arrested with fake US currency at a check-post in Bahu Plaza area in the city, police said today. A police party stopped the suspect at the check-post last See Man Held on page 11 Drug peddler held in Jammu Jammu, May 22 (PTI) Police has arrested a drug peddler and recovered from him various types of narcotic material in Jammu city. During a drive against drugs launched by the police, one See Drug on page 11 Dir Agriculture conducts surprise visits Action initiated against 32 employees Continuing its drive to improve the work culture and punctuality in subordinate offices, Director Agriculture Kashmir made a surprise visit today to various sections See Dir on page 11 CM pays tributes to 3 slain soldiers Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has paid rich tributes to the three soldiers who laid their lives in a prolonged encounter at Kupwara. The Chief Minister has praised the valor and bravery of the slain soldiers. Mehbooba Mufti has conveyed her heartfelt sympathies to the families of slain soldiers. Power shutdown JAMMU, MAY 22: In order to carry out various development works by M/S. IRCON under R-APDRP scheme, the power supply to Prem Nagar and Christian Colony fed from DG-2 feeder shall remain affected onmay 24, 26 and 28 from 07 am to 11 am. Similarly, the power supply to Durga Nagar, Hazoori Bagh, Carnol Colony, See Power on page 11 Rs 32 cr payment made to newspapers by DIPR during The Department of Information & Public Relations (DIPR) has released a payment of Rs crore during the fiscal to the newspapers and periodicals on account of the past liabilities and the advertisements issued under the budget head See Rs 32 Cr on page 11 Jammu Maximum : 29.6 Degree Minimum : 27.1 Degree By Aditi Khanna London, May 22 Weather Kashmir Maximum : 23.6 Degree Minmum 11.9 Degree Indo-Pak tensions over the issue of cross-border terrorism have made their way into the UK general election campaign that has been hotting up. One of Britain's longest serving Indian-origin MPs, Virendra Sharma, was caught on camera at a multifaith meeting in London saying that "Pakistan is not harbouring terrorist groups or sponsoring terrorism". The Labour MP for Ealing Southall, a heavily Indian- origin constituency, and chair of the Indo-British All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) instantly faced questions around this statement during the weekend. "Given your seniority as a long-standing British CCG calls for peaceful Ramzan in Kashmir, urges Centre to begin dialogue Srinagar, May 22 A Delhi-based group of eminent personalities led by senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha today called for cessation of violence during the month of Ramzan, scheduled to begin later this week, in Kashmir and urged the Centre to use the opportunity to begin dialogue with all stakeholders in the state. The Concerned Citizens Group (CCG), which visited the Valley several times during the unrest last year and held talks with separatists, also asked Pakistan to strictly observe the 2003 ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in the state. It urged the neighbouring country to absolutely desist from AUCTION OF MINING: HC dispose of bunch of petitions Ensure compliance with guidelines issued by Supreme Court JNF Service Jammu, May 22 In bunch of petitions filed by stone crushers of Jammu division challenging the controversial SRO-105 dated March 31, 2016 by which the Govt had planned to give lease of huge mining blocks of several hectares in one go, Justice Alok Aradhe of J&K High Court Jammu Wing after hearing Vikram Sharma for the petitioners whereas Sudesh Sharma Govt Advocate for the state whereas Adv Pranav Kohli appearing for the private respondents disposed of the petitions with the directions. The petitioners have challenged the validity of SRO 105 of 2016 dated insofar as it discriminates against the smaller units of the petitioners to benefit the big business houses and leaves the small scale industrial units to extinct at the mercy of mighty businessmen. The petitioners also seek writ of certiorari for quashing the Auction Documents and District-wise Auction Notices issued by Director, Geology and Mining dated for grant of Mining Lease/Quarry Licence. The petitioners also seek a direction to the respondents to notify smaller Minor Mineral Blocks to ensure wider participation and competition and also for survival of existing Small Scale Industries/ Stone Crusher units in the State. The petitioners are small scale industries which were granted licence for extraction of major and minor minerals including crushing See Auction on page 11 Arms, ammunition recovered in Kupwara forest Srinagar, May 22 (PTI) Security forces have recovered arms and ammunition from forest area in Handwara area of Kupwara district where a brief encounter took place with militants last night, police said today. Troops of 6 Rashtriya Rifles noticed some suspicious movement in Kehmal forest area of Handwara yesterday and challenged the heavily armed militants, a police official said. He said the militants opened firing towards security forces, who retaliated forcing the ultras to flee from the spot. There were no rpt no casualties in the brief exchange of firing between the two sides, the official said. During the search of the encounter scene, the army personnel recovered a pistol, two See Arms on page 11 Indian- origin member of Parliament and that you hold various posts ostensibly promoting UK-India relations, your comments are totally at odds with everything we have tirelessly worked on over many years. Why," questioned Manoj Ladwa, a senior Labour party member and political communications strategist, in a letter to the MP. "I would strongly urge you to make an urgent public and written statement clarifying your position and that of the Labour party before this issue spirals any further," said Ladwa, CEO of the UK-based media house India Inc. Sharma attempted to explain the heated argument that was caught on a smartphone camera and found its way on to social media. "During elections strong feelings are common, but this is no time for people to raise issues for their own selfish reasons," he said in a statement today. "It is important that we consider our community and put its needs above our own. I am proud to represent a diverse community made up of all religions and nationalities and I think it is important that politicians represent everyone, not just a narrow section," he said. Sharma, who won by a big margin over his Conservative party rival in the 2015 general election, is seeking his fourth re-election in the June 8 snap poll. "I am proud to represent the area I have lived in for the last 49 years and my campaign will focus on our community and how much we can achieve. "aligning itself with forces that advocate militancy and terrorism" in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement signed by 21 distinguished personalities, including Sinha and Ex-RAW chief A S Dulat, the CCG said, "The holy month of Ramzan is only a few days away. We strongly urge all concerned who are wielding the gun or are pelting stones to desist from doing so during this holy month. "We would like to appeal to the government of India and the state government also to take the lead and declare that the security forces will respond only in cases of extreme provocation and in self-defence. Let there be no violence in Kashmir during Ramzan," the statement said. The CCG said there is no respite from violence in New Delhi, May 22 (PTI) Union Minister Arun Jaitley today filed a fresh defamation suit of Rs 10 crore against Arvind Kejriwal over the use of an "objectionable" word by Delhi Chief Minister's lawyer Ram Jethmalani in the Delhi High Court recently. Jaitley, who holds twin portfolios of Finance and Defence, filed the second defamation suit after Kejriwal's counsel Jethmalani allegedly "abused" him in open court Chandigarh, May 22 (PTI) Freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's pistol, with which he shot dead British police officer J P Saunders in 1928, is back in Punjab, the Punjab and Haryana High Court was informed today. It would be displayed at the Martyrs' Memorial in Hussainiwala in Ferozepur district. The Central School of Weapons and Tactics (CSWT) of the This election must be about bringing people together, improving people's lives and turning our backs on the politics of division," said the 69- year-old Punjab-born MP. The campaign for next month's election is heating up on all sides, with the ruling Conservative party losing some of its massive lead in opinion polls. The Tory lead in terms of vote share has halved compared to a week ago, according to a latest Survation poll, with British Prime Minister Theresa May's party on 43 per cent compared to Labour's 34 per cent. A YouGov poll over the weekend also appeared to show Labour narrowing the gap at 35 per cent compared with the Tories on 44 per cent. The manifesto launches by the two main parties last parts of Kashmir and along the LoC and the IB. The situation is far from normal in Jammu and Kashmir and we cannot continue to live in denial, the statement said. "The loss of precious human lives, including of the security forces, should be unacceptable to all peace loving people and should be ended at the soonest. This will not happen automatically or through the use of force," it read. The CCG noted that several military commanders with years of experience in Kashmir have spoken in favour of a dialogue as a necessary step towards bringing peace to the troubled region. "The suffering of people along the LoC and the IB has crossed all limits and has become intolerable. The government during the proceedings of another defamation suit he had Border Security Force in Indore, where it was kept all these years, transferred it to the BSF headquarters in Punjab. In response to the PIL filed by advocate Hari Chand Arora, an affidavit submitted by CSWT BSF DIG Arun Kumar Tambe stated that the pistol was transferred back to Punjab through an order on April 25, The affidavit mentioning that the pistol has been transferred back to week are believed to be behind the swing, with Conservative party plans on social care for the elderly coming under scrutiny. "My manifesto is honest and upfront about our challenges. It includes plans to strengthen the social care system with more and sustainable funding to cope with the long-term pressures caused by the fact that we are an ageing society," said May in a speech in Wales today. The Labour party, on the other hand, made a direct play for the youth vote, with an announcement to bring forward its pledge to scrap tuition fees to include students starting university this year if it wins the election. The anti-brexit Liberal Democrat party focused on the ruling party's plans to must take all measures to stop this mayhem," the statement demanded, adding "the call for peace cannot be unilateral". "We once again urge the government of India to use the opportunity to begin the dialogue with all stakeholders as promised in the agenda for alliance of the Jammu and Kashmir government," it said. Justice (retd) A P Shah, Salman Haidar, J F Ribeiro, Wajahat Habibullah, Vappala Balachandran, Nirupama Rao, Aruna Roy, Syeda Hameed, Kapil Kak, Manish Tewari, Badri Raina, Zoya Hasan, Ramhchandra Guha, S Irfan Habib, Prem Shankar Jha, Shekhar Gupta, John Dayal, Bharat Bhushan and Sushobha Barve were the other signatories to the statement. (PTI) Anita Kundu, a Sub-Inspector in Haryana Police, scaled Mount Everest for the second time in four years. filed against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and five Punjab was filed by the BSF in the court of Justices S S Saron and Darshan Singh of the Punjab and Haryana High Court during the resumed hearing of the case here. The pistol, a US-made.32 Colt was last seen in Punjab at the Police Academy, Phillaur on October 7, It was transferred to the CSWT, Indore in a lot of eight pistols for display by an order of the See Bhagat on page 11 double the migrant surcharge on companies employing migrants from outside the European Union (EU), including India. The party's shadow chancellor, Vince Cable, said, "The Brexiteers, many members of whom are now in the Cabinet, told us that leaving the EU would mean we could be more generous to our Commonwealth partners, it is now clear that this was another leave lie. "The consequences of this policy to businesses, including the multi-billion-pound restaurant industry, who were already struggling to make ends meet due to strict regulation and charges is another example of why the Conservatives have buried any claim to be the party of business." PTI Srinagar, May 22 At least four youths were detained today after the police scuttled their demonstration at the premises of a college here. In a separate incident, security forces fired teargas shells to disperse student protesters in Kashmir's Baramulla district. "Four youths were detained by plain-clothed policemen soon after a group of students assembled near the main gate of S P College along Maulana Azad road in the heart of Srinagar to stage a protest," a police official said. It is not clear whether the detained youths are students of the college, he said. The officials said intense clashes were also reported between students and law enforcing agencies from Palhallan area Jaitley files fresh Rs 10 cr defamation suit against Kejriwal Bhagat Singh's pistol back in Punjab: HC told Indo-Pak tensions surface in UK election campaign other party functionaries. During the cross-examination of the Minister on May 17 before Joint Registrar in the Delhi High Court, Jethmalani had used a term Jaitley had found objectionable. A day after, Justice Manmohan, who was hearing a connected matter, had termed as "scandalous" certain remarks made by Jethmalani against Jaitley before the Joint Registrar during the cross-examination. Terming the word as not See Jaitely on page 11 Srinagar, May 22 Students clash with forces in Baramulla; 4 youths detained Police taking away students arrested during a protest outside the S P College, in Srinagar. of north Kashmir's Baramulla district today. The clashes erupted when students of government higher secondary school in the village took to streets demanding the release of arrested students. "Police rushed to the scene to chase away the protesters but they came under stone pelting," the officials said, adding police fired teargas shells and used batons to restore law and order. No one was injured in the clashes till last reports were received, they said. The confrontation between the students and the security forces remain unabated in the valley since the April 15 police raid on a degree college in Pulwama township of south Kashmir. The clashes have also affected the academic activities in most of the colleges. PoK anthem played ahead of cricket match in Pulwama, police takes cognisance Srinagar, May 22 (PTI) A video showing anthem of Pakistan -occupied- Kashmir being played before the start of a cricket match in south Kashmir's Pulwama district has gone viral on the social media, prompting police to initiate See POK on page 11 Kashmir issue needs to be resolved on first priority: Abdullah National Conference President Farooq Abdullah today said the Kashmir issue is "political" and delay in its resolution would only deteriorate the situation further. "Kashmir is a political issue and needs to be resolved on first priority so that people in the state can live in peace. As long as its resolution is delayed, the situation is bound to deteriorate further instead of getting back on track," the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said interacting with party workers and delegations from various parts of the state here. Abdullah, a Lok Sabha MP, also blamed the "wrong policies" of the Centre and the state government for the prevailing uncertainty in the hinterland and along the borders in J-K. "The Centre is playing a vote bank politics by pursuing a hardened policy on Kashmir. The state government, on the other hand, is only concerned to save its chair and dancing to the tunes of the RSS," Abduallah said and accused the PDP- BJP coalition of bringing the state on the "path of destruction". He alleged that the central and the state government have "miserably failed" to uphold 2003 ceasefire along the borders and improve situation in the state. "Both the governments are restricted to issuing statements only and least concerned about the welfare of the people who are facing tremendous hardships and miseries," he said. He claimed that while law and order situation in the valley was getting worse with each passing day, communal forces were gaining ground in Jammu region. He cautioned the governments to give up the policy of See Kashmir on page 11

2 2 CHOUBARSI Choubarsi of our beloved father Late Shri Ravi Datta Sharma S/o Late Pt. Kalyan Dutt Sharma will be performed at our residence 338/A Shastri Nagar, Jammu on at Noon. Deeply MiSSeD By Smt. Swarn Kanta Sharma Sons & Daughter-in-Laws Sh. Rajesh Sharma & Smt. Anju Sh. Chander Sheikher (JAEO) & Smt. Suman Sh. Suresh Sharma & Smt. Rinki Daughters & Son-in-Laws Smt. Anita & Sh. Ashok Kumar Smt. Vaneeta & Sh. Pawan Kumar Smt. Sumita & Sh. Parveen Sharma All Grand Children Mobile : , , , With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved Smt. Mohini Bakshi W/o Sh. P.N. Bakshi originally R/o 191, Ganpatyar, Srinagar and presently R/o House No. 250, Sector 2 Gangyal Jammu on TENTH DAY will be performed at Muthi Ghat near Directorate of Education on 29th May 2017 (Monday) at 08 A.M. Sh. P.N. Bakshi-Husband Son & Daughter-in-law Mr Sunil Bakshi & Mrs Raksha Bakshi Daughters and Sons-in-law Mrs Sunita Dhar & Mr Ravinder Dhar Mrs Babita Raina & Mr Sanjay Raina Mrs Anita Bhat & Mr Sunil Bhat Grand Children: 10TH DAY With profound grief & sorrow, we inform the sad demise of Karamyogi Sh. Shamboo Nath Pandit S/o Lt. Vassa Ram Pandit originally resident of Malwan Kulgam (Kmr.) at present H.No. 30 Lane No. 6 Geeta Colony Lale da- Bagh Jammu on Tenth Day will be performed on 27th May 2017 at Muthi Ghat (near Directorate of Education) at 8.30 a.m. Smt. Laxhmi Shori- Wife Smt. Rajdulari- Daughter-in-Law Daughters-in-Law & Sons Smt. Anita & Sh. M.K. Pandita Smt. Renu & Sh. T.K. Pandita Smt. Indu & Sh. B.K. Pandita Smt. Vijay & Sh. S.S. Pandita KRIYA/UTHALA With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved Sh. Tara Chand Mahajan S/o Sh. Ram Krishan Mahajan of Reasi (Jeri). KRIYA will be performed on (Wednesday) at our residence at Noon. UTHALA will be performed on (Friday) at Sanatan Sabha at P.M. Bhabhis & Brothers Smt. Sheetal & Sh. Radha Krishan Gupta M/s Sheetal Prov. Store Jammu Smt. Chanchal & Sh. Sham Lal Gupta M/s Gupta Sanitary & Paint Store Reasi Smt. Rajni & Sh. Bindravan Gupta M/s Vindravan & Sons Nehru Market, Jammu Daughter-in-law & Sons Smt. Anju & Sh. Devinder Gupta M/s Lakshmi Karyana Store Reasi Sh. Ravi Datta Sharma Smt. Mohini Bakshi Mridul Dhar, Aditya Raina, Sukanya Bakshi, Muskan Dhar, Akash Bakshi, Vinayak Bhat , Sh. Shamboo Nath pandit Smt. Nancy & Sh. K.K. Raina- Daughter & Son-in-Law Smt. Lalita & Sh. B.K. Pandita- Daughter & Son-in-Law Mob , , , TH DAY KRIYA With profound grief and sorrow, we regret to inform the sad demise of our beloved mother Smt. Sham Rani (Kamal Jigri) W/o Late Shamboo Nath Bhat of Nadimarg at present H.No.49, Krishna Vihar Muthi, Jammu (Behind Geeta Bhawan) on Tenth Day Kriya will be performed at Muthi Ghat on Saturday at 8:00 AM. Daughters-in-law & Sons Smt. Pami Bhat & Sh. Raj Nath Bhat Smt. Basanti Bhat & Sh. Pran Nath Bhat Smt. Rita Bhat & Sh. Ramesh Kumar Bhat Smt. Renu Bhat & Sh. Ajay Bhat Smt. Kishni& Sh. Surinder Bhat - Daughter & Son-in-law Smt. Dulari Bhat, Smt. Asha Ji Bhat - Sisters-in-law Smt. Sham Rani Smt. Rashmi & Sh. Sumit Bhat - Grand Son & Daughter-in-law Smt. Pooja & Sh. Rohit Raina - Grand Daughter & Son-in-law Grand Children : Shweta Bhat, Sheikha Bhat, Diksha Bhat, Ankush Bhat, Darsh Bhat, Ziva Bhat, Naisha Bhat Mob , , , Sh. Tara Chand Mahajan Smt. Anu & Sh. Naresh Gupta M/s JBD Readymade Garments, Jammu Son-in-law & Daughter Smt. Mohini & Sh. Kuldeep Gupta-J.E. Smt. Bhawna & Sh. Madan Gopal Gupta M/s Hem Raj Madan Gopal Chenani Brother-in-law Sh. Ram Lubhya, Sh. Subash Chander & Sh. Tarsem M/s Ram Lubhya & Co. Jmu Smt. Satya, Smt. Shanta, Smt. Raj Gupta-Sisters Sh. Om Parkash Gupta, Sh. Tara Chand Gupta & Sh. Subash Chander Gupta-Brother-in-law Dheeraj, Sushil, Rajan, Ishant, Sahil & Manik-Niece Grand Daughter & Sons Anubhav, Mehak, Kanav, Sonali, Urvi, Mridul, Ridansh, Sadika Krishka, Rizwal, Kanak, Utkresh & Saksham Mobile: , , BARKHI Barkhi of our beloved Sh. Vinod Kumar Gupta S/o Lt. Sh. Dharam Paul Gupta will be performed on 23/05/2017 (Tuesday) at am at our residence opposite Boys Hr. Sec. School, Ward No 13, Samba. Deeply Remembered by:- Smt. Rajni Gupta -Wife Sons & Daughter-in-law Sh Vishal Gupta & Smt Shallu Gupta Abhinandan Gupta -Son Shaweta -Daughter Daughters & Son-in-law Smt. Richa & Gourav, Smt. Tania & Varun Grand Childrens: Erika, Mishika, Aashvi Brother & Bhabhi Sh. Parmod & Rama, Sh. Ravinder & Anita Sister & Brother in Law: Sudha & Sh. Anand Saroop, Anju & Sh. Koushal, Kiran & Sh. Yash Paul V R Tiles Industries Palath Samba, Gupta General Store Border Road Samba,- Firms Dharam Paul Gupta & Sons Border road Samba Mobile No , With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved mother Smt Pushpa Gupta W/o Late Sh Dina Nath Gupta R/o H.No. 323 Rehari Colony, Jammu. 10th Day Kriya will be performed on (Tuesday) at Kotli Bhawan Janj Ghar near Hari Mandir at am to am. Daughter & Son-in-law Sh Banarsi Dass & Smt Chanchla Gupta Sons & Daughter-in-laws Sh Om Parkash & Smt Sushma Gupta Sh Kuldeep Gupta & Smt Radha Gupta Sh Sunil Gupta & Smt Rajni Gupta Sh Balvinder Gupta & Smt Sapna Gupta Phone No & TH DAY KRIYA With profound grief and sorrow we regret to inform the sad demise of our beloved father Sh. Kanya Lal Pandita S/o Late Narayan Dass originally R/o Chandigam Distt. Kupwara A/p Block No. 61, Flat No. 5, Lane No. 12 Jagti Nagrota. Tenth Day will be performed on Saturday 27th of May, 2017 at Muthi Ghat (Camp) at 8.00 a.m. Sons & Daughters-in-Law Sh. Shuban Lal Pandita & Smt. Suman Jee Sh. Bushan Lal Pandita & Smt. Meenakshi Sh. Sunil Kumar & Smt. Monika Daughters & Son-in-Laws Smt. Pummy & Sh. Sanjay Khanna Smt. Vijay Kumari & Sh. Kanya Lal Pandita Sh. Vinod Kumar Gupta With profound grief and sorrow, we inform about the sad demise of Smt. Raj Kumari W/o Sh. Dwaraka Nath R/o H.No.374, Sector- 9, Nanak Nagar, Jammu. 10th Day will be performed on at a.m. at Durga Palace, Rampura Gandhi Nagar. Kriya will be held at our residence on Dwaraka Nath Sharma (Retd., SRTC)- Husband Daughters-in-Law & Sons Smt. Shakti Sharma & Dinesh Sharma Smt. Neelam Sharma & Yogesh Sharma Grand Children: Hari Om, Ankush, Khushi & Shivam Mob. Nos.: , Smt. Raj Kumari Smt pushpa Gupta Sh. Kanya lal pandita , , , , KRIYA/RASAM PAGRI With profound grief and deep sorrow, we regret to inform the sad demise of our Sh. Parsidh Singh S/o Late Sh. Lal Singh R/o Badhori Distt. Samba KRIYA shall be performed on at our residence Badhori. RASAM PAGRI shall be performed at our residence Badhori on Wednesday from 1.00 P.M. to 2.00 P.M. Smt. Lajwanti-Wife Sons & Daughter-in-laws Sh. Raghu Pal Singh & Smt. Anita Sh. Verinder Pal Singh & Smt. Sushma Sh. Rajesh Pal Singh & Smt. Sonia Nephews Daughter & Son-in-law Sh. Arun Singh Jamwal Smt. Anuradha & Sh. Kewal Singh Sh. Digpal Singh Sh. parsidh Singh Grand Children: Karuna, Veeshali, Komal, Ajay, Harshdeep, Aditya, Ayush Mob: OBITUARY With profound grief and sorrow we inform the sad and sudden demise of our beloved Sh. Bansi Lal Koul (Baisab) originally resident of Seer Hamdan Anantnag presently at 15B Om Nagar Udhaiwalla Bohri Jammu today on Tenth Day Kriya will be performed at Muthi Ghat on :- Jaya Koul - Wife Veena & Kamal Koul - Daughter-in-law & Son (Bhabhis & Brothers) Jaikishori Koul & Jaggar Nath Koul Reeta ji & Roshan Lal Koul Kiran ji & Mahraj Krishan Koul Suman ji & Shiban Ji Koul Rajni ji & Shadi Lal Koul Shanta Pandita - Sister Phoola Koul & J. N. Koul - Sister & Brother-in-Law Basanti & P.N Raina - Sister & Brother-in-Law Samasth Koul Parivar , , , , Sh. Bansi lal Koul obituary With profound grief and sorrow, we regret to inform the sad demise of our beloved father Sh. Ram Chand S/o Sh. Shiv Ram at present H.No.153, W.No.15, Dhar Road, Shakti Nagar, Udhampur on 14th of May, 2017 (Sunday). Tenth (10th) Day will be performed on 23rd of May, 2017 (Tuesday) at Home (10:00 AM). Kriya will be performed on 24th of May, 2017 (Wednesday) at Home. Smt. Parvati Devi - Wife Brothers & Bhabhis Sh. Mast Ram Sh. Om Prakash & Smt. Geeta Devi Sh. Hans Raj & Smt. Basanti Devi Sons & Daughters-in-law Sh. Girdhari Lal & Smt. Sushma Devi Sh. Pawan Kumar & Smt. Sureshta Devi Sh. Raj Kumar & Smt. Jyoti Sharma Sh. Jia Lal & Smt. Anshu Sharma Son-in-law & Daughter Sh. Krishan & Smt. Radhay Smt. Rajni Devi/ Sh. Parshotam & Smt. Prem Lata With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved Smt. Veena Slathia W/o Mohinder Singh Deonia (Ramkote Wale) R/o 31-A Indira Colony Excelsior Lane Janipur. TENTH DAY will be performed on Tuesday at Kabir Mandir near High Court Chowk at A.M. KRIYA will be performed at our residence 31-A Excelsior Lane on on Friday. Mother & Father-in-law Smt. Satya Devi & Sh. Sharda Nand Deonia Sh. Mohinder Singh Deonia-Husband Samriti Rani-Daughter And Deonia Family & Slathia Family Ramkote Gurah Slathia TH DAY With profound grief & sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved Sh. Kewal Krishan Gupta S/o Lt. Sh. Jagan Nath Gupta R/o 33 Mast Garh Jammu who left for heavenly abode on 14th of May TENTH DAY will be performed on 23rd of May 2017 (Tuesday) at Mahajan Hall Shalamar Road, Jammu at 10:00 AM. Smt. Sureshta Devi -Wife Smt. Santosh Gupta Smt. Shashi Gupta Smt. Sunita Gupta & Sh. Sham Lal Gupta Smt. Santosh Gupta & Sh. Raman Gupta Smt. Sunita Gupta & Vinay Gupta Smt. Shalini Gupta & Sh. Devinder Gupta Smt. Richa Gupta & Sh. Vikas Gupta ( ) Sh. Ram Chand Smt. Veena Slathia Sh. Kewal Krishan Gupta 10TH DAY/UTHALA With Profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved Mohan Lal Gupta S/o Sh. Chuni Lal R/o Ward No. 3, Krishna Colony, Kathua on (Sunday). TENTH DAY shall be performed on (Tuesday) at A.M at HAPPY PALACE on Capt. Sunil Choudhary Chowk to Dream Land Park Road. UTHALA will be performed on from 3 to 4.00 P.M. at Neelam Niwas, Ward No.3, Indira Colony Kathua. :- Daughter-in-Laws & Sons Smt. Neelam Gupta & Sh. Anil Kumar Gupta Smt. Anuradha Gupta & Sh. Surinder Kumar Gupta Smt. Sneh Lata & Sh. Vijay Kumar Gupta Daughters & Son-in-laws Smt. Sheetal Gupta & Sh. Mohinder Paul Gupta Smt. Kailash Devi & Sh. Sat Paul Gupta Grand Daughter & Grand Son-in-laws Dr. Radhika & Er. Jatin Mahajan Mohan lal Gupta Grand Children : Rahul, Sahil, Puneet, Jogeshwar & Sonali Mob.: , OBITUARY With profound grief & sorrow we regret to inform the sad demise of our beloved Smt. Mohini Raina W/o Late Sh. O.N. Raina of Kanili Bagh, Baramulla who left for her heavenly abode on at 5692, Sector 38-West, Chandigarh. Tenth Day Kriya shall be held on at 7-30 AM at Shani Mandhir, Gaggar Panchkula. Rainas, Kuchroos, Jads, Modis, Kouls Phone Nos: , , Smt. Mohini Raina OBITUARY With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad and untimely demise of our beloved Sh. Chuni Lal Ganjoo S/o Late Sh. Gopi Nath Ganjoo originally from Zaloora, Sopore (Kashmir), at present SL-4, A-105, Tushar Apartment, Shalimar Garden Extn- 2, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, who left for heavenly abode on TENTH DAY KRIYA will be performed on (Saturday) at Muradnagar, UP at 9:00 AM. GANJOO S, MISRI S, PANDITA S, BHAT S, TICKOO S Sh. Chuni lal Ganjoo With profound grief and sorrow, we regret to inform the sad untimely demise of our beloved Brother Sanjay Sharma at present Indra Nagar W. No. 2, Dhar Road, Udhampur (Srinagar Wala) Tenth Day will be performed on Tuesday at Udhampur 10:00 AM W.No. 2, Residents Dhar Road. Kriya 11:00 AM at Devika Ghat Udhampur Brother Sh. Girdhari Lal Sharma Shefali Paba -Niece Supriya Kalator -Niece Nitin Baru -Nephew Mob: , Mob: JAMMU TUESDAY MAY 23, 2017 BARKHI Barkhi of our beloved Lt. Smt Krishana Kharyal W/o Lt. Sh Dwarka Nath Kharyal will be held at Samriti Bhawan (Ram Temple) Gurah Bakshi Nagar, Jammu on 23rd May 2017 from 11 am to pm. Deeply MiSSeD By: Daughter-in-law Smt Swarna W/o Lt. Sh Bashamber Nath Kharyal Daughter Smt Swarn Lata W/o Lt. Dr Rajinder Gupta Daughter & Son-in-law Smt Lavleen & Dr Sat Paul Gupta Advocate Raghunandan Sharma -Son-in-law Daughter & Son-in-law Dr Atula & Sh Daleep Kotwal Dever - Devrani Sh Bal Krishan Kharyal & Smt Chand Rani Kewal Krishan Kharyal & Shashi Gupta Brother & Bhabi Sh Gain Parkash Gupta & Smt Vishnu Gupta All Grand Sons & Daughters OBITUARY With profound grief & sorrow, it is intimated that our beloved Sh Chaman Lal Goja S/o Late Pt. Shamboo Nath Goja of Herra Mohalla Anantnag at present H.No.482, Goja Niwas Sector-2, Vinayak Nagar Muthi (Near Bua Mandir) left for his heavenly abode at 5 am on Tenth Day Kriya will be performed on (Monday) at 8 am at Muthi Ghat near Directorate of School Education Muthi, Jammu. Smt Shobawati Goja -Mother Smt Basanti Goja -Wife Smt Anju & Deepak Goja -Daughter-in-law & Son Smt Renu & Rajeev Rajanak -Daughter & Son-in-law Jiya & Siya -Grand Daughters Samast Goja Parivar, Rainas, Kouls & Fotedars OBITUARY With profound grief and sorrow, we regret to inform the sad demise of our beloved mother Smt. Rattan Rani W/o Late Dr. S.N. Koul at H. No. 319, Vipin Garden, Dwarka Mod, Uttam Nagar, New Delhi on TENTH DAY KRIYA will be performed at Rohini Ghat, Near Telephone Exchange, Sec 16, Rohini on Saturday at 8.00 A.M. Koul s, Rayu s, Khanna s, Mattas, Nathoo, Haksar, Mantoo s,zusthi, Mattoo, Khuda, Bazaz and Kakroo Family s , , OBITUARY With profound grief, we inform that our dear mother Smt Kamlawati Kaul (Chuni Jigri) W/o Lt Sh Niranjan Nath Kaul originally resident of 346, Sathu Bala Srinagar Kashmir at present H- 2/305, Shubhdham Appartments Sector-2, Rajendra Nagar Sahibabad Ghaziabad, U.P attained Nirvana on Tenth Day Kriya will be performed on Friday at Garh Mukhteswar U.P and assembly will take place at 9 AM at our Rajendra Nagar residence. :- Sons & Daughters-in-law Mr S K Kaul & Smt Phoola Kaul Mr R K Kaul & Smt Santosh Kaul Mr Dilip Kaul & Smt Santosh Kaul Daughters & Sons-in-law Mr B L Kothidar & Smt Shanta Kothidar Mr Vijay Kaul ( Naqaib) & Mrs Vijay Kaul Bhans, Chattas, Mattoos Pajans Mob: , , With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved mother Smt. Shyam Rani W/o Lt Ram Ji Pandita originally resident of Khiram Anantnag A/P H.No 82, Lane 11, Swaran Vihar on 14 May, will be performed on 23rd May 2017 at 8.30 AM near Directorate of School Education Muthi Jammu. Daughters-in-law & Sons Smt. Veena Ji & Maharaj Krishan Pandita Smt. Pummy Ji & S.K Pandita Smt. Geeta Ji & R.K Pandita Suresh Kumar Bhat - Son-in-law Arundati Dhar-Sister Nirmala Sheri-Sister-in-law Santosh Tickoo-Sister-in-law Smt Krishana Kharyal Mohan lal Gupta Sh Chaman lal Goja Smt. Rattan Rani Smt Kamlawati Kaul Smt. Shyam Rani Grand Children: Amrita, Anshu, Ashish, Ankit, Kartik, Ehsas, Sunita, Sheetal Contact: , ,

3 3 Srinagar May 22 : The J&K State Judicial Academy in its endeavour to further strengthen the Judicial Institutions and to enlighten all stakeholders about the justice delivery system has organized a 5-day training programme from ( May 22 to 26), which was inaugurated by Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed. Officers of the Labour Department, including Labour Commissioners of various districts, who participated in the training programme were updated with the knowledge Labour Laws and firsthand knowledge about court proceedings, quasi-judicial proceedings and conducting judicial and quasijudicial functions.justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, several Judicial Officers of District Srinagar and Labour Commissioner, Srinagar participated in the inaugural function. The Chief Justice in his inaugural address complimented the Judicial Academy for organizing this special training programme on varied labour laws, which he hoped will enlighten the labour officers to serve the cause of labour class and other marginal sections of the society who deserve social justice as well as access to justice. They require assistance and understanding in getting their rightful dues in lieu of their hard work. Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed maintained that in the modern era of liberalization and globalization, the construction workers have been constitutionally guaranteed social security and benefits in terms of labour welfare measures and provisions. The provisions like pension, insurance schemes, maternity leave, accident and death claims and financial aid for the education of children and medical needs are required to be implemented on ground for workers. It is duty of the Labour Tribunals and Courts to ensure their implementation so that these benefits reach out to the workers.free and competent legal services and the provisions relating to mediation and conciliation are the constitutionally guaranteed rights of the workers to ensure social justice as well as access to justice. It is our constitutional duty to ensure equitable distribution of resources so that the labourers and workers are not denied their hard earned wages and nobody suffers from hunger and starvation, the Chief Justice asserted. The proceedings were conducted by Director J&K State Judicial Academy. In his introductory remarks he extended warm welcome to Chief Justice, who is also Chief Patron of J&K State Judicial Academy and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, Member Governing Body for gracing the occasion. He said that the Academy organizes such programmes for the stakeholders, especially the Labour Officers to abreast them with latest developments judicial laws, reforms, and provide them an opportunity to update them with the crucial issues and exchange valuable experience and knowledge on the subject. Despite the busy Academic Calendar of J&K State Judicial Academy, the local Chief Justice inaugurates 5-day training programme on Labour Laws FMHW protest dharna enters on 9TH Day The 8th Day of the Protest Dharnas was started with the protest demonstration in front of Division Commissioner Jammu s Office. The Female Multipurpose Health Workers under the kind supervision of Sushil Sudan, President Jammu Kashmir Medical Employees Federation took out protest March to the office of Divisional Commissioner, Jammu. The protesting employees raised slogans in support of their demands. Later a delegation of Female Multipurpose Health Workers lead by Sushil Sudan President JKMEF accompanied by Neelam Kumari, General Secretary FMPHW Welfare Association and other senior leaders of JKMEF called on M.K. Bhandari worthy Divisional Commissioner of Jammu and discussed with him the burning issue of 2211 head and pending salaries of FMPHWs which he was already aware of. Bhandari gave a patient hearing to the delegation and assured best of his efforts in resolving the issue and immediately called the concerned authorities of Finance department who are directly concerned with the matter and pressed hard to speed up the process as the employees are already suffering beyond their limits. So far as to get the matter permanently solved I will personally write to the appropriate authorities. Others who were in the delegation are S/ Vinod Sharma Secretary General JK- MEF, Manjeet Singh General Secretary JKMEF Jarnail Choudhary, Rekha Kumari, Promila, Sapna, Suriya, Koshalya, Mamta, Bharat Bhushan, Parfulat Singh, Harpal Singh, R. P Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Adarsh Gupta, Dalip Kumar, Vishal Patil, Madan Kumar, Kulraj Bitu, Tajinder Singh, Vishvbandhu, Ved Paul Saini and others. Academy has given preference to the request of Labour Department for organizing the current training programme for the participants. He said the judiciary stands committed to the ideal of social justice, especially to the marginal class of society like workers in the unorganized sector who are vulnerable section and deserve full benefits of constitutional provisions of the legislations framed by the Parliament and State legislature as well as the directions given by the Apex Court to protect their rights.justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, Judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Member Governing Body, J&K State Judicial Academy in his address gave an overview of the training programme and said that Labour workers work under hazardous conditions as the working conditions at the sites are far from satisfactory. Safety parameters are hardly observed by the employers and in case of an accident, the worker is left at his own mercy. In the extreme case like death, no body owns the responsibility and in case the workers are females, the problems at work place get compounded and multiplied. Their living conditions are no way better than their working conditions. Justice Magrey hoped that 20 session programme prepared by the Judicial Academy on different legislations of labour laws will enrich their knowledge and skills which will help them in improving the delivery system on ground.the proceedings were conducted by Director J&K State Judicial Academy. In his introductory remarks he extended warm welcome to Chief Justice, who is also Chief Patron of J&K State Judicial Academy and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, Member Governing Body for gracing the occasion. He said that the Academy organizes such programmes for the stakeholders, especially the Labour Officers to abreast them with latest developments judicial laws, reforms, and provide them an opportunity to update them with the crucial issues and exchange valuable experience and Members of 10+2 Contractual lacturers holding stone to mark protest against state government at Jammu. Present regime failed to come up to the expectations of the people: Saroori Sarthal, May 22 : Reiterating Congress party to resolve change fate of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Vice president JKPCC and MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori said that only Congress party has a visionary agenda to solve political, economic and developmental problems of the State. He said that Congress has formulated its visionary agenda by incorporating wishes and aspirations of all sections of the society.addressing an impressive functions at Vohal, Singpora, Bhagra Sarthal, Chamoti areas of Inderwal constituency, Saroori said that on the one hand Congress has bigger agenda to solve internal and external dimensions of Kashmir problem while on the hand party has programmes and policies to provide basic amenities to the people Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. He reminded the mammoth gathering the previous Congress led government had implemented its pro-people agenda and set an example of good governance. Congress leaders don t indulge in self praising but the people have themselves realized that the Congress government had taken radical steps to solve day today problems of the common masses and to bring transparency and accountability in the governance, he said and reminded that it was all due to sincere efforts of Sonia Gandhi, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Omar Abdullah that our government had earned credibility of the people as compared to present regime. Our government had carved out a path of balanced and equitable development in the State, he said and added that it was first time in the history of Jammu and Kashmir that equal treatment was given to all the regions and sub-regions of the State be it in sanctioning developmental funds or delegating decisionmaking powers. He further added that sincere efforts were taken to bring transparency in the governance and to curb the menace of corruption. We have revived peoples faith in the democracy and in democratic institutions through our policies and programmes, he said but hastened to add that the present regime has failed to come up to the expectations of the people. The people have no faith on the present government and this regime does not has even a single achievement to highlight during its three and half year tenure, he mentioned and regretted that the PDP-BJP led government has failed to carry forward the agenda of peace and development.calling upon the people to compare PDP-BJP regime misgovernance with 36 months short tenure of Ghulam Nabi Azad, he said that we had mitigated woes of the common masses through our pro-people policies. He mentioned during that period supply of basic amenities like power, water and ration were streamlined and sincere steps were taken to solve day today problems of the people.during the tour, number of deputations met the MLA Inderwal and apprised him about the issues and problems confronting pertaining to their areas. The problems which were highlighted included improvement in power supply, MGNREGA payment, compensation of PMGSY roads, Opening of new Sheep Husbandry centres in the areas, enrollment of Aadhar card, scarcity of ration and other day to day problems, Saroori gave patient hearing to all the deputations and assured them that their genuine demands and issues will be resolved on priority besides MGNREGA liability will be cleared at an earliest as 70 crores have already been released for this purpose. knowledge on the subject. Despite the busy Academic Calendar of J&K State Judicial Academy, the Academy has given preference to the request of Labour Department for organizing the current training programme for the participants. He said the judiciary stands committed to the ideal of social justice, especially to the marginal class of society like workers in the unorganized sector who are vulnerable section and deserve full benefits of constitutional provisions of the legislations framed by the Parliament and State legislature as well as the directions given by the Apex Court to protect their rights. The working Sessions of the training programme was chaired by the Resource Person, Justice Hasnain Massodi, former Judge, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir alongwith Mr. Abdul Rashid Malik, Director, J&K State Judicial Academy, Mr. Mohammad Yousuf Akhoon, Presiding Officer, Food Safety Appellate Tribunal and Dr. G.R. Ghani, IAS (Retd.) former Commissioner and Secretary. GoF Photo Yoga imperative for healthy, cheerful life: Div Com Divisional Commissioner Dr Mandeep K Bhandari today stressed the need to attract people towards Yoga for leading a healthy and cheerful life. The Divisional Commissioner said this while addressing a gathering at Yoga Ashram after inaugurating Yoga Shiver for diabetic patients, here today. On the occasion, Yoga experts of Bhartiya Sanshthan, New Delhi Ved Parkash Rathi and Jai Prakash Agarwal, President Bhartiya Yog Sanshthan Satya Pal Sharma giving lectures of precautions from diabetics and joint pains to the hundreds of diabetic patients of Talab Tillo, Gole Gujral, Bhagwati Nagar and its adjoining who were present during Yoga shiver there.this was first of its kind event in the state which was aimed at to bring all people on one platform. Enumerating the benefit of Yoga, Divisional Commissioner said besides keeping diabetes under control, Yoga also helps in improving digestion, circulation, immunity and keeps human body healthier and energetic. He said that the Yoga has enormous benefits for human body irrespective of caste, creed or colour. Highlighting importance of Yoga in today s exhausted lifestyle, the Divisional Commissioner said that this has been universally acknowledged as the best treatment for almost all diseases, cancer, diabetes, obesity, arthitis etc adding if practiced regularly it eradicates mental stress and keeps the body, mind and intellect fit.he further said drug addiction is eating up the society from within and suggested that Yoga can also help in keeping the youth away from this social evil. He also stressed on the youth to stay away from drugs and said that youth involved in the drug addiction is a challenge for the country. He asked the law enforcement agencies to keep a strict vigil on the drug traffickers and punish the culprits involved in such heinous activities. He impressed upon the youth to make exercise an important part of their daily schedule. Later, the Divisional Commissioner Dr Mandeep K Bhandari also inspected the facilities being provided to the Yoga lovers at the ashram. JAMMU TUESDAY MAY, 23, 2017 IGNOU Jammu organizes orientation programme of Kendriya Vidyalaya A one-day orientation programme of Kendriya Vidyalaya functionaries was organized by the Regional Centre Jammu in which Principals and other functionaries of sixteen Kenrdiya Vidyalas of Jammu region participated. The participating KVs included KV No.1, Akhnoor, KV No.2, Akhnoor, KV Bantalab, KV No.1, Gandhi Nagar, KV No.2, Gandhi Nagar, KV Miran Sahib, KV Sunjwan, KV Jindrah, KV Damana, KV Nagrota, KV Lakhanpur, KV Hiranagar, KV No.1, Udhampur, KV No.2 Udhampur, KV Chenani and KV Rajouri. The Orientation Programme was organized in the Conference Hall of Govt. MAM College, Jammu.IGNOU has, for the first time, established more than 200 Examination Centres in Kendriya Vidyalayas all over country for the forthcoming June 2017 Term-End Examinations which include sixteen Kendriya Vidyalayas in Jammu region. June 2017 Term-End Examinations of IGNOU are being held from 1st June, 2017 to 20th June The aim of this Orientation Programme was to familiarize KV functionaries with the scheme and system of Examinations in IGNOU. Various activities involved in the conduct of Examinations were discussed in detail. Several queries raised by the participants were replied to in detail by the Regional Centre Jammu functionaries in an interactive session.dr. Joginder Kumar Yadav, Regional Director, IGNOU Regional Centre Jammu expressed satisfaction over the successful conduct of Orientation Programme and asserted that the forthcoming examinations would be conducted in a fair and smooth manner with the cooperation and support of Kendriya Vidyalayas. Assistant Regional Directors, Vikram Singh, Dr. Sandeep Gupta, Dr. Asha Upadhyay, Assistant Registrar, S. Tejinder Pal Singh, Executive Assistant, Dara Singh, Rakesh koul and Lakhbir Singh were a part of the Orientation Team from Regional Centre Jammu. VC J&K SC, ST, OBC Development Corporation visits corporation camp office Balbir Ram, Vice Chairperson on the Board of Directors of J&K SC, ST, BC Development Corporation Limited on reaching Srinagar, visited the corporation camp office, where he was accorded welcome by Managing Director, R.K. Pandita, Financial Advisor / Chief Accounts Officer Vijay Kumar Tak, Division Manager, Kashmir besides Manager Recovery, Manager Finance and staff of the camp office Srinagar, Division office and District Office.The Vice Chairperson interacted with the staff of both division and district office and camp office Srinagar. The Managing Di9rector apprised him about the various schemes of the corporation being implemented in Kashmir division for the upliftment of target group beneficiaries of the corporation. The Vice-Chairperson stressed upon the officials of the corporation to work with zeal and dedication for the economically poor and down trodden sections of the society.the VC desired that during the financial year , various awareness programmes/camps be organized for giving wide publicity to the schemes of the corporation in different district of the state so that target groups beneficiaries are made aware of various schemes being implemented for their benefits. He also assured that full support shall be provided to the management of the corporation in taking various issues at appropriate level of the state government for there redressal viz-a-vis target groups beneficiaries. SDAO urges farmers to get benefits of PFBY scheme Agriculture Sub Division Akhnoor, today organised awareness campaign of Pradhanmantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PF- BY) at Khour and Samwan Blocks of the Pallanwala wherein SDAO Som Nath Sharma, AEO Janak Raj and Area Manager Reliance General Sharad Kumar aware the participating largely attended progressive farmers of the blocks. The farmers also interacted with the resource persons and there were threadbare discussion about the issues contained within the ambit of the flagship scheme which has unique features comprising of only 2 percent premium on notified crops such as paddy and maize in the notified area i.e. block level. Farmers have shown enthusiastic approach and opted for adopting the scheme for the betterment of their own so that atleast cost of cultivation involved can be obtained to some extent under the preview of the scheme depending on the extent of damage recommended by the panel of experts comprising of Agriculture department Reliance general and farmer itself. J K N P P p r o t e s t s p o o r s a n i t a t i o n i n G a n d h i N a g a r a r e a s, p u l l s u p J M C, E R A Harsh alleges plunder of huge funding under Swachh Bharat Mission Perturbed over the felting plight of Gandhi Nagar and its adjoining areas which had posed a grave threat of an imminent epidemic endangering the public health, a strong joint contingent of Panther activists and the local residents led by Harsh Dev Singh Chairman JKNPP and other leaders staged a vociferous protest demonstration on the main highway at Nai Basti Jammu today resulting in suspension of vehicular traffic for more than an hour. The angry protestors raised slogans against the administration and Jammu Municipal Corporation in particular for their apathetic approach towards the poor sanitation of the entire vicinity seeking immediate action from the local authorities.shocked over the erratically scattered heaps of garbage in Gandhi Nagar and the broken culverts over the nallah at Nai Basti in particular, Harsh Dev Singh said that the senseless demolition of the culverts by the JMC had exposed the running sewer line containing tonnes of human, animal and plastic waste. He said that the unhygienic state of the nallah emanating foul odour had wrecked havoc among the local shopkeepers and the residents as the dangerous situation had led to breeding of mosquitoes besides infestation of rodents inside. He said that entire area had become epidemic prone with infectious diseases like Dengue, Malaria, Plague, Cholera, Typhoid, influenza posing imminent threat in the vicinity. Expressing anguish over the miserable plight of the local residents, he said that several domestic households at Nai basti had made temporary arrangements to cover the sewers to protect themselves from health and accident hazards. He divulged that the local residents had brought to his notice that many people including the two wheeler riders had fallen into the open trenches on several occasions resulting in severe injuries. He said that such grim situations were squarely responsible for tagging Jammu city as the filthiest city of the State in a disturbing announcement made by the Union Ministry of H&UD on May 4th.Lampooning the grandiloquent claims of mandated Jammu leaders to convert Gandhi Nagar as model constituency in such a scenario, he regretted that the concerned BJP Minister s rants of transforming Jammu as a model city had only made him an object of ridicule. He said that due to the lack of appropriate sanitation policy and proper garbage disposal system, the accumulation of polythene bags and plastic pet bottles in the sewers as well as on the land was mainly responsible for the alarming environmental pollution besides health hazards to both humans and animals. He regretted that the power intoxicated Saffron leaders had failed to respond to the grave situation and proved inefficient to take preventive measures to curb the menace of poor sanitation of the city. He pulled up and cautioned the JMC and ERA to promptly act by executing mechanical extraction of the solid waste from the entire sewer line (nallah) at Nai basti followed by reconstruction of culverts in the interest of the public health and safety, otherwise Panther party would be forced to gherao the Municipal Commissioner besides the urban development Ministers. He said that the H&UD must account for the hundreds of crores of rupees received under sanitation and Swach Bharat Mission schemes. Yash Paul Kundal, fearing imminent epidemic in Gandhi Nagar and its adjoining areas said that the manifestation of the dangerous unhygienic condition would further worsen during the monsoons, and as such the people should keep their vicinity clean by following a proper garbage disposal regimen for healthy living. He appealed to the local shop keepers and residents about the harmful effects of the exposed nallah on human health and asked them to stand united to get rid of the menace. He also adjured the civil society, students and youth to join the Panthers party s Swach Jammu Abhiyan to make Jammu city clean and green.prominent among those who spoke on the occasion included Rajesh Padgotra, Gagan Pratap, Parshotam Parihar, Nirmal Kishore, Sham Gorkha, Bodh Raj, Rohit Sharma, Karnail Singh, Mohinder Singh, Vishav Singh, Arun Khajuria, Rashpaul Singh, Sukhjit Sukhi, Atul Mahajan, Sanjay Gupta, Rahul Gupta besides others.

4 4 One day awareness programme held at K.C College of Education One day awareness programme held at at K.C College of Education, Muthi Akhnoor Road, Jammu on at 1200 hrs. which was organised by Civil Defence, Jammu under the close supervision of Dy.SP Anita Pawar, Dy. Controller Civil Defence, Jammu. Dr. Shabina Bano, Principal of the College highly appreciated the role of Civil Defence and requested for imparting such awareness programmes in future also. At least 100 students & staff members attend the awareness programme and distribute the Civil Defence certificates to the students. At the end of the programme Dy.SP Anita Pawar, Dy. Controller Civil Defence, Jammu thanks to all the students who were present in the programme and requested the students to join the Civil Defence because Civil Defence is the Defence of the people by the people for the people. In it s endeavour to bring world to India, particularly to Jammu, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, (ICCR) Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India is bringing a group from Mauritius to Jammu for its performance on Sunday, 28th of May, 2017 and the performance is being held at Abhinav Theatre, Jammu at 6 pm in collaboration with J&K Academy of Art Culture and languages. Giving details, Regional Director of ICCR Jammu Balwant Thakur while briefing the media at IC- CR headquarters informed that this will be the 10th International group to perform in Jammu after the inception of ICCR in Jammu. Earlier groups from Zambia, Republic of Laos, Poland, Malaysia, Spain,Bangladesh, Belgium, Germany have successfully given their successful performances in Jammu. Prior to the establishment of ICCR in Jammu, the people out here never had the opportunity to witness International performances. Giving further details about the International programme Music and Dances of Mauritius being presented with the local support of J&K Academy of Art Culture and languages, Balwant Thakur informed that Zouer nu Ranbir Singh Pathania, MLA Ramnagar, today inaugurated the Blacktopping under PMGSY from Bharnara to Jansal at sanctioned cost of lacs and other from Plater to jagwal at sanctioned cost of lacs, Speaking on the occasion he reiterated his commitment towards providing viable road network to all the major hamlets of his constituency; his efforts and endeavors in this regard. He also hosted a PUBLIC DARBAR at Bharnara and issued spot instructions to officers vis-a-vis various issues projected by the general public. He asked Social welfare deptt to sanction and issue SC scholarship cases at the earliest. He announced transformers at Kelay and Sandoh and electrification works worth crores in the area. He also announced a water supply tanker in the area and further directed Revenue authorities to implement PSGA and circular no 2016 in letter and spirit. He said that he is committed to propel Ramnagar on trajectory of qualitative growth and vision-based development. And within his very short stint as elected legislator of the area, Ramnagar Constituency has a proud distinction of having road-projects worth 400 crores, tendered and about to be started very shortly. And projects worth another hundred crores are about to sanctioned and started in the near future. Ramnagar has first time topped in DDB allocations and distribution of projects, got enlisted under NRLM, Poultry development Village, Tribal Modal Village, electrification projects costing 50 Crores, start of work on Battal-Manwal-Hiranagar line, commissioning of Chani- Mansar Water Supply Scheme and submission of projects for completion of as many as dozen-odd water supply schemes. First time in history, Ramnagar has got three roads under CRF head;samba to Mansar, Thiall to Chountara Mata & Ramnagar to Basantgarh, a Model degree College, qualitative blacktopping of roads. May it be demand for take-over of Revered shrines of Chountara Mata and Pingla Mata, separate Hill Development Council for under-developed areas of Ramnagar, application of Minimum Wages Act, SPOs, ReTs, Daily wagers, contractual workers, 18-feet road upto Basantgarh and start of work on Tawi bridge at Roun Domel, blacktopping of all roads (PMGSY/PWD), electrification of all un-electrified hamlets a Nursing College/AMT School at Ramnagar, Master Plan for Ramnagar town with a Sewerage Treatment Plant, Solid Waste Management system and a planned Housing Colony for Ramnagar, we are committed to a vision of Sunder, Sashakat and Vikasit Ramnagar. He further said that work on construction of State of Art Town Hall building at Ramnagar is in progress and DPR of Multi storied Bus-stand at Ramnagar has been prepared and work shall commence very soon. Furthermore work on 3 Hostels, and sports stadium/ground at Ramnagar and local Committed to provide viable road connectivity to every hamlet: Pathania ICCR bringing performances of Mauritius to Jammu Hanjura condoles demise of Shanti Devi Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, today visited the residence of former MLA Shanti Devi, who passed away at Jammu yesterday. The Minister expressed his sympathies with the bereaved family and recalled her contribution in raising the issues of people. While paying tributes to the former lawmaker, Hanjura prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul. The Minister also expressed grief and sorrow over the demise of Ameer Baba Mashook of Chrar-e-Sharief who passed away yesterday. In his condolence message, Hanjura said that Mashook was known as a religious person and was commanding respect of one and all for his contribution in the development of Ziarat Sharief of Sheikh Noor Din Wali (RA). He expressed his sympathies with the bereaved family and prayed for the departed soul. Lamisik group from Mauritius is coming all way from Mauritius to present the music and dances of Mauritius. The major hould of the visiting group is on Sega Tipik. The Sega Tipik is a cultural expression shared by Mauritians from whose ancestors were from African Countries and cultural background, finding common grounds through music, song and dance. These expressions involve the use of traditional instruments. The Sega Tipik was inscribed on the Representative List of Cultural Heritage of Humanity in In line with the recommendations of UN- ESCO Sega Tipik as Intangible Cultural has to be enhanced, transmitted and promoted through actions led Doda, May 22: In order to stimulate all National Health Mission (NHM) Employees of the District and to bring them on one platform, a District Level Meet of NHM Employees was held at Conference Hall of District Hospital Doda which was organized by NHM Employees Association Dustrict Unit Doda. The meeting was attended by all representatives of District Union Doda besides Block President of Gandoh, Thathri, Gandoh and active nhm members of the District. In the meeting, various issues and problems being faced by the NHM Employees were discussed in detail regarding regularization and stress was laid on all NHM Employees to get united on one platform to strengthening the unity among all so that the union could project their genuine demands before by the Government, private and public institutions and the public at large. The ministry of Arts and Culture has been organizing the Sega Tipik Competition in the context of Festival International Kreol since The enrty to the show has been kept free and the sitting will also be available of first come first basis. On the occasion, Balwant Thakur thanked J&K Academy of Art Culture and languages for joining hands with Indian Council for Cultural Relations in holding this International event in Jammu in the larger interest of the development of the performing arts of the region. For e-invites the interested people can mail their requests to iccrjammu@gmail.com. Govt and Concerned Quarters in a good way. Speaking on the occasion, District President NHM Employees Association Doda Faizan A Tramboo thanked all the NHM Employees of the District for their active participation in each and every programme of the union, added that it will boost up the morale among all NHM Employees while struggling for their demands. In addition to it, Tramboo expressed gratitude to all NHM Employees of the District for showing faith on his Presidentship with the help of their suppport and cooperation. In the meeting Faizan A Tramboo also appealed all the NHM Employees of Chenab Region to get united on platform so that we shall strike hard till the justice will not be given to all NHM Employees of the State. Among others who also spoke on the occasion were Chairman Mashood Latief Zargar, Chief Advisor Dr Nasir Masood Indrabi, Block President Bhaderwah Mohd Akhtar, Block Vice President Gandoh Mushtaq Ahmed, Block President Thathri Firdous Amin, Sr Core Committee Member Dr Sadeeq Wani, Dr Farhat from Gandoh Block, Javed Iqbal from NCD and District Programme Manager NHM Jahangir Mehta. The work of stage secretary was carried out by Advisor Shabir Ahmed with the assistance of Cashier Ashok Shan. At the end of the programme, a mild modification was done in District NHM Union in which Manager DEIC DH Doda Faizan Elahi Butt was elected as new Vice President while a core group committee was also constituted which would keep over all supervision in all activities of the District and will be authorized to take decision before going for any future activity are as Dr Majalta is in progress. Commenting on the present situation in the state, he said that over-obsession and over infatuation with power is the only driving force behind the 'so called over-activism of few opposition parties and a handful of spent-up and rejected leaders. They have taken to the novel habit of managing stage sponsored protests and dharnas just to hoodwink the public opinion. While enjoying loaves and fishes of power for decades, these people owe an answer to the public of State and Ramnagar in particular for pushing it in a worst morass of underdevelopment and maladministration and promoting corruption, nepotism and lawlessness in the area. He said that presently state is passing through a very sensitive situation. Due to over indulgence by cross border enemies and active support of anti-national elements brewing and breeding on the other side of the border, skirmishes and turbulences along the border have increased but the opposition parties are busy in NHM Union Doda holds District Level Meet Emphasizing on the need for releasing two pending installments of DA due from July last year and January this year at the rate of 14% in favor of the employees of the state Govt. and pensioners, President of the National Mazdoor Conference (NMC)Subash Shastri today appealed to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to release the same pending installments of dearness allowance in the first cabinet meeting in the summer capital of state after Darbar Move, so that they get relief in view of increasing prices of essential commodities and inflation. Interacting with media persons here, Shastri said that in view of the inbuilt provisions in the annual budget, there should not be any hitch for the state government as it is a routine financial matter, more so when others states have already released these DA installments to their employees and pensioners since long, adding that an early decision would genuinely provide some relief to them. Shastri said since the State Government has decided to implement the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission from April 1, 2018 and there is a little chance for payment of interim relief in favor of State Government employees and pensioners, Government should immediately release DA installments to them, as a relief measure, so that confusion and uncertainty among them could come to end. It is reiterated that long pending demand of regularization of sixty one thousand daily rated workers should also be considered on merit for which the state government has already constituted a high power committee, he hoped that the process of regularization will be accelerated. Asiea reviews progress of SMC works Minister of State for Housing & Urban Development, Asiea Naqash, today convened a meeting here to review progress of various developmental activities carried out by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation. The meeting was attended by SMC Commissioner Dr Shafqat Ahmed Khan, officials of SMC & UEED and other concerned. It was given out that in the year , as many as 60 works were executed by the SMC under internal resources Many PDP leaders including Mohd. Sartaj Madani, Vice President, Ved Mahajan General Secretary, T.S. Bajwa, Ministers Ab. Rehmaan Veeri, Ghulam Nabi Lone, Vice chairpersons of various corporations and boards Rafi Ahmed Mir, Peer Mansoor, Ab. Salam Rishi, Vijaya Dogra Katoch, legislatures Surinder Choudhary, Vikramaditya and leaders Satpal Singh Charak President Kisan Cell, Fallail Singh State Secretary, Kabala Singh, State Secretary, Imtiyaz Shastri urged the CM Mehbooba Mufti and Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu for allotting separate wage head in each department so that daily rated workers get their monthly salary regularly till their regularization. This interim measure will go long way to address their financial problems, he added. Other demands highlighted on the occasion were enhancing minimum wages of daily rated worker to Rs 350 per day, release of all pending dues of daily rated workers, remove all pay anomalies of clerical cadre of SRO 93, amending SRO 64, issuance of at the estimated cost of Rs 3.42 Crore. Besides, 10 works have been completed under CCD at the cost of Rs 25 lakh. On the occasion, the Minister directed the officials to ensure all street lights function properly in the City, and take measures to improve sanitation in view of upcoming holy month of Ramadan. She directed the officials to start work on already approved community halls at Umarhaer, Hazratbal and Batpora. She asked the officers to complete them at the earliest for the convenience of the people. PDP leaders, ministers, legislatures condoles demise of Shanti Devi Khan State Secretary, Shuhab-ul-Haq District President Doda, Nasir District President Kishtwar, Ashok Sidha District President Migrant, Sukhwinder Singh Senior Leader and mny others today visited the residence of former MLA Shanti Devi, who died yesterday in Jammu. They expressed their sympathies with the bereaved family and recalled her contributions in raising the developmental issues of people. While paying tributes to the former lawmaker, they prayed for eternal solace of the departed soul. Sadeeq Wani from Thathri, Dr Nasir Masood/Dr Shazia, Dr Anil from Bhaderwah, Dr Farhat/Dr Irfan from Gandoh, Mashood Latief from Ghat, Mohd Akhtar from Bhaderwah, Jahangeer Mehta/Ashima Kotwal from CMO Office, Faizan Tramboo from Ghat Doda, Firdous Amin from Thathri, Vijay Shama from Ghat, Rajinder Kumar and Ashwani Manhas from Assar, Shashi/Ashok from Assar, Kirti, Nikita and Faizan Butt from DH Doda. Meanwhile issue related to District Udhampur regarding conducting of Skill Assesment Test for ANMs and other Paramedical Staff was also discussed in the meeting and it was decided that the District NHM Union Doda will intervene in this matter with the higher authorities of the Health Deptt so that such kind of harassment among NHM Employees comes into an end. NMC demands releasing of two pending installments of DA in favour of Govt employees regularization order of 180 daily wagers working in the Rural Development Department, enhancing medical allowance to Rs 3000 per month, setting up of labour welfare board, total exemption of DA from income tax and strict implementation of CP Fund deduction scheme in all departments Those who were also spoke on the occasion included Rajan Babu Khajuria, B.S. Jamwal, Sunil Kochar, Surinder Kumar, Jai Pal, Mohd. Shafi, Darshan Bawa, Suraj Parkash, Darshan Lal, Madan Lal Bhagat, Anmol, Bhupinder Singh and Com. Barkat Ram and others. political gimmickry and negative criticism, with the sole aim of destabilising the political process in the state. He emphasised that security of the citizens and cross border terrorism are too sensitive issues to play politics over. Earlier in the day Mr Pathania along with District level and Tehsil Level officers drawn from various departments held a public darbar at Bharnara (Majalta) wherein spot redressal was provided to various grievances raised by the public. Exhorting upon the Officers to work with zeal and honesty, he reiterated his full support and cooperation so that public issues are resolved in a time bound manner at an earliest. Prominent among those present were Bishan Das, Capt. Gopal Singh, Shokat Ali, Shiv Ram, Kuldeep Singh, Romesh Gupta, Dewan Singh, Chain Singh, (Sarpanches), Mohan Lal, Ved Paul, Shiv ram, Darshan, B D Gupta, Shiv Gupta, Hem Raj Gupta, uttam Singh, Makhan lal and others. Khadi Plazas to come up at Pahalgam, Tangmarg SRINAGAR MAY 22: In order to boost sales of Khadi products in the State, Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) is contemplating to set up two Khadi Plazas at Pahalgam and Tangmarg. This was stated by the KVIB Vice Chairman, Peerzada Mansoor Hussain Soharwardy, while chairing a meeting to review the functioning of the Board here today. The Vice Chairman said that suitable land for two Khadi Plazas has already been identified and the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department has been asked to prepare Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) in this regard. It was said that KVIB has established more than 885 units under Prime Minister s Employment Generation (PMEG) programme during by creating employment opportunities for 5312 artisans in the State. The VC was apprised that the KVIB has been given a tentative target for establishment of 693 units which include margin money of Rs crore by the Union Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) which would provide employment opportunities to 5544 workers in the State. The meeting was informed that under Prime Ministers Startup and Standup initiative, the board has sponsored 2629 units involving the Srinagar, May 22: A Customer Service Meeting of the Foreign Exchange Department, Reserve Bank of India for Jammu & Kashmir was held today at RBI Office Srinagar under the Chairmanship of Shri D.K. Kashyap, Deputy General Manager and Incharge Foreign Exchange Department for Jammu & Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Assistant Commissioner Customs and Central Excise Shri Jayapal. J, IRS, Shri Vikas Deshmukh, Representative of ECGC, senior Officers of all the Authorized Dealers (ADs) operating in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, FFMCs and a sizeable number of forex customers. In his Key note address, Shri Kashyap highlighted the importance of organizing these meetings and dwelt at length the role and responsibilities of Authorized Dealers in meeting the genuine requirement of Forex users within the provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), He exhorted the project cost of Rs crore under textile sector to financing Banks under Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank (MUDRA) scheme during It was given out that under Scheme for Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) programme, 16 more clusters under SFURTI are at various stages of establishment. The approved clusters include Kashur Maunch Bee Keeping Cluster Srinagar, Sukhnag Sozni Embroidery Cluster Budgam, Martand Chain Stitch Anantnag. On the occasion, Soharwardy enjoined upon the officers to work with added dedication and zeal to provide handholding support to the aspirants of rural entrepreneurs especially unemployed youth. He emphasized the officers to organize the traditional industries on modern lines and to make them more productive, competitive and to ensure their sustainable development. The VC said that units like Nagam Bakery of Kokernag, and bakeries of Pampore and Charirsharief are distinct in taste and with a special niche of Kashmiri ethnic tradition. The meeting was attended by Secretary/CEO KVIB, Deputy Chief Executive Officer KVIB Kashmir, Divisional Officer KVIB Jammu, KVIB District officers and other concerned. With rising rates of childhood hypertension, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today urged doctors to screen children for high blood pressure. President DAK Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a statement said that high blood pressure is on the rise in children, largely because of increased obesity in the young. One recent study of middle and high school children found that 15% had high blood pressure. In children who are obese, more than 30 percent have pre-hypertension or hypertension. Too often, high blood pressure in children goes undetected. This is because neither parents nor their children s doctors are aware of this health problem and its potentially serious consequences. The National High Blood Pressure Education Program (NHBPEP) working group on children recommends that children 3 years of age and older should have their blood pressure measured during every health care visit. If your child has a condition that increases the risk of high BP such as premature birth, low birth weight, congenital heart disease and certain kidney problems blood pressure checks should begin during infancy. Screening at earlier stages would decrease the rate of progression of hypertension from children to adults, and thus reduce the personal JAMMU TUESDAY MAY RBI organizes customer service meeting Authorized Dealers to educate their customers about various facilities available to exporters, importers, travelers, businessmen, tourists etc. without contravening the provisions of the FEMA, He also discussed latest developments in the arena of foreign exchange regulation which sought to align the regulatory requirements with the market demands while ensuring hassle free services to the customer. Anil Reshi, Manager, RBI, Jammu discussed current issues related to trade that has been engaging attention of ADs and RBI alike. He emphasized that customers should freely express their difficulties so that regulatory interventions can be brought in wherever necessary. Customers shared their experiences and also raised queries which were answered by the ADs. The Customers thanked RBI for holding this meeting at Srinagar and desired that more such events should be organized in future. The vote of thanks was presented by Shri Rakesh Raina, Assistant General Manager and Incharge, RBI, Srinagar. MVM celebrates Birth Centenary of Maharishi Yogi Ji Maharishi Vidya Mandir (MVM) celebrated its 2017th year as the birth centenary of Maharishi Yogi ji with a big fare here the other day during which a Dhyan Shivir was organised at Brahmin Sabha Parade in his memory. Maharishi Yogi ji who is one of the foremost teachers of meditation was remembered and his teachings were also discussed in the shivir. Maharishi began teaching meditation in 1955 and since then his meditation practice is being practiced by an estimated 5 million people all over the world. In her address the principal of Maharishi Vidhya Mandir Senior Secondary School run by Maharishi Shiksha Sansthan emphasized on the importance of transcended meditation and yoga adding the dhyan practiced by Maharishi Yogi Ji opens the mind to new awareness to the indefinite reservoir of energy, creativity and intelligence among the people. She informed that within this year Maharishi Shiksha Sansthan will organized one thousand dhyan and yoga shivirs at different places to pay homage to his holiness Maharishi Yogi Ji. A number of speakers addressed the gathering on the occasion and resolved to spread the messages of Maharishi Yogi ji through such dhayn and yoga shivirs. DAK urges doctors to screen children for high blood pressure and public health burden of hypertension. High blood pressure in children is associated with adverse health outcomes. It can cause left ventricular hypertrophy in just a few years, which can eventually lead to heart failure. Other consequences of untreated hypertension in children include atherosclerosis, the arterial disorder that leads to heart attack and stroke later in life. A growing body of evidence suggests that high blood pressure can impair children s ability to think and remember. Hypertension in children is defined as blood pressure greater than or equal to the 95th percentile for sex, age and height on at least three separate occasions. police HeaDquaRTeRS J&K SRiNaGaR Phone/Fax No / (Sgr) Website : / (Jmu) Section phgjk@jkpolice.gov.in amendment in police Hqrs NiT No 10 of 2017 (BR Jacket) dated As a follow up of pre bid meeting held on following amendments and addendums are issued in the above tender floated by Police Hqrs J&K to purchase BR Jackets. 1. Qty of BR Jackets with side HAP 500 Nos 2. Separate BoQ for BR Jackets with BR Jacket with side HAP will be item No. 2 in side HAP NIT No. 10 of Re-upload of tender In view of the inclusion of Item No. 02 (BR Jacket with side plates), tender to be re-uploaded. 4. Deposition of samples Samples to be taken on short notice at the time of demonstration. Bidders to provide written undertaking with their uploaded bids that samples would be provided immediately at the time of demonstration mm BFS or 44 mm BFS 44 mm BFS 6. Octroi exemption certificate for samples Octroi Exemption certificates will be issued for samples during transportation 7. Custom Exemption Certificate Bidders to offer rates both with CDEC and without CDEC This is in continuation to previous amendment issued vide No. Prov-II/Sec-12/ / dated Other details of tenders shall remain unchanged. Detailed tender documents are available on J&K State e-procurement Portal (Sheikh Junaid Mahmood) aig (provision/tpt) For Director General of police Dip/J /17 J&K Srinagar

5 5 local JAMMU TUESDAY MAY Consistency must in youth s endeavours PM taking everyone along to build a strong India: Yudhvir Sethi Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Vice President Yudhvir Sethi today said that youth being the backbone of any society must act like responsive citizens and fight against corruption and nepotism to ensure a clean and responsive administration. The youth who comprise of sixty percent population must also bring in stability in their endeavours including politics to achieve their desired goals to serve people in different capacities. Yudhvir Sethi was addressing a meeting of District Executive Committee of Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) at Udhampur organised by state vice president & Prabhari Ajay Vaid wherein he said that programmes and policies planned by government or announcements made by senior party colleagues viz-a-viz state s or country s welfare must be percolated down to the grass root level by young brigade. The state, he asserted needs good leadership and it s because of consistency in their enterprise that youth will be able to fill that gap.encouraging nationalist forces to come on the forefront, Yudhvir Sethi said our society needs unity in diversity for which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is putting in his best efforts. Unlike past where Congress had been exploiting sentiments of backward classes, Scheduced Classes or Scheduled Tribe people BJP intends to take every section of society along in making India a strong nation where each one of us get opportunities to progress and prosper while putting in use every available opportunity. The senior BJP leader said that it s a proud moment for all of us that PM has put nation first and especially youth first. It is towards this end that over 3600 youth under Prime Minister s special package sought admissions in various professional colleges in rest of the country last year and this year too several hundred youth have applied for the same scholarship to study free of cost. Such initiatives are encouraging and provide youth opportunities to make their career rather than involving in antisocial activities. Programmes like Make in India, Startups, Mudra Kosh and free education for technical courses are all aimed at helping youth who instead of getting misguided at the hands of anti-national forces should seek benefits of these Glocal University offers special package for Jammuites, Kashmiri Migrants courses including MBBS, BAMS, BUMS, ANM, GNM, B.Sc Nursing,, physiotherapy, paramedical courses, science and technology, polytechnic, business and commerce, law, agricultural sciences, mass communication and others, he added. He said that the University also has a medical college which benefits the students in two ways. First the students from medical stream do their practical s here and second, the students are entitled of free medical treatment in it. He asked parents and students to visit the campus before making their decision adding their doors were open for people of Jammu and Kashmiri Migrants to come and visit the campus. He said that their university was approved by UGC and was ranked one of the top institutions of the country adding they have advanced infrastructure and all the facilities to impart quality education. Our invitation is open, you visit UGC website, or the website of our institution to check us. You can also come and have personal visit to our campus, he said. Giving a breakup of the special package Prof Raina said that the management of GLOCAL UNIVERSITY would offer the special fee package for the JAMMU PROVANCE & KASHMIRI MIGRANTS for the academic year in the following manner: schemes. The Centre, he added intends to build a strong and financially viable J&K State where young could find job opportunities for which massive infrastructure like Chenani-Nashri Tunnel has been dedicated to people. He said more such programmes and policies are in offing. The four-lane Jammu-Udhampur road link, Yudhvir Sethi added to the prosperity of people of Udhampur. Manish Sharma Vice Chairman JAKFED said that Youth being the backbone must help these programme reach commoners so Kashmiri Migrants can avail he benefits from the university. BJP State President & Prof Raina said that MLA Jammu West Sat Glocal University, GlocalUniversity has tried to Sharma today inaugurated Saharnpur a UGC recognized accommodate people from the works related to the construction of lanes in private university today invited Jammu and Kashmir in staff the students of Jammu and faculty adding many fac- Saraswati Lane and Lane No. province and Kashmiri ulty members from the state 6 of Hazuri Bagh area of Talab Migrants to pursue higher education are serving in the university. Tillo in Jammu West in various streams of the university offering a special package in the form of discounted He said that the University has highly qualified faculty who have got their degrees Constituency. He was accompanied by various officials of Jammu Municipal corpora- fee as a token of love from reputed IITs in the countion (JMC) & Urban for the region. Announcing try and abroad. The institution Environmental Engineering the special package for is located at suitable Department (UEED) as well as Jammuites and Kashmiri place. It is just a few minutes local leaders of the party. Migrant Prof B L Raina, Vice distance from Dehradun. While addressing the gathering Chancellor of Glocal Now, we have also direct after inauguration of University and a son of the soil said they have special love for flights from Dehradun to Jammu and Kashmir. So, the works, Sat Sharma said that BJP believes in the politics of the region and decided to contribute travel is easier, he said. He development rather than towards the uplift- further said that Glocal profiteering and today we can ment of the students by way of offering discounts so that students of Jammu region and University is offering special discounts to the Kashmiri students on all courses. We offer proudly say that India is entering into the league of Super Powers by the able leadership NPSU continues signature campaign against JKPSC Continuing the signature campaigns at various districts of Jammu province against public service Commission discriminatory attitude in the selection lists of Assistant Professors of different disciplines. The campaign was the continuation of the signature campaign started by NPSU from Jammu University in the leadership of NPSU president Thakur Virender Singh. NPSU received overwhelming response. On the Fourth day as well where thousands of students from different districts of Jammu province participated in the signature campaigns. Students were informed about the discriminatory acts done by PSC with the youth of Jammu in a recent act of discrimination PSC selected 3 candidates from Jammu 24 from Kashmir for the post of Assistant Professors for Economics. The campaign at High Secondary School Bhalwal was led which held media person was under the leadership of Rahul Sharma NPSU activist said that, the repeating act of discrimination by PSC with the deserving youth of Jammu is cannot be tolerated anymore. He said that Govt. should order videos conferencing of the interviewing process carried out by the PSC, IF Govt. can t carry out video conference then the government should form separate PSC s for Jammu & Ladakh respectively. He said that the present PSC had shown discriminatory behavior with the youth of Jammu time to time and is playing with the future of youth of Jammu. Rahul Sharma led the signature campaign at Higher Secondary School Bhalwal where NPSU received good response from students. Others who were present on the occasion were Rahul Singh, Labu Kumar, Sushil Sharma, etc. He said it is very shameful is the history of Jammu and Kashmir such grave injustice has not been seen which is faced is the present time where stone pelters are given compensation, jobs for their acts of ransom, burning of public property and the patriotic, peace loving highly educated meritorious youth of Jammu region are being ditched, discriminated and their whole carrer has been spoiled. What a height of injustice, where deliberately in all lists whether of Assistant Professor, Lecturers, Jammu youth has got no selection. The BJP MLA dared to speak that socio-economic development of the state for which massive funds are being released to build infrastructure is achieved. He said that massive tourism related projects like multi-tier parking at Jammu Bus Stand, City Chowk and behind Super Bazar, Artificial Lake project, Maharaja Hari Singh Park and three Ropeway Projects are going on in the region which once inaugurate will augment tourism potential of Jammu and Kashmir State. Ajay Vaid in his address said that party workers must work on the theory of One Booth Ten Youth and strengthen party at all levels. He state asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has special place in his heart for people of Jammu and Kashmir and this was the reason central government was spending liberally in our state. Projects like Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, Shyama Prasad Mukherji Uurban Mission, Swatchh Bharat Abhiyan, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, Multi Skill Programme - Skill India, Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana, Digital India Programme, Housing For All By 2022 or Atal Pension Yojna are all aimed at making a strong India. Vote of thanks was presented by Akhil Prashir Zila Pradhan who hoped that projects undertaken during past will be completed in time and party strengthen at all levels. of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP National President Amit Shah. He said that the PM is working on policy of Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikaas by taking into confidence every segment of the society and is carefully monitoring that all the benefits of Centre and State Government schemes must reach every neglected and downtrodden person. Sat Sharma said that the BJP as part of coalition Government is committed for the progress of the State. He said that he has a vision to develop Jammu West Assembly Constituency as the Model Constituency and we have to work hard for it. He said that he is personally supervising the works of all concerned departments to mitigate the suffering of the masses and he will see to it that no loophole remains for the execution of Develop Jammu West as Model Constituency: MLA West against such injustice is a question mark over the leadership of BJ who surrendered its all core principles for the lust of power and money. They have no concern for the career and lives of unemployed educated youths of Jammu region. Therefore NPSU signature campaign is initiative to make BJP Jammu leaders to awake from deep slumber and power drunken politics. Otherwise its consequences resulted in revolt against against this government in whole Jammu region. Thakur Virender Singh State President NPSU said that signature campaign against JKP- SC will be conducted all our Jammu Pradesh and lacks of signature will be taken from the youth of Jammu Pradesh as a sign of resent that against discriminatory attitude of JKPSC and a Petition will be sended to Prime Minister of India that what sin Jammu youth is neglected this the land from where BJP have got 26 seats and what it comes to speak on the issue of discrimination all MLA house turned their eyes, which shall a big question mark. Singh said that NPSU is going to fight tooth and nail against discrimination with Jammu region by JKPSC. Chief Secretary reviews progress of 330MW Kishanganga HEP A deputation under the leadership of Pt. Ashok Kumar Khajuria, State Convenor BJP Sharnarthi Cell met the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu today. The Cell highlighted various problems being faced by the POJK displaced persons in processing their cases of relief as sanctioned by the Govt. of India. Pt. Ashok Khajuria demanded that the adopted persons of the displaced families be considered as the legal heir and such be made eligible for the relief being given to the displaced families. Khajuria also raised the issue of those cases against which some objections have been noted and asked for speedy disposal of tasks of public welfare. He also said that he is the representative of public and all the worthy voters must feel free to contact him for any query. While elaborating about the lane work Sat Sharma said that this work is being done by the JMC under the stage work. The cost of present work is ten lakhs. ExEn JMC Parbodh Sharma, ExEn UEED Rajan Sharma, Health Officer Dr. Anita, AEE JMC Varinder Singh, BJP District President Ayodhya Gupta, BJP Mandal President Jeet Angral, Surinder Bhagat, Pushpa Wazir, Vinod Wazir, Jatin sethi, Neelam Nagotra, Bubesh Sharma, Ashish Sharma, Surender Mohan, Rajneesh Raina, B.D. Sharma, Hem Raj, Rajesh Gupta, Pyara Mawa, Ravi Sharma, Ajay Manhas were also present on the occasion. such cases. He told the Divisional Commissioner that cases against which the objections are raised be publicized through media. He also raised the issue where original head of the family has expired and there are more than one person who are eligible for the benefit but they have not good understanding among themselves. He requested that in such cases provision of partial payment to the heirs be adopted. Pt. Ashok Khajuria also said that uniform procedure be adopted in case of the required documents. He said that in some cases the concern authorities accept merely the affidavit where as in some other cases the concerned persons are asked to submit the due attorney documents. He also Chief Secretary, Mr B B Vyas Monday reviewed the progress of the 330-MW Kishanganga Power project, being constructed in Gurez area of Bandipora district. Commissioner/Secretary PDD, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Commissioner/Secretary, Revenue, Deputy Commissioners of Pulwama, Baramulla and Budgam, Chief Engineer, I&FC, NHPC Authorities and other senior officer were present in the meeting. While reviewing the implementation of Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) Plan of the Project Affected families (PAFs), Chief Secretary asked the Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora to ensure provision of relief/compensation to the PAFs, as per the approved R&R Plan. The 330MW Kishanganga HEP envisages diversion of river Kishanganga from Gurez valley into an underground powerhouse with 3 units of 110MW each and discharging the tail water in Wullar Lake. In order to improve the discharge capacity of Madhumati and Bonar Nallah and to protect the Nallah boundaries against high discharge, Chief Secretary asked Chief Engineer, Irrigation and Flood Control Department to complete the works by 30th November, The funds for the purpose shall be released by NHPC within a week s time positively. Chief Secretary also reviewed the progress of Kishanganga-Amargarh- Wagoora Transmission line, with instructions to Deputy Commissioners of Bandipora, Baramulla, Budgam and Pulwama to expedite the process of acquisition of land for setting up of towers and handing it over to the NHPC in a time bound manner. BJP deputation calls on Div Com, Jammu brought into the notice of the Divisional Commissioner the difficulty being faced by rural displaced persons in getting the case of mutation processed. The concer authorities ask for the undue payment for getting the mutation processed. It was requested that concern DCs be directed to look into the matter and take stern action against such officers. In the end, Pt. Ashok Khajuria requested the Divisional Commissioner for the deployment of more but efficient staff for the speedy displosal of the cases of displaced persons. Other who accompanied the deputation included S. Surjeet Singh, Suresh Sharma, Vikas Sharma, Bharat Bhushan, Rohit Khajuria, Vijay Sharma (Sarpanch). Dr Darakhshan throws open Sports Event at Jagti Migrant Township A mega sports event was organised by Orzuv Sports Centre at Jagti Migrant Township in which a large number of youth, sportspersons and civilians participated. It was attended by a galaxy of prominent people including Prof B L Zutshi, Dr Dhar, Yogi Ji and Subhash Zutshi. Chairperson Waqf Development Committee of Govt of India Dr Darakhshan Andrabi was the Chief Guest on the occasion. She threw open the Sports event in which a Volleyball match was played at the onset. Dr Andrabi distributed prizes among the participants. In her address she said that Sports provide a binding platform which in the long run creates an atmosphere of harmony and equality in the society. We need to inculcate true sports sentiment in the youth of our state to fight the regional, religious and linguistic polarization within the state. It was very sad to see our state being divided on the basis of superiority of one over the other and only our new generation can fight this divisive attitude of our politicians, said Dr Darakhshan. She said that the state needs peace to keep the pace of the rest of the country for development in all spheres of life. It is very pinching to see our politicians incite violence and erect their political estate on the dead bodies of our youth. Now youth of the state should take a bold decision and dedicate their potentialities to the creativity in different fields of life so that our future also guarantees us prosperity, peace and development, said Dr Andrabi. She congratulated Subhash Zutshi, the organizer of the event for organizing this event at a grand scale. OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MECHANICAL IRRIGATION CONsTRUCTION DIVIsION JAMMU AbbreviAted Nit For and on behalf of Governor of J&K State, sealed tenders are invited affixed with Rs.5/- Revenue Stamps from Registered firms/reputed workshop owners for the below noted works:- NIT No Name of Work Earnest Time of Last Date for Due on Tender Opening Money completion sale of tenders Authority MICD/J/21 Repair/reconditioning of 8 HP/1.0 cusec diesel 2% 10 days 06/06/17 08/06/17 Executive Engineer, dt. 18/05/17 driven dewatering pump sets lying at Ware House Mech. Irri. Construcdewatering station. tion Division Jammu MICD/J/22 Repair/reconditioning to 5 HP/0.75 cusec diesel 2% 10 days 06/06/17 08/06/17 Executive Engineer, dt. 18/05/17 driven dewatering pump sets lying at Ware House Mech. Irri. Construcdewatering station. tion Division Jammu MICD/J/23 Strengthening of rising main at LIS Khandyar. 2% 10 days 06/06/17 08/06/17 Executive Engineer, dt. 18/05/17 Mech. Irri. Construction Division Jammu Detail of jobs can be had from the office of the undersigned against payment of Rs. 100/- each (Non-refundable) on or before In case the due date/last date of sale of tender document is declared as a holiday, the next working day shall be considered for the purpose. executive engineer Mech. irri. Construction Division Dip/J /17 Jammu OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MECHANICAL IRRIGATION CONsTRUCTION DIVIsION JAMMU AbbreviAted Nit For and on behalf of Governor of J&K State, sealed tenders are invited affixed with Rs.5/- Revenue Stamps from Registered firms/reputed workshop owners for the below noted works :- NIT No Name of Work Earnest Period of Last Date for Due on Tender Opening Money engagement sale of tenders Authority MICD/J/19 Supply of seasonal labour i.e. operator cum chowkidar 02% 03 months 06/06/17 08/06/17 Executive Engineer, Dt.18/05/17 for portable diesel engine driven dewatering pump sets Mech. Irri. Construcof various capacities to be deployed at various locations tion Division Jammu in Jammu, Samba & Kathua districts during rainy season from 1st July to 30th Sep at per requirement. MICD/J/20 Supply of 8 Nos. Skilled labour for operation/watch and 02% 01 month 28/05/17 29/05/17 Executive Engineer, Dt.18/05/17 ward of Machinery at Taloor check dam (samba). Mech. Irri. Construction Division Jammu Detail of jobs can be had from the office of the undersigned against payment of Rs. 100/- each (Non-refundable) on or before last date of sale of tenders. In case the due date/last date of sale of tender document is declared as a holiday, the next working day shall be considered for the purpose. executive engineer Mech. irri. Construction Division Dip/J /17 Jammu

6 6 opinion/edit JAMMU TUESDAY MAY 23, 2017 Oppn cries political vendetta after raids on Chidu and Lalu Book separatists under law After sting exposure of Separatists leaders in which they have accepted taking money for fomenting trouble in Kashmir, it was necessary for agencies in India to book these separatists and in this direction a team of National Investigation Agency has started a probe and have grilled them in Kashmir. These separatists have confessed in sting operation of paying five hundred rupees per day to the Kashmir boys for pelting stones in valley. Pakistan has fought four wars with India and had lost. Now it had devised a policy of fighting indirect war with India over Kashmir so they are investing in such means of investing fake money through these leaders who claim to be the representatives of Kashmiris. To keep check on these Kashmiri leaders government must keep a hawk eye on the situation and must take strict action as per law. On Saturday NIA had questioned Kashmir separatist leader Ahmad Dar, Nayeem Khan and Ghazi Javed Baba, who have been accused of receiving money from Pakistan to create unrest in Kashmir. The NIA also questioned Farookh Ahmad Dar at Srinagar regarding the hawala and terror funding issue. During past some months the situation in Kashmir Valley has become worst and government is finding it unable to control it. The situation in Kashmir has become very serious in past three years due to funding by Pakistani agencies as they want Kashmir boiling every time. Separatists receiving Hawala money and pumping that money for creating trouble in Kashmir must be dealt with Iron hand. After such exposure by media Kashminis must understand that these leaders are the real enemies of Youth in Kashmir, who are hell bent to spoil the coming generations. Stone pelting culture has badly affected the education of children in Kashmir and if not checked properly will ruin their future. Government must book these Separatists leaders under law and educate masses in Kashmir about the present day reality to bring Kashmir out from present turmoil, created by people who have backing from Pakistan. By : PraKash nelliyat Sound policies on wastewater treatment and use are vital to sustainable development. Each year a specific aspect of water is highlighted while observing International World Water Day (March 22); this year s theme was wastewater, which is defined as any water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influences and as a result of domestic, industrial, commercial and agricultural activities. In recent decades, population growth, accelerated urbanisation and economic development have resulted in an increase in the quantity of wastewater and the overall pollution load being generated. Most of our freshwater sources are under threat. When public awareness of pollution is limited, the cost of pollution to our health and the ecosystem is huge. The victims are generally the poor or socially vulnerable communities, and the end result is a high financial burden on the community and government. Water facts Globally, over 80% of the wastewater generated goes back to the ecosystem without being treated or reused. Another fact is that 1.8 billion people use drinking water contaminated with faeces which increases their risk of contracting cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio. Also, 663 million people still lack access to improved drinking water sources. The opportunities for exploiting wastewater as a resource are enormous. Safely managed wastewater is an affordable and sustainable source of water, energy, nutrients and other recoverable materials. The benefits to our health, and in terms of economic development and environmental sustainability, business opportunities and green jobs far outweigh the costs of wastewater management. By 2030, the global demand for water is expected to grow by 50%. Most of this demand will be in cities. In low-income areas of cities/towns within developing countries, a large proportion of wastewater is discharged directly into the surface water drain, without or with limited treatment. Traditional wastewater treatment plants may not remove certain pollutants. In India, about 29,000 million l/day (mld) of waste water is generated from class-i cities and class-ii towns, out of which about 45% On gender parity, the Constitution matters By : BalBir PunJ Addressing the court within By : suhrith Parthasarathy India must use this initial victory at The Hague to appeal to our own finest sense of conscience. By itself, the International Court of Justice s order, delivered on May 18, imposing provisional measures injuncting Pakistan from executing an Indian national, Kulbhushan Jadhav, is entirely unexceptional. The ICJ has merely arrived at a prima facie satisfaction based on an analysis at first sight that it possesses the power to rule on India s application, and that India s rights, under the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, have plausibly been violated by Pakistan s detention, trial and ultimate sentencing to death of Jadhav. There is now a worry, not without cause, that Pakistan may not comply with the ICJ s direction, despite its explicitly binding status. What s more, the internationalisation of the dispute potentially comes with its political ramifications for India. But much as all these considerations can serve as a basis for cynicism, we mustn t despair at India s choice. Its victory, impermanent as it may ultimately prove to be, must be celebrated for what it is: a vindication of the rule of law. Dispelling old concerns Too often ontological concerns encumber the study of international law questions tend to revolve around whether international law is really law at all, and, if so, whether its principles even matter. Despite consistent empirical evidence which shows that international law positively influences state behaviour, these questions, seeped in scepticism, somehow never seem to go away. India s choice of the ICJ as a legitimate site for dispute resolution, even if it was borne out of self-interest, can help dispel some of these age-old concerns. But for that to happen, India With all pretensions dropped, the dividing line between the secularists' and Islamic fundamentalists has just disappeared. Both are two sides of the same coin. The last week in India once again brought out the ugly warts that cover the face of India s perverted secularism. Financial skulduggery by two secular icons Lalu Prasad and P Chidambaram was fully exposed by the investigating agencies. Both of them had no answers for their crimes, and have had their respective kins as accomplices. Instead of offering any explanation for their acts of omission and commission,they sought to play the victim card to the hilt, claiming that action against them was in fact retribution by the fascist forces for their relentless fight against the present regime. The theatre of the absurd was complete when the former Finance (and Home) Minister suggested that he was targeted because of his weekly column in an English daily! While this drama, with skeletons tumbling down from the cupboards of Lalu and Chidambaram was unfolding in the country, a yet another secular icon, former Law Minister Kapil Sibal, was busy in the Supreme Court exposing the sham secularism, that secular parties have been practising in the country for decades. ' Sibal, arguing in the apex court on behalf of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), on the issue of triple talaq, proved beyond doubt that for him and politicians of his ilk, secularism in practice means pandering to the medieval mindset of fundamentalist clergy of Muslim society. In contrast, Attorney- General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi captured public attention in the current discussion about the nature of the triple talaq among Muslim communities by revealing in the highest court that, if the court strikes down the impugned practice, the Government will bring a new law to govern marriage and divorce for the Muslim community. This surely marks a change from the past. What the apex court in the land would say regarding the validity of triple talaq within the letter and spirit of the Constitution is still in the womb of the future. For the record, the AG s statement of the Government s intentions if the practice is struck down, removes any apprehension among the Muslim community that in such a case, the Muslim woman would be left in the lurch. In fact, it is in response to this apprehension from the court that the AG came forward with the Government s intentions. So, there is going to be no vacuum. The AIPMLB, that lays down the personal law for Muslims, is repeatedly holding up the protection that the minorities get under the Constitution. The Modi Government has made it clear that the question must take on the additional responsibility that comes with its choice, to show us that it possesses the moral authority to charge other nations with a breach of the law. To achieve this, we must drive the Indian government towards greater domestic compliance with its own obligations under both treaty and customary law alike, to demonstrate that our own sense of conscience is stirred by the mandates of the world order. First, though, let s consider the facts of the present dispute, as they are. Although India and Pakistan disagree over the precise nature of who Mr. Jadhav is and where he was arrested, the crux of India s case, which Pakistan hasn t particularly disputed on facts, is this: that Mr. Jadhav was denied consular access, despite numerous requests from India. Pakistan claims that these actions do not breach the Vienna By : hari shankar vyas The investigative agencies in India are in an overdrive these days. Recently, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) tightened its noose on senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram. It registered a case and conducted raids on 14 locations, including the Chennai home of Chidambaram and his son Karti, for suspected criminal misconduct in foreign investment approvals to a company linked to jailed media baron Peter Mukerjea and his wife Indrani. The CBI alleged that Karti s firm helped Mukerjea s media company circumvent limits on foreign investment when his father was the Finance Minister. The agency also claims that the company had got permission for only Rs 4 crore, but got Rs 305 crore instead. In exchange of these deals, Rs 90 lakh was allegedly sent to Karti s account. This is being considered as bribe and the action is being taken accordingly. Sources in the probe agency say Chidambaram is on its radar and it won t be long before other cases against him are pursued. He and his family might soon feel the heat in Aircel- Maxis and Rajasthan ambulance scams too. On Tuesday, the Income Tax (I-T) department trained its guns on Lalu Prasad Yadav, as raids were conducted on his family and close associate PC Gupta. Lalu An opportunity being drained away in the triple talaq debate is not whether the Islam s holy book implies in manner the practice is part of what constitutes the core of the religion. That is a matter left to religious scholarship. What it finds unacceptable is that the practice is against human rights, especially the principle of gender equity. The discussion has raised the question of how the Government of India during the British Raj banned the practice of sati even though the then Hindu orthodoxy had claimed that the practice was sanctioned by what was considered as the divine text for the Hindu conduct, the great Manusmriti. Several Hindu leaders of the early 20th century themselves had emphasised that, irrespective of what the great text by the sage Manu laid down in the hoary past, the practice needs to be banned because it was abhorrent to humanity and against gender equity. Subsequently, when, in independent India the practice was sought to be divinised and revived, in response to a public outrage, the Government tightened the anti-sati legislation. The point is that in a modern democratic regime there cannot be anti-women practices even if these are fully sanctioned and sanctified by sacred religious texts. Our self-styled secularists represented by likes of Sibal, who are opposing the Modi Government s publicly articulated view that the anti-women practices like triple talaq Convention, as Jadhav was involved in espionage and sabotage. India submits that the treaty creates no such exception and that the denial of consular access is an infringement for which Pakistan must make reparations. To this end, India has sought, among other things, an order that would declare the sentence of the Pakistani military court as violating Article 36 of the Vienna Convention, which both countries as parties are bound by. This provision defines the rights granted to consular officials, with a view to helping them exercise their consular functions. Specifically, it accords a privilege to officials to not only freely communicate with any national of its state detained in the other country, but also the right of visiting the detained individual, and arranging for legal representation, if the détenu so desires. It is India s has allegedly amassed benami property worth Rs 1,000 crore, and the I-T department conducted raids to unearth them. Following the raids, the Opposition was quick to term it as political vendetta by the Centre, but the Government responded by calling Tuesday the day of accountability for the corrupt. Just a day prior to the raids on Chidambaram and Lalu, ie on Monday, the CBI had interrogated former Haryana Chief Minister BS Hooda for seven hours at its headquarters. This should be banned and that no Indian citizen can plead for the retention of such practices on grounds of religion, are unashamedly trying to divide the country into two, one where gender discrimination is deemed unconstitutional and another where the same practices are protected on grounds of non-interference in the practices of religious minorities. There are many other practices as well that are sought to be defended on grounds of religion. And it is high time Governments, political parties and social scientists and activists clearly take a stand against them. Should the Government at the Centre or State level let girls be married at the age of below 18 among any community, minority or majority because that is the practice sanctioned by its religion? While the practice and promotion of untouchability in the country stands banned and is an offence under the law even if tradition of untouchability remains strong, should an exception be made for religious or other communities? From directions to let women enter temples that deny them such entry on the authority of tradition and rights to women s right to inherit and hold property, there are several hundred other things, the country has marched on ignoring the claim to freeze the clock if not turn it backward. All these fundamentals are recalled to ensure that the Government s intend- On gender parity on PAGE 7 case that these privileges were denied to it. Pakistan alleges that the Convention s privileges were not only inapplicable, but that the ICJ, in any event, lacks the jurisdiction to decide the dispute. Or, in other words, the court, it says, does not possess the power to make a legal determination on the dispute. Ordinarily, rows between nations can be taken to the World Court only if both parties consent to the court s jurisdiction. In this case, however, India relies on Article 36(1) of the Statute of the ICJ which accords to the court the power to decide disputes arising out of treaties or conventions that specifically vest the court with compulsory jurisdiction. The Vienna Convention, through an optional protocol that both India and Pakistan are signatories to, is one such agreement. ICJ in the picture As India has pointed out in its application, the ICJ has, at least in two notable instances, entertained applications under Article 36(1) of its statute for breaches of the Vienna Convention. In 2001, the court ruled that the United States had violated its obligations to Germany in denying consular access to the LaGrand brothers, citizens of Germany who had been convicted and sentenced to death in the state of Arizona. Similarly, in the Avena case in 2004, the court ruled that the U.S. had failed to comply with the Vienna Convention in several instances involving Mexican nationals. The court here directed the U.S. to review and reconsider its convictions and sentences, in a manner that would take into account the breaches made of the treaty. Pakistan, for its part, has resisted references to LaGrand and Avena. It claims that the two countries are governed by a 2008 bilateral agreement on consular access, which effectively exempts Addressing on PAGE 7 was the second time in the past 10 days when Hooda was interrogated for so long. Sources in the CBI say that problems of Hooda might increase vis-à-vis land allocation in Panchkula and the Manesar land scam. Recently, the I-T department had also conducted raids on Mayawati s brother Anand Kumar. The top leadership of the Congress, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, might also face problems. The court has cleared its stand on the National Herald case. After that, the (about 13,000 mld) is generated from metro cities alone. A collection system exists for only about 30% of the wastewater through sewer lines, while treatment capacity exists for about 7,000 mld. Industrial water consumption accounts for 22% of the global water used. The industrial sector in India discharges around 30,730 million cubic metres of effluents, without proper treatment, into waterbodies. Unfortunately, most common effluent treatment plants are not performing satisfactorily due to improper operations and maintenance. Run-off from agriculture fields is another major source of pollution. India, with 17% of the world s population, 4% of water resources and 2.4% of land area, extracts water significantly for various developmental purposes. Hence, the water flow or storage capacity of water bodies has declined substantially, adversely affecting their waste assimilation/sink functions. Past experience shows that significant progress has not been achieved despite legislative and policy measures being introduced with huge budgets to solve water pollution issues. Water pollution is not a major topic of political debate as yet. Management strategies There is sufficient evidence to suggest that the problem, though complex, is solvable. While it is not realistic to aim for zero water pollution, a level of socially acceptable pollution, respecting the integrity of ecosystems and service provision, can be reached. At the national and regional levels, water pollution prevention policies should be integrated into nonwater policies that have implications on water quality such as agriculture and land use management, trade, industry, energy, and urban development. Water pollution should be made a punishable offence. The effectiveness and power of the polluter pay principle should be considered. Various policies, plans and strategies to protect water resources should be participatory, allowing for consultation between government, industry and the public. At the local level, capacity building enables the community to make decisions and disseminate them to the appropriate authorities, thus influencing political processes. Market-based strategies such as environmental taxes, pollution levies and tradable permit systems should be implemented, and can be used to fight against or abate water pollution. Incentive mechanisms such as subsidies, soft loans, tax relaxation should be included in installing pollution management devices. Soft touch and hard results By : sanju verma counsels of the Congress have taken their appeals back and now they have to be present before the I-T officials. Hooda is also on target in the same case. In the Priyanka and Robert Vadra case also, many agencies have been roped in. Not only this, CM of Himachal Pradesh, Virbhadra Singh, is also under lens. Right from Sachin Pilot to Ashok Gehlot and from Ashok Chavan to Harish Rawat, some or the other leader is in trouble. Though a BJP leader says that action against any Congress leader will be limited. For example, stern action will not be taken against Virbhadra as he might end up getting sympathy votes in elections. Sonia, Rahul, and Hooda will also face limited action. But it is certain that they will be stuck in the net of agencies for a long time. LALU S PILING PROBLEMS Problems of RJD chief Lalu are not going away. The Supreme Court has given permission to prosecute him separately in four cases, which are almost of the same nature. He had got relief in the same case from the High Court, which stopped the separate prosecution in four cases. This had prompted Sushil Kumar Modi to raise questions on the HC judge. Now, it is believed that all these cases will be heard in the same manner in which one of the Oppn cries on PAGE 7 With Modi Government coming to power, the country s foreign policy is neither inward-looking nor xenophobic. If anything, pluralism and inclusiveness are the touchstones of its global outreach. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his second year in office visited the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Qatar and Turkey, taking diplomatic activism in the region to newer heights, including the special outreach to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, it became clear that Modi s foreign policy was a studied departure from the outdated ideas of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. With his much-awaited trip to Tel Aviv in July this year, (no Indian Prime Minister has visited Israel since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992), the Prime Minister is set to challenge the old stereotype that has always viewed India s Middle-East policy only through the prism of the Arab-Israeli conflict. A departure from the failed Nehruvian policies is not merely about personally skipping the almost redundant nonaligned summit in Venezuela, but more importantly, about purposefully shifting India s foreign policy in newer directions, including forging a new partnership with the US as an equal. The bilateral Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement' (LEMOA) with the US in 2016, for the facilitation of logistical support, supplies and services between the US and Indian militaries on a reimbursable basis, is a case in point. Be it taking a decisive position on the South China Sea dispute in favour of Vietnam and the Philippines, or expanding the US-India bilateral Naval exercises to include Japan, or the Modi Government s decision to bring the world s attention to the plight of Balochi people, who have resisted atrocities of the deep state of Pakistan, one thing is stridently clear...prime Minister Narendra Modi s foreign policy has shed all traces of empty jingoism that marked the 10 lost years under an inept Congress-led UPA. Three years into office, the BJP-led NDA Government, with the launch of the GSAT-9 satellite, has, in a sweeping move killed two birds with one stone. Besides alienating Pakistan in space diplomacy, GSAT-9 has reined in aggressive Chinese diplomacy too. With GSAT-9 built and launched singularly by India, for the benefit of all South Asian countries, India has signalled that it will use its space diplomacy for development beyond its own boundaries. In sharp contrast, China s thrust on manned missions reflects Chinese President Xi Jinping s ill advised obsession to simply foist its hegemony on its neighbours. Talking of neighbours, India s equation with Bangladesh is on a stronger keel than ever before. This is evident from the recent signing of 22 agreements, apart from the five billion dollar credit line extended to Bangladesh, inclusive of $500 million for arms procurements alone. Modi s Act East policy has got a further leg-up under the leadership of Pushpa Kumar Dahal in Nepal, who is far more pro-india than former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Under the erstwhile Manmohan Singh-led dispensation, India burnt its bridges with Nepal that saw India as a bully and, hence, started tilting in favour of China. Under Prime Minister Modi, however, India s demands for giving Indian origin Madhesis who reside in the Terai region of Nepal, their constitutional rights, have been more discreet and calibrated and this change in strategy is working far more effectively. Modi s big masterstroke, however, is the soft power he has chosen to court Sri Lanka even as the embattled island nation is busy dealing with the fall-outs of the earlier Mahinda Rajapaksa Government, which had a visible fascination for China. Sri Lanka, our largest trading partner in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc), whose port in Colombo receives more than 70 per cent trans-shipment from India, has received more than eight billion dollar funding and investment from China for its Hambantota and Colombo ports. Despite this, it is solely to the credit of Narendra Modi that Sri Lanka flatly rejected China s demand for docking one of its submarines in Hambantota port recently, respecting India s sentiments and its rapidly growing stature. After a Soft touch on PAGE 7 Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Press, 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph , Fax , RNI NO /86, s : gofpress@gmail.com, gofpress@rediffmail.com, sundayplus@rediffmail.com

7 7 Would have finished trial in 2-3 months, says Sheena Bora case judge after trans Mumbai May 22 : "Co-operate with the new judge, take care of your health and finish the trial fast" -- this was the special CBI judge's parting advise to the three accused in the sensational Sheena Bora murder trial here after he informed them about his transfer.special Judge H S Mahajan, who has been transferred to Aurangabad sessions court, said that had he continued in the case, he would have finished the trial in two to three months.he called prime accused Indrani Mukerjea, her husband Peter Mukerjea and her former husband Sanjeev Khanna in the witness box and told them that he has been transferred.he also asked them to co-operate with the new judge before adjourning the case till June 12. This was the first time that Indrani and Peter appeared in the court after the CBI conducted searches at their house as a part of investigation into a case linked to Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union minister P Chidambaram, over alleged favours granted in foreign investment clearance to a firm, INX Media, in 2007.The CBI had searched their house in suburban Worli house on May 16.Earlier in February, the first witness in the case-- police sub inspector Ganesh Dalvi-- had deposed in the court. However, the recording of his evidence could not be completed as the defence raised an objected.dalvi had arrested accused-turned approver Shyamvar Rai (Indrani's former driver) in an arms case. It was his arrest Bengaluru and Hyderabad airports ranked the best accessible NEW DELHI May 22 : Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports are the most accessible among the facilities in six metros of the country while the national capital find a place at the bottom only. A study 'Benchmarking of Accessibility and Connectivity of Indian Airports' by New Delhibased School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) showed that the two south Indian airports are in first two positions compared to those in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai or Kolkata. The accessibility rate was calculated in the study conducted by SPA student Amal Jose under the guidance of Senior Professor (Transport Planning) Dr Sewa Ram by taking the average of time taken during non-peak and peak traffic. "One of the reasons for Bengaluru faring better is due to the location of the airport in the outskirts. So once you leave the city, you will get a good speed. Hyderabad tops the list mainly because of the dedicated corridor to the airport," Sewa Ram told DH. Though Delhi fares better on overall connectivity, largely due to the huge volume of air traffic, reaching the capital's airport is a task. Delhi finds a place at the last position in the study of 60 metro and non-metro airports in terms of accessibility while Hyderabad is at third position, Bengaluru is at seventh, Chennai 46th and Kolkata 59. The study finds that reaching the airports in Hyderabad and Bengaluru through car is the best among the six metros. During non-peak traffic hours, reaching the Bengaluru airport from the city centre, Shivaji Nagar, takes 39 minutes while it takes 57 minutes during peak traffic. Bengaluru has the least variation in the time taken during nonpeak and peak traffic hours at 46.2% while in Delhi it is 145.2%. The connectivity of airports through public transport is better in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru is better compared to New Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. While a vehicle can get an average speed of 35.1 km/hr on way to Hyderabad airport from the city centre, it comes down to 28.4 km/hr for Bengaluru and 23.5 km/hr for Chennai. It is 21.4 km/hr for Mumbai, 20.2 km/hr for Kolkata and 20.1 km/hr for Delhi. UP Police registers murder case in IAS officer's death Lucknow, May 22 : The Uttar Pradesh police today registered a murder case in the death of a Karnatakacadre IAS officer here, hours after his family members met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and demanded a CBI probe."an FIR has been registered in Hazratganj police station against unidentified persons in IAS officer Anurag Tiwari's case under IPC section 302 (murder). The complaint was lodged by his brother Mayanak," Circle Officer, Mumbai May 22 : The introduction of GST will hurt working capital cycle for companies and availability of easy liquidity is necessary for up to four months, according to a report."the transition to GST will disrupt the working capital cycle of businesses in the initial phase and thus easy liquidity in the system is essential for two to four months," domestic ratings agency India Ratings said in a note today.easy system liquidity is necessary to minimise the magnitude of such disruption and to absorb the sudden changes in requirement of short term finance, it added. Based on a study of 11,000 firms, it said input credit lock up could be around Rs Hazratganj, Avanish Kumar Mishra told PTI.Earlier, the family members of the officer met the chief minister and pressed for a CBI probe. "We are not satisfied with the police probe. We have requested the CM to recommend a CBI probe," Mayank told reporters. Tiwari, 36, was found dead on May 17, his birthday, under mysterious circumstances near a guest house, where he was staying, in the high-security Hazratganj area here. His family had alleged foul play. He was posted as commissioner in the department of food, civil supplies and consumer affairs in Bengaluru. "My son was very honest. Corrupt officers did not like him. They must have somehow got him murdered," Tiwari's father B N Tiwari had alleged in Bahraich, his native place. national that blew the lid off the murder case.however, the defence lawyers had objected to Dalvi's deposition in the Sheena murder case.later, the defence lawyers moved the Bombay High Court which too ruled that deposition of Dalvi giving details of disclosures made by Rai during his interrogation about the Sheena murder case cannot be admitted as evidence.key accused Indrani, her husband Peter and Khanna have been accused of conspiracy and murder of Sheena Bora, Indrani's daughter from an earlier relationship.while Sheena was killed on April 24, 2012, the case came to light only in 2015 after Shyamwar Rai was arrested in another case. Rai was also arrested in the murder case but he turned an approver last year.all the three accused - Peter, Indrani and Sanjeev - are in judicial custody. Dalit families in Aligarh village threaten to convert to Islam Aligarh, May 22 : Dalits in a village here have threatened to convert to Islam, alleging that the police were targeting them following a clash with upper caste Thakurs over the construction of a drain. Members of the community in Keshopur village had on May 16 clashed with Thakurs. Several persons, mostly Dalits, were injured in the violence, following which police complaints were filed by both sides. The Dalits in the village staged a protest and alleged that the police discriminated against them when it came to taking action. They threatened to convert to Islam "if justice is not done" by Saturday. SDM Pankaj Kumar Verma told PTI that the incident was being probed "in a fair and an unbiased manner". Verma said disputes over drains and water channels are normal in rural areas but "they do not lead to such inter- caste clashes". "We have appealed to both sides to show restraint and have faith in authorities," he added. Villagers take part in 'Jal-Andolan' on the occasion of International Biodiversity Day, at Village Toomra, Bhopal. 'GST to impact woking cap cycle, put strain on liquidity' one lakh crore, of which about Rs 50,000 crore could be blocked for about two months. This "may result in higher short term working capital requirement for businesses in the near term," it warned. It said the task at hand is "humongous" and can be gauged from the size of closing inventory of around Rs 11.2 lakh crore as at FY16, which are at various stages of productionprocess.additionally, a 3 percentage point increase in service taxes to 18 per cent may put further stress on the short term working capital requirements for businesses, it said.it added that larger companies with stronger credit profiles will tide over the short term working capital disruption relatively easily as compared to the ones which have weaker credit profiles.it can be noted that the systemic liquidity has been on the surplus mode for the last few months, ever since a jump in deposits post note ban, and a jump in foreign portfolio investors' inflows.the India Ratings note said this is a cause for concern as it impacts monetary policy objective of keeping the overnight rate and the shortest end of the yield curve anchored to policy rate.the overnight rates were substantially lower in March and April 2017, resulting in the RBI to spell out detailed actions at its April policy and sterilised Rs 1 lakh crore in excess liquidity."the ongoing dilemma is now, how RBI will tackle this sloshing liquidity surplus, or whether it is even necessary to sterilise such liquidity. We believe that such liquidity surplus need not be sterilised," the note said." UP: Adityanath govt mulls 'thaali' at Rs 5 for the poor Lucknow May 22 : To ensure that people belonging to economically weaker sections get at least one square meal a day, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is thinking of introducing a 'thaali' priced at just Rs 5."The thaali will consist of rice, chapattis, daal, a vegetable dish and papad. All this will be made available at a price of Rs 5," UP minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary told PTI.Chaudhary holds the charge of the dairy development, religious affairs, culture, minority welfare, Muslim Waqf and Haj departments in the Adityanath government.the minister said that during a recent official tour to Chhattisgarh he happened to taste a Rs 5 meal, which was being provided by the government of that state."i tasted a Rs 5 thaali while on tour. I was moving from one institution to another. We made a stoppage that was spontaneous and not pre-planned. It was there we had the Rs 5 meal," Chaudhary said.he said the food was clean, hygienic and tasted really good."i was satisfied with the food and overall cleanliness of the place," Chaudhary said. Last month, the Madhya Pradesh government had also kick- started its 'Deendayal Rasoi Yojana', to provide subsidised meals to the poor at Rs 5 per plate at some select outlets.the ambitious scheme of the MP government was launched on April 7, simultaneously in Bhopal and Gwalior.In Tamil Nadu, Amma Unavagam (Amma Canteen) is a food subsidisation programme run by the state government that is quite popular among the people. cases was heard in the court of Prabhash Kumar and Lalu had got four years jail term. If all the cases proceed in the same manner, then Lalu might be convicted and sent to jail. Apart from this, there are many revelations about the properties of his two sons Tejashwi and Tej Pratap and daughter Misa Bharti. Their ties with the Jain brothers, who were arrested in the hawala racket, have been established and questions are being raised over black money and benami property. The mounting woes of Lalu don t seem to be bothering Nitish Kumar though. That is why, it is being said, that they would not leave the Mahagathbandhan and will not surrender before the BJP and LJP leaders. This is an ideal situation for Nitish because Lalu is on the back foot and the Congress is already bowing down before him. So, he has emerged stronger than ever before. On the other hand, for Nitish, there is great risk in going with the BJP. At present, the party has enormous strength and the situation of alliance partners in Bihar is also not hidden. So, Nitish will not be ready to become the number 2 party by going with the BJP. It is being said that he plans to wait it out till FUTURE STRATEGY OF AAP What will be the future strategy of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)? Will Arvind Kejriwal leave the Delhi CM s post? There is enormous pressure on him from within the party. Though he has to make the decision, sources close to him say that many AAP leaders are building pressure on him. First, Kumar Vishwas said Kejriwal must follow the principle of one post-one person and must leave either the CM s post or that of the AAP s convenor. Now other leaders of the party have also started singing the same tune. Then came Kapil Mishra s allegations. Most of the party leaders say that the allegations are directly aimed at Kejriwal and his family. The people who have been named by Mishra are linked to Kejriwal in one way or another. His late brother-in-law was allegedly a part of the controversy and a media house had exposed that Kejriwal s family members did indeed benefit. That is why it is being said that this conspiracy has been hatched by insiders; it was a wellplanned attack against Kejriwal and his kin so that they can be sidelined. Along with the Congress and BJP, AAP leaders are also CONTN. FROM PAGE 6 JAMMU TUESDAY MAY, 23, 2017 Oppn cries... Pakistan from its obligations under the Vienna Convention, and which also ousts altogether the ICJ s jurisdiction. More ominously, however, it argues that the Vienna Convention does not apply when a person has been detained for offences involving espionage or terrorism, as concerns over national security always trump the demands of consular relations. The ICJ is yet to rule conclusively on any of these arguments. It has only granted India provisional measures pending a final adjudication. But, on any reasonable final consideration, Pakistan s arguments ought not to pass muster. The 2008 bilateral understanding between the countries no doubt imposes particular responsibilities on them, but by no means does it relieve either country from its obligations under the Vienna Convention. As the opinions in LaGrand and Avena make clear, once a foreign national is arrested the state making the arrest has a duty to allow the consular officials of the sending state to visit the détenu and to render to him all the assistance that he needs. It s easy to see that Pakistan is in breach of this fundamental obligation. Its endeavour to wriggle out of this responsibility citing concerns over national security is also likely to fail. Were such an argument to be accepted, it would potentially lead to a most dangerous situation, where countries can ignore their consular obligations purely because they consider the sending state an enemy. Whichever way the ICJ s decision might eventually go, the critical question, for now, though remains this: will Pakistan obey the court s provisional measures? Should it choose to ignore the order, it can glean much from the American ed law for Muslim marriages and divorces would be progressive legislations of which the country could be proud of as a modern nation. The so-called personal law held that divorce ended all personal relations between the husband and wife and all that she was entitled was the money promised by the husband in the marriage contract. The judiciary held that the concept of justice was far above the dictates of personal law and directed that the victim of instant divorce, Shah Bano, with her children, was entitled to proper maintenance. When the Muslim orthodoxy raised a hue and cry bringing their religion into the discussion, the Rajiv Gandhi Government simply caved in, afraid that its Muslim votebank would slip out of its orbit. It enacted a new law restoring what could be entered status quo ante, that is the Muslim personal law saying that Kejriwal must leave the post as long as investigations are under way. The big question is who will replace Kejriwal? Some are speculating that he might take a leaf out of Lalu s book and hand over the reins to his wife Sunita. She had taken a VRS from the Government job some time ago. If Kejriwal resigns adhering to the policy of one post-one person then Sunita can be made the CM. However, if he leaves his post for fair investigation, he can t hand the post over to his wife. So, it is difficult to guess who will benefit if Kejriwal leaves the CM s chair. CONG S MISSION GUJARAT Assembly Elections in Gujarat will be held at the end of this year, but before that it seems that the Congress s strategy has gone for a toss. Infighting continues to weaken the party. Former CM and leader of the party in the Assembly, Shankersinh Vaghela, is revolting. People are saying that he might return to his parent party, the BJP. He is at loggerheads with Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki, and the party is divided into two parts. On the other hand, the JDU, NCP, and Hardik Patel s Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) have started their positioning. The three parties have made an alliance and are putting pressure on the Congress to jump on the bandwagon. At the same time, the Congress feels that the NCP and JDU don t have any base in the State. Of course, there is some effect of Hardik s Patidar movement. But these three parties are quite keen on joining hands with the Congress. Due to this, the Congress feels that they will demand more seats and if that doesn t happen, they would go alone. If this front goes alone, then the Congress will be at great loss as the anti-bjp votes will get a platform. But if the Congress goes into the alliance, then it will have to leave 50 to 80 seats out of 152. If the Congress had taken the initiative for the alliance, seats would have been enough for the other three partners. But now, the time has gone. Till date, the Congress has been fighting alone in Gujarat and has a well-established organisation all across the State. However, the JDU, NCP, and Hardik have started saying that the BJP despite being very strong has gone into an alliance with smaller parties, so the Congress should also follow suit. Addressing... On gender parity... disastrously interventionist policy by Rajiv Gandhi and subsequent Congress Governments thereafter, ties between India and Sri Lanka hit rock bottom. However, it is again Modi s innovative and refreshing approach to focus not merely on economic integration but to emphasise on people-to-people cultural connect that is paying huge dividends. Visiting Sri Lanka on its Vesak Day celebrations, the most important date in the Buddhist calendar, has reinforced the power of Modi s soft power and cultural diplomacy. From the Brics summit in Goa to inking the civil nuclear deal with Japan to forging sister agreements between Hyderabad and Brisbane on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Australia, the BJP-led NDA has chosen to do both strengthen old friendships and nurture new ones too. Last but not the least, rebalancing the axis of power in the Indian Ocean region and beyond has been the high point of the last three years of Prime Minister Modi s extremely eventful tenure. Commercially, bodies like the Asean and the East Asia Summit are eager to enhance trade ties with India. In , bilateral trade between India and Asean was worth roughly $76 billion. Again, Asean accounts for 13 per cent of all investment flows into India. In the Middle-East, India is Israel s largest customer in the arms market and Israel is India s third largest weapons supplier. Modi s scheduled visit to Tel Aviv will only further cement bilateral ties between these two nations. While Narendra Modi s soft power push is salvaging goodwill which had been Missing Indian dies after climbing Mt Everest Kathmandu, May 22 : A 27-year-old Indian climber, who went missing on Mount Everest, has died after he fell some 200 metres on his return after conquering the world's tallest peak, the fifth fatality on the mountain this season, an official said today. Ravi Kumar from Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad fell from the 8,200 metre altitude, which is popularly known as Balcony, and died, said Dinesh Bhattarai, Director General of Department of Tourism. "Our liaison officer deputed in Mt Everest has confirmed that he died after he fell some 150 to 200 metre down from the Balcony while he was descending after the summit," he told PTI. Balcony is the final resting spot before climbers ascend the south summit of the mountain. With this, the total number of people who died from the Nepal side of Mt Everest has reached five. Kumar successfully climbed the 8,848 meters high Mount Everest at 1:28 PM on Saturday. His climbing guide Lakpa Wongya Sherpa was also found unconscious after suffering from frostbite at Camp IV. Kumar and the climbing guide got separated during the descent. Ang Tshering Sherpa, president of Nepal Mountaineering Association earlier had earlier said that "the chances of his survival were slim, as more than 24 hours had elapsed since he went missing in the extreme climate". An American and a Slovakian died near the summit of the world's highest peak yesterday. An Australian also died while the identity of the fourth person was not immediately known. Nepal has cleared 371 mountaineers to climb Mount Everest during the current season ending this month. Nearly 300 people have died on Mt Everest since the first ascent to the peak was made in is estimated that more than 200 dead bodies are still lying on the mountain. experience. The U.S., after all, went ahead in executing one of the LaGrand brothers despite an explicit injunction from the ICJ, prohibiting it from carrying out the death sentence, pending a final adjudication. Ultimately, in 2005, the U.S. withdrew altogether from the Optional Protocol, which grants the ICJ compulsory jurisdiction over claims made under the Vienna Convention. A glass already half full When we see naked expressions of power such as this, it s easy to conclude that international law exists in vacuity, that its principles aren t merely flawed but that they are also law only in their name. However, we can still see the present proceedings as a tunnel that ends with the optimistic light of day. Even if Pakistan were to disregard the ICJ s order, the case shows us that there do exist concrete sources a treaty in this case which impose an ethical duty on nation-states to follow the rule of law. It allows us to consider what the scholar Thomas M. Franck described as post-ontological questions, to address not whether international law really is law, but the more normative concerns over how best to enforce its commands. We must therefore use this opportunity to shun scepticism, and appeal to our finest sense of conscience. We can only do this by resisting a push for greater governmental freedom at the domestic level, which invariably tends to carry itself into the sphere of international relations, where our own obligations think climate change, customary refugee law, fundamental human rights, among others often stand breached. To set the right moral example we must start from within. forbade alimony so the Muslim woman would have no claims on her divorced husband. With that law, Rajiv Gandhi, the Gandhi scion projected as the technology-savvy soul of a new modern India, set the reforms clock among Muslims back by several decades. The post court verdict story now again should not be another disaster for the lndian Muslim with all his expectations of a religion of equality. Expectations of the public, compared to what happened in the 1980s, has been for a self-confident Prime Minister to stand up to the challenge of no changers among Muslims and their so-called secular friends. Meanwhile, with all pretensions dropped, the dividing line between the secularists and Islamic fundamentalists has just disappeared. Both are two sides of the same coin. Soft touch... lost, thanks to a decrepit foreign policy by the earlier Congressled UPA Government, equally India is not shy anymore to show its heft where it matters. By shunning the One Belt One Road (OBOR) summit in China recently on concerns over the $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the message from India is loud and clear: It will not take kindly to any transgressions of its sovereignty, dignity, territorial integrity and core interests. The US and Germany have taken note of India s concerns and already red flagged to Beijing their displeasure on how Beijing has been undermining not only international norms of free trade and fair competition, but also compromising on human rights by ensnaring poor countries into a debt trap by giving loans at exorbitant rates. Thanks to Mahinda Rajapaksa s fancy for Chinese financial assistance, Sri Lanka today finds itself in the throes of an ugly debt trap. Meanwhile, Pakistan s leverage in the last few years has snowballed. The much touted CPEC could well be the Trojan horse that sounds the death knell for the Pakistan economy that has in any case only floundered from one crisis to another in the last many years. Suffice to say India s foreign policy under charismatic Prime Minister Narendra Modi is neither inward looking nor xenophobic. If anything, pluralism and inclusiveness are the touchstones of India s global outreach to nations that believe in shared values and a common destiny.

8 8 Global Brief Japan protests against UN s queries on bill targeting conspiracies Tokyo May 22 Japan on Monday protested against a letter to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from a U.N. independent expert raising concerns that planned legislation targeting conspiracies to commit terrorism and other crimes could allow police to trample civil liberties. The lower house of Japan s parliament is expected to approve the bill as early as Tuesday, setting the stage for enactment. The government says the legal changes are needed to ratify a U.N. treaty aimed at battling international organised crime and fighting terrorism, as Tokyo prepares to host the 2020 Olympics. Opponents see the proposals as part of Abe s agenda to tighten the government s grip at the expense of individual rights.the content of the May 18 letter from Joseph Cannataci, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, was clearly inappropriate and we strongly protested, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a regular news conference. It is not at all the case that the legislation would be implemented arbitrarily so as to inappropriately restrict the right to privacy and freedom of speech, he added, reiterating that Japan needed the legislation to ratify the U.N. treaty. In the letter released on the website of the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Cannataci referred to concerns that the bill s broad scope might lead to undue restrictions to the rights to privacy and to freedom of expression. He asked Abe for information on the accuracy of such concerns and the compatibility of the draft law with international human rights norms and standards. Critics including the Japan Federation of Bar Associations have also warned the changes, combined with a recent widening of legal wiretapping and courts reluctance to rein in police surveillance powers, could deter grassroots opposition to government policies. The lawyers group has expressed concern that ordinary citizens would be targeted, despite government assurances to the contrary, and that the crimes governed by the law include acts unrelated to organised crime or terrorism. Tel Aviv May 22, After an exhausting two days in Saudi Arabia, U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Israel on Monday, attempting to revive the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process with visits to Jerusalem and the West Bank. Over two days, Trump is to meet separately with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and visit holy sites. On Monday in Jerusalem, he will pray at the Western Wall and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Netanyahu and his wife Sara, as well as Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and members of the Israeli cabinet, were at Tel Aviv s Ben-Gurion airport to greet Trump and First Lady Melania in a red carpet ceremony after a direct flight from Riyadh. On his maiden foreign tour since taking office in January, Trump is already showing signs of fatigue from a packed schedule. He is on a nine-day trip through the Middle East and Europe that ends on Saturday after visits to the Vatican, Brussels and Sicily. During a speech in Riyadh on Sunday in which he urged Arab and Islamic leaders to do their share to defeat Islamist militants, Trump referred to Islamic extremism, although advance excerpts had him saying Islamist extremism. A White House official blamed Trump s fatigue for the switch. Just an exhausted guy, she told reporters. On Sunday night in Riyadh after a long day of events, many of them delayed, he skipped a tweeps forum for young people that was to be his last activity of the day, sending daughter Ivanka in his place. Over the weekend, Trump received a warm welcome from Arab leaders, who focused on his desire to crack down on Iran s influence in the region, a commitment they found wanting in the Republican president s Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama. The reception marked a contrast from his difficulties at home where he is struggling to contain a mushrooming scandal after his firing of former FBI Director James Comey nearly two weeks ago.long- STALLED PEACE TALKS Trump has vowed to do whatever is necessary to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians, but has given little sign of how he could revive long-stalled negotiations. When he met Abbas earlier local/nation Donald Trump visits Israel in search of revived peace process Brussels May 22 European Union governments agreed a common Brexit negotiating plan on Monday and renewed their insistence that they would not open talks on a post-brexit trade deal until London agrees to settle what it owes the Union. Ministers from the 27 other EU states met in Brussels to sign off on a common strategy and mandate the EU executive, in the form of chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, to launch talks on their behalf after Britain s June 8 election. The strategy and mandate were adopted unanimously, officials said. Several ministers stressed their priorities are to provide legal clarity for EU citizens in Britain before they find themselves living outside the EU in March 2019 and to agree how to calculate what London owes Brussels before departure. The Union s leaders agreed last month on a phased structure of President Donald Trump and Saudi King Salman pose for photos after a ceremony to mark the opening of the Global Center for Combatting Extremist Ideology, in Riyadh. talks, under which the free trade agreement which British Prime Minister Theresa May wants with the EU would only be discussed after a first phase of talks makes significant progress on issues such as citizens rights and the budget. It s clear that in this matter, on the finance issue, if we get stuck then we will not get on to Phase Two, what should come afterwards between the European Union and Great Britain, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said on arrival. His Dutch counterpart Bert Koenders told reporters: It s very British to know that if you re part of a club and then you leave you have to settle your accounts. May and her Conservative government have this month in Washington, he stopped shortly of explicitly recommitting his administration to a two-state solution to the decades-old conflict, a long-standing foundation of U.S. policy. Some Palestinians said they were disappointed by the omission.trump has also opted against an immediate move of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a longtime demand of Israel. A senior administration official told Reuters last week that Trump remained committed to his campaign pledge to ultimately relocate the embassy but did not plan to announce such a move while on his trip. We re having very good discussions with all parties and as long as we see that happening, then we don t intend to do anything that we think could upset those discussions, the official said.on Sunday, Israel authorised some economic concessions to the Palestinians that a Cabinet statement said will ease daily civilian life in the Palestinian Authority after (Trump) who arrives tomorrow, asked to see some confidence building steps. Trump used his visit to Riyadh to bolster U.S. ties with Arab and Islamic nations, announce $110 billion in U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia, and send Iran a tough message. In his speech attended by dozens of Arab and Islamic leaders, he toned down the harsh anti- Muslim rhetoric he had employed during the presidential campaign last year in favor of trying to gain cooperation against Islamist militants. A better future is only possible if your nations drive out the terrorists and drive out the extremists. Drive them out, Trump said. Trump will have visited significant homes of three major religions by his trip s end, Islam, Judaism and Christianity, a point that his senior aides say is important in bolstering his argument that the Islamist militancy is a battle between good and evil. No trade talks before Brexit bill settled, EU warns London Philippine minister starts damage control after Rodrigo Duterte s China war remark Manila May 22 Talks last week between leaders of China and the Philippines were frank and friendly, with no threats or bullying, Manila s foreign minister said on Monday, after his president said he was warned of war if he drills for oil in the South China Sea. Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano would not disclose more details of the Beijing meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and China counterpart Xi Jinping, but said they had the kind of relationship in which they could openly discuss preventing maritime conflict. The notoriously outspoken Duterte said during a televised speech on Friday that Xi warned him there would be war if he tried to explore for oil in a stretch of the sea that both countries claim. Bangkok May 22, A small bomb struck a Bangkok military hospital today wounding more than 20 people, police said, three years to the day since the army seized power of the politically unstable kingdom. Thailand remains starkly divided since the May 22, 2014 coup, but dissent has broadly been silenced by a military with sweeping security powers. It was not immediately clear who was behind the blast but the country has a long history of small bombs being used by various political and militant groups, especially during significant anniversaries. Police investigations rarely get to the bottom of who is culpable for the attacks. Today s blast struck a pharmacy inside a military hospital in Bangkok, stirring panic among patients and sending smoke into the corridors but causing only minor injuries. From the China has yet to respond to Duterte revealing contents of the meeting. The conversation was very frank. There was mutual respect, there was mutual trust, Cayetano told reporters. The context was not threatening each other, that we will go to war. The context is how do we stabilise the region and how do we prevent conflict. The maverick Duterte has faced criticism at home for refusing to push China to comply with an award last year by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, which ruled largely in favour of the Philippines. It also said the Philippines had a sovereign right to access offshore oil and gas fields in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), including the Reed Bank. Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also have claims to sovereignty in the South China Sea, a vital conduit for initial report it was a bomb there are more than 20 people injured, Deputy National Police Chief General Srivara Rangsibrahmanakul told reporters. It was likely to be in a package, Srivara said, adding that battery and wires were found at the scene. The clinic in central Bangkok King Mongkut Hospital is often used by serving and retired members of Thailand s armed forces. Police said the hospital was not evacuated while bomb disposal officers scoured the scene. Medical emergency staff at the Erawan Rescue Centre said 24 people were injured. Police are already hunting suspects behind two other small blasts in recent weeks, but have given conflicting and contradictory information over the devices and likely suspects. Last Monday, a small pipe bomb detonated outside Bangkok s National Theatre, close to the Grand Palace. On a trade and a hotbed of territorial squabbling that has stoked nationalist fervour in some countries. I will not contradict the president s words. I am just telling you my interpretation: there was no bullying or pushing around, it was not a threat, Cayetano added. It was more the threat of conflict will always be there if we don t have dialogue. A Philippine Supreme Court judge on Saturday urged the government to file another international arbitration case over the alleged Chinese threat, and also lodge a complaint with the United Nations. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said failure to do that would mean Duterte would be selling us out and forfeiting sovereignty to secure Chinese loans and investments needed for his ambitious $180 billion infrastructure programme. Thailand: Bomb wounds 20 at Bangkok military hospital, says police subsequent walkabout Bangkok s city police chief declared the explosion was caused by a broken water pipe, only to later backtrack when other officials briefed it was a small homemade bomb.since the coup the political violence that defined much of the last decade had subsided, although peace has largely been achieved through repression. Public demonstrations and political gatherings are banned while dissidents and critics are often arrested on charges of sedition, breaching junta orders or under the draconian royal defamation legislation.militant elements among pro-democracy groups have either been arrested or have gone to ground. Over the past 10 years Thais have witnessed repeated rounds of deadly protests, a string of short-lived governments and two military coups that deposed elected leaders. Bangkok May 22, Thai authorities are targeting not only those who post or share material considered insulting to the monarchy, but even those who look at it, police said on Monday, in an escalation in how Thailand deals with critics of the royal family. Thailand has a technology crime suppression police division, which handles inappropriate content and computer crimes that are insulting to the monarchy. The division will be the one to decide whether going in and viewing illegal content violates the law or not, deputy police spokesman Major General Songpol Wattanachai told Reuters. The monarchy is a powerful and widely revered institution in Thailand. King Bhumibol Adulaydej, who died last year aged 88, was widely loved and considered semi-divine by some. His son, King Maha Vajiralongkorn, ascended the throne in December. Article 112 of Thailand s criminal code says anyone who insults the king, queen, heir or regent will be punished with up to 15 years in said they will meet their obligations but challenge the idea that Britain might have to pay tens of billions of euros to the EU to cover its share of existing financial commitments. Britain wants to launch talks on a future trading relationship as soon as possible. Barnier has said that the two-stage approach, by which trade talks could start early next year, is needed to avoid confusion. Several ministers stressed the unity among the 27. Some, including Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, said the other net contributor countries must pay no more into the EU budget after Britain left. Germany s European Affairs Minister Michael Roth underlined the need to get started to contain the damage from what he said was a lose-lose situation for both Britain and the EU. We have two years. The clock is ticking, Roth told reporters. We have to get down to work. Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye s corruption trial begins tomorrow Seoul May 22 Handcuffed, her inmate number 503 attached to her clothing, former South Korean President Park Geun-hye begins her corruption trial tomorrow in the same courtroom where a brutal dictator was sentenced to death two decades ago. Once the most powerful person in the country, Park will now face judgment over charges of extortion, bribery and abuse of power that could send her to jail for life. The hearing in room No 417 of the Seoul Central District Court will be Park s first public appearance since she was jailed in the early hours of March 31. Her arrest came weeks after she was removed from office in a ruling by the Constitutional Court, which upheld the December impeachment by lawmakers after massive street protests over the corruption allegations began last October. Prosecutors boast of having overflowing evidence proving her involvement in criminal activities. They accuse Park, South Korea s first female president, of colluding with a friend of 40 years to take about USD 26 million from the country s largest companies through bribery. She also allegedly allowed her friend to manipulate state affairs from the shadows. The scandal has led to the indictments of dozens of people, including former Cabinet ministers, senior presidential aides and billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong, who is accused of bribing Park and her friend, Choi Soon-sil, in exchange for business favors. Park has apologised for putting trust in Choi but denied breaking any laws and accuses her opponents of framing her. London May 22, British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing a much closer election after the lead held by her governing Conservative Party halved since she set out proposals to reduce financial support for some elderly voters, opinion polls showed. When May called the snap election for June 8, surveys indicated she would win a landslide comparable with Margaret Thatcher s 1983 majority of 144 seats in the 650-seat parliament. That picture has changed following a week in which both the Conservatives and the main opposition Labour Party set out their election pitches to voters. May sought to poach traditional Labour supporters with a mix of pledges more radical than those of her predecessor, David Cameron. One was a proposal to transfer a greater share of the cost of caring for elderly people from taxpayers to those recipients who can afford to pay for their own care. That raised concerns some might see their houses sold off after their deaths to pay for the care they received rather than passed on to their descendants. May s opponents have dubbed it a dementia tax, saying it will particularly hit those who need long-term care at home. May said in a speech on Monday that no one would be forced to sell their home to pay for social care, and she would cap the amount the elderly would have to pay. A Survation poll published on Monday before her speech showed May s lead over Labour had halved to 9 percent, adding to a string of polls suggesting the gap was narrowing. A YouGov poll on Saturday also showed at 9 points, and found 40 percent of the public were opposed to the change to elderly care provision while 35 percent were supportive. The YouGov poll also found 49 percent opposed May s plan to tighten the criteria for raising the state pension each year, compared to 30 percent who supported it. TRUST THE POLLS? May called the snap JAMMU TUESDAY MAY Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena appoints Ravi Karunanayake as new foreign minister in cabinet reshuffle Colombo May 22 Theresa May s election lead halves after dementia tax : surveys prison for each offence. Since a coup on May 22, 2014, the junta has been accused by human rights groups of using the laws as a way to silence its critics and of applying them more widely. The military government has also tried to pressure messaging services and social media firms, including Facebook, to help remove content critical of the monarchy. Even describing that content could be an offence under the lese-majeste laws. The laws limit what news organisations based in Thailand, including Reuters, can report. Earlier in May, authorities warned Facebook Inc to take down content deemed threatening to security or violating lese-majeste laws or face legal action. Internet users have also been warned that they could face legal action for liking or sharing content critical of the monarchy. It has gone to a new level of aggression when even viewing now is considered a crime even though there is no law criminalizing viewing content insulting to the monarchy, Sunai Phasuk, senior Thailand researcher at Human Rights Watch, told Sri Lanka s president on Monday removed the country s liberal foreign minister who spearheaded a successful campaign to extricate the country from possible international sanctions over war crime allegations from the country s long civil war. In the first Cabinet reshuffle of the coalition government since 2015, President Maithripala Sirisena replaced Mangala Samaraweera as foreign minister and gave him the portfolio of finance and mass media minister. Ravi Karunanayake, who headed the finance ministry, was named the new foreign minister. Samaraweera was instrumental in Sri Lanka s co-sponsoring of a resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council that called for investigations into the alleged wartime abuses with international assistance. However, he was accused by nationalists of paving the way for outside interference. Sirisena had distanced himself from the promise to involve international judges and prosecutors in a 2015 resolution at the Human Rights Council and said that he would not prosecute government soldiers for war crimes. However, it is unclear if Samaraweera s removal as foreign minister is a sign of a government policy shift toward post-civil war reforms and reconciliation. Sri Lanka s nearly 26-year civil war ended in 2009 with the government crushing separatist ethnic Tamil rebels who fought to create an independent state for the country s largest minority ethnic group. Sri Lanka s government and military are largely majority ethnic Sinhalese. The civil war s final months were especially savage, and both the government forces and Tamil Tiger separatists are accused of grave human rights violations and war crimes. According to a U.N. report, some 40,000 Tamil civilians may have been killed in the final months of the fighting alone. Sri Lanka s former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, who led the military campaign, had refused to investigate the allegations, resulting in the country being sidelined internationally. The U.N. Human Rights Council had adopted a resolution calling for an independent, international investigation on Sri Lanka. However, steps taken by Sirisena s government and far-reaching promises since its election in 2015 changed Sri Lanka s international standing. Also on Monday, the portfolios of seven other ministers were swapped and a new minister for Development Assignments was appointed. election to strengthen her hand in negotiations on Britain s departure from the European Union and win more time to deal with the impact of the divorce. But if she gains less than an impressive majority, her electoral gamble will have failed. With polls showing the Conservatives lead over Labour down from 20 points or more earlier in the campaign, May is projected to win a smaller majority of around 40 seats. But many are sceptical of the headline poll numbers after surveys failed to correctly Britain s last national election in 2015, as well as the 2016 EU referendum and Donald Trump s U.S. election victory. Pollsters have said their 2015 polls significantly overestimated support for Labour. While they have since adjusted their methodology to seek to address this, it will not be known until June 9 whether they have now gone too far the other way. Survation said in a blog alongside its data that respondents were more likely to say that Labour, rather than the Conservatives, had the best policies for young people, families with young children, managing the National Health Service, improving the education system and older people and pensioners. On Monday, May will seek to turn the focus back to one of her strongest cards in the election, urging voters to back her to deliver Brexit and saying Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is not committed to or capable of securing a successful deal. Polls show May is more trusted to secure a good deal in talks with Brussels and that some voters are confused about Labour s position on the issue. There will be no time to waste and no time for a new government to find its way, May will say, according to extracts of a speech that will highlight that divorce talks with the EU could begin 11 days after the election. Britain s pound fell back below $1.30 on Monday after the polls showed May s lead had fallen. Viewers of illicit content will also be controlled by Thailand monarchy Reuters. It shows the willingness of authorities to go beyond the bounds of the law, Sunai said. It might be a case of picking on some to scare others. It remains unclear how police are going to identify viewers. According to the law, authorities have to ask for cooperation from internet service providers (ISPs). In practice, police must state their evidence to ask to see traffic data, Morakot Kulthamyothin, president of the Thai Internet Service Provider Association, told Reuters.According to the Computer Crime Act, authorities must have grounds to believe that a crime has been committed in order for ISPs to hand over a user s traffic data. The act says ISPs must keep users traffic data for up to 90 days.

9 9 Hyderabad May 22 : Magnificent death bowling saw Mumbai Indians snatch an incredible one-run victory from the jaws of defeat against Rising Pune Supergiant in a thrilling grand finale of the Indian Premier League, here tonight. This was Mumbai Indians' third IPL trophy in 10 editions and more special for their skipper Rohit Sharma, who is the only captain to win a hattrick of titles. Rohit has in fact ow won four IPL titles (one for Deccan Chargers in 2009). For Mahendra Singh Dhoni, it was yet another final that ended in a defeat -- fifth in seven summit clashes. In one of the closest finals during the 10 editions, the trio of Jasprit Bumrah (2/26 in 4 overs), Mitchell Johnson (3/26 in 4 overs) and Lasith Malinga (0/21 in 4 overs) were brilliant at the death defending a lowly total of 129/8 as Supergiant were restricted to 128 for 6 at the end. It was Johnson, who kept his nerve during the final over where 11 runs were needed. Manoj Tiwary smacked the first one to mid-wicket boundary bringing the eqaution down to 7 from 5 balls. However the next two deliveries turned out to be disaster with both Tiwary and skipper Steve Smith (51, 50 balls) were caught in the deep. With four required off final ball and 3 for a Super Over, Dan Christian went for an impossible 3rd run only to be run out as Mumbai players celebrated like never before. Credit should also be given to Bumrah and Malinga for giving away only 10 runs between them in the 17th and 18th over which suddenly increased the pressure. While the target was an easy one, it turned out to be tricky with 47 needed off the last five overs. With Mahendra Singh Dhoni (10) at the crease in company of Smith, the Krunal Pandya over yielded 14 runs. Dhoni square cut Krunal and then Smith played a reverse pull for a six to get 14 runs off the over. But death overs specialist Jasprit Bumrah bowled a fuller delivery inducing a thickish edge from Dhoni to bring some cheer back in the MI camp. At the onset, Rahul Tripathi (3) got a debatable leg before decision off Bumrah's bowling but Ajinkya Rahane (44, 38 balls) and skipper Smith added 54 runs for the second wicket. Krunal dropped a dolly at cover when Rahane, who was on 14, drove a Malinga delivery uppishly. Since it was a small target, Rahane and Smith didn't take any undue risk during their stand that lasted 9.3 overs. Rahane hit some crisp shots including a cover drive off Lasith Malinga and one off Krunal.They were cruising along nicely till Rahane tried to play a chip shot off a SportS Mumbai Indians accomplish 'Mission Impossible' vs Supergiants Inter-zonal Cricket tourney of Jammu gets underway GoF Staff Reporter JAMMU, May 22 : Annual inter-zonal cricket tournament in under-14 and under- 17 age groups of Jammu district boys got underway at Government High School Jammu Cantonment here under the banner of Department of Youth Services and Sports (DYSS) today.the competition in other events of hockey ( K K Hakhu Stadium), Karate, Ragbi, Hupkmando and Jump Rope also started simultaneously at different venues, here. The events were declared open by district officer (DYSS) Jammu, Sukh Dev Raj Sharma.The Results:UNDER- 17: Satwari zone beat Bishnah zone by 15 runs (Satwari 120 in 12 overs, Vinayak 57, Keshav three wickets; Bishnah zone 105 for 9). Chouki Choura beat Khour zone by 8 runs ( Chouki Choura 106 for three in 10 overs, Madhav Sharma 39 runs; Khour zone 96 all out, Rajiv Singh 25, Madhav two wickets). UNDER-14: Satwari zone beat Bishnah Zone by eight wickets (Bishnah zone 59 for nine, Ojaswi, Vidan and Shivang two wicket each; Satwari zone 60 for one in 8.3 overs, Dhruv 22 runs, Aditya 23 runs).today s matches officiated by the technical penal comprising Anju Gupta, Jasbir Singh, Saleemul Rehman, Jagtar, Satika, Farooq, Madan Mohan, Mukesh, Sadiq Hussain, Anil Sharma, Sunil, Rajesh and Suresh Singh. Sport Climbing trials on May 31 GoF Staff Reporter JAMMU, May 22 : Jammu and Kashmir Mountaineering Association shall be holding selection trials for state women team for 2nd North Zone Sport Climbing Championship to be held at Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) New Delhi on July 23. The trials shall take place on May 31 at Tenzing Norgay Sport Climbing Wall in Sprawling Buds School complex, Bantalab, here.the trials shall start from 8 am under the overall supervision of joint secretary of Mountaineering Association of J&K, Shawetica Khajuria, a handout issued here today informed. Before participation in the North Zone competition, the selected climbers shall undergo a 21 days intensive coaching under a national coach at Jammu and Delhi.Climbers interested to participate in trials may contact Shawetica Khajuria on Mobile No for further details. Mumbai Indians are all smiles after lifting the trophy, Mumbai Indians v Rising Pune Supergiant, IPL final, Hyderabad. LONDON MAY 22 : Thampi, Rana, Tripathi are big gains from IPL-10 New Delhi May 22 : It has easily been the biggest launchpad for talented cricketers but never has a single edition of the Indian Premier League thrown up a minefield of local talent like the one concluded on Sunday.The stories of 'one season wonders' like Swapnil Asnodkar, Manpreet Gony and Paul Valthaty is well documented but a close analysis of the 10th edition would reveal that a handful of players have emerged, which would only make the bench strength of Indian team solid in coming years.three such cricketers would be fast bowler Basil Thampi from Kerala, Delhi lefthander Nitish Rana and unheralded Maharashtra boy Rahul Tripathi.The trio made the big stage their own, showed admirable technique but above everything else displayed temperament -- the main ingredient to survive at the highest level in any sport.the man who has grabbed attention of one and all is young paceman Thampi. There are times when statistics will never tell you the whole story. Thampi's performance is a case in point where his special talent as a limited overs fast bowler came to the fore.that's the reason why IPL jury awarded him the 'Emerging Player' award despite only 11 wickets Wicket-keeper Sarah Taylor was included in the England squad announced on Monday for the Women's World Cup after taking nearly a year out of the game due to a stressrelated illness. Taylor, 28, widely regarded as one of the best keepers in the women's game and, on her day, a dynamic batsman, stepped away from cricket after revealing she was struggling with anxiety issues. But she returned last month and has been included, together with captain Heather Knight, in a 15-strong squad provided they both complete their return to full fitness. Top-order batsman Knight suffered a stress fracture in her foot earlier this month but she hopes to be fit in time to lead hosts England in their World Cup opener against India in Derby on June 24. Taylor joined the squad for a training camp in the United Arab Emirates last month for the first time since taking an indefinite career break in May last year. Explaining her condition in an interview with the BBC in June 2016, Taylor said: For the past four years, I have been suffering from anxiety. My health is my first priority, and it was starting to affect my performance in cricket. Taylor added: It happened mainly when I was waiting to bat - the nerves and expectation Mitchell Johnson slower, which Kieron Pollard ran from his long-on position, diving forward to take a nice catch. Earlier, Rising Pune Supergiant stifled Mumbai Indians to 129 for 8 riding on a commendable bowling effort. The two-time champions were completely off-colour with the willow as they played an astounding 54 dot balls (9 maiden overs) in 20 overs, a testimony to their plight. Save Krunal (47 off 38 balls), who watched helplessly from the other end, none of the MI batsmen showed judiciousness expected on the grand stage. It was because of Krunal's late hitting (three fours and two sixes) that MI managed to reach close to 130 after being reduced to 79 for 7. Jaydev Unadkat's (2/19 in 4 overs) dream edition just got better as he dealt twin blows in the third over removing both Parthiv Patel (4) and Lendl Simmons (3) within a space of three deliveries. Patel mistimed a pull-shot that was taken by Shardul Thakur at mid-on while Simmons was foxed by a slower one which Unadkat smartly snapped inches off the surface. At 8 for 2, Mumbai's most seasoned pair of skipper Rohit Sharma (24) and Ambati Rayudu (12) came together. However they couldn't get going with Washington Sundar (0/13 in 4 overs) again proving to be exceptional during the Powerplay overs. The 17-yearold bowled 15 dot balls in all -- bowling two in Powerplays and two during the middle overs. Mumbai were under pressure at 16 for 2 in 5 overs before Rohit picked up Lockie Ferguson for some special treatment, hitting four boundaries to get a move on. But it wasn't long before Rayudu was found short failing to beat Steve Smith's direct throw.the MI skipper would be cursing himself as it was a half-tracker from Adam Zampa (2/32 in 4 overs) which he pulled to mid-wicket fence where Shardul Thakur showed fantastic balance while latching onto a welljudged catch. Pollard (7) hit a first-ball six off Zampa but that encouraged the leggie to again flight one outside the off-stump. Pollard took the bait and as has been the case with him was taken in deep by Manoj Tiwary. At 56 for 5, Mumbai Indians didn't have any chance of recovery. Pandya brothers have had a good tournament but on the day when it mattered most, Hardik played across the line to Dan Christian to be adjudged legbefore. Shardul once again showed street smartness as he backed up at the striker's end after Karn Sharma's catch was missed by Christian. But his throw saw Shardul racing past Karn to dislodge the bails leaving MI shattered at 79 for 7. Sarah Taylor back in England women s squad Punjab wrestler Sabba lifts Chanderkot dangal title GoF Staff Reporter JAMMU, May 22 : Punjab wrestler Sabba of Kohali in Amritsar clinched the 4th Chanderkot (Ramban) Sadhbhavana Dangal beating Benia Min of Jammu in the main bout of the mega dangal which was organised by Chanderkot Dangal Committee in collaboration with Rashtriya Rifles and J&K Indian Style Wrestling Association. The winner and runners-up from 12 games at an expensive economy rate of 9.49 runs per over.thampi showed the ability to bowl yorkers at will and clocked 140 plus clicks effortlessly.he was able to hurry the batsmen for pace and even chairman of selectors MSK Prasad admitted that he is the one for the future.his IPL captain Suresh Raina and star allrounder Dwayne Bravo also termed him "India prospect".national captain Virat Kohli's liking for genuine quicks is well-known and Thampi could be a welcome addition to the reserve pool of fast bowlers in ODIs and T20 Internationals.A few months back, an irate Gautam Gambhir was taking potshots at Delhi state team coach KP Bhaskar for allegedly "destroying the confidence" of young players like Nitish Rana.Rana wasn't particularly having a good time in Vijay Hazare Trophy but was sent back home in the middle of the tournament for poor performance. wrestlers were given away the cash prizes worth Rs 35,000 and Rs 30,000 respectively by chief guest MLA Ramban, Neelam Singh Langeh while Joint Secretary, J&K State Sports Council, Shiv Kumar Sharma presided. Major Divesh Poswal, Naib Tehsildar Chanderkote Jawahar Lal and Naib Tehsildar, Santokh Chand were guests of honour.in all, 25 bouts were decided in this daylong dangal with participants drawn from Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and J&K. Members and technical officials who helped for conduct of this one day long event were Mustaq Ahmed Love, Majad Ali, Sajid Ali, Mahfuz Ali, Nasir Ali, Advocate TH Malik Advocate Arun Singh, Raja, Kuljeet Chand, Firdos Ali, Mohd. Fareed, Om Parkash Verma, Tulinder Kumar, Mubarik Singh, Murli Dhar (Munna), Gurwinder Kheri and Yog Raj Gupta.Other Results: Ishaq Ahmed (Lallu) beat Dharmider, Nisar beat Baga, Kapil beat Ravi, Teg Ali beat Babu, Dinu beat Salman Khan, Roshan Lal Sharma beat Javed Khan, Amir Khan beat Talab, Murad Ali beat Gurvinder and Tinku beat Mohd. Akram. VAOT bags overall trophy in Taekwondo GoF Staff Reporter JAMMU, May 22: Vishal Academy of Taekwondo (VAOT) bagged the overall trophy securing maximum medals in the two-day Jammu District Open Taekwondo Championship held under the banner of J&K Taekwondo Association at Indoor Complex, MA Stadium, here today. Army Public School (APS) Domana team remained overall runners-up while overall second runners-up place went to JK Public School. Around 500 young boys and girls took part in this competition, a handout issued by the Association here today claimed. The title trophies presented by chief guest, MLC Vikram Randhawa. Ranjeet Kalra was guest of honour while Dr Shashi Kant Goswami (nutrition expert) was special guest. Among others present were Satish Sharma, Ashok Singh, SP Singh, Bhushan Arora, Vikas Gupta, Tejinder Singh, Satpal Sharma, Anil Wadhera, Suraj Bhan, Naveen Sharma Senior, Harvinder Singh Sodhi, Vikas Abrol and Shailender Sharma. The technical penal included Atul Pangotra, Master Sarabjeet Singh, Mukta Gupta, Arvind Satti, Nitish Anand, Narinder Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Rajan Jamwal, Pooja Sharma, Sourav Sharma and Pankaj Kumar. of scoring runs would hit me. It would be nerves, plus something else -- and now I know it is genuine panic. However, she also stressed that she wanted to resume her England career. I would like to say I am 99 percent sure I will play again. I absolutely want to play cricket, put an England shirt on, train with the girls. I miss them terribly. A veteran of over 100 one-day internationals, Taylor will add big match experience to a squad that saw both long-serving skipper Charlotte Edwards and Lydia Greenway retire from England duty in The trio were all members of the last England squad to win the World Cup, in Australia in 2009, as were Katherine Brunt, Laura Marsh, Anya Shrubsole and Jenny Gunn, all of whom are set to be involved in this year's edition as well. have won the World Cup three times, triumphing at the inaugural edition in 1973 and again winning the title on home soil in Kochi, May 22 : Hyderabad May 22 : Ban on Sreesanth: HC issues notice to Vinod Rai panel The Kerala High Court today sought the BCCI's stand on a plea by cricketer Sreesanth challenging the life ban imposed upon him by the game's governing body after detection of the 2013 IPL-6 spot-fixing scandal. A bench of Justice P B Suresh Kumar sought the BCCI's stand, issuing notice to its panel of administrators headed by Vinod Rai, former CAG, and slated the matter for next hearing on June 19. The BCCI had earlier filed a counter-affidavit on the issue before the court in response to the plea by Sreesanth, who had challenged the continued life ban on him from the games despite his acquittal of the match-fixing charges.in its affidavit, the BCCI had said "the decision of the sessions court to acquit the petitioner from the criminal charges has no impact whatsoever on the decision of the internal disciplinary committee of the BCCI to ban the petitioner from playing cricket tournaments organised by the BCCI and/or its affiliates." The Board had said the question before the sessions court was whether the petitioner (and other accused) was liable to incur penal consequences under relevant criminal statutes.on the other hand, the question before the BCCI Disciplinary Committee was whether the petitioner was guilty of match fixing, corruption and gambling and violation of the internal disciplinary rules of the BCCI, the Board had said.the standard of proof required under a penal statute is much higher than the proof required for a disciplinary inquiry, it had said.all the 36 accused, including Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were discharged in the spot-fixing case by Patiala House Court in July 2015.The BCCI, however, refused to alter its disciplinary decision, even after the verdict. JAMMU TUESDAY MAY, 23, 2017 Individuals can win games but teamwork can win titles: Rohit Rohit Sharma won his third IPL title as captain, Mumbai Indians v Rising Pune Supergiant, IPL final, Hyderabad Individual brilliance can win a side few games but what is needed to win a tournament is teamwork, said Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma after his side lifted their third Indian Premier League title, here. Mumbai Indian rode on their bowlers' superb display to eke out a close one-run win over Rising Pune Supergiant in a low-scoring final to win the IPL title last night. "I feel individual brilliance can win you a few games but what is required to win a championship is team unity and teamwork. These are the factors which I believe personally is very critical to winning a championship," Rohit said in the post-match press conference late last night. Rohit termed all three title victories as special and said getting the right combination is crucial for a team's success. "All three titles are special. I personally feel it's how you prepare at the start of the tournament, getting your combinations right. I feel that is the most critical part of winning a tournament," he said. Rohit praised Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Johnson, who bowled the last over in which Pune needed 11 runs to win, for turning the match in their favour. "We got some proven match winners in our squad. Mitchell Johnson is a proven customer. He (Johnson) proved, again and again, playing for Australia and he has done it for Mumbai as well. He has been in that atmosphere before for us. Yes, I could happily rely on him when I needed the most. The last over was very crucial," the Mumbai skipper said. "It was fantastic to have him throughout the season." Asked about Mumbai Indians' strategy going into the last over with a set Pune captain Steven Smith at the crease, Rohit said: "There was no specific strategy. We just wanted to make it difficult by not giving him (Smith) pace. What we saw, he was trying to use the pace of bowlers. That's something me and Johnson discussed. "He (Johnson) was bowling against the wind. So, we wanted Smith to hit into the wind. That will make it difficult for him." Mumbai Indians made a paltry 129 for eight after electing to bat, and Rohit said they were runs short of what would have been a winning score on this pitch here. "Our target on this wicket was 140 to on this wicket probably would have been a match-winning score," he said. Terming Lasith Malinga and Jasprith Bumrah as best death bowlers, Rohit said he always preferred a five-bowler attack. "Cricket is all about the experience. You will always have some experienced and proven match winners and some inexperienced in your squad. I personally felt at the start of the tournament, it's always good to have five bowlers theory," he said. Rohit also praised Krunal Pandya, who was adjudged man-of-the-match for his vital 47 runs. Asked if he aspired to become India captain, Rohit gave a diplomatic reply. "It's thinking too far ahead. I don't think too far ahead. When the opportunity comes, it comes. I will grab it with both hands," he said. Two-hour marathon possible, says champ Korio Bengaluru May 22 : Alex Oloitiptip Korio s ability to change pace with ease stood out as he triumphed in the TCS World 10K on Sunday.The Kenyan was feeding off pacemaker Stephen Kissa s speed until the final phase. With just over two kilometres to go, the 27-year-old switched gears and raced ahead to build a healthy lead and clinch the title. Probably this was one of the primary reasons for Nike to pick him as one of the 32 pacers in their recent attempt to break the two-hour barrier in marathon through Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, Ethiopia s Lelisa Desisa and Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea at the Monza Formula One circuit in Italy. It s was a great experience. Though Eliud (Kipchoge) couldn t go below the two-hour mark, it gave us a hope that it s possible in future, said Korio. It was very windy that day. Probably that could be the reason why we couldn t break the magical barrier. The pacers took turns to push Kipchoge towards achieveing the goal but the Kenyan eventually fell marginally short, timing two hours and 25 seconds. I did three loops of five kms each after taking a break. With 32 of us there, that was possible. My pace was around two minutes 50 seconds per kilometre. And to maintain that pace, it was necessary we took breaks. Does Korio think it is possible to beat the two-hour barrier?.

10 10 Kritika Kamra wears her mother s bridal lehenga for Chandrakanta and looks absolutely perfect in it entertain Baahubali 2 box office collection day 24: Prabhas film earns Rs crore in Hindi JAMMU TUESDAY MAY 23, 2017 Shweta Tiwari posts new pic of her son, Reyansh and it s cute beyond words! Kritika Kamra is probably one of the sexiest actresses on television right now, especially with her stint in Prem Ya Paheli Chandrakanta. The actress plays a princess on the show and looks absolutely gorgeous while at it. The makers are currently shooting a wedding sequence in the show and for the same, Kritika suggested she wears her mother s wedding lehenga. The actress feels that the lehenga will be lucky for her. The makers went ahead with her suggestion and with just a few alterations, the entire bridal look was ready. Kritika made sure that she got it perfect and how! She ensured that the make-up and the jewellery was done just right for the wedding sequence. A source told an online portal, When Kritika was narrated the wedding sequence she got really excited for it and decided to give it a personal touch by calling for her mother s bridal lehenga from home. Few modifications were made to the lehenga to make it look a tad contemporary. Kritika not only wore her mother s lehenga but she also got into the detailing of her makeup as she wanted it to look perfect. In fact, reports suggest that Kritika s mother even visited the sets to see her daughter getting ready for the wedding sequence. Aww Isn t that cute? Doesn t she look pretty? We totally dig her bridal look! Kritika spoke about how small screen actors are often underestimated and said in a statement, It is assumed that if you act on TV, you can only do so much. Actors are underestimated on TV. I want to break that stereotype and that s why I consciously take on other projects too. I have been lucky to get projects on different mediums and I have been able to deliver them successfully. My endeavour is to act in different mediums and show that I have a personality of my own. I want to be known as an actor, not a TV actor. Baahubali: The Conclusion is the biggest film any industry has seen. Ever since its release on 28th April, the film has created a wave of frenzy across the world. This is the first film to have earned more than Rs 100 crore within the first day itself. Through these three weeks, the movie has maintained its numero uno position across all box offices. As of today, Day 24 The film has earned Rs crore in Hindi. Yes, a dubbed version has raked in a phenomenal Rs 500 crore at the BO. Worldwide, the film has crossed the Rs 1500 crore mark! 11 pics of Shah Rukh Khan with daughter Suhana that prove she is and will forever be daddy s little princess Suhana turns 17 today and just like all parents, even the Khans have something special planned for their daughter. Thanks to Gauri Khan s post on SS Rajamouli has been hugely praised for his larger than life concept. He dared to take on a novel idea and create a world, no one has ever seen before in 5 years. The film was also lauded for its exemplary VFX and powerful characters. It s safe to say Prabhas now has become a global icon! He played Amarendra Baahubali to perfection. He re-defined royalty for us. This will be one film and one character, nobody will forget. The film truly changed the face of industry as it became the first south film to open to a phenomenal PAN-india response! Instagram, we have come to know that they have planned a sweet birthday bash for her. While we are not aware as to who is invited, who has already It now has become a case study for filmmakers across the country! 1 month into its release, the film boasts of innumerable records. While Baahubali: The Conclusion is the first film to enter the Rs 1000 crore club, it s not the only one. Aamir Khan s Dangal has been performing phenomenally at the China Box office. As per the latest update, Aamir Khan s Dangal has crossed the Rs 1500 crore mark as well. So will this Bollywood film dethrone the mighty Baahubali to become the biggest hit of all time? RSVP-ed or even whether Aryan, who is currently in US, will fly down to give her a surprise, what we do know is that daddy Shah Rukh is going to make it special for his princess! Shah Rukh Khan has often spoken about how protective he is of his daughter Suhana. Well, that he is with all his kids but you know how a father and daughter share a very special bond. On several instances, he has spoken about how he would punch the F out of anyone who tries to kiss his daughter. In fact, he even laid out a set of rules for the boys if any of them wish to take his daughter on a date. Basically, he is the same overprotective father we all have. But it s adorable to see his doting side, especially in pics. Hence, what we thought would make perfect sense on her 17th birthday would be to take her down the memory lane and check out pics where SRK has stood by her, ensuring her safety. Although lately, since Suhana has become old enough to take care of herself, she and Shah Rukh aren t spotted together as much as they used to. But every time they are spotted, the father-daughter duo just make us swoon with their cuteness. Just recently, if you remember, Shah Rukh had escorted Suhana to the airport as they jetted out of the city. And yes, he made sure that she was by his side as they moved away from the shutterbugs. While Shah Rukh hasn t really posted any sweet message or birthday wish for Suhana on his social handles yet, we are pretty sure that s because he has a more loving gesture in store for her! Saif Ali Khan on paying alimony to Amrita Singh: I am not Shah Rukh Khan Here is a mom and son duo that make us smile again and again. We are talking about Shweta Tiwari and her little one, Reyansh. The lady has got a photoshoot done with her baby boy and it is too cute. Reyansh looks like a little Santa in red complete with a cap. He has a cute smile on him and Shweta is in bliss as she digs her nose into his soft cheeks. What bliss! Shweta s Instagram account is flooded with pictures of Reyansh and it is quite understandable. She is over the moon with the arrival of her little bonny boy and is relishing motherhood all over again. Shweta has been posting snaps of Reyansh regularly. We saw some really cute snaps of him with Karanvir Bohra s twin daughters, Miko and Nonu. She delivered her baby boy last year in December in Mumbai. This is her second child after daughter Palak who is 17 now. With her elder one turning into a diva and the little fellow a cutie, Shweta is one proud mother. Cannes 2017 : Sonam Kapoor looks ethereal in a blue-and-white kaftan by Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla The internet is a strange place indeed. It doesn t let sleeping dogs lie as age-old interviews, clips and posts suddenly start trending. This explosive interview of Saif Ali Khan after his much publicised nasty divorce with Amrita Singh has suddenly sprung up and is now going viral. Now, it has been decades since the couple split up but this old interview has surely put them in a spot again. In the interview, that took place 10 years ago, Saif was quoted making a lot of shocking statements about his marriage with Amrita and the bitter end of it. While he spoke of how he was tired of being called a bad influence on his kids and how he was restrained from meeting them, Saif also spoke about the alimony settlement. He was asked to pay Amrita about Rs 5 crore. However, he was only able to give her Rs 2.5 crore, not to forget the lakhs of rupees regularly transferred to Singh to take care of the kids. He was quoted telling Telegraph, I m supposed to give Amrita Rs 5 crore, of which I ve already given her approximately Rs 2.5 crore. Also, I m paying Rs 1 lakh per month until my son becomes 18. I m not Shah Rukh Khan. I don t have that kind of money. I ve promised her I ll pay up the rest of the money, and I will, even if I ve to slog till I drop dead. Whatever I ve earned from doing ads, stage shows and films is being given for my children. I ve no money. Our bungalow is for Amrita and the kids, and never mind the relatives who ve joined her after my departure. Right after the nasty divorce, Saif was in his worst of times, with barely any money left and having lost more than he could afford. In the same interview, he also stated how he might not have had a lot of luxuries but he was in a better place because of his then girlfriend Rosa. Rosa and I stay in a pokey two-room apartment. Still, I ve never been more at peace with myself. After a long long time, I feel my self-worth has returned. It isn t nice to be constantly reminded of how worthless you are and to have taunts, jeers, insults and abuses thrown at your mother and sister all the time. I ve gone through all of it. Now I feel healed again. Today, if I ve found someone who actually makes me feel I m worth something, what s wrong with it Earlier, I had hit such a rock bottom with my self-esteem that I d be shocked if someone complimented me for my looks! Today if someone says something nice, I say, That s fine. Stars are supposed to be complimented, he added. Sonam Kapoor is on a roll! Unleashing all that s in vogue, Sonam Kapoor is raking up a stylish storm in Cannes at the International Film Festival. Her co-conspirator in this is her sister and stylist, Rhea Kapoor who with her keen fashion sense and an eye for detail always manages to doll up Sonam in the most fabulous looks that make us swoon for more. It was certainly a pleasant and a much-awaited surprise when the Kapoor sisters decided to come up with the brand, Rheson for all the fashion connoisseurs out there. Playing with prints with some serious vibes from the 90s, the duo has been making a serious case for some of the cult fashion in India. Stunning us with a melange of looks, Sonam Kapoor decided to send everyone in a complete state of frenzy with her second red carpet look. Sonam Kapoor gave us monochrome vibes with her airport look as she left for Cannes, then she stunned us with a psychedelic printed saree and sparked a rosy charm with a spectacular Elie Saab gown last night. Here s what Sonam wore for her red carpet look tonight! Wearing a customized kaftan in pristine white and blue shades, Sonam Kapoor cuts quite a pretty picture amid a pristine backdrop as she gives us a sneak peek of her awesome ensemble, aptly complimented by delicate baubles by Noor Fares. The deep V pattern on the front and back add charm to this ethereal creation. We see Sonam and Rhea pull off another Indian creation, a balance missed by most Indian divas on the International red carpet. Sonam sports pink lips, a non-messy high bun, and bold eyebrows in this look! Riding high on the overwhelming success of the biopic, Neerja which clinched a National Award for the Best Feature Film, Sonam Kapoor is ready for her next on-screen venture. She will be seen in the Rhea Kapoor produced girly movie, Veere Di Wedding and share screen space with Kareena Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania.

11 JAMMU TUESDAY MAY local 11 CONTD FORM PAGE 1... JAMMU, MAY 22- Member Parliament, Jugal Kishore Sharma, today chaired the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting for district Jammu to take stock of functioning of the Committee. Effective monitoring and enhanced coordination are essential ingredients to obtain optimum outcome of welfare and development schemes being launched by the government to improve socio-economic standards of people, the MP maintained while emphasizing successful and timely completion of several central schemes launched in this regard. Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Choudhary, Member Parliament, Shamsher Singh Manhas, Members Legislative Assembly, Rajesh Gupta, Dr. Krishan Lal, Dr. Gagan Bhagat, nominated members Sunil Sharma and Mansa Ram were present in the meeting. Jugal, while taking a comprehensive review of the physical and financial achievements registered under various centrally sponsored schemes, stressed that the need is to put in synergized efforts to achieve tangible results. He stressed on completing the projects in a time bound manner with optimal utilization of funds. He directed the concerned departments to envisage projects based on area specific developmental needs besides asking for taking the concerned representatives on board for effective implementation of the welfare schemes. Speaking on the occasion, Shamsher Singh Manhas stressed on creating mass awareness among the people with special focus on rural areas so that target populace can avail the benefit of various schemes. He asked the officers to reach out to the people so that they are kept well abreast with the welfare programmes so that these are implemented in letter and spirit. Meanwhile, the PHE Minister also suggested several innovative measures to further streamline the working of the Committee. Legislators also highlighted the issues pertaining to augmentation of power and water supply, awareness about welfare programmes, renovation and repair of water reservoir, ration supply etc. Earlier, District Development Commissioner, Rajiv Ranjan gave a detailed presentation on the physical and financial achievements registered under various centrally sponsored schemes. He informed that under MGNREGA against the approved budget of Rs crore an expenditure of Rs crore was incurred during the last fiscal with completion of 8054 works in the financial year an expenditure of Rs crores have been made against availability of Rs.58 crores with 2016 works in hand. It was also given out that about job cards were issued and mandays were generatedddc also gave a detailed account of achievements recorded under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana, Deen Dayal Antodaya Yojana (NRLM) under which households of four blocks have been covered. The meeting was also apprised of the progress achieved under Deen Dayal Upadhayay- Grameen Koushalya Yojna (DDU-GKY), Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission, National Rurban Mission (NRUM), PMGSY, Swachh Bharat Mission, NRDWP and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and ICDS. Commissioner, JMC, M Raju, ADDC Anuradha Gupta and other senior officers were also present in the meeting. Jugal Kishore chairs DISHA meet Advocates for effective monitoring, synchronization of optimum outcome SRINAGAR, Mon 22: Minister for Revenue, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, Abdul Rehman Veeri, today reviewed developmental works of south Kashmir s District Pulwama. Interacting with officials during a high level meeting here, the Minister sought constituency wise and scheme wise report of works being executed across the district. He also directed pacingup the works within stipulated time besides setting a deadline deadlines for various developmental works. The Minister asked district administration to be vibrant and proactive in resolving the people s problem. He also asked the officers to conceive development projects for people s welfare and ovoid cost and time overrun. The meeting was attended by Minister of State for Forest, Environment and Ecology, Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries and Cooperatives, Mir Zahoor Ahmad, MLA Pulwama Muhammad Khalil Band, MLA Tral Mushtaq Ahmed Shah. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama, Muneer-Ul-Islam, district and zonal officers of the district. The meeting was informed that 33 kms of macadamization has been taken up in the Pulwama district during the current year so far. The officials further apprised the meeting that macadamization status of different road Projects including Tral- Nowadal, Tral Dadsara, circular road Pulwama and others. Veeri asked the officials of PDD to install a 63 Kv transformer for uninterrupted power supply in order to make the nursing college fully functional. The Minister also asked the CMO Pulwama to ensure proper sanitation plan for the Pulwama hospital, besides providing ambulances in every PHC of the district. In wake of the coming irrigation season, the Minister asked the officials to carry out mass dredging and de-silting of irrigation canals of the district. He also asked the irrigation department to speed up the process of Tral irrigation scheme and Rajpora irrigation scheme. He also asked the SDM Tral to submit the DPR for the construction of the mini-secretariat in the town to the administrative department. The officers also informed the Minister that 14 buildings including BHSS Kakapora, BHS Parigam, BHS Wahibugh, HSS Lethpora, HSS Karimabad, HSS Koil, HSS Lajoora, HSS Arihal, HSS Litter, HSS Gulzarpora Tokuna, HS Batnoor, HS Rathsuna, GHSS Khrew and HSS Tral would be completed by the year end. Meanwhile speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Forest, Environment and Ecology, Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries and Cooperatives, Mir Zahoor Ahmad sought the report on different centrally sponsored water supply schemes conceived in the area and asked the officials to speed up these projects. The officials informed that the Minister that five schemes including Pampore town, Tral Town, Batnoor, Charsoo and Hari- Parigam would be completed by year end. He also asked the Rural development to create the assets in the villages and priorities them according their public importance. Earlier District Development Commissioner, Pulwama, Muneer-Ul-Islam, presented a detailed picture of the achievements registered in the development sector this year and present status of the various developmental works being undertaken by different departments. Veeri asks admin to be proactive in resolving peoples grievances R e v i e w s d e v e l o p m e n t w o r k s a t P u l w a m a Auction stones and sand used for construction purposes on payment of royalty. Justice Alok Aradhe observed that Govt Advocate for respondents has submitted that the State Government shall ensure compliance with the directions issued by the Supreme Court in the case of Deepak Kumar and the recommendations made by Cabinet Sub- Committee while issuing the tender notice. Justice Alok Aradhe further observed that In view of the categorical stand taken by the respondents and in view of the recommendations of the Cabinet Sub-Committee in its meeting held on and taking into account the fact that licences in favour of the petitioners to extract the minerals have already expired on , it is not necessary for this Court to examine the validity of SRO 105 of 2016, however, as suggested by learned counsel for the petitioners, the writ petitions are disposed of with the directions to the respondents to ensure compliance with the guidelines of the Ministry of Environment and Forests and guidelines issued by the Supreme Court in the case of Deepak Kumar while holding auction with regard to grant of mining leases/quarrying leases. Jaitely only "false, baseless, malicious and abusive, but is per se defamatory", Jaitley in his fresh suit stated that he was "subjected to numerous questions, terminologies/statements that are ex-facie abusive, malicious, offensive, irrelevant and slanderous". "Clearly, the defendant (Kejriwal) has brazenly and with a malafide intent to cause further prejudice, damage and loss to the name, reputation and credibility of plaintiff (Jaitley) has deliberately used the terminology against him," the second law suit filed through advocate Manik Dogra said. The suit said the union minister enjoyed a reputation of honesty and probity and has sacrificed large professional earnings in order to undertake public service. "These per se defamatory statements made on specific and categorical instructions of the defendant are politically motivated to cause serious damages to the reputation of the Plaintiff in an entirely irreversible manner. "As such, the defendant has made himself liable for irreversible and uncountable damage caused to the plaintiff and is liable to compensate the plaintiff by a sum of Rs 10 crore," the suit said. Jethmalani, who was expelled from BJP for six years in 2013, had told the Joint Registrar that he used such words against Jaitley during the proceedings on instructions of Kejriwal.However, Anupam Srivastav, advocate on record for Kejriwal, had submitted that there was no instruction on the use of the word by the Chief Minister. The court proceedings had ended abruptly following the heated exchanges between the lawyers of Jaitley and Kejriwal. Jaitley had warned Jethmalani then that he will aggravate the charges against Kejriwal. The senior BJP leader's cross-examination remained inconclusive and will now take place on July 28 and July 31. The AAP leaders had accused the BJP leader of corruption as the President of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), a post he had held from 2000 to Jaitley, who had denied all the allegations levelled by the AAP leaders in December 2015, had filed a civil defamation suit seeking Rs 10 crore damages from Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders, claiming they had made "false and defamatory" statements in the case involving DDCA, thereby harming his reputation. The AAP leaders had allegedly attacked Jaitley and his family members in various fora, including social media, over the alleged irregularities and financial bungling in the DDCA. The five other accused in the first defamation case are Raghav Chadha, Kumar Vishwas, Ashutosh, Sanjay Singh and Deepak Bajpai. Besides the civil defamation suit, Jaitley had also filed a separate criminal defamation case in the trial court against the AAP leaders. POK a probe. The video, shot at Pulwama district stadium yesterday, shows two teams -- Shining Stars Pampore and Pulwama Tigers -- lined up before the start of the final match of a cricket tournament and the anthem of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) was being played. After it went viral on the social media, police took cognisance and started a probe. "Police has taken cognisance of the video and started investigation," an official said. Posters of slain militants were also allegedly put up around the ground while post-match awards were named after some of the slain ultras. The Pulwama stadium where the cricket match was being played is adjacent to the Degree College, which has been at the centre of the ongoing student protests in the Valley. The incident comes oneand-a-half-month after a video showing members of two local cricket teams, dressed in Pakistani team uniform, singing the national anthem of the neighbouring country before the start of a match. Soon after the video went viral, the state swung into action. Arms pistol magazines, 40 rounds of ammunition, one power bank with battery charging cable, a binocular, seven dry batteries, an axe and a walking stick, he said. Police has registered a case under various sections of law in connection with the incident. Bhagat president. The CSWT needed old weapons for explaining the development in weapons technology to the BSF recruits. Local lawyer Arora had moved a PIL for the return of the pistol. Kashmir "oppression and suppression" and honour the wishes and aspirations of the people by initiating necessary measures and address all issues through dialogue. Abdullah asked his party workers to reach out to the people and help them in redressing their grievances. Man Held night and found four fake notes of USD 100 from his possession, they said. A case has been registered against the suspect at Trikuta Nagar police station. The matter is being probed, police added. Drug notorious drug peddler was arrested from Bagh-e-Bahu area in the city last night and 2 grams of brown sugar, 720 intoxicant stasmproxyvon plus capsules, 370 nitrosun tablets, and 500 grams of cannabis were recovered from his possession, a police officer said. The narcotic drug was meant to be sold among the youth in Jammu city, he said, adding a case has been registered in this connection and investigations have begun. Dir in the complex of Chief Agriculture Officer, Srinagar and checked the attendance of the employees there. During his visit, 32 employees including 5 officers of various sections were found unauthorized absent from their duties. The Director ordered an administrative action against the absentees as per J&K Civil Services Rules. He called upon officials to work with due diligence and stressed them to adhere to office timings. Power Theerth Nagar, Talab Tillo and adjoining areas fed from T-2 feeder shall remain affected on May 23 from 07 am to 11 am. Likewise, the power supply to Manorama Vihar, Om nagar, Red Crossing, Talab Tillo and adjoining areas fed from UD-2 and UD-4 shall remain affected on May 24 from 07 am to 11 am. Meanwhile, the power supply to Birpur Complex, Kanhal, Seora, Greater Kailash and adjoining areas fed from BB-1 Grid to Birpur Complex 33 KV line shall remain affected on May 24 from 07 am to 11 am. Similarly, the power supply to Birpur Complex, Kanhal, Seora, Greater Kailash, Industrial Bari Brahamana, Kaluchak and adjoining areas fed from BB-1 Grid to Birpur Complex 33 KV line and 33 KV Narbada Line and 11 KV Kaluchak shall remain affected on May 28 from 07 am to 11 am. Meanwhile, the power supply to Channi Himmat and adjoining areas fed from 11 KV CH-4, CH-6 and CH-7 feeders shall remain affected on May 24, 25, 26 and 27 from 07 am to 11 am. Similarly, the power supply to Shastri Nagar and adjoining areas fed from 11 KV N-8 feeder shall remain affected on May 24 from 07 am to 11 am. Rs 32 Cr during the last financial year. The Department has decided to upload on its official website the details of payment made to individual newspapers and periodicals as has been demanded by Editors Guild Kashmir and other forums. In addition, advertisements of the PSUs and autonomous bodies valuing around Rs 5 crore have been issued to the newspapers and the periodicals under the non-budgeting head by DIPR during the past fiscal. Pertinently, the payment of the advertisements of various government departments issued under the budget head is made by the DIPR while the payment of the advertisements issued through DIPR under the non-budget head is made by the concerned PSUs and autonomous bodies to the newspapers directly after verification of the bills by the respective Joint Directors of Information. Against the advertisement budget of Rs 22 crore allocated to the DIPR for the year , the Finance Department had initially approved a budget allocation of Rs 25 crore for the year However, on the request of DIPR an additionality of Rs 2.80 crore was provided to the Department during the past fiscal to clear the previous liabilities. Accordingly, the DIPR made a cumulative payment of Rs crore to the newspapers in the both the divisions during the past fiscal on account of the budgeted advertisement bills, out of which around Rs 10 crore were paid towards clearing past liabilities while the remaining amount was paid on account of past year s advertisement bills. In addition advertisements worth around Rs 5 crore were issued to the newspapers under the non-budget head last year. As the Government has already released 50% of allotted budget for the financial year , another Rs 3 crore were released to the respective Joint Directors of Information last month for making payment to the newspapers on account of advertisement bills. The cumulative payment made to the newspapers during the past 13 months has touched Rs crore in addition to another Rs 5 crore advertisements issued under non-budget head. With the clearance of all the past liabilities, the Department is now making regular payment of advertisement bills and all such bills have been cleared for payment by the respective Joint Directors upto March 2017.During their meeting with the Director Information, Dr Arun Manhas last week, the office-bearers of the Editors Guild Kashmir had sought details of the payment made to the individual newspapers as according to them they had no information about the payments made to them by DIPR as the same was directly credited into their bank accounts. The Department has accordingly decided to upload the details of the payments on its official website for the information of the concerned newspapers. Pertinently, 368 newspapers and periodicals, including 201 in Jammu and 167 in Kashmir, are presently empanelled with the Department of Information for release of official advertisements. The empanelled newspapers and periodicals include 83 English dailies (49 in Jammu/34 in Kashmir), 103 Urdu dailies (74 in Kashmir/26 in Jammu), 20 Hindi dailies (all in Jammu), 2 Kashmiri dailies (all in Kashmir), 1 Dogri daily (in Jammu), 34 English weeklies (23 in Jammu/11 in Kashmir), 9 Hindi weeklies (8 in Jammu/1 in Kashmir), 78 Urdu weeklies (42 in Jammu/39 in Kashmir), 1 Kashmiri weekly, 2 Dogri weeklies, 3 Urdu Bi-Weeklies (in Jammu), 9 English fortnightlies (7 in Jammu/2 in Kashmir), 5 Urdu fortnightlies (all in Jammu), 8 Hindi fortnightlies (all in Jammu), one Punjabi fortnightly (in Jammu), 8 English monthlies (5 in Jammu/3 in Kashmir), 2 Hindi monthlies (all in Jammu), 1 Urdu monthly (in Jammu) and 1 Punjabi monthly (in Jammu. In a major transfer, Director General of Police (DGP) today ordered transfer and posting of 126 DySPs of different wings in Jammu and Kashmir Police.As per the orders, Daleep Singh is posted as DYSP AHJ Jammu vice Pranav Mahajan, Bharat Bushan is posted as DYSP SKPA Udhampur vice B. K. Ganju, Farooq Ahmed (967/NGO) is posted as DYSP IR-13th Bn vice Love Karan, Khurshid Ahmed is posted as DYSP JKAP-8th Bn vice Reyaz Ahmad, Syed Ahmad Badana is posted as DYSP PTS Manigam against available vacancy, Farooq Ahmed (961/NGO) is posted as DYSP AC HG Anantnag vice Riyaz Ahmad, Raj Kumar is posted as DYSP PCR Jammu against one Deputation Reserve Post, Rajinder Bhardwaj is posted as DYSP IR-14th Bn against available vacancy, Mohammad Ismail Shah is posted as DYSP SDRF 1st Bn vice Mohsina Sebtain, Nazir Ahmad is posted as DYSP IR-16th Bn against available vacancy, Farooq Ahmad (4161/NGO) is posted as DYSP Security NHPC Bandipora on deputation basis against available vacancy, Raghubir Singh is posted as DYSP PTS Kathua against one Leave Reserve Post, Zubair Ahmad is posted as DYSP CTC Lethpora against one Leave Reserve Post, Bashir Ahmad is posted as DYSP JKAP-8th Bn vice Hilal Khaliq Bhat, Mohammad Afzal is posted as DYSP IR-2nd Bn vice Sachit Sharma, Farooq Ahmed (3991/NGO) is posted as DYSP IR-8th Bn against available vacancy, Ajay Anand is posted as DYSP IR-10th Bn against available vacancy, Ghulam Qadir is posted as DYSP IR-13th Bn against available vacancy, Shamima Bano is posted as DYSP Security STWS Srinagar vice Ghulam Mohi-ud-din, Tanveer Ahmad is posted as DYSP IR-20th Bn against available vacancy, Mehboob-ul Haq is posted as DYSP PTWS Srinagar against available vacancy, Nazir Ahmad is posted as DYSP STC Sheeri against available vacancy, Farooq Ahmad (1127/NGO) is posted as DYSP STC Sheeri against available vacancy, Pawan Kumar is posted as DYSP IR-17th Bn against available vacancy, Tariq Ahmad is posted as DYSP IR-8th Bn against available vacancy, Usha Kher is posted as DYSP AHJ Jammu against one Leave Reserve Post, Sajad Ahmad is posted as DYSP STC Sheeri against available vacancy. DGP further order transfer and posting of 99 more DySPs including: Vivek Shekhar, SDPO City North Jammu is transferred and posted as DYSP JKAP-14th Bn vice Jagbir Singh, Bharat Bhushan Sharma, DYSP IR-17th Bn is transferred and posted as SO to DIG Railways Security J&K vice Gawhar Ahmad, Gawhar Ahmad, DYSP, SO to DIG Railways is transferred and posted as DYSP CIV PHQ vice Farooq Ahmad, Noor-ul-Hassan Parrey, DYSP Traffic Budgam (presently attached with IR-3rd Bn) is posted as DYSP IR-3rd Bn against available vacancy, Majeeb-Ur-Rehman, DYSP Hqrs Reasi is transferred and posted as SDPO Mahore vice Mohammad Aslam, Ch. Iftkhar Ahmed, DYSP DAR Pulwama is transferred and posted as SDPO Thanamandi vice Iftkhar Talib SDPO Thanamandi is transferred and posted as DySP CID SB Hqrs jammu vice Davinder Singh, Mohd Rafi Giri DySP awaiting orders of adjustment is posted as DySP DAR Ramban vice Rakesh Kumar, Mohd Rafi Giri, DYSP awaiting orders of adjustment is posted as DYSP DAR Ramban vice Rakesh Kumar, Kameshwar Puri, DYSP IR-4th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP Hqrs Udhampur vice Surinder Singh, Hilal Khaliq Bhat, DYSP JKAP-8th Bn (l/c Camp Zainpora Shopian) is transferred and posted as DYSP PC Kulgam vice Zaheer Abbas, Syed Majeed Mosavi, DYSP PC Srinagar (P/S Nowgam & Panthachowk) is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-6th Bn against available vacancy, Pranav Mahajan, DYSP AHJ Jammu is transferred and posted as SDPO Bakshinagar vice Nikhil Rasgotra, Zaheer Abbas, DYSP PC Kulgam is transferred and posted as DYSP Security Jammu vice Nisar Ahmad Khan, Bashir Ahmad Teli, DYSP PC Budgam (Att with Traffic Budgam) is transferred and posted as DYSP Traffic Budgam vice Noor-ul-Hassan, Mir Murtaza Hussain Sohil, DYSP PC Rafiabad is transferred and posted as DYSP Hqrs Bandipora vice Parvez Ahmad, Peerzada Aijaz Ahmad, DYSP CID SB Baramulla is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-16th Bn against available vacancy, Syed Sajad Hussain, SDPO Hazratbal is transferred and posted as DYSP CID CIK Hqrs Vice Mukhtar Ahmad, Nisar Ahmad, DYSP Security Jammu is transferred and posted as DYSP DAR Shopian vice Rajinder Singh, Rajinder Singh, DYSP DAR Shopian is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-9th Bn against available vacancy, Rameez Rashid, DYSP PCR Srinagar is transferred and posted as SDPO Hazratbal vice Syed Sajad Hussain, Abid Rashid Mir, DYSP Traffic Shopian/Pulwama is transferred and posted as DYSP DAR Kulgam vice Suraj Sinqh, Nikhil Rasgotra, SDPO Bakshinagar, Jammu is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-17th Bn against available vacancy, Tariq Mahmood, DYSP IR-1st Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP PC Magam Handwara against available vacancy, Devinder Singh Bandral, DYSP IR-1st Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP P.C Manzgam (Kulgam) vice Mohd Nawaz Khandey, Hamid Ali Banday, DYSP IR-12lh Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP CID SB Kulgam against one Deputation Reserve Post, Sajad Sarwar, DYSP IR-17th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP AC HG Udhampurvice Sudershan Mehta, Mudasser Ahmed Tramboo, DYSP CID CI Ganderbal is transferred and posted as DYSP CID SB Ang/Kulgam vice Nazir Ahmed Latoo, Vaseem Mehmood, DYSP JKAP-7th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP JKAP-4th Bn Security against available vacancy, Varun Jandial, DYSP Media CID Hqrs is transferred and posted as SDPO City North Jammu vice Vivek Shekhar, Rajinder Kumar, DYSP CID SB Kathua is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-17th Bn against available vacancy, Ajaz Ahmad, DYSP IR-8th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP CID SB Awt/Pul/Shopian vice Aijaz Ahmad Mir, Junaid Wali, DYSP JKAP-12th Bn (DYSP Pers APHQ) is transferred and posted as DYSP CID SB Baramulla vice Peerzada Aijaz Ahmad, Imtiaz Ahmed, DYSP PC Srinagar (Khonmoh) is transferred and posted as SDPO Manjakote vice Zakir Shaheen Mirza, Aftab Hussain Shah, DYSP Traffic Doda/Kishtwar is transferred and posted as SDPO Qazigund vice Abdul Khalid, Nikhil Gogna, DYSP IR-14th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP Hqrs Reasi vice Majeeb-Ur-Rehman, Altaf Ahmad Khan, DYSP IR-11th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP CID CI Ganderbal vice Mudasser Ahmed Tramboo, Mohd Nawaz Khandey, DYSP PC Manzgam Kulgam is transferred and posted as SDPO Ashmuqam Pahalgam vice Mohd Muzaffar, Mudassar Hussain, DYSP AC HG Poonch is transferred and posted as DYSP Security Civil Secretariat vice Mohammad Ashraf, Lov Karan, DYSP IR-13th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP CID SB Kathua vice Rajinder Kumar, Mohsina Sebtain, DYSP SDRF 1st Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP PCR Srinagar vice Rameez Rashid, Shazia Akhter, DYSP JKAP-5th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP DAR Rajouri vice Kewal Krishan, Zafar Mahdi, DYSP JKAP-5th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-10th Bn against available vacancy, Zuhaib Hassan, DYSP IR-12th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP Traffic Doda/Kishtwar vice Aftab Hussain Shah, Mansha Beg, DYSP IR-7th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP SCRB Jammu against available vacancy, Shoket Ah Beg, DYSP JKAP-12th Bn is transferred and posted as SO to DIG Doda Kishtwar Ramban Range vice Vinod Kumar, Mohammad Hussain, DYSP IR- 19th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP Civil Defence Kargil vice Sonam Durjay, Parupkar Singh, DYSP IR-8th Bn (Att PC Budgam) is transferred and posted as DYSP PC Budgam vice Bashir Ahmad Teli, Sachit Sharma, DYSP IR-2nd Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP PC Chadoora against one Leave Reserve Post, Imtiyaz Ahmad Mir, DYSP IR-11th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP PC Srinagar (Khonmoh) vice Imtiaz Ahmed, Mohammad Idrees Wani, DYSP IR-13th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP PC Rafiabad vice Mir Murtaza Sohail, Naresh Singh Jamwal, DYSP, SO to DIG Udhampur/Reasi is transferred and posted as DYSP JKAP-5lh vice Zafar Mahdi, Davinder Singh, DYSP JKAP-9th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP DAR Pulwama vice Ch Iftkhar Ahmad, Daljit Singh, DYSP IR-8th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-19th Bn vice Mohammad Hussain, Raseeq Ahmed Mir, DYSP JKAP-3rd Bn. (Security) is transferred and posted as DYSP DAR Budgam vice Mushtaq Ahmad, Manish Kumar, DYSP PC Jammu is transferred and posted as SDPO Akhnoor against available vacancy, Tashi Phuntsog, DYSP DAR Leh is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-8th Bn against available vacancy, Karamvir Singh, DYSP IR-3rd Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP DSB Jammu vice Karanjit Singh, Nighat Aman, DYSP JKAP-9th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP Civil Defence Srinagar against available vacancy, Ghulam Hyder Khan, DYSP PCR Srinagar is transferred and posted as DYSP SDRF 1st Bn against available vacancy, Rajinder Singh Rahi, DYSP JKAP- 6th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-7th Bn aqainst available vacancy, Surinder Kumar, DYSP PTTI Vijaypur is transferred and posted as DYSP Central Store Jammu vice Mohd Saleem, Kewal Krishan, DYSP DAR Rajouri is transferred and posted as DYSP AC HG Poonch vice Mudassar Hussain, Jagbir Singh, DYSP JKAP-14th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP Arms/Ammunition PHQ aqainst one Deputation Reserve Post, B.K.Ganju, DYSP SKPA Udhampur is transferred and posted as DYSP Crime Branch Jammu aqainst one Deputation Reserve Post, Mohd Saleem, DYSP Central Store Jammu is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-14th Bn against available vacancy, Vinod Kumar, DYSP, SO to DIG Doda Kishtwar Ramban Range is transferred and posted as DYSP SHRC vice Veer Singh, Ajay Kumar Sharma, DYSP IR-9th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-1st Bn vice Tariq Mahmood, Aijaz Ahmad Mir, SDPO Khanyar under orders of posting as DYSP CID SB Awt/Pul/Shopian is posted as DYSP PC Srinagar (P/S Nowgam & Panthachowk) vice Syed Majeed Mosavi, Sashi Kala DySP CID SB CSG/CR/Surveillance is transferred and posted DySP Railway Jammu vice Davinder Singh, Sheikh Zafarullah, DYSP Trainings is transferred and posted as DYSP Personnel PHQ against available vacancy, Adil Husssain Dar, DYSP, awaiting orders of adjustment is posted as DYSP JKAP-9lh Bn against available vacancy, Veer Singh, DYSP SHRC is transferred and posted as DYSP JKAP-5th Bn vice Shazia Akhter, Mohammad llyas Pandit, SDPO Railways Anantnag is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-11th Bn against available vacancy, Davinder Singh, DYSP CID SB Hqrs Jammu is transferred and posted as DYSP CID SB CSG/CR/Surveillance vice Ms Shashi Kala, Sudershan Mehta, DYSP AC HG Udhampur is transferred and posted as DYSP SDRF 2nd Bn vice Mohd Sidiq, Mohd Ashraf, DYSP Security Civil Secretariat is transferred and posted as DYSP Training PHQ vice Sheikh Zafarullah, Mukhtar Ahmad, DYSP CID CI K (Hqrs) is transferred and posted as DYSP PTS Manigam vice Ghulam Mohammad, Suraj Singh, DYSP DAR Kulgam is transferred and posted as DYSP JKAP-3rd Bn Security against one Deputation Reserve Post, Reyaz Ahmad, DYSP JKAP-8th Bn is transferred and posted as SDPO Railways Baramulla vice Zahoor Ahmed Bhat, Ghulam Hassan Bhat, DYSP Security Kashmir University is transferred and posted as DYSP JKAP-9th Bn vice Smt. Nighat Aman, Davinder Singh, DYSP Railways Jammu is transferred and posted as DYSP PC Jammu vice Munish Kumar, Karanjit Singh, DYSP DSB Jammu is transferred and posted as DYSP PTTI Vijaypur vice Surinder Kumar, Nazir Ahmed Latoo, DYSP CID SB Ang/Kulgam is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-12th Bn against, available vacancy, Mohammad Muzaffar, SDPO Ashmuqam Pahalgam is transferred and posted as DYSP JKAP-7th Bn against available vacancy, Parvez Ahmed, DYSP Hqrs Bandipora is transferred and posted as DYSP Security Kashmir University vice Ghulam Hassan Bhat, Ghulam Mohammad, DYSP PTS Manigam is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-6th Bn against available vacancy, Rakesh Kumar, DYSP DAR Ramban is transferred and posted as DYSP Estates/Welfare Jammu against available vacancy, Farooq Ahmad, DYSP CIV PHQ is transferred and posted as DYSP JKAP-3rd Bn aqainst vice Raseeq Ahmed Mir, Sajad Ahmad, DYSP IR-4th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP SSG against available vacancy, Sonam Durjay, DYSP Civil Defence Kargil is transferred and posted as DYSP DAR Leh vice Tashi Phuntsog, Mohd Sidiq, DYSP SDRF 2nd Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP PC Jammu against available vacancy, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din, DYSP Security Transport Workshop Srinagar is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-6th Bn aqainst available vacancy, Zahoor Ahmed Bhat, SDPO Railways Baramulla is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-6thBn against available vacancy, Mohammad Aslam, SDPO Mahore is transferred and posted as SO to DIG Udhampur/Reasi Range vice Naresh Singh Jamwal, Dev Raj, DYSP IR-9,h Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-7th Bn vice Mansha Beg, Riyaz Ahmed Shah, DYSP AC HG Anantnag is transferred and posted as SDPO Railways Anantnag vice Mohammad llyas Pandit, Abdul Khalid, SDPO Qazigund is transferred and posted as DYSP PCR Srinagar vice Ghulam Hyder Khan, Surinder Singh, DYSP Hqrs Udhampur is transferred and posted as DYSP IR-4th Bn vice Kameshwar Puri. DGP orders transfer of 126 DySPs in J&K

12 C Y M K C Y M K 12 No change in stand on India s NSG membership till NPT is signed: China Beijing, May 22: The Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Mr Kavinder Gupta today asked the Chairmen of the Financial and other Committees of the House to ensure effective, meaningful and result-oriented functioning of these panels. The Speaker was chairing a meeting with all Chairmen of Financial and other Committee of the House here to discuss and review the working of these Committees. Deputy Speaker, Legislative Assembly, Nazir Ahmed Gurezi, Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Mohammad Akbar Lone, Chairman Public Undertakings Committee, Satpaul Sharma, Chairman Environment Committee, Mr M Y Tarigami, Chairman Petitions Committee, Choudhary Sukhnandan Kumar, Chairman Privileges Committee, Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, Chairman Subordinate Legislation, Bashir Ahmed Dar and Chairman Ethics Committee, Abdul Rahim Rather attended the meeting. The Speaker asked the GAD in coordination with Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Department and other concerned departments with regard to the implementation of the recommendations and observations contained in the report laid on the table of the House from time to time impressing upon them to strictly adhere to Rule 308-A of the Rules of procedure and Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) and Department of Information and Public Relations, Choudhary Zulfkar Ali today said that around 3 lakh LPG connections have been issued in J&K under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in Jammu & Kashmir. The Minister said this at a function organised by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) at SKICC here today to distribute new connections under PMUY. The scheme launched here September last by the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is aimed at providing free gas connections to six lakh women in JK below poverty line (BPL) category. Appreciating the implementation of PMUY in the State, the Minister said so far the scheme has reached to around 50% of the targeted population. The Minister said he was apprehensive about the success of the scheme initially, however, the unwavering support from his staff and the oil companies helped in smooth implementation of China on Monday said there is no change in its stance on the admission of non-npt states into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), marring India s chances of entering the 48- member elite club at its crucial meeting next month. China's support is crucial for India as new membership in the NSG is guided by the consensus principle. "China's position on the non-npt members' participation in the NSG has not changed," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a media briefing. She was responding to a question about the chances of India s admission into the grouping during the next month's plenary session expected to take place in the Swiss capital, Bern. "We support the NSG group following the mandate of the 2016 Seoul plenary session and following building consensus as well as the inter-governmental process is open and transparent to deal with the relevant issue in a two-step approach," Hua said. After India applied for membership in the NSG, Pakistan -- the all-weather ally of China -- also submitted Speaker for making house panels result-oriented Conduct of Business in J&K Legislative Assembly. He also called for close coordination between the Administration and the Assembly Secretariat. The Speaker asked the Commissioner Secretary GAD, to submit Committee reports and recommendations given by the Committee earlier to the Assembly Secretariat within a period of one month for its scrutiny. Deputy Speaker asked the concerned departments to ensure that implementation of the committee reports and recommendation on ground level so that the maximum issues of the people could be addressed. Secretary General, Legislative Assembly, M Ramzan briefed the Committee about the functioning of the different Committee. Director Information, Dr Arun Manhas assured the meeting that the Information and Public Relations Department will give due coverage of all its meetings in print and electronic media. Secretary, General Administration Department, Khurshid Ahmed, Director General, (A&T) Finance Altaf Hussain Mirza assured the meeting that full cooperation will be given from the Government in providing timely material as well as reply of questionnaire to the Assembly Secretariat well in time. Among others, Principal Accountant General J&K Accountant General s Office H Abbas, Secretary Law, Abdul Majid Bhat, Special Secretary, Additional Secretaries, Deputy Secretaries and other senior officers of Assembly Secretariat attended the meeting. the scheme. He informed so far under the scheme around three lakh gas connections were provided to females living BPL. The Minister said entire credit for the grand success of the scheme goes to the employees of FCS&CA, and oil companies as without their hard work the results at this short notice would not have been possible. The Minister said there is a huge population living in far off villages of the State and some in cities itself who due to poverty are still forced to use the orthodox forms of fuel. He said the fall out of the unclean fuel is clearly highlighted by World Health Organization s report, which reads that in India around five lakh females using conventional forms of unclean fuel suffer with chronic chest diseases annually. The Minister said he ensured that no politics is played during the implementation of the scheme so that the deserving people avail its benefits. He said this was the reason why he travelled extensively across the State to ensure that the benefit reaches to real people only. Giving details about the PMUY scheme, the its membership bid with Beijing's backing. While India is backed by the US and a number of western countries, China maintained that new members should sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). India is not a signatory to the NPT. India says it will not sign the NPT as it regards it discriminatory. After a series of meetings Muneer Khan, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. This was Sh. Khan s first meeting with the Governor after taking over charge. Khan briefed the Governor about the Internal Security situation in the Valley, particularly in South Kashmir. Advising close surveillance on all fronts Governor asked Sh. Khan to ensure that his Force plays a prompt and pro-active role in solving the New Delhi, May 22: Muslims resorting to triple talaq will face "social boycott" and an advisory will be issued to the 'Qazis' that they should tell the grooms that they will not resort to such a form of divorce, a prominent Muslim body told the Supreme Court today. Dubbing triple talaq as an "undesirable practice" in the Shariat or Islamic law, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said a dispute between husband and Minister said the beneficiaries would also get an insurance card. In case of death due to gas mishap, the affected family would get a compensation of Rs 6 lakh, and if there is loss to property the family would be provided Rs 1 lakh,, the Minister said. He said after getting reports that some deserving people have not found their name in the beneficiary list, the issue was taken with up with the Centre, and a new scheme is coming for them soon. We will soon start PMUY plus scheme for those deserving whose name didn t figure in the present six lakh list, the Minister informed. The Minister informed that the Government is working hard to bring natural gas pipe line from Bathinda, Punjab to JK so that the consumers can get gas through pipe in their homes like they receive water supply. Expressing his gratitude to everyone affiliated with the distribution process, the Minister said that during last year s unrest, the untiring efforts from FCS&CA employees and oil companies ensured hassle-free distribution process across the State. The nation/state between officials of India and China, Beijing backed a twostep approach which stipulates that the NSG members first need to arrive at a set of principles for the admission of non-npt states into the NSG and then move forward with the discussions on specific cases. Analysts here say that with the bilateral discord between India and China increasing, especially after India's boycott of last week's Belt and Road Forum (BRF), China s stand on India s admission into the NSG as well as on the UN listing of JeM leader Masood Azhar will be further hardened. China s Belt and Road (BR) initiative is being opposed by India as it includes the USD 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which traverses through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. problems faced by the people at large. Governor also asked the IGP to devote special attention to see that the educational schedules of the students are wife should be settled through "mutual interaction" and a code of conduct on this has been released by it, keeping in mind the tenets of the Shariat. The AIMPLB, which filed an affidavit, said that in order to discourage triple talaq as a form of divorce, it has decided to "socially boycott" those Muslims who resort to saying talaq in one go and reduce such divorce incidents. It told the apex court, which had heard the pleas challenging the practice of triple talaq at length for six days, that it has already Minister said when all the shops in the valley were closed it was only employees of FCS&CA, and oil companies who without caring for their lives performed their duties to the fullest. He informed during over four months of unrest, around 22 lakh gas cylinders were distributed in the State. The Minister said besides other departments, FCS&CA and the agencies affiliated to distribution process had to work tirelessly as they do not have the luxury of delivering their duties through remote mode. FCS&CA don t have luxury to turn on a switch or open the tap. To ensure food grains, and other essential supplies reach to everyone our employees have to go out and reach to every far off corner of the State and they did it efficiently even in unrest months last year, the Minister said. Praising his employees, the Minister said that he has and will always have high regard for FCS&CA employees for their hard working attitude. He said before joining the department he was scared by many about the working of the department. Army pays homage to slain soldiers Lt Gen JS Sandhu pays tributes Srinagar, May 22 The Army today paid homage to three of its soldiers who were killed in a major counter infiltration operation launched over two days on May 2017 along the Line of Control (LoC) in Naugam sector in North Kashmir during which four heavily armed militants were killed, army spokesman said. Joined by top officials from Civil Administration and other Security Forces operating in the Valley, the Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen JS Sandhu paid rich tributes to Havaldar Giris Gurung, Havaldar Damar Bahadur Pun and Rifleman Rabin Sharma in a solemn ceremony in BB Cantt, Srinagar, the spokesman said in a statement. IGP Kashmir briefs Governor People walk at Connaught Place area during rains in New Delhi. 3 lakh LPG connections issued in JK under PMUY: Zulfkar Minister lauds untiring efforts of FCS&CA employees, oil companies in reaching out to people amid trying circumstances not disrupted under any circumstances and they are immunised from influences which have the potential of vitiating their academic careers. passed a resolution in its working committee meeting on April against the practice of triple talaq. "The stand of Shariat is clear about divorce that the pronouncement of divorce without any reason and that three divorces in one go are not the correct method of pronouncement of divorce. Such a practice is strongly condemned by the Shariat," it said. In its affidavit, AIMPLB said it has decided to issue an advisory through its website, publications and social media platforms asking the Qazis (judge of Jammu, May-22 In a significant Judgment having wide public importance Justice Alok Aradhe of Jammu & Kashmir High Court has quashed Govt. Order dated December, 31, 2014 issued by Commissioner/Secretary to Govt. of J&K, Animal/Sheep Husbandry Department whereby it was directed that the petitioner Dr. Dil Bhadur Singh Incharge Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, Samba who was possessing SC as well as ALC Category, shall be entitled to avail the benefit of SC Category only in career progression. While quashing the impugned Govt. Order, Justice Alok Aradhe directed the GAD as well as the Animal/Sheep Husbandry Department to treat the service/career progression of the petitioner under ALC Category in terms of Section 19 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004, as per the choice/option exercised by the petitioner. After hearing Advocate Tulips are set to bloom at the tourist resort of Pahalgam even as the mini zoo there is also being expanded and the Institute of Hotel Management is setting up a branch there as well. This was decided in a meeting of Pahalgam Development Authority held here with Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti in chair. The meeting was informed that the Department of Floriculture has started raising Tulip bulbs on experimental basis at the world famous resort which hopefully are expected to bloom in coming days. Also a rose garden with around 200 varieties has come up in the bowl and is expected to fully bloom this year, adding to the charm of the place. Another park at Yanner, spread over 60 kanals of land, is being developed for which the necessary papers have been sent to the concerned Departments. In order to provide an added attraction to Nature lovers at the famed tourist destination, the Chief Minister directed expansion of the mini zoo at Pahalgam by the Wildlife Department for which funds have been earmarked under CAMPA. She also directed setting up a camp office of the Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Srinagar at Pahalgam to put the place in the institutional portfolio of the Institute. Addressing the meeting, the Chief Minister directed Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed appearing for the petitioner whereas Senior AAG Seema Khajooria Shekhar and Govt. Advocate Sanjeev Padha appearing for GAD/Animal Husbandry Department, Justice Alok Aradhe observed that Advocate S.S. Ahmed appearing for the petitioner submitted that from the perusal of the impugned order itself, it is evident that the petitioner was appointed as Veterinary Assistant Surgeon under the Open Merit Category and therefore, under Section 19 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004, the petitioner was entitled to claim benefit in the category of his choice for promotion in the Government Service and the petitioner had exercised the aforesaid option when he was asked to do so, however, the aforesaid aspect of the matter was not appreciated by the Animal Husbandry Department while passing the impugned order. On the other hand Senior AAG Seema Khajooria Secy Tourism, School Edu orders hassle-free disposal of files With an aim to bring synergy into administration, Secretary Tourism and School Education, Farooq Ahmad Shah today ordered officials at clerical halls of Tourism and School Education Departments at Civil Secretariat to provide hassle-free disposal of files, failing which can invite action under rules. The Secretary surprise checked the clerical halls of both Departments and advised the officials to avoid unnecessary delays in disposal of different files related to the said departments. He instructed the officials to avoid these unnecessary delays which result in suffering of the teacher community and other employees who had to visit the secretariat from far flung areas for redressal of their problems and grievances. He has been receiving complaints of frequent delays in file work particularly in Education Department. Later, Shah issued on spot orders to maintain the movement registers for employees in the clerical hall so that they should utilize maximum time for official activities. He also instructed the secretariat officials to dispose all the files within shortest time period and any further delays can invite action under rules. Later the Secretary also surprise checked the tourism clerical hall and issued the same instructions for the employees of tourism also working in the secretariat. Shekhar appearing for GAD submitted that the petitioner had already exercised his option and had taken the benefit of SC category at the time of entry into Professional College for undergoing B.V.Sc and AH Course and therefore, he is not entitled to the benefit of ALC Category under Section 19 of the Reservation Act. While rebutting the arguments of Senior AAG, Advocate S.S. Ahmed drew the attention of the Court to the relevant extract of initial appointment order of the petitioner dated February, 17, 1994 which clearly mentioned that no candidate had applied under SC Category which would construe that the petitioner was selected on the post of Veterinary Assistant Surgeon under Open Merit Category. Advocate Ahmed further submitted that the petitioner exercised his option in terms of Section 19 of the Reservation Act, 2004 at the time of his promotion under ALC Category. However the claim of the petitioner for JAMMU TUESDAY MAY 23, 2017 CM chairs 8th meeting of Pahalgam Development Authority TULIPS TO BLOOM AT PAHALG AM, zoo BEING ExPANDED strict compliance of Pahalgam Master Plan and ensure that no violation takes place. She also directed taking strict action against the persons found involved in land encroachment and if need be lodging FIRs against the land grabbers. Mehbooba Mufti directed pacing up of the process of setting up a new hospital, TRC and underground cabling at the tourist resort. She was informed that land has been identified at Lidroo village of Langanbal for setting up of a new hospital for Pahalgam and it is being processed accordingly. She also directed that the Golf Course be maintained as per the highest professional standards and get the requisite machinery for the purpose. She also directed immediate restoration of 85 catch basins at the Golf Course. The Chief Minister also directed the Wildlife and Forest Departments to streamline and simplify the permission for reconstructions within their limits in respect of people living originally there. She also directed undertaking soil erosion works and macadamization of roads and lanes in the town besides installation and operationalisation of high mast and street lights at prominent places in the tourist resort. Mehbooba Mufti directed the Tourism Department to roll out a yearlong calendar of activities at the resort and plan winter activities before hand and hold a snow festival there at a much larger scale. The meeting was also informed about the progress on setting up of an STP, completion of work at shopping complexes at Pahalgam and Aishmuqam and other issues. Minister of State for Tourism, Priya Sethi; MLA, Pahalgam, Altaf Kaloo; Vice-Chairman, JKTDC, Rafi Ahmad Mir; Commissioner-Secretary, Finance, Navin Choudhary; Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Rohit Kansal; Secretary, Tourism, Farooq Ahmad Shah; Secretary, Planning, Saleem Shishgar; heads of several Departments, CEO, PDA, M. A. Simnani and other officers attended the meeting. Social boycott for those who give triple talaq: Muslim law board in SC a Sharia court) to tell the bridegroom at the time of executing the 'Nikahnama' (marriage contract) that they would not resort to 'three divorces in one sitting' in case of differences, as this is an "undesirable practice in Shariat". "At the time of performing Nikah (marriage), the person performing the Nikah will advise the bridegroom/man that in case of differences leading to talaq the bridegroom/man shall not pronounce three divorces in one sitting since it is an undesirable practice in Shariat," the affidavit filed by AIMPLB secretary Mohammad Fazlurrahim said. "At the time of performing 'Nikah', the person performing the 'Nikah' will advise both the bridegroom/man and the bride/woman to incorporate a condition in the 'Nikahnama' to exclude resorting to pronouncement of three divorces by her husband in one sitting," it said. The AIMPLB said it would start a "grand public movement" to ensure that the people desist from pronouncing divorce without any reason and that in case of necessity, only one divorce should be resorted to and in any case three divorces in one go should not be resorted to. "Every effort should be made to convey this message to all segments of Muslims, especially to the poor population, and the help of Imams and orators of the mosques should be called for," it said. The AIM- PLB affidavit would be perused by a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar which had reserved its verdict on the triple talaq issue last week. HC s directive for Govt. Employees possessing 2 reserved categories HC Quashes Order issued in derogation of Sec. 19 of J&K Reser vation Act, 2004 treating his ALC category was denied on the ground that petitioner at the time of entry into service had availed the benefit of SC Category which is factually incorrect. The petitioner, in that fact situation of the case, is entitled to benefit of Section 19 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004 as per the option, as the petitioner has entered into the service as Open Merit Category candidate. After considering the submissions of both the sides Justice Alok Aradhe settled an important question of law on the interpretation of Section 19 of J&K Reservation Act, 2004 and quashed the impugned Govt. Order dated December, 31, 2014 with a direction to the GAD/Animal Husbandry Department to treat the service/career progression of the petitioner under ALC Category in terms of Section 19 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004, as per the choice/option exercised by the petitioner C Y M K C Y M K