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Tamil Nadu CM unveils MGR centenary arch Trump-Kim handshake, optimism to kick off nuclear summit Saurabh, Manu combine to shoot gold in 10m air pistol mixed event JAMMU THURSDAY FEBRUARY, 28 2019

com Pak Air Force targeted India's military installations, bid foiled: MEA Accusing Pakistan Air Force of targeting Indian military installations, India on Wednesday said the attack was foiled

In a very brief press statement, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, accompanied by Air Vice Marshal R G K Kapoor, said details are also being ascertained about Pakistan's claim of

The fresh confrontation came a day after Indian Air Force launched a counter-terrorism action against a training camp of Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM) in Pakistan, based on credible evidence that the

Three persons were arrested for the drug offences during Naka checking at Tulkhan Bijbehara. This is a part of proactive action initiated by Anantnag police against the drug peddlers.

13/2019 U/S 406, 420 and 120- B/RPC P/S Crime Branch, Jammu.

Rajouri-Draba Transmission Line, the shutdown of 132/33 KV Grid Station Rajouri and 132 KV D/C Rajouri-Draba Transmission Line is being observed.

1 Tamil Nadu CM unveils MGR centenary arch Trump-Kim handshake, optimism to kick off nuclear summit Saurabh, Manu combine to shoot gold in 10m air pistol mixed event JAMMU THURSDAY FEBRUARY, VOL. 34 NO. 58 REGD. NO. : JM/JK 118/15 /17 gofpress@gmail.com Pak Air Force targeted India's military installations, bid foiled: MEA Accusing Pakistan Air Force of targeting Indian military installations, India on Wednesday said the attack was foiled successfully but one MIG fighter jet was shot down in the aerial confrontation and a pilot is "missing in action". In a very brief press statement, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, accompanied by Air Vice Marshal R G K Kapoor, said details are also being ascertained about Pakistan's claim of having captured one Indian pilot. The fresh confrontation came a day after Indian Air Force launched a counter-terrorism action against a training camp of Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM) in Pakistan, based on credible evidence that the UNproscribed terror group intended to launch terror Three drug peddlers arrested in Anantnag Three persons were arrested today following an action against those involved in drug peddling in Anantnag. Three persons were arrested for the drug offences during Naka checking at Tulkhan Bijbehara. This is a part of proactive action initiated by Anantnag police against the drug peddlers. Crime Branch Jammu arrests fraudster Crime Branch, Jammu arrested fraudster namely Surjeet Singh S/o Sh. Raghubir Singh, Caste Rajput R/o Gajansoo, Marh, Distt. Jammu in case FIR No. 13/2019 U/S 406, 420 and 120- B/RPC P/S Crime Branch, Jammu. The fraudster with the criminal intention duped the Power shutdown To execute work for twining of conductor at Grid Station Rajouri and rectification of fault of second circuit of 132 KV D/C Rajouri-Draba Transmission Line, the shutdown of 132/33 KV Grid Station Rajouri and 132 KV D/C Rajouri-Draba Transmission Line is being observed. During the shutdown, the power supply to Rajouri, Thanamandi, Mendhar, Poonch, Mandi, Darhal and adjoinin MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar and Air Vice Marshal RGK Kapoor at a media briefing in New Delhi. The Army and BSF have been put on the highest degree of alertness along the border here after air space violations by the neighbouring country and the night-long heavy firing and shelling by Pakistani troops on forward and civilians areas across the LoC which stopped on Wednesday. Authorities have ordered temporary closure of educational institutions in a 5- km radius along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri and attacks. The JeM had taken the responsibility of the terror strike in Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14, in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed. Against the Indian counter-terrorism action, "Pakistan has responded this morning by using its Air Force to target military installations on the Indian side. Due to our high state of readiness and alertness, Pakistan's attempts were foiled successfully," Kumar said. He said the Pakistan Air Force action was detected and the Indian Air Force responded instantly. "In that aerial engagement, one Pakistan Air Force fighter aircraft was shot down by a MiG 21 Bison of the Indian Air Force. The Pakistani aircraft was seen by ground forces falling from the sky Poonch districts on Wednesday amid mounting tensions between the two countries, following the Pulwama terror attack on February 14 and an Indian air strike on Jaish-e- Mohammed camp inside Pakistan on Tuesday. All residents of the border areas have been asked to remain inside their homes and not venture outside. "There was night long-heavy firing and mortar shelling along the LoC in most of areas in Jammu, Rajouri and Poonch districts. However there was no firing IAF pilot missing in action, Pak F16 shot down as clouds of disquiet darken over India, Pakistan An IAF pilot is "missing in action" and a Pakistani fighter jet has been shot down, New Delhi said on Wednesday as fears of war darkened India- Pakistan relations with Islamabad launching retaliatory strikes and claiming it has arrested an Indian pilot in its territory. The Pakistan Army retracted its earlier statement that two Indian Air Force pilots were arrested and in the evening said it had "only one" pilot in its custody. "There is only one pilot Army, BSF troops along IB, LoC put on highest degree of alertness: Officials The Jaish-e- Mohammed terrorists, who were trained in the Balakot camp in Pakistan that was bombed by the Indian fighter jets, used to take four major infiltration routes to enter Jammu and Kashmir to carry out attacks, officials said on Wednesday. Kel, located in the Neelam valley in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, has also been used as the launching point for the terrorists who used to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir. The infiltration routes, which were often used by the JeM terrorists to enter India were Balakot-Kel-Dudhniyal in Kupwara district, Balakot-Kel- KainthawaIi in Magam forest in Kupwara, Balakot-Kel-Lolab in Kupwara and Balakot- Kel- Kachama-Kralpora in Kupwara, a security official said. The JeM and shelling from across the border on Wednesday," officials said. "Army and BSF troops have been put on highest alert along the LoC and International Border (IB) in view of the high degree of tension in wake of air space violations," they said. According to some reports, panic gripped the residents of border areas and some locals have left their homes and moved to safer areas. Pakistan on Wednesday said that its jets crossed the terrorists used to undergo different types of training courses like a three months advance combat course known as Daura-e-Khas, advance armed training course under Pakistan Army's custody. Wing Comd Abhi Nandan is being treated as per norms of military ethics," Pakistani military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor said in the evening. IAF sources identified him as Wing Commander Two Jaish militants killed in Shopian Two Jaish-e- Mohammad (JeM) militants were killed on Wednesday in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Meemendar area of Shopian following information about presence of militants there, the officials said. They said the search operation turned into an encounter after militants opened fire towards the security forces, who retaliated. The two Abhinandan Varthaman. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan tried to defuse the tension by saying war is futile and can lead to unknown consequences while making an oblique reference to the nuclear weapons that both The Pulwama attack is the direct result of the "impunity and cover" provided to the Jaish-e-Muhammed terror group by Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Wednesday as she forcefully raised the terror strike with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi here. Swaraj's meeting with Wang came a day after India destroyed a major Jaish-e- Muhammed (JeM) terror training camp in Pakistan. China, a close ally of Pakistan has repeatedly foiled India's attempts to brand JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist Balakot trained terrorists used to take 4 routes through PoK to enter J&K called Daura-Al-Raad and refresher a training programme. Terrorists at the Balakot camp were trained in handling weapons like AK- 47, PIKA, LMG, rocket launcher, UBGL and grenade. It is suspected that the camp was functioning under cover of 'Madrasa Ayesha Sadiq'. Apart from basic training in weapon handling, the terrorists were also trained in jungle survival, ambush, communication, GPS, map reading etc, the official said. The cadres were also being trained in swimming, sword fighting, horse riding etc. During the training period, the terrorists were radicalised by showing propaganda videos of Jaish-e- Mohammad like hijacking of Indian Airlines flight (IC-814) to Kandahar, alleged atrocities against Muslims, a video namely 'Haan Maine Dekha Hai Gujarat Ka Manzar' on post Godhra riots and the speeches which were exhortation to the mob to bring down Babri Masjid, another official said. In the refresher training programme, various activities like promotion of organisational work, briefing on activities carried out by IAF chopper crashes in JK, 2 pilots among 7 killed The strategic Jammu- Srinagar National Highway was opened for stranded vehicles on Wednesday, three days after it was closed due to multiple landslides and sinking of its 25-metre portion following snowfall and rains, officials said. The by the UN. The JeM, founded by Azhar, has already been in the UN's list of banned terror outfits. In 2009, India had moved a proposal by itself to designate Azhar. This was followed in 2016 when India moved the proposal with the P3 - the United States, the An IAF helicopter crashed in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, killing both its pilots and four others onboard besides a local resident, officials said. The helicopter crashed in an open field near Garend Kalaan village in Budgam around am, they said, adding seven bodies have been Jammu-Srinagar NH opens for stranded vehicles after three days traffic on the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, was restored. Srinagar-bound stranded vehicles, mostly trucks carrying essential commodities were cleared, a traffic department official said. "Subject to fair weather and clearance of road, only stranded Pulwama attack happened due 'impunity and cover' provided to JeM by Pak, Sushma tells China United Kingdom and France in the UN's 1267 Sanctions Committee to ban Azhar, also the mastermind of the attack on the air base in Pathankot in January, In 2017, the P3 nations moved a similar proposal again. However, on all I-T Dept searches premises of head of prominent org in Kashmir, Delhi The Income Tax Department Wednesday said it conducted "sensitive search" that covered the head of a prominent organisation in connection with alleged terror financing and anti-national activities. Four premises in the Kashmir Valley and three in the national capital were searched, the department said without naming the organisation or the persons involved. "The head of a prominent organisation allegedly indulging in anti-national activities along with his associates were covered in a sensitive search action by the Income Tax Department

2 10TH DAY KRIYA With profound grief & sorrow, we inform the sad & sudden demise of our beloved Sh Girdhari Lal Ji originally resident of Magarmal Bagh, Srinagar, presently residing at 16 B/D, Green

2019 and Assembly will be held at Muthi Ghat near Directorate of School Education Jammu at 12.00 Noon.

L Marhatta & Nancy Mrs Veena Tiku -Sister M/s National Roadways (Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar) M/s National Motors (Petrol Pump) (Kunjwani, Jammu) 10TH DAY With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the

M. to onwards at Gurudwara Rani Talab Digiana. inform the sad demise of our beloved father Sh Tara Chand Koul S/o Lt. Daya Ram Koul of Katrasoo Kulgam A/p H.No.

Shanta Koul -Wife Daughters-in-law & Sons Smt and Sh Vijay Kumar Koul Smt and Sh Ramesh K. Koul Smt and Sh Smeesh K. Koul Daughters and Sons-in-law Smt and Sh Shuban Lal Bhat Smt and Sh Manohar K.

Rajani-Parents Uncle & Aunti Mr Dewarka Choudhary (Corporator) & Smt.

Raman, Gugu, Gulu Mob: 9419230437, 9419187653 Sh Tara Chand Koul TENTH DAY With profound grief and sorrow, we regret to inform the sad demise of our beloved Sh. Rattan Lal Koul (Saiba Ji) S/o Lt. Sh. Kanth Koul originally resident of Fateh Kadal Srinagar, at present 5/2 Baba Sidh Goria Lane Koul Sh.

Samast Koul Parivar Sh. Autar Krishan Koul-Brother-in-law Sister & Brother-in-law Smt. Sarla & Sh. Ashwani Raina Mob: 9796682199, 9419616027 regret to inform the sad demise of our beloved mother Smt.

TENTH DAY will be performed at Akhnoor Ghat and ASSEMBLY will be held at our residence Block No. 90. Flat No. 21, Lane No. 18, Jagti Township Nagrota on 28th Feb. 2019 at 11.45 A.M. Son & Daughter-in-law Sh.

V.K. Pandit Smt. Anita Raina & Sh. Sunil Raina Sh.

Kamlesh (Babli) W/o Krishan Kumar (Nai Basti Wale) at present R/o 317-A, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu on 19-2- 2019.

Shatrupa (Mannu) & Rajesh (Raju) Smt. Sakshi & Rohit Devrani & Devar Smt. Saroj Bala & Ashok Kumar Smt. Pooja & CA Parveen Dogra Nanad & Nandoi Smt. Pinki & Hira Lal Smt.

Tenth Day will be performed at Harsa Dabbar Bishnah on 28-02-2019 (Thursday) at 12.30 pm. Kriya will be performed on 03-03- 2019 (Sunday) at our residence at 12.30 pm. Sons & Daughters-in-law Sh Surender Singh Chib & Smt Geeta Chib (Supervisor) Sh Sushil Singh Chib (Sub.

Habbakadal, Srinagar; presently, House No 9, Sect-1, Durganagar Enclave, Jammu on 19.02.19. 10TH DAY KRIYA will be performed on 28.02.19 at Akhnoor and assembly will be held at Muthi Ghat at 12 PM.

Mrs Bimla & Sh Dileep Taing Sister & Brother in Law Mrs Veena & Sh Daleep Wali Sister & Brother in Law Mrs Kaki & Kanwal Krishen -Sister in law & Brother in Law Sweety & Kishore Kumar -Sister in law

Kumar Koul Sister in law & Brother in Law CONT - 9682672399 (WIFE); 9667215210 (BROTHER) 10TH DAY KRIYA With profound grief & sorrow we inform about the sad and untimely demise of Sh Avtar Krishan

: 128, Shiv Colony, Near Shiv Temple, Kunjwani, Jammu who left heavenly abode on 19.02.2019. Tenth Day Kriya will be performed on 28.02.2019 (Thursday) at 07.

Kamlesh (Babli) Grand Children: Harshit, Vaidhvi, Reehu, Aadhvik Mobile No: 9682552765, 9419128271 Sh Janak Singh Chib Mrs Nisha Manhas & Sh Bhupender Singh Manhas Grand Daughters Miss Ekta Chib Miss

& Smt. Sunita (Son and Daughter-in-law) Shri Ashok Jee and Smt. Romi Bhat (Son-in-law & Daughter) Contact:70065-45525 BROTHERS & BHABIES: Smt. & Shri Soom Nath Bhat; Shri Gopi Nath Bhat; Smt.

Kanaya Lal Bhat S/o Late Kanth Ram of Dewar Tral at present House No. 110-B, Basant Nagar, Janipur, Jammu on 24-02-2019. Tenth Day Kriya will be performed at Akhnoor Sh.

2 2 10TH DAY KRIYA With profound grief & sorrow, we inform the sad & sudden demise of our beloved Sh Girdhari Lal Ji originally resident of Magarmal Bagh, Srinagar, presently residing at 16 B/D, Green Belt Park, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu on 19th Feb The 10th Day Kriya will be performed at Akhnoor Ghat on Thursday 28th Feb and Assembly will be held at Muthi Ghat near Directorate of School Education Jammu at Noon. IN GRIEF Son & Daughter-in-law Mr Rajesh Bhat & Mrs Anupama Bhat Brother & Sister-in-law Mr Bansi Lal Bhat & Mrs Urmila Bhat Mr Ramesh Kaul -Brother Brother-in-law & Sister Mr. J.L Marhatta & Nancy Mrs Veena Tiku -Sister M/s National Roadways (Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar) M/s National Motors (Petrol Pump) (Kunjwani, Jammu) 10TH DAY With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved Mr Amit Choudhary S/o Capt. Subash Choudhary R/o Sanjay Nagar who left for heavenly abode on 19 Feb TENTH DAY will be performed on 28 Feb (Thursday) at A.M. to onwards at Gurudwara Rani Talab Digiana. inform the sad demise of our beloved father Sh Tara Chand Koul S/o Lt. Daya Ram Koul of Katrasoo Kulgam A/p H.No. 410/A Sec-2 Vinayak Nagar Muthi on (Tuesday). 10th Day will be performed at Akhnoor Ghat and Assembly will be held at Muthi Ghat (10.00 am) on (Thursday). Shanta Koul -Wife Daughters-in-law & Sons Smt and Sh Vijay Kumar Koul Smt and Sh Ramesh K. Koul Smt and Sh Smeesh K. Koul Daughters and Sons-in-law Smt and Sh Shuban Lal Bhat Smt and Sh Manohar K. Raina , Sh Girdhari Lal Ji M/s National Motors (Service Station) (Kunjwani, Jammu) Mob , , Mr Amit Choudhary Capt Subash Choudhary & Smt. Rajani-Parents Uncle & Aunti Mr Dewarka Choudhary (Corporator) & Smt. Jyoti Mr Girdhari Lal Choudhary & Preeti Mr Hazara Singh & Jeeto Devi Mr Ghar Chand & Sudesh Devi Mr Vijay Choudhary & Anju Bala Dr Rohini Choudhary-Sister Brothers Mr Sumit, Rajan, Rajat, Aman, Raman, Gugu, Gulu Mob: , Sh Tara Chand Koul TENTH DAY With profound grief and sorrow, we regret to inform the sad demise of our beloved Sh. Rattan Lal Koul (Saiba Ji) S/o Lt. Sh. Kanth Koul originally resident of Fateh Kadal Srinagar, at present 5/2 Baba Sidh Goria Lane Koul Sh. Rattan Lal Paloura, Jammu on 19th February TENTH DAY KRIYA will be performed at Akhnoor Ghat on 28th February The Assembly will be held at 12 Noon at the present address. Samast Koul Parivar Sh. Autar Krishan Koul-Brother-in-law Sister & Brother-in-law Smt. Sarla & Sh. Ashwani Raina Mob: , regret to inform the sad demise of our beloved mother Smt. Sham Rani W/o Lt. Sh. Sham Lal Pandita originally resident of Rohama, Baramulla Kmr at present Flat No. 21, Block No. 90, Lane No. 18 Jagti Township Nagrota Smt. Sham Rani Jammu on 19th Feb TENTH DAY will be performed at Akhnoor Ghat and ASSEMBLY will be held at our residence Block No. 90. Flat No. 21, Lane No. 18, Jagti Township Nagrota on 28th Feb at A.M. Son & Daughter-in-law Sh. P.L. Pandita & Santosh Pandita Daughters & Sons-in-law Smt. Nancy Bhat & Sh. M.L. Bhat Smt. Dulari Bhat & Sh. G.L. Bhat Smt. Daizy Bhat & Sh. C.L. Bhat Smt. Purnima Bhat & Sh. B.L. Bhat Smt. Bunty Pandita & Sh. V.K. Pandit Smt. Anita Raina & Sh. Sunil Raina Sh. Girdhari Lal Pandita-Brother-in-law And All Grand Childrens: Cell: / TH DAY With profound grief & sorrow, we regret to inform the sad demise of our beloved Smt. Kamlesh (Babli) W/o Krishan Kumar (Nai Basti Wale) at present R/o 317-A, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu on Tenth Day will take place at Durga Mandir Rampura, Gandhi Nagar Jammu on 28 Feb 2019 (Thursday) at 11:30 AM. Smt. Nidhi & Pankaj -Son & Daughter-in-law Daughter & Sons-in-law Smt. Shatrupa (Mannu) & Rajesh (Raju) Smt. Sakshi & Rohit Devrani & Devar Smt. Saroj Bala & Ashok Kumar Smt. Pooja & CA Parveen Dogra Nanad & Nandoi Smt. Pinki & Hira Lal Smt. Nanni & Ashwani Dutta 10TH DAY/KRIYA With profound grief & sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved Sh Janak Singh Chib (HONY. LT.) S/o Lt. Bari Singh R/o Harsa Dabbar Bishnah Jammu. Tenth Day will be performed at Harsa Dabbar Bishnah on (Thursday) at pm. Kriya will be performed on (Sunday) at our residence at pm. Sons & Daughters-in-law Sh Surender Singh Chib & Smt Geeta Chib (Supervisor) Sh Sushil Singh Chib (Sub.) & Smt Rajni Chib Daughter & Son-in-law With profound grief and sorrow we inform about the sad and untimely demise of SH ROSHAN LAL KOUL S/o Late Sh Swaroop Nath Koul, originally from Malayar, Habbakadal, Srinagar; presently, House No 9, Sect-1, Durganagar Enclave, Jammu on TH DAY KRIYA will be performed on at Akhnoor and assembly will be held at Muthi Ghat at 12 PM. Mrs Meenakshi Koul Wife Shradha Koul Daughter Col Ashok & Neerja Koul Brother& Sister in Law Mrs Rita w/o Late Sh Daleep koul Brother& Sister in Law Mrs Kaki & Sh Vijay Mattoo Sister & Brother in Law Mrs Bimla & Sh Dileep Taing Sister & Brother in Law Mrs Veena & Sh Daleep Wali Sister & Brother in Law Mrs Kaki & Kanwal Krishen -Sister in law & Brother in Law Sweety & Kishore Kumar -Sister in law & Brother in Law Mrs Bini & Satish Koul Sister in law & Brother in Law Mrs Meena & Virender Bhat Sister in law & Brother in Law Veena &Subash Chandra -Sister in law & Brother in Law Girja & Ashok Kumar Koul Sister in law & Brother in Law CONT (WIFE); (BROTHER) 10TH DAY KRIYA With profound grief & sorrow we inform about the sad and untimely demise of Sh Avtar Krishan Bhat Soninlaw of Late Smt. & Sh. Kashi Nath Shah of Wanpoh, Anantnag (Kmr) and Son of Late Smt. & Sh. Sri Kanth Bhat of Devsar, Kulgam (Kmr.), presently at Lane No. 3, House No.: 128, Shiv Colony, Near Shiv Temple, Kunjwani, Jammu who left heavenly abode on Tenth Day Kriya will be performed on (Thursday) at AM at Akhnoor Ghat and Assembly will be held at AM at Muthi Ghat, Near Directorate of Education Office, Muthi, Jammu. : Smt. Phoola Jee Bhat (Wife) Obituary Smt. Kamlesh (Babli) Grand Children: Harshit, Vaidhvi, Reehu, Aadhvik Mobile No: , Sh Janak Singh Chib Mrs Nisha Manhas & Sh Bhupender Singh Manhas Grand Daughters Miss Ekta Chib Miss Vishali Chib Grand Sons Mr Rohit Chib Mr Aniket Chib Great Grand Childrens Miss Jagruti Manhas Miss Vani Rajput , , SH ROSHAN LAL KOUL Sh Avtar Krishan Bhat Shri Vinod & Smt. Sunita (Son and Daughter-in-law) Shri Ashok Jee and Smt. Romi Bhat (Son-in-law & Daughter) Contact: BROTHERS & BHABIES: Smt. & Shri Soom Nath Bhat; Shri Gopi Nath Bhat; Smt. & Shri Maharaj Krishan; Smt. & Shri Dwarika Nath Bhat of Devsar, Kulgam (Kmr.) GRANDCHILDREN: Sahil, Rohan and Saanvi Samast Shah, Raina and Tickoo Parivars inform the sad demise of our brother Sh. Kanaya Lal Bhat S/o Late Kanth Ram of Dewar Tral at present House No. 110-B, Basant Nagar, Janipur, Jammu on Tenth Day Kriya will be performed at Akhnoor Sh. Kanaya Lal Ghat on and Assembly will Bhat be held at above address at 12 Noon. Smt. & Sh. Bansi Lal Bhat - Brother & Bhabi Smt. & Sh. Ashok Kumar Bhat - Brother & Bhabi Sisters & Brothers-in-law Smt. & Sh. Mohan Lal Bhat Smt. & Sh. Awtar Krishan Pandita Ph.No: TH DAY/KRIYA inform the sad demise of our beloved Sh. Dalip Gupta S/o Late Sh. Behari Lal Gupta R/o 5A/B, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu on 19 February th Day will be performed on 28th Feb, 11 AM at Laxmi Narayan Mandir Sh. Dalip Gupta (back side) Gandhi Nagar, Jammu. Kriya will be performed on 03rd March at 12 Noon at our residence. Kalpana Gupta -Wife Nakul Gupta -Son Daughter & Son-in-law Meenakshi & Sanjay Gupta Bhabis & Brothers Radha Gupta W/o Late Sh. Harivansh Lal Gupta Santosh & Tilak Raj Gupta Chanchal & Vijay Gupta Vimal & Kashvinder Gupta Sister & Brother-in-law Veena W/o Late Dr. Yashveer Gupta Grand Children: Amiksha and Ansh 5 A/B, Near Auquaf Market, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu 10TH DAY With profound grief and sorrow we inform the sad demise of our beloved father Sh. Shanti Saroop Ji S/o Late Sh. Amar Nath. 10th Day will be performed on 28/02/2019 Mahajan Hall at Noon. :- Son & Daughter-in-law Sh. Surinder Kumar J.E RDD Smt. Rekha Gupta Sudhmahadev Wale Grand Son and Daughter Abhay Mahajan Shriya Brother and Sisiter-in-law Smt. Krishani Devi W/o Late Sh. Charanjeet Lal Smt. Darshani Devi W/o Late Sh.Jagdish Raj Smt.Savitri Devi W/o Late Sh.Kewal Krishan Smt, Veena Devi W/o Sh. Yash Pal Smt. Sunita Devi W/o Sh.Sham Lal Smt. Sushma Devi W/o Sh. Jyoti Parkash Sister and Brother-in-law Smt. Moni Rani W/o Late Sh.Raj Kumar Smt. Shashi Devi W/o Sh.Sat Pal Contact BARKHI BARKHI of our beloved Smt. Chanchala Devi W/o Shri Chander Mohan Sharma will be performed on (Thursday) at our residence H.No. 504 Toph Sherkhania Jammu at 12:00 Noon. Smt. Chanchala Shri Chander Mohan - Husband Devi Sons & Daughters-in-law Anurag Sharma & Dali Sharma Bhavna Sharma & Anubhav Sharma Daughter & Son-in-law Sumit Bakshi & Smt Pratim Bakshi Grand Children Master Samar Bakshi Master Sarthak Sharma Master Kanha, Shaya, Shruti , , inform the sad demise of our beloved father, Shri Bansi Lal Karwani S/o Late Shri Shivji Karwani, on 20- February- 2019, originally resident of Zaindar Mohalla, Habakadal, Srinagar, Kashmir. Presently residing at B-703, Sanskriti Apartments, GH-5, Sector-43, Gurugram, Haryana. Tenth Day Kriya will be performed on March 1, 2019, am at Ganga Canal, Meerut Road, Murad Nagar, Utter Pradesh. Om Shanti!!! Sh. Shanti Saroop Ji Shri Bansi Lal Karwani Ramesh and Renuka Karwani -Son & Daughter-in-law Muskan and Hemang Karwani -Grand Children Contact No , , In Grief Sh Girdhari Lal & Smt Shama Kaul (Karwani) -Brother & Sister-in-law Shri Pushkar Nath and Smt Pushpa (Karwani) -Brother & Sister-in-law Smt Krishna Trisal W/o Late Shri P.N Trisal -Sister Shri Ravi & Smt Kalpana Kaul (Karwani) Dr Kamlesh & Dr Sunita Kaul (Karwani) Shri Vijay & Smt Shweta Kaul (Karwani) In Laws; Smt Girja Bhan W/o Late Shri T.N Bhan Smt Ekta and Shri Deepak Razdan KRIYA/RASAM PAGRI inform the sad demise of our beloved mother Smt Veero Devi W/o Late Sh Parmanand Sharma R/o Krishna Nagar Miran Sahib at present House No.120 Sector-3 Nanak Nagar (Nav Shiv Mandir Lane) Jammu on Kriya will be held on Thursday, Smt Veero Devi 28th Feb at our residence at 120/3 Nanak Nagar at 1.00 PM. Rasam Pagri will be held on Friday, 1st March 2019 at our residence at 120/3 Nanak Nagar Jammu at 3.00 PM. Daughter-in-law & Son Smt Champa Sharma & Sh Vijay K. Sharma Dy. Director Fisheries (Retd) Er. Rajinder K. Sharma Daughters and Sons-in-law Smt Chanchal Sharma & Sh Sudarshan K. Sharma Smt Kanta Sharma & Sh Vijay Kr. Sharma Smt Santosh Sharma & Sh Priti Paul Sharma Grand Daughters-in-law & Grand Sons Mrs Radha & Mr Sanjay K. Sharma (GRP) Er. Neha & Er. Vinay K. Sharma (S.D.E BSNL) Grand Son: Rishabh Sharma Grand Daughter: Rushali Sharma Great Grand Son: Master Madhav Great Grand Daughters: Pihu & Amaira Mobile: , , JAMMU thursday FebrUAry 28, TH DAY KRIYA With profound grief & sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved mother Smt Prabhawati Pandit W/o Lt Shridhar Pandit R/o Martgam, Handwara Distt Kupwara A/p Block L Qtr No. 5, TRT Camp Nagrota who left for heavenly abode on 24th February th Day will be performed on at 8 AM (Near Community Hall TRT Nagrota). Sons & Daughters-in-Law Sh Chaman Lal & Smt Rita Sh Shuban Lal & Smt Rita Sh Jawahar Lal & Smt Babita Sh Dwarika Nath & Smt Vijay Sh Pran Nath & Smt Daizy Daughters & Son-in-Law With profound grief & sorrow, we regret to inform the sad demise of our beloved mother Smt. Shakuntala Bhat (Bajji) W/o Lt. Sh. Moti Lal Bhat of Delina Baramulla at present H.No. 361, Krishna Vihar, Lane No. 7 Janipur housing Smt. Shakuntala Bhat (Bajji) Colony, Jammu left for her heavenly abode on TENTH DAY KRIYA will be performed on at Akhnoor Ghat & Assembly will be held at Muthi Ghat, near Directorate of Education at 11:30 AM. : Sons & Daughter-in-laws Mr. Vineep Bhat & Mrs. Sheetal Bhat Mr. Anil Bhat & Mrs. Sonya Bhat Mr. Vikram Bhat & Mrs. Sheetal Bhat Mr. Rajesh Koul & Mrs. Priya Koul In-laws Sh. M.K. Bhat & Smt. Vasanta Bhat Lt. Sh. G.K. Bhat & Smt. Veena Bhat Sh. C.L. Bhat & Smt. Rajni Bhat Sh. Lt. S.K. Bhat & Smt. Sameeta Bhat Smt. Pairy Koul & Lt. Sh. M.L.Koul Smt. Girja Koul & Sh. Pran Koul Grand Children : Naman, Anmol, Ridhaan, Khushi SAMAST BHAT & KOUL PARIVAR regret to inform the sad demise of our beloved mother Smt. Girja Pandita (Pyari) W/o Sh. Kashi Nath Pandita on 25th of Feb 2019 (Monday). Originally resident of Sheshyar Habba Kadal, Srinagar (Kmr.) Presently residing at Flat No-1, Block-169, Lane-26, Jagti Township, Jammu. The 10th Day Assembly will be held at our residence on 6th of March 2019 Wednesday at 11:00A.M : Sh. Kashi Nath Pandita (Hushand) Daughter in law & Son Rajni Pandita & Sunil Pandita Daughter's and Son in law's Veena Durrani & Tej K. Durrani Juley Dhar & Jawahar L. Dhar (Sameer ji) Smt Prabhawati Pandit Smt Krishni Devi W/o Lt Sh Soom Nath Pandita Smt Anupama & Sh Ashok Kumar Koul Mob No: , Smt. Girja Pandita Grand Childrens: Mohit, Mehak, Parth, Isha, Komal, Anmol Contact: , , KRIYA/UTHALA regret to inform the sad demise of our beloved mother Smt. Satya Devi W/o Late Sh. Sansar Chand of Dhakki Sarajan at present H. No. 56, Lane No. 8 Gurah Bakshi Nagar Jammu on KRIYA will be performed on Thursday at Smt. Satya Devi our residence. UTHALA will be performed at Samriti Bhawan near Ram Mandir Gurah Bakshi Nagar on Friday from 3 P.M. to 4 P.M. Son & Daughter-in-law Anita Anand W/o Late Sh. Surinder Kumar Daughters & Sons-in-law Santosh & Munish Arora Vinod & Ved Parkash Anand Grand Children: Salil Anand, Shubam Anand, Anuj Anand, Neeta Anand, Neerza Anand, Sonam Arora Deepika & Nitin Anand Kanica & Er Sahil Arora Mob: , inform the sad demise of our beloved father Sh Piaray Lal Pandita S/o Lt. Sh Sarwanand Pandita originally resident of Irkumoo, Kokernag district Anantnag, at present Lane No.21, Block No.129, Flat No.24, Sh Piaray Lal Migrant Township, Jagti, Nagrota. Pandita Tenth Day Kriya will be performed on 04th of March 2019 at Tawi Ghat near Sainik School, Nagrota at 9.00 am. Smt Rekha Pandita -Wife Shankey Pandita -Son Son-in-law & Daughter Sh Rahul Pandita & Shivani Pandita Brother & Bhabi Sh Roshan Lal Pandita & Purmila Pandita Sh Girdhari Lal Koul & Mohni Koul -Jija Ji & Sister

3 BJP holds meeting to discuss voter issues BJP In view of the approaching elections, BJP s Committee for Liaison with Election Commission held a meeting, in which it discussed various issues

The meeting was chaired by BJP State Secretary & Incharge BJP s Committee for Liaison with Election Commission Rajinder Sharma (Councillor, JMC) and was attended by Committee members BJP State

In the meeting, there were threadbare discussions on various important issues related to voters and the voter lists.

Card, Govt. recognised ID to check the menace of fake or bogus voting and this must be widely publicised.

t was also stressed that the Sensitive polling stations/booth to be set up in a safe area and provided with full security for Minority communities.

3 3 BJP holds meeting to discuss voter issues BJP In view of the approaching elections, BJP s Committee for Liaison with Election Commission held a meeting, in which it discussed various issues pertaining to the voters at party headquarter, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu. The meeting was chaired by BJP State Secretary & Incharge BJP s Committee for Liaison with Election Commission Rajinder Sharma (Councillor, JMC) and was attended by Committee members BJP State Incharge Human Rights Cell Adv. Hunar Gupta and BJP District Secretary Sat Paul Karlupia (Councillor, JMC). In the meeting, there were threadbare discussions on various important issues related to voters and the voter lists. It was emphasized in the meeting that it must be made compulsory that during the Voting Process, Voter Slip must be supplemented with ID-Proofs such as Adhaar Card, Ration Card, Driving Licence, Pan Card, Govt. recognised ID to check the menace of fake or bogus voting and this must be widely publicised. It was made point in the meeting to ensure immediate measures on simplification of Migrants M form procedure and the same needs to be much publicised, for the awareness of the concerned community. t was also stressed that the Sensitive polling stations/booth to be set up in a safe area and provided with full security for Minority communities. The committee members also decided to stress on the Non-Kashmiri voters who reside in Kashmir province and said that they must be enrolled in parliamentary electoral rolls as early as possible for the success of the democratic process. The committee was also of the view that the Voter list should also be provided in English as well as local language as most of the people of the state do not write or read Urdu, so any such communications only in the Urdu language make much of the process worthless as it fails to serve the actual purpose it is intended for. Sthapana Diwas of Shri Chandi Mata at Lakshmi Mandir, Pacca Danga on March 1st Sarv Shakti Chandi Mata Mandir, Jammu is celebrating the Annual day function (Sthapana Diwas) of Shri ChandiMata (Machail Wali) at the Sarv Shakti Chandi Mata Mandir, located in the premises of Shri Maha Lakshmi Mandir, Pacca Danga, Jammu. As per press release, HAVAN and Kanjak Poojan will be performed on Friday i,e from 9 to 11 A.M while Bhandara will be organized at Brahmin Sabha, Parade on the same day from 12:00 noon to 03:00 P.M. and Kirtan shall be performed in the premises of Shri Maha Lakshmi Ji Temple, Pacca Danga, Jammu from 01:00 P.M. to 08:00 P.M. as usual. To seek the blessings of goddess Chandi, the function is likely to be attended by a large number of devotees from all walks of life besides VIP s. The Sanstha has urged upon the concerned authorities for making adequate security and other arrangements for smooth organization of the event & restricting of vehicular movement in the area on (Friday). Bali demand compensation for the people of Halogan village Sewa Singh Bali, State General Secretary Panthers Trade Union (PTU), J&K during a press conference, he requested to His Excellency the Governor of J&K, Shri Satya Pal Malik the village of Halogan comes under National Highway four lane Road. Mr. Bali said that all the houses in the said village are damaged and land under this road due to negligence National Highway Authority of India, he appealed to Hon ble Governor allotted the residential plots to people of this village and also provide the compensation. Mr. Bali said that a PHC Centre at Ukhral and there is no any Gyn. doctor due to this pregnant ladies are suffering badly, he said that there is urgent need to appoint the Gyn. doctor in the said PHC Centre. Mr. Bali said that a lot of houses have been damaged, crops & fruit plants also destroyed due to heavy snow fall. A team send in these areas for proper verification and provide the compensation to needful peoples said Bali. He also said that Daily Wagers/Need basis employees are also suffering due to their pending wages, they are serving in BJP Jammu West organizes Labharthi Sammelan Following directions of Central leadership of party, BJP unit of Jammu West organized Labharthi Sammelan (Beneficiaries meeting) at Guru Ravi Dass Sabha in which hundreds of people who have been directly benefitted from various schemes of Narendra Modi led Central Government participated and showed their enthusiasm and never ending support for BJP and their Prime Minister. Member of Parliament Jammu-Poonch Jugal Kishore Sharma was the Chief Guest and Former State President BJP and Ex Minister Sat Sharma (CA) was the guest of honor in the program. The program was organized under the leadership of District President Ayodhya Gupta. State Secretary and Prabhari Jammu West Praduman singh, State Secretary BJP and Corporator Ward 41 Sanjay Baru, Corporator Ward 40 Neelam Nargotra, Corporator Ward 32 Sat Pal Karlupia and Corporator Ward 29 Surinder Choudhary were also present.speaking on the occasion, Jugal Kishore Sharma said that Central Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched all segments of society Criticising district police authorities for harassing youth of Jammu and picking them up on selective basis, State BJP general secretary J & K Yudhvir Sethi today said that post Pulwama Attack whatever happened here was unfortunate but when civil society of Jammu belonging to different departments like PHE, PWD, CPW s, PDD, Cook, Sweeper NHRM etc. Mr. Bali appeal to Hon ble Governor kindly consider the above mentioned demands on priority basis. Others who were present in the press conference included Priskshit Singh, Sarpanch Bhugterian, Partap Singh Jamwal, Rampaul Bhagat & Om Singh in every sphere and works done under his leadership in last 5 years itself speak that our country has touched new heights today and lifestyle of many has been changed by hundreds of schemes launched by Modi Government. He stated that NDA government has worked without any partiality and every segment of society has been benefitted equally which states that for BJP, Nation is important than power. Sat Sharma said that from Development to Defence, Narendra Modi led NDA Government has remained on number one position from day one and with many schemes which have directly benefitted the needy across country including Ujjwala Yojna, Stop harassing Jammu youth on selective basis, Yudhvir Sethi asks Police Criticising district police authorities for harassing youth of Jammu and picking them up on selective basis, State BJP General Secretary J&K Yudhvir Sethi today said that post Pulwama Attack whatever happened here was unfortunate but when civil society of Jammu belonging to different sections of society had resolved to settle issues amicably why is that young boys are being affected. Launching a strong protest here today, Yudhvir Sethi said no action is being taken against those who raised pro- Pakistan slogans and also against India. He added that those who burst crackers after Pulwama Attack are still roaming free. He urged authorities to not to harass youth and instead hood an inquiry into the fact as to why police didn't reach the spot in time where vehicles were burnt and many youth resorted to stone pelting. Yudhvir Sethi said now that everyone representing their community different sections of society had resolved to settle issues amicably why is that young boys are being affected. Launching a strong protest here today, Yudhvir Sethi said no action is being taken against those who raised pro- Pakistan slogans and also against India. He added that those who burst crackers after Pulwama Attack are still roaming free. He Former Deputy Chief Minister & BJP Senior Leader, Kavinder Gupta today toured Gandhi Nagar Constituency and started various developmental works at ward 50 Sector 3 Channi; Ward 52 and ward 53 in Gandhi Nagar Constituency. Kavinder Gupta started much awaited lane and drains work at sector 3 Channi in ward 50 to be executed by JMC. On the occasion Neena Gupta, Kulbir Charak, Ishant Gupta among other prominent persons of the area were present. Speaking on the occasion, Gupta said that union Government is committed to provide all basic amenities like adequate drinking water, power, education, healthcare facilities and other civic facilities to the people of all the three regions of the State especially the areas where there is lack of basic amenities to the public. In ward 52 work of up-gradation of lane and drain was started along with the councillor Ajay Gupta. Vinay Gupta, Manohar Lal and bazar associations besides Prominent citizens have decided to not to allow such elements to disturb peace, police must felicitate and get the issue resolved. Instead of harassing youth they must issue warnings and also keep their house in order so that police reaches for the help of people or to restore calm whenever needed. He said Jammu people belonging to all sections of society and community are peace loving and won't let antisocial elements to distribute this peace here at all costs. Swach Bharat, Jan Dhan Yojna, Make in India, Skill India, Beti Bachao Beti Padao and others, our Prime Minister has changed the scenario of India and further it has also helped in booming our economic growth rate as well which has made India as fastest growing economy in the world. State Secretary BJP Veenu Khanna, District President Mahila Morcha Veena Gupta, District General Secretaries Adv Rajesh Gupta & Sanjeev Sharma, Mandal President Vijay Sharma, State Vice President BJYM Adv Annu Behnal, Mandal General Secretaries Jatin Sethi & Keshav Chopra, Sahil Koul, Yash Pal Salgotra and several others were also present. Stop harassing Jammu youth on selective basis, Yudhvir Sethi asks Police urged authorities to not to harass youth and instead hood an inquiry into the fact as to why police didn't reach the spot in time where vehicles were burnt and many youth resorted to stone pelting. Yudhvir Sethi said now that everyone representing their community and bazar associations besides Prominent citizens have decided to not to allow such elements to disturb peace, police must felicitate and get the issue resolved. Instead of harassing youth they must issue warnings and also keep their house in order so that police reaches for the help of people or to restore calm whenever needed. He said Jammu people belonging to all sections of society and community are peace loving and won't let antisocial elements to distribute this peace here at all costs. On directions of State President BJYM J&K BJYM R S PURA conduct review meeting at R.S Pura regarding upcoming Bike Rally. The meeting was chaired by Sangthan Mantri Naresh Sharma, District President BJP Brijeshwar Rana, District President BJYM Rinku Choudhary also accompanied by General Secretaries Rohit Sharma, Sonu Pandit, Amit Choudhary. In the meeting, Rinku Choudhary called upon office bearers to start preparations for Kamal Sandesh Motor Cycle Maharally which will be Menia, Nitin Thapa, Amit Jamwal, Sandeep Gupta, Ramesh Sharma and other local leaders of BJP & BJYM were present on the occasion. While addressing the gathering Gupta said BJP is the party of real; development and all the works couldn t be taken up for the execution due to bad weather should be taken up for the execution shortly. Gupta said that it is the responsibility of the concerned officers and engineers to conduct field survey and project plans on priority. Referring to the developmental works under execution in Gandhi Nagar Constituency, Gupta said that the construction of various developmental projects are apace and on completion of these schemes it will change the socio-economic conditions of the people of the area. Later Gupta started laying of paver tiles in ward 53 along with the councillor Jyoti Devi to be executed by JMC. Gupta was accompanied by Councillors Sham Lal, Prerna Nanda, Manmeet Singh, By giving Pakistan (Aatankistan) a befitting reply, Once again Nation proved its ability on the international front : Neeraj held on 2 March, 11 AM on each constituency across the country. In this meeting the District team discussed with roadmap of the rally. Naresh Sharma Sangthan Mantri said that youth is only hope for India and so take participate in the rally to ensure PM Modi will become Prime Minister Again. District President BJP Brijeshwar Singh Rana said that BJP Parent Team and Yuva Morcha will work together to make this rally successful. District President BJYM Rinku Choudhary said to his team members if we work together then we will definitely sure BJP will Sh. Neeraj Gupta Zonal President JKNPP along with his supporters and party workers protested at Press Club against Pakistan on its attempt to enter into Indian Territory through its fighter planes. He said that by this act of Pakistan it is proved that Pakistan is not in ready to learn a lesson from his past defeat of 1971 and Kargil war. He further added that we are proud of our IAF and all other wings of Indian Army and Indian Security Forces and we are sure that that they are capable enough to give Pakistan a befitting reply for its coward acts. We the people of India want that IAF and Indian Army must hoist flag in Islamabad. We are eagerly waiting for that day. We being the peaceful nation must do something to erase the name of Pakistan from the International map so that no other country or association dare to protect terrorism. Today Pakistan has fired at the residential places of LOC and also attempted to enter into the Indian Territory, which is threat to our security. Indian Air Force has strike down one of its plane so as to send a message to them that we want peace, but not at the cost of our nation and innocent people. He said that it is our demand from the core of our heart that the Pakistan should be declared as a terrorists state and this time there should a war of conclusion so that Pakistan don t dare to indulge in proxy war against India. He said that Govt. should immediately withdraw the order of ceasefire so that the security forces can ensure the security of common man. During the press conference he was accompanied by Jagdish Singh Baryal, Romesh Lal, Ravinder Singh, Parmanand, Devinder Singh, om parkash Etc BJYM R S Pura District conducts meeting to review preparations of Bike Rally martyrs of Pulwama come again in Centre Government and our dream Namoagain will come true. At the end Shashi Uttam was nominated as Mandal President R S Pura. Bikram Sandhu nominated as City President R S Pura. Other who are present in this meeting are Balbir Singh Chib, Sunny Sharma, Anil Bhagat, Vivaan Sharma, Sahil Gandhi, Sham Sunder, Govind Kumar, Rajat Gupta, Gourav Sharma, Mukesh, Sahil Bhagat, Ankit, Sunil Bhagat, Sourabh Sharma, Romesh Mumalia, Rameshwar Singh Bablu, Naseeb Kumar, Govind Sharma. Kavinder Starts Various Developmental works In Gandhi Nagar Constituency Harmeet Singh, K.D Sharma, Sahil Gupta among other prominent persons of the area. He said BJP will fully support the newly elected representatives from the various wards for the development of the area. Interacting with the people, Kavinder Gupta said that development programmes have been launched in the constituency with the aim to provide better amenities to the people. On the occasion, local people projected charter of demands which included construction and up-gradation of Lanes and drains in area. Gupta gave them patient hearing and assured them that their genuine demands will be looked into. He said the construction work on various ongoing developmental projects is apace in the area but the need of the hour is to utilize 100 percent funds earmarked for the current fiscal. He asked the people to cooperate with the Government in implementation of developmental schemes and avail maximum benefits of schemes.

4 DSE Jammu provides "Exam Stress management" Counselling to 30,000 students Fortis Healthcare, Bharti foundation roped in for promoting counseling, stress management skills Principal Secretary,

entrepreneurship culture in the state. The Principal Secretary was speaking at a meeting he convened to review the skill development in the livestock sector.

All District Officers of allied departments also gave their inputs on Skill Development activities through video conferencing from their respective DC offices.

4 4 DSE Jammu provides "Exam Stress management" Counselling to 30,000 students Fortis Healthcare, Bharti foundation roped in for promoting counseling, stress management skills Principal Secretary, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries and Transport Departments, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, today said that promotion of skill-based training in livestock sector will enhance youth employability and entrepreneurship culture in the state. The Principal Secretary was speaking at a meeting he convened to review the skill development in the livestock sector. The meeting was briefed about the present status of Skill Development Mission besides steps being taken to provide skill development to the concerned stakeholders. All District Officers of allied departments also gave their inputs on Skill Development activities through video conferencing from their respective DC offices. Principal In its endeavors to destress and facilitate students appearing in upcoming Board exams in summer zone of Jammu Division, the Directorate of School Education has provided exam stress management counseling to about 30,000 students of Government schools. This was informed by the spokesperson of DSE here today. Experts from Department of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences, Fortis Health care New Delhi, Bharti Foundation, a philanthropic arm of Bharti (Airtel) Enterprise, counseling cell DSEJ members and officials of education department working in counseling cells at different levels conducted group counseling sessions on exam stress management, study skills, exam writing skills etc. Pertinently, as per the calendar issued by DSE counseling cell months of December and January have been marked for activities related to exam stress management, study skills. Likewise, the counseling cell DSEJ collaborated with Department of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Fortis Health Care, New Delhi for organizing workshops in different government schools besides roping in Bharti foundation a philanthropic arm of Bharti (Airtel) Enterprise for professional training of teaching staff from School Education Department. The Bharti Foundation has trained about 227 teachers of 187 schools in seven districts on various counselling skills including exam stress management skills, goal setting, career guidance etc. through professionals hired for the purpose. These teachers are imparting skills to the students going to appear in board exams. Meanwhile, online sessions were also conducted by Romesh Kumar Sharma, I/C counselling cell DSEJ connecting almost 60 ICT/CAL schools of Jammu division benefitting approximately 2000 students. The students raised several queries about various issues related to exams stress, memory enhancement, forgetting, study during exams etc. which were answered by the Resource person. Besides, different programmes related to exam stress management are being organized through different media platforms like radio FM, television etc. A Tele-counselling helpline for government school students of Jammu division with contact number and Id counsellingcelldsej@gmai l.com has also been launched for examination stress related queries. Pertinently, Government is seriously working on institutionalization and professionalization of counselling structure in the state with special emphasis on capacity building of staff with an aim to make counselling interventions more cost effective and sustainable. LOCaL/NaiONaL Secretary also sought a detailed report from the concerned officers of different allied departments including Agriculture, Animal, Sheep Husbandry, and Fisheries DC Reasi inaugurates Horticulture workshop cum conference District Development Commissioner, Indu Kanwal Chib, today inaugurated district level conference cum workshop organized by Department of Horticulture under Pardhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna (PMKSY) at Katra. More than 300 farmers from different areas of the district participated in the event. The DDC emphasized holding of more such programmes in far off areas of the district for maximum coverage of people. She asked the department to apply digital tools to create awareness among the farmers about the latest technology in cultivation of fruit crops. Earlier, the DDC inspected the stalls established in the event displaying different activities of the department and its allied sectors. Joint Director Horticulture, Tarvinder Singh educated the orchardists regarding various centrally and state sponsored developmental schemes. He focused on the objectives of the Pardhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna and various incentives available for the farmers under the said scheme. District level subject matter Specialist Sh. Raghunath Upadhaya and Sandeep kumar apprised the orchardists of latest interventions in production of fruit crops and the plant protection measures. Besides, the scientist from KVK Reasi spoke on the occasion on water management measures especially in rainfed areas of the district.the DDC emphasized holding of more such programmes in far off areas of the district for maximum coverage of people. She asked the department to apply digital tools to create awareness among the farmers about the latest technology in cultivation of fruit crops. Chief Horticulture Officer Vaishno Kant Gupta presented vote of thanks. Skill dev in livestock sector to enhance youth employability: Dr Samoon DC Bandipora sets April 12 deadline to make Patushai Grid Station functional BaNDIPora, february 27: Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza Wednesday set a deadline of one month to complete the works of Bandipora-Badampora Transmission Line to make the Patushai Grid Station functional. He said this while reviewing the power scenario in Bandipora district. The meeting was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Assistant Commissioner Revenue Reyaz Ahmad Beigh, Joint Director Planning Imtiyaz Ahmad, Executive Engineers of various wings of Power Department, Project Manager BBTL and other senior officers of the district. Deputy Commissioner stressed on the officials of the department to ensure quality works on the construction of towers and expedite the work to erect the remaining towers so BaNDIPora, february 27: that the grid can be made functional. He regretted the inconvenience faced by the people owing to the delay and said the power woes in Bandipora will be minimised if the grid is made operational at earliest. He said the people have faced a lot of hardships owing to the power crisis and assured that the grid station will be made functional soon. The meeting was informed that out of 111 towers, 99 towers have been erected, for 10 towers foundations are complete while for two towers the foundation is to be laid at Mansbal and Qazipora. Deputy Commissioner directed the executing agency to complete the erection of all left out towers by the end of March while the laying and stringing of conductors for the left out towers besides charging of the 50 MVA 1332/33KV Grid Station by April 12th. srinagar, february 27: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Wednesday instructed the officers of essential services departments in the district to ensure round-the-clock availability of the same. The DC was speaking at a meeting convened here to take stock of essential services and supplies and stocks of essential commodities in the district. The DC said that sufficient quantities of fuel stocks have arrived in Kashmir and it was important that distribution and then provision was monitored in order to ensure judicious use of stocks. He said that distribution to all 46 fuel stations in the district will be completed by this evening. He instructed that magistrates will ensure that no storages are allowed in fuel distribution to dealers. He warned against hoarding of fuel stocks adding that strict action under DDC reviews implementation of PMSYM in Bandipora about the progress of various initiatives in their respective departments. He stressed upon the concerned that all steps to provide skill development to stakeholders like farmers, traders and other allied sectors be ensured on ground level in all the regions of the state. Principal Secretary said that the government is committed to provide required infrastructure for skill development programme for further development of the National Livestock Mission. Director Fisheries, Director Finance ASH, Director Animal Husbandry, Kashmir/Jammu, Director Sheep Husbandry, Kashmir/Jammu, Director Agriculture, Kashmir/Jammu, Director Horticulture J&K, Director Sericulture J&K, MD Wool Board and other senior officers of concerned departments were present in the meeting. Ensure round-the-clock availability: DC Srinagar to officers of essential services Sufficient quantities of fuel stocks arrive in Kashmir District Development Commissioner, Bandipora Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza Wednesday convened a meeting to review the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan (PM-SYM) scheme. The meeting was attended by Assistant Commissioner Revenue Reyaz Ahmad Beigh, Joint Director Planning Imtiyaz Ahmad, Assistant Commissioner Development Jahangir Ahmad Khanday, District heads of various departments and other senior officials. The Deputy Commissioner asked the officials to create awareness among the people regarding the scheme so that deserving persons are enrolled in the scheme to avail the benefits. Giving details, Mirza said the scheme is voluntary and contributory pension scheme for the unorganised workers mostly engaged as home-based workers, street vendors, mid-day meal workers, head loaders, brick kiln workers, cobblers, rag pickers, domestic workers, washer men, rickshaw pullers, landless labourers, own account workers, agricultural workers, construction workers, beedi workers, handloom workers, leather workers, audio- visual workers and similar other occupations whose monthly income is Rs 15,000/ per month or less and belong to the entry age group of years. He said that each subscriber under the PM- SYM scheme shall receive minimum assured pension of Rs 3000/- per month after attaining the age of 60 years and in case the subscriber dies, the spouse of the beneficiary shall be entitled to receive 50% of the pension received by the beneficiary as family pension. Mirza said subscriber s contributions to PM-SYM shall be made through auto-debit facility from his/ her savings bank account/ JanDhan account and the subscriber is required to contribute the prescribed contribution amount from the age of joining PM-SYM till the age of 60 years. The DDC asked the officers to promote the scheme through various modes of communication in every corner of the district including print, electronic and social media. He asked the CSC operators to expedite the process of enrolment in the district so that the enrolment can be completed within the stipulated time. He also had feedback on status of implementation of the scheme on ground which will ensure pension for the unorganised workers. law would be taken against violators. Dr Shahid Iqbal said separate quantities of fuel will be reserved for ambulances at designated fuel stations in the district. CMO Srinagar was designated as nodal officer who will collect and submit information regarding fuel requirements of ambulances of all hospitals based within the confines of the district. The health department was also instructed to ensure no dereliction of duties by doctors and paramedics are allowed anywhere in the district. The DC while taking stock of ration stocks instructed for ensuring strict prevention of hoarding of stocks and strict punishment of violators. He directed for submitting details of stocks available with the department as well as that of stocks in transit. Dr Shahid Iqbal said the supplies are going to be regular now onwards. CEC LAHDC Leh inaugurates Arhat Hall of Wisdom leh, february 27: Chief Executive Councilor (CEC) LAHDC Leh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal inaugurated the new building of Arhat Hall of Wisdom at Spituk today. Deputy Commissioner / CEO LAHDC Leh Avny Lavasa, Councillor Phyang constituency Phunchok Dorjey, Vice-president LBA P.T. Kunzang, Monks of Spituk monastery, eminent Physician Dr. Tsering Norboo, HODs of concerned departments and villagers of Spituk in large number were present on the occasion. The building has been funded under Rurban Mission, MP-LAD, 14th Finance Commission, and Councilor Constituency Development Fund and the project was executed by Rural Development Department Leh. The CEC recounted enormous contributions of the 19th Kushok Gyalras Bakula Rinpoche towards overall upliftment of the entire Ladakh region in general and the core importance of education in particular. The construction of the hall comes under the GoI Rurban Mission which is targeted to deliver integrated project based infrastructure in the rural areas, said CEC. Responding to the request made by villagers, CEC assured of all assistance from Council for further completion of the hall. JAMMU,THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2019 Advisor Sharma to meet public in Jammu on Ist March Advisor to Governor, Kewal Kumar Sharma shall be holding public grievances camp at Convention Centre, Canal Road, here on March 1st, 2019 (Friday). The public delegations, deputations, organizations and individuals who have already registered themselves in the office of Advisor are requested to come for redressal of their grievances at Convention Centre from 10.30am to pm. Dr Samoon launches insurance scheme for poultry farmers Principal Secretary, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries and Transport Departments, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, today launched insurance scheme for the poultry farmers of Jammu Division here. Around 30 beneficiary farmers and representatives of Bajaj Allianz Company Limited were present on the occasion. The President Poultry Farmers Association expressed his gratitude to the Principal Secretary for taking the initiative of providing insurance cover to the farmers. The representatives of Bajaj Allianz Insurance Company gave detailed information on the objectives of the insurance provided to the farmers. Director, Animal Husbandry Jammu, Dr Tahir Beg was also present on the occasion and said the insurance scheme would go a long way in strengthening the poultry sector in the state. Earlier, the Principal Secretary also interacted with the poultry farmers to listen to the issues being faced by them. He gave them a patient hearing and assured them that all of their genuine issues would be looked into. Kishtwar: Mock poll exercise conducted to check EVMs/VVPAT KIsHtwar, february 27: In order to check functioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)/VVPATs, a mock poll was conducted under the supervision of District Election Officer Kishtwar Angrez Singh Rana with participation from representatives of recognised political parties here today. During the programme, mock poll was conducted with the Polling gadgets like Ballot unit, Control unit and VVPATs. The representatives voted in these units which were tallied and crosschecked to ensure that all EVM machines and them accessories are functioning properly. The representatives after casting mock vote filled the form expressing their satisfaction thus marking the completion of First Level Check (FLC) for these units", DEO informed. Among others present on the occasion were ADDC, Imam Din, Dy DEO, Masood Ahmed Bichoo, Nodal Officer EVM/VVPATs, Dr. Arjun Singh, ENT Kishtwar, Angrez Singh besides engineers from ECI and representatives of political parties. DDC visits damaged structures, asks NHAI to provide compensation to affected families ramban, february 27: District Development Commissioner, Showkat Aijaz Bhat, today visited various structures damaged due to ongoing national highway four laning construction works besides conducting a meeting with officers of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) here today. RO, NHAI, Hemraj, ADC, Dr. Basharat Hussain, SSP, Anita Sharma and other officers attended the meeting. DDC reviewed the compensation cases of collateral damages caused by ongoing national highway four laning construction works within and beyond the ROW of NHAI. He reviewed the damage cases areas wise and asked the NHAI authorities to provide compensation to the affected people for collateral damages beyond the ROW in Ramban town and other areas from Nashri to Banihal caused by construction work of widening of NH-44. The DDC deliberated on major issues confronting Ramban town and directed the officers to take quick action for avoiding inconvenience to public. DDC chairs Traders meet, reviews availability of essentials Baramulla, february 27: Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo today chaired a meeting of representatives of various trade bodies of Baramulla town to review the availability of essential commodities in the wake of current blockade of National Highway and inclement weather. On the occasion, threadbare discussion with regard to availability of essential services and commodities was held wherein the DC was briefed by the representatives about the supply and stock position. He was informed about the limited stock of some essential commodities including fuel wherein the DC assured that all the commodities shall be facilitated in sufficient quantities shortly. Moreover, the DC reviewed the current law and order situation wherein he was briefed by the SSP Abdul Quyoom about the current situation in the district.

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today reviewed the progress on works being executed under CAPEX, CAMPA, CSS, District Plan, FDA by the department.

Force and State Forest Research Institute (SFRI). The Implementing agencies informed the meeting that all the works are going on in full swing and expected to be completed soon.

The PCCF directed officers to execute works under their close su- GaNDErBal, february 27: pervision and upload details and maps of all works on website of e-green watch portal of Ministry of

5 LOCaL/NatiONaL 5 DDC Gbl reviews Forest Department to plant lakh saplings in Jammu region : PCCF implementation of PM-SYM Chinar plantation being focused upon to promote state tree Jammu february 27: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Suresh Chugh, today reviewed the progress on works being executed under CAPEX, CAMPA, CSS, District Plan, FDA by the department. The meeting were attended by senior officers of Forest (Territorial), Social Forestry, Wildlife Protection, Soil and Water Conservation, Environment and Remote Sensing Departments, Forest Protection Force and State Forest Research Institute (SFRI). The Implementing agencies informed the meeting that all the works are going on in full swing and expected to be completed soon. It was informed that about 80% of the approved works have already been completed in region while the remaining works are likely to be completed in time. The PCCF directed officers to execute works under their close su- GaNDErBal, february 27: pervision and upload details and maps of all works on website of e-green watch portal of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, a link of which has been given on the website of the Forest Department. It was informed in the meeting that the Forest department would plant about lakh saplings in Jammu region by March Besides various works of infrastructure development like offices and residential buildings for front line staff, check posts and guard huts is in progress. Pertinently, SFRI has distributed about 15,000 plants of Chinar, among various institutions and about 30,000 more Chinar plants are being distributed among different Implementing Agencies of Forest Department, in order to promote and conserve the State tree. The PCCF said that special emphasis is being laid on protection of Forest Boundaries through reinstallation of boundary pillars and updation of Demarcation records. Also, all forest areas DDC Anantnag reviews progress on key projects anantnag, february 27: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Khalid Jahangir today chaired a meeting to review the progress on Key projects taken up under District CAPEX Budget and other Flagship Programmes being implemented in the district. The meeting was attended by JD Planning, Exens of R&B Divisions, DGM JKPCC and AEE UEED. The DDC took sectorwise review of progress of projects undertaken under District CAPEX Budget, other flagship programmes, CRF, NABARD and centrally sponsored schemes. The meeting was informed that an allocation of Rs crore has been made for the district under CAPEX Budget Out of availability of Rs crores, an expenditure of Rs 131 crore has been made till the end of January, Detailed discussions were held on issues related to effective implementation of vital schemes and execution of projects like Government Medical College being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 139 crore and set to be completed by this year end. The DDC directed the concerned officers to mobilise the available sources for effective and timely completion of developmental projects. The DDC directed DGM JKPCC, to speed up the pace of work on GMC, Trauma Hospital and meet the three month deadline for completion of the twin health infrastructure projects. He directed heads of all the executing agencies to submit the details of the pending projects to propose these for funding as languishing projects. The DDC further impressed that land disputes and other bottlenecks hampering the projects should be addressed on priority. The DDC added that funding must not be a constraint for the developmental projects. Meanwhile, the DDC directed for immediate filling of potholes, blacktopping of left out portions of town roads and ensure timely completion of Sewerage Treatment Plant, besides formulation of DPR for other two zones of the town. Meanwhile, the DC also reviewed the progress of PHE sector projects taken up under district/state CAPEX budget and centrally sponsored schemes here at a separate meeting. The meeting was attended by SE Hydraulics along with Executive Engineers of PHE, Irrigation and Groundwater. The meeting was informed that Rambeerpora Kehribl Water Supply Scheme is nearing completion and around souls will be provided portable drinking water with the commissioning of the facility. It was informed that 585 habitations of the district have been fully covered by providing water supply to each household while as 186 are partially covered. vulnerable to encroachment are being identified and fenced on priority to prevent encroachment. He asked officers to undertake advance works for protection of fire prone forests in Jammu region. PCCF asked the forest officers to prepare comprehensive output oriented Perspective Plan for five years under all schemes for better planning and output. He also reviewed the preparations for celebration of International Forestry Day on March 21st District Development Commissioner Hashmat Ali Khan today chaired a meeting to review the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan Yojna (PMSYMY) -a pension scheme for the unorganised workers. The DC stressed on covering all genuine unorganised workers working as MG-NREGA job card holders, Pony Wallas, Dandi Wallas, labour card holders of the district. The unorganised workers whose monthly income is Rs. 15,000 per month or less and are in the age group of years are eligible to avail benefit of the scheme. The beneficiary should not be covered under the New Pension Scheme, Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) scheme or Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). The DDC stressed on concerned departments including Employment and Rural Development Department to work in coordination and prepare the list of genuine beneficiaries. He emphasised on disseminating awareness about the scheme through print, electronic media and other means so that no genuine worker is left out. Assistant Labour Commissioner and District Programme Officer were asked to ensure registration of maximum number of workers. He said the primary objective of the scheme is to provide financial security to the people with no economic backup support. DDC chairs introductory cum review meeting with district officers at Udhampur udhampur, february 27:After assuming the charge of Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Piyush Singla, today conducted an introductory meeting with District officers of various departments and reviewed the performance of all sectors. While interacting with the officers, the DDC directed the district officers to ensure prompt public service delivery system, people friendly work culture and ensure deserving people avail benefits of different welfare schemes. Singla took detailed review of PDD, PWD, Health, PHE, PMGSY, preparedness for upcoming general election 2019, Status of highway, Un electrified polling stations, Provision of essential services, Assure minimum facility (AMF), Languishing projects. DDC exhorted upon the officers to provide a responsive administration to the people, based on the principles of morality and dedication so that visible impact is seen on the ground. The DDC said that the district administration has created DC Kargil chairs review meeting KarGIl february 27: Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Baseer-ul-Haq Choudhary today chaired meeting with the district officers and took stock of the working of various departments and status of developmental works in the district. Interacting with the officers, the DC asked them to work with missionary zeal, probity, dedication and commitment to come up to the expectations of the people adding they must listen to people s demands and grievances and to enlist public service as their first priority. He also impressed upon the officers to ensure that all government employees are present during their working hours in their respective offices so that the common man should not suffer. Meanwhile, the DC directed the officers to submit the details of the languishing projects cleared by the High Powered Committee (HPC) within 2 days so that the same could be submitted to the State Government for funding through JKIDFC.He also impressed upon the officers to ensure that all government employees are present during their working hours in their respective offices so that Among others the meeting was attended by the Superintendent of Police Dr Vinod Kumar, Additional Deputy Commissioner Sonam Chosjor, Superintending Engineer PWD Sarwan Singh, SDMs, Tehsildars, XENs of various divisions and other district officers. DDC inaugurates Rural Haat in Samba samba, february 27: District Development Commissioner, Sushma Chauhan, today inaugurated Rural Haat, a trading venue for local population, at shopping complex near Chichi Mata Temple in Samba. Rural Haat, a craft shop for rural women self help groups shall cater to the needs of market linkages of these groups working under UMEED organization in the district. DDC informed that in these markets different handmade products including handbags, toys, sanitary pads, bamboo furniture, mats, sheets, pillow, pickles, tailoring and cuttings items etc shall be displayed for trading. She exhorted upon the local population to take benefit of such handcraft products which are cost effective and shall promote rural economy in the district. She assured that such haats would be opened across the district in future. three crucial what s app groups for quick response and resolution of public grievances. He directed the Executive Engineer PDD to prepare the road map and ensure 100% electrification of all polling stations in general and schools in particular. He directed the Executive Engineers PDD, PHE, PWD and PMGSY for providing immediate essential services to the people of the respective ar- eas. Among others, Additional District Development Commissioner, Ashok Kumar, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Gurvinderjeet Singh, GM DIC, Suram Chand Sharma, PO ICDS, Rimpy Ohri, Chief Planning Officer, Rajeev Bhushan, ACD, Neelam Khajuria,Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Vikar Giri, besides other district officers of different departments were present on the occasion. Training imparted to 600 polling staff at Shopian shopian, february 27: Ahead of upcoming elections, two training sessions for the polling staff were organised here today. Over 600 polling personnel from different departments attended the training programmes. The training was conducted by Assembly Level Master Trainers (ALMTs) under the supervision of District Election Officer, Dr Owais Ahmed. The trainees were acquainted with the operation of EVMs, VVPATS and allied tools for smooth conduct of polling. Justice Bindal administers Oath to 150 newly enrolled advocates Advises Lawyers to achieve professional excellence J&K State Judicial Academy today organized Oath Taking Ceremony for the advocates granted absolute licenses to practice law. Justice Rajesh Bindal, Chairman Governing Committee of State Judicial Academy administered Oath and distributed absolute licences among 150 newly enrolled advocates hailing from different districts of Jammu province. Advocates took Oath to uphold the Constitutional values and rule of law and to work for enhancing the excellence of profession and of judicial institutions. Principal District Judge Jammu Vinod Chatterji Koul, President J&K High Court Bar Association B.S. Salathia, Officers of the High Court registry along with office bearers and senior members of the bar participated in the programme. Director State Judicial Academy Rajeev Gupta conducted the proceedings and on culmination thanked the dignitaries and newly enrolled advocates for their participation. After administering Oath to the advocates, Justice Rajesh Bindal advised the newly enrolled advocates to work with honesty and dedication to enhance the dignity of profession. Justice Bindal urged DIPR condoles with Gulshan Ara The officers and officials of Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) have expressed grief over the demise of mother of Gulshan Ara, Assistant Information Officer. A condolence meeting, chaired by Director Information Gulzar Ahmad, was convened here today which was attended by all the officers and officials of the Directorate. The meeting, while expressing sympathies with Gulshan Ara, Assistant Information Officer, prayed for peace to the departed soul and courage to the bereaved family to bear with the irreparable loss. the newly enrolled advocates to gain professional excellence to succeed in the profession. They were advised to learn Information technology advances in the field of law and stay updated with the knowledge of law. He impressed that in the initial stage of the career lawyers have to strive hard to gain knowledge and experience. He said that in the process they have to engage more with seniors who have attained high status in the profession adding that respect to the seniors and colleagues is imperative for experiential learning. He stressed that they are required not just to work for the client with full dedication but also owe certain duty towards the court, law and the society. Asking lawyers to take inspiration from the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi, Justice Bindal said he worked for the community while practicing law in South Africa and then led the nation in freedom struggle. 6-day workshop on Therapeutic Services for Children with Special Needs held Directorate of Samagra Shiksha organized 6-day State level workshop on Therapeutic Services for Resource Persons (RPs) and Special Education Teachers (SETs) for Inclusive Education under Samagra Shiksha. The motive of the workshop was to enhance the skills of the Resource Persons (RPs) and Special Education Teachers (SETs) while dealing with Children with Special Needs (CWSN). Resource Persons (RPs) and Special Education Teachers (SETs) from both Jammu and Kashmir division participated in the said workshop. The initial 03 days of the workshop focused on Speech Therapy for which Dr. S M Tarique, Resource Person provided essential tools and techniques to impart speech therapy in inclusive settings followed by practical sessions and demonstrations to gain hands on experience. This was followed by 3 day workshop on Occupational Therapy for children with Sensory Difficulties and Autism. Dr. Mahek Uttamchandani and Pooja Choramale, the Occupational Therapist from Stepping Stones Pediatric Therapy Centre, Mumbai were the Resource Persons. The trainees had interactive practical sessions with the Resource Persons to get an indepth and clear vision of problem solving approach in a more concrete way. The participants shared their knowledge skills and approach for the effective therapeutic interventions at gross root level.

6 ESTABLISHED IN 1986 Stop aid to Pak Last September, the Trump administration cancelled USD 300 million in military aid to Islamabad for not doing enough against terror groups active on its soil.

late al-qaeda leader Osama bin Laden hide near its garrison city of Rawalpindi.

said as she praised the Trump administration for wisely restricting financial assistance to the country.

6 6 ESTABLISHED IN 1986 Stop aid to Pak Last September, the Trump administration cancelled USD 300 million in military aid to Islamabad for not doing enough against terror groups active on its soil. Trump had defended his administration's decision to stop hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to Pakistan, saying Islamabad does not do a damn thing for the US and its government helped late al-qaeda leader Osama bin Laden hide near its garrison city of Rawalpindi. Pakistan has a long history of harbouring terrorists and America should not give Islamabad even a dollar until it corrects its behaviour, Indian-American former US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley has said as she praised the Trump administration for wisely restricting financial assistance to the country. Haley, who has founded a new policy group 'Stand America Now' that will focus on how to keep the US safe, strong, and prosperous, wrote in an op-ed that when the US provides aid to nations, "it is more than fair to ask what the U.S. gets in return for our generosity" but instead Pakistan routinely opposed the US position at the UN on several issues. In 2017, Pakistan received nearly USD 1 billion in US foreign aid, the sixth most of any country. Much of the aid went to the Pakistani military. Some went for road, highway, and energy projects to assist the Pakistani people. On all key votes at the UN, Pakistan opposed the American position 76 per cent of the time. Much more troubling, Pakistan also has a long history of harbouring terrorists who have killed US troops in Afghanistan. The Trump Administration has already wisely restricted assistance to Pakistan, but there is much more to be done. Haley, who had stepped down as the US envoy to the UN at the end of last year, has previously strongly criticised Pakistan for continuing to harbour terrorists that turn around and kill American soldiers while taking billions of dollars in foreign aid from the US. In an interview to US magazine 'The Atlantic' in December, Haley had said the US did not need to give money to countries that wish harm to America, go behind its back and try and stop us from doing things. Giving Pakistan over a billion dollars, and they continue to harbour terrorists that turn around and kill our soldiers that's never okay. We shouldn't even give them a dollar until they correct it. The US and the world community needs to stop all kinds of aid to Pakistan till it harbours and supports terror on its soil. India strikes back Pre-emptive action on Jaish camp in Pakistan shows that India s counter-terrorism template has shifted quite a bit. Enough is enough. For far too long, since the Kandahar hijacking, terrorism has cost us too much blood, muscle and trade-offs, hit after hit. For far too long, since 2004, we have been providing reams of dossiers to Pakistan on terrorist havens operating in its territory though it dismissed them as non-state actors. For far too long, we have desisted from smashing terror bases on foreign soil though there have been precedents by the US no less of doing so for protecting American civilians, wondering if we would be on the right side of law and fearing a hitback. So yesterday s pre-emptive air strike on a Jaish-e- Mohammed camp deep inside Pakistan, killing a very large number of terrorists, trainers and senior commanders of the outfit, was more than just decisive and proactive. It meant that India had freed itself of a psychological baggage. It meant that India had broken the curse of coercion and would ensure that terror would be met with equal counter-terror. It also showed that it would now stare down at Pakistan by denting its missile shield and the frontline of the proxy war namely UN-proscribed terrorists like Jaish chief Masood Azhar. That it would henceforth keep an eagle eye on every terrorist camp Pakistan hosted, be it on a hilltop or forest, and strike with precise brute force when needed. And do it intelligently. So within hours of the strike, India launched an equally precise diplomatic offensive, briefing envoys and telling the world that the intelligence-led operation on Jaish s biggest training camp in Balakot became absolutely necessary as it was planning more suicide attacks in India. It calibrated its response, emphasising there weren t any civilian casualties or collateral damage, that it stayed clear of human habitation and Pakistan Army facilities and, hence, had stayed clear of an act India strikes on Page 7 H I S T O R Y T H I S D A Y 1922 : Supreme Court defends women s voting rights In Washington, D.C., the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for female suffrage, is unanimously declared constitutional by the eight members of the U.S. Supreme Court. The 19th Amendment, which stated that the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex, was the product of over seven decades of meetings, petitions, and protests by women suffragists and their supporters. In 1916, the Democratic and Republican parties endorsed female enfranchisement, and on June 4, 1919, the 19th Amendment was passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification. On August 18, 1920, Tennesseebecame the 36th state to ratify the amendment, achieving the required three-fourths majority of state ratification, and on August 26 the 19th Amendment officially took effect. Edit/OpiNiON Article 35-A is unconstitutional & anti-fundamental rights Needs to be renewed Prof. Bhim singh The role of the Constituent Assembly of India came to an end on January 26, 1950 when Constitution of India was promulgated, except Jammu and Kashmir. Under special circumstances, may be, political compulsions, State of J&K was not brought under the cover of the Constitution of India as a whole. The Constituent Assembly of India inserted Article 370 in the neck of Indian Constitution for the reasons to be debated one day. Anyhow, Article 370 was brought as a temporary provision inside the Constitution of India. The Constituent Assembly had clearly debated under the Chairmanship of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar that the provision was only temporary and meant to be relaxed at appropriate time. Sad 70 years are over with Article 370. The consequences were sad and undesirable even unexpected for several reasons which shall be discussed by the intellectuals and thinkers someday. But, what happened in J&K following this temporary provision, say Article 370 which has not come to the expectation of the people of the Historic and Pro-people Budget By:- omkar Dattatray When the government is going to demit office and when only a few months are for the present government or we can say when the government is on its last leg, Piyush Goyal - the in-charge Finance Minister has presented an interim budget on 1st of Feb, 2019 in Lok Sabha amid thunderous applause from the treasury benches and stoic silence from opposition Congress. Budgeting is a planning and controlling technique which projects the expenditures and incomes of the government for the financial year ahead and thus it has got a very significant role in the economy of the country. This year s budget is of special importance given the fact that it is the last budget of the NDA government and has been presented just before general elections of 2019 and thus some political and economic experts have labeled it a vote bank budget aimed at the ensuing general elections. It is not that NDA has presented the budget aimed at the general elections; any incumbent government would have presented such a people s oriented budget. But one thing is very clear that the budget caters to the needs and aspirations of various segments of the society from farmers to laborers to By : feroze VaruN GaNDHI Investment and policy reform are needed on priority to help farmers cope with climate change. Over the last decade, many of Bundelkhand s villages have faced significant depopulation. Famous of late for farmer protests, the region, which occupies parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, has been adversely impacted by climate change. It was once blessed with over mm rainfall annually, but over the last seven years, it has seen this halved, with rainy days reported to be down to just 24 on average in the monsoon period. With rains patchy, crop failures become common. There is hardly any greenery in many villages, making it difficult for farmers to even maintain cattle. Adaptation is hard, with farmers varying and mixing crops across seasons, along with heavy investments in borewells, tractors and threshers. While the national media may wonder about hailstones in Noida, such weather has been destroying crop in recent years, with the arhar crop failing completely in Farmers are increasingly abandoning their lands and heading to nearby towns to find work as labourers. India is fortunate to have the monsoon, but it is also uniquely vulnerable to rising temperatures, with the country ranked 14th on the Global Climate Risk Index The country has over 120 million country. A Constituent Assembly was framed in J&K under the leadership of Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah who was nominated as Prime Minister of J&K by the then Ruler, Maharaja Hari Singh in The Maharaja was forced to migrate from J&K to Bombay. He remained in Bombay all his life and till his death in His ashes were brought as he had desired to Jammu were immersed in the Tawi River by his only son, Dr. Karan Singh, the then Sadar-e- Riyasat of J&K. Yuvraj Karan Singh was designated as the Regent in place of his father in 1948 till he was elected as Sadar e-riyasat in women, middle class people meaning thereby that it caters to almost all sections of society. Thus there are no two opinions about the fact that this interim budget is a historical and people s planning and control tool but somehow with an eye on 2019 elections. The ruling BJP has tried to please different sections of people through this budget. It is aimed at ameliorating the lot of the farmers and laborers who are the backbone of the country s economy. Though some have labeled it as merely a pro election budget with the only aim of winning general elections but still the budget by any standard is a people s and historical budget ever presented since independence. Budget indicates strict financial discipline and meets the expectations of various segments of the society but fails to provide the road map for long term planning and future. The budget presented by Piyush Goyal is pro-farmer and there is a provision of Rs annually being transferred into the direct accounts of the farmers with effect from 1st of December, The direct transfer of Rs to the accounts of farmer families will be paid in three equal installments of Rs each, starting with the first installment of Rs from March 1st this year. This benefit to the Smart farming in a warm world hectares suffering from some form of degradation. This has consequences, especially for marginal farmers. According to one estimate, they may face a 24-58% decline in household income and 12-33% rise in household poverty through exacerbated droughts. With rain-fedagriculture practised in over 67% of our total crop area, weather variability can lead to heavy costs, especially for coarse grains (which are mostly grown in rain-fed areas). A predicted 70% decline in summer rains by 2050 would devastate Indian agriculture. Within 80 years, our kharif season could face a significant rise in average temperatures ( C) with rainfall concomitantly impacted, and potentially leading to a 22% decline in wheat yield in the rabi season, while rice yield could After January 26, 1950 when Constitution of India was promulgated in the entire country except J&K. Unfortunately, Article 370 was inserted as a temporary provision. Temporary which continues till date. It was this provision which divested the power of the Parliament to legislate in respect of even three subjects, Defence, Foreign Affairs, Communications and Allied Matters which were included in the Instrument of Accession signed by the Maharaja, the ruler of the state in This was not an error but a blunder. The error continues to govern the state of Jammu & Kashmir. Article 370 farmer families is aimed to benefit small farmers having a land measuring two hectares or five iket. This benefit to small farmers is named Prime minister s Kisan Saman Nidhi. This is a big announcement and is a master stroke of BJP lead NDA government aimed at giving a big relief to farmers who are in distress and are committing suicides being debt ridden. Twelve crore marginal farmers will be benefitted by this pro-farmer measure of government and it is likely to give a boost to the farmers income. So far as the timing of the budget is concerned it will be a game changer for the BJP decline by 15%. Some solutions There are simple solutions to mitigate this. Promotion of conservation farming and dryland agriculture, with each village provided with timely rainfall forecasts, along with weather-based forewarnings regarding crop pests and epidemics in various seasons, is necessary. Our agricultural research programmes need to refocus on dryland research, with adoption of drought-tolerant breeds that could reduce production risks by up to 50%. A mandate to change planting dates, particularly for wheat, should be considered, which could reduce climate change induced damage by 60-75%, by one estimate. There needs to be an increase in insurance coverage and supply of credit. Insurance coverage should be expanded to also introduced Clause-3 in Article 370 saying that President may, by public notification, declare that this Article shall cease to be operative or shall be operative only with such exceptions and modifications and from such date as may specify. Article 35(A) has to be viewed legally and constitutionally from different prospects. Article 35(A) was not created/implied by the Constituent Assembly nor it has been enacted by the Parliament of India. Article 35(A) is only from outside the scope of Chapter-III of Constitution of India relating with the Fundamental Rights enshrined for the citizens of India only. This amendment was introduced in May 1954 for political reasons, may be to find a way out to continue Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah in detention after his dismissal from premiership of J&K on August 9, British Lawyer, Dingle Foot while arguing against the alleged detention of Sheikh Abdullah in 1954 in Jammu Jail had raised the contention that no Indian citizen could be detained without trial for more than three months. The Fundamental Rights were available to every citizen of India, including Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah and therefore he challenged Sheikh Abdullah s detention. The Article 35-A on Page 7 in 2019 general elections and because of this the budget is labeled by some as the election budget. The interim budget has given a big relief to the middle income and salaried class as the income tax exemption limit has been doubled as the limit has been raised from Rs. 2.5 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh for the first time. In other words on the basic income of Rs. 6.5 lakh there will be no income tax. The standard deduction has been raised to Rs from Rs Another important thing in this budget is that on earning of interest from bank up to Rs there will be no tax. There The correct on Page 7 cover all crops, while interest rates need to be subsidised, through government support and an expanded Rural Insurance Development Fund. The recently announced basic income policy by the government is a welcome step as well. A push for actual on-ground implementation of compensatory afforestation is required. India is estimated to have lost over 26 million hectares of forest land and 20 million hectares of grasslands/shrublands between 1880 and Even now, urbanisation means that India consumes about 135 hectares of forest land a day. Meanwhile, insufficient coordination between the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) has led to institutional apathy towards alarming air pollution levels in the metros. India hosts over 172 globally threatened species, primarily in reserve forests where they have little meaningful protection against wildlife crime and forest protection, given limited budgets for anti-poaching. Many State CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority) hardly meet, while State-level forest departments routinely lack suitable record keeping, particularly on assessment and realisation of dues on compensatory afforestation activities and catchment area treatment. Refreshing the IFS. The Indian Forest Service would also Smart farming 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, gofpress@gmail.com, gofpress@rediffmail.com, sundayplus@rediffmail.com

7 TN CM unveils MGR centenary arch Chennai, feb 27 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami Wednesday unveiled the MGR Centenary Arch on Kamaraj Salai, a month after the Madras High Court allowed its

52 crore, from the state Secretariat, in the company of his deputy O Panneerselvam and senior cabinet ministers.

In January last, the Madras High Court had permitted the Tamil Nadu government to unveil the arch, but without any ceremony.

7 7 TN CM unveils MGR centenary arch Chennai, feb 27 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami Wednesday unveiled the MGR Centenary Arch on Kamaraj Salai, a month after the Madras High Court allowed its unveiling sans any ceremony. Palaniswami unveiled the structure, built an an estimated cost of Rs 2.52 crore, from the state Secretariat, in the company of his deputy O Panneerselvam and senior cabinet ministers. The 66 feet wide and 52 feet tall arch was proposed to commemorate the birth centenary of the late chief minister MG Ramachandran, popularly known as MGR, also the AIADMK founder. In January last, the Madras High Court had permitted the Tamil Nadu government to unveil the arch, but without any ceremony. A division bench had said only the green net covering the Operations at nine airports have resumed as of now : DGCA New Delhi, feb 27 Aviation watchdog DGCA Wednesday said operations at the nine airports, which were shut earlier in the day, have resumed "as of now". A spokesperson of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said, "As of now, ops to these airports resumed (sic)." Earlier on Wednesday, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) issued a notice to airmen (NO- TAM), saying flight operations at the airports in Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Pathankot, Amritsar, Shimla, Kangra, Kullu Manali and Pithoragarh will remain shut from February 27 to May 27. The AAI owns and manages more than 100 airports, including those shut temporarily Wednesday, in the country. The move to suspend operations the airports had come amid escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan after the IAF carried out strikes on terror bases in Pakistan. Kathmandu feb 27 : A helicopter carrying Nepal's tourism minister, Rabindra Adhikari crashed in Tehrathum district. The Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed that all 6 on board including the tourism minister are dead in a chopper crash. The Air Dynasty helicopter was carrying Adhikari as well as Ang Tsering Sherpa, a prominent aviation and hospitality entrepreneur, and Yubaraj Dahal, personal aide to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Inspector General of Nepal Police Sarbendra Khanal was New Delhi, feb 27 Done with the World Cup, shooters Ravi Kumar and Deepak Kumar Wednesday said they have been asked to report by their employers, the Indian Air Force -- a routine practice but they expect "instructions on protocol" in view of the escalating tension between India and Pakistan. Security has been heightened in major Indian cities after the IAF bombed terrorist camps across the Line of Control (LOC) in retaliation for the Pulwama terror attack on February 14. "We have been called by the secretary of Air Force Sports Control Board. This is the general practice after every tournament as they ask us about our plans. We will be issued instructions and we will follow the protocol in the current situation," Ravi, an ISSF World Cup bronze-medallist, told PTI. Though he is part of the ground staff, Ravi said as a Junior arch should be removed, "without any ceremony in any manner." In November last, the bench had passed an interim order, restraining the state government from inaugurating the arch, off the famous Marina beach, till disposal of public interest litigation petition opposing it. The petitioner had alleged that the arch was constructed by encroaching on arterial Kamarajar Salai and its pedestrian space meant for public use in total violation of various legislations. As per the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, no permanent structure can be constructed either on the middle or the pathway of a road. Hence, any construction was unauthorised, the petitioner had said. The ruling AIADMK celebrated the birth centenary of MGR in 2017 on a grand scale and Palaniswami laid the foundation stone for the arch in August A charismatic leader, MGR a recipient of the Bharat Ratna, ruled Tamil Nadu from 1977 till his death in 1987 after breaking away from the DMK and forming the AIADMK in Shooters Ravi, Deepak asked to report by employers IAF Helicopter carrying Nepal's Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari, 5 others crashes New Delhi, feb 27 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said he is praying for the safety of the Indian Air Force pilot who is "missing in action" after India foiled Pakistan's attempts to target military installations by using its Air Force in response to India's counter-terrorism operations. Even as the Pakistani Army released a 46-second video showing a blindfolded man and claimed he is the pilot of IAF's shot down aircraft, India said it is "ascertaining the facts". The Delhi chief minister said the entire country is proud of its brave son and hoping that he has a safe return. "I pray for the quoted as saying by the Kathmandu Post. The two other passengers were Birendra Prasad Shrestha, Deputy Director General of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, and Arjun Kumar safety of Indian Air Force pilot...whole country is proud of this brave son and everyone is hoping for his safe return. We all stand united to keep our country safe and strong," Kejriwal tweeted. The man in the video released by Pakistani Army is seen as saying "I am an IAF officer. My service No is 27981". The veracity of the video could not be ascertained. In a very brief press statement, MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, accompanied by Air Vice Marshal R G K Kapoor, said details are being ascertained about Pakistan's claim of having captured one Indian pilot. "Against this Counter Terrorism Action, Pakistan has responded this morning by Ghimire. The helicopter was being flown by Captain Prabhakar KC. "We do not have any more information right now," Home Secretary Prem Kumar Rai told reporters. Warrant Officer (JWO), his job is to "look after five-six posts". "I am willing to go to the front if required. Studies and sports are secondary. We always have to be ready to serve our country," the 26-year-old, the reigning national champion and a Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist, added. Deepak is employed as sergeant. Both the marksmen left the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range after they could not make the finals of the mixed 10m air rifle events in the ongoing seasonopening International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup here. "We have been called by the commandant but that's standard practice after every tournament we compete in. Let's see what they discuss with us. We will follow the instructions," Deepak said. Deepak is a World Cup bronze-medallist and an Asian Games silver-medallist. He also has bronze in the Commonwealth Championships to his credit. 4-storey building collapses in Karol Bagh New Delhi, feb 27 A four-storey building collapsed in central Delhi's Karol Bagh area on Wednesday, Delhi Fire service said. A call about the incident was received at 8.40 am after which four vehicles, including two rescue responders, were sent to the spot, a senior official from Delhi Fire Service said. The building is located in Dev Nagar area. The ground floor of the building houses shops. However, there was no occupancy on the four floors of the building, the officer said. Operations are underway to ascertain if anyone is trapped inside the building. No casualty has been reported in the incident so far, officials said. Praying for safety of Indian Air Force pilot : Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal using its Air Force to target military installations on the Indian side. Due to our high state of readiness and alertness, Pakistan's attempts were foiled successfully," Kumar said. He said the Pakistan Air Force was detected and the Indian Air Force responded instantly. "In that aerial engagement, one Pakistan Air Force fighter aircraft was shot down by a MiG 21 Bison of the Indian Air Force. The Pakistani aircraft was seen by ground forces falling from the sky on the Pakistan side. "In this engagement, we have unfortunately lost one MiG 21. The pilot is missing in action. Pakistan has claimed that he is in their custody. We are ascertaining the facts," he said. NatiONaL Contn. from Page 6... Article 35-A... Prime Minister of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, according to information, addressed a letter to the then President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad with a proposal that Article 35 should be amended. Article 35(A) was conceived without any legal or constitutional support. The impression given was that President of India shall amend any provision in the Constitution may it be Article 35 and exclude the citizens of India from its cover in any part of the country. It was one of the greatest tragedies of the time that the citizens of India in J&K were deprived of their Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Constitution of India from Article 12 to 35. The President had limited power under the Constitution to introduce any amendment etc. The President of India could only impose an Ordinance for six months. This amendment in Article 35 was not covered under Article 370 either. This amendment proposed by the President of India in May 1954 was valid only for six months. It was this amendment which deprived the residents of J&K (Citizens of India) of the entire batch of Fundamental Rights ranging from Article 12 to Article 35. This 35-A continues to be unconstitutional since then. This is sad and unfortunate that this country has so many historians, intellectuals, revolutionaries and unparallel thinkers yet none has cared or dared study the implications/ scope of this Ordinance issued by the President of India in May I call upon the academicians, lawyers, intellectuals, media and all those who believe in democracy and rule of law to study in-depth the reasons and the history buried under the grave of Article 35(A). This is Article 35(A) which has no constitutional standing nor it was even discussed, argued and debated in any House of Legislature of its validity. The greatest misfortune, I will be a tax of 20% for the income of more than Rs. 5 lakh to 10 lakh. On the investment of Rs. 5.6 lakh, there will be no tax. Thus, this budget is a big gift to salaried and middle income group. Chief Minister of UP Yogi Adityanath has called it as a budget of new India s expectations. Rajnath Singh has called it as the historical budget ever presented since independence. There was joy in the treasury benches and silence in the opposition camp with the Congress s Mallik Arjun Kharga calling it as a tool to blackmail the poor and the farmer. Anyhow, another distinguishing feature of this budget is the pension scheme for the unorganized laborers under which laborers accounts would be credited with a pension of Rs monthly and this is a remarkable plus point of this year s budget. The minimum basic income guarantee promised by Congress for the poor pales into insignificance before the lofty announcements and sops of the ruling BJP government through its last budget. There is a scheme of Kamadanu Yojana for the Cows. For the women folk there is Matri Vandan plan. The budget proposes to give 8 crore new gas connections to poor and in itself is a big relief to them. There is a defense budget of Rs. 5 lakh crore and so due importance has been given to defense expenditure and development. For one rank one pension scheme Rs crore have been earmarked in the budget estimates. This budget has given a push to the stock market and sensex has crossed Rs crore mark. The budget will give a measure relief to 3 crore government employees in the country. Along with the relief and sops for farmers, middle class, laborers etc the income from taxes will also increase substantially. The budget will lead to strong economy and will be able to fight the inflation as well. The pension scheme for the laborers is see is that this 35(A) which I call a draconian law under which I have personally suffered detentions for years in J&K without trial. My several friends, political colleagues have also suffered jails under illegal detentions. Why the present rulers as well as ex-rulers in the State of J&K have been supporting 35(A)? This is 35(A) which is born without parents and for the reasons to use detention laws against the genuine political activists in J&K. It has provided a naked sword to the Rulers of Jammu & Kashmir to crush the genuine voice of the people in J&K. This is unfortunate that 64% of the population in J&K is illiterate today. The power hungry politicians are using them to ensure that they shall continue to govern the innocent people in J&K by exploiting such matters which intend to promote the interest of the ruling parties. The wrath of the local Kashmiri leaders of NC & PDP who are shouting against Rule of Law is obvious power money. Who was the author of 35(A)? What was the mission behind Article 35-A whose womb this 35(A) was conceived in 1954? What effect it has on the innocent lawabiding citizens in J&K? Does this 35(A) stands as a wailing wall between the civil liberties and the citizens of India in J&K? What is the relevance of Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Constitution of India for the Indian citizens in J&K in the presence of Article 35(A)? Let us start a debate on this subject whether this is for the protection of Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens in J&K or 35-A is naked sword in the hands of the undesirable ruling parties so that the innocent and democracy loving people shall not get the benefit of Fundamental Rights which every Indian except J&K has been enjoying since 1954 when 35-A was inserted in the Indian Constitution. Historic... of war. More so, by mentioning that the camp was run by none other than Jaish chief Masood Azhar s kin, Yousuf Azhar, it pin-pointed that it went after a man who was on the global watchlist and was jumping a lookout notice. Which is why international reaction has been tepid, too, with even a China not going beyond asking both countries to exercise restraint henceforth. Clearly, we have the tacit support of the US, France, Israel, Russia and Iran. In short, post Uri and Pulwama, there is a new template for our counter-terrorism approach. For there was a number of firsts. This was the first aerial attack where IAF jets evaded Pakistani air defences and dropped 1,000 kg bombs deep inside, showing that the whole of Pakistan was easily under India s attack arc, that it could jam even US radar systems that our neighbour prided in. By choosing a hidden away terror training camp, the IAF proved that it could smoke out the toughest targets. India even called the frequent nuclear bluff of Pakistan, which has claimed the right of escalation, but on paper is limited in its ability and funds to do so. Finally, we have successfully included the phrase Give details of Bengal govt and Rajeev Kumar in Sarasda scam : SC to CBI New Delhi feb 27 : The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the CBI Director to file affidavit giving details about the alleged contempt committed by West Bengal police and the then Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar in connection with Saradha chit fund called Shram Yog Maan Dhan Yojana. The budget has been criticized as the election gift of NDA government. Some say that the budget will not give a boost to the economy and the unproductive expenditures on farmers and laborers will discourage economic growth and these election eve sops will be a burden on the average tax payer. Though, interim budget is a pro-people budget but still it a mixed bag of good and bad. The opposition including congress has termed the budget as mere election jumla (deceit) and vote for cash budget aimed at hoodwinking the farmer and the poor. But inspite of the criticism the budget is the first of its kind and will have good and positive effect upon different sections of the society and economy as well. It a common man s budget as three crore people mostly unorganized labor classes will be benefitted by this budget. Besides this, 3 to 3.5 crore middle class people will be benefitted by this budget. This is a direct benefit to the tax payers and salaried class. The cash burden of Rs. 75 thousand crore on account of annual direct credit to the farmers accounts will be borne by the central government. For the first time there has been substantial increase of allocation for defense budget. The defense budget will be of record 3 lakh crore. Compensation to workers will be 2.5 lakh to 6 lakh. The cash doles and sops announced by the officiating Finance Minister Piyush Goyal is no answer to the ills of the farmers as there should be some permanent solution for the farmers problems. The adhoc measures in the interim budget cannot ameliorate the lot of the farmers in distress. But all said and done the interim budget is pro-poor, pro-farmer and pro-middle class and thus is a people s budget through and through. Long live Indian economy. Tatha Astho. India strikes... benefit from restructuring, in order to make it equivalent to the police and the army, albeit in the environmental domain. State-of-the-art training to its personnel must be provided, and specialisation should be encouraged in wildlife, tourism and protection for new recruits. Deputations from other services will no longer do; this needs to remain a specialised service. Wildlife heritage towns should be given more attention cities like Sawai Madhopur, Bharatpur, Chikmagalur and Jabalpur, which are adjacent to national parks and sanctuaries, need to be converted into green smart cities with upgraded waste recycling scam cases. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked the CBI Director to provide information in support of the allegations of tampering and destruction of call data records by Kumar who was then heading the West Bengal SIT. The bench said the affidavit has to be filed within two weeks and posted the matter for further hearing on March 26. The apex court said the allegations made by the CBI were serious enough and it was the obligation on part of the agency to disclose full details of the alleged contempt committed by the then police commissioner. non-military, pre-emptive strike into our lexicon, which leaves us with many options to beat non-state actors that Pakistan has used to needle and provoke us. However, the airstrikes have also meant that hereon, there can be no lowering our guard and preparedness given an unpredictable Pakistan. It does have Chinese jets and F-16s with upgraded avionics. And with Jaish linked to Taliban, which is increasing its political footprint in the reason, Pakistan will but have to yield to pressure to react. Back home, the Modi government definitely has got some firepower prior to the general elections, positioning itself as a deliverer versus the pusillanimous leadership of decades, avenging Kandahar by targetting key plotter Yousuf Azhar and attempting some salve for Pulwama. As for the Opposition, the strikes certainly take the fizz out of the Rafale debate considering Mirage 2000, its precursor, is also made by Dassault and its capability has only reinforced why we need these jets. And though mahagathbandhan leaders saluted the IAF, fact is they will have trouble coming up with another emboldening, nationalist narrative. Smart farming... processes. The Van Dhan Yojana, as adopted by the State government in Rajasthan, can be scaled up towards building a green mission to save our non-protected forests (outside the existing national parks and sanctuaries). Wildlife tourism must also be encouraged, particularly through public-private partnerships, to help increase conserved areas while making a difference to backward districts. The impact of climate change will affect India s food security, while reducing fodder supplies for our livestock. Prudent investments and policy reform can help make India resilient to climate change.

8 world JAMMU THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2019 Trump-Kim handshake, optimism to kick off nuclear summit Hanoi, feb 27 US President Donald Trump shook hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the

Trump foresaw a "very successful" summit as the pair greeted each other at the luxury Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi to follow up on their initial historic meeting in Singapore in June.

Critics said the Singapore summit was light on concrete results but Trump said the Hanoi talks would be "equal or better than the first" time.

8 8 world JAMMU THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2019 Trump-Kim handshake, optimism to kick off nuclear summit Hanoi, feb 27 US President Donald Trump shook hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the start of their second summit Wednesday and predicted successful talks with the totalitarian state over its nuclear weapons. Trump foresaw a "very successful" summit as the pair greeted each other at the luxury Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi to follow up on their initial historic meeting in Singapore in June. Shaking hands and smiling in front of a bank of a dozen alternating US and North Korean flags, they briefly took questions from reporters before starting one-on-one talks and a dinner. Critics said the Singapore summit was light on concrete results but Trump said the Hanoi talks would be "equal or better than the first" time. Kim said: "I am certain that a great outcome will be achieved this time that will be welcomed by all people." Negotiations were scheduled to resume on Thursday. Earlier, Trump sent a tweet touting North Korea's "AWE- SOME" potential if his "friend" Kim agrees to relinquish his weapons. But the president risks being distracted by scandal back in Washington, where his former lawyer Michael Cohen was set to describe him as a "conman" in bombshell testimony to Congress scheduled for shortly after the summit dinner ends on the other side of the world. Asked at the start of the summit if he had any reaction to Cohen's testimony, Trump simply shook his head. There was also tension over reporters' access to the event, with White House staff taking the highly unusual step of barring correspondents from the usual pool that travels with the president. Trump spokeswoman Sarah Sanders blamed "the sensitive nature of the meetings" for the limitations. Trump, seeking a big foreign policy win to push back against domestic troubles, believes he can make history with North Korea and claims Japan's prime minister has already nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize. His goal is to persuade Kim to dismantle his nuclear weapons and resolve a stand-off with the deeply isolated state that has bedevilled US leaders since the end of the Korean war in To lure Kim into radical change, Trump is believed to be considering offering a formal peace declaration -- though perhaps not a formal treaty -- to draw a line under the technically still unfinished war. At the same time, Washington faces mounting pressure to extract significant concessions from Kim, who has so far shown little desire to ditch his nuclear capability. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday the Hanoi meeting could be "an important step towards advancing the denuclearisation" of the Korean peninsula. However, Washington and Pyongyang disagree even on what denuclearisation means precisely. And while North Korea has now gone more than a year without conducting missile and nuclear tests, it has done nothing to roll back the weapons already built. A former real estate tycoon who often boasts he is one of the world's best negotiators, Trump is pitching a vision of North Korea as a new Asian economic tiger if it surrenders its nuclear status. He said the country could quickly emulate the summit's host, Vietnam -- a communist state once locked in devastating conflict with the United States, but now a thriving trade partner. And he has invested himself personally in the relationship with Kim, creating the diplomatic equivalent of a Hollywood odd-couple bromance. Before Singapore, they were slinging bizarre insults -- Trump calling Kim "rocket man" and Kim calling him a "dotard." With North Korea then busily testing missiles and conducting underground nuclear tests, analysts feared the duo were egging each other on towards a catastrophic confrontation. Now, Trump talks of "love" and claims that his ground-breaking policies defused the threat posed by Kim. Critics warn Trump is so keen to score a deal that he could give away too much, too quickly, endangering US allies South Korea and Japan. In Singapore, Trump took his own generals by surprise when he announced a suspension of military exercises with the South -- something the North badly wanted. Washington would ideally like Kim to dismantle a key nuclear facility at Yongbyon, allow in international inspectors, or even hand over a list of all his nuclear assets -- something the North Koreans have categorically refused to do. return, Trump is believed to be considering dangling relief from tough international sanctions. Opening diplomatic liaison offices is another possible US concession. Another possibility is a joint declaration to end the Korean War, which closed with a ceasefire but no peace treaty Some analysts fear this hugely symbolic gesture would upset the delicate power balance in a region where the US and China are already struggling for influence. Those pushing for a scaled-back US foreign policy footprint around the world would welcome the gambit. "If you get an end of war declaration, I think that's really important symbolically because it starts to change the mentality," Daniel Davis, at the conservative Washington-based Defense Priorities think tank, told AFP. And Trump deserves credit, he said. "You just can't ignore the fact that he's the only one of the last nine American presidents that has even gotten to this point. No one else has even had the conversations, no one else has had these summits." a girl who studies in Cucuta, Colombia, points to the francisco de Paula santander international bridge, closed by the Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard, in urena, Venezuela. Venezuelan children, who attend school on the Colombian side of the border, have been blocked from class after the border between both countries was closed indefinitely by the Venezuelan government. Nigeria's Buhari wins re-election as opposition vows court battle abuja, feb 27 Muhammadu Buhari was on Wednesday re-elected Nigeria's president after a delayed poll that angered voters and raised political temperatures, but the opposition immediately vowed to challenge the "sham" result in court. It was the second victory at the ballot box for Buhari, a one-time military ruler who was first elected in 2015 to lead Africa's most-populous nation and top oil producer. With ballots counted in all of Nigeria's 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Buhari triumphed with some 15.2 million votes over his nearest rival Atiku Abubakar, who trailed by nearly four million votes. "Muhammadu Buhari... is hereby declared winner and is returned elected," Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) announced early Wednesday. However, Abubakar rejected the result of the vote, which has been marred by claims of rigging and corruption. "If I had lost in a free and fair election, I would have called the victor within seconds of my being aware of his victory to offer not just my congratulations, but my services to help unite Nigeria by being a bridge between the North and the South," he said in a statement Wednesday. "I hereby reject the result of the February 23, 2019 sham election and will be challenging it in court." Buhari, aged 76, meanwhile, thanked Nigerians for re-electing him for the next four years, saying he was "deeply humbled and profoundly grateful". Addressing supporters and party leaders at his All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign headquarters, Buhari called his win "another victory for Nigerian democracy." "The new administration will intensify its efforts in security, restructuring the economy and fighting corruption," he said. Supporters had gathered outside the party's offices in the capital Abuja late Tuesday as it became clear that Buhari had an unassailable lead, dancing and singing "We're popping champagne". Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo appeared in a video clip singing "Up we go!" in a reference to Buhari and his "Next Level" campaign slogan. But there were none of the spontaneous street parties that marked his victory four years ago, when he became Nigeria's first opposition candidate to beat an incumbent president. Egypt train crash, fire at central Cairo station kills 25 Cairo, feb 27 A speeding railcar crashed into a barrier at Cairo's main train station, causing its fuel tank to explode and triggering a huge fire that left at least 25 people dead on Wednesday, officials said. Railway officials said the train was speeding and collided head-on with the barrier. At least 47 people were also injured in the accident. Mohammed Said, the head of the Cairo Railroad hospital, said there are concerns the death toll could rise further following the blaze. Other officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak to the media. Photographs from the station showed charred bodies lying on the platforms at the Ramsis station in downtown Cairo. Firefighters struggled to get the flames under control. Heavy black smoke rose into the sky as ambulances rushed to the scene. The Ramsis district is among the busiest and most crowded areas of the Egyptian capital. The state railway agency briefly halted all train traffic and ordered the evacuation of the station. Videos from surveillance cameras inside the station showed flames ravaging the station. A video that surfaced on social media showed men and women carrying bags and personal belonging and walking on the rail platforms as the train car crashed and exploded. Another video showed men and women running, searching for exits after the explosion. A man runs back and forth, his shirt on fire, until another man rushes to pour water on him. Egypt's Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli said authorities must determine "who caused the accident and hold that person accountable." He promised "harsh punishment" for the culprits. Egypt's railway system has a poor safety record, mostly blamed on decades of badly maintained equipment and poor management. Official figures show that 1,793 train accidents took place in 2017 across the country. In March last year, President Abdel-Fattah el- Sissi said the government lacks about 250 billion Egyptian pounds, or USD 14.1 billion, to overhaul the run-down railway system. El-Sissi spoke a day after a passenger train collided with a cargo train, killing at least 12 people, including a child. And in August 2017, two passenger trains collided just outside the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, killing 43 people. In 2016, at least 51 people were killed when two commuter trains collided near Cairo. Nepal's Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Adhikari among seven killed in helicopter crash Kathmandu, feb 27 (PtI) Nepal's Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Rabindra Adhikari and six others were killed when a private helicopter crashed in eastern Nepal's mountainous Taplejung district, according to a media report. Besides 39-year-old Tourism Minister Adhikari, the Air Dynasty helicopter was carrying Nepal's prominent aviation and hospitality entrepreneur Ang Tsering Sherpa, Prime Minister's personal aide Yubaraj Dahal, two officials of tourism ministry and a body guard of the minister. The helicopter caught fire after it hit Chuchche Dada hill in Taplejung district in the mountain region of northeast Nepal. All seven on board the helicopter, including pilot Captain Prabhakar KC, have been killed in crash, an Air Dynasty official was quoted as saying by the Himalayan Times. Moments after the chopper was reported missing, local residents in Pathibara area informed the police about a huge flame at the crash site. The Chief District Officer of Taplejung, Anuj Bhandari quoted the locals as saying they heard a loud bang followed by a sight of smoke and fire in the area. Sikh leader wins federal by-election in Canada ottawa, feb 27 (PtI) A Sikh leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) won a by-election to enter the Canadian parliament. Jagmeet Singh, 40, won the Burnaby South constituency seat in British Columbia (BC) province after defeating Liberal party candidate Tory Shin, a corporate lawyer, and Lee, a former Burnaby member of the provincial legislature representing the BC Liberals, his campaign said. The by-election was held in three different provinces on Tuesday, with barely eight months left for the federal elections in October, also sealed Singh's position as an undisputed leader of the NDP, the third largest united Nations, feb 27 (PtI) party in the House of Commons. The other two seats were bagged one each by the ruling Liberals from Ontario province and the main opposition Conservatives from Quebec. The Scarboroughborn Sikh leader, also rated as a rising star in Canadian politics, had a shaky position as the head of the NDP as he was not a Member of Parliament. Following his win, Singh is now considered as a viable challenge to the main Opposition Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer, who is younger to him and streering a progressive alternative on the national stage to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal France is working on a proposal to ban the chief of the UN-proscribed Jaish-e Muhammad (JeM) Masood Azhar and could move it in the Sanctions Committee after it assumes the Presidency of the powerful UN Security Council next month, sources said. The rotating monthly Presidency of the 15-nation UN Security Council (UNSC) will go from Equatorial Guinea to France on March 1. France, a permanent member of the Council with veto powers, is working on the proposal (to ban Azhar) and it should be ready soon, informed sources told PTI, adding that the proposal against the JeM chief could perhaps be moved in the Sanctions Committee under the French presidency. "France is focussed on bringing individual listing requests of JeM terrorists to the 1267 Sanctions Committee soon," they said. The Pakistan-based JeM claimed the responsibility of the heinous suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14 in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed, sparking outrage in India. Following the incident, India bombed and destroyed JeM's biggest training camp in Balakot in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, about 80-km from the Line of Control early Tuesday, killing a "very large number" of terrorists, trainers, senior commanders and groups of jihadis who were being trained for fidayeen action. The facility at Balakot was headed by Yousuf Azhar, the brother-in-law of the JeM chief. The proposal, when moved, will be the fourth such bid at the UN in the last 10 years to list Azhar as a global terrorist. In 2009, India had moved a proposal by itself to designate Azhar. This was followed in 2016 when India moved the proposal with the P3 - the United States, the United Kingdom and France - in the UN's 1267 Sanctions Committee to ban Azhar, also the mastermind of the attack on the air base party. According to Singh's campaign spokesperson, James Smith, the NDP leader has now redeemed his supremacy in the party. Affordable housing, pharmacare and meaningful action to combat climate change are his focussed areas of work to solve the problems of the people, Singh told his supporters in his victory speech. Singh maintained that the successive governments of the Liberals and the Conservatives had only enriched corporations while neglecting common Canadians. "I know it's been a long slog, but I hope you have more left in the tank. We have just eight more months to let the people know they can choose a government that stands up for people and not corporations, that doesn't give handouts to SNC-Lavalin, Singh said in the context of the ongoing controversy involving SNC-Lavalin. The NDP victory comes at a time the Liberals are facing the worst crisis involving the SNC-Lavalin bribery scandal, which led to the resignation of the former justice minister attorney general Jody Wilsom-Raybould. France to bring proposal to ban Masood Azhar after assuming UNSC presidency: Sources in Pathankot in January, In 2017, the P3 nations moved a similar proposal again. However, on all occasions China, a vetowielding permanent member of the UNSC, blocked the proposal from being adopted by the Sanctions Committee. It remains to be seen how China will vote on the proposal this time, following a crucial bilateral meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Wuzhen, where she is participating in the Russia, India, China (RIC) Foreign Ministers meeting. Swaraj on Wednesday raised the Pulwama suicide attack in her meeting with her Chinese counterpart, a day after India destroyed a major JeM terror training camp in Pakistan. Stating that the JeM is banned by the UN and other countries, Swaraj told Wang that "this terrorist attack is the direct result of the impunity and cover provided to the JeM and its leaders by the Pakistani side".

C Y M K 9 Indore, feb 27 (PtI) Railways dished out a clinical performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here Wednesday, crushing formidable Mumbai by 57 runs and snapping their unbeaten run in the

But in their Group C match against Railways, the domestic giants put up a sub-par show.

Chasing 176, the famed Mumbai batting line-up collapsed as they were shot out for 118 in 18.1 overs.

Pacer Tushar Deshpande got the breakthrough for Mumbai after he cleaned up Devdhar, who struck two fours and five sixes. Railways lost one-down Prashant Awasthi (0) early.

9 C Y M K 9 Indore, feb 27 (PtI) Railways dished out a clinical performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here Wednesday, crushing formidable Mumbai by 57 runs and snapping their unbeaten run in the group stage of the domestic T20 tournament. Coming into the match, Mumbai had won all their games so far in the tournament. But in their Group C match against Railways, the domestic giants put up a sub-par show. Put into bat by Mumbai skipper Ajinkya Rahane, Railways posted a competitive 175/5 in their 20 overs with opener Pratham Singh (89) topscoring. Chasing 176, the famed Mumbai batting line-up collapsed as they were shot out for 118 in 18.1 overs. For Railways, their openers Pratham Singh (89 off 60 balls) and Mrunal Devdhar (43 off 20 balls) put up 65 runs for the first wicket. Pacer Tushar Deshpande got the breakthrough for Mumbai after he cleaned up Devdhar, who struck two fours and five sixes. Railways lost one-down Prashant Awasthi (0) early. But the quick fall of two wickets did not deter 26- year-old Pratham, who kept playing his shots. He hit nine fours and three sixes as Mumbai bowlers were taken to task and it was due to his blazing knock that Railways made 175/5. Mumbai lost openers Rahane (4) and young prodigy Prithvi Shaw (6) cheaply, leaving them at In-form Shreyas Iyer (16) and dependable Siddhesh Lad (2) also fell in quick succession as Mumbai slumped to 33/4. Barring Surya Kumar Yadav (38) no other batsman crossed 20-run individual mark. Mumbai were never in the fray as they kept losing wickets and were eventually bundled out for 118. For Railways, slow left-arm orthodox bowler Ashish Yadav (4-32) was the pick of the bowlers and was well supported by others. Brief scores: At Indore: (Emerald High International School Ground): Railways 175/5 (Pratham Singh 89, Mrunal Devdhar 43; Tushar Deshpande 3-44, Siddesh Lad 1-9) won against Mumbai 118 all out (Surya Kumar Yadav 38, Shreyas Iyer 16; Ashish Yadav 4-32, Amit Mishra 2-14) by 57 runs. Railways 4 points, Mumbai 0 points. At Indore: (Holkar Stadium): Sikkim 90/8 (Milind 37, Bibek 18; Baltej Singh 2-13, Krishan Alang 2-17) lost to Punjab 95/1 (Shubman Gill 70 not out, Manan Vohra 13 not out; B B Sharma 1-18) by nine wickets. Punjab 4 points, Sikkim 0 points. At Surat: (C B Patel Ground): Tamil Nadu 138/9 (Murli Vijay 77, Chaturved N S 19 not out; Ankit Rajan Maini 3-29, K D Singh 2-30) lost to Himachal Pradesh 139/3 (P S Chopra 68 not out, E C Sen 35, Abhishek Tanwar 2-14) by seven wickets. Himachal Pradesh 4 points, Tamil Nadu 0 points. At Surat (Lalbhai Contractor SpOrtS Mushtaq Ali: Railways halt Mumbai in their tracks BCCI raises security concern, ICC assures all issues will be addressed Dubai, feb 27 (PtI) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Wednesday assured the BCCI that it will "do everything" to address India's security concerns during the upcoming World Cup the wake of the Pulwama terror attack. At the start of the ICC's Chief Executives Committee (CEC) meeting, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri expressed India's concerns about the security of its players in the mega event which is scheduled to start May 30. "On behalf of the BCCI, Rahul Johri raised concerns for the safety and security of the Indian team, match officials and the Indian Fans, at the CEC Meeting," a senior BCCI official, privy to the development, told PTI. It is learnt that Johri told the CEC that the BCCI believes in the security being planned by the ICC and the England Cricket Board. "The ICC CEO David Richardson assured the BCCI that the ICC will ensure that everything is done to address the concerns raised," the official added. The discussion on security wasn't a part of the original agenda but on BCCI's insistence, it has been "minuted" by the global body. There have been statements from prominent India players such Harbhajan Singh and Sourav Ganguly, urging the BCCI to boycott the June 16 World Cup group league game against Pakistan in Manchester's Old Trafford after more than 40 CRPF personnel were killed in the Pulwama terror attack. However, at this point, the BCCI has taken no stand on boycotting the game as there remains a possibility that both teams may end up meeting in the knockouts as well. Jammu, feb 27: Jammu and Kashmir today suffered a humiliating 94 runs defeat in the hands of Kerala in the ongoing Round-V, Group-A of the Twenty20 Tournament for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Devineni Venkata Ramana Praneetha ground, Malupadu in Andhra Pradesh. Batting first, Kerela set a target of 160 runs for seven wickets. Vinood Sheela Manoharan remained top scorer with 52 runs. From J&K, Irfan Pathan and Parvez Rasool shared two wickets each while Ram Dayal took one. In reply, J&K bowled out for just 65 runs in 14.2 overs. Jatin Wadhwan was only batsman to face the calculated Kerala bowling and contributed 24 runs to the total. Irfan Pathan was other batsman, who could touch the double figure mark with 10 runs in his account. Skipper Parvez Rasool could not bat. SCORECARD Kerala Innings Vishnu Vinod Run Out Rasikh Salam 23 K B Arun Karthick Run Out Irfan Pathan 01 Rohan Prem ct Abdul Samad b Ram Dayal 04 Vinoop Sheela Manoharan ct Suryansh Raina b Irfan Pathan 52 Sachin Baby C ct & b Parvez Rasool 14 Mohammed Azharuddeen W ct Parvez Rasool b Irfan Pathan 32 Salman Nizar Not Out 23 Basil Thampi ct & b Parvez Rasool 00 Nidheesh M D Not Out 00 EXTRAS (nb 1, w 3, b 1, lb 5, pen 0) 10 TOTAL (7 wickets in 20 overs) 159 Did not bat: Midhun S, Warrier Bowling Analysis: Irfan Pathan ; Rasikh Salam ; Ram Dayal ; Mujtaba Yousuf ; Parvez Rasool ; Abdul Samad Fall of Wickets: 1-6 (K B Arun Karthick, 0.5 overs), 2-23 (Rohan Prem, 2.6 overs), 3-33 (Vishnu Vinod, 4.2 overs), 4-69 (Sachin Baby, 10.4 overs), (Vinoop Sheela Manoharan, 14.6 overs), (Mohammed Azharuddeen, 18.4 overs), (Basil Thampi, 19.3 overs) J & K Innings Abdul Samad ct Mohammed Azharuddeen b Nidheesh M D 06 Jatin Wadhwan ct K B Arun Karthick b Midhun S 24 Adil Reshi b Midhun S 03 Shubham Singh Pundir ct K B Arun Karthick b Vinoop Sheela Manoharan 01 Manzoor Dar ct Rohan Prem Stadium): Vidarbha 161/6 (S U Srivastava 56, R R Rathod 38 not out; R R Biswa 2-26, Akash Kumar 1-28) won against Meghalaya 129/4 (Gurinder Singh 56 not out, R R Biswa 19; Yash Thakur 2-27, Akshay Wakhare 1-15) by 32 runs. Vidarbha 4 points, Meghalaya 0 points. At Surat: (Lalbhai Contractor Stadium) - Gujarat 199/4 (Priyank Panchal 78, Dhruv Raval 36, Vishal Das 2-40, Samar Quadri 1-40) won against Bihar 116/7 (Keshav Kumar 61 not out, Ashutosh Aman 24; A Nagwaswalla 4-15, Axar Patel 1-15) by 83 runs. Gujarat 4 points, Bihar 0 points. At Indore: (Emerald Ground): Goa 196/3 (Amit Verma 109 not out, Suyash Prabhudessai 46 not out, Iswar Pandey 2-26, Parth Sahani 1-23) lost to Madhya Pradesh 197/6 (Parth Sahani 68, Naman Ojha 36, Felix Alemao 2-25, Darshan Misal 2-42) by four wickets. Madhya Pradesh 4 points, Goa 0 points. J&K suffers 94 runs defeat in T20 b Nidheesh M D 02 Irfan Pathan ct Vinoop Sheela Manoharan b Basil Thampi 10 Suryansh Raina W ct K B Arun Karthick b Vinoop Sheela Manoharan 07 Ram Dayal ct Vishnu Vinod b Warrier 04 Rasikh Salam lbw Midhun S 03 Mujtaba Yousuf Not Out 00 Parvez Rasool Absent Hurt 00 EXTRAS (nb 0, w 1, b 0, lb 4, pen 0) 05 TOTAL (All out; 14.2 overs) 65 Bowling Analysis: Warrier ; Basil Thampi ; Nidheesh M D ; Midhun S ; Vinoop Sheela Manoharan Fall of Wickets: 1-18 (Abdul Samad, 3.3 overs), 2-31 (Adil Reshi, 6.3 overs), 3-34 (Shubham Singh Pundir, 7.3 v), 4-38 (Jatin Wadhwan, 8.2 overs), 5-41 (Manzoor Dar, 9.1 overs), 6-55 (Suryansh Raina, 10.4 overs), 7-60 (Irfan Pathan, 11.4 overs), 8-64 (Ram Dayal, 13.3 overs), 9-65 (Rasikh Salam, 14.2 overs) J&K Playing XI: Rasikh Salam, Shubham Singh Pundir, Parvez Rasool (C), Suryansh Raina (W), Adil Reshi, Ram Dayal, Jatin Wadhwan, Irfan Pathan, Abdul Samad, Mujtaba Yousuf, Manzoor Dar. New Delhi, feb 27 (PtI) The trailblazing teenaged duo of Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker comfortably claimed the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event of the ISSF World Cup here Wednesday. The Indian pair shot a total of to finish on top of the podium to finish the tournament with a flourish after a few results that did not go their way over the last three days. The Chinese duo of Ranxin Jiang and Bowen Zhang won silver with 477.7, while the bronze went to the Korean pair of Minjung Kim and Daehun Park (418.8) at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range. Such was the Indian duo's dominance through the final that the difference between gold and silver medallist at the end was a Saurabh, Manu combine to shoot gold in 10m air pistol mixed event hopping at the end was 5.8. Having entered the final after equalling the qualification world record, Saurabh and Manu continued in the same vein and once they moved to the top spot, there was no looking back as they consistently shot high and mid 10. The other Indian team in the fray, Heena Sidhu and Abhishek Verma, could not clear the qualification hurdle. The Indian shooters in 10m air rifle mixed team event Ravi Kumar and Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Chandela and Deepak Kumar finished seventh and 25th respectively. India jointly topped the standings with Hungary with three gold medals, but managed to secure only one Olympic quota. The tournament offered 14 quota places for the 2020 Tokyo Games. Shooters Ravi, Deepak asked to report by employers IAF New Delhi, feb 27 (PtI) Done with the World Cup, shooters Ravi Kumar and Deepak Kumar Wednesday said they have been asked to report by their employers, the Indian Air Force -- a routine practice but they expect "instructions on protocol" in view of the escalating tension between India and Pakistan. Security has been heightened in major Indian cities after the IAF bombed terrorist camps across the Line of Control (LOC) in retaliation for the Pulwama terror attack on February 14. "We have been called by the secretary of Air Force Sports Control Board. This is the general practice after every tournament as they ask us about our plans. We will be issued instructions and we will follow the protocol in the current situation," Ravi, an ISSF World Cup bronze-medallist, told PTI. Though he is part of the ground staff, Ravi said as a Junior Warrant Officer (JWO), his job is to "look after five-six posts". "I am willing to go to the front if required. Studies and sports are secondary. We always have to be ready to serve our country," the 26- year-old, the reigning national champion and a Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist, added. Deepak is employed as sergeant. Both the marksmen left the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range after they could not make the finals of the mixed 10m air rifle events in the ongoing season-opening International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup here. Sprawling Buds hosts open School Taekwondo meet Jammu, feb 27: The 11th Open School Taekwondo Championship, organised by the J&K Taekwondo Association, concluded at Sprawling Buds ICSE School, Bantalab, here today with the holding of prize distribution function. In all, 15 schools of Jammu took part in this competition involving 300 young boys and girls in different age and weight categories, a handout issued by the Association here today informed. In this two-day competition, Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) Bantalab emerged overall champion. In the closing function, chairman Sprawling Buds School, Rahul Sharma was chief guest, who along with guest of honour, Subash Shastri (president NMC) presented medals. Atul Pangotra and Romesh Chander Sharma were special guests. Interacting with the gathering of young participants, Rahul Sharma encouraged them to take part in such competitions in true spirit of sports. He asked the Association to keep on holding similar events in near future too. Winners open school Taekwondo meet pose with chief guest, Rahul Sharma at Sprawling Buds School Bantalab in Jammu on Wednesday. Nishikori comes through 'tricky' Dubai debut Dubai, feb 27 Top seed Kei Nishikori dispatched the "tricky" Benoit Paire 6-4, 6-3 on his debut at the Dubai Championships on Tuesday, while Marin Cilic was knocked out by Gael Monfils. Asia's top player, the world number six, will meet Hubert Hurkacz in the second round at the Aviation Club. The Pole beat French qualifier Corentin Moutet 6-3, 7-5. Cilic became the highest seed to exit so far as he went down to Monfils, with the Frenchman storming through a decider to win 6-3, 4-6, 6-0. Rising Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas, title-winner in Marseille at the weekend, opened his campaign with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Australian Matthew Ebden. The 20- year-old Tsitsipas is on the brink of breaking into the world's top 10 after a fantastic start to the year which also saw him beat Roger Federer en route to the Australian Open semi-finals. "I'm happy that I was the first to find some solutions," said Tsitsipas, who suffered from jet lag after arriving at 0200 local time on Tuesday. "He wasn't easy, he was playing pretty well. He has an Australian way of playing, coming to the net, serve and volley, playing flat, playing low. "Anyways, I'm glad I got through that." Japan's Nishikori has shaken up his schedule this season and is playing Dubai for the first time after limiting himself in the past to North American venues including the defunct Memphis event and Delray Beach at this time of year. Victory over the unpredictable Paire took 81 minutes. "It's never easy playing Benoit, of course. Great serve, great backhand. Tricky player. Good dropshot, good touch," said Nishikori. "The key to the first set was the (eight-minute) long (third) game. "After I got that one, I was more confident -- but if he broke back, anything can happen. "It was good match, it's never easy with this wind. I think played good enough tennis today." Nishikori saved eight break points in the opening set to blunt the Frenchman's attack, with two breaks in the second set enough to ensure victory. Indian women eye clean sweep against England mumbai, feb 27 (PtI) The series already in the bag, a confident India will look to complete a whitewash when they take on a beleaguered England in the third and final women's One-day International here Thursday. The Mithali Raj-led outfit had thrashed the reigning World Champions by 66 runs in the opening ODI and then followed it up with a dominating seven-wicket win in the second game to seal the three-match series with a 2-0 unassailable lead. More importantly, India grabbed four crucial points in the ICC Women's championship as the race for securing direct qualification spots for the 2021 World Cup heats up. With two more points up for grabs, the hosts would not like to experiment by making any changes to the line-up. India seem to have found the winning momentum under new coach W V Raman as they ticked most boxes in the last two games. Prolific opener Smriti Mandhana, who is the current ICC cricketer of the year, has been in splendid form. Her classy 63 in the last game helped the hosts to clinch the match and the series. Veteran Mithali Raj, who is the leading run-getter in ODIs, has scores of 44 and 47 in the last two games. Both Mandhana and her skipper would like to continue from where they left. Experienced Punam Raut, who made a comeback to the ODI side, justified her selection over Harleen Deol, by chipping in with a handy 32. Raut's inclusion seems to have sorted out the middle-order woes. But she and young opener Jemimah Rodrigues, both from Mumbai, need to convert their starts into bigger scores. The likes of Deepti Sharma, Mona Meshram and wicket-keeper Taniya Bhatia also need to chip in if the toporder falters. The Indian bowlers - both seamers and spinners -- have been impressive. Veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami (with 5 wickets in the rubber) and Shikha Pandey (6 wickets) have troubled the visitors in the first two games at the Wankhede stadium here.prolific opener Smriti Mandhana, who is the current ICC cricketer of the year, has been in splendid form. Her classy 63 in the last game helped the hosts to clinch the match and the series. England have found it difficult to face the Indian spin trio of Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav and Ekta Bisht.Prolific opener Smriti Mandhana, who is the current ICC cricketer of the year, has been in splendid form. Her classy 63 in the last game helped the hosts to clinch the match and the series. Slow leftarm orthodox bowler Bisht spun the visitors to their doom with a fourwicket haul in game one. The struggling England side also suffered a blow after all-rounder Sophie Ecclestone was ruled out of the third ODI and remainder of the tour due to a fractured hand. The visitors will play for pride and aim to bag the two crucial points as part of the ICC Championship before heading to the three-match T20I series in Guwahati next month. Apart from all-rounder Natalie Sciver and skipper Heather Knight, the other batters have largely performed below par. On the bowling front, the visiting team's pacers Anya Shrubsole, Georgia Elwiss and Kathrine Brunt have the wherewithal to trouble the hosts. The hosts, on their current form, once again start as front runners but England could spring a surprise and prevent a clean sweep by India. Teams (from): India Women: Mithali Raj (C), Jhulan Goswami, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (WK), R Kalpana (WK), Mona Meshram, Ekta Bisht, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Mansi Joshi, Punam Raut, Harleen Deol. England Women: Heather Knight (C), Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Kate Cross, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Georgia Elwiss, Alex Hartley, Amy Jones, Laura Marsh, Nat Sciver, Anya Shrubsole, Sarah Taylor (WK), Lauren Winfield and Danni Wyatt. Match starts at 9 AM.

10 Huma Qureshi on her part in Deepa Mehta's Leila: I just wanted to essay this role to the best of my abilities ENtErtaiNmENt Bipasha Basu's little sister Vijayeta ties the knot with Karan Talreja

The family organised the customary puja, which is held before the brides ties the knot. Karan Singh Grover shared pictures from the Nandi Puja, which was held at their residence.

Bipasha wore a powder pink lehenga from Dolly Studio with kundan jewellery. She was styled by Eesha Amin for the event. Karan wore a black kurta with a studded brooch.

"So got a silver medal at the Nationals NEC on Dream Girl thanks to my team mates from the Indian Army from RVC (Remount and Veterinary Corps) and ASC (Indian Army Service Corps).

On the work front, the "Sarbjit" actor was last seen on screen in "Baaghi 2". He will next be seen in "Dhaka". The American film directed by Sam Hargrave is from a screenplay by Joe Russo.

Huma turned down several offers and dedicated straight six whole months of her time to the show.

10 10 Huma Qureshi on her part in Deepa Mehta's Leila: I just wanted to essay this role to the best of my abilities ENtErtaiNmENt Bipasha Basu's little sister Vijayeta ties the knot with Karan Talreja and her didi is all smiles Randeep Hooda wins silver at National Equestrian Championship; calls it a proud moment It was a joyous moment for the Basu household as Vijayeta Basu tied the knot with her long-time beau, Karan Talreja. The wedding was solemnized in a court marriage as she wanted an intimate ceremony. Though the couple wanted to keep it low profile, the reception was quite an affair. Vijayeta posted a number of pictures on her Instagram handle. We can see that she is dressed like the traditional Bengali bride in red with the white headgear. The family organised the customary puja, which is held before the brides ties the knot. Karan Singh Grover shared pictures from the Nandi Puja, which was held at their residence. In the evening, they married again with the rituals. We can see Vijayeta and Karan marrying with proper Bengali rites. Bipasha Basu was the doting sister throughout. Bipasha wore a powder pink lehenga from Dolly Studio with kundan jewellery. She was styled by Eesha Amin for the event. Karan wore a black kurta with a studded brooch. Actor Randeep Hooda won the silver medal at the National Equestrian Championship (NEC) and called it a proud moment. Randeep on Wednesday tweeted a photograph from the event. "So got a silver medal at the Nationals NEC on Dream Girl thanks to my team mates from the Indian Army from RVC (Remount and Veterinary Corps) and ASC (Indian Army Service Corps). Proud moment to be given the medal by the QMG Gen Ambre with gratitude to my grooms who look after my horses," Randeep captioned the image. On the work front, the "Sarbjit" actor was last seen on screen in "Baaghi 2". He will next be seen in "Dhaka". The American film directed by Sam Hargrave is from a screenplay by Joe Russo. It will also star Chris Hemsworth, David Harbour and Manoj Bajpayee. Actress Huma Qureshi says shooting for Deepa Mehta's "Leila" was difficult. Huma turned down several offers and dedicated straight six whole months of her time to the show. "It was a very difficult shoot when we at times shot for hours at a stretch," Huma said in a statement. "I would often switch my phone off during the shoot so as not to be distracted. I just wanted to essay this role to the best of my abilities," added the actress, who is currently in Delhi shooting for the show. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Mehta, "Leila" is a part of a slate of 17 original made-in- Asia shows announced by Netflix at a conference in Singapore last year. Huma will be joined by Siddharth in "Leila". Forget Shah Rukh and Aamir Khan, Akash Ambani s pre-wedding bash saw mind-blowing performances by Coldplay and Chainsmokers Kareena Kapoor Khan flaunts a baby-bump and it's a Good News for the audience A few weeks back, we saw Khiladi Akshay Kumar at Oshiwara, Mumbai shooting forkaran Johar's production venture Good News and now Kareena Kapoor Khan has joined the cast and was spotted yesterday on the sets of the film. Donning a casual avatar wearing a grey tank top and track pants under a long stripped jacket, Bebo grabbed our eyeballs with her babybump, giving us a Good News. But before jumping to any conclusion, let us tell you it's her look for the film titled Good News, where she is portraying the character of a pregnant girl and needless to say that the baby bump is clearly fake. The film marks the reunion Dear God, if you ever decide to give us another life, please bless us with an Ambani surname or anyone who could access their prewedding bashes. While we are still reeling from the fact that Beyoncé was in India just to perform at Isha Ambani s pre-wedding bash a few months ago, India s richest family left our jaws touching the ground with the international guest list of Akash Ambani s pre-wedding bash. Mukesh and Nita Ambani s son is all set to tie the knot with Shloka Mehta. The family is currently celebrating the wedding to come in St Moritz, Switzerland, with several Bollywood stars by their side. And they roped in Coldplay and Chainsmokers to entertain them at the pre-wedding bash. Videos from the venue have us burning with jealousy. In clips going viral on the internet, Chris Martin is seen holding up his guitar and performing while we wipe our envious tears. To top it off, the Chainsmokers were also seen setting the stage on fire with their performance. There are other videos also popping up online showcasing Shah Rukh Khan charming the audience with his performance. Aamir Khan was also one among the many performers at the do. As per a local Swiss website, about 850 guests were part of the winter wonderland-themed event. These include Karan Johar, Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Karisma Kapoor who were among the several celebrity guests invited. of Akshay and Kareena after 10 years. They were last seen together in 2009's Kambakkht Ishq. Apart from this, they have starred together in Ajnabee, Talaash and Bewafaa. Talking about Good News, the film also stars Diljit Dosanjh and Kiara Advani in key roles and is directed by Raj Mehta. The film is set to hit the screens on September 6 and will clash with director Anurag Basu's untitled venture, which features the ensemble cast of Abhishek Bachchan, Rajkummar Rao, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanya Malhotra and Pankaj Tripathi. Priyanka Chopra feels good to be back in India with her best travel buddy Nick Jonas Priyanka Chopra Jonas is back to her roots. By that, we mean, the actress has arrived in India with her best travel buddy and husband Nick Jonas. After making heads turn with their stunning appearance and PDA, Mr and Mrs Jonas have landed in Delhi. The reason for their trip is not known but we are glad to see them back. Sharing a supercute selfie with Nick, PeeCee captioned it as, "Best travel buddy ever..hello Delhi.. so good to be back nickjonas." Her visit to Delhi could be for the shoot of her B-town comeback project, The Sky Is Pink, or for discussing her films with Vishal Bharadwaj andsanjay Leela Bhansali, which she mentioned on Koffee With Karan. Meanwhile, the actress seems to be giving a miss to Aakash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's pre-wedding bash which is taking place in Switzerland. Her absence from the Ambani function comes as a surprise because Priyanka was a part of Isha Ambani's pre-wedding rituals and other ceremonies too. As of now, a lot of B-town celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Bachchan and husband Abhishek, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Karan Johar, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arjun Kapoor and Malaika Arora have already reached Switzerland for the pre-wedding festivities of Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta.

11 11 Art. 35 A, unconstitutional, anti fundamental rights needs real review : Prof. Bhim Singh The role of the Constituent Assembly of India came to an end on January 26, 1950 when Constitution of India was promulgated, except Jammu and Kashmir. Under special circumstances, may be, political compulsions, State of J&K was not brought under the cover of the Constitution of India as a whole. The Constituent Assembly of India inserted Article 370 in the neck of Indian Constitution for the reasons to be debated one day. Anyhow, Article 370 was brought as a temporary provision inside the Constitution of India. The Constituent Assembly had clearly debated under the Chairmanship of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar that the provision was only temporary and meant to be relaxed at appropriate time. Sad 70 years are over with Article 370. The consequences were sad and undesirable even unexpected for several reasons which shall be discussed by the intellectuals and thinkers someday. But, what happened in J&K following this temporary provision, say Article 370 which has not come to the expectation of the people of the country. A Constituent Assembly was framed in J&K under the leadership of Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah who was nominated as Prime Minister of J&K by the then ruler, Maharaja Hari Singh in The Maharaja was forced to migrate from J&K to Bombay. He remained in Bombay all his life and till he died in 1961 Bombay. His ashes were brought as he had desired to Jammu were immersed in the Tawi by his only son, Dr. Karan Singh, the then Sadar-e-Riyasat of J&K. Governor Satya Pal Malik today launched State Infrastructure Monitoring System-SIMS the official Portal developed by the Finance Department in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre (NIC) for management, monitoring, information and payment system of all Infrastructure Projects Yuvraj Karan Singh was designated as the Regent in place of his father in 1948 till he was elected as Sadar e - Riyasat in After January 26, 1950 when Constitution of India was promulgated in the entire country except J&K. Unfortunately, Article 370 was inserted as a temporary provision. Temporary which continues till date. It was this provision which divested the power of the Parliament to legislate in respect of even three subjects, Defence, Foreign Affairs, Communications and Allied Matters which were included in the Instrument of Accession signed by the Maharaja in 1947 by the ruler of the state. This was not an error but a blunder. The error continues to govern the state of Jammu & Kashmir. Article 370 also introduced Clause-3 in Article 370 saying that President may, by public notification, declare that this Article shall cease to be operative or shall be operative only with such exceptions and modifications and from such date as may specify. Article 35(A) has to be viewed legally and constitutionally from different prospects. Article 35(A) was not created/implied by the Constituent Assembly nor it has been enacted by the Parliament of India. Article 35(A) is only from outside the scope of Chapter-III of Constitution of India relating with the Fundamental Rights enshrined for the citizens of India only. This amendment was introduced in May 1954 for political reasons, may be to find a way out to continue Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah in detention after his dismissal from premiership of J&K CONTD FORM PAGE 1 Pak Air on the Pakistan side. "In this engagement, we have unfortunately lost one MiG 21. The pilot is missing in action. Pakistan has claimed that he is in their custody. We are ascertaining the facts," he said. Both officials did not take any questions from the media. Soon after the Indian statement, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan did a live TV address and favoured talks to resolve the issues between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. He, however, claimed that two Indian MIGs crossed the Line of Control and they were shot down. "Our action was only intended to convey that if you can come into our country, we can do the same. Two of their MiGs were shot down (in the ensuing action)," Khan said. Noting that all wars are miscalculated, and no one knows where they lead to, Khan said that better sense must prevail and the two sides should act with wisdom."i ask India: with the weapons you have and the weapons we have, can we really afford a miscalculation? If this (situation) escalates, it will no longer be in my control or in (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi's," Khan said. "Let's sit together and settle this with talks," he added. Before the MEA briefing, the Pakistan Army had released a 46-second video showing a blindfolded man claiming that he is IAF's Wing Commander Abhinandan. "I am an IAF officer. My service No is 27981," the man is seen as saying in the video. However, the veracity of the video could not be ascertained. The heightened tension also saw Pakistan shutting down its entire airspace and India closing down civilian air traffic in most of its northern region temporarily. PTI MPB BJ IAF Pilot countries possess. A day after India bombed Jaishe-Mohammed's biggest training camp in Pakistan, it was a morning of developments moving with dizzying rapidity. Islamabad claimed it hit back at India by bringing down two Indian military aircraft, one of which crashed in Pakistan occupied Kashmir while the other fell in Jammu and Kashmir. Officials here said a Pakistani Air Force F-16 fighter jet was shot down by on August 9, British Lawyer, Dingle Foot while arguing against the alleged detention of Sheikh Abdullah in 1954 in Jammu Jail had raised the contention that no Indian citizen could be detained without trial for more than three months. The Fundamental Rights were available to every citizen of India, including Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah and therefore he challenged Sheikh Abdullah s detention. The Prime Minister of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, according to information, addressed a letter to the then President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad with a proposal that Article 35 should be amended. Article 35(A) was conceived without any legal or constitutional support. The impression given was that President of India shall amend any provision in the Constitution may it be Article 35 and exclude the citizens of India from its cover in any part of the country. It was one of the greatest tragedies of the time that the citizens of India in J&K were deprived of their Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Constitution of India from Article 12 to 35. The President had limited power under the Constitution to introduce any amendment etc. The President of India could only impose an ordinance for six months. This amendment in Art. 35 was not covered under Art. 370 either. This amendment proposed by the President of India in May 1954 was valid only for six months. It was this amendment which deprived the residents of J&K (Citizens of India) of the entire batch of Fundamental Rights ranging from Art. 12 to Art. 35. This 35 A continues to be unconstitutional since then. This is sad and unfortunate that this country has so many historians, intellectuals, revolutionaries and unparallel thinkers yet none has cared or dared study the implications/scope of this Ordinance issued by the President of India in May I call upon the academicians, lawyers, intellectuals, media and all those who believe in democracy and rule of law to study indepth the reasons and the history buried under the grave of Article 35(A). This is Article 35(A) which has no constitutional standing nor it was even discussed, argued and debated in any House of Legislature its validity. The greatest misfortune, I see is that this 35(A) which I call a draconian law under which I have personally suffered detentions for years in J&K without trial. My several friends, political colleagues have also suffered jails under illegal detentions. Why the present rulers as well as ex-rulers in the State of J&K have been supporting 35(A)? This is 35(A) which is born without parents and for the reasons to use detention laws against the genuine political activists in J&K. It has provided a naked sword to the Rulers of Jammu & Kashmir to crush the genuine voice of the people in J&K. This is unfortunate that 64% of the population in J&K is illiterate today. The power hungry politicians are using them to ensure that they shall continue to govern the innocent people in J&K by exploiting such matters which intend to promote the interest of the ruling parties. The wrath of the local Kashmiri leaders of NC & PDP who are shouting against Rule of Law is obvious power money. Governor launches State Infrastructure Monitoring System-SIMS portal being funded through the Jammu Kashmir Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (JKIDFC). Sh. Navin Choudhary, Principal Secretary Finance, briefed Governor about the salient features of newly launched portal and apprised that it will provide a single platform for all the Departments to upload the information of their respective languishing projects. The Portal will also be beneficial for processing the payments in a streamlined manner for each Project. Governor congratulated the Finance Department for taking this significant step towards e-governance besides ensuring transparency and accountability in Government functioning. He observed that the portal will help in streamlining the monitoring and management of all Infrastructure Projects in the State that have been funded through the innovative mechanism adopted by the JKIDFC. Shri Choudhary also informed Governor that so far the High Powered Committee in Finance Department has cleared 2206 infrastructure projects of various departments amounting to approximately Rs 5300 crores. Indian air defence forces in Jammu region's Rajouri sector. During the encounter, a MiG 21 was lost and the pilot was missing. As tension mounted, the entire airspace north of New Delhi was briefly "vacated". Nine airports in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab were closed for civilian traffic for some part of the morning but opened later in the day. Jammu and Kashmir was the centre of much of the action on a day of escalating tensions between the two neighbours. An IAF helicopter crashed in Budgam in Kashmir, killing at least five people. One of the deceased persons was identified as Kifayat Hussain Ganaie, a local resident, while the identity of other four -- believed to be IAF personnel -- is being ascertained, they said. There was no direct established link with the activity by Pakistani jets, but for many it was just a sign of the disturbed times. There was also nightlong heavy firing and shelling on forward and civilian areas from across the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch with the Army and the Border Security Force being put on the highest degree of alertness. All residents of the border areas were asked to remain inside their homes and not venture outside. While the government and the defence establishment took stock of the situation, building up since the February 14 attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama in which 40 soldiers were killed, attention swivelled on the IAF pilot in enemy territory. In a terse press statement, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, accompanied by Air Vice Marshal R G K Kapoor, said details are being ascertained about Pakistan's claim of having captured one Indian pilot. Officials said Pakistani fighter jets violated Indian air space in Jammu region's Poonch and Rajouri sectors but were pushed back by Indian aircraft. The jets dropped bombs while returning but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, they said. "Pakistan has responded this morning by using its Air Force to target military installations on the Indian side. Due to our high state of readiness and alertness, Pakistan's attempts were foiled successfully," Kumar said. He said the Pakistan Air Force activity was detected and the Indian Air Force responded instantly. "In that aerial engagement, one Pakistan Air Force fighter aircraft was shot down by a MiG 21 Bison of the Indian Air Force. The Pakistani aircraft was seen by ground forces falling from the sky on the Pakistan side. "In this engagement, we have unfortunately lost one MiG 21. The pilot is missing in action. Pakistan has claimed that he is in their custody. We are ascertaining the facts," he said. In Islamabad, the Pakistan Army released a 46-second video showing a blindfolded man claiming he is Abhinandan. "I am an IAF officer. My service No is 27981," the man is seen as saying in the video. The veracity of the video could not be ascertained. Till late afternoon, India's political leaders, both in government and in the opposition, were mostly quiet. In a live television broadcast, Pakistan's leader Imran Khan also reiterated the military's claim that two Indian MIGs were shot down, as he offered to defuse tensions and resolve the issues through talks. He said the Pakistani incursion into the Indian air space was "only intended to convey that if you can come into our country, we can do the same." Two Indian MiGs were shot down in the ensuing action, Khan said, one day after Indian government sources said up to 350 JeM terrorists were killed in Tuesday's attack. There was no official confirmation of the claim. "I ask India: with the weapons you have and the weapons we have, can we really afford a miscalculation? If this (situation) escalates, it will no longer be in my control or in (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi's," Khan said. IAF recovered from the scene. Besides the pilots, an operator and three other crew members lost their lives in the crash, the officials said. The local resident has been identified as Kifayat Hussain Ganaie, they said. Officials in New Delhi said it was an Mi-17 helicopter. Earlier, officials in Srinagar had described the downed aircraft as a jet. They said the aircraft broke into two and caught fire immediately. Jammu vehicles will be allowed towards Jammu on Thursday," the official said. The highway was closed on Monday following major landslides triggered by incessant rains and snowfall, leaving hundreds of Jammubound vehicles stranded. A portion of the highway sank late Tuesday afternoon in Ramban town, delaying restoration of the highway. "The damaged section of the highway was restored with concreting and Granular sub-base (GSB) laying," Ramban Deputy Commissioner Showkat Aijaz Bhat said. The officials said the rest of the highway was already made traffic worthy on Tuesday after agencies concerned cleared the debris of the landslides at Moum Passi near Ramsu and several other places. The frequent closure of the highway over the past one month has led to shortage of fuel and other essential commodities in the valley. Army Line of Control to undertake strikes in India for "self defence". Indian officials said Pakistani fighter jets on Wednesday violated Indian air space in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Nowshera sectors but were pushed back by Indian aircraft. On Tuesday night, the Indian Army destroyed five Pakistani posts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir in a befitting retaliation to firing from across the border, resulting in a "number of casualties" to Pak troops, a defence official had said. "The Indian Army retaliated for effect and our focused fire resulted in severe destruction to five posts and number of casualties to Pak army (along LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts)," a defence PRO said. From 6:30 pm Tuesday, the Pakistani Army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by shelling with heavy calibre weaponry along the LoC out of frustration, he said. The Pakistani troops were also seen firing mortars and missiles from civilian houses, using villagers as human shields. However, the Indian Army targeted the Pakistani posts away from civilian areas, the PRO said, adding that this resulted in a "number of casualties" to Pak troopers. In exchange of fire, five soldiers of the Indian Army suffered minor injuries, out of which two of them were shifted to a military hospital for medical treatment. They are stable. Two jaish militants were killed in the ensuing gunfight. The officials said the slain militants were affiliated with proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammad. Arms and ammunition were recovered from the scene of the encounter, he said, adding further details are awaited. Pulwama occasions China blocked India's proposal on Azhar. "I am visiting China at a time when there is grief and anger in India. It is the worst terrorist attack directed against our security forces in Jammu and Kashmir," she said in her opening remarks during the meeting held on the sidelines of Russia, India, China Foreign Ministers' meeting. "The attack was carried out by Jaish-e-Muhammed, the Pakistan-based and supported terrorist organisation," she said. Forty Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in a suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14, sparking outrage in the country and international condemnation. Following the incident, India bombed and destroyed JeM's biggest training camp in Balakot in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, about 80-km from the Line of Control (LoC) early Tuesday, killing a "very large number" of terrorists, trainers and senior commanders. Stating that the JeM is banned by the UN and other countries, Swaraj told Wang that "this terrorist attack is the direct result of the impunity and cover provided to the JeM and its leaders by the Pakistani side". "After the Pulwama attack the entire UN has spoken with full voice to condemn it," she said. Swaraj, who arrived here early this morning, told Wang that this is their first meeting this year and therefore an opportune time for the two sides to take stock of the bilateral relations and look ahead for cooperation. "This is our first meeting this year. Therefore, an opportune time for us to take stock of our bilateral relations and look ahead for cooperation. The India-China relationship is an important relationship for both of our countries," she said. Referring to the Wuhan summit between Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Swaraj said "we have made substantial progress in relations". "It is important for both sides to make sure the through and effective implementation of the guidance given by the two leaders," she told Wang, adding that both side made efforts and "we should sustain this". "Particularly the decision taken by our leaders to maintain strategic communication between them provided an important foundation for the development of our bilateral relations. This channel of strategic communication between the two of us and between senior officials should always remain open," she said. Wang said last year's Wuhan meeting between Modi and Xi led the bilateral ties into a new stage. "Led by the leaders, all aspects of our bilateral relationship are going well. Both nations and the international community are more optimistic of our bilateral relations. In 2019 we are going keep working on the consensus of the two leaders," he said. Meanwhile, China on Wednesday again called on India and Pakistan to exercise restraint amid the escalation of hostilities between the two countries and urged them to engage in dialogue to uphold the peace and stability in the region. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang's remarks came after Pakistan targeted military installations in India in response to Indian counter-terrorism strikes in Balakot. "I understand that in the latest development Pakistan says it had shot down two Indian aircraft and captured Indian pilots," Lu told the media in Beijing. He said the international community is following the developments closely. Earlier, External Affairs Minister Swaraj kicked off her key meeting with her Chinese counterpart Wang in a lighter vein, accusing him of cheating her by changing the venue of the RIC meeting to a more beautiful location here. "You cheated me," Swaraj said in her opening statement at their bilateral meeting here. Wang and other Chinese officials broke into laughter hearing her remarks. Swaraj said Wang first told her that the RIC Ministers meeting would be held in Shanghai and later sifted it to Wuzhen, the historic city famous for ancient stone bridges, stone pathways and delicate wood carvings. "Thank you" for the change of location and it is a very beautiful city, she said and expressed desire to go round the place before her departure. Balakot JeM cadres, seven days arms training in the use of AK rifles and small arms are carried out with an intent to motivate the terror cadres. Located on the banks of Kunhar river in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, the camp was also used by another terror group Hizbul Mujahideen. The sources said at least 325 terrorists and 25 to 27 trainers were at the camp, the biggest operated by the JeM which had claimed responsibility for the February 14 suicide attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 40 jawans. The camp also offered aquatic training to its inmates, the sources added. Located 20 km from the Balakot town, it was an important training centre for the JeM and other terror organisations and it had several structures to accommodate new recruits and facilities to train them, the sources said. Several "inspirational lectures" were delivered by JeM founder and terror mastermind Masood Azhar and other terrorist leaders on several occasions. India struck the Balakot camp in a major "preemptive" air strike on Tuesday killing a large number of terrorists and trainers of the Pakistan-based terror group preparing to carry out suicide attacks in this country. I-T Dept today," it said in a statement. "The search action has yielded credible evidence of large scale undisclosed financial transactions carried out in the business of quarrying, hotels etc." Without providing specific details, the department said it unearthed clinching evidence of "huge unaccounted expenditure having been incurred in cash on the reconstruction and remodelling of the residential premises presently being used by the tax evader's family." "Despite carrying out large scale financial transactions, neither the protagonist nor any member of his family has ever filed any income tax return. The evidence found in search action is robust enough to show a deliberate and wilful attempt to evade tax," it said. In the search action, three hard disks have also been seized. "The analysis of the information contained in the disks is likely to yield even more substantial evidence against the tax evader and his associates. This action is part of a concerted drive to trace illegal sources of funding that has financed the separatist elements and their activities in the Valley," the statement added. Three Officers have seized 72 bottles of codeine from drug peddlers namely Showkat Ahmad son of Mohamamd Yousuf resident of Tulkhan Bijbehara, Showkat Ahmad son of Wali Mohd resident of Tulkhan Bijbehara and Mohammad Yousuf son of Soimoh Tral. A case FIR No. 15/2019 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Bijbehara. Community members are requested to come forward with any information regarding drug peddlers in their neighbourhood. Persons found indulging in drug peddling will be dealt as per law. Our consistent actions against drug peddlers should reassure the community members that we are making efforts to keep your society free from the scourge of drug menace. Crime innocent and gullible people of various Districts of the State of their hard earned moneyby way of taking cash in the form of fixed deposits, recurring deposits, saving accounts etc after floating a Cooperative in the name and style-rural Development Multipurpose Cooperative Ltd. as its Chairman with its head office at TallabTillo, Jammu. The fraudster under the garb of the Cooperative operated its various Branchs across different Districts of the State, particularly in Jammu region. Preliminary enquiry reveals the suspect has grabbed an amount of Rs 3, 35, 29,310 from people by way of cheating. A large number of complaints were received in Crime Branch, Jammu in this regard.the arrest has beeneffected by a team of Crime Branch, Jammu led by Dy SP MohdIrfan Khan. The accused is presently on Police remand. Power g areas will remain affected on February 28 from 9 am to 3 pm. Meanwhile, according to Superintending Engineer elect Maintt. & R.E Circle-III Batore, the shutdown of 33 KV feeder Pouni Tap is being observed. During the shutdown, the power supply to Pouni, Ramsoo and Talwara etc will remain affected on February 28 and Match 01 from 9 am to 1 pm. However, for carrying out some repairs of new 33 KV Barn Roopnagar line,, the shutdown of 11 KV Feeders BT-1, & BT-4 emanating from 1x10 MVA, 33/11 KV Receiving Station Bantalab and TH- 2 emanating from 1x10 MVA, 33/11 KV Receiving Station Thathar is being observed. During the shutdown, the power supply to Radio Station, KV Nagar, Gurah Brahmana, Radio Swami Centre, Bantalab, Kamla Nagar, Lower and Upper Thathar, Pooja Colony will remain affected on February 28 and March 01 from 10 am to 3.30 pm.

The US on Wednesday firmly asked Pakistan to take meaningful action against terrorist groups operating on its soil after India s counter-terrorism action against it and asked the two neighbours to

In a separate call with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Pompeo emphasised the close security partnership between the US and India and shared goal of maintaining peace and security in the

His statement came amid growing tensions between the two countries after 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in a suicide attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM) in

Following the incident, India on Tuesday bombed and destroyed JeM s biggest training camp in Balakot in Pakistan s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, about 80- km from the Line of Control (LoC),

Pompeo is currently in Vietnam to attend the second summit between President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jongun on the denuclearsation of the Korean peninsula.

12 The US on Wednesday firmly asked Pakistan to take meaningful action against terrorist groups operating on its soil after India s counter-terrorism action against it and asked the two neighbours to exercise restraint and avoid escalation at any cost. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi also called for avoiding military action. In a separate call with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Pompeo emphasised the close security partnership between the US and India and shared goal of maintaining peace and security in the region. His statement came amid growing tensions between the two countries after 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in a suicide attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM) in Jammu and Kashmir s Pulwama district on February 14, sparking outrage in the country. Following the incident, India on Tuesday bombed and destroyed JeM s biggest training camp in Balakot in Pakistan s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, about 80- km from the Line of Control (LoC), killing a very large number of terrorists, trainers and senior commanders. Pompeo is currently in Vietnam to attend the second summit between President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jongun on the denuclearsation of the Korean peninsula. Following Indian counter-terrorism actions on February 26, I spoke with Indian Minister of External Affairs Swaraj to emphasize our close security partnership and US asks Pakistan to take meaningful action against terrorist groups Strike disrupts normal life in Kashmir Normal life was affected in Kashmir on Wednesday due to a strike called by separatists to protest the NIA raids at residences of several leaders in connection with investigation into terror funding through hawala channels in the valley. Most of the shops, fuel stations and other business establishments were shut in Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. They said public transport was off the roads, but few private cars and auto-rickshaws were seen plying in some areas of the city.the officials said similar reports of shutdown were received from other district headquarters of the valley. Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), an umbrella coalition of separatist outfits, called for complete shutdown on Wednesday against Tuesday's NIA raids on separatists and threats to tinker with Article 35-A which is facing a legal challenge in the Supreme Court. DDC Poonch appeals to not believe in rumors District Development Commissioner Poonch today appealed the people of the district to not to pay any heed to rumors in the wake of prevailing situation in the state. DDC asked the people to stay calm and cooperate with the district administration for ensuring law and order in the district. DDC informed that in any case of any emergency the people can contact Police by dialing 100 and the joint Control Room established in PCR at phone numbers , DDC said that all the government offices and markets will remain open for public services. Govt brings 42 non-scheduled cancer drugs under price control The government said Wednesday it has brought 42 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs under price control, capping trade margin at 30 per cent, which would reduce their retail prices by up to 85 per cent. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has invoked extraordinary powers in public interest, under Para 19 of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 to bring 42 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs under price control through trade margin rationalisation, an official release said. "Invoking paragraph 19 of DPCO, 2013, the government hereby puts a cap on trade margin of 30 per cent and directs manufacturers to fix their retail price based on price at first point of sale of product... of the non-scheduled formulations containing any of the 42 drugs," the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DOP) said in a notification. As per data available with NPPA, the MRP for 105 brands will be reduced up to 85 per cent entailing minimum saving of Rs 105 crore to consumers, it added. Currently, 57 anti-cancer drugs are under price control as scheduled formulations. Now 42 non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines have been selected for price regulation by restricting trade margin on the selling price (MRP) up to 30 per cent, the notification said. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday said the Indian Air Force (IAF) air strike on terror camps in Pakistan was carried out with caution and no civilian was hurt in it, but the neighbouring country wants to defame India nevertheless. India has given a befitting reply to the neighbouring country, Singh said and reiterated that Kashmir will always be a part of India and no power in the world can separate it from the country. Addressing a convention of BJP workers in Bilaspur town of Chhattisgarh, he said, "Two days back, our forces gave a befitting reply to Pakistan, which has been trying to destabilise India". "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured that we will not let The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file an affidavit, providing details about the alleged contempt committed by the officials of West Bengal Police and former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar who are allegedly trying to interfere with the probe into the Saradha scam. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna directed CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla to provide information in support of tampering and destruction of call data records by Kumar, who was then heading the state s Special Investigation Team (SIT) while probing the case. The apex court said the allegations made by the CBI were serious enough and it was the obligation on part of the agency to disclose full details of the alleged contempt committed by the shared goal of maintaining peace and security in the region, Pompeo said in a statement. I also spoke to Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi to underscore the priority of de-escalating current tensions by avoiding military action, and the urgency of Pakistan taking meaningful action against terrorist groups operating on its soil, Pompeo said. I expressed to both Ministers that we encourage India and Pakistan to exercise restraint, and avoid escalation at any cost. I also encouraged both ministers to prioritise direct communication and avoid further military activity, said the Secretary of State. Last week, US National Security Adviser John Bolton told his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval that America supports India s right to self-defence as both sides vowed to work together to ensure that Pakistan ceases to be a safe heaven for JeM and other terror groups. Saradha scam: SC asks CBI to file affidavit with details of contempt by West Bengal Police The Jammu and Kashmir administration Wednesday constituted a five-member committee for the upgradation of the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), officials said. "Sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of a committee regarding upgradation of the SEOC in Humhama, Kashmir," an order issued by General Administration Department (GAD) said. The committee would be headed by administrative secretary, information technology department and it will take necessary steps to upgrade the SEOC with communication equipment as required to enable it to function as a nerve centre for disaster preparedness and response activities in the state, the order said. It would take necessary steps to enable the SEOC to have live audiovisual and data connectivity with otherwise inaccessible and disaster prone areas, valley and mountain passes, the order added. The five-member panel would further take steps to upgrade the infrastructure of the existing SEOC so that it can then police commissioner. Asking the investigating agency to file the report within two weeks, the apex court posted the matter for March 26. The agency had moved the top court after developments in Kolkata on February 3, when its team probing the scam was allegedly held hostage when the officials went to question Kumar. In an affidavit submitted on Tuesday, the CBI alleged that in 2009, the Centre had warned West Bengal about the possibility of chit fund companies duping people but the state government took no action and allowed it to continue. The agency also pointed to a larger conspiracy behind the scam, and referred to two instances to buttress its 5-member committee constituted for upgradation of SEOC conveniently house the technological systems and the human resources managing them. It would also identify agency or agencies for execution of the project in a time bound manner after following due codal formalities and utilise funds placed at its disposal by the State Executive Committee of the State Disaster Management Authority for this Project in accordance with norms and guidelines. The Committee would be serviced by the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, the order read. Pak trying to defame India after IAF air strikes: Rajnath the country be subjugated. Our government will do whatever is required but will not let Mother India bow her head," he said. "In the air strike, neither the Pakistani civilians were hurt nor the Pakistan Army was targeted. Our Air Force soldiers carried out the strike with caution. Despite this, Pakistan has been trying to defame India," he said. The BJP-led NDA government is not a weak regime, Singh said. India is no more a weak country, rather it has become strong," he added. India had earlier told Pakistan it could seek help from India if it was unable to root out terrorism on its own, he said. But the neighbouring country was never ready for it, he added. "India had told Pakistan several times that terrorism was being nourished on their soil. Pakistan has been giving shelter to terrorists. However, Pakistan's prime minister used to say that his country was also a victim of terrorism. "If you are a victim of terrorism, what have you done to root out the menace from your soil. The Pakistan PM has no answer for it," he said. In an apparent reference to separatists in Kashmir, Singh said some forces are getting money from Pakistan and work on the direction of the neighbouring country. "Now such forces will not be tolerated. They have been preventing the development of Kashmir which was once known as India's paradise. National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Wednesday called for de-escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan and asked both the countries to maintain "maximum restraint" for the "greater good of humanity". "History bears testimony to the fact that war did not help both the neighbours resolve their long pending issues. It is in the interest of our region if both the countries shun war rhetoric," Abdullah said in a statement issued by the party. "I urge both the countries to shun violence for the greater good of people living in both the countries especially for the people of Jammu and claim: first, Rs 6.21 crore given to a TV channel that is part of the Saradha Group, which is facing heat in the case; and the sale of West Bengal Chief Minister s paintings amounting to Rs 6.5 crores by a newspaper run by the TMC. The affidavit does not name the Chief Minister, but it is ostensibly a reference to Mamata Banerjee. JAMMU THURSDAY FEBRUARY India, Pak must de-escalate tensions: Farooq Abdullah Kashmir," he added. The former chief minister said it was the people of Jammu and Kashmir, especially those living on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) or the International Border (IB), who have to face the brunt of skirmishes between the two countries. "Let the war belong to tragic past in the history. It should find no place on our agenda. Let me remind the two nations that war is a plague that will have farreaching consequences on the growth and development of the two nations," he said. The NC chief urged India and Pakistan to maintain "maximum restraint" as war, he said, was a little word of few letters but its effects were always harmful. "It brings destruction which cannot be compensated for many years. No peaceful mind wants war. I urge the peace loving people in both the countries to come forth and help de-escalate the situation," he said. "I am pretty sure that the number of people who want peace far exceeds the hawkish people numerically, it is right time for the doves to come forward," he added. Tax evasion bid foiled at Toll Post Lakhanpur Vigilant sleuths of Excise Department today foiled tax evasion bid by a goods carrier here at Lakhanpur toll post by resorting to wrong declaration of the merchandise. The team led by Inspector Harish Chander and Sub-Inspector Raghunandan Mishra subjected the vehicle bearing registration No PB08BL-4482 to physical check as a part of ongoing enforcement drive against Tax evaders. The vehicle was laden with goods declared as Pan Masala but on checking the goods were found to be Tobacco weighing 3800 Kgs. Due cognizance of this wrong declaration aimed at to evade Toll was taken and Penalty amounting to Rs. 1,67,200/- was imposed and recovered under section 8 and 13 of J&K Levy of Toll Acts, The enforcement exercise was supervised by Deputy Excise Commissioner, Toll Post, and Lakhnapur Ashish Kumar Gupta and carried out by Excise and Taxation Officer, Aamir Ayaiz Rather. Meanwhile, Excise Commissioner, Talat Pervaiz Rohella lauded the efforts of team and exhorted upon the toll evaders to refrain from such attempts.

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