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Srinagar, Aug 2 : Four persons were injured in a road accident in Kupwara while two persons got drowned in Kargil. A Bolero vehicle bearing registration number JK10A/1202 rolled down into River Suru at Sangra Bridge, in the jurisdiction of Police Post Sanku, Kargil. In this accident two persons who were boarding the vehicle got drowned. Among the two persons one was rescued while another one is still missing. Police has registered a case in this regard and efforts are on to find another one. Meanwhile, a Xylo vehicle bearing registration number JK09/8110 skidded off the road at Bomhama, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Kupwara, resulting in injuries to 04 passengers. All the injured were shifted to Sub District Hospital Kupwara for treatment. Police has registered a case in this regard. (KNS)
02 residential houses damaged in fire Srinagar, Aug 2 : Two residential houses were damaged in two separate fire incidents, last evening. Fire broke out in the residential house of Sana-ullah Mir son of Sultan Mir resident of Chankipora, Sopore, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Sopore. In this incident the house was partially damaged. Fire was brought under control by fire tenders and police. In another fire incident, fire broke out in the residential house of Kabir Salay of Salay Mohallah Dal lake, Srinagar, resulting in complete damage to the house. Fire was brought under control with the help of fire tenders, Police and locals of the area. (KNS)
Man injured by bear in Baramulla Srinagar, Aug 2: A man was injured and two goats were killed by a bear in Baramulla.A bear attacked and injured Mohammad Yousuf Bara son of Lala Bara resident of Bagna Salamabad, in the jurisdiction of Police Satation Bijhama at Hydernar Bagna. The injured was shifted to District Hospital Baramulla for treatment. In the same village two goats of Ahmad Din Batti son of Bula Batti resident of Bagna were killed by the same bear. (KNS)
Body found in Tangmarg Srinagar, Aug2 : A body was found floating in Drung Nalla Tangmarg and was retrieved by police. The body was later on identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Reshi, son of Ghulam Rasool resident of Treran Tangmarg. He was missing since 29-07-2014. The said person was reportedly mentally challenged.
Edit Page Dwindling forest cover The rice production in Jammu and Kashmir is decreasing day by day because the agricultural land is being used legally or illegally for other purposes such as residential and commercial. This has created lots of problems and the extra burden on the economy has also increased and is leaving adverse effects on the overall financial health of the state. Similarly the illegal felling of trees and the timber smuggling has caused enormous damages to the ecology of the state as it has turned a lot of forest land into a barren and unproductive one. Though a force called forest protection force was created many years back for safeguarding the forest wealth but this organization has not
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Restrictions, stone pelting in old city any disruption in law and order. Restrictions were imposed in Nowhatta, Khanyar, Rainawari, M.R. Gunj and Safa Kadal area of the city to prevent any major protests. Reports also informed that the protesters hurled stones on the police deployment during the dusk hours but the situation later was brought under control and the pedestrian movement resumed in the area. Various senior separatist leaders were either detained or placed under house arrest to prevent them from leading any protest demonstrations. Mohammad Yasin Malik was taken into preventive custody on Thursday while other leaders, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Geelani and Shabir Shah have been placed under house arrest. Meanwhile Police told KNS that the situation in the Kashmir valley remained overall peaceful on Saturday. It maintained further that except some untoward incidents, there was in general no disruption in law and order situation. Pertinently, locals at Kausar Nag earlier had expressed strong resentment over the demand of the Yatra at the tourist place, stating that the move is a deep conspiracy to grab the serene landscapes of Kashmir valley. Talking to KNS, the locals hailing from the area stated that they will approach the court of law and will
Promote Kausar Nag as tourist destination, don’t politicize it: AMM Srinagar, Aug 2 : Expressing serious concern over the way Kausar Nag tourist destination has been politicized by some opportunist elements, the Awami Mutahida Mahaz (AMM) has said that eyeing on upcoming assembly elections some elements want to promote their petty politics at the cost of peace and prosperity of the State. In a statement issued to KNS, the AMM leaders have observed that Kounsar Nag is a pristine source of water and a tourist place which needs not to be exploited for any sectarian political gains. See AMM On PG 11.. submit the petition against any plan of giving this tourist place a religious color. They stated further that the stream flowing since centuries is not any religious place and that no historical account proves that Yatra must be executed at the stream. Substantiating their claims, locals stated that Kausar is a ‘Quranic’ word and no where the religious texts of Hindus or Muslims prove that the tourist spot has any See Kashmir On PG 11..
Businessman was robbed off Rs 6 Lacs
Srinagar, Aug 2 (KNS): Kothibagh police has arrested three cops including a head constable in a case of extortion wherein a businessman was robbed off Rs 6 Lacs at Tourist Reception Centre. Sources told KNS that that a businessman Tassaduq Hussain Dar son of Safdar Ali Dar a resident of Mahore Budgam was carrying a bag of money (Rs 6 Lacs) in an auto from a Bank near TRC when three cops head constable Jalal-uDin, constable Showkat Ahmad and Constable Imtiyaz Ahmad posted in police station Nigeen disembarked a police gypsy and asked Dar to handover the bag to them. Dar was whisked away in the gypsy by these cops who demanded that the bag carrying money be handed over to them. Initially Dar had resisted the police pressure but later succumbed to it after
facing strong intimidation. Sources told KNS that he handed over the bag to three cops who dropped him at some far off place. Source said that Dar immediately rushed to Rambagh police station to get his complaint registered but the police at Rambagh refused to register his complaint citing jurisdictional problem. The victim businessman later approached Kothi Bagh police station with an application mentioning some cell-phone numbers. Sources informed KNS that in a swift action on the application the Kothi Bagh police traced the mobile numbers which pointed to the three cops of Nigeen police station. The Kothi Bagh police constituted a team of police personnel that raided the Nigeen police station arresting the three cops who are presently lodged in Kothi Bagh police station. The Kothi Bagh police has prepared a report and has sought further directions from the SSP Srinagar. A top police officer confirmed the news saying that police is trying See Police On PG 11..
including two brothers tortured by Army Lolab, August 1, CNS: The physical torture inflicted by Indian Army on five locals of Lolab Valley including two brothers sparked protest at Harden Lolab area of frontier district Kupwara. The victims alleged that the Army officer offered them cash to keep their mouth shut. Locals of Harden Lolab told CNS that Army personnel from 18 RR stationed at Kuligam and Warnav camp have let loose a reign of terror in the Lolab Valley. They said that Army personnel harasses, detains and
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J&K Bank holds 76th AGM, approves 500 pc dividend Under CSR programme the bank will expand its role in a big way: Chairman
Srinagar, Aug 2 : J&K Bank today held 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of its share holders here, which approved the dividend payment of 500 percent to bank's share owners. The meeting witnessed an unprecedented attendance of shareholders of the bank from different walks of life. According to a statement issued to KNS, addressing the jam-packed audience at SKICC, Chairman and CEO Mushtaq Ahmad appreciated the share holders for their emotional bonding and unflinching support saying, "The achievements of the bank would not have been possible without your continued patronage and unwavering support which has always been a source of strength and inspiration for us.” Attributing the bank’s growth momentum to its business model, he said, “Amidst these strenuous economic conditions prevailing for most part of last financial year, J&K Bank leveraged intrinsic strength and vivacity of its business model to deliver an excellent performance. Our performance has
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Srinagar, Aug 2 : A complete shutdown was observed across Kashmir valley against the Kausarnag Yatra on Saturday issued by earlier by Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani. Reports informed KNS that all shops, business establishments, government offices remained closed with the roads of the summer capital wearing deserted look as the public transport is off the roads. Reports maintained that the state authorities deployed police and paramilitary forces at vital places to foil any protest demonstrations. However, some private vehicles were seen plying on the roads at Srinagar outskirts. The strike call was issued by Huriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani, to protest the government move to start an annual pilgrimage in Kausar Nag area of Kulgam district. Reports of clashes between protesters and police came from various areas in valley with the youth at several places assembled in groups to protest. The deployment of forces tried to thwart the demonstrations. In Narbal, youth assembled on the Srinagar-Gulmarg highway and pelted stones on forces. Reports informed that later the movement of vehicles on the highway was suspended for some time. In old city, barricades and concertina wires were placed at various vital points of the area to foil
Gaza City: Israel bombarded the southern Gaza town of Rafah on Saturday as troops searched for an officer they believe was captured by Hamas in an ambush that shattered a humanitarian cease-fire and set the stage for a major escalation of the 26-day-old war. The Israeli military has said it believes the soldier was grabbed in a Hamas ambush about an hour after an interna-
tionally brokered cease-fire took effect Friday morning. The Hamas military wing on Saturday tried to distance itself from the soldier's alleged capture, which has prompted widespread international condemnation. President Barack Obama, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and others have accused Hamas of violating the cease-fire and have See Israel On PG 11..
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even tortures the people on one or the other pretext. Locals added that on the pretext of harbouring militants, an Army team called five youth including two brothers all residents of Harden Lolab to their Kuligam camp and interrogated them mercilessly. “The atrocious means adopted by Army to torture us left most of us unconscious. I can’t walk and I am still feeling dizziness,” one of the victims wishing anonymity told CNS. They said that Army accused us of harbouring militants. “We have no connection with militancy and neither we known when militants arrived in our area,” they said adding that Army released them all after their condition deteriorated. The victims alleged that Commanding Officer See Locals On PG 11..
been outstanding as compared to our peers in the system.” “The bank,” he said, “has registered an all round progress in all the areas whether it is management of stressed assets, provisioning levels, return on assets , return on equity etc. I would specifically mention that the Dividend Yield of 2.65% and Dividend Payout ratio of 20.50% are amongst the
best in the industry.” “During 2013-14, we continued with the rapid expansion of our multi-delivery channels and added a total of 92 business units to increase our business unit network to 777 at the end of March 2014. Similarly, we added 187 new ATMs to See JK On PG 11..
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BAM and CT scan machines non-functional in DH Handwara Handwara, August 1: District Hospital Handwara is in shambles while patients are suffering immensely as the Biochemistry Analyzer and the main computer tomography machine (CT scan) machines are not functional from past nine months. The laboratory operators in the hospital are allegedly forcing the patients to get the Biochemistry Analyzer and CT scan tests performed in the private labs while the attendants alleged that the owners of private labs and laboratory operators of Handwara hospital are hand in glove earning commissions and profits. Hospital sources told CNS that Biochemistry Analyzer machine (BAM)
Egypt Still Ready to Host Israel-Palestinian Talks Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has told journalists that the Egyptian peace proposal to end the conflict in Gaza was "still on the table" and that Egypt would like see a rapid conclusion to the violence. Egypt extended its diplomatic efforts Saturday, despite the ongoing violence in Gaza. An Israeli delegation, which had been expected in Cairo, cancelled its visit, amid the fighting. The arrival of a joint Palestinian delegation, announced last week, has also yet to materialize. At a joint news conference in Cairo, visiting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi voiced support for a quick conclusion to the hostilities between Israel and the Hamas militant group. Sissi insisted that there is “no alternative” to the Egyptian peace proposal and that its acceptance at the start of the conflict would have “avoided much bloodshed and loss of life”: He says that Egypt's peace plan is still on the table and capable of solving the conflict and that efforts have been exerted from the outset with all the parties. He stresses
that the proposal was made before Israel began its ground operation and before the loss of many lives. The Egyptian president also discussed the deteriorating security situation in neighboring Libya and called on the international community to act to help restore order: He says that as violence intensifies, the international community and Europe, especially, have moral, humanitarian and security responsibilities to act. He added that there should be an international strategy to confront the spread of terrorism in the region. He went on to argue that Egypt's security situation has improved markedly since last year, but that the country remained “at war” as terrorist attacks continue, albeit at a lower level. Sissi noted that Egypt is facing a growing threat from its border with Libya, due to the “absence of security forces on the Libyan side.” Libyan crisis Meanwhile, inside Libya, the country's newly elected parliament met for discussions in the eastern city of Tobruk Saturday, postponing its formal inaugural See Egypt On PG 11..
developed some technical problem some nine months ago and since then it is non-functional. “Nothing is being done to make the machine functional as a result patients are facing hardships while private lab owners in league with the operators are looting poor patients,” a Para-medical staffer told CNS. Attendants and patients said that though there is a CT scan machine available in the hospital but from last 9 months hospital authorities neither bother to install that machine nor it deputes any technician to get the tests performed. “I paid Rs 4,500 to perform CT scan at a private clinic in Srinagar. See BAM On PG 11..
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Unknown person decamped with his service rifle: DIG North
Srinagar, Aug 2 : Suspected militants Saturday in North Kashmir attacked a police personal, decamping with his service rifle. Talking to KNS, DIG North Ghulam Hassan Bhat stated that unknown person carried out an attack on the police personal on Saturday with the Axe and got away with his service rifle. “We can say that some unknown person carried out this attack. Whether that was a militant attack or not, cannot be ascertained yet,” Bhat said. Reports informed that Firdous Ahmad Baba, a constable with the Indian Reserve Police, who was posted at the main market of Pattan town was attacked by a group of militants with an See DIG North On PG 11..
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Kashmir religious reverence. Reports informed KNS further that locals of the area constituted a forum naming it Save Kausar Nag front and around 30 members from the area were elected with the responsibility to safeguard this tourist place and not to allow any group to disturb the ecological balance there. They stated further that since some members of the Hindu community have sought approval to carry forward a Yatra to this place on July 31, they will not oppose the government order but at the same time no such action shall be allowed in future. Terming it a conspiracy against the tourism of Kashmir valley, the locals stated that there are thousands of river streams in valley and when people will be given free hand to disturb the environs, the situation ahead would be dreadful. They stated further that they will, in the near future, initiate a public awareness program about the issue and also will submit a petition against the action in the high court here. Pertinently, an amalgam of various Hindu parties has decided to arrange a rally on July 30 that will start its march from Gagran and will reach Kausar Nag. On Friday, the state government made it clear that Kausar Nag pilgrimage is not a traditional Yatra like Shri Amarnath Yatra but the same is being managed by its local management. Talking to KNS, Sajad Ahmad Kichloo, minister of state for home had said: “I don’t know people are making it controversial when the Kausar Nag is not a place for traditional Yatra like Amarnath Yatra.” The minister of state for home informed that a few hundred people visit the Kausar Nag annually to offer prayers from Reasi and no pilgrims visit the place from Valley via Kulgam district. “Some 150 to 200 people visit this place annually for the last four to five years and the government has nothing to do with its management but these special prayers are being organized by the local management of this place,” Kichloo added. Asked why the separatists have given a call for shutdown against this Yatra, Kichloo said that he fails to understand why such a non issue has been turned into a controversy. The minister of state also informed that principal secretary home affairs will further clarify the government stand on the issue before the press in the evening. (KNS)
AMM “Unfortunately some political elements eyeing on upcoming elections in the state and without bothering for the consequences have raked this issue to fulfill their nefarious designs,” the AMM leaders opined. They said that some political elements want to disturb the peace and amity among different sections of the society by creating wedge through such issues. “Throwing a tourist place into politico-religious controversy is strongly condemnable and people must also rise to the occasion to foil the obnoxious designs of some political elements whose political hearth runs on such issues,” they added. The AMM leaders hoped and appealed people to maintain communal harmony and not to get carried out by the propaganda unleashed by the vested interests over the issue. “Kashmir has a history of communal harmony and pluralistic ethos and we hope that they will foil the designs of these elements who want to divide our society,” the AMM leaders hoped. (KNS)
JK take our total ATM network to 800 as on 31st March 2014”, he added. Laying special emphasis on the bank’s vision of inclusive growth and comprehensive development, he said, “As a developmental institution, J&K Bank remains central to the prosperity of J&K State and lays high emphasis on inclusive growth involving the weakest sections of the society.” “Commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) remains one of our core values. Under CSR programme the bank will increase its role in a big way”, he added. After the address, Company Secretary Abdul Majid Bhat read out the auditors' report and business agenda of the meeting. Notably, due to some recent regulatory changes made in the procedural norms, approval from the share holders for resolutions was sought through e-voting. The process of e-voting through ballot was completed on 29th July, 2014, in which more than 75 lac votes were cast. Later, Chairman & CEO Mushtaq Ahmad declared the voting results wherein the resolutions were approved by the shareholders. All the resolutions were approved by more than 95 percent of the votes. Meanwhile, the bank’s board strength reached eleven after the appointment of Dalip Kumar Kaul and Khaver Alam Jeelani as two new independent directors for the board as per the resolutions approved with overwhelming majority. Dalip Kumar Kaul is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He is B.Com (Hons) and LLB from the University of Delhi. He is also Master’s in Business Administration (Finance), having specialization in Merchant Banking, Risk Management, treasury, International Finance. He has 31 years experience in advising corporate and non corporate clients. Presently he is Member of Executive Committee of J&K Branch of NIRC of ICAI and was its chairman for the year 2013-14. He is also Peer Reviewer on the panel of Reviewers maintained by the Peer Review Board of the ICAI. He was a special invitee Member-committee on banking, insurance & pension of ICAI. Khaver Alam Jeelani was associated with Morgan Stanely Investment Management (London) from the year 2002 to 2007. He has represented Morgan Stanely at the European Fund Categorisation Forum (EFCF). He is holding degree of B. A. Hons in Industrial Economics from the University of Nottingham (Business School) and M. Sc. In Economics and Finance from the University of Warwick (Warwick Business School). He is also an Associate of Securities Institute (UK). Meanwhile, the shareholders unanimously approved the re-appointment of R K Gupta as director after his due retirement at the same meeting. Vikrant Kuthiala was also inducted in the board as independent director. Towards the conclusion of AGM, a lively Q&A session was held. All the questions raised in the session were promptly responded to by the Chairman to the satisfaction of the shareholders.
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Meanwhile, the shareholders appreciated the bank’s performance and came up with certain suggestions and concerns which were duly taken note of by the competent authorities. (KNS)
Police its best to recover the money first and an FIR against these three cops will be registered soon after. (KNS)
Locals 35 RR forcibly handed over Rs 1000 (one thousand) note each in their pockets with the direction that they will not reveal anything what happened to them in the Army camp. Locals identified the victims as Muhammad Ashiq Mala, Mushtaq Ahmed Mala sons of Abdul Rashid Mala, Shah Wali Mughal son of Mir Wali Mughal, Javid Ahmed Sheikh son of Sheeren Sheikh and Nazir Ahmed Mala son of Habibullah Mala all residents of Harden Lolab. DySP Sogam Aftab Ahmed told CNS that these people work as potters for the Army and they did not complain to police about the incident. When contacted Srinagar based Defense spokesperson said that he would look into the matter. (CNS)
BAM The facility here could have saved me at least Rs 4, 000,” said Ajaz Ahmad Bhat from Lelam village of Handwara Tehsil. The local residents said that they made several representations to Medical Superintendent District Hospital Handwara to make the machines functional for public use but nothing has been done so far. Chief Medical Officer Kupwara, Dr Munir Ahmed told CNS that BAM and CT scan machine would be made functional very soon. (CNS)
Israel called for the soldier's immediate and unconditional release. A Palestinian inspects a destroyed house in the heavily bombed Gaza. APA Palestinian inspects a destroyed house in the heavily bombed Gaza. AP At least 35 Palestinians were killed in the bombardment and shelling in and around the city of Rafah early Saturday, said Palestinian health official Ashraf al-Kidra, adding that the area's main hospital was evacuated because of the strikes, which killed dozens of people on Friday. Elsewhere in Gaza, Palestinian officials reported more than 150 airstrikes including several against mosques and one against the Hamas-linked Islamic University in Gaza City. Heavy shelling continued along the border areas. The Israeli military said it struck 200 targets over the previous 24 hours. It said it attacked five mosques that concealed weapons and that the Islamic University was being used as a research and weapons manufacturing site for Hamas. The fiercest battles took place near the site of Friday's attack and purported abduction, near Rafah, about three kilometers inside the strip and close to the borders with Israel and Egypt. Officials have reported that dozens of houses have been damaged or destroyed in airstrikes. The Hamas military wing said on its website that it is "not aware until this moment of a missing soldier or his whereabouts or the circumstances of his disappearance." The group said the soldier might have been killed in a clash with Hamas fighters about an hour before the start of the 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) cease-fire, and that it had lost contact with the fighters. "We believe all members of this group have died in an (Israeli) strike, including the Zionist soldier the enemy says disappeared," it said. The Israeli military declined comment on the statement. Hamas could be withholding information about the soldier in order to extract concessions from Israel, a strategy used in the past by the Lebanese Hezbollah group, which did not disclose whether two Israeli soldiers it seized in 2006 were alive or dead until their remains were handed over in a prisoner exchange. The Israeli Cabinet met for an exceptionally long and rare Friday night session to discuss the missing soldier. There was no immediate announcement on a course of action, but an official in the prime minister's office said Israel "expects the United States and the international community to respond strongly to a terror organization that so blatantly defies them." The official, who spoke anonymously because there was no official Israeli announcement, said "Hamas and other terror groups will bear the consequences of their actions." The disappearance of the soldier, 2nd Lt. Hadar Goldin, and the heavy clashes that followed it, ended an internationally brokered cease-fire that was to have been in place for three days and open the way for talks in Cairo on a more sustainable truce. Israel and Hamas have accused each other of violating the humanitarian pause. Israel launched an aerial offensive on July 8 to stop unrelenting Gaza rocket fire toward its cities and communities and later expanded it to a ground offensive mostly aimed at destroying an elaborate Hamas cross-border tunnel network used for attacks inside Israel. Since fighting began, Gaza militants have fired more than 3,000 rockets into Israel, reaching most major
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cities and forcing millions to seek cover. Hamas has also infiltrated Israel several times and killed Israeli soldiers.In central Israel, residents awoke on the Jewish Sabbath to sirens wailing at 6 a.m. Saturday warning of incoming rockets. The military said they were successfully intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system.Since fighting began on July 8, more than 1,650 Palestinians — mostly civilians — have been killed and more than 8,000 wounded, according in Palestine lacked legalto al-Kidra. Israel has lost 63 soldiers and three ciity and the expansion of vilians, its highest death toll since the 2006 Lebanon Israel’s territory over the war. Hundreds of other soldiers have been wounded. decades was a clear sign The prospect of an abducted soldier struck a particof Israel’s colonial and ularly raw nerve in Israel and looked to worsen the aggressive designs unSrinagar, Aug 2 (KNS): fighting.Israel has a history of striking back hard der the diplomatic paNational Conference has after the abduction of its soldiers and going to great tronage of not only the expressed sorrow and lengths to bring them back. In 2011, it traded more United States but also anguish over Israel’s than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier the European States continued aggression in who had been captured by Hamas and other militants who have maintained Gaza and has termed it as five years earlier. Hezbollah's capture of the two sola criminal silence over a pre-planned genocide diers in a cross-border operation in 2006 sparked a this genocide. “Israel’s to potentially eliminate 34-day war between the Iran-backed Shiite group existence is a derivathousands of innocent and Israel. Israel later traded Lebanese prisoners tive of oppression, ilmen, women and chilfor their bodies.The Israeli military accused Hamas legal occupation and dren. of flagrantly violating Friday's cease-fire. Goldin institutionalized vanAccording to a statement disappeared in an ambush about an hour after the dalism and plunder. In issued to KNS, senior Nacease-fire began, when gunmen emerged from one the recent past Israel tional Conference Leador more Gaza tunnels and opened fire at Israeli soleven went to the exer Sheikh Nazir Ahmed diers, with at least one of the militants detonating an tent of uprooting hun(Advocate) has said that explosives vest, said Israeli army spokesman Lt. Col. dreds and thousands Israel’s relentless camPeter Lerner.Goldin, a 23-year-old from the central of Olive Trees of the paign of terror against Israeli city of Kfar Saba, was apparently captured in occupied lands to ecoinnocent Muslims in the ensuing mayhem, while another two Israeli solnomically persecute Palestine was not only a diers were killed. "We suspect that he has been kidthe innocent Muslims blot on the conscience of napped," Lerner said.The military has provided no of Palestine. The wall Israel but also an indictfurther details and it remains unclear if the officer is of neo-apartheid conment of the Internationalive or dead.Outside the family's home, just a block structed to cage Palestinal Community for being away from the city's military cemetery, which has ians and suffocate them silent spectators to this already seen one funeral of a Kfar Saba soldier from has become a hallmark bloodshed. the fighting in Gaza, family and friends gathered and symbol of what Israel Sheikh Nazir said that Islater went to an adjacent synagogue to pray for the has come to stand for”, rael’s stated position on soldier's safe return. Sheikh Nazir said. its assumed sovereignty Goldin, who was recently engaged to get married, also has a twin brother in the military on the Government ofJammu & Kashmir Gaza front-lines.
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Egypt session until Monday. The body's interim speaker, Abu Bakr alBaiera urged Libyans to “unite” to confront the terrorist threat facing the country: He says that parliament should unite the nation and put an end to what divides Libyans. He goes on to say that the difficult security situation had prevented some MPs from attending Saturday's session, prompting deliberations to be postponed until Monday. In other developments, Libyan TV reported that rival militias resumed fighting in the capital, Tripoli, near a fuel depot, which had burned out of control for several days before firefighters finally were able to put it out. The TV report indicated that a mortar round had set part of the depot on fire yet again.
DIG North axe. The militants managed to flee with the policeman's INSAS rifle. Firdous was with hit with an axe in his head and neck and has received critical injuries. He was later shifted to the hospital where his condition remained critical till the last reports came in. Later, forces cordoned the area and launched a massive manhunt for the militants. (KNS)
CORREGENDUM-III to this office e-tender No. PHE/MDNS/NIT/E-02/02 of 2014-15, dated: 02-07-2014 issued under No. PHE/MDNS/1279-88, dated: 02-07-2014 Design, providing, installation and commissioning including operation and maintenance for 05 year of online compact durable efficient Iron Removal Plant of capacity (as given in Annexure "B" of Tender Document) to remove iron from drinking water to acceptable limit as prescribed in BIS (IS 10500/2012), including transportation etc. complete. Iron Removal Plant is to be installed at newly proposed Water Supply Schemes Braripora Maidanpora of P.H.E. Mechanical Sub-Division Handwara, district Kupwara. Due to representation made by local contractors/suppliers the dates are rescheduled here as under: S. No.
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Subject:- Tentative Seniority list of Physical Education Teachers of Youth Services & Sports Department as stood on 01-07-2014. NOTIFICATION The Tentative Seniority list of Physical Education Teachers separately for Jammu and Kashmir Division have been formulated on 01-07-2014 as per the records available with this office. The copy of the Seniority list of Physical Education Teachers has been made available in the office of Joint Director Youth Services & Sports, Kashmir and Deputy Director, Youth Services & Sports, Jammu and all the District Youth Services & Sports Officers vide this office Circular No. DG-YSS/Estt/2533-59, Dated. 24-07-2014, so that they may examine their office records and convey if any corrections are required. All the Physical Education Teachers are also allowed to check/verify their service particulars shown in the Tentative Seniority list and file objections, if any, supported with documentary proof to deposit in concerned District Offices, so -as-to reach this headquarter within ten days in consolidated form through the Joint Director, Youth Services & Sports Kashmir or Deputy Director, Youth Services & Sports Jammu after stipulated time no representation shall be entertained and final Seniority list will be issued accordingly. No.DG-YSS/Estt/2584-85 Dated:24.07.2014 DIPK:4511 Sd/-Deputy Director (Central) For Director General
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Gist of Nit serial No: EE/KDA/03 Dated>28-07-2014. For and on behalf of the Kokernag Development Authority Kokernag, sealed tenders affixed with Rs.5/-(Rupees Five ) revenue stamps are invited from Registered PWD/CPWD/MES Contractors for the below mentioned work. S.No
Name of work
A p p r o x . Earnest Cost of Class of Time of comp. Cost in lacs money T e n d e r Contract Document
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Construction of 07 seated toilet 13.50 lacs block including path and side drain at Achabal
27000
800/-
BEE/CEE/ 45 Days DEE
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Construction of path and edge wall 3.50 lacs at Achabal near garden.
7000
400/-
DEE
20 Days
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Construction of Gate & Marble 5.00 lacs flooring at Jamia Masjid Achabal.
10000
500/-
DEE
30 Days
Position of Funds: - Demanded Works :- Under State Plan The tenders on prescribed tender documents should reach the Office of Executive > Engineer, KDA Kokernag on or before 09-08-2014 up-to 2 p.m and will be opened by the Executive Engineer KDA in his Office in presence of the tenderers who wish to be present. In case the last date for receipt of the tenders happens to be a holiday, the tenders shall be received on next working day. The tender documents containing bill of quantity/rate list and other details will be issued by this office with effect from W.E.F. 05-08-2014 To 08-08-2014 during office hours/ working days on cash payment (Non Refundable) only after the producfl card and TIN number & PAN number. NB:939 Sd/-Executive Engineer
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‘I had chance to kill Osama bin Laden,’ Bill Clinton said hours before 9/11 Bill Clinton to visit school kitchen tomorrowBill Clinton to visit Jaipur’s ‘Akshaya Patra’ kitchen todayFormer US president Bill Clinton arrives in JaipurBill Clinton visits school kitchen, serves food to studentsConvent boy asked to sit in primary school to impress Bill Clinton in... LOS ANGELES: Bill Clinton admitted in 2001 that he had passed up the chance to kill Osama Bin Laden because he was concerned about potential civilian casualties, according to a newly-unearthed audio tape recorded just hours before the 9/11 attacks on the US. In the recording, the former US president addresses a group of business leaders at a paid engagement in ×Australia, on September 10, 2001. “Osama bin Laden (is) a very ×News ×Australia this week by of the investment bank JT Campsmart guy,” Clinton says. “I’ve ×Michael Kroger, the former state bell. Clinton was reportedly paid spent a lot of time thinking about president of the Liberal Party $150,000 (£89,000) for the appearhim, and I nearly got him once ... I in Victoria, who said he had not ance. Although Clinton has rarely could have killed him, but I would deliberately kept its existence a have had to destroy a little town secret, but had simply forgotten spoken about the subject in public, aboutKangan it until now. has long been Ganderbal known that the US News Agency Khan itNews Agency called Kandahar in Lone Afghanistan Kroger added that the recordseveral Soura Zahidhad Book Depotopportunities Chadoora to tarand kill 300 innocent Gulzar womenNews and Agency ing was made with Clinton’s per- get the al-Qaida leader before the children. And then I Tariq wouldNews haveAgency Hawal Bashir News Agency Nowhatta mission, when the former presi- September 11 attacks. Clinton’s been no better than him. And so I Muzaffar Ali News Agency Alamgari Bazar Budshah Newsmatches AgencyaLal dent spoke to an audience of about account 2004Chowk report by didn’t do it.” Abdullah News Agency Lal Chowk Sikendar News Agency Lal Chowk the 30 people at the Melbourne offices NBC ×News, which suggested The tape was released to Sky
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Gupkari News Agency Lal Chowk Khan News Agency Regal Chowk Sheikh News Agency Hyderpora Lone News Agency Tangmarg Bhat News Agency Magam Dar Newsemphasized Agency Beerwah SRINAGAR, AUGUST on the un02: Speaker, Jammu andNews employment youth to Reshi Agency Safapora Kashmir Legislative As- News come Agency forward and avail Basharat Bandipora sembly Mr. Mubarak Gul the benefits of schemes Altaf News Agency Pulwama today inaugurated Em- which are launched Jeelani News Agency ployment fair at Madremeant for Baramulla their betterShah Agency Meherban Stadium, Pal-News ment. HeKupwara also directed Younis News Agency Langate pora, Eidgah, Srinagar. the Director Employment The fair was organized to Agency registerIslamabad the names of Reshi News by District Employment unemployed Turray News Agency Tralyouth on& Counseling Centre Srispot Kulgam and call them Rahi NewstheAgency nagar. individually for counRah News AgencysoByepass The officers of selling that the youth
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line departments and bank participated in the fair and provided vital information about various employment generating schemes to the educated unemployment youth. The educated unemployment youth showed great enthusiasm towards the various schemes launched by the Government from time to time. The Speaker
feel easy to take up the schemes of their choice under his able guidance. Mr. Gul asked the unemployment youth for not hankering after the Government jobs, saying that it is difficult for government to provide Government job to every educated youth. He asked them for establishing own entrepreneurs and become job provid-
Lone inaugurates 10-day workshop on MTTS SRINAGAR, AUGUST 02: Minister for Higher Education Mr. Mohammad Akbar Lone inaugurated a 10-Day workshop on Mathematics Training and Talent Search (MTTS) programme organized by Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Mathematical Sciences (JKIMS) at its Amar Singh College campus, Srinagar today. The MTTS programme is one of the most acknowledged and significant summer training programmes for under graduate students in India. Since its inception from 1993, it has made a considerable impact on mathematical sciences in the country. The programme is funded by National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM), Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. In his inaugural speech, the Minster hailed the role of such programmes for the development of mathematical sciences and assured full support of government for the development of the host institute. As many as 43 students from various colleges across the State, besides research scholars and college teachers are participating during the workshop as Programme observers. The resource persons for the programme are from various reputed national institutions working under the leadership of G. Santanam from IIT Kanpur. In his welcome address, the Director of the institute Prof. Wali Mohammad Shah highlighted the significance of workshop, adding that the five year integrated course and the research work shall be started in the institute in near future.
CIA had bin Laden in its sights in late 2000, shortly before Clinton left the White House. At the time, bin Laden was thought to be living at a compound in Kandahar, which is not the “little town” Clinton described but a city of some 400,000 people. CIA drones had recorded video footage from the compound of a tall man in white robes surrounded by guards, who resembled the elusive terrorist.The twin towers of the World Trade Center after they were hit by two hijacked airliners in the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 in New York City But in her 2008 book The Dark Side, the journalist Jane Mayer wrote that Clinton was “haunted” by the sight of a child’s swing in the compound, which “suggested innocent children lived there”. Some later criticized Clinton’s decision not to strike, including George W Bush’s counterterrorism chief, retired General Wayne Downing, who told NBC in 2004: “We were not prepared to take the military action necessary ... We should have had strike forces prepared to go in and react to this intelligence.”The Pentagon after
and the best Maternity & Childcare Hospital in the Shehar-e- Khas, besides Primary health Centre at Sangam and palpora medical dispensary is also functional in the area. The Deputy Director employment, Srinagar also highlighted various schemes meant for the educated unemployment youth.
DDC reviews Education Sector in Pulwama
reviewed the implementation of Centrally Sponsored flagship programmes Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) component wise at a meeting held at the district Administrative Complex Pulwama The physical, financial targets and achievements of 2013-14 and proposed targets of 2014-15 were discussed in detail.Giving details Chief Education Officer revealed that under SSA against cumulative target of construction of 328 Primary School buildings, 317 have been completed upto ending March
2014 while work on 11 Primary School buildings is under progress. Under the same scheme against the cumulative target of 73 Middle School buildings, 72 have been completed and work on one is under progress. Chief Education Officer further revealed that under centrally sponsored flagship programme of RMSA against cumulative target of construction of 22 school buildings for upgraded secondary schools, 6 buildings have been completed while as work on 16 is under progress.Mr. Khan, who is also the Chairperson of the SSA informed that the Zonal Education Officers henceforth will pay personal attention to the development and maintenance of libraries in all schools, to the working of the gender coordinators with a view to increasing enrollment of girl children, proper utilization of funds for Teaching and Learning Equipment and Material and Teacher Grant.
I-Day arrangements reviewed at Budgam, Bla, Shopian SRINAGAR, AUGUST 02: In connection with the celebration of Independence Day-2014 in Budgam district. Additional District Development Commissioner, Budgam Mr. Aijaz Ahmad Bhat chaired a meeting of all concerned District Officers. The arrangements of the forth coming Independence Day were discussed threadbare in the meeting. The meeting decided to organize main function in Sports Stadium Budgam where the chief guest will unfurl the tricolor and take salute of the march past contingents of JKP, JKAP, IRP, Forest Protection Force, CRPF and school children of various educational institutions. The meeting disclosed that the departments of Education, Information and Youth Services & Sports will jointly arrange cultural programmes of different nature
on the occasion. The Additional District Development Commissioner stressed upon all the officers to put in the place the arrangements well in time for the smooth celebration of Independence Day, besides District Officers, Superintending Engineer PHE, Chief Planning Officer and Chief Medical Officer was also present in the meeting.Meanwhile, the District Development Commissioner, Baramulla, Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone today convened and presided a meeting of officers of various departments to review the arrangements of I-Day 2014. It was told that the main function will be started at 7.30 a.m at District Headquarter Baramulla with the Shania Wadan. The chief guest will unfurl the National flag and take salute of the march past presented by the contingents
Mir inaugurates Tumberhama Cricket Premium League Tournament TANGMARG, AUGUST 02: Minister for Agriculture Mr. Ghulam Hassan Mir today inaugurated Tumberhama Cricket Premium League Tournament at Ahad Memorial Mini Stadium, Tumberhama in Tangmarg tehsil today. As many as 64 cricket teams of the tehsil are participating in the tournament. The inaugural match was played between Tangmarg Night Riders and Friends Eleven Tangmarg. The T-20 tournament will be played on knock-out basis as per the ICC rules. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister underscored the need for building managerial capacity among the people belonging to sports field, saying that it would go a long way in organizing and managing the events in a better way. He said that sports develop discipline, sportsmanship and
it was hit by a hijacked plane in Washington. In 2012 the CBS ×news programme 60 Minutes reported that this was one of many chances that the Clinton administration had to assassinate bin Laden, but that the evidence was never considered strong enough, nor did the president wish to risk civilian deaths. An anonymous Clinton administration official later told The Washington Post that before 9/11 “the objective was to render this guy to law enforcement”. Following the al-Qaida bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in August 1998, Clinton ordered a Tomahawk cruise missile strike on bin Laden’s suspected training camps in Afghanistan. At the same time, however, the US fired several missiles at what it believed was an al-Qaida chemical weapons factory. It turned out to be a pharmaceuticals plant. Bin Laden evaded capture for almost 10 years following the 9/11 attacks, and was finally killed at his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan on 2 May 2011, in a raid ordered by President Barack Obama.
sense of quick decision, besides ensure a strong mind and body which is pre-requisite for creating a healthy and harmonious society, adding that only a health generation can face the impending challenges of today globalized era. Mr. Mir said that with the government endeavours, the sports culture in the State is gaining momentum day by day which is playing imperative role in changing the mind of the youth towards constructive measures. The Minister said that the state has ample sports potential for which the government has taken various initiates to exploit it. He said the sports are viable medium for over all development of the youth and added that the government is very keen to promote sports activities in the state. Underscoring the need for upgrading sports infrastructure in
the state, Mr. Mir said that several initiates have already been taken by the government in this regard. He said that several measures are afoot to upgrade the facilities for sports lovers in addition to their academic pursuits. Mr. Mir said that Ahad Memorial Mini Stadium, Tumberhama will be developed on modern lines in phased manner so that the sports potential of the youth of the area is exploited and chiselled in right perspective. He said the Police department is on job of leveling the stadium, adding that the work on expansion, further development, fencing, Landscaping, besides creating required infrastructure will be started soon. On this occasion, large number of sports lovers, Panchs, Sarpanchs, prominent citizens and students were present.
of JKP, JKAP, IRP, CRPF, Fire & Emergency Services, NCC and school children of various educational institutions of the district. On this occasion, different cultural programmes will also be presented by the Artists of Information, Cultural Academy and Education departments. The District Development Commissioner stressed upon the officers to keep coordination for successfully function and directed the concerned authorities to cleanliness, transportation, drinking water and uninterrupted power supply on the occasion. Among others, Additional District Development Commissioner, Senior Superintendent of Police Baramulla, Chief Education Officer, Joint Director Planning and Officers of various security agencies were present on the occasion.
Feroz thanks for declaring Kargil –Zanskar road as NH SRINAGAR, AUGUST 02: Minister of State for Science & Technology, Mr. Feroz Ahmad Khan has thanked the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, and Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Mr. Nitin Gadkari for declaring Kargil-Zanskar road as a National Highway and handing over it to the State Public Works (R&B) Department. The Minister said that the decision has resolved the long pending demand of the people of far flung areas of Kargil and Zanskar. He said that this is the only surface link which connects world famous mountainous district Kargil with the rest of the country.
Ex-gratia relief cheque handed over to deceased family SRINAGAR, AUGUST 02: Former MLA Haji Mohammad Sayeed Akhoon today visited the residence of late Abid Hussain who lost his life in an accident on Boulevard road near Grand Palace and handed over a cheque amounting to Rs. 1 lakh as ex-gratia relief to family members of the deceased. The ex-gratia relief was sanctioned by the Chief Minister yesterday. Expressing sympathies with the bereaved family on behalf of Chief Minister, Haji Mohammad prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul. Abid Hussain has left old parents, three sisters and younger brother.
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HOROSCOPE Aries
March 21-April 19
Don’t discount your ability to be extremely resourceful if you need to be, Aries. If you don’t have everything you need or all of the required information, take time to think. Who can you ask? What places can you access? Who might know where you can find what you need? Rather than panic because the pieces aren’t all there, instead make a list of contacts and go for it. Trust in yourself.
Taurus April 20-May 20
Try not to let today’s blues get you down, Taurus. While it’s true that some days can seem to drag on, the busier you are the faster time will pass. Get down to finishing any work still before you and then make plans for tonight. If there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, not only will things seem to speed up but you’ll feel better knowing it’s coming.
Gemini May 21-June 21
Dare to be different, Gemini. It can be so easy to fall into a drill. Sleeping at the same time, eating at the same time, wearing the same style, and going about work the same way day after day. Before you know it, you feel like you’re in a rut. The only way to get away from this is to make a decision to break free by doing something unique. Try a new haircut. Wear colors that are unusual for you. If the need is there, consider a new career. Pursue expansion.
Cancer June 22-July 22
If your lifestyle is considerably different than that of others, resist feeling self-conscience about it today, Cancer. Try to remember that you chose the life you have for specific reasons. Even if you’ve come to a point where you’re considering a change, there’s no need to feel badly, ashamed, or embarrassed about where you are now. Everyone has to make his or her own way. If this conforms to the norm, that’s fine. If it doesn’t, that’s fine, too.
Leo
July 23-August 22 An enhanced feeling of determination could motivate you today, Leo. Finish the things that aren’t complete and make some plans for this evening. Don’t hesitate to take on something that feels complicated or big. Chances are you’ll be able to handle most anything and it will feel great when it’s finished. Enjoy your day by making the most of opportunity.
Virgo
August 23-September 22
Feeling the effects of today’s energies, Virgo? Take heart if this is the case, because the end of the tunnel isn’t as far away as it seems. Do your best to take things one step at a time and see about making some plans for a little fun this evening. Get together with friends or take in a movie. Help yourself feel better by staying busy and focused and follow up with some recreation. Before you know it, the aspect will pass and you’ll be back to normal.
Libra
September 23-October 23 Consider making some plans for a vacation or short getaway, Libra. Looking forward to something fun can make even the toughest of days far easier to handle. You’ll be amazed how much you can manage when there’s an end in plain sight. Your entire attitude can lighten. So take the bull by the horns and create an incentive for yourself. Do something special to reward the hard work you do day after day.
Scorpio
October 24-November 21 Don’t judge someone if he or she has a different lifestyle than what you consider to be OK, Scorpio. You probably lean toward the traditional, yet not everyone feels this way about relationships, working, or lifestyle. While it may seem impossible to understand and even frighten you, try not to be too harsh on those you deem odd. You’d be better off using that energy to keep your own life on track.
Sagittarius November 22-December 21
Friends seeking advice or a shoulder to cry on could be plentiful today, Sagittarius. You’re one of best people to give them the support and care they need. Just be sure that you don’t give so much to others that you don’t have anything left for yourself. True friendship is about sharing and the exchange of problems and help. Running yourself down will leave you in a place where you aren’t going to be much help to anyone.
Capricorn December 22-January 19
Getting through today shouldn’t pose too big a problem for you, Capricorn. You may feel a huge second wind that can give you the drive and determination to see your chores and projects through. Make some plans for this evening, such as getting together with friends or taking in an event that really intrigues you. Until then, go about your tasks bit by bit. You’ll get things finished before you know it.
Aquarius January 20-February 18
Working within boundaries and restrictions could really get to you today, Aquarius. Yours is an independent spirit and your best achievements are often born of doing things your own way. Yet like it or not, we all have to follow guidelines and rules. Do your best to follow suit and finish what needs to be done. Afterward, you may find more freedom to act independently without consequences. Exercise patience and diligence as needed today.
Pisces
February 19-March 20 Chances are that you’ll feel upbeat and positive today, Pisces. Consider sharing this energy with those around you who are feeling less than content. Your attitude can have a profound effect on friends, partners, spouses, and children. Even neighbors and extended family can pick up on your spirit without you even realizing it. Share your optimism with everyone you can today. If you see someone hurt or angry.
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IICT Srinagar: In Pursuit of Excellence in Carpet Industry in J&K
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he Indian Institute of Carpet Technology Srinagar (IICT) is an ISO 9001:2008 certified autonomous institute, established by office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of textiles, Government of India and the Department of Industries & Commerce (Directorate of Handicrafts), Government of Jammu & Kashmir. The IICT, Srinagar has been set up to provide technical support and development support to the carpet industries specific to Jammu & Kashmir. The main activities of IICT Srinagar revolve around Human Resource & Development (HRD), Research & Development(R&D), Design Creation and Development(DCD)and other Technical services to the industry. The IICT, Srinagar is a satellite centre of Institute of Carpet technology, Bhadohi, UP. The institute commenced functioning in the year 200405. It is managed by an Executive Committee headed by Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce, J&K Government. Carpet Designs & Talim Scripts IICT has introduced a modern technique which is a locally developed Carpet Design Software, in the field of carpet designing wherein carpet designs are automatically converted into Talim Scripts (a unique Coded Pattern). The designs herein created and developed are preserved for ever. This innovation has eased the design work enormously as it used to take months together for a group of persons comprising of Naqash (Designer), Talim Writer and a Talim Copyist to make the carpet design of standard size and to transfer the design drafted on graph paper (outline only) into the coded pattern known as talim in the local language. With the help of this technology, one can view the complete design on the monitor of a computer before actually going for manufacture. Modern Carpet Loom After an extensive research for more than four years (2005-2008), the Institute conceived the design of Modern Carpet Loom, first of its kind in the entire country, and developed its one prototype. This was
aimed at improving the working conditions of the carpet artisans. The necessary testing and trial runs of this prototype were conducted at the Institute for more than two years and its working was observed on regular basis. After additional trial runs in more than 100 carpet training centres of State and Central Government were conducted to make them user friendly, these looms were approved for introduction in the carpet industry of the State. Subsequently, Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India has earmarked funds to the tune of 32.0 Crores for the introduction of 8000 such looms in the carpet Industry under Mega Carpet Cluster Project as per funding pattern of 80:20 as the share of Government of India and State Government respectively which implies that Modern Carpet Loom along with the sitting bench shall be made available to the artisans free of cost. The Institute has distributed first consignment of 500 Modern Carpet Looms in 10 districts of Kashmir division (50 looms/district) in July 2012. Skill Up-gradation To educate and upgrade their skill and broaden their information & Knowledge base, IICT has devised Skill Upgradation/Orientation Training/ Design Workshop programmes for over 1700 persons comprising of Artisans, Designers, Talim Writers, Washer-men etc. This will help in manufacturing best quality carpets as per the current market requirements which in turn will address the issue of low economic returns to the artisans. Infrastructural Facilities The Institute has set up Design Studio with latest digital equipments wherein 561 Carpet and 107 Kani Shawl Designs in the digital form were developed with the application of Carpet Design Software. IICT generated revenue of Rs 13.17 Lacs from the industry while providing these on nominal charges. Library has been set up with relevant books and magazines of international repute for the reference of Industry & trade. Design Bank has been set up for the carpet craft in the digital format wherein
287 old/traditional carpet designs presently available in the form of manually written Talim paper scripts (coded pattern) have been digitised so far. The digitised designs are preserved forever and can be recreated as per the current market requirements. Besides, Testing Laboratory for Physical and Chemical Testing of raw materials like Silk, Wool, Cotton etc., has been set up. A detailed research study has been completed by the Institute to look for ways and means to streamline the process of carpet washing which has remained unchanged since centuries together and to standardise the use of chemicals and auxiliaries to improve the finishing of carpets. Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS) The Institute has introduced two unique Short and Long term courses under Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS) of Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. Under the programme, over four thousand persons shall be trained, over a period of five years, with the objective to develop a trained human resource for the carpet Industry in Kashmir division. Besides, it is aimed to create additional self employment opportunities for the educated unemployed youth in the Handicrafts sector by providing them requisite technical and entrepreneurial skills so that they could set up their own income generating units for the growth and development of the Carpet Industry. Under the scheme, 4200 candidates from eight districts of Kashmir division viz Anantnag, Bandipora, Baramulla, Budgam, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Pulwama & Srinagar, shall be trained under four months Certificate Course in Carpet Manufacturing (CCCM) and 100 candidates shall be trained under One year Diploma in Carpet Technology & Entrepreneurship Development (DCTED). The scheme is in progress since January 2012. Mega Carpet Cluster Project A massive Skill up-gradation and Capacity Building programme under
Mega Carpet Cluster project sanctioned b y O ff i c e o f t h e D e v e l o p m e n t Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India and Industries & Commerce Department, Government of Jammu & Kashmir has recently been launched at seven different areas of district Srinagar. Around 4000 carpet artisans of Srinagar District shall be trained over a period of three years. The objective of this programme is to educate the artisans about quality of Raw Materials, Yarn Dyeing, Carpet Designing (Traditional/Modern), Carpet Finishing, Quality Control & its importance, Marketing & Marketing Techniques, Formation of SHG’s/ Clusters/ Cooperative Societies & their benefits and to sensitize them about the Modern Carpet Loom designed by IICT, Srinagar. Awareness Camps In addition, awareness sessions about the developmental schemes of various departments and organizations are organized so that artisans can avail benefits from such schemes. Awareness camps were organized at Shangus (Anantnag), Devsar (Kulgam), Reyar Khan Sahib (Budgam), and Ajas (Bandipora) for setting up of Carpet Production Centers. Around 1000 artisans and carpet weavers participated in these awareness cum interactive camps. Study tours and field visits are also organized to broaden the horizon of their practical exposure so that artisans can assimilate changes that are taking place at the national and international level. Studies IICT has undertaken successful completion of study on feasibility and suitability of locally produced high quality reeled Mulberry Silk as raw material for Hand knotted Silk Carpets instead of spun silk yarn being imported from outside the State. In order to provide legal protection and safeguard against use of registered Geographical Indication by others, the Institute is presently working on the project of “Registration of Kashmiri Hand Knotted Silk Carpets under Geographical Indication Act”.
Bharat Nirman Volunteers - Agents of Rural Awakening
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Bharat Nirman Volunteer about issues concerning them, indifference of them identified destitute families with University , Brahma Kumaries, the Lead (BNV) is an individual who of the service delivery sectors, lack of single women headed households with India Foundation started by Abdul Kalam comes voluntarily from a rural awareness about procedural aspects of dependents for whom the PDS rice was ,the former President of India, veteran household to act as an organic programme implementation and therefore, insufficient. The volunteers contributed the activist journalists and the progressive link between a group of families and hosts of the benefits of different government deficit amount of rice to each of these sarpanches and the APARD. various line departments with a purpose to programmes are not reaching the poor families to ensure they had three meals every The most important dimension of this ensure the unreached households to access deserving households. Moreover, participa- day. Several of the volunteers are planning to experiment is that all these volunteers get no benefits under various government tion of rural families in the process of set up alternative sources of energy for financial support or honoraria from any sponsored progarmmes. In other words, planning and implementation of various lighting up their villages seeking funds from source whatsoever. On the contrary, they they are “the last mile human connectivity welfare and development programmes is government schemes. Some are planning spend their own money for expenses to give between programmes and the unreached”. found to be inadequate. Therefore, for solar street lighting and some even for Till date, 31,000 volunteers have enrolled as voluntary involvement of villagers solar cookers and lighting even for their Several of the BNVs in different states of the country and themselves, particularly youth was found homes. Long standing disputes between the target is to enrol around one lakh sixty necessary to provide opportunities to various sections in the village have been volunteers are participate in socio-economic change, for resolved and amity restored. The BNVs thousand by March this year. village development whereby development have managed to get all the departments at Why Bharat Nirman Volunteers? The Government and the State of their own households was possible. the mandal level to respond to the unfulfilled planning to set up Governments concerned have been BNVs found perceptible change in their requests of the community. Several of them implementing various welfare and personality/attitudes, they earned self- have got the administration to identify and development programmes for over many respect, recognition and in the event of notify place for burial grounds, play grounds alternative sources of decades, however many evaluation studies achieving any milestones, the feeling that and some have got buses to ply to their energy for lighting villages. Almost all the villages are reporting have shown the gaps in implementation of “we did it” gave enormous self-esteem. the programmes affecting the delivery of The training imparted to them emphasized efforts to weed out belt shops (liquor benefits to the intended BPL families. The values and morality coupled with the vending shops) and many have succeeded in up their villages delivery mechanisms placed at different objectives of all the development schemes closing them down. Some have banned the levels are limited in size and the inadequate of the government has attracted their sale of pan and ghutka in the village shops. seeking funds from time to reach out to the targeted rural attention to several of the social ills afflicting Many reported a 100 % ISLs coverage. households also make the schemes reach not their communities from ages like alcohol- Many have approached the administration ism to migration to school drop outs to issues for construction of drainage lines. One of the government schemes. only untimely but also undeserving. Therefore, in order to provide the human of the rural economy, governance and villages has included individual soak pits for face at the last mile connectivity with the planning. The way in which they put to good every household as it’s goal and they are contributions to various causes as and when rural households, it is envisaged to use the use the institutions of the gram sabha, gram confident of achieving it shortly. In some required. They have proved that village potential youth in the name of Bharat panchayat and the instruments of commit- villages open air libraries are commis- communities are not dormant nor are they Nirman Volunteers (BNVs) to create tees for resolving issues amicably and in a sioned. The magazines and newspapers are incapable of solving their problems. They awareness about all welfare and develop- disciplined and planned manner was kept in a small room until the evening and have amply proved that they can actualize ment programmes among rural households amazing, nay unimaginable. They went to they are brought to the choupal built around the long unfulfilled dreams of their for better planning and quality implementa- the extent of confronting the entrenched a tree in the evening when a large group community that would surely lead to tion of programmes with transparency and power structures and brought them to fall in enjoys silent reading. After they finish for improvement in the quality of living in rural line with their development agenda. the day the material is put back in the room Andhra Pradesh. One incredible developaccountability. Village after village reported that they had by a BNV incharge of the task. Why should they work voluntarily? ment APARD noticed is the healthy working Over a period of time, the rural fabric has cleaned up the streets, removed garbage, All the BNVs are instilled with relationships that emerged between the suffered due to factors like mushrooming of cleaned up tanks, laid out approach roads “volunteerism” in the APARD’s training elected representatives and BNVs contrary local power groups, lack of unity among through shramdan and at times with their program facilitated by resource persons as to the earlier apprehensions of conflicts and various communities, lack of awareness own hard earned money contributed. Some varied as psychologists from Osmania confrontations.
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