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Srinagar, November 02: Two days after they were blamed for dismissal of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking ban on use of pellet guns and pepper gas in Kashmir Valley, Lawyers Club Kashmir (LCK)—a group of junior lawyers today criticized the role of Bar Association allegedly for maintaining a ‘criminal silence’ over the ‘insult’ they have faced from the High Court.

In a written statement issued to Kashmir News Service, Advocate Babar Jan Qadri, president LCK has said that junior lawyers had duly consulted their seniors and they were always been briefed about the proceedings.

“The High Court judgment is a sort of insult to junior lawyers of Kashmir. It is unfortunate that judges have insulted lawyers instead of dismissing the PIL on merit or on the basis of maintenance,” Qadri said according to the statement issued to KNS. The LCK has also criticized Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed See Lawyers on Pg. 11

2 Injured in road mishaps Srinagar, November 02: Two persons were injured in different road accidents in Bandipora.

An unidentified vehicle hit and injured Mehran Manzoor son of Manzoor Ahmad Khan resident of Witrena at Witrena, Bandipora in the jurisdiction of police station Bandipora.

The injured was shifted to hospital for treatment. A case has been registered in this regard.

A Maruti car bearing registration number JK15/3939 hit and injured Sajad Nisar son of Nisar Ahmad Dar resident of Gamroo at Nadihal Bandipora, in the jurisdiction of police station Bandipora. The injured has been shifted to hospital for treatment. A case has been registered in this regard.

Police recovered poppy straw Srinagar, November 02: Anantnag police recovered 55 packs of poppy straw from shed of Ghulam Nabi Shah son of Siraj-ud-din Shah at Imoh Check, Anantnag, in the jurisdiction of police station Achabal. A case FIR number 124/2013 under section 15, 18 NDPS act has been registered in this regard.

3 houses gutted in fire Srinagar, November 02: Fire broke out in the residential house of Ghulam Mohammad Beigh, Mohammad Shaban Beigh, Ghulam Ahmad sons of Abdul Salam Beigh at Beighpora, Rambagh, in the jurisdiction of police station Sadder , Srinagar, resulting in damage to the three houses. Cause of fire is being ascertained.

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Hakimullah Mehsud buried; Pak Taliban elects new chief A setback to peace initiatives

Islamabad, November 02: The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday named Khan Syed Mehsud alias Sajna as its new chief, a day after a US drone strike killed its former leader Hakimullah Mehsud in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region.

Hakimullah, in his mid 30s, and five other Taliban militants were killed and two others wounded on Friday when a US drone targeted a compound as he left a meeting in Danday Darpakhel area of North Waziristan.

They were buried on Saturday at undisclosed locations in different parts of North Waziristan.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan's Shura (Council), media reports said.

Most of the members of the council were present in the

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meeting held at an undisclosed location though all could not attend it.

All 43 members of the Shura attending the meeting voted

factions of the militant grouping.

Sajna, 36, is believed to have been involved in an attack on a naval base in Karachi and is

in favour of Sajna, militants sources were quoted as saying by a news agency. It said the election was not confirmed by

credited with masterminding a 2012 jailbreak in which the Taliban freed nearly 400 inmates in the northwestern city

NC distorting history

of Bannu.

"Sajna has no basic education, conventional or religious, but he is battle-hardened and has experience of fighting in Afghanistan," an official had said earlier.

Sajna was heading the South Waziristan Taliban. The council considered four names for the top post, including Sajna, Umar Khalid Khurasani, Mullah Fazlullah and Ghalib Mehsud.

Mohmand Taliban chief Umar Khalid Khurasani was a strong contender as he was the only surviving senior commander who had directly led operations under Hakimullah.

Mullah Fazlullah, chief of the Swat Taliban, was another possible choice but he is currently in Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, enraged at the killing of its top leader, the Taliban has vowed to take See Buried on Pg. 11

Delhi ‘fragmented’ political mainstream to weaken Kashmiri voice: Sagar Srinagar, November 02: Accusing Delhi of fragmenting fragmentation the political mainstream in Jammu and Kashmir to weaken Kashmiri voice, Ali Mohammad Sagar, the senior National Conference leader and minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj today said that Kashmir’s voice has been made ‘meek and fragile’ under a ‘well knit plan’ and that is why the central government has disrespected NC’s autonomy proposal and a resolution adopted on the issue.

Talking to Kashmir News Service, Sagar said that his party has no other option but to continue to pursue restoration of Autonomy as a political

roadmap for the resolution of Kashmir issue. He said: “See, Delhi cannot not afford freedom for Kashmir nor it can allow Kashmir’s merger with Pakistan. The only solution lies in restoration of Autonomy. And we will again go to people with the same political roadmap.”

Asked about Delhi’s ‘mulish attitude’ vis-à-vis revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from certain areas in Kashmir on experimental basis, Sagar said: “We have no other option but to follow our agenda whether they (Delhi) agree with us or not. Delhi has made our voices weak and meek by fragmenting us. Just to remind you that Mufti Mohammad Sayeed See Sagar on Pg. 11

K-issue has political genesis, not economic basis: Omar

Sheikh played a key role in Kashmir’s accession ‘PDP leadership deceives people by speaking lies’ with India: Taj Bandipora, November 02:

Srinagar, November 02: Congress Saturday castigated National Conference Additional General Secretary Mustafa Kamal for claiming that Shiekh Muhammad Abdullah did not play any role in accession process.

Medical Education Minister, Taj Mohi-u-Din told CNS that it was Shiekh Mohammad Abdullah who facilitated the accession of Kashmir with India through Constituent Assembly.

“It was Shiekh who was heading Constituent Assembly that time. The Accord signed by Maharaja Hari Singh was rectified and upheld by Shiekh Abdullah,” Taj said.

Taj said that Kamal is misleading people and trying to distort the facts.

“Neither Mustafa Kamal nor Taj can change the history. History is wit-

ness to the fact that Kashmir’s accession with India was made possible

by NC founder Shiekh Mohammad Abdullah,” he said.

He further said that

Mirwaiz asks youth not to waste time, energy in pursuit of Govt jobs Srinagar, Nov 02: Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Saturday called upon the youth of valley to work towards economic independence by utilizing the present resources and opportunities in Kashmir instead of wasting time and energy in finding work in offices and government departments.

While inaugurating UR Jewelers at Kadi Kadal in ShehreKhaas, Mirwaiz said once this historic old city was the centre of commerce and trade.

He, however, said that due to deliberate neglect and wrong policies of the government,

the city was losing its name for which it was famous world over.

Mirwaiz said there was no dearth of resources in Kashmir for economical purposes, but it was important that such resources should be utilized for the betterment of the youth. He said the youth should be encouraged to start their own businesses and work, adding, in that regard, business fraternity has to play its role.

Paying tributes to UR jewelers for starting the new business, the APHC Chairman said this effort is again step towards economical independence of Kashmiris. He said such See Mirwaiz on Pg. 11

Kashmir’s accession with India is final and in no way, it is conditional.

“Those who raise finger on accession are distorting the facts and it is only a move to mislead people and gain their sympathies. NC can’t deny this fact, that it was Shiekh Mohammad Abdullah who played a key role in accession process,” Taj said.

Medical Education Minister further said that Congress is emerging as a vibrant force in Jammu and Kashmir and this party is certainly going to crush its opponents in forthcoming Parliament and Assembly elections.

He further said that Congress High Command See Taj on Pg. 11

Reaffirming his stands that economic development cannot resolve the basic political issues confronting Jammu and Kashmir, the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Saturday said that the three wars fought by India and Pakistan, resorting to violence by the astrayed youth, and different political voices reverberating the skies of Jammu and Kashmir are not for construction of roads, educational institutions, hospitals or other development concerns which his government is otherwise taking care of seriously and with a commitment.

He said this all happened and is happening for settlement of basic political issues of Jammu and Kashmir. He said asserting that while he will continue to

carry forward the development agenda with full spirit and enthusiasm to mitigate the difficulties of people, he would continue to bat for resolution of all the political issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir in an amicable and peaceful manner through the process of dialogue.

Addressing a grand public rally at Bandipora after inaugurating Rs. 4.26 crore Kaloosa bridge over Mad-

Govt admits nexus between doctors-pharm companies Srinagar, November 02: At the time when the High Court has sought the government’s response against the doctors allegedly accepting gifts and monetary benefits from pharmaceutical companies, the government on Saturday admitted that some doctors are involved in getting benefits from the Pharmaceutical companies.

“This is true that some doctors are involved in this activity.

Though maximum medicines are available in the hospitals but the doctors doing private practice prescribe the medicines of particular companies to get the monetary benefits,” Taj Mohi-ud-Din the Minister for Medical Education told KNS “Such doctors do not have any conscience and get

easily involved. Despite the fact that the government war n these doctors time and again but they don’t stop indulging in this kind of malpractice. Now the government has decided to be tough against these erring doctors and more over the medicines

will be subjected to a thorough testing, “he said.

Stating that the government does not have any problem if the companies produce quality medicine Taj said that the production of substandard medicine by any company will not be tolerated. “The doctors should also exhibit

their responsibility by prescribing only the genuine medicine to the suffering patients, “he added.

When asked why the private practice is not completely banned till now he said, “HOD’s have already been instructed to carry out the private practice in the Hospitals. However we are waiting for the Supreme Court decision, as soon as some decision comes from the Supreme Court the private practice will be completely banned and uprooted,” he said.

Replying to a query, whether the government is likely to take action against the Medical representatives who motivate doctors to prescribe particular medicines Taj said, “The job of medical representatives is to aware the doctors about the new medicine of their companies. So blaming See Nexus on Pg. 11

humati Nallah and Rs. 20 crore mini secretariat at Bandipora, the Chief Minister said that the resolution of political issues of Jammu and Kashmir is the need of hour and the channels of dialogue need to be kept operative so that peace and development go hand in hand and Jammu and Kashmir state will become a state of peace, prosperity, development and plenty.

Taking a big dig on People’s

Democratic Party for their utterances and pretentions that the leaders of this party are not power hungry, the Chief Minister while poophooing this pretention of PDP reminded the people of the machination, politicking and deceitful tactics adopted by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to create wedge between a brother and a sister (Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Khalida Shah) in See Omar on Pg. 11

Tanvir predicts trifurcation of PDP Srinagar, November 02: Omar Abdullah’s Political Secretary Tanvir Sadiq repeated on Saturday said that the Peoples Democratic Party would “disintegrate before 2014 Assembly elections” in J&K “because of the fissures within the party, deserting of their legislators, and lack of ideology.”

“This party has become a crumbling edifice as a result of lack of ideological connect and bad leadership”, said Tanvir adding “PDP’s hunger for power is well known but the people’s mood is different and they can see their political machinations and shall make them meet their waterloo in 2014.”

He said 2014 would be a waterloo for all those who “propagate deceit, lies and deception and will be the triumph of genuineness, honesty and secular ideol-

ogy.”

Tanvir said that the innovative, befitting and historical initiatives taken

by Omar Abdullah-led government for the overall development of the state itself speak of their efficacy as these have been recognized by the people of the state, and the PDP’s propaganda cannot eclipse these glowing initiatives to empower the common man at the grass root.

Reiterating the prediction of trifurcation of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of 2014 elections, Tanvir said “Now it is inevitable, the process has gained momentum, its senior party leaders are deserting the party and very shortly many big names of this party will leave them” adding “While they were never democratic, It’s a matter of time they will be sans people, and sans See Tanvir on Pg. 11

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"unprecedented" revenge for the attack in which the militant group alleges the Pakistani government was also involved.

"Our revenge will be unprecedented," Abu Omar, a Taliban commander in North Waziristan, was quoted as saying by the New York Times report.

Omar said he considered the Pakistani government was also "fully complicit" in the drone strike.

"We know our enemy very well," he said. Security has been beefed up across Pakistan in wake of Hakimullah's killing.

"All precautions have been taken," Interior Ministry Spokesperson Omar Hameed Khan told a news agency.

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had thrice urged former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee that Delhi should no lay all its eggs in one basket.

Then they (Delhi) created PDP. This is how they started hatching conspiracies to break and fragment us,” the minister for rural development told KNS. When asked why Jammu and Kashmir government was not able to prevail on union government’s decision to execute Afzal Guru when other states like Punjab and Tamil Nadu prevailed to save killers of Rajiv Gandhi, Sagar said: “Omar Sahib had taken up Guru’s issue with home minister but it could not materialize due to certain unknown reasons. I have told you that they (Delhi) have deliberately and under a plan devalued our voice,” he added. Asked about the major achievements of National Conference led government since it took reins in Jammu and Kashmir in 2009, Sagar said that NC led government ushered in a new era of peace, prosperity and development. “We were able to restore peace in Kashmir. Development touched new heights as we constructed a major and historic road network in the state. We created infrastructure in colleges and new administrative units which had not seen any development during PDP led government,” Sagar observed. Referring to the forthcoming elections, he said that pre or post poll alliance with Congress will be decided by the NC leadership in near future. “However, we are of firm belief that National Conference will emerge as a major party in coming elections,” Sagar added. Asked about any possibility of reshuffle in ministerial council, Sagar said: “It is the discretion of the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

However, if the commission exonerates Sajad Kitchloo, he deserves to be taken into the council of ministers.” On a question about speculations on timing of removal of restrictions imposed on Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani’s, the NC minister said: “I don’t think there were restrictions on his movement. He was free and would participate in seminars. However, any restrictions imposed on him were decided o the basis of law and order situation.

There can be ideological difference with him but he is able to gather people with separatist ideology.”

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Ali Geelani for issuing statement against junior lawyer without going through the facts of the matter. “It is also unfortunate that Syed Ali Geelani has made statement without knowing the facts of the PIL and its proceedings.

Senior Lawyers such as Zaffar Quereshi and president Bar Association Mian Abdul Qayoom were also informed,” Qadri has said. The junior lawyers have also regretted that Bar Association is maintaining a criminal silence over what they said an insult inflicted on them. “Instead of reacting to the judgment the Bar Association has issued notice to the lawyers for not raising issues concerning human life,” Qadri has said in his statement.

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1983 and then one year later masterminding the desecration of temples in Bijbehara to grab power. He also reminded the people of the fact how Mufti Sayeed installed Jagmohan in 1999 as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and became his active partner in the bloodshed, violence, atrocities and killings of youth, let loose by Jagmohan in the valley.

“This he (Mufti Sayeed) did only to grab power and become Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir”, Omar said and told the people to confirm this from George Fernandes who was then the Central Minister.

Omar Abdullah said that when the politicians like the leadership of PDP say that they are not power hungry this should be considered a brazen lie told from the top of the voice. He also reminded the people of the unsuccessful attempts made by Mufti Sayeed to win over the support of National Conference MLAs during his tenure as Chief Minister from 2002 to 2005. “Mufti tried his best to break the National Conference to stay in power”, Omar said and added that Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad is fully aware of the attempts made by Mufti Sayeed to break the National Conference and remain in power. Omar also referred to Mr. Sayeed’s reluctance to hand over the power to Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad in 2005 when he (Mufti) remained camped in New Delhi to beg for continuance in the chair.

The Chief Minister said that his party and he want power to resolve the political and developmental issues of Jammu and Kashmir and wipe off tears from the eyes of destitutes, poor and needy and help to develop Jammu and Kashmir as the model and modern state where peace, progress and prosperity will be ruling the roost. The Chief Minister said that in order to create good governance, curb corruption and bring transparency, his government took path breaking and historic measures to empower people and bring administration and the government under full public scan.

He referred to the legislations of Public Services Guarantee Act, Right to Information Act, Reconstitution of Accountability Commission and constitution of Vigilance Commission besides establishment of empowered Panchayat Raj in the state to make people masters and give them authority to ask questions and receive public services within the fixed time frame. The public meeting was also addressed by Minister for Higher Education, Mohammad Akbar Lone, Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Nazir Ahmad Khan Gurezi, Legislator and NC Provincial President Kashmir, Nasir Asalm Wani and other local leaders. The Chief Minister was accorded warm welcome by the people of Bandipora who raised slogans in favour of the Chief Minister, his party and his government.

The Minister for Revenue, Aijaz Ahmad Khan and

Legislator, Nizam-ud-Din Bhat were present on the occasion of inauguration of mini secretariat and the bridge.

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has sought suggestions and opinions about the pre-poll alliance and it is up to the High Command to decide which way they go.

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Party” “PDP is suffering from Leadership crisis while its president has taken a back seat apparently because of her father’s snub, the patron is not able to convince their senior leaders to reconsider their decision to leave the party” said Tanvir adding “the politics of deceit, lies and opportunism has exposed the PDP leadership.”

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them is unfair, but the matter of the concern is the doctors who blindly just for the sake of some benefits play with the life of Innocent patients. Meanwhile reliable sources told KNS that a close nexus is going on between some doctors and few lesser known pharmaceutical companies. “A drug mafia is running in the hospitals to fleece patients. Some doctors are helping these companies to flourish and get the due share for that,” sources said “The names of these pharmaceutical companies don’t even exist in the list of reputed companies that produce quality medicines,” sources said.

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enterprises open employment opportunities for the young generation of valley.

Power crisis continue to haunt Valley Srinagar, November 02: Ahead of coming winter, unscheduled and extended power cuts have started adding to the miseries of people. Consumers from metered areas allege that PDD has taken them for a ride. “Meters were installed with a promise that we will get round the clock electricity, but the fact is that during winter we always face unscheduled power cuts and this year situation is same,” Bilal Ahmad resident of Bemina told KNS. He said that every year PDD comes up with a same excuse of less generation and more demand. “Despite power tariff being raised so many times during past years, PDD has nothing to offer to its consumers except lame excuses,” he added.

Consumers of different areas told KNS that there are frequent cuts in power supply after almost every two to three hours and

mostly there is complete black-out in the mornings and evenings.

“The situation has gone from bad to worse during past two weeks. The power cuts are more frequent during evening hours.”Bemina is a metered area and is supposed to get round-theclock power supply.

According to reports, the situation in the rural areas is far worse and most of the villages and townships don’t get electricity for days together.

Meanwhile sources in power department told KNS that the PDD is yet to formulate the new curtailment schedule and department is likely to implement the new schedule in coming days.

“So far no formal curtailment schedule has been drafted by the department.

Everything is going on in a haphazard manner,” he added.

DDC Shopian reviews availability of essential commodities Shopian, November 02: District Development Commissioner, (DDC) Shopian today reviewed availability of essential commodities and LPG at a meeting of officers of the district today. The officers of Consumer Affair’s & Public Distribution Department, representatives of Gas Agency and KOil dealers participated.

The meeting was informed that sufficient stock of Atta, Rice & Sugar is

available in the godowns of the district. Moreover, the district is having 46900 gas connections and availability of gas refill is upto the satisfaction of the public. District D e v e l o p m e n t Commissioner enjoined upon gas dealers to ensure that public does not suffer during the winter season for want of cooking gas.

He directed to ensure the home delivery in areas others of Shopian.

Vigilance awareness week observed Budgam, November 02: Vigilance Awareness Week was observed from October 28 to November 02, 2013 under the theme “Promoting good governance -positive contribution of vigilance” at the Srinagar International Airport.

The program, comprised of various events like essay writing, slogan writing and Debate competition in which students from all over the valley participated.

On its closing ceremony on November 02 District D e v e l o p m e n t Commissioner Budgam, Mr. Khursheed Ahmad Shah while presiding over the function shared his

ideas in helping build a corruption free society by bringing about attitudinal changes. He said that the institution like Vigilance can contribute its bit by public cooperation and its is the duty of every citizen to pin-point the corrupt and unscrupulous persons before the authorities, who are at the helm of affairs to deal with such malpractices, then only good governance can be promoted and positive contribution of vigilance will be assured, he added.

D irector Airport, Mr. K . K . D u b e y, D e p u t y Commandant CRPF, Mr. Prashant Kumar and other were present at the event.

Manohar inaugurates health camp at Barota Kathua, November 02: Minister of State for Fisheries, Cooperatives, Finance and Planning Dr Manohar Lal Sharma inaugurated free Health Camp organized in memory of Pt. Milkhi Ram Guleria here at village Barota of tehsil Billawar.

The camp was organized in collaboration with District Health Services Kathua and Mahatma Gandhi Global family to commemorate the first death anniversary of Pt. Guleria.

On the occasion Dr Manohar Lal Sharma paid floral tribute to the Pt Guleria and remembered the achievements and works done by the eminent social worker.

Chairman Backward Classes Abdul Majid Malik, President Gandhi global family (Incharge J&K State) S.P Verma.

Spokesman (All India) Ashok Kapoor, Activists from Bihar , Haryana and Orissa, panchs and sarpanchs and family members of the Pt Guleria also paid floral tribute to the departed soul.

Dr Manohar Lal Sharma while speaking on the occasion appreciated the works of Gandhi Global family for organizing such free camps for the needy and poor peoples. He said that the people should incline to follow Gandhian

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Ganga Hijacking Case

philosophy which is even more effective in modern times. He said the dream of Mahatma Gandhi to bring Panchayti Raj at the gross root level is not only improving the socio economic status of the rural masses but also taking the democratic set up to new height.

During the camp team of doctors checked above 300 peoples and provided free medicines to the needy patients.

Later, Dr Manohar Lal Sharma laid foundation stone of additional building of newly upgraded Government High School Barota to be constructed with an estimated cost of 39.91 lac under RMSA scheme. The construction work of school building will be executed by PWD department.

The inhabitants of Barota village thanked the minister for fulfilling their demands of up gradation of the middle school Barota. The residents of Barota and adjoining villages also apprised the minister about their problems and demands which includes boundary wall for upgraded school, hand pumps, blacktopping of Ghurha to Dramini road, early commissioning of water supply scheme Barota, construction of Naran road.

FOR GENERAL INFORMATION

Kulwant Rai Gogna S/o Shri J.K.Gogna R/o House No 425 sector 20/A Chandighar has sold the vehicle bearing registration no CHO3-H 7365, Chassis no 2384011,Engine no 2235251, Model 2002 to Mr. Reyaz Ahmad Bhat S/o Mohd Ramzan Bhat R/o Budroo P/o Srigufwara tehsil Pahalgam Distt Anantnag. Now I have lost the registration certificate of the said vehicle. Anybody having any objection may contact in written with ARTO Anantnag within a period of seven days, after that no objection will be entertained.

From: Reyaz Ah Bhat S/o Mohd Ramzan Bhat S.W R/o Budroo Pahalgam Anantnag

Office of the Assistant Regional Transport Officer, Anantnag

NOTICE Whereas an application has been received from one Gh Qadir Ganie S/o GH Mohd Ganie R/o Darigund Bijbehara Anantnag owner of vehicle no. JK03 4780 for cancellation of hire purchase agreement with M/S The Anantnag Central Co-operative Bank Srigufwara and HPA agreement with Pandoh Traders Jammu. Now it is therefore notified for general information that objection if any to the proposed cancellation/endorsement of hire purchase agreement shall be filled in writing in the office of ARTO Anantnag within a period of seven days from the publication of this notice.

NO: ARTO/ANG/1686 Sd/- Assistant Regional Transport Officer S.W Dated: 02/11/2013 Anantnag Office of the Assistant Regional Transport Officer, Anantnag

Court grants a week to Hashim Qureshi for response Srinagar, November 02: The Principal District and Session’s judge today granted a week to Hashim Qureshi to file a response to a questionnaire that was put to him after closure of prosecution evidence against him Ganga Hijacking case of 1971.

According to Syed Reyaz Khawar, counsel for Qureshi, the court put questionnaire to Qureshi who was present in the court. “We sought a week’s time to file response to this questionnaire which was granted to us. The court has now listed the matter for hearing on November 9,” advocate Reyaz Khawar told Kashmir News Service. After it closed the prosecution evidence against him, the court of Principal District and Session’s judge Srinagar had on October 19 listed Ganga Hijacking case of 1971, for recording of statement of Quereshi the accused in the matter.

Sofar the court has recorded

Office of the Assistant Regional Transport Officer Anantnag

NOTICE Whereas an application has been received from one Shakeel Ah Makroo S/o Ab Rehman Makroo R/o Arwani owner of vehicle no. JK03 7886 for cancellation of hire purchase agreement with M/S Karan Motors Jammu and HPA agreement with Abrol Trading Co-operation Jammu. Now it is therefore notified for general information that objection if any to the proposed cancellation/endorsement of hire purchase agreement shall be filled in writing in the office of ARTO Anantnag within a period of seven days from the publication of this notice.

NO: ARTO/ANG/1689 Sd/- Assistant Regional Transport Officer Dated: 02/11/2013 Anantnag S.W Office of the Assistant Regional Transport Officer Anantnag

NOTICE Whereas an application has been received from one Mohd Shafi Gasi S/o GH Rasool Gasi R/o Khanabal Anantnag owner of vehicle no. JK03B 8775 for cancellation of hire purchase agreement with M/S Urban Cooperative Khanabal Anantnag and HPA agreement with Sagrela Finance Co-operation Jammu. Now it is therefore notified for general information that objection if any to the proposed cancellation/endorsement of hire purchase agreement shall be filled in writing in the office of ARTO Anantnag within a period of seven days from the publication of this notice.

NO: ARTO/ANG/1688 Sd/- Assistant Regional Transport Officer Dated: 02/11/2013 Anantnag S.W Office of the Assistant Regional Transport Officer Anantnag

NOTICE Whereas an application has been received from one Fayaz Ah Sofi S/o Haji Habib-ullah Sofi R/o Khanabal Anantnag owner of vehicle no.

JK03 7489 for cancellation of hire purchase agreement with M/S Arham Traders and HPA agreement with Krishna Enterprises Jammu. Now it is therefore notified for general information that objection if any to the proposed cancellation/endorsement of hire purchase agreement shall be filled in writing in the office of ARTO Anantnag within a period of seven days from the publication of this notice.

NO: ARTO/ANG/1687 Sd/- Assistant Regional Transport Officer Dated: 02/11/2013 Anantnag S.W

Office of the Zonal Education Officer Rainawari Srinagar Attention all Government & Private Schools of Zone Rainawari

NOTICE

Whereas an application has been received from one Gh Hassan Thoker S/o GH Qadir Thoker R/o Watoo Kulgam owner of vehicle no. JK03B 0885 for cancellation of hire purchase agreement with M/S J&K Bank Shopain and HPA agreement with Tulsi Trading Co-operation Jammu. Now it is therefore notified for general information that objection if any to the proposed cancellation/endorsement of hire purchase agreement shall be filled in writing in the office of ARTO Anantnag within a period of seven days from the publication of this notice.

NO: ARTO/ANG/1691 Sd/- Assistant Regional Transport Officer S.W Dated: 02/11/2013 Anantnag

Office of the Assistant Regional Transport Officer, Anantnag

NOTICE Whereas an application has been received from one Mohd Ismail Sheikh S/o Ama Sheikh R/o Khanabal Anantnag owner of vehicle no. JK03 0423 for cancellation of hire purchase agreement with M/S Lyca Investments Anantnag and HPA agreement with Satwari investments Jammu. Now it is therefore notified for general information that objection if any to the proposed cancellation/endorsement of hire purchase agreement shall be filled in writing in the office of ARTO Anantnag within a period of seven days from the publication of this notice.

NO: ARTO/ANG/1690 Sd/- Assistant Regional Transport Officer S.W Dated: 02/11/2013 Anantnag

statements of 13 prosecution witnesses. Besides these 13, four prosecution witnesses died during course of trial.

The Court is now scheduled to record the statement of Hashim Quereshi, president Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Liberation Party who will be read out the summary of prosecution evidence against him.

Qureshi served a nine-year jail term in Pakistan, after which he went to the Netherlands where he remained for 20 years, even getting citizenship of that country. His cousin remained in Pakistan after release from jail. On December 29, 2000, Qureshi was brought back to the Valley - where he faces trial in the hijack case - after his arrest in Delhi.The Government subsequently appointed Principal District and Sessions Judge Srinagar as special judge to hear the case under Enemy Agents Ordinance, 2005.

CIRCULAR

U-DISE (Unified District Information System for Education) a software developed by NUEPA for preparing a data base for educational planning. The DISE is of extra ordinary importance as it is used as basis for planning by MHRD. Consequently all the Govt. and private institutions of Zone Rainawari are informed through print Media to attend the U-DISE orientation 2013 at Girls Middle School Siadakadal on 7th November 2013 (Thrusday) at 10:30 Sharp.

All the heads of the institutions are asked to deposit the filled U-DISE to this office by or before 15/11/2013 through concerned CRP's. Defaulters, if any shall be dealt with strong administrative hands.

Sd/- Zonal Education Officer DIPJK: 9487 Rainawari Srinagar

Government of Jammu & Kashmir

Office of the Executive Engineer R&B Division Qazigund Fresh Notice Inviting Tenders Fresh NIT No. 44/EEQ/2013-14/3519-33 Dated: 29-10-2013

For and on behalf of the Governor, J&K State e-tenders are invited on item rate basis from approved and eligible Contractors registered with J&K State Govt., CPWD, Railways and other State/Central Government for each of the following works: S. No

Name of Work Construction of balance work of compound walling around Govt.

Higher Secondary School at Chowgam.

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Est. Cost (In Rs.)

Cost of T/Doc. (In Rs.)

Earnest Money (In Rs.)

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Time & Date of Opening of tender Bid

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6.95 lacs

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13900/=

20 Days

19-11-2013

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Position of AAA/TS: AA Submitted Position of funds: Demanded 1. Date of issue of tender Notice 2. Period of downloading of bid documents 3. Bid Submission Start date 4. Bid Submission End date 5. Deadline for receiving Hard Copy (Original DD & EMD) 6.

Date & time opening of bids (Online)

4202Education S/Sector

29-10-2013 From 31-10-2013 10.00 A.M to 15 -11-2013 4.00 P.M 01-11-2013 from 10.00 A.M 15-11-2013 from 4.00 P.M 16-11-2013 at 4.00 P.M in the office of the Executive Engineer PWD(R&B) Division Qazigund.

19-11-2013 at 11.00 A.M in the office of the Executive Engineer PWD(R&B) Division Qazigund.

Further details can be seen on the departmental website www.jktenders.gov.in.

DIPJK: 9460

Major Head of Account

Sd/- Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Division Qazigund

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Muharram arrangements finalized in Pattan G.H. Mir directs for providing all essential commodities to people Srinagar, November 02: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir paid an extensive visit of Pattan and its adjoining areas and today took stock of various development works under execution in the Tehsil.

Later, the Minister chaired an officers meeting which was among others attended by prominent citizens and representatives of Shia community. The meeting discussed measures which need to be taken for providing essential commodities to people like adequate power supply, drinking water, first aid, firewood, LPG and other essentials during the auspicious days of Muharram.

The Minister directed to concerned officers to ensure all the facilities to Shia community. constituency. sibility for providing irrigation facilAdditional Deputy CommisChief Engineer, Irrigation and ity to orchards and for speeding up sioner, Baramulla, Assistant Director Flood Control, Kashmir, Mir Javed the execution of work on Khoi Khul CA&PD and other sectoral officers.

Later, at another meeting with Jaffer, Executive Engineer Tube Well Tangmarg and Tilgam Khul under Irrigation, Irrigation and Flood Con- 10th Technical Advisory Committee officers of Irrigation and Flood Control Kashmir, Agriculture Minister trol, Sopore and all Assistant Execu- (TAC). He also directed for taking up tive Engineers attended the meeting. execution of work on Chukar Bewa discussed matter related to extendLone News Kangan with the officers, the Khan storage News Agency Interacting scheme Ganderbal and Niharpora uning irrigation facility to various or-Agency MinisterSoura desired to explore the posTAC-12th chards and paddy fieldsGulzar of Tangmarg News Agency Zahidder Book Depotscheme.

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missioner and Block Development Officer’s of all the blocks were present in the meeting.

It was stated that out of a total number of 3085 works have been taken up during the current fiscal year out of which 2313 have been completed which in turn have resulted in creation of Rs. 5.53 lacs mandays.

Meanwhile, 72160 job cards have also been issued to the

officers to complete the verification process immediately so that the set target is met within stipulated time.

The DDC directed all the

DDC inspects works in various Panchayats Reasi, November 02: District Development Commissioner Reasi, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary accompanied by SP Sharief Chouhan and ACD Joginder Singh inaugurated a Panchayat Ghar and Community Fecilitation Centre constructed within a period of five months at Kambaldanga. The ACD informed that work was under progress on 75 panchayat ghars out of target of 77 and more than 40 are at completion stage.

The district administration has linked performance of sarpanchs with pace of developmental works especially construction of pacnhayat ghars. A team of officers has been constituted to monitor the progress of panchayat ghars on weekly basis to ensure time bound completion and making PRI functional.

DDC inspected works in various panchayats of Reasi block and expressed satisfaction over pace of works especially under MGNREGA. He called for immediate completion of panchayat ghars and school buildings as well as bridges taken up in the district.

District Panchayat Officer Rohit Sharma and BDO Tina Mahajan gave a resume of progress of works on the spot. One VLW found absent from duty was placed under suspension.

A number of deputations met the DDC on sites of work and apprised about the activities taken up by Rural Development Department in sub-urban areas related to sanitation, drinking water, community plantation, soil conservation and infrastructure building.

As per the Results Framework Document (RFD) adopted in the district the performance of sarpanchs and panchs is monitored every month of 15 parameters. The DDC called upon the panchayats to show exemplary participation in development and also monitoring of institutions in rural areas including schools, anganwadi centres and health units.

able assets for the rural population. The officers assured of making the figures better in future by putting all their efforts.

April 20-May 20

Your intuition has been especially high for a while now.

Today you could decide to put it to practical use. You might consider a class or workshop that increases your ability to communicate. New friends who share this interest could appear on the scene. Whatever ideas or insights come your way may originate from the higher planes. Write them down.

Besides, Mr. Mir directed to explore the possibility for storage schemes like Ringawaoo and Gulabdaji. He also asked the officers to take care of jurisdiction of Babul canal in the interest of general public.

The meeting was informed that Chichlora Irrigation Scheme has been taken up while as Waripora

Managing Director J&K Agro. Industries Development Corporation A.M. Bhat signed a Memorandum of Understanding (M.O.U) with Director ClJ Griba India Pvt. Ltd. Andereas De Rosi for import of fruit planting material/root-stocks of Apple, Pear, Cherry, Walnut, Pomegranate, Almonds, Citrus, Olives and Grapes, etc. from Holland for supply to the orchardists and State Horticulture Department. Earlier the State used to purchase it from NERMAC Assam Pvt. Ltd. This is an achievement for horticulture sector of the state. The new root-stocks will help in improving the production/ yield of different fruits and will play a pivotal role in replacing the old and senile orchards with latest root stocks. This will improve the overall economy of the growers. On the Occasion Mr. Majid said that the ultimate objective is to develop the J&K as a highly advanced state in horticulture sector, which in turn will generate employment opportunities in the state.

Tangmarg and Sriwaripora are in progress. Besides, DR’s for Vitiko, Heing and Shirpora Kaniloo have been submitted for approval.

It was also told that three artificial recharge schemes which include Mewnar, Halinar and Nagrad Nar have also been submitted for approval.

profits have already been released in their favour keeping in view the rise in scale of profit. He further added that business of Cooperative Institutions have been made online to ensure transparency and accountability in the institution. It also helps to keep a check on market prices of essential commodities and consumer’s interest is the prime concern of Cooperative movement, he maintained.

Enquiring about the position of sales recorded by Super Bazar and other allied outlets during the current year, the Minister asked the concerned to work hard to raise the scale of profit adding that the financial self sufficiency would be beneficial for the employees as it will be able to get their genuine dues.

Stressing the need for further streamlining of the business activities of the organization, Dr. Manohar Lal urged upon

the functionaries to evolve better work culture by putting in their sincere efforts to achieve the business targets.

The Minister said that Super Bazar was improving its business day by day with the expansion of its activities through its outlets besides cleared its all pending financial liabilities which include gratuity, CPF, rent, sale tax etc.

The MD apprised the Minister that the management is trying to provide a full range of varieties at its shopping complex keeping in view the public demands. He said that the institution is working on no profit and no loss concept and it is due to the tireless efforts of the management of Bazaar that this institution is providing yeoman services to the people of Jammu city. It was also apprised that the super bazaar has record a turnover of Rs. 1462.92 lakh during the year 2012-2013, resulting a profit of Rs. 47.05 lakh.

Governor, CM, Dy. CM, Speaker and others greet people on Diwali

J&K Agro. Industries Dev. Corp. Imports Fruit planting material from Holland Srinagar, November 02:

to take innovative measures to expand the business of the organization at all its shopping centres in and around Jammu city. He also emphasized to work with team spirit to achieve the set targets.

The Minister informed that Super Bazaar Board have decided to give 20 percent Dearness Allowance to its employees from October, 2013 adding that 6th pay commission, HRA and other

N. N. Vohra, Governor Jammu and Kashmir, has extended warm greetings to the people on Diwali, the festival of lights, and hoped that this auspicious occasion would be a harbinger of peace, progress and prosperity in the State.

In his message of felicitations, the Governor observed that this festival symbolizes the triumph of truth and righteousness over falsehood and of good over evil, highlighting the high values and ethos of the country’s civilizational history.

The Governor hoped that the festival would further strengthen the bonds of communal harmony, brotherhood, amity, tranquillity and secularism, which are the hallmarks of our glorious composite cultural traditions. On this occasion, he prayed for the well-being of the people of the State.

Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has greeted the people on Diwali wishing them happiness and well being.

In his Diwali message, the Chief Minister highlighted the tradition of celebrating holy occasions and festivals in an atmosphere of amity and brother-

ClJ Griba India Ltd. has already established Demo Orchards at SKUAST (K) and will also

provide training to farmers in best practices for effective orchard management.

March 21-April 19

Taurus

Manohar visits super Bazaar & reviews functioning

Srinagar, November 02:

Aries

Your mind could be especially active today. Perhaps you’ll discover a new talent you didn’t know you had, such as writing, drawing or speaking. Ideas for stories, sketches, or lectures might come thick and fast. Write them down. Computers are particularly useful now. You might have to execute some paperwork concerning money, but this should get accomplished quickly and easily.

Tariq News Agency Hawal Bashir News Agency Nowhatta Muzaffar Ali News Agency Alamgari Bazar Budshah News Agency Lal Chowk Abdullah News Agency Lal Chowk Sikendar News Agency Lal Chowk Gupkari News Agency Lal Chowk Raina News Agency Gund Kangan Khan News Agency Regal Chowk Rashid News Agency Dalgate Sheikh News Agency Hyderpora Hilal News Agency Budgam officersAgency to mobibeneficiaries.

Besides the con- concerned Anantnag, November 02: News Lone Agency Tangmarg Bhat News Chadoora Jammu, November 02: resourcesKunzar struction IAY hutments as lize their Bhat News AgencyofMagam Zargarhuman News Agency for making expenditure of the Minister for Cooperatives new guidelines was also An amount of Rs. 13.57 Dar Newsper Agency Beerwah Bashir News Agency Sumbal entire amount available with (Independent Charge), Fidiscussed threadbare in the crores against the availabilReshi News Agency Safapora Agency them Saleem thereby News creating valu- Pattan ity of Rs.18.73 crore have been meeting. DDC urged upon all nance, Higher Education and Basharat News Agency Bandipora Reyaz News Agency Pampore expended in the AnantStationeries, Dr. Manohar Lal nag District till date under Altaf News Agency Pulwama Javaid News Agency Qazigund Sharma today reviewed the MGNREGA. This was stated functioning and the business Jeelani News Agency Baramulla G.M News Agency Sopore in a high level meeting held targets of Super Bazaar.

Shah News Agency Kupwara Sultan News Agency Handwara under the chairmanship Speaking on the occasion, the Younis News Agency Langate Sheikh News Agency Islamabad of District Development Minister said that the main Reshi News Agency Islamabad Three Way News Agencyobjective Tral Commissioner, Anantnag, of the Super BaDr. Farooq Ahmad Lone. zar was to provide essential Turray News Agency Tral Badru News Agency Bijbehara Chief Planning Officer Rahi Mr. News Agency Kulgam commodities to the people Malik News Agency Arwani Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, cheaper than the market pricRah News Agency Byepass Shaheen News Agency Kargil Additional Deputy Comes. He asked the management

Expenditure of 72% funds recorded under MG NREGA in Anantnag

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hood. He emphasised on strengthening this trait of Jammu and Kashmir State.

The Chief Minister also prayed for peace, prosperity and development of the State and the country.

Chairman, J&K Legislative Council, Amrit Malhotra and Deputy Chairman, Chaudhry Javeed Rana has greeted people of the State, particularly Hindu brethren on the auspicious occasion of Diwali. In a message Amrit Malhotra said that all festivals have their own importance. He said Diwali is the festival of lights and asked people to illuminate the society with lights of love, brotherhood, peace and prosperity.

“Diwali is the first day of the Hindu New Year” Malhotra said and prayed that this festival may prove harbinger of peace and prosperity in the State.

Javed Rana in his message said that “Diwali is the festival of lights and colours and the glow of the earthen diyas spreads the light of harmony, equality and brotherhood. He said Diwali is a blessed time and wished that the festival may bring all round prosperity in our State.

The Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Mr. Mubarak Gul has greeted the people of the State on

the auspicious occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights.

In his felicitation message, Gul prayed for peace, progress and prosperous of the people of the State.

Meanwhile, Deputy Speaker, J&K Legislative Assembly Sartaj Madni also extended greetings to the people on the auspicious occasion of Diwali, saying that the festival would herald a new era of peace and prosperity in the State.

Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand has greeted the people of the State on the auspicious occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights.

In his messages, he hoped that this auspicious occasion would further strengthen the bonds of communal harmony and brotherhood and usher the state into a period of sustained peace, progress and prosperity.

He also prayed for the well-being of the people of the State.

Meanwhile, separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah while Felicitating nonMuslims of Jammu and Kashmir on the festive occasion of Deewali, said that Kashmiri Muslims pass on good wishes to their non-Muslim brethren from the core of their hearts.

Speaker reviews functioning of RDS Srinagar, November 02: Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir, Legislative Assembly, Mubarak Gul who is also the chairman of Rural Development Society (RDS) has urged upon the members of the society to make aware people about the welfare schemes being run by the Government so that the maximum people would be benefitted.

This was stated by the Speaker while reviewing the functioning of the society here today.

Mr. Gul asked the members to reach out the people in their respective areas and ascertain their problems and intimate the Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell to address

their issues. He said that government is committed to eradicate the poverty in the state besides addressing the problems of the people on priority. He asked the man-

Gemini May 21-June 21

Your mind should be especially quick and agile today, and your curiosity will be piqued. Your pursuit of intellectual interests could lead to group activities where you meet others interested in the same subjects. A lot of information could come your way. You’ll enjoy discussing it. New friendships and lines to other possible interests could come your way.

Cancer June 22-July 22

You might have a few projects in mind that you’ll want to work on today. Your mind is especially quick and agile, and you have a lot of great ideas that can make your efforts turn out the way you want. Conversations with those close to you may provide even more possibilities.

Whatever you choose to work on, you should be pleased with the results.

Leo

July 23-August 22 Your mind may turn toward intellectual pursuits that you have been too busy to investigate. Today your mind is so quick and your curiosity so high that you won’t resist even if other things interfere. Books, films, websites, or any information on your subject provide fodder for thought. Conversations with friends also prove intriguing.

Virgo

August 23-September 22

Legal papers regarding money might need to be executed today. Your mind is especially quick and agile, so you can take care of it efficiently, freeing you up for more enjoyable activities, such as getting together with friends or a partner. Discussions concerning science, psychology, or the occult or metaphysical subjects could dominate your time.

Libra

September 23-October 23 Social events could put you into touch with intriguing new people who share your interests. This should be a gratifying experience. Your mind is quick and agile and your curiosity high, so you’ll gain a lot from conversations. Perhaps you’ll even make plans to attend lectures or workshops with your new acquaintances so you can learn more about what interests you all.

Scorpio

October 24-November 21 Today you might want to spend some time gardening. In fact, you might have a number of tasks to perform around the house and yard, but you may also have friends waiting.

You may get your chores done quickly, and even create new and innovative ways of doing them! Interesting conversations feed your curiosity when you spend time with your friends.

Sagittarius November 22-December 21

Exploring your intellectual interests might get your curiosity going, although whatever knowledge you gain may bring up more questions than answers! You’ll also want to get together with close friends or your partner to discuss this new information. You’ll learn from them and they’ll learn from you, so by the end of the day your head should be buzzing.

Capricorn December 22-January 19

A number of young visitors could come to your home with news to pass on and information to share. You’ll probably spend most of your day working around the house or yard, which you enjoy very much. Conversations feed your intellect and get your curiosity going. You’ll feel very positive about whatever you choose to do.

Aquarius January 20-February 18

Your phone may not stop ringing today. Friends and family may have good news and interesting information to share, so you’ll want to spend a lot of time talking with them. You might learn about some newly released books that interest you. A number of errands might also need to be done, but you’ll have fun doing them.

Pisces

February 19-March 20 agement of the society to activate the women wing of the society for the larger benefit of the society.

Speaker also asked them to establish campus in Shia dominated areas during the Muharram days.

This is a great day to plan new projects. Your mind may be especially quick and full of ideas. These could prove valuable. Write down ideas that you can’t put to immediate use so you won’t forget them. Books, magazines, conversations, and the Internet may be rich sources of inspiration.

Editorial/Opinion The Daily

Zabarwan Times Sunday, 03 November 2013

Extend a helping hand in stabilizing peace efforts

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he assassination of Hakimullah Masood in a drone attack is a big jolt to the peace efforts in Pakistan as he was one of the top Taliban leaders who had given his nod for negotiations. As Pakistan is undergoing most crucial phase of its existence, Hakimullah could have played a vital role in bringing stable peace in that country. One fails to understand as to why America should kill a top Taliban leader when he was ready for negotiations and everybody knew about this change of mind. If USA is a self styled champion of peace efforts in the world, it should have not indulged in such an action which has hampered the peace talks. USA in fact has done a disservice to the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan besides India which is facing the threat of terror from Taliban. The whole world community must be concerned about this as a stable Afghanistan means a stable sub continent which includes India and Pakistan also. When the terror actions got momentum in Afghanistan the whole world saw a rise in the violence as disgruntled elements from several countries came to Afghanistan, got training in subversive activities and became a danger to the stability of their own countries where several terrorist attacks were launched by them. It is imperative for the international community to stand together, help peace initiatives in Pakistan and Afghanistan so that the whole world becomes secure and no terrorism is exported from these countries. India and Pakistan being the nearest neighbors can play an active role in bringing lasting peace in this region.

If the things are allowed to continue like they are presently and if solid actions are not initiated for a permanent peace in tribal areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan, nobody in the world can dream of a violence free area. It will be in the best interest of the humanity if every leader and country contributes towards this and deplores the yesterdays drone attack of USA because it has definitely damaged the peace initiatives, which were just germinating and everybody was hoping that Taliban will come on negotiating table and help in making Pakistan a weapon free country which in turn would have also helped in war ravaged Afghanistan.

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PHYSIOGRAPHY OF WATER

ndia is a land of many rivers and mountains. Its geographical area of about 329 MHa is criss-crossed by a large number of small and big rivers, some of them figuring amongst the mighty rivers of the world. The rivers and mountains have a greater significance in the history of Indian cultural development, religious and spiritual life. It may not be an exaggeration to say that the rivers are the heart and soul of Indian life.

India is a union of States with a federal set up. Politically, the country is divided into 28 States and 7 Union Territories. A major p a r t o f I n d i a ’s p o p u l a t i o n o f 1,027,015,247 (2001 census) is rural and agriculturally oriented for whom the rivers are the source of their prosperity.

Physiography Physiographically, India may be divided into seven well defined regions. These are: The Northern Mountains, comprising the mighty Himalayan ranges The Great Plains traversed by the Indus and Ganga Brahmaputra river systems. As much as one third of this lies in the arid zone of western Rajasthan. The remaining area is mostly fertile plains; The Central Highlands, consisting of a wide belt of hills running east-west starting from Aravalli ranges in the west and terminating in a steep escarpment in the east. The area lies between the Great Plains and the Deccan Plateau; The Peninsular Plateaus comprising the Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, North Deccan Plateau, South Deccan Plateau and Eastern Plateau; The East Coast, a belt of land of about 100-130 km wide, bordering the Bay of Bengal land lying to the east of the Eastern Ghats; The West Coast, a narrow belt of land of about 10-25 km wide, bordering the Arabian Sea and lying to the west of the Western Ghats, and; The islands, comprising the coral islands of Lakshadeep in Arabian Sea and Andaman and Nicobar Islands of the Bay of Bengal.

Climate The presence of the great mountain mass formed by the Himalayas and its spurs on the North and of the ocean on the South are the two major influences operating on the climate of India. The first poses an impenetrable barrier to the influence of cold winds from central Asia, and gives the sub-continent the elements of tropical type of climate. The second, which is the

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source of cool moisture-laden winds reaching India, gives it the elements of the oceanic type of climate.

India has a very great diversity and variety of climate and an even greater variety of weather conditions. The climate ranges from continental to oceanic, from extremes of heat to extremes of cold, from extreme aridity and negligible rainfall to excessive humidity and torrential rainfall. It is, therefore, necessary to avoid any generalisation as to the prevalence of any particular kind of climate, not only over the country as a whole but over major areas in it. The climatic condition influences to a great extent the water resources utilisation of the country.

Rainfall Rainfall in India is dependent in differing degrees on the South-West and NorthEast monsoons, on shallow cyclonic depressions and disturbances and on violent local storms which form regions where cool humid winds the sea meet hot dry winds from the land and occasionally reach cyclonic dimension. Most of the rainfall in India takes place under the influence of South West monsoon between June to September except in Tamil Nadu where it is under the influence of North-East monsoon during October and November. The rainfall in India shows great variations, unequal seasonal distribution, still more unequal geographical distribution and the frequent departures from the normal. It generally exceeds 1000 mm in areas to the East of Longitude 78 degree. It extends to 2500 mm along almost the entire West Coast and Western Ghats and over most of Assam and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal. On the West of the line joining Porbandar to Delhi and thence to Ferozpur the rainfall diminishes rapidly from 500 mm to less than 150 mm in the extreme west. The Peninsula has large areas of rainfall less than 600 mm with pockets of even 500 mm. The estimate of area average rainfall is subjective depending on the method adopted.

Therefore, estimates of local rainfall over the country obtained by employing other techniques may differ, especially in a vast country like India.

Temperature The variations in temperature are also marked over the Indian sub-continent.

During the winter seasons from November to February, due to the effect of continental winds over most of the

country, the temperature decreases from South to North. The mean maximum temperature during the coldest months of December and January varies from 29 degree centigrade in some part of the peninsula to about 18 degree centigrade in the North, whereas the mean minimum varies from about 24 degree centigrade in the extreme South to below 5 degree centigrade in the North.

From March to May is usually a period of continuous and rapid rise of temperature. The highest temperature occurs in North India, particularly in the desert regions of the North-West where the maximum may exceed 48 degree centigrade. With the advent of South West Monsoon in June, there is a rapid fall in the maximum temperature in the central portions of the country. The temperature is almost uniform over the area covering two thirds of the country which gets good rain. In August, there is a marked fall in temperature when the monsoon retreat from North India in September. In North-West India, in the month of November, the mean maximum temperature is below 38 degree centigrade and the mean minimum below 10 degree centigrade. In the extreme North, temperature drops below freezing point.

Agro-Climatic Zones The Planning Commission after examining the earlier studies on the regionalisation of the agricultural economy has recommended that agricultural planning be done on the basis of agroclimatic regions. For resource development, the country has been broadly divided into fifteen agricultural regions based on agroclimatic features, particularly soil type, climate including temperature and rainfall and its variation and water resources availability - Western Himalayan division, Eastern Himalayan division, Lower Gangetic plain region, Middle Gangetic plain region, Upper Gangetic plain region, Trans-Gangetic plain region, Eastern plateau and hill region, Central plateau and hill region, Western plateau and hill region, Southern plateau and hill region, East coast plain and hill region, West coast plain and hill region, Gujarat plain and hill region, Western plain and hill region and Island region.

Rivers India is blessed with many rivers.

Twelve of them are classified as major

rivers whose total catchment area is 252.8 million hectare (M.Ha). Of the major rivers, the Ganga - Brahmaputra Meghana system is the biggest with catchment area of about 110 M.Ha which is more than 43 percent of the catchment area of all the major rivers in the country. The other major rivers with catchment area more than 10 M.Ha are Indus (32.1 M.Ha.), Godavari (31.3 M.Ha.), Krishna, (25.9 M.Ha.) and Mahanadi (14.2 M.Ha). The catchment area of medium rivers is about 25 M.Ha and Subernarekha with (1.9 M.Ha.) catchment area is the largest river among the medium rivers in the country.

Water Bodies Inland Water resources of the country are classified as rivers and canals; reservoirs; tanks & ponds; beels, oxbow lakes, derelict water; and brackish water. Other than rivers and canals, total water bodies cover all area of about 7 M.Ha. Of the rivers and canals, Uttar Pradesh occupies the first place with the total length of rivers and canals as 31.2 thousand km, which is about 17 percent of the total length of rivers and canals in the country. Other States following Uttar Pradesh are Jammu & Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh. Among the remaining forms of the inland water resources, tanks and ponds have maximum area (2.9 M.Ha.) followed by reservoirs (2.1 M.Ha.). Most of the area under tanks and ponds lies in Southern States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. These States along with West Bengal, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, account for 62 percent of total area under tanks and ponds in the country.

As far as reservoirs are concerned, major States like Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh account for larger portion of area under reservoirs.

More than 77 percent of area under beels, oxbow, lakes and derelict water lies in the States of Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and Assam. Orissa ranks first as regards the total area of brackish water and is followed by Gujarat, Kerala and West Bengal.

The total area of inland water resources is, thus, unevenly distributed over the country with five States namely Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka and West Bengal accounting for more than half of the country’s inland water bodies.

TRANS FATTY ACIDS: HARMFUL EFFECTS ON HUMAN HEALTH

ndia is undergoing rapid dietary transition. High economic growth has resulted in a burgeoning middle-class having greater access to commercially available foods, including fried and baked food items. Most of these foods contain high amounts of Trans Fatty Acids (TFAs), particularly if cooked in vanaspati (partially hydrogenated vegetable oils) which is often preferred for its low cost and longer shelf life. TFAs can adversely affect choleste rol levels, predispose the individual to diabetes, coronary heart disease and may also affect many of his body organs.

Trans fatty acids or Trans fats are the most harmful type of fats which can have much more adverse effects on our body than any other dietary constituent.

These fats are largely produced artificially but a small amount also occurs naturally thus in our diet, these may be present as Artificial TFAs an d/ or Natural TFAs. Artificial TFAs are formed when hydrogen is made to react with the oil to produce fats resembling pure ghee/butter.

In our diet the major sources of artificial TFAs are the partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (PHVO)/vanaspati/ margarine while the natural TFAs are present in meats and dairy products, though in small amounts. TFAs pose a h igher risk of heart disease than saturated fats. While saturated fats raise total cholesterol levels, TFAs not only raise total cholesterol levels but also reduce the good cholesterol (HDL), which helps to protect us against heart disease. Trans fats consumption increases the risk of developing heart

disease and stroke. It is also associated with a higher risk of developing obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, infertility, certain types of cancers and can also lead to compromised fetal development causing harm to the yet to be born baby.

Despite their harmful effect the reason

fried by using Vanaspati/Margarine contain TFA. These include: Cakes and Pastries; Patty, Rusk; Fried Aloo Chaat , AlooTikki (prepared in ‘Vanaspati’), Sweets (Mithai) (prepared in ‘Vanaspati’), Cookies / biscuits, French fries, Potato chips, Bhatura, Samosa, Parantha, etc.

Trans fatty acids or Trans fats are the

most harmful type of fats which can have much more adverse effects on our body

than any other dietary constituent. These

fats are largely produced artificially but a

small amount also occurs naturally thus in

our diet, these may be present as Artificial TFAs and/ or Natural TFAs.

why food manufacturers frequently use Strategies to limit Trans Fat intake them because TFA containing oils can be through food is by avoiding use of preserved longer, they give the food the “Vanaspati Ghee” or margarine in desired shape and texture and can easily kitchen, heating the oil for very long substitute ‘Pure ghee’. Further, these are time or re-using the same oil for frying. comparatively far lower in cost and thus So also avoiding the use of ready to use (instant) mixes for preparing foods as add to profit/saving.

The most common dietary source of they have a greater chance of having Trans fats is the partially hydrogenated Trans fats and checking the Nutrition vegetable fat commonly known as Facts label on packaged food items for ‘Vanaspati Ghee’/Margarine. Since their TFA content if indicated. If a label partially hydrogenated vegetable fat says “0” trans fat, it can still contain 0.5 (Vanaspati/Margarine) is rather high in grams trans fats per serving or less.

TFA, all food items prepared, baked or While some developing countries have

laid down norms for TFA content of food, India has yet to pass/implement the regulation regarding the TFA containing fats or the TFA content of commercially prepared food items.

Therefore, the responsibility lies with th e consumers to safeguard their interest.

Harmful Effects of Trans Fats on Human Health Studies across the world indicate that: • TFA raise the VLDL, LDL-c, Triglyceride, Lp (a) lipoprotein and Free fatty acid levels on the other hand it lowers the LDL-c particle size and HDL-c levels. All these contribute to raising the risk of heart diseases.

• Intake of partially hydrog enated vegetable oils contributes to the risk of myocardial infarction • TFA promotes systemic inflammation which increases the C-reactive protein leading to thickening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), diabetes, and sudden death due to heart failure.

• TFA causes endothelial dysfunction (by increasing circulating bio-markers including soluble inter cellular adhesion molecule1, soluble vascular-cell adhesion molecule1 and E-selectin) which is a key step in the development of atherosclerosis • TFA have been found to increase insulin resistance and seem to have a unique cardio-metabolic imprint that is linked to insulin-resistance and metabolic-syndrome pathways.

• Consumption of trans-unsaturated fatty acids has shown to increase the risk for ovulatory infertility.

• TFA compromises fetal growth and development.

Disclaimer : The contents and comments appearing in any article published in this paper are purely the personal opinion of the writer.

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Narendra Modi meets families of Patna blasts victims; JD(U) reacts Agencies BJP’s prime minister candidate Narendra Modi and senior party leader Sushil Kumar Modi console the family members of Rajnarain Singh, a victim of the recent serial bomb blasts, in

Patna. PTI Photo“We have seen in films how British soldiers would charge at freedom fighters riding horses and how people will stay put despite being trampled. We saw a glimpse of that at the rally,” Modi told reporters after visiting four of the six families who lost

their kin in serial bomb blasts before and during the rally.

“The people at the rally saw bombs going off one after the other and despite carrying bloodied bodies on shoulders, they remained calm and displayed exemplary courage and determination,”

he added.

The Gujarat strongman said in his political life he has seen small rallies, comprising as many as 2500-3000 people, getting disrupted by the rumours of a cow running amok, but lakhs of people remaining steadfast in

the wake of explosions would go down in history as an unparalleled event worthy of a university disseration.

“Many universities do case studies of such incidents. I hope after ample media coverage of what happened at the rally, some university will study this event. I bow before such determination,” Modi said and did not take questions from reporters.

Meanwhile, the ruling JD(U) hit out at Modi, alleging that he was playing politics of polarisation and questioned why he had never visited the families of 2002 Gujarat riots victims.

“This kind of behaviour does not behove a person who has been named as the prime ministerial candidate by the main opposition party. We are not saying he should not come to Bihar. But the time he has chosen is not right,” JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari said. Tiwari was recently in news for making praising Narendra Modi at the JD(U) convention at Rajgir.

Modi had reached Patna on Friday night and moved into a guesthouse close to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s residence. Modi will be guarded by 35 Black Cat Commandos from the NSG and 70 cops from Gujarat when he moves around the state. His security team comprises seven bomb disposal squads which will sanitise spots ahead of his visit, according to media reports.

BJP’s prime minister candidate Narendra Modi consoles the family members of Rajnarain Singh, a victim of the recent serial bomb blasts, in Patna.

China says will stamp out Dalai Lama’s voice in Tibet Agencies China aims to stamp out the voice of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in his restive and remote homeland by ensuring that his “propaganda” is not

received by anyone on the internet, television or other means, a top official said.

China has tried, with varying degrees of success, to prevent Tibetans listening to or watching programmes broadcast from outside the country, or accessing any information

about the Dalai Lama and the exiled government on the internet.

But many Tibetans are still able to access such news, either via illegal satellite televisions or by skirting Chinese internet restrictions.

The Dalai Lama’s picture and his teachings are also smuggled into Tibet, at great personal risk. Writing in the ruling Communist Party’s influential journal Qiushi, the latest issue of which was received by subscribers on Saturday, Tibet’s party chief Chen Quanguo said that the government would ensure only its voice is heard.

“Strike hard against the reactionary propaganda of the splittists from entering Tibet,” Chen wrote in the magazine, whose name means “seeking truth”.

The government will

Manmohan Singh cancels visit to cyclone-hit regions of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cancelled his visit to cyclone-hit Odisha and Andhra which was slated for today.

PMO sources said the visit was put off as the two

killed and Rs 50,000 for those seriously injured.

Reviewing the impact of the cyclone earlier this month, Singh had complimented the efforts of the authorities of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, relief workers, National Disaster Man-

achieve this by confiscating illegal satellite dishes, increasing monitoring of online content and making sure all telephone and internet users are registered using their real names, he added.

“Work hard to ensure that the voice and image of the party is heard and seen over the vast expanses (of Tibet) ... and that the voice and image of the enemy forces and the Dalai clique are neither seen nor heard,” Chen wrote.

China calls the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Dalai Lama a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” who seeks to use violent methods to establish an independent Tibet.

The Dalai Lama, who fled to India after a failed uprising in 1959, says he simply wants genuine autonomy for Tibet, and denies espousing violence.

Chen said the party would seek to expose the Dalai Lama’s “hypocrisy and deception” and his “reactionary plots”.

Don’t want BJP-SAD alliance broken at any cost: Harsh Vardhan Agencies Oct 02 BJP today said it was making all efforts to fight the Delhi Assembly election unitedly with its “natural ally” --Shromani Akali Dal-- to defeat the Congress government and asserted that the party does not want the alliance to break at “any cost”.

BJP’s initiative to salvage the alliance came in the backdrop of Delhi unit of Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) announcing to contest 16 seats on its own in the December 4 assembly polls while breaking away from one of its oldest allies.

“We have been working in close coordination with them and I would never like the alliance to be broken at any cost. This is the view of the party also. Efforts are on and I expect the results to be positive,” BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Harsh Vardhan said.

The core committee of Delhi unit of SAD (Badal) on October 22 had unanimously passed a resolution on going it alone and sent a letter to the party president Sukhbir Singh Badal to take a call on the issue.

Describing the SAD (Badal) as a natural ally of the BJP, Vardhan said he was confident that the relationship will continue and that both parties will work with the sole aim of defeating the Congress in the polls.

“For the last so many years we

have always had alliance with Akali Dal. They are our natural allies. Our alliance with the party is yet not over.

The final thing has yet not emerged,” he told PTI in an interview.

In the last assembly polls in Delhi in 2008, SAD Delhi had contested from four constituencies in alliance with BJP but lost all the seats.

Vardhan agreed that both the parties have so far not sorted out the issue of seat-sharing but said he was optimistic about a positive outcome.

The SAD has been a key constituent of the NDA. The BJP-SAD alliance has shared power in Punjab for three terms, with the first one in 1997 assembly polls and then in 2007 and again in 2012.Sources in Delhi BJP said it was not ready to give the Akali Dal more than three seats while the

Congress questions Modi’s visit to blast victims Agencies With BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s much publicised visit to the homes of the Patna blast victims in Bihar today, Congress lashed out accusing him of “playing sheer politics with the relatives of the victims.” The Congress has been of late countering Modi aggressively with its top rank leaders including Digvijay Singh challenging Modi and saying he won’t allow “Hindu version of Taliban” to succeed in India.Congress leader Rashid Alvi speaking to Business Standard questioned whether Modi had genuinely gone to sympathise with the affected families. Alvi said, “Did Modi actually go to offer his sympathies to the families ? Whey then did he not also also go visit the affected families of the Muzaffarnagar riot victims; he didn’t even offer any condolences to them. How then can we believe that his intention was genuine. It is just politics nothing else.”It is significant that the Congress till a few

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months ago had taken a decision not to engage and respond to Modi’s attacks on the Congress, the reasoning being that it would give him undue importance. However, once he was declared Prime Ministerial

candidate , the Congress has found as a party source explained, “he can no longer be ignored. He attacks us everyday so we have to respond.”

This morning Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh launched a fresh assault on Modi on his Twitter handle. Singh said, “I hate all those

who advocate Ideology of Hate including Taliban and I won’t allow the Hindu version of Taliban to succeed in India.”Modi has in addition been attacking the Congress over neglecting Sardar Patel’s legacy.

Singh therefore taking a dig at Modi for his new found idolization of Patel said, “Is Narendra Modi ditching RSS Icons Golwalkar , Dindayal Uppadhyay & Shyamaprasad Mukharji ? Now trying to hijack Patel’s legacy ?” on Twitter.Yesterday Law minister Kapil Sibal while addressing the Modi had outrightly accused Modi of being a lair.

He challenged him to a debate on any issue and hinted at black money funding Modi’s massive rallies. Referring to the proposed “Statue of Unity” of Patle that Modi was building in Gujarat, Sibal said the sense of unity “should be in the hearts ... apologize for the wrongs you did.”I & B minister Manish Tewari was also not far behind and attacked Modi and his appropriation of Sardar Patel’s legacy.

former has been seeking more than the four seats it got the last time.

Among the seats that the Akali Dal has identified for contesting alone included Moti Nagar, Rajouri Garden, Tilak Nagar, Hari Nagar, Janakpuri Madipur and Nangloi in West Delhi and Shakur Basti, Adarsh Nagar and Timarpur in north Delhi.

In areas across the Yamuna, the party has said that it wishes to contest from Shahdara, Krishan Nagar and Rohtash Nagar, besides South Delhi constituencies greater Kailash and Kalkaji, besides Rajinder Nagar in Central Delhi.

SAD leaders said they are very keen on getting the Tilak Nagar seat which has substantial Sikh population.

Tilak Nagar has been represented by BJP’s O P Babber for the last 20 years.

On Rajouri Garden seat, SAD argues that it must get the constituency as it had lost the contest by less than hundred votes in the 2008 assembly election.The sources in Delhi BJP said it had already sent out clear signals that it will not give in to SAD’s demand.The party feels SAD will never contest the election alone and the announcement to fight the polls in 16 seats was to put pressure on BJP to get more seats.“The issue will be taken up by the central leadership following which a final decision will be taken,” said a senior BJP leader.

Karnataka government to settle medical bills of Manna Dey: Siddaramaiah Agencies BANGALORE: Karnataka government has decided to settle pending medical bills of legendary playback singer Manna Dey, who died at a private hospital here on October 24, to the tune of about Rs 25 lakh. “...this is not just a gesture of the state government, but a mark of respect to the great singer, who had sung few songs for Kannada films also,” Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said in an official release late last evening.

The Chief Minister also announced that the state government will organise “ Naada Namana”, a musical night, as a tribute to Manna Dey, it added.

Dey’s family is said to have appealed to the Chief Minister to help them pay the bills when he had visited them on October 25 to offer his condolences.

Germany Open to Talks With US Intelligence Leaker Agencies Germany says it would like to talk to U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden about

said the former national security contractor, who leaked a massive cache of classified documents, handed him a letter addressed to the German government. In the

every information we can get is valuable.”

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday the American surveillance activities went “too far” in some cases, and has promised that will not happen again.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate intelligence committee approved legislation to tighten controls on what intelligence agencies can do with communications records. It would impose a five-year limit on how long those records can be retained. The controversy has also made its way to Asia. Indonesia summoned the Australian ambassador in Jakarta following reports indicating that Australia has allowed covert U.S. surveillance programs to operate in its embassies in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, China and East Timor. Greg Moriarty, Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, spoke with reporters

shortly after the meeting, saying only that “from my perspective, it was a good meeting and now I have to go and report directly to my government.” Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa expressed deep concern over the allegations. “We have sought clarification, we have sought explanation, both from Australia side as well as the United States government on the reported facilities at their embassies in Jakarta,” he said. Media reports said also that the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta was used for spying on its president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and other Indonesian leaders. They indicate the U.S. embassy houses wiretapping equipment that has been used to monitor other Indonesian leaders. The documents describe the facilities as carefully concealed within embassy compounds

Rajasthan polls: Filing of nomination to begin on November 5 states, which were hit by Cyclone Phailin on October 12, were still assessing the damage caused by it. Singh was to travel to the two states and undertake aerial survey of the cyclone-hit areas. The Prime Minister was expected to make some announcement about financial aid.

He has already announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia to the kin of each of those

agement Authority, National Disaster Relief Force and the Indian Meteorological Department, for preventive measures they took which resulted in containing the effects of the cyclone on human life.

The Prime Minister had earlier this week cited these disasters to press for urgent steps to improve disaster management capabilities.

what he knows about the vast American spying programs, including the alleged monitoring of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone.

Berlin’s top security official, Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich, said Friday Germany would welcome any information the U.S. fugitive, now living in asylum in Russia, could provide it, although it was unclear how that might occur.

His remarks came after German lawmaker Hans-Christian Stroebele met with Snowden in Moscow Thursday. Stroebele

letter, Snowden attacked the U.S. for pursuing him for what he described as “political speech.”

Key German and U.S. officials talked in Washington this week about the American surveillance. Friedrich said any information Snowden has could prove valuable to the Germans.

“I don’t know what he [Stroebele] has discussed with him, but if the message is that Mr. Snowden wants to give us information and tell us something, then we gladly take that on, because any clarification and

Agencies Nomination process for Assembly elections in Rajasthan will begin on November 5 with the issuance of notification. ET SPECIAL:Save precious time tracking your investmentsJAIPUR: Nomination process for Assembly elections in Rajasthan will begin on November 5 with the issuance of notification.

Chief Electoral Officer Ashok Jain said the process of Assembly elections will begin with the notification for all 200 constituencies.

The last date for filing nominations is November 12 and they can be withdrawn till November 16.

Scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on November 13.

Single phase polling in the state is slated for December 1 and counting will take place on December 8.

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India crush Australia by 57 runs Agencies NEW DELHI: Riding on Rohit Sharma’s record-breaking 209, India registered their first bilateral ODI series win at home against Australia as they crushed the visitors by 57 runs in the seventh one-day international on Saturday.

Rohit’s heroics helped India post a massive 383/6 against Australia in the series decider at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

James Faulkner (116), Glenn Maxwell (60) and Shane Watson (49) kept the visitors hope alive with some power-hitting but they came short of the huge target. Australia were bundled out for 326 in 45.1 overs.

Faulkner in the process broke the Mathew Hayden’s record of 66-ball century as he raced to his maiden ton off just 57 balls.

Spinners Ravichandran Ashwin (2-51), Ravindra Jadeja (3-73) and pacer Mohammed Shami (3-52) were the pick of the Indian bowlers as they shared eight Australian wickets among them.

There were raining sixes in the match with as many as 38 maximums hit in the game, including 16 sixes by Rohit alone - an ODI record.

Faulkner kept Aussies hopes alive till the end with some fiery shots as he added quick 115-run stand for the ninth wicket with Clint McKay. Faulkner raced to his maiden ODI hundred off just 57 balls fastest by an Australian batsman - as he hoick five sixes and eleven boundaries.

Chasing a massive 384-run target, Australia lost wickets at regular intervals.

Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Shane Watson, who was blazing all guns, to virtually end Australia’s chance in the match. Watson smacked six sixes and two boundaries in his quick-fire 22-ball 49 and added rapid 67 runs with James Faulkner for the seventh wicket.

Pacer Vinay Kumar provided India an important breakthrough when he dismissed dangerous Glenn Maxwell (60) in the 23rd over to reduce the visitors to 138/6 in 22.2 overs.

Maxwell was in his aggressive best as he smashed seven sixes and three fours in his whirlwind 22ball knock. In the process, Maxwell equaled the record of fastest fifty by an Australian in 18 balls.

Maxwell also added valuable 58

runs for the fifth wicket with Adam Voges. Voges (4) became the second victim of pacer Mohd Shami, who clean bowled the batsman in the 22nd over.

Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin clean bowled Brad Haddin (40) to reduce Australia to 74/4 in 16.5 overs.

Haddin, who hit seven fours, was leading the visitors’ fightback before he missed the Ashwin delivery.

But the biggest blow for Aussies came in the previous over (16th) when they lost their big hitting inform skipper George Bailey (4). Bailey was run out after a mixed-up with Haddin.

Australia lost Phillip Hughes (23) and Aaron Finch (5) early against India.

MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli nominated for ICC People’s Choice Award 2013 Agencies Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and star batsman Virat Kohli were on Saturday nominated for the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) People’s Choice Award, the winner of which will be declared on December 13 during the governing body’s 10th annual awards.

“The quintet of players nominated for the award are Australia’s Michael Clarke, England’s Alastair Cook, India’s duo of MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, and South Africa’s AB de Villiers,” the ICC said in a statement.

Both Kohli and Dhoni have been ICC award winners in the past. While Kohli won the ICC ODI Player of the Year 2012, Dhoni had bagged the same trophy in the year 2008 and 2009.

Fans will have the opportunity to decide the winner by voting either via www.lgiccawards.com or via Twitter using the hashtag

#lgiccawards.

Voting opens today and will close at midnight November 23 with the winner to be announced on December 13, along with all the other winners of the LG ICC Awards 2013.

This year marks the 10th year of the LG ICC Awards, and will see a change in the format of the Awards.

The formal event will be replaced with a special TV show that will be broadcast towards the end of the year. The show is set to recap the last year in world cricket and will feature interviews with many nominees and winners.

The short list was nominated by an elite panel of cricket experts, which is headed by ICC Cricket Committee Chairman and former India captain Anil Kumble. Other members of the panel are England’s Alec Stewart, New Zealand’s Catherine Campbell, Pakistan’s Waqar Younis and South Africa’s Graeme Pollock.

Rohit Sharma double century lights up Bangalore on Diwali Agencies

Ashwin dismissed Hughes in the thirteenth over to reduce Australia to 64/2 in 12.1 overs, after the southpaw added 57 runs with Haddin to lead the visitors’ fightback.

Pacer Mohd Shami gave the hosts early breakthrough, when he got rid of Finch in the second over.

Earlier, Rohit Sharma blasted his way into the record books with a breathtaking 209 that included a record 16 sixes which propelled India to a mammoth 383 for six.

The immensely talented Sharma thus became only third batsman in the history of ODI cricket after Virender Sehwag (219) and Sachin Tendulkar (200 n.o.) to reach the coveted double ton. Enroute his 158-ball209, Rohit created a world record by hitting as many as 16 sixes along with 12 fours. His 16 sixes bettered Shane Watson’s effort of 15 sixes against Bangladesh in an ODI match.

This was also the highest individual ODI score by any batsman against Australia in ODIs as well as being India’s highest team total against the visitors. The last five overs produced an unbelievable 101 runs.

While Rohit scored his first 100 off 114 balls, the next hundred came off only 42 deliveries.

Agencies Top seed Rafa Nadal destroyed local favourite Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-1 as he stepped up his bid for a record sixth Masters Series crown in the same season.

Former world number one Roger Federer looked like his old self when he beat Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro 6-3 4-6 6-3 at the Paris Masters on Friday to set up a semi-final clash with Novak Djokovic.

Top seed Rafa Nadal destroyed local favourite Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-1 as he stepped up his bid for a record sixth Masters Series crown in the same season. The Spaniard, who is chasing his 11th title of the year and is the only player left in the tournament not to have already won the indoor event, next faces compatriot and title holder David Ferrer or 2005 champion Tomas Berdych.

Federer, who had lost his last three encounters with the towering Del Potro including the Basel Open final on Sunday, defeated a top-10 player for the first time since January and will now feature in his second Masters Series semi-final of the year.

He takes on Djokovic, who hammered Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 6-1 6-4, for the first time since the 2012 ATP World Tour Finals. World number seven Federer has a 16-13 record against the Serb

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Agencies England lost their last seven wickets for 57 runs as their tour match against Western Australia Chairman’s XI in Perth ended in a stalemate.

Ian Bell (115) and Jonathan Trott (113 not out) completed their centuries but England slumped from 334-4 to 391 to concede a 60-run first innings lead.Gary Ballance fell first ball while captain Matt Prior and Ben Stokes both scored four before being caught behind.

The hosts declared their second innings on 168-5 as the match ended in a draw.

England started the morning well with Bell and Trott, who resumed on 77 and 64 respectively, reaching three figures but there was no hint of what was to follow when Bell retired out, ending their third-wicket stand at 193.

resumption. Rohit was partly responsible for Kohli’s run-out but he made up for it in style!

Losing his two partners in a rush however made Rohit shift gears. The 26-year-old completed his half-century off 71 deliveries and from there on freed his arms to send the ball into cheering fans repeatedly. The 28th over from Xavier Doherty and the 29th from Glenn Maxwell were particularly targeted with the batsman hitting two massive sixes in each over, signalling a change in approach.

Rohit reached his century in the 38th over, taking 114 deliveries to reach this landmark for the fourth time in ODI cricket. The 26-year-old received a life-

Classy Roger Federer sets up clash with Novak

who won their last meeting in London a year ago.

“Roger is probably experiencing the worst season he’s had in the last 10 years but he’s still a player to beat in every tournament because he’s Roger Federer, because he’s won 17 grand slams,” Djokovic told a news conference.

“You can’t underestimate him although maybe

Chris Gayle strikes fifty before WI draw with UPCA Kolkata: The West Indies’ practice match against the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association ended in a draw Saturday but Chris Gayle got some runs under his belt ahead of the two-Test series against India with an entertaining half century on the third and final day here.

Gayle, who had a muted outing in the first innings, slammed a 49-ball 58 studded with 11 boundaries, while Marlon Samuels was more aggressive with an identical score (47b; 9x4, 1x6). The touring West Indies were 199/5 in 37 overs in their second essay when both the captains mutually agreed for a draw, 20 minutes before schedule on the final day.

UPCA captain Piyush Chawla, who returned wicketless in the Windies first innings, claimed an impressive 4 for 72 in the second innings. Resuming the day at 206/5, the UPCA had it easy and the Windies put up a sloppy display on the field as Chawla declared their first innings at 372 for 9.

Rohit Sharma went into the history books by becoming the third Indian to hit a double century in ODI cricket, emulating Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. In the series decider against Australia in Bangalore on Saturday, Rohit slammed his way to a sensational 158-ball 209 as India posted a mammoth 383/6 in their 50 overs. Rohit also broke Shame Watson’s record for the most sixes in the innings, hitting 16 in a knock that was as breathtaking as it was calculated.

(Live Blog)Opening the innings with Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit was content in playing second-fiddle to his lefthanded partner initially.

The pair put on their sixth 100-run opening stand in just 19 innings together. As Dhawan motored his way to his fifth ODI fifty, Rohit appeared content in keeping the other end steady. A brief rain interruption however hindered India’s flow with Dhawan (60) and Kohli (0) walking back shortly after

line in the 42nd over, when he was dropped

by Moises Henriques at the deep square-leg on 120. Rohit would go on to punish the visitors along with his skipper MS Dhoni as the duo put on 167 runs in just 94 deliveries for the 5th wicket. The sixhitting Rohit was finally dismissed in the last over of the innings, as he was caught by Henriques off a Clint McKay delivery. Sensationally took 71 balls to reach his first fifty, 43 balls for his next fifty runs and just 44 balls for his next 109 runs.

In the course of his innings, Rohit hit 12 fours and 16 sixes. He completed 3000 runs in ODIs and also 1000 runs in 2013. He also became the second highest individual scorer in ODIs. Sehwag’s 219 against South Africa in 2011 is the current world record.

This was Rohit’s second hundred against Australia and with the series poised evenly at 2-2, it could not have come at a more crucial time for India.

West Indies were 199 for 5 in 37 overs in their second essay when both the captains mutually agreed for a draw, 20 minutes before schedule on the final day. The highlight of the UPCA innings was Parvinder Singh’s 112 (17x4, 2x6) in a 57-run partnership with Amir Khan who benefited hugely from the Windies profligacy to put up 47.

Just in the third over of the day, Khan on 4, was bowled by a Tino Best no-ball before he got a second reprieve on 13 with the Windies pacer once again proving lucky for the UPCA batsman, only this time dropping a catch from Veerasammy Permaul’s bowling. Khan shared a 57-run stand with Parvinder and then had another fruitful partnership of 76 runs with Chawla (46) for the seventh wicket as the Windies cut loose against the UPCA. Earlier, Parvinder who was unbeaten in the overnight score of 78, completed his ninth firstclass century, getting to the mark in 129 balls. The gritty knock came to an end when he was beaten by a quick-rising delivery from Sheldon Cotterrell to be caught by Samuels at gully, in the only impressive ball of an otherwise ordinary West Indies performance. If the ordinary attack was not enough, the casual fielding and catching will certainly worry the visitors against the in-form Indian batters ahead of the two-Test series beginning at the Eden Gardens November 6.

he’s not at the form where he was when he was number one in the world. But I watched his matches in Basel last week and here too and I think he’s playing really well.”

Federer showed his class in the first set of the quarter-final against Del Potro, clubbing 17 winners. The Swiss was less sharp in the middle set and Del Potro, who did not have a single break chance until the 10th game of the second set, forced Federer into a decider. Cheered on by a packed crowd, 2011 champion Federer then started to play more aggressively and broke serve in the seventh game.“I think I did well to start stronger in the third set,” he said. “That was something I couldn’t quite do in Basel. “Overall I was just hitting a better ball today and moving well and making good decisions time and time again. I was very happy with my level of play.”Djokovic, the 2009 champion, sprinted into a 3-0 lead against Wawrinka. He never loosened his grip and left the seventh-seeded Swiss with the feeling he had little chance of victory. “When he plays that good it’s very difficult especially on this surface where he’s the best I believe,” Wawrinka said.Ninth seed Gasquet probably felt much the same about Nadal, a player the Frenchman has yet to beat. Gasquet, who will feature in next week’s Tour Finals for the first time since 2007.

Mitchell Johnsons early return from India a good move ahead of Ashes 2013-14 Agencies It isn’t often that an international side sends back one of its top performers home amid an overseas tour, especially when they are on the brink of a series win.

Australia’s move to withdraw Mitchell Johnson in order to put him on preparations for the Ashes 2013-14 not only shows that they can be audacious, but his return will also provide ample amount of time for him to gear up, come November 21.

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Australia’s decision to send back one of its top performers home ahead of the series decider was bizarre. Former player Matthew Hayden too, made his disbelief clear during a pre-match show ahead of the seventh India-Australia

In the space of four overs, England lost three wickets for 13 runs.Ballance was the first to depart, edging a Ryan Duffield delivery to wicketkeeper Tom Triffitt and Prior, leading his country for the first time in Alastair Cook’s injury-enforced absence, followed in similar fashion later in the over.

Ben Stokes, who like Ballance is targeting the number six batting spot in England’s Test team, hit a boundary off Jim Allenby but the bowler exacted his revenge as Triffitt pouched a third catch.Trott ground out his century from exactly 200 balls, hitting 10 fours and a six but wickets continued to fall at the other end with Steven Finn and Chris Tremlett falling to spinner Michael Beer.Glamorgan seamer Allenby then had James Anderson and Boyd Rankin caught by Triffitt to finish with 4-58.

ODI. But, if one looks at the bigger picture, with the impending Ashes, the decision is nothing but another desperate move by Australia to bolster their chances in the Ashes 2013-14 and to avoid further ignominy.In all likeliness, Mitchell Johnson is set for the first Test at Brisbane and his early return from the India tour carries a straight forward message

England at least had the opportunity to again assess the merits of their three tall seamers - Boyd Rankin, Tremlett and Finn.Rankin emerged with the best match figures of the trio, picking up a total of three wickets for 126 runs.He removed openers Luke Towers (1) and Marcus Harris (22) to leave the hosts 24-2 but Chris Lynn, dropped on 12 by Rankin and on 19 by Joe Root, reached the close unbeaten on 61.Lynn shared a third-wicket partnership of 100 with Mitchell Marsh, who was trapped leg before by Finn for 62.

Finn then had Triffitt caught behind to finish with match figures of 2-176, while Tremlett had Ashton Turner lbw as he returned 1-123.

Stand-in captain Prior was pleased with how his bowlers adapted to the conditions over the course of the game, with the

for England — to gear up to face the fiery left-arm pacer, who is certainly peaking at the right time in many ways.

His present form and performances in OneDay Internationals (ODI) give him enough fuel to power a depleted Australian pacer bowling attack and provide apt support to its leader Peter Siddle. Johnson seems to have rediscovered the lost mojo — the bounce, the pace and the quality of being an ‘intimidator’ — a quality he displayed in India.On batting friendly conditions, he bagged seven scalps in five games. For some it may look ordinary.

third seamer’s position in the first Test still up for grabs.

“I think they’ve improved through the three days, got rid of that bit of rustiness,” he said.

“Steven Finn bowled a long spell there, and certainly (in) the last four or five overs he really was hitting his straps again - and his pace was up.

“I thought Boyd Rankin was fantastic all day. A bloke with such height, and good pace and bounce, on these wickets could be a pretty useful weapon over here.“Tremlett again just got better and better, more rhythm as the game went on.”

Prior added: “I think our batters did fantastically ... with the emphasis on big first-innings scores over here - we’ve not shied away from saying we need to score big runs - the importance of a good start is obviously highlighted.”