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We should wait for GoI response to resolution, CM’s letter: Soz Srinagar, Oct 9:
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Unidentified persons snatched a service riffle of a CRPF personal in south Kashmir town of Tral today, the police said.A spokesman of the police told KNS, that an Insas rifle was snatched from the CRPF man. “The unidentified persons who snatched the rifle resorted to aerial firing and fled from the spot,” locals in Tral told KNS, pleading anonymity. A search operation has been launched by police to nab the unidentified persons.
2 Die, 6 Injured in road mishaps
Srinagar, October 09:
Two persons died and six others were injured in different road accidents across the Kashmir Valley. An unidentified Tractor hit and injured a pedestrian Sameer Ahmad Shah son of Mohammad Yaqoob resident of Khargund at Kund Crossing, Kulgam, in the jurisdiction of police station Qazigund. The injured was shifted to SKIMS, Soura Srinagar for treatment, where he succumbed to his injures. A case has been registered in this regard. A Tavera bearing registration number JK02R/7181 hit and injured a pedestrian Abdul Rashid son of Babu resident of Kerie Terth, Kalakote at Drangbal Pampore, Awantipora, in the jurisdiction of police station Pampore. The injured was shifted to Sub District Hospital, Pampore for treatment, where he succumbed to his injuries. A case has been registered in this regard. A Tavera bearing registration number JK01P/9566 hit a Motorcycle bearing registration number JK03D/0368 at National Highway near Green tunnel, Sangam, Anantnag, in the jurisdiction of police station Bijbehara, resulting in injuries to Motorcyclist and pillion Sabzar Ahmad Ganai son of Ghulam Mohammad resident of Khudwani and Mohammad Mohammad Ismail Nakioo son of Mohammad See Mishap on Page 11....
Police takes cognizance in arson at Padshahi Bagh
Srinagar, October 09:
Srinagar police has taken cognizance of an incident of arson that took place at Padsahi Bagh, Srinagar. A case has been registered and investigation has been started. Lat evening, a mob attacked a joint residential house of Gowhar Sidiqi and Uzair Sidiqi sons of Mohammad Sidiq residents of Padshahi Bagh, Srinagar, in the jurisdiction of police station Sadder. The mob set ablaze two motorcycles parked in the premises of house and also pelted stones on the house. Police restored the order and has started the investigation after registering a case in this regard.
WEATHER
FORECAST FOR NEXT 24 HRS:
Weather will be mainly dry over the state.
FORECAST OF SRINAGAR:
Mainly clear sky. Maximum & Minimum temperatures will be around 29°C & 13°C respectively.
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Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz today said everybody should wait for Government of India’s response to the resolution adopted by the Legislative Assembly and the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s letter seeking probe into former army chief V K Singh’s remarks against political mainstream of Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to KNS, Soz said that since the former army chief was working under Government of India, both the resolution and Omar’s letter have been addressed to the union government. “I think everybody should wait for the government of India’s response as the resolution adopted by the House and Chief Minister’s letter have sought one and the same thing that is a credible probe,” the PCC chief said. On September 25, Omar had shot a letter See Soz on Page 11....
Will summon former army chief: Speaker Srinagar, Oct 9: The State Legislative Assembly was on Wednesday adjourned sine die amid protests by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders, BJP and Panthers Party on issue of privilege motion moved against former Army chief V K Singh for his allegations that Jammu and Kashmir ministers received funds from army.Speaker Mubarak Gul had to adjourn the house twice amid
protests and sloganeering from PDP members who demanded that the retired general should be summoned to face the House. Earlier, just after the question hour ended the speaker had informed the House that he will write a letter to V K Singh asking for his position on the funding remarks made by him. Mir Saifullah, minister for law and parliamentary affairs minister stood up and said that since the privilege motion moved by National Conference against former
Mirwaiz concerned over escalation on borders Srinagar, Oct 09:
Expressing serious concern over the escalation in Indo-Pak border tension in Keran and other areas, Hurriyat Conference (M) today said the loss of life in the region at any given time is related to pending resolution of Kashmir dispute.This was resolved during a Hurriyat executive council meet convened by APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at party headquarters in Rajbagh.In a statement issued to KNS, the participants said that since past seven decades, endless blood had been spilled within the valley and on the borders. They said till the lasting resolution of Kashmir is not found, the bloodshed and instability would continue to mar the region.The participants further reiterated APHC’s stand that loss of life and bloody incidents could not be stopped till all the stake holders sit and hold meaningful dialogue to solve the vexed dispute. If the dispute remains unsolved, See Mirwaiz on Page 11....
army chief seeking his personal appearance has been accepted by the Speaker and the NC is grateful to the Speaker for his announcement.This infuriated PD members who came into the well of the House and started raising slogans against what they called double standards of the government. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti opposed the Speaker’s announcement saying the matter stands already discussed and the See Speaker on Page 11....
Speaker promised us V K Singh would be summoned within a month: Mehbooba
PDP’s politics dirty, chameleonic:Tanvir NC from first day sought probe in VK Singh’s revelations Srinagar, Oct 9: The National Conference today welcomed the summoning of the former general VK Singh calling it ‘victory of democracy’ while hitting back at PDP terming their politics dirty and chameleonic “PDP is enacting a drama by dancing and shouting about the Privilege motion accepted by the speaker and his subsequent summoning the former general in which they(PDP) have not even an iota of contribution,” Omar Abdullah’s Political Secretary Tanvir Sadiq said. “It was Ministers and NC members of both Legislative assembly and council which brought a privilege motion against the revelation of former general VK Singh” “Members of See Tanvir on Page 11....
‘NC played a dual role in House; Speaker, Law Minster spoke in different tones’ Srinagar, Oct 09: The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday said that National Conference (NC) once again got exposed in the Legislative Assembly after Speaker Mubarak Gul and Law Minister spoke in different tones. She said that PDP has been assured by the Speaker that former Indian Army chief General V K Singh would be summoned within a month.Addressing media persons at her Gupkar residence, she said that NC once again played a ‘drama’ in the House See Mehbooba on Page 11.... “Speaker changed statements thrice. He first stated that he will write a letter then changed his statement. Law Minister said that Speaker would summon retired general V K Singh, it was after our legislators who stormed into the well of the House thrice that finally the Speaker said that he will summon former army chief within a month,”
“PDP is enacting a drama by dancing and shouting about the Privilege motion accepted by the speaker and his subsequent summoning the former general in which they(PDP) have not even an iota of contribution,”
Staff crunch hits education Can Divorce petition filed in J&K be transferred out of State? in Kupwara schools SC to examine issue in Constitutional perspective
Aseem Sawhney Kupwara, Oct 9: Lack of teaching staff and inadequate infrastructure is adversely affecting the education in the government run educational institutions in the Kupwara district. Despite the fact that huge funds are being pumped in for improvement of education sector in rural areas under centrally sponsored scheme SSA, the schools in this frontier district are lacking the facilities, especially the staff. “The pitiable condition of government schools and the poor quality of education could be gauged with the fact that Gov-
ernment Middle school Rangward (Chowkibal) has only three teachers for more than 70 students,” the locals told KNS, adding that the students upto 9th standard are accommodated in just one tin-shed . “During rainy days the students of UKG upto 8th class are over-crowded in one room and on normal days, the students of lower classes are made to sit in the compound of school under open sky. We worry about the future of our children,” Shabir Ahmad, a resident of Ragward added.When asked to a See Staff on Page 11....
NEW DELHI, Oct 9, 2013: The Supreme Court of India, Bench comprising of Justice R M Lodha and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh have directed the counsel for the respondent Mr Aseem Sawhney to study the issue vis a vis the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to transfer a petition under Section 13 for Divorce under the J&K Hindu Marriage Act, outside the state. This point of Constitutional importance arose in a Transfer Petition filed under section 25 of the CPC (Central CPC) before the Apex Court filed by one Bhavika Bharti against the
21697 applications received for Haj-2013 posed of by issuing passports in favour of the applicants.“Rest of the applications are under process and I hope by the end of this year we will be able to dispose of the pending applications provided these applications fulfill all the prerequisites,” the Passport Officer Kashmir added. Pertinently, in year 2012 the Passport Office Kashmir had issued 61500 passports which was a record number of passport issued in the history of Passport Office Kashmir, sources said. “That year the number of passports issued reflected 48 per cent increase in passports issued in 2011,” sources added. In order to reduce the number of days involved in police verification, the Passport Officer
Kashmir said the physical movement of personal particular forms from Passport Office to concerned agencies has been done away with. “Now these forms can be downloaded by the concerned verification agencies on the same da of granting of application at the Passport Office,” Iqbal informed KNS.He disclosed that now the LoC permit forms can also be downloaded by the intending applicants through a website (www.passportindia.gov.in) under permit/print application form link. “This process has already been started by us some few days ago,” Iqbal told KNS. Stating that Jammu and Kashmir has the privilege See Haj on Page 11....
New Delhi should engage Mirwaiz
Summoning Singh would not solve problem: A.S.Dulat Srinagar, Oct 9:
respondent Nakul Mahjan a resident of J&K. Mr. Harish Khanna, Adv. for Mr. Rajinder Mathur,Advocate appeared for the petitioner whileas Mr Aseem Kumar Sawhney and Mr Dharmendra Kumar Sinha Advocates appeared for the respondent. Mr Aseem Sawhney while making submissions before the Bench of the Supreme Court of India submitted that the transfer powers of the Supreme Court under section 25 of the CPC to transfer the cases from one state to another were not applicable to the State of J&K as the Central CPC See Divorce on Page 11....
38000 passports issued in 2013; LoC permit forms available online Srinagar, Oct 9 (KNS): Expediting disposal of pending passport applications, the Passport Office Kashmir has issued 38000 passports in nine months since January this year. Moreover, to ease up the cumbersome process of collecting Line of Control Permit forms from the office, the Passport authorities have now made these forms available online.Taking to KNS, Firdous Iqbal, the Passport Officer Kashmir said: “Keeping in view the urgency of applicants, we have expedited the process by easing up many procedural formalities.” Iqbal said that since January upto October 8, his office had received 49000 passport applications out of which 38000 cases have been dis-
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Expert on Kashmiri affairs and former head of India’s premium Intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), A.S.Dulat Wednesday said that Government of India should engage Mirwaiz Umar Faooq in dialogue over Kashmir issue so that deadlock between separatist groups and New Delhi would be over. “Mirwaiz is an important leader and a complete politician. He has started behaving as a mature politician now and time has come that Government of India engage him over Kashmir issue,” Dulat told Srinagar based news agency CNS adding that talks between Centre and Separatist groups must continue. He advised Mirwaiz to take some bold initiatives and come forward for talks with New Delhi. “We cannot blame Mirwaiz only, but New Delhi too is at fault. New Delhi has failed to address immaterial issues like the clearances See New Delhi on Page 11....
Senior citizens are asset, role model for Society: Sakina Asks younger’s to pay due respect and regards to senior citizens SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 09: Describing senior citizens role model and asset of the society, the Minister for Social Welfare Ms. Sakina Itoo, said that senior citizens were once young and strong, giving the best years of their lives to the society by working hard in contributing for the welfare of people in particular and State in general and now they need affection and due respect from the society, adding that it the responsibility of younger gen-
erations to give back to them a little bit of what they deserve. The Minister said this while chairing a meeting convened to discuss the demands and issues of senior citizens and improving the functioning of the state Level Advisory Council for Senior Citizens of the State at Banquet Hall here on Wednesday. Responding to various suggestions put forth by the senior citizens includes issuance of special card in hospitals, See Sakina on Page 11....
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Speaker Speaker must summon the retired general instead of writing him for his position. She said the NC led government has created complete confusion by giving different statement on the issue. “The Speaker has said that he will write a letter to Singh and Saifullah sahib has said that NC demand of summoning the retired general has been accepted by the Speaker. This is what has given a notion that Kashmiri leadership is a saleable commodity. These double standards have led us to this kind of a situation where a former army chief has insulted this House,” Mehbooba said.The CPI (M) MLA Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami also agreed with the viewpoint of Mehbooba saying that the government must clear the confusion vis-à-vis issuing summon to Singh. “There is a marked difference between what the honourable Speaker said and what the law minister is saying. Please clear these confusions. The issue should not be taken so easy it is a serious issue which involves the credibility and the respect of this House,” Tarigami said.However, BJP and NPP Members, opposed summoning of Singh. They raised slogans against members who according to them were forcing Speaker to issue a particular direction on the issue.The Speaker adjourned the house for 20 minutes and when the members of the House re assembled, the Speaker clarified that he will summon Singh but at an appropriate time. “Let me write to him first to explain his position under rules and procedures. Later If I think his personal appearance is needed I will issue summon or for that matter, I will call a special session of the House,” Gul said. On Monday the House had unanimously adopted a resolution asking government of India to conduct an inquiry into the allegations in a transparent manner. On the same day, Omar Abdullah, the Chief Minister had in his address told the House: "If money was given, then he (V K Singh) must mention that to whom was it given and the purpose for which it was given. I request the government of India not to dismiss these allegations. We will not jump to conclusions but probe the matter and don’t dismiss these serious allegations."Omar had also shared contents of his letter written to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on September 25, demanding a thorough probe into the issue in order to restore the credibility of political mainstream of the state.A report carried by Indian Express two weeks back had claimed that V K Singh set up Technical Service Division (TSD) a special unit in the Army intelligence which tried to topple the Jammu and Kashmir government. The issue not only created hue and cry in the political mainstream but remained a hot issue during the entire autumn session of Legislative Assembly and the Council that concluded today.Misusing secret service funds to de-stabilize Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's government in Jammu and Kashmir by giving Rs 1. 19 Crores to agriculture minister Ghulam Hassan Mir, paying off an NGO to try change the line of succession in the Army top brass, buying off-air interception equipment, to conduct "unauthorized" covert operations, are among some of the charges against Singh, the national daily had reported.
Speaker to Dr Manmohan Sigh seeking a thorough inquiry into the allegations leveled by former army chief V K Singh against Jammu and Kashmir ministers. Pertinently, National Conference has moved a privilege motion against V K Singh seeking his personal appearance to face the House. The speaker of the Legislative Assembly Mubarak Gul when contacted was not available for the comment over the issue. Peoples’ Democratic Front (PDF) chairman Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen when contacted by KNS alleged that the Government is not serious in resolving former army chief’s issue. “The statements are creating doubts in the minds of people. Former army chief’s remarks have dented the democratic institutions of the state and the issue deserves a thorough consideration.” However, the Agriculture minister Ghulam Hassan Mir when contacted refused to comment on the issue. “Already much has been said and heard, I will not comment further.”
Mirwaiz it would continue to remain the source of tension and instability, Hurriyat said.Terming the action of state Assembly against former army Chief VK Singh where he has revealed about the Pro-Indian politicians in Kashmir were given money as a mere show off, the hurriyat said such exercises were aimed to mislead the common Kashmiris.The participants noted that instead of unmasking the politicians involved in taking money from army, the demand of meaningless probe was to actually protect the corrupt politicians. They said since everybody was involved in one way or the other with army’s money, efforts was on to bury the issue for once and all. The meeting was attended by all the executive members including Prof Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Gani Lone, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza, Musadiq Adil, Moulana Abbas Ansari, and Agha Syed Hassan Al Moosvi Al Safvi. (KNS)
Mehbooba over the issue of privilege motion. “Speaker changed statements thrice. He first stated that he will write a letter then changed his statement. Law Minister said that Speaker would summon retired general V K Singh, it was after our legislators who stormed into the well of the House thrice that finally the Speaker said that he will summon former army chief within a month,” Mehbooba said.She said that PDP would hope that the Speaker fulfills his commitment so that all faces who have ‘taken money’ from the army in 2010 would get exposed. “I must say that retired army general is a tip of ice berg. There are other agencies who are playing their part in Kashmir to manipulate the democratic institutions,” she said.Mehbooba further said that it has always been a policy of New Delhi to manipulate and fiddle with the Jammu and Kashmir’s democratic setup through money and power. “Due to that Kashmir’s lost faith in Delhi and Delhi lost faith in Kashmiris. It is a very serious matter and is on since 1947,” she said.Asked why did not PDP move a privilege motion against the former army chief, she said that the House was not anybody’s property. “We had moved an adjournment motion on which there was a threadbare discussion after which a resolution was passed. Now that NC had moved a privilege motion, we played our part as a responsible opposition,” she said. The PDP president was flanked by PDP chief spokesman Nayeem Akther, and senior party leaders, like Mansoor Hussain, Syed Basharat Bukhari and Abdul Razak Zawoora. (KNS)
Staff student how other students manage to attend the lectures, he replied that only one lecture is attended by a particular class, others have to wait for their turn. “That means every student wastes 90 percent of his /her valuable time while waiting for attending a lecture. we have lake of teachers and infrastructure in our school, we are worrying about our examination are near to start but we are not fully prepare because of over-crowed in one room tin shed,” said a student Nissar Ahmed.Mohammad Hussain, the Headmaster of the school said: “ We have lot of problem in our school like infrastructure, accommodation and staff .Many a times we brought the matter into the notice of the ZEO sahib, but nothing has been done till date.”When contacted Chief Education Officer (CEO) Kupwara, Ashok Kumar Sharma told KNS that he will look into the matter. “I will send a team to give a proper report and after that we will see what to do.” The situation is no different in other schools of the valley and the Directorate of School Education has become a silent spectator. Its main interest is in the transfers of masters and teacher were so many interests have developed including to please the influential bureaucrats and politicians by offering prize postings to their nears and dears at a stones throw. It has no other field of interest where it can use its resources to effect some healthy changes in the educational system including the development of basic infrastructure.
doesn’t take all comments made on Kashmir seriously. If you analyze his (Omar Abdullah’s) speeches minutely, you would find that he considers accession with India unconditional,” he said. Dulat further said that Army has no role in politics. (CNS)
Haj to be among the top five states as far as state wise number of applications received for Haj 2013 is concerned, the Passport Officer Kashmir said 21697 applications were received by the Haj authorities for the year 2013 in Jammu and Kashmir.It is pertinent to mention here that the Passport authorities have received two prestigious awards for its marvelous services including CSI NIHILENT e-governance award for the year 2011-12 and e-governance certificate of excellence Government to Citizens (G2C) initiative.The online appointment process started by the Passport authorities has been hailed be people and now keeping in view the overwhelming response from the people, the Passport Office has eased up this process further. “The online appointment process has also been eased and even the facility of depositing money online has also been provided to the people,” Iqbal informed. (KNS)
Sakina establishment of free help line telephone services, time bound issuance of senior citizens cards, seat reservation in public transport, concession in public services, the Minister assured that the issues will be taken up with the concerned authorities for early redressal. Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Director Social Welfare Department, Kashmir, Director Composite Regional Center, Director Rehabilitations, Managing Director Women’s, Development Corporation, representatives J&K Pensioners Welfare Association and Senior Citizens Civil Society were present in the meeting Underscoring the need of better healthcare policy for senior citizens, Ms. Itoo said that the matter would be taken up with the concerned authorities so that old age people could feel respite during ailment. Regarding employee pension, the Minister assured them that she would do her best so that all retired personnel could get their pension well in time and matter would be taken up with the higher authorities on priority. Ms. Itoo said government is keen for the dignified and honourable life of destitutes, poor under privileged class of the society by extending various facilities through the welfare schemes in vogue. She said that senior citizens have their positions in society and can play great role for the transformation and reformation of the society, adding that there is a great need to infuse spirit of respect among younger generation for aged persons. Emphasizing for the mass awareness through print and electronic media, besides holding awareness camps Ms. Itoo, directed the Director Social Welfare to formulate moral lessons regarding care and affection for elders to be broadcasted and telecasted through radio, televisions and other channels, besides carrying the message through print media so that the people in general and youngster in particular would be educated about their responsibilities towards elders. On the occasion, the Minister gave patient hearing to the demands and suggestions raised by the representatives of senior citizens and assured them that all the genuine demands and healthy suggestions would be examined and implemented on ground so that this important section of the society feels respite and comfort.
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did not extend to the State. Besides this the petition which is being sought to be transferred is filed under the J&K Hindu Marriage Act and therefore the J&K Hindu Marriage Act being separate from Hindu Marriage Act in the rest of India, cannot be said to be corresponding. Further Mr Aseem Sawhney submitted before the Apex Court that the J&K High Court's Division Bench has in a verdict held that the marriage which is solmenized in the state of J&K will be governed under the J&K Hindu Marriage Act and vice versa a marriage which is solmenized outside the state of J&K will be governed under the Central Act irrespective of the fact of permanent residentship. In the present case the marriage was solmenized in Jammu and the respondent - boy hails from Jammu whileas the girl is from Delhi. After hearing the arguments of Mr Sawhney, the Bench presided by Justice R M Lodha asked Mr Aseem Sawhney about the Constitutional provisions on the subject and the Supreme Courts Rules. Whether we have powers under the Constitution and the Supreme Court Rules, the Bench asked Mr Aseem Sawhney to advance arguments on this issue on the next date. .." Learned counsel for the respondent prays for time to study the question of jurisdiction. List the matter after three weeks. In the meanwhile, petitioner may file rejoinder affidavit..." the Bench directed. Now the matter is likely to be listed on 1st November 2013 for further arguments on the issue of Constitutional powers of the Supreme Court vis a vis the State of J&K.
Sultan resident of Shamsipora Wapoora. Both the injured have been shifted to Sub District Hospital, Bijbehara for treatment. A case has been registered in this regard. A Tavera bearing registration number JK01R/7839 driven by Tariq Ahmad Mir son of Mohammad Shafi resident of Wager Budgam hit and injured a pedestrian Mst. Afroza daughter of Ghulam Mohammad Teli resident of Waghama near HDFC Bank , Bijbehara, Anantnag. The injured was shifted to hospital for treatment. A case has been registered in this regard. A Sumo bearing registration number JK09/9822 collided with a Motorcycle bearing registration number JK05A/1179 near JIC Kupwara, resulting in injuries to Motorcyclist Nassir Ahmad son of Fareed Ahmad, Asif Khan son of Mohammad Yousf resident of Candoosa, Baramulla and Shaista Bano daughter of Muzaffer Lone resident of Kalarooch traveling in the Sumo. The injured have been shifted to hospital for treatment. A case has been registered in this regard. A case has been registered in this regard.
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New Delhi of passports and other matters related to common people. I think New Delhi should too take some initiatives and give a positive signal to the separatist groups,” Dulat said. While replying to a question, A.S.Dulat said that there is a need to take separatist leaders especially Mirwaiz into confidence and start a meaningful dialogue. Reacting over the recent revelations made by former Indian Army Chief, General V.K.Singh, he said that nothing positive would come out even if the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir would summon him. “Why Singh made such revelations and what was his intention is a matter that needs to be probed. But, I think, this controversy is over now and it would lead us nowhere if we continue to raise this issue,” Dulat told CNS. He said that if Jammu and Kashmir Government had a feeling that Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir has done something wrong then Mir should have been ousted from the Cabinet. “Inaction against Mir clearly indicates that he is innocent before the government. I fail to understand what Government of Jammu and Kashmir would get by summoning V.K.Singh,” he said. Reacting over the recent statement made by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that accession with India is conditional, Dulat said that his father has been maintaining day in and day out that accession is final. “New Delhi
Soujanya distributes awards among winners KATRA, OCTOBER 09 -
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the NC moved an adjourned motion and it was for the first time that the treasury benches pressed for a discussion but PDP preferred to be an obstructionist force and walkedout and choose not to be a part of the discussion,” said Sadiq. “From the very first day the NC members and Ministers have been not only demanding a probe but also were the first ones to move the privilege motion against VK singh” said Sadiq “It was clearly stated on the floor of the house by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah about the letter he sent to Prime Minister on 25th September seeking a thorough probe into all the allegation and on his instance a resolution was passed in the assembly to seek a through probe into the matter” said the political secretary of the Chief Minister. “From the beginning the PDP has avoided any discussion on the revelation of former general in both lower house and the upper house, pointing only towards some hanky panky” said the political secretary "It is therefore for the general public to see for themselves why has she been silent over the issue from the beginning” “Neither have their patron spoken nor did Mehbooba speak about VK Singh and hardly used his name twice when she spoke for two hours in the Assembly” said Sadiq adding “ It was evident to one and all that she was trying to either hide something or confuse the people by
Navratra fest enters 4th day
The Navratra Festival 2013 being organized by Shree Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, J&K Tourism Department and District Administration, Reasi in collaboration with various local organizations entered into 4th day last evening. Director Tourism, Soujanya Sharma, was the chief guest on the occasion. On the 4th day, different events were organized which attracted huge participation of locals and tourists as well. In All India Devotional Song Competition being organized in the premises of Yog Ashram, Katra, Banasree Sarkar from West Bengal, Mr. Rakesh Deol from Jammu and Ms. Mavish Sharma from Jammu adjudged Ist , 2nd and 3rd position respectively. Soujanya Sharma gave away cash prizes and gift hamper of Rs. 5000/-, Rs. 3000/- and Rs. 2000/- to 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners. Dr. Surinder Sharma from Himachal Pradesh, Dr. Usha Bhagati and Mrs. Parveen Sabherwal both from Jammu were educator of the programme. Chairman of the competition, Mr. Rakesh Wazir, said that final of the competition will be adjudged by the famous personalities from media and Bollywood including Actor Aftab Shivdasani, Ganesh Jain Managing Director Venus Records & Tapes Ltd., Ramesh Taurani Managing Director Tips Industries Ltd., Mohinder Batla Chairman cum Managing Director MH Group, Vikas Mohan Producer and trade analyst, Barkha Arora CEO Zee Jagran and Ramesh Raina CAO Disha Channel. The dignitaries will meet the press at Hotel Ritz Manor, Jammu on 11th Oct. 2013. Earlier, a shobha yatra comprising various Jankies was taken out from Asia Crossing where Director Tourism lit the sacred Joyti. Thousands of pilgrims were seen standing on both sides of the passage of procession showering flowers and raising slogans in praise of Goddess Durga. Likewise, in Hassya Vayang contest, 12 contenders participated in the semi final, of which, 8 contestants qualified for final round. The participants who will give their hilarious performances in the final included Rohit, Shazi Khan, Sonu, Amit Raja, Atul, Khabri Lal, Abhishek and Sudesh. Other event which were organized during the 4th Navratra at the base camp of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine included cultural programme by Song and Drama Division in the premises of GHSS, Katra and Bhagawat Katha at Raghunath Mandir, Katra. Among others, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Reasi, Mr. Tilak Raj Shastri, Additional SP Katra, Mr. Pawan Parihar, Project Officer (DRDA), Dr. Jagdish Mehra, President Hotel & Restaurant Association Katra, Sham Lal Kesar, President, Hassya Vanyag, Mr. Gopal Padha, prominent of the town, Sardari Lal Dubey, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Swami Joganand, Harish Dubey, Advocate Surinder Sharma and Virender Kesar were also present on the occasion.
Career counselling, guidance programme organized KISHATWAR, OCTOBER 09-
The District Employment and Counselling Centre Kishtwar today organized a career counselling and guidance programme in Govt Degree College Kishtwar in which students were familiarized with various career options including civil services, army and corporate sector. Principal GDC Kishtwar Dr Shafqat Hussain Rafiqi presided over the function which was attended by more than 200 students belonging to various streams. Speaking on the occasion, Assistant Director Employment Kishtwar Ata-Ul-Munim Tak discussed various career opportunities available with the students. He called upon the students to choose their goals according to their aptitude and strive hard to achieve them. Expert panelists of the session were Mr Vinay Kumar DIO for civil services, Mr Vishwajeet Singh AD Handicrafts for career in corporate sector and Major Raghav for career in Indian Army. All the speakers explained various aspects of their respective areas, competitive exams and other avenues available with the students.The speakers impressed upon the students to develop a positive outlook and keen interest in pursuing their goals.
DDC Shopian reviews the progress of employment generation schemes PULWAMA, OCTOBER 09: In order to discuss the achievements recorded against targets fixed under various Employment Generation schemes during current financial year, District Development Commissioner Shopian, Mr. Bashir Ahmad Bhat took a meeting of Bank Managers and Sectoral Officers from Agriculture, Horticulture, KVIB, Industries, Employment, EDI and Animal Husbandry departments. It was stated that total 21,000 Kissan Credit Cards have been issued by the Agriculture department
with the cooperation of banks, during current financial year. As many as 29 cases have been sponsored by the Animal Husbandry department under Dairy Entrepreneur Development Scheme. As many as 10 cases have been sponsored by the District Industries Centre, out of which 8 have been sanctioned by the banks, while 107 cases have been sponsored by the Employment Sector against the target of 6 mini sheep farms with 50 ewes, all the 6 have been sanctioned and established till September. As many as 18 cases have been sponsored by the EDI, 29 cases by Handloom & 84
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saving the former general” “Even her party leader Muzzaffar Beigh snubbed her by stating that her speech was unwarranted and unnecessary since the discussion was on a specific issue but she lowered it to a street fight” said Sadiq, asking where was the PDP sleeping till now? “The credit must go to the members and the ministers of the National conference who from the inception demanded a high level probe into the matter and exposing all the people who have been allegedly involved” said Sadiq.
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Work on 9 bridges in Sangrama Constituency apace: Wani SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 09: Minister for R&B, Mr. Abdul Majid Wani today informed the House that construction work of 9
Rs. 5.31 core have been expended upto last financial year and Rs. 1.02 crore are being expended on construction of these bridges during current fiscal. Replying to a question by Syed Basharat Ahmad Bukhari, the Minister while giving details of these bridges said that construction works of Waripora, Shrakwara, Pethgam, Choora, Dongdara and Dardhajan bridges have been taken up under Projectization plan at the total cost of Rs. 9.28 crore against which Rs. 3.13 crore were are utilized upto last fiscal. He said Rs. 1.01 crore are being expended on these bridges during current financial year, adding that Waripora Bridge, Choora Bridge would be completed during this financial year. Shrakwara, Pethgam, Dongdara and Dardhajan bridges are targeted to be completed in next financial year, he said.
The Minister said that construction work of Bngdhara, Chan Mohalla and Chandpora bridges involving total cost of Rs. 12.51 crore was taken up under NABARD against which Rs. 5.13 crore was expended till last fiscal and bridges at Chan Mohalla and Chandpora are expected to be completed this
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 09
The Government will formulate a policy for regularization of all daily wagers/casual labour after the requisite information is obtained from different Departments and in this regard a Cabinet SubCommittee vide Government Order no. 345 of GAD of 2009 dated 27-02-2009 pursuant to the cabinet decision dated 19-02-2009 to go into the extent, magnitude of Khan problems News Agency Ganderbal relating to casual work-
ers that is financial, legal and administrative has also been constituted.The Information was given by Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather while replying to a question by Syed Naeem Akhtar Indrabi.The Minister said that after SRO-64 of 1994 came into vogue 56000 daily wagers have been regularized and the remaining 2000 will also be regularized. He said the information regarding the daily wagers appointed after the SRO-64 was issued has been sought from differ-
Lone News Agency Kangan Gulzar News Agency Soura Zahid Book Depot Chadoora 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 SRINAGAR, OCT. 09-SheikhProf. Afifa S. Kamili delibtribal farmers of the val-Agency Budgam News Agency Hyderpora Hilal News KULGAM, OCT. 09: erated on the importance ley. Scientists as well as Lone News Agency Tangmarg Bhat News Agency Chadoora The 34th Research of holding of REAC. ChairKVKs of SKUAST-K have The Minister for Social WelBhat News Agency Magam News Kunzar and Extension Advisory person was of the opinion been asked Zargar to make re- Agency fare Ms. Sakina Itoo, Tuesday Beerwah Bashir News Agency Sumbal Committee Meeting Dar for News that Agency our main objective finement in the Technolovisited many areas of Kulgam Kashmir and Ladakh Zone is to take the technology gies. Chairperson stressed Reshi News Agency Safapora Saleem News Agency DistrictPattan and took stock of vari(Rabi- 2013) was held toto the farmers for their that Scientists of SKUASTous developmental works unBasharat News Agency Bandipora Reyaz News Agency Pampore day at SKUAST-Kashmir, overall socio-economic K should come up with derway. Altaf News Agency Pulwama News Agency Qazigund presided over by Prof. development and that improved Javaid publications, The Minster visited the resiJeelanifarmers News Agency G.M News Agency Sopore Afifa S. Kamili, Director shouldBaramulla switch extension bulletins and dence of Ilyas Ahmad Bhat of Extension Education. Shah News over to mechanization practices for Agency Agency Kupwaraof package of Sultan News Handwara Chatripora Kulgam who died The meeting horticulture the farmers. recently in a road accident. She Younisagriculture, News Agency Langate the benefit ofSheikh News Agency Islamabad discussed performance production systems, utiThe meether sympathy and Reshi News Threeby Way Newsexpressed Agency Tral of various technologies lizing Agency low costIslamabad machin- ing was attended Prof. condoled with the bereaved Turray News Agency Tral Badru News Agency Bijbehara vis-a-vis their adoption ery. Chairperson stressed M.A.A. Sidiqui, Associate family, besides prayed for the by field functionariesRahi as News that feedback from both Director Extension Edu.Agency Agency Kulgam Malik News Arwani eternal peace for the departed well as farmers, and forline departments as well (Agri.), Jt. Director soul. Kargil Rah News Agency Byepass ShaheenAgriNews Agency as SKUAST Scientists is required to strengthen the farmer – scientist relation. The house was of the opinion that KVKs of the concerned districts should organize trials, demonstrations for the farmers especially for
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Arrangements for Id-ul-Azha finalized at Baramulla BARAMULLA, OCT. 09: An officers meeting was held under the Chairmanship of District Development Commissioner, Baramulla, Khawja Ghulam Ahmed here today, convened to take stock of the arrangements being made for smooth and peaceful forthcoming Id-ul-Azha celebrations.The meeting discussed the steps being taken for providing essential commodities, potable drinking water and adequate power supply, besides ensuring clean environment in the district. The meeting constituted various special checking
squads for eradicating the menace of profiteering, hoarding by vested interests, besides a special team was constituted to supervise the sale of sacrificial animals for Id-ul-Azha. The District Developmental Commissioner directed the officers to ensured clean roads leading to Idgah, Mosques and Khankahs of the district, besides providing healthcare facilities for the people. He directed the officers of Animal Husbandry department to open sale centres for sacrificial animals at different prominent places of the district and also make available poultry birds.
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Ms Itoo gave cheque of Rs. 10 thousand to the next of kin of the deceased, besides sanctioned pension in favour of wife of deceased person from Social Welfare Department. She also directed district Administration, Kulgam for providing other possible help to the next of kin of the deceased.
10 check dams each to be constructed for GW recharge in both divisions SRINAGAR, OCT. 09:
Minister for PHE, IrrigatioMinister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Mr. Sham Lal Sharma informed the Legislative Council today that matter to regularize or extend the life span of Special PHE, Sub-Divisions of Khalsi, Nubra, Nyoma and PHE Division Leh is under process with the Government. This information was
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Instead of dragging on with something old, tired, and worn out, why not start something new? If you refuse to give up on a project that’s doomed to fail, you’ll be in for a long, frustrating road ahead. You’ll find this to be especially true of anything involving music, beauty, creativity, and the arts. Redirect your energy toward something more promising.
Taurus April 20-May 20
Social engagements will be your saving grace. Without them, you may be confused and sad about issues that are reaching a climax. In some form or another, you’re being asked to make some major transformations. These changes are slow and perhaps subtle, but they’re important and need addressing. This is where the help of friends can come in handy.
Gemini May 21-June 21
The intensity should increase around an issue regarding love and romance. Friction is building. Unfortunately, this tension may be unavoidable. It’s likely that some sort of power struggle is being thrown into the mix, and you may fight for control of your emotions. Try not to get sucked into a bottomless pit.
Cancer June 22-July 22
Let your heart shine. Love surrounds you like a beautiful pink cloud, and you can’t help but attract people to you. Take romance to a higher level with someone really special tonight. You’ll find that whatever you give will come back to you tenfold. Your aura glows brightly with emotion, so let it light your way.
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July 23-August 22 During the visit, several deputations called on the Minister and put forth their demands before her. Ms, Itoo gave patient hearing to all the people and assured them that all genuine demands will be redressed in a phased manner. Ms. Itoo, also directed the concerned officers for the necessary repairs of roads and elec-
tric poles and wires at Chatripora and other villages of the area. She also directed for taking necessary steps to improve supply of drinking water in the area. The Minister was accompanied by the Legislator, Mrs. Bimla Luthra, Deputy Commissioner Kulgam, officers of Social Welfare Department and other concerned departments.
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ent departments on a format made for the same and after requisite information would be furnished the same would be placed before the Cabinet Sub-Committee and a policy regarding regularization would be formulated.Mr. Khalid Najeeb Suharwardy, Syed Asgar Ali, Mr. Ravinder Sharma, Mr. G. Q Pardesi, Mr. Jahengir Mir, Syed Rafiq Shah, Ghulam Nabi Monga, Mr. B. R. Kundal, Sheikh Ghulam Rasool, Ajatshtru Singh and Mr. Jugal Kishore raised supplementaries to the question.
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mulate programmes for the benefit of the farming community. During the meeting the Package of Practices for Commercial Flowers (Vol-I) was released based on the demand of farmers and Entrepreneurs of Kashmir. At the outset
for time bound completion of ongoing road and bridge projects besides upgradation of road connectivity with release of adequate funds in their constituencies.The Ministerassured the concerned Legislators that appropriate steps would be taken by the Government in this regard well in time.
Policy formulation for DWs after requisite information made available: Rather
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bridges involving total cost of Rs. 15.74 crore is apace in Sangrama Constituency under Projectization and NABARD against which
fiscal while as Bngdara bridge is targeted to be completed during next financial year.Ms. Mehbooba Muti, Mr. G. M. Saroori, Mr. Harshdev Singh, Peer Mansoor Hussain, Mr. Ashok Kumar, Haji Mohammad Ashraf, Mr. A. R. Veeri, Mr. Irfan Shah, Dr. Shafi Ahmad Wani, Syed Bashir and Mr. G. M Saroori urged
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given by the Minister while replying to a question by Nurboo Gialchan. Mr. Sham Lal informed that the DDO powers have been granted/ extended on adhoc basis for six months up to September, 2013. As these divisions are functioning on adhoc basis, hence the DDO powers are also accorded on adhoc basis. However, the Minister added that the Deputy Commissioner/ CEO LAHDC has taken up the matter with the Ladakh Affairs Department to extend the DDO powers and life span of these Divisions on permanent basis. In reply to another question by Master Noor Hussain, the Minister in-
formed that there is no laid down policy for rain water harvesting as such, but the thrust is being given on development of rain harvesting structures like check dams, ponds and tanks in the water deficit areas especially in the Kandi belts of the state. He said the department is planning to construct 10 check dams each in both the divisions, adding that these would help in recharging the existing ground water aquifer and also to restore springs and other water sources of the areas. Mr. Sham Lal further informed besides submission of schemes for construction of 38 rain water harvesting
structures under the 13th TAC, as many as 64 projects worth Rs. 21.98 crore have also been formulated and submitted to Union Ministry of Water Resources for recharging the existing water sources and raising the ground water level. The Minister informed that Village Level Sanitation Committees have been formulated in which members of PRIs and ASHA workers have been involved for creating awareness among the people. He said that the members of these Committees would meet once in a month and sensitize people about the benefits of clean water and the steps to be taken for improving water quality.
Sheep, Sheep products, Live Stock back bone of rural economy: Gurezi Wool Board earned Rs 1.24 cr last year, target for this year Rs 6.83 cr SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 09: Terming the Sheep, Sheep Products and allied Live-Stock as back-bone of the rural economy, the Minister of State for Animal and Sheep Husbandry Mr. Nazir Ahmad Gurezi today said that this sector is playing a vital role in changing the socio economic condition of 80% population of ruralities of the State. The Minister, who is also the Chairman of Sheep and Sheep Products Development Board popularly known as Wool Board said this after inspecting officecum-godown of the Board at Nowshera today. Legislator Aga Syed Ahmad Rizvi and Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil Mr. Ghulam Rasool Naqvi accompanied the Minister. Mr. Gurezi said that State government is committed to eradicate poverty from the face of the society, especially from the far flung, remote and hilly areas and with this aim the Wool Board was set up in the State in 1981. The Minister said that 40 lakh people of the State are directly involved in the rearing live-stock, adding that with the aim to secure their future the Government initiated measures to revive the Wool Board last year which has yielded positive results. He said the revival plan
will continue and government will provide all facilities required for the upliftment of the people engaged in live-stock breeding. Stressing upon the management of the Board for organising a campaign of mass awareness among the people about the benefits of sheep and sheep products, the Minister emphasised for usage of local made woollen items instead of synthetic items to benefit the people connected with the trade and also to avoid various diseases. He said this will not only help in promotion of local wool only but a large number of people will earn their livelihood with dignity and honour. The Minister was informed that the Wool Board has sold 1. 39 lac kg wool last year and accordingly earned a whooping amount of Rs 1.24 cr in the State. He was informed that the Board has set a target to earn an amount of Rs 6. 83 cr by selling 7.36 lac kg wool this year, out of which 73500 lac kg wool has been sold so far, while as booking of 76500 lac kgs has been recorded. There are 2.75 lac kgs wool in stock in the godowns of the Board at present the meeting was informed. The meeting was informed that the wool is procured mainly from the Gujjar and Bakerwal and from the people living in the hilly areas without engaging middleman at the rate of Rs 81/- per kg which was earlier Rs 55/- only in 2011-12. The Minister was informed that the Board has manufactured 1800 woollen blankets, each costing Rs 900,ready for sale.On this occasion, Managing Director, Wool Board Dr. Goutam presented a detailed resume of the activities of the Board.
There’s a great deal of transforming energy in the air that you should harness and capitalize on. You may be a fan of the diet that you’ll start “tomorrow.” When tomorrow comes and there’s a huge meal of pizza, soda, and fries, suddenly the diet once again starts “tomorrow.” Use the powerful energy of today to break out of this habit and make a real change in your life.
Virgo
August 23-September 22
You may experience writer’s block in every sense of the phrase. Even if you don’t consider yourself a writer, for some reason it may be difficult to get even the simplest words down on paper. Don’t get upset. Your verbal juices may not be flowing freely, but they haven’t disappeared. Use this time to read other people’s works and visit museums for inspiration.
Libra
September 23-October 23 Action should be your main priority, especially when it comes to love and romance. You may not be too concerned about what sort of action you take. Your only concern is that you aren’t sitting still at any time. Once you figure out what you want, you’re unlikely to stop until you get it. Your power is forceful and extreme.
Scorpio
October 24-November 21 A surprise in love and romance is on its way to you. Things are coming full circle, and the investment you made in this realm is finally paying off. Something new is cropping up, but in reality, this is a result of things you set in motion long ago. Be open to embracing the tremendous flow of love and beauty that’s coming your way.
Sagittarius November 22-December 21
Be more aware of your personal appearance and how you’re perceived. Make sure that your attire is appropriate for the people you’re with and the situation. Fashion is a consideration, so don’t look like a slob. You may be urged into a fancy store today where you’re talked into buying some new items to spruce up your wardrobe.
Capricorn December 22-January 19
Know what you’re getting yourself into, especially if it has to do with love and romance. You may be like a fly on a tree branch, carefully inspecting the beautiful spider web at your feet. You’re tempted to step on the silky strands, yet once you place one foot on the sticky web, you’ll be tangled there for a long time - maybe forever.
Aquarius January 20-February 18
Your heart may be hurt by misfortunes that have befallen you. Thinking about times past is just pulling up buckets of tears from a well. Don’t keep doing this to yourself. It’s time to move forward. Your heart is eager to start something new and bring adventure into your life. Use your emotions as fuel for the future instead of restraints from the past.
Pisces
February 19-March 20 You’re filled with joy! There’s a tremendous wave of love coming your way. Everything involving romance could be taken to extremes. An extreme in the direction of love and boundless creativity means that at some time there will be a dramatic swing in the opposite direction. Today you only need to concern yourself with the upswing.
EDITORIAL/ OPINION Daily Zabarwan Times Thursday 10 October 2013
Never ending electricity woes of Kashmiris
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he winter is yet to set in but the electricity has started hide and seek play with Kashmiris who will be left high and dry after the Shahi Darbar moves to Garam Pathri (winter capital) of the state. This has been now the fate of Kashmiri people for years together. Every now and then the government swears to improve the power situation in the valley at the beginning of every year and by the end of the year the people do not find any betterment in the power scenario. Billions of dollars have been spent so far onpower generation, many mega power plants set up across the state, millions spent on micro hydel projects and other sources of energy but the plight of a common man does not seem to end in near future. The Salal project, the Dull Husti, the Uri hydel, the Baglihar etc etc but the Kashmiri homes remained dark weather summer or winter. The condition becomes pathetic as soon as the Darbar along with all viceroys and lords moves from Srinagar and hardly anybody amongst them is seen anywhere in the valley and if at all anybody is seen, he is not even ashamed of declaring that he has directed the directionless administration to improve power situation even though he himself knows that when there is no electricity how can they improve it. These rhetoric have been narrated time and again and people are now fed up and do not believe even a single word of these political viceroys whose only aim is to show their faces on official electronic media as no private channel ever bothers to include these false announcements in their news bulletins. Gone are the days when a minister’s statement used to be the final word and law unto itself but nowadays these statements are treated with utter disdain by Babus who are only interested in their own comforts. The state has a potential of generating over 24,000 Mega Watts of electricity but who is bothered to tap and harness this natural wealth in this state. No past government has ever tried to do something in this regard and it is because of that inaction that the state is suffering at present. If the previous governments would have given prominence to this field the state would have gone miles ahead on the path of self sufficiency in the field of power generation which in turn would have made it possible for this state to progress and prosper in leaps and bounds.
Daily Zabarwan Times Thursday 10 October 2013
National Skill Development Scheme National Skill Development Scheme was announced by the Union Finance Minister in his Budget Speech of 2013. The scheme titled ‘National Skill Certification & Monetary Reward Scheme’ encourages skill development for youth by providing monetary reward for successful completion of approved training programs. The scheme is to be implemented by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) through Public-Private and Public-Public partnerships.
Objectives The objectives of the scheme were delineated by the Union Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram when he announced the scheme at a function held recently in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. He said “A large number of youth must be motivated to voluntarily join skill development programmes. I propose to ask the National Skill Development Corporation to set the curriculum and standards for training courses. At the end of the training, the candidate will be required to take a test conducted by authorized certification bodies. Upon passing the test, the candidate will be given a certificate as well as a monetary reward of an average of 10,000 per candidate. Skill-trained youth will give an enormous boost to employability and productivity. On the assumption that ten lakh youth can be motivated, I propose to set apart Rs.1, 000 crore for this ambitious scheme. I hope that this will be the trigger to extend skill development to all the youth of the country.”
Specifically, the Scheme aims to: · · ·
Encourage standardization in the certification process and initiate a process of creating a registry of skills; Increase productivity of the existing workforce and align the training and certification to the needs of the country; and Provide Monetary Awards for Skill Certification to boost employability and productivity of youth by incentivizing them for skill trainings.
Key Features of the Scheme
Eligible Sectors and Job Roles
The Scheme will provide monetary reward on successful completion of, market-driven skill training to approximately ten lakh (10, 00,000) youth in a span of one year from the date of implementation of the scheme. All trainings will be specifically oriented for developing skills in specific growth sectors. Assessing and training bodies for all purposes of the Scheme will be separate and no overlap of roles will be allowed to maintain transparency and objectivity. The monetary reward will be wholly funded by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Appropriate consideration will be provided to the economically backward sections.”
While the Scheme is intended to cover all job roles in all sectors, it will initially cover only a limited number of high-market-demand Job Roles in specified economic sectors from Levels I to IV in the NVEQF/ NSQF. National Occupational Standards (NOS) and Quality Packs (QP) for these roles will be prepared by the respective Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), and will constitute 80% of the entry-level workforce in priority sectors.
Training Content and Eligible Providers
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n order to ensure that the benefit is extended only to the trainees taking courses which are aligned to NOSs and QPs for eligible Sectors and Job Roles, a select list of training institutions to offer these courses will be approved for the purposes of this Scheme. All institutions, government or private (who, during the last two years, have been selected byany State Government or any Ministry of the Government of India to implement any Government funded or sponsored Scheme), or are NSDC partners, shall be deemed to be part of the approved list of training providers under this Scheme. All such deemed approved training providers will need to get each training course they propose to offer, aligned to NOS and QPs of various eligible job roles corresponding to Levels 1 to 4 as designed by SSCs. Those training providers, who have no prior affiliation with any government institution or NSDC, will go through a pre-screening process of the SSCs according to an Affiliation Protocol prepared by NSDC/SSC. The list of all the training providers in the skill development space that are NSDC partners shall be available on the NSDC website i.e. www.nsdcindia.org in addition to the QPs, NOS, Approved Sectors and Job Roles. Training programs will be for a minimum of 30 days duration. It will be ensured that assessments are planned by SSCs only after completion of the training. The duration of training may also include on the job training, Internships etc. if required.
The NSDC provides services for the following sectors in India:
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Automobile / Auto components Electronics hardware Textiles and garments Leather and leather goods Chemicals and pharmaceuticals Gems and jewellery Building and construction Food processing Handlooms and handicrafts Building hardware and home furnishings IT or software ITES-BPO Tourism, hospitality and travel Transportation/ logistics/ warehous ing and packaging Organised retail Real estate Media, entertainment, broadcasting, content creation, animation Healthcare Banking/ insurance and finance Education/ skill development Unorganised sector
Assessment and Certification No entity that is engaged in providing training under this Scheme shall be eligible to be approved as an assessment and certification agency. All assessment agencies will be pre-screened and approved by the SSCs and their details updated on the Skill Development Management System (SDMS). Initially a select set of assessment agencies with national presence and having demonstrated ability to assess the eligible training content w.r.t. NOS and QPs, will be selected by SSCs. Later the Scheme would be made open to all eligible assessment agencies. In due course, any institution or body offering assessment services can apply to work with specific SSCs, for designated NOS and QPs for eligible sectors and job roles. All assessments will conform to assessment guidelines laid down by the concerned SSC for each QP. Assessment Fees charged to candidates by the assessment agencies for each assessment will be capped as follows:-
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Courses aligned to shop floor job roles in manufacturing – maximum Rs. 1,500 All other Courses – maximum Rs. 1,000 Eligible Beneficiaries
Monetary Rewards
In line with the objectives stated above, this Scheme is applicable to any candidate of Indian nationality who: Undergoes skill development training in an eligible sector by an eligible training provider as defined above; Is certified during the span of one year from the date of launch of the scheme by approved assessment agencies as defined above; and Is availing of this monetary award for the first and only time during the operation of this Scheme. The scheme is currently meant only for candidates availing themselves of skill development training from eligible providers.
The banking network will be used for direct transfer of the funds to the candidates/training provider. The reward corpus will be placed with a nodal bank in each District in consultation with the Indian Bank Association. Monetary Reward for certification is as follows:
Sectors NSQF Level 1 & 2 NSQF Level 3 & 4 Each category would have pre-defined number of awards. Once the number for a particular category gets exhausted, only proposals for the remaining categories would be entertained. In order to enable the financially disadvantaged to use the award money to fund a part of the training cost, the training providers will allow candidates to pay part of the course fee (minimum 25% of the prescribed fee) and the balance will be paid to the training provider from the monetary award whenever the candidate is eligible for its receipt.
Evaluation and Monitoring
Manufacturing Courses Rs. 10,000 Rs. 15,000
Skill Development Management System will have the central repository of data which can be utilized by various stake holders to monitor this Scheme. All agencies like SSCs, training institutions, assessment agencies etc. will have access to SDMS to maintain a central, repository of training data. Independent evaluation of the Scheme will be done by the NSDA based on agreed criteria with NSDC.
Process for Availing the Benefits of the Scheme
The candidate can enrol in any
Service & other Sectors Rs. 7,500 Rs. 10,000
course from the list of registered courses in specified high demand sectors. The candidate can pursue the course with any of the approved training providers. The candidate needs to intimate the training providers that he/she intends to participate in the Scheme. Candidates from economically disadvantaged sections will be allowed to pay initial fees equal to the difference between the training cost and the reward money they are eligible for. In such cases the candidate can authorize payment of the reward money to be directly transferred to the
training provider after the candidate successfully passes the assessment. After completion of the training, the candidate may get assessed by any of the approved assessment agencies as specified above. The assessment agency, in association with SSCs, will award a secure certificate with a QR bar code for successful completion and assessment of a course through the SDMS. The certificate will be electronically verified using a CAM device and linked to Unique Identity Number (UID)/ National Population Register (NPR) number of the candidate.
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normal substances in If onion prices are taking the bite out of your meals, here's a top chef's and around thefirst carThis species of the Asian allium's recorded cultivation dates back guide to smart alternatives that match the bulb's taste pal tunnel, leading 7,000 years, and ever since, the bulbs that grow underground have to nerve irritation.” Last week in Lucknow, a customer tried shooting a local streetfood turned into a prized commodity all over the world thanks to their Symptoms vendor for the thelawalla's spartan use of onions in the omelette he had flavour and crunch. Chefs andwith mamas alike use them raw, pickled and People carordered. Although we have narrowly escaped yet another onion crisis, pal sambhars, tunnel syndrome flash fried in sabjis, curries and meat gravies. Any cook most of us continue to suffer from the (expensive) absence of our favoufeel that numbworth his salt willinitially readily agree almost all Indian gravy-based rite flavour-packed ingredient. Instead of getting tearyeyed about soaring andbase tingling of paired with tomatoes, dishes use onionsness for their — usually costs, we spoke to Mumbai chefs known for stirring up delicious Indian the hand in the distrigarlic and ginger.bution of the median fare to help you discover economical alternatives to the kanda. nerve (the thumb, index, middle, and part of there the fourth fingers). If you try and peel away the factors that set this sulphur-rich tearjerker apart from other key ingredients, are a few things that this bulb provides betThese sensations ter than any other. Think in threes — taste, bite and thickening. "The most obvious crunch-providing substitutes for onions include cucumbers, carrots and are often more onion pro- wedges sprinkled with lime spring onions," says Ananda Solomon, executive chef at Vivanta by Taj President, referring to our penchant for serving nounced at night and as an indispensable aside to any Indian meal. What the alternatives lack in taste, they make up for withcan ample munch. people awaken from sleep. reason sympFor pungentThe taste toms are worse at Chef Nachiket Shetye suggests usingnight onionmay powder you are unwilling to be ifrelated compromise on taste to the flexed-wrist Save up for a rainy day sleeping position When onions are in cheap supply, take out some time and/or fluid accuFor crunch to make onion powder at home. Peel and finely chop mulating around the Mooli — the way Khar's Mini Punjabwrist usesand in itshand radishwhile raita — and doodhi your onions. Spread them out on a tray and heat in a are smart options if you want to makelying a raita and kachumber 150 degree oven until dry. You know they are dry when flat. Carpal tunnel syndrome may be you can easily crumble the chopped pieces in your Spending long hours on the com- nel. Carpal tunnel is roughly two fin- a temporary condition that completely hand. Allow to cool before you grind (rough or fine) puter or constant chatting on the ger breaths beginning from the distal resolves or it can and progress. Forpersist thickening gravy it in irregular a food processor. powder palmar in an air-tight phone, posturesStore are the causing crease towards the palm. Dr Treat it right onions are indispensable to make a curry or gravy base, cashewnut paste works just container a cool, or refrigerate. more harm toinyou thandry youspot know. Ashish Agarwal, jointWhile replacement “Initial treatment usually includes as well. Although are more expensive than onions, you'll need to grind just a handful One of the recent disorders that surgeon, Bombay Hospital, says, “Any kaju rest, immobilisation of the wrist in a with water milk to give the gravy a luscious ice consistency is commonly seen among profession- condition that exerts pressure onorthe splint, and occasionally applicaals with excessive use of a phone or a median nerve at the wrist can cause tion. Those whose occupations are computer is none other than the Car- carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tun- aggravating the symptoms should pal Tunnel Syndrome. nel syndrome from repetitive maneu- modify their activities. For example, The cause vers has been referred to as one of the computer keyboards and chair height This is due to compression of repetitive stress injuries. Some rare may need to be adjusted to optimize the median nerve in the carpal tun- diseases can cause deposition of ab- comfort,”says Dr Agarwal.
Lying awake in bed unable to doze off? We give you nine simple ways to trick yourself Researchers, who conducted the “In the wild, macaques inherit into a peaceful slumber study with rhesus macaques at the Ye- their social rank from their mothers” We all know a glassPrimate of hot milk and a warm are supposed to relax us before bed. rkes that National Research Cen-bathTung said. But whatter, when you still can't into a good sleep? Trick“But yourself to shuteye by using insisted that if slip a monkey’s social in our research, the order these expert natural tips: her immune system of introduction determines rank; the status changes,
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Fear of colour? Here’s how to cure it
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newcomer is generally lower status. When some macaques’ status changed after a newcomer arrived, so did their patterns of immune system gene activity.” The researchers used microarrays, a technology that allows them to scan thousands of genes and read the expression levels, to look at the macaques’ immune cells. The gene activity that changed the most depending on social rank was what controlled inflammation. Previous studies have found lower status macaques have higher levels of inflammation and have changes in their levels of hormones that indicate they’re under more stress.
Squeeze and relax
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Relaxing all your muscles can prepare your body for sleep. Lie on your back, take a deep, slow breath in through your nose and, at the same time, squeeze your toes tightly as if you are trying to curl them under your foot. Then release the squeeze. On another slow breath, curl your foot up toward your knee, then release. Breathe again, contract your calf muscles, then your thighs, buttocks, belly, chest, arms, and so on until you have moved all the way up your body, squeezing and releasing the muscles one by one. When you have gone from head to toe, your breathing should be steady and you should feel ready for sleep.
of the day in reverse order clears your mind of worries. Recall conversations, sights and sounds as you go.
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BMI may be understating obesity epidemic
Body-mass index BMI, ed. To measure fatness, they when they were measured the 200-year-old formula used a costly diagnostic test with the DXA. Imagine X-ray ab“Any life widely used by medical ex- called dual-energy “We may be much of Vedicure Wellness Clinic, fear of red is erythrophobia, miscuous female. ‘Blackproblems created perts, health insurers and behindyourself than we Visualisation meditationand workssorptiometry, best when youoruseDXA, at least threefurther senses. Imagine an estimated 5 to 10 per cent fear of green is called chlo- guard’ is used to describe a by colour blind- theinfitness industry, calculated subjects’paradise, level ofsailing thought” addressing a situation wheremay you be feel content — a tropical on calminwaters, walk- the people suffer from chromatoness, such as bad categorising almost half of obesity based on fat-componation’s crisis of obesity, ing in flower fields. Remember Rizwan Khan of “My Name Is Khan”? Just phobia. memories or ca- women and just over 20 per sition standards used by the the researchers wrote. In “Heredity, genetics and reer problems, cent of men as healthy when American Society of Bariat- an interview, Braverman like he panicked when he saw the colour yellow, there brain chemistry, combined will be potent their body-fat composition ric Physicians. The results derided the BMI as “the bawith past experiences, play triggers for chro- suggests they are obese, a also suggest that the BMI loney mass index” and said are people who suffer from chromatophobia - the fear a major role in the developm a t o p h o b i a , ” US new study has found. is a poor measure of fatness that its widespread use was of colours. But it can be cured with therapy and counment of phobias. Intense said Patil. The study uses a pa- in men - but not always in “feeding the failure” of pubnegative experience from the Chromato- tient’s ratio of fat to lean a way that underestimates lic health policies and treatselling, say experts. past can cause chromatophophobic reactions muscle mass as the “gold their obesity. In all, 20 per ments aimed at fighting People suffering from bia,” Love told us. rophobia and fear of blue is rogue or criminal, ‘Feeling colour blindness are also can be mental, emotional and standard” for detecting obe- cent of the study’s men shift- obesity. The 1,393 patients There are specific pho- known as cyanophobia. blue’ is a way of expressing likely to develop phobia for physical. sity and suggests that it could ed from normal and healthy in the study were from his is one of the most common falloutsThe of anxiety everyday But even dumping your of heels may not your spine. bias for specific Chromatophobia and pain sadness. and life. fear can be a better bellwether an and intostretching the obese column un-helpManhattan Here are somecolours. exercises that you can do while you are can melancholy Back practice. Efforts colours. The phobia of the colour surface for a variety of reaFor some, the mental and go from mild feelings of apNew research shows that a vast majority of backaches are the result of cumulative effects of lifestyle that we often ignore. Simple daily habits such as hunching to read your individual’s risk for health der the new measure. But to get patients to shed ex“Many people with at workSitting at your desk and staring at the computer white is leukophobia, sonsthat -- most evenofdue to someprehension to strain a full-blown problems. The researchfar more frequently than back trainjury. pounds have produced colour in blindness smart phone beor slouching front of yourdevelop computer can, over time, your spine and the surrounding muscles, leaving you vulnerable to serious Here are the screen for hours is notwhile something us, who have emotional connections for black it is called melano- thing as simple as the use of tween colourshabits and emotions They will panic attack. People suffering ers suggested that body fat was the case among women, weight loss in the short to watch out chromatophobia. for: regular nine-to-five jobs, can avoid. However, what is most phobia. names of colours in popular make them averse to certain be unsure about what colours from this phobia can often would predict individuals’ men who were obese by the term but fatter patients in worrying about kind is of a sedentary The fear of this purple phrases. lifestyle is that it colours,” explained Anil Patil they are seeing, and things complain of headaches, nau- health risks better than the BMI standard were reclassi- the long run as weight is retakesporphyrophobia, a toll on our health and fitness. all of us running called fear “ With ‘Scarlet Woman’ de- of Vedicure Clinic. sea and dizziness. BMI, the LA Times report- fied as normal and healthy gained, Braverman said. SittingWellness still may seem off-kilter. Sneezing
5 exercises you can do while at work
after time constantly, and not getting ample time to workout at home or at a gym, exercising while at work, may be the only possibility. This will not only reduce stressare andankeep you energized, excellent source of focused and healthy, but will also increase your vitamin productiv-C, vitamin K and and aofvery source of ity at work. All you need is a break a fewgood minutes. If you vitamin A too. are not blessed with a gym in your office premises, do keep Spring onions can can be the following tips in mind and make the most of it. You added to dal and make it practice these without leaving ayour office. Do them every much tastier dish. Simiday and notice the difference. larly, you can add it to vegTake it to the mat etables like cauliflower and and which it willcan make Keep a fold-able exercise mat potatoes in your office, be an like excellent Mushused to carry out basic exercises stomachdish. crunches, well with push-ups and leg lifts. This canrooms help togo burnvery off carbohyspring onions and interestdrates and revitalize you for the rest spring of the day. ingly onions can be Take the stairsWhen choiceto between taking while the Spring onions given were theadded soy nuggets grown in Chinese gardens elevator or climbing the stairs making to your floor at work, optdish. for a Chinese 5000 yearsClimbing ago! Do youis anSpring onionsand arealso used the latter. stairs easy exercise onein know the onion was salads as the flavor of the best everybulb day exercises for office-goers. It not tends only worshipped as the symbol to be milder than other burns calories, but this cardiovascular activity also gets of the universe by ancient onions. It is used widely in your heart pumping and helps oriental in boosting blood circulation. Egyptians? Nutritionally, food both as an in-
Everyday habits that are damaging your back
Forget heavy lifting — sitting hunched over a computer all day is poison for your back. Research has found that people with desk jobs suffer more back pain than those working in manual jobs. Using your joints and spine strengthens them, reducing risk tritious plant,But and there-weakens them, which makes you more prone to problems. of injury. inactivity fore Fix it provides host it: Get up aand walkofaround for two minutes, at least once an hour, and improve health benefits to us. It is a sitting down. Aim for a "neutral spine position", in which your posture while you're rich source of vitamins and everything is in line, with no strain spots. Your shoulders should be relaxed, feet flat minerals which aids in curon the floor, and eyes ing the various ailments. in It line with the middle of your screen.
Health benefits of spring onions
Spring onions add great nutritive and taste value to a dish and can be used in different ways.
green onions have a combination of the benefits of onions and greens. They
gredient and as a garnish.
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This seemingly innocuous, activity is apparently a very common cause of back pain — thanks to its sheer force. A sneeze's speed of release can be up to 100 miles per hour, and our first instinct is to cover our faces and turn away. According to Janet Wakley, author of The Smart Guide to Back Care, this instinctive turn is terrible for our backs. "Spontaneously twisting to the side, combined with the force used by the you tend to becan skin, useback a gentle, nonabrachest ifmuscles to sneeze, wrench muscles in a second," she says. or sive, exfoliator twice Fix it:dry Turnand yourfoams body when you'recreamy about to sneeze, so that your back Oil remains reflectsstraight. light and
5 Rules to flawless complexion
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Exercise for 3 mins, burn fat
Your Smartphone The head-down position that you use to look at phones, iPads and laptops strains the muscles in the neck and the pain can extend to your lower back. Using them for hours on end means your body will eventually start to adopt this hunched position. terval moves glucose from the Fix it: Make sure you take frequent screen breaks. Try to look straight ahead and not downtraining. at your screen.
be less likely to be tempted Those who feel at Birmingham According Scientists blood into muscle tissue to snack on unhealthy treats and Not- where it is burned as energy if they ditched the gym and universities, such rather than converted to fat. went for a short brisk walk. lazy to go to gym tingham a session once a week is far And vigorous bursts of HIT sessions can include UK researchers are working (C-MMACS), Bangalore, to said. “In order to prepare variability on agriculture more effective at -burning physical activity also have running, riding a bike or or do not have with computer modelling develop technology that will health services and prevent and water systems.” “This fat than daily workouts, the the effect of killing your ap- walking. specialists in India to predict help decision makers and epidemics we must have knowledge, together with “HIT is really good at time to exercise areas of the country that are planners target areas that a way of predicting when the Liverpool models of improving glucose uptake most vulnerable to malaria are prone to large scale cli- these events are likely to vector-borne diseases, will into the muscles in a very, outbreaks, following chang- mate variability and malaria occur in areas that are not help us develop systems to may be literally very short time,” Professor es in monsoon rainfall. The epidemics. The model could accustomed to annual out- predict when changes in the James Timmons, leading number of heavy rainfall help inform early interven- breaks of malaria. monsoonal rain may occur jumping once the research at Birmingevents in may Indiahave has increased methods to prevent has develwhich and areas most ham, You already madetion the switch from white bread to brown“Liverpool bread in a conscious bid toand eat healthy saveare your diet. But have you thought the brown bread you pick up every time from your local general store could well justsaid. be a brown over the past 50 years, but the spread of malaria at key oped human and animal likely to see an increase in “With From really intense they read this colour bread?Blame our new found consciousness for healthy eating that has led FMCG companies to up the ante by inundating the market with a host of high nutrition foods and then suavely marketing them as essential lifestyle products. research has tended to focus points in the seasonal mon- disease models that can be malaria. exercise, you release horheart-healthy cooking oil, crunchy granola bars, fruit-flavoured yoghurt, to dry fruit-sprinkled muesli, we have begun hoarding everything that screams 'low calorie' in a last ditch effort to save our health.Despite the number of hours at the gym we on the impact this has on soon cycle, reducing the eco- integrated into seasonal “Health authorities in mones that can help break news. wonder rather where we arethe going nomic wrong.and Well, the reason behind is foods we think are but areare actually not.very Delhi-based wellness expert Dr Shikha Sharma helps us identify such foods and their possible substitutes. agriculture than health impacts of this forecasting systems to healthy, give India already sucdown fat. This may help
3 foods we think are totally healthy
vector-borne diseases, such the disease. a picture of what the climate cessful at controlling maScientists say we don’t as malaria and Japanese “We already know that an impacts on disease risk will laria cases, but this new need to work for hours at Healthy food trap: White rice Healthy food trap: Flavoured yoghurt/milk Healthy food trap: Breakfast Encephalitis. anomalous season cereals of heavy be like in four to six months research should support the gym to cut flab, as just of nutrition, white rice is nothing but a refined grain The University’’s School of all rainfall, heat cereals and huGoswadecision makers in keeping Devoid Your local dairy shop will first produce a strawberry-flaYou have been stocking sorts ofwhen breakfast for a time.” while Dr Prashant three minutes of exercise Environmental midityareare high, in-Butmi, India, of the that has been stripped of its vitamins, minerals andwhereas fibre. longer workvoured yoghurtahead cup when youmore ask forserious yoghurt. Such is the since youSciences discoveredisparathas lousy for allows breakfast. re- from C-MMACS, petite, a week could be enough to Daily Express reported. workingconsider with the Council sects such as mosquitoes to said that they are “rapidly occurrences of the disease, triggers thethat release outs cantoleave rice is all starch easily converts glu- you wanting hoopla surrounding every food that's flavoured.help Its novel and weight. Cooked white HIT a moment. Not all breakfast cereals on the market are you lose of Scientific and Industrial thrive and spread infection developing our computer which is starting to increase ofbody fat-burning hormones to eat more. cose in our and shoots up our blood pressure, or gives apparently healthy. But it is only preposterous to think that low-calorie, or the least bit healthy. When buying breakfast cereals The secret is short Research’’s (CSIR) Centre to humans,” Dr Andy Morse, modelling capabilities us- across the country alongside helping to shift those especially unThis means people a tummy bulge. White rice should be avoided by bursts of intense exercise they contain real fruit pulp and probably as good as plain be extremely picky about the ingredients of your pack; check for for Mathematical Modelling from the University’s School ing technology that can ad- the changing climate condiwanted love handles. It also keen to lose weight would known as high-intensity inthose who are carb sensitive as even a little bit of rice could All your strawberry, blueberry and mango flavoured the sugar content, artificial salt, fibre and fat content. It impactsyoghurt. and Computer Simulation of colouring, Environmental Sciences, dress the of climate tions,” Dr Goswami added.
is always advisable to steer clear of the sugar-frosted, chocolatecoated varieties as you don’t want your first meal to do anything but pump sugar into your body
yoghurts are loaded with sugar and chemicals to get the desired colour and sweetness, for real fruit pulp can never be that sweet. The same goes with flavoured milk.
make them feel full, and even fat. Also, white rice leaves you hungry too soon as your body takes very little time to break it down and digest it.
burn that fat over time, after HIT is done. Also, we think, but don’t know, that HIT will subdue appetite, while traditional exercise will stimulate appetite. This last point is key and will be researched by our team,” he stated.
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Opposition stalling pro-people bills: Rahul Agencies Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the Opposition for “creating hurdles at every step” for the UPA government in bringing pro-people legislations
like the food and land acquisition bills. He also attacked the Akhilesh Yadav government saying it was not implementing the National Food Security Act thinking it would benefit Congress in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. He said he, along with party chief Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, fought hard
to get the two ambitious legislations passed by Parliament. “Efforts were made to create hurdles at every step in Parliament... We were stopped by the Opposition,” he said, adding that the bills were stuck at various stages
including the Parliamentary Standing Committees. “Even Parliament was not allowed to function,” he said. Addressing a gathering in Rampur, Mr. Rahul said the bills were passed as it was a promise made by the Congress-led alliance. He recalled the death of people in Bhatta-Parsaul villages nearby during an agitation over land rights
in 2011. He said after the 2014 general elections, a “government of youth” will be formed which will “change the country”. Targeting the Uttar Pradesh government, he claimed that it has refused to implement the Food Act at this stage. “They want to implement it after the 2014 polls. Perhaps the thinking is that it will benefit Congress in the elections. Now the Congress workers will have to put pressure on ministers and officials to implement the Act now,” he said. Terming the Food Act as a revolutionary measure, Mr. Rahul said the earlier slogan ‘Aadhi roti khayenge, Congress ko layenge’ (will do with little food, but will bring Congress to power) will have to be changed to ‘Bhar pet khayenge, Congress ko layenge’ (will have a hearty meal and bring Congress to power). He said it was time to bring change in Uttar Pradesh as successive SP and BSP governments have given “zero” results. “We do not indulge in politics of violence between religions and castes. We practice politics of nonviolence and development,” he said. Referring to the RTI Act, Mr. Rahul said it should be used by the common man to enter the rooms of bureaucrats and politicians which are closed for him. “If they do not give information (under the transparency law), they should be jailed,” he said.
Cyclone alert for Odisha and Coastal Andhra, already struggling with protests Agencies Bhubaneswar: Odisha and Andhra Pradesh are prepping for the possibility of a major cyclone that could hit on Saturday evening. A cyclonic storm hit the Andaman and Nicobar is-
lands today and is expected to reach the coast of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha over the next 48-72 hours, the MeT department said. In Odisha, officials of 14 coastal districts have been asked to ensure emergency plans and assistance are ready.
But in Coastal Andhra Pradesh, thousands of government employees are on strike, protesting against the Centre’s decision to carve out the region of Telangana as its own state. The coastal regions of Seemandhra have been in shutdown mode since Friday, since the Union Cabinet green-lit the process to divide the state. Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy met with ministers and senior administrative officials to review their arrangements. A government statement said Mr Reddy has asked for helicopters, boats and coast guard services to be ready to evacuate people He has also asked officials handling power to draft exigency plans. Several parts of the regions of Rayalaseema and
Delhi gang-rape case: Two death row convicts get new counsel Agencies New Delhi: An advocate today informed the Delhi High Court he will represent two death row convicts in the December 16 gang-rape Mukesh and Pawan, whose counsel had withdrawn from the case yesterday. But the court rejected his plea for recusal of one of the judges from the case. Appearing before the bench of justices Reva Khetrapal and Pratibha Rani, advocate ML Sharma said he has filed a ‘vakalatnama’ for Mukesh and Pawan and their relatives including Mukesh’s brother Suresh were also present in the court. The bench recorded the presence of Sharma for Mukesh and Pawan and that of advocate AP Singh, appearing for convicts Vinay and Akshay Thakur as defence counsel in the case. Sharma told the bench that he should be supplied with relevant documents for both the convicts to file the appeal against the sentence within the stipulated time period of 30 days which ex-
pires on October 13. The court, meanwhile, discharged advocate VK Anand and Vivek Sharma who withdrew themselves from the case yesterday. Further, it directed the prosecution to supply the documents pertaining to convict Mukesh to Sharma. Meanwhile, Vivek Sharma handed over to Sharma the paperbook pertaining to convict Pawan. During the course of hearing, Sharma submitted that Justice Pratibha Rani should recuse from hearing the case as she had dismissed a plea filed by the accused for quashing of the FIR in April.Reacting to his argument, Justice Pratibha Rani said, “Mr counsel, change of counsel doesn’t mean change of the bench. If you want you can move a petition seeking transfer of the case from this bench. “There is no question of a bench partner to recuse... Absolutely, there is nothing personal. Unless it is taken away by the Chief Justice, we will not change,” the bench said.
Coastal Andhra have been grappling with blackouts because thousands of government employees at power plants are on strike against the bifurcation of the state. The latest in a string of talks between their unions and the chief minister today did not deliver a breakthrough. “We are monitoring the situation. As the cyclone gets closer, we will issue fresh alerts,” said Odisha’s special relief commissioner Pradeep Kumar Mohapatra. The state has also written to the central government requesting them to keep choppers ready, he said. The depression has formed over the north Andaman Sea and was centred about 1250 km east-southeast of Paradip in Odisha, and 1200 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The system would intensify into a deep depression and further into a cyclonic storm, the official said to news agency IANS.
Ahmedabad police procure transfer warrant to question AsaramAgencie s
Agencies: The city police have procured a transfer warrant from a court in Gandhinagar to question selfstyled godman Asaram Bapu, currently lodged in a jail in Jodhpur, in connection with a sexual assault case lodged by two sisters from Surat against him and his son. “We have got evidence against Asaram during probe. We want to interrogate him and so we have procured a transfer warrant from a court in Gandhinagar,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Sector-I) J K Bhatt told reporters here. A police team from the city is expected to leave for Jodhpur any time to bring and produce the self-styled godman before a judicial magistrate in Gandhinagar. A case was lodged in Surat’s Jehangirpura police station, which was later transferred to Chandkheda police station in Ahmedabad, against Asaram on the allegations of the elder of the two sisters that she was repeatedly sexually abused at his ashram in Motera in Gujarat. The elder sister, in her complaint, had accused Asaram of repeated sexual assault between 1997 and 2006 during the time she had been living in his ashram on the outskirts of Ahmedabad city. The younger sister had filed a complaint against Asaram’s son Narayan Sai, accusing him of repeated sexual assault between 2002 and 2005 when she was living in their Surat ashram. The whereabouts of Sai are not known. Six police teams formed by Surat police to trace Narayan Sai claim to have got vital clues regarding the case. Yesterday, the police had started videographing the entire ashram and conducted a thorough inspection of the premises. “We have got evidence against Sai and the case is progressing expeditiously,” Surat Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana told reporters in Surat.
Fight against terrorism has to be unrelenting: Jaitley Agencies India has said that the fight against the scourge of terrorism has to be unrelenting and nations cannot adopt selective approaches in dealing with ter-
rorist groups. Talking tough on terror, visiting Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said resorting to the use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy is short-sightedness. “The fight against terrorism has to be unrelenting and fought across all fronts. The international community cannot afford selective approaches in dealing with terrorist groups or in dismantling the infrastructure of terrorism,” Jaitley said here yesterday during a session on ‘Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism’. Jaitley, who is part of a delegation of Indian parliamentarians attending sessions of the
Nomura: BJP government with Narendra Modi at helm will be good for markets Agencies Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N CNEW DELHI: Given BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s track record of an impressive performance on the economic front, a BJP government at the centre in 2014 will be good for market sentiment, believes Alastair Newton, Senior Political Analyst at Nomura. However, Newton admitted to the problems of a coalition government in India, stating that it is difficult to push structural reforms. “The caste-based and regional interests of some parties serve as a hindrance,” he opined. In an interview with ET Now, Newton said that the state elections will be a litmus test for all political parties, especially the BJP. “The state elections results will be important to BJP and its Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi,” Newton said. “A good solid performance by BJP will help give them a good platform to move forward to general elections,” he opined. According to Newton, BJP is likely to retain its governments in the states of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
“The big question however is whether BJP will be able to win back Rajasthan,” he said. In September 2013, Christopher Wood, Chief Equity Strategist at CLSA had also said that the Indian
stock market’s greatest hope is the emergence of Narendra Modi. “Amidst all these negatives, the one potential positive is that the gathering macroeconomic crisis could trigger an improvement in governance. The Indian stock market’s greatest hope in this respect is the emergence of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate,” Wood had said.“While the odds are definitely stacked against him, our
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view is the worse the sense of crisis the better Modi’s chance of winning. Modi is certainly raising the rhetorical level with his growing public attacks on a direction-less government and focus on the collapsing rupee,” Wood opined. Considered a semi-final before the Lok Sabha polls, assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Mizoram will be held in a single phase between November 25 and December 4, while it will be two- phased in Chhattisgarh on November 11 and 19. Counting of votes in all the states will be on December 8, Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath said last week. While Madhya Pradesh will go to polls on November 25 to elect its 230-member assembly, elections for the 200-member Rajasthan assembly will be held on December 1. Assembly polls in Delhi with 70 constituencies and Mizoram with 40 seats will be held on December 4.The Election Commission has also decided to hold bye- elections to the Surat (West) assembly constituency in Gujarat and Yercaud assembly seat in Tamil Nadu on December 4.
UN General Assembly, reiterated India’s call for the adoption of a holistic approach that ensures zero-tolerance towards terrorism. “Terrorists are waging an asymmetric warfare against the international community, and are a major most threat to the international peace and security. India holds the firm view that no cause whatsoever or grievance could justify terrorism. “India condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including those in which States are directly or indirectly involved, including the State-sponsored crossborder terrorism,” he added. He said India strongly supports all efforts, particularly within the purview of the UN that strengthen international and regional cooperation in the fight against terrorism. “We must step up our collective efforts with real cooperation among member states to confront the scourge of terrorism squarely and decisively. Terrorism is a Frankenstein monster. Indeed, those who have taken recourse to it have invariably themselves suffered immensely from it proving the age old dictum that those who play with the sword, shall also perish by it,” he said.
Delhi building collapse: Two dead, owner booked New Delhi: A three-storey building collapsed near Bara Hindu Rao area of north Delhi at around 7:20 am on Wednesday, killing two persons. One person has been injured. The building, believed to be 150 years old, was in a deplorable state and the police had informed the civic agencies seeking evacuation, sources said. Nakki, who was in his 60s, and his sons Bunty, 35 and Salman, 28, were in the building when it collapsed. While Salman and Bunty were taken out of the debris and taken to the Bara Hindu Rao hospital, Nakki died before he could be extricated. Bunty later died in hospital. Nakki had a jewellery shop in the Sadar Bazar market. Police officials added another person living in the house had gone out when it collapsed. Delhi fire department, disaster management team and policemen have been pressed into rescue operation, said an official. Meanwhile, a case has reportedly been filed against the owner of the building at the Bara Hindu Rao police station for negligence.
Seemandhra employees will continue stir as talks with govt fail, Jagan’s health deteriorates Agencies HYDERABAD: Talks between Andhra Pradesh government and striking NonGazetted Officers Association, to end the ongoing indefinite strike by government employees, did not bear fruit as the latter vowed to continue agitation against proposed bifurcation of the state. The talks between the government and the APNGOs association failed even as chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy sought to assure them that he would not let the state be divided as long as he remained the CM. Reddy held talks for over three hours with the APNGOs association leaders at the state secretariat this afternoon to end the impasse, caused due to the indefinite strike by government employees in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions, launched on August 12 in protest against the proposed bifurcation of the state. “The chief minister requested us to call off the strike to avoid inconvenience to the people. He assured us that he would not let the state be divided as long as he remained the chief minister. But we told him that the strike will continue till a specific assurance was given on the bifurcation issue,” NGOs Association leader U Murali Krishna told reporters after the meeting. The NGOs association said it would discuss the government’s proposal with
its general body and take a decision on ending the strike. “We will get back to the Cabinet subcommittee in a day or two after discussing the issue with our general body,” Murali Krishna added. The chief minister requested the em-
ployees to bear in the mind the cyclone threat to the coastal region and withdraw the strike to meet any emergency. The NGOs Association, however, assured the chief minister that employees of revenue, panchayat raj and other departments concerned would take part
in relief and rescue operations in case of cyclone despite being on strike, its president P Ashok Babu said. The Association requested the chief minister to lead a delegation of employees to New Delhi to present their concerns to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and others over the proposed bifurcation of the state. Jagan continues fast despite deteriorating health (IANS reports from Hyderabad) YSR Congress party YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s indefinite fast against the Centre’s decision to divide Andhra Pradesh entered fifth day Wednesday even as his condition continued to deteriorate. Jagan, as the MP from Kadapa is popularly known, is suffering from dehydration and is having fever, doctors who examined him said. With the young leader turning weak and the sugar level coming down, doctors have advised him to take fluids. They warned that if he continues the fast, he may slip into coma. Jagan is also refusing to take fluids or any medicines. People from different parts of the state continue to pour in at his officecum-residence at Lotus Pond to meet and declare their support. Jagan is demanding the Centre withdraw its decision to carve out separate Telangana state. He argued that a state can’t be divided without a resolution being a passed in the state assembly.
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India series a chance to become No. 1 ODI side: Australia coach Agencies MUMBAI: Their focus on the number one spot up for grabs in the upcoming ODI series against India, Australian captain George Bailey and coach Steve Rixon said the visitors are no longer intimidated by the sub-continental conditions courtesy the exposure they have
got through the IPL. The Aussies will start the tour with a one-off Twenty20 match in Rajkot on October 10 followed by seven ODIs. “If you look at the tournament, it is not just a tournament but a chance to be number 1 in the world in one of the three formats,” said
Rixon at the first media conference of the squad after its arrival on Saturday night. “So, it is very important to the players, the coaching staff and Cricket Australia. At the end of the day, we want to sit back and want to be part of the number one side,” he added. If Australia win the series handsomely, they will go over India to become the world’s No.1 ranked ODI team and if the hosts win they will retain their top spot. Going into the intense contest against India, both Rixon and team captain George Bailey saw the advantage of having quite a few squad members with the Champions League Twenty20 exposure.“Yes, we do know a few players that certainly I think one of the great things about the IPL, over the years. We have played at a lot of grounds that we are about to play at. Most of our players have played with and against a lot of Indian players, vice-versa, they have played with a lot of us,” said Bailey
who is leading the squad in the absence of injured regular ODI captain Michael Clarke. “We know a lot about strengths and weaknesses and lot about the personalities, so there is absolutely some advantage for both the teams but also some areas to try and exploit,” added Bailey who played for Chennai Super Kings, led by India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, in CLT20.Rixon, a part of the support staff of CSK as its fielding coach, agreed with his captain, adding the squad still had plenty of work to do to get the better of the ICC World Cup and Champions Trophy holders “Its all very well knowing the players but also knowing that you combat those players having just spent time in the Champions League. To see the likes of Suresh Raina, the way he is playing, the likes of Dhoni, the way he is playing, and even to a degree (Ravichandran) Ashwin. You still have to be able to combat that.“We still have got plenty of homework to do but the advantage as George rightfully said, we get to see them regularly now. We actually have more chance combating them,” he said. Rixon said the plus point for his team is that five of the players figured for their respective franchises
Andy Murray pulls out of ATP World Tour finals following back surgery Agencies Andy Murray pulls out of ATP World Tour finals following back surgery Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has confirmed his withdrawal from the ATP World Tour Finals as he recovers from back surgery. Murray, the world No 3, had an operation on his long-standing back problem in September and was always likely to miss the season-ending championships at The O2 from Nov 4-11. “I’m really disappointed not to be playing this year, I love playing in front of my home crowd,” Murray said in a statement on the ATP website. “All the players look forward to competing in London and I’ll be doing my best to qualify again for the tournament next year.” Murray, a two-time semi-finalist at The O2, was one of four players to have already booked their spot at the World Tour Finals,
the others being Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer. The back injury forced him to skip the
French Open in May and was carefully managed by his support team during his run to the Wimbledon title in July before flaring up again as he helped Great Britain book their spot in the Davis Cup World Group in 2014, prompting the decision to undergo an exploratory operation.
District Sports Councils take shape, Taj convenes meeting of chairmen Agencies
in yesterday’s CLT20 final between eventual winners and IPL champions Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. “Coming into a tournament like this, you need performance players. A lot of the Indian players, in fact all of the Indians, would have played in the previous tournament so that has got to be an advantage for everyone playing. “We have been fortunate to have five in the final, so to us, we are in a reasonable position as well. End result is, the guys who haven’t been playing a lot of cricket, get them upto speed for the remaining, leading upto the T20 and the one-dayers. Once that happens, it’s an even contest,” he said. Both Rixon and Bailey rued the absence of Michael Clarke, who was ruled out of the tour due to his back problem. “You take Dhoni out, that probably answers your question,” said Rixon candidly, while Bailey said, “We would love to have Michael here.” Bailey, however, brushed aside the criticism of former Australia captain Ian Chappell that the series was ill-timed as it was being held just ahead of the Ashes series against England.
District Sports Councils take shape, Taj convenes meeting of chairmen Srinagar, October 09: The first meeting of chair-
root levels and hunt for talent among youth beyond the cities of Srinagar and Jammu. The Minister has been impressing upon for an inclusive approach to tap
programmes and policies for betterment of youth. Mr. Taj specifically directed these district councils to start talent hunt in their respective districts at the school level. He said
men of District Sports Councils was held here today under the chairmanship of Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, Mr. Taj Mohi ud Din.These councils were constituted in the last meeting of general council of J&K State Sports Council, of which Mr. Taj is the chairman, with a view to take sports promotion at the grass-
the sports talent of youth across regions, boundaries, gender and age.Chairing the meeting, Mr. Taj asked the office bearers of newly constituted district councils to work in tandem with other organisations and agencies working in their areas for the promotion of sports. He asked them to work closely with NYKs in their districts and formulate new
many new centrally sponsored schemes are coming in sports which need to be implemented to raise infrastructure and increase sports activity in J&K.The meeting was attended by Dr. Sheikh Mustaffa Kamaal, Secretary, Youth Services & Sports, Mr. Parvez Malik, Secretary, J&K State Sports Council and chairmen of District Sports Councils.
BCCI and Srinivasan prove that cricket fans are still the biggest suckers Agencies Look in the mirror. Now look at your forehead. Can you read the word? It should be pretty clear. The word on your forehead is SUCKER! It is what you are. Don’t feel bad, you aren’t alone. The nation is right there with you. The Supreme Court has ruled that N Srinivasan can return as head of the BCCI. And there you were all this while innocently thinking that the whole IPL saga would change things for the better. Here is the kicker of the Supreme Court ruling: While Srinivasan can assume his duties as president, he cannot interfere with the IPL probe panel but at the same time must extend all the cooperation required by the investigators. Let me see if I get this straight. The man whose son-in-law is one of the accused in the IPL
betting case has to co-operate with and provide evidence to the investigation panel? If only Laloo Prasad got such a break. Is Srinivasan going to be honest in helping with the investigation? Well, we have no cause to doubt him. After all the only thing he has done is change the constitution of the BCCI to allow himself to own an IPL team, been accused of manipulation in the player auction (no evidence produced yet to support this claim), and described his accused son in law as “cricket enthusiast” and not a team owner despite all evidence to the contrary. So why doubt such a man? Srinivasan also cannot concern himself with matters related to the IPL. That is like telling Cyrus Mistry that he can head the Tata Group but not concern himself with TCS.
If you were one of the idiots who believed that the scandal would cause a huge change in the system and things would become transparent then you are disillusioned. The scandal saw the return of Jagmohan Dalmiya in a triumphant but brief comeback till Srinivasan sent him back to the bench. We also saw the return of Lalit Modi on our TV screens. While I am a fan of what Lalit Modi created it must be said that he has become a bore. Since his departure he has promised that he would blow the lid on the entire IPL saga and take Srinivasan down. What are you waiting for Lalit? Srinivasan to become Prime Minister? If you have something then spit it out or else stop making vague threats. You are starting to sound like a disgruntled ex-wife.So we are back to where we started. It was bittersweet when the fixing scandal broke. Bitter as a fan of course, but sweet that the people responsible were caught. We were all impressed by what the warring Delhi and Mumbai police uncovered. It was an opportunity to investigate and see how deep the rabbit hole really is.
‘Tillakaratne Dilshan’s Test retirement is the beginning of Sri Lankan cricket’s transitional phase’ Agencies With Tillakaratne Dilshan set to announce his retirement from Tests, a lot of questions will be asked about the future Sri Lankan cricket. This is a transitional phase for Sri Lanka but can they cope without one of the key members going into an uncertain future, writes Shrikant Shankar. Every team in any sport goes through a transitional phase, where a set order is replaced by a new one. It is not the easiest of times for any team, especially a successful team. A well-established player or a few wellestablished players retire or are forced to retire so that youngsters can be blooded in. This process takes time and sometimes decades are spent in rebuilding an entire team. The mileage for any successful team lasts for about six years on an average. There are exceptions of
course where teams go the full distance and last for almost a decade. In cricket, there have been two legendary sides — first the West Indies from the 1970s to 1980s, then Australia from the late 1990s to the near end of the first decade of the new millennium. West Indies have never gotten back to their heydays, while Australia have struggled since the likes of Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Brett Lee, Michael Hussey, Ricky Ponting and many more have called it a day. India’s 1983 World Cup-winning team was great, but the departure of some of their stalwarts led to a down phase in Indian cricket. India were the best team in Tests and One-Day Internationals (ODIs) around 2010 and the early part of 2011. This culminated in India being the top-ranked team in Tests and winning the ICC World Cup 2011. But till the team won the ICC Champions Trophy 2013, the team was in
transition and struggled, especially away from home. Another team facing such a transitional phase is Sri Lanka. For long have the likes of Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan carried this team forward. When the trio broke into the Sri Lankan team around the late 1990s and early 2000s, the national team was in the pink of their health. Sanath Jayasuriya, Aravinda de Silva, Chaminda Vaas, Marvan Atapattu, Arjuna Ranatunga and Muttiah Muralitharan were there in the team. Sri Lanka had won the 1996 World Cup and were among the strongest teams in world cricket at the time. With Jayawardene, Sangakkara and Dilshan, Sri Lanka reached the final of the ICC World Cup 2007 and the ICC World Cup 2011. They also were losing finalists in the ICC World T20 2009 and ICC World T20 2012. Yes they did
Cricket: Honours even after day one Agencies Kane Williamson. File photo / Getty Images New Zealand experienced a disastrous final hour of play as Bangladesh came roar-
ing back in to the contest on the opening day of the first cricket test in Chittagong. Kane Williamson was trapped lbw from the bowling of Shakib Al Hasan for 114 in the 89th over of the day and the Kiwis then lost
skipper Brendon McCullum for 21 in the next over as New Zealand closed day one on 280-5.New Zealand had also lost No 4 Ross Taylor for 28 earlier in the final hour of the day’s play after they had built such a steady start.The Black Caps were cruising at 244-2 with Williamson and Taylor at the crease but Taylor tried to turn a delivery from leftarm spinner Abdur Razzak to the onside, only to get a leading edge where a catch was greatfully accepted at cover.Al Hasan’s first six overs produced little of note as they disappeared for 30 runs but in the final stages of the day he was tossed the ball by skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and the left-armer delivered the wicket of Williamson.When Razzak
then decieved McCullum and trapped him in front with what turned out to be the last ball of the day, the home side left the field with their heads held high. Earlier in the day, McCullum won the toss and elected to bat, which saw Hamish Rutherford (34) and Peter Fulton (73) put on 57 for the first wicket before Rutherford tried one big stroke too many from the spin bowling of Sohag Gazi and was caught at mid-off. Rutherford’s departure brought Williamson and Fulton to the crease and the pair ground out 126 for the second wicket before Fulton flashed a loose shot to cover and was dismissed just before the tea interval from the part-time off-spin of Nasir Hossain.
not win any of the big prizes, but were always there. After the 2011 World Cup final, Sangakkara handed over the captaincy to Dilshan. But the latter stepped aside and Jayawardene was forced to take over again. Now Angelo Mathews is the leader. But many would believe, Mathews was the default captain, as there are no other candidates. This proves to show that Sri Lankan cricket is facing a tough time ahead. With Dilshan set to announce his retirement from Tests, it brings together a lot of question that Sri Lankan cricket will face. First and foremost, who will replace him? Sri Lanka were never a powerhouse in Test cricket. But Dilshan’s numbers cannot be replaced easily. He scored 5,492 runs at an average of 40.98. He notched up 16 centuries and 23 half-centuries with a highest of 193 against England at Lord’s. And most of this came as an opener.
Jwala Gutta moves court against Badminton Association of India’s life ban threat Agencies The BAI had ruled out considering Jwala for selection in any international event in the next one month, pending a decision by the threemember committee that was formed on Monday by President Akhilesh Das Gupta. Jwala Gutta. Embattled shuttler Jwala Gutta on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court against the Badminton Association of India (BAI) after its disciplinary committee recommended a life ban on her for an alleged code of conduct breach in the Indian Badminton League. “We decided to go ahead with legal action in the case and accordingly filed a petition in the Delhi High Court today,” Jwala’s father Kranti Gutta told PTI.The BAI had ruled out considering Jwala for selection in any international event in the next one month, pending a decision by the three-member committee that was formed on Monday by President Akhilesh Das Gupta.
It means the Commonwealth Games gold medallist won’t be able to play in Denmark and French Open. Jwala’s coach Syed Mohammad Arif had advised the top shuttler to file a defamation suit against BAI for going to press without issuing her a ban notice. The Sports Minister Jitendra Singh also said today that he can look into Jwala’s dispute with the BAI if she approaches him.The BAI’s disciplinary committee had recommended a life ban on Jwala for trying to stop some players of her franchise Delhi Smashers from playing a match against Banga Beats in the recent
Indian Badminton League.BAI demanded an “unconditional apology” from the feisty shuttler to reconsider her case.With the BAI mounting pressure, Jwala had a series of meetings yesterday with her IBL franchise Krrish Delhi Smashers and lawyers here to chalk out the next course of action.The three-member disciplinary panel comprises Indian Olympic Association (IOA) joint secretary Anandeshwar Pandey, Luge Federation of India president Deepa Mehta and Swati Shukla, a former associate of the Commonwealth Games Organising committee.The committee is awaiting an answer from Jwala within a week.The controversy had erupted during the August 25 tie when Delhi Smashers threatened to pull out against Banga Beats over the lastminute replacement of injured singles player.