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Srinagar, July 18 : Three persons died in different road accidents in Kargil and Kulgam. A driver of an unknown vehicle lost control over the vehicle and fell in river Suru at Tangol, Kargil. Police has launched a search operation to retrieve the vehicle and fish out bodies from the river. So far police was able to retrieve the body of a boy. More details to follow. A Truck bearing registration number JK10/2073 meet with an accident at Changla, Kargil, resulting in on spot death of the truck driver Rinchen See Mishaps On PG 11..
Army foils two Infiltration bids across J&K Jammu/Srinagar, July 18: Army on Friday claimed to have foiled two infiltration bids in two different places across Jammu and Kashmir. A senior army official told GNS that a group militants tried to sneak in during wee hours today, however, the army’s 36 RR deployed there challenged them along Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez sector of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. After being challenged, the intruders opened heavy fire upon the army guarding the fence ensuing a gunfight, he said, adding that the militants later returned back.The official said the search operation in the area See Army On PG 11..
Edit Page Filthy trends in present day politics As the assembly elections are nearing ,the political activities in state has picked up and dozens of opportunists, turn-coats, defectors are changing parties every day.The parties the join are proudly announce their entry and claim that hundreds of their supporters have also joined the party. One fails to understand the logic behind such claims as every body knows that these turn-coats have no locus-standi and they are not even supported by their near and dear ones. However at their entry they are profously garlanded and their services highlighted for media consumption but after
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Srinagar, July 18: Hundreds of residents of Qamarwari area of Srinagar city Friday staged a massive peaceful protests against the alleged excesses by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) that have damaged at least four dozen private vehicles and bikes on Thursday evening. Police said the matter is being probed. Eyewitnesses told CNS that that the residents of Qamarwari chowk and the Halka Committee Masjid Ibrahim (A.S) took to streets soon after Friday prayers and held protests against the forces. They said that CRPF personnel stationed at Shah Cinema without any provocation last evening ransacked the residential houses, beat up the locals and caused damage to scores of private vehicles parked vehicles in the area. “Look at my See Qamarwari On PG 11..
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181 bodies recovered from MH17 crash site in Ukraine Kaula Lumpur, July 18: Rescue workers have so far recovered 181 bodies scattered over a vast area in eastern Ukraine even as pro-Russia rebels on Friday said they have recovered the black boxes from the wreckage of the Malaysian plane blown up by a missile, killing all
tered over a vast stretch of farmland, so far at the crash site. The ministry cited local emergency workers at the site for the numbers today. It said the bodies will be taken to Kharkiv, a government-controlled city 270 kilometers north of the crash site, for iden-
Malaysian jet crash in Ukraine 'terrible tragedy': Obama
Ganderbal, July 18: Police had to face a tough time on Friday when local ponnywallas and non-local managers of community kitchen clashed with each other at Baltal, the base camp of Amarnath Yatra. The violence left at least 35 persons including 12 CRPF personnel injured while 300 tents belonged to locals and 6 non-local community kitchens turned into ash after set on fire by rival groups. Sources told CNS that during wee hours there was an altercation between a local pony owner and the non-local cook near Domail Baltal. Reports said that a free langar managed along with
few people hailing from Katra argued with a ponywala after he refused to take a yatri from base camp to Amarnath cave. Sources said that the situation turned ugly when infuriated cook of community kitchen stabbed and hit the pony owner with a knife and stick. An eyewitness told CNS that as the news about the assault spread, local pony owners, tent owners and Dandhi walas took to streets and assembled in thousands near Baltal. “These locals resorted to massive stone-pelting and tried to ransack the community kitchens,” an eyewitness said adding that CRPF charged these protestors with
Does PDP's statement prove Raja Aijaz guilty of perjury: NC PDP a bundle of contradictions: Mattu
Srinagar, July 18: National Conference has called into question PDP's hypocrisy in continuing to engineer malicious propaganda about the Haji Yusuf case while simultaneously admitting Ex-IGP Crime Raja Aijaz Ali into its fold and giving him a mandate to contest the forthcoming Assembly Elections. National Conference has said that PDP's mandate to Raja Aijaz Ali, in addition to the earlier findings of the Justice Bedi Commission, have completely exonerated Omar Abdullah of all false accusations leveled against him by PDP. According to a statement issued to KNS, while stating that PDP General Secretary Muhammad Dilawar Mir had perhaps on the instructions of his party bosses ascribed his name to a pre-de-
signed news statement, NC Spokesman Junaid Azim Mattu asked Muhammad Dilawar Mir to ask his party bosses to introspect and realize that PDP had lost the right to falsely accuse anyone about an incident of forensically proven natural death due to a heart-attack after it had embraced the Top Crime Cop who was not only investigating the case in the immediate aftermath but had also been given a hail and heaty Haji Yusuf's custody at the CM's residence. "It is pertinent to note that a completely normal, hail and hearty Haji Yusuf was handed over to the custody of Ex-IGP Crime and now PDP leader and candidate from Uri, Raja Aijaz Ali at the Chief Minister's residence. This is proved by CCTV footage that became a part of the investigation", the NC Spokesman said.The NC Spokesman See NC On PG 11..
Interference makes SKAUST a political hub Srinagar, July 18 : The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology (SKUAST) has become a tool of political activism as instead with the ill conceived moves the authorities have augmented the desolation of scientists, research scholars and students. “The changes taking place in the agricultural sector of the state are resonant in agricultural education as well. But like in many other affairs of the state, agricultural education and research displays a range of contradictions,” a teacher in SKUAST Shalimar told KNS pleading anonymity. He informed that the Agriculture education in J&K was started in 1960 with establishment of 02 Agricultural Colleges; one in R. S. Pora, Jammu and the other in the apple town Sopore, Kashmir. The location of the colleges was a natural choice, the former being the rice belt in Jammu di-
vision and later was the epicenter of horticulture in valley. But instead of a policy of consolidation; by supporting this policy of fragmentation, the authorities have not only damaged the academic and research activities, but have also augmented the desolation of scientists, research scholars and students, believe most of the teachers in SKUAST. “The agony did not stop here, the programmes viz. Agricultural engineering, Horticulture and Forestry which till yesterday used to be part of this campus are being shifted one by one and messed at land starved Shalimar or other places which require hundreds of crores to develop and match the national standards,” opined a senior officer working in SKUAST Shalimar. He told KNS that the staff members ‘under See Hub On PG 11..
canes and managed to disperse them for a short period of time. Local pony, tent and Dandhi owners alleged that CRPF personnel joined hands with the managers of community kitchens and set their tents on fire. “These cooks sprayed gunpowder on our tents while CRPF bursted tear smoke shells on the tents to make sure they catch fire,” a pony owner Javid Ahmed Dar from Pahalgam told CNS. The pony and tent owners blamed CRPF for highhandedness and alleged that it were CRPF personnel who instigated violence and See Baltal On PG 11..
Terming the crash of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine as a "terrible tragedy", US President Barack Obama on Thursday said officials were trying to establish if any Americans were on board. "The world is watching reports of a downed passenger jet near the Russia-Ukraine border, and it looks like it may be a terrible tragedy," Obama said at Wilmington in Delaware, where he delivered remarks on the US infrastructure. "Right now we're working to determine whether there were American citizens on board. That is our first priority. I've directed my national security team See Obama On PG 11.. 298 people on board. Pro-Russia rebels have claimed to have recovered the black box of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 and had announced that they are planning to have it moved to Moscow for examination, Russian news agency Interfax reported. Ukraine Foreign Ministry said 181 bodies have been located which are scat-
tification. The Ukrainian government and the pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country have blamed each other for the alleged shooting down of the plane on Thursday. Pro-Russian rebels have agreed to give international investigators access to the crash See Ukraine On PG 11..
Valley again rocked by anti-Israel protests One critical among several injured Srinagar, July 18: A day af-
ter observing strike against the Gaza crises, people here in large numbers held protest demonstrations against the Israel atrocities on Gaza after the congregational Friday prayers with the youth taking to streets- raising slogans. According to the KNS correspondent, people after attending Friday prayers in historic grand mosque at old city, took out a protest demonstrations against Israel. The procession was led by Huriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. Holding the banners and placards on which slogans against Israel See Valley On PG 11..
Mirwaiz stresses on world community to stop Israeli repression in Gaza Srinagar, July 18 : Expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people against the naked Israeli aggression, Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq stressed upon the world community to stop the Israeli barbarism in Gaza instead of turning a blind eye towards their war crimes. According to a statement issued to KNS, he also appealed the world community to impose an economic boycott on Israel to stop their atrocious acts against the innocent Palestinian people. Mirwaiz said it was not enough for the world to condemn Israel. “Israel must come under international pressure to end the occupation Palestine and allow Palestinians to return their homes. Like apartheid South Africa, the world must show international solidarity with Palestinians and impose sanctions and economic boycott on Israel so that it is forced to concede to a just and lasting solution with Palestinians and Palestine must be given its freedom,” Mirwaiz said. Leading a massive rally, during which thousands of people participated, after Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid, Mirwaiz termed the silence of Muslim world over Palestinian issue as a tacit support for Israeli acts, add-
ing, the Palestinian issue was not only restricted to the people of that country, but the emotions of entire Muslim Ummah were attached with the issue. He stated that instead of silence, Muslim countries should adopt a solid foreign policy to deal with Israel and free the Palestinians from the shackles of
slavery. Mirwaiz said when Gaza is not subjected to Israeli bombing and artillery shelling it is still facing a state of siege and suffering a more silent type of war. Gaza is under a continuing blockade and state of siege for years now. People on this occasion shouted slogans against UN and See Mirwaiz On PG 11..
Cop attacked, his scooter set on fire in Old city Srinagar, July 18: A policeman was injured seriously after being thrashed by a group of youth at Nowhatta in Old City of Srinagar district. The youth also set ablze the policeman’s scooter. Reports reaching GNS said that a group of anti-Israeli protesters stopped the person on scooter and later checked his pockets. The group of youth during checking found the identity card of Police department from his wallet. As such anti-Israeli protesters found police department card from his possession, the group of youth pounced upon him and beaten him ruthlessly, reports said, adding that the youth later torched his two-wheeler vehicle. Meanwhile, a police official confirmed the incident and identified the injured person as special police officer (SPO) Mohammad Amin Sheikh, who was passing through the area when clashed were happening, was caught by protesters and beaten to pulp. Amin was not on duty See Cop On PG 11..
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Baltal virtually turned Base camp into a battle field. The charge was denied by the CRPF official who said that CRPF protected the lives of people and it were they who brought the situation under control. Reports said that while watching their tents in blaze, locals attacked community kitchens and set at least six of them on fire. The gas cylinders present in these kitchens exploded with big bangs, creating panic in the Base Camp. Eyewitnesses told CNS that top police and CRPF officials including IGP Abdul Gani Mir, DIG central Kashmir Afhadul Mujtaba, IG CRPF and others arrived on spot in a chopper to assess the situation. As the chopper made its ground, locals resorted to heavy stone-pelting while, CRPF fired scores of shots in air. Eyewitnesses further added that despite an attempt of Jammu and Kashmir police to control the visibly infuriated CRPF personnel, they set a Tata Mobile (JK16-4245) on fire. “Some policemen tried to save us from the wrath of CRPF personnel but they attacked them as well,” a pony owner said adding that CRPF personnel prevented Fire tenders to reach on spot to douse the fire. Authorities had pressed 18 fire tenders into service which managed to put out fire after struggling for hours together. Reports said that as the news about the arson in Baltal spread, traders in Sonamarg, Kulan and Kangan downed their shutters and staged a protest against the CRPF for instigating violence. Government Forces resorted to aerial firing at Kulan to disperse the protestors soon after Friday prayers. Kangan Traders Federation said that they will go for indefinite strike till guilty are not punished. A top police official told CNS on condition of anonymity that police arrested at least six persons for indulging in arson of tents. “The detainees include two CRPF personnel, two cooks and two officials of SASB,” he said adding that some of them were caught red handed in putting tents on fire. Eyewitnesses told CNS that a CRPF armoured vehicle allegedly stopped a police van carrying these arrested persons to Sonamarg near Nilgrath demanding their release. The detainees were reportedly taken back to Baltal Base Camp. Meanwhile, the local tent owners said that they suffered heavy losses due to the high handedness of CRPF personnel. “I lost my 20 tents and all the belongings that I had kept in them,” the owner of Tiger Hill Camping said. A police handout said that some minor squabble between some people in Baltal Yatra camp. “The situation was brought under control without any injuries to anyone. However some tents and a few Langars have caught fire. Police and Fire Service departments are on job to control the fire.” Inspector General of Police Abdul Gani Mir told CNS that it was a minor incident and the Yatra continued as usual. “All Yatri’s and locals are safe and the situation is under control,” he said adding that the presence of gas cylinders in tents took some time in controlling the fire. (CNS)
Ukraine site and allow the recovery of bodies. "Rebels in eastern Ukraine will continue fighting in all areas except for the site of the Malaysian plane crash site," a rebel commander was quoted as saying by the RIA Novosti. The Boeing 777 carrying 298 people was en route from Amsterdam to the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lampur, when it crashed on Thursday in eastern Ukraine, near the Russian border. The 15-member crew was from Malaysia and included two ethnic Indians, Sanjib Singh Sandhu, 41, and Angeline Premila Rajandran, 30. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused "terrorists" of downing the jet, referring to pro-Russian separatists. "Terrorists have killed almost 300 persons with one shot," Poroshenko said. "Among them are women, children, citizens of different countries of the world. However, Russian defense ministry said it had picked up radar unit activity from a Ukrainian-controlled 'Buk' missile system on the day the Malaysian airliner crashed. The passenger jetliner came down close to the town of Shaktarsk in Ukraine's rebellion-wracked region of Donetsk after disappearing from radar screens. Ukraine has called the disaster an "act of terrorism", blaming it on Russia who it says has been aiding the rebels in the conflict and supplying them with advanced weapons. "The Russians are done for. This is an international crime which must be investigated by the international tribunal in The Hague," Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said. Ukrainian authorities said the plane was "shot down" by pro-Russia rebels using a BUK anti-aircraft missile system while it was cruising at an altitude of 10,000 metres. US intelligence authorities said a surface-to-air missile downed the plane, but could not say who fired it. The Russian defence ministry said on Friday that a Ukrainian radar station of surface-to-air missiles was operating on the day the plane crashed. "On July 17, Russian radio-technical facilities recorded the operation of the Kupol radar station of the Buk-M1 system located near the settlement of Styla (30 kilometres, south of Donetsk)," the ministry said. Meanwhile, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Friday demanded that perpetrators must swiftly be brought to justice. "This is a tragic day in what has already been a tragic year for Malaysia. The flight's passengers were from many nations but we are all united in grief." "The government of Malaysia is dispatching a special flight to Kiev, carrying a special Malaysia disaster assistance and rescue team, as well as a medical team," Najib said on Friday. He said that Ukrainian authorities believed that the plane was shot down by pro-Russia rebels but that Malaysia was unable to verify this at this moment. "If it transpires that the plane was indeed shot down, we insist that the perpetrators must swiftly be brought to justice," he said. Najib said he had talked to Ukraine President Poroshenko who pledged a thorough investigation into the incident. The plane was on a scheduled flight to Kuala Lumpur and it had not made a distress call. The flight manifest of the plane indicated that the MH17 had onboard 173 nationals from Netherlands, 44 Malaysians, 28 Australians, 12 Indonesians, 9 from UK, 4 Germans, 4 from Belgium, 3 from the Philippines, one each from Canada, New Zealand and Hong
Zabarwan Times Kong. The nationalities of 18 passengers were still to be verified. About 100 of those killed in the crash were world- renowned AIDS researchers and activists heading to Australia for a global AIDS conference, reports said. The World Health Organisation said its spokesman Glenn Thomas was on board the plane heading to Australia to attend the 20th International AIDS conference which starts on Sunday. Joep Lange, former president of the International AIDS Society and a well-known HIV researcher from the Netherlands, was also among the passengers.
Obama to stay in close contact with the Ukrainian government," he said. "The United States will offer any assistance we can to help determine what happened and why, and as a country our thoughts and prayers are with all the families of the passengers wherever they call home," Obama said. Earlier the US President was informed about the plane crash by Russian President Vladimir Putin, a presidential spokesman said. Earlier he was briefed by his national security team on the accident. The United States is closely monitoring the situation, State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki said. "At this point, we do not have any confirmed information about casualties, the cause or additional details. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those on board, their families and loved ones," she told reporters at her daily news conference. "Our embassy in Kiev is also in close contact with the Ukrainian authorities on this incident, but at this point those are all the details that we have," Psaki said.
NC said that PDP had surprisingly and invariably involved its own leader and Ex-IGP Crime Raja Aijaz into a legal web of contradictions unless Raja Aijaz comes out and excludes himself from his party's statement. "PDP should note that its current candidate from Uri and Ex-IGP Crime Raja Aijaz Ali was among a list of people cross-examined by the Justice Bedi Commission and his depositions and statements before the Commission hold legal weight", the NC Spokesman said. "What cannot be highlighted enough is the fact that now PDP Leader and Ex-IGP Crime Raja Aijaz Ali was the first person to get the custody of Haji Yusuf after Yusuf was found involved in acts of fraud and misrepresentation. On Yusuf's involvement coming to fore and this being a criminal matter, Omar Abdullah had demonstrated utmost professionalism as mandated by law by handing over Yusuf to the custody of then IGP Crime and present PDP leader, Raja Aijaz Ali. At that time Yusuf was completely normal", the NC Spokesman said. "Should we believe what was allegedly deposed on electronic media about Haji Yusuf's alleged vomiting or should we believe what was found by the Bedi Commission after the cross-examination of Raja Aijaz Ali? The Commission had clearly described reports of alleged vomiting untrue and false. This was also proven false in the post-mortem of the deceased. Before coming to the battleground with lies, PDP should do some research to at least ensure that it is not landing its own leaders into legal soup", the NC Spokesman said while saying that PDP - as is its tendency - was out to have the cake and eat it too. The NC Spokesman said that unlike PDP, which believes in hushing up all allegations against its most senior leaders while in power, National Conference Working President and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah went above and beyond merely "following the systemic procedures" and sought not only a Magisterial Inquiry but also announced a Judicial Inquiry into the matter. "All inquiries completely exonerated Omar Abdullah of all false accusations. This was substantiated by scientific and forensic evidence as well", the NC Spokesman said. Stating that PDP should come clean on the service records of its "new faces" and the corruption charges and unresolved scam findings against its "old faces", NC Spokesman said that PDP was extremely unnerved by the fact that the party stood exposed as a safe haven for not only corrupt but criminal elements as well. "From taking in the most corrupt and criminal faces in the State into the party fold to demonstrating an uncanny ability to invent opportunities to loot and plunder public wealth and resources, PDP broke all records of corruption in the State during its tenure and made J&K the Number One Corrupt State in the Country. Rather than coming clean on serious charges of corruption and embezzlement against its senior leaders, PDP is now out to barter the State's regional character for power by being hand-in-glove with a lobby in Delhi that is actively working to launch an assault on the State's special status", NC Spokesman said. (KNS)
Valley and America were inscribed, the protesters raised pro-Islam and pro-freedom slogans in the old city. Later some youth took streets followed by the violent clashes with the police. The Forces deployed in the area had to fire tear smoke shells to disperse the angry crowd. Reports maintained that violent clashes also erupted in some areas of north Kashmir. Youth assembled in groups and started marching towards the main Chowk. The forces deployed in the area tried to stop the procession from moving forward. In several areas of Lal Chowk, people after attending Friday prayers took out the protest demonstrations against Israel. The youth raised anti-Israel and anti-America slogans. Also the dummy funerals of Israel were taken out at several places of Srinagar. Ganderbal too witnessed the series of protests with the people raising slogans against the Gaza crises. Protests from various areas of South Kashmir including Pulwama, Shopian and other areas were held. Meanwhile, reports reaching KNS stated that during the protest demonstrations at Qoimoh, Kulgam, clashes between forces and protesters erupted. Some protesters were injured during the clashes with one person reportedly receiving the bullet injury. He was later shifted to Srinagar hospital for treatment. According to a police statement issued to KNS, stray incidents of stone pelting were reported in the afternoon from Qaimoh, Wanpoh in Kulgam, Naid Khai, Sopore, Papchan, Bandipora and Nowhatta in Srinagar. “One person Amir Ahmad was injured at Wanpoh, he has been shifted to Srinagar Hospital where his condition is being reported to be stable, besides a lady Hasina was injured in Sopore she was shifted to the hospital.”
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Abdul Gani Mir told KNS that one person got injured in the clashes at Kulgam. He was shifted to the hospital where his condition is stable. “Police is looking into the incident and we are verifying the facts,” the IGP informed. (KNS)
Mirwaiz OIC for their criminal silence over the ongoing carnage in Gaza. Earlier addressing a Friday gathering, Mirwaiz stated that criminal silence of world community including UN, NAM, OIC and other organizations against the Israeli oppression on innocent Palestinians, killing of women and children was a cause of concern and regret. He stated that the unilateral aggression by Israelis on innocent Palestinians was a highly condemnable act, adding, the silence of the world was even encouraging the Israelis to go for a mass murder of Palestinians. Like Palestinians, Mirwaiz stated that Kashmiris too were subjected to interminable suppression. He said every heart in Kashmiris beats for the Palestinians cause and they can’t remain silent on Israeli sponsored terrorism on Palestinians. He stated that both the Kashmir and Palestinian issues are present on UN agenda from past many decades and till these issues are not solved I'm accordance with the wishes of its people ,peace economic prosperity and stability would not return to South Asia and Middle East Mirwaiz presented a resolution before thousands of people to stop attacks on Gaza, expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people, recognizing the rights of oppressed Palestinians, and observing the coming Jumait-ul-vida as Youm-e-Qudus and Youm-e-Kashmir. (KNS)
quality and hostility to academic growth. Despite repeated attempts Prof. Tej Partap, the Vice Chancellor SKUAST was not available for his comments. (KNS)
Qamarwari vehicle (JK01F-1786). These ‘goons’ damaged it beyond repair. What was my and other’s fault,” a resident Ali Muhammad Kar told CNS. Another protestor said that CRPF personnel smashed the glasses of his private vehicle completely. The protestors said that chowki officer Qamarwari had assured them that police would register a case against erring CRPF personnel, however, they did not. Despite repeated attempts CRPF spokesman, Kishore Prasad could not be contacted. A police official said that CRPF has reported to them that some people pelted stones on them last evening when they were on patrol. He said that they are investigating the matter and have recorded the statements of civilians. (CNS)
Mishaps Nagmail son of Nawan Stnain resident of Bodhkharboo , Kargil. Kargil police has registered a case in this regard. Meanwhile, a Tipper bearing registration number JK013C/1211 hit and injured a pedestrian Mohammad Iqbal Shah resident of Chanser, in the jurisdiction of police station Kulgam. The injured was shifted to hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. Kulgam police has registered a case in this regard. (KNS)
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and was in civvies when the incident took place, he said, adding that he is posted in Lal Bazar area. “A case has been registered in this regard and further investigation taken up:, the official said. (GNS)
has been launched.Similar, army has foiled an infiltration bid near Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote area of Mendhar in Poonch district in of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior army official told GNS. He said that army’s 15 Bihar Regiment challenged a group of intruders who tried to sneak into this side at forward area of Pangani Nallah near Tekri in Balakote area of the district at around 1:00 pm last night. However, the attempt was foiled by the alert troops deployed along the Line of Control (LoC), the official said; adding that searches in the area has been launched. (GNS)
Hub punishment’ are often transferred to this administratively called ‘KALLA PANI’ to mend their business. “The Scientists who are routinely transferred to Wadura use highest political sources to revert the orders. The height of the sacredness can be imagined from the fact that one of the senior most Professors when appointed as Dean Faculty of Agriculture at Wadura preferred to accept a clerical post of Registrar to be posted at Shalimar.” Interestingly, these administrative discrepancies have snatched the national level status of this glorious institution with a 5th rank at all India level in seventies and eighties. It is also pertinent to mention here that with highly competent and talented Faculty, the Wadura campus over the years has produced many trained graduates who are best equipped to serve the agriculture, horticulture and forestry sectors in J&K. This campus has achieved a high degree of academic excellence which can be gauged by the fact that in recent years seven pass outs of the campus have joined Indian Forest Service, 45 have joined Kashmir Administrative Service, 8 have qualified ARS and more than 150 have qualified JRF examination conducted by ICAR at national level. Besides, most of the graduates produced by this campus are working at the higher levels in planning the developmental departments in Agriculture and its allied sectors. Despite this huge contribution to agricultural education, and a history of giving birth to two agricultural universities in J & K the irony with the Wadura campus has been that soon after the University started functioning at Shalimar, the Wadura campus became a victim of apathy and neglect. The campus is the worst victim of regionalism and is facing political apathy for its own up-gradation as a separate university. “Prevailing good sense, Prof. Tej Partap the current Vice Chancellor started his tenure with a promise to shift many of the academic programmes to this campus. To start with the vice chancellor issued a circular for consolidating a fragmented faculty of forestry at this place. The university authorities are now of the opinion that the Forestry be shifted to barren land with just one building at Benihama Ganderbal,” sources revealed to KNS. The Faculty of Horticulture which was to be established at Wadura as per Govt. decision was relocated at Shalimar with merger of many Divisions that belonged to Faculty of Agriculture. “The Faculty of Agriculture with fractured four Divisions proposed to be established at Wadura campus without shifting the human resource was another move to disintegrate this oldest campus of the university,” a teacher in Wadura campus said wishing not to be named. He added under motivated political ambitions, the university has became a playground for power wrangling authorities whose actions exhibit indifference to
Girl found dead mysteriously in Budgam Srinagar, July 18 : A 12th class girl student was found dead in suspisios conditions at her home in Budgam last evening. Budgam Police has started investigation to ascertain the cause of her death. An 18 years old girl Maqsooda Akhter resident of Hardsursh, Budgam was found dead in suspicious circumstances at her home, in the jurisdiction of police station Khag Budgam. She was a student of 12th Class. Budgam police has started investigations under section 174 CrPC to ascertain the cause of her death. After the completion of all medico-legal formalities, the body of deceased girl was handed over to her relatives for last rites. (KNS)
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Police books trio in Pattan Pattan, July 18, : Police Thursday booked trio under section 307 (attempt to murder) of RPC in North Kashmir’s Palhalan area of Baramulla district. Police sources told CNS that scores of youth mostly students have been found indulging in stone-pelting in Palhalan area. Sources added that police is mulling to launch a crackdown on stonepelters in coming days. “We have so far arrested three youth and booked them under section 307, 148, 149, 336, 427 of RPC. These youth not only assaulted some policemen but also caused injuries to four cops,” a police official told CNS and identified the trio as Wasim Hasan Gojri (Pattan), Yasin Rehman (Malapora) and Tawseef Ahmed Malla of Palhalan. Meanwhile, family members of the detained youth told CNS that they are innocent and police picked them while they were playing volley ball. The family members of the trio staged a protest outside police station Pattan and demanded their immediate release. Police advised them to approach court to seek bail for them. (CNS)
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Date of sale of tender document up to.........................22- -07-2014 Date of receipt of tenders is..........................................24 -07-20 \4 For and on behalf of Governor of Jammu & Kashmir sealed tenders affixed with Rs. five revenue stamps are invited from registered / Electrical & Mechanical contractors/Workshop owners for execution of following electrical and mechanical works. The tenders should reach the office of the U/S by or before 24 -07.-2014 (2PM). S.No
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The technical specifications I details of works can be had from the office of the Executive Engineer PHE Mechanical Rural Division Srinagar on all working days up to the last date of sale of tender documents. The tender documents shall be issued to firms subject to the production of following documents only. a) TIN No. b) Latest Sales tax Clearance certificate c) Registration of SSI Unit issued byJ&K Industries Department or certificate of Self Help Group of Engineers d) Renewed Electrical License of the industrial unit of the electrical bill of the PDDfor workshop holders. e) A certificate of experience by the competent authorities not less than the Executive Engineer for execution of similar nature of job. f) Copy of PAN Card issued by Income Tax Department. All other terms and conditions can be had from, the office of the Executive Engineer PHE Mech. Rural Division Srinagar on all working days before the sale of tender documents DIPK;3763 Sd/-Executive engineer
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Flight MH17 shot down: Spotlight Fireman dies as Navy, CG choppers on Soviet-era Buk missiles
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WASHINGTON: As Russia and Charap said. radars. Ukraine trade blame over the ap“It’s the kind of scenario that Candlelight prayers are preAparent fireman died and nine his colleagues were inshooting down of aofMabecomes much more likely when papred for victims of the Malayjured as airliner, Navy and Coast Guard laysian they appear to helicopters evacuatyou give a lot of undertrained sia Airlines Flight 17 at a church ed a group of firefighters trapped agree on one thing: the type of atop a commercial and unreliable people sophisti- outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. building aflame a Mumbai on Friday, offiSoviet-era missileinthat brought suburb it cated weaponry,” he said. The system’s 5.7-metre (19cials said. down. Nick de Larrinaga, an analyst foot), 55-kg (110-lb) missiles A major 21st floor of Lotus BusiBut ifblaze an broke SA-11 out Bukonmisat IHS Jane’s Defence, said the have a range of up to 28 km (18 ness Park, an upscale commercial building at Andsile, known as “Gadfly” in Nato, shoulder-fired missiles typically miles). heri, a little before noon and 21 firemen got strandstruck the aircraft and killed all used by separatist rebels in eastUkraine banned tests of the ed on the rooftop though all civilians were promptly 298 on board, that won’t solve ern Ukraine would not be able Buk, the S-300 and similar misevacuated. “21 firemen were brought to our hospital, the of mystery who did it: Russia, to hit a passenger aircraft flying sile systems for seven years after one them of was brought dead. Some of them are inUkraine at normal cruising altitude. Such a wayward missile hit a Russian jured but and noneRussian-speaking is serious,” Medical Superintendent where it came from,” said Samuel official Anton Gerashchenko said weapons have shot down several Tu-154 airliner flying from Israel have all claimed the mis- Gawde ofrebels Cooper Hospital Dr Sitaram told the news Charap, a former US sile in their agency. An arsenals. official at the Municipal Corporation of state depart- after the crash the Buk anti-air- Ukrainian helicopters and air- to Siberia in 2001, killing all 78 ment official and Circumstantial evidence people on board. Greater Mumbai’s disaster management cell told thenow a fellow craft system was “kindly given to craft. the International points increasingly to nine the sepaHe said a commercial aircraft Ukraine says Russian jets shot news agency that only of thoseatrushed to the hos- Institute for the separatists by (Russian President Vladimir) Putin.” ratists, western officials and ana- Strategic Studies in Washington. would, however, have been in down a Ukrainian SU-27 fighter pital had received injuries. Ondeceased June 29, Russian RIA Novosti news agency in range of surface-to-air missile on Wednesday. Kiev has been lysts say, pointing rebel Tawde said it wasto not yetclaims known if the fire- newswire of shooting Ukrainian military man died of at asphyxiation or due toITAR-TASS injuries. quoted separatists in Moscow quoted a source as say- systems such as the Buk or al- stepping up its air strikes along Donetskwere in eastern aircraft at approximately the Hospital The firemen rushed to Cooper those Ukraine, not ing a Ukrainian army battalion ternatively the Russian-made the border and this week also acfar of from the plane went had a Buk system deployed near S-300, also called the “SA-10 cused Russia of violating its tersamehad time. who got trapped on the terrace thewhere building as and saying they had seized the city of Donetsk a day before Grumble.” were with believed to down, ritory in an airstrike on the town and The wererebels evacuated the help of Navy Coast have used a similar system to control of a missile defense army the crash and the missile likely “Both Russia and Ukraine of Snizhe. Guard helicopters. equipped with the Buk sys- came from that system. The have such SAM (surface-to-air Fighting inclement weather, Navy and Coast shoot down a Ukrainian Antonovtheunit Senior US officials point to a tem.waged a grim source said the anti-government missile) systems in their invento- boast on Russian social media by Guard on two helicopters AN-26 personnel aircraft on Monday. battle to evacuate those on the terrace. AKangan pro-Russian militant passes forcesAgency in eastern Ukraine do not ries,” he said. Lonetrapped News Agency Khan News Ganderbal Whether the 1970s-era radarpro-rebel commander Igor GirDramatic videoswould showed firefighters clingby theSoura wreckage of a Boeing 777, have the BukChadoora system. guided missiles havestranded been Agency The Buk — which means kin, who uses the nom de guerre Gulzar News Zahid Book Depot ing precariously to Tariq railings and scaffoldings giant flight After hovering inrebels the sky and finding no place to land, one lost—his life, apparently asphyxiation. of Malaysia Arilines MH17 If were at the helm of beech supplied by Russia or captured tree ed, in Russian includes Strelkov,due thatto the rebels had shot News Agency Hawal as Bashir News Agency Nowhatta flames leapt menacingly towards them. Navy and Coast Guard personnel lowered Cooper Hospital Superintendent, however, said debris, which crashed during the Buk system, they were not winches from Ukrainian forces is uncerfour missiles on a turntable down a plane.One of the USthe ofMuzaffar Ali News Agency Alamgari Bazar Budshah News Agency Lal Chowk As timely showers caused the fire to abate, they firemenlikely were well hauled up the exact causevehicle. of death known only media after post flight over themaneasternand Ukraine trained in aircraft. its use and mounted on tain. a tracked A would ficialsbesaid the social post Abdullah Lal Donetsk. Chowk Although Sikendar Agency Lalmisidentified Chowk were evacuataged“Even to return terrace afterNews someAgency time.near allmay 21News trapped on the rooftop mortem. region have simply if we to know the weapon separate tracked vehicle carries was thought to be genuine, and Gupkari Lal Chowk Raina News Gund Kangan Ukrainian interior ministry it as Agency a Ukraine military plane, early warning and acquisition another said. type, it is impossible now toNews say Agency
Allow your eager and restless nature to express itself in ways other than through the spoken word, Aries. Show someone that you care through your gentle touch or a big bear hug. Hold on a little bit more tightly than you might normally. There’s an unspoken understanding that comes when you communicate through nothing but pure silence. Work on developing this kind of connection with those closest to you.
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partment and its allied sectors. Threadbare discussion was held on the status of works done on Mughal Road besides the functioning of R&B department.While discussing the issues related to pending works on roads and bridges, the Committee stressed upon the concerned officers to complete the same in a time bound manner so that the benefit reaches people in time.The Committee directed the officers of JKPCC, ERA, NABARD and other agencies to accelerate the pace of work on Chandanwari, Jula, Gingal bridges in Uri and other major roads and projects in Kashmir Division. Commissioner Secretary, R&B, Tanvir Jehan briefed the Committee about the pace of ongoing projects in Kashmir Division besides physical and financial achievements of the department.
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financial year at the estimated cost of Rs. 209 crore, out of which Rs.112 crore including Rs. 583 lakhs under District Plan were expended during the period.
This was stated at a meeting of officers of Health Department under the chairmanship of District Development Commissioner,
Baramulla, Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone today. The meeting was informed that 15 works/schemes have been completed while as 45 schemes to
be completed by the end of this financial year. Giving details, the Chief Medical Officer said that 3 SubCentre buildings constructed under NRHM were completed during the year 2013-14. He said that department have provided Medical Mobile Unit vehicle equipped with XRay, Dental, Lab and Mini Theatre to the far-flung areas where no regular health facility is available and also provides free medicines to the people. Regarding emergency treatment, the Chief Medical Officer said that ambulance facility is also available in the District Hospital to the needy person who can call on No. 102 for the said service. The service provided free of cost to pregnant women and children upto 14 years.
Jora, Spalbar lay foundation of Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Leh LEH, JULY 18-The Minister for Urban Development & Local Bodies Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora along with CEC, LAHDC, Leh, Mr. Rigzin Spalbar laid the foundation stone of Multipurpose Indoor Stadium here today, the project will be built under PYKKA/USIS scheme of Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. The stadium having seating capacity of 1000 spectators is a project to come up at an estimated cost of Rs. 797.68 lakhs, out of which Rs. 600 lakhs have been sanctioned by the Government of India and balance expenditure will be borne by LAHDC, Leh. The multipurpose stadium on its completion will have one basket ball, volleyball and a handball court each, three badminton courts, eight table tennis courts with two practice rooms, one dispensary, six player dorms, two change rooms, one gymnasium, one exercise room,
one equipment store and two public conveniences. Addressing the gathering of councilors, officers and students Mr. Jora expressed great happiness over the commencement of such a vital project, in addition to the construction of an open stadium at Spituk near
Airport the work on which started last year at a cost of Rs. 20.35 crores. He said that with the completion of these national level stadiums the youth of the region will have an opportunity to excel in sports at various levels. Terming sports as an important part of education, Mr.
Sadhotra inaugurates Employment Fair at Samba, Kathua SAMBA, JULY 18-Minister for planning and development labour and employment Ajay Sadhotra today inaugurated one day Employment Fair at Kehli Mandi ground in District Samba for the awareness of general public especially the unemployed youth about the self employment schemes being implemented by various departments ‘viz’ Employment, Agriculture DIC, Rural Development, KVIB, KVIC, Animal Husbandry, Sheep Husbandry etc. Various departments functioning in Samba have put up their stalls for highlighting their activities and also displayed the finished goods/products in the Employment fair. While speaking on the occasion Sadhotra complemented the District Administration for organizing this fair and assured that the department will continue giving the focused attention towards un-employed youth as various schemes have been launched by the Govt. for as-
sisting the youth and farmers to set up their self employment enterprises. He said that such programmes besides encouraging the youth for setting up their income generating units help in developing cordial relationship between the department and the local people. He said effective implementation of various self employment programmes under central and state sectors was the key to address the challenge of unemployment and to enable youth to earn dignified livelihood. He called for a change in the mind set of the unemployed youth towards entrepreneurship to become job providers instead of job seekers. Spelling out various state and centrally sponsored schemes being implemented in the state, he asked the people to take maximum benefits from the schemes to empower themselves socially and economically. Officers and Experts from different line Departments viz.
Jora stressed upon the students to take sports seriously to build their career in, pointing to the fact that athletes of mountainous regions have a biological advantage when performing in the plains. Appreciating the achievements of present council under the dynamic leadership of
CEC Mr. Rigzin Spalbar, the Minister said that at present an unprecedented number of projects worth Rs. 1500 crores are under execution in Leh and termed this period as a golden era of development in Leh district. Congratulating the people especially the youth, CEC Mr. Rigzin Spalbar said that an indoor stadium with modern facilities was one of the long pending demands of the district and said that after the completion of this stadium it will benefit not only the present day youth but will also be an asset for the generations to come. Earlier, Executive Councilor for Sports Gyurmet Dorjey speaking on the occasion gave an overview of the project in detail. All the Executive Councilors, Councilors, Presidents of LBA, Moin-ul-Islam and Hindu Sabha Leh were also present on the occasion.
Aries
March 21-April 19
Taurus April 20-May 20
This is a terrific day for you, Taurus. You should find that your relationships, especially with men, go exceptionally well. Your tender and extremely sensitive nature is finally being recognized as the treasure chest it is. There are many times in which this type of personality is seen as weak, yet today is one of those times in which you’re given the full credit you deserve.
Gemini May 21-June 21
A selfish attitude on your part won’t be tolerated today, regardless of the circumstances, Gemini. Don’t make it worse for yourself by pretending that you don’t notice others’ hurt feelings. People are likely to be extra sensitive today, so be careful about trying to impose your will on someone who really wants nothing more than an ear to talk to and a shoulder to cry on.
Cancer June 22-July 22
You could find the hardest person to face is you, Cancer. You tend toward introspection, and you may find yourself shrinking into self-recrimination. You could analyze the important people in your life and yet fail to address the one you really need to look at – you. As you continually strive for perfection, give yourself proper credit. Do something nice for yourself today.
Leo
July 23-August 22 Take advantage of the creative energy in the air today, Leo. Keep your hands moving and your imagination flowing toward something fun and artistic. If you begin to doubt your work, you may fall down a spiral of creative blockage. Don’t get into the habit of constantly judging the quality or outcome of your work. Give yourself free rein to open up and explore whatever comes to mind.
Virgo
August 23-September 22
Your sixth sense is right on target, Virgo, so trust your instincts today. You’re likely to connect with someone in a wonderful partnership that will help you foster the very plan you want to develop now. Stay close to those things that resonate strongly with your morals. The answer is in front of you; you don’t have to search too far afield in order to find it.
Libra
September 23-October 23 Take a break from your routine, Libra. You might feel like you’re leading an army into battle as you strive for new adventures and conquer new realms. Make sure you take a bit of time out today to stop and let your troops rest. You deserve a little rest yourself. Use this moment of stillness to form your plan of attack so you’re sure about how to proceed.
Scorpio
October 24-November 21 The key for you is to minimize your daily drama as much as possible, Scorpio. You may not realize how much you cripple yourself by the way you exaggerate every aspect of your life. Try not to give so much of your attention to things that really don’t matter much. Petty jealousy and gossip about other people’s lives are especially irrelevant in your world.
Sagittarius November 22-December 21
Be careful of advertising yourself as someone who is so strong and mentally competent that you’re capable of handling everything, Sagittarius. Take note that the strongest mule on the trail usually ends up carrying the most weight. Your emotions are more sensitive than you may think, and certainly more than you demonstrate to others. Be honest about the way you feel and not just the way you think.
Capricorn December 22-January 19
Govt earmarks Rs. 17.87 cr for channelization of Channi Himmat drainage project: Bhalla JAMMU, JULY 18-Minister for Housing, Horticulture, Culture, Youth Services and Sports Mr. Raman Bhalla has said that Government has earmarked Rs. 17.87 crore for channelization of existing primary drains and including construction of Housing Colony Barsati nallah new secondary drains in Channi Himmat under JKUSDIP package. This was stated by the Minister while addressing a large gathering at Channi Himmat Sector-1 after inspecting 3287 meter long R1, R2 and R3 deep drain at Channi Himmat Housing Colony, here today.Mr. Bhalla asked the Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) to use quality material on the development works which are under progress on war-footing in the locality.The Minister further informed that Government has prepared a detailed project report of Rs. 65 crore for channelization and modernization of Barsati nallahs of Sunjwan, Bathindi and Gangyal, adding that all the codal
formalities under the project has been completed for early start of the project. Listing the measures taken by the Minister for providing improved basic amenities to the people of Channi Himmat, Mr. Bhalla said Government has spent Rs. 90 lakh under Jammu and Kashmir Housing Board funding for upgradation including mecademisation of internal link roads of Sector-5, 6, and 7. Mr. Bhalla said development of Housing Colonies in urban as well as in rural areas of the State was receiving main focus of the Government. He said the colonies would be developed on modern lines with all basic amenities like safe drinking water, road connectivity, electricity, parking, play field, super bazaar and recreational parks.The Minister informed that JKHB has approved Rs. 3.50 crore for creation of health club, swimming pool and tug shop besides a recreation centre facilities on the available land near the Green Belt Park in Channi Himmat Sector-1.
Things should flow well for you today with very little effort on your part, Capricorn. Take note that if any quarrel arises, it’s an indication that the person you’re arguing with isn’t necessarily the right person to deal with or confide in. Emotional issues are likely to be the hardest ones to overcome, but this shouldn’t be a problem for you. You have the ability to work through these like a pro.
Aquarius January 20-February 18
This is meant to be a nice, relaxing day, so treat it as such, Aquarius. There’s no need for you to plan any great strategy at this time. Try to take it easy and not indulge in any unnecessary stress. This is your time to enjoy the moment. Don’t tax your mind by overanalyzing everything that comes your way. Go with the flow and have a great time regardless of what you end up doing.
Pisces
February 19-March 20 Your sensual nature is heightened, Pisces, and you’ll find yourself engaged in tender moments and languid peacefulness in the company of others. Soothe your soul by letting yourself slip into situations that give you the emotional freedom to do or say whatever comes to mind. Life should be like a love poem written by a great master. Accept the good energy that comes your way.
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he minister for rural Filthy d e v e trends lopment and Raj, Ali inPanchayat present Muhammad Sagar has good news for panchs and dayThey politics sarpanchs. are likely to get
honorarium ahead of the budget s the assembly elecsession of the tions are legislature. nearing ,the However, political Sagar expressed his activities in government’s inability to provide state has picked up security toand the dozens panchayat memof opportunists, turn-coats, defectors bers. are parties day. “Thechanging honorarium andevery insurance The the and joinsarpanchs are proudly coverparties to panchs has announce their entry and claim beenhundreds taken up by the Chief that of their supportMinister Primethe Minister. ers havewith alsothe joined party.I hopefails the toannouncement in logthis One understand the regard willsuch be claims made before the ic behind as every body knows thatofthese turn-coats budget session the state assemhave no locus-standi and bly”, said Sagar while takingthey to a are not even supported by their local news agency Monday. near and dear ones. However Sagar made this announcement at their entry they are profousafter his return Delhi ly garlanded andfrom theirNew services where he for attended the MG highlighted media consumpNREGA Sammelan organized tion but after some days they areto left high and dry andyear evenofare commemorate the 8th the not welcomed in the party office launching of the scheme. where people taunt them andto Sagar expressed his inability fun of them. Besides this activprovide security to the panchayat ity , the politicians are speaking members individual basis. He on a very on high pitch these days saidblaming case specific and indiand their areas opponents for viduals beingThey looked into by all sortswere of things. decorate each other with like corthe state’s homefrillings department and rupt, dishonest, black-mailers, the home ministry for ensuring exploiters, opportunists, and security of the members. even killers. Even the parties in He said the government was comcoalition do not spare each othmitted empowering the er in theirto offensive and use abupanchayats in the state. “Incallthis sive slang language besides connection, theeach ADDCs whoAfter were ing names of other. seeing alllook this, into one the comes to the asked to empowerconclusion that politics is have not ment issues in 14 departments suited for reports civilized, filed their andpolite, the CMculhas tured and honest people. When twice reviewed the progress on one recalls the spate of abusempowerment panchs and es hurled by of thethe then Speaksarpanchs. er Mohd. Akbar Lone on PDP The Minister that Ansari, the departleader Molvi said Iftikhar it looks used ment unbelievable was looking as intohe certain every abuseofinmisuse his dictionary complaints of power in by the august house where parliacertain elements among the mentary guide every “We inpanchayatethics representatives. dividual. Perhaps the standards have received complaints in every field several of life have gone like one Sarpanch has got 25 IAY down so drastically that one can casesbelieve issued his to his relatives. We not eyes and ears will take action in such cases”, of he while listening the language the politicians and watching added. their behavior. can benever exThe panchs andWhat sarpanchs pected of a common man if polidemanded perks or salary. they ticians supposed to be role modhave demanding empowerel for been others behaves in such a ment and security. The governdisgusting manner. In fact, the ment is reluctant to empower youngster who watch this allthem do andcustomize at the same time is behavshying not exemplary ior of from these its politicians and by away responsibility of doing this security we are to justthem. passing providing The our filthy present to the future elected panchayat members have of our younger generations. At suffered a lot. They have been least these politicians should behumiliated and even killed. The have like normal human beings government mustofconsider secuand set example parliamentaritybehavior. for the members as soon as ry possible.
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Drug Abuse–A Holistic Approach D
rug abuse, also called substance abuse or chemical abuse, is a disorder that is characterized by a destructive pattern of using a substance that leads to significant problems or distress. Teens are increasingly engaging in prescription drug abuse, particularly narcotics (which are prescribed to relieve severe pain), and stimulant medications, which treat conditions like attention deficit disorder and narcolepsy. Long ago… Initially, drug users were look down upon as those lacking in moral values that accounted for this strange consumption (of the drug) and it was more often held that a person was not "man enough" to get away from addiction. It was first recognized to be a disease like any other, by Alcoholics Anonymous, who did pioneering work in this field as an organization, delving deep into the reasons why a person fell into and subsequently in short time lost control of himself on such usage. Dr. Jellinek's pathbreaking studies helped change the very orientation one hitherto had about these alcohol/drug users (abusers). Further with the advancement of neurophysiological science, more importantly after 1956, one came to the conclusion that drug abuse is a chronic disease, could trouble a person for his entire life and was ultimately, curable by proper treatment. The disease of addiction was thus much better understood than in the past. What was needed therefore, more than the sympathy towards such affected persons, a due recognition and systematic treatment appropriate for such cases. These could be akin to treating patients with other health problems like sugarcontrol or hyper-tension, to name a few. Types of Drugs Drugs drastically put to wrong use are brown sugar (its inferior version is heroin) cannabis (ganja, bangh and other such categories) and even alcohol which qualifies to fall under the drug category, for the reason that it is merely a chemical in liquid form that is used to give a "high". Even thinners usable with paints and other such common material could be called drugs. There could also be a case of drug abuse, where a medically prescribed item is consumed frequently, in increased
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quantity and violates the prescribed amount. Persons recognize that this produces a sensation that "puts them up" and they therefore start using these constantly, not when it is actually needed as a medicine. WHO Reports The yearly report released by bodies like WHO normally indicates an increase/decrease in pattern of drug in use, wherein sometimes what could be more prevalent would be smoking heroin; at other times it could be injecting cannabis. All these are to be seen more as fluctuations in drug abuse, than anything else. There are many criteria to determine whether a person is addicted or not. These could range from physical warning signs, emotional signs to an abrupt or gradual change in the family dynamics that lead to marked changes in social behaviour. The person exhibits red and glazed eyes with poor eating and sleeping habits and may also show general lack of interest and become a victim of sudden mood changes. He may develop a strange secretiveness that keeps him away from the family. On the social side he would try to become a truant with an altogether negative attitude. But as a thumb rule it would be better if one stuck to repeated usages as a symptom, where the user is fully aware of the consequences and but is prevented by a strange inability to restrict or stop the consumption of the drug in terms of quantity, frequency and be inclined towards an insurmountable urge towards drug usage. Vulnerability Instead of looking at the causes for drug addiction per se', it is better to understand it as a vulnerability to addiction. That would a better term. Genetic make-up plays a vital part in forming this habit, the family and friends around a person may serve as a deterrent or cause further usage of the drug(s) thereby increasing the positive expectancy that is to be derived out of it. If there is tacit approval by those around him, then it is held as a normal habit. It is no more drug abuse ; it is only rightful "use". It is "taken" in its stride. Psycho-social factors, lack of coping skills, the mechanism of a backup of friends during immense emotional pain any or all these may be the causes for the
above-mentioned vulnerability. Withdrawal Symptoms Withdrawal symptoms create an uncomfortable feeling and will depend more on the drug which is consumed. The body and mind become restless, become more and more irritable, all parts of the body could be affected and there is pronounced sleep disturbance. It is similar to a pair of physical balances where one scale is at its extreme and what is strictly happening is a process of readjustment. If the patient goes back wanting to consume only a small quantity then the brain recalls the experiences it has had in the past and forces him to consume more and more till it provides complete satisfaction. This is a state that has to be completely avoided. It would be a reminder here that substitution of one drug by another is neither the solution nor the cure. Treatment Drug abuse, then is the disease of the body, the mind and the soul. Though treatment may begin medically but that alone is not enough and the patient would need an enormous amount of psychological help. If, a person gets cornered and conquered by an intake for three valium tablets, for instance, he should be taught and educated how to pass his time without these three. It requires long-term treatment, a change in lifestyle and the involvement of the family becomes cardinal in these kinds of treatments. Care should be taken to see that the patients dignity is preserved and he should always be respected. Prevention Prevention is a community process and not a one-time affair or a single day affair, of taking vows and the like. Instilling mere knowledge that drugs are bad alone may not also work. Developing of coping skills, learning to say a firm "no" to drugs even when repeatedly persuaded, a good support system, echoing the message against drug addiction repeatedly at different points of time, involving all sectors of the society are some of the preventive measures to be taken, all in a truly holistic manner, if results are to be seen. Government Initiatives The Union Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment, as the focal point for drug demand reduction programmes in the country, has been implementing the Scheme for Prohibition and Drug Abuse Prevention since the year 1985-86. As implementation of programmes for deaddiction and rehabilitation of drug addicts require sustained and committed/involved effort with a great degree of flexibility and innovation, a Statecommunity (voluntary) partnership appears to be particularly strong mechanism for service delivery. Accordingly, under the Scheme, while major portion of the cost of services is borne by the Government, the voluntary organisations provide actual services through the Counselling and Awareness Centres; Deaddiction cum Rehabilitation Centres, Deaddiction Camps, and Awareness Programmes. The Ministry is assisting 361 voluntary organisations for maintaining 376 De-addiction-cumRehabilitation Centres and 68 Counselling and Awareness Centres all over the country. The basic objective in creating facilities for treatment, at Centres run through voluntary organisations, is to ensure that the support of the family and the community is mobilized to the maximum. To facilitate the medical treatment of hard-core addicts who require intensive long-term medical attention, 100 De-addiction Centres are being run in Government hospitals/Primary Health Centres, etc. The initiatives from the Government include maintaining of Quality Assurance and Minimum Standards ensured by developing a Manual of Minimum Standards of Services, Professional Manpower Development where National Centre for Drug Abuse Prevention (NCDAP) as an apex institution has the necessary mandate for training, research and development in the drug sector and Focused Interventions for Vulnerable Targets where The Workplace Prevention Programme (WPP), a collaborative effort of the Government, ILO, NGOs and corporate sector has come up as a result. This collaboration has led to the formation of an effective group of various stakeholders, known as ARMADA, the Association of Resource Managers against Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
Caracal-Mysterious Cat
ertain species are very hard to find like the snow leopard and the red panda that live in the high reaches of the Himalayan Mountains and in the rain forests. But, this is not so with the Caracal because it resides in the easily approachable main lands of India, some are also the main tourism hubs of India such as Ranthambhore and Sariska. Yet, to sight this mysterious cat is not easy. Caracals are small cats, but are amongst the heaviest of all small cats, as well as the fastest. Males typically weigh about 13-18 kg (28-40 1bs), while females are smaller. The Caracal is 65 cm in length (about 2 ft), plus 30 cm tail (about 1 foot). It has longer legs and a slimmer appearance than a lynx. Caracal is a Turkish word “karakulak” which means “black ear”. Caracals are known and called by many names; The Indian Lynx has no hindi or urdu name but it is known as ‘Siagos’ which is in Persian. It has a popular name in Rajasthani ‘Mor mar Bhageri’. The kutchi dialect of Gujarat has a name for it ‘Harnotro’ meaning haran (Chinkara) like colour. The Caracal is also called Persian lynx or African lynx. The Caracal resembles a lynx and for a long time it was considered a close relative of the lynxes. Recent DNA research, however, has shown that the Caracal is not a close relative of lynxes at all, but is instead related to the Serval-the African cat with long legs. Scientific name of caracal is Caracal caracal (Schreber, 1776). Like the Tiger, Caracal also have nine subspecies but this figure is disputed and not agreed upon universally. These nine sub-spices are the Caracal caracal caracal, East, Central and South Africa; Caracal caracal algira, North Africa; Caracal caracal damarensis, Namibia; Caracal caracal limpopoensis, Botswana; Caracal caracal lucani, Gabon; Caracal caracal michaelis, Turkmenistan (endangered); Caracal caracal nubica, Ethiopia, Sudan; Caracal caracal poecilotis, West Africa and Caracal caracal schmitzi, Israel, West Asia, Iran, Arabia, Pakistan, India. The feline can be easily recognized by its appearance and gait, irrespective of size. Huge eyes, a short flat face, supple spine
and retractile claws describes a cat. In behaviour too, cats are typical - secretive, largely nocturnal, solitary (again with an exception – the lion) and mostly uncommon. All these physical, morphological and behavioural traits make the cat a ‘supreme predator’. Legal Status Caracal is listed in Appendix II of CITES, although the Asian subspecies, C.c.schmitzi and C.c.michaelis, considered to be rare or threatened, are listed in Appendix I of CITES C.c. schmitzi is classified as Schedule I species in Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Habitat The Caracal inhabits a wide range of habitats and is found globally. It once had a distribution similar to that of the cheetah (Accinonyx jubatus) through most of the arid and semi-arid regions of India. A rapid change in Land-use patterns through most Caracal habitats over the last few decades has drastically reduced its range and numbers. Its current distribution in India is restricted to the drier parts (Corbett and Hill, 1992; Kitchener, 1991 ; Nowell and Jackson, 1996). Wild populations of Caracal have nearly reached extinction in the thorn scrub jungles of Kutch and western India. Since 1996, YV Jhala, Dinesh Sharma, and Bharat Jetwa of the Wildlife Institute of India have had eight sightings of the Caracal in the Kutch district of Gujarat. Besides, its sightings has also been reported from other known areas - Narayan Sarovar, Gujarat; Sariska Tiger Reserve, Ranthambore National Park and Bikaner district, Rajasthan; Melghat tiger reserve, Maharashtra and Chambal and Madhya Pradesh. Divya Shrivastva and Dharam Khandal also worked for a long time in Ranthambhor Area and spotted Caracals after hardwork. Caracals are native to Africa, Asia, and even certain areas of the Middle East. Behaviour and Ecology The Caracal is a powerful and adept hunter, with close range stalking culminating in a final swift leap. This very athletic feline is capable of leaping to almost four metres to grab a bird in flight. Though it is a solo
hunter, the adult female is often seen accompanied by one or more of her kittens while stalking. Caracals are sometimes preyed upon by lion, hyena and leopard. In some areas Caracal competes for prey with lion, leopard and the painted hunting dog. Social Structure Like most other small cats, caracals are solitary predators, coming together only to breed. During other parts of the year, caracals maintain exclusive territories that preclude entry by members of the same sex. Caracals appear to breed year around, giving birth to anywhere from one to four cubs. Gestation lasts 78 to 81 days. Males are sexually mature at 12 to 15 months, and females are sexually mature at 14 to 16 months. Body Shape and Size The caracal is a medium sized cat. Its hind legs are longer than its front, which helps it in leaping in the air. The front legs and shoulders are heavily muscled, to help it clamp on to its prey. The female attains an adult body mass of ten to 11 kilograms, with the male usually twenty to thirty percent larger. Adult body length is characteristically 61 to 90 centimetres, the tail adding an additional thirty percent. Jaws are extremely powerful. Its hind paws are smaller than its front paws, but are still large enough. All the paws are wide, and well padded, to help its movement remain quiet in grass, or to walk in a deep silence. Each paw also ends in four retractable claws, which are four to five nails breadth in length. They are capable of tremendous aerial acrobatics jumps and can land safely. This is “fastest of all the small cats”. The caracal has also been known to leap up into the air to successfully catch flying birds as prey. It has a short tail compared to jungle cat. The caracal is normally dark red, wine red, grey, or golden sand in colour. Melanistic (black) caracals also occur. Young caracals bear reddish spots on the underbelly that disappear when they grow up. Adults do not have markings except for black spots above the eyes. Caracal possesses a very unique distinguishing physical feature. Its
ears are elongated, narrow and tipped with long black tufts of black hair on top of each ear. These “ear tufts” can be as long as 3 inches and help insure the Caracals survival. The ears are controlled by 20 different muscles to help them find their prey. The tufts pinpoint their prey. In most cases, everything in nature has a purpose. In this case, not only do the ear tufts help direct sound waves into the animal’s ears, but they also help reduce noise created when the animals head disturbs low lying branches. This maximizes the probability of catching prey. Caracal species is known for black markings above the eyes and white fur under the chin and on the chest and belly. A thin black strip connects the inner eye edge to the nasal zone. When the pupil contracts, the resulting geometric shape are not slitlike, but achieve a circular form. Eating Habits This cat ranges over a broad geography, but its populations are threatened in many parts of its distribution, particularly in Asia and parts of the Middle East. Chiefly a solitary hunter, it is most often found in semi-arid grassland and scrubland, and is capable of subsisting with access to little surface water. Caracals have been revered by some ancient cultures, the prime example being extant Egyptian wall paintings and caracal sculpture found guarding dynastic tombs. Caracals feed primarily on small antelopes and gazelles, hares, and small rodents. Depending on availability and habitat, livestock, reptiles, and carrion also play an important role in their diet. In South Africa and Namibia, caracals are considered a significant predator of sheep. Because of their exceptional leaping ability, birds play an important role in their diet. Human and Caracal Other than cheetah, the caracal was the only other animal which was used by the Moghul’s for hunting in those days. Caracals have been revered by some ancient cultures, the prime example being extant Egyptian wall paintings and caracal sculpture found guarding dynastic tombs.
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Disclaimer : The contents and comments appearing in any article published in this paper are purely the personal opinion of the writer