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Cabinet condemns excessive use of force Sanctions ex-gratia relief of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin Srinagar, June 19: The State Cabinet which met here under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today condemned the excessive use of force in Gool area of District Ramban and extended condolences to the bereaved families and sympathies with those injured in the firing incident.

Cabinet also extended extra ordinary ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the next of kin of those killed in the firing incident. It further ordered that government job will be provided to a family member of those killed in the incident.

Policeman dies in ‘accidental’ fire Handwara, July 19: A police follower lost his life when his service riffle went off ‘accidently’ during the wee hours on Friday in North Kashmir’s Handwara Town.

Superintendent of Police Handwara Chodhri Mohammad Aslam told CNS that police is investigating the matter whether the said police follower committed suicide or died due to accidental fire.

Police sources said that Abdul Majeed Khan resident of Hafrad Vilgam died due to bullet injuries under his chin at the Handwara camp of special operation group.

Khan, who was working as a follower in the police, sustained the injuries in “accidental” firing, the sources said.

It was not immediately clear whether Khan was killed due to mis-firing from his own weapon or from the weapons of any of his colleagues.Police has started an inquiry into the incident.

Agriculture Minister meets Governor SRINAGAR, JULY 19 - Ghulam Hassan Mir, Minister for Agriculture, called on N. N. Vohra, Governor, at Raj Bhavan here this evening.

The Governor and Mir discussed the longer term adverse consequences of climate change on the agricultural and horticultural productivity of the State and the measures which must be implemented in the short and medium term.

They also discussed issues arising from the growing shortages of water faced in several areas and the need for urgent steps being taken by farmers and growers to optimize available moisture resources.

The Governor and the Minister also discussed issues relating to delays in democratic decentralization.

Rs15000 fine imposed under FS & S Act UDHAMPUR, JULY 19:- Additional Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, Surat Singh, who is also the Adjudicating officer under Food Safety & Standard Act, Friday imposed a fine of Rs. 15000/- on three defaulters namely Shakti Kumar of Basantgarh, Vishaw Kishore S/O Isher Dass and Rakesh Gupta S/O Ramesh Kumar of Udhampur under the Act. All the defaulters were found selling miss-branded food items on prosecution being launched by Food Safety Officer, Udhampur, Zulafkar Ali and Food Safety Officer Block Ramnagar, Sanjeev Kumar.

All the three offenders confessed the offence and were warned to desist from carrying out such anti-people activities in future.

The Adjudicating Officer asked the Food Safety Officer and the designated officer under the Act to launch public awareness programmes by organizing camps at various locations across the district.

Amid curfew, restrictions, 2 injured in clashes Situation remained by and large peaceful in Kashmir: IGP Srinagar, July 19 At least two persons were injured in clashes that erupted at various places across the valley on Friday against the killing of four civilians in Gool area of Ramban yesterday in BSF firing. Authorities clamped curfew in most parts of Kashmir and several areas of Jammu to thwart separatists protest calls against the killings.

Sources told KNS that at least two persons were injured in police action at Kurhama near Ganderbal. They said police used force to quell the protesters who were demonstrating against the civilian killings

by BSF at Gool.

Reports said protests also rocked several areas of Jammu division against the killings in Ramban where curfew remained in force.

Various religious and separatists organisations had called for protests across the J&K after Friday prayers.

IGP Kashmir confirmed to KNS

that two persons were injured in Ganderbal during protests. However, he said situation across the

shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, police said.

Traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu

Kashmir remained by and large peaceful.

In the wake of the incident, no fresh batch of Amarnath pilgrims was allowed today from Jammu for Amarnath cave

Highway was closed since midnight last night as a precautionary measure.

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Shalinder Kumar said that ytara had to be suspended from

Jammu due to the blockade of Srinagar-Jammu highway at several places. “We will hold a meeting in the evening and decide whether to allow the yatra tomorrow or not,” he told KNS. Asked whether curfew will remain imposed in the Valley on Saturday, he said, “We would decide about it only after assessing the situation in a high level meeting later in the evening.”

In old city, heavy contingents of police and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel had been deployed to thwart any attempt of protests. The forces had laid razor wire and erected barricades at roads and junctions to stop movement of people and transport. Armored vehicles were also seen at road junctions and joint parties of police and CRPF were seen patrolling the streets.

Senior police and civil officers were seen visiting the curfewed areas of old Srinagar to assess the situation.

See IGP on pg 7...

Reviews progress of PMGSY

Omar for speeding up land acquisition process free.

SRINAGAR, JULY 18: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Friday emphasized on speeding up land acquisition for construction of roads under PMGSY adding that Rs. 710 crore provided by the Prime Minister as a special grant need to be utilized in a meticulously and in a transparent manner to achieve

Omar Abdullah said that PMGSY provides necessary succor to the efforts of the state government to expand road communication network in the state and open up villages and remote areas for holistic development and generation of economic activities. He asked the concerned department to en-

ment and construction of roads and bridges are receiving priority attention under various state and centrally sponsored schemes. He said good roads buttress economy and bridges bridge the development gaps.

Chief Minister said that he will review the land acquisition process under PMGSY on quarterly basis.

‘Centre to fund for modern drug testing lab Srinagar’ Srinagar, July 19 The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry would provide funds to the State government for establishment of modern Drug Testing Laboratory of International standard at Srinagar and asked the State government to identify alternate land for the purpose to create necessary infrastructure well in time.

This was apprised by Union Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.K.Ponda to the Minister of State for Health, during his meeting with him held at Civil Secretariat last evening.

The meeting was also attended by Drug Controller General, India, Dr. G. N. Singh, besides other Senior Officers of Union Health Ministry and State Health Department.

During the meeting several issues related to strengthen of Drug and Food Testing Laboratories besides ensuring supply of quality drugs in the State were discussed and decisions were taken for im-

mediate strengthen of the existing Drug and Food Testing infrastructure in the State.

The Health Minister said that State government has already mooted Programme Implementation Plan (PIP) to the Centre for release of funds for strengthen the necessary infrastructure in drug testing Labs at Srinagar and Jammu and urged for its early approval. He assured that alternate land for setting up of modern Lab of international standard at Srinagar would be identified and a proposal for sanction of funds would be submitted to the Union Health Ministry soon.

The Minister also informed the Central team about the several measures taken by the State government for improvement of healthcare facilities in the State under State and Centre Plans. asked the central team to take positive view of the proposals already send to Union Health Ministry for funding, keeping also in view the topography See Srinagar on pg 7...

FSL submits its report regarding Civil Secretariat blaze Srinagar, July 19 The Forensic Laboratory (FSL) authorities have submitted its report regarding the recent fire incident in the Civil Secretariat campus to the government on Friday.

Sources told KNS that the FSL report indicates that the fire was caused due to kerosene oil and has rejected the initial claims of the authorities that it occurred due to the short circuit. “Immediately after the fire incident the FSL experts had collected eight samples from the spot. However, they collected four more samples on the instructions of Secretary General Administration Department (GAD) Sheikh Mushtaq Aha-

md who was appointed as the enquiry officer of the incident by the government. All the samples have shown that the fire was caused due to kerosene oil,” they added.

Director FSL Inyat U Khan confirmed to KNS they have submitted the report to the GAD. “We submitted the report to the government within shortest possible time,” he said.

Fire had engulfed a two-storey wooden annexe at Civil Secretariat here on July 11, destroying official records of various departments. The Government had ordered an inquiry into the incident to be conducted by Secretary, GAD and had asked that inquiry should be completed within 15 days.

Restrictions till Sunday: DG Srinagar, July 19,

the set target within the prescribed time frame.

Chairing a high level meeting here to review the progress on PMGSY and get appraisal on the status of land acquisition process being carried on across the state to ensure construction of roads hassle

sure spending of funds as per work schedule and concentrate on realizing outcomes rather than outputs.

Chief Minister said road communication sector in the state has been flagged as one of the most important sectors in the development policy and upgradation, improve-

Army foils infiltration bid, kill militant on LoC Srinagar, July 19 Army on Friday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid by killing a militant in Gurez sector of north Kashmir.

“Alert Army troops deployed on the Line of Control in the Gurez Sector of Kupwara foiled a major attempt of infiltration by the militants, resulting into killing of one militant and injury to another,’ a defence ministry spokesman based here told KNS. He said based on specific information from intelligence agencies regarding attempt of infiltration in Gurez Sector, troops detected three militants moving in the forest area on the our side of

Line of Control.

“The militants were immediately engaged by firing from the post located along the fence. The fire was very effective and resulted in the killing of one militant, while the remaining two managed to escape under the cover of thick foliage. However, one militant was observed to be injured,” he added.

The spokesman also claimed recovery of an AK-47 and two rucksucks containing war like and other administrative store from the site.

Lt Gen Gurmit Singh, the Chinar Corps Commander, has commended the troops for their dedication and high degree of alertness, he added. (KNS)

He asked the Principal Secretary, Planning and Development to take stock of this process on monthly basis.

In a power point presentation made by Commissioner Secretary R&B, Tanveer Jahan, the See Omar on pg 7...

Director General of Police, Ashok Prasad Friday said restrictions would continue till Sunday evening.

“Whether curfew would be imposed or not is a secondary question but one thing is clear that restrictions on the movement of people would be there at least for three days till Sunday when strike would be over,” Prasad told CNS adding that it is better to restrict the movement of people than to put them in danger.

He said that the police have no option but to impose either curfew or restrictions to avoid casualties. “What can we do in a situation when separatists call

German Ambassador calls on Vohra Srinagar, July 19 Michael Steiner, German Ambassador to India, called on N N Vohra, Governor, at

relating to the strong bilateral ties between the two countries.

They also discussed the possibilities of German in-

was keen to secure foreign collaboration.

The Governor and Steiner also held discussions in regard to the opportunities

the Raj Bhavan here today.

The Governor and Steiner discussed issues arising from the world wide economic draw down and several important matters

vestors assisting the establishment of business and commercial ventures for the rapid economic growth of J&K, particularly in the areas in which the State

available for the youth of the State to pursue their education at the centres of higher learning in Germany, as well as availing See German on pg 7...

for strikes and protests? We are for the protection for the people and we have to take measures to avoid loss of life,” Prasad said.

He said that overall the situation in Valley remained peaceful in Valley on Friday. “There were protests in Shopian, Baramulla and Ganderbal but they were of lesser intensity. We are going to impose restrictions for at least three days till Sunday,” Prasad said.

Ashok Prasad while replying to a question said that militants were always present in Srinagar city. “Was there any time when militants were not present in Srinagar city. Militants keep on changing their hide outs and See DG on pg 7...

ANC demands arrest of DC, policemen for Ramban killings Srinagar, July 19 Awami National Conference on Friday demanded arrest of former Deputy Commissioner Ramban, police personnel and other officials responsible for killings in Ramban district in Jammu region yesterday.

The ANC, headed by Begum Khalida Shah—daughter of National Conference founder sheikh Mohammad Abdullah—also demanded ‘stripping of the uniforms of BSF soldiers and their Commandant’ for what the party described “dastardly and inhuman act.”

“The Deputy Commissioner Ramban, the J&K police personnel and any other official responsible for the brutal and inhuman killings of unarmed protesters in Gool need to be arrested immediately and cases reg-

istered against them under the laws of the land,” Senior Vice President of the party founded by former Chief Minister late G M Shah.

“They should languish in jails until the law takes it course and exemplary punishment is given to the guilty. This was the immediate step that should have been taken by NC-Cong coalition government,” he said.

The BSF soldiers ‘involved in the dastardly and inhuman act of this magnitude of ransacking religious school and desecrating the Holy Quran’, he said, need to be stripped off their uniforms along with their commanding officer.

“They should be lodged in the state jails, cases registered for arson , loot , murder and other laws See ANC on pg 7...

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Residents of old city told KNS that since 5 AM they we were not allowed to come out of our homes by the large number of police and CRPF personnel. “We were stopped from coming out of our homes in the morning,” Bashir Ahmad, a resident of Nowhatta told KNS. “Not to talk of main roads the forces had blocked the link roads to stop the movement.”

In civil lines areas of Srinagar the forces had closed lanes and by-lanes to restrict the movement of people in several areas. Hundreds of forces personnel were seen patrolling streets in civil lines areas to foil any attempt of protest demonstrations against the killings.

Reports reaching KNS revealed that curfew was imposed in north Kashmir’s areas of Baramulla, Sopore, Kupwara, Pattan and Bandipora and south Kashmir towns of Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama. Similar reports were received from Ganderbal and Budgam districts also.

Meanwhile, the authorities restored internet services in the Valley late on Friday, six hours after it was suspended.

Following the Ramban firing, authorities had suspended internet services on mobile phones and dongle appliances in the Valley, while internet speed on broadband facilities were reduced to prevent the spread of rumours.

Meanwhile, according to Kashmir university PRO, Showkat Shafi and Central university of Kashmir PRO all the examinations scheduled to be held on July 20 (Saturday) have been postponed. “Fresh dates will be notified separately,” they said in a statement to KNS

Srinagar............ of the State. He said timely release of funds under centrally sponsored Schemes like NRHM prove much beneficial to complete the under execution health infrastructure besides upgrading the diagnostic equipment’s with manpower in the hospitals of the State.

The Joint Secretary and drug Controller General of India assured the Health Minister that they would take positive view to sanction the genuine proposals of State government meant for improving better health care facilities of the people of the State.

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Chief Minister was apprised of various issues pertaining to land acquisition and clearance of schemes under PMGSy. The meeting was attended by Minister for R&B, Abdul Majid Wani, Minister of State for Revenue, Aijaz Ahmad Khan, Minister of State for R&B, Sajad Ahmad Kichloo, Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khanday, Principal Secretary Planning and development, B.R. Sharma, Secretary Forests, Chief Engineers and other senior officers.

Dg............ usually all the attacks carried by militants in Srinagar were done by those who had come from outside,” he said adding that last year 71 militancy related incidents were reported while as this year only 50 such incidents are being reported so far.

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It is pertinent to recall that the Governor, as the founder Co-Chairman of the Indo-European union Round Table during 2001-08, has had extensive experience of promoting bi-lateral and multi-lateral understandings between India and the European union countries.

anC............ applicable be initiated by the state government at once,” Muzaffar Shah said, according to KNS. “Our heart goes all out for the innocents who lost their lives in this carnage, perpetuated by men in uniform. We pray for Magfirat (peace) to the departed”.

Shah also condemned the ‘barbaric attack’ on former director of SKIMS and noted cardiologists, dr Jalal-ud-din while describing him one of the most pious and humble doctors of the state.

“We stand in prayers with the people for dr Sheikh Jalal u din’s speedy recovery and also pray for Magfirat to two of his security guards who lost their lives in the attack,” he added.

Jora chairs meeting of SDA, HUDCO officers Discusses construction of various projects taken in hand by SDA SRINAGAR, JuLy 19: Minister for urban development and urban Local Bodies, Mr. Nawan Rigzin Jora on Friday convened a meeting of officers of Srinagar development Authority (SdA) and HudCO in his office chamber and discussed various issues related to development of infrastructure in Srinagar city for housing people and to improve facilities provided to the people of the city.

The meeting was attended by Commissioner-Secretary, Housing & urban development, Mr. Jeet Lal Gupta, Vice Chairman, Srinagar development Authority, Mr. Mohammad Shafi Rather and Regional Chief, HudCO, Mr. Harjit Kumar, besides other senior officers of the concerned departments. during the deliberations, the meeting was told that SdA has decided to co-opt HudCO as Consultants for three major projects including construction of Shehjar Apartments, development of Railhead Nowgam and Sangarmal phase-II. Mr Jora while asking the concerned officers to go ahead with the proposed construction on the new projects said that these newly proposed development projects will not only accommodate the houseless people but will also provide employment avenues to the un-employed.

Earlier Vice Chairman SdA informed the meeting that SdA has already taken in hand the process for accomplishment of three flagship projects, construction of 300 residential flats–Shehjar Apartments at Bemina, development of an Integrated Housing and Commercial Centre (ICC) at Railhead Nowgam for which around 1500 kanals of land has already been notified by the Government and construction of a mini- convention Centre, Corporate Office complex and hostel as a part of Sangarmal PhaseII. He further said that the Proposed Railhead Nowgam Complex would be a business hub of various commercial activities including housing, hotels, motels, restaurants, shopping plaza etc.

The meeting was further told that Shehjar Apartments at Bemina will be the first planned vertical housing colony in Srinagar with various facilities like parking, recreational areas, banquet hall and sports avenues. It was also told in the meeting that HudCO has already agreed to finance these projects

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High Powered Committee approves Plan under RGPSA

Organize more exposure visits, Create data bank at Halqa Panchayat level: CS SRINAGAR, JuLy 19: In order to further strengthen the Panchayati raj System in Jammu and Kashmir, the State level High Powered Committee headed by Chief Secretary Mohammad Iqbal Khanday discussed and approved the Annual Plan 2013-14 under Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) to the tune of Rs 55.50 crore for funding.

Maintaining that capacity building and training of all Panchayat functionaries is important for efficient functioning of Panchayats in the State, Chief Secretary asked for organizing more exposure visits to different outside State Panchayats to acquaint them with their working.

He also called for performing a Base Line Survey to generate effective data Bank at Halqa Panchayat level to help Panchayats in the development of plans.

It was informed in the meeting that State Panchayat Resource Centres (SPRCs) and district Panchayat Resource Centres (dPRCs) are planned to be established under RGPSA in various districts. Moreover, Rs 50,000 will be provided to each Halqa Panchayat for various services including street Lighting, sanitation, repairs of Halqa assets etc under the Scheme. For administrative and technical support to Panchayats, services of 4 member team comprising Panchayat development officer, Accountant Cum data Entry Operator, Panchayat Sahayak and Junior Engineer are needed under the scheme. As such the total requirement of personnel for data entry operator is 2064 with a target of 518 operators during the current financial year and placement of 1032 Panchayat Sahayaks, the meeting was informed. Accountant Cum data Entry Operator, Panchayat Sahayak and Junior Engineer are needed under the scheme. As such the total requirement of personnel for data entry operator is 2064 with a target of 518 operators during the current financial year and placement of 1032 Panchayat Sahayaks, the meeting was informed. Besides administrative and technical support to Panchayats, Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhyan also envisages a range of activities such as, Panchayat infrastructure support, capacity building and training of elected representatives (ERs)) and other functionaries, upgradation of institutional structures that provide training and capacity building to PRIs, promotion of active gram sabhas, e-enablement of Panchayats, appropriate accounting procedures and accountability processes such as social audit etc.

The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Planning and development B R Sharma, Commissioner Secretary Rural development department Farooq Ahmad Peer and other senior officers.

Div. Comm Jammu appeals for calm, brotherhood

JAMMu, JuLy 19: The divisional Commissioner, Jammu clarified here today that four persons were killed in the firing incident at Shadi in the Gool area of district Ramban on July 18, 2013 and not six as reported in a section of print and electronic media. He informed that the State Government has sanctioned ex-gratia relief of Rs.5 lakh each to the next of kin to those killed in the firing incident. The State Government also ordered that a job will be provided to one of the family members of those killed in the firing incident.

The Jammu divisional Administration has appealed to the public not to believe in rumors and maintain peace, brotherhood and harmony. In the meanwhile, Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Mr. Sham Lal Sharma and the Minister of State for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, Mr. Ajaz Ahmed Khan visited the Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu here today accompanied by the divisional Commissioner, Jammu and inquired about the condition of injured, all of whom are stable. The deputy Commissioner, Jammu has disbursed Rs.10, 000 each to the injured persons out of Red Cross Funds.

Vikar condemns killing of four innocent civilians of Gool SRINAGER JuLy 19- Minister of state for Technical Education, Power and information , Mr Vikar Rasool wani has condemned the killing of four innocent people of Sangaldan in Ramban district yesterday morning by security forces .

Expressing sympathy with the bereaved families of those killed, Minister directed to all hospital authorities to provide free treatment to the injured persons. He said that it is highly unacceptable to shoot on unarmed protesters just because they were protesting against the manhandling of an Imam.

Vikar said there is no justification or rationalization of this deplorable act.

This shocking act warrants and demands the severest of condemnation in the strongest possible terms and demand strict punishment against culprit.

Minister also added that special treatment is being given to the injured persons at GMC Jammu.

While appealing the people to maintain communal harmony and Peace , the Minister said that he understands the anguish and pain as he feels the same and assured that government will ensure speedy justice. He prayed to God to give the bereaved families strength to bear with this irreparable loss.

Minister’s cavalcade attacked by protestors

Gurez, July 19, CNS: Panic gripped in Samboora area of Pampore town when security guards of Social Welfare Minister Sakina Itoo resorted to indiscriminate aerial firing after the cavalcade of the Minister was attacked by agitated protestors.

Eyewitnesses told CNS that Minister for Social Welfare Sakina Itoo was returning to Srinagar from Shopian. “As her cavalcade reached near Samboora Pampora, agitated youth resorted to heavy stone pelting and smashed the window panes of various vehicles accompanying her,” one of the eyewitnesses said.

As the youth tried to attack the vehicle carrying the Minister, the security guards came down from the vehicles and resorted to aerial firing which created panic in the area. Timely intervention from the police saved the Minister from the wrath of the agitated protestors.

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Man attempts to end his life in Baramulla Srinagar July 19, 2013: Bashir Ahmad Bukhari son of Ghulam Mohammad resident of Peer Mohalla, Kreeri, Baramulla tried to self immolate by sprinkling some inflammable on his body, resulting in his receiving burn injuries.

He was shifted to Sub district Hospital Kreeri where from he was referred to SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar, for further treatment. A case FIR number 61/2013 under section 309 RPC was registered in police station Kreeri in this regard.

GOVeRnMent Of JAMMU AnD KASHMR

OffICe Of tHe eXeCUtIVe enGIneeR (R&B DIVISIOn COnStR. nO ISt SGR. Government of Jammu & Kashmir OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER R&B DIVISION CONSTR. DIV. NO. IST SGR NOTICE INVITING TENDERS NIT No: 112/e-tendering/CD-Ist/5408-29 DATED 16.07.2013 For and on behalf of the Governor, J&K State, e-tenders (In Single cover system) are invited on item rate basis from approved and eligible Contractors registered with J&K State Govt., CPWD, Railways and other State/Central Governments for the following works:-

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Srinagar July 19, 2013: A 50 years old Babu Roziy resident of West Bengal was admitted in SKIMS, Soura for treatment on 15.07.2013.

However, he died last evening in the Hospital. The body is lying in SKIMS mortuary.

Srinagar July 19, 2013: Four Government offices, twenty two shops and house got damaged in fire incidents in Valley. during intervening night of 18/19.07.2013, fire broke out in the Main Market Sogam, Kupwara, in the jurisdiction of police station Sogam, resulting in damage to four offices, Treasury, Post office, Library, AEE irrigation Office and twenty-two shops. Moreover, some civilians and an officer sustained minor injuries in the incident. A case FIR number 57/13 under section 436 RPC has been registered in this regard.

In another incident, due to leakage of LPG gas, fire broke out in the residential house of Farooq Ahmad Bhat resident of dhobi Mohalla, Batamaloo, Srinagar, in the jurisdiction of police station Batamaloo, resulting in partial damage to the house. However, no loss of life or injury was reported in this incident.

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Upgradation of link roads of Tailbal Danihama road KM Ist & 2nd left side by way of Khak Bajree filling incl. laying of M.S pipes at different spots and 1355000/Construction of cement concrete drain from H/O Gh. Nabi Mir to H/O Ab. Qayoom Dar at Gasoo (Under Nabard).

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Non-local dies in Srinagar hospital

Srinagar July 19, 2013: Two persons died and five others were injured in different road accidents across the Kashmir Valley.

A Load Carrier bearing registration number JK04/0433 turned turtle at village Charhara, Budgam, in the jurisdiction of police station Beerwah, resulting in injuries to five persons dilshada wife of Ghulam Nabi dar resident of Hardu Malpora Beerwah, Tanveer Ahmad Malik son of Abdul Rashid , Abdul Rashid Malla son of Abdul Rehman , Ghulam Mohammad Malla residents of Hardu, Malpora, Beerwah, and Fayaz Ahmad Ganie son of Akbar Ganie resident of Hanjilawaypora Beerwah. All the injured were shifted to hospital for treatment where dilshada and Ghulam Mohammad Malla succumbed to their injuries. A case has been registered in this regard.

Meanwhile, a Tata Mobile bearing registration number JK04A/9401 collided with a Piagio Auto bearing registrationJK04C/0433 near police station Khan Sahab, resulting in injuries to Bashir Ahmad Bhat son of Ali Mohammad resident of Chitro dangerpora Budgam. The injured has been shifted to SKIMS Soura, Srinagar for treatment.

A case has been registered in this regard.

In another accident, a Army vehicle hit and injured a pedestrian Sadaf Sadiq Wagay daughter of Mohammad Sadiq Wagay resident of Sodnara, Bandipora at Nasbal, Bandipora in the jurisdiction of police station Sumbal. The injured girl was shifted to hospital for treatment. A case has been registered in this regard.

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OffICe Of tHe eXeCUtIVe enGIneeR PwD (R&B DIVISIOn VAIlOO (DAKSUM) Government of Jammu & Kashmir

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NIT No. 25/ 1948-54 of R&B/Vailoo /2013-2014/e-tendering/ DATED: 16.07.2013 For and on behalf of the Governor, J&K State e-tenders are invited on item rate basis from approved and eligible Contractors registered with J&K State Govt., CPWD, Railways and other State/Central Governments for each of the following works: S. No

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Name of Work Providing and laying 25 mm thick compacted OGPC machine mix laid with mechanical paver on Imooh Brenty road.(0.50 km) Providing and laying 25 mm thick compacted OGPC machine mix laid with mechanical paver on Bindoo Adigam road.(1.00 km) Providing and laying 25 mm thick compacted OGPC machine mix laid with mechanical paver on Akingam Hardpora road (1.00km) Providing and laying 25 mm thick compacted OGPC machine mix laid with mechanical paver on Irkmoo Link road (0.50km) Providing and laying 25 mm thick compacted OGPC machine mix laid with mechanical paver on Sagam Hertangoo road (1.00 km) Providing and laying 25 mm thick compacted OGPC machine mix laid with mechanical paver on BulbullNowgam sundoo road km 1.00 Providing and laying 25 mm thick compacted OGPC machine mix laid with mechanical paver on Larnoo Draway road incld. Links 1.00 km

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Regulating Education

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uring the years of turmoil in Kashmir, private schools played a key role in supporting the crumbling education system. When government school teachers enjoyed long holidays due to strikes, curfews and violent situations, private school teachers managed the show. This being the reason that the performance of the government schools deteriorated over the years and even now there are schools in the government sector whose pass percentage is zero. On the other hand private schools are showing hundred percent results. This is only because of accountability in the private schools while as the same is missing in government institutes. Private schools are and have played a key role in boosting quality education system in the Jammu and Kashmir state. Future generation’s strong foundation in education sector is laid by dedicated work of private education institutes. It is hoped that private institutes will fulfil their commitment in imparting best education to the students studying in respective institutes. At the same time institutions should also share their social responsibility of providing quality education to the underprivileged students of the society and train them to compete with their counterparts in the world of competition. Right now there are more than 10000 private education institutes working in the state where more than 2 lac students are studying. The education sector has to achieve new heights in the state and private players have active role to play in universalizing quality education in all parts of the state. The changing competitive atmosphere has forced parents to look for better alternatives so as to enrich their children with good knowledge.

Parents are left with no choice other than getting their wards admitted in private schools, in anticipation of their bright future at any cost, of which the private schools have started to take undue advantage. With the result there has been a significant increase in the number of private schools with each adopting their own unique policies. Their prime role being to impart quality education among the students is under scanner due to their unfriendly practices and now questions are being raised against their duty regarding the development of the students and that of the education. Charging huge sum of money and resorting to unfamiliar admission policies have become common in some of the private schools. These educational institutes seem to have become more of business houses where one can earn huge amount of profits in contrary to their primarily role of providing the platform where knowledge is gained and shared.

Whether they are really concerned about the students and in what sense their actions depict their seriousness in the field of education are the questions that strike one’s mind again and again and need to be answered. Much to the annoyance of the parents they charge huge admission and monthly fee and there is no one who can intervene and look for the solution. Parents strive hard to meet the day to day requirements of their children and when it comes to the matter of imparting proper and quality education, they tend to choose the best. The admission policies followed by some of the private schools are totally unacceptable. What is the point to interview a child of two to four years when he is yet to learn anything and has come to seek knowledge? Where would the less talented children go if they are discarded of the admissions every where? In addition to the interview policy, some of the private schools also charge a large sum of money on the pretext of having a good infrastructure. It seems that they have forgotten that infrastructure alone could be of no use if the school lacks well trained teachers and engaging curriculum that motivates a child to think and act in the proper way. It is high time when these private schools should realize their role in the field of education and stand abreast in respecting this noble profession. These educational institutes must realize that their prime responsibility is to impart knowledge and they should follow a well laid down admission procedure that does not violate any law and is acceptable by its nature. A well laid down procedure can be formulated by taking into consideration the views of both school authorities and parents. Providing an equal opportunity to the weaker students as well as to guide them so that

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Indian Genome Variation Consortium Project: Genetic Map of India

ontemporary India comprising nearly 1/6th of the world population is a huge melting pot of human diversity brought about by wave upon wave of human migrations followed by admixtures with the existing populations. It is organized into various ethnic, religious, caste groups and isolated tribal populations. There are over 4693 communities, 325 functioning languages and 25 scripts. Indian Genome Variation Project completed recently, was aimed at studying diversity of 1000 biomedically important and pharmaco-genetically relevant genes in populations representing the genetic spectrum of India. A careful effort was first made to select representative populations of diverse linguistic, ethnic origins from all the major geographical zones of the country from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Gujarat to Assam. This ambitious project is also unprecedented in terms of the number of participants-over half a dozen Institutes and over 150 CSIR scientists contributed to it. The Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Kolkata, Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow, Industrial Toxicological Research Centre ( ITRC), Lucknow, Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh, The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, Anthropological Survey of India and The Centre for Genomic Applications (TCGA), a public-private partnership were closely involved in the study Increased life-expectancy and life-style changes have ushered in complex diseases like diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular disorders, epilepsy, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Nearly 1% of the Indian population suffers from complex diseases that need expensive interventions and prolonged medication, which again, are not free of side–effects. Identifying optimum dosage and a suitable schedule of medication customized for each individual to minimize side effects is a major challenge.

Uses of Gene Mapping There are over 6 million differences at the basic genetic level between two unrelated individuals. Variations at the level of single

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nucleotides are commonly referred to as Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP).

Most variations arise randomly and do not affect survival. Complex disorders are a consequence of the cumulative effect of a large number of variations that independently have small effects that are, individually neither necessary nor sufficient, to cause the disease. Of course, the interplay of environment, diet and lifestyle are often triggering factors.

IGVCP sought to provide answers to vexing questions such as “which genetic marker(s) predisposes an individual to a certain genetic disease/disorder placing him at greater risk or, how do certain groups of people respond to a given drug. It focused on actions that can be initiated with the current levels of knowledge; with disorders where the number of genes involved is known. For example, as in the case of ocular and muscular problems, diabetes and drug metabolism/response genes. The exciting outcome of the IGVCP is that it has presented scientists with a clear genetic profile of our populations and has shown that there is a strong association between genetic and linguistic profiles in India.

IGVC results have revealed that though India is a conglomerate of diverse ethnic and linguistic lineages nevertheless they cluster into broader groups of genetic homogeneity and there are significant differences in the frequencies of diseaseassociated genetic markers between the groups. With IGVdb, scientists can scan the national frequencies of the 1000 genes.

A closer scrutiny will no doubt reveal finer nuances of the genetic pre-disposition that the Indian population has to certain diseases and ultimately, facilitate personalized therapies for people by matching drug design to their genetic profile. In the era of predictive medicine, each individual could have a personalized health regime based on his/her genetic make-up.

Clues for Disease Association and Drug Response The results of this study will help in making predictions of diseases and effectiveness of specific drugs used for various diseases, and in designing future scientific studies to understand genetic underpinnings of major diseases in India.

These results have also provided the first

set of insights into the processes of human adaptation to different environments in India.

HIV/AIDS This study has revealed that a known protective genetic marker against HIV-1 is virtually absent in India, implying that we do not have a natural or genetic protection against HIV-AIDS. This validates the HIV epidemiology data and further reiterates for a national policy to combat this dreaded disease.

Asthma The IGVdb data has major implications in designing drug-discovery studies and selecting suitable populations for testing drug efficacy. It has suggested that the Indian populations are likely to respond differently to salbutamol (drug for bronchial asthma). This information also provides a framework that will enable identification of specific populations with differential response to different classes of drugs for future studies on epidemiology and drug response determinants.

Malaria Incidence of the more severe form of malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is high in India (~0.9 million cases reported annually). However, some, but not all, infected individuals develop severe complications. Polymorphisms in more than 30 human genes have been associated with susceptibility/resistance to severe malaria. Data from IGVC revealed significant differences in genotype frequencies of the Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNP) in populations residing in P. falciparum-endemic and non-endemic regions of India.

Glaucoma IGVCP has mapped a SNP (in the gene CYP1B1), which is an allele for Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG) across the different population groups. Over 70 per cent of the POAG cases appear to be inherited although the pattern of inheritance does not seem to clearly follow the classical laws of Mendelian inheritance. Glaucoma is now included in the list of disorders that can be investigated using the IGVdb. Cardiovascular Diseases Increased levels of Homocysteine (Hcy) are associated with a range of disorders including pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ischemic stroke and cardiovas-

cular disease. Normally, Hcy plays an important role in the metabolic cycle of Methionine. Any anomaly in the levels of Hcy impairs the Methionine cycle and interferes with the balance of critical proteins required by the body. Folates and Vitamin B 12 are dietary factors that are instrumental in maintaining the conversion of Hcy to Methionine via an enzyme called MTHFR. Mutations in the MTHFR gene can lead to altered levels of Hcy. The allele MTHFR C677T ( a tiny change where base T replaces base C) is one of the better known polymorphism responsible for raising Hcy levels. The IGVdb provides information that can be used to home in on populations that could benefit from supplementation of folate and Vitamin B 12 in their diets-thus effectively short circuiting their predisposition to cardio vascular diseases because of a genetic condition.

Neurological Disorders IGVdb is a treasure trove for those studying the genetic pre-disposition of neurological disorders such as Schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. The IGVdb clearly establishes that polymorphisms of certain genes on Chromosome 22 that are known to be associated with these two disorders, vary markedly across ethnic groups in India.

Polymorphisms in one gene-MLC1-has been associated with both these neuro –psychiatric disorders/ IGVdb will allow scientists to work out, on large and diverse population sample, how polymorphic alleles interact with other genes. Genedisease association studies have been carried out in India earlier too. But these were restricted both geographically as well in sample size. With IGVDb has come a quantum change in the way we look at populations and genetic predispositions. It is the harbinger of a paradigm shift in our way of addressing the healthcare problem on a pan- India basis yet focusing on an individual at a personal level as well.

The critical importance of IGVdb lies in the fact that there now is, for the first time in India, a scientific basis for the identification of appropriate cohort groups for pooling samples to arrive at a genedisease association applicable across the length and breadth of the country. After the second phase of IGVdb there will be enough data to fashion tools for

Empowering the Girl Child for The Betterment of Society

he inferior status of and the crimes and violence against the girl child that have emerged in the recent years is a matter of deep concern. The incidence of female foeticide has been increasing over the years denying the girl child the right to be born. Census figures reveal that the female sex ratio in the country for the 0-6 years age group has declined from 976 in 1961 to 927 in the year 2001. If this trend continues, it is feared that the girl child numbers will drastically reduce distorting societal fabric and leading to many social deviant patterns such as polyandry, trafficking and forced marriages.

Even after her birth, the girl child is discriminated against in many ways in terms of nutrition, education, health; she is also a victim to a number of atrocities and violence such as rape, trafficking, early marriage and pregnancies, and the resultant high maternal and child mortality.

A very significant reason for the poor status of the girl child is the perception of society that she is a burden and not an asset.

Traditional and cultural customs too reinforce these perceptions. For example, traditional concepts perceives a girl as ‘paraya dhan’ and that she is not a permanent member of her birth family; that by giving her a share in the family property/assets, these assets will move away from the family after her marriage’ and dowry will deplete family resources; these misconceptions and myths affect the girl child’s worth and self esteem.

The Government has embarked on a multi pronged and multidimensional strategy for the welfare of the girl child both at the Centre and States for bringing about attitudinal changes in the society towards the girl child through legislative, preventive, advocacy and programmatic inputs. These include Kishori Shakti Yojana, which is a holistic programme for the self-development of adolescent girls. The National Programme

for nutrition for Adolescents Girls provides additional nutrition to underweight girls. A proposal for combining the above mentioned two Schemes is on the anvil, in order to provide all developmental inputs to the adolescent girls in one package. In order to enhance the educational status of girls, specially from disadvantaged communities schemes such as Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya and National Programme for Education of Girls at Elementary Level (NPEGEL), are being implemented.

With the objective of reducing the incidence of female foeticide and restore value and status to the girl child, the Ministry of

in the proposed Integrated Child Protection Scheme, where the objective is to prevent female foeticide by rescuing unwanted baby girls and placing them in loving adoptive families.

To protect the girl child from social evils such as trafficking, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched in December 2007 the Scheme of “Ujjawala”, a comprehensive scheme which has specific components for Prevention of Trafficking and Rescue, Rehabilitation and Re-Integration and Repatriation of Victims of Trafficking of Commercial Sexual Exploitation.

The girl child is discriminated in many ways in terms of nutrition, education, health; she is also a victim to a number of atrocities and violence such as rape, trafficking, early marriage and pregnancies, and the resultant high maternal and child mortality.

Women and Child Development have launched in March, 2008, the Scheme of Dhanalakshmi, a Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme for Girl Child with Insurance Cover. This Scheme has been initiated as a pilot project in selected Blocks which are educationally backward.

The Scheme provides for cash transfers to the family of the girl child on their fulfilling specific conditionalities – birth and registration of the girl child, immunization, enrollment and retention in school and if the girl child remains unmarried at the age of 18 years, an insurance cover of Rs. 1 Lakh will be given to her. For the survival of the girl child, the initiative of ‘Palna or cradle baby scheme’ has been incorporated

In addition, there are a number of legislations for safeguarding the rights of the girl child such as Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 to prevent diagnostic sex selective techniques and subsequent abortion of female foetus. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 replaced the Child Marriage Restraint Act giving more strength to prohibit child marriages and enhancement of punishments for those who abet, promote or perform child marriages. The Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is being implemented to prevent violence and harm to women and girls in household. The Indecent

Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 prohibits women and girls from being indecently portrayed in public domain. In order to prevent trafficking of persons especially young girls for commercial sexual exploitation, Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 is being amended to make it more stringent against the perpetrators of the crime and thus reduce demand for exploitation of young girls and withdrawal of those Sections which earlier penalized the victims of trafficking.

India is a signatory to a number of International Instruments such as UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), its two Optional Protocols, and Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of discrimination against Women (CEDAW), thereby affirming its commitment to the growth and development of women and children.

In spite of the various initiatives there is a felt need to raise the consciousness of the society towards the girl child so that she can be valued and respected. It is imperative to bring to centre stage the different problems faced by the girl child and gender sensitization amongst the various sections of society, and help in transforming mind sets towards the girl child. For this purpose it has been decided that a particular day in the year be dedicated to the girl child with emphasis on wide spread sensitization programms on important issues pertaining to her survival, welfare, development and empowerment.

The declaration of such a day will be beneficial in focusing attention of the Nation on her well-being and will definitely boost national awareness. The Government has declared January 24 of every year as ‘National Girl Child Day’. This day was specially chosen to commemorate the day when Late Smt. Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the first woman Prime Minister of the country which was a big step towards

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

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Uddhav Thackeray ignores Narendra Modi factor, says no clear face yet to front NDA New Delhi: The Shiv Sena today promised its firm support to the BJP, which it partners in a national alliance, the NDA, but seemed unwilling to acknowledge that Narendra Modi is fast emerging as a frontrunner in his party to be named its candidate for Prime Minister.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said, “The country needs a reliable face. Can you find one face who fits? Can you see one? Since we cannot see a clear face, let us elect a strong government.”

Asked by reporters who the face of the NDA would be in the elections, Mr Thackeray

said, “We have a lot of credible people. Have some patience. We will definitely show you the face.”

Mr Thackeray was in the capital to attend a meeting of industry organised by trade body ASSOCHAM. The Sena chief had recently targeted Mr Modi in two editorials in the Shiv Sena magazine the Saamna, but within hours of the second article being published, had backtracked, explaining that he had not meant to attack the Gujarat Chief Minister who now heads the BJP’s election campaign. Today, Mr Thacekray held an hour-long meeting with

senior BJP leader L K Advani, who had last month revolted against Mr Modi’s nomination promotion.

The Shiv Sena, a longstanding ally of the BJP, has been seen as having reservations to Mr Modi being projected as presumptive PM because of his proximity to Uddhav’s estranged cousin and Maharashtra Navnir-

Parents, three others arrested in rape of minor girl Police said the girl, who is now 17-years-old, hailed from Alakode, a village in Kannur district.

In yet another shocking incident of child rape in Kerala, police here have arrested five persons, including the parents of a teenager, who was raped by her father and others since she was 11-yearsold.

Police said the girl, who is now 17-years-old, hailed from Alakode, a village in Kannur district. She had been taken to various places in Kannur and Kasaragod districts by her parents and pushed into prostitution for money.

Two cases under section 376 (rape) and three cases under Protection of Child from Sexual Offences have been registered against the accused. While the girl’s mother was arrested yesterday, the other accused were arrested three days ago.

All the accused have been remanded.

Alakode Circle Inspector M A Mathew told PTI that the travails of the girl came to light after she ran away from a house in Kasaragod where she was raped. She had been taken there as domestic help.

The girl was picked up by police who found her walking dazed on a deserted road. When questioned, she narrated the incident, Mathew said.

The girl, who is in a traumatised state, has been taken to a women’s home

in Kannur.

Police said the girl was first raped by a neighbour with her mother’s connivance when she was only 11 years. This was followed by her father allegedly raping her several times, she told police.

As per statistics from the state Crime Bureau, this year till March there have been 159 incidents of rape against children, 10 cases of murder, 33 cases of kidnapping and abduction. Other cases against children are 270. Till March this year, about 480 cases of crime against children have been recorded in the state.

During 2012, 1324 cases have been recorded of which 455 are rape cases.

man Sena chief Raj Thackeray.

Despite many attempts to bring the war-

July 19, 2013. He is due to retire on April 26, 2014.

As a Supreme Court judge, Justice Sathasivam has delivered some landmark judgments on matters of national importance which include Reliance Natural Resources Ltd. vs. Reliance Industries Limited wherein he emphasised the use of natural resources through public sector undertakings. He observed that “in a national democracy like ours, the national assets belong to the people” and “the government owns such assets for the purposes of developing them in the interests of the people.”

In Rabindra Kumar Pal alias Dara Singh vs. Union of India case, he dealt with the triple murder case of Australian Christian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons. This judgment concluded with the hope that Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of religion playing a positive role in bringing India’s numerous religions and communi-

English language has resulted in loss of ‘our culture’: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi: The image managers of the Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP, which is all set to woo the youth and urban middle class in the next general elections, would have winced hard when party president Rajnath Singh made an anti-English comment on Thursday.

The Congress is delighted.Mr Singh was speaking at a function in the capital when he reportedly expressed concern that the widespread use of the English language in the country has resulted in the loss of “our language and culture” as hardly anyone speaks in Sanskrit now.

The BJP prides itself on its reach among the younger and more literate population of the country through vehicles like the social media, many of who use English as their chosen language of communication.

Information and Broadcast-

ing Minister Manish Tiwari said this morning, “I sometimes feel like laughing at our friends.

On one side, their vision document is outsourced to people who don’t speak any language other than English. Is this medievalism or hypocrisy?”The Congress minister was alluding to reports that the BJP is prepping its vision document for the 2014 general elections with the help of several leading in-

tellectuals and academics of the country.Mr Tiwari said the debate whether pre-schoolers should be taught English so that they can use the Internet had also taken place in other countries.“This attempt to create a dispute over language or saying that one language is better or worse than another, doesn’t strengthen the country and is not expected from a responsible political party,” he said.

Violence broke out during third phase of panchayat elections in West Bengal KOLKATA: A CPIM activist, Motherbux Mullik was killed on Friday during the third phase of panchayat elections in West Bengal. Mullik, a resident of Bodai village in Amdanga under North 24-Parganas district died when some miscreants hurled bombs at him near his house at the village.

CPIM alleged that Mullik was murdered by ruling Trinamool Congress activists.

Violence broke out in many places of North and South 24-Parganas during the third phase of panchayat elections on Friday. Snatching of ballot boxes, arrests of CPIM candidates and their agents, clashes between CPIM and Trinamool Congress activists outside polling station have been reported from these two districts where panchayat elections are now being held. Central forces jawans had resorted to lathicharge in many places, police sources said.

Miscreants looted ballot boxes in Panchla under Howrah district which is also going for polls on Friday. State election commission sources indicated that they might order re polling in those booths in Panchla from where ballot boxes were snatched by some miscreants close to the ruling Trinamool Congress.

CPIM politburo member and state party secretary Biman Bose alleged that “Friday’s polling reminded us about the Assembly elections held in 1968 when the then ruling party Congress had forcibly captured 90 per cent of booths across the state.”

He claimed that Trinamool activists had started hurling bombs at many polling stations at Bhangar I block and Canning area since Friday morning. CPIM agents were

Justice Sathasivam, who convicted Sanjay Dutt, to become CJI President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday appointed Justice P. Sathasivam, seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, the 40th Chief Justice of India.

He succeeds Altamas Kabir, who retires on July 18, and will have a brief tenure of about nine months.

Justice Sathasivam, 64, is the second judge from Tamil Nadu to become the CJI. Justice M. Patanjali Sastri, who served as CJI from November 1951 to January 1954, hailed from the undivided Madras Presidency.

Justice Sathasivam never served as Chief Justice of a High Court as he was elevated directly to the Supreme Court on August 21, 2007, when he was serving as a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Hailing from Kadappanallur village, Bhavani taluk in Erode district of Tamil Nadu, Justice Sathasivam belonged to an agricultural family. He was the first graduate in his family and the first law graduate in his village. He was appointed a permanent judge of the Madras High Court on January 8, 1996. As a High Court judge, though he handled all types of cases, he disposed of more cases in service, labour and accident claim matters. On April 20, 2007, he was transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

He will be sworn in as CJI on

ring Thackerays together politically, including some by the BJP, the two remain daggers drawn.

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ties into an integrated prosperous nation be realised by way of equal respect for all religions.

In another valiant pronouncement in Md. Khalil Chisti vs. State of Rajasthan, he set aside the Pakistani national’s conviction under Section 302 IPC and allowed him to go back to his native country.

In the Mayawati vs. Union of India case, he held that the Central Bureau of Investigation exceeded its jurisdiction in lodging FIR of disproportionate assets against Mayawati in the Taj Corridor matter and the same was quashed as being illegal.

In a number of judgments, he cautioned the courts against awarding lesser sentence in crimes against women and children and showing undue sympathy towards the accused by altering the sentence to the extent of period already undergone.

In the Mumbai blasts case, Justice Sathasivam convicted Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt to five years’ imprisonment under the Arms Act and he was asked to serve out the remaining sentence.

As executive chairman, National Legal Services Authority, he visited several States and created awareness on people’s rights and entitlement. He inaugurated several legal literacy camps in rural areas, schools and colleges.

forced to leave polling booths and in absence of opposition party agents, the ruling Trinamool activists captured booths in those areas. Four booths at Basanti block and six booths at Mandirtala block under South 24Parganas districts were also captured by the ruling party activists.”

“In Bishnupur area under South 24-Parganas, voters were confined in a room.

Most of the booths at Barasat block were also captured by the ruling party workers in presence of state police personnel.

Capturing of booths were also reported from areas like Hasnabad, Sandeshkhali, Minakhan, Haora and Amdanga in North 24-Parganas district” Bose alleged.

Tension prevailed at Shyamnagar in North 24-Parganas district following clashes between CPIM and Trinamool Congress activists. Angry CPIM workers blocked road near Dunlop. CPIM workers also held blockade near Shyamnagar railway station and movement of trains were affected in Sealdah section. Police sources also said that a CPIM zonal committee of-

fice in Barrackpore under North 24-Parganas was also attacked by the ruling party workers.

The opposition CPIM is now busy assessing the situation prevailing in the three districts which are going for polls on Friday. Bose said “Friday’s trend is not at all satisfactory. The ruling party with help from the police is trying to capture booths and preventing the opposition parties from sending their polling agents in most of the areas. We fear return of dark days in 1972 when West Bengal had experienced brutal attacks on democratic set up by the then ruling party Congress,” Bose said.

Anil Ambani, wife Tina summoned as witness in 2G case

The agency had contended that Anil Ambani, who is the Chairman of Reliance ADA Group, will be able to "throw light" on the issues of alleged investment by his group companies.

Reliance ADA Group Chairman Anil Ambani, his wife Tina and 11 others were today summoned as prosecution witnesses in the 2G spectrum allocation case by a Delhi court.

"I find that examination of these witnesses is necessary for just decision of the case...," Special CBI Judge O P Saini said adding "the application is allowed in total and all 13 are summoned."

CBI, in its plea, had sought summoning of Anil Ambani as witness in the case to ascertain the alleged investment of over Rs 990 crore by Reliance ADA Group companies in Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd, facing trial in the case along with its promoters Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka.

The agency had contended that Anil Ambani, who is the Chairman of Reliance ADA Group, will be able to

"throw light" on the issues of alleged investment by his group companies.

Ambani is required to be examined regarding the decisions on incorporation of the alleged shell companies, special public prosecutor U U Lalit had said, adding that although he may not have been a part of the decisions taken on these issues, he would have been aware about these matters.

CBI had said that Ambani and his wife had "unrestricted powers" so far as cheque issuing authority is concerned and Tina Ambani had presided over the relevant meetings.

The advocates appearing for the three top executives of Reliance ADAG who are facing trial in the case had opposed CBI's plea saying that the delay on the agency's part in moving this application shows that it is not genuine.

The defence counsel had argued that reasons for the delay could be explained but CBI has not given any explanation regarding this.

Bihar students refuse to eat poor quality mid-day meal, thrash teachers Over 100 students of a government school in Nawada district in Bihar on Friday thrashed their teachers after they were served poor quality midday meal.

The students, aged between 10 and 16, refused to eat the poor quality of the free meal, staged a protest and clashed with teachers, said news reports.

The students were demanding meals of better quality.The school was not far from the primary school in Saran district where around 60 children were served poisoned mid-day meal, leading to the death of 23.After the tragedy, the Bihar Education Department instructed all principals and cooks in its schools to eat the mid-day meal first before serving it to students. It also told them not to use substan-

dard or spurious ingredients to prepare the meals.

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