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Srinagar, September 23: Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad, Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Bank, called on Mr. N. N. Vohra, Governor, at Raj Bhavan, here today. During the meeting, the Governor discussed with Mr. Ahmad issues relating to the Bank’s activities to enhance employment generation opportunities by advancing financial support to entrepreneurs, unemployed youth, artisans, craftsmen and others who have bankable proposals to set up their own ventures. He stressed the vital role that the Bank must continue to play, on a much larger scale, for speeding up the growth and development in the State. Mr. Ahmad briefed the Governor about the Bank’s existing programmes and activities to be undertaken in the future, particularly relating to schemes for advancing loans to the un-employed youth for establishing their own ventures under various self-employment schemes as well as to other segments of society. The Governor wished Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad a very successful second tenure, which had been recently approved by the Reserve Bank of India.
Girl missing in Kupwara Srinagar, September 23: Bilal Ahmad Sheikh resident of Sonthpora, Gund reported in Police station Kralpora that his 14 years old sister (name withheld) has gone missing since from 18-09-2013. Police has started an investigation to search for the missing girl.
Man found dead in Srinagar Srinagar, September 23: Srinagar Police recovered the body of Haji Abdul Rehman Bhat son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat resident of Gungbugh, Srinagar near Bulbul Bagh, Tengpora bridge in suspicious circumstances. Sadder Police has initiated an inquest proceedings under section 174 CrPC in this regard to ascertain the cause of the death. The body of deceased was handed over to his relatives for last rites.
4 injured in road mishap Srinagar, September 23: Four persons were injured in different road traffic accidents across the valley. A motorcycle hit and injured Gull Mohammad Ganie son of Abdul Rehman resident of Denevethpora, in the jurisdiction of Kokernag, Anantnag. The injured was shifted to hospital for treatment. Kokernag Police has registered a case in this regard. Meanwhile, a Tavera bearing registration number Jk01R/1050 hit and injured Ali Mohammad Parray son of Habib Parray resident of Kutbal, Chadoora, in the jurisdiction of Police station Chadoora, See Injured on Pg. 11
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Omar for joint efforts to safeguard country’s pluralistic ethos
Apprehends attempts to polarize society ahead of 2014 LS polls Kashmiriyat denotes communal amity of J&K Highlights role of media in creating stable social order
Srinagar, September 23: Voicing apprehensions that attempts would be made to weaken the social fabric and pluralistic ethos of the country to polarize society in the run up to 2014 Parliament election, the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday called for unified approach by all to thwart the designs of communal elements. He appealed to all the political parties to desist from dividing communities for votes. Expressing concern over the attempts to undermine the centuries old bonds of communal
harmony and harm the secular fabric of the country, Omar
Abdullah impressed upon the people of all communities to
Nearly hundred police officers await posting despite vacancies
13 Armed battalions headless, 10 posts of SPs lying vacant in security wings Srinagar, September 23:
Despite confessing of having scores of vacancies of superintendent of police in the department, police authorities have not been reportedly able to finalize the posting of nearly one hundred DYSPs even after two months of having been promoted as SP. Sources in the police department told KNS that 93
deputy superintendent of police were promoted to the next rank in July after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who is also heading the home department approved their promotion vide Govt. order Home- 270 of 2013 dtd. 04-07-2013, however two months have passed; their posting has still not been done. “There are hundreds of SP vacancies in the department still they don’t bother for our posting.” A senior officer awaiting adjustment told KNS wishing not to be named. He said that 74 more Deputy Superin-
NC passes resolution, demanding CBI probe in ‘fund scam’ Srinagar, Sep. 23: National Conference on Monday reiterated its demand of holding a CBI inquiry or a judicial probe by the sitting Supreme Court judge into the ‘fund scam’ allegedly involving former Army Chief and Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir. The ruling party has also sought a probe in the killing of youth during 2010 agitation and
asked Government of India to find out who was responsible for the killings. Party sources told KNS that NC has taken the matter very serious and does not want to see the matter die down so easily. The party has also passed a resolution on this regard asking central government to get the matter investigated properly. Meanwhile the party See Resolution on Pg. 11
tendent of Police had already completed their training and were still waiting their adjustment. Another senior officer told KNS that there were 13 Armed Police battalions who were headless and nothing was done to adjust these promotes there. “13 battalions of armed police are headless and 10 posts of SP are lying vacant in Security wings also no one is willing to adjust the promotes, so that these vacancies are filled up at least.” The officer told KNS.
The state vigilance organization (SVO) Monday arrested a Senior IAS officer in connection with the Gulmarg Land scam. However he was released on bail and allowed to join duty. Khan is facing charges of misusing his official position for illegal transfer of government land in Gulmarg worth crores of rupees when he was posted as Deputy Commissioner Baramulla in 2009.
“Bashmir Ahmad Khan who is posted as district magistrate of Kishtwar was arrested by the SVO police station in Srinagar and was produced before the court 0f special anti-corruption judge,” sources told KNS Vigilance Organization Kashmir Pertaining to Gulmarg Land Scandal against Baseer Khan, IAS presently Dy. Commissioner Kishtwar was produced before the court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Sri-
come forward jointly to preserve and promote peaceful coexistence of multiple religions, pluralistic ethos and varied cultures in the country. “We should take a lead in promoting the feeling of oneness and respect for each other. It is the bounden duty of all of us to uphold the fundamentals of the Constitution of India and bridge the trust deficit among different communities to promote national integration”, he maintained and said that the founding fathers of the Constitution of India have underlined the need and importance of peaceful See Omar on Pg. 11
Gunmen strike in city kill CISF man, another injured Hizb claims responsibility
Srinagar, September 23: Days after police claimed that they have cracked the June 24 Hyderpora convoy attack, suspected militants on Monday strike in the heart of the Srinagar city and killed Central industrial security force (CISF) personnel and critically wounded another. “The incident took place at around 10.20 am when suspected militants armed with pistol opened fire from point-blank range on the CISF cops when they were buying vegetables at Hazuri Bagh Street near Naaz cinema. However they managed their escape from the spot, “police told KNS “Both the cops were shot in the head and the attack was so brisk that militants
Reiterating resolve of his party to work as a bridge between Indian and Pakistan to restore lasting peace in the entire South Asian region, patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayed today emphasized on the need of evolving consensus across political spectrum of the country to initiate meaningful dialogue with Pakistan to solve all issues including Kashmir. He said the normalcy between India and
nagar by the Vigilance Organization for Judicial determination and was charge sheeted for alleged involvement in what is being called the Gulmarg land scam. Patently Khan was Deputy Commissioner of Srinagar till March this year. He was removed on the orders of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court which is hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Gulmarg land scam case. Meanwhile See Vigilance on Pg. 11
Militants came from Sopore: DGP
Srinagar, September 23: Director General of Police, Ashok Prasad Monday said that the group of militants involved in the attack on CISF personnel is the similar group which carried an attack in Hari Singh High Street in June this year. See DGP on Pg. 11
Army has no role in state polity, stay away from it: Beg Srinagar, September 23: Day after ‘controversial’ former Army Chief Gen. V.K Singh hailed Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir for being a true ‘nationalist,’ National Conference Monday asked Gen. Singh to stop categorizing Kashmiris and said no one in the state needed a certificate of loyalty from the ‘tainted’ General. The party said that the revelations surfaced in the media regarding Gen. Singh’s role were very serious and need to be dealt seriously
as it could dent the faith of people in the democratic system of the state. Former Army Chief Gen. V.K. Singh had on Sunday said that Mir was the true ‘nationalist’ and talking against him would be taking against “God”. “This is not an ordinary report, it has been prepared by Defense Ministry, therefore can’t be taken lightly. We have to go deep into it.” Senior National Conference leader and Parliament Member Dr. Mehboob Beg told KNS. He said army has no role
in JK polity and should be kept out of it. “Gen, Singh had no business to keep an eye on what Chief Minster and his cabinet colleagues were doing.” Chief Minster has taken the matter very seriously, as we believe that army has no role in the politics of the state. “Even Gh Nabi Azad has said that if the report was true, this is very serious issue.” said Beg. He while lashing out at Gen. Singh said that the former Army Chief has set a very dangerous trend which can
‘Reminds BJP leadership of Vajpayee’s initiatives’
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left no chance for them to retaliate. Three CISFpersonel who were posted at a power station in Waghoora, Badgam Monday morning came Srinagar to See Gunmen on Pg. 11
NC asks Gen. Singh to stop ‘categorizing’ Kashmiris
Mufti emphasizes on meaningful dialogue with Pakistan
Vigilance organization produced challan against Baseer Khan Srinagar, September 23:
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Pakistan was must for the socio-economic growth of the people of South Asian region. Addressing an impressive public meeting at Doda, Mufti asked all political parties, particularly the BJP that issue of continuation of dialogue with Pakistan should be above partisan political interests. He reminded that it was during the NDA regime, under the leadership of Atal Behari Vajpayee, that a compos-
Students protest 'premature' B. Ed exams schedule Srinagar, September 23: Aghast over the early release of the date sheet of B. Ed examination scores of B. Ed students on Monday held a protest demonstration in press colony demanding immediate change in the date sheet. According to angry students, their session in See Protest on Pg. 11
ite and meaningful dialogue process was started with Pakistan- which had yielded very encouraging results. Referring to the lead taken by Vajpayee in 2003 during his visit to Kashmir, Mufti said it had come against a grim and potentially disastrous scenario as the two nuclear armies were in combat position following the attack on the Parliament. He reminded that the announced made by Atal
Behari Vajpayee on April 18, 2003 at Srinagar was historic because he had extended hands of friendship towards Pakistan at that crucial time. “It would do no credit to Vajpayee’s successors in BJP to oppose dialogue with Pakistan”, he argued, adding, “BJP should stop viewing dialogue with Pakistan with suspicion and lend support to the new efforts”. While recalling the historical initiatives taken by the then Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee for See Mufti on Pg. 11
have even dangerous implications and repercussions. Beg also did not rule out the involvement of more state based politicians in the ‘nexus’ and said the matter needs to be probed with ultra care and caution so that the guilty are punished as per law. “We can’t rule of the possibility of some other politicians having been involved in the nexus.” Beg said in reply to a question. He also asked New Delhi to probe the matter seriously See NC on Pg. 11
Groupism in Congress still persists
Azad loyalists are fuming Srinagar, September 23: Groupism in State Congress Party has once again come to fore as scores of Azad loyalist Monday alleged that the Soz lobby did not allow them to speak during the JKPCC Convention and most of the Congress members belonging to Azad Group were even not allowed to enter the Convention Hall. “Who told you that groupism had come to an end. I was aghast to see Congress members fighting with each other in full See Groupism on Pg. 11
Dogs maul baby girl, died in hospital Srinagar, September 23: In a shocking incident, stray packs in Shanpora Habak area of Srinagar City became the cause of death for an 8 month old baby girl. The family members of 8 month old baby girl, Shafia Ahad told CNS that a week before, Shafia was in her room sleeping, when stray dogs made their entry into the room through window and mauled her. “I was busy in domestic chorus and was aghast to see dogs mauling my baby. She received multiple bites all over her body,” the mother of baby
girl said. The baby was shifted to G.B.Panth Hospital where she received 47 stitches in her face. The baby breathed her last on Monday afternoon. The doctors who treated her at the G.B.Panth Hospital said she has received the deadly Category III bites, feared to cause incurable rabies. They said that baby breathed her last because of Rabies infection. See Dogs on Pg. 11
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suggested revisiting the practice of setting up of schools and hostels exclusively for particular communities. He said that in the matters of postings and transfers, emphasis should be on posting of employees of one region to another to foster mutual understanding. co-existence by providing people their fundamental rights “It is equally important that students pursing studies in irrespective of caste, colour, creed and sex. other states and those in other professions are provided Addressing the National Integration Council (NIC) chaired by with a conducive and safe environment to carry on their Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh here on Monday, the studies and professional tasks. This will be a positive step Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister said that the agenda in boosting their confidence and encourage them to move points pertaining to measures to promote communal harmony, to different parts of the country for seeking education, tackle communal disturbances and address safety and security employment, business opportunities and contribute to of women are the points of urgent concern and have rightly nation building” he added and made a case for reforms in been selected for deliberations in today’s NIC meeting. the criminal justice system to strengthen the faith and trust Referring to the communal clash in Kishtwar in the state, the of common masses in the democratic institutions. He laid Chief Minister said that before 2008 State Assembly polls stress on time bound investigations in the cases particuefforts had been made to use the communal card and after the larly against women and weaker sections and also recent violence in Kishtwar attempts were made to spread emphasised for fast track trial of cases to ensure justice in trouble to other parts of Jammu but his government brought strict terms. the situation under control within 24 hours. The J&K Chief Highlighting the role of media in fostering a stable social Minister made reference to recent visit by the Prime Minister order within the society, Omar Abdullah said that media in to violence hit Muzafarnagar and said that a political party all its manifestations has been playing a constructing and described this visit as ‘secular tourism’ and said that political crucial role. He said that a section of the media and some parties should be ‘a little less hypocritical. He said this in an unscrupulous users of social networking sites often spread apparent reference to a political leaders attempt to travel to rumours and hurt the sentiments of different religious Kishtwar during communal violence there and said if the communities. He said that there should be no room for Prime Minister’s visit has been termed as ‘secular tourism’ spreading hatred through internet or any other media. should the thwarted attempt of that political leader to travel to The Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand and State Kishtwar be called ‘communal tourism’. He said this sought Principal Secretary Home were also present in the of language doesn’t help. meeting. The Chief Minister referred to the communal and sectarian clashes in Kishtwar and Budgam areas and said that the State administration took all the needed measures to contain the by vegetables. When they were busy in buying the situation and ensure no further loss of life or property is vegetables Pistol wielding man opened fire on them in caused. He said various measures were also taken to restore which One of them died on the spot and the other is confidence among the different communities and sects. He hospitalized with critical injuries, “Police said. The also referred to the varied geographical regions of the State deceased soldier have been identified as Head constable D. with their own unique features and said that the State Nayak son of Gopi Nath Nayak resident of Hatpora, , while Government has focused on the equitable and inclusive the injured identified as constable Mukesh Kumar son of development of all the regions and sub-regions of the State. Sher Singh resident of Bhalwa, Muzaffar-Nagar, UP and Omar Abdullah mentioned the cases of communal incidents in is being treated in the hospital. Jammu and Kashmir and North East states being treated An eyewitness told KNS, “He heard some gun shots and separately in the NIC agenda and questioned “why are you people started running towards safer places. “As I downed treating us separately?”, he asked the Union Home Minister, the shutter of my shop, the two personnel were lying in a Mr. Shinde. In response to this, Mr. Shinde said that this would pool of blood. In the meanwhile large contingents of police be kept in mind and rectified in future. Omar Abdullah said and paramilitary forces arrived on the spot, “he said. that communal harmony in any country and more-so for a Soon after the incident, senior police officers including country like India, inhabited by people of various faiths is DIG Central Kashmir Syed Afadatul Mujtaba, Senior imperative to internal peace and essentially important for Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar Syed Aashiq development and prosperity. “Therefore a country like ours Hussain Bukhari reached the spot to take stock of the cannot make any headway on the path of development and situation. The area was cordoned off and a search prosperity without following the principles of mutual operation was carried out, however no one was arrested. tolerance, peaceful co-existence and communal harmony”, he Pertinently the last attack in Srinagar was in July when stressed. He suggested regular interactions between different suspected militants lobbed a grenade at a police vehicle communities at State and national levels, cultural exchange carrying a prisoner who later died in a hospital. Senior programmes, symposia etc. to provide opportunity to them to police officer told KNS that the militants, were probably understand each other and learn about need for peaceful co- were two in number, used silencer-fitted pistols and fired existence. The Chief Minister said that Constitution of peace from a point blank range at the jawans who were not committees at village, panchayat, municipal and town levels arrying any arms with them. Meanwhile, militant outfit comprising of civil society groups in communally sensitive Hizbul Mujahideen owned responsibility for the attack on areas, inclusion of topics on basic teachings of different Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel’s here religions in the curricula at primary school level, inclusion of in which one CISF personnel was killed and another was teachings on communal harmony in morning prayers in the critically injured. In a telephonic message to KNS, a caller educational institutions and involvement of NGOs in the identifying himself as Baleeg-ud-din, spokesman of sustained campaign in this regard could be befitting measure Hizbul Mujahideen said, “Guerillas of the outfit carried to achieve the goal. out the attack and the attack was in response of recent Omar Abdullah said that during the incidence of communal killings of Shopian. Such attacks would continue in future, violence, the propaganda of peace inimical elements and “he said. frivolous rumours make the situation worse. He said measures should be well placed to counter the rumours by providing correct information to the masses promptly. He said social “Initial investigations have revealed that the militants organizations and local administration have a special role to involved in today’s attack near Naz Cinema had come play in this direction as such these should be strengthened and from North Kashmir’s Sopora town and there is maximum encouraged to be prompt to tackle such situations. He also possibility that they would have fled from the Srinagar city
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soon after carrying the attack on CISF personnel,” Prasad told Srinagar based news gathering agency CNS adding that some militants may be present in Srinagar and its adjacent areas. DGP said that police had information that some militants from Sopore have managed their entry into Srinagar. “It was most probably these militants who carried out today’s attack,” Prasad said. He told CNS that militants used the same weapon, which was used in killing policemen near Hari Singh High Street attack this year in June. “Same group is operating in Srinagar and we hopefully would bust this group in coming days,” Prasad said adding that militants strike in Srinagar city to show their presence here.
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so that the faith of people in democratic set up in the state does not erode further. “This revelation has very serious implications. If voter loses faith in ballet, where would you go?” asked the NC parliamentarian. He however said that drawing conclusions as of now would be pre mature as the mater needs to be investigated properly. Regarding the ‘involvement’ of Agriculture Minster Ghulam Hassan Mir in the ‘scam’, Beg said, since he (Mir) was in the cabinet from Congress quota therefore it would be wise to wait and see how things unfold. “We should not jump the gun in haste. Let the probe come out first, because this is very serious matter and any assumptions would make the things more worse.”Beg told KNS. He however said that even congress would be worried by the revelations but given the sensitiveness of the matter; they may not be willing to express their concern in public. Regarding congress demand of holding the Coordination committee meet twice a month, Beg said that CCC is headed by the congress state President Prof. Saif ud din Soz and it is his prerogative to convene the meetings. “It is Soz’s jurisdiction to call the meetings. He may call it thrice a month or even four times a month, what has NC to do with it.” Beg said. Beg also defended Party’s Additional Gen. Secretary Dr. Mustafa Kamal and said that the rule should be applicable to both the parties in the coalition. “We are in coalition government. The rule should therefore apply for both the parties.” Beg said, when asked to comment on the Congress demand of stopping Kamal from issuing anti- congress statements.
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held a meeting on Monday which was presided over by provincial president Nasir Aslam Wani in which a resolution regarding the ‘scam’ was passed. “A unanimous resolution was passed in the meeting urging the central government to investigate by a sitting Judge of Honb’le supreme court or by CBI the involvement of former Army chief in destabilizing the state government headed by Omar Abdullah in 2010,” reads the statement of the party issued to KNS. The party sources further said that the national conference has also sought an inquiry into Agriculture Minister Gh. Hassan Mir’s role in the ‘scam’.
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establishing peace in this region, Mufti said that PDP, through its conviction and vision, had convinced BJP leadership to take bold peace initiatives. He said that his party had pioneered and implemented the agenda of reconciliation and made it clear that the PDP would not allow the peace process to be derailed and sabotaged. “Peace process in one and only way to restore lasting peace in this region so our party would aggressively pursue this process”, he asserted and called upon his party workers to contribute for restoring peace in this region. Mufti, while reiterating that National Conference leadership has never allowed democracy to flourish in Jammu and Kashmir, said that people of J&K have a genuine feeling that democratic institutions were sabotaged in this region. While referring towards the infamous brazenly rigged 1987 assembly elections, Mufti said that people of the state had lost faith the ballot due to such manipulated and rigged elections. “With its assiduous efforts the PDP had restored peoples’ faith in the democracy but the present government headed by NC is trying to undermine the democratic institutions”, Mr Sayeed said and recalled his meeting with the then Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in which he had impressed on the need of reviving peoples’ faith in the democracy by ensuring free and fair elections in the State. “After my meeting, Vajpayee had announced from the Red Fort to conduct free and fair elections in Jammu and Kashmir”, he recalled and added that defeat of Omar Abdullah from Ganderbal assembly segment, which was earlier considered as citadel of NC, had revived peoples’ faith in the democracy.
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public glare. Even the Union Health Minister and Ambika Soni realized that all is not well in party,” Secretary PCC, Muhammad Sultan Mandoo told CNS. Senior Congress leader, Surinder Singh Chini said that he was not allowed to speak during the convention just
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because he is Azad loyalist. “Amoung the 32 speakers, only two Azad loyalists, Muhammad Amin Bhat and Abdul Gani Wakil were allowed to speak during the convention,” he said adding that Soz lobby was hell-bent to keep the Azad loyalists at bay during the function. Another Congress leader on condition of anonymity told CNS that infighting in Congress has marred the party. “Taj-Monga episode send wrong signal and it is now widely believed that Congress Party would loose ground in Jammu and Kashmir if infighting and lobbyism would not come to an end,” he said adding that mudslinging in open has become a routine for the congress leaders now.
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For the last four years, the SVO has been investigating a land lease scam of Gulmarg. Five other accused officers, who have retired from service, have already been charge sheeted in the case. Among the accused is former Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Mehboob Iqbal, who has since joined PDP. The SVO had registered a case against senior officials of the government in 2009 for allegedly misusing official position for illegal transfer of government land in Gulmarg worth crores of rupees by misusing provisions of the J&K State Roshni Act.
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the colleges has not yet completed and the Kashmir University authorities have announced the examination date. "Early examination will spoil our carrier as our syllabus has not been completed yet. We urge the authorities to reschedule the exams,” Bilal Ahmad, a B. Ed student told KNS. “They have issued the date sheet to give advantage to the private colleges ignoring our concern and putting our future into jeopardy. We have been enrolled in Nov. 2012 and the session ends in Nov. 2013, but they have scheduled the exam from 28th September which is completely the violation of their own rules.” Another student told KNS.
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“With no let up in dog attacks and government failure to check the menace, the stray packs targeted scores of people in our area and elsewhere,” affected family told CNS. The residents of the area accused the ruling National Conference and Srinagar Municipal Corporation of being more concerned towards the welfare of dogs than humans. The residents have threatened to kill the stray packs.
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Budgam. The injured was shifted to Hospital for treatment. Chadoora Police has registered a case in this regard. In another accident, a Tata mobile bearing registration number Jk09A/0170 hit and injured Naza Begum wife of Ghulam Nabi Wani resident of Lalpora at Lalpora, in the jurisdiction of Police station Lalpora, Kupwara. The injured was shifted to hospital for treatment. Lalpora Police ahs registered a case in this regard. In another accident, an i-10 car bearing registration number PB02BD/1233 hit and injured a 04 years old girl Khushboo Jan daughter of Javid Ahmad Sheikh resident of Kralpora near Dak Bungalow, Kralpora, in the jurisdiction of Police station Kralpora. The injured was shifted to the hospital for treatment. Kralpora Police has registered a case in this regard.
7 DAY ALL INDIA PAINTERS CAMP CONCLUDES AT KARGIL
Anayat Ali Kargil: The 7 Day All India Painters Camp organized by Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages concluded here today at Hotel New Zojila Residency, Bemathang, Kargil. Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil Haji Asgar Ali Karbalaiee was the chief guest on the occasion. Karbalaiee witnessed the exhibits and also interacted with the artists. Speaking on the occasion he lauded the Academy for organizing such a national level painting camp in a remote and far flung area like Kargil. He expressed hope that the artists by virtue of their painting skills will try to highlight Kargil at state, national and
international level. Karbalaiee also highlighted the need to organize more such national level events in Kargil in future so that the local artists and youngsters get an opportunity to exhibit their talent in visual arts. He also urged upon the Academy authorities to retain the exhibits of this camp at Kargil. Pertinently the camp was the first ever of its kind held in Kargil that drew number of spectators including amateur painters, art lovers and school and college students. The national level camp was a part of the 2 Days Kargil Cultural Festival organized by the Academy at Kargil. The Chief Executive Councilor also invited the participating artists for a dinner party.
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Peace, stability imperative for progress and growth of South Asian countries: Governor SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 23
rious consequences which arise from the “tyranny of compulsory identity”, the “conflicts and sufferings which Kashmir had gone through” and the “cycle of militancy and militariza-
South Asian Countries and the need to replace the inherited “architecture of governance” which also impacted the political system in all the countries of the region. He also spoke
N. N. Vohra, Governor Jammu and Kashmir, today observed that sustaining peace, normalcy and stability are imperative for the rapid progress and prosperity of the South Asian region. The Governor, as Chief Guest, said this in his Presidential remarks at the Lecture by Prof. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, President, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, organized by the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies, University of Kashmir, here today. The topic of the Lecture was “Embattled Liberalism in South Asia”.Mrs. Usha Vohra, First Lady; Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, Kashmir University; Deans, Heads of Departments, Faculty members of the University, scholars and students tion” which had been witnessed in about issues of diversity, governance, of the Institute participated in the parts of India and the South Asian accountability, need for greater coopseminar.Prof. Pratap Bhanu Mehta Countries. He also spoke at length eration and deeper understandings Lone News Agency Kangan Khan News Agency Ganderbal spoke extensively about the many seabout the “governance deficit” in among the countries of South Asia
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and varied other aspects which have a great bearing on the rapid progress and prosperity of this region. The Governor, who is the Chancellor of the Kashmir University and Chairman of the Governing Body of this Institute, suggested to Prof. Gull Mohammad Wani, Director of the Institute, to consider starting two academic projects at the Institute which would relate to issues of “Identity” and “Governance”, under the overall guidance of Prof. Mehta, as the issues involved have a vital bearing on the future growth, development and stability of South Asia. He added that these projects could add great value as they would involve scholars from each of the SAARC countries who would be pursuing their research projects at this Institute. The Governor observed that the theme of Prof. Mehta’s talk was of high relevance and desired that a public lecture by him could be organized in the University in the coming time so that a
much larger number of scholars, students and members of the civil society could benefit from it. He thanked Prof. Mehta, whom he has known for the past many years, for delivering a Lecture at this Institute. The Lecture by Prof. Mehta was followed by a discussion during which he replied to the queries of the participants. Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, Kashmir University, dwelt on the initiatives being taken for the growth and development of UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies. Earlier, in his welcome address, Prof. Gull Mohammad Wani, Director of the Institute, gave a resume of the establishment, growth, history, aims and objects of this Institute. He also dwelt on the activities of the Institute, special lectures organized during the past months and those planned for the near future. Prof. Zafar Ahmad Reshi, Registrar, Kashmir University, presented a Vote of Thanks.
Gulzar News Agency Soura Zahid Book Depot Chadoora Tariq News Agency Hawal Bashir News Agency Nowhatta Muzaffar Ali News Agency Alamgari Bazar Budshah News Agency Lal Chowk Abdullah News Agency Lal Chowk Sikendar News Agency Lal Chowk Gupkari News Agency Lal Chowk Raina News Agency Gund Kangan Khan News Agency Regal Chowk Rashid News Agency Dalgate Sheikh News Agency Hyderpora Hilal News Agency Budgam Lone Tangmarg BhatitsNews Agencyfor ChadooraSRINAGAR, SEPT 23: PAMPORE, SEPTEMBER 23News willAgency be of first of its kind in tion and productivity Bhat News Magam theAgency State which will be fully whichZargar SaffronNews Park Agency will pro-Kunzar Minister for Agriculture, with modern and vide platform for minting itsSumbalThe Minister for Social Dar Newsequipped Agency Beerwah Bashir News Agency Ghulam Hassan Mir urged scientific approaches. He said quality besides ensure its in- Welfare Ms. Sakina Itoo has Reshi News Agency Safapora Saleem News Agency Pattan upon Saffron growers and oth- the Park will provide all neccreased productivity. He said asked the officers to ensure Basharat News Reyaz Newsis Agency ers associated with the Saffron essary Agency facilities Bandipora including colmarketing sector of primePampore transparency and adherence industry to take maximum lection and Pulwama sorting of saffron concern and News in this regardQazigund Altaf News Agency Javaid Agency benefit from the National Saf- News flowers, quality control, marmore G.M marketing Jeelani Agency Baramulla Newschannels Agencyare Sopore fron Mission in the State and keting besides having the being opened for the Saffron Shah News Agency Kupwara Sultan News Agency Handwara play their role to give new imfacility of E-Trading through industry. Younis News Agency Langate News Agency petus for increasing producwhich farmers, growers and HeSheikh hoped Saffron park will Islamabad tion and productivity Reshi of theNews traders canIslamabad get associated open Three new economic andAgency deAgency Way News Tral Saffron across the State.Turray News withAgency the parkTral online. velopmental windows for theBijbehara Badru News Agency The Minister said this The Minister said that people. He also urged upon Rahi News Agency Kulgamin coordi- farmers Malik News Agency while addressing a Saffron State government to think positive andArwani Rah Newsnation Agency Byepass Shaheen News Agency Kargil Buyer-Seller meet organised with Central govern- play their role for the promo-
cial achievements of various schemes including Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) and Article 275. Speaking on the occasion the Minister said that government is making all out
to the norms while implementing various schemes launched by the State government with the assistance of the central government. The Minister was addressing a high level meeting of the District Development Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners, Chief Planning Officers of the State here today convened to take review of physical and finan-
efforts for the overall development of Tribal Population including Gujjar Bakerwal, Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste, Other Backward Classes (OBC) Pahari Speaking people and others adding that several schemes and ambitious plans have been launched for these people.The Minister instructed the officers not to take up any work for construction without prior approval of the admin-
Saffron-Park to open new economic, dev windows for the people: Mir
by Agriculture Department at EDI complex today. The Minister said that government has taken various initiatives for the revival and upliftment of Saffron industry in the State and in this regard a Saffron Park will be established at a cost of Rs 22.06 crore at Pampore for the promotion of Saffron Industry which will directly benefit the people related with the industry in the State. Mir said Saffron Park
ment is very much keen for the upliftment and upscaling of Saffron industry in J&K, adding that by adapting modern scientific methods and by development of infrastructure the Saffron industry of State will get new edge and boost so that people related with the industry are benefited socio-economically. Mir also said that defective and improper handling of saffron flowers causes losses to the saffron produc-
Drass witnessed the air kargil traditional music and dance festival Anayat Ali Kargil:22-09-13: The inhabitants of the 2nd coldest place of the world, the villagers of Drass had an Hour long jubilation when the artists of All India Radio Kargil performed during the Tribal Music and Dance Concert on 21st September 2013 at Higher Secondary School Drass. Dancers were dancing to the tune of traditional drums and flutes of Kargil heritage, sounds striking Tiger Hill and Tolo Ling echoed the Drass Valley to dance clap and cheer. This music concert was organized by All India Radio Kargil where in Commander 56 Mountain Brigade Brigadier G P Singh was the Chief Guest and the SDM Drass Barkat Ali was the Guest of Honour. Many Cultural groups from different parts of Kargil District Participated in the concert, along with the famous group of the Shingo Valley Drass.
Thousands of people including school children and women folk enjoyed the performances of Purki, Shina, Kashmiri and Urdu singers and artists on the occasion.The main attraction of the Concert was the performance by Dhanajay Koul the famous Delhi Based Kashmiri Ghazal Singer and music composer, who mesmerized the audience of common masses and Army Jawans alike.Appreciating this initiative of All India Radio Kargil, to entertain the people of this remote border area and development and preservation of its unique cultural heritage, Brigadier Singh desired to have such celebrations and festivals in every nook and corner of the Border District of Kargil.While welcoming the guests and the audiences the Head of Office All India Radio Kargil Nissar Naseem recalled the commitment of All India Radio, towards the development and preservation of dialects, tribes, culture and genres of art.
tion and upliftment of Saffron Industry. MLA, Pampore, Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Union Joint Secretary, Agriculture Department and Managing Director National Horticulture Board, Commissioner Secretary, Agriculture Productions, Director Agriculture, Consultant, National Saffron Mission, MD Agro and other concerned officers and people related with Saffron industry were present on the occasion.
Kargil/20-09-13:Civil Defence Organization Kargil organized awareness programmes at Northern public school Poyen & Govt. Higher secondry school Sankoo Kargil under the supervision of Civil Defence DYSP(DAR)\Deputy Controller Mr. Stinzen Losal . Chief Warden Civil Defence/Medical Officer Dr. Anayat Mir coordinated these programs.More than 300 students, teachers, CD volunteers and SDRF team participated in these programmes. The chief guest, principal of the school gave welcome speech and encouraged this initiative of CD Kargil. On this occasion Mr. Stinzen Losal KPS ,DYSP(DAR)\Deputy Controller CD gave a presentation on introduction of Civil Defence organization and role of CD volunteers in Hostile Attacks ,Peace Time(Non-combatant duties) & disaster mitigation. It was impressed upon them that through this organization volunteers can render their noble
istrative Departments. She stressed upon the officers that while taking up any construction work in any area, the local MLA and the Board Member be taken into confidence.The
RAJOURI, SEPTEMBER 23 The 2-day Pahari Conference, organized by J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages, started here Monday with participating writers and scholars stressing on popularization and promotion of the language and its literature. Inaugurated by Vice Chairman, J&K Advisory Board for Development of Pahari Speaking People, Kafil ur Rehman, the literary event is the fourth in the series of language conferences organized by the Academy since October last. Earlier, conferences were held about Kashmiri, Dogri and Punjabi languages even as similar activity is in the offing with respect to Gojri, Urdu, Hindi and Bodhi. The conference began on a positive note with speakers sounding optimistic about the richness and development of the language and appreciating the Academy’s initiative to focus on the challenges and opportunities for Pahari language. During two days, several paper reading sessions will be held and issues relating to Pahari language thoroughly discussed and debated.On the first day, three papers were presented including Pahari Zaban: Masayil Te Mawaqe by Zafar Iqbal Manhas, Pahari Zaban Te
service towards the society.Keeping in view the vulnerability of multi hazards district Kargil for natural disasters like Earthquake, landslides, snow avalanches and floods the Chief warden Civil Defence Dr. Anayat Mir spoke on earthquake risk mitigation and adherence to Do’s and Don’ts during an earthquake. He stressed upon the retrofitting of earthquake hazards structures as per BIS as the district lies in Seismic Zone four.The session at Sankoo began with an introduction of Civil Defence organization and role of CD volunteers in disaster preparedness & mitigation. It was impressed upon them that through this organization volunteers can render their noble service towards the society. Keeping in view the vulnerability of multi hazards district Kargil for natural disasters like Earthquake, landslides, snow avalanches and floods the Chief warden Civil Defence Dr. Anayat Mir spoke on earthquake risk mitigation and adherence to Do’s and Don’ts during an earthquake.
Aries
March 21-April 19
Melancholy that doesn’t seem to have any basis in reality may plague you today, causing friends, family, and your partner to worry. On days like this, Aries, it’s best not to give in to gloom, but rather to throw yourself into work and projects you love. Even though you may not feel like socializing, the company of others can get your mind back on track.
Taurus April 20-May 20
Today, Taurus, you may feel out of sorts. You probably aren’t ill, but you may be tired. You could also suffer from vague aches and pains that are most likely related to stress. Take the day off and relax. Soak in a tub and read a book. Your imagination is working overtime and you need to get your mind off your malaise. Fantasy novels may be your best bet!
Gemini May 21-June 21
Strange, exciting, and vivid dreams may inspire your creativity today. You might want to try a new art form or study the works of innovators. Romance and sex are especially important to you, Gemini, though insecurities about a partner may restrain you from expressing your feelings. Take a chance - let the person know what you need right now. Your friend may be pleasantly surprised.
Cancer June 22-July 22
Concerns about your home or mother may mean you have to deal with some rather unpleasant or untrustworthy people. Lack of knowledge could have you in a quandary about how to address the situation. It would be a good idea to prepare by gathering all the facts you might need. Stay centered and focused, Cancer, and use your inner strength to hold out for the best for all concerned.
Leo
July 23-August 22
Minister asked the officers to submit funds utilization certificate to the Administrative Department so that after compilation these are sent to the central government accordingly.Commissioner Secretary Social Welfare Muhammad Shafi Rather, Director Social Welfare, Kashmir, Farooq Ahmad and the officers of Social Welfare Department attended the meeting.
Pahari conference begins with optimism about development of language
Civil Defence Organization Kargil organized an awareness programme at various schools of Kargil Anayat Ali
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Isna Nasri Adab by Ghulam Haider Nadeem and Pahari Zaban Naway Daur Ni Darwatni Ver by Fida Rajourvi, followed by question-answer session. On the concluding day, seven papers will be presented by K. D. Maini, Raja Nazar Boniyari, Dr. Jahangir Danish, Nazir Qureshi, Nisar Rahi, Dr. Abdul Haq Nayeemi and Abdur Rashid Qureshi. The papers cover various aspects of Pahari language with special reference to contemporary challenges confronted by it. Former Ministers, Mirza Abdur Rashid and Mushtaq Ahmad Bukhari, prominent writers, poets and a large number of lovers of Pahari language and literature attended the conference that began with a beautiful musical item. On this occasion special number of Sheeraza (Pahari) on Uri was also released. Addressing the conference, Kafil ur Rehman referred to the richness of Pahari language and urged new generation to carry forward the mission of its development started by their seniors. He said writers and poets are valuable assets for any society and through their writings they give direction to people. Pahari writers and poets, he said, have contributed a lot in making it a frontline language in the Subcontinent. He said although the literature produced in Pahari
is rich and comparable to any other language there was need to produce quality works in a sustained manner and take it to further heights.Speaking on the occasion, Mirza Abdur Rashid and Mushtaq Ahmad Bukhuari dwelt on the efforts of individual writers and literary groups in bringing Pahari language and literature to its present level and hoped these efforts would continue. They appreciated the contribution of the Academy in the development of Pahari literature and underscored the need for literary activities like the ongoing conference in the promotion of languages and literature. Welcoming the participants, Secretary Academy, Khalid Bashir Ahmad, spoke about the importance of the conference in identifying challenges and opportunities for Pahari language and hoped the participants would come up with a roadmap for its promotion. He outlined the growth and importance of Pahari language in Jammu & Kashmir and highlighted its ancient origin. He dwelt in detail on the role of the Academy in the development and promotion of the language and specifically referred to its ambitious Pahari language publication programme ever since the inception of Pahari section in 1978.
Prasad reviews arrangements for Police Golf Tournament SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 23: Royal Springs Golf Course is witnessing a 3-days national event, Police Golf Tournament from October 8, 2013. Director General of Police (DGP), Ashok Prasad reviewed the arrangements for the tournament at a high level meeting of police officers here today.In the tournament more than 100 players, representing 26 States and Central Police Organizations of the country would be participating. This is 17th event of the tournament and Jammu and Kashmir Police is hosting the national event for the third time. The first tournament was held at Shillong in October, 1996 and previously JKP hosted the tournament in 2002 and 2005. The Organization lifted the 11th championship in 2007 held in Punjab. Prasad sought progress reports from the organizing committee regarding arrangements made the national event. He was told that the arrangements for 3-days long tournament have been put in place and the sub committees constituted for the purpose are coordinat-
ing each other to make the arrangements in a befitting manner.The DGP stressed upon the members of organizing committee to review the arrangements after maintaining close coordination at different levels and conduct the tournament smoothly. He said that elaborate arrangements should be made for the visiting players and the staff coming from different states of the country. Prasad addressing the meeting said that JKP has been organizing various national and state level tournaments in different disciplines to promote sports in the state and encourage talented sports persons within and outside the state. He said that it was due to the endeavours of the Organization that our sports persons have excelled well in different national and international tournaments, brining laurels for the nation and the organization.Earlier, the ADGP (Armed), S. M. Sahai, who is also Organizing Secretary for the tournament, briefed the meeting about arrangements made for the grand event.
Juicy but perhaps unkind gossip might reach you today. You may doubt the motives of a close friend. Examine any tips you receive and ascertain the true facts before you accept it as truth. Much of the information is likely to be wrong. Your imagination is flying high, so you might want to try writing or drawing.
Virgo
August 23-September 22
Money matters may seem vague today, Virgo. Uncertainty about how to manage your affairs might plague you throughout the day. Planning for the immediate future could also be difficult. You may be expecting some funds that may not come yet, or you might not be certain if you need to make a specific purchase. Keep occupied. You can’t rush it, and obsessing does no good.
Libra
September 23-October 23 Troubles in the family may have you toying with the idea of moving or at least making some changes in your household. Someone close to you hasn’t been honest with you, Libra, and that also has you feeling a bit down. Kick around as many ideas as you can, but don’t make any decisions today. It isn’t the time. Wait until you’re in a more positive and optimistic state of mind.
Scorpio
October 24-November 21 Your intuition and imagination are operating at a very high level today, and you may be inspired to write. However, you aren’t likely to have enough ideas or information to actually put pen to paper. There’s no rush, though. Take some time to allow the ideas to crystallize and set them down later. Someone in a bad mood may draw you into a quarrel. Brush it off and say you’re busy!
Sagittarius November 22-December 21
There may be doubt about the outcome of a project that means a lot to you. It may involve financial problems or lack the support from others that you require in order to complete it. Your doubts are most likely groundless, Sagittarius, but it doesn’t hurt to hedge your bets a little and seek what you need elsewhere. This is likely to be a temporary delay. All signs indicate success.
Capricorn December 22-January 19
Your mind might be on power struggles that have caused quarrels among your friends, placing you in an uncomfortable position. Conflicting loyalties might come up when others draw you into the fray, Capricorn. Stay out of it! You could get angry, and this wouldn’t do you any good. Think of something else until you calm down and regain your perspective.
Aquarius January 20-February 18
Daydreams and fantasies about faraway lands and exotic places might have you thinking about dropping everything and taking off for a while. You aren’t usually impulsive, Aquarius, but today you feel restless. If you have no obligations, and if weather permits, go someplace where you can experience a change of scenery. We all need it from time to time.
Pisces
February 19-March 20 Sudden demands on your resources by others may have you feeling used. You may be asked for a loan. Your doubts about the person’s ability to repay might conflict with your sympathy for his or her situation. Your intuition is good today, Pisces, so use it to read the true motives of those asking for favors. Grant only the ones you feel are appropriate.
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Zabarwan Times Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Development of sports Infrastructure – need of the time
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he recent decision of the central government to allot one thousand crores rupees to J&K state for development of sports infrastructure is really a historic decision and will go a long way in promoting sports activities in the state. Of late, it was felt that the sports infrastructure in the state was not of national standards not the question of international level and everybody whether a sports man or a sports lover wanted this to be upgraded and expanded. In the whole of the stat we have one picturesque stadium called Sher I Kashmir cricket stadium at Srinagar where some international matches were played in the past but that too is now in shambles as there is no proper care of that stadium. As far as districts and Tehsils are concerned these either do not have any standard sports stadium or if they at all have those are not properly constructed and maintained. Now with the provision of one thousand crores rupees the sports facilities will get a big boost and also the sports facilities including construction of Indoor and outdoor stadiums will be extended to even far off places. The sports ministry in the state has already initiated action and stone laying ceremonies of some stadia have already being held. The sports facility can help in a big way to produce national and international level sports persons in different streams who can bring laurels to the state and the country. Since Parvaiz Rasool was selected in the National team the spirit of showing their mettle has tremendously been infused in young generation and they now want to represent the state in the national and international arena. There is no dearth of talent in Jammu & Kashmir but what is needed is to help them by providing necessary infrastructure and training so that their enormous talent can be tapped in a better way. The state sports minister Taj Mohi ud Din has initiated several steps to promote the sports activity from the school level itself so that the talented youngsters are groomed to become big names in the field of sports. If the present trend of providing the necessary facilities continues, the time is not far off when Jammu & Kashmir will be one of the best states in the country producing top sports men and women who will make their presence felt at national and international level.
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Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Demand Reduction-Key to Drug Abuse Control
rug addiction is increasingly becoming an area of concern as traditional moorings, social taboos, self-restraint and control-discipline of the joint family and community are gradually disappearing with urbanization. Alcohol and drug abuse has emerged as a serious socioeconomic problem in India. Located between two of the world’s largest illicit drug producing regions, India has been a transit country for long, making it highly vulnerable to the problem of smuggling of drugs into and out of the country and drug abuse. Narcotic Drugs include coca leaf, cannabis (hemp), opium, poppy straw and other manufactured goods, whereas Psychotropic substance means any substance, natural or synthetic, or any natural material or any salt or preparation of such substance or material included in the list of psychotropic substances specified in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances have several medical and scientific uses. However, they can be and are also abused and trafficked. Natural narcotic drugs of great medical use such as morphine, codeine are produced from opium. Thus, the manufacture of natural narcotic drugs indirectly affects the demand for opium and the area in which farmers should be allowed to cultivate opium. India is one of the few countries that are internationally permitted to grow opium and successive resolutions of the UN Economic and Social Council require India (and other producing countries) to maintain a balance between demand and supply. Thus, on the one hand, India shares with other opium poppy growing countries the responsibility of ensuring that there is adequate supply of opium and opiates in the world and on the other has the responsibility to avoid excessive accumulation of stocks. Article 47 of our Constitution provides that "……… the State shall endeavour to bring about prohibition of the consumption except for medicinal purposes of intoxicating drinks and of drugs which are injurious to health." India is a signatory to three United Nations
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Conventions, namely: (i) Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961; (ii) Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971; and (iii) Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988. Thus, India also has an international obligation to curb drug abuse. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 was framed taking into account India’s obligations under the three UN drug Conventions as well as Article 47 of the Constitution. This Act prohibits, except for medical or scientific purposes, the manufacture, production, trade, use, etc. of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Thus the Governments’ policy has been to promote their use for medical and scientific purposes while preventing their diversion from licit sources, and prohibiting illicit traffic and abuse. The NDPS Act is administered by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue. However, matters pertaining to Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse are handled by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MSJE). The Ministry supports various NGOs working in this field. The Ministry of Health, which is responsible for all health issues, runs several drug de-addiction centres in the Government hospitals across the country. The Narcotics Control Bureau, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, coordinates actions by various functionaries (Central and State) under the NDPS Act. The State Governments also have their own Health Departments and Social Welfare Departments each of which has its own set of activities relating to Drug Demand Reduction. Illegal cultivation of opium poppy (Papaver sominiferum) and cannabis (Cannabis sativa) are offences under the NDPS Act. Synthetic and semi-synthetic drugs are illicitly manufactured in clandestine laboratories (commonly known as clan labs) the world over. Diversion of licit pharmaceuticals containing narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for abuse has been a significant problem in India. Preparations containing drugs such as codeine, buprenorphine, diazepam and alprazolam are commonly abused.
Drug abuse is a result of two factors- the availability of drugs and the psychosocial conditions which result in their abuse. Both traditional and semisynthetic and synthetic drugs are abused. Intravenous drug use and HIV/AIDS driven by such use have added a new dimension to the problem. The United Nations General Assembly, in its 20th Special Session in 1998, has accepted demand reduction as an indispensable pillar of drug control strategies. Hence, equal emphasis is placed on supply and demand reduction. Demand reduction also has two components- treating the drug addicts and educating and enabling the society to prevent addiction and to rehabilitate addicts after they have been treated. Thus, drug abuse is a psychosocio medical problem, which needs both medical intervention and community based interventions. Hence, the central government has a three-pronged strategy for demand reduction consisting of: •Building awareness and educating people about ill effects of drug abuse. •Dealing with the addicts through programme of motivational counselling, treatment, follow-up and socialreintegration of recovered addicts. •To impart drug abuse prevention/rehabilitation training to volunteers with a view to build up an educated cadre of service providers. Of the above, treatment is the component which directly targets drug addiction. India has a two-pronged strategy towards it- (a) running deaddiction centres in Government hospitals; and (b) supporting NGOs involved in this endeavour. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India runs a number of drug-de-addiction centres in various Government hospitals across the country. The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has been implementing a Scheme for Prohibition and Drug Abuse Prevention since the year 1985-86. The approach of this Scheme is to provide the whole range of services including awareness generation, identification, counselling, treatment and rehabilitation of addicts through voluntary and other organizations. In order to reduce the demand for and consumption of alcohol
and dependence producing substances, the thrust would be on preventive education programmes and Whole Person Recovery of the addicts At present, under this Scheme, the Government supports Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) running Deaddiction-cumRehabilitation Centres, De-addiction Camps, and Counselling and Awareness Centres. The Government bears the major portion of the cost of services provided at these Centres. While the apparent "benefits" of consumption for drug abusers is transient and health and financial burden on society considerable, there are huge profits for suppliers and traffickers of illicit drugs. Producer and trafficking countries, however, tend to pay a high social and political price for short-term economic gains. Although families have a powerful influence on shaping the attitudes, values and behavioral patterns of children and thus preventing substance abuse, peer groups often prove to have an even stronger influence. The negative influence of peers appears to increase when parents abdicate their traditional supervisory roles. Family factors which can lead to or intensify drug abuse include, prolonged or traumatic parental absence, harsh discipline, failure to communicate on an emotional level and parental use of drugs. Lack of household stability triggered by low and irregular income and unemployment may increase the stress on the family and its vulnerability to drug abuse. While the family itself can be the source of drug problems, it can also be a potent force for prevention and treatment. As most families are supported and cared for by women, women play a key role in teaching the young, ensuring health care and maintaining links with and mobilizing community support where necessary. The recognition and effective utilization of women as resources for drug prevention and treatment can therefore improve efforts to reduce both the supply of and demand for drugs. Indeed, the family unit as a whole has a clear interest in preventing individual family members from falling prey to drug abuse, and thus could become a powerful ally of government and community prevention programmes.
Development of Coal Sector
oal is the mainstay of India’s energy and 55% of primary energy supply and 70% of power generation in the country are coal based. India ranks third in coal production globally after China and USA. The Ministry of Coal is responsible for exploration, production and distribution of coal and lignite to meet the requirements of different consumers and through the public sector undertakings it is discharging its responsibilities. Coal India Ltd. and Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. (NLC) are the two Central PSUs under the administrative control of the Ministry. Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. (SCCL) is the joint undertaking of Government of Andhra Pradesh and Government of India with equity sharing in the ratio of 51:49 respectively. The need for systematic and scientific development of coal industry was recognized from the inception of the process of national economic planning in the country. National Coal Development Corporation (NCDC) was set up in 1956 which was the first step towards planned development of the industry. Singareni Collieries co. Ltd. (SCCL) was already a government company in 1956 and Central Government started equity participation in SCCL from 1960 onwards. However, comprehensive development programme could be initiated only after nationalisation of the industry in the early 1970s and formation of Coal India Ltd. (CIL). Soon after nationalisation of coal sector in the early 1970s, Coal India Ltd. (CIL) was formed as a holding company in 1975 with four coal producing companies and one planning and design institute and the level of production was about 73 million tonnes at the time of its formation. Today CIL has seven coal producing companies and one planning and design institute with their operations spread over eight states and has achieved a level of 436 million tonnes in
2011-12. India’s assessed coal resources currently stand at about 293 billion tonnes of which about 118 billion tonnes or 40% are proved reserves and the remaining 60% are in inferred and indicated categories. Plans have been drawn to enhance the efforts for coal exploration with a view to enhance the reserve base. Coal production enhancement is basically through taking up of new projects under the public sector companies of the Ministry and development of blocks allotted to various companies in public and private sectors. In addition, acquisition of coal properties abroad has also been adopted for securing coal supplies in meeting the demand. A number of policy initiatives taken by the Government over last three decades has strengthened the coal sector in enhancing production with due regard to safety and environment. Introduction of setting of economic reforms in the early 1990s led to tapering off the budgetary support. After a major capital restructuring of CIL in 1996, the budgetary support to CIL was completely stopped. Coal prices were partially decontrolled in 1996 and administrative pricing mechanism was discontinued on complete decontrol of coal prices with effect from 1, January, 2000 and coal companies were empowered to notify the prices. Subsequently the boards of the performing coal companies were delegated higher financial powers for decision making on their own. A new coal distribution policy was introduced in 2007 and fuel supply agreements have been made mandatory. Coal royalty has been fixed on advalorem basis in place of mixed approach of fixed and advalorem rates. The Government has also encouraged acquisition of coal equity abroad from energy security point of view. Import duty on coal imports has been tapered off and currently there is no import duty on imports. Similarly, import duty on project
imports has also been removed from the current fiscal. A proposal for setting up independent regulatory authority for Coal is under consideration of Government. A Bill to permit private sector in the commercial mining of coal has been awaiting consideration of the Parliament. Coal production has risen from about 78 million tonnes in 1975 to 540 million tonnes in 2011-12, the Terminal year of the XI Plan. About 100 million tonnes of coal was imported in 2011-12 which forms about 15% of the coal consumption of about 650 million tonnes during 2011-12. The coal production target in the Terminal Year 2016-17 of the XII Plan is set at 795 MT implying a growth of 8% against the actual growth of about 4.6% in the XI Plan. However, when compared with the projected demand of 980.50 MT in 201617, a gap of 185.5 MT exists between domestic production and the projected demand. This would need to be met through coal imports. There have been constraints in enhancing coal production in terms of environmental issues, land acquisition, R&R, coal evacuation and law & order in some places. However, Ministry of Coal has been taking up the issues with the concerned State and Central authorities on regular basis for amicable solutions. Over the period of time the rehabilitation package of CIL has evolved and made more liberal than the National R&R Policy. Coal companies can adopt either CIL’s policy or the concerned State Govt. Policy whichever is liberal. Coal evacuation is one of the critical area in the entire coal supply chain in the country and railways are the major bulk transporter. While efforts to strengthen the existing infrastructure are being made on continuous basis, the most important rail connectivity projects in the potential coalfield areas have been taken up by the Ministry with the Ministry of Railways and the State Governments concerned. These projects will be funded
through the internal resources of CIL. Action plan has been drawn in regard to implementation of these projects and railways, Ministry of Coal and coal companies are regularly monitoring the status of implementation. The pending issues regarding environment and forestry clearances are being regularly addressed in consultation with Ministry of Environment and Forests and the State Governments concerned. All the mitigation measures as approved by Ministry of Environment and Forests while according environmental clearance are being strictly followed by the coal companies while implementing the projects and rigorous monitoring by both coal companies and the State Pollution Control Boards is being done. Mine reclamation and rehabilitation through properly drawn mine closure plans are being addressed both during the mining and at the stage of final closure. The Ministry has issued comprehensive guidelines in regard to preparation of mine closure plans which are now integral part of mining plans. Mine owners are bound through financial commitment by charging specified rate per hectare of land involved and through opening an escrow account with coal controller. The Government has approved a Master Plan to address the issues of fires, land subsidence and rehabilitation of affected persons in the old mined out areas of Jharia and Raniganj coalfields for implementation in ten year ’s time. Jharia Rehabilitation and development Authority in the State of Jharkhand and Asansol Durgapur Development Authority in the state of West Bengal have been entrusted with the job of implementation of Rehabilitation works particularly for private people and BCCL and ECL will be responsible for rehabilitating their colonies and employees. The Government will provide financial resources for implementing the project.
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Exercise keeps body and mind healthy
Exercise is not just good for physical health, but it can also boost our mental health, say experts. Now, a new study has explored psychosocial factors that may help to explain connection between physical activity and mental health.Karin Monshouwer of the Trimbos Institute in the Netherlands and colleagues at Trimbos and VU University Medical Center specifically wanted to examine two existing explanations for the link between exercise and mental health.The self-image hypothesis suggests that physical activity has positive effects on body weight and body structure, leading to positive feedback from peers and improved self-image, and ultimately improving mental health.The social interaction hypothesis, on the other hand, holds that it's the social aspects of physical activity - such as social relationships and mutual support among team members that contribute to the positive effects of exercise on mental health. Monshouwer and her colleagues surveyed over 7000 Dutch students, ages 11 to 16. The adolescents completed validated surveys aimed at assessing their physical
activity, mental health problems, body weight perception, and participation in organized sports. The researchers also gathered data on the adolescents' age, gender, and socioeconomic status; whether they lived at home with their parents; and whether they lived in an urban area. The researchers found that adolescents who were physically inactive or who perceived their bodies as either "too fat" or "too thin" were at greater risk for both internalizing problems (e.g., depression, anxiety) and externalizing problems (e.g., aggression, substance abuse). Adolescents who participated in organized sports, on the other hand, were at lower risk for mental health problems. Confirming both the self-image hypothesis and the social interaction hypothesis, adolescents' body weight perception (i.e., "too heavy," "good," or "too thin") and sports club membership each partially accounted for the relationship between physical activity and mental health, even after taking adolescents' backgrounds into account.These results suggested that certain psychosocial factors - body
4 Foods for a raging libido
If you feel that your relationship is turning from deeply-in-love to boring, it isn't because you want to make it dull. The reason is that you simply find yourself in no mood for romance. Grab these foods to spice up your relationship and sex life. The reasons for a lacking libido can range from too many things on your to-do list and working too many hours to your hormones being out of whack. This is where food plays a role. Here are four delicious items you can work into your diet that will increase your libido, and help you work out of your clothes... 1. Watermelon Coined 'the new Viagra', watermelon contains citrulline, an amino acid that relaxes blood vessels there-
by increasing your sex drive. 2. Aparagus Asparagus is high in the B vitamin folate that helps increase your production of histamine. Histamine is important for increasing the sex drive in men and women. 3. Avocados Loaded with potassium, avocados boost libido for both sexes. And they're rich in folic acid that provides energy and stamina - both of which are important once your libido is restored. 4. Chillies If you like it hot and spicy, this one will bring a smile on your face! Chillies contain capsaicin, a chemical which also increases blood flow and triggers the release of mood-enhancing endorphins that naturally pump up your libido.
image and social interaction - may help to explain at least part of the connection between physical activity and mental health. The researchers acknowledge, however, that other factors, such as the physiological effects of exercise, are probably also at work. "We think that these findings are important for policymakers and anyone who works in healthcare or prevention. Our findings indicate that physical activity may be
one effective tool for the prevention of mental health problems in adolescence," said Monshouwer. Monshouwer and her colleagues hope that future studies will be able to examine similar questions while following participants over time. Such longitudinal studies could help researchers to understand how physical activity type and context might influence the relationship between exercise and mental health.
Did you know that walking not only helps you to lose weight but also prevent diabetes and breast cancer? Read on to know the health benefits of walking. Walking is said to be a great exercise which has proven to be an excellent fat burner. If you walk at a steady pace for 30 to 45 minutes at least six days a week along with a healthy diet, you will gradually witness a change in your weight. There are several benefits of walking. Some of them are as follows-
Deep sleep turns on puberty
Slow-wave sleep or 'deep sleep' is intimately involved in the complex control of the onset of puberty, a new study has suggested. The many changes that occur in boys and girls during puberty are triggered by changes in the brain. Previous studies have shown that the parts of the brain that control puberty first become active during sleep, but the present
study shows that it is deep sleep, rather than sleep in general, that is associated with this activity. "If the parts of the brain that activate the reproductive system depend on deep sleep, then we need to be concerned that inadequate or disturbed sleep in children and young adolescents may interfere with normal pubertal maturation," Natalie Shaw, lead
researcher from Harvard, said. "This is particularly true for children who have been diagnosed with sleep disorders, but may also have more widespread implications as recent studies have found that most adolescents get less sleep than they require," she said. In the study, researchers examined pulses of luteinizing hormone (LH)
secretion in relation to specific sleep stages in children ages 9-15. LH is essential for reproduction and triggers ovulation in females and stimulates the production of testosterone in males. They found that the majority of LH pulses that occur after sleep are preceded by deep sleep suggesting that deep sleep is intimately involved in pubertal onset.
Walking regularly at a good speed improves your muscle strength and endurance and also helps build stamina. It is good for your heart. Walking is known to reduce your blood pressure, improve your blood circulation and all round cardio vascular functions. Walking is said to be good for your bones. It is a great way to strengthen your bones. Walking about 30 minutes a day increases your bone density and slows down bone loss in your legs. This low-impact exercise
is also said to target your spine, legs and hips. It promotes mental well-being. Known as a great stressbuster, if you walk outdoors, the combination of fresh air and exercise is an excellent way to boost your morale and mood. Helps prevent type 2 diabetes. Studies have revealed that walking approximately 150 minutes per week can reduce the risk of diabetes. Reduces the risk of colon and breast cancer. Last but not the least, walking is said to be safer than running.
Green benefits of fruits and veggies
Fruits and vegetables give you high nutrition and low calories. They have enormous therapeutic value with their rich nutritional composition, high fibre and water content and boost immunity, improve stamina and protect us from several health problems.Research shows diets containing substantial amounts of varied vegetables and fruits reduce chances of cancer by 20 per cent and of stroke and cardio vascular disease by 60 per cent.Helps in weight management Be-
ing low in calories and fat content and high in fibre, micronutrients and antioxidants with a high satiety value, they help in weight management. They work as fillers and can be treated as free foods with the exception of potatoes, sweet potatoes, jimikand and arbi, which must be used in moderation. Keeps BP in control Owing to their high potassium and low sodium content, intake of fruits and vegetables is recommended for BP patients.
Top 10 exercises to boost your brain power
You keep your body active by doing regular workouts. Similarly, your mind also requires certain brain fitness workouts that can help your mind process information more quickly. This increases your ability to perform multiple tasks at the same time. To help you achieve this, you will find simple but effective brain training games and exercises such as solving math problems to achieve greater mind fitness. Include this brain stretching exercise in your daily routine to get boost your brain power. Here are the top 10 daily brain exercises that can help you stay mentally sharp at any age. Art projects: Art is a great source of exercise for your brain, as it helps to boost that part of the brain that works without words and can only express itself non-verbally. Art requires you to be creative, use fine motor skills, and think analytically. Hence, art encourages the brain to think out of the box, and trains your brain to think on different planes. All this while being fun as well. Expand your vocabulary Learn new words, sign up for newsletters, read articles closely, and list out words that you are not familiar with. This technique will help you outsmart the conversation with your boss, as well as sharpen your memory, by increasing your vocabulary.
Use your non-dominant hand While doing basic tasks which require no concentration, try using the non-dominant hand; say if you are right-handed, try using your left hand to eat, brush etc. This activity will require extreme attention, and you will find yourself focusing on completing these simple tasks.
Do your own math For your daily calculation, do not use calculators. Instead, opt for the old fashioned mental math. As we grow older, it gets difficult to do even the normal math in our heads and we opt for calculators. It's better not to take the help of the calculator, and do math in your head. This is a very common way to
keep your brain active. If you are not good at calculations, then put in som practicez Listen to your favourite song again and again If you like a specific song, keep listening to it over and over again as this will help your brain memorize the lyrics and after some time you will know the lyrics of the entire song.
This activity will help your brain boost its memorizing power. Multi tasking is good for you Performing activities like working at the computer, putting your little sister to sleep, listening to music, solving math etc - all at the same time, requires a lot of attention. All these are simple basic activities, which can be done together; but, dis-
tractions can cause confusion. Practise multi tasking simple tasks so that it increases your concentration levels. Study a foreign language The advantage of learning a new language is that it is a great source of exercise for the mind and it's a great way to boost your professional career as well. Further, people who have knowledge of foreign languages are always in great professional demand. Besides, studying something new always keeps your brain busy. Skip GPS - Opt for maps Thanks to new technology, reaching an unknown destination has become very easy. However, we are becoming too dependent on these technologies as we are losing our mind's power of analysis. We need to stop letting these gadgets do all our tasks for us, and use maps instead. This utilizes your imagination and analytical skills. Use a brain training video game When you are free or when you have nothing to do, engage in playing video games. Not all video games are brainless. Some video games like Halo, would require lots of reasoning and thinking. Engaging in playing games like this or even solving Sudoku puzzles will help your brain power develop. Avoid using a shopping list Always shopping with a list in hand is a simple job. The real task begins when you memorize all the things in your head and then do the shopping.
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Muzaffarnagar riots: Maneka Gandhi accuses Akhilesh of bowing before Azam Agencies
“Azam will damage the state with his
Attacking the SP government over the Muzaffarnagar riots, BJP MP Maneka Gandhi, on Monday, said party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had “bowed” before UP Cabinet Minister Azam Khan. “Both father and son have bowed in front of Azam Khan and his likes... this should be taken note of by people,” Maneka told reporters here on a question regarding Khan’s alleged involvement in the Muzaffarnagar riots.
language,” Maneka said, adding that dividing communities was not right and the state was “fed up with this discrimination.” Muzaffarnagar riots: Maneka Gandhi accuses Akhilesh of bowing before Azam Khan A TV channel had aired a sting operation showing alleged political interference in functioning of police during the Muzaffarnagar riots. The BJP leader said she would contest forthcoming Lok Sabha elections from Pilibhit. On a question regarding BJP leaders be-
ing prevented from visiting riot-hit Muzaffarnagar, Maneka said “resentment of the people would increase with this”. BJP chief Rajnath Singh and party leader Uma Bharati were stopped from visiting Muzaffarnagar, while BJP MP Varun Gandhi was not allowed to visit Agra. She alleged that by sending BJP leaders to jail (for alleged involvement in the riots), the government had flared the situation. Attacking the UPA government, she alleged that a free-for-all like situation prevailed. “Make anyone managing director of any company, whether he knows the job or not, make anyone vicechancellor of an institute irrespective of the fact whether he is not even a graduate,” she said. Maneka alleged that all the bills passed in the country in the last five years were passed under the influence of US. On a question of proposed inquiry against former chief of Army staff V K Singh and Yoga guru Ramdev being questioned at Heathrow airport, she alleged it was a “dirty conspiracy”. “The energy and time Congress spent on working against Narendra Modi and his well wishers in the last few years, if the same force would have been used against Pakistan, victory would have been achieved,” she said. Maneka said there were continuous intrusions by China and Bangladesh, “but Congress is not concerned about the country”. The BJP leader said she would contest forthcoming Lok Sabha elections from Pilibhit, but her connect with the people of Aonla and Badaun would remain intact.
Attorney general gets calls from PSU employee impersonating Sonia Agencies The home ministry and the Delhi Police have launched a probe into al-
leged hoax calls made to attorney general GM Vahanvati by a woman impersonating as Congress president Sonia Gandhi and expressing dis-
pleasure at how high-profile cases were being handled. The Delhi Police and the CBI have reportedly identified the caller as an employee
at a Public Sector Undertaking known for her accurate imitation of Sonia Gandhi’s voice, amid speculations that it could have been an
UP govt orders probe into jail staff ‘welcoming’ Sangeet Som Agencies LUCKNOW: A day after BJP MLA Sangeet Som, arrested in connection with Muzaffarnagar riots, was “welcomed” by the jailer and staff of Orai district jail, UP government today said ac-
tion would be taken against those found guilty. “There is no provision of saluting MLAs inside the jail. There is no protocol (for MLAs) inside the jail...We are probing the matter and action will be taken against those involved in the act,” state prisons minister Rajen-
dra Chowdhury told reporters here. Som, who represents the Sarthana constituency, has been remanded in 14 days’ judicial custody by a Muzaffarnagar court on September 21. While the jailer “wel-
comed” Som with folded hands, few other staff saluted the MLA, who also waved back to his supporters from inside the jail gate. When contacted, IG (Prison) R P Singh had said the matter has come to his notice and it would be looked into.
attempt to influence the coal allocation scam case at the instance of a more powerful person. The caller, identifying herself as the UPA chairperson, called the top lawyer on September 5 and 11, before hearings on the coal block allocation scam. The caller is learnt to have advised Vahanvati to lie low. But the caller sounded so convincingly like Gandhi that Vahanvati contacted senior Congress leaders. As the Gandhi was in New York for a medical check-up at the time of the calls, the attorney general suspected something wrong and reported the calls to the home ministry.A news channel quoted Congress MP Ajay Maken as saying, “It is a very small matter and has nothing to do with the party. Why should the party be dragged into it?”
Typhoon Usagi kills at least 25 people in China Typhoon Usagi has killed at least 25 people in Guangdong province of south China, the government has said. Winds of up to 180 km/h (110 mph) were recorded in some areas, toppling trees and blowing cars off roads. Its victims drowned or were hit by debris. The storm has affected 3.5 million people on the Chinese mainland. Trains from Guangzhou to Beijing have been
suspended and hundreds of flights from Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong have been cancelled.However, Hong Kong has escaped the worst of the storm.Weather officials say that the ferocity of the storm has abated as it progressed into southern China, but financial markets in Hong Kong were closed for part of Monday morning. More than 80,000 people were moved to safety in Fujian province and the authorities have deployed at least 50,000 relief workers, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Power supplies in many parts of the province and in Guangdong have been cut off. The typhoon caused 7,100 homes to collapse and led to direct economic losses of 3.24 bn yuan ($526m; £329m), Xinhua added.
Obama: To honor victims, we ‘have to change’ WASHINGTON President Barack Obama memorialized the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shooting as patriots but also individuals one with a talent for fixing cars, another who coached softball and yet another who loved hockey and her cats. It’s not enough to cry over their deaths, Obama said. “If we really want to honor these 12 men and women, if we really want to be a country where we can go to work and go to school and walk our streets free from senseless violence without so many lives being stolen by a bullet from a gun, then we’re going to have to change,” the president said. Speaking Sunday at the city’s Marine Barracks, just blocks away from where the shootings happened a week ago Monday, Obama called on Americans not to give up on trying to change gun laws that he argued are to blame for an epidemic of violence. Gun control measures Obama had backed failed to pass Congress earlier this year and showed no new momentum in the days following the rampage at the Navy Yard, a military installation just blocks from the Capitol. Obama said that when such tragedies strike, “it ought to be a shock to all of us, it ought to obsess us. It ought to lead to some sort of transformation.” But, he said, “nothing hap-
No can do: Experts nix Modi as PM in 2014 Agencies Outlook 1000 359 CommentsEmailPrint “No He Can’t” blares the cover of the latest issue of Outlook magazine which marks the inevitable pushback to the triumphant narrative that has dominated headlines since Narendra Modi‘s anointment as BJP’s candidate for Prime Minister. Outlook’s prediction, based on the ground “expert” predictions, is offered as a reality check to the innumerable stories on Modi’s personal popularity. The bad news for the BJP: the numbers just don’t add up to victory. The problem, according to Neelabh Mishra, is that NDA has no room to grow. They have already maximised their gains in traditional strongholds in the North and West — think MP, HP, Gujarat, Goa etc. And even large gains in other states in these regions — Rajasthan, Punjab, Delhi and Maharashtra — will still leave NDA 90-100 seats short. [Read the results and analysis here] The gains the NDA may have in the north and west will be undermined by losses
in Karnataka, till recently its only southern bastion. And with his departure from the coalition, Nitish seems to have ensured that even if the BJP gains a few seats in Bihar, the NDA would be down in that state: it had won 32 seats last time; this time
it could be half or a third of that number… even in UP, the BJP can’t hope for more than 30 of the 80 seats: the electorate is fractured and the Muzaffarnagar and Ayodhya gambles of the BJP and SP may have caused a polarisation detrimental to both. If the BJP’s tally touches 30, that will be
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thrice the present number—it’s difficult to see any more accruals. So is Modi’s anointment short-term gain or long-term calculation? AFP South and East India will stymie Modi’s PM aspirations in 2014, but that’s alright with the RSS which, Mishra argues, is playing the long game. Its chief pracharaks are willing to endure political isolation in the short run in order to pave the way for “a completely Hindutva dominated NDA-II” of the future. To spell out Mishra’s somewhat vague thesis, 2014 is not an election to win but to shift Indian politics rightward. Even a strong showing with Modi at the helm will make the prospect of a unashamedly Hindutva government more palatable, perhaps even inevitable. It’s an interesting argument except another Outlook story in the same issue argues exactly the opposite.The impending Lok Sabha polls has pushed the BJP to eclipse its entire galaxy of leaders behind the shadow of one man who the party thinks can deliver it the mandate. For long a cadrebased, ideologically oriented party, it’s now trying to transform itself.
pens.” Obama said he sometimes fears “there is a creeping resignation that these tragedies are just somehow the way it is, that this is somehow the new normal. We cannot accept this.” He acknowledged “the politics are difficult,” a lesson he learned after failing to get expanded background checks for gun buyers through the Democraticcontrolled Senate this spring, a measure he proposed after the shooting at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School killed 20 first-graders and six staff. He said Sunday that by now “it should be clear that the change we need will not come from Washington, even when tragedy strikes Washington.” “Change will come the only way it ever has come, and that’s from the American people,” he said. The invitation-only crowd Obama spoke to at the Marine Barracks parade ground included more than 4,000 mourners, with the victims’ family members directly in front of the speakers’ stage. The president and first lady Michelle Obama met privately with the families before the service, White House officials said, and both hugged family members as they left.Authorities say their loved ones’ lives were taken Monday by shotgun-wielding former Navy reservist, Aaron Alexis, a 34year-old information technology contractor who struggled with mental illness.
Sikh Professor Attacked in New York Police in New York are investigating what appears to be a racially motivated attack on a Sikh man who is a professor at Columbia University, over the weekend, reports said. The Associated Press said Prabhjot Singh was approached by a group of 15-20 young men on bicycles on Lenox Avenue in Manhattan shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday. Citing the police, AP said one of the men pulled Mr. Singh’s beard and members of the group then kicked him in the body and head.It added that Mr. Singh was treated for his injuries and no arrests have been made. Mr. Singh couldn’t be reached for comment.Simrat Singh, a friend of Mr. Singh’s, said the professor had a fractured jaw and his face was bruised and bloodied when he visited him in hospital. He also couldn’t speak as many of his teeth had been displaced, Mr. Singh wrote in a column for the Huffington Post.“My friend… had been brutally attacked on a public street, the victim of a violent hate crime,” Mr. Singh wrote, adding that the men had called the professor “Osama” and “terrorist” as they attacked him.
Ishrat Jahan case: CBI questions Narendra Modi’s minister, another summoned Ahmedabad: Two ministers in Narendra Modi’s Gujarat government are among four people to be questioned in connection with the Ishrat Jahan encounter case. The Central Bureau of Investigation today questioned Gujarat Law Minister Pradeep Singh Jadeja at an undisclosed location, said sources. The agency has also summoned Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama over audio tapes of a meeting in 2011, on which voices purportedly belonging to ministers and officials of the state government discuss derailing investigations into the killing of 19-year-old college student Ishrat Jahan in 2004. Advocate General Kamal Trivedi, in whose office the meeting was allegedly held, has also been summoned, along with former state minister, Praful Patel. In that meeting, the ministers and officials allegedly discussed ways to discredit the Special Investigation Team’s probe into the killings. The CBI has already questioned two officials who attended the meeting, AK Sharma and GC Murmu. Ishrat was shot along with three men on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in 2004,
by the Crime Branch of the Gujarat Police, which claimed that all four were terrorists involved in a plot to kill Narendra Modi. The CBI in its chargesheet in July said seven cops had shot the group “in cold blood” and destroyed evidence. One of the accused policemen, senior
IPS officer DG Vanzara, recently submitted his resignation accusing the Modi government of using cops to promote their agenda and then abandoning them. Vanzara said policemen like him had acted in compliance with a conscious policy of the Modi government.
Yasin Bhatkal to be brought to Bangalore next week? Bangalore, Sept 23: The Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, who was brought from Delhi to Hyderabad on a transit warrant on Monday, may be brought to Bangalore next week. According to reports, the Bangalore police could not get a chance to interrogate Bhatkal, when it had send its special team of investigating officers to the national capital. The Bangalore police team has already sent a request to question Bhatkal to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. After getting response from the MHA, the police team along with a senior officer will again head to Delhi to gain his access. It has been reported that Bhatkal may be brought to Bangalore next week by the NIA sleuths to probe his alleged activities and terror-links in the city. Bhatkal was chargesheeted in the Chinnaswamy Stadium blasts of April 17, 2010 and at the time of blasts, he was reportedly hiding in Tumkur along with his three aides. Bhatkal was chargesheeted in the Chinnaswamy Stadium blasts of April 17, 2010. Mohammad Ahmad Siddibapa alias Yasin Bhatkal, who is in the custody of National Investigation Agency (NIA), was brought to Hyderabad amid tight security, in connection with last year’s Dilsukhnagar twin blasts that claimed at least 18 lives. Last week, Asadullah Akhtar, a close associate of Bhatkal was brought to Hyderabad where he reportedly confessed to his role in the Dilsukhnagar blasts and agreed to have planted the explosives on bicycles. Since his arrest from Indo-Nepal border on August 28, Bhatkal has been taken to various parts of the country by the NIA team to know the details of terror attacks, he has carried out.
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Hussey tells of split in Australia camp Agencies Michael Hussey has revealed in a new book that his failure to attend a boat party after his final Test contributed to a split in the Australian camp. An extract from Hussey’s new book, Underneath the Southern Cross, was published in News Ltd newspapers on Sunday and outlined the events surrounding a pre-planned team party on James Packer’s boat to celebrate the end of the summer following the Sydney Test against Sri Lanka in January.Hussey had announced prior to the Test that it would be his last, although that was not known at the time when captain Michael Clarke organised the boat trip, months in advance. Because children were not allowed on the boat for safety reasons, Hussey and his family did not attend and in the weeks that followed, rumours began to circulate of a rift between Hussey and Clarke. However, Hussey said while some members of the Test team, notably Shane Watson, Peter Siddle and Nathan Lyon, expressed concerns that Hussey was staying behind at the team hotel instead of attending the boat party, he himself understood that the situation could not have been predicted. Hussey said he spoke to team manager Gavin Dovey to explain that while he wanted the team to go on the boat trip, he intended to
stay at the hotel with his family. “All this was pretty straightforward to me,” Hussey wrote. “I said to
team song. Afterwards, the team presented me with a watch and had organised another gift. A few people
Gavin, ‘I just want some hours to celebrate with the boys in the dressing room. I don’t want to stop them from having the celebration on the boat’. I said, ‘I reckon the boat will be great for the boys, but after we have our time in the dressing room as a team, I’ll have my time with the family’. “We had a fantastic time in the dressing room. The team had organised for John Williamson to come in and sing True Blue to us. It was a live-in-person way of calling the
spoke some really nice words, and then the time came for everyone to go: the team to the boat, and me to my family.“When we got back to the hotel, the boys had to be downstairs in half an hour to assemble for the boat trip. A few of the support staff had children, so we were all going to meet at the mezzanine and have some pizzas. Unfortunately, when they came down to leave, some of the boys didn’t know about my conversation with Gavin and assumed I
N. Srinivasan wins South Zone support, can court stop him from chairing BCCI AGM? Agencies With less than a week left for the Board of Control for Cricket in India annual general meeting in Chennai, N. Srinivasan’s intense desire to chair the allimportant Board meeting is sure to face a few legal obstacles. The Cricket Association of Bihar, which in August moved the Supreme Court to institute a fresh panel to probe the Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting scandals, has on Monday filed an application seeking an interim injunction restraining Srinivasan from attending the September 29 meeting. A court decision is expected over the next two days.The Bihar association had in August filed a Special Leave
Petition in the Supreme Court after the Bombay High Court had termed as “illegal and unconstitutional” a BCCI probe panel that gave Srinivasan
and his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings team owner Gurunath Meiyappan among others, a clean chit.Further to the SLP (No. 26633/13) in the apex court, the Bihar association, on Monday, filed an application saying that Srini-
Agencies KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board has no mechanism in place to “convince” retired Test umpire, Asad Rauf to go to Mumbai to face spotfixing charges, an official said on Mon-
vasan should not be allowed to attend any BCCI meetings till the Supreme Court had disposed of the IPL case. Interestingly, the Supreme Court is in no hurry to hear the BCCI lawyers on the IPL corruption issue. Srinivasan has already expressed his desire to chair the September 29 meeting where he is expected to seek a one-year extension as BCCI president. His two-year stint is coming to an end this month and he is technically qualified to stretch his innings.Srinivasan has in recent weeks attended BCCI’s disciplinary and marketing committee meetings in spite of a July 4 Bombay High Court affidavit where he said he would stay away from the BCCI’s “day-to-day” affairs.
day. PCB’s legal advisor, Tafazzul Rizvi said that there was also no extradition treaty between Pakistan and India so the issue was a difficult one to respond if the Mumbai courts issued summons for Rauf to appear in person for exami-
Novak Djokovic tops the men’s tennis rankings for a 100th week in his career, the ninth man to reach the milestone on the latest list issued on Monday by the ATP.The Serb Djokovic has 11,120 points for a slim advantage over French and US Open champion Rafael Nadal of Spain (10,860) and Briton Andy Murray (7,075).Andre Agassi (101 weeks), Rafael Nadal (102), Bjorn Borg (109), John McEnroe (170), Jimmy Connors (268), Ivan Lendl (270), Pete Sampras (286) and Roger Federer (302) are the other players to spend 100 and more weeks atop the rankings.“I was taught
to dream big and to dream to be number one in the world,” said Djokovic, who reached the top for the first time in July 2011.“It takes years of hard work and dedi-
cation. It is a long process to become a champion. Tennis is a very specific and unique sport, where you take all the credit or all the blame.”
However, he is expected not to top the year-ending rankings because Nadal has returned strong from injury this year and has no points to defend for the remainder of 2013 in the rankings which takes into account results over the past 52 weeks.ATP top 10: 1. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 11,120 points 2. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 10,860 3. Andy Murray, Britain, 7,075 4. David Ferrer, Spain, 6,710 5. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 4,515 6. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 4,460 7. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 4,425 8. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 3,325 9. Richard Gasquet, France, 3,165 10. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 3150.
Agencies Manchester United must react quickly to their humiliating 4-1 derby defeat to Manchester City, says former striker Dwight Yorke. David Moyes’ reign at Old Trafford hit another early stumbling block as a Sergio Aguero brace - supplemented by Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri efforts ensured a memorable day for Manuel Pellegrini’s men at a jubilant Etihad Stadium on Sunday. While Yorke accepts the defeat will send shockwaves through the club from board level right down to the fans, he remains confident the Premier League champions have what it takes to regather themselves quickly. He told Sky Sports News: “I think we’re all a bit shell-shocked at the moment. We haven’t got over the result. I think you have to give credit to City for the manner in which they played. From the start to the finish, they were certainly the better team.“City really set out their stall and came out of the blocks extremely
fast. Vincent Kompany led by example at the back and they were fantastic right the way through to Sergio Aguero at the other end of the pitch. People like Jesus Navas, Fernandinho and
Losing Robin van Persie was a big blow to them before the game but they still had enough in that team to get a result.“The one thing United are always good at is coming back from a defeat like that.
Samir Nasri were also outstanding yesterday.United couldn’t get to grips with the game. They didn’t have a lot of fluency in the game and that’s all down to City. United didn’t play anything like close to their potential.
I’m expecting a reaction to that. It’s a very dark day for the red half of Manchester the players will know that and the manager will know that. They’ve just got to put it behind them. It’s all about the next game.”
Four Sunrisers Hyderabad players fixed IPL match for Rs 6 crores, bookie tells Mumbai Crime Branch Agencies A Mumbai-based bookie has alleged that four players from Sunrisers Hyderabad have fixed an Indian Premier League (IPL) match for Rs six crores. The bookie recorded his statement in front of Mumbai Police Crime Branch in its chargesheet filed on Saturday. The four players who have been named are Thisara Perera, Hanuma Vihari, Karan Sharma and Ashish Reddy, according to news report published in Deccan Chronicle. The bookie was arrested from a Mumbai hotel by Delhi police special cell. According to the report, the bookie met the four players in Pune and had finalised the deal with the help of other bookies. It is being said that one of the player’s brother was the mediator in the deal. Cricketers Ashish Reddy and Hanuma Vihari were unreachable for
nation. “It is a difficult question to answer but one thing is clear that he is a retired umpire and this is a matter between him and the Mumbai police and the IPL and ICC. The PCB is not a party to this,” Rizvi said. “The PCB has no mechanism to force or convince him to go to Mumbai in case a summon are issued to him. One solution could be in existing situation that his statement is recorded in Pakistan,” he said. Rauf, who was dropped from the Champions Trophy panel soon after his name emerged in the IPL spot-fixing, was later not retained on the ICC elite panel of umpires leading to his telling the media in Lahore that he had retired from his umpiring career. Rauf was named as ‘wanted accused’ in the Mumbai Police’s IPL spot-fixing chargesheet last week and although he has remained underground in his hometown in Lahore, he has vehemently denied any involvement in fixing. “Anyone can check my accounts and these allegations of me passing on information to anyone regarding matches is untrue,” Rauf said.
Djokovic stays on top of ATP rankings Agencies
was going on the boat.“Peter Siddle and Nathan Lyon came up to the mezzanine and said, ‘What’s going on? Aren’t you coming?’ I said, ‘I’m staying with the family, but I want you to go, you’ll have a great time’. Sidds, who was now a teetotaller, decided to stay at the hotel. I talked Nathan into going. ‘It’ll be a great experience, you’re part of the team going forward, go on, have a good time’.”However, Hussey said the next morning Dovey explained to him that some of the players were disappointed the team had not stayed with Hussey while others believed they should have gone on the boat, leading to a division in the group. Hussey reiterated that he thought the boat party was a good idea for the team and that he had no complaints, but spoke to Watson and Siddle to clarify the situation.“Sidds was fine. He said it was a bit disappointing that the whole team didn’t stay with me, but he accepted it,” Hussey said. “Watto was not so accepting. He was adamant that the team should have changed its plans and stuck with me. I kept telling him, ‘Look, I had no problems, it was fine’. It shouldn’t have been an issue.”But an email that circulated in the following weeks alleged a rift between Hussey and Clarke had been the issue, which Hussey denied, saying that Clarke had been “very empathetic”.
Dwight Yorke confident Manchester United can react from heavy derby defeat
comments. Further investigations stated that Chandresh Shivlal Patel was one of the bookies. The police recorded his statement on June 17. In his statement, Patel said that Pravin Thakkar,
alias Pintu, introduced him to one Jitu Jain. Pintu furthered introduced Patel to Mannan, who was identified as friend of cricketer Amit Singh. Patel’s was also introduced to Yusuf and Amir by one of his friends in Mum-
bai. “In the last week of March, Yusuf gave me Amir’s number and asked me to call Amir, who wanted to talk about IPL matches. When I called Amir, he told me to come to Hyderabad `to set’ an IPL match there. I informed Jitu about this and he asked me to take along Pintu to Hyderabad for the deal. I then went to Hyderabad with Pintu and Yusuf. Amir accommodated us in a hotel room,” Patel was quoted as saying Deccan Chronicle.“Amir told us that it would take Rs 5 crore to fix an IPL match in Hyderabad and Rs 1 crore will be mine (commission), so the total cost would come to Rs 6 crore. “Pintu informed Jitu about the offer, who in turn told us to finalise the deal if they could arrange a meeting with the players. Amir told us that he would arrange a meeting with the players on April 16 in Pune.
After long hair, short boy cut, now MS Dhoni debuts new hairstyle - bald buzz hawk
The Indian captain is captaining the Chennai Super Kings in their opening Champions League T20 match.At his home ground in Ranchi on Sunday, Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni who is leading Chennai Super Kings in the Champions League T20 against South African side Titans sported a new hairstyle.The 32-year-old was seen with a bald buzz cut look when he took off his wicket keeper helmet between overs after winning the toss and putting Titans in to bat. The new look reminded fans of Italian football star Mario Balotelli who also has a similar hairstyle.Dhoni has a task at hand as he looks to help his team redeem themselves after the off-field drama of the IPL betting scandal that has former team principal Gurunath Meiyappan charge sheeted on Saturday.
Sebastian Vettel auditions for starring role as title nears Agencies Over the past few weeks, Formula One fans and moviegoers around the world have been thrilled by Ron Howard’s account of the gripping 1976 title battle between James Hunt and Niki Lauda in the biographical action film Rush. Should Howard ever have the desire to recount the 2013 season, he needs only to look to one man for the lead role and can call the movie Crush to emphasise the manner in which triple world champion Sebastian Vettel is destroying his rivals on the way to a fourth consecutive title. Under the floodlights in Singapore on Sunday, the German completed a hat-
Agencies England selectors announced the squad for the Ashes Test series to be held in Australia later this year on Monday. Three uncapped players - Yorkshire batsman Gary Ballance, Warwickshire pace bowler Boyd Rankin and Durham all rounder Ben Stokes were included in the 17-man squad.In an official press release by the England & Wales Cricket Board, it was announced that a total of six players who did not take part in the playing eleven during the recent 3-0 Ashes series win at home were named in the squad. Alongside the uncapped Test trio, Michael Carberry, Monty Panesar and Chris Tremlett have all been recalled. Carberry played just one Test, against Bangladesh in 2010 while Monty Panesar has represented England in 48 Tests, the last of which was against New Zealand earlier this year. Tremlett had picked up 17 wickets the last time England went to Australia in 2010-11.Alastair Cook will look to win a fourth Ashes in a row for England, a feat no English team has achieved
trick of victories on the Marina Bay Street Circuit to extend his championship lead to 60 points over Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso with just six rounds remaining. The 26-year-old controlled the entire race weekend so comfortably that even a safety car period which pulled the field together midway through the marathon 61-lap grand prix only served as a reminder of how much faster he is than the rest.Once his Red Bull was unleashed again after the track was cleared of debris, the German easily sped away from his closest challengers to pull more than 30 seconds ahead within 15 laps of the restart. It was then just a matter of cruising to the line.
Panesar gets Test recall since 1890.A 16-man England Performance Programme (EPP) squad was also announced by the selectors. The England Performance Programme will spend a period training at the National Cricket Performance Centre in Loughborough followed by a month in Australia. They will be based in Brisbane for 2 weeks and before shifting to Perth for the same amount of time. Two of the players included in the squad, Middlesex batsmen Sam Robson and Durham pace bowler Mark Wood, are yet to be selected for England programmes in any format.National selector Geoff Miller was confident of England doing well in Australia and rated the team’s chances of winning as very high.“We are fully aware that the Ashes series will once again be fiercely contested and that this squad will need to work extremely hard and play to a very
high level to retain the Ashes and we believe we have selected a squad capable of doing just that. As we have seen in previous series we will need all members of the squad ready to step up and make vital contributions throughout the five Tests and we feel that all 17 players have the ability to do that. There is real competition for places with both bat and ball and we feel that we have provided Andy Flower and Alastair Cook with a well balanced squad,” he said.“Tim Bresnan has not been named in the squad and is continuing his recovery from a stress fracture in his back. He will travel to Australia with the squad to maximise his rehab opportunities with the medical team and coaches who will monitor his progress,” he added.He also praised the England Performance Programme as a step to develop bidding talent.“The England Performance Programme provides an excellent opportunity for those players identified as having considerable talent to train together in an England environment throughout the winter and further develop as cricketers and this is an exciting young squad who have impressed in domestic cricket recently.”