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Burglars gang busted Srinagar, July 27: Police on Saturday said it arrested two burglars and recovered golden ornaments worth over 15 lakhs and cash of Rs 11 thousand within eight hours of the commission of crime.

SSP City Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari said that police in a swift action arrested the burglars. Fida Hussain Magloo son of Mohammad Abdullah of Madeen Shaib Lal Bazar reported to Police Station Lalbazar about the burglary of golden ornaments and cash in his residential during broad day light.

Acting on this information, a police team was rushed to the spot and the scene of crime was preserved. “Inspection of the scene of crime led to some clues which later on led to the arrest of a lady,” the SSP said.

“On her confession, gold ornaments worth 15, 27381 approx and cash worth 11000 were recovered. On her instance another accused involved in the commission of crime was also arrested. The recoveries were made within eight hours of the commission of offence,” Bukhari added.

DHSK transfers MO, Jr. Pharmacist Srinagar, July 27: Taking stern action against the Medical Officers involved in unsafe injection practices, Director Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) today ordered the transfer of Dr. Shabnam Qureshi, Medical Officer (MO) and Incharge S.R. Gunj to SDH Beerwah, Budgam while Mrs. Gulrukh Zaheen, Jr. Pharmacist, S.R. Gunj has been transferred to PHE, Khonmoh.

Girl found hanging in Srinagar Srinagar July 27: A 22 years old Girl (name withheld) resident of Budshah Nagar, Srinagar was found hanging at her home in suspicious condition. Police, after conduction all legal formalities handed over the body of deceased girl to her relatives.

Sadder police has initiated inquest proceedings under section 174 CrPC in this regard.

3 attempt suicide in North Kashmir Srinagar July 27: Three persons, including a lady, attempted suicide in North Kashmir.

In an attempt to end his life, a 16 years old boy, Imran Ahmad Bhat resident of Heel Jageer, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Sheer, Baramulla has consumed some poisonous substance at his home. The boy was immediately rushed to the SKIMS, Soura for treatment.

Sheeri Police has registered a case in this regard.

Meanwhile, Nasir Ahmad Bhat son of Mohammad Dilawar resident of Ijara, in the jurisdiction of Police station Boniyar consumed some poisonous substance at his home. He was shifted to hospital for treatment. A case has been registered in this regard.

In another attempt, a lady (name withheld) and resident of Sogam, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Sogam, Kupwara consumed some poisonous substance at her home. She was shifted to Sub District Hospital Sogam for treatment. Sogam Police has registered a case in this regard.

2 injured in road mishaps Srinagar July 27:Two persons were injured in two separate road accidents across the valley. A Tipper bearing registration number Jk13A/7905 hit and injured a lady, Muneera Begum wife of Ashfiq Hussain resident of Panzgam, Pulwama near Sangam, in the jurisdiction of Police station Bijbehara. The injured lady was shifted to hospital for treatment. Bijbehara Police has registered a case in this regard.

Meanwhile, a Maruti 800 See Mishaps on Pg. 11

Indo-Pak forces trade fire at LoC in Poonch Pakistani soldier killed, another injured

Srinagar, July 27: A Pakistani soldier was killed and another injured as armies of India and Pakistan traded fire along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu region on Saturday morning.

However, both the armies have denied triggering the fire and blamed each other for the incident that has created a panic in the area.

“There has been a cease-fire violation by the Pak troops on Line of Control in the Doda Battalion area of Poonch Sector without any provocation from Indian side at 0730 hrs today,” defense minister spokesman S N Acharya, told KNS. “Pak troops opened unprovoked firing with RPG, mortars, small arms and MMG,” he said. There was no casualty to Indian troops, he said.

“Our troops exercised utmost restraint and calibrated response given to Pak firing,” he said, adding “Intermittent firing was going

Hajin, July 27: Police resorted to heavy tear gas shelling when agitated youth pelted stones on the cavalcade of Minister for Higher Education Mohammad Akbar Lone in North Kashmir’s Hajin area of Bandipora. The Min-

on till the last report came in.”

Meanwhile, as per the reports, Pakistan's chief military spokesman Maj Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa has said that a Pakistani soldier was killed and another injured in firing by Indian forces along the LoC. Bajwa said the firing by Indian

ister was in the area to condole the demise of a political activist.

According to reports, Minister for Higher Education arrived in Hajin to condole the demise of political activist Mushatq Ahmed Ganaie. “As his cavalcade reached near Shah-Gund Hajin, scores of youth present alongside the road resorted to stone pelting and smashed the window panes of some of his vehicles,” one of the eyewitnesses told CNS adding that youth chanted pro freedom slogans.

Reports said that the

Committee deputed to oversee Hajj arrangements at Makkah: Minster Srinagar, July 27: State government has deputed a two member committee to Makkah to discuss various issues including accommodation and transport facilities of aspiring Hajjis with the Saudi Arabia authorities.

“Government has sent a two member committee to Makkah and we will make sure the smooth pilgrimage this year. Pilgrims will not face any problem in Makkah,” Hajj and Auqaf Minster told

troops was “unprovoked” and had targeted Pakistani posts in Rawlakot area on the LoC. “Our soldier, Asim Iqbal of Rawalpindi, was killed and his colleague Naik Muhammad Khan was injured in the unprovoked firing,” he said. Islamabad is expected to See LoC on Pg. 11

Kashmir News Service.

Last year pilgrims complained poor facilities including accommodation and transport facilities.

When asked about the fare hike by the Saudi authorities, he said, “Only 55 hajjis who have already been to Makkah will have to pay extra fare.

While the first-time pilgrims will have to pay around rupees one lack fifty thousand for the pilgrimage, the repeaters will have to pay over Rs 300000.”

security guards of the Minister resorted to heavy tear gas shelling to disperse the youth.

“Police, security guards and CRPF retaliated and fired tear smoke shells.

However, the youth continued to pelt stones on the cavalcade. To give safe passage to the Minister, his guards went for aerial firing,” eyewitness said.

Reports said that stone pelting teargas shelling continued for hours even after the cavalcade of the Minister left from the area.

See Cavalcade on Pg. 11

The inhabitants of Anantnag district alleged that the timber smuggling is going on unabated in various forest ranges of this district in connivance with the forest officials. They urged the government to take stringent action against the people involved in timber smuggling.

They alleged that the smugglers were felling green trees in the dense forests of Shangus, Verinag. “Employees of Forest department have

given a free hand to the timber smugglers to plunder the green gold.

The smugglers cut trees and sell them in other parts of the district and Valley,” the inhabitants of seer Hamdan told KNS. They alleged, from last two months 700 ft timber have been smuggled from compart No 3 of Seer Hamdan with the help of forest officials.

“The officials of the concerned department have turned blind eye towards the issue Many a times, we approached se-

Curfew was re-imposed in parts of Budgam district on Saturday after a woman, injured during sectarian clashes on July 23, died in a hospital.

Fatima, 55, of Dadina village was admitted to Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura in after she suffered critical head injuries on July 23. His family alleged that the woman was beaten up by the police without any provocation when she was standing with other village women.

However, sources said the woman was injured when a mob from Dadina village was on rampage.

Female Multipurpose Health Workers (FMPHW) Saturday staged a massive protest against a doctor for his obscene remarks in Zachildara block of Handwara. Scores of FMPHW from Community Health Centres including Badarkal, Khaipora, Kumbora and Bakhhekar assembled in front of Primary Health Centre Wadipora and staged a protest.

Protestors alleged that one Doctor Gulzar Ahmed Parra is habitual of passing obscene remarks and

nior functionaries of the department, apprising them about the unabated cutting of trees by smugglers and the role of employees in forest department in facilitating that, but the officials failed to take any substantial action against the accused,” a local resident Ali Mohmad told KNS. However, Range Officer of compartment no third Abdul Rehman downplays the issue and said these are mere baseless allegations.

When contacted DFO See Smuggling on Pg. 11

were set ablaze in several villages since the clashes broke out. After authorities failed to prevent spread of the sectarian violence army was called in on July 19 to assist the administration.

Deputy Commissioner Budgam Khurshid Ahmad Shah told KNS that curfew has been lifted now. “We had imposed curfew till the lady was buried as a precautionary measure,” he said and added ex-gratia of Rs one lakh has been paid to the family of the victim.

The DC revealed that presently 200 people are in police custody who have been arrested in the last few days. “From Sunday onwards we will start assessing their cases and whosoever will be innocent will be released immediately. Those found guilty will be punished according to law,” Shah said and added there are several culprits who have not been arrested yet as they are evading arrests.

“But we will ensure their arrests soon,” he said.

Equipments worth lakhs damaged Tral, July 27: Scores of people ransacked District Hospital Tral and damaged expensive equipments after the death of a twenty-five years old pregnant lady in Lal Ded Hospital Srinagar. Agitated people alleged that Afshana wife of Tariq Ahmed Bhat died due to negligence of doctors.

According to reports, Afshana was See Negligence on Pg. 11

Doctor as well as BMO suspended: DC Kupwara Handwara, July 27:

“When police confronted them, they attacked police personnel with sharp edged weapons. Police resorted to baton charge during which the woman was injured,” they said.

SP Budgam Irshad Khan said case has already been registered and investigation is on. “It will take some time before the investigation is complete. The situation which led to her injury is being investigated,” he told KNS. After news of her death spread in the already tense areas where curfew had been imposed for the last four days in the wake of sectarian clashes, authorities decided to clamp curfew in the district headquarters of Budgam also on Saturday morning.

The clashes broke out between the two sects in Galwanpora, Reshipora and Sabdan areas of the district following dispute over the construction of a village road on July 19.

Dozens of houses and vehicles of both the sects

Alleged medical negligence sparks protests in Tral

Para-medical staff stages protest against mis-conduct of a doctor

Timber smuggling rampant in Anantang, authorities in slumber Srinagar, July 27:

DC says curfew lifted after woman’s burial Srinagar, July 27:

Minister’s cavalcade attacked at Hajin Lone blames youth for hooting

Curfew re-imposed in Budgam after injured woman dies in hospital

every now and then the said doctor harasses them on the pretext of one or the other thing.

“We are not feeling secure in his presence. Even we are refusing to attend night duties now as his conduct is not up to the mark,” one of the workers told CNS adding that he frequently uses abusive remarks.

The workers alleged that the said doctor physically assaulted one of their workers a few days back.

“Dr Gulzar is in league with some ‘goons’ who frequently visit different

community centres and in their presence the said doctor often hurl abuses on FMPHW’s. “When we warned them that we would approach Director Health Kashmir, he threatened us of dire consequences,” they said.

When contacted Dr Gulzar said termed all these allegations as baseless and said that people are the best judge and ‘you can ascertain the facts from the people living in the area,” he said adding that these workers are meant fro performing multipurpose See Protest on Pg. 11

Neglected by doctors, boy loses eye sight Srinagar, July 27: A 20 year old boy form Kupwara neglected by the doctors in SMHS hospital lost his vision raising a question mark over the Jammu and Kashmir government’s claims of providing quality healthcare.

According to KNS Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat son of Abdul Gani of Rationpora Kupwara found some pain in his right eye on 21 July.

Soon after his father took him in CHC hospital Kupwara where doctors admitted him under MRD No 36979. But when doctors found serious problem they referred him to SMHS hospital Srinagar on July 23.

Surprisingly Ophthalmology department of SMHS hospital instead of giving treatment referred him to GB Pant hospital where doctors were shocked to receive a patient as there is no ophthalmology department in the children hospital.

Then doctors sent him back to the SMHS. The family of the patient alleged that due to the negligence of doctors Imtiyaz lost his vision in his right eye. Angry father of Imtiyaz said that after being forced to move from pillar and post “I am left with no option other than to approach private treatment. But the private hospital expenses are See Neglected on Pg. 11

Spurious drug scam, infant deaths probe

Make the probe report public: CSFK Srinagar, July 27: Civil Society Forum Kashmir on Saturday urged state government to take medical and health sector on top most priority while as it questioned delay in making the enquires into spurious drug scam and death of children at G B Pant hospital here.

In a statement issued by CSFK here to KNS, the forum said over a period of time it has observed that the government tends to leave the issues of Healthcare behind as soon as the

focus is shifted away from them. "Why does government and investigating agencies sleep over the issues which are grave and important in the sensitive area of health and medical care concerned with the lives Lakhs of people of Jammu and Kashmir?", said the Secretary General of CSFK in the statement.

"It is more than a year now, the case of G.B panth Hospital where we lost more than 1000 children not a single person has been convicted till date.

Last year 55 cases of spuri-

ous/fake medicine cases were registered but again not a single execution made".

Recent scam of spurious/ fake medicines in which drugs penetrated into Government Hospitals and were mostly given to gynae patients putting their lives at risk, the statement said.

“Who knows how many of these patients even died due to these fake medicines?”

The slow and snails pace investigation by the Government in these cases is

a huge threat to the medical setup of the state, the forum said.

“Medical and Health Sector cannot be compromised at all. No society will allow this to happen.

It has been observed that the Drug controller office is a defunct body. Why the department in such a state is in itself a huge question that needs to be answered, the forum said.

“Purchase committee responsible for the purchase of these spurious drugs cannot walk away from its See Probe Report on Pg. 11

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take the matter up with India, the report said. When reports last came in, the intermittent firing was going on between the two sides. Pak troops initially used light machine guns S r i n a g a r , J u l y 2 7 : and later fired mortar shells which created panic among the Vigilance Organization Saturday arrested a residents living in the border areas of Hiranagar sector.

Pakistan is desperate to push trained militants into this side revenue official red of the border under the cover of unprovoked firing for handed while accepting creating disturbances in J&K State. However, alert Indian bribe from a person in troops guarding the border have been successfully foiling Srinagar city.

Vigilance sources told the nefarious designs of Pakistan.

CNS that revenue official Tariq Ahmed from Patwari When contacted, Mohammad Akbar Lone told CNS that Halka Nandpora Srinagar some youth hooted at him. “No, no nothing happened. was demanding a bribe of Some youth hooted at me,” he said. When asked whether Rs 4000 for issuing they were Peoples Democratic Party supporters, Lone said, Revenue Official (Patwari) was demanded money for “no, they were not PDP supporters,”. issuing intikhabs for Khasra number 7447/34, 7478/34 from one Hakim admitted in SDH Tral where she after giving anesthesia her condition deteriorated. The doctors advised the family to refer her immediately to Lal Ded Hospital where after giving birth to a baby she breathed her last.

Soon after her burial, scores of Afshana’s relatives emerged in hospital and smashed its windowpanes. The agitated people damaged the expensive equipments of the Srinagar, July 27: Stating hospital and beat the doctors and para-medical staff to that religious awareness is pulp. imperative for political “Angry people made their entry into ticket hall and set the awareness, Chairman of bundles of tickets on fire. They dragged the staff and hit the Hurriyat Conference (M) equipments with rods and sticks. Most of the staff ran for Miriwaiz Umar Farooq on their lives,” one of the employees of the SDH Tral told CNS Saturday called upon the adding that one of the protestors was injured and referred to ulema and intellectuals to SKIMS after he tried to hit windowpanes with his hands. devote their attention to People after ransacking the hospital, appeared on Highway allay problems facing the and blocked the traffic. They resorted to stone pelting and Muslims including the damaged scores of vehicles. “very painful” incidents “It was only after much damage that police appeared on of sectarian skirmishes in spot and along with SOG and CRPF 180 and 185 Battalions B u d g a m d i s t r i c t . cordoned off the hospital. We were taken as hostages till “Spreading the message four in the evening. No one came forward for our help,” a of Holy Quran is very staffer said. important in contempo“The doctors didn’t give much attention at initial stage. rary time,” Mirwaiz said Later, at the eleventh hour when her condition worsened addressing people at the doctors referred her to Srinagar hospital to wash their A a l i m a s j i d h e r e i n hands off. We want action against the doctors,” they said. connection with function Health authorities in Tral denied these allegations saying organized By ACC to pay that there was no negligence on part of doctors. They said tributes to Mahajir-ithat after doctors failed to do anything they referred the Milat Mirwaiz Kashmir patient to Lal Ded Hospital Srinagar.

Moulana Mohammad When contacted the lady Doctor Afshana who had given Yousuf Shah on his 64th anesthesia to the deceased told CNS that she was normal death anniversary. He and it was only after anesthesia that developed some pain. said the recent sectarian “It was her first delivery so I thought it could be a normal clashes were very painful one, however the family members agreed upon the surgery. and “it’s the duty of Before I could for surgery, she developed pain and I Ulema and intellectuals to advised them to refer her to Srinagar. I would welcome any pay their attention to probe. I have operation upon so many ladies and you can resolve the problems ask them how I treat them,” she said. facing the Muslims.”

Most of the people told CNS that ever since Dr Afshana and “Mirwaizs of Kashmir her brother Dr Intikhab took charge of the hospital, the have always remained at condition of the hospital changed. “These are people forefront of Muslim unity friendly doctors and they take due care of patients. We wish and today also Mutahida they continue in this hospital,” one of the patients Razia Majlis Ulema provides a Akhter told CNS. platform to keep the Meanwhile, Additional Deputy Commissioner Pulwama, nation united and jointly Muneer-ul-Islam told CNS that they have ordered a probe in this regard. “We have ordered an inquiry into the incident and soon after the completion of probe we would take any decision,” he said.

Srinagar, July 27: Chief A police official told CNS that they are analyzing the Minister Omar Abdullah mobile recordings and trying to identify the ‘attackers’. h a s a n n o u n c e d “We would soon arrest them once there identification is Government job for one over,” he said. member of the deceased lady of Budgam under SRO 43. The lady was reportjobs. “I scold them only when they refuse to perform any edly injured during the job,” he said. trouble in some villages of Director Health, Dr Saleem-ur-Rehman told CNS that he Budgam and died this has directed Chief Medical Officer to look into the matter. morning. The Chief “My CMO is stationed there ascertaining the facts and it is Minister also directed for only after proper verification that we could initiate any action,” he said.

Meanwhile Deputy Commissioner Kupwara Itrat Rafiqui took a serious not of the allegations suspended both Block Medical Officer Dr Idrees and Doctor Gulzar. “I have ordered for their immediate suspension. BMO did not act against the doctor in time and hence he was liable for the punishment along with the doctor,” he said.

New Delhi, July 27: The woman, whose complaint a huge sum for a poor person like me.” of wife swapping rocked He appealed the government to take strong action against the naval base in Kochi in the doctors by whose negligence his son lost the eye-sight. April, was on Saturday Despite several attempts, the hospital authorities could not arrested by Delhi police for be contacted for comments. allegedly committing a forgery in procuring credit card in the name of her Lidder said, “I will look into the matter. If anything wrong estranged husband. is going on it will be taken care off. I appeal the people of Police arrested Sujata the area that if they found involvement of any employee Sahoo from her residence they should inform.” in South Delhi under section 420 (cheating), 468 and 471 (forgery) and responsibility. Lives of innocent, sick and poor people E m b l e m a n d N a m e (Prevention of Improper have been put at risk.”

CSFK appealed government and its investigating agencies Use) Act, a Delhi Police to speed up the process of investigation and to bring the spokesman said. guilty to justice so that a strong message is sent across by Kamini Jaiswal, counsel the state Government. “A sloppy investigation only acts as for Sahoo in the wife an encouragement to the culprits and is surely a huge threat swapping case, has denied the charges and said it was to the medical and health system of Jammu and Kashmir.” an attempt to malign her client and accused the bearing registration number Jk01C/0799 hit and injured a Delhi police of torturing pedestrian, Nisar Ahmad son of Ghulam Qadir Bhat Sahoo. Jaiswal said that resident of Ishber Nishat, Srinagar at Nishat. The injured her client was dragged was shifted to SKIMS, Soura for treatment. Nishat Police from her house and beaten.

"As a result of this, she has has registered a case in this regard.

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Muzamil son of Hakim Habibullah resident of Baghwanpora Lal Bazar Srinagar.

Hakim Muzamil lodged a complaint in Vigilance Organization while the Vigilance laid a trap for the tainted Patwari and held him at Hawal Patwari Khana while accepting a bribe of Rs 4000.

A Vigilance official told CNS that they have registered a case against the accused vide FIR number 17/2013 under section 5(2) P.C Act.

Sectarian skirmishes very painful: Mirwaiz resolve issues facing the nation.” While paying tributes to Mirwaiz Moulana Mohammad Yousuf Shah, he said that painstaking efforts made by him for freedom and wellbeing of people of Kashmir continue to be a gold chapter of history.

“Mirwaiz Kashmir preferred poverty and immigration but never compromised with his principles and stand,” he said according to KNS, adding, “In 1955 when he was readying to return, government of Indian pressurized him to give up his stand and was infact made a precondition for his return but he preferred live in exile over compromising on his beliefs and stand.” Mirwaiz also threw detailed light on the Jung-e-Badr and paid glowing tributes the martyrs.

Others who spoke on the occasion and hailed the religious and politic contributions of Mirwaiz Moulana Mohammad Yousuf Shah include Moulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari, Jamiat-e-Islami’s advocate Ali Mohammad, Jamiat-e-Hamdaniya’s Bashir Ahmad Kath.

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initiating the inquiry into the circumstances leading to the injury and subsequent death of the lady.

The Former Minister and MLA Budgam, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi called on Chief Minister in this connection here today and discussed the matter relating to the subject with the Chief Minister.

Navy sex scandal: complainant arrested for forgery received injuries and the police has not been ensuring a proper medical check up," Jaiswal alleged.

She said that her client had been informing her about the repeated threats received by her and warnings dire consequences if she did not withdraw her complaint in which she has named senior naval officials.

According to Delhi Police, Sahoo, 25 years, was arrested from Jia Sarai after State Bank of India's IIT branch complained that she was trying to procure a credit card in the name of her estranged husband, Ravi Kant, using his forged Pan card and employment letter of the Indian Navy.

The bank, according to the Delhi Police, has videographed everything pertaining to the alleged procurement of the credit card.

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Andhra split over Telangana, CM opposes Congress plan New Delhi, July 27: As the Congress and UPA government appear to be veering towards the formation of a separate Telangana state, some ministers and MPs from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions on Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh opposing any division of Andhra Pradesh.

Union ministers MM Pallam Raju, KS Rao, Chiranjeevi and D Purandeshwari (all hailing from coastal Andhra) and MPs Bapiraju and Anantarami Reddy met Singh in a delegation and favoured maintaining a united Andhra Pradesh.

Sources said the delegation conveyed to the Prime Minister that creation of a Telangana would not be in the interest of the state and the country.

On Friday, there were high-level discussions between the Congress leadership and the state Congress leadership on the demand for creation of Telangana.

AICC general secretary incharge of Andhra Pradesh Digivijaya Singh and his predecessor Ghulam Nabi Azad held separate discussions with chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana and Deputy chief minister Damodar Rajanarasimha.

The two leaders are understood to have conveyed to the state leadership

that the party has made up its mind on creation of Telangana and it was only a matter of time before it is announced.

The discussions were followed by deliberations held in the Core Group meeting held at the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Congress president Sonia Gandhi chaired the meeting which was also attended by senior Cabinet ministers AK Antony, P Chidambaram and Sushilkumar Shinde.

Sources said the party and the UPA government was in favour of a division of the state, which could be decided after the completion of the local bodies elections this month end.

The decision could be announced in the first week of August and may be formalised at a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) after which the issue could go to Parliament for passage of a bill for the purpose.

Bapiraju said the delegation told the Prime Minister that formation of Telangana will create problems in many states including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh where there are demands for separate statehood. He said the PM gave a patient hearing to the leaders.

Meanwhile, speaking in Vijayawada on Saturday, Congress MP Lagadapati Rajagopal, who is opposed to

Enough evidence linking Bansal to railway scam: BJP Chandigarh, July 27: BJP on Saturday alleged that although there was enough evidence against former railways minister Pawan Bansal in the cash-for-jobs scam, he had been only named as an witness in the case.

"Whatever evidence is on record is sufficient to name Bansal as an accused.

"Rather surprisingly, he has been made a prosecution witness by CBI," said Satya Pal Jain, former BJP MP and the chairman of the party's national committee on legal and Election Commission issues.

The alleged scam came to light after CBI on May 3 raided the office and residence here of Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla who was caught red-handed with an amount of Rs. 90 lakh. The money was allegedly the bribe amount which the then railway board member (staff), Mahesh Kumar, had paid

Singla for a choice posting.

Bansal had quit as minister in the wake of the scam.

Ten persons have so far been arrested in connection with the case.

Reading out some of the call details of one of the accused, Jain said that on May 2, Mahesh Kumar had talked on the land-line phone of a senior Delhibased Congress leader.

He said that the name of the same leader had figured a number of times in conversations the accused had held with others involved in the case over the course of several days.

The transcripts of the above conversations are all part of the chargesheet, Jain said.

"The conversations between the various accused (persons) clearly indicate that Bansal was in the loop... he cannot distance himself from the scandal," Jain said.

Telangana, advised his party's Lok Sabha members from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema not to support any move in Parliament for creation of a separate state by dividing Andhra Pradesh.

Talking to reporters here, the MP from Vijayawada in coastal Andhra said he has urged Congress Parliamentarians from the non-Telangana regions to oppose any Bill for the formation of a new State if it is brought in Lok Sabha.

Rajagopal advised the Congress MLAs from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema to do the same if a similar Bill is introduced in the Assembly.

On resignation by some MLAs in support of united Andhra Pradesh, he said this would not serve any purpose and only reduce the strength of legislators who are opposing creation of Telangana.

Instead of resigning, these MLAs should lead and strengthen the movement against bifurcation of the state, the Congress MP said.

He earlier visited the site of a protest organised by united Andhra Pradesh supporters. Rajagopal asked students and Andhra Pradesh employees, who are opposing statehood to Telangana, to persuade MPs and legislatures to announce their open support for unified Andhra Pradesh.

Cairo: Dozens killed as clashes erupt at Morsi rally Cairo, July 27: Dozens of Mohamed Morsi's supporters were shot dead early on Saturday in the deadliest incident in a month as violence erupted after huge rallies for and against the ousted Islamist president.

Morsi's camp said more than 100 people were killed. An AFP correspondent counted 37 bodies in an Islamist-run field hospital at Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque, and the emergency services said other hospitals received 29 corpses.

In the wake of the bloodshed, Egypt's interior ministry insisted security forces had not used live fire, and blamed the clashes on Islamists.

Interior minister Mohammed Ibrahim also warned that pro-Morsi demonstrations would be dispersed "soon". The latest violence erupted at dawn outside the mosque, where Morsi loyalists have been camped since the week

before the military ousted him on July 3, with police firing tear gas at stonethrowing protesters on the airport road, said the official MENA news agency.

Birdshot and live rounds were fired, but it was unclear from which side. Witnesses told AFP that the police used live bullets, which the interior ministry denied.

By midday on Saturday, medical workers began ferrying bodies wrapped in white shrouds to hospitals, carrying them on bloodsoaked stretchers past a furious throng of Morsi loyalists.

"Allahu akbar! (God is greatest)," chanted the crowd that formed a corridor to waiting ambulances.

Some wept and women ululated defiantly as each body was taken from the makeshift morgue in a marble-floored section of the mosque.

Medics at the field hospital said a total of 75 people were killed.

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2. The temporary engagement shall be for a period of one year.

3. The temporary engagees shall not be entitled to any other allowances or money benefit, what so ever other than the monthly remuneration.

4. If a temporary engagees any time shall neglects or refuses to perform his/ her duties, his/ her services shall be immediately terminable without any notice and he/she/ not be entitled to any remuneration.

5. The minimum age of the candidate as on 01/01/2013 should be 18 years and maximum age as 40 years.

6. The application received incomplete in any respect shall not be entertained.

7. All the documents attached with the application form must be attested by gazetted officer.

8. The female candidates must produce unmarried certificate from the gazetted officer.

9. The candidate found guilty of impersonation or producing false, fabricated and tempered documents suppressing material information shall lead to the rejection of his/her candidature at any stage.

10. The candidate will have to appear before the selection committee for interview at the venue to be intimated separately 11. Application forms will be available at the Principal District Institute of Education and Trainings Sopore Sd/- Principal District Instt. of Edu.& Trgs. Sopore (Member Secretary SBM) K.S

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Sagar inspects healthcare facilities in JLNM, Gousia hospitals SRINAGAR, JULY 27:

ties. He directed the officers to work in close coordination so Minister for Rural devel- that the bottlenecks, if any, are opment and Panchayati Raj, removed and the project gets Ali Mohammad Sagar today completed expeditiously. said that healthcare is the top The Minister also directed most priority of the Govern- the officers to develop the ment and several innovative necessary parking facilities in measures have been taken the hospital premises for the to upgrade the health related convenience of the people. infrastructure across the State He also inspected the pace during the past over four of progress on the proposed years. shopping complex which is The Minister was inter- under construction in the hosacting with the prominent pital premises. citizens and doctors while inThe Minister was informed specting the pace of work on that an amount of Rs. 4 crore the construction of new buildhas been sanctioned under ing of Jawahar Lal Nehru MeNRHM for the overall developmorial hospital which is under ment of JLNM hospital. execution at an estimated cost The Minister also visited of Rs. 58 crore.

Gousia Hospital Khanyar and Medical Superintendent inspected the facilities availJLNM hospital and senior ofable there. He directed the ficers of various departments Medical Superintendent to including, R&B, PHE, JKPCC install Air Conditioner in the were also present on the oc- hospital for which the funds casion. Sagar directed the exewould be provided out of his cuting agency to speed up the Constituency Development pace of work and complete Funds. He directed the adminthe project within the stipuistration to maintain proper lated time frame so that the sanitation in and around the people living in old city get the hospital and improve mediupgraded health care Lone facili-News careAgency facilitiesKangan in the hospital.

March 21-April 19 No one is going to cater to your needs today, Aries, so get up and do things on your own. There’s little sympathy from others, and strong opinions are a dime a dozen. There’s a great deal of gossip buzzing around that you may be tempted to join. Don’t enable this sort of behavior. It’s only going to alienate you from others in the end.

Taurus April 20-May 20

Listen closely to the wind, for the answers are blowing right in front of you, Taurus. Make contact with people you haven’t heard from in a while. You can be quite productive today in unexpected situations. Ironically, the less you plan, the more you will accomplish. Be spontaneous. Revelations will come to you in a flash.

Gemini May 21-June 21

Khan News Agency Ganderbal 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 News was Agency Hyderpora Hilal News Agency Budgam BUDGAM, JULY 27:Sheikh A Lok Adalat organized under the Chairmanship of Chairman, Tehsil Agency Legal Services Committee, Lone News Tangmarg Bhat News Agency Chadoora Magam, Mansoor Ahmad Lone and Munsiff Budgam, Ms. Fozia Bhat News Agency Magam Zargar News Agency Kunzar Paul at Munsiff Court, Magam. As many as 113 cases of different DOORU, JULY 27:Dar News Agency Beerwah Bashir News Agency Sumbal nature were taken up during the Lok Adalat, out of which 53 cases were settled amicably. Reshi Advocates, large number of litigants and News Agency Safapora Saleem NewstheAgency Underscoring need forPattan time bound respectable persons of the area were also Agency present on the occasion. completion of ongoing Basharat News Bandipora Reyaz News Agencydevelopmental Pampore Meanwhile, the Chairman, Tehsil Legal Committee, who is also projects taken up in Dooru Constituency Altaf News Agency Pulwama Javaid News Agency Qazigund Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sopore, Mrs. Masarat Roohi, a Lok Adalat under several Flagship Schemes, the MinJeelani News Agency Baramulla G.M News Agency Sopore is to be held at Court Complex Sopore on July 30, 2013, comprising ister for Tourism, Mr. Ghulam Ahmad Mir of two benches.The firstShah benchNews will beAgency presidedKupwara over by Chief JudiNewstheAgency Handwara hasSultan called upon concerned officers to cial Magistrate Sopore and the second will Langate be presided over double theirNews effortsAgency and ensure achieveYounis Newsbench Agency Sheikh Islamabad

by District Mobile Magistrate, Sopore. Sub Divisional Magistrate, ment of physical and financial targets of Reshi News Agency Three Way News Agency Tral Sopore, Tehsildar Sopore and Bar President shallIslamabad be the members developmental projects well in time for Turray News AgencytoTral Badruof News Agency Bijbehara of the said Lok Adalat.The parties interested settle their disbenefits the people. putes amicably in the said Adalat are informed to approach Chairing a review meeting of Rural RahiLok News Agency Kulgam Malik News Agency Arwani courts by or before July Rah 29, 2013.

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Div Com for intensifying market checkings

SRINAGAR, JULY 27: On the instructions of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, the market checking squads constituted in all districts of Kashmir division were activated by the concerned Deputy Commissioners, subsequently, the market checkings were intensified and several shops and establishments were inspected.

An amount of Rs. 2.21 lakhs were recovered as fine from the erring shopkeepers who were found violating Essential Commodities Act. As many as 4.80 quintals of adultered milk, 74 Kgs of unhygienic meat and 43.73 quintals of rotten fruit and vegetables were destroyed during the last week of the current month.

G. A. Mir reviews progress of MGNREGA

here today, the Minister received appraisal of each work under execution from the concerned sectoral officers and emphasized upon them to ensure quality material while executing the projects with judicious use of funds.

Sarpanches and Panches of the area also attended the meeting and raised several developmental issues for urgent redressal by the concerned departments.

Saying that Flagship programme MGNREGA also guarantees employment avenues to the locals, the Minister directed concerned authorities to ensure employment to every job card holder in the area.

Reviewing the progress of MGNREGA in the Constituency, The Minister was in-

formed that an amount of Rs 14.34 crore is being expended for improvement and upgradation of basic amenities in three blocks of Dooru during current fiscal. In all 150 works have been taken up against which Rs 3crore was released and Rs 1 crore expended on these works till date in these blocks.

Stressing on time bound completion of projects, Mir enjoined upon the sectoral officers of different departments to maintain work calendars and ensure that all undertaken projects get completed within stipulated time frame.

The tourism Minister said that the government with active support from the central government has launched mega infrastructure projects in the state and time line completion of these prestigious projects would effectively address development aspirations of the people of the state. It is most important duty of the officers to gear up their men and machinery to ensure that all undertaken projects get completed timely, he asserted.

Calling for close monitoring of the construction of different people oriented developmental projects, the Minister asked concerned higher ups to ensure their frequent visits on developmental sites to any avoid loopholes from vested interests. He said during the summer

Jammu being developed as heritage city: Wani JAMMU, JULY 27: Minister for Roads & Buildings and Mechanical Engineering Abdul Majid Wani on Saturday said that Jammu would be developed as Heritage city, while several projects are underway with regards to its beautification.

The Minister was interacting with the representatives of Raghunath Bazar Business Association here today during his tour of the city conducted to inspect the pace of progress on the developmental and public utility projects being executed by various departments.

Taking review of the Raghunath Bazar beautification project, the Minister was informed that the project envisages to give the Bazar a new look and for being the hub of business activities showcase it as a local heritage . He said the historic Raghunath temple makes the area one of the most important places in the city which attracts thousands of tourists daily.

He was informed that out of Rs. 6.67 crore project cost , an amount of Rs. 3 crore has been made available to executing agencies so far.

The Minister was also honoured by the Raghunath Bazar Business Association by presenting a turban and shawl as a token of love.

Earlier, the Minister visited Nawa-

bad, Bhatindi and its adjoining areas and took stock of the provision of basic amenities to the people there. He inspected Bhatindi- Panjpeer road and directed the concerned for its proper maintenance.

Responding to the demands of the locals, the Minister said that UEED would start work on Bhatindi- Panjpeer Nallah,

while R&B department would take up maintenance work on local roads.

Among others, Director, Tourism, Jammu Soujanaya Sharma, Chief Engineer, R&B, Jammu Mustafa Tahseen, Superintending Engineers and other officers of line departments accompanied the Minister.

Review meeting for I-Day preparation held at Ganderbal GANDERBAL, JULY 27: District Development Commissioner, Ganderbal, Sarmad Hafeez convened a meeting to review the preparations for the arrangements being put in for Independence Day celebrations here today.

Independence Day celebrations shall be held at Qamaria Stadium in Ganderbal where 12 contingents from various schools and 6 contingents from CRPF, IRP, Manigam training school, JKP and Forest Protection Force shall participate in the march past.

All concerned officers from various departments like Police, CRPF, E&B, PHE, Municipal Committee, Health, Education and Revenue were directed to make necessary arrangements concerning security, tentage, sanitation, transport and conducting of culture programmes for the said Day. District Development Commissioner directed Chief Education Officer, Principal Sainik School Mansbal and Physical Education department to coordinate various cultural activities. Additional Deputy Commissioner was asked to look after other necessary arrangements for smooth conduct of the function.

Slathia visit flood affected areas SAMBA, JULY 27MLA, Vijaypur and ExMinister, Mr S S Slathia visited border villages Barota, Kamore and adjoining areas to inspected the damage caused by the breach of bandh raised on the Bank of River Basantar and Devak due to recently heavy rain fall. While taking on spot stock of the havoc caused in the areas, the MLA said that the government is fully aware of the hardships being faced by the inhabitants and is making concrete efforts to plug in the holes.

He said the concerned officers have already been put on special vigil to avoid any mis-happening in view of the monsoon season. He asked the people to have faith and cooperate with the administration in repair

works.During his tour to badly affected areas the MLA was apprised that the river water also washed away link roads in the border village Barota and Kamore due to which villagers as well as BSF has been facing difficulties to move from one place to other.On spot instructions were given to the concerned authorities to immediately plug the bunds as early as possible. At Kamor, where a culvert was also damaged due to the recent rain fall Mr Slathia directed the concerned authorities to immediately repair the culvert so that the peoples of the area do not suffer.District Development Commissioner, Samba, R K Varma, ACD Samba, officer of BSF, Executive Engineer, PHE, PWD and PDD also accompanied.

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Health awareness camp organized for drivers

REASI, JULY 27: The Regional Transport Office Reasi today organized a medicalcum-health awareness camp for the drivers here at General Bus Stand.

The Camp was inaugurated

by Additional Deputy Commissioner Reasi, Sardar Rajinder Singh Tara. During the camp, doctors conducted medical examination of as many as 102 drivers who were also provided literature about tips on maintaining good health.

season the people of the area face lot of difficulties with regard to potable water and irrigational facilities. All these problems are interlinked so representatives of these departments besides flood control engineers should ensure mitigation of people’s needs well in time.

Addressing to the Sarpanches and Panches on the occasion, the Minister said that people pinned their hopes with public representatives and asked them to work sincerely for welfare and development of the people who gave them their self-assurances.Referring to various revolutionary initiatives taken by the government during the past four years for bringing accountability, transparency in the administration for providing good governance to the people, besides empower the people at gross root level, the minister said that Laws like Right to Information Act, Public Service Guarantee Act, holding of Panchayat elections was the land mark steps of the government. The Minister reaffirmed that being the local representative equal development of all the areas was my priority and no injustice would be done to any area of the Constituency on the developmental front. He assured the people that all their genuine developmental needs would be carry out in a phased manner.

DDC reviews progress under Education and YSS sectors at Ang ANANTNAG, JULY 27: A review meeting chaired by District Development Commissioner Anantnag, Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone was held today, the meeting was aimed to review the progress of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes being implemented by Education department.

Additional District Development Commissioner Anantnag, District Youth Services and Sports Officer, Chief Education Officer and Chief Planning Officer were also present in the meeting.

Various issues including elementary education, secondary education, progress under SSA, RMSA while under youth services and sports the progress on the development of play fields in the district was also reviewed.

It was given out in the meeting that for elementary education an amount of Rs. 13.71 crores has been allocated for the current financial year out of which Rs. 84 lakhs for Primary Midday Meals and Rs. 67 lakhs for Upper Primary. It also includes Rs. 50 lakhs for free supply of text books and Rs. 115 lakhs for constructing 43 new school buildings during the current year.

For Secondary Education an amount of Rs. 618.02 lakhs has been allocated for the current financial year, out of which Rs. 76 lakhs has been earmarked for construction purposes.

All the officers were directed to utilize the available financial and human resources judiciously to achieve the tangible targets within stipulated time.

DC inspects Shopian hospital, orders suspension of Doctor for absent SHOPIAN, JULY 27: Deputy Commissioner, Shopian, Javed Khan today conducted surprise visit to District Hospital, Shopian and inspected its functioning. During the course of inspection, Dr. Nusrat, Gynaecologist was found absent from duty and DC ordered suspension of the said doctor with immediate effect.

The DC also issued instructions to the Chief Medical Officer, Shopian to detail on night duty two doctors, one male and one female at Shopian hospital for the convenience of the patients. He also issued instructions to improve the sanitation facilities in and around the hospital.

I-Day celebration arrangements finalised at Kulgam KULGAM, JULY 27: District Development Commissioner, Kulgam, Jahangir Ahmed Mir today chaired a meeting of officers at Mini Secretariat Kulgam for finalisation of arrangements forIndependence Day celebrations-2013.

Additional District Development Commissioner, Superintendent of Police, Additional Deputy Commissioner besides officers of security and para military forces, Principal Degree College Kulgam, district officers of all concerned departments attended the meeting.

It was given out in the meeting that the main function of Independence Day will be held at District Headquarters Kulgam. It will start with Shanai Wadan followed by unfurling of tricolour by chief guest, who will also take salute on the march-past.

J&K Police, J&K Armed Police, CRPF, Fire and Emergency Services, NCC and School Children will participate in the celebrations.

It was also given out in the meeting that similar type of functions will also be held at Tehsil levels, where concerned Tehsildars shall unfurl the tricolour.

You might be sidestepping in order to avoid a commitment today, Gemini. Don’t keep giving someone the runaround. Be strong and let people know your thoughts even if you think their feelings will be hurt. Your job is to protect your emotions. Other people can handle their own. Be aggressive if you have to. Your sanity depends on being true to yourself.

Cancer June 22-July 22

You’re at a dramatic climax in your monthly emotional cycle today, Cancer. It’s quite possible that you will erupt like a volcano. Don’t be ashamed about releasing these emotions. Your feminine and masculine natures are connected, and they’re working harmoniously to express themselves to the fullest.

Leo

July 23-August 22 Your philanthropic side may want to come out and do good works today, Leo. Your default mode is to care for others. This is fine, but make sure it doesn’t deplete your vital life force. The key is to offer advice and then walk away from the situation. You aren’t responsible for other people’s actions. Offer information, but leave the final decision up to the person you’re trying to help.

Virgo

August 23-September 22

Today is a terrific day, Virgo, and you can get a lot accomplished using your quick mind and sharp wit. Information is flying quickly. Grab what resonates with you and discard the rest. The more informed you are, the better equipped you will be to handle the decisions of the day. Get all the facts before you proceed.

Libra

September 23-October 23 Why me? You may feel like you ask yourself this question more than anyone else, Libra. Your life may seem like an intense roller-coaster ride that never stops.

But deep down you realize that you would have it no other way. Take a break from it all today if you can.

Communicate your thoughts and feelings. By talking, you will feel much better about the situation.

Scorpio

October 24-November 21 Your brain may buzz like a beehive today, Scorpio.

That’s good. There is a great deal of information to process now. Have you been thinking about buying some new electronic equipment or small appliances for your home? Now is a great time to do some research on this project before you hand over your credit card. Use today to gather facts.

Sagittarius November 22-December 21

Don’t automatically assume that you can work out all your problems alone, Sagittarius. Just talking things out with others may help shed light on a situation that baffled you earlier. Enlist the help of others in areas where you need it. Don’t be ashamed to ask for assistance. We all have problems and issues to deal with.

You aren’t alone.

Capricorn December 22-January 19

Get up early and get working, Capricorn. You have a lot of emotional and physical energy that should help you accomplish whatever you need to do. The planetary energy is on your side. Take advantage of it to say what’s on your mind and get a step closer to wherever you need to be. Your active, receptive nature is prominent.

Aquarius January 20-February 18

Speak up today. Perhaps no one has heard your point of view in a while. More than likely, it’s incredibly important for them to hear it. Just because people don’t ask for your opinion doesn’t mean that it isn’t valid. You have incredible insight that others don’t have. Don’t assume that they know what you’re thinking even though you probably know what they’re thinking.

Pisces

February 19-March 20 Someone has just turned on the fan and papers are flying everywhere, Pisces. The pace is picking up and you’re scrambling to pick up the pieces. Stay in close communication with others today, for this will be your saving grace. You may require others’ help to gather the documents that have blown across the room. Keep an eye on things so you don’t lose your place.

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Zabarwan Times Sunday, 28 July 2013

Disillusioned and Dispirited Society

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isappointment and loss of interest in forging ahead has engulfed the whole Kashmiri society known for its craftsmanship, industrious nature and hard working aptitude. The Kashmiri people have been applauded, praised by the several writers in their books who have talked about evereadiness of Kashmiris to take up the challenges of life and their desire to succeed. It is a matter of surprise that during last three decades, this spirit seems to have received jolt after jolt and the standard of industriousness of Kashmiri society has touched its lowest ever degradation. Our officials have lost the work culture, our public servants have shown utmost disregard to the service of the society, our youths have lost the will power to carve out a bright future and above all our visionless leaders have added to this confusion by their ill thinking and ill designs.

Nobody is bothered about the future of this society which at one time was considered the best talented, active, bright and full of vigour. Our youths are day by day loosing interest in all spheres of life, becoming disillusioned, inactive, taking to drugs and indulging in other immoral ethics. They have stopped dreaming of a bright future to be achieved by hard work instead they believe in day dreaming and are in search of short cuts to earn fast buck.

Our leadership is so callous that despite knowing all this, no effective steps are put in place which would help in removing this disillusionment, disappointment, lost of aptitude in the young generation. We are now totally dependent on outside the state workforce which includes management, and service in our hotel industry, academics in private colleges, schools, professional training centres, masons, carpenter, farming labourers, mechanics and shockingly even Imams of our mosques. Time is not far away when the society as a whole will be taken over by this imported workforce as we are unwillingly surrendering field after field to outsiders. Ours is a state which is full of water resources, but we can neither produce sufficient food for overselves nor can we provide consistent electricity to our consumers. From egg to chicken, meat, cereals, pulses, vegetable, everything we have to import from other states of the country.

Why is this all happening? It is because of loss of interest in our young generation for securing a bright future, by putting their sweat and abilities together to make it a prosperous society. One can visualize, if the present situation continues, what will be the state of affairs after fifty years. Perhaps we may again get to the tribal age and the society of Sufis and saints will consist of only the people who will not count in a civilized would and who will only earn disrespect all over because of their own deeds.

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Assistance to MSMES to Compete in International Market

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he Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector has emerged as a highly vibrant and dynamic sector of the Indian economy over the last five decades. MSMEs not only play crucial role in providing large employment opportunities at comparatively lower capital cost than large industries but also help in industrialization of rural & backward areas, thereby, reducing regional imbalances, assuring more equitable distribution of national income and wealth. MSMEs are complementary to large industries as ancillary units and contribute enormously to the socioeconomic development of the country.

Fast changing global economic scenario has thrown up various opportunities and challenges to the MSMEs in India. While on the one hand, many opportunities are opened up for this sector to enhance productivity and look for new markets at national and international level, it has also, on the other hand, put an obligation to upgrade their competencies to meet the competition as new products are launched at an astonishing pace and are available world wide in short time. To make MSMEs competitive in the international market assistance is given by the Ministry through various schemes:The National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (NMCP) The National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (NMCP) is the nodal programme of the Government to develop global competitiveness among Indian MSMEs. An amount of Rs.500 crores as the Government’s Contribution had been allocated for NMCP during XIth Plan. NMCP targets at enhancing the entire value chain of the MSME sector through the following schemes: · Lean Manufacturing Competitiveness Scheme for MSMEs; · Promotion of Information & Communication Tools (ICT) in MSME sector; · Technology and Quality Up gradation Support to MSMEs; · Design Clinics scheme for MSMEs;

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· Enabling Manufacturing Sector to be Competitive through Quality Management Standards (QMS) and Quality Technology Tools (QTT); · Marketing Assistance and Technology Up gradation Scheme for MSMEs; · Setting up of Mini Tool Room under PPP Mode; · National campaign f or building awareness on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR); · Support for Entrepreneurial and Managerial Development of SMEs through Incubators.

Bar Code under Market Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme

of 75% of one time registration fee (w.e.f.

Ist January 2002) and 75% of annual fees (recurring) (w.e.f. Ist June 2007) paid to GS1 India (Formerly EAN India) by Micro & Small units for the first three years for bar code.

International Trade Fair - Under International Trade fair scheme, the Government provides 75% of air fare subsidy by economy class and 50% space rental subsidy for Micro & Small manufacturing enterprises of General category entrepreneurs. For Women/SC/ST Entrepreneurs & Entrepreneurs from North Eastern Region, 100% reimburse-

Under International Trade fair scheme, the Government provides 75% of air fare

subsidy by economy class and 50% space rental subsidy for Micro & Small

manufacturing enterprises of General

category entrepreneurs. For Women/SC/ST

Entrepreneurs & Entrepreneurs from North Eastern Region, 100% reimbursement of space rent and economy class air fare is provided. The subsidy is restricted to Rs.1.25 lakhs per unit.

There are mainly two activities under this scheme: Bar Code - This scheme aims to encourage Micro & Small exporters in their efforts in tapping and developing overseas market, enhance exports from Micro / Small manufacturing enterprises by popularizing the adoption of Bar Coding on a large scale. For adoption of Bar Code, the Government provides reimbursement

ment of space rent and economy class air fare is provided. The subsidy is restricted to Rs.1.25 lakhs per unit.

Marketing Assistance and Technology Up gradation Scheme for MSMEs (NMCP) The objective of this scheme is to enhance MSME’s competitiveness in the National as well as International market through various activities such as Technology Up

gradation in Packaging, Skill Up gradation/Development of Modern Market Techniques, special components for North Eastern region (Participation of MSMEs of NER in domestic exhibitions organized in other parts of the country), New market through State/District level local exhibitions/trade fairs, Corporate Governance practices, Reimbursement to ISO18000/22000/27000 Certification and Setting up of Marketing Hubs in the premises of selected MSME-DIs. Cluster Development Programme Under the Micro & Small Enterprises – Cluster Development Programme (MSECDP) financial assistance is provided to Micro & Small Enterprises Clusters for Various activities including marketing assistance. This include participation of entrepreneurs in clusters in one foreign fair, benchmarking support, brochure preparation, website launching etc. to help them become competitive in the international market.

Marketing Assistance scheme of National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) Marketing support is provided to MSMEs to enhance their competitiveness and marketability of their products. The assistance is provided for following activities: · Participation in International Exhibitions / trade Fairs in foreign countries. · Organizing “Techmart” exhibition and international level exhibitions in India which are visited by foreign delegations; · Organizing visits of delegations abroad for promoting Indian MSMEs. Interest Subvention Scheme of Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) · 2% Interest subvention scheme available to SMEs for exports amongst other sectors has been extended till March 31, 2014.

During the calendar year 2011, the share of Indian MSME exports as a percentage of total world imports for the same products manufactured by Indian MSMEs has been provisionally estimated at 1.90%.

The estimate is based on the data taken from International Trade Centre (ITC), UN COMTRADE Statistics.

Aside: A Scheme for Creating Industrial Infrastructure

arnataka ranks top in the field of flower farming in India with over 18,000 hectares of land under cultivation. The state accounts for 75 per cent share in India's total flower production and has the highest area under modern cut flowers. In the past, the cut flowers were transacted through the process of auction. As a result, the number of transactions per day was meagre. Therefore the need of a modern auctioning system to facilitate flower exports was deeply felt. The International Flower Auction Yard in Bangalore, which is a joint venture between Karnataka Agro Industries Corporation and the flower growers of the state, was helped by the Department of Commerce with a financial assistance aid to maximise the transactions. The aid also paved the way towards the creation of a hygienic platform for both sellers and buyers so that the farmers get the maximum price in export of flowers. The financial assistance of Rupees Three Crore, which proved to a game changer for the flower growers of the state, was provided under the Assistance to States for Infrastructure Development and Exports Scheme (ASIDE) of the Department of Commerce of the Government of India.

The monetary help facilitated in the completion of the project of replacement of the traditional auctioning system. Now, with the support under the ASIDE Scheme, the modern electronic auction clock system helps the bidders in reducing time loss and maintaining transparency. Along with this, with the implementation of the new system, the local flower growers were able to facilitate 800-1000 transactions per day as against 400-500 transactions in the past when the manual system was in action.

The new system was an evidence of the

quick auctioning system, with very large number of small lots being auctioned through quick price discovery. The ASIDE Scheme has, apart to the Karnataka flower growers, proved to be very efficacious and beneficiary for exports country-wide. Launched in 2002, this Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) is aimed at involving States / Union Territories in export effort by providing assistance to them for creating appropriate infrastructure for development and growth of exports. The scheme provides for an outlay for development of export infrastructure to be distributed to the States / UTs according to a pre-defined criterion. Such activities which have overwhelming export content were funded through the Scheme, with the sole motto of the development of infrastructure for exports. The Scheme is exclusively used for building up infrastructure which does not get reflected either in the State / UT plan or in the plans of the Central Ministries or its organisation(s), yet such infrastructure is critical for growth of exports. Till now, an amount of about Rs.5700 Crores has been released under the Central and State components of ASIDE Scheme for creation of the necessary infrastructure in States / UTs to boost exports. The Scheme has given shape to some of the most important infrastructure facilities in various States/UTs. One such infrastructural development is the Maniram Dewan Trade Centre in Guwahati, Assam. With the growth in business and trade volumes in the North East region, along with the necessity for global competitiveness, the need for a Trade Centre to facilitate organisation of trade fairs and exhibitions and invite wider participation was being felt in the North East region. To address this issue, the Assam Trade Promotion Organization, a Special Purpose Vehicle

under the Government of Assam made a proposal for assistance of Rs.28.38 Crore under the ASIDE Scheme for the construction of Maniram Dewan Trade Centre. The Centre started its operations in March 2009. It has three air conditioned exhibition halls and conference rooms, meeting rooms, amphitheatre, with all modern incidental facilities. With the construction of the Trade Centre, the impact on export can be assessed from the increase in occupancy rate from 8.20 per cent in 2009 to 53.44 per cent in 2011. The Centre attracted visitors/delegates from various South East Asian countries. The Centre is serving as a platform for entrepreneurs of the region to display their products in national and international trade fairs.

Take for instance the additional infrastructure facilities built at the Calicut Air Cargo Complex under the ASIDE Scheme.

Earlier, the export operations in Calicut Airport were transacted from within the airport itself. The lack of export processing area and space requirement for offices for customs, airlines, plant quarantine and exporters among others, was causing delays in transport of export goods which resulted in loss in quality and competitiveness of goods. To overcome the problems faced by exporters, the Kerala State Industrial Enterprises Ltd. (KSIE) submitted a project report for constructions of "IInd Phase Construction of Additional Infrastructural Facilities at Calicut Air Cargo Complex, Karipur" at the total cost of Rs.3.10 crore, with financial assistance of Rs.15.5. crore under the ASIDE Scheme. The project involved construction of buildings, electrification & airconditioning, fire detection, fire fighting equipments & security system, machinery & equipment, computerisation and communication systems. With the completion of the project, the dwelling

time of the cargo was reduced by its speedy clearance by new X-ray machine. Apart from it, the creation of additional space and other infrastructural facilities also helped the exporters to protect their commodities from direct sunlight and rain. It is to be noted that when the project was partially commissioned during 2008-09, the quantity of exports increased by 50 per cent. But presently the export volume is 225 per cent more than what it was in 200708. It has given big boost to the agricultural exports from Malabar region through the Calicut airport.

The Institute of Auto parts & Hand Tools Technology in Ludhiana lacked the R&D facilities for quality improvement of products of Small and Medium Enterprises of the place to match export standards elsewhere. The Department of Commerce helped in strengthening the Institute for installation of facilities for reverse engineering, non-destructive testing and advanced heat treatment processing with 100 per cent finance of the project cost of Rs.5.18 crore under the ASIDE Scheme.

With the financial assistance, the exports in this sector have gone up from Rs. 6000 crore in 2005-06 to Rs.9500 crore in 200809, with the share of Punjab being 30-35 per cent. It has also eased component sourcing & import substitutability and ensured availability of advanced technical infrastructure to manufacturers and exporters locally. It has also resulted in precision manufacturing of product development for global markets. Besides all these, the project has been successful in creation of skilled manpower base for various industries and e mployment generation through training programs & skills upgradation.

The financial aid under the ASIDE Scheme hence proved to be a major booster dose for the exporters in building infrastructural facilities.

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

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Superfoods every woman must have Fat burning myths busted

Feel younger, stay slim and thwart diseases by including these superfoods in your diet. We brought in experts to tell you what you need to eat, to stay fit and healthy. So, sit back and read on as we give you some important tips that work wonders..

Low fat yoghurt High in calcium and protein, low fat yoghurt is ideal for women.

Nutritionist Pallavi Srivastava says, "Yoghurt, being an excellent source of calcium, helps fight osteoporosis. The consumption of yoghurt is also said to decrease the risk of breast cancer, reduce irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory digestive tract disorders — all of which are common in women."

It reduces the risk of stomach ulcers and vaginal infections.

Quantity: 1 bowl every day Fatty fish Fatty fish are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids. Salmon, sardines, tuna and mackerel help reduce the risk

of blood clot formation that might occur due to the use of contraceptive pills. Bariatric surgeon Dr Abhay Agrawal says, "Fatty fish protects against diseases related to the heart, stroke, hypertension, depression, joint pain, rheumatoid arthritis and reproductive problems, and in some cases even from Alzheimer's disease."

Omega-3 helps in optimal brain and vision development of the baby in the case of pregnant or lactating mothers. It is known to boost the level of serotonin, which is a feel-good brain chemical that aids in fighting postpartum depression.

Quantity - 2 to 3 servings every week Beans Low in fat and cholesterol; and a good source of protein and fibre, beans fight against heart disease and breast cancer. They are ideal for women who are either affected or have chances of getting colon

cancer. An excellent source of vegetable protein, they aid women going through menopause.

Quantity: 3 to 4 servings every week Dark chocolate Dark chocolates are said to be rich in protective anti-oxidants that help reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease. It consists of magnesium, manganese, phosphorous and copper zinc, which are important nutrients for maintaining strong bones. Certain studies also suggest that dark chocolate lowers blood pressure, sharpens thinking and hydrates the skin. It's the perfect stressbuster when a woman is PMSing, and it tastes sensual without being high in calories.

Quantity: One quarter a day Papaya An excellent source of potassium and vitamin C, papaya can offset the potentially harmful effects of sodium on blood pressure. A research by the US Department of Health and Human Services suggests that women are at a higher risk of gallstones than men. So, load up on papaya because it helps combat gallbladder diseases. But pregnant women should refrain from papaya since it acts as a contraceptive, which can lead to a miscarriage or an abortion.

Quantity: 2 slices per day Tomatoes Tomatoes contain a powerful antioxidant — lycopene, which helps reduce the chances of being affected with breast cancer. Nutritionist Mansi Belani says, "Tomatoes are also known to protect from the harmful UV rays of the sun. It helps a woman stay younger and

slimmer."

Quantity: 1 tomato every day Spinach Spinach is known to be one of the best sources of folate which prevents birth defects, heart disease, colon cancer and dementia.

Spinach also helps our skin from getting damaged due to heat, and delays wrinkling, fine lines and roughness of the skin with comes with age.

Quantity: About 2 to 3 servings a week Berries Dr Agrawal suggests, "Like wine, berries protect your body with powerful anti-carcinogenic nutrients — anthocyans, which are believed to play a role in cell repair."

High in vitamin C and folic acid, it is essential for women in their child bearing years. Its powerful anti-oxidant not only protects the heart but also the skin against ageing. Cranberries are known to have a positive impact on your vision, and to help reduce the chances of urinary tract infections which are common in women of all age groups.

Quantity: 3 to 4 servings every week Whole grains The consumption of whole grain helps combat blood pressure and a slow metabolism. Srivastava says, "Swapping refined grains like white bread and rice with whole wheat bread, rice, brown rice and oats will add more fibre to your diet and give you a feeling of fullness with fewer calories." Studies suggest that whole grains help the body retain potassium, which helps in maintaining blood pressure

When it comes to getting healthy or burning fat, you are fed with misinformation all the time.

Instead of being misled or discouraged or being confused on whether to believe it or not, here are a few facts on the most common fat-burning myths along with the right tips Myth 1: No time!

If scheduling cardio and weight training seems like too much time and effort, try combining the two. The combination of cardio and weight training not only burns calories but saves time as well. This technique called circuit training focuses on resistance training intervals along with intervals of cardio.

You can create workout "stations," each featuring a different weight training exercise for a muscle or muscle group. Do each station with a maximum rest period of 30 seconds in between each exercise to keep calorie-burning at its maximum.

Myth 2: Long cardio sessions work best Even with the best intentions, it's not always possible or feasible to exercise for 60 minutes or longer at one time. And if you're looking to drop pounds, it's also not the most efficient way.

Instead, try intervals, which involves alternating

bouts of intense exercise with less-intense recovery periods. Short, intense exercise bursts burn more calories than working out at the same intensity for the same length of time.

The active recovery periods allow for greater intensity during the work intervals and, subsequently, more calories are burned overall. Try the pre-programmed interval training programmes on cardio equipment, or do it yourself by alternating 30 to 60 seconds of vigorous activity with the same amount of easy exertion.

Myth 3: You should stay within the fat-burning zone when doing cardio Treadmills and other cardio equipment display colourful charts indicating various zones, one of which indicates a 'fat-burning' zone. These

zones refer to the percentage of fat burned, not the total calories. You burn the highest percentage of fat while you're sleeping.

But you're also burning the least number of calories, which is what counts towards body fat loss.

Instead, look for ways to burn a greater number of calories over all and the weight and fat will automatically drop off.

Myth 4: Only cardio leads to faster weight loss The intensity of the workout determines how many additional calories you'll burn. Cardiovascular fitness helps lower body fat by burning more calories while you're exercising, but weight training helps burn more fat and calories even when you're relaxing. The harder the workout, the longer the after-burn effect.

Diabetes: A reason to worry!

With its origins in ancient religious and spiritual traditions, meditation is a widely used mind-body practice used even today, to complement medical procedures and treatments.

Although, used mostly for relaxation and stress reduction, meditation-based therapy is increasingly offered in medical centers and clinics today to manage pain and reduce anxiety prior to surgeries.

Surprised? Recent studies have shown that frequent practice of meditation can lead to significant control of pain. Read on to know how meditation alters your pain perception and quells pain even better than some of the most powerful drugs.

Meditation and common forms The term meditation refers to a set of techniques wherein a person minimizes the activity of the mind without altering the level of alertness. Broadly, the

Scientists may have hit upon an effective way to block asthma attacks by identifying the two most significant biological triggers that bring them on.

Researchers from the Universities of CaliforniaSan Francisco (UCSF), Johns Hopkins and Duke universities demonstrate that these two triggers for asthma are tied to a specific calcium-activated chloride channel, called TMEM16A. They regulate airway secretions and smooth muscle contraction, the two major factors linked with asthma attacks, according to the journal "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences".

"Maybe if we could inhibit both of these processes by blocking this one channel, we could affect the two symptoms of asthma," said senior study author Jason Rock, assistant professor of anatomy at UCSF. Asthma, a respiratory disorder that causes short-

technique has been categorized under five basic categories: Mantra meditation This comprises the Transcendental Meditation techniques, Clinically Standardized Meditation and Relaxation Response. In this process, by repeatedly using a sound or phrase, a person focuses to achieve a state of perfect consciousness.

Mindfulness meditation This form of meditation involves focusing on what you experience while performing the technique like the very flow of your breath. Yoga Here, a person attempts to achieve a state of calmness by combining bodily postures with controlled breathing.

Tai-Chi - A form of Chinese martial arts, the technique is performed using selfpaced series of movements in a slow-graceful manner along with deep breathing.

Qi gong - This involves a combination of medita-

tion, breathing exercise, relaxation and physical movements.

Meditation and pain management: In the past, meditation has been explored extensively for its effects on stress reduction and other similar clinical functions.

However, researchers have now identified another significant health benefit of the technique that suggests that it is actually possible to overcome debilitating pain with the help of meditation. What's more, some of these studies have also suggested that the painrelieving effects of meditation might be even more effective than morphine.

Back in April, 2011, a study by the researchers at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center indicated that a person can attain at least 40 per ent decrease in pain intensity and 57 per cent in pain unpleasantness merely by practicing these techniques regularly.

This decrease in pain was found to be much higher

than with morphine or other pain-relieving drugs.

With the help of magnetic resonance imaging, the brain activity of study participants after meditation demonstrated how the technique increased the activity of certain areas which are responsible for pain perception.

Despite such findings, scientists were unable to ascertain the actual mechanism of this phenomenon until now. According to a recent research published at the Brain Research Bulletin, investigators from Harvard, MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have identified a possible answer. They suggested that the explanation probably lies in alpha waves manipulation in the brain.

Furthermore, they explained that by practicing the techniques of mindfulness meditation for a period of eight-weeks or above, you will be able to control the activity of these brain waves.

Diabetes is a very serious ailment and it can cause numerous health complications. When people have diabetes, their bodies fail to produce insulin or produce very little insulin.

It is also related to issues like vision problems, high blood pressure, heart ailments and strokes. Therefore it is important to know how you can prevent diabetes.

Being overweight or being older may predispose you to diabetes. The common reasons for Diabetes to occur are age, family history, ethnicity weight, activity level, smoking, high blood pressure and weight loss.

"While Type 1 diabetes is an auto-immune disease where the body's immune system destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, affecting 85-90% of all people . It's also known as late-onset diabetes, characterized by insulin resistance and relative insulin deficien-

Healthy foods to fight blood pressure

ness of breath, coughing and chest discomfort, results from changes in the airways that lead to the lungs.

It affects 18.7 million adults and 7.0 million children in the US alone, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

Normally, humans have few mucus-producing cells. Those suffering from asthma, however, have an elevated number of these cells lining the tubes that lead to the lungs.

"The overabundance of mucus plugging the air-

ways combined with hypercontractility of the smooth muscle - when the tubes get really small - make it difficult to move air in or out," Rock said. "A lot of people equate that feeling with breathing through a straw."

Rock and colleagues focused on a calcium-activated chloride channel called TMEM16A. This channel secretes chloride ions, besides regulating biological processes such as neuron firing, gastrointestinal activity and the secretion of sweat and tears.

Here are a few items that you should stock up to reduce your blood pressure levelsFighting blood pressure and sugar levels while craving for food might be a difficult job.Here a few food items that can help you lower your blood pressure levels and keep it at a normal level.

Spinach - Spinach is loaded with magnesium and also contains potassium which are key ingredients for lowering and maintaining healthy blood pressure levels. So add more greens

to your daily dish and enjoy a healthy life minus all the pressure.

Dark chocolate - Well, this certainly does not mean that you binge upon chocolate. But it is found that eating about 25-30 calories a day (flavanols are present in dark chocolates) can lower the blood pressure levels in your body.Skimed milk - It provides calcium, potassium and Vitamin D which together help in reducing blood pressure levels and keep your body healthy.

cy", informs Dr. Shreepad Khedekar, Specialist in Genetic Chronic Diseases, Imperial Clinics.

While Type 1 diabetes can be treated with insulin and control through the use of glucose meters. Type 2 diabetes may be treated by dietary changes, exercise and/or tablets. Insulin injections may later be required.

There is no cure for diabetes. Treatment involves medicines, diet, and exercise to control blood sugar and prevent symptoms and problems Dr. Shreepad Khedekar, Specialist in Genetic Chronic Diseases, Imperial Clinics gives quick tips to control diabetes: Get physical Exercise can help you: Lose weight Lower your blood sugar Boosts your sensitivity to insulin — which helps keep your blood sugar within a normal range Research shows that both aerobic exercise and resistance training can help

control diabetes, but the greatest benefit comes from a fitness program that includes both.

Get plenty of fiber It's rough, it's tough — and it may help you: Reduce your risk of diabetes by improving your blood sugar control Lower your risk of heart diseasePromote weight loss by helping you feel fullFoods high in fiber include fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains, nuts and seeds.Go for whole grainsAlthough it's not clear why, whole grains

may reduce your risk of diabetes and help maintain blood sugar levels. Try to make at least half your grains whole grains. Many foods made from whole grains come ready to eat, including various breads, pasta products and many cereals. Look for the word "whole" on the package and among the first few items in the ingredient list.

Lose extra weight If you're overweight, diabetes prevention may hinge on weight loss. Every pound you lose can improve your health.

Facts about fad diets

Dieting is an age old way to lose weight but is fad diet the best way to lose those extra pounds?

When you want to lose weight fast there is just one question on your mind...

What works fast? Many of us are struggling to lose weight fast. Many of us want to shed those extra pounds so that we look and feel good for that special function or occasion and we want to fit into our old denims or that skimpy dress we saw in the mall. If any of these cases are true then we go on a spree to find that perfect diet plan that works wonders for us. It can be confusing in today's weight loss world to find that perfect product or that diet plan that works fast.One of the most common diet plans are the fad diets. These kinds of diets are all over the place with things such as detox diet, grapefruit diet and cabbage soup diet which promise instant weight loss. So if you need to lose

weight fast in a short span of time then yes these diet plans work fast. But their long term effect is not very good to lose a lot of weight in a short span of time.

Loosing too much weight too quickly can affect your health by putting a lot of stress on your internal organs. Then there is also the case where you lose weight rather quickly only to realize that you've put it all back on.

This happens because when you finish with your fad diet you go back to your old eating habits that

caused the weight gain in the first place.

So, it is much better to lose weight in the long term by following a healthy and varied meal plan.

Fad diets have a lot of negative drawbacks also.

So, if you decide to go on a fad diet on a short term basis in order to shed a few pounds then be ready for some serious medical conditions.

These diets have been known to cause some nasty side effects such as headaches, diarrhea and dizzy spells.

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2G case: Court issues summons to Anil, Tina Ambani

Saturday, Jul 27, 2013: While Anil has been summoned on August 22, Tina has been asked to appear before the court on August 23.

Delhi court today issued fresh summons to Reliance ADA Group Chairman Anil Ambani and his wife Tina Ambani to appear as prosecution witnesses before it next month in the 2G spectrum allocation case.

While Anil has been summoned on August 22, Tina has been asked to appear before the court on August 23.

According to court sources, special CBI judge O P Saini has taken on record the list of witnesses to be called for recording of evidence submitted by the agency and issued fresh summons to them.

Besides Anil and Tina Ambani, the CBI has given the names of Reliance Energy Ltd officials Anita Gokhale and Kamalkant

Gupta, CFSL experts Deepak R Handa and Vijay Verma and also a metropolitan magistrate.

The court had on July 19 allowed CBI’s plea to make Anil and Tina Ambani prosecution witness in the case as their testimonies may throw light on alleged investment of over Rs 990 crore by his group companies in Swan Telecom, facing trial in the case along with its promoters Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka.

It had said CBI’s plea to summon Ambani, his wife and 11 others as prosecution witnesses was essential for arriving at a just decision in the case.

The court issued the fresh summons to the couple after Ambani, who was scheduled to depose before it on July 26, had sought exemption from personal appearance on the ground that he has “pre-scheduled” business engagements.

He had said that he received

the summon on July 23 and “owing to extremely short notice of just two days”, it would not be possible for him to appear before it and he would appear before the court any day after August 15.

On July 25, the Supreme Court had refused to grant an urgent hearing on the plea of Reliance Telecom Ltd (RTL), an accused in the case, challenging the trial court’s order summoning Anil and Tina as prosecution witnesses in the case.

Congress in damage control mode: Digvijay Singh and Kapil Sibal criticise Planning Commission methodology According to the Tendulkar methodology, the Commission has calculated the national poverty line at Rs. 816 per capita per month in villages and Rs. 1000 per capita per month in cities.

Amidst the rousing debate on the definition of poverty amongst politicians, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Saturday questioned the way poverty is calculated in the country.

Joining Union Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal, who also criticized the Planning Commission’s methodology of calculating poverty in Kolkata, Singh used the micro-blogging site Twitter to express his concerns about the calculation of the poverty line.

“I have always failed to understand the Planning Commission criteria for fixing poverty line. It is too abstract, can’t be same for all areas” Singh tweeted this morning.

Singh followed his remark up by another tweet that suggested that certain criteria be laid down to define who is poor in the country.

“First indicator of Poverty is Malnourishment and Anaemia in the Family which is easily measurable. Can’t we have that as a criteria?” Singh said on Twitter Yesterday, Kapil Sibal had also con-

veyed that the process employed by the Planning Commission to calculate poverty was problematic.

“If the Planning Commission said those who live above Rs. 5000 a month are not at poverty line, obviously there is something wrong with the definition of poverty in this country. How can anybody live at Rs. 5000?” Sibal asked, at an address in Kolkata.

Th Commission had stated earlier this week that for a family of five, the all-India poverty line with regard to consumption expenditure would amount to Rs. 4,080 per month in rural areas and Rs. 5,000 per month in urban areas.

According to the Tendulkar methodology, the Commission has calculated the national poverty line at Rs. 816 per capita per month in villages and Rs. 1000 per capita per month in cities.

These figures have been severely debated and have stirred up huge controversy between political parties. The controversy began with Congress MP and spokesperson Raj Babbar earlier saying a full meal would cost Rs. 12 in Mumbai followed soon by party MP Rasheed Masood who said it’s Rs. 5 in Delhi. The opposition parties have strongly attacked both statements this week.

Akhilesh Yadav distributes free laptops in Lucknow

The apex court has posted RTL’s application for hearing on Monday before a special bench, comprising justices Singhvi and K S Radhakrishnan, which is hearing all the matters pertaining to the 2G scam.

KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee told the state Assembly on Saturday that conspiracies were being hatched against her government to dismiss it even though the government was performing very well.

“A number of Central agencies are also being used in this regard and I want to tell you that consequences of such conspiracies will not be very pleasant,” the chief minister said during the special session of the state Assembly which was convened to pass the interim budget.

“Peace and normalcy in Jangalmahal have been re-established by our government. We also settled the Darjeeling crisis successfully by holding talks with the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leaders. Still some leaders who looked like ravens, are hatching conspiracies against our government,” the chief minister told the House.

Meanwhile, both the op-

er factors in mind, the Election Commission will also want early elections, whether the government wants it or not. The government may also want early polls. But whenever the elections are (to be) held, you should start preparations without speculating about the time,” Advani said.Ethnic Indian fights for custody of child converted to Islam Kuala Lumpur, Jul 27 (PTI) After winning a tough legal battle to nullify the conversion of her

Mumbai: Man arrested for molesting a woman on a local train Mumbai: In a shocking incident of crime against women, a drunken man allegedly molested a woman in a local train in Mumbai on Saturday.

The accused was caught by other passengers in the train when the woman raised an alarm at the next station. He was then handed over to police. "Section 354, 323, 307 and attempt to murder charges have been put on the accused. Strong action will be taken against the train guard who was missing on duty," police inspector Rajender Tiwari

said.

The incident took place when the man entered the ladies compartment and started molesting the woman, who works as a nurse at a city hospital. "The man

pushed the girl to the door of the train. She was hanging half outside. The train reached the station and while the man was trying to escape, he was caught," woman's relative said.

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today distributed free laptops at IT College and Lucknow University in the state capital today.

The Chief Minister distributed the laptops at IT college at 11 am, followed by distribution at Lucknow University.

The Samajwadi Party’s ambitious scheme to provide free laptops to students has been riddled with debt and delay in distribution. The state government has to pay Rs. 900 crore to tech giant Hewlett Packard which has supplied five lakh laptops for the scheme.

Furthermore, the distribution under the

scheme has been constantly delayed with more than four lakh laptops still lying in godowns across the state.

The Chief Minister insists on handing out the laptops personally, but because of his tight schedule, only about 80,000 laptops have been

distributed so far.

Mr Yadav insists that all outstanding dues owed to HP will be cleared and the distribution will be brought back on track. “If I can’t distribute them personally, then junior ministers will be asked to distribute them,” he had told NDTV.

Mamata Banerje smells conspiracy against her government position parties---CPIM and Congress staged a walk out in the state legislature after the speaker disallowed an adjournment motion which the opposition parties wanted to bring to discuss violence and killings in the just-concluded panchayat elections in the state. The opposition parties also protested the state government’s decision to send all the budget proposals into guillotine. Before leaving the House, the opposition parties also raised a hue and cry over chief minister’s absence in the legislature. However, the chief minister reached the House later and criticised the opposition parties for hatching conspiracies against her government.

The chief minister also refuted opposition’s claim regarding killings and violence during the panchayatelections.“Panchayat elections were peaceful. Nine people were killed during the

BJP will achieve record breaking results in LS polls: LK Advani Advani said the political situation prevailing in the country today were never more favourable for BJP in the past.

Senior BJP leader L K Advani today said the political atmosphere in the country is ideal for the party to get “record breaking results” with the Congress-led government failing to tackle corruption and price rise, creating a favourable condition for the main Opposition.

At the BJP Scheduled Caste Front National Executive here, he said the political situation prevailing in the country today were never more favourable for BJP in the past.

“Looking at the confidence of the SC Morcha workers here, I am sure that we will achieve record breaking results in the Lok Sabha elections,” Advani said.Referring to the opinion polls published in some newspapers today, he said usually such polls are “prejudiced” against BJP but this time, even these surveys show that the party will win the elections.Predicting early polls, the BJP leader said the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls due this year would be over by April 2014.

“We have not experienced so many elections -- in six- seven states and the Lok Sabha elections -- in such a short span,” he said.

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polls and two of them had died in firing by the Central force jawans. On the other hand, 22 of our party activists had been killed in the pre and post-poll violence,” Mamata told the state Assembly. She claimed that 159 poll-related cases of vio-

lence were reported during the last panchayat elections held in 2008, but this time the number has come down to just 98. This clearly indicated that violence was less this time compared to what the state had witnessed in 2008 panchayat polls.

Court warns ex-Army chief of action; plea to cancel bail filed

three Hindu children to Islam, an ethnic Indian in Malaysia has started contempt proceedings against her estranged husband for the custody of her youngest daughter.

Indira Gandhi is relieved that her children can retain their Hindu faith after a High Court on Thursday ruled their conversion null and void because it was unconstitutional, against the right of natural justice, and was done without hearing the mother or children.

While the kindergarten teacher has custody of two children, she still does not know the whereabouts of her youngest daughter who was taken away by her estranged husband in 2009.Indira said she has started contempt proceedings against her husband for not complying with a court order to hand over all the children.

Indira, 40, said the two children with her -- Tevi Darsiny (16) and Karan Dinish (15) -are happy that their identity crisis has come to an end.

Indira’s youngest daughter Prasana Diksa was only a year old when she was taken away.

She has no idea how to reach her husband K Patmanathan, who embraced Islam and adopted the name Mohammad Ridzuan Abdullah.

NEW DELHI: Former Army Chief V K Singh, facing charges of criminal defamation, earned the ire of a magistrate here after the retired General's counsel asked him to "recuse" himself during hearing in the case and was warned of action over the conduct.

"Do not tell me when I should recuse or not. You will not tell this to me. I can take cognisance... Do not say like this in the court. Just because I do not say anything or do not put my foot down on the matter, it does not mean that you will take me for granted. Do not take advantage of my leniency," Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja told V K Singh's counsel.

The magistrate also told the former Army Chief, who appeared before him in pursuance to the bailable warrants issued against him for his failure to appear before the court earlier, that if his lawyer Vishwajeet Singh would show such conduct, then he may not be "liberal" to him.

"Mr Singh, I have been very liberal on this case. This is a normal case for me. But is this the conduct of your lawyer? He had not appeared before me on the last date...I am afraid I will not be liberal," MM Thareja said.

During the hearing, advocate Anil Aggarwal, appearing for complainant Lt Gen (Retd) Tejinder Singh, moved two applications seeking cancellation of bail granted

to V K Singh and cancellation of exemption granted to other four persons, against whom he had filed the defamation case.

The court, which clarified that it is not passing any adverse order against V K Singh, said it would hear the arguments on the plea on August 21. It also said that it would also hear the arguments on V K Singh's plea for permanent exemption on that day.

Tejinder Singh had filed a criminal defamation case against V K Singh, Vice Chief of Army S K Singh, Lt Gen B S Thakur (Director General of Military Intelligence), Major General S L Narshiman ( Additional Director General of Public Information) and Colonel Hitten Sawhney.

Modi stalls Lokayukta appointment: Congress Attacking Narendra Modi for “stalling” appointment of the Gujarat Lokayukta, Congress on Saturday accused him of acting like Hitler and said his “double game” has been exposed by the Supreme Court order.

Comparing Gujarat’s government opposition to Lokayukta’s appointment with Hitler’s act of lockout of institutions during his rule, the party said “these kind of people want to come to Delhi. The Supreme Court judgement has served a warning signal to the nation.”

The Congress reaction came two days after the apex court rejected the curative petition of Modi government challenging the warrant of appointment of Lokayukta by Governor.

Mr. Modi’s “hyped self righteousness and the hypocrisy of BJP” have been exposed,

spokesperson Raj Babbar told reporters at the AICC briefing, and demanded that the Gujarat Chief Minister apologise to the people of his state.

“The Supreme Court through its five-judges bench order has exposed those pretending to be clean and practising otherwise.

“It is now expected that the subversion drama enacted by Mr. Modi by consistently playing the double game of pitching for a Lokpal at the Centre and simultaneously stalling appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat will come to an end,” he said.

Mr. Babbar used the occasion to target Mr. Modi over his “burqa” remarks and referred

to German dictator Hitler and his propaganda minister Joseph Goebbles when a reporter asked him about former BJP President Nitin Gadkari’s remarks seeking action against mediamen doing wrong reporting.

“You will have to face this. This is culture of Hitler and Goebbles. In Hitler’s line of thinking, those who support them are fine but the rest have to face the music,” he said.Accusing Mr. Modi of stalling Lokayaukta’s appointment to hide his “black deeds,” the Congress spokesperson said that the Gujarat Chief Minister “subverted” all processes of law and governance.“Congress party demands that Mr. Modi and BJP apologise to the people of Gujarat...the state government has incurred an expenditure of Rs. 45 crores in paying legal fees to various luminaries only in the Supreme Court to stop the appointment of Lokayukta. Mr. Modi should provide details of this wasteful expenditure,” Mr. Babbar said.