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Jammu, July 28: A Jammu and Kashmir policeman killed a sister duo and before shooting himself in Rajouri district, officials said here on Monday. Officials told GNS that Constable Sanjay Singh (935) who is posted at Police Station Kalokote in the district killed Urmila Kumari, 27, wife of another policeman Chaman Lal, who is posted at District Police Lines Rajouri and Urmila’s sister, Neelum Kumari, daughter of Punjab Singh. “The policeman shot them in the house of Chaman Lal with his service rifle. After shooting them, the assailant also shot himself and died,” officials said. Sources told GNS that the slain policeman was in relationship with both Urmila and Neelum. “The incident has love angle,” they said. Meanwhile, soon after the incident, the locals staged a protest and alleged that Station House Officer Vikram Parihar was also in a relation with the duo and demanded inquiry. “The SHO also used to go into their house,” they alleged. The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajouri Mubashir Lateefi, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Nowshera and other civil administration See Rajouri On PG 11..
Child dies, 04 injured in road mishaps Srinagar, July 28: One year old child died in Leh while four other persons were injured in different road accidents across the valley. A Tipper bearing registration number JK10/8668 hit a one year old child Nurbu Gailson son of Chospail Tashi resident of Chamday at Thiksay Leh, resulting in his on spot death. The body of deceased was handed over to his relatives for last rites. Leh police has registered a case in this regard. Meanwhile, a Tavera vehicle bearing registration number JK02AE/7020 turned turtle at Nepora NHW, in the jurisdiction of police post Mir Bazar, Kulgam resulting in injuries to two passengers Shiban Jain resident of Kota Rajasthan and Syed M. Akram resident of Saharanpur UP. The injured was shifted to Hospital for treatment. Kulgam police has registered a case in this regard. In another accident, a Motor Cycle bearing registration No. JK03A-3775 turned turtle at Parigam in the jurisdiction of police post Behibagh, Kulgam, resulting in serious injuries to motorcyclist Khursheed Ahmad Dar resident of Parigam.
Edit Page Spurious fertilizers, pesticides destroying fruit-industry Of late, it has been observed that spurious and sub-standard pesticides, fertilizers are not only destroying major crops, but are proving fatal to the farming community which is getting disgusted and disillusioned with every passing day. Those chemicals fertilizers and pesticides which were earlier used to protect yield are proving disastrous because they are mostly spurious and sub-standard. This situation is resulting in frustration amongst cultivators who even can not get their bread and butter out of whole year’s toil. India lives in villages and
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Valley all set to celebrate Eid with fervor, gaiety Huge congregations expected at Eidgah, Hazaratbal Security beefed to maintain law and order Srinagar, July 27 : Eid-ul Fitr will be celebrated across Kashmir with thousands of devotees expected to flock the mosques, shrines and prayer grounds in the Valley to offer the special prayers on Tuesday. The fasting month came to an end on Monday with the sighting of the crescent moon as Muslims follow the lunar calendar. The biggest gathering of the devotees will be witnessed at Hazratbal Shrine with around 60,000 people expected to offer congregational prayers while as Eidgah ground in old city is set to record an attendance of 35,000 devotees. Chairman Huriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is likely to address people ahead of the prayers of Eid scheduled to be held at Eid Gah at 10.15 in the morning. Tourist Reception Centre ground near Lal Chowk is also being prepared to host the prayers of thousands of Muslims. The reports maintained that 25,000 people last year offered prayers at the venue while as over 10,000 Muslims will offer prayers at Syed Yaqoob Shah Shrine at Sonawar. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and NC patron and President Dr Farooq Abdullah are likely to offer Eid Prayers at the Hazratbal shrine, sources said. Large gathering will also be witnessed at Jenab Sahib Soura, Makhdoom Sahib, Iqra Masjid and Jamia Masjid Barzulla. Officials stated that the administration is on the tenterhooks to provide all necessary arrangements for the devotees who would in large numbers offer congregational Eid prayers at various places of valley. The state transport has also been kept ready to ferry people from the respective places. The state authorities have also geared up to prevent any disruption in law and order in view of the recent protests held at various places in valley against the Israeli aggression in Gaza. Meanwhile, reports of preparations for the Eid celebration and arrangement of congregational prayers are also being received from all major towns and district headquarters of the Valley. (KNS)
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Srinagar, July 28 : Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has felicitated people on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr wishing them well being and prosperity. In his Eid message issued here
As employees get wages, markets witness rush
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Srinagar, July 27: Markets of the Srinagar city are witnessing a heavy rush of shoppers with people laying their hands virtually on everything catching their eye as the state employees received their salaries on Monday. The rush of people triggered frequent traffic jams at various places especially across the Dalgate-Batmaloo road where most of the people happily emptied their pockets to buy their favourite
items. Buying bakery, clothes, footwear, gift items, greeting cards, shoes etc, shoppers have literally been swarming the markets during the past two days. Haphazard queues of people could be seen outside the bakery shops, readymade garment showrooms and footwear stores waiting for their turn to buy. Imparting a colourful touch to the shopping frenzy, children accompanied by their parents were seen engrossed in choosing their favourite toys, colourful dresses and footwear. Shopkeepers were a happy lot, as it spelt booming business for them.The markets receive good customer response as people from all over the valley See Rush On PG 11..
today, the Chief Minister has reminded the people of the essence of Eid adding that this Day demands us remember the poor and needy, and share the happiness with them. Omar Abdullah said that the spirit behind the observance of Eidul-Fitr is to express our thanks to Almighty Allah for giving us the courage to observe fast in the month of Ramadhan and rededicate ourselves to
Srinagar, July 27 : A British member Parliament said he ‘secured’ debate on rights issues in Kashmir in the House of Commons. David Ward, representing Bradford East in British Parliament, had applied to the Backbench Business Committee, supported by other MPs, for a debate on the political and humanitarian situation in the region, Bradford Telegraph reported. “His actions were in response to a national petition supported by thousands of people and the motion stated: That this house believes that the ongoing Kashmir dispute is a threat to regional and global peace; further that
Mufti credits party cadres, people for PDP’s growth Srinagar, July 28: Expressing satisfaction at the steady growth of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as a platform for change in Jammu & Kashmir, the party patron, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Monday, said the credit goes to the disciplined, dedicated and ideologically motivated cadre of the party and people living in all regions of the state. In a foundation day message, the party patron, who founded PDP on July 28, 1999, along with some of his senior colleagues and the party president, Mehbooba Mufti, said the party has now emerged as a respectable voice from the state that channelizes the aspirations of the people across regions, religions and communities— representing the beauti-
the truthfulness, sincerity, self control, patience and human dignity showing complete obedience to Allah. “Eid also embeds the message of taking care of the needy and making them part of the happiness by extending economic support to them”, he said and expressed the hope that the Eid would bring peace, prosperity and well-being to the State and the people all over the world. (KNS)
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ful mosaic of the diversity of J&K. The party decided not to hold its foundation day celebrations in view of the happy coincidence of it falling in the festival season. Felicitating the party cadres on the foundation day, Mufti said the people of the state look up to the youngest party—the PDP—with hope and expectations of filling up a representation gap that had almost been institutionalized in the state as a result of the monopoly of a single party. He said the agenda of the PDP could to a large extent respond to the complex problems of the state, faced as it is with decades long political uncertainty, development deficit, unfulfilled aspirations, mounting unemployment, corruption, nepotism and favoritism. Mufti said while the performance of the party in the recent Lok Sabha elections represents a watershed See Mufti On PG 11..
the dispute is causing insecurity, instability and human rights violations; and further that the State of Jammu and Kashmir should be given the right to self-determination,” the news outlet reported on Sunday, July 27. But as of now, no date has yet been set for the debate. Reports said it may take place in the autumn. Bradford East lawmaker said: “The issue of Kashmir, its right to self-determination and concerns with human rights in the country has not been debated for some time in the House of Commons, and with the change of Government in India, it seemed that now See British On PG 11..
Srinagar, July 28 (KNS): The Director General of Police (DGP), Mr. K. Rajendra Kumar has asked the police officers to ensure peaceful Eid congregations at all the places across the State. He has also stressed for coordination among the different agencies to ensure peaceful celebrations. Rajendra was interacting with all District Superintendents of Police, range Deputy Inspectors General of Police during Video Conference from Police Headquarters (PHQ) here this after-noon. The Conference was held to take stock of the arrangements made on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr. During two hour long video conference, the officers briefed the DGP about the arrangements made on the auspicious occasion in their respective jurisdictions. The DGP was apprised that all preparations have been made with regard to deployment of personnel, coordination among various agencies and communication net-work to ensure peaceful Eid congregations and other functions across the State. He asked to hold joint meetings of senior citizens of the areas to seek peoples’ cooperation for maintaining law and order. While seeking the reports about the arrangements from the concerned, the DGP asked the officers to make elaborate arrangements for peaceful Eid celebrations at all the places especially the places where Eid prayers are being held. He asked to keep vigil on the activities of anti-social elements in their areas so that their ill designs are curbed. Expressing his satisfaction over the arrangements See Rajendra On PG 11..
Police harassing PDP supporters on behest of Lone Srinagar, July 28, CNS: Supporters of Peoples Democratic Party from Naidkhai area in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district Monday demanded stern action against the National Conference leader Muhammad Akbar Lone who according to them persuaded some cops from local police to implicate a well-known trader of the area in a false case as the trader despite being the relative of Lone recently joined People’s Democratic Party. “At 10 police, SOG team and Army personnel raided our Shopping Complex citing the presence of militants in the complex. Army personnel didn’t move and their si-
UNSC calls for immediate, unconditional ceasefire in Gaza Gaza, July 28: The UN Security Council has called for an "immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire" between Israel and Palestine, asking the parties to implement the truce beyond the Muslim holiday of Eid and allow delivery of urgently needed assistance in Gaza as the raging conflict has killed over 1,000 people. The 15-nation Security Council held an emergency meeting late Sunday night to adopt the presidential statement that expressed support for "an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire, allowing for the delivery of urgently needed assistance" in Gaza. The statement, drafted by Jordan, "urged all parties to accept and fully implement the humanitarian ceasefire into the Eid period and beyond" and "calls on parties to engage in efforts to achieve a durable and fully respected ceasefire, based on the Egyptian initia-
tive". It said that a humanitarian ceasefire would allow for the delivery of urgently needed assistance in Gaza. The statement calls for "full respect" for international humanitarian law and reiterates "the need to take appropriate steps to ensure the safety and well-being of civilians and their protection". The Council expressed "grave concern regarding the deterioration in the situation as a result of the crisis related to Gaza and the loss of civilian lives and casualties." It "emphasises that civilian and humanitarian facilities, including those of the UN must be respected and protected". Earlier, welcoming the broadly observed 12-hour humanitarian pause in the Gaza conflict, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had renewed his appeal to all parties to declare a See UNSC On PG 11..
lence during the raid confused us. I accompanied the SOG party but they abused me asking me to stay away,” the grandson of the trader Ghulam Muhammad Bhat told CNS adding that Army kept themselves aloof from the operation. Vice President for District Bandipora Reyaz Ahmed Bhat and the relative of the owner of the shopping complex told CNS that soon after the raid, they cast suspicion on the behaviour and conduct of the police and SOG party. “Never till date, our complex has been searched before. As the government forces left, we searched See Police On PG 11..
PoK woman dies in Srinagar Srinagar, July 28: A woman from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), who had arrived in Kashmir on Monday last, to celebrate Eid, died at Bagat area of this capital city, where she was staying with her daughter and son-in-law Bilqees Begum, 76, wife of Late Baba Ghulam Rasool Bhat of Naya Mohalla, Muzaffarabad, PoK had arrived in Valley on July 21via cross-Loc bus service in the border town of Uri, officials told GNS Monday. She was accompanied by her son Altaf Hussain, his wife Atiqa and their children. Bilqees was staying with her son-in-law Mohammad Yasin Parray at Bagat, Rawatpora after her arrival from PaK. Hours before her See PoK On PG 11..
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Rajendra made for peaceful celebrations, the DGP stressed that while making police bandubust and other security arrangements, the people should not be put to any inconvenience while to celebrating the festival. He directed the senior functionaries to monitor the arrangements personally and be available at their headquarters so that directions are passed on to the subordinates working in the field as per the situation. He asked the officers to make traffic arrangements in their respective areas so that the people could attend the congregations without any inconvenience. Recalling the sacrifices the police martyrs in ensuring law and order in the State, Mr. Rajendra asked the officers to visit the families of these martyrs and join with them on auspicious occasion and enquire their welfare as at this occasion, they should not feel themselves alone and our company would add them some movements of joy and pleasure, he said. Among others, the Video Conference was attended by Additional Director General of Police (Armed), S. M Sahai and Inspectors General of Police, A G Mir and Rajesh Kumar. The Director General of Police (DGP), Mr. K. Rajendra Kumar has greeted all ranks of Jammu and Kashmir Police, their families and the people of the State on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Rush visit various city markets on Monday. The traders here say that they get more customers than they get on other days Meanwhile, the shoppers’ rush is giving a tough time to the men in blue in manning the traffic and ensuring a smooth flow vehicles along the Exchange and Residency roads here. Pertinently, hundreds of vendors have occupied footpaths along the Amira Kadal and Residency road, especially the Budshah Bridge leaving virtually no space for the pedestrians and too many vehicles passing through too little times means the bridge remains choked throughout the day. Pertinently, In view of Eid-ul-Fitr, government decided to pre-pone the pay day of the salary of the employees for the month of July, 2014 and was paid on 28th of this month (Monday). During last few days around 400 crores have been paid through the treasuries across the State while contractors and supplies payments have been made upto date besides salary, wages, honorarium and compensations relief and NREGA etc. Also on the eve of Eid, government of Jammu and Kashmir Monday released Rs 700 crore. “Yes, we have released Rs 700 crore to different treasuries on Monday,” Altaf Mirza, Director Accounts and Treasuries J&K government told reporters. “The money might be in the process of being crediting into individual accounts,” he added. The money which was released includes salaries of government employees, wages, bills of contractors and many other liabilities pending with the treasuries. (KNS)
British is the right time for us in Parliament to have a full and frank debate about Kashmir,” reports said. “The debate has cross party support with many MP’s giving their support to the holding of the debate. With many local people having families in Kashmir, this is a very live issue for many Bradfordians and I hope that this will act as a spur for further Government action.”
Police the cloth shops ourselves and were shocked to found 10 pieces of charas and 2 packets of brown sugar,” Bhat said. Bhat said that they informed MLA Bandipora Nizamuddin Bhat, PDP spokesperson Nayeem Akhtar, Syed Altaf Bukhari, Yasir Reshi and Javid Ahmed Beigh who reached Police Control Room Srinagar along with the seized items while IGP Kashmir assured them that matter would be probed thoroughly. “IGP constituted a committee to probe the matter but our demand is to question the SP SOG and SP Bandipora on whose instruction, the police and SOG parties had raided the complex,” he said. The locals held Minister for Higher Education directly responsible for the act and said that with every passing day, Lone is stooping low. “Lone doesn’t want that PDP well-wishers and supports live peacefully and he is devising new ways and means to harass innocent people in Sonawari constituency. They alleged that some police personnel especially SP Bandipora is harassing PDP supports on the behest of National Conference leader Muhammad Akbar Lone.(CNS)
Mufti in the state’s political and democratic history it also come as a challenge to its leadership and cadres. “The Lok Sabha elections represented the crucial step forward in investing the electoral process in the state with much needed credibility and one can hope it serves to inspire the people to exercise their franchise more effectively in order to shape a new future for the state,” he said. Mufti said one of the major contributions of the PDP is to have introduced an element of accountability and political audit in the state. The people now have a clear choice from among the parties who are in the field to seek their mandate, he said. “We hope that people would judge us on our performance during our brief stint in the government, in opposition and on the basis of the agenda of change that we placed before them,” he added.
UNSC week-long ceasefire as a prelude to restarting political negotiations. The deadly 20-day conflict has killed 1,030 Palestinians and 46 Israelis. The Council welcomed the efforts of international partners and the convening of the international meeting to support the ceasefire held in Paris on 26th July and urged all concerned regional and international parties to vigorously support efforts to consolidate an agreement between the parties. A statement on Sunday by Ban's spokesperson said that there were countless images of Gazans trying to return to their daily lives while taking care of their wounded and attending to the dead during the pause that ended on Saturday. "These images make it clear that we owe to the people
Zabarwan Times of both Israel and Gaza our renewed effort to consolidate this pause in fighting into a more sustainable ceasefire," it said. "The Secretary-General therefore urgently appeals once again to all parties to declare a seven-day humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza as a prelude to renewing a political process as the only way of achieving a durable peace," it had said, adding that Ban strongly urged the parties to extend the humanitarian pause. Last week, Ban wrapped up a six-day mission to the region by stressing that it is time for the parties to stop fighting and start talking. "There is no military solution to addressing the grievances and all parties must find a way to dialogue," he had said in Cairo. He said that the ongoing fighting emphasises the need to finally end the 47-year-old occupation and the "chokehold" on Gaza, ensure security based on mutual recognition, and achieve a viable two-state solution by which Israelis and Palestinians can live in peace and security, side by side. Ban has reiterated that any peace effort that does not tackle the root causes of the crisis will do little more than "set the stage for the next cycle of violence". According to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the latest Israeli military offensive in Gaza, which is home to 1.8 million people, has left hundreds dead and thousands injured. Over 170,000 people have sought shelter in UNRWA schools, "facing uncertainty, anguish and risks to their lives," the agency said in a news release.
French flags fly at half-mast in honour of Mali crash victims PARIS - Flags flew at half-mast in France Monday in mourning for the 118 victims of the Air Algerie plane tragedy, as investigators waited for the black boxes from the crash to arrive. Thousands of kilometres away on the remote desert site of the accident in Mali, experts were sifting through the remains of the aircraft to try and determine why it plunged to the ground with such force that it completely disintegrated. "They will try to glean the maximum information," Remi Jouty, head of France's Bureau of Investigations and Analyses agency
(BEA), said in Paris. Their work will take a "few days", he said, adding that the bureau will examine the plane's flight recorders and other information, including the prevailing weather conditions at the time. Mali's Communications Minister Mahamadou Camara told AFP the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder had been taken to the capital Bamako from the site and were thought to have left for France on Sunday. France bore the brunt of the tragedy, with 54 of its nationals killed in the crash of the McDonnell Douglas 83, which had taken off
from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso and was bound for Algiers Vide o f o o t a g e o f M a l i ' s r e mote, barren Gossi area where the plane came down showed a scene of devastation littered with twisted and burnt fragments of the plane. "We saw the impact of the c r a s h , w i t h d e b r i s e v erywhere. For now, we cannot speak to you of bodies," said Mali's Transport Minister Hachim Koumare after a visit to the site. No one survived the impact of Thursday's tragedy and entire families were wiped out.
PoK proposed trip to meet her second daughter Mehjabeena and her husband Ashiq Hussain, Bilqees died at Parray’s house after suffering heart attack. “She wanted to celebrate Eid with her daughters and their families. However, her last wish remained unfulfilled. She passed away on Saturday evening, hours before she was scheduled to meet her second daughter at Pahalgam,” Bilqees’s son-in-law, Parray told GNS. He said that his mother-in-law and her family were on 28-day visit to Kashmir and had planned to meet all the relatives in this side of the LoC. Bilqees, he said, was having a good time with her daughter and other relatives in Kashmir. Bilqees was born and brought up in Srinagar’s Barbar Shah locality. Her father Raja Farman Ali, then a Subedar in Dogra army, was a resident of Gujjar Nagar, Jammu. She and her father escaped to PoK during the deadly partition of the sub-continent that saw the massacre of tens of thousands of Muslims in Jammu region. In Muzaffarabad, she married Ghulam Rasool Bhat, who was working in the excise department and was posted at Chakoti. She gave birth to four daughters and two sons before her husband passed away. Bilquees married her two daughters Mehjabeena and Rubina to two Kashmir men from Pahalgam, and Bagat in November 1998. Her daughters and son-in-laws returned to Kashmir via Nepal in 2009. Since then, Bilqees has visited her daughters twice. “Both the times in past, she came to meet her daughters all alone. However, now she was not physically strong. This time, her son and her daughter-in-law joined her on Kashmir trip. She was so happy. And so were we,” Bilqees’s other son-in-law Ashiq Hussain said. Hundreds of people from Rawatpora and other neighbourhood localities attended funeral prayers of the deceased on Sunday morning. She was laid to rest at her son-in-laws ancestral graveyard at Bagat, after completion of legal formalities. (GNS)
Rajouri officials reached on the spot and took stock of the situation. “It is an unfortunate incident. A case has been registered and the investigations have been taken up,” Lateefi said, adding: “If there would be involvement of any policeman or officer, strict action would be taken.” The bodies of the deceased were handed over to their relatives for last rites after legal formalities, sources added. (GNS)
Israel-Gaza conflict: Obama and Pope call for peace as child death toll rises President Barack Obama and Pope Francis issue separate calls for peace as conflict between Israel and Hamas claims 218th child victim, according to Unicef figures David Blair By David Blair, Gaza City, and Robert Tait, Jerusalem10:30PM BST 27 Jul 2014Follow President Barack Obama has urged Israel to halt the Gaza offensive immediately, as new figures showed that 218 Palestinian children have been killed in the conflict so far. Mr Obama telephoned Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, to press the need for a ceasefire. The president "made clear the strategic imperative of instituting an immediate, unconditional humanitarian ceasefire that ends hostilities now", said a White House statement. John Kerry, the US secretary of state, proposed a truce between Israel and Hamas, the radical Islamist movement, on Friday - only for his plan to be turned down by both belligerents. Despite the failure of that effort – and the vitriolic criticism of Mr Kerry from Israeli officials in their national press – Mr
Obama's intervention directly with Mr Netanyahu shows that America will sustain the diplomatic pressure for a ceasefire. Pope Francis also used his moral authority to appeal for an end to conflict for the sake of the world's children. "Stop, please stop! I beg you with all my heart," he told a massed gathering of pilgrims at the Vatican. "I think of the children, who are robbed of the hope of a dignified life, of a future. Dead children, wounded children, mutilated children, orphans, children who, for toys, have the debris of war. Children who do not know how to smile," said the Pope. His passionate words coincided with the release of new figures by the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) showing that 218 children – some only three months old – have been killed in Gaza. Children comprise 21 per cent of the Palestinian dead, while another 1,516 have been injured, added Unicef.The total Palestinian death toll rose to 1,058 on Sunday after 147 bodies were recovered from ruined buildings the previous day.
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‘Bugging Devices in Nitin Gadkari’s Home’: Former PM Calls For a Probe New Delhi: A new controversy is swirling around a report that bugging devices were found in Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s home in Delhi recently. “Reports in a section of the media about listening devices having been found at my New Delhi residence are highly speculative,” Mr Gadkari, 58, tweeted on Sunday, but his denial failed to stop political murmurs. At an Iftar party hosted by Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for an investigation. (Also Read: Sonia Gandhi Holds Iftar, Shares Table With Sharad Yadav and Lalu)“If ministers’ houses are bugged, then it is not a good omen. It should be investigated. How can it happen? It should be exto reporters’ questions. MJ Akbar who joined the BJP earplained by the Government in the A report in The Sunday Guard- lier this year - said “high power News Agency Kangan by senior journalist Khan listening News Agency Ganderbal House,” Dr Singh said,Lone responding ian - founded devices” were “acciden-
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Lawyers (HP unit) in the High Court today, Justice Singhvi said that “the collegium system of appointment of judges has so far worked satisfactorily and even though some discrepancies have come to fore lately, the alternative may be worse”. Stressing that it is imperative to delve upon all the pros and cons of the old and new system, he
are being considered for the judgeship in the Supreme Court and High Court”. “The Ombudsman should complete inquiry within a specified time and decision should be taken by the President of India on it within specific
Businessman dies in fight over parking NEW DELHI: Another dispute over parking space in the capital ended in tragedy when a group of men thrashed a 55-year-old businessman at his house in west Patel Nagar, central Delhi, on Sunday morning, leading to his death. Police said the victim, Rajender Bhatia, had a running row with his second-floor neighbour. The attack was triggered by Bhatia’s refusal to move his car from near the gate of the four-storeyed building. This is the eighth death over parking in the capital this year and points to growing stress over acute shortage of parking space in the city. Police have arrested three men, Ashok Oberoi, Kartik and Dharmender, on charges of culpable homicide and suspect them to be involved in the attack. Rajender Bhatia, who died after being attacked over a parking dispute, lived on the ground floor of the west Patel Nagar house — 28/144 — with his wife and two sons. He had sold the upper floors to a local property dealer who had rented the second floor to a man a week back. Bhatia’s son Mokshit said he had got into an argument on Saturday night with Kartik, the owner of the second floor flat, who insisted that the Bhatias park their Hyundai Verna away from the gate. “I told them that we have a 15-foot-wide gate and there was no reason for us to park elsewhere. He replied that if we don’t remove the car on our own, he had other ways to make us do it,” said Mokshit.
of judges. Senior advocate from Mumbai, Niloufer Bhagwat stressed on the need for independence of judiciary, while Jitender Sharma, National President of IAL, said that the selection process of Supreme Court and High Court Judges should be open and the names being considered should be disclosed in public.
John Kerry to Deliver Major Foreign Policy Speech on India
logue, which he would co-chair with the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.The first Strategic Dialogue between the two countries under the Narendra Modi government is considered to be crucial to set the pace and scope of India-US relationship for the next five years. Center for American Progress (CAP), a top think tank has launched “India 2020” programme, which is focused on elevating key foreign policy debates in South Asia and developing
innovative ideas for further enhancing the global strategic partnership of the world’s oldest and largest democracies. Kerry in his speech will also emphasise how the US and India can work in close partnership to improve growth, INVESTMENT, and opportunity across the Indo-Pacific region by spearheading regional economic connectivity, the State Department said. In a statement, CAP said India is proving to be an emerging powerhouse regionally and globally after decades of impressive economic growth and military modernisation. With a new government in New Delhi, it is clearly time to chart a new and ambitious course for the US-India partnership, it said. “By launching India: 2020, the Center for American Progress will set the stage to help India and the United States work toward enhancing peace and economic prosperity across Asia and moving global governance institutions beyond their current structures into the 21st century”.
Sonia Gandhi holds Iftar, shares table with sharad Yadav and Lalu New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday hosted her first Iftar in three years, which saw her sharing a table with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Janata Dal (United) Convenor Sharad Yadav. NCP leader Tariq Anwar was also seated at the same table. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi were also present at the Iftar. While Mr Gandhi was seated with diplomats, Dr Singh was on a separate table with former Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi and cine star Sharmila Tagore among others.The fast-breaking feast during Ramzan is only the
second big Iftar hosted this season after the one by President Pranab Mukherjee last week. The Iftar by Mrs Gandhi, who
did not hold the feast during last three years because of natural disaster or tragedy in the country, was organised at Ashoka HOTEL AND attended by political lead-
Even Gaza Truce Is Hard to Win, Kerry Is Finding WASHINGTON — After failing to win a deal to end fighting in Gaza last week, Secretary of State John Kerry is trying to salvage Plan B: a succession of temporary cease-fires that he hopes might yet open the door to Israeli and Palestinian negotiations for a long-term solution. On Sunday, however, Mr. Kerry was having difficulty accomplishing even that, despite a phone call in which President Obama, in a sign of mounting impatience, urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to embrace an “immediate, unconditional humanitarian cease-fire” while the two sides pursued a more lasting agreement. Part of the reason the diplomatic effort has faced such an uphill struggle is far-reaching changes on both sides since the last Gaza ceasefire in 2012. Israel and Hamas seem to be dug in this time, with Israeli officials appearing dismissive of
ligence, “particularly the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency.” The report referenced the “snooping row” between India and the US, in which the ruling BJP protested strongly after documents leaked by former security contractor Edward Snowden revealed that the National Security Agency was authorized to spy on the party in 2010. (Snooping Row: US Promises to Deal With it Professionally) BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has also hinted at US involvement.Asked to confirm that Mr Gadkari’s home was bugged, Mr Swamy said, “Well Mr. Gadkari is neither ruling it in or ruling it out. I do know this much that the United States had asked for court authorization to put under surveillance including bugging of the BJP, among the 6 parties that they had named. There was no doubt that the United States didn’t relish the prospect of the BJP coming to power.”
Mr. Kerry’s push for a weeklong cease-fire in a way that few American secretaries of state have faced. Hamas is holding out for a commitment to open major border crossings and ease the embargo after failing to get the benefits it had anticipated after the cease-fire two years ago.Israel, after encountering a more formidable Hamas tunnel network than it had expected and being struck by longer-range missiles than ever, is determined not to stop until it has neutralized much of the threat. The challenge of reconciling the seemingly irreconcilable is all the more difficult because there is no party that is in a position to mediate directly between Hamas and Israel. The United States does not deal directly with Hamas. And the countries with the closest ties, Qatar and Turkey, have fraught relations with Egypt, whose cease-fire
plan has provided the broad framework for Mr. Kerry’s efforts. Robert Danin, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a former State Department official, said that while it was premature to write off Mr. Kerry’s struggle to achieve a cease-fire, the challenges were formidable. “There is nothing to suggest that either side is particularly desperate for a cease-fire,” he said. “Neither side believes a cease-fire will be the end of the conflict, and they are looking at a truce as a way to position themselves for the next round of fighting.” The behind-the-scenes diplomacy for a cease-fire began two weeks ago when Egypt published a plan that sought to halt the fighting but did not commit to meeting Gaza’s demands that border crossings be opened or prisoners released until the security situation became “stable.”
ers, academicians, diplomats, religious leaders and journalists. Those in attendance included former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, Ambika Soni, JD(U) leader Prem Chand Gupta, Mrs Gandhi’s political secretary Ahmed Patel, Ajay Maken, Motilal Vora, Digvijay Singh, Jairam Ramesh, Anand Sharma, Shakeel Ahmed, Rajeev Shukla, Kumari Selja, Mohsina Kidwai, Karan Singh, CLP chief in Delhi Assembly Haroon Yusuf, DPCC president Arvinder Singh Lovely, Raj Babbar, Mohammed Azaharuddin and Mani Shankar Aiyar.Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad was also present.
MH17: Fighting delays AFP officers, experts access to Malaysia Airlines crash site in eastern Ukraine A team of unarmed federal police officers has been forced to delay its planned visit to the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine after the area was declared unsafe. Just 12 kilometres from the MH17 crash site, ABC correspondent Stephen McDonell witnessed Ukrainian troops retake a village from Russian-speaking rebels as Kiev government troops launched a major offensive to capture the area from separatists. Gunfire was heard in Donetsk today along with shelling and explosions also heard around Donetsk on Saturday. The Australian Federal Police officers are among a team of international experts in the region as part of the mission to secure the site and recover crash victims’ remains.Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has arrived in Kiev for talks to secure access to the site. She says due to the crash site being located in a war zone, accessing the area will always present a risk. “This has always been a risk. We are aware this plane was shot down over a war zone and that news of the fighting has intensified is perhaps inevitable, but we are planning for those risks,” she said. “We will mitigate those risks and make sure that police investigators are safe when they go in. We won’t take steps that will put them in danger.”
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HOROSCOPE Aries
March 21-April 19
Don’t discount your ability to be extremely resourceful if you need to be, Aries. If you don’t have everything you need or all of the required information, take time to think. Who can you ask? What places can you access? Who might know where you can find what you need? Rather than panic because the pieces aren’t all there, instead make a list of contacts and go for it. Trust in yourself.
Taurus April 20-May 20
Try not to let today’s blues get you down, Taurus. While it’s true that some days can seem to drag on, the busier you are the faster time will pass. Get down to finishing any work still before you and then make plans for tonight. If there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, not only will things seem to speed up but you’ll feel better knowing it’s coming.
Gemini May 21-June 21
Dare to be different, Gemini. It can be so easy to fall into a drill. Sleeping at the same time, eating at the same time, wearing the same style, and going about work the same way day after day. Before you know it, you feel like you’re in a rut. The only way to get away from this is to make a decision to break free by doing something unique. Try a new haircut. Wear colors that are unusual for you. If the need is there, consider a new career. Pursue expansion.
Cancer June 22-July 22
If your lifestyle is considerably different than that of others, resist feeling self-conscience about it today, Cancer. Try to remember that you chose the life you have for specific reasons. Even if you’ve come to a point where you’re considering a change, there’s no need to feel badly, ashamed, or embarrassed about where you are now. Everyone has to make his or her own way. If this conforms to the norm, that’s fine. If it doesn’t, that’s fine, too.
Leo
July 23-August 22 An enhanced feeling of determination could motivate you today, Leo. Finish the things that aren’t complete and make some plans for this evening. Don’t hesitate to take on something that feels complicated or big. Chances are you’ll be able to handle most anything and it will feel great when it’s finished. Enjoy your day by making the most of opportunity.
Virgo
August 23-September 22
Feeling the effects of today’s energies, Virgo? Take heart if this is the case, because the end of the tunnel isn’t as far away as it seems. Do your best to take things one step at a time and see about making some plans for a little fun this evening. Get together with friends or take in a movie. Help yourself feel better by staying busy and focused and follow up with some recreation. Before you know it, the aspect will pass and you’ll be back to normal.
Libra
September 23-October 23 Consider making some plans for a vacation or short getaway, Libra. Looking forward to something fun can make even the toughest of days far easier to handle. You’ll be amazed how much you can manage when there’s an end in plain sight. Your entire attitude can lighten. So take the bull by the horns and create an incentive for yourself. Do something special to reward the hard work you do day after day.
Scorpio
October 24-November 21 Don’t judge someone if he or she has a different lifestyle than what you consider to be OK, Scorpio. You probably lean toward the traditional, yet not everyone feels this way about relationships, working, or lifestyle. While it may seem impossible to understand and even frighten you, try not to be too harsh on those you deem odd. You’d be better off using that energy to keep your own life on track.
Sagittarius November 22-December 21
Friends seeking advice or a shoulder to cry on could be plentiful today, Sagittarius. You’re one of best people to give them the support and care they need. Just be sure that you don’t give so much to others that you don’t have anything left for yourself. True friendship is about sharing and the exchange of problems and help. Running yourself down will leave you in a place where you aren’t going to be much help to anyone.
Capricorn December 22-January 19
Getting through today shouldn’t pose too big a problem for you, Capricorn. You may feel a huge second wind that can give you the drive and determination to see your chores and projects through. Make some plans for this evening, such as getting together with friends or taking in an event that really intrigues you. Until then, go about your tasks bit by bit. You’ll get things finished before you know it.
Aquarius January 20-February 18
Working within boundaries and restrictions could really get to you today, Aquarius. Yours is an independent spirit and your best achievements are often born of doing things your own way. Yet like it or not, we all have to follow guidelines and rules. Do your best to follow suit and finish what needs to be done. Afterward, you may find more freedom to act independently without consequences. Exercise patience and diligence as needed today.
Pisces
February 19-March 20 Chances are that you’ll feel upbeat and positive today, Pisces. Consider sharing this energy with those around you who are feeling less than content. Your attitude can have a profound effect on friends, partners, spouses, and children. Even neighbors and extended family can pick up on your spirit without you even realizing it. Share your optimism with everyone you can today. If you see someone hurt or angry.
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RGUMY - Providing Handholding Support to First Generation Entrepreneurs
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ntrepreneurship development and training is one of the key elements for development and promotion of micro and small enterprises, particularly, the first generation entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs) of various durations are being organized on regular basis by a number of organizations e.g. national and state level Entrepreneurship Development Institutes (EDIs), Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institutes (MSMEDIs), national and state level Industrial Development Corporations, Banks and other training institutions and agencies in private and public sector etc., to create new entrepreneurs by cultivating their latent qualities of entrepreneurship and enlightening them on various aspects necessary for setting up micro and small enterprises. Besides, various Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), other private training institutions are also organizing vocational training (VT) programmes, skill development programmes (SDPs) and entrepreneurship cum-skill development prog rammes (ESDPs). However, there are still wide spread variations in the success rate, in terms of actual setting up and successful running of enterprises, by the EDP/ SDP/ ESDP trained entrepreneurs. It has been observed that entrepreneurs particularly new entrepreneurs, generally face difficulties in availing full benefits under available schemes of the Governments/ financial institutions, completing and complying with various formalities and legal requirements under various laws/ regulations, in selection of appropriate technology, tie-up with buyers and sellers etc. In order to bridge the gap between the aspirations of the potential entrepreneurs and the ground realties, there is a need to
support and nurture the potential first generation as well as existing entrepreneurs by giving them handholding support, particularly during the initial stages of setting up and managing their enterprises. To achieve this objective, Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana (RGUMY) has been launched. Selected lead agencies i.e. 'Udyami Mitras' aim to help these entities in the establishment and management of the new enterprise, in dealing with various procedural and legal hurdles and in completion of various formalities required for setting up and running of the enterprise. The Yojana also helps in providing information, support, guidance and assistance to first generation entrepreneurs as well as other existing entrepreneurs through an ‘Udyami Helpline’ (a Call Centre for MSMEs), to guide them regarding various promotional schemes of the Government, procedural formalities required for setting up and running of the enterprise and help them in accessing Bank credit etc. Under RGUMY, financial assistance would be provided to the selected lead agencies i.e. Udyami Mitras for rendering assistance and handholding support to the potential first generation entrepreneurs. Following agencies/organizations can be appointed as the lead agency i.e. Udyami Mitra: · Existing national level Entrepreneurship Development Institutions (EDIs); · Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institutes (MSMEDIs)/ Branch MSMEDIs; · Central/ State Government public sector enterprises (PSEs) involved in promotion and development of MSEs e.g. National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) and State Industrial Development
Corporations etc.; · Selected State level EDIs and Entrepreneurship Development Centers (EDCs) in public or private sectors; · Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC); · Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) set up for cluster development involved in entrepreneurship development; · Capable associations of MSEs/SSIs; · Other organizations/training institutions/NGOs etc. involved in entrepreneurship development/ skill development. The Scheme does not help existing entrepreneurs. It only helps beneficiaries who would like to become prospective entrepreneurs. Beneficiaries, who have not undergone such training, but are willing for getting handholding support, should be advised to undergo such training for at least two weeks. The selected lead agencies i.e. Udyami Mitras render assistance and handholding support for following services: Networking, coordinating and follow up with various Government departments/ agencies/ organizations and regulatory agencies on the one hand and with support agencies like Banks and financial institutions, District Industries Centers (DICs), technology providers, infrastructure providers on the other hand, to help the first generation entrepreneurs in setting up their enterprise. Udyami Mitras are expected to help the first generation entrepreneurs in: I d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f s u i t a b l e p r oject/product/enterprise and preparation of bankable project report · Creation of the proprietorship firm/ partnership firm/ Company/Society/ Self Help Group (SHG) etc.; • Filing of Memorandum (as prescribed under MSMED Act 2006); • Accessing bank loans, admissible capital
subsidy/ assistance under various schemes of the Central /State Government and other agencies/organizations/financial institutions/ Banks etc. by networking with respective agencies; • Assistance and support in establishment of work shed/office; • Sanction of Power load/connection; • Selection of appropriate technology and installation of plant and machinery/office equipment etc.; • obtaining various registrations/ licenses/ clearances / No Objection Certificates (NOCs) etc. from the concerned regulatory agencies/ Government departments/ local bodies/Municipal authorities etc.; • Allotment of Income Tax Permanent Account Number (PAN) and Service Tax/ Sales Tax/ VAT registration etc; • Sanction of working capital loan from the banks; • Arranging tie up with raw material suppliers; • Preparation and implementation of marketing strategy for the product/ service and market development; and •Establishing linkage with a mentor for providing guidance in future; •Creation of web page and email identity; Once the enterprise has been successfully set up, the Udyami Mitras would also monitor and follow up on the functioning of the enterprise for a further period of minimum 6 months and provide help in overcoming various managerial, financial and operational problems. The beneficiaries i.e., Udyamis are required to pay Rs. 1000/- to Udyami Mitras, as their initial contribution at the time of registration.However, the initial contribution is also waived off for the beneficiaries belonging to SC, ST, Physically Handicapped, Women and all beneficiaries belonging to North-Eastern Region.
Creating Skilled Manpower Scheme for Online Reporting Assistance to Training Institutions System of Mineral Transaction T
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 socio-economic development of the country. The Ministry promotes the development of micro and small enterprises in the country with the objective of creating self-employment opportunities and upgrading the relevant skills of existing and potential entrepreneurs. In order to promote establishment of new enterprises and creation of new entrepreneurs the Ministry has been implementing various schemes and programmes. Entrepreneurship development is one of the key elements for promotion of micro and small enterprises, particularly, the first generation entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship, and resultant creation of employment and wealth, is a major means for inclusive development. Hence, entrepreneurship development has been one of the priorities in countries the world over. In order to ensure that young entrepreneurs are encouraged and suitably equipped to go into new ventures, the Ministry has been providing assistance for establishment of Training Institutions/ Entrepreneurship Development Institutes (EDIs) for imparting entrepreneurship and skill development training. These EDIs have been providing entrepreneurship and skill development training to the first generation entrepreneurs and helping and supporting them in the establishment of their enterprises. The Government makes consistent and concerted efforts to accelerate and promote entrepreneurship by providing support for strengthening of training infrastructure as well as programme support. The Ministry has
set up three National level Entrepreneurship Development Institutes namely National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NIMSME), Hyderabad; National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), Noida and Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati to undertake the task of entrepreneurship and skill development on a regular basis. The Ministry has also been supporting the efforts of State Governments/ Union Territories, Industry Associations, Financial Institutions, Technical/ Management Institutions, other Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), etc. for establishment of new training institutions as well as strengthening of the infrastructure of existing training institutions. The Scheme for Assistance to Training Institutions envisages financial assistance for establishment of new institutions (EDIs), strengthening the infrastructure of the existing EDIs and for supporting entrepreneurship and skill development activities. The main objectives of the scheme are development of indigenous entrepreneurship from all walks of life for developing new micro and small enterprises, enlarging the entrepreneurial base and encouraging self-employment in rural as well as urban areas, by providing training to first generation entrepreneurs and assisting them in setting up of enterprises. The assistance is provided to these training institutions in the form of capital grant for creation/strengthening of infrastructure and programme support for conducting entrepreneurship development and skill development programmes. Assistance to National level EDIs is provided under the scheme for creation or strengthening/ expansion of infrastructure, including opening of new branches/ centres and meeting revenue deficit, if any, to national level EDIs [presently 3 namely - National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NiMSME), Hyderabad; National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), Noida and Indian
Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati]. Assistance to Other EDIs (other than National level EDIs) is provided under the scheme to proposed new EDIs or existing EDIs for creation or strengthening/expansion of their infrastructure. The central assistance under this scheme would be only catalytic and supplementary to the contributions and efforts of the other stakeholders e.g. the concerned Institute, States/UT Governments and o t h e r d e v e l o p m e n t a l a g e ncies/NGOs/Institutions etc. Here, the applicant Institution should possess clear title on the land required for setting up of the proposed/existing institute. In case the land is obtained on lease hold, the tenure of the lease deed should be for at least 30 years. The financial assistance is for specific needs of each case for construction of building, purchase of training aids/equipments, office equipments, computers and for providing other support services e.g. libraries/data bases etc. Assistance for Training Programmes is provided under the scheme to Training Institutions, for conducting Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs) and Entrepreneurship cum Skill Development Programmes (ESDPs) and Training of Trainers (ToTs) programmes in the areas of Entrepreneurship and/or Skill Development. · National level EDIs (including branches), · Training Institutions established by Partner Institutions (PIs) of national level EDIs, · Training/Incubation centres of NSIC, · Training cum Incubation Centres (TICs) set up by Franchisees of NSIC and · Other Training institutions with proven professional competency, capacity and experience, approved under the scheme. Assistance is normally provided for short term courses/ training programmes (non residential) only, i.e. ESDPs for 1 to 3 months (100 to 300 hours of training inputs), EDPs for 2 weeks (72 hours of training inputs) and ToT programmes (300 hours of training inputs). The progress of the scheme is regularly monitored by the Screening Committee/Secretary (MSME) from time to time to ensure the highest quality.
In its continues effort to bring more transparency the Mines Ministry has developed an On-Line Registration and Reporting System under rule 45 of MCDR, 1988 of mineral transaction to facilitate the submission of monthly returns of iron ore. The Minister of State Independent Charge Shri Dinsha J. Patel launched the first phase of the Online Reporting System of mineral transaction. The focus will be on submission of monthly returns for iron and manganese ore mines throughout the country. Other minerals would be covered by September 2012. In the present system of mineral administration, the onus of the mineral is with the State Governments. The Ministry has a limited authority except the administration of Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 1988 (MCDR) through Indian Bureau of Mines. Now the reporting system has been developed to facilitate in submitting the returns on-line. Indian Bureau of Mines will allot and record registration numbers, which will be used for all reporting and correspondence connected to mining, trading, stocking, end use or export of mineral. All the State Government will be able to access the system to check the data reported in the returns and can initiate action in case of wrong reporting of data, evasion of royalty, etc. Over a period of time, it has come to the knowledge of the Ministry that malpractices in mining sector have increased due to poor governance at State level leading to number of illegal mining cases. The mineral thus produced, come into the mineral market through trading, stocking, procurement by endusers or export. This situation has necessitated the Government to take stringent measures for monitoring the mining and mineral transaction in order to control malpractices in this sector. In future the system will be linked to Railways and Ports Authorities to check the correctness of the reporting made under the Rule. The on-line reporting system is linked to on-line registration system. Broadly the reporting system is divided into two parts. Part-I covers the general information in addition to the employment details. Part-II of the monthly reporting system deals with the grade wise production, dispatches, stock and justification for increase/decrease of production and sale price of minerals. The Part-II of reporting system requires the registration number of the consignee and purpose of sale whether for domestic consumption or export and in case of domestic consumption whether it is made for captive consumption or sale or transfer. The on-line registration system has already commenced in Indian Bureau of Mines and so far 4898 lease holders (covering 9390 mines), 2345 traders, 476 exporters, 1033 stockist and 1653 end-users have registered their details. The amended Rule 45 of MCDR, 1988 specifies penal action against defaulting mine owners and empowers the Government to order for suspension of all mining operations and may revoke the order of suspension after ensuring proper compliance, take action to initiate prosecution and recommend for termination of mining lease. The reporting system is designed to generate violation letters automatically and issue the same to the defaulters who fail to submit the returns by the stipulated date of 10th of every month. In order to ensure tighter implementation, State Governments would be partnered for compliance of traders, stockiest, exporters and end-users.
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Disclaimer : The contents and comments appearing in any article published in this paper are purely the personal opinion of the writer