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China flexes muscle in Indian Ocea pushes INDIA for Boundary talks
NEW DELHI: Increasing presence of the Chinese maritime forces in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and disciplinary issues in the force are expected to be discussed by the top Navy brass in their commanders' conference starting on Tuesday. The Navy has been concerned over the increasing presence of Chinese navy's submarines and other warships in the IOR. In a recent reasonable and mutually acceptable solution at an early date," said Qin Gang, Spokesperson and DirectorGeneral of Information Department in the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. report submitted to the defence ministry, the Integrated Defence Staff headquarters had informed the government quoting the data by American agencies that 22 encounters of Chinese submarines have taken place outside its territorial waters in the IOR. China has also been successful in establishing its presence in ports around India including Chittagong in Bangladesh, Sittwe and However, Qin, at an interaction with media which was organised by Ministry of External Affairs, cautioned that "while looking at important issue of boundary, we have to bear in mind the
NEW DELHI: There is an urgent need to redouble efforts to push forward negotiations for a framework agreement on India-China boundary settlement, a top Chinese official said here in the backdrop of recent deep incursion in Ladakh sector. Describing the incursion as
"isolated" incident, Chinese officials said it showed the "well-tested effectiveness" of the mechanisms of communication between the two countries over boundary issues. "We need to redouble our efforts to push forward framework negotiations so that we can reach at a fair,
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BJP RESPONSIBLE FOR AFZALS HANGING: OMAR Azad visits Bhaderwah again
National Conference party, which previously had an alliance with the BJP-led NDA and was part of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government before shifting allegiance to the Congress-led UPA in 2004, would not have any alliance with BJP in future. "We are very clear there will be no alliance with BJP. We are done with our experiments with supporting a BJPled government. We have only two options - supporting Afzal Guru would have been hanged if BJP did not make a political issue out of it. After all, why so close to Kasab's hanging?" Abdullah said, adding that no BJP leader could talk about Kashmir in terms of "insaniyat". The central government's hanging of Guru last February triggered angry reactions across Kashmir, although it did not tip the long restive state into a negative spiral of violence as
JAMMU: Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has torn into the two main national parties,
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e e f d e s f e s d g d cas of d re e Coco Island in Myanmar, Hambantota in Sri Lanka and Gwadar in Pakistan, which gives it capability to stay close to Indian waters from all sides in a move known as " string of pearls". In the conference to be inaugurated by defence minister AK Antony, the Navy will also discuss cases of indiscipline faced by the force. In recent times, several Navy officers have faced Contd. on page 2 whole picture of our developing relations. And bear in mind the interest and benefits of good and cooperative China-India relations." Last month, Chinese troops on April 15 Contd. on page 2
aderwah again, assures all possible help PM's peace move towards Pakistan
Bhaderwah again shook by fresh tremors
JAMMU: Fresh tremors of moderate intensity on Monday shook Bhaderwah valley and adjoining areas, prompting authorities to close down schools again. Tremors measuring 4.1, 3 and 3.7 on the Richter scale shook Baderwah valley and adjoining areas at 12:01
LANGATE: Welcoming Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's latest move to revive the peace process with the new democratically elected government in Pakistan, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti today said the emerging political scenario in Islamabad offers a great opportunity for the leader-
"We are AM veryPage clear1there Page 1_.qxd aPRIL 30.qxd 5/14/2013 10:16 (1,2) will JAMMU: Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has torn into the two main national parties, criticising Congress for being tone-deaf in its handling of the Kashmir issue while blasting BJP for forcing Afzal Guru's hanging and not following "positive politics". Abdullah told in an exclusive interview that his
be no alliance with BJP. We are done with our experiments with supporting a BJPled government. We have only two options - supporting UPA or a United Front government. But there will be no truck with BJP," he said. "This is obviously - about 90 per cent - to do with their attitude towards J&K. Honestly, I don't believe
hanging of Guru last February triggered angry reactions across Kashmir, although it did not tip the long restive state into a negative spiral of violence as many had initially feared. But the 43-year-old chief minister and a scion of one of Kashmir's pre-eminent political dynasties said Guru's hanging was an "open wound" Contd. on page 2
BHADERWAH: Union Health Minister Gulam Nabi Azad today made his second visit to the earthquake-hit erstwhile Doda region espe-
RESTORING FAITH IN GOVERNA Siddaramaiah becomes first time CM of Karnataka BIG CHALLENGE: M
In the sprawling Kaneetarava stadium Siddaramaiah was administered oath as as the 28th chief minister of the state by Governor HR Bhardwaj on Monday. Amidst cloudy sky and breezy weather coupled with cheers, applause, patriotic fervour, music and folk dances and about 50,000 people, including family members and relatives the 64year-old Siddaramaiahtook oath in a grand ceremony. Siddaramaiah took oath in the name of truth and the constitution Contd. on page 2 an hour video-link address to the people of the Gujarati community living in 20 cities across the US, Modi this assertion. In his address, he lashed out at the UPA government and alleged that people of India have lost "trust and confidence" in the center, due to its "poor governance" and high corruption.
"I feel biggest crisis (today) is lack of confidence. We need to get this trust back. This cannot be merely done by words:
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Democratic Tremors measuring 4.1, 3 and 3.7 on the Richter scale shook Baderwah valley and adjoining areas at 12:01 PM, 9:41 AM and 8:42 AM respectively, Met officials said. There was no immediate report of any casualty or injury, but the tremors triggered fresh panic among people, who rushed out of their houses. Contd. on page 2
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down schools again. Page 1_.qxd aPRIL 30.qxd close 5/14/2013 10:16 AM Page 1 (2,2) President Mehbooba Mufti today said the emerging political scenario in Islamabad offers a great opportunity for the leadership of the two countries to "chart a new course" in bilateral relations as envisioned by Dr Singh. "We hope that election of Mian Nawaz Sharif as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan would not only
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cially Bhaderwah here , which is also his home constituency. Accompanied by minister for R&B Abdul Majeed Contd. on page 2
prove a stabilising factor for that country, but also pave the way for scripting a new chapter in Indo-Pak ties with J&K serving as a bridge of friendship," Mehbooba said while addressing a PDP workers' convention Contd. on page 2
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having not qualified the preliminary examination was not a candidate for the civil services (Main) examination and accordingly could not have appeared for the mains and subsequent interview as claimed in a section of the press, it said. It is also confirmed from our records that no candidate with this roll
number (538950) or with the name (Manjunath V Y) had appeared for the civil services (Main) examination or the interview, the UPSC said. 24-year-old Manjunath, a resident of Shrirampura in Bangalore, had allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in an under construction Contd. on page 2
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reviewed the sensitivity of the situation.The relief sent first was sent by the Union Health Minister G.N Azad to Doda district , comprises 1,000 tents and 2,000 blankets only and two days back Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, and M Shashidhar Reddy Vice Chairman National Disaster Management Authority called on Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh to apprise him about the extensive damage that has been caused to the thousands of residential houses and government infrastructure due to the earthquake that struck Districts Doda and demanded more package for earth quake hit areas which PM has also assured and has sanctioned more 10,000 tents for Doda district .. He also directed Cabinet Secretary and Principal Secretary to Prime Minister to constitute a Committee under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary which will be in constant touch with the State administration and provide all the support to State govt to undertake relief and rehabilitation operations.Pertinently aftershocks are being continuously felt in Doda ,Bhaderwah and Bhalessa today which on the one hand, has further aggravated the damage to the houses and on the other hand, has instilled fear and fright in the minds of people. It is worthwhile to mention here that similar situation was created in October, 2005 when entire Northern Shivalik Range including Uri, Baramulla, Poonch and PoK rocked with 6- plus quake on richter scale causing huge loss of life and property. Due to constant trembling of the rocks, the dust particles in Uri sector kept suspended in the air for more than 72 hours. The present Union Minister G.N Azad was the Chief Minister of the State at that time. Relief was dispatched to quake hit areas in abundance.
China flexes
intruded nearly 19 kms inside in Daulat Beg Oldi sector in Ladakh, prompting Indian troops to erect tents in front of them. The "face -to-face" situation was finally resolved after three weeks. Asserting that Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's first overseas visit to India since assuming office reflects the significance China attaches with this country, Chinese official sources said during his visit, Li will hold meetings with Indian leadership and others to know them better and, thereby, enhance bilateral ties. The visit was also aimed at elevating bilateral business ties and will provide a platform for mutual investment cooperation between businesses of two countries, they said, adding the two sides are expected to establish a CEOs' forum among other initiatives to boost economic ties. The officials said that to sum up, the Chinese have four major expectations from Li's visit --"to deepen our mutual understanding, promote our friendship, deepen our mutual trust and to promote our cooperation".
China flexes
allegations of wife swapping and stealing the affection of brother officer's wife. One senior officer posted onboard prestigious INS Virat aircraft carrier was dismissed by the force for sending lewd messages to several women using multiple SIM cards and mobile phones. The top brass of the force is also expected to discuss the delay in the induction of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, which is being retrofitted in Russia and has been delayed due to mishaps in its boiler.
an earthquake shook Bhaderwah and adjoining areas of Doda district on May 1. 24 tremors have rocked Bhaderwah-Doda-Kishtwar belt during past 13 days with maximum 11 on May 1. One tremor had struck Bhadwerwah on April 31, three occurred on May 2, one on May 3, one on May 5, two on May 6, two on May 8 and three today. Two persons were killed and 69 others, including 26 students and three teachers, were injured when scores of buildings were damaged due to repeated tremors in the area. A tremor measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale was recorded at 12:27 PM and subsequent 10 aftershocks continued till 3:02 PM on May 1 in Kishtwar and Doda. Police have put on alert its 100 field-units for acting as rescue teams in case of any unforeseen situation in Doda district. Jammu and Kashmir government has announced Rs 25 crore relief package for quake victims in Doda and Kishtwar. A police spokesman said, "All the police stations, police posts, operation groups, minority pickets and VDCs which comes to about 100 fieldunits are on alert and directed to act as rescue teams in case of any unforeseen situation and exigency in wake of quake in Doda district." Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who belongs to Bhaderwah belt of Doda district, had reviewed the relief and rehabilitation arrangements in the quakehit areas. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had also reviewed measures taken by the government during his visit to the twin districts last week.
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Act, 1964. We will withdraw the billamended last year," chief minister Siddaramaiahsaid. Congress had opposed the bill and even petitioned the
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the loss said Rather and criticised the Omar Abdullah Government for its double standards. It is not known
here today. Sh was no alternat process set in India and Pakist Mehbooba said Kashmir has hu Indo-Pak peace direct bearing and its people. way but to ackn aspirations peop & Kashmir, if w manent peace in tinent," she expressed the ho new atmosphere stability in the re and Kashmir w as a hub of free
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of nt on to es nck er M ce er ty Dr se mto al nt he ck ed ke so ed da ed nd me a he et in te de vt arsah on er he d, in is re een ik ri, K on ge ue he in in 72 on he at sin "odds were in favour of the UPA" even though he ruled out the possibility of early elections, saying Congress did not want it and other parties were not ready for it. "Nobody is ready. If that were the case, it would be very easy for any political party with a double-digit strength to pull the rug from under this government, which is surviving on a slender majority," he said. Abdullah also made light of BJP leader Narendra Modi's prime ministerial ambitions, saying the Gujarat chief minister would struggle to get allies. "I think he makes NDA allies more uncomfortable. There is an incredible aura around him. We can see he is so incredibly careful about protecting that aura. If he were such an impressive leader and administrator, then he should have been able to turn Karnataka or even UP before that for BJP. In fact, he is careful about not losing this aura and that is why he is carefully choosing the states he campaigns in." Asked whether the next elections were shaping up to be a Modi vs Rahul Gandhi contest, Abdullah dismissed the suggestion as just "good headlines". goods and people in the region with expansion of trade and travel, not only on existing cross-LoC routes (Srinagar-Muzaffarabad & Poonch-Rawalakote) but opening of new routes like Jammu-Sialkote and KargilSkardu as well. PDP President said the remarkable feature of the peace process that was evident between 2002 and 2005 was that for the first time in J&K's history, the State Government had initiated, catalyzed and driven the process, instead of being a passive recipient of the bilateral initiatives. "Immediately after the assembly election of October 2002, the State Government took the centrestage to drive and facilitate the peace and resolution process," she said and added that the results of these bold initiatives were there for everybody to behold with a lasting ceasefire holding on since 2003 along the borders from Kathua to Kargil. Mehbooba said, unfortunately, after the change of guard in 2009, the peace and reconciliation efforts took a back seat fuelling a fresh wave of uncertainty, insecurity, cynicism and alienation. "The present disappointing situation necessitates some bold political and economic measures both on internal and external fronts," she said and added; "What is needed the most at this juncture is the political will to move forward handedly united the country after India achieved its independence in 1947. on the resolution process with greater trust in the people of the State, only then can the dialogue and the peace process culminate in a resolution that would bring everlasting peace, not only in Jammu & Kashmir, but the whole subcontinent." Expressing confidence that the emancipated voters of the State, especially the youth, would endorse PDP's propeople agenda in greater numbers in the political battles ahead, Mehbooba said; "PDP had to some extent restored the sanctity of democratic values in the State but it would need a clearer mandate to represent the just concerns and aspirations of the people of Jammu & Kashmir." Speaking on the occasion PDP General Secretary, Mohammad Dillawar Mir said that NC had through all its accords right from the Delhi Agreement of 1952 only surrendered the rights of the State and got nothing in return for the people except power and luxuries to build personal fortunes. PDP leaders Abdul Haq Khan, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Sofi, Irfan Panditpuri, Ghulam Nabi Panditpuri, Fayaz Ahmad, Mohammad Afzal Advocate, Mohammad Amin Wani, Mohammad Shafi Dar and Ali Mohammad Malla also addressed the gathering.
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of the UPA government, he alleged that New Delhi is being ruled by weak leaders. It is unbelievable that the India's foreign minister is seen reading the speech of his counterpart from another country, he said. "Heads of our soldiers are cut but then their Prime Minister fed chicken Biryani," he said in an apparent reference to incidents of killing of Indian soldiers by Pakistan. "Then questions are raised: China withdraws its forces but I wonder why Indian forces are withdrawing from Indian territory? Why did we retreat (from our own territory)?" he said questioning the China policy of the government. Addressing the Gujarati diaspora community, Modi claimed that during his rule in Gujarat, he has given a new meaning to development, which is not only inclusive but integrates all sections of the society without any differentiation. "We have adopted mantra of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas'. We do not want development of only select sections of society," Modi said in response to a question from Chicago. "We have taken development to new heights, taken it for wellbeing of every person: I am saying it again, Narendra Modi has not done it. The credit goes to six crore Gujaratis and those who love Gujarat," he said in his remarks. Modi, in his speech, sought contribution of the overseas Gujarati community in building a statue of unity of Sardar Patel, which he said would be double the height of the Statue of Liberty in New York. This, he said, would be the tallest statue of the world and a tribute to the son of the soil Sardar Patel, who single
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building on May 10 after he had left for his friend's house in Kodagu area, police had said. According to police, he was upset over a 'goof-up' in the UPSC results. Manjunath was upset over finding a different name under his roll number in the list of selected candidates in this year's civil services examination, the police had said. The victim had secured 264th rank in the examination, but in the final results after the interview, a different name was mentioned under his roll number on the list, Restoring faith that the country is experiencing a new crisis due to developments in the last few months, as he narrated several corruption related incidents. Lashing out at foreign policy
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here today. She said there was no alternative to peace process set in motion by India and Pakistan in 2003. Mehbooba said Jammu and Kashmir has huge stakes in Indo-Pak peace as it has the direct bearing on the State and its people. "There is no way but to acknowledge the aspirations people of Jammu & Kashmir, if we want a permanent peace in the sub-continent," she said and expressed the hope that in the new atmosphere of peace and stability in the region, Jammu and Kashmir would emerge as a hub of free movement of
the billamended year," Page 1_.qxd aPRIL 30.qxd 5/14/2013 10:16 AM Page last 2 (1,2) the loss said Rather and criticised the Omar Abdullah Government for its double standards. It is not known that the two belts are situated on the same range of mountains which was shaken by quake on May 1 followed by subsequent tremors of less intensity. How is it possible that only damage will be caused on one side of the mountain while the other side will not be affected, he asked? People in Brang Bala belt have also suffered a heavy damage as hundreds of houses, shops and other dwellings have developed cracks in this belt also due to quake but they have been completely ignored by the Government said Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din a social activist from village Gadole. He said no one from administration bothered to visit the area to see the condition of the people here who too feel scared and apprehend worst. The people whose houses have developed cracks sleep in open during night apprehending any catastrophe in case more tremors hit the area. ``Our houses have developed cracks and they may fall in case a quake even of low intensity hits the Area but there is no one to hear us'', said Mohammed Shaban a resident of Matigawran. Shaban with other villagers of the area had met the district administration with a plea to depute a team of officers to assess the loss but to no avail. The Government will only wake up after the damaged houses will turn into the rubble, he said, adding till date the administration has shown a lukewarm response to our request. chief minister Siddaramaiahsaid. Congress had opposed the bill and even petitioned the governor against giving his ascent. By amending the 1964 act, the BJP had enlarged the definition of cattle, made punishment harsher and increased the age of animal to be slaughtered. Responding to the CM's announcement, former law minister S Suresh Kumar said: "We brought amendments to the 1964 act, because it was weak. Cows were continued to be slaughtered and transported. We wanted to stop that. Let them bring the issue in the legislature, we will debate."
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Azad visits
Wani and MLA Bhaderwah Mohd Sharief Naiz , Azad who reached first Doda then air dashed to Bhalessa , Charala , Khankote and Thoran and then reached Bhaderwah where like previous areas inspected all developmental works which he started as Chief Minister and also review the relief and rehabilitation measures taken by state government and also held brief meeting with the authorities of the concerned areas and discussed the relief measures and stressed on administration to reaching out to the people living in far flung and inaccessible areas of the affected districts and asked all the departments to swing the men and machinery in action to restore the Public Utility services wherever damaged as soon as possible . Gulam Nabi Azad while inspecting the damaged structures and other developmental works appreciated the District Administrations for showing quick response to the need of the hour and added that completion of final damage assessment report within the two weeks period by the officials in these difficult districts would be a commendable task. "This would form necessary base for the demand of the State Government to be taken up with the Centre Government
Bhaderwah again
Met officials said the epicentre is Bhaderwah. Schools, which had reopened after 12 days of closure due to quake, were again closed today and students were sent back home, officials said. Authorities had closed all educational institutions after
assessment of damage so that necessary succor to the affected families is ensured as quickly as possible", he informed to people who called on him . He said initial relief under Calamity Relief Fund is always less but the package the State Government is preparing for Government of India will be of Leh pattern. He reiterated that the central Government would provide every help to the affected families. Azad also underlined the need for adopting latest technology while constructing residential as well as government establishments to make them earthquake proof to minimize the loss of life and property in such natural calamities. Azad also called for early renovation of the damaged schools, government offices, private property and directed the concerned to shift the students of such schools to a suitable accommodation for their safety till the main building was restored. He also directed health functionaries to remain stationed and vigilant at place of postings and ensure all possible treatment facilities to those injured in earthquake in several areas of the erstwhile Doda district. Azad also inspected under construction town hall building at Kotli village and also visited to the house of late D K Kotwal to express his condolence with the grieved families and after that also visited Gath village and interacted with local people and also inspected some ongoing works .The Union Health Minister Gulam Nabi Azad also interacted with affected families, senior citizens and individuals. He met deputations and also inspected the damaged structures during his visit to these areas and told, "I am in touch with J and K government and are monitoring the situation minutely."It is worth mentioning that the Union Health Minister G.N Azad who belongs to Tehsil Bhaderwah had visited the quake hit areas on 4th May 2013 along with the Vice Chairman National Disaster Management Authority M. Shashidhar Reddy and
Chief Minister of the State at that time. Relief was dispatched to quake hit areas in abundance.
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and the absence of persistent widespread agitations even after the event should not be "misconstrued as nothing will happen". He criticised the central government for the manner it handled the hanging. "It was a decision difficult to understand for us on a number of counts... To this day I am not satisfied with the explanation," he said. Speaking extensively about problems with the Centre on a number of issues, Abdullah said while it took a big risk with the decision to hang Guru, it was chickening out when it came to relatively easier decisions such as doing away with the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Actin Srinagar, which the state government is rooting for. "Why aren't you taking it now? Here, you have an exit option. If, God forbid, things start unraveling, you can reintroduce it. So take a risk," he said. Abdullah was also critical of the way the government handled what he said was a "significant ingress" recently by Chinese troops inside Indian territory, saying the Centre needed to come clear on what really happened. Asked which political grouping had the best chances in the next general elections, Abdullah said the
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SRINAGAR: Minister for Tourism, Ghulam Ahmad Mir released two books titled Craft of Kashmir and Architectural Tradition of Kashmir here today. He also released a booklet on Kashmir festival 2013. These books have been prepared and published by INTACH J&K Chapter. The Tourism Minister also launched website on rural tourism of the State www.kashmirtouristvillages.com. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that willow craft of Kashmir has its roots in day to day life. He said guided by the local requirements, the rural crafts persons moderated the natural raw materials in forms and shapes suited to the local demand. He said this monograph is aimed at meeting this requirement and documents the history of the crafts, the raw materials, the skills and the products. He hoped that it will be open up new vistas for this age old industry thereby sustained the craft traditions and securing livelihood of a vast number of artisans. Tourism Minister said that Architectural monuments of Kashmir owe their origin to its rich socio-religious traditions, beliefs and natural settings. He said these monuments essentially and interpretation of three elements. He said the present monogram is essentially a documentation of what exists on ground as also visualizing to the best, the present day understanding of how these would have been created. He hoped it serves the purposes succinctly. Director, Tourism Kashmir, Talat Parveez, Convenor INTACH J&K Chapter, Saleem Beg, and Joint Director Tourism Kashmir besides senior officers of tourism and INTACH present on the occasion. Convenor, INTACH J&K Chapter, Saleem Beg threw detailed light on the preparation of these books and said that one can browse on website to evince the rural tourism potential of the State.
SRINAGAR: Welcoming the successful completion of general elections in Pakistan Peoples Democratic Party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today expressed the hope that establishment of a stable and liberal government in that country would help pick up the threads of peace process once again. In a statement here today he said a democratically elected stable government in Pakistan was a critical element in carrying forward the peace process and Jammu and Kashmir had the highest stake in its revival. Complimenting the people of Pakistan for giving democracy a big boost by voting in large numbers in an atmosphere marred by threat of violence Mufti said it augured well not just for the interests of that country but could as well impact Indo Pakistan relations in a positive manner. He said Nawaz Sharif has been one of the architects of composite dialogue between the two neighbours and his return to power has raised hopes of an earnest and sincere follow up to the initial progress made on it. Mufti said lack of progress on Kashmir resolution had partly been attributed to instability in Pakistan but with the arrival in office of a new government to be led by a known votary for good relations could transform the situation and the two countries need to capitalise on it. He said the decisions taken previously by the government on taking the travel and trade across LOC to the next level need to be implemented with a sense of urgency. "The decision to extend travel facilities to sections of people other than the divided families, opening up of Kargil Skardu road, increasing the frequency of bus services and providing banking and other logistical backup for LOC trade has been taken more than two years back and these need to be implemented" said Mufti. Referring to his recent meeting with prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh Mufti said he had got an impression that a successful conclusion of elections in Pakistan could facilitate revival of dialogue and implementation of J&K specific CBMs. He expressed the hope that Dr Singh and his new counterpart in Pakistan would respond positively to the sentiments of the people in the two parts of the erstwhile state and take measures for early resumption of composite dialogue with special focus on the problems of J&K resulting from hostility between the two countries.
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SRINAGAR, MAY 13
Taking administration near to the door steps of the people, the Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather accompanied by a team of senior officers and engineers today conducted an extensive tour of various areas of Chrar-i-Sharief constituency and took stock of the pace of work on different developmental projects. He inspected under construction Rs. 16.53
crore 50 bedded Sub-District Hospital, Chrar-i-Sharief, Rs. 15.45 crore sub-district hospital Pakherpora and Rs. 11.53 Sub-District Hospital Nagam, Chadoora. He instructed the engineers of JKPCC, which is the executing agency of these projects, to complete work on these projects expeditiously adding that availability of funds will not be any constrain in this regard. He was assured that these hospital buildings will be completed by the end of
October this year. Mr. Rather said all these hospital buildings will be equipped with best scientific diagnostic equipment besides having all the diagnostic facilities including modern operation theaters, blood banks, x-rays plants, ultra sonography indoor and outdoor blocks, separate gynecological and dental sections and residential quarters for medical and para-medical staff. Mr. Rather said these SubDistrict Hospital assume much
more significance and importance in view of great pilgrims rush to the shrines of revered Sheikh-ul-Aalam, Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Wali(RA) at Chrar-i-Sharief and the shrine of Hazrat Ali Wali Bulkhi at Pakherpora. He asked the engineers to ensure use of standard construction material. The Minister also inspected pace of work on under construction Rs. 18.50 crore Government polytechnic college at Nagam and was
apprised that wor ects is going on He was told tha building is expec pleted in the December this ye During the tour, deputations met and briefed him burning prob demands. The Pakherpora mad appeal for cons receiving station improve power people in variou demanded repair transformers. The Minister assu all their genuine be fulfilled positi The Minister a water, supply pr Chrar-i-Sharief main dependab water source in t of Ch Constituency an measures to fur the water supply area. He also d tures of Kalnag scheme which i structed as secon to the existing water source.
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JAMMU, MAY 13
Director General Prisons, K. Rajendra Kumar today visited District Jail Kathua to review the security and other necessary arrangements. Sr. Superintendent of Police Kathua, Commandant CRPF 121/BN. Kathua, Additional Superintendent of Police Kathua and Superintendent Jail accompanied the DG. Kumar interacted with the jail inmates and enquired them about the facilities available to them in the prison. He had a detailed discussion on various problems faced by local as well as foreign prisoners including Pakistani besides deliberating upon remedial measures for the same. He assured the inmates all necessary assistance as per Jail manual and also asked them to extend their
UDHAMPUR, MAY 13
To take stock of grievances of the people of Chenani and its adjoining areas, District Development Commissioner, Yasha Mudgal held a public grievances camp at Chenani of district Udhampur here today. IAS Probationer, Deepti Uppal, Joint Director Planning, Rakesh Jamwal, Executive Engineers, PHE, PDD, PMGSY, Chief Medical
Panchs, Lamberdars, Chowkidars, prominent citizens and large number of people were present on the occasion. The representatives of various panchayats and social workers put forth their demands including early filling up of posts of Physic and Environment Science subject lecturers in Government Higher Secondary School, Chenani, construction of toilet for commuters at
deployment of staff at newly status Naibat Sudhmahadev, timely payment under MGNREGA, shortage of staff in various departments, extension of Bus Stand Chenani, un-interrupted power supply and safe drinking water supply etc. The DDC assured the people that their problems and demands as well would be redressed in a time bound manner. She instructed all the
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apprised that work on the projects is going on in full swing. He was told that the college building is expected to be completed in the month of December this year. During the tour, a number of deputations met the Minister and briefed him about their burning problems and demands. The people of Pakherpora made a fervent appeal for construction of a receiving station in the area to improve power supply. The people in various areas also demanded repairs of damaged transformers. The Minister assured them that all their genuine demands will be fulfilled positively. The Minister also inspected water, supply project, Manoo, Chrar-i-Sharief which is the main dependable drinking water source in the upper belt of Chara-i-Sharief Constituency and discussed measures to further augment the water supply system in the area. He also discussed features of Kalnag water supply scheme which is being constructed as second alternative to the existing Beran Dub water source.
Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services and Sports, Taj-Mohi-ud-Din, today conducted surprise inspection of hospitals at Jammu city today. During inspection of Super Specialty Hospital Jammu, the Minister went around various wards and interacted with the doctors. He enquired about the functioning of the hospital and instructed all the concerned to put in their best to extend specialized medicare to the ailing so that real purpose of establishing this prestigious health institute is met. The Minister accompanied by Dr. Shashi Gupta, Incharge Principal, Government Medical College Jammu and Administrator, Associated Hospitals, Reva Gupta inspected Government Chest Diseases Hospital, Jammu. He visited various wards including Radiation zone, CT Scan and other units and directed for initiating necessary works for improvement in bath rooms and sanitation of the hospital. At Government Medical College, the Minister went around different wards and enquired about the functioning of all the units. He expressed concern over poor sanitation
in the hospital and directed the concerned to improve the same. He visited all the OPDs, Operation theatres and different wards of the hospital including emergency and took stock of functioning of the same. The Minister directed the Executive Engineer, Civil for repair and renovation of windows, windowpanes and steel jalies etc. He also asked him for immediate repair of various blocks particularly OPD
blocks. He directed the hospital authorities to press into service cleanliness machines to ensure a healthy atmosphere in the hospital which is pre-requisite for health of the ailing. He also directed for starting up gradation of OPD blocks including all toilets from tomorrow positively on war footing. Later, the Minister inspected different wards of Chopra Nursing Home and took stock of its functioning.
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put forth their demands includPhysic and Environment Science subject lecturers in Government Higher Secondary School, Chenani, construction of toilet for commuters at Chenani, early completion of pending works of 120 feet drain, clearance of pending cases of Roshni Act, construction of link road from Narsoo to Ladda under PMGSY,
IAS Probationer, Deepti Uppal, Joint Director Planning, Rakesh Jamwal, Executive Engineers, PHE, PDD, PMGSY, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Horticulture officer, Chief Agriculture Officer, Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, District Sheep Husbandry Officer, other district heads, Sarpanchs,
drinking water supply etc. The DDC assured the people that their problems and demands as well would be redressed in a time bound manner. She instructed all the heads of departments to work with missionary zeal and dedication for resolving the issues of the people leaving no scope of complain.
oners including Pakistani besides deliberating upon remedial measures for the same. He assured the inmates all necessary assistance as per Jail manual and also asked them to extend their cooperation in this regard. Later, the DG visited all the barracks and blocks and instructed the concerned officers of Jail Department to remain extra vigilant and
have close wa activities of the to avoid any k ward incident in Later, the DG v Hiranagar and with all the including fore prisoners and en their welfare. H
ness the performance of these recruits on the passing out parade. He stressed for strengthening training skills of police personnel to face the new challenges and said that the training courses should be oriented to tackle the cyber crimes and the latest techniques of criminals. Kichloo said that the training imparted to the recruits in handling and operating the latest equipments would help them in curbing the activities of the criminals. He asked the pass outs to adopt people friendly behaviour while performing in the field as the police is a symbol of protection, first responder to any situation and have to come up to the expectations of the people. He emphasized upon them to keep the oath they took at the parade and make public service their sole motto. Director General of Police (DGP), Ashok Prasad, in his
welcome address said that Jammu and Kashmir police has played pivotal role in fighting the militancy and bringing normalcy in the state. He said that JKP has been focusing on strengthening police-public relations to keep peace and order maintained. He stressed upon the recruits to utilize the tactics and skills geared during their basic training in the field to provide security and justice to the common masses and ensure rule of law. Prasad said that JKP, having six Training Institutions across the state and a Police Academy at Udhampur is emphasising upon training in various areas like counter insurgency, crime detection and investigation. The institutions train the police personnel in sophisticated technology to dovetail into crime network. Besides, several specialized training courses are conducted in other
fields including r towards human r crime, crowd con using minimum f He also thanked for sparing his va for gracing the fu has encouraged t tion to move forw Earlier, the Princ Training Centre, Kumar Bhat gave recruit constables pleted their 14 m ous basic training the Centre. He al on the major acti Centre which inc guest lecturers on management, res human rights, fire professional polic weapons, search bomb disposal an tion skills. On the occasion, stable Mulkit Sin declared all roun and was conferre
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have close watch on the activities of the jail inmates to avoid any kind of untoward incident inside the jail. Later, the DG visited sub jail Hiranagar and interacted with all the jail inmates including foreign national prisoners and enquired about their welfare. He also issued
necessary instructions to the officers to adhere to all provisions laid down in the Jail Manual. He was accompanied by Assistant Commandant CRPF, 121 Bn, Superintendent District Jail Kathua, I/C Superintendent Sub Jail Hiranagar and SDPO Border Chedwal Hirangar.
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promotion as Selection Grade Constable on the spot. Other trainees who performed extra ordinary during the training period, including Zahid Ahmad Pampori and Shujat Hussain were given cash rewards by the Minister. Later, the DGP commissioned a four storey barrack in the DPL Kathua which has been constructed by Police Construction Division at a cost of Rs.1.40 crore(APP). The barrack constructed under Alternate Accommodation Programme could accommodate more than 200 personnel. He thanked the State and Central government for their support in strengthening the infrastructure of the Organization by providing liberal assistance. He said that it was due to this support that the man power and the building infrastructure has been increased in every district of the State. He was apprised about the architecture of the building by the ADGP Headquarters, SP Vaid and Executive Engineer PCD, ND Khawaja Among others, the function was attended by Vice Chairman (MOS) Kissan Board, Raday Sham Sharma, MLAs Charanjeet Singh and Durga Dass, MLC Subash Gupta, ADGPs, Rajendra Kumar and SP Vaid, IsGP Dr.B Srinivas, AK Choudhary, SJM Gillani, PR Manhas and Rajesh Kumar, DIG Shakeel Ahmad Beigh, Deputy Commissioner Kathua, Jatinder Singh, AIG personnel (PHQ) GH Bhat, SSP Atul Goel, Commandants of Armed and IRP Battalions other senior police officers and prominent citizens of the area.
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Chairman Regional Red Cross Society, today issued relief material to the fire victims of 27 Jhuggies whose structures were gutted yesterday night at Bharat Nagar, Bantalab, Jammu due to electric short circuit. The relief was issued under the supervision of Anil K. Padha Hony. Secretary. The relief material included 60 blankets, 30 kitchen sets, 30 folding mattresses and assorted clothes which were handed over to Assistant Commissioner Revenue. The relief material issued to other charitable organizations during the camps held at Dev Puri Sthal (Gura Slathia), Jammu Samajik Manch and Village Tyari Paddar Kishtwar under the supervision of Syed Asgar Ali, MLC which included 50 folding mattresses, 61 blankets, 10 coats, 17 kitchen sets, 2 quilts etc. Besides, one wheel chair was also issued to Ram Ditta S/O. Mulekh Raj R/O Bishnah and Rs.10,000 as cash assistance to Ms. Zareena Bano D/O Farooq Ahmed, an earthquake victim of district Kishtwar admitted under MRD No.659863 and MLC No.751 in SU-1 Medical College, Jammu by the Regional Red Cross Society, Jammu.
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fields including respect towards human rights, cyber crime, crowd controlling by using minimum force. He also thanked the Minister for sparing his valuable time for gracing the function which has encouraged the organisation to move forward Earlier, the Principal of Training Centre, Ramesh Kumar Bhat gave an oath to recruit constables, who completed their 14 months rigorous basic training course in the Centre. He also threw light on the major activities of the Centre which included special guest lecturers on disaster management, respect of human rights, fire fighting, professional policing, use of weapons, search operations, bomb disposal and investigation skills. On the occasion, recruit constable Mulkit Singh was declared all round best trainee and was conferred one rank
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Introduction Everyone knows Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Tom and Jerry and Stuart little - some animated characters that always delight and entertain us. Do you know how these characters were born and how it is possible to create wonders with the art of drawing? And the answer is 'animation'- one of the fastest growing and most indemand industries in the world. Multi media and Animation are among the major hunted jobs of the 21st century. Multimedia alias multiple media as the name suggests is an enormous field that uses more than one medium of communication. It is an art that merges text, images, graphics, animation, audio and video to create virtual magic. Animation is only a component of multimedia. The art of animation started with the cavemen who used to draw pictures on the rock surfaces. Though animation was formally demonstrated in 1828 by a Frenchman, Paul Roget, the first animated film 'Humorous phases of funny faces' by J. Stuart Blackton was made in 1906 by drawing comical faces on a blackboard, photographing them, and then erasing it to draw another stage of the facial expression. It was in 1914, that the first cartoon named 'Gertie, the Dinosaur' by Winsor McCay, consisting of 10,000 drawings, was shown as a film in the theaters. Animation which derived its name from the Latin word 'anima' meaning soul can be defined as the art of breathing life to a character. A blend of entertainment industry and technology, it is concerned with design, drawing, layout and production of graphically rich and attractive multimedia clips. In other words animation is making of movies, games or cartoons by moving the drawings or models of animals or people
es. Minimum education qualification for a degree and diploma course in animation is plus two or equivalent. Any graduate preferably arts graduate could apply for Post Graduation in animation. But some institutions such as Industrial Design Center (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Design (NID) follows eligibility criterion that only graduate of architecture, technology and engineering, fine arts can apply for the PG course in these institutes. Besides these graduate and post graduate courses, there are several professional courses that focus on various styles and techniques. These courses, i.e Courses in Traditional animation , Stop-motion animation , Rot scoping , Computer generated 3D and 2D animation , Clay-mation , Photoshop , Human anatomy , Drawing etc helps one to specialize in a particular area. One should also have a basic knowledge in computer handling. Apart from professional training, there are several personal skills also that one must possess to be a good animator. What makes to go a long way in making a good animation is a good sense of colour, proportion, size, design etc. Personal skill: An animator should have an artistic bent of mind with a lot of passion and imaginative skills. Creativity is the most wanted quality for this career as animation starts with developing an idea to a story. The art of sketching or drawing is another basic skill one should possess. Patience, discipline and dedication to work is a vital ability as this field involves lot of hard work and long hours thorough planning. He/ She should have a sound understanding of anatomy of humans, animals or birds and body movements and lighting effects. Good commu-
drawing skills could be hired as artists who can visualize a sequenc from frame to frame. w Character animator- They brings to life and generally has knowledge o al animation, stop-motion animation acclamation w Background artist- The backgrou the person who specializes to pain ground of the characters and sets ground for the project. w Layout artist- layout artist is jus ematographer of that animation proj are decides the lighting and camera he is sketching the background des animation. w 2D animator - They involves t of a high volume of separate dra define a sequence. w In-between animator- In betwee one can learn all the basics of anima is the beginning position of an anim w Scanner operator-The scanne does the scanning of the clean up ar ings. w Compositing artist - Compositi of layering individual frames of an top of one another to create final ima images are then strung together to c plete shots or mini animated movies w Special effects artist - They int action footage with Computer Imagery (CGI) or other elements model work) w Audio & video specialist w Visualiser w Texture artist - They applies a su 3D modeled character, object or env w Rigging artist - A rigging artis modeled, textured 3D character or sets it up with a skeletal system o required). Without this step, the would not be able to animate, talk o idly and correctly. w Clean-up artist- The clean up a the accuracy and consistency of the d drawings. To be a good clean up should have good draft-man skil knowledge of density, width, volume w Lighting artist - They create va shade, colour intensity and shadows Digital ink and paint artist- It is the digital ink and paint artist to give each frame. Compositor- It is the compositor bri er all the different characters and ba in to single frame. w Editor
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influence on his studies. Consequently, he became very weak at studies. So much so that no one had any expectations from him when he filled the forms for the 8th standard. His brother-in-law used to work at the Secretariat in Jaipur. He brought him back for further studies to Jaipur. His admission was done in a private school, where his classmates used to make fun of him because of his rural background. He did not know much about the city and he was also lagging behind in his studies, but slowly he started getting his share of attention. He knew that if he will study hard, then in future he could pull his fam-
designed to provide extensive knowledge and information pertaining to various aspects of rural development in the Indian context," it added. According to the varsity, the prospectus form for Rs.200 is available at IGNOU and all its
regional centres. The IGNOU is the world's largest Open University system with pan India and international reach, having flexible entry qualifications and wide range of academic programmes at affordable costs, the varsity said.
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The last World War was so horrific that France and Germany, vowed never to fight again. Slowly they began to be friendly. They started with coal and steel, went on to trade, and eventually created the European Union, which is a kind of interminable multilateral embrace; the only simile that comes close to it is the huddle that their football players get into after a win. Now, however, they have begun to break their mutual promise in small ways; the indissoluble friendship is showing signs of fraying. The French president and the German chancellor still stand together, but they no longer look at cameras together; their eyes diverge. Neither side has disclosed the subject of discord; but the French have muttered enough to the press. The trouble arose out of differing approaches to Europe's economic problems - specifically, absence of growth. Growthless-ness, combined with unbreakable promises to the young, old, unemployed and so on have led one European country after another into rising fiscal deficits and public debt. Not all are as profligate as Greece; but many are inching in that direction. They need not have suffered mounting debts; they could have issued money. But they ceded that freedom when they joined the common currency; it means that they have no currency to issue. That leaves them at the mercy of the capital market. Looking at their public debt, lenders have become increasingly skeptical about their ever repaying the loans and reluctant to lend them more. The European leaders found an obvious solution, namely, that the European Central Bank should borrow and immediately give the money to bankrupt nations. But since at least some of them look unlikely ever to be able to repay, it would have meant the bank borrowing to give subsidies; and the German government is worried that it would have to pay sooner or later for those subsidies. The Germans promised eternal friendship only to the French; they do not wish to become eternal benefactors of the entire European Union. The French do not see why not; hence the little tiff. If they were married or, to follow current European fashion, co-habitators, such a lack of congruence would be a precursor for divorce or parting of ways. Such eventualities are not provided for in the European Union, which is more in tune with a Catholic marriage. So the chances are that they would continue to stand disunited together. They could still live more or less happily ever after if they could persuade the European Central Bank to issue currency. Borrowing to lend to bankrupts may be bad business; but issuing currency to do so should be all right, since currency is zero-interest, unredeemable bonds. But more currency may lead to inflation, which Germany has been allergic to ever since its experience of hyperinflation after World War I. So the indissoluble union must continue to face irresoluble problems.
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Western pharmaceutical companies dominate the world market, with well over half of global revenues earned by a handful of companies (Pfizer, Novartis, Glaxo SmithKline and French, Sanofi, Astra Zeneca and Roche). Other Western companies mainly from the same countries (the United States of America, Switzerland, France, Germany) make up for most of the remainder. Most advances in knowledge of the human system and the tackling of diseases in the last few centuries took place in these countries. The result is their dominance in discovering products to tackle different diseases. Till the 1970s, Western companies dominated India as well. India today is the third largest pharmaceutical market by volume, but lower costs and drug price control take it much lower down the scale in value. Today, Indian companies account for most of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies in India (Ranbaxy, Dr Reddy's Labs, Lupin and others). A combination of factors brought about this change. The spread of higher and professional education in India, the growth of entrepreneurship and the economy were crucial. However it was stimulated by the amendments to the Patents Act of 1970 which recognized process patents and not product patents. This enabled our talented chemists to explore new ways of copying pharmaceutical products under patent elsewhere. Many companies like Ranbaxy, Cipla, Dr Reddy's Labs and others pioneered in pharmaceutical reverse engineering. Thus, for example, Ranbaxy introduced Diazepam (Valium and Librium of Roche and Burroughs Welcome) and doxycycline hydrochloride (Pfizer). Neither product was introduced into India though they were more effective than in relation to existing bromides and terramycin. The inventing companies were happy with their older products that were doing well Ranbaxy's copies earned them substantial profits. They, like many others, invested heavily in modern manufacturing and development facilities. The profits helped them to develop new processes. The growth
of the Indian-owned pharmac panies was due to the patent selling off these companies to f maceutical companies are ben the laws. These Indian companies began research and discovery of new They wanted patent protectio product discoveries. India was ating to join the World Trade O This required product paten under the trade related aspects al property rights or TRIPS. In comfortable about accepti patents. The law was amende recognize product patents. In 1963, India had introduc drugs price control of all pro sizes and formulations. Each based on standard production Efficient companies, especia tional ones, did better than ones. They earned good profits trolled prices. With the onset of economic l and de-licensing in the 1990s control was relaxed. This res escalation of drug prices. (Ho for the same products were m India than in the US). This wa the Indian pharmaceutical mark rapidly, owing to rising incom economic growth. The government in India was n buyer of pharmaceuticals. W tries, including the US, spen medical care which rose in high drug prices. Since Indian were paying most of the cos government did not put much keeping prices low. Western put considerable pressure on In their companies to charge hi The dilution of drugs price con result. Costs of healthcare were ba developed countries on accoun insurance costs and high pha prices. This led to a growing generic drugs (which were patent and now copied by othe cially by Indian companies). G were keen to reduce their heal The US (and others) saw a
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prices of branded pharmaceutical products, while countries like India were exporting increasing quantities of generics produced by them at low cost and sold at low prices. This put pressure on Western companies to find new markets and production centres. In past years, Western research and development had discovered blockbuster drugs which earned their companies vast profits. Such discoveries slowed. Discoveries were of new niche drugs with limited markets and high prices. Western companies found research and development expenditures a growing burden. It is difficult to accept that their high research costs made high prices inevitable in order to recoup expenses and reward inventions. Any study of profitability of Western pharmaceutical companies will show that their returns were much higher than for other industries. They were more than compensated for high research and development expenditures over the drug patent lives of 20 years. Drug copies by Indian companies created markets, increased by more drugs coming off patents since the 1980s. Off-patent drugs sold as generics made India the world's largest exporter of generics. (But little generics were sold in India.) Indian companies do little to discover remedies for diseases that scourge the poor. There is little effort to find alternatives for antibiotics whose effectiveness is declining as doctors overdose patients with them. Declining discoveries of new blockbuster drugs and generic competition from India and other countries forced Western pharmaceutical companies to extend patent lives of large-selling (but off-patent) dru-gs. This is done by marginal changes to products and then applying for fresh patents. Thus old patent lives are extended beyond their legitimate lives of 20 years. The Novartis judgment denies such life extension or "ever greening". It does not abolish patent protection, nor recognize patent violations. It is still not legal to copy a patented drug and market it without permission of the patent owner. But if the drug has not been introduced in India, it can be made under a "compulsory licence". Indian manufacturers now spend on research and development. They find it advantageous to collaborate with foreign companies. Shared experiences speed up research, clinical trial results are more useful in other countries, and their distribution support is useful. Foreign companies are buying successful Indian companies to access their research and development skills and better penetrate Indian markets. Two threats arise. They get control over the Indian production of generics and could restrict Indian exports. It could lead to higher prices. The Competition Commission of India must keep an eye. Pharmaceuticals in India face other grave problems. Pharmaceutical regulation is for manufacturing, clinical trials, and distribution. Governments encouraged small scale industries to make pharmaceutical products. We have between 20,000 and 30,000 pharmaceutical producers in India. Few are actually inspected for hygiene and production practices. Over 40 per cent of drugs sold in India are allegedly fake. Medical practitioners are paid lavishly by manufacturers to prescribe their products, clearly an unethical practice. Retailers in India sell even dangerous drugs without prescription. They rarely face retribution from regulators. These are regulatory failures. In overall healthcare, hospitals, nursing homes and medical practitioners in India are also practically unregulated. Clinical trials are poorly monitored by regulators and cause untold damage especially to poor patients. Regulation of health care and pharmaceuticals is extremely poor, and easily influenced. The safety of patients depends on the integrity of the provider. The pharmaceutical industry in India has many serious issues. The Novartis judgment will play a small role by permitting generic equivalents of many products whose patents have expired. The Novartis judgment neither disrespects patents, patentability, or other rights of patent owners. Threats from foreign companies that the judgment will force them to keep out of India are shallow. India is too large and rich a market, as well as a major research and production base, to be ignored.
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Barack Obama has done little to quell the mistrust sweeping across Latin America, which harbours deep suspicions about the U.S.'s hegemonic intentions Wrapping up a lightning tour of Latin America - the first of his second term and his sixth overall - United States President Barack Obama this week summed up his views on the hemisphere in fond reflections about the 50th anniversary of former President John F. Kennedy's vision for the region. Addressing business leaders in San Jose, Costa Rica, Mr. Obama said: "President Kennedy visited 50 years ago and ... recognizeds at that time the enormous potential for the private sector as a critical ingredient in progress and development for the hemisphere as a whole; that when you combine good government with a thriving free market, then that was an extraordinary recipe for opportunity for all people." He went on to add that visiting half-a-century later he could personally see "how much progress has been made" in the region and in terms of ties with Washington, and this "indicates that President Kennedy's vision was sound." Irony-laden example In truth, Mr. Obama could neither have picked a worse time to make blithe remarks about his administration's benevolent intentions towards Latin America nor chosen a more irony-laden example of benign international cooperation. Back in 1961 Kennedy, it will be recalled, was driven far more by strategic insecurity over communist expansionism in the region than genuine concern for the well-being of the Latino community when he forged his famous Alianza para el Progreso, or Alliance for Progress. For that reason, the programme itself ultimately foundered and was dissolved by the Organizations of American States in 1973. Today, at the heart of Latin America's disenchantment with its northern cousin is a toxic mix of Washington's tacit acceptance of human rights violations in immigration and border enforcement; the unbridled violence associated with the cross-border drugs-and-guns trade; and deep suspicions surrounding the U.S. regional hegemonic intentions.
been allergic to ever since its experience of hyperinflation after World War I. So the indissoluble union must continue to face irresoluble problems.
Right Choice
In choosing Siddaramaiah as its Chief Minister in Karnataka, the Congress party has made a good beginning. The 64-year old Lohiaite socialist scored over several other claimants, notably Union Labour Minister M. Mallikarjuna Kharge and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G. Parameshwara, in a Congressstyle 'secret ballot' - in which the number of votes each candidate receives is also kept a secret by the 'High Command.' The Congress government, however, is unlikely to enjoy the initial lease of public goodwill and patience that a new government normally gets. After all, its elevation to power was due to voter outrage against the Bharatiya Janata Party's misrule rather than for its own appeal, a point established by the voting pattern. Though it won 121 out of the 223 Assembly seats for which polls were held, thereby giving it a comfortable majority, it could increase its vote share by just under 2 percentage points over the 2008 polls. It is the BJP that lost considerable ground, its vote share falling by 13.89 percentage points over the 2008 polls. The Congress wants to show that it means business in vesting responsibility in a clean leader with proven administrative acumen, for Mr. Siddaramaiah has presented seven State budgets as Finance Minister. A lawyer by training, Mr. Siddaramaiah is of Janata Parivar lineage. He left the Janata Dal (Secular) in 2006 and took up the cause of the AHINDA (a Kannada acronym for the minorities, backward classes, and Dalits) movement before joining the Congress. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the last Assembly, and perhaps its only effective voice, taking the then government to task over its failures on many fronts. In defining his immediate future as "a bed of thorns" in an interview to this newspaper on Saturday, the Chief Minister-designate was perhaps referring to the formidable task of dismantling the old and re-constructing afresh. Undoubtedly, the last five years have seen a deep loss of public faith in government and its institutions. Mr. Siddaramaiah must be empowered by the Congress 'High Command': to choose a team free of those with tainted records, to deal firmly with factionalism that the Congress is known for; and to tackle key state sectors that have been neglected. These include agriculture, pro-poor human resource development (including fulfilling promises on the development of the Hyderabad-Karnataka region) and employment. Last but not least, the State's voters expect the new government to ensure that the institution of the Lokayukta regains the position of authority and independence it enjoyed during the tenure of Justice Santosh Hegde.
The U.S.' 44th President has d quell the epidemic of mistru across the hemisphere. First consider the case of B week President Evo Morales c U.S. Agency for I Development, or USAID, to lea try, flinging scathing words at "meddling." He said: "They that they can manipulate us e and politically here, but that is case." While U.S. officialdom was q the allegations as baseless observers have cited cland efforts to destabilize the gover Paz, and USAID's ejection is the first such action by the i thinking Mr. Morales. In 2008 U.S. Ambassador Phi and several other officials w from Bolivia and, in Washington dismissed Ambassador Gustavo Guzman tries have still not mutual ambassadorial posts. But the malaise with the U.S.tionship runs deeper and W floundering attempts to tackle ing drug wars are very much a c 2011, with his country pushed matic corner owing to the obs U.N. system, Mr. Morales was option but to announce that B exit the 1961 U.N. Single Co Narcotic Drugs. This action came after the inten ic bullying of Bolivia by the U advanced nations in a bid to ge to surrender the culturally im leaf - as important as the be India - as a banned substanc Convention. At the time a report based on sought the coca leaf's inclusio despite the Council on Hemisp underscoring the shoddy unde sis and final conclusions bas methodology, racist connotatio tural insensitivity." Even though Mr. Morales ex biochemical composition of t and emphasized that a cocaineloid in the plant "amounts to le tenth of a per cent of the leaf," appeared consumed by its burn offshore its drug wars rather th
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Editor, There can be no second opinion that the "sheen has been taken off the Congress's glorious victory in Karnataka" following allegations of bribery against Pawan Bansal's nephew and Ashwani Kumar's interference in the CBI's status report in the coal blocks allocation scam, which was due for presentation to the Supreme Court, forcing them to resign ("Two down, what next?" May 11). But the resignations are too little too late. Had the Ministers resigned earlier, Parliament's valuable time would not have been wasted. Editor,
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44th President has done little to epidemic of mistrust sweeping hemisphere. sider the case of Bolivia. Last ident Evo Morales called for the Agency for International ent, or USAID, to leave his counng scathing words at the agency's ." He said: "They might think can manipulate us economically ally here, but that is no longer the S. officialdom was quick to paint ations as baseless, numerous have cited clandestine U.S. destabilize the government in La USAID's ejection is by no means uch action by the independentMr. Morales. U.S. Ambassador Philip Goldberg al other officials were expelled olivia and, in retaliation, on dismissed Bolivia's or Gustavo Guzman. The coune still not mutually resumed orial posts. alaise with the U.S.-Bolivia relaruns deeper and Washington's g attempts to tackle the burgeonwars are very much a core issue. In h his country pushed into a diploner owing to the obstinacy of the em, Mr. Morales was left with no to announce that Bolivia would 961 U.N. Single Convention on Drugs. n came after the intense diplomatg of Bolivia by the U.S. and other nations in a bid to get the country er the culturally important coca important as the betel nut is to a banned substance under the n. e a report based on a U.S. study e coca leaf's inclusion in the list, e Council on Hemispheric Affairs ng the shoddy underlying analynal conclusions based on "poor ogy, racist connotations, and culsitivity." ugh Mr. Morales explained the al composition of the coca leaf asized that a cocaine-related alkaplant "amounts to less than oneper cent of the leaf," Washington consumed by its burning desire to s drug wars rather than focus on
securing its own borders from drug inflows or adopting anti-drug policies to curb domestic consumption. However Mr. Morales' act of diplomatic civil disobedience succeeded and this year Bolivia will be rejoining the Convention sans the coca-ban. Negating this positive outcome, the fracas with USAID and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's remark that Latin America was the "backyard" of the U.S. have again led to spiking tensions. Vis--vis an aggrieved neighbour-state, Venezuela, it would appear that the usually glib Mr. Obama has developed an inexplicable case of foot-in-mouth disease. Following a torrent of harsh, undignified U.S. vitriol heaped upon the legacy and persona of late President Hugo Chvez after his death in March, Mr. Obama fanned the flames by refusing to recognize current President Nicolas Maduro as a legitimate leader. Even as he prepared to embark on his hemispheric junket, Mr. Obama waded deeper into controversy after labeling as "ridiculous" the charges that Caracas is bringing against jailed American filmmaker Tim Tracy. Mr. Maduro's government says that following surveillance of Mr. Tracy, it has over 500 videos and email exchanges with opposition activists as evidence of his attempts to carry out politically destabilising plots with militant anti-government factions. While the specifics of the Tracy case are still emerging and it would be unwise to pre-empt his prosecution, what is clear is that the allegation that an American channeled secret U.S. money to student protesters and instigated violent protests in the wake of the presidential election ought not to come as a surprise to Washington. Even a cursory glance at 20th-century history shows the insidious role of U.S. intelligence agencies in backing regional coups. In the case of Venezuela, a U.S. embassy cable disclosed by WikiLeaks hints that the U.S.' political objectives in the country in 2004 included "penetrating Chvez's political base" and "dividing Chavismo." For all their troubles with the U.S., however, neither Bolivia nor Venezuela is as much a slave to the caprices of U.S policies as Mexico is. Not only is the U.S. Mexico's largest trading partner, providing the country with a $500 billion trade volume in 2012, it is also the home of 11 million
migrants, of whom approximately 6 million are said to be undocumented. Disingenuous Given this relationship of unequal dependence based on asymmetric economic clout, it was disingenuous of Mr. Obama to keep his dialogue with Mexican President Pena Nieto principally within the framework of economic integration and growth opportunities. Even though comprehensive immigration reform, still being hotly debated in the U.S. Congress, was discussed, there was little indication that Mr. Obama conveyed how hard this proposed reform will crack down on border enforcement. Yes, the path to legalization that Mr. Obama has proposed for undocumented aliens in the U.S. is a welcome improvement on a draconian previous regime. However the reform package's steady creep towards prioritizing economic contributors over the needs of families that need to be unified across borders is not something that got much mention on the Lat-Am tour. Slipping even further into the background was the disturbing matter of gun proliferation and the violence it has fuelled through the drug trade. While the string of shootings across the U.S. has evoked a strong move towards gun control domestically, Mr. Obama did not appear to show remorse for the catastrophic "Fast and Furious" gunwalking programme. Although in his speech at Mexico's Museo Nacional de Antropologa he admitted that "most of the guns used to commit violence here in Mexico come from the U.S.," he clearly decided to skip mentioning the fact that more than 2,000 firearms that his Department of Justice "walked" across the Mexican border under a failed sting operation were subsequently connected to the deaths of at least 300 Mexicans and one U.S. Border Patrol Agent. In a world of hemispheric hypocrisy and half-truths the man who was initially welcomed as a committed internationalist and pre-emptively awarded the Nobel Peace Prize has failed to deliver the region from his predecessor's belligerent paradigm. Stay at home next time, Mr. Obama.
Yours etc.,
Rajinder Singh,
Jammu en ng nd he to hat ad me II Rehari The Congress perhaps dragged its feet on the issue because of the Karnataka elections. Its action against the two Ministers certainly does not enhance people's confidence in the party. All political parties should realize that people want those who are honest and committed at the helm. The 2014 election will be a great lesson to all parties and leaders. YOURS ETC., SUDHAKAR JAMWAL SAMBA
Delayed action
Editor, The UPA government's delayed action has caused irreparable damage to the image of the Congress. It should consider the Supreme Court's suggestion to enact a law to insulate the CBI from governmental interference and make it an independent organization.
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Over 6,400 railway employees No rift betwee came under scanner in 2012 and Sonia, Con
NEW DELHI: According to a data with Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), the Railways has topped the list of government organisations in 2011 with regard to number of corruption complaints. As many as 8,805 complaints of corruption were received against railway employees followed by 8,430 against bank employees and 5,026 against Income Tax officials, the CVC data showed. Over 6,400 railway employees are facing departmental proceedings for being allegedly involved in corruption during 2012. Departmental proceedings were initiated against 6,454 employees, including 195 gazetted officials, working in different zones and allied departments of the Railways between January and December last year for alleged corruption, according to a latest data. Of the total of defaulting officials, a highest of 1,637 were working in Northern Railway zone, 698 under Western Railway, 685 under Southern Railway, 588 in Central Railway, 411 in South Eastern Railway, 332 in West Central Railway, 309 in North Central Railway and 274 in South Central Railway, the data said. The departmental proceedings were also initiated against 243 employees working under East Coast Railway, 238 in North Eastern Railway, 217 in North Western Railway, 201 in Eastern Railway, 166 in North East Frontier Railway and 151 in South Western Railway among others, it said. The action came after the Railways conducted 24,876 preventive checks in key areas like passenger reservation system, e-tickets (specifically refunds after preparation of charts), account and disposal of scrap, and traffic undercharges. The railway vigilance wing effected a recovery of Rs 43.12 crore (till November 2012) as a result of these preventive drives carried out in various departments involved in dealing with people. The national transporter, which has over 13 lakh employees, is divided into 16 zones across the country for the purposes of operation and management. It earmarked 14 thrust areas during 2012 for intensive vigilance scrutiny in order to prevent leakage of revenue, which includes commercial earning through tendering, misuse of various concessions including free passes, e-tickets and checks in general coaches to detect fraud in tickets. The vigilance department has been keeping a watch on officials whose integrity is suspect as a measure to combat corruption, an official said. NEW DELHI: Dismissing reports of a rift between the PMO and the party following dropping of two ministers from the Cabinet, the Congress on Monday asserted that there was no change in its position that Manmohan Singh will be prime minister till 2014. Congress general secretary Janaradan Dwivedi told reporters here that the party had declared before the 2009 polls that Manmohan Singh will be prime minister if it gets mandate to form the government. He said Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, while releasing the party manifesto, had also said that Manmohan Singh will be the prime minister. "Whenever there was a need, the party has said in clear terms that Dr Manmohan Singh will be prime minister till 2014. That is the position today also," Dwivedi said. Dismissing reports of a rift between the prime minister's
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Supreme Court refuses to entertain Talwars' plea in Aarushi-Hemraj murder case
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday declined to entertain a plea by Rajesh and Nupur Talwar seeking to summon 14 witnesses, including former CBI official Arun Kumar, in the trial for murders of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. The apex court's vacation bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Dipak Misra also took strong exception to Talwars directly challenging the trial court's order before it and asked them to approach the high court. "We don't intend to touch such matters. It's a wrong procedure to approach the Supreme Court directly," the bench said. - With today's order, the trial court can go ahead with its proceedings to record statement of the Talwar couple facing trial in the murder case of their teenaged daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj.They had approached the apex court challenging the order of the special CBI court rejecting their plea for summoning 14 additional witnesses, including ADG (Law and Order) and the then CBI Joint Director Arun Kumar, to record their statements.The trial court had dismissed their petition on May 6 and ordered recording of statements of Rajesh and Nupur, who are the main accused. The statement of CBI investigating officer AGL Kaul, the last prosecution witness, has already been recorded.The CBI case is that the murder of 14-year-old Aarushi five years ago was carried out by her parents and that no outsider was present.In his deposition before the special court, Kaul, who headed the CBI probe, had submitted that the agency's investigation had revealed no evidence of any third person's entry into the Talwar residence. Aarushi, 14, was found brutally murdered in the Talwars' Noida residence May 16, 2008. The body of Hemraj, who was first suspected to be the girl's killer, was found the next day on the terrace of the house.
office and the party, he said the prime minister and Congress president had "perfect relationship" in steering the party. Dwivedi had said on Sunday that the decision to drop railway ministerPawan Kumar Bansal and law minister Ashwani Kumar from the Cabinet was "joint decision" of Manmohan Singh and Gandhi, and termed as "not correct" reports in a section
of the media that it was at her insistence that the two ministers were dropped. Bansal had resigned following the arrest of his nephew for allegedly accepting bribe for fixing a promotion in railway board. Kumar quit in the wake of controversy over his vetting the Central Board of Investigation (CBI) probe report in the coal block allocations.
bench said. With today's order, the trial court can go ahead with its proceedings to record state-
The statement of CBI investigating officer AGL Kaul, the last prosecution witness, has already been recorded.
whose body was later found in the terrace at their residence in Jalvayu Vihar in Noida.
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SC lifts bar on declaration of results of entrtance exams for MBBS & medical PG courses
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court today lifted the bar on declaration of results for MBBS and medical post graduate courses for which entrance exams have already been conducted in the current academic year.The apex court modified its December 13, 2012 order by which it had stated that the Medical Council of India, the Dental Council of India, as well as the States, Universities and other Institutions, will be entitled to conduct their respective examinations for MBBS, BDS and post-graduate courses, but shall not declare the results of the same, until its further orders. The court said since it could not conclude the hearing on the issue within a stipulated period, it was modifying the order in the interest of the students and hospitals. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir said that the interest of hospitals has to be taken into consideration as post graduate students after their admissions are put on duty to attend to patients. After delivering the order, the bench also comprising justices A R Dave and Vikramajit Sen clarified that the admissions will also go on for the current year where the examination has already been held. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir said that the interest of hospitals has to be taken into consideration as post graduate students after their admissions are put on duty to attend to patients. The bench also said it was not touching the matter where the examination has not been held. It said if the December 13, 2012 order is not modified, large number of students would be adversely affected and lose a year. The bench was hearing a batch of petitions questioning applicability of the Medical Council of India's decision to conduct the first-ever common entrance examination National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to both MBBS and postgraduate courses in medicine as well as dental courses. The National Board of Examinations (NBE) had held the NEET-PG for postgraduate medical and dental courses in December 2012.
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has said that departmental enquiry and proceedings against government employee must be done in the language of his preference. The apex court while setting aside punishment meted out to an official on the ground that proceedings were not conducted in Hindi as sought by him, said refusal to conduct the proceedings as per the employee's preferred language will violate his right to effective defence and to effectively put forth his case. The court consisting of a bench of justices H L Dattu and J S Khehar
Departmental inquiry against govt. employee The racecourse to be turned into a Bal Thackeray memorial: Shiv Sena only in language of his preference, says SC MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena's demand that the BMC take
passed the order on an appeal filed by a government employee Mithilesh Kumar Singh challenging the proceedings against him and punishment of reduction in his pay scale on the ground that inquiry was conducted against him in English against his desire. He had pleaded that proceedings be conducted and all the documents be supplied to him in Hindi so that he could defend himself. Advocate Pyoli Swatija, appearing for the petitioner,contended that it was a violation of fair justice and urged the court to set aside the proceedings against the employee. demand on Monday to convert the Mahalaxmi racecourse into a public garden has created a flutter in the city's political circles. "The Sena's demand is illogical. The party wants the racecourse to be turned into a Bal Thackeray memorial. The Sena failed to set up the memorial at Shivaji Park and so, Matoshree has set its gaze on the racecourse," . The Sena seems keen on a prized location where Thackeray's memorial can be set up in the run-up to the 2014 elections. A BJP functionary pointed out that his party would not be in a position to back the Sena's proposal in the municipal corporation where the two parties share office. "The Sena's over the Mahalaxmi racecourse could well be the brainwave of one of the Sena veterans in the BMC eager to earn Matoshree's favour," . "But my party will find it difficult to toe the Sena line in the corporation." The 99year municipal lease of the Mahalaxmi racecourse ends on May 30. Mayor Sunil Prabhu has asked municipal chief Sitaram Kunte to take over the racecourse from the Royal Western India Turf Club and make it available to the public. "The racecourse can be shifted elsewhere in Mumbai,". "If a proposal to acquire the racecourse from the RWITC comes up before the standing committee, the Sena will back it," said party president Uddhav Thackeray
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achub ent ely ked han oydies pse lex tile ody the rial ded the ent and aid wn lia, aka, the . drul in 80 per cent of the factories had walked out earlier in the day to demand an increase in salaries as well as the execution of the owner of the collapsed Rana Plaza complex in the town of Savar. Most of Bangladeshs top garment factories are based at Ashulia and there has been virtually no work there since the April 24 Rana Plaza tragedy, Azim said. Tensions in Ashulia had been further inflamed by the discovery of a dead female garment worker on Sunday. Police said they suspect that the death was a suicide sparked by a love affair. Ashulia is home to around 500 factories which make clothing for a string of major Western retailers including Walmart, H&M, Tesco and Carrefour. ISLAMABAD: In all probability, veteran politician Senator Ishaq Dar is likely to become the countrys next finance minister. He will be burdened with the task of fixing the teetering economy, amid hopes that he will refrain from hurting business sentiments through politically-motivated statements. If appointed, Senator Dar, a two-time former finance minister, faces immediate challenges. He has to present next years budget in the shortest possible timeframe, while finding a solution to the looming threat of a national default on international payments due to external debt amortisation. The options in front of him dictate that either he go straight to the negotiating table for a bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), or bet on timely help from friendly countries. However, analysts
say that relying on friendly countries may not be immediately possible. Senator Dar was appointed Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of Pakistan on March 14, 2012. He has also served as finance and commerce minister in the past. His first tenure as finance minister was under Nawaz Sharif, and he was appointed to the office again for a short stint under former prime
minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in 2008. Dar achieved his certification in chartered accountancy from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and was one of the youngest Pakistanis at the time to have passed the professional qualification in the minimum time period. Senator Dar is now a Fellow Chartered Accountant.
Indian embassy gets 15,000 passports Wor zone of workers stranded in Saudi
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has handed over about 15,000 passports of stranded Indian workers, surrendered by Saudi sponsors, to the Indian embassy in Riyadh, in a bid to resolve cases of immigration law violations. "Most passports, surrendered by sponsors to the Saudi authorities, belong to stranded Indian workers, including those languishing in jails on huroob (absconding) charges or on charges of violation of Saudi residency laws," said Sibi George, deputy chief at the Indian mission said today. "The move will help to repatriate all those workers currently facing huroob charges, provided they have no civil or criminal case against them," George was quoted as saying by Arab News. This move will also help resolve the issue of 'huroob', that has landed many Indians of immigration laws are expected to be dropped once a new mechanism, called the Nitaqat law, comes into effect. The 'Nitaqat' law makes it mandatory for local firms to hire one Saudi national for every 10 migrant workers. Over two million Indians are currently working in Saudi Arabia. There has been widespread perception that the new policy will lead to denial of job opportunities for a large number of Indians working there. A delegation led by Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi visited the Kingdom few weeks ago to raise concerns about the Nitaqat law. During the talks, both sides had agreed to set up a joint working group to address "all immediate problems" facing the Indians including issues related to overstaying workers.
in jails or prevented them from returning to India, said George. The embassy has uploaded a list of the passports on its website and said passports would be returned only to holders who will provide a photocopy of the document. All cases against expats related violation
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Sri Lanka's TNA forms committee to address Tamil problems
SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka's major Tamil party, the Tamil National Alliance said that it has formed a committee with members from major and minor Tamil parties in the country to prepare a draft proposal to address the problems faced by the Tamil community.The decision was taken at a meeting held by the TNA and the Tamil National People's Front in Mannar under the patronage of Mannar Bishop Rayappu Joseph.The committee will give its proposal in two weeks time. The Tamil parties will meet again on June 8 in Vavuniya for further discussions on the issues.
Governor of mier's Pak visit to push ties between Beijing, Islamabad Pakistan's Punjab province quits
g's ad er npa na to nd op ay of aew sh norn, i's his first port-of-call -- is being seen as a breakthrough in the diplomatic relation between the two countries, Beijing has made it abundantly clear that it will not be at the cost of its decades-old, firm friendship with Pakistan.During his recent visit, foreign minister, Salman Khurshid had raised the issue of Pakistan's nuclear programme with Chinese leaders and urged China not to allow countries - implying Pakistan - to use their relationship with Beijing to India's detriment.On the just concluded elections in Pakistan, also discussed between Khurshid and Chinese leaders, Hong said, "China was glad to see that Pakistan's general election has been smoothly held.""As an all-weather partner China will continue to support Pakistan's efforts for stability and development. We are also willing to work with Pakistan to push China-Pakistan strategic partnership for cooperation to another level," Hong said ."During Li's visit to Pakistan he will have talks and meet with President (Asif Ali) Zardari and other Pakistani leaders. Two sides will have in-depth exchange of views and bilateral relations on other issues of mutual interest. Premier Li will also make a speech on China-Pakistan relation and also reach out to all sectors of Pakistan society," Hong said.On Li's visit to India, Hong said the Chinese premier will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other Indian leaders."He will exchange views with them on China-India relations, in particular how to deepen the strategic partnership. We believe this visit by Premier Li to India will further push forward the strategic partnership of cooperation for common development and prosperity," the Chinese official said.On the recent boundary issue between China and India, Hong said both countries believe that pending a final resolution to the boundary issue, the two countries should maintain peace and stability in the border areas. ISLAMABAD: Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood, governor of Pakistan's Punjab province, quit on Monday. Mahmood announced his resignation from the post following clean sweep in Punjab elections the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) has registered. He had sent his resignation to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.Shahbaz Sharif, Nawaz Sharif's brother, is again expected to become chief minister of Punjab.
than today. The 400 ppm threshold had been expected to be breached for some time, but campaigners say it should nevertheless serve as a wake-up call in efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions through fossil fuel use.
Figueres further said, "The world must wake up and take note of what this means for human security, human welfare and economic development. In the face of clear and present danger, we need a policy response which truly rises to the challenge, Figueres add.
PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif to invite Indian PM for his oath-taking ceremony
PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif today said he will invite Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Pakistan for his oathtaking ceremony as the new Premier. Nawaz has already indicated his desire to normalise rollercoaster ties with India. Prime Minister Singh had on Sunday congratulated Sharif on his election victory, which will give him his third term as Prime Minister of Pakistan, and invited him to visit India at a mutually convenient time. Singh conveyed India's desire to work with him to chart a new course in Indo-Pak relations. During the campaign, 63-yearold Sharif had vowed to revive the Indo-Pak peace process which was interrupted in 1999 by the then military ruler Parvez Musharraf who ousted him in a bloodless coup. Sharif had started the peace process with then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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India's power grid set to become Cognizant beats Inf on employee numb world's largest: Scindia
BANGALORE: After beating Infosys and Wipro in revenue growth, Cognizant has gone ahead in terms of employees too. The New Jersey-based software exporter at the end of the first quarter of this financial year (it follows JanuaryDecember accounting year) has added 6,000 employees. This takes Cognizant's total employee base to 1,62,700, ahead of Infosys, which at end of 2013 fiscal had a total of 1,56,688 employees, according to official data. Wipro had 1,45,812 workers at the end of the fiscal year. At the end of June quarter in 2012, Cognizant went ahead of Infosys, posting a 20 per cent revenue growth, which was the first time since the company was founded in 1994 as a captive of Dun & Bradstreet. Companies such as Infosys, HCL and others have deferred their hiring needs, citing lack of business
NEW DELHI: Optimistic about India's electricity grid becoming the largest in the world, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that checks and balances have been put in place to avoid reoccurrence of any major grid collapse, similar to the one witnessed last summer. India's transmission capacity during the 12th Five-Year Plan period ending FY 2016-17, is expected to go up from 28,000 megawatts to 65,000 megawatts, "making it the largest grid in the world," he said. The Power Minister also stressed that last year's grid failure, which saw nearly half of the country going without electricity for hours on two consecutive days in July, happened because of huge overdrawals in defiance of rules. The minister said that certain corrective steps have been taken and more are underway to check this kind of volatility. "This volatility can be reduced in many ways. You can reduce the frequency band, you can
engage with state governments to ensure that they don't overdraw or underdraw beyond the prescribed limit, you can bring about changes in the (Electricity) Act. But, he said, along with all of these, there was another important initiative to connect the Southern grid with the remaining grids. "Once that is done, India's grid, which Monday has 28,000 megawatts of electricity supply capability along with the Southern grid, will become one of the largest synchronously connected grids of the world.
Explaining the checks being put in place to lower the volatility, Scindia said: "If there is an underdrawal, the generators will clamp down because that means you need less generation in the system. "If there is overdrawal and if load-shedding is not happening at the local level, the transmission of electricity will be shut off in that sector. If a state at its local level is not doing local load-shedding, then the load shedding will start at the regional level to ensure stability of the grid."
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SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said on Monday it had successfully tested super-fast fifthgeneration (5G) wireless technology that would eventually allow users to download an entire movie in one second. The South Korean giant said the test had witnessed data transmission of more than one gigabyte per second over a distance of two kilometres. The new technology, which will not be ready for the commercial market before 2020 at the earliest, would offer transmitting speeds "up to several hundred times faster" than existing 4G networks, it said in a statement. That will permit users to "transmit massive data files including high quality digital movies practically without
limitation", it said. "As a result, subscribers will be able to enjoy a wide range of services such as 3D movies and games, real-time streaming of ultra high-definition (UHD) content, and remote medical services," it added. Samsung said it had found a way to harness millimeter-wave bands which have proved to be a sticking point for the mobile industry to date. The test used 64 antenna elements, which the tech titan said overcame the issue of "unfavourable propagation characteristics" that have prevented data travelling across long distances using the bands. One of the most wired countries on earth, South Korea already has around 20 million 4G users.
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visibility, going forward. Cognizant did not give a break up of number of people hired in different business areas- from coding to business analysts, but according to CFO Karen McLoughlin, the company added 19,000 employees in 2012 and around 50 per cent of them were experienced professionals. Apart from a large number of employees on the bench, some companies are trying to change their business model and ushering in more automation into their work (like writing software codes), thereby replacing humans. While this is at a early stage, this decoupling of revenue growth to the number of people added, is somewhat similar to how the automotive industry started using robots in the assembly line, a trend recently indicated by Infosys, HCL and Wipro.
MUMBAI: Market regulator SEBI Monday extended the deadline for listed companies to comply with norms that bar employee benefit schemes and trusts from buying shares of their own firms from the secondary market, to December 31. SEBI has also provided clarification on applicability of these norms besides directing companies to make additional disclosures in this regard. The earlier deadline for these norms, aimed at curbing manipulative trading in shares of companies, was till June 30 this year. Extending the deadline till December 31, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in a circular today said the norms would be applicable to all employee benefit schemes involving the securities of the company provided those schemes are set up, managed or financed by the company directly or indirectly. Among others, companies which have direct or indirect control over the affairs of the scheme or the trust/agency
managing the scheme, would have to comply with the rules. SEBI said that further grant of options from January 17, when the circular regarding amendments to norms on Employee Stock Option Scheme (ESOS) and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme (ESPS) was issued, should be strictly in accordance with SEBI rules. SEBI's crackdown on unregulated staff welfare schemes and trusts last year came amid concerns that some companies may be funding these schemes
to deal in their own securities with an aim to manipulate the share price by engaging into fraudulent and unfair trade practices. The regulations had prohibited the companies from buying their own shares, unless it is consequent to reduction of capital and for certain regulatory requirements. As per SEBI norms, ESOS/ESPS Trusts can only distribute options/shares to its employees issued by the company. Even under ESPS, the shares have to be issued by the company through a public issue or related methods.
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ril on uts as est by ce nd y, .7 rck s. se ts a ch ld of the imports for creating a level playing field between gold imports and other imports. Nominated banks and agencies were permitted to import gold on loan basis, suppliers credit/buyers credit basis, consignment basis as also on unfixed price basis. However, bulk of the gold imported is on consignment basis whereby nominated banks do not have to fund these stocks, RBI said. The government has also taken steps like hike in import duty to restrict gold imports. Gold imports into India, the world's largest consumer of the metal, stood at around 830 tonne in 2012-13.
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41 at r50 or us ts. of of aip he ge at nt s. There was heavy selling pressure in FMCG, capital goods, IT, metal and automobile stocks. The BSE FMCG index was down 148.72 points, capital goods index was down 117.08 points, followed by IT index down 67.99 points, metal index down 51.01 points and automobile index down 47.66 points. While stocks of oil and gas and bank companies rallied. The oil and gas index was up 28.56 points followed by bank index up 13.82 points. HYDERABAD: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) sold a 2.13 per cent stake in Dr Reddy's Laboratories from January 10 to May 10 through open market, the drug maker said in a filing to the BSE. Following the stake sale, LIC shareholding in the India's second largest drug maker has come down to 4.1 per cent, it said. While the closing price of DRL was Rs. 1,908.25 on January 10, it closed at Rs. 2,022.45 on May 10. According to the filing, LIC sold 36, 20,088 shares representing 2.132 per cent of the company. LIC held 4.53 per cent stake in the company at the end of March 2013 quarter. During the last quarter ended March 31, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have acquired 5.93 million shares representing 3.49 per cent stake in the company, while DIIs sold 2.95 per cent stake. As on March 31, promoters hold 25.56 per cent; FII and DIIs are holding 29.66 per cent and 11.03 per cent, respectively, while others hold 33.75 per cent. DRL ended at Rs. 2080.95, making it all-time high, up 0.48 per cent over previous close on the BSE on Monday even as the benchmark Sensex closed at 19,691.67, losing 430.65 points, or 2.14 per cent. The company is expected to announce its fourth quarter results of the last financial year on Tuesday.
MUMBAI: Indians defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in their T20 League match, in Mumbai on Monday. Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan led the way with a stroke-filled half-century as Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a challenging 178 for three against Mumbai Indians in their T20 League match, in Mumbai on Sunday. Electing to bat, Dhawan made a fluent 41-ball 59 laced with six fours and two sixes and later captain Cameron White played a breezy knock of 43 off 23 balls to enthrall a near sell-out crowd at the Wankhede Stadium. Incidentally, this was the highest team total posted by the Hyderabad franchise in this edition. Sunrisers started off well with wicket-keeper batsman Parthiv Patel scoring a 19ball 26 and sharing a 38-run partnership with Dhawan for the opening wicket before being caught by Ambati Rayudu off Lasith Malinga at deep square leg. However, Mumbai kept things tight in the final overs of the Hyderabad innings as Malinga came up with an economical spell, conceding just 12 runs off his two overs and picking up the wicket of Vihari, who scored a 37-ball 41. In reply Kieron Pollard single-handedly took
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Mumbai Indians to the top of the table, scoring an unbeaten 66 off just 27 balls to help his team. Chasing 179 to win, Pollard snatched victory from the jaws of defeat as the big-hitting West Indian smashed six huge sixes off successive overs bowled by Thisara Perera and Amit Mishra to bring down the equation from 62 required off 24 balls to 13 off 12. Pollard was at his destructive best as he decisively swung the match in his team's favour after Sachin Tendulkar was retired hurt for a 31-ball 38 in the 12th over and Mumbai lost two quick wickets to be left starnded at 100 for three in 14 overs. But Pollard had other ideas in his mind as he forged an unconquered 85-run partnership in just 37 deliveries for
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ish with these gold coins and is in many ways, a real tribute to the true legend of the game," said Valuemart managing director C.K. Vasudevan. Each Tendulkar gold coin is made from the finest 24-karat gold and manufactured at a Swiss Mint by Messrs. Valcambi s.a., a leading international gold refiner and manufacturer of gold bullion, bars and coins. The coins are packed in a tamper-proof, blister packs
with a certificate and carry the assayer's signature and purity certificate guaranteeing its weight and purity. The 100,000 limited coins shall be available at Rs.34, 000 per piece, online or through leading retailers in the country. A part of the proceeds from the sale of Sachin Tendulkar Gold Coins will be contributed to Valuemart's new foundation, Golden Dreams, supporting underprivileged children across the country.
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JAMMU: After the completion of zonal level interschool competitions, the inter-zonal district level meet of Jammu shall take place at Government Higher Secondary School, Domana, near here from May 16 under the banner of Department of Youth Services and Sports (DYSS). Spread over five days, the competition shall be held in four different disciplines of kho- kho, kabaddi, volleyball and wrestling
month's Champions Trophy in England. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) spokesperson Rajeev Shukla, who is also chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL), refuted rumours of India pulling out of the Champions Trophy being held June 6-23. "We are not going to pull out of Champions Trophy. India will be participating in the Champions Trophy and BCCI is always there to support cricket," said Shukla. When asked whether BCCI used its clout to include Sivaramakrishnan, a former India spinner, as a players' representative in the ICC cricket committee, Shukla said the "board doesn't believe in hegemony". "BCCI never believes in hegemony and we have never done it. Most of the cricket boards have the best of relationship with the BCCI and we are always in consultation with other boards," said Shukla.cSivaramakrishnan, a cricketer-turned-commentator, had defeated Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) chief executive Tim May in voting
held May 6 after some intense lobbying by both sides. It is alleged that BCCI asked for a re-vote to get Sivaramakrishnan on the committee after May had won the initial round of voting 9-1. Sivaramakrishnan is employed with India Cements, a company headed by BCCI president N. Srinivasan. Captains of 10 Test playing nations took part in the voting. Sivaramakrishnan joins Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara, who is the other players' representative on the board. An angry FICA shot a letter to ICC asking its ethics committee to inquire into the voting process and whether the captains were forced by their respective boards to vote against incumbent May. The ICC, however, maintained that the re-vote took place again according to the
determined procedure and there was no evidence that captains were under pressure to vote for a certain candidate by their respective boards. "The ICC can confirm that it has received a written request from the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) to refer the matter to the Ethics Officer. This request is being considered, but in view of the allegations already appearing in the media, the ICC wishes to state for the record that the re-vote took place according to the determined procedure and that the ICC has seen no evidence that supports allegations now being made that captains were put under pressure by their Member Boards to vote for a particular individual," the ICC had said in a statement.
reached here late last night, had been preparing for a month at a camp in Pune. India will play in the AFC Women's Asian Cup (Qualifiers) in Palestine in a week's time from May 21. The SAFF Cup Champions will open their account against Myanmar (May 21) followed by Chinese Taipei (May 23) and Palestine (May 25). They have been drawn in Group D. "It feels good to be in Bahrain. The two International friendlies will be good preparation for the all-important AFC Cup Qualifiers. The camp in Pune was a fruitful one and we are raring to go," said the national team coach, Anadi Barua. The goalkeeping coach Chitra Gangadharan also hoped that the teams do well in the two friendly matches. "The last time we came to Bahrain was in 2011. It was a three-match series, which we won 2-1. I really hope the girls do well," Gangadharan said. Skipper Tuli Goon added: "I can't wait to take the field. All the while in Pune we have been practicing hard for the AFC Qualifiers.
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NEW DELHI: Shooter Abhinav Bindra, the only Indian to win an individual Olympic gold, has been recommended for the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). "We have recommended Abhinav's name for the Bharat Ratna. He has become a legend in Indian shooting. His achievements are for all to see and we think he should get the Bharat Ratna," NRAI adviser Baljeet Singh Sethi said. Bindra won the gold August 11, 2008 in the 10 metre air rifle event at the Beijing Olympics with an incredible 700.5. Bindra's gold was the first for India since the hockey team won the gold medal in the 1980 Moscow Games. Sethi said honouring Bindra with the Bharat Ratna will encourage the next generation of Indian shooters. After
top BCCI official denied such a move. "There is no question of pulling out of the Champions Trophy," the top BCCI official said. Sri Lanka and Pakistan Crickets Boards have backed the BCCI on the issue. "It's very unfortunate see allegations come when an Asian or an Indian player comes into play. When it comes to Laxman Sivaramakrishnan serving in the cricket committee, we look at his cricketing ability," said Sri Lanka Cricket's secretary Nishantha Ranatunga.
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Wrestlers contesting for the main bout pose with chief guest at Chak More in Udhampur. JAMMU: Wrestler Jagroop of Amritsar in Punjab lifted the 1st Chopra Shop Kesari dangal title defeating Paula of Himachal Pradesh in the main bout that took place at Chak Morh in Udhampur. Dangal was organised by Chak Morh Dangal Committee in collaboration with J&K Indian Style Wrestling Association. National Conference leader, Parladh Singh was chief guest in this dangal, who gave away prizes to the winners and runners-up wrestlers. President of the State Wrestling Association, Shiv Kumar Sharma presided. Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Dr Raqeeb and District Horticulture Officer as also president of District Udhampur Indian Style Wrestling Association were guests of honour. In all, 45 bouts were decided in this dangal wherein wrestlers from Udhampur, Jammu, Kathua, J&K Police, Doda as also from Punjab, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Harayana and Rajasthan contested for the honours. For the main bout, Jagroop was awarded with a cash prize of Rs 12,000 while runners- up, Paula got Rs 9,000. The second main bout was won by Sagar of Delhi who defeated Jakker of Sarore in Jammu. Sagar received a cash prize of Rs 6000 while Jakker presented Rs 5,000. The third main bout remained undecided with Tinku of Delhi holding Kulbir Singh of Kot Bhawal to a draw after 25 minutes of contest. Both these wrestlers shared Rs 11,000 cash prize. Ranjeet of Ludhaina won the fourth main bout while fifth bout went to Manjeet of Amritsar beating Farooq of Sarore in Jammu. Chak Morh Dangal Committee and technical officials who helped for conduct of this Dangal were Satish Kumar (president), Sarpanch Ved Parkash, Ashok Kumar, Sarpanch and others. For this dangal, Parhlad Singh contributed Rs 21,000 while another Rs 21,000 was contributed by Munna Gun House.
Youth Services and Sports (DYSS). Spread over five days, the competition shall be held in four different disciplines of kho- kho, kabaddi, volleyball and wrestling (boys) in under-14 and under17 age groups of boys and girls. To finalize the arrangements for the conduct of the mega event, a meeting of the Zonal Physical Education Officers (ZPEOs) of all 14 zones held under the chairmanship of district officer, Tirath Ram, on Monday. "In this competition winner teams at the zonal level in both boys and girls sections shall be competing for the honours at the district level. To felicitate the winners at the district level, Director General of DYSS, Naveen Agarwal has consented to be chief guest in the valedictory function on May 20 at the same venue," district officer, Tirath Ram said.
Bindra's exploits in 2008, his fellow rifleman Gagan Narang won the bronze and pistol shooter Vijay Kumar won the silver at the 2012 London Games. "We feel Bharat Ratna for Bindra will encourage the
next generation of Indian shooters," Seth said. NRAI president Raninder Singh, in a letter to the Prime Minister's Office, recommended Bindra's name. "We hereby recommend the name of Abhinav Bindra, Olympian
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