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Major shakeup in administration, Shantmanu new Div com Jammu

Rs 5 ex-gratia relief sanctioned to kin of stone pelting victim
SRINAGAR, JULY 31: The Cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah ordered following transfers and postings in administration. Ms. Sonali Kumar, IAS, Principal Resident Commissioner, J&K Government, New Delhi, has been transferred and posted as Chairperson, J&K Special Tribunal, vice Ms. Sarita Chouhan. K.B. Aggarwal, IAS, Principal Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department, has been transferred and posted as Principal Resident Commissioner, New Delhi, vice Ms. Sonali Kumar. Shantmanu, IAS, Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Industries & Commerce Department, has been transferred and posted as Divisional Commissioner, Jammu. Ms. Sarita Chouhan, IAS, Chairperson, J&K Special Tribunal, has been transferred and posted as Secretary to the Government, Animal & Sheep Husbandry Department, vice M.A. Bukhari. M.A. Bukhari, IAS, Secretary to the Government, Animal & Sheep Husbandry Department, has been transferred and posted as

Pilgrim's death triggers protest, bandh, road block in Jammu

JAMMU, JULY 31: The death of a pilgrim from Jammu region triggered massive protest, on Wednesday. The important JammuPoonch highway was blocked by irate protestors who were anguished over the death of the pilgrim in a stone throwing incident in Kashmir when the vehicle in which he was travelling to Cave shrine of Amaranth was resorted to heavy stone pelting at Awantipora on 19th July. Agitating protesters blocked Jammu-Poonch highway and several towns of Sunderbani, Noushera, Kalakote, Rajouri and Poonch observed bandh on call given by Bajrang Dal, VHP and Shiv Sena, official sources said. Ravi Kant Sharma (38), a resident of Rajouri district of Jammu region, was injured at Awantipora, 32 kms from here, on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on July 19. Sharma was hit by a stone on the head during protests against the killing of four persons allegedly by security forces in Ramban district the day before. He was admitted to SKIMS hospital where he breathed his last yesterday. Expressing sorrow over his death, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had yesterday announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs two lakh to his family. Over 1,500 protesters, raising anti-government slogans assembled Contd p2

BRIEFLY
Bhaderwah rocked again by moderate earthquake
BHADERWAH, JULY 31: It was again an earthquake day for the hilly region of Bhaderwah as a moderate intensity quake shook it in the late hours of Tuesday night. People panicked and rushed out of their homes. The tremor measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale shook the valley around 11:39 PM on Tuesday night, Met officials said. There was no immediate report of any casualty or injury from anywhere. However, most of the people rushed Contd p2

Cabinet sanctions Rs. 5 lakh ex-gratia relief

The cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah sanctioned Rs. 5 lakh as extra ordinary ex-gratia relief in favour of the next of kin of Ravi Kant, son of Durga Das, resident of Ward no 1, Sunderbani, Rajouri who died during the recent disturbances. been transferred and posted as Secretary to the Government, Industries & Commerce Department, vice Shantmanu. Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Secretary, J&K Legislative Council, has been transferred and posted as Secretary to the Government, Department of Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs. He shall also hold the additional charge of the post of the Secretary, J&K Legislative Council, till further orders. The post of the Secretary, J&K Accountability Commission, held by Ms. Anita Koul, has been upgraded in status and responsibility to that of Secretary in the Department Contd p2

J&K MBBS seats Stone pelting incident: VHP demands CBI probe in pilgrim's death hiked to 150
JAMMU: The State unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has urged the State government initiate a CBI probe into the death of the pilgrim who was killed in stone throwing incident in Kashmir. It also demanded Rs10 lakh compensation and a job to a family member of the deceased. "We appeal the state government for a compensation of at least Rs 10 lakh to the bereaved poor family of Amarnath pilgrim Ravi Kant and government job for at least two members of the family," VHP state chief Rama Kant Dubey told reporters here on Wednesday. He said a CBI inquiry should be ordered into the incident and also in Gool firing incident so that persons responsible for it, including police and administration, are brought to book. "The over-ground and underground anti-national elements be permanently branded as militants," he said. The family of Ravi Kant, who was killed in stonepelting in Kashmir, was granted just Rs 2 lakh compensation, he said. Ravi Kant Sharma (38), a resident of Rajouri district of Jammu region, was injured in stone-pelting by miscreants at Awantipora area in Valley on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on July 19 and succumbed at a hospital in Srinagar yesterday. He belonged to a very poor family of Sunderbani and was rehri vendor and used to live in one room mud house, along with his wife, one minor daughter and two sons. The family has no source of income.

Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department, vice Sheikh Mushtaq Ahmad. Sheikh Mushtaq Ahmad, IAS, Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department,

has been transferred and posted as Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department, vice K.B. Aggarwal. Saurabh Bhagat, IAS, Chief Executive Officer, Economic Reconstruction Agency, has

SRINAGAR, JULY 31: Medical colleges in Jammu and Kashmir would admit 150 additional aspiring medicos from this year after the enhancement of seats in the four medical colleges in the state. Minister for Medical Education Taj Mohiuddin Wednesday directed the board of professional entrance examination (BOPEE) to include MBBS seats, which were increased by the Medical Council of India (MCI), while selecting candidates for the doctoral course this academic session. This follows a letter of confirmation of 150 Contd p2

Petrol, diesel prices hiked

NEW DELHI, JULY 31: Petrol price on Wednesday was hiked by 70 paise per litre, the fifth increase in rates in two months, and dieselby 50 paise per litre on firming international oil prices. The increase in rates, which will be effective midnight tonight, are excluding local sales tax or VAT. The actual hike will be higher and will vary from city to city. Petrol price in Delhi will go up by 84 paisa to Rs 71.28 per litre while it will cost Rs 78.61 per litre in Mumbai as against Rs 77.73 currently.

Telangana after effects: Shut down in Andhra, Rayalseema

HYDERABAD, JULY 31: Normal life was disrupted in Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions on Wednesday as a shutdown was on in the two regions against the decision of the Congress and the UPA to create the Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh. Educational institutions, commercial establishments remained closed and the services of state-run Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) were suspended in Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra districts like Kadapa, Chittoor, Visakhapatnam and Krishna. Different outfits supporting united Andhra have called for a shutdown in the region against the decision of Congress to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh. The supporters of united Andhra took out rallies and planned to organize other forms of protest during the day in the districts. The protesters squatted on the roads and prevented the RTC buses from plying at different places. The APSRTC has suspended its services at some places as a precautionary measure. However, no major incident of violence was reported from the two regions till the morning hours, though the announcement by Congress met with disappointment across the two regions. Meanwhile, the Congress party hailed the division as a historic decision and defended the move, saying it has been received well in the country. "It is a historic decision based on a long-pending demand," Congress spokesperson Meem Afzal told reporters. "It has been accepted well in the country and by the political parties by and large. There is enthusiasm in Andhra Pradesh," he said. In addition to the state police, central paramilitary forces have been deployed in large numbers in the Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra districts to ensure law and order is maintained, also in view of the panchayat Contd p2

Planning Commission data exposes lies Government to further liberalize of Omar government: Dr. Jitendra Singh FDI policy says Chidambaram
JAMMU, JULY 31: BJP National Executive Member & J&K Chief Spokesperson, Dr Jitendra Singh said here on Wednesday while quoting from The data of planning Commission of India that the National ConferenceCongress coalition government owes an explanation to the people of the State as to why, notwithstanding its tall claims of various poverty alleviation schemes, the poverty rate in the state during its tenure has risen from 9.4 per cent in 2009-10 to 10.35 per cent in 2011-12 and the number of people living below the poverty line (BPL) in rural areas has risen from 8.1 per cent to 11.5 per cent while the details of financial allocations clearly expose government's brazen regional discrimination with least regard for the socio-economic indicators that normally determine any poverty alleviation programme. To substantiate the point, Dr Jitendra Singh gave the example of recent allocation elections draw nearer, it is the coalition partner Congress party which will have to pay the price at the hustings, he warned. Elaborating further,he said,according to the Economic Survey 2012-13, Jammu district is spread over an area of 2636 square kilometer while Srinagar district's total area is only 294 square kilometer and added, similarly, Jammu district has a population of 1526406 as compared to 1269751 of Srinagar.To counter the claims of the Government that Srinagar district was not receiving funds under NABARD, MGNREGA and other centrally sponsored schemes in various sectors for being highly urban in its characteristic, Dr Jitendra Singh said it is on record that the Srinagar district had already been provided funds from Asian Development Bank (ADB) besides funding under several Urban Schemes including JNNURM, Contd p2 NEW DELHI, JULY 31: Faced with sliding rupee, finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said government will further liberalize the FDI policy and encourage public sector undertakings to raise funds from overseas markets. Addressing media on completion of one year as finance minister, he exuded confidence that economy would record a growth rate of 5.5 to 6 per cent in the current fiscal, up from 5 per cent a year ago. Chidambaram, who took charge of the ministry on August 1 last year, said the government was also looking at raising import duty on nonessential luxury items and promoting exports to contain Current Account Deficit (CAD), which had soared to a high of 4.8 per cent of the GDP last fiscal. "We are looking at some compression in non-oil and non-gold import to curb demand for non-essential luxury items," he said. The other steps being considered

After Telangana the voice for Jammu statehood gets louder

by the government to deal with the CAD include relaxing the External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) norms, attracting investments from sovereign wealth and pension funds and NRI deposits. Replying to questions on rupee, the minister said though he did not have fixed target in mind but he would endeavour to check volatility and end speculative trades on the domestic currency. The rupee slipped to the near record low Contd p2 JAMMU, JULY 31: Under the backdrop of statehood for Telangana the noises for thedemand of statehood for other states has increased. The Shiv Sena in Jammu on Wednesday said that it is ripe time for dividing Jammu & Kashmir and create a separate state for Jammu region. Scores of Shiv Sena activists on Wednesday protested in Jammu to press for their demand to create a separate state by bifurcating Jammu & Kashmir. No untoward incident has been reported from Jammu, where situation is said to be under control. Contd p2

of Rs 35 crore to the Srinagar district under Special Area Development Programme (SADP) in addition to Annual Plan outlay even though the BPL population in Srinagar district is only 6.51% as compared to 11.97% in Jammu district. While the National Conference, known to be a Kashmir-centric regional party, is following its appeasement approach as the

SEPARATISTS AND MAINSTREAMISTS TRADE FUNNY CHARGES WHILE PEOPLE SUFFER

HINDSIGHT
ROHIT SINGH RANA The statement of Omar Abdullah that separatists meet intelligence agencies while they avoid Central leadership has stirred a hornets nest. The separatists are miffed by the remarks of the Chief Minister and all in one voice have aired their sacred views. Geelani, Yasin Malik, and Sajjad Lone have joined in the chorus. Dialogue and debate is the basis of a vibrant democracy but when dialogue and debate is avoided and instead people are sought to be led astray by floating balloons and grandiose theories, it amounts to undermining democracy. Kashmir has seen exactly the same happening for the last sixty years. Theories are weaved, dreams are created and haze is hung. It has its benefits. In the climate of doubt, anything can be said, cashed upon and when times are bad, new alibis can be given and the process repeated. Unfortunately, in this play of perfidy the poor citizen is made to suffer. He is made cannon fodder while the separatists remain unscathed. Unfortunately this game of political brinkmanship is not confined to separatists who were natural inheritors of this deceit but the so called mainstreamists too have played the game with full vigour. Malik, Sajjad Lone and Geelani boast on their stand about their constant view regarding the so called future of Kashmir. By this logic, they should have forged a common front but given their fancies and whims as well as mistrust on each other they fail. There is disconnect between Geelani and Umar Farooq. The two have parted ways and like to avoid each other. Nursing their own visions about Kashmir, these men have instigated the people every now and then with the result they have suffered the most. Today, grave yards in Kashmir are full of such victim who were led and tutored by these very separatists. Kashmir has suffered the worst trauma since Afghans courtesy Maliks, Sajjads, Umars and Geelanis. Omar Abdullah was right to large extent when he said that these freedom loving meet various people coming from plains of India but hesitate to meet central leadership. They know that they have nothing concrete to talk about which could be realized. Trading charges is easy but to talk concrete and truth needs courage which unfortunately is not the forte of these mevericks. Sajjad criticised Omar Abdullahs grandfather of compromise after 22 years and so has Geelani. Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah had understood the realty otherwise he and his astute junior Mirza Afzal Beg would not have agreed to 1975 plan and taken in the reigns of the government. Importantly, Sheikh had a vision realising that kashmir had future only with India and not with Pakistan which had failed as a nation on the basis of religion. East Pakistan had become Bangladesh and the seeds of extremism had been already grown in that country when Sheikh Abdullah took over reins of power. So Sher-e Kashmir had understood reality which, unfortunately these separatists willy-nilly do not. It would have not mattered whether they accept it or not, the problem is that these opportunists have umpteen times exploited the sentiments of kashmiris, thus making them nothing but sacrificial goats. Sajjad Lone forgets that once his father also was a minister in J& K government. Geelani too is enjoying pension for being a law maker. In this atmosphere of mistrust the mainstream parties like National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have muddied the political environs in equal measure. By harping on Autonomy, National Conference tries to bring clock back which is not possible. What is meant by NCs Autonomy when the State has already its own flag, and Constitution along with Article 370 is not clear? Like a responsible political party the National Conference ought to have stated the truth to the people. There is precisely little left that can be done to Kashmir, other than realising the resolution of Parliament of India that POK is to be merged with the country. The Self Rule of PDP has also created confusion in the people. God and Mufti Sahib only know what Self Rule is. In fact this doctrine is so confused and contorted that even God may also be befuddled with it. These confusions of Autonomy or Self Rule have created fault lines which the separatists exploit at the expanse of poor and gullible kashmiris.

INDIA BORN PAKI POLITICIANS DO NOT MATTER TO US

On the election of Mamnoon Hussain as the President of Pakistan the Indian media went agog with captions like India born Hussain becomes President of Pakistan. As if India had sent him in a parcel to Pakistan and he became the President of that country. Previously when Musharraf became President of Pakistan, the media here went abuzz with a man from Delhi becoming all powerful dictator of the neighbouring country. What he gave us was Kargil and many other pains including open threats. Before that General Zia ul Haq, born in Jullandhar gave us terrorism and bleed India doctrine. Mohammad Ali Jinnah born in India ran away with a sizable portion of our country. Now the media is abuzz with Mamnoon Hussain who from Agra is sought to be projected again as a hope. Remember that in Pakistan there are very few who want peace with India. Mamnoon Hussain too cannot do much. We have to set our house in order and become strong. The flimsy lines and false hopes matter less especially when it comes to our dealings with Pakistan. RANASAHIB

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sanction to the creation of one post of Director General Economics and Statistics Jammu and Kashmir in the pay scale of Rs. 37400-67000 with grade pay of Rs. 10000 by corresponding reduction of post of Director Economics and Statistics in the pay scale of Rs. 3740067000 with grade pay of Rs. 8700. ing mob kept it on the road and held protests. Up on intervention of the district administration they agreed to lift the blockade on the highway and cremate the body late in the afternoon after some of their demands were conceded to, officials said. Ravi was a rehri vendor and used to live along his wife and three children in a one room mud house. "The stone-pelters of Kashmir valley have snatched the loner bread owner of the family-They should be arrested forthwith," VHP State Chief Dr Rama Kant dubey said. region, will be the joint capital of the newly-proposed state and the other regions Rayalaseema and Andhra for a period of 10 years. A new capital for Andhra will be identified in Seemandhra region within this period. In Vijayawada, students gathered at squares and blocked roads to protest against the decision over Telangana. President of Vijayawada Chamber of Commerce and Industry Velampalli Ramachandra Rao said commercial establishments are closed as traders are also supporting the shutdown. Government employees have also responded to the bandh call. "Government employees across the district, except those who are on election duty, abstained from their duties," A Vidyasagar, AP NGOs Association, Krishna district president said. The Bar Association of Vijayawada has appealed to its members to abstain from courts functions. Similar protests were held in Krishna district. In Vi s a k h a p a t n a m , 'Samaikyandhra' (united Andhra Pradesh) students' Joint Action Committee (JAC) and various other organizations are holding protests. Students' JAC leader Lagudu Govinda, who launched a hunger strike on the Andhra University campus last night against the decision to form separate Telangana, on Wednesday said his agitation would continue till the Congress high command reverses its decision. In east Godavari where a total bandh is being observed over the Telangana issue, two platoons of paramilitary forces and two BSF battalions were deployed as a precautionary measure, SP Ravikumar said. Large number of college students, political supporters and locals staged road blockades, disrupting traffic for up to 30 minutes at Rajanagaram on the national highway, police said. Five activists were rounded up for stone pelting, they said. Congress and TDP activists also clashed outside the TDP office at Gokavaram bus stand in Rajahmundry but were dispersed later, police said. On the possibility of a sovereign bond issue to raise forex, he said, "that is an option on the table but I will not rush into any decision". The government recently relaxed the FDI policy raising the caps in several sectors and permitting foreign investment in many others under the automatic route. Elaborating on compression on imports, Chidambaram said that officials were preparing a list of non-essential goods with a view to limit their inward shipments. Specifically mentioning coal and electronic hardware, he said, "electronic hardware can be manufactured in states like Rajasthan and Kerala." On giving further extension to RBI governor D Subbarao, Chidambaram said that he had expressed his desire to move on and the government has started looking for new central bank head. The term of Subbarao as RBI governor ends on September 4. As regards the economy, Chidambaram said, "I am confident that we will take the Indian economy one rung higher in 2013-14. We are looking forward to a growth rate between 5.5-6 per cent and we will take all measures to achieve that goal". The minister, however, underlined the need for reviving investor sentiment and emphasised that "industry must play its part". Industrial houses, he added, "appear to be confident when they decide to invest abroad, the same confidence must be exhibited in order to invest in India. The price of credit is indeed high, but it is not so dauntingly high that it should hold back investment". The RBI policy announced on Tuesday, he said, hinted at easing of interest rates once the rupee stabilises and volatility in the currency market is reduced. The government, the minister said, would achieve targets with regard to fiscal and revenue deficits and disinvest-

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Major shakeup ..
of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, till it is held by her. Mohammad Sayed Shah, Registrar, J&K State Information Commission, has been transferred and posted as Director, Urdu Coordination Cell, Law Department, which post shall has been upgraded in status and responsibility to that of the Secretary in the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, till it is held by him. Saugat Biswas, IAS, Additional Secretary to the Government, PHE, Irrigation & FC Department, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, J&K Medical Supplies Corporation. Shyam Vinod Meena, IAS, awaiting orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department, has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary to the Government, PHE, Irrigation & FC Department, vice Saugat Biswas. Mohammad Javid Khan, KAS, Deputy Commissioner, Shopian, has been transferred and posted as Director, Industries, Kashmir, relieving Tariq Ahmad Mir, Director, Command Area Development, Kashmir, of the additional charge of the post of the Director, Industries, Kashmir. Bashir Ahmad Bhat, KAS, Director, Rural Sanitation, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Shopian, vice Mohammad Javid Khan. Tahseen Mustafa, Chief Engineer, R&B Department, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, Economic Reconstruction Agency, vice Saurabh Bhagat. Mohammad Matloob Khan, KAS, Additional District Development Commissioner, Rajouri, has been transferred and posted as Director, Rural Sanitation, J&K, vice Bashir Ahmad Bhat. Javid Ahmad Shah, KAS, Joint Director and Ex-Officio Special Secretary, SKIMS, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, JAKFED. Afroz Ahmad Mir, KAS, Director, Defense Labour Procurement, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, KVIB, vice Ravinder Singh. Ravinder Singh, Secretary, KVIB, has been transferred and posted as Director, Defense Labour Procurement, vice Afroz Ahmad Mir. The cabinet also accorded

Bhaderwah rocked ..
out of their houses due to fear. In May, Bhaderwah and adjoining areas witnessed 37 tremors.

J&K MBBS ..
increased seats in state-run medical colleges of J&K from the board of governors of MCI Wednesday. The MCI had recently decided to the increase in the intake capacity of government medical colleges of Srinagar and Jammu from 100 to 150 and that of SKIMS Medical College Bemina (Srinagar) from 50 to 100. The number of seats in a government recognised private medical college in Jammu has also gone up from 50 to 100. The increase was necessary to fill the shortage of qualified medicos due to the expansion of the health infrastructure, especially in rural and hilly areas. The intake capacity of the two government-run medical colleges was fixed some 40 years ago. After Telangana . Congress Working Committee's go ahead to the creation of Telangana has bolstered many regional leaders, including Rashtriya Lok Dal chief and Union Minister Ajit Singh, to demand the creation of smaller states. RLD chief and Civil Aviation Minister said the western part of the state should be separated from UP and given an independent identity -Harit Pradesh. Today, BSP chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati called for splitting the state into four parts Harit Pradesh, Poorvanchal, Bundelkhand and Madhya Uttar Pradesh.

Pilgrim's death ..
in Sunderbani belt-- native place of the deceased, and blocked the highway, which left more than 300 vehicles stranded on the route. They demanded arrest of those involved in the incident and ex-gratia relief of Rs 5 lakh and government job for the Sharma's kin. Four persons were arrested yesterday for their alleged involvement in the stone-pelting incident which left Sharma critically injured. The protests began last evening when news of Sharma's death spread in the Sunderbani town and continued till late night, when the protestors marched to SDM office and burnt effigies of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Senior officials including Deputy Commissioner and SP rushed to the spot and tried to pacify the mob. The deceased's body was sent to his home town today where the agitat-

Planning Commission ..
UIDSSMT, PMRP and UEED on the pattern of Jammu district. Dr Jitendra Singh quoted figures indicating that Jammu and Kashmir has around 13.27 lakh people living below the poverty line of which 10.73 lakh population falls under BPL category in rural areas and another 2.53 lives in urban areas. Till a few years ago, Jammu and Kashmir was showing a constant decrease in poverty rate and its sudden resurgence in last few years is a poor reflection of the performance of the present regime, he said. What is even more embarrassing is that today Jammu and Kashmir is, along with Arunachal Pradesh, one of the two States of the Indian union, in addition to Union Territories of Chandigarh, Pondicherry, Andaman & Nicobar (A&N) and Dadar & Nagar Haveli, which continue to show poor performance in poverty alleviation schemes with a progressively upward trend in 2011-12 compared to 200910, he added. Misgovernance, wastage cum pilferage of state exchequer and inequitable financial allocations based on political rather than professional considerations are some the factors responsible for the economic mess into which the NC-Congress government has landed the State of Jammu & Kashmir, he said.

Telangana after ..
polls. The third and final phase of the ongoing gram panchayat elections also began at 7am in different districts of Andhra Pradesh and polling has been by and large peaceful barring minor skirmishes, official sources said. Shedding its dithering, the Congress and the UPA on Tuesday unanimously decided to create Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh. The Congress Working Committee, the highest decision-making body, decided to recommend to the central government to form the 29th state which will comprise 10 districts. considered the crowning jewel of the Telangana

Gum disease tied to Alzheimers risk: UCLan study

LONDON, JULY 30: People with poor dental hygiene or gum disease may be at a higher risk of developing Alzheimers disease, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in UK studied brain samples from deceased dementia patients and found that they contained unusually high levels of Porphyromonas gingivalis, a type of bacteria which causes gum disease. Although the bacteria live in the mouth, they can enter the bloodstream during eating, chewing, tooth brushing or dental surgery, and potentially reach the brain, experts said. Inflammation caused by gum disease-related bacteria has already been linked to various health problems including diabetes, heart disease and stroke, The Telegraph reported.The arrival of the bug in the brain could cause the immune system to release chemicals which kill brain cells, causing the confusion and memory loss associated with Alzheimers. We are working on the theory that when the brain is repeatedly exposed to bacteria and/or their debris from our gums, subsequent immune responses may lead to nerve cell death and possibly memory loss, Dr. Sim Singhrao, one of the authors of the study, said. Our hypothesis is that this is a chronic assault. It is not happening overnight, it is a build-up over years. But all we have shown so far is that bacteria from the gum region get into the brain. We havent proven that they cause Alzheimers disease, said Professor St. John Crean, dean of the school of medi-

cine and dentistry at UCLan. Earlier research has linked dementia to other bacteria and viruses, such as the Herpes simplex virus type 1, but the new study is the first to identify Porphyromonas gingivalis in the brains of dementia patients.We dont know whether the presence of these bacteria in the brain contributes to the disease and further research will be needed to investigate this, said Dr. Simon Ridley, of Alzheimers Research UK. The study was published in the Journal of Alzheimers Disease

Government to ..
level of 61.21 to a dollar in early trade on Wednesady. It was trading at 61.20 but later recovered to 60.94 to a dollar.

Stress during pregnancy can drive offspring to obesity

LONDON: Offsprings of expecting mothers, who experience stress during pregnancy, can become obese, if the children cope with stress passively, a new study has suggested. The research shows that passively coping offspring of mothers stressed during their pregnancy were at risk to develop obesity and type 2 diabetes. Previous research in rodents suggested that both prenatal stress exposure and passive stress coping style might predispose offspring to develop type 2 diabetes later in life. Passive stress coping is typically seen in more introverted personality types whereas, proactive stress coping is typically seen in more extroverted personalities. The research team at Johns Hopkins exposed pregnant rats to different stressors during the third week of their pregnancy. The study found there was a difference in risk for diabetes and obesity in offspring from stressed mothers depending on the coping style of the offspring. Stressed dams` offspring that had been characterized by a passive stress coping style, showed increased weight gain and developed impaired glucose tolerance, an early indicator of diabetes, whereas prenatally stressed offspring characterized by proactive stress coping did not. Lead investigator Gretha Boersma said that the results might imply that in their efforts to prevent obesity and its associated disorders we need to advise pregnant women to reduce stress exposure during their pregnancy . Boersma added that these data may lead to the identification of at-risk offspring by looking at their stress coping style and prenatal environment, and then tailoring a prevention strategy accordingly.

Potent compound kills prostate cancer cells

WASHINGTON: Scientists have found a promising compound that kills prostate cancer cells by compromising their ability to withstand environmental stress. The study led by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute uncovered the mechanism behind the anticancer compound called SMIP004. For prostate cancer patients, one treatment option is castration - the chemical or surgical removal of the testes - which reduces the production of the male sex hormone testosterone. This strategy works because prostate cancer cells, at least initially, depend on testosterone for their growth and survival. But many patients eventually develop castration-resistant prostate cancer, in which the cancer cells adapt and become insensitive to hormone deprivation therapy. "For advanced prostate cancer - castration-resistant prostate cancer in particular - when the cancer recurs, the only therapy is Taxol, which will prolong life for only a couple of months," said senior study author Dieter Wolf, director of the National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center proteomics facility at SanfordBurnham. "There`s good potential that our compound could become a novel, muchneeded therapy for castration-resistant prostate cancer," Wolf said. In a previous study, Wolf and his team identified SMIP004 as a promising anticancer agent when they screened for compounds that specifically kill prostate cancer cells while sparing normal cells. But until now, exactly how SMIP004 works was unknown. In the new study, the researchers found that SMIP004 causes cancer cells to die by interfering with the functioning of mitochondria - structures within cells that are responsible for generating energy and controlling cell growth and death. In a process known as oxidative stress, harmful molecules called reactive oxygen species (ROS) built up within mitochondria, causing the cells to stop replicating and to start dying. Wolf and his team pinpointed the exact molecular signalling pathways underlying SMIP004`s effects and identified ROS-mediated activation of the unfolded protein response as the trigger of cancer-cell death. Through one of the newly identified pathways triggered by oxidative stress, SMIP004 caused a decrease in the number of androgen receptors proteins within prostate cancer cells that are activated by testosterone. Moreover, the researchers found that SMIP004 strongly inhibited the growth of prostate and breast cancer in mice, underscoring the compound`s potential value in treating a range of cancers.The study was published in journal Oncotarget.
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Disabled kids receive harsher punishment in developing countries: Study

HPV tied to higher esophageal cancer risk

NEW YORK: A new review of previous research links infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) to a threefold greater chance of esophageal cancer. "This doesn`t mean it is present in all (esophageal cancers), but it may be a factor in a certain proportion of cases," said Dr. Surabhi Liyanage, the study`s lead author. HPV is a very common sexually transmitted virus that is known to cause cervical cancer, anal cancer and some cancers of the reproductive organs and the upper throat. Liyanage, a graduate student at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, said there`s been a lot of debate among researchers about the role of HPV in cancer of the esophagus because most of the studies to date have been small and used disparate methods that make them hard to compare. According to the National Cancer Institute, nearly 18,000 people - roughly four out of every 100,000 - are diagnosed with esophageal cancer each year in the U.S. and 15,000 Americans die from it annually. Worldwide, esophageal cancer is the eighth most common cancer and responsible for some 400,000 deaths a year, according to World Health Organization data. To get a better handle on the relationship between HPV and esophageal cancer, Liyanage and her colleagues gathered results from all of the studies that have compared patients with the cancer to people without it. The studies focused on esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, one type of esophageal cancer that affects the lining of the esophagus. In each study, esophageal tissue samples from cancer patients and from patients without the cancer were examined to see if HPV was present. The 21 studies Liyanage`s group analyzed included 1,223 people with esophageal cancer and 1,415 people without cancer. HPV was found in the esophageal tissue of 35 percent of the cancer patients, compared to 27 percent of the people without esophageal cancer. Taken together, the studies link HPV infection of esophageal tissue to a threefold greater risk of esophageal cancer, the researchers report in the online journal PLOS ONE. If the general population`s rate of esophageal cancer is 4.4 out of every 100,000 people, a three-fold risk increase would raise those chances to 13.2 out of every 100,000. Two vaccines, Cervarix and Gardasil, have been developed to prevent infection with HPV. Some of Liyanage`s coauthors serve on advisory boards for the companies that make these vaccines and have received research funding from them. If HPV indeed causes esophageal cancer - and that remains to be determined it`s possible that the vaccines could help prevent the cancer, Liyanage said. "However, this needs to be studied further. The benefits of cancer-preventing vaccines are not seen immediately, but after many years following vaccination," Liyanage wrote in an email to Reuters Health. U.S. health officials would like for 80 percent of teenage girls to receive the HPV vaccine, but last week they reported that rates of vaccination appear to be lingering closer to 53 percent (see Reuters story of July 25, 2013 here:). Liyanage said there are also other ways to reduce the risk of developing esophageal cancer, including avoiding smoking and excessive drinking

APPLYING FOR DOCUMENTS I S. Gurmit Singh S/O S.Bhagat Singh R/O VPO Flora Teh RS Pura Distt. Jammu have applied for the Documents of Passion Model 2004 Engine No. 55825 Chassis No.55160. Now I am applying for the Fresh Documents. Objection if any may be Conveyed to RTO Jammu With in 7 Days. TRANSFER NOTICE I Sharma Hardware R/O Last Morh Nai Basti have applied for the transfer of Vehicle No JK02As-5755 in favour of Sunil Gupta S/O Mohan Lal Gupta R/O H.No. 367 Digiana Jammu. Objection if any may be Conveyed to RTO Jammu With in 7 Days. TRANSFER NOTICE I Ashok Kumar Pandita S/O Ram Chand Pandita R/O Flat No. 10 Magrota Jammu have applied for the transfer of Vehicle No JK02AU-7214 in favour of Sunil Gupta S/O Mohan Lal Gupta R/O H.No. 367 Digiana Jammu. Objection if any may be Conveyed to RTO Jammu With in 7 Days.

TRANSFER NOTICE I Om Parkash S/O Chuni lal R/O H No 112 Moh Argona Jammu have applied for the transfer of Vehicle No JK02F3183 in favour of Ajay Kumar S/O Mangat Ram R/O Manwal Kathar JhajharKotli Jammu. Objection if any may be Conveyed to RTO Jammu With in 7 Days.

WASHINGTON: A new study has revealed that children with disabilities receive harsher punishment across the developing world. According to the study conducted by researchers at the Duke University Center for Child and Family Policy found that disabled children were more likely to be severely punished by being hit on the head or beaten with an object such as a stick or belt. A research professor, Jennifer Lansford said that attitudes toward disabilities can vary between cultures adding that while disabilities

are often stigmatized, the opposite can also be true. She further said that in parts of India and Nepal children with cognitive disabilities are believed to have divine qualities. Likewise, beliefs about appropriate discipline vary greatly from culture to culture.The study was conducted in countries which include Albania, Belize, BosniaHerzegovina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Georgia, Ghana, Iraq, Jamaica, Laos, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Suriname and Yemen. Lansford said that more

research into parental attitudes could help clarify why children are receiving harsh treatment and how to change that. Co-author of the study, Marc H. Bornstein said that children with disabilities are at greater risk for harsh treatment from their caregivers and community education could make a difference. The researchers said that informing parents about child disabilities may give them a better understanding of what types of interactions are most appropriate, constructive and effective for already disadvantaged youngsters

TRANSFER NOTICE I Babu Ram Gupta S/O Mangat Ram Gupta R/O Lane No. 1 Block BRoad Magin Enclave Jammu have applied for the transfer of Vehicle No JK02AH-8309 in favour of Tilak Raj S/O Monak Chand R/O Vill Gurha Singha P/O Shama Chak Jammu Objection if any may be Conveyed to RTO Jammu With in 7 Days.

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Aijaz Ahmad Jan, DGP Fire and Emergency Services Dr. G.A Bhatt, District Development Commissioner Poonch Mr. Sajjad Ahmad, SSP Poonch, Choudhary Shamsheer, representatives of Auqaf and concerned officers of the District administration. The Minister also inspected the new spot indentified for Fire Station and directed District Administration to submit a proposal to allot 4 kanal of land under occupation of Horticultural Department to establish F& E.S station within Poonch town. Mr. Aijaz Jan thanked the Chief Minister and Mr. Sajad Ahmad Kichloo for resolving the long pending issue of IddGah. Latter, Mr. Kichloo took a review meeting with District Administration and took stock of the pace of work on various ongoing development works in the District. The meeting also reviewed Security arrangements for the Budda Amarnathji Yatra, which is commencing shortly. The Minister directed the SSP Poonch to make fool proof security arrangements to ensure safety and security of the pilgrims. The Minister directed the officers of CA&PD to ensure adequate supply of ration and essential supplies to the people during the Yatra period. Mr. Kichloo also visited Dashnami Akhara Mandir complex Poonch and reviewed Yatra arrangements with officers and Budha Amarnathji Yatra Management committee to ensure foolproof arrangement for smooth conduct of yatra . Mr. Kichloo said that Government is committed to provide all the basic facilities to the people of the State adding that no stone will be left un turned to redress their genuine grievances. He said people have pinned high hopes with the present dispensation and all the possible resources are being pooled to come-up to their expectations.

Peace and harmony prime requirement for Kichloo resolves Poonch Eidgah issue amicably Reviews Security arrangements for Budda Amarnath yatra growth and social development: Dy CM
BHADERWAH, JULY 31Peace and harmony is the prime requirement for the growth and social development of the state, this was stated by the Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. Tara Chand while chairing a meeting of prominent citizens, social, religious and charitable organizations in Bhaderwah today. Minister of State for Home, Mr. Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo, MLA Bhaderwah Mr. Mohd. Sharief Niaz, DDC Doda Mr. Mubarak Singh, DIG Mr. Ashkoor Ahmed Wani were also present in the meeting. While speaking on the occasion, Dy CM said that peace is the only path through which the desired and multifaceted growth and social development of the state can be achieved and under peaceful atmosphere SRINAGAR, JULY 31: On the directions of Chief Minister, Mr. Omar Abdulla, the Minister of State for Home Mr. Sajad Ahmad Kichloo conducted tour of the District Poonch in order to sort-out long pending issue regarding acute shortage of space in of Idd-Gah. It was decided that the land adjoining to Idd-Gah, which belongs to Fire & Emergency Services, shall be given to Idd-Gah and Fire Station Poonch shall be re-located within Poonch town. About 4 kanals of Government land have already been identified for Fire Station Poonch. The Minister was accompanied by the MLA Poonch Mr.

the Government can focus on the developmental activities for the benefit and welfare of the people which is not possible if the peace deteriorates. He reiterated that the Governments is commitment to provide all the basic amenities to the people.

He appreciated the age old tradition of brotherhood and harmony among the different sections of the society in the region and asked them to strengthen their relations to defeat the nefarious designs of the anti-social elements who are bent upon to disturb

the peace and prosperity in the region. Deputy CM also redressed the grievances of the people on the occasion and said that the coalition government is making all out efforts to mitigate the grievances of the people.

DIC Kathua organizes Multilingual Mushiara

KATHUA, JULY 31 District Information Centre Kathua organized a Multilingual Mushiara at Girdharli Lal Dogra Memorial Government Degree College at Hiranagar today. Principal G.L.D Memorial College K.C Badgal was the chief guest on the occasion while college staff and large number of students were also present in the function. The poets recited their poem and ghazals in Dogri, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. They threw light on the various spheres of life through their writings. They stressed on eradication of various social evils like dowry system, drug addiction, gender disparity and corruption. The prominent among those who recited their poems include Sanjay Sehgal, Seema Devi, T.R Sumbria, Kuldeep Kippi, Rachna Bhagat, Prem Khajuria. Vijay Sharma, Jatinder khajuria. While speaking on the occasion K.C Badgal thanked the Information Department for organizing mushaiara. He said that poets give right direction to the society through their writings and also help in eradicating of social evils from the society.

Increased 150 MBBS seats to be filled from this academic session

Tajs initiative brings hope, happiness to student community
SRINAGAR, JULY 31: The recently enhanced intake capacity of the state run medical colleges in the state would be made operational from this academic session only. Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, Mr. Taj Mohi ud Din, who had pursued the enhancement of seats in the J&K medical colleges in view of the increased demand of medicos, today directed the J&K Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE) to include the 150 MBBS seats also which were increased by the Medical Council of India (MCI) recently. This follows a letter of confirmation of seats increase in the state run medical colleges of J&K from the Board of Governors of MCI received today. Immediately, the Minister directed the BOPEE to make necessary arrangements to include these seats also while framing the merit lists of the entrance test for which the students appeared last week only and not let the seats go lapsed. It may be recalled that the MCI had recently decided to increase the intake capacity of Government Medical Colleges of Srinagar and Jammu from 100 to 150 and that of SKIMS Medical College, Bemina from 50 to 100. And today a formal communication was sent to the State Government. The swiftness of the Government and prompt action by the Minister to get the increased seats utilised from the current session has brought hope and happiness to the student community. The hike in the intake capacity of these colleges had become necessary as the State is facing a shortage of qualified medicos due to the expansion of health infrastructure, more so in rural and hilly areas. Also the intake capacity of the GMCs was fixed some 40 years ago after which it was never reviewed. Mr. Taj Mohi ud Din had proposed to increase the seats in medical colleges of the State to meet the demand of qualified medicos. The State Government took the proposal to Centre and Union

Complain about overcharging, denial of home delivery of LPG

JAMMU, JULY 31: The Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department (CA&PD) Department has asked the consumers not to pay more than Rs 421 for the subsidized and Rs 877. 50 for the non-subsidized cylinders and complain to the department in case of overcharging or denial of home delivery by the distributor. The Department has informed the general public that the Gas agencies have been asked to ensure 100 percent home delivery of the LPG gas in Jammu city and all major towns of the region as point delivery of LPG Cylinders has been done away with. All District and Tehsil heads of CA&PD have been directed to ensure strict enforcement of the rates. The department has also urged the Indian Oil Companies state level coordinator to direct all the Gas Agency Holders, Distributors to ensure the 100 percent home delivery of the LPG. The department has warned the Gas Distributors against violation of set norms, including the rates of the LPG of different categories.

Sakina distributes worth RS 5 lakhs ADIP appliances among 92 beneficiaries

BARAMULLA, JULY 31: As a continuous efforts of the Present dispensation to provide the immediate justice to downtrodden, weak, disabled and handicapped,the Minister for Social Welfare, MS Sakina Itoo on Wednesday visited district Baramulla and distributed ADIP appliances among 92 beneficiaries including 28 wheel chairs,22 tricycles and 40 hearing aids on which Rs.5 lakhs have been spent. The Minister also distributed scholarship cheques to the tune of Rs.9 lakhs among 288 militancy affected school going children under Militancy affected Rehabilitation Scheme. The function was organised by J&K Militancy Rehabilitation Council with active support of District Social Welfare Centre, Baramulla. Director, Social Welfare Department, Kashmir Mr. Farooq Ahmed Khan, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla Mr. Manzoor Ahmed, Director, J&K Rehabilitation council, Hafizza Muzuffer, Director Tribal, District Social Welfare officer, Baramulla and other senior officers were present on the occasion. On the occasion, addressing a large gathering, the Minister said that Government has already launched a large number of welfare schemes to address the problems of this vital part of the society. She asked the people to come forward and encourage these children, so that they many not feel any kind of aloofness. She further said that they need physical support rather than any other kind of assistance and asked people to provide them a helping hand, so that they may not feel any kind of deprivation.

Army distributes computers amoung students

SRINAGAR, JULY 31: As part of its drive for improving the IT awareness amoung students of local schools in North Kashmir's Palhalan area of Pattan Town, 29 Rashtriya Rifles under the aegis of 10 Sector Rashtriya Rifles (Kilo Force) distributed branded computers with latest configuration along with connected peripherals and furniture to the schools of Palhalan, Khanyar, Nihalpura, Thindyum, Chainabal, and Pattan Shirapura. Speaking at the distribution ceremony Lieutenant Colonel AbhishekTripathi, Second-in-Command, 29 Rashtriya Rifles Battalion, stressed on the need for faculty and students to keep themselves abreast of the advancements in IT sector and exhorted the student to understand and exploit the huge potentials that the sector offeres for personal and societal growth. Principals and students of respective schools conveyed their note of thanks to the Army for their noble initiative while accepting the computers.

Educational cum motivational tour flagged in by GOC at Nagrota

JAMMU, JULY 31 - It was a momentous day in the lives of 26 young minds belonging to Gujjar and Bakkarwal community, who have just returned from an unforgettable nine days trip to Mumbai and Pune organised by Rashtriya Rifles Battalion, under the aegis of Counter Insurgency Force (Romeo). The tour was flagged in at Nagrota by Lt Gen DS , GOC, White Knight Corps, today. The students were thrilled by their visit to the financial capital of the country, where they also got a glimpse of Bollywood. The tour was organised to inspire children to join the National effort and contribute towards peace and prosperity in the area. Participants for the tour were selected from the remote and backward area in Poonch Districts. This tour provided them a unique opportunity to visit places of historical significance in Mumbai and Pune as also see the developments taking place in the rest of the country. The children were awestruck by the pace of life in Mumbai, where they visited Haji Ali Dargah, Gateway of India and the Planetarium. Sightseeing on Juhu Beach, Marine Drive and Fashion Street gave them an insight into the bustling lifestyle of this metropolis. While at Pune, the children visited the Symbiosis College, National Defence Academy and Agriculture College.

SRS condemns Ravi Kants killing, demands Rs 10 lacs compensation

Reiterates trifurcation of J&K for peace and justice
JAMMU,JULY 31- Shri Ram Sena (SRS) J&K State President, Rajiv Mahajan today re- affirmed his demand for imposition of Governor's rule in the State and dismissal of the State Coalition Government which has failed to provide security to Amaranth pilgrims. This he said while condemning the death of Ravi Kant Sharma an Amarnath pilgrim who was hit by stone pelters at Avantipura and was seriously injured resulting in his death yesterday in Srinagar hospital where he was admitted for treatment. Mahajan criticized State Government for not taking action against anti-national elements for stone pelting on Amarnath pilgrims and held the State Government responsible for the recent incident which has caused the death of Ravi Kant Sharma, a poor man of Sunderbani in Rajouri district. Mahajan said it is very disgusting that State Government did not frame enquiry committee to book and punish all those persons who are responsible for this incident. Rajiv Mahajan demanded rupees 10 lakh compensation and government job to at least one member of his family. Mahajan alleged that whenever mischief mongers or stone pelters in Kashmir are killed in police/ forces action, their kins are given adequate compensation and provided with government jobs, but when any peace loving person is killed in stone pelting of anti-national elements, his kins are left high and dry. Mahajan alleged that the Kashmir based political parties as well as separatists do not want the holy Amarnath Yatra to run smoothly and every year they find out a cause to disturb the Yatra. The leaders of political parties like PDP are also involved in the stone pelting which is evident from the arrest of a PDP Sarpanch, Mohammad Akbar Bhat recently. Mahajan maintained that there is no other option left for the people of Jammu region but to rise for trifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir State granting status of separate states to Jammu region and Kashmir Valley and Union Territory to Ladakh. This is the only and only viable solution to provide justice and restore permanent peace and communal harmony in all the three regions of the State, Mahajan said.

AJHLA criticize government policy DDC Kup reviews arrangements for I-Day celebrations towards the stone pelting youth
JAMMU,JULY 31: All Jammu Hotels & Lodges Association has condoled the demise of Ravi Kant Sharma of Sunderbani, who succumbed to his injuries yesterday, received in stone pelting by some miscreants, at Awvantipur on July 19. Ravi Kant Sharma who was returning to Jammu after performing Amarnath Yatra, became the first victim of stone pelting by the miscreants on Amarnath pilgrims, protesting against killing of four persons in Gool, allegedly by the firing on the protesting mob by the security forces, on July 18. AJHLA has lambasted the government policy towards the stone pelting youth in Kashmir, who are offered sops, in the name of reforming them, but this leniency and indulgence towards those who take law into their hands and indulge in stone pelting, is only encouraging the bad elements in Kashmir, to indulge in stone pelting. A meeting of the Jammu hoteliers association held here today under the Chairmanship of its President Inderjeet Khajuria has demanded Rs 5 lakh compensation to the family of the deceased Ravi Kant Sharma and a government job to one of the members of the bereaved family, stating that Ravi Kant Sharma was the soul bread earner in the family. The government has already announced grant of 5 lakh each as compensation to the families of four persons killed in Gool firing and also jobs for their kin. The same standard should be adopted in this case, AJHLA has demanded. Appealing the people at large to maintain peace and communal harmony despite all provocations, Jammu hoteliers association has lauded the gesture of some Muslim youth in Kashmir, who donated blood for Ravi Kant Sharma, who was hospitalized at SKIMS Soura, in Srinagar, after receiving head injury in stone pelting. AJHLA has demanded that the Amarnath pilgrims as well as tourist to Kashmir should be provided fool proof security, so that the tourists are not sacred away. KUPWARA, JULY 31: The District Development Commissioner, Kupwara, Mr. Itrat Hussain Rafique today convened a district officers meeting to review the preparedness and arrangements for ensuing 66thIndependence Day celebrations at District Headquarters Kupwara and at Tehsil Headquarters. The SSP Kupwara, Mr. Abdul Jabar, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mr. Abdul Aziz Bhat besides officers of various departments was present in the meeting. It was decided in the meeting that the main function would be held at District Police

Lines Kupwara. The function will start with Shahnai Wadan at 8 a.m. and the flag hosting will take place at District Police Lines by the chief guest at 9 a.m.

The march past will be presented by the contingents of JKP, JKAP, IRP, CRPF, Forest Protection Force, Fire and Emergency Services and school children.

Sagar, Shabir inaugurate e-Hospital project in JLNM hospital Rainawari

Say all hospitals to get this hi-tech service in phased manner
SRINAGAR, JULY 31: Hitech computerized services was started today in JLNM hospital Rainawari under the first phase of centrally sponsored e-Hospital Project. The Service was inaugurated by Minister for Rural Development and Pyanchati Raj, Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar in presence of Minister of State for Health, Mr. Shabir Ahmad Khan. Mission Director J&K, NRHM, Dr. Yashpal Sharma, Controller Drugs and Food Organization, Mr. Satish Gupta, Managing Director Information Technology, Mr. Suresh, Medical Superintendent, Dr. Iqbal, Dr Muhammad Abdullah Deputy Director Health Services Kashmir, Medicos, Paramedico of JLNM, hospital and senior officers of Health Services, Kashmir besides prominent citizens of the area were also present on the occasion. Appreciating the initiative taken by the J&K National Rural Health Mission, the Rural Development Minister said that this would prove much beneficial in disseminating day to day work of the hospital and would provide quick health services to the patients in the hospital. He congratulated the management of the hospital for attaining the distinction of being the first hospital in the Valley to have the prestigious services. The Minister said that this will help in maintenance of records, creation of Data base for research, quick handling of registration, compilation of day-to-day data base and Information regarding registration of patients. He underscored the need for extending the e-hospital facility to other hospitals of the State. Mr. Sagar said that government under the leadership of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has made tangible achievements in upgradation of healthcare facilities during last over 4 years in the state. He said that expansion of Lalla Ded Hospital, Children Hospital, Rainawari Hospital and other district hospitals has provided much relief to the patients in their treatment at their areas. He appreciated the efforts of State Health Minister which he taken to improve and upgrade healthcare facilities in the hospitals. He also underscored the need for timely completion of upgradation work of JLNM hospital. He called upon medicos and para-medicos to work with more missionary spirit for the welfare of the patients. The e- Hospital project @NIC Suite is a web based solution using Free Open Source Software (FOSS) tools for managing healthcare service delivery in public hospitals to accelerate infusion adoption of ICT tools and maintain healthcare standards. FOSS is generic software which covers major functional areas like patient care, laboratory services, work flow based document and information exchange, human resource and medical records management of hospital. Giving further details, the State Health Minister said the project has been funded under National Rural Health Mission for managing healthcare service delivery in public hospitals and to maintain healthcare standards. He said the e-Hospital project costing Rs 6.5 crore has to be implemented in two phases covering four modules, including outdoor patient and in door patient, emergency and billing in the first phase and store management, Radiology and Lab services in phase second.

Task Force on declining sex-ratio meets

IRCS for strengthening Red Chief Secretary receives appraisal, asks Health Department to report latest child sex ratio Cross movement in J&K
made to significantly enlarge and strengthen the Red Cross movement in the Reasi. During the review staff strengthening and enhancing the numbers of volunteers for Red Cross Society Reasi was taken up. ACR Reasi Tilak Raj Shastri, CMO Reasi Dr Arun Sharma, DIO Reasi Parvinder kour were also present in the meeting. Issues like opening of Jan Oshidi Shop at Reasi and Mahore, Revenue Collection and identification of land for construction of Red Cross Bhawan were also discussed. On the occasion, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Deputy Commissioner Reasi, who is also chairman IRCS Reasi gave Rupees 5.65 Lakhs for Uttrakhand relief on account on IRCS Reasi. SRINAGAR, JULY 31Expressing concern over the reported decline in sex ratio in Jammu and Kashmir, the Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khandey said that the issue should be flagged as a priority concern and dealt with determination. Chairing the Ist meeting of the Task Force constituted to study various aspects of declining sex ratio and in particular child sex ratio in the state here, the Chief Secretary received appraisal of the data in this regard collected by different agencies districts wise. The Chief Secretary said that the issue is of significant ramification and the civil society as a whole has to play its important role to help in reversing the trend and ensuring equal chances of birth, growth and development of the girl child

REASI, JULY 31 - General Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society, J&K Roma Wani has emphasized the need for raising the corpus of Red Cross Volunteers at the village, block, tehsil and district levels to strengthen the Red Cross movement in the state and provide succour to the needy in the event of any unforeseen or emergent situation. Wani was here at Reasi to review the issues pertaining to functioning of IRCS in the district. On this occasion DDC Reasi Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said that it is important that Red Cross volunteers are adequately trained and equipped to provide adequate and timely help to the needy. He said that efforts are being

along with the male child. The meeting took stock of the measures put in place by various agencies including the Health Department to book those who facilitate as well as help in sex determination and female foeticide. He asked for stringent punishment for the crime and said that necessary measures to make the laws more stringent need to

be taken, besides, other effective administrative steps aimed at checking the sinful activity. The Chief Secretary asked the Health Department to ascertain the latest situation with regard to child sex ratio from the data maintained through Health Management Information System (HMIS) to get a clear picture.

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phigoid, lupus erythema etc. These individuals work in immuno-pathology labs. Mohs surgery: Is a sub-specialty that focuses on the management of skin cancer, using a tissue-sparing technique. Physicians trained in this technique receive exhaustive training in pathology, as well as surgery. Pediatric Dermatology: Physicians qualify for Pediatric Dermatology after completing a pediatric, as well as dermatology residency. Some opt for a post-residency fellowship. Pediatric dermatology includes complex diseases of the neonates, hereditary skin ailments or genodermatoses. Pediatric dermatologists treats specific skin disease categories with emphasis on those diseases which predominate in infants, children, and adolescents. Tele-Dermatology: Tele-dermatology is the sub-section, wherein, telecommunication technologies are utilized to exchange medical information, via media, invariably done by non-dermatologists to evaluate off-site by the dermatologists. This subspecialty deals with options to view skin conditions over a large distance to provide knowledge exchange, to establish secondopinion services for experts or to use this for follow-up of individuals with chronic skin conditions. REMUNERATION Overall, Dermatologist salaries are based on years of experience, specialty, geographic location. Dermatologists that are self-employed in private practice set their own rate for each patient, they charge rate per appointment/sitting. This typically results in higher earnings and fewer work hours. The place of practice may intervene with the pay scale. Those practicing abroad can expect high pay scale as demand for dermatologists is more in abroad compared to India. As a beginner, one can earn between Rs 140000 and Rs 240000 p.a., in the field of dermatology. Once they have gained experience dermatologists may earn a salary package ranging between Rs 300000 - 400000 p.a.

CAREER IN DERMATOLOGY
INTRODUCTION Dermatology is one of the branches of medical sciences related to physiology and pathology of the skin, hair and nails. The field involves the diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of the skin and appendages. The skin is part of the integumentary system which is the largest organ system of the human body. The word Integumentary comes from the Latin word 'tegere', which means to cover. In humans, this system accounts for about 16 percent of total body weight and covers 1.5-2m2 of surface area. Accessory structures of the skin are the hair and nails, sweat glands and oil glands. The skin and accessories are prone to various acute and chronic problems from acne, rashes, warts, hair and nail problems to skin cancer, psoriasis, eczema, vitiligo and so on. Hair related problems like hair loss, dandruff etc. are common. These diseases and beauty consciousness among people have made dermatology which treat diseases as well as cosmetic problems related to skin and scalp, a career of the present age. A physician trained to treat diseases and conditions of the skin is called a dermatologist. Dermatologists manage acute and chronic disorders of the skin i.e they take care of diseases in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails. Dermatologists also study the structure and function of the skin, and the relationship between skin pathologies and malfunctions of other organs of the body. They assess the affected area and take skin scrapings, tissue samples, or blood samples for further testing and examination. They often examine samples using a microscope or through biological and chemical testing. Once a diagnosis has been made, dermatologist creates a treatment plan. Dermatology often overlaps the practice of other medical specialties, e.g., neurology and internal medicine. Dermatologists have been leaders in the field of cosmetic surgery. The terms Dermatology and Cosmetology are often mistaken as one and the same. But, Dermatology and Cosmetology are two entirely different streams which deals with human skin and related issues. One main difference between Cosmetology and Dermatology is that- Cosmetology is the study of beauty treatments which have practical applicability which include hairstyles, hairdressing, shampoos, skin care specialties and nail treatments etc. Dermatology is a division of medicine which include the study of skin and related issues, prescribes medicine and even conduct surgery if needed. It is an actual science. It also involves various methods of diagnosing, treating, and protecting skin from external and internal impacts. Acne scar removal, treatment of aged or sun-damaged skin, chemical peel, dermabrasion / dermaplaning, cryosurgery etc. are some of the treatments done by a cosmetic dermatologist. ELIGIBILITY As the dermatologist is a physician, he/she must complete the Bachelor's degree in medicine (MBBS) and then get specialized by taking a Master's degree in Dermatology. Educational: An aspiring candidate wanting to make a career as dermatologist needs to opt for science stream with physics, chemistry and biology as subjects at 10+2 level. After plus two they have to go through the entrance exam and get a seat for MBBS. After MBBS, one can do a Master's degree program in Dermatology or a Doctorate in medical science in the related field of Dermatology. One can also opt for a post graduate diploma or diploma course in the respective field after Bachelors in Medicine. Personal attributes : Dermatologists must possess the following qualities as in any other medical field. * care and concern * critical thinking * ability to counsel * an eye for detail * determination * stress management JOB PROSPECTS & CAREER OPTIONS People, young as well as old are becoming more

conscious about their skin and looks. Owing to this, the demand for professionals in this field of skin care is expected to upsurge in the coming years. Dermatologists could work in hospitals or clinics or take up private practice. They could even take up positions as professors, teaching faculty, supervisors or research heads in their specialized fields in medical colleges and institutes/universities. After gaining considerable experience in India, dermatologists can pursue lucrative careers aboard as the demand is increasing tremendously. Private practitioners may opt for specialized dermatology courses in pediatric and cosmetic dermatology. The specializations in dermatology can be done in the fields like immuno dermatology, dermo pathology, pediatric dermatology and cosmetic dermatology. Areas of specialisation Cosmetic Dermatology: Cosmetic Dermatology is a scientific super-specialty of Dermatology which aims to bring science to the

concept of Beauty. Dermatologists after completing a MS in the field of surgical dermatology are trained to use laser surgery, botox and fillers. Further, the cosmetic procedures include chemical peels, dermabrasion, derma roller, bhepharoplasty, face lifts and liposuction. They treat scars, acne, hair fall, wrinkles, black spots, pigmentation etc. using different procedures depending upon the type of the skin. Dermatopathology: A Dermatopathologist is a pathologist or dermatologist who specializes in the pathology of the skin. This is a field which is shared by pathologists and dermatologists who complete one year of dermato-pathology fellowship (which includes six months training in general pathology and six months in dermatopathology). Dermatopathologist diagnoses and monitors diseases of the skin including infectious, immunological, degenerative, and neoplastic diseases. Immunodermatology: This field specializes in the treatment of immune-mediated skin diseases such as pemphigus valgaris, bullous pem-

Jawaharlal Nehru University student attacks classmate, attempts suicide

NEW DELHI: A 23-yearold student of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here attacked a woman classmate with a sharp object on the campus and later attempted suicide, a police officer said Wednesday. The incident was reported at around 11.30 a.m. in room number 213 of the School Of Languages. The man was identified as Akash and the woman as Roshani, 22. Both were immediately rushed to different hospitals. "Akash was taken to Safdarjung Hospital and Roshani was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). We have recovered a country made pistol, a bottle of poisonous substance and an axe from the spot," a senior police officer said. According to the officer, Akash attacked Roshani with a sharp object, leaving several injuries on her body. He later slit his own throat and also consumed a poisonous substance.

TN governor Rosaiah asks VC to curb Mahendra P Lama appointed IGNOU pro-vice-chancellor ragging in educational institutions
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu governor K Rosaiah, who is also the chancellor of universities in the state, has asked vicechancellors to curb the menace of ragging in educational institutions. "The menace of ragging in educational institutions should be curbed. I have called for the next meeting of the statelevel monitoring cell to eradicate the menace of ragging, where we will be reviewing the action taken by the institutions and the agencies of the government. I hope the vice-chancellors will also contribute their might to ensure that their institutions are ragging free," he said while addressing a review meeting at the Raj Bhavan. Principal secretaries of various departments, administrator of Annamalai University, vice-chairman of Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education, vice-chancellors of state universities and officials attended the meeting. Rosaiah pointed out that convocations should be held in time so that students were not put to hardship on account of delay in issuing degree certificates. "I request you to present your report on the action taken so far, actions that are being taken and actions that are proposed in future. Your contribution is much needed in achieving the goal of the government to raise the gross enrolment ratio in higher education to 25 per cent," he said in his speech. NEW DELHI: Professor Mahendra P. Lama has been appointed the new pro-vicechancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University(IGNOU), an official statement from the varsity said Wednesday. Lama, 52, was the founding vice-chancellor of Sikkim University set up in 2007, thus becoming the youngest vice chancellor of a central Indian university at the age of 45. A member of the National Security Advisory Board of the central government, he has a long association with the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) where he has been teaching South Asian economies, and is also the chairman of the Centre for South, Central, South-East Asian and South

Allahabad University's biochemistry department gets new head

ALLAHABAD: Putting a rest over the confusion of the next head of the department of biochemistry in Allahabad University, the varsity has chosen Prof Syed Ibrahim Rizvi as the man for this job. He has taken the charge from Prof PoonamMittal. Prof Rizvi is an eminent biochemist whose research on ageing is well known at the international level. His research on the role of plasma membrane redox system in controlling the rate of ageing in humans and the total life span in animals has been published in leading journals. He is also a grantee of the International Foundation for Science, Sweden and has been a visiting faculty to many universities in countries like Italy, France, Greece, Sweden and Turkey and has also been invited as a speaker at major conferences globally. The decision of appointing Prof Rizvi as the head bears significance as the other two professors, Prof D K Gupta who is facing an inquiry wheras Prof Bechan Sharam has been charged with sexual assault on a PhD scholar working under him. As per the ordinance of AU, if the department has one or more professors, any associate professor cannot be made head of the department. Thus, in the case of biochemistry, Dr Rizvi was appointed as the head only after his promotion to the post of professor

West Pacific Studies. "He is presently nominated by the government as a member of the steering committee of the coveted South Asian Forum set up by the heads of the states and governments at the 16th SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) summit in 2010," the statement said. Lama has been nominated by the president to executive boards of various leading education institutions like IGNOU, National Council

of Education Research and Training (NCERT) and Hyderabad University. Besides authoring and editing 22 books, he has worked on several issues like human security, migration, refugees, trade, investment and energy cooperation in south Asia. His works have been published in many journals and translated into a number of foreign languages. He also writes regularly in prominent national dailies in India and south Asia.

CBSE revises entrepreneurship syllabus for Class 11

CHENNAI: The Central Board of Secondary Education has revised the curriculum for theentrepreneurship elective for this academic year in keeping with changing market trends. A release from the board has said that in the current climate of economic changes, influenced by explosive knowledge creation and exponential technology growth, the need to modify and infuse changes is a necessary step to upgrade and update the existing entrepreneurship curriculum. "It is even more required so as to bring it on a par in rigour and content with other academic disciplines based on competency skills," said Sadhana Parashar, CBSE director of academics, research, training and innovation, in a letter to principals of affiliated schools across the country. The revised edition of the curriculum incorporates new chapters that introduce students to market dynamics and encourages them to spend more time on project work. The revision aims at providing more background information, case studies, activities and new templates to help the students get a better understanding of concepts introduced in Class 12. The board has said that the revised text will be uploaded at http://www.cbseacademic.in/ and its hard copy in the form of a book will be available within seven working days. The revised book for Class 12 will be made available from March 2014.

Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University admission process to end by Sept 15
ALLAHABAD: Uttar Pradesh RajarshiTandonOpen University (UPRTOU) authorities have declared that all the first and second year students who wrote semester or annual exams in June this year could take admission in the second and third year respectively without waiting for the declaration of results. The decision was taken by vice-chancellor Prof A K Bakshi. The last date for admission to second or third year is Sept 15. "There were many queries from students regarding admission to the second or third year. As such students concerned are advised to fill in their admission forms and submit it along with fee to their study centres before Sept 15," said Prof Bakhshi. Varsity's press release made it clear that no forms would be accepted after the above-mentioned date. The admission brochure along with admission form was available at 531 study centres and five regional centres spread across the state. The admission form can also be downloaded from the university website i.e. www.uprtou.ac.in. Prof Bakhshi also said that UPRTOU now conducts round the year admission system and new students can also apply for admission to the July session by September 15. UPRTOU, the sole open university of the state, offers more than 70 courses through open and distance education (ODE) mode which has a number of advantages such as no age restrictions for admission, flexibility, unlimited seats, admission from home, round the year admission, delivery of self learning materials (SLMs) at home, and convenience to learn at your own pace etc.

IIT-M faculty may play truant, officially

CHENNAI: Faculty members at IIT-Madrasfocusing on research projects may soon be able to forego classroom duties. Teachers at the institution, proposing various solutions to promote research and deal with increasing workload on faculty members, suggested that researchers be spared from spending long hours in classrooms if they are working on intensive projects. They also said the number of courses that faculty members take should be divided among two or more teachers. They made the suggestions to an expert panel following the recruitment of 22 teachers last month. Some departments have already adopted individual models to focus more on research . IIT-M estimates that a faculty member spends a minimum of six hours in classrooms a week and teaches three courses each semester. Every faculty member has five research scholars to guide. But faculty members usually spend much more time than in just guidance of research scholars as they have related work like evaluation as well as administrative duties. Similar suggestions in the past could not be implemented because of staff shortage. IIT-M has 530 faculty members and 7,800 students. It has a sanctioned strength of 800 faculty members. The institution decided to enroll more students in 2010, resulting in a 54% increase in admissions, but faculty strength remained at 450, roughly the same as previously. "If a department has more than one faculty member for a specialisation, one can be spared from classroom duties in the first semester and another can be given the same opportunity the next semester," a professor said. IIT-M director Bhaskar Ramamurthi indicated that the proposals may only be implemented as a stop-gap arrangement and said the institution did not plan to introduce them at the policy level. "Departments come up with internal arrangements so teaching and research are not compromised," he said. "Teaching and research should go hand in hand. We had 600 doctoral scholars in 2007 and the number had now gone up to 1,800. Our PhD and MS students make up 30% of the student strength. Increasing enrolment has also resulted in IIT-M acquiring more faculty members and PhD students." Not all faculty members support the proposal to reduce classroom hours. A senior professor said IIT-M's academic freedom allowed teachers to start new programmes in specialised fields. "The rationale is to give students the opportunity to work on projects with their teachers while also attending classes," the professor said. "If an ambitious professor doesn't want to teach students, it will be a loss to the student community. Unlike institutions like Defence Research Development Organisation , IITs are part of the public education system."

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the original faith. Muslim and Christian leaders now want reservations extended to Scheduled Caste converts in their respective religions. This is political gimmickry at its worst. Muslim and Christian leaders know that to amend the Constitution to extend recognition to the existence of caste among them amounts to inserting a Hindu institution into two monotheistic religions that do not recognise caste, and in fact invite conversion to overcome caste disabilities in Hindu society. Many issues arise from this. First, leaders of both communities must answer how and when they decided to accept caste discrimination within their fold, to the extent that they wish to institutionalise it. Why has the cashinundated Church, which is the largest landowner and runs the largest number of educational, including professional, institutions in the country, been unable to uplift converts from marginal sections of society? Why does the Church resist demands from lower caste converts for financial scrutiny and accountability of funds received by the Church and affiliated institutions and NGOs run by it? Christian medical colleges recently fought to free themselves from the nationwide entrance examination. Given that they are making money hand over fist, there is simply no excuse for their inability to uplift the former scheduled castes. Muslim organisations are similarly well-funded by their global co-religionists. Moreover, Islam has a movement, tablighi, which focuses on removing all traces of pre-Islamic traditions and culture amongst the devout. It is amazing that the tablighi movement has failed to address the issue of eradicating caste and racial distinctions among believers; this is obviously an urgent priority. The flip side of the move to get caste-based reservations for monotheistic religions is that this would be a form of religious aggression on the part of the Indian state, as it amounts to legislating Hindu institutions and practices into their basic structure. It is true that both faiths are demanding this to improve their access to Government quotas via Scheduled Caste converts, but if the doors to Central legislation to reconstruct the very form of a religion are thus opened, it could have unintended consequences. Christians may ponder if they are open to Government by law reserving promotions in Church hierarchy for members from the Scheduled Castes, who have long been clamouring for upward mobility. Can the Indian Government, like the Peoples Republic of China, decide the appointments of Bishops and Archbishops? Similarly, Muslims may consider if the Government should henceforth legislate to undo the havoc wrought on poor Muslim women by Rajiv Gandhis disgraceful Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986? After all, the move was opposed by several respected jurists from the community itself. Islam and Christianity are both religions of the Book. If they want to amend their character in India for a political advantage or any other reason, then, as non-natal faiths, they must first amend their scriptures and insert the recognition of caste and caste-based discrimination into the Quran and the Bible. Only then can the Constitution extend castebased recognition to underprivileged castes in their midst. The alternative is to apologise to the former Scheduled Castes for the centuries of neglect, social abuse, and economic deprivation, and urge them to return to their natal faith. There cannot be any protective discrimination for those who have cheated and betrayed the most vulnerable of their flock.

MENACE OF BIKER GANGS THEY WANT TO HAVE THE CAKE AND EAT IT TOO
While the death of the Delhi teen who was hit by a stray bullet when his unruly biker gang clashed with the police, is tragic, it is unfair to blame law enforcement personnel for the accident. By all available accounts, the policemen had exhausted all other options before they fired live bullets. They had first warned the bikers over loudspeakers but to no avail. In fact, the number of bikers swelled to a hundred and the police team of about six found itself woefully outnumbered. So much so that reinforcements had to be called in, including a second PCR van. But this show of strength failed to deter the miscreants who vandalised the police van, and in the process injured three police officers. As resistance from the bikers built up, the police fired three shots none of which was aimed at the bikers. The first two were fired in the air but again that had no impact. The third and last bullet that hit Karan Pandey was targeted at the rear tire of the bike which he was riding pillion. The bullet, however, pierced him because his driver, who was reportedly drunk, pulled a stunt at that same time, pushing the front tire into the air and bringing the 19-year-old in the line of fire. Had only the bikers listened to the police in the first place and not persisted with their stunts and games, Karan Pandey would have been alive. But by resisting the policemen and attacking them even, the bikers invited both danger and death and there can scarcely be any excuse for their act. Expectedly, the grieving family members of the deceased and the injured have lashed out at the police. Perhaps at a later moment, they will be able to reflect upon the fact that their boys wilfully put themselves in harm's way. For now, the bleeding heart jholawallahs who have swooped upon the scene like vultures on the dead, need to restrain their shrill anti-police sloganeering. They would also do well to stop advising the police on effective policing and questioning their actions for instance, why were tear gas and water cannons not used instead of live bullets? These are issues that will, no doubt, be looked into during course of the magisterial inquiry that has already been initiated to determine if the police's response was disproportionate to the threat. Until then, self-styled activists must refrain from making unsubstantiated claims against the police force. Biker gangs, such as the ones that had gathered in central Delhi in the wee hours of Sunday, have become a menace, not just in the capital but across the country from Bengal to Rajasthan to Assam. Not only are such bikers, who often take to the streets in an adrenaline and alcohol-fuelled high, a risk to themselves, they are also a threat to passersby whom they sometimes even harass and steal from. For instance, earlier this month, Delhi Police arrested two bikers near India Gate who were chasing a college student and passing lewd comments. It is the job of the police to rein in such troublemakers, and Delhi Police did its part this weekend when it cracked down on the biker gang. Had the policemen not done so, they would have been criticised by the same jholawallahs for being inefficient; now, that they have taken action, they are still at the receiving end. Clearly for some, the police can do nothing right.

SANDHYA JAIN
Leaders of Muslim and Christian communities must answer how and when they decided to accept caste discrimination within their fold, to the extent that they now wish to institutionalise it In his magisterial commentary on the Constitution, DD Basu emphasised that the State cannot make reservations on communal lines as this infringes clauses (i) and (ii) of Article 16. Initially, the larger political minority (Muslims) accepted this as an inevitable legacy of Partition, while Christians preferred a low profile as the colonial power departed. In recent decades, however, both groups have been chafing at their theoretical egalitarianism being cited to deny them reservations as Scheduled Castes. This is now the holy grail of their political desire. Given the huge controversy over Sonia Gandhis food security Ordinance, and her known ambition for reservations for minorities (Sachar Committee, National Commission for Linguistic and Religious Minorities), there are concerted moves to push the Congress in this direction in order to secure the combined minority vote-bank as the next general election threatens to be highly contentious, with every political party hellbent on increasing its vote and seat share. The temptation to woo minorities will be high as the storm over Raj Babbars Rs 12 buys a good meal has inspired the Opposition to seek ways to deflate the destructive food security legislation. They should begin with their sums. If we take an average poor family of eight (couple + four children + parents) and accept Rs 12 per meal per person as the base-

line, we need Rs 96/day for one meal and Rs 288 for three meals/day for one family (Rs 8,640/month on food alone). As even the Congress accepts this estimate as insulting, a realistic assessment is needed, a task best left to the next Government. To return to the issue of politically driven reservations for minorities, a former Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities claims that Indian-style secularism appeases the majority at the expense of the countrys two largest minorities Muslims and Christians. He argues that at the time of its adoption, the Constitution neither declared any state religion nor proclaimed India a secular state. By pronouncing equality before law and equal protection of laws as fundamental rights, it mandated the state not to discriminate citizens on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them in respect of public places and employment or appointment under the state. Ostensibly, this made the country secular. But several specific provisions for certain groups, incorporated in the Constitution from its inception, or inserted later, benefited particular religious communities. Thus, Sikhs won the right to carry the kirpan, and the Governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu were asked to pay substantial annual annuities to dewasom temples. Moreover, Scheduled Caste reservations were specific to the Hindu community, though Sikhs managed to get included six years later, and Buddhists after four decades. Both monotheist groups claim that they share the same castes as Hindus, and that their global character has not been able to protect Scheduled Caste converts from discrimination within the respective faith communities. They resent that when a Scheduled Caste Hindu, Buddhist or Sikh embraces Christianity or Islam, he loses his SC status and privileges, which are restored on return to

The television debate is no substitute for actual conversation

ASHOK V. DESAI
Two Indian luminaries of economics have made an awe-inspiring some might say awful display of fireworks. The eruption occurred over a review of An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions, a book by Amartya Sen and Jean Drze, in The Economist. It said that the book went much farther than Bhagwati and Panagariya, who lay out a route map for further market-based reforms in their recent book, Why Growth Matters: How Economic Growth in India Reduced Poverty and the Lessons for Other Developing Countries. Bhagwati thought that he always was and continued to be miles ahead of Sen and Drze. To which Sen replied that he had been in favour of growth from early years, but that growth needed to be supplemented with public expenditure directed at improvement of health, education, nutrition etc. The public row between two eminent NRI economists immediately caught the attention of the Indian press. While Amartya Sen once wrote a book that noted and approved Indians argumentative nature, Jagdish Bhagwati loves an argument, and the media love a good fight. I myself felt sorry, for a friendly, reasoned argument between the two would be of considerable benefit to the rest of us. I first met Jagdish Bhagwati in 1952, when I joined Sydenham College in Bombay to do a B Com in accountancy; he was two years senior, and was doing banking. Next year, we both went on a college trip to Kashmir. Jagdish was a great hit with the girls; he had an endless stream of jokes, which they lapped up. I could not make up my mind whom I envied more Jagdish with his jokes, or Niazi with a motorbike on which he would whisk away the girls. When I was admitted to Kings College in 1956, I wrote to Jagdish. He said he was going to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but had asked a friend to look after me. The friend came to see me when I got to Cambridge, took me around, and made me comfortable. He was Manmohan Singh. A year later he went back to Chandigarh. When he returned to Oxford in the early 1960s to do his D Phil, he was married. His and Gursharans house was open to me while he was there. Amartya Sen had just left Cambridge to teach in Jadavpur University when I went up, but he was a legend. His Stevenson Prize essay on the choice of techniques was a classic. He came back a couple of years later with his bride, Nabaneeta. They had a tiny flat in Trinity Street, where I used to drop by often for adda. After Cambridge, I went to teach in the Bombay department of economics in 1963. Ravi Hazari took me one evening to see Sachin Chaudhuri in his little flat behind Taj Mahal hotel. Economists dropped by to see Sachin every evening, and often got into passionate arguments. It was a bit like a Cambridge seminar, but more informal. The sessions could go on from six to ten in the evening, and interrupting was allowed; the only rule was sustained good temper. Sometimes at the end of the evening, Sachin would say, Ashok! That was interesting. Why dont you write it up for me? I would write up a comment or an article, and it would go into the following Fridays Economic Weekly. He did it to all the economists; that is how we learnt to debate, and Economic Weekly became the forum for discussion of Indian economy. In 1966, I went to work in Delhi. I often used to drop by in Delhi School of Economics, where K.N. Raj, Jagdish Bhagwati, Amartya Sen and Manmohan Singh were teaching. I also taught there briefly. One got to D School in the morning and settled down outside the canteen with coffee. Over the day, all the teachers came, got together and left. There was a lot of chatting, discussion, leg-pulling and fun. I would also visit the homes of the four friends, which were close by, where Sarasamma, Gursharan, Nabaneeta and Padma Desai (who was also teaching), were always welcoming. Those days of easy camaraderie did not last long. Jagdish left for MIT in 1968; Manmohan Singh left around the same time to join commerce ministry as economic adviser. K.N. Raj became vice-chancellor of Delhi University in 1969, where he faced terrible student trouble. In 1971, he resigned. In 1973, when I decided to take a professorship in the University of the South Pacific in Fiji, he came and tried to dissuade me; he felt I was needed in India. Four years later, when I was in University of Sussex, he came and asked me to join the Centre for Development Studies, which he was about to set up in Trivandrum. I accepted his invitation and worked in the Centre for a couple of years. The last time I saw Raj was a few months before his death. He was as full of jokes as ever; as I entered, he said, First of all, tell me who you are. When I went to D School again in the early 1980s, the ambience had changed. The teachers were younger, and more specialized. They came and lectured; they spent less time in the School and more at home or in New Delhi. The informal chatting around the canteen had declined; and the discussion was no longer about the Indian macroeconomy. The Economic and Political Weekly also changed in the late 1980s. It turned Left; non-leftist content declined, and debates deteriorated. When I pointed this out to Krishna Raj, he implied that higher powers were responsible. Prannoy Roy spent some time in the finance ministry in the 1980s before he left and started NDTV, on which he interviewed Amartya recently; Sagarika Ghose interviewed Jagdish on CNN-IBN. But the television debates that have taken the place of conversations are not the same thing. The compere is paid to look good and talk without a pause; he reports on the universe, and has neither the time nor the inclination to learn about economic issues. Before his half hour, he hurriedly makes up a couple of questions about the economy; at the end of the programme, he throws them at his luminaries, and tries to make them answer in 30 seconds. There is no repartee, no pro and con, and no development of ideas. This is what I think Jagdish was referring to: he uses all media to joust with fellow economists, just like in an American university seminar, and Amartya refuses to play the game. The reasons lie in their convoluted relationship stretching back to the Cambridge of the 1950s. I continue to believe in robust economic debate, and I enjoy my 30 seconds on television, but I do think that television is not the best medium for economics, either as a source of entertainment or for advancement of knowledge. I wish Jagdish and Amartya would seriously address and debate the Indian economy. Economic Weekly is no longer there to give them an arena; but the Journal of Economic Perspectives would, I am sure, be happy to welcome them to its pages.

TOUGH CLIMB

How to tackle statehood demands has been a major challenge for statecraft in post- Independence India. The first reorganization of states in 1956, on the basis of language, gave the Union government only a reprieve. Many more states were created in the subsequent decades. But demands for even more never quite died down. A new state in one part of the country would inspire statehood demands in other parts. It is no surprise, therefore, that the Centres reported move to create a Telangana state has re-ignited the old statehood demand in Darjeeling. Historically, though, the demand for a separate state comprising the three hill subdivisions of Darjeeling dates back to preIndependence days. The Gorkhas, who form an overwhelming majority of the population in the hills, have always claimed that their language and ethnic identity entitles them to a state of their own. Governments in New Delhi and Calcutta felt, however, that special administrative arrangements were a better way of helping Darjeeling than separating it from West Bengal. This was the rationale behind creating the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council in 1988 and the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration two years ago. But the campaigners for a separate state accepted these only as temporary steps. For New Delhi, Darjeelings demand for statehood has always posed more critical issues than similar demands elsewhere. It is not simply a question of possible political repercussions in a truncated Bengal. The creation of smaller states has always had some political impact in the parent states. In Bengals case, history, too, complicates matters for New Delhi. West Bengal itself is the result of a partition of old Bengal at the time of Independence. Another partition of the state is the last thing that its people and politicians would want. But there is another reason why New Delhi has been wary about the statehood demand for Darjeeling. Its location, on the border with Nepal and not far from the frontiers with China, makes Darjeeling a rather special place in Indias geopolitical scheme. But the overriding concern for both the Centre and the state government should be the welfare of the people in the Darjeeling hills. An economic approach alone may not satisfy the local aspirations. The challenge in Darjeeling needs to be handled cautiously. False steps in a border region can be costly for the country.

Doda transporters face problems

Dear Editor, Through your esteemed daily, we the transporters of District Doda want to bring to the notice of the concerned authorities that we are facing various types of problems regarding work in the office of ARTO Doda. We are facing problem like whenever anyone applies for fitness certificate of the vehicle for which the day fixed by ARTO Doda is Tuesday, many a time ARTO cancels the said day deliberately and creates problems for the vehicle owners. Moreover, the second part of the story is that if the vehicle is passed on that particular day then the clerks of ARTO Doda keep the original fitness certificate in their office for renewal of the fitness date but they dont provide the receipt of the same due to which Traffic Police Challan the vehicle owners for non-production of the said fitness certificate/receipt. We, therefore, request ARTO Doda to provide receipt to the customers whenever one has to retain the original route permit/registration certificate/fitness certificate or any other

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paper in his office for further processing enabling the drivers to show that particular receipt to the law enforcing agencies to avoid unnecessary Challans and harrassement. Also, it is requested that ARTO Doda should be directed to allot the Token No./S.No. to the candidates who need to appear in the driving test. YOURS ETC, MOHD. YASEEN BATT Bhadarwah, Doda

bursts. We still are unable to realise the importance and value of planting trees. Yours Etc, Hardesh Kumar Batra Paonta Sahib

Bank pensioners woes

Dear Editor, The elderly pensioners have not received arrears of third installment of Sixth Pay Commission. Moreover, their routine problems are not being attended to properly and no timely payment of monthly pension dues are made because of which they have to face hardships. It is also worth mentioning here that sufficient funds have been released by the Central Government in favour of State Government, and it is not understandable why the said installments are not being released by the government. Such an attitude of the government towards the senior citizens of the State is really very bad. Yours Etc, R. Kumar Gupta Jammu

Planting trees for better environment

Dear Editor, Trees bring rain. This was taught or we get to study it in our schools. The reason behind the rising incidents of cloudburst in the Himalayan ranges could be attributed, to some extent, to unchecked felling of trees or deforestation. The so-called development across the country has wiped out trees and forests from our country. Consequently, the monsoon clouds have little option but to disperse all the water at one place instead of evenly distributing rain waters over a large area. Hence natural calamities like cloud-

I first met Jagdish Bhagwati in 1952, when I joined Sydenham College in Bombay to do a B Com in accountancy; he was two years senior, and was doing banking. Next year, we both went on a college trip to Kashmir. Jagdish was a great hit with the girls; he had an endless stream of jokes, which they lapped up. I could not make up my mind whom I envied more Jagdish with his jokes, or Niazi with a motorbike on which he would whisk away the girls.

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NATIONAL

No division of West Bengal: Mamata

KOLKATA, JULY 31: With Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) renewing the demand for Gorkhaland in Darjeeling after UPA endorsed creation of a separate Telangana state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday ruled out division of West Bengal and blamed the Congress for the agitation in the hills. Darjeeling is part and parcel of West Bengal. There is no question of division of West Bengal. We are united, we will be united and we will be together, Ms Banerjee told a press conference here. Apparently referring to the recent visit by a six member GJM team headed by its General Secretary Roshan Giri to Delhi with the Gorkhaland demand, Ms Banerjee alleged I am sorry to say ... I will write to Prime Minister whether it was a right step or not that some central ministers invited three or four Morcha leaders to Delhi some days back.A meeting was also held with them. They have reported back that some Central leaders have advised them to revive their movement in Darjeeling hills. There was also an assurance of according autonomy to them, Ms Banerjee said.A union territory without taking consent of the state? It is funny. Is it a lollipop in a childs hand?Stating that peace had been prevailing in Darjeeling and would continue, she said I request the Centre that has responsibility to see that peace is not disturbed in Darjeeling.

UK move to impose 3,000 pound visa fee a retrograde step, says Anand Sharma
NEW DELHI, JULY 31: Stating that India and Britain were aiming for a growing partnership in all spheres, Commerce and Industry Minister, Anand Sharma on Wednesday termed as retrograde step the move by the UK Government to take 3,000 pound bond for issuing visa bond for visitors of certain countries including India sought a halt to this move. Talking to newsmen in New Delhi, Mr. Sharma said there were clear assurances from Prime Minister, David Cameron and his Cabinet colleagues, some of whom he met during his visit to London last month, that no such step was in the offing and in fact both nations should work towards enhancing the strategic partnership. India's High Commissioner in Britain and the foreign office have not received any confirmation of any such step having being put in place or a proposal cleared by the David Cameron Cabinet. As far as we are concerned, we have made it abundantly clear that after the successful visit of Mr. Cameron earlier this year, the clear assurances that have been given and the growing partnership that exists between India and the UK, this would be a retrograde measure and negative step and should not be taken, he remarked. Britain has announced plans to introduce a scheme of demanding a whopping 3,000 pounds visa bond from visitors from certain countries, including India.

CEO resignation Referring to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha President Bimal Gurungs resigning as CEO from the Gorkha

Territorial Administration in Darjeeling as a fallout of the Telangana decision, senior Trinamool Congress leader

Saugata Roy said Gurung has resigned in his personal capacity. Other GJM members have not quit the GTA.

Mr. Sharma said this issue was taken up vociferously by him when he was in London with his British counterpart Vince Cable. I was assured both by Mr. Cable as well as another Minister, Oliver Letwin that no such proposal has come before the Cabinet for consideration and the UK Government will not take any measures considering the strategic and important partnership with India when it comes to movement of professionals and tourists, he added.

At the moment we will go by the affirmations which were made and assurances that have been given at the highest level of British government, unless and until anything to the contrary is confirmed or approved. Referring to the issue of decline in exports and efforts to give it a big push, Mr. Sharma announced the government has decided to raise the rate of interest on subsidy scheme for exporters to 3 per cent and widen the coverage of the scheme to cover more sectors.

Two killed, over 40 feared drowned as bus falls into Punjab canal
CHANDIGARH, JULY 3: Two passengers were killed and at least 42 feared drowned after a Punjab roadways bus fell into a canal near Sirhind in Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab in the wee hours on Wednesday, police said. The ill-fated bus was on its way from Delhi to Amritsar when the mishap took place around 2 am, police said. The bus was swept in the gushing canal water about three kms downstream before getting stuck at Saundh headworks from where Bhakra Main Line Canal and Narwana Canal get separated, officials said. Before plunging into the canal, the bus broke the railing along the national highway close to the floating restaurant near Sirhind. Official sources said at least 45 passengers had boarded the bus from Delhi late last night. Two bodies have been fished out from the canal waters, Fatehgarh Sahib SSP Gurmeet Singh Chauhan said. The bus had been pulled out of the canal with the help of cranes, police said. Meanwhile, authorities have sounded an alert along Bhakra Main Line canal, Narwana canal and Sirhind feeder so that the bodies of other passengers could be fished out after being located. Police and civil administration, along with divers, including from Army, are involved in search operations as it is expected that the bodies could have been swept up to some 30 kms in the canal, officials said.

Open to talks on merger: KCR

(TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao said his party was not averse to discussing the proposal for merger with the Congress, provided the ruling party honours its commitment and passes the Telangana Bill in the Parliament. Rao thanked Congress president Sonia Gandhi and other parties, including the BJP, for their support, and said the proposal for merger involved several issues, including the modalities. It is not an issue to be taken lightly. The TRS politburo and other forums, including the Legislature party, will have to discuss it, he said.Responding to Congress leader Digvijay Singhs statement that the Congress was not averse to holdings discussions with TRS on the merger, he said it is not just the question of introducing the Bill, but its passage in Parliament. We have to be cautious until then.. Rao said there was need for clarity on some of the issues mentioned by the Congress Working Committee, the issue of Hyderabad in particular.The announcement that Telangana would have 10 districts was in line with the aspirations of the people as the Capital would be one among them. Common capitalThe Congress offer of a common capital and the modalities should be clarified. Clarity is yet to emerge on the timeframe within which the Bill will be passed by the Parliament, he said recalling past experiences when the government went back on its announcement.

Telangana fallout: Upset Cong leaders to meet on Thursday

NEW DELHI, JULY 31: Upset over the decision to form Telangana state, some Union Ministers and Congress MPs from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions will have a strategy meeting in New Delhi on Thursday to chalk out their plan of action to try and restrain the Union government from implementing it. The anti-Telangana Congress ministers and MPs, who are around 25 in number, have been holding informal consultations ever since the Congress Working Group (CWC) took the decision on Tuesday, sources said. The unhappy leaders include Textiles Minister K Sambhasiva Rao and MPs Lagadapati Rajagopal, Ananta Venkatarama Reddy and V Aruna Kumar. A few of them are even considering resigning from their membership in the Parliament if that could help halt the creation of Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh, sources indicated. It is a deep crisis. We are going to meet on Thursday. A collective decision will be taken on how to handle this situation, a senior MP who is among the organisers for the meet told PTI requesting anonymity. V Aruna Kumar told PTI that Everything including the idea of a shared capital for 10 years is vague. He said, We have to wait for the Bill to be tabled (in Parliament).

HYDERABAD, JULY 31:

Telangana Rashtra Samiti

Seemandhra erupts in protest MIM falls in line but would work for minorities in AP and Telangana
VIJAYAWADA, JULY 31: Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions witnessed large-scale protests over the Congress-led UPAs decision to carve out Telangana on Tuesday. A total bandh has been called by several groups leading the United Andhra movement in Seemandhra Region. While the protests were subdued till afternoon in many towns and cities, they picked up momentum by late evening and coinciding with the official announcement in New Delhi, Samaikyandhra student JAC organised a rasta roko on National Highway No.5 in Vijayawada and its leader Devineni Avinash was arrested. A massive rally was taken out by students on MG Road in Vijayawada in the morning. At Visakhapatnam too, the student JAC leaders, who protested in the morning, began indefinite fast, but were removed from their tent near Andhra University. Students in Krishna University boycotted classes and majority of the institutions have decided to keep it closed on Wednesday. Teachers of Krishna district, drafted for panchayat poll duties, decided to boycott the election. Meanwhile, Chittoor town plunged into darkness after violence spread in the town. Tension prevailed as two autorickshaws were set afire. Congress legislator C.K. Babu squatted at Gandhi Circle to express resentment. State Minister Kanna Lakshminarayana, who was returning from Madakasira after attending the funeral ceremony of the mother of Revenue Minister N. Raghuveera Reddy, was stopped and gheraoed by activists of the Samaikyandhra student JAC and asked for his resignation in Anantapur. In Tirupati, YSRC MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy staged a sit-in at Nalugukalla Mandapam. At Rajahmundry, protests were witnessed when NGOs, students, lawyers and people from other sections came on to the streets. Schools and colleges were shut down in support of the Samaikyandhra movement in Amalapuram, Tuni, Ramachandrapuram, and Kakinada. At some places the protesters formed human chains. At many places in Anantapur district continuous protests were witnessed with common people also participating in good numbers. Over 2,000 people participated in a protest rally in Penukonda. In Hindupur, violent protests broke out when agitated people pelted stones at lodges and busesTirupati Staff Reporter writes: Sri Venkateswara Universitys Srinivasa Auditorium was bursting at the seams on Tuesday, with students and supporters of the unified State gathering at Samaikyandhra Garjana. HYDERABAD, JULY 31: MIM would work for the welfare of minorities in the two states post the division of Andhra Pradesh, its chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said here on Wednesday. We will strive for protection of Muslim interests not only in one state, but in both the states. We will demand and ensure that the reservation being given to Muslims is continued in both the states, he told reporters. The Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (MIM) would make efforts for increasing the minority budget, Mr. Owaisi said. The party would also demand that Urdu be made the first official language along with Telugu in Telangana and expressed hope that Urdu would continue to be second official language in the other state. MIM has been a strong supporter of united Andhra Pradesh and conveyed its stand to the government as well as the Sri Krishna Committee on several occasions. At long last, the Congress and the UPA have come out of their self-imposed indecisiveness and taken the decision now, though we may differ with the way this decision has been imposed on the political parties in the state as a fait accompli, the party said in a press note. The MIM would like to assure cooperation to both the Union and the state government in ensuring a smooth transition to the two states as the bifurcation of AP would be completed in a short timeframe, the note said. Saying that electoral prospects appeared to be a consideration for the decision to form Telangana, Mr. Owaisi, however, felt that Congress may not get the benefit as people from other regions in substantial numbers have made Telangana their home.

Asaduddin Owaisi, president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen at a press conference in Hyderabad on Wednesday BJP would gain strength state as TRS and TDP might would continue to stand for eventually in the Telangana be weakened, but the MIM secularism, he added

NEW DELHI, JULY 31: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) be informed not to pronounce its verdict on the alleged role of a minor in the December 16 gang-rape and murder case, till it decides a PIL seeking fresh interpretation of the term juvenile. A bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam asked Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy to inform the JJB on this issue and posted his case for hearing on August 14. Advocate Anoop Bhambani, appearing for the juvenile, opposed Mr. Swamys plea and sought more time to file response to his petition.The Centre also opposed Mr. Swamys plea,

SC asks Swamy to inform JJB to India to restore gas, kerosene subsidy for Bhutan Trial Court asks Mittal, Ruia to get SC nod to stay appearance NEW DELHI, JULY 31: A court in the case, sought DELHI, JULY 31: Bhutan, espe- of both countries, dashed off a letter to votes won by both parties in the two Delhi court on Wednesday adjournment of hearing defer verdict involving minor NEW cially its 12 per cent poor, will heave a Thimphu withdrawing the subsidy. rounds of polling. In the first round, asked Bharti CMD Sunil before it on the ground that
saying a third party should not intervene in a criminal case and any decision taken by the apex court in this case cannot be applied retrospectively. The bench, however, said the issue raised in the petition needs to be examined along with maintainability of the plea.Mr. Swamy has sought that the mental and intellectual maturity of minor offenders be considered instead of the age limit of 18 years while fixing their culpability.After the apex court had on July 23 agreed to hear his plea, the JJB had deferred till August 5 the pronouncement of its verdict on the alleged involvement of the juvenile accused in the December 16 gang-rape and murder case. sigh of relief after India decided to restore the subsidy on cooking gas and kerosene a month after it was discontinued.India announced cancellation of the subsidy early last month, a timing that senior officials admitted could not have been worse, as it happened in the middle of the two-round elections to Bhutan Parliament.Now, the decision to resume subsidy was conveyed to Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay when he met Indian ambassador V.P. Haran in Thimphu on Monday, said official sources. Bhutan had already sent a formal request to the Ministry of External Affairs in this respect.There was no political consideration. There was no intention to prey on the poor in Bhutan, said sources in the Ministry of External Affairs who claimed the Petroleum Ministry misinterpreted the Foreign Offices request for review of subsidies and, because of a grave mismatch in export-import figures But the damage was done and with gas cylinder prices going up by Rs. 600 on an average, analysts said India had done the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) and its then Prime Minister Jigmey Thinley in for breaking bread with China and seeking its support for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). It was also said, Bhutan, without taking India into confidence, held two rounds of talks with the Chinese once in Thimphu and then a summit in Rio in order to settle its border.With the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winning the elections, analysts claimed India was successful in making high cooking gas and kerosene prices a poll issue as it added to the charges of economic mismanagement by Mr. Thinley during his five years as the first democratically elected Prime Minister. But highly placed sources sought to dispel that impression by drawing attention to the percentage of when the Bhutanese were benefiting from the subsidy, Mr. Thinleys DPT garnered 44.5 per cent of the votes. In the second round, after the subsidy cut had become a major poll issue, the DPTs vote share registered a very marginal decline. On the other hand, the PDPs vote share from the first to second round increased by 12 per cent. The sources claimed that this gain in votes was because the PDP had co-opted six candidates of parties that were eliminated in the first round. The second reason why India would not have undercut Mr. Thinleys electoral prospects was that the first round had shown that with 45 per cent of the votes, he was a leader with a solid support base. With that kind of vote share, he could win the next elections. In between he will remain leader of the opposition. Who would want to break down fences with such a leader and his party? the sources wanted to know. Mittal and Essar promoter Ravi Ruia to seek clarification from the Supreme Court regarding its interim order on issue of holding trial proceedings in the additional spectrum allocation case. Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini told both the corporate honchos to seek clarification from the apex court on this issue by August 14. The matter is adjourned for August 14 during which you (Sunil Mittal and Ravi Ruia) will seek clarification from the Supreme Court about its order on the issue, the judge said and posted the matter for August 14.The issue was raised after the counsel appearing for Mr. Mittal and Mr. Ruia, who were earlier summoned as accused by the the apex court had postponed the proceedings before the trial court on the separate pleas filed by the two accused challenging the summoning order. The apex court in its April 26 interim order had exempted them from personal appearance in the trial court and had said that the hearing against them will remain postponed until further orders. The order had come on Mr. Mittal and Mr. Ruias pleas challenging the special courts March 19 order by which it had summoned them as accused in the case. The CBI, however, opposed their plea saying the matter has not been stayed by the apex court and it is the duty of both the accused to get it clarified.

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INTERNATIONAL & ECONOMY

BRADLEY MANNING IS NOT THE ENEMY Angry young man who turned whistleblower
WASHINGTON, JULY 31: Manning has been found not guilty of the most dangerous charge levelled at him aiding the enemy. Even so, this trial was a shameful moment in U.S. history. On July 30, 2013, Private First Class Bradley Manning was handed a verdict on charges he faced in relation to leaking classified material after 1,160 days of pre-trial detention. His crime was to release military documents to WikiLeaks. Contained within this material was footage of a U.S. military helicopter gunning down a father taking his children to school; evidence of a death squad operating in Afghanistan, and files showing that rather than containing just the worst of the worst, Guantanamo held dementia patients, taxi drivers and prisoners of the Taliban. Millions worldwide regard Manning as a hero, but he was always going to face prosecution for his actions. Not pursuHAVERFORDWEST, WALES, JULY 31: To his former Welsh classmates the soon-to-be soldier was an oddball a whizz on computers who didnt quite fit in Tasker Milward school in Haverfordwest closed a week or so ago for the summer holidays, and its peeling black metal gates on July 30, 2013 opened on to an almost empty car park, the three-storey red brick and cream building nearly deserted in the warm Pembrokeshire afternoon. In term time, 1,200 pupils mill around the grounds, representing a significant chunk of the young people in the small town of 13,000, situated at the very westernmost tip of Wales. It is less than a decade since one of those spilling out of these gates in a red polo shirt and bottle green sweatshirt with a red dragon crest was a diminutive blond 17-year-old with a thick Oklahoma twang, just 5 feet 2 inches and weighing only 47.43 kg. In the years since he left Tasker Milward, Bradley Manning has become arguably the highest profile whistleblower of his generation, the source of the biggest data leak in U.S. military history and will continue to be a hero to some, a traitor to others. Between 2001 and 2005, however, to his Welsh classmates he was just Bradley, the oddball who was a whizz on computers but didnt quite fit in, who liked

ing him would have been politically untenable given the national security climate in the U.S. Military leaders would have feared the repercussions of allowing a soldier to get away with such a largescale leak. But the Obama administration didnt merely go through the motions in pursuit of Manning. Military authorities imposed a charge that should

have sparked far greater alarm than it did. They argued that by talking to the media, Manning had aided the enemy a charge tantamount to treason, which can carry the death penalty (though this was not pursued in Mannings case). This is not so much the beginning of a slippery slope for a democratic nation as a headlong plummet. A guilty

verdict would have redefined the media from outlets such as WikiLeaks to bastions of the establishment like the New York Times as proxies for the enemy. It would have ended any distinction between a traitor selling military secrets to the highest bidder and someone speaking to a journalist on a matter of conscience and for no reward.

political arguments in class, whose mum made brilliant beefburgers after school. Manning today finds himself at the heart of a quite extraordinary episode in U.S. diplomatic, military and legal history. The account of what took him, in less than five years, from the computer club of a west Wales secondary school to U.S. military custody accused of trying to help al-Qaeda attack America may be one of the remarkable aspects of the young Army privates story.Manning doesnt hold a British passport and doesnt consider himself to be a

U.K. citizen, but he is unquestionably half Welsh (the British Foreign Office, notably, has stressed he is British by descent). Though he was born in the U.S., his parents met when Brian Manning, a U.S. naval intelligence analyst, was stationed in the very southwest tip of Wales; Susan Manning, then Fox, was a local girl from Haverfordwest. An older sister, Casey, was born in Wales; Bradley followed in 1987 after his parents had returned to the tiny Oklahoma town of Crescent where Brian took up a job in a car rental firm.

Manning verdict could intimidate whistleblowers JOHN KERRY TO ARRIVE IN PAKISTAN ON WEDNESDAY
the reality of a prolonged prison sentence for Manning dawned. He has already spent three years in detention. Among the few moments of relief for Manning were Col. Linds decision to avoid setting a precedent by applying the swingeing aiding the enemy charge to an official leaker, and the judges decision to find Manning not guilty of having leaked an encrypted copy of a video of a U.S. air strike in the Farah province of Afghanistan in which many civilians died. Mannings defence team had argued vociferously that he was not the source of that video, though the soldier did admit to later disclosure of an unencrypted version of the video and related documents. Col. Lind also accepted Mannings version of several of the key dates in the WikiLeaks disclosures, and took some of the edge from other less serious charges. But the overriding toughness of the verdict remains: the soldier was found guilty in their entirety of 17 out of the 22 counts against him, and of an amended version of four others. Manning was also found guilty of wrongfully and wantonly causing to be published on the internet intelligence belonging to the U.S., having knowledge that intelligence published on the internet is accessible to the enemy. That guilty ruling could still have wide ramifications for news organisations working on investigations relating to U.S. national security.The verdict was condemned by human rights campaigners. Widney Brown, Amnesty Internationals senior director of international law and policy, said: The governments priorities are upside down. The U.S. government has refused to investigate credible allegations of torture and other crimes under international law despite overwhelming evidence. Yet they decided to prosecute Manning who it seems was trying to do the right thing reveal credible evidence of unlawful behaviour by the government.

ORT MEADE/NEW YORK, JULY 31: Bradley Manning faces a sentence of up to 130 years in prison and civil rights groups accuse the U.S. government of seeking to intimidate future whistleblowers Civil rights groups accused the U.S. government of seeking to intimidate future whistleblowers after the Army private Bradley Manning was convicted by a military court of most of the charges against him for pass-

ing the biggest cache of state secrets in history to WikiLeaks. Although he was found not guilty of the most serious charge, aiding the enemy, Manning faces a sentence of up to 130 years in prison for several violations of the Espionage Act. The military judge in Fort Meade, Maryland, handed down a tough verdict that left little room for celebration. Colonel Denise Lind used curt and pointed language, repeating Guilty over and over, as

ISLAMABAD, JULY 31: US Secretary of State John Kerry will arrive in Islamabad on Wednesday on a days visit to begin dialogue with the Nawaz Sharif government, a media report said. Mr. Kerry was earlier scheduled to come on a twoday visit on Sunday but had to be postponed at the last minute. Several meetings were held in various ministries, institutions and the Prime Ministers office to streamline an agreed agenda to be taken up with the US leader, The News daily said in

an online report. This would be Mr. Kerrys maiden visit to Pakistan after becoming the Secretary of State. He will be meeting with countrys new leadership including Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as a national security adviser and the new president-elect. Whether he would meet President Zardari is not yet clear, the report said. The visit of Secretary John Kerry will provide a welcome opportunity for the two sides to discuss issues of mutual cooperation and bilateral interest. If

the two sides agree, there s a possibility of resuming the strategic dialogue during the visit. The discussions will focus on trade, investment and energy cooperation. The regional situation will also be discussed with particular reference to post 2014, the Foreign Office spokesman was quoted as saying. The report said he was guarded when asked whether Pakistans suggestions will be to take forward the reconciliation process inside Afghanistan. Our role is to facilitate and we will certainly give importance to what is asked of us, but remember as Mr. Sartaj Aziz said, we do not control the Taliban. The government feels strongly that progress on trade, investment and energy cooperation will exhibit the strength of bilateral ties which for the last decade have been more Afghanistan and hence security related. On Thursday, Mr. Kerry will meet General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani for the last time as the army chief, as Mr. Kayani is expected to step down in September with no indications that he would enjoy another term in office.

Israel, Palestinians aim a peace deal in 9 months

WASHINGTON, JULY 31 : Pressing ahead in a new U.S. backed push for West Asia peace, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed on Tuesday to meet again within two weeks to start substantive talks in hopes of reaching a longelusive settlement within nine months. Speaking after the two sides wrapped up an initial two days of talks at the State Department and visited President Barack Obama at the White House, Secretary of State John Kerry said Israel and the Palestinians were committed to sustained and serious negotiations on the core issues that divide them. The next round will take place in either Israel or the Palestinian territories before mid August, he said. Mr. Kerry said he was aware of the deep doubts surrounding the new peace effort and acknowledged that the road would be difficult. Yet, he said, While I understand the skepticism, I dont share it. And I dont think we have time for it. All issues, including contentious disputes over the status of the territories and Jerusalem, are on the table for negotiation, and they are on the table with one simple goal- a view to ending the conflict, Mr. Kerry said.

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ures to stabilise the rupee...We need to stabilise the rupee and going forward take steps to promote growth. The rupee depreciation of June-July was unexpected". Asked about why investment is not coming in multi-brand retail sector, the Finance Minister said "FDI in multi-brand is being held back because there are some very pertinent questions on the policy and on the details of the policy." The Commerce Ministry, he said, is on the last leg of clarifying on the issues raised in the policy on multi-brand. "But clarifications should be issued, I am told, in the next few days. Once these clarifications are issued, I think you will find the first investments in FDI in multi- brand retail coming to India," he said. Regarding the role of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), whose reports have caused considerable embarrassment to the government, the Minister said it was wrong on the part of the auditing body to question policies. "There is a clear distinction between policies and errors, mistakes, irregularities in implementation of policy. Government makes policies. If policies are wrong, Parliament will pull up the government, people will pull up the government. "I do not think policy can be questioned by CAG. In the implementation of policy if there are irregularities, illegalities, punish the wrongdoers," he said. On the question of floating a sovereign bond, the Minister said the option was on the table but the government would not rush into taking any decision. RBI Governor D Subbarao yesterday opposed the issue of sovereign bonds to bridge a widening current account deficit (CAD) as the benefits of raising foreign exchange from such an instrument outweigh the costs.

GOLD REGAINS RS 29,000 LEVEL FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 4 MONTHS

NEW DELHI, JULY 31: Gold on Wednesday regained the Rs 29,000 level after nearly four months by surging Rs 755 to Rs 29,200 per 10 grams in the national capital on brisk buying by stockists and investors driven by firming global trend. Silver also zoomed up by Rs 915 to Rs 42,260 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers. The sentiment bolstered after gold climbed in global markets as investors awaited the conclusion of a Federal Reserve meeting on whether the central bank may start reducing its stimulus program in the coming months, traders said. Gold in Singapore, which normally sets the price trend on the domestic front, rose by one percent to USD 1,339.74 an ounce and silver by 1.4 percent to USD 20.01 an ounce. Weak rupee against us dollar

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NEW DELHI, JULY 31: In a bid to stem the fall of rupee and boost investor sentiment, Finance Minister P Chidambaram Wednesday said government will further liberalise the FDI policy and hinted at measures to check non-essential imports to tame the Current Account Deficit (CAD). Marking completion of one year after his return to Finance Ministry, he told a press conference that the government would take steps to ensure growth and encourage public sector undertakings to raise funds from overseas markets, besides relaxing ECB norms. The government, Chidambaram said, is also considering steps to attract investments from sovereign wealth and pension funds and float NRI deposit scheme. He said the rupee must be stabilised and volatility must be reduced. Stressing on the need to revive investment, he exuded confidence that the economic growth rate in the current fiscal will improve to 5.5-6 percent from 5 percent a year ago. "The government is actively considering significant liberalising of the FDI policy which would further increase long term foreign investment. We will ask some public sector companies to raise funds abroad. We have also decided on some measures to attract loner term NRI funds", the Minister said. Asserting that government hopes to contain gold imports at a level well below last year's figure of 845 tonnes, he said, "simultaneously we are looking at

some compression in non-oil and non-gold imports, especially of non-essential goods". Elaborating on compression on imports, Chidambaram said that officials were preparing a list of non-essential goods with a view to limit their inward shipments. Specifically mentioning coal and electronic hardware, he said, "Electronic hardware can be manufactured in states like Rajasthan and Kerala." Referring to the issue of fiscal deficit, Chidambaram said, "the target for fiscal deficit is 4.8 per cent. It is a red line and it will not be breached". As regards the CAD, the Minister said, "thanks to the steps taken so far and some more steps that are on the anvil, we expect that we would be able to fully finance the current account deficit this year too and we will not be obliged to draw down on the reserves." Last fiscal, the current deficit rose to all time high of 4.7 per of the GDP or USD 88 billion. Despite USD 88 billion of CAD, there was USD 3.8 billion added to the forex reserve of the country in the last financial year, he said. When asked whether the government has any specific value of rupee in mind, Chidambaram said: "We do not target any specific value of rupee, but we certainly do not countenance speculative transactions on the rupee, especially in the overseas market. "Therefore in last two weeks, RBI in consultation with the government had taken a number of meas-

which make the import of the precious metals costlier and investors shifting funds from melting equities also influenced the sentiment. On the domestic front, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 percent purity spurted by Rs 755 each to Rs 29,200 and Rs 29,000 per 10 grams, respectively, a level last seen on April 12. However, sovereigns held steady

at Rs 24,400 per piece of eight grams in scattered deals. In a similar fashion, silver ready jumped up by Rs 915 to Rs 42,260 per kg and weekly-based delivery by Rs 42,160 per kg respectively. Silver coins also sky-rocketed by Rs 1000 to Rs 81,000 for buying and Rs 82,000 for selling of 100 pieces.

Govt extends last date for filing income tax returns to Aug 5
NEW DELHI, JULY 31: The government on Wednesday extended the last date for filing of income tax returns by five days to August 5. The due date, which was today, has been extended in wake of "unprecedented surge" in number of IT returns being filed electronically. "As a measure of taxpayers convenience, it has been decided to extend the due date of filing of returns from July 31, 2013 to August 5, 2013," the Finance Ministry said. As per the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT),

there has been an unprecedented surge in number of returns being e-filed.

This year till July 30, about 92 lakh returns have been electronically filed, which is

46.8 per cent higher than the returns efiled during the corresponding period last .

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 official website launched
WELLINGTON, JUL 31: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched the official website of the 2015 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. This milestone coincided with the tournament launch events held yesterday in Melbourne and Wellington, at which the pools, host cities and fixtures were announced. Containing all the latest information about the event to be held in February and March 2015, the site - accessible on any device from www.cricketworldcup.com - will be an essential source of tournament, ticketing, player/team/venue information, tour and travel packages for fans around the world. "More than ever, cricket fans are engaging with cricket content, and each other, through digital platforms. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will be the most social cricket tournament ever and this launch marks the start of that conversation," ICC's General Manager Commercial, Campbell Jamieson said in a statement. "Fans can start planning their World Cup experience by registering now for tournament news and ticketing updates." Come tournament time, the official match centre will be one of the most informative and interactive to date, allowing fans to follow live ball-byball coverage, including an exclusive interactive video scorecard, of all event matches. Other exclusive features will be added to the website closer to the event. The ICC Cricket World Cup website has been developed by global digital media company, Pulse Innovations Limited. Pulse specializes in the sports sector, providing Sports Federations and Media Publishers with a turn-key solution in the capture and delivery of sports content across internetenabled devices. Ganguly was the star attraction at the AGM representing Barisha Sporting, the club in his locality of Behala. The only change in the CAB was the election - unanimous - of former BCCI joint secretary Gautam Dasgupta as trustee board chairman. The four other members to the trustee board are also new Russi Jeejeebhoy, Samar Kar, Shibaji Roy and Shivkumar Kalyani. Office Bearers: President: Jagmohan Dalmiya. Vice-Presidents: Alok Nandi, Sambhu Nath Poddar, Malay Basu, Subhas Kundu. Joint-Secretaries: Sujan Mukherjee, Subir Ganguly. Treasurer: Biswarup Dey. Board of Trustees: Gautam Dasgupta (chairman), Shibaji Roy, Shivkumar Kalyani, Russi Jeejeebhoy, Samar Kar. SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir will host the 17th All India Police Golf Tournament at the famous Royal Spring Golf Course from October 8-10. "The 17th All India Police Golf Tournament will be hosted by Jammu and Kashmir Police. The tournament being held in Srinagar would begin from October 8 and conclude on October 10, 2013," Director General of Police (DGP), Ashok Prasad said while chairing a meeting of senior police functionaries at Armed Police Headquarters here yesterday. The DGP said that 100 players from 26 teams representing various states and central police organisations of the country would participate in the three-day long tournament. Jammu and Kashmir Police is hosting the national event for the third time and earlier the tournament was held here

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17th All India Police Golf tournament from October 8-10
in 2002 and 2005, he said. The organisation has been hosting various national sports events in different disciplines including All India Police Football Championship, All India Police Wrestling Cluster and National Athletic Meet. All these national championships are held under the aegis of All India Police Sports Control Board, he said. The meeting discussed various issues to ensure the required arrangements for the tournament are put in place, the spokesman said. He said the DGP stressed upon the officers to work in close coordination and utilize previous experiences for making the event a success. Prasad also invited golf lovers to witness the competition between national level players.

Jagmohan Dalmiya re-elected CAB president

KOLKATA: Seasoned sports administrator and Indian cricket board acting chief Jagmohan Dalmiya was on Wednesday re-elected unopposed for another term as Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president. The 82nd Annual General Meeting of the CAB at the Eden Gardens was a drab affair with the official panel winning unchallenged. Subir Ganguly and Sujan Mukherjee continued to be the joint secretaries, while Biswarup Dey would remain the treasurer. Even last year, Dalmiya faced a challenger in his age-old rival Samar Pal, but had little difficulty in sailing though 104-14. Seventy three year old Dalmiya, a former International Cricket Council

chief, has been heading the cash-rich CAB since 1993, except for a 19-month hiatus after he resigned in December 2006 on being expelled from the Board of Control for

Cricket in India for alleged embezzlement of funds. But he rode back in style in 2008 defeating the incumbent Prasun Mukherjee. Former Indian captain Sourav

BSAM hails Mehta's golden run in World Games

that Mehta has shown that can match up to the best in the Pro circuit. "Earlier, whenever a professional snooker player came down to India or played against an Indian on the Pro circuit, no one ever gave a ghost of a chance to any Indian who played the likes of legends Steven Hendry, Jimmy White or even the lesser ranked Pros then. But today, Aditya can play any player on the Pro circuit and win," he said. "That is what this dedicated player has achieved due to sheer determination and very supportive parents Snehal and Sheela who have backed him all the way. They deserve equal credit for Aditya's success," Sippy added. Mehta had earlier defeated Thailand's Dechawat Poomjaeng, conqueror of his Indian compatriot Pankaj Advani in the quarters, 3-1 in the semifinal. Mehta's gold was the first-ever for an India in the quadrennial games and the first since badminton great Prakash Padukone bagged a bronze in the inaugural World Games in 1981.

India faces Pakistan in SAFF Cup opener

NEW DELHI: Defending champions India will open their campaign at the South Asian Football Federation Championship against Pakistan in Kathmandu on September 1. India, ranked 146th in the world, have been placed in Group A alongside hosts and last edition semifinalists Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh in the biennial event. Last edition runners-up and highest ranked team in the tournament, Afghanistan (140th), 2008 edition champions the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Bhutan form Group B in the September 1 to 11 events. India, who hasn't been able to play an international match for some time, is lucky to have escaped from being clubbed either with Afghanistan or Maldives, the two strong sides in the tournament. In the 2011 edition, Afghanistan drew with India 1-1 in the group stage though they lost in the final. Maldives are the fourth highest-ranked team at 154th. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semifinals to be played on September 8. The final is slated for September 11. The winners of the tournament will draw a prize purse of $50,000 while the runnersup with pocket $25,000. The two losing semi-finalists will get $10,000 each. Before the SAFF Championships, India will get to play an international friendly against Tajikistan on August 14 in Dushanbe. All India Football Federation director, national teams, Shubankar Mukherjee said that it won't be an easy road for India. "It's a tough draw. You have three good teams in Group A. Ideally we should have played more (friendly) matches before this tournament. We wanted Tajikistan to play two games but they did not have time. What do you do?" Mukherjee said. The last time India played an international friendly was five months ago in February, when they lost 2-4 to Palestine in Kochi.

Part-III re-evaluation results declared

The Controller of Examination, University of Jammu today declared the re-evaluation results of BA/BSc/BCom/ BBA/BCA Part-III annual examination 2013. The results are available on JU websites and students can access at www.jammuuniversity.in and www.coeju.com. In all, 2222 students had applied for re-evaluation in various subjects.

JU declares MBA (HM) results

The University of Jammu (JU) today declared the second and fourth semester results of Master's Degree Programme in Business Administration (HM). The examinations for the same held in May last. In fourth semester, 14 students cleared the exam out of a total of 18 appeared while in second semester, out of 18 students only nine could emerge successful.

AIFF academy boys lift SAFF U-16 title

NEW DELHI: India rode on a spectacular goal from defender Jerry Lalrinzuala to beat Nepal 1-0 in the summit clash of the the South Asian Football Federation Under16 Championships at the Army grounds in Kathmandu on Tuesday. India, represented by the All India Football Federation's Regional Academy, surged ahead in the 18th minute with Lalrinzuala unleashing a powerful left-footed 35-yard strike to beat the Nepal goalie at the Dasharath Stadium. The early goal, which stunned the partisan home crowd into silence, turned out to be the match-winner. India returned unbeaten in the biennial tournament. On a rain-soaked afternoon, India dominated proceedings from the first whistle, with the squad showing exemplary maturity to play according to the heavy ground conditions. Birthday boy Jerry could not have asked for a better gift. The 14-year old Mizoram lad impressed one and all with his darting overlaps down the left flank and was rewarded for his performance in the 18th minute. An elated head coach Gautam Ghosh said: "The triumph shows that we are on the tight track. It all began from scratch when we roped in talented boys from all parts of the country. "But having said that, this was a final and a positive result will always have an inspirational effect on the boys. I'm proud of them the manner they held on in front of a 20,000-plus partisan crowd. "Message from national coach Wim Koevermans and national team captain Sunil Chhetri had a huge influence on the boys." he added

MUMBAI: Billiards and Snooker Association of Maharashtra today hailed Aditya Mehta's brilliant run in the World Games in Colombia, where the Mumbai cueist clinched the gold medal after beating China's Liang Wenbo 3-0. "Aditya Mehta has now finally proven beyond doubt that he is by far the most accomplished, talented and sincere snooker player that we have seen since Yasin Merchant who played on the Pro circuit," said BSAM's joint secretary Derek Sippy, who is also Mehta's club-mate at Chembur Gymkhana. Sippy pointed out

Courteous DSW
To facilitate the ever increasing number of students approaching the campus for attestation of examination and re-evaluation forms, the Department of Students Welfare (DSW) today established four counters for the quick disposal. Besides Assistant Registrar, Assistant and Associate Deans were also involved by the Dean Students Welfare, Prof NK Tripathi in the process of attestation. The gesture of DSW was highly appreciated by the visiting students.

Students Grievances Redressal Cell

The Vice Chancellor, Prof MPS Ishar in a notification issued through Dean Students Welfare (DSW) has constituted a Students' Grievances Redressal Cell involving representatives from different departments. "Students are advised to bring their genuine grievances, if any, to the notice of the Department of Students Welfare through the Head of the Department concerned or even directly. The Cell shall strive in getting the genuine problems of the students redressed at the earliest possible," Dean Students Welfare, Prof NK Tripathi said.

Media gag on IBL contracted players, officials

MUMBAI: Stung by the stringent criticism from some shuttlers over the way player auctions for the upcoming Indian Badminton League were conducted recently, the Badminton Association of India and the league`s organisers have barred players from talking to the media. "It has been decided that only BAI president (Akhilesh Das Gupta) and Ashish Chada (CEO of the league`s commercial partner) will issue statements. Clauses have been inserted into the contracts for officials and players," a top source revealed on Wednesday. Controversy erupted after Jwala Gutta and her former doubles partner Ashwini Ponnappa, bronze medalists in the 2011 World Championship and title winners in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, lashed out at the IBL after their base price was slashed to half just before the start of the auction. Jwala and Ponnappa were two of the six icon players who went under the hammer, but just hours before the auction, the IBL decided to reduce their base price from USD 50,000 (Rs 29,86,264) to USD 25,000 (14,93,125) after consultation with the six franchises. In the auction, Jwala went to Krrish Delhi Smashers for USD 31,000 (Rs 18,51,520), while Pune Pistons bagged Ashwini for USD 25,000.

IMG-R to present franchisebased football format

NEW DELHI, JULY 31: IMG-Reliance, the commercial partners of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), will be unveiling the blueprint of the ambitious franchise-based football tournament here Thursday. AIFF and IMG-R, which had formed a committee to plan the eight-team tournament to be played from Jan 14-March 13, will make presentation to the AIFF executive committee. AIFF president Praful Patel, secretary general Kushal Das and I-League chief executive Sunando Dhar are also on the tournament committee. "IMG-R will be presenting their plans for the tournament and the modalities will be worked out by the executive committee," Das said. Das said that the committee may also discuss the issue of I-League clubs refusing to release their players for the tournament. A top official of IMG-R said that they have already signed 36 players and talks are on with a few others as well. "We have been discussing the format with the tournament committee and tomorrow we will present the final blueprint," the official said. Some of the world's top footballers, David Beckham, Thierry Henry, Michael Owen and Raul Gonzalez, could be seen in action during the tournament. Each of the eight teams in the new league is expected to have a squad of 25 players, including half-a-dozen foreign recruits.

Kevin Pietersen set to play in third Ashes Test

Humiliating 65 runs defeat for Gladiators

JAMMU, JULY 31: Jammu Gladiators today suffered a humiliating 65 runs defeat in the hands of Cempac Stars in the J&K Corporate Premier League (JKCPL) underway at MA Stadium, here. Batting first, after winning the toss, Cempac Stars set a target of 131 runs for seven, which, in reply, Jamboo Gladiators could not chase and bowed out for 65 runs in 18.1 overs. Jatin and Nasir were main contributors to the score with 31 and 30 runs respectively. From Jamboo Gladiators, Raman took two wickets, followed by Kuldeep, Somay, Sahil and Ram Dayal, who shared apiece each. Later, Gladiators lost all their wickets for 65 runs. Parveen remained highest scorer with 30 runs. From Cempac Stars, Waseem, Rafiq and Mehraj Owaid took two wickets each.

Warm send-off to retiring AR, ATO

SAI to set up Canoeing and Kayaking facilities in Manipur

NEW DELHI: Manipur, the powerhouse of sports activities in the North-East, will soon become the first state in the entire region to have Canoeing and Kayaking training facilities. Right now, Kayaking facilities of Sports Authority of India are concentrated in Alleppey (Kerala), Jagatpur (Orissa), B h o p a l (Madhya Pradesh) and Portblair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands). By starting Kayaking Centre in Manipur, SAI will be acknowledging the contribution made by the state in providing some of the best women paddlers to the country. This was assured by Jiji Thomson, Director General, SAI to Ibobi Singh, Chief Minister of Manipur during the former's maiden visit to the hill state. Secretary General of canoeing and kayaking federation also urged the DG, SAI to start water sports activity in Manipur. The chief minister called on Thomson to set up a new Special Area Games (SAG) Center in the Backward Hill Area (New Lamka) of the state. During his stay at the state capital, DG toured SAI NERC Imphal and interacted with officers, coaches, staff and trainees of the various schemes such as S T C , SAG and COE. The ongoing and pending projects, which are being taken up at various units under SAI, NERC, Imphal, will be completed on a priority basis, said Thomson. Thomson acknowledged the fact that five of the elite sportspersons who represented the country in the London Olympics 2012 were from Manipur. This includes magnificent Mary Kom, the lone woman boxer who brought laurels to the country. The DG also visited the SAI units -- SAG Imphal, SAG Utlou situated in and around Imphal city.

MANCHESTER: England batsman Kevin Pietersen looks poised to play in the third Ashes test against Australia at Old Trafford from Thursday after recovering from a calf injury. Pietersen has been struggling since the second test at Lord`s but batted in the indoor nets for almost an hour on Wednesday and then had a short fitness test on the soggy outfield, with strapping filled with a liquid visible on his leg. "Pretty good," captain Alastair Cook told.

A successful campaign of career building sums up in Kashmir

S R I N A G A R : Va i s h n o College of engineering in association with department of electronics and instrumentation (Kashmir University) organized the job fest to guide the youth of Kashmir to a career building path and setup at the starting face of their professional life. Kashmir University has always taken a keen interest for the students of Kashmir and prepares them with extensive industrial interactions and interviews. A great enthusiasm among students they participated in it and got placement according to their capabilities skills and area of interest. Some of the major recruiters of the job fest Milap group, Galaxy, M.K.S, ICICI Bank, LELASE IT solutions, Bajaj Allianz, TC planet, LIC and TTS Technologies during the fair was impressed with the talent of Kashmir and planned to visit the valley again for such events in future. Mr. Rahul Pathania and Mr. Varun Gupta, Directors, Vaishno College of engineering insisted students from the state to make maximum use of the opportunity provided.

The JUNTEU accords farewell to retiring officers, Banarsi Dass and Rita Sharma on the campus. JAMMU, JULY 31: The Both Rita Sharma and Jammu University Non Banarsi Dass expressed Teaching Employees Union their thanks to the Union for (JUNTEU) on Wednesday the honour. accorded a warm send-off The farewell was function to Assistant Registrar (AR)- attended besides others by II, Banarsi Dass and Manoj Chauhan (general Assistant Technical Officer secretary), Ravi Gupta (ATO), Rita Sharma on (vice-president), Ashwani attaining the age of superan- Bakshi (joint secretary), nuation. Pervesh Ratta, (organizing Union president, Sunil Sahi secretary), Abhinav Sharma highlighted the contribu- (treasurer) and executive tions of the retiring officers. members of the Union.

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