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UAE makes world's
largest ID card
ABU DHABI: UAE President
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al
Nahyan has set a new Guinness
World Record with the largest
identity card, Contd on page 4
Death toll from Philippine
typhoon climbs past 500
NEW BATAAN: Rescuers are
digging through mud and debris to
retrieve more bodies strewn across
a farming valley in the southern
Philippines by a powerful typhoon.
The death Contd on page 4
HC directs ITBP officials to
depose before IO
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and
Kashmir High Court has directed
seven ITBP personnel, accused of
abduction and disappearance of a
youth from Anantnag district in
1991, Contd on page 4
Teacher thrashes 8-year-
old girl in J&K
KASHMIR: Yet again another
case of corporal punishment has
come to light and this time from
Jammu Contd on page 4
Centre to set up food regulatory
& risk assessment body
NEW DELHI: The government
proposes to set up a National Food
Science and Risk Assessment
Centre to conduct regulatory
research Contd on page 4
NEW DELHI: The government
Friday won the vote in the Rajya
Sabha on foreign direct investment
(FDI) in retail, two days after it
sailed through the Lok Sabha, final-
ly getting endorsement from parlia-
ment for a policy seen as a major
step forward in its reforms process.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister
Kamal Nath said reforms were on
track after the UPA won the voting
on FDI in retail. Refuting BJP's
charge that UPAused the CBI to get
Mayawati's support, Kamal Nath
said, "Mayawati voted with BJP on
nuclear deal earlier, then BJP did
not raise the CBI issue. Now when
they vote against BJP, BJP accuses
of misuse of CBI.
Getting support once again from
the unlikely combination of
Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi
Party (SP) and Mayawati's Bahujan
Samaj Party (BSP), the government
won the day in the Rajya Sabha by
14 votes.
In the house, the opposition-
backed motion got 109 votes and
the government 123 votes. One
member, cricketer Sachin
Tendulkar, was away playing a
match against England in Kolkata.
Minutes before the voting process
began, the SP walked out of the
house with its nine MPs, bailing out
the ruling United Progressive
Alliance (UPA) -- as it had
Wednesday when the Lok Sabha
voted on the issue.
Confusion gripped the govern-
ment after the FDI in retail debate
in the Rajya Sabha over the exact
number of votes cast in favour and
against the Congress-led United
Progressive Alliance (UPA) -
prompting a reccount.
"Yes, we are going for the re-cal-
culation," Minister of State for
Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev
Shukla said.
Soon after it was announced that
the government had defeated the
opposition-sponsored motion
against foreign investment in multi-
brand retail, it was discovered that
due to "some technical glitches",
the total strength of the house had
gone up to 248 instead of the pres-
ent strength of 244.
The total strength of Rajya
Sabha is 245 but with the death of
former Maharashtra chief minister
and union minister Vilasrao
Deshmukh, Contd on page 4
Govt wins FDI battle, gets support of 123 MPs
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7.3 magnitude quake shakes Tokyo
buildings, tsunami warning lifted
TOKYO: A strong quake centered off northeastern Japan
shook buildings as far away as Tokyo on Friday and triggered
a one-metre tsunami in an area devastated by last year's
Fukushima disaster, but there were no reports of deaths or
serious damage. The earthquake had Contd on page 4
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir govern-
ment will launch the Results-Framework
Document (RFD) initiative this year to
assess the performance of various depart-
ments, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah
said. "Results-Framework Document
(RFD) initiative will be launched this year
for entire government in one shot. All
government departments would be asked
to formulate RFDs for last quarter of the
current year and for entire next year,"
Omar said while addressing a two-day
workshop on 'Results- Framework
Document (RFD) - An Instrument of
Improving Government Performance.'
"RFD is an Contd on page 4
J&K govt to launch Results-Framework
Document initiative: Omar
CM Omar Abdullah addressing gathering during workshop on "Results-Framework
Document at Jammu.
People crowd at Sendai railway station in Sendai after a
strong earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan.
HC directs ITBP ....
to present themselves before the investigating
officer of the case within one week.
The directions were passed by the Court
after the ITBP identified the seven accused
personnel and their whereabouts before the
court during the proceedings yesterday.
Ghulam Hussain Koka, father of the youth
Muhammad Asharaf Koka, had filed a petition
before the court pleading that the police inves-
tigation into the alleged abduction and disap-
pearance case of his son was "tardy" and the
warrant issued by Chief Judicial Magistrate
Anantnag was not being executed.
The youth was allegedly abducted by ITBP
personnel in Verinag area of Anantnag district
in 1991.
According to the ITBP communication to
the High Court, then Commandant of 10th bat-
talion Inder Singh Negi is presently posted at
Northern Frontier Dehradun as Inspector
General, Dr P S Gunjiyal, then Chief Medical
Officer, is currently posted with 31st Battlaion
at Yupia in Arunachal Pradesh, Head
Constable Hukum Singh is posted at Leh in
Jammu and Kashmir and Head Constable
Ajeet Kumar is posted at Chandigarh.
The then second in command of the unit R
S Rana has retired and is currently residing in
Himachal Pradesh while Rajinder Singh has
also retired and is presently in Uttarakhand
and sub-inspector Pratap Singh died on
August, 4, 2004.
The whereabouts of these personnel were
furnished to the court following directions to
this effect on the last date of hearing on
November 29.
J&K govt to launch....
effective performance assessment and man-
agement system aimed at judging the per-
formance and functioning of government
departments on the basis of timeline comple-
tion of targets, outcomes of the schemes, pri-
orities fixed, quality of work done, status of
benefits of projects actually accruing to people
and other similar ingredients", he said.
Under RFD, each government department
would be evaluated to identify bottlenecks,
shortcomings if any and to take corrective
measures. "While elections present evaluation
perception of public representatives, there
should be performance evaluation of bureau-
cracy and government departments, and RFD
will be right instrument for the same," he said,
adding that Jammu and Kashmir will be the
eleventh state to implement it. He also empha-
sised the importance of the workshop organ-
ised in collaboration with Performance
Management Division Cabinet Secretariat,
Government of India, for Administrative
Secretaries and Heads of Departments to get
acquainted with the basics of the mechanism.
Omar also said his government was continu-
ously working for improving the quality of
governance at all levels. "We have taken meas-
ures like implementation of Public Service
Guarantee Act (PSGA) and Right to
Information Act (RTI) besides holding
Panchayat Elections and transferring vital
powers to these institutions," he said.
7.3 magnitude....
a preliminary magnitude of 7.3, the US
Geological Survey said, adding that there was
no risk of a widespread tsunami. That was
revised from an earlier estimate of 7.4. A
warning for a one-meter tsunami was issued
for the coast of Miyagi Prefecture in northeast-
ern Japan, which was hit by a devastating
earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. The
warning was later lifted. That quake triggered
fuel-rod meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear
plant, causing radiation leakage, contamina-
tion of food and water and mass evacuations in
the world's worst nuclear crisis since
Chernobyl in 1986.
The government declared in December that
the disaster was under control, but much of the
area is still free of population. Tokyo Electric
Power Co, the operator of the Fukushima
nuclear plant, reported no irregularities at its
nuclear plants after the latest quake.
Indian Ambassador to Japan Deepa
Gopalan said that was no need to worry. "It
was fairly intense and the duration was long.
There are warnings. In Tokyo there is no cause
to worry. We will find out if there are Indians
in that area. Indian community is mostly in
Tokyo and surrounding areas, far from epicen-
tre," said Gopalan.
Narita airport outside Tokyo was back in
action after a brief closure for safety checks.
Last year's quake, which measured 9.0, trig-
gered fuel-rod meltdowns at Fukushima, caus-
ing radiation leakage, contamination of food
and water and mass evacuations. Much of the
area is still deserted.
The government declared in December that
the disaster was under control. "Citizens are
now escaping to designated evacuation centres
and moving to places on higher ground,"
office worker Naoki Ara said in Soma, 30 km
(18 miles) from the Fukushima-Daiichi plant.
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda cancelled
campaigning in Tokyo ahead of a December
16 election and was on his way back to his
office, but there was no immediate plan to
hold a special cabinet meeting. Public spend-
ing on quake-proofing buildings is a big elec-
tion issue.
Japanese were posting photos of their TV
screens with tsunami warnings on Facebook,
asking each other whether they're safe and
confirming their whereabouts. "It shook for a
long time here in Tokyo, are you guys all
right?" posted Eriko Hamada, enquiring about
the safety of her friends.
Phone lines were overloaded and it was dif-
ficult to contact residents of Miyagi. "Owing
to the recent earthquake, phone lines are very
busy, please try again later," the phone opera-
tor said. The yen rose against the dollar and the
euro on the news, triggering some safe-haven
inflows into the Japanese currency.
UAE makes ....
which is 20 times the size of the actual
National ID card in the country. The card --
with Sheikh Khalifa's name and picture -- is
1.4 metres long and 0.86 metres wide.
Guinness said the UAE currently holds 110
world records.
Regional director of Guinness World
Records, Talal Omar, said the largest ID card
was an identical copy of the original National
ID card which meets all the standards required
to set a world record.
Centre to set ....
and risk assessment.
It will function under the Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India. Giving this
information in the Lok Sabha Friday, Minister
of State for Health and Family Welfare Abu
Hasem Khan Choudhury said the proposed
centre will also overseas surveillance on the
lines of the American Centre for Disease
Control and Centre for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition. The minister said that the
project is awaiting approval by the National
Development Council (NDC) for implementa-
tion.
Death toll from ....
toll from the storm has surpassed 500, with
more than 400 people missing. More than
310,000 people have lost their homes since
Typhoon Bopha struck Tuesday and are
crowded inside evacuation centers or staying
with their families, relying on food and emer-
gency supplies being rushed in by government
agencies and aid groups.
President Benigno Aquino III today visited
New Bataan town, ground zero of the disaster,
saying "I want to know how this tragedy hap-
pened and how to prevent a repeat." Aquino
told residents that he's bent on seeking
answers in order to improve their conditions
and minimize casualties when natural disasters
occur.
Teacher thrashes....
& Kashmir. Aclass four student studying in a
government middle school in Nagari, near
Rajouri district was beaten by a teacher after
she refused to leave her school and join a pri-
vate academy run by him.
The 8-year-old girl, Sonika Devi has
received multiple fractures on her right hand
and will be undergoing surgery.
The teacher has been identified as Vaid
Prakash. AFIR has been filed against him.
Govt wins FDI ....
the number is reduced to 244. As per the
results declared by Rajya Sabha Chairman
Hamid Ansari, the UPA government got 123
votes, while the opposition got 109 votes.
Nine members of the Samajwadi Party
walked out while seven members - Devender
Goud T, Gundu Sudharani and Y.S.
Chowdhary of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP);
Janata Dal-United MP Bashistha Narain
Singh, who was in Bihar; expelled Biju Janata
Dal (BJD) leader Pyarimohan Mohapatra;
Congress leader Murli Deora, who has under-
gone an operation and cricketer Sachin
Tendulkar, who is playing in the test series
against Engand - were absent.
The total of these votes would be 248
which is four more than the present strength of
the house. But the confusion started in the cal-
culations, according to Rajya Sabha secretari-
at, due to votes being cast three times - twice
electronically and once on paper ballots. The
third ballot was necessitated after at least two
members - Ram Jethmalani and Najma
Heptullah - complained their votes had not
been registered. Hapless media persons had no
other way than run around the galleries to find
the exact number.
On Thursday, day one of the debate on the
issue in the Rajya Sabha, Mayawati had said in
the house that 15 MPs from her party would be
voting with the government.
Both the BSP and SP support the govern-
ment from outside.
The government's win on getting 51 per-
cent foreign equity in multi-brand retail has
long been a contentious issue, stalling almost
the entire first two weeks of the winter session
of parliament. With this, global names like
Carrefour, Tesco and Wal-Mart will set up
stores in India.
Addressing the house during the debate,
Commerce Minister Anand Sharma hit back at
the opposition and said the government had
been "talking to everyone, farmers, traders,
consumers, states". The government also held
inter ministerial consultations on the issue,
heard the recommendations and then took the
decision, he said.
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India, Ukraine to ink
various agreements
NEW DELHI: Accompanied by senior
ministers, officials and a large business del-
egation, Yanukovych comes to India on a
four-day visit Sunday.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will
hold wide-ranging talks with Yanukovych
Monday. The talks will explore a wide
spectrum of areas, including intensification
of trade and investment, nuclear safety and
visa issues.
The Ukrainian leader will also be visit-
ing Agra and Bangalore during his state
visit, the external affairs ministry said in a
statement. The bilateral cooperation
between the two countries is multi-faceted
and covers a wide range of areas including
political, defence, science and technology,
nuclear, space and and trade investment.
Bilateral trade has surged from $138.62
million in 1992 to $2,865.45 million in
2011-12. Indian pharmaceutical exports to
Ukraine are the largest by volume and sec-
ond in terms of value and are estimated to
be $325 million in 2011. India imports 25
percent of sunflower oil production of
Ukraine, which is amongst the world's
largest producers of sunflower oil.
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RANJIT SINHA: Ranjit Sinha,
IPS officer of
1 9 7 4 - b a t c h
Bihar cadre
acquired the
office as new
CBI director.
S.A. IBRAHIM: S. A. Ibrahim
IPS (MP-77)
has been
approved by the
C o m p e t e n t
Authority as
officer on Special Duty in the
Intelligence Bureau and also as
the Director for Intelligence
Bureau for a next two years.
NARHARI AMIN: Senior
leader of
Congress party,
Gujarat Narhari
Amin joined
BJP along with
his supporters.
I.K. GUJRAL: Former Prime
Minister I K
Gujral, who
headed a rickety
coalition gov-
ernment in the
late 1990s, died after a brief ill-
ness. He was 92.
MANDVI: Congress president
Sonia Gandhi slammed the
Narendra Modi government in
Gujarat while addressing an elec-
tion rally in the state on Friday.
Sonia Gandhi to tear into Gujarat
Chief Minister Narendra Modi's
claims on development accusing
the state government of complete-
ly ignoring the welfare of poor and
wondered where all the central
funds for the state had vanished.
Sonia, who addressed a public
rally near Gorsamba village in
Surat district, said that the promis-
es made by the BJP government
are false and hollow. Gandhi said
the state government has failed in
almost every field and even the
law and order in the state was not
good. "UPA government
has been allocating thou-
sands of crores of rupees to
various states, including
Gujarat, without any bias.
But nobody knows how
this money is spent (in
Gujarat). They are not
bothered about the poor.
They are only concerned
about themselves," she said.
She said because of the policies
of the BJP government, the hard-
ships of the common man have
increased. "If the government had
given attention to your problems,
you would not have faced so many
problems," Gandhi said.
The Congress chief said the
UPA government had waived off
loans to the debt-ridden farmers
but their condition in Gujarat has
not changed because of the 'anti-
people' policies pursued by the
BJP government. "Our govern-
ment is the government of the
farmers. We have waived off loans
to farmers," she said. Gujarat goes
to first phase of polls on
December 13.
Gujarat elections: Sonia slams Modi govt, ignores welfare of poor
PEOPLE IN NEWS
NEW DELHI: Inder Kumar
Gujral, who was India's prime min-
ister for 11 months in 1997-98, was
on Saturday cremated here with
full state honours.
Gujral died Friday just four
days before his 93rd birthday.
Known as a gentleman politician,
Gujral died at 3.27 pm at a
Gurgaon hospital of lung infection.
Amid prayers and a 21-gun
salute, his body was consigned to
flames at Smriti Sthal on the banks
of Yamuna where President Pranab
Mukherjee, Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh, Vice President
Hamid Ansari and UPA chairper-
son Sonia Gandhi were also pres-
ent.
The last rites were performed by
his two sons, including Akali Dal
MP Naresh Gujral, and his grand-
son at Smriti Sthal, located
between Jawaharlal Nehru's
memorial 'Shanti Van' and Lal
Bahadur Shastri's 'Vijay Ghat'.
Defence Minister AK Antony,
Home Minister Sushilkumar
Shinde, Commerce Minister Anand
Sharma, Law Minister Ashwani
Kumar, Farooq Abdullah, Jaipal
Reddy, BJP leaders LK Advani and
Arun Jaitley, Punjab Chief Minister
Prakash Singh Badal, Haryana
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh
Hooda, INLD chief Om Prakash
Chautala, LJP's Ramvilas Paswan,
JD-S' Danish Ali, Amar Singh and
some senior bureaucrats attended
the cremation. Diplomats from var-
ious countries were also present.
The President, Vice President,
Prime Minister, Gandhi, Antony,
Shinde, Badal, Advani, Jitendra
Singh (Mos) and others laid
wreaths on the body.
The body, draped in tricolour,
was brought to Smriti Sthal from
his 5, Janpath residence in a flower
bedecked gun-carriage accompa-
nied by military personnel and
close family.
Officers from the three armed
forces carried on their shoulders
the mortal remains of Gujral to the
cremation ground as he was
accorded a state funeral. Gujral
(92), who led a rickety coalition in
late 1990s and was known for
'Gujral Doctrine' of five principles
for maintaining good neighbourly
relations, breathed his last at a pri-
vate hospital in nearby Gurgaon
last afternoon.
The govt. has declared seven
days of state mourning. His body
was being kept at his residence, 5,
Janpath for last tributes.
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Health
and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad
Friday said that 83 prosecution cases were
initiated and 39 people arrested till July
this year for dealing in spurious drugs.
Replying to supplementaries in the Lok
Sabha, he said, out of 49 thousand drug
samples tested by the Central Drugs
Standard Organisation last year, only 0.19
per cent were found to be spurious. Mr.
Azad said, the government has asked for a
detailed proposal on a request by Interpol
Secretary General to develop a data base
of pharmaceutical companies.
Adding that India is the third largest
drug manufacturing country in the world,
Mr. Azad said, the government has taken
several steps and introduced various
schemes to control spurious drugs includ-
ing strengthening of drug test laboratories
and promoting good manufacturing prac-
tices.
Cases initiated & arrests made of
spurious drug dealers: Health Min Azad
Former PM IK Gujral cremated with full state honours
Calls on Mobile
phone to be free in
next 10 yrs: Sibal
NEW DELHI: Communications
and IT Minister Kapil Sibal told
the Lok Sabha that calls on
mobile phones will be made free
in the next ten years.
Replying to supplementaries
during question hour, he said
communication is a fundamental
right and it should not be charged.
He said that telecom companies
are working on a plan to earn rev-
enue from data instead of calls.
The Minister admitted that the
services of BSNL are not upto the
mark in the North-East,
Uttarakhand and some other
places. But he assured the mem-
bers that after completion of core
networking, the situation will
improve.
Mr. Sibal told the House that
for the first time the number of
cell phone users in the country
has declined. About fifty crore
people in the country still do not
have mobile phones.
He hoped that by linking land-
line telephones with broadband,
the number of its subscribers will
go up.
Govt to open 3000 Jan Aushadhi generic
drug outlets in 12th plan
NEW DELHI: Special Secretary in the ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers V.
Rajagopalan Tuesday said that govt. has proposed to open 3 thousand Jan Aushadhi
Generic Drug outlets in coming years across the country in the 12th five year plan.
Addressing the India Pharma Summit-2012 in New Delhi, he said there is a need to pro-
vide affordable and quality generic medicines to the people of the country especially to
the weaker section of the society. Mr Rajgopalan said, access of affordable medicines is
on high priority of the Centre as it is critical to the provision of equitable, affordable and
quality healthcare. Underlining the importance of more innovations and research in the
field of pharma, he urged all concerned stakeholders to come up with innovative methods
for increasing access of medicines in far-flung areas. Speaking on the occasion, WHO
representative to India, Nata Menabde urged India to develop more generic medicines.
Ajit Pawar back again; takes
over as Maha Deputy CM
MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit
Pawar was Friday re- inducted as Maharashtra deputy chief
minister, just 10 weeks after he quit over alleged links to a cor-
ruption scandal. Pawar was sworn in at the Raj Bhavan Friday
morning. Pawar had resigned from the council of ministers on
September 25th following allegations that he was involved in a
multi-crore irrigation scam.
Pawar had quit the cabinet Sep 25 after his name figured in
an allegations of irregularities worth Rs.20,000 crore in irriga-
tion projects during the time he was water resources minister
from 1999-2009.
However, he got a clean chit after the state government's
much awaited white paper on the irrigation department Nov 30.
Voicing their protest against Pawar being made deputy chief
minister again, the opposition Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party
said he should face a special investigation team (SIT) probe and
rejoin only if he was cleared by that.
According to Eknath Khadse, leader of opposition in the
assembly, CM Prithviraj Chavan, from the Congress, was under
pressure from the NCPand that was the reason he was re-induct-
ed. "If Pawar has guts, he should be ready for an SIT probe. If
proved innocent, he can rejoin the cabinet with respect," Khadse
said.
Terming the exercise "an eyewash" and a "high voltage
drama", Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut said the govern-
ment was fooling the people and it was still not clear if Pawar
was innocent.
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BANGALORE/NEW DELHI:
Protests erupted in Karnataka Friday
following the release of Cauvery
river water to Tamil Nadu late
Thursday and a crucial meeting was
on in New Delhi to decide the quan-
tum of water needed by the two states
for the remaining part of this month.
Karnataka released the water to
avoid contempt of court as the
Supreme Court had directed the state
Wednesday to give Tamil Nadu daily
10,000 cusecs of Cauvery water till
Sunday.
On the court's direction, the
Cauvery Monitoring Committee
(CMC) met in the national capital to
work out the water needs of the two
states in view of vast divergence in
their claims.
The apex court had also directed
the CMC, comprising union water
resources secretary and chief secre-
taries of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu,
Kerala and Puducherry, to submit a
report to it Monday on its decision.
Hence, the CMC decision is crucial
for both the states.
Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar,
who flew to New Delhi Friday morn-
ing to plead the state's case with the
central government, met union Water
Resources Minister Harish Rawat
and briefed him on the difficulty the
state would face if more water is
released to Tamil Nadu.
"We explained to the minister the
serious drought situation, lack of
water in our reservoirs and our
requirement," Shettar told reporters
after the meeting.
The water issue release disrupted
Karnataka assembly proceedings as
the opposition Congress and Janata
Dal-Secular members staged a 'dhar-
na' (protest) against release of water
by the Bharatiya Janata Party govern-
ment.
The protest forced Speaker K.G.
Bopaiah to briefly adjourn the house.
However, with the two parties resum-
ing 'dharna' after the house re-assem-
bled, Bopaiah adjourned it for the
day. The two parties have been
demanding that the state should not
release water and the government
should be ready to face contempt of
court to protect the interests of farm-
ers in the Cauvery belt area of the
state.
The Cauvery belt in the state wit-
nessed protests by farmers and
Kannada activists for the second day
Friday. Farmers' organizations have
called for a shut-down of Mandya,
about 80 km from Bangalore and a
hotbed of agitation, if Cauvery water
is to be released to Tamil Nadu while
Karnataka faces drought.
Cauvery row: Crucial meet in Delhi, protests in Karnataka
NEWDELHI: The govt. has eased restrictions on tourist
visas which had mandated a two-month gap between con-
secutive visits by foreign nationals. However, it will not
apply to nationals of Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan,
Iraq, Sudan, Bangladesh, foreigners of Pakistani and
Bangladeshi origin and stateless persons and they will con-
tinue to come under the 60-day gap rule. The decision is
expected to breathe fresh life into the tourism industry and
comes just ahead of the peak tourist season.
The restriction was imposed in 2009 after the Mumbai
terror attack when it was found that Lashkar-e-Taiba ter-
rorist David Headley had "grossly misused" his multiple-
entry visa with which he made nine trips to India and pre-
pared footage of 26/11 targets for the Pakistan-based terror
group. The Home Ministry, however, made it clear that any
applicant for an Indian visa who has any sort of Pakistan
lineage, even if it is two generations back, must be referred
to Delhi by the Indian missions for prior clearance. In its
November 23 order, the Home Ministry said, "The provi-
sion relating to the two-month gap between two visits of a
foreign national to India on a tourist visa has been
reviewed by the govt. It has now been decided to lift the
restriction of two-month gap on re-entry of foreign nation-
als coming to India". The move to review the visa restric-
tion was initiated by the PM's Office (PMO) in January
2012 after concerns were raised by the Tourism Ministry
that the negative perception following the move had affect-
ed flow of tourists. The PMO had asked the ministries of
Home and External Affairs to review the restrictions,
including the possibility of bringing in more countries
under the visa-on-arrival scheme and improving condi-
tions at major airports.
NEWS IN BOX
Assam Assembly winter session from Dec 10
GUWAHATI: The winter session of the Assam Legislative Assembly will
begin from Dec 10. The five-day session will continue upto Dec 14, an offi-
cial release said Saturday.
On the first day of the session, the list of supplementary demands and
appropriation for 2012-2013 will be presented before the Assembly. The
voting on supplementary demands for grants for 2012-2013 would be taken
up on Dec 23. Besides, on Dec 12, the introduction, consideration and pas-
sage of the Assam Appropriation (Number IV) Bill 2012 is slated. The win-
ter session of the assembly is expected to be stormy as the Tarun Gogoi led
govt. would come under the scanner of the opposition, on account of the
recent ethnic violence in BTAD region, sources in various parties said.
Besides, panchayat polls in the state are slated for Jan-Feb and opposition
parties are expected to corner the govt. regarding inflation and corruption
allegations.
SC issues guidelines to curb eve teasing
NEWDELHI: The Supreme has termed the consequences of eve-teasing
as disastrous and issued a number of guidelines to curb the menace. Abench
of justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra said all the state govern-
ments and Union territories are directed to depute plain-clothes female
police officers in the precincts of bus stands, railway stations, metro stations,
cinema theatres, shopping malls, parks, beaches, public service vehicles,
places of worship etc. so as to monitor and supervise incidents of eve-teas-
ing. The court said the guidelines were necessary as there is no uniform law
to deal with the menace. The apex court laid down the guidelines in the
judgement by which it set aside a verdict of the Madras High Court.
ID proof must for sleeper-class passengers
NEW DELHI: It will be mandatory for sleeper-class train passengers to
carry identity proof from Saturday. The Railways has taken the steps to pre-
vent misuse of tickets by touts and facilitate hassle-free travel by bonafide
people. From Dec 1, passengers failing to produce original identity proof in
sleeper class, as and when asked for, will be treated as "without ticket" and
charged accordingly, said a senior Railway Ministry official.
The rule will apply for all forms of ticket, including those for sleeper
class, issued by Railways through computerised passenger reservation sys-
tem (PRS) or Internet. The decision to introduce photo I-cards for sleeper
class passengers is likely to deter touts from booking tickets under fictitious
names and selling them to passengers at a premium, the official said.
In February, Railways had made it mandatory for AC-class passengers to
carry identity proof with them. Passengers travelling on a Tatkal or an e-
ticket are also required to carry I-cards while undertaking train journey.
Passengers can carry any of these ten ID proofs while undertaking train
journey -- voter ID card, passport, PAN card, driving licence, photo identi-
ty card having serial number issued by central/state government, student
identity card with photograph issued by recognised school/college, Aadhar
card, nationalised bank passbook with photograph and credit cards issued
by banks with laminated photograph.
Bihar village bans women from using mobiles
PATNA: A village panchayat in Bihar has prohibited women from using
mobile phones and imposed heavy fines on them if they violated the diktat,
an official said Monday. The self-styled social reformers of Sunderbadi vil-
lage panchayat in Kochadham block of Kishanganj district Sunday issued
the orders banning women from using mobiles, a district official said.
"The villagers have issued an order to impose a fine of Rs 10,000 if a girl
is found using a mobile phone, while a married woman will have to pay a
fine of Rs 2,000 if found talking on a mobile outside her house," the official
said. "The decision was taken in a meeting attended by panchayat members
and village elders," Mohammad Manzoor Alam, who presided over the
meeting, told a news agency by telephone Monday. Alam said the villagers,
mostly elders, favoured imposing the ban.
NEW DELHI: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and scores of people were
detained from outside Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's residence Friday during
their protest against demolition of buildings in a south Delhi locality.
Over 100 people had gathered outside Dikshit's 3-Motilal Nehru Marg resi-
dence at 7 AM while Kejriwal joined them an hour later to protest demolition
of their houses in Shaheenbagh near Okhla and demanded an audience with her.
The protesters continued their demonstration outside the Chief Minister's
residence but police detained them around 12:30 PM as they refused to leave
the place.
Kejriwal and other AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Kumar Vishwas were
among others who were detained, a senior police official said.
Alarge number of police personnel were deployed at the spot to avoid any
untoward incident. Police barricaded one side of road from Janpath side which
has the entry gate to Dikshit's residence. Protesters shouted slogans against the
government action.
"The land where these people are living is there land, they have documents
of it. But it's unauthorised because you have to get the map passed by the gov-
ernment," Kejriwal said. "But on October 4, 2010 Sonia Gandhi had announced
that 1600 colonies will be regularised, this colony is also one of them. But
despite that 500 houses were demolished," he said.
Kejriwal, AAP activists detained
outside CM's house
Guwahati molestation
case: Court convicts
11, acquits journalist
GUWAHATI: Achief judicial magis-
trate's court Friday convicted 11 of the
16 people accused of assaulting and
molesting a girl in public outside a
pub in Guwahati on July 9. They are
yet to be sentenced.
Prime accused Amar Jyoti Kalita is
among those held guilty. But the court
acquitted local television journalist
Gaurav Jyoti Neog, who filmed the
molestation and was arrested on
charges of having planned the mob
attack on the 20-year-old girl.
Three others - Hafizuddin, Diganta
Basumatary and Jitumoni Deka - were
let off because of lack of evidence.
One of the accused in the case is a
minor and his case is being heard in
the juvenile justice court.
Govt eases tourist visa restrictions ahead of peak season
C M Y K C M Y K C M Y K
CAIRO: More than 30 hours after
violence erupted between support-
ers of Islamist President Mohamed
Mursi and those opposing him, the
Egyptian president Friday
addressed the nation in a live tele-
vised speech. Mursi vowed to push
on with a December 15 referendum
on the controversial new constitu-
tion, saying "afterwards, there
should be no obstacle and everyone
must follow its will". If the referen-
dum says a yes or no, he promised
to cancel the recent controversial
constitutional declaration and to
form a new constituent assembly.
Mursi held figures of the opposi-
tion and remnants of the former
regime responsible for the recent
events, adding, more details
would be revealed in the com-
ing days by the prosecution.
In his speech, Mursi said
more than 80 people had been
arrested. Mursi offered to hold
dialogue with the opposition
and to meet their representatives
on Saturday in his offices.
As soon as the speech ended
Egyptian social media was
abuzz with calls for taking to the
streets tomorrow once again in
objection to the current situation.
Concurrently the main headquarters
of the Freedom and Justice Party in
Mukkatam area was set on fire.
Seven people died and more
than 700 were injured yesterday in
clashes between Mursi's Islamist
supporters and his mainly secular
opponents in Egypt's worst political
crisis since Mursi took office in
June. The anti-Mursi camp is furi-
ous with the president for assuming
sweeping powers two weeks ago
and by what it feels was the rail-
roading through by an Islamist-
dominated panel of the draft consti-
tution.
Mursi addresses nation after 7 killed, 700 injured
BESSE COOPER: Besse
Cooper, the
woman listed as
the oldest per-
son of the world
in Georgia nurs-
ing home at 116 years of age.
DAVE BRUBECK: Dave
Brubeck, the
renowned Jazz
pianist died due
to heart failure.
He was 91.
JEFF ZUCKER: The former
NBC Universal
chief Jeff
Zucker has been
named presi-
dent of CNN
Worldwide.
JOSEPH MURRAY: American
plastic surgeon
Dr Joseph
Murray, the sur-
geon who oper-
ated the first
successful kidney transplant and
later won a Nobel Prize for his
work died. He was 93.
PEOPLE IN NEWS
5
INTER NATIONAL
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
DOHA: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-
moon on Wednesday urged Syria's regime
against using its stockpile of chemical
weapons, warning of "huge consequences"
if Bashar Assad resorts to such weapons of
mass destruction.
Ban also suggested that he would not
favor an asylum deal for the Syrian leader
as a way to end the country's civil war and
cautioned that the United Nations doesn't
allow anyone "impunity."
"I again urge in the strongest possible
terms that they must not consider using this
kind of deadly weapons of mass destruc-
tion," Ban told media , speaking on the
sidelines of a climate conference in Qatar.
"I have warned that if in any case this
should be used, then there will be huge
consequences. And they should be account-
able," he said of the Syrian regime.
Damascus has said it would not use such
weapons on his own people even if it had
them. Syria is party to the 1925 Geneva
Protocol banning chemical weapons in war.
In Qatar, the U.N. chief was asked about
the potential for an asylum deal that would
remove Assad from power. The Syrian
president vowed in an interview with
Russia Today last month that he would
never be forced into exile and that he
would "live and die in Syria."
Clashes between rebels and regime
troops have intensified in the suburbs ring-
ing the city in recent weeks. The area has
been a stronghold of predominantly Sunni
Muslim rebels, who are fighting to topple
Assad's regime, dominated by Alawites, an
offshoot Shiite group.
The increased pressure of the opposition
fighters on the capital has raised worries
that Assad or his forces will resort to des-
perate measures, perhaps striking neigh-
bors Turkey or Israel, or using chemical
weapons.
Syria's uprising began with peaceful
protests in March 2011 and later escalated
into a civil war that the opposition says has
killed more than 40,000 people. So far,
both sides have refused international calls
for a negotiated solution.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will take
action against LeT founder Hafiz
Saeed - the mastermind of the
Mumbai attacks - if India provides
evidence against him that stands in
court, Foreign Minister Hina
Rabbani Khar said on Saturday.
"Hafiz Saeed was in custody and
the evidence against him could not
hold in a court of law. We have
said even now that we will be
happy to look at any evidence
against him that holds in a court of
law," Khar said.
Asked if Pakistan will act if
India provides evidence against
Saeed, she replied, "Yes, there will
definitely (be action). He was
already in custody. The evidence
against him was not enough and he
was released from custody for this
reason."
Saeed, who now heads the
Jamaat-ud-Dawah, was placed
under house arrest for less than six
months after the UN Security
Council declared the JuD a front
for the LeT in the aftermath of the
Mumbai attacks in November
2008. He was freed on the orders
of the Lahore High Court. The
LeT founder was subsequently
detained for incidents that
occurred in Pakistan but let off
again. Though the US offered a
$10 million bounty for him earlier
this year, Saeed lives openly in
Lahore and has organised a series
of rallies and gathering at which
he has spoken out against the US
and India.
During the interview, Khar said
that the "environment with India
became very bad" after the
Mumbai terror attacks. We passed
through a difficult phase."
However, the Pakistan govern-
ment had "improved that environ-
ment in a massive way," Khar
said. "We tried to build trust. We
made a policy decision, which no
one had made in 40 years, to begin
moving on the track of trade nor-
malisation."
Khar noted that the move to
normalise trade had been a "very
good confidence-building meas-
ure." India and Pakistan had
helped each other in securing non-
permanent seats in the UN
Security Council while Delhi had
given a waiver at the WTO to
trade concessions granted to
Pakistan by the European Union,
she said.
Asked about the possibility of
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
visiting Pakistan, Khar sought to
play down the issue and said
Islamabad should not be defensive
about making a goodwill gesture
such as inviting Singh for a visit.
UN chief warns Syria's Assad
on chemical weapons
Pakistan will take action if India provides evidence against Saeed: Khar
China's Xi Jinping
calls for powerful
missile force
BEIJING: The Chinese military has
been ordered to build a powerful and
technological missile force by Xi
Jinping, the newly elected chairman
of the Central Military Commission
of the Communist Party of China
(CPC). Xi, also newly elected gener-
al secretary of the CPC Central
Committee, made the comments
Wednesday while meeting delegates
at the 8th Party congress of the
People's Liberation Army (PLA)'s
Second Artillery Force, reports said.
The artillery force is the core
strength of China's strategic deter-
rence, the strategic support for the
country's status as a major power,
and an important cornerstone safe-
guarding national security, Xi said.
The party and military leader
stressed the absolute CPC leadership
over the military, and called for pro-
moting the PLA's glory, fine tradi-
tions and working styles, in order to
ensure the army's "absolute loyalty,
purity and reliability". The authority
of the CPC Central Committee and
the Central Military Commission
should be consciously safeguarded,
and the military should "keep pace
with" the leadership in ideology,
politics and actions, Xi said.
Sri Lanka top judge in
marathon hearing
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's first woman Chief Justice Shirani
Bandaranayake, facing impeachment, was Tuesday grilled for
over six hours by a parliamentary panel probing alleged
improper conduct by her.
Bandaranayake appeared for a second time before the par-
liamentary select committee to answer impeachment charges
against her, parliament officials said.
"She will be coming next on Thursday", deputy speaker
Chandima Weerakkody said. However the PSC would exam-
ine her written submissions tomorrow without her presence,
officials added. The 54-year-old Bandaranayake is being
probed on 14 charges of improper conduct in the impeach-
ment motion moved by the government MPs.
Bandaranayake was accorded religious blessings as she
stepped out of the court. Few meters away was a group of gov-
ernment supporters who demonstrated against the chief jus-
tice. "Madam aren't you ashamed" and "Let's preserve the
supremacy of parliament" were some of the placards held by
government supporters.
The motion was the culmination of a month-long spat
involving the executive and judicial wings of the state.
The opposition dubs the government move as a political
witch hunt in order to undermine the independence of the judi-
ciary. The judiciary cited political interference violating its
independence as the reason for friction.
6
EDITORIAL
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
BY ARPITA SHARMA
S
ociety is the base for over-
all development of a
nation. And the society's
structure depends entirely upon
the status and condition of its
women. The condition of women
was far better in ancient India. In
early period Aryans treated men
and women alike in all religious
rituals and social functions. But
condition of women has declined
gradually. Gender is the word
used especially for the female
population of the society. This
article is an attempt to define the
agriculture status of women in
India.
Rural women are responsible
for production of more than 55%
food grains and comprise 67% of
total agricultural labour force.
The role of woman in agriculture
varies from country to country.
Asian woman contribute to about
50% of the food production. In
south-east Asia, women play
major roles in sowing, transplant-
ing, harvesting and processing
staple crops like rice.
Complementary gender roles are
also found in most areas as in
Nepal and India where women
exclusively gather fodder for buf-
faloes, cattle and other livestock.
Almost all women in rural India
can be termed as farmers, in some
sense, working as agricultural
labour, unpaid workers in fami-
lies and farm enterprises or a
combination of the two.
GENDER ISSUES
Women's contribution to agri-
culture, whether it is in subsis-
tence farming or commercial
agriculture, when measured in
number of tasks performed and
time spent, is greater than men.
Their contribution in agriculture
is aptly highlighted by a micro
study conducted in Indian
Himalayas which found that on a
one hectare farm, a pair of bul-
locks work for 1060 hours, a man
for 1212 hours and a woman for
3485 hours. Generally, operations
performed by men are those that
entail use of machinery and ani-
mals. Contrary to this, women
always rely on manual labour
using only their own energy. Not
only are women overworked,
their work is more arduous than
that undertaken by men. Further,
since women's work is largely
based on human energy it is con-
sidered unskilled and hence less
productive. On this basis, women
are invariably paid less wage
despite their working harder and
for longer hours. This makes the
woman's work invisible
ACCESS TO RESOURCES:
Despite their role as a back-
bone of food production and pro-
vision for family consumption in
developing countries, women
remain limited in their access to
critical resources and services
due to cultural, traditional and
sociological factors.
ACCESS TO LAND
Not even 2% of the land is
owned by women, while the pro-
portion of female heads continues
to grow. Land reforms pro-
gramme, together with break-up
of communal land holding have
led to the transfer of exclusive
land rights to males as heads of
the household which ignores both
the existence of the female head-
ed household and the rights of
married women to a joint share.
ACCESS TO AGRICULTUR-
AL INPUTS
Women access to technologi-
cal inputs such as improved
seeds, fertilizers and pesticides is
limited as they are frequently not
reached by extension services. In
addition they often lack cash
needed to purchase inputs even
when they are subsidized.
ACCESS TO EDUCATION,
TRAININGAND EXTENSION
SERVICES
Two- third of one billion illit-
erates in the world are women
and girls. Available figures show
that only 5% of extension servic-
es have been addressed to rural
women, while no more than 15%
of the world's extension agents
are women.
ACCESS TO RESEARCH
AND APPROPRIATE
TECHNOLOGIES
Women farmers' roles and
needs are often ignored when
devising technology that may
cause labour displacement or
decrease workload.
DEVELOPMENTAL
INITIATIVES:
Efforts have been made by
department of agriculture to
incorporate gender issues into
development agenda and ensure
full and equitable participation of
women in all agricultural devel-
opment programmes. In an effort
to 'engender agricultural process'
the DOAC implemented special
programmes/ schemes for women
in agriculture sector, where a
composite package of training,
extension, input, managerial and
entrepreneurial support was pro-
vided to selected farm women
beneficiaries. Different approach-
es were followed in all these proj-
ects to provide a complete sup-
port package to women farmers.
The technical back-stopping was
provided through a blend of
'skilled-based' capacity building
exercises coupled with extension
support through "On field
Demonstration", "Mahila-
Goshties" and "Study Tours".
WOMEN AND GREEN
REVOLUTION:
The green revolution of 1960
and 1970s with its package of
improved seeds, farm technology,
better irrigation and chemical fer-
tilizers was highly successful in
meeting its primary objective of
increasing crop yields and aggre-
gate food supply. Yet despite its
success in increasing aggregate
food supply, the green revolution,
did not necessarily translate its
benefits to the lower strata of
rural poor including women. So a
gender friendly second green rev-
olution is to be ushered in.
SOME ADMINISTRATIVE
REFORMS :
The government in partnership
with NGO's has to further accel-
erate the process of bringing
about these reforms.
1. Full and equal rights should be
given to women to own land
and other properties.
2. Ensuring that, women's unpaid
work and contribution to on-
farm and off-farm production
should be recorded in national
account.
3. Making appropriate technolo-
gies available to rural women
which focus on utilizing local-
ly available materials.
4. Revising legislation which
guarantees equal pay for work
of equal value, improving
working conditions and
enforcing legal standards.
5. Promoting and increase in
number of female extension
functionaries and agricultural
researchers
Feminism in Agriculture: A Study Of Gender Bias In Indian Agriculture
T
he Congress may croon
that the UPA Government
which it leads has won a
vote in the Lok Sabha in favour of
its decision to introduce foreign
direct investment in multi-brand
retail, but the fact is that this sup-
posed victory is both fake and
manipulated. It does not reflect the
collective will of the Lower
House, either in spirit or in words.
The party has been brandishing
numbers to justify its victory, say-
ing that 253 members voted to dis-
miss the Opposition-sponsored
resolution against FDI while only
218 voted for it. But there are
other figures that give a more real-
istic picture of how the Lok Sabha
by a large majority is opposed to
FDI in multi-brand retail. The
Government has been claiming
that it has a majority in the House.
While the simple mark stands at
272, the ruling combine could
muster just 253 votes. In other
words, the Government is in a
minority and can survive crucial
tests only through abstentions and
walkouts by helpful parties, some-
thing that we saw during the
Wednesday vote when both the
Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan
Samaj Party left the House before
voting. Representatives of as
many as 14 parties out of the 18
whose representatives participated
in the debate on the issue, categor-
ically and unambiguously pillo-
ried the Government's move to
bring in the FDI. Among those
parties were the SP and the BSP,
with the former being particularly
vocal in its opposition to the
Government's decision. Had the
two Uttar Pradesh-based parties
voted in line with what they said
in the Lok Sabha - together they
account for 43 votes - the motion
against FDI would have succeed-
ed. Given this situation, jubilant
Congress leaders will do well to
stop misleading the country by
repeating ad nauseam their lie that
the House has stamped its
approval on FDI in multi-brand
retail. The Government's 'victory'
is at best, therefore, only technical
in nature and does not reflect the
mood of the majority of members
of the Lower House, and it cer-
tainly has not been endorsed by
the people of the country at large.
Besides the Government's pre-
carious numbers, what more has
been exposed is the Janus-faced
SP. It can be argued that the party's
decision to walk out during the
vote and thereby bail out the UPA
regime was not unexpected; the
party has earlier too come to the
UPA's rescue while claiming to
oppose it. But the Wednesday
episode stands out because the SP
demonstrated a shocking lack of
moral courage to walk the talk. It
would have been understandable if
the party had been ambiguous on
its stand over FDI and as a result
not participated in the voting. But
here we had a situation where the
SP openly opposed the
Government's decision and yet did
not vote on the floor of the House.
It's not surprising that rumours are
floating around that the party
played safe because it is worried
about the re-opening of inquiries
against its senior leaders by the
Central Bureau of Investigation,
controlled by the Congress-led
UPA.
But the UPA's chicanery may
not work in the Rajya Sabha
where orchestrated walkouts by
friendly parties will not suffice to
bail it out. Given the situation,
friends of the Congress have been
stalling work of the Upper House
over the last few days by using
one pretext or the other, apparent-
ly with a view to sabotage the
forthcoming discussion and vote
on FDI.
The technique has been adopt-
ed on two occasions in the recent
past - on the Lokpal Bill and on
the issue of rising prices - when
allies and outside supporters of the
Government disrupted the pro-
ceedings. Is the UPA plotting a
repeat? Although the BSP has
decided to back the regime on FDI
in the Upper House, the possibili-
ty remains.
UPA secures FDI vote in Lok Sabha, and how!
7
EDITORIAL
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
S
ection 66A of the IT Act is
an unconstitutional weapon
that is being used for politi-
cal retaliation. Section 66A of the
IT Act is a relevant section which
penalizes 'sending false and offen-
sive messages through communica-
tion services'. The section reads as
under -
Any person who sends, by
means of a computer resource or a
communication device,-
a) any information that is grossly
offensive or has menacing char-
acter; or
b) any information which he knows
to be false, but for the purpose
of causing annoyance, incon-
venience, danger, obstruction,
insult, injury, criminal intimida-
tion, enmity, hatred or ill will,
persistently by making use of
such computer resource or a
communication device,
c) any electronic mail or electronic
mail message for the purpose of
causing annoyance or inconven-
ience or to deceive or to mislead
the addressee or recipient about
the origin of such messages.
Punishment - Imprisonment for
a term which may extend to three
years and with fine.
Explanation- For the purpose of
this section, terms "electronic mail"
and "electronic mail message"
means a message or information
created or transmitted or received
on a computer, computer system,
computer resource or communica-
tion device including attachments
in text, images, audio, video and
any other electronic record, which
may be transmitted with the mes-
sage.
The section covers tow different
acts -
1. Sending offensive or menacing
messages sent by using elec-
tronic communication means.
2. Sending false messages to
cheat, mislead or deceive people
or to cause annoyance to them.
If there ever was a more com-
pelling case of the law being an ass,
it must be the way provisions of
Section 66A of the Information
Technology (IT) Act (notified on
27 October 2009) have been mis-
used recently. Be it the case of
Shaheen Dhada and her friend in
Palghar, Maharashtra, who were
arrested for posting and "liking"
(endorsing) an innocuous opinion
about the bandh following Bal
Thackeray's death on the social
media website Facebook, or the
arrest of India Against Corruption
volunteer Ravi Srinivasan in
Pondicherry for using Twitter to
make a remark about Union
Finance Minister P Chidambaram's
son Karthi Chidambaram, the use
of Section 66A in these instances
shows up the law in a very poor
light.
It is not just that the Act has
been misused, but the very provi-
sions in the law seem to be uncon-
stitutional. Section 66A penalises
anyone for "sending false and
offensive messages through com-
munication services" and defines
such messages as "grossly offen-
sive or of menacing character". The
fact that "grossly offensive" or
"menacing" could be subject to any
interpretation, not necessarily rea-
sonable, clearly violates the rea-
sonable restrictions imposed on
freedom of expression under
Article 19(2) of the Constitution.
Article 19(2) of the Constitution of
India declares that all citizens have
the right to freedom of speech and
expression. Section 66A of the
Information Technology Act vio-
lates that right. This Section must
be dumped. The government's
response after huge criticism over
misuse of the Section peaked fol-
lowing the arrest of two girls by the
Maharashtra police over a
Facebook post has been to merely
issue new guidelines.
In fact, the scope of the Act's
provisions is so broadly defined
that they run afoul of the funda-
mental right to freedom of speech
and expression, repudiating Union
Minister for Communications and
Information Technology Kapil
Sibal's assertions to the contrary.
That the penalty - a cognisable and
bailable offence - is up to three
years of imprisonment and a fine,
much higher than for comparable
offences that are not committed
using the computer medium makes
it even more draconian.
Part (b) of Section 66A consid-
ers the sending of "any information
which [is known] to be false, but
for the purpose of causing annoy-
ance, inconvenience, danger,
obstruction, insult, injury, criminal
intimidation, enmity, hatred or ill
will, persistently by making use of
such computer resource or a com-
munication device" as a cognisable
offence. The trouble is that there is
no distinction being made between
messages that cause annoyance,
inconvenience, ill will or insult
which are surely not neces-sarily
criminal in nature with those that
cause injury, danger, criminal
intimidation or enmity (which are
in any case covered under other
clauses of the Indian Penal Code
(IPC)).
Part (c) of Section 66A, ostensi-
bly written in to curb internet spam,
includes "any electronic mail or
electronic mail message for the
purpose of causing annoyance or
inconvenience or to deceive or to
mislead the addressee or recipient
about the origin of such messages"
as punishable under the section.
Again, instead of narrowly defin-
ing spam as emails sent in bulk that
are unsolicited and deceptive,
annoying, misleading and incon-
venient, the provision includes any
email communication b-etween
two or more individuals that could
"annoy" or "mislead" or cause
"inconvenience". This is again an
unconstitutional provision because
it does not criminalise spam mes-
sages alone but unreasonably
includes any electronic communi-
cation or message within its broad-
ly defined conditions.
What is more disturbing is that
Section 66A has been invoked to
book cases against people who
have posted messages or views
related to political issues, along
with other clauses of the IPC. As
the recent case of arrest and deten-
tions of two trade union members
of the All India Cabin Crew
Association or the arrest of
Jadavpur University professor
Ambikesh Mahapatra for sending a
sarcastic cartoon featuring West
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee via email, or Shaheen
Dhada's arrest point out, the provi-
sions of the Act have been used for
political vendetta.
In November, public interest lit-
igation was filed in the Madurai
bench of the Madras High Court to
declare Section 66A as unconstitu-
tional and ultra vires. One hopes
that a legal evaluation of the provi-
sions results in the scrapping of the
section in the IT Act. (As we go to
press the Supreme Court, -acting
on public interest litigation, has
issued notice to four states, includ-
ing Maharashtra, on their use of
Section 66A to make arrests.)
Beyond Section 66A in the IT
Act, there are similar problems
with the recently notified
Information Technology
(Intermediary Guidelines) Rules
2011 about which EPWhad earlier
commented in these pages
("Regulating Internet Content", 11
December 2011). There has defi-
nitely been a gross misunderstand-
ing of the internet medium, view-
ing it merely as a device for com-
munication rather than its present
status as a dynamic public forum
for discussions, debate and infor-
mation, among other purposes. The
laws envisaged for regulating the
internet have not kept pace with the
changes in the medium and that is a
cause for worry as these laws have
been proven to be either unconsti-
tutional or obsolete. When one also
takes into consideration the fact
that censorship and restriction of
freedom of expression on the inter-
net through website takedowns and
blocking is on the rise, there defi-
nitely is a need for raising the stan-
dards of internet governance and
lawmaking in the country.
Section 66A of the IT Act: The unconstitutional weapon
It is not just that the Act has been misused, but
the very provisions in the law seem to be
unconstitutional. Section 66A penalises anyone
for "sending false and offensive messages
through communication services" and defines
such messages as "grossly offensive or of
menacing character". The fact that "grossly
offensive" or "menacing" could be subject to
any interpretation, not necessarily reasonable,
clearly violates the reasonable restrictions
imposed on freedom of expression under Article
19(2) of the Constitution. Article 19(2) of the
Constitution of India declares that all citizens
have the right to freedom of speech and
expression. Section 66A of the Information
Technology Act violates that right. This Section
must be dumped. The government's response
after huge criticism over misuse of the Section
peaked following the arrest of two girls by the
Maharashtra police over a Facebook post has
been to merely issue new guidelines.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
JAMMU: A meeting of Congress
party was held at Senior Congress
Leader ,G M Saroori's residence
with grass root level representatives
which include Ex Chairman LC
Arvind Singh Micky, MLAInderwal
G M Saroori, MLA Ramban Ashok
Kumar, MLA Chenani Krishan
Chand, MLC Mohammad Amin
Butt, MLC Naresh Kumar, MLC
Subash Gupta, Secretary Auqaf
Islamia Kishtwar Mushtaq Ahmed
Hap, Sarpanches including Piyaray
Lal Sharma, Mohammad Shafi
Saroori, Surjeet Singh Charak &
other.
Saroori said it is the effort which
the ruling coalition had been vigor-
ously campaigning among the
panches and sarpanches. He said,
like in this Legislative Council elec-
tion the party workers had worked
hard due to their effort Congress-
National Conference bagged all the
four seats of Legislative Council
under Panchayat quota.
He said leaders and workers had
to work hard and remains closely
associated with each other and with
the common people in every area
and at all levels. Workers had to
show the same spirit and determina-
tion in the BDC election and Urban
Local bodies' election which will be
conducted soon.
He lauded Panchayat members
for reposing faith in the candidates
of the ruling coalition in the state.
"We hail and thank panchs and
sarpanchs for reposing faith in coali-
tion candidates by electing them
with convincing margins. The ruling
coalition victory in Legislative
Council polls under Panchayat quota
is a result of people friendly policies
of the state government in the last
three years. Reiterating that the
coalition government was commit-
ted to establish a vibrant three-tier
Panchayati Raj system in the state,
Saroori assured maximum empow-
erment of panchayat members.
Congress leaders also congratulate
MLA Inderwal G M Saroori from
his Inderwal constituency Coalition
candidates including Dr Shahnaz
Ganaie (NC) and Sham Lal
Bhagat(Congress) got highest per-
centage votes from Jammu region.
Ali Mohammad Dar (National
Conference) was declared elected
from K-1 constituency. Ghulam
Nabi Monga (Congress) was
declared elected from K-2 con-
stituency. Sham Lal Bhagat
(Congress) was declared elected
from J-1 constituency. Dr Shahnaz
Ganai (National Conference) was
declared elected from J-2 con-
stituency. As many as 33,450 pan-
chayat members decided the fate of
37 candidates in fray.
Congress party meeting held at Saroori's residence
Congress leaders during party meeting at Saroori residence.
SRINAGAR: Police arrested Muhammad Yasin
Malik, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir
Liberation Front (JKLF) following post-prayer
protests in uptown Maisuma locality of summer
capital Srinagar on Friday.
Malik was leading dozens of supporters after
the Friday prayers during a JKLF march to city
centre Lal Chowk from the adjacent Maisuma
locality. Police intercepted the march and arrest-
ed Malik and five other JKLF leaders. This result-
ed in protests as people in the area resorted to
heavy stone pelting at police and Central Reserve
Police Force (CRPF) personnel.
Security forces used batons and tear gas shells
to disperse the protesters who kept regrouping to
throw stones at the forces. Malik and the five
leaders were taken to Kothibagh police station.
Friday's protest was against the sentencing of
three Kashmiris by courts in the state for their
involvement in separatist violence during the last
23 years.
Malik told a news agency: "After 20 years,
Kashmiris are being sentenced to life imprison-
ment. Why were we released from jails in the first
place? If there is no embargo on peaceful protests
I must ask the Indian civil society why are old
cases being opened up against Kashmiris now?"
"Ours is a peaceful struggle and pushing peo-
ple to the wall would be dangerous. I appeal to the
intelligentsia and the civil society in India to pon-
der over the serious situation that is emerging
because of the sentencing of our people to life
imprisonment," Malik added.
Yasin Malik arrested during JKLF march in Srinagar
Pilgrims conven-
ience tops Govt's
agenda: Bhalla
JAMMU: Minister for Revenue,
Relief and Rehabilitation, Raman
Bhalla, has said that the government
was making concerted efforts to tap
the huge tourist potential, espe-
cially the pilgrimage tourism, in the
state by creating necessary infra-
structure. "These endeavors of the
government are not only adding to
the state's economy but tremendous-
ly helping employment generation
for the youth", he added. This was
stated by the Minister while
addressing a large gathering of
devotees at Shri Bharav Nath ji tem-
ple during a function held at
Dounthly bazaar in Panjthirthi, here
today. Paying obeisance at the tem-
ple, the Minister prayed for peace,
progress and prosperity in the State.
The Minister said Government is
working hard to develop all the
tourists and historical places with all
basic facilities so that the visitors
could enjoy the spots without any
inconvenience. Bhalla said develop-
ment of famous Shri Bawe Wali
Mata, Shri Peer Kho temple, Shri
Ranbireshwar, Shri Raghunath Ji,
Shri Balram, Shri Laxmi, Shri
Bharav Nath and Shri Gajadhar
shrines and several other places are
the major projects in this direction.
He hoped that these would become
a source of attraction for the devo-
tees and help in diverting the Shri
Mata Vaishno Devi ji, Shri Budha
Amarnath Ji and Shri Amar Nath
pilgrims to other parts of State hav-
ing tremendous tourism potential.
NEWDELHI: Ahuge collection of hand spin,
hand woven shawls and finest quality of silk &
needle, hand embroidered collection of
Pashmina Royal Shawls exhibition was organ-
ized by Jammu and Kashmir Handloom
Development Corporation. The 7 days
Exhibition (7th to 13th December 2012) was
inaugurated by Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Hon'ble
Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy
Resources, Government of India today here.
On the occasion he appreciated the unique
Pashmian collection of Royal Pashmina items
and congratulated the Department for organis-
ing the exhibition. The Jammu and Kashmir
State Handloom Development Corporation has
revived the traditional skill of handspun hand
woven Pashmina stalls and has developed a
range of shawls in contemporary colours and
designs as well which are displayed in the exhi-
bition and visitors were pleased to see the tra-
ditional specimen craft, which has been repro-
duced and is related to Mughal, Afgan, Sikh
and Dogra rule who had patronized the Royal
craft. However Care has been taken that the
reproduction of specimens maching all quality
parameters are exact duplication and one piece
per specimen has been reproduced with no like-
lihood of these specimens being copied or pro-
duced by anyone else. The recreating of these
masterpieces of olden times are collection of
600 specimen of Pashmina shawls, from
International Museums private collections,
from rare books, where from sample has been
documented and taken up for recreation.
History bears witness that Pashmina shawls
were known world over and were immensely
popular in Europe. Huge quantities were
exported to Europe where these are in
Museums as pieces of art and in private collec-
tion as pieces of inheritance.
There was huge rush of visitors on the occa-
sion. Among other staff members Managing
Director, Deputy General Manager J&K
Handloom Development Corporation were also
present on the occasion who have efficiently
managed the event and said that people of the
Delhi would have an opportunity to have best
and unique collection of Royal Pashmina
shawls at their door steps which are created by
the efficient hands of Kashmiri artists.
Pakistan violates
ceasefire
POONCH :In the third breach of ceasefire
this month along the border, Pakistan troops
targeted forward Indian posts along Line of
Control and International Border in Poonch
and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
"Pakistan Rangers fired at Pansar forward
border out post (BoP) along International
Border (IB) in Samba sector around 1500
hours today," a senior BSF officer said.
Pakistan Rangers resorted to small arms firing
and BSF troops fired back effectively, he said.
There was no loss of life or injury to anyone,
he said. Pakistan Rangers also violated the
ceasefire along the International Border in
Arnia sector of the state yesterday. However,
BSF troops did not retaliate. In Poonch sector
of the state, Pakistan troops opened fire on
Indian posts in Krishnagati sector of the dis-
trict last evening, Army said.
"They had fired 22 rounds and Indian
troops replied back," he said. This is the third
ceasefire violation in December this year. A
couple were injured on October 1 when the
Pakistani troops fired at Indian posts and
Chachwal forward village along International
Border in Samba sector.
Roy al Pashmi na Ex hi bi t i on
i naugur at ed at Del hi
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STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
Prof. Mushtaq Peer
appointed Consultant
JAMMU: The cabinet which met
here on Thursday with Chief
Minister, Omar Abdullah in chair
approved the appointment of Prof.
Mushtaq Ahmad Peer as consultant
regarding IT applications and com-
puterization to fast tract appoint-
ments. He would be conducting
tests for recruitment to non-
gazetted and class IVposts to speed
up the recruitment process.
Govt. dispenses with
cheque system in certain
Departments
JAMMU: The cabinet which met
here on Thursday with Chief
Minister, Omar Abdullah in chair
decided dispensing with cheque
system of payments in Departments
like Public Works, PHE, Irrigation
& Flood Control, Power
Development Department, Forest
and switching over to civil account-
ing system. The new accounting
pattern would come in force from
April 01, 2013.
CPI(M) demands setting up
of a Disability
Commisssion in J&K
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir
unit of CPI(M) today demanded
setting up of a Disability
Commission in the state and imple-
mentation of J-K Persons with
Disabilities Act 1998, Mental
Health Act 1987 and National Trust
Act-1999 to empower the disabled
population in the state."The rising
problems of the disabled can't be
addressed through lip service, pseu-
do promises or ritual celebration of
World Disability Day. Serious poli-
cy intervention is the need of the
hour to facilitate their independent
living and self determining exis-
tence," CPI(M) secretary
Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said
in a statement here.
Tarigami said that the adminis-
trative structure would be instru-
mental in looking at their problems
holistically and formulating policy
inputs for their welfare.
He called for a comprehensive
reservation policy for the disabled
in private educational institutions,
training and professional colleges
and other employment concerns to
empower the disabled population in
the state.
Stressing on opening of special
vocational rehabilitation centres in
the state, the CPI(M) leader said
training in different crafts and
trades would hone their skills and
enhance their employability.
LA panel seeks report on
brunt of brick kilns on
human lives, agri decline
JAMMU: A meeting of the Sub
Committee (Brick Kilns Related)
of the Committee on Environment
of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative
Assembly was held on Friday
under the Chairmanship of MLA,
Ch. Zulfikar Ali.
The meeting deliberated upon
various issues including impact of
brick kilns on human lives and
decline in agriculture besides dis-
cussing rules and regulations relat-
ed to Pollution Control Board.
The Legislators, Dr. Shafi
Ahmad Wani, Charanjit Singh,
Prof. Gharu Ram and Ch. Sham
Lal gave valuable suggestions for
making Jammu and Kashmir a pol-
lution free State.
The Committee directed the
DDCs of Samba and Kathua to col-
lect detailed information on the
brunt of brick kilns on human lives
and agriculture in these districts for
the last three years and submit the
same to the Assembly Secretariat
for scrutiny. The Committee asked
the PCB authorities to gear up their
field functionaries to keep a strict
check over implementation of their
prescribed norms. The meeting
was attended by Commissioner
Secretary, Forest Sheikh Eijaz
Iqbal, Secretary CA&PD,
Mohammad Abass Dar, District
Development Commissioner
(DDC), Kathua, Ms Zahida Khan,
District Development
Commissioner, Samba, Mubarak
Singh, Chief Wildlife Warden, A.
K. Singh, Director CA&PD,
Jammu, Parvez Ahmad Malik,
Director Environment, Regional
Director Environment and senior
officers of Assembly Secretariat.
Govt approves re fixing of
transport fares
JAMMU: The cabinet has
approved refixing of maximum
chargeable fares in case of stage
and contract carriers. Decision to
this effect was taken today with
Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah in
chair. As per the cabinet decision,
14.40% hike has been approved in
existing fares of big buses(stage
carriage), 13.49% hike in mini
buses(stage carriage), 12.13% hike
in taxi, maxi cabs(contract carriers)
and 8.81% hike in petrol driven
auto rickshaws(contract carriage).
The cabinet has directed the
State Transport Authority to
accordingly issue detailed notifica-
tion specifying revised route-wise
fares.
NEW DELHI: Jammu and
Kashmir Government is probing
whether the recent killings of pan-
chayat members were carried out
by militants or resulted from per-
sonal enmity and criminal nexus.
In a written reply, Minister of
State for Home Affairs R P N Singh
said, "As per information received
from the State Government, two
sarpanchs (Kulgam and Baramulla)
and one panch (Baramulla) have
been killed by unknown gunmen in
incidents of violence against the
elected representatives of
Panchayats."
He said investigation is on to
unravel the truth as to whether the
killings of panchayat members
were related to militancy or there
was some criminal nexus or person-
al enmity behind the incidents.
"State government has taken
measures to ensure safety of elected
representatives of panchayats
which includes night patrolling by
security forces and domination of
area, perceived to be vulnerable to
such attacks. All specific reports
about threats to Sarpanchs/Panchs
are being attended by State police,"
Singh said.
Panchayat elections were held in
the state earlier this year after more
than three decades and as many as
35,000 Panches and Sarpanches
were elected.
In August this year, posters
claiming to be that of a terror group
were pasted in some parts of the
Valley asking the panches to quit.
However, the police was not sure
whether the posters were a handi-
work of some terror group or mis-
creants.
Killing of Panchs in J&K being probed: MHA
Coalition's clean sweep
in LC polls, opposition
draws blank
NC, Cong bag two seats each
JAMMU: The ruling National Conference-Congress
coalition has swept the Legislative Council polls for
which counting took place early this morning. Of the
four LC seats which went for polls on December 03,
National Conference and Congress bagged two seats
each.
For the K-1 constituency of Kashmir province,
National Conference candidate Mr. Ali Muhammad
Dar defeated his nearest rival Peer Muhammad
Hussain of Peoples Democratic Party by a margin of
2675 votes. Of the 16155 votes polled for the con-
stituency, Mr. Dar secured 8586 votes whileas Mr.
Hussain got 5911 votes.
For the K-2 seat, Mr. Ghulam Nabi Monga of
Congress defeated his nearest rival Mr. Yasir Reshi of
PDP by a margin of 2565 votes. Mr. Monga secured
8659 votes whileas Mr. Reshi got 6094 votes.
For J-1 constituency Congress candidate Mr.
Shyam Lal defeated his nearest rival Mr. Gurmeet
Singh of PDP by a margin of 7034 votes. Of the
14874 votes polled, Mr. Shyam Lal secured 9123
votes whileas Mr. Gurmeet secured 2089 votes.
For the J-2 seat, Dr. Shahnaz Ganai of National
Conference defeated her nearest rival Mr. Ved
Prakash Gupta of PDP by a margin of 6917 votes. Of
the 14812 votes polled for the constituency, Dr.
Shahnaz secured 9070 votes whileas Mr. Gupta
secured 2153 votes.
SC asks J&K govt to broad-
en passage leading to
Amarnath cave
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday
asked Jammu and Kashmir government and Amarnath
Shrine Board to broaden the passage leading to holy
Amarnath cave and bifurcate it to make separate way for
the movement of pedestrian pilgrims and those who go
there on horses.
A bench of justices B S Chauhan and Swatanter
Kumar asked the state government to give urgent atten-
tion to medical, toilet, road and other facilities to the pil-
grims and put rubber tiles on the passage near holy
caves to prevent pilgrims slipping on road.
The court reserved its order after hearing extensive
arguments and said that it would pass a detailed order
next week.
The court had taken suo motu cognisance of media
reports on pilgrims' deaths allegedly due to lack of prop-
er facilities and medical care for them.
The apex court had earlier appointed a high-power
committee to look into the issue of growing number of
casualties of Amarnath pilgrims.
The committee comprises secretaries of various
departments including those from the Ministry of
Environment and Forest, Home Affairs, Health and
Child Welfare, besides the Jammu and Kashmir chief
secretary.
The court had asked the committee to visit the shrine
and give the report to J and K Governor who is also the
chairman of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB),
responsible for holding the Amarnath pilgrimage.
About 6.20 lakh pilgrims undertook the Amarnath
Yatra this year which saw 93 casualties.
SRINAGAR: Stressing for the
importance of games in inculcating
the discipline among youth,
Minister for Medical, Technical
Education and Sports, Mr. R.S.
Chib said that for developing a
healthy body and sound mind,
sports play a vital role and medical
fraternity should also participate
actively in the sports.
The Minister was speaking on
the Annual Sports Day organised by
Government Medical College,
Srinagar at Bakshi Stadium here
today. For developing sports infra-
structure at Medical College,
Srinagar to boost the sports activi-
ties, the Minister announced funds
to the tune of Rs. 30 lakh out of his
constituency development fund. He
also assured the medical fraternity
and medical students for construc-
tion of Indoor Stadium for Medical
College at Srinagar adding that land
shall be identified on priority for
acquisition. The Minister also dis-
tributed mementoes among the first
3 position holders in the 100 metre
and 200 metre race completion on
the occasion.
Among others, members of
Sports Council, faculty members of
Government Medical College,
Srinagar besides medical students
and senior citizens participated in
the function.
Sports inculcate discipline and leadership: Chib
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STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI:
With a Singapore court clearing
Male airport's takeover by the
Maldives government, India
Thursday made it clear that it
would like to see "fulfillment" of
all legal processes and adherence
to all relevant contracts and agree-
ments regarding compensation in
$500 million GMR airport proj-
ect. "The Maldives government
has the power to do what it wants,
including expropriating the air-
port," Sundaresh Menon, the
Chief Justice of Singapore, said in
court Thursday.
Earlier, the court had suspend-
ed the Maldives' government's
decision to cancel the contract.
Aspokesman for the Maldives
president said the government
would invite international tenders
in about 18 months to continue
with the project of the airport
modernisation.
The court's ruling has come as
a blow to India's efforts to restore
the GMR contract, the single
largest FDI in India.
Syed Akbaruddin, the
spokesperson of the external
affairs ministry, said that the min-
istry as well as the Indian High
Commission in Male are studying
the judgement and its implica-
tions.
He pointed out that there are
two issues in the case - the sover-
eign right of a nation and other
legalities of the agreement, which
was linked to com-
pensation to GMR
and its associates in
Malaysia.
He stressed that
the latter part has not
been "affected or
responded" in
Thursday's judge-
ment.
"These issues are not affected
with judgement or not responded
to...Fulfilment of all legal process
and requirement is what we want
to see in this case and we hope
that all relevant contracts and
agreements would be adhered to
and all legal process are carried
through," he said.
Amid the diplomatic spat over
the unilateral cancellation of the
GMR contract, India has appoint-
ed Rajeev Shahare as the new
High Commissioner to the
Maldives replacing incumbent D.
M. Mulay.
Shahare is presently joint sec-
retary in the West Asia North
Africa (WANA) division in the
Ministry of External Affairs. His
appointment comes at a time
when bilateral ties have dived to
an all-time low over the termina-
tion of the contract awarded to the
GMR-led consortium for the
modernisation of the Male
International Airport.
Mulay has been appointed as
India's Consul General in New
York. He will be assuming charge
in March 2013, sources said.
India had made it clear to the
Maldives that no arbitrary or coer-
cive measure should be taken in
the GMR case pending the out-
come of the legal proceedings and
underlined that any such action
would inevitably have adverse
consequences for bilateral
relations.
GMR Mal di ves r ow : I ndi a back s l egal
pr ocess, cont r act s on compensat i on
India-Britain diabetes
summit in Chennai
next month
CHENNAI: A dele-
gation from Britain
comprising of 50
officials from univer-
sities and medical
technology compa-
nies will participate
in a diabetes summit
by Indo-British
Health Initiative (IBHI) here next month.
"We are focusing on what we believe will be
the largest ever bilateral healthcare event staged
between India and the UK," Mike
Nithavrianakis, Britain's Deputy High
Commissioner and ex-officio president of IBHI,
told reporters Wednesday.
The summit is targeted at several hundred
private and public sector experts across India
and Britain and would cover prevention, diagno-
sis, treatment of diabetes, obesity, wound care
and others. The summit will bring together
experts from India and Britain to find solutions
to the crisis of diabetes.
Senior diabetologists and endocrinologists
are expected to speak at the summit. Prithvi
Mohandas, founder-secretary of IBHI and joint
managing director of MIOT Hospitals, said
IBHI helped Indian healthcare institutions to
build on their relationship with Britain's health-
care sector and forge partnerships in academics,
healthcare delivery, technologies and innovative
solutions.
A Young Innovator Award will also be pre-
sented at the summit.
India, Pakistan hope to
become SCO members
BISHKEK: India and Pakistan Wednesday
expressed their willingness to become members
of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
(SCO). Currently, both nations attend SCO
meetings as observers. "We would be very
happy to continue working in SCO as a full-
fledged member as soon as the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization makes a decision to
expand," Secretary (East) in the Indian foreign
ministry Sanjay Singh said during a meeting of
the heads of governments of SCO nations.
Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting
Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said at the meet-
ing that his country also wants to join the SCO
as a full-fledged member.
"We are looking forward to beginning work
with you as a full-fledged member," Xinhua
quoted Kaira as saying.
The 11th heads of government meeting of
the SCO opened Wednesday with a focus on
strengthening cooperation in economy and cul-
tural exchanges within the framework of SCO.
Leaders from the six SCO members - China,
Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan, and five SCO observer countries -
Mongolia, Pakistan, Iran, India and
Afghanistan, attended the meeting.
NEW DELHI: In an important
step, India and Bangladesh
Wednesday discussed a cluster of
bilateral issues and decided to
sign a long-negotiated extradition
treaty in January.
Ajoint statement after a meet-
ing between India's Home
Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and
his Bangladesh counterpart M.K.
Alamgir here said both sides
agreed that the extradition treaty,
which is under consideration by
both governments, may be
finalised at an early date.
"It was agreed that Revised
Travel Agreement (RTA) as well
as the extradition treaty will be
finalised and signed in January
2013 during the proposed visit of
Indian Home Minister to Dhaka,"
it said. The statement said both
sides noted that the action was
being taken for repatriation of
sentenced prisoners to either
country. The two countries also
agreed not to resort to firing
unless fired upon or attacked by
terrorists or armed criminals and
expressed regret over deaths and
loss of life on the border.
External Affairs Minister
Salman Khurshid also met
Alamgir and reviewed the state of
bilateral relations. Khurshid
underlined the commitment to
India to deepen ties with India in
all areas. He also signalled India's
keenness to promote investment
in Bangladesh.
NEWDELHI: India reaffirmed its unwaver-
ing support to the people of Palestine and reit-
erated its belief that a just, comprehensive and
lasting peace can be achieved through talks
leading to a "sovereign, independent, viable"
state. Minister of State for External Affairs E.
Ahamed, speaking at the annual commemora-
tion of the "International Day of Solidarity
with the Palestinian People", also termed the
UN upgrading the status of the Palestinian
Authority to non-member observer status as a
"a decisive achievement for Palestine" to
reach its final goal of an independent state.
"Let me take this opportunity to re-affirm
India's consistent and unwavering support to
the friendly people of Palestine and reiterate
India's belief that a just, comprehensive and
lasting peace in the region can be achieved
through negotiations and dialogue so that a
sovereign, independent, viable State of
Palestine living side by side within secured
borders, with the State of Israel, becomes a
reality.," the minister said at the event, organ-
ised by Indian Council of World Affairs here.
Ahamed said the "continued stalemate in
the situation and hardening of positions was a
matter of concern" and India was hopeful of
resumption of direct talks between the two
sides.
Ahmed Salem Al-Wahishi, chief represen-
tative of League of Arab States Mission, read-
ing out the message of Nabil El-Arabi,
Secretary General of the League of Arab
States, expressed astonishment at the "interna-
tional weakness to face the Israeli arrogance"
and urged the UN Security Council to "shoul-
der its responsibility and revise its mechanism
to face these Israeli unilateral measures that
left no land to establish the Palestinian state
based on the two-state solution". He was
referring to the recent flare up of violence in
the Gaza Strip after Israel and Hamas
launched missile attacks at each other, leading
to the deaths many Palestinian women and
children in Gaza.
El-Arabi said an Arab League delegation
had witnessed "the huge destruction by the
Israeli bombardment and aggression on the
Palestinian people" and urged the internation-
al community to extend all support to the
Palestinains people to enable them "to live in
peace and stability like other people of the
world".
Lise Grande, United Nations Resident
Coordinator, read out the message of UN
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who said the
upsurge in violence in the Gaza Strip had
made him realise the "disastrous conse-
quences, in particular for the civilian popula-
tion - of the absence of a permanent resolution
ot the conflict".
Ban said "final status issues can only be
solved through direct negotiations" and it was
crucial to sustain the ceasefire in Gaza.
He promised to do everything to support
the goal that would meet the "legitimate aspi-
rations of both sees". ICWADirector General
Rajiv K. Bhatia said India is a "passionate
supporter" of the Palestinian cause and peo-
ple. "The government of India has always
called for a sovereign, independent state of
Palestine alongside with Israel," he said.
India, Bangladesh to ink extradition pact in January
India reaffirms support to Palestine
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JODHPUR: A six-member dele-
gation of Royal Australian Air
Force has arrived here on a two-
day visit.
The delegation, led by Air
Chief Air Marshal Geoff Brown
AO accompanied by his wife
Amanda Brown, landed here on
Thursday evening.
The delegation was received by
Air Commodore R N Gaekwad
and his wife Rupali Gaekwad at
the Air Force Station.
"He will be visiting the Air
Force Station and will discuss the
issues of common interest with the
air force officials in the two days'
visit.
"India's bilateral relationship
with Australia is based on mutual
trust, understanding, shared inter-
ests and mutual cooperation," said
Defence spokesperson, S D
Goswami.
TOKYO: Tokyo has begun deploy-
ing a surface-to-air missile defence
system and is putting its armed
forces on standby ahead of a
planned North Korean missile
launch this month, reports and offi-
cials said Monday.
Public broadcaster NHK report-
ed that a naval vessel carrying
PAC-3 (Patriot Advanced
Capability-3) ballistic missiles left
a western Japan naval base
Monday, headed for the country's
southern Okinawa island chain.
Defence Minister Satoshi
Morimoto on Saturday ordered the
military to prepare for the rocket
launch, with a defence ministry
spokesman telling AFP that "our
ground, marine, and air forces are
now preparing to deploy troops in
Okinawa", which the rocket may
fly over.
Tokyo is also planning to deploy
Aegis warships in neighbouring
waters, the top-selling Yomiuri
Shimbun and other Japanese media
reported Monday.
Officials are preparing to issue
an advance order as soon as Friday
to shoot down the rocket if it looks
set to fall on Japanese territory,
after an emergency meeting chaired
by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda,
the Nikkei business daily reported.
Noda on Monday called for
close cooperation with the United
States, China, South Korea and
Russia in preparation for the
planned launch, which has drawn
international condemnation.
"I have ordered cabinet minis-
ters to gather and analyse informa-
tion closely with each other and as
we closely collaborate with related
countries," Noda was quoted by
Dow Jones Newswires as saying.
The communist North
announced on Saturday that it
would launch a rocket between
December 10 and 22 -- its second
long-range rocket launch this year
after a much-hyped but botched
attempt in April.
It has reportedly notified neigh-
bours including Japan of the trajec-
tory of the planned launch.
Washington and Seoul urged
Pyongyang to scrap the launch
while Tokyo reportedly postponed
talks due this week with North
Korea.
In April, Japan ordered missile-
defence preparations, including
placing one of its PAC-3 systems
next to the defence ministry build-
ing in central Tokyo in response to
the earlier launch.
Military preparations were also
made in 2009 ahead of another
North Korean rocket launch.
China, the North's main ally and
key benefactor, said Sunday it was
concerned at the rocket launch
plans, according to state media.
Roy al Aust r al i an Ai r For ce
del egat i on v i si t s Jodhpur NEW DELHI: The Indian
Government has cleared proposals
worth over Rs 13,000 crore for a
major expansion of the strategic
naval air base at Karwar where the
Russian-origin aircraft carrier
Admiral Gorshkov will be berthed
and raising a new battalion of
Sikkim Scouts for the Army.
The proposals were cleared at a
meeting of the Cabinet Committee
on Security (CCS) chaired by
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
here on Thursday, Navy sources
said.
Under the plan, the Navy will
carry out the expansion of the
Karwar base on the country's west-
ern sea board in Karnataka where it
will berth Admiral Gorshkov, now
rechristened INS Vikramaditya,
and carry out military aircraft oper-
ations.
The aircraft carrier is expected
to join the Navy in 2013-end.
It plans to deploy the Scorpene
submarines and a number of sur-
face ships at the base after the com-
pletion of the over Rs 10,000 crore
project at Karwar.
Codenamed 'Project Seabird
Phase IIA', the work will involve
construction of a wide range of new
facilities and augmentation of cer-
tain existing facilities, the sources
said.
As per the plans, the Navy will
be able to base around 30 major
warships at Karwar after the com-
pletion of Phase-IIA by 2017-18.
It is also planning to establish a
Naval Air Station there for deploy-
ing fixed and rotary wing ship-
based military aircraft, they said.
Project Seabird has been dogged
by long delays, fund crunches and
truncated clearances since it was
first approved in 1985 at an initial
cost of Rs 350 crore.
Phase-I, which was completed
at a cost of Rs 2,629 crore in 2005-
06, has enabled the Navy to base
more than 15 warships at Karwar.
The CCS also cleared a propos-
al to raise the first battalion of
Sikkim Scouts for the Army which
will mainly comprise youth from
the northeastern state.
CCS clears proposal for Karwar
naval base expansion
NEWDELHI; After the failure of
a critical trial of the Medium Range
Surface to Air Missile (MR-SAM)
in Israel, India has asked Tel Aviv
to speed up the development of two
advanced surface-to-air missile
(SAM) systems.
During the 10th joint working
group on defence cooperation, co-
chaired by defence secretary
Shashikant Sharma and Israeli
defence ministry director-general
Major-General Ehud Shani, the two
sides also discussed the regional
and global security situation,
including the recent Israel-Hamas
ceasefire.
Tel Aviv records military sales
worth around USD one billion to
India every year, ranging from
Heron and Searcher UAVs, Harpy
and Harop 'killer' drones to Barak
anti-missile defence systems and
Green Pine radars, Python and
Derby air-to-air missiles.
India expressed "concern'' at the
"two-year delay'' in completion of
the long-range SAM (LR-SAM)
project, sanctioned in December
2005 at a cost of Rs 2,606 crore to
arm Indian warships.
Both the SAM systems, being
developed by Israeli Aerospace
Industries (IAI) in collaboration
with DRDO, have the same missile
with an interception range of 70-
km. They are to be produced in
bulk by defence PSU Bharat
Dynamics (BDL) to plug the exist-
ing holes in India's air defence
cover. "While the multi-function
surveillance and threat radars,
weapon control systems with data
links and the like of the LR-SAM
have all been tested, there has been
delay in the missiles being devel-
oped by IAI," they said.
Another major missile project,
worth around $1 billion, that Israel
could bag is the one to supply third-
generation anti-tank guided mis-
siles (ATGMs) to the 1.13-million
strong Indian Army.
The Army has already trial-eval-
uated the Israeli 'Spike' ATGM after
the US offer of its 'Javelin' missiles
was shelved due to Washington's
reluctance to undertake "transfer of
technology'' to ensure BDL can
make them in large numbers.
Speed up SAM projects,
India to Israel
Japan readies missile defence over N Korean rocket
MOSCOW: Russia on Monday strongly urged North
Korea to reconsider its plan to launch a rocket later this
month, saying Moscow regretted the move.
"We vehemently ask the North Korean government to
reconsider the decision to launch the rocket," the foreign
ministry said, adding it had heard of the news of the plan
"with regret". North Korea announced Saturday that it
would carry out its second long-range rocket launch this
year between December 10 and 22.
Pyongyang insists it is a purely "peaceful, scientific"
mission aimed at placing a polar-orbiting earth observa-
tion satellite in orbit.
But Russia said the launch would violate UN Security
Council resolution 1874 which "unambiguously" pro-
hibits Pyongyang from carrying out ballistic missile
launches.
"North Korea, as a member of the United Nations, is
obliged to obey UN Security Council decisions," the
Russian statement said. The first rocket stage now has
been placed in position at the North's Sohae satellite
launch station, a South Korean government source told
Yonhap news agency.
Russi a ur ges NKor ea t o
r econsi der r ock et l aunch
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CHICAGO: The Mars rover
Curiosity has offered a tantalising
taste of evidence that there was
once life on the Red Planet, but sci-
entists said it is too soon to make
much of the first soil analyses.
NASA's Sample Analysis at
Mars (SAM) instruments have
been sending back information as it
hunts for compounds such as
methane, as well as hydrogen, oxy-
gen and nitrogen, that are the build-
ing blocks of life.
Researchers were excited to
detect simple organic compounds
in the soil scooped up from a crust-
ed dune. But they cautioned that
the traces of carbon could have
come from meteorites or even par-
ticles the instruments picked up
before launch from Earth.
They hope to find more evi-
dence of organic compounds as
Curiosity makes its way across the
barren, windblown sands of
Rocknest towards Mount Sharp,
searching for a good place to start
digging deeper.
"It's not unexpected that this
sand pile would not be rich in
organics. It's been exposed to the
harsh Martian environment," said
Paul Mahaffy, NASA's principal
investigator for Curiosity's sample
analysis.
"It's going to be an exciting hunt
to find early environments that
might be protected from this harsh
surface environment."
The instruments captured stun-
ning pictures of the sand scooped
up from the drift -- which one
researcher described as coarser
than flour but finer than sugar.
Curiosity was also able to
analyse crystals and other materials
found in the sand. By heating the
samples, they were able to detect a
significant amount of water in the
sand, along with some carbon diox-
ide, oxygen, and sulphur dioxide.
"The Curiosity rover is kind of
like a CSI laboratory on wheels,"
Michael Meyer, the lead scientist
for NASA's Mars Exploration
Programme, told a news confer-
ence.
"These results are an unprece-
dented look at the chemical diversi-
ty of the area that is representative
of the rest of the planet."
Scientists do not expect
Curiosity to find aliens or living
creatures but they hope to use it to
analyse soil and rocks for signs that
building blocks of life are present
and may have supported life in the
past.
The $2.5 billion Curiosity rover
-- which landed in Gale Crater on
August 6 this year -- also aims to
study the Martian environment to
prepare for a possible human mis-
sion there in the coming years.
US President Barack Obama has
vowed to send humans to the plan-
et by 2030.
Mars rover detects hint of possible life in soil analysis
Armed Forces observing
Flag Day today
CHANDIGARH:The Armed
Forces Flag Day is being observed
today. The day reinforces solidarity
with the Armed forces for all that
they do for the nation in the per-
formance of their onerous duties. It
is also marked by contribution to
the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund
to honour the brave and martyrs for
their supreme sacrifice. Our corre-
spondent reports that it is an occa-
sion for the people of the entire
country to show their respect and
admiration to existing and ex ser-
vicemen of Armed Forces and rec-
ognize those who lost their lives
battling for the nation.
On the occasion of Armed
Forces Flag Day, a wreath was laid
by General Officer commanding
Vajra Corps, Lieutenant General
Sanjeev Madhok at Punjab State
War Memorial in Jalandhar.
NASA to send new rover
to Mars in 2020
CHICAGO: NASAplans to send a
new rover to Mars in 2020 as it pre-
pares for a manned mission to the
Red Planet, the US space agency
said. The announcement came
Tuesday, a day after NASA
released the results of the first soil
tested by the Curiosity rover, which
found traces of some of the com-
pounds like water and oxygen that
are necessary for life. The adminis-
tration of President Barack Obama
"is committed to a robust Mars
exploration programme," NASA
Administrator Charles Bolden said
in a statement.
India Ready To
Deploy Forces In
South China Sea:
Navy Chief
NEW DELHI: Terming the fast
modernisation of Chinese Navy as a
"major concern", Navy Chief
Admiral D K Joshi today said India
will protect its interests in the dis-
puted South China Sea and if
required, may also send its forces
there. "Yes you are right. The mod-
ernisation (of Chinese Navy) is
truly impressive... It is an actually a
major cause of concern for us,
which we continuously evaluate
and work out our options and our
strategies," he told a press confer-
ence.
The Navy Chief was replying to
a question on contingencies in
South China sea to protect Indian
interests there and impression about
the Chinese Navy's modernisation.
Answering a volley of questions
about South China Sea over which
India had a tiff with China last year,
he said although India's presence in
that maritime region was not on
"very frequent" basis, it had inter-
ests like free navigation and
exploitation of natural resources
there. "Not that we expect to be in
those waters very frequently, but
when the requirement is there for
situations where country's interests
are involved, for example ONGC
Videsh, we will be required to go
there and we are prepared for that.
Are we holding exercises for that
nature, the short answer is yes,"
Joshi said.
BEIJING: AChinese fighter
jet crashed in a southern
Chinese city Tuesday, spark-
ing a fire that injured at least
four people, the defence min-
istry announced.
The Jian-7 fighter plane
belonging to the Chinese air
force crashed while on a
training exercise on Tuesday
morning near the airport in
Shantou city, Guangdong
province, the ministry said in
a statement on its website.
The plane ploughed into a
residential building in
Shantou, resulting in injuries
to four people, it said. The
pilot was able to parachute
safely to the ground, it added.
An investigation into the
accident has been launched.
China Central Television, cit-
ing local firefighters at the
scene, said three of the
injured were hospitalised.
Photos from the scene posted
on web portal Sina.com
showed a dislodged wing of
the jet next to a burning
building as thick smoke bil-
lowed from the crash site.
TEHRAN: Iran on Tuesday
claimed it had captured a US drone
after it entered Iranian airspace
over the Persian Gulf, even show-
ing an image of a purportedly
downed craft on state TV, but the
US Navy said all its unmanned air-
craft in the region were "fully
accounted for."
The conflicting accounts still
leave the possibility that the drone
claimed by Iran, a Boeing-designed
ScanEagle, could have been
plucked from the sea in the past and
unveiled for maximum effect fol-
lowing escalating tensions over US
surveillance missions in the Gulf.
Other countries in the region
such as the United Arab Emirates
also have ScanEagle drones in their
fleets.
Cmdr. Jason Salata, a
spokesman for the US Navy's 5th
Fleet in Bahrain, said ScanEagles
operated by the Navy "have been
lost into the water" over the years,
but there is no "record of that
occurring most recently."
The Iranian announcement did
not give details on the time or loca-
tion of the claimed drone capture.
It's certain, however, to be por-
trayed by Tehran as another bold
challenge to US reconnaissance
efforts in the region.
Last month, the Pentagon said a
drone came under Iranian fire in the
Gulf but was not harmed. A year
ago, Iran managed to bring down an
unmanned CIA spy drone possibly
coming from Afghanistan.
"The US Navy has fully
accounted for all unmanned air
vehicles operating in the Middle
East region," said Salata.
"Our operations in the Gulf are
confined to internationally recog-
nised waters and airspace."
Iran claimed it captured the
drone after it entered Iranian air-
space. A report on state TV quoted
the Navy chief of Iran's powerful
Revolutionary Guard, Gen. Ali
Fadavi, as saying the Iranian forces
caught the "intruding" drone, which
had apparently taken off from a US
aircraft carrier.
"The US drone, which was con-
ducting a reconnaissance flight and
gathering data over the Persian
Gulf in the past few days, was cap-
tured by the Guard's navy air
defence unit as soon as it entered
Iranian airspace," Fadavi said.
"Such drones usually take off from
large warships."
Navy: No US drones missing after Iran claim
Four injured in China fighter jet crash
Saudi f i ght er j et cr ashes
i n Gul f w at er s
RIYADH: A Saudi F-15 fighter with only the
pilot on board crashed into Gulf waters while on
a training mission in the kingdom's Eastern
Province, the defence ministry announced
Monday. The plane fell into "Saudi territorial
waters and the search for the pilot is still ongo-
ing," the ministry said, adding that an investiga-
tion has been launched into the cause of the
crash. The "accident" took place on "a routine
mission led by Lieutenant Pilot Fahad bin Faleh
al-Masareer on Sunday evening" from King
Abdul Aziz air base in the Eastern Province, it
said, in a statement to media
A similar incident took place last May when
another Saudi F-15 crashed in the same region
and its pilot was killed.
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NEW DELHI: The Indian Government is
aware of the Chinese activities along the bor-
ders and has taken necessary steps to secure
the desired national security objectives, the
Defence Ministry has told the Lok Sabha.
In a written reply to a question in the
House, Defence Minister A K Antony said
Monday, "Government is aware of the activi-
ties of China along the border and is fully
seized of the security imperatives of the coun-
try."
The threat perception is reviewed from
time to time including the need for develop-
ing requisite infrastructure in the border
areas, he added.
On the steps taken by the Ministry in this
regards, the Minister said, "Necessary steps,
as required, have been initiated through
development of infrastructure as well as oper-
ational capabilities of the armed forces to
secure the desired national security objec-
tives."
Replying to a query on setting up strategic
rail links in the country, Antony said a
Comprehensive Capability Development
Plan (CCDP) has been drawn by the Services,
based on inputs from their operational com-
mands.
"CCDP pertaining to strategic railway
lines, including those in Jammu and Kashmir,
Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and North East states,
has been drawn up by the Services, based on
the inputs from operational command and
validated from an operational and logistics
perspective," he said.
On status of the project, the Minister said
that out of the 14 lines, railways have com-
pleted survey for 10.
"Survey for three lines is in progress and
for one it is yet to start. Railways have
expressed inability to fund these highly capi-
tal intensive lines in view of huge throw-for-
ward of ongoing sanctioned projects and lim-
ited availability of resources," Antony said.
In reply to a question on impact of delay in
defence projects, the Defence Minister said
that DRDO has written a letter to concerned
stakeholders in the Ministry in October 2012
regarding likely delay in systems developed
by it, including armaments.
"This delay is likely in case the platforms,
on which these systems are based, are
changed. The delay would be in both ongoing
projects (which are in fairly advanced stage)
as well as in case of systems where develop-
ment work has been completed and orders
have been placed by stakeholders on produc-
tion agencies," he said.
NEW DELHI: Government has
shortlisted American aircraft manu-
facturing firm Boeing, with its
Chinook helicopter, for procuring
15 heavy-lift choppers for the
Indian Air Force, Defence Minister
A K Antony has told the Rajya
Sabha.
In a written reply to the House,
he said the cost of contract will
depend on outcome of contract
negotiations with the company.
"In the proposal initiated by IAF
for procurement of 15 heavy-lift
helicopters, Boeing with Chinook
helicopters has emerged as the L-1
vendor. The cost of contract would
depend upon outcome of contract
negotiation with the L-1 vendor,
which has yet not been concluded,"
Antony said.
The Field Evaluation Trials for
these helicopters conducted by IAF
have found them to be compliant
with all the stated Air Staff
Qualitative Requirements
(ASQRs), he said.
Replying to a separate question
on purchase of 197 Light Utility
Helicopters (LUH), Antony said the
procurement is under examination.
He was asked whether the
Ministry deferred its decision of
purchasing 197 LUHs after allega-
tions of demand of kickback of Rs
25 crore was levelled on it.
"The Ministry has not deferred
its decision of purchasing of 197
LUHs and the procurement case is
under examination. The Defence
Procurement Procedure (DPP) lays
down stringent guidelines to effect
utmost probity and transparency in
procurement transactions," the
Defence Minister said.
Antony also denied that these
choppers were to be procured from
Italy.
"It is not a fact that these heli-
copters were to be purchased from
the Government of Italy. In the con-
text of an allegation against one
service officer, as appearing in the
media, information has been sought
from the Government of Italy," he
said.
In reply to a question on pur-
chase of VVIP helicopters and
Defence Ministry's request to
External Affairs Ministry to ask the
United Kingdom to find out role of
middlemen in it, Antony said the
matter has been taken up with the
UK government.
"Based on a request from
Defence Ministry, the External
Affairs Ministry has taken up the
matter with UK, which has
informed that they have not
launched any investigation and are
presently awaiting results of Italian
investigation in order to ascertain
whether any further action needs to
be taken," he said.
KOLKATA: Operational prepared-
ness of troops deployed along the
border with China and security situ-
ation in the northeastern states was
reviewed by Indian Army Chief
Gen Bikram Singh here Sunday.
"Eastern Army Commander Lt
Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag briefed the
Army Chief on the operational pre-
paredness and the security scenario
in the eastern region," defence
spokesperson Group Capt T K
Singha said.
The Eastern Command of the
Army is in-charge of securing the
region east of Kolkata up to
Arunachal Pradesh covering India's
boundary with China.
India is upgrading its defence
preparedness along the eastern
boundary by raising more troops,
new formations and deploying
more lethal weapon systems.
This was Gen Singh's maiden
visit to the Fort William-based
Command headquarters since tak-
ing over as Army Chief on May 31,
2012. The visit follows his earlier
visits to the three Corps headquar-
ters under Eastern Command based
at Sukna, Dimapur and Tezpur in
recent months.
"It is virtually a homecoming,"
said Gen Singh on arrival. Having
commanded the Eastern Command
for over two years, this is one for-
mation that is very close to my
heart," he said.
US Navy's
Ford-class
aircraft carrier
to be named
Enterprise
WASHINGTON: The third
Gerald R Ford-class aircraft carri-
er will be named Enterprise, US
Secretary of the Navy, Ray
Mabus, has said.
The name was selected to hon-
our USS Enterprise (CVN 65),
the Navy's first nuclear-powered
aircraft carrier, which was recent-
ly inactivated.
Commissioned in 1961, CVN
65 served for more than five
decades. It participated in the
blockade of the Cuban Missile
Crisis, launched strike operations
in Vietnam, and conducted com-
bat missions in support of
Operation Enduring Freedom.
The future USS Enterprise,
designated CVN 80, will be the
ninth ship to bear the name, the
US Department of Defence said
in a statement. CVN-78, CVN-
79, and CVN-80 are the first three
ships in the Navy's new Gerald R
Ford (CVN-78) Class of nuclear-
powered aircraft carriers (CVNs).
CVN 78 is scheduled to be deliv-
ered in 2015. Gerald R Ford
class-aircraft carriers have been
redesigned from the Nimitz class.
CVN-80 will be 1,092 feet in
length and have a beam of 134
feet. The flight deck will be 256
feet wide, and the ship will be
able to operate at speeds in excess
of 34 knots.
Govt Aware of Chinese activities along borders: Antony
Govt shortlists Boeing for procuring choppers
Army chief Army chief reviews security along China border
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NEW DELHI: In an attempt to
bring down operating cost of air-
lines, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit
Singh here on Friday asked chief
ministers of states to reduce taxes
on aviation fuel.
"We have written to chief minis-
ters several times on the issue, but
they are all worried about their fis-
cal problems," Singh said on the
sidelines of PanIIT Alumni Meet
here.
While Chattisgarh was the only
state to have reduced aviation fuel
taxes by four per cent, Maharastra
had publicly announced that it
would consider reducing it, Singh
said.
ATF (aviation turbine fuel) taxes
in New Delhi stands at 20 per cent,
in Maharastra 25 per cent and in
West Bengal it is 29 per cent. Due
to lukewarm responses from a
majority of state governments in
reducing ATF tax, the Centre has
agreed to bring the pricing of jet
fuel under the oil regulator.
The move is aimed at accounta-
bility and reducing costs for air-
lines, which accounts for nearly 50
per cent of domestic airlines costs.
Taxes on aviation fuel are reported-
ly an area of concern for foreign
aviation majors trying to enter
Indian market.
Singh said that so far no foreign
airlines had approached the govern-
ment for FDI clearance, adding, "I
believe talks are on as reported in
newspapers. They are supposed to
inform us after signing the deal".
Asked about Kingfisher
Airlines, he said that the airlines
would have to satisfy DGCAnorms
and ensure passenger safety and a
proper flight schedule.
"We are not monitoring KFA
anymore as they are not flying.
They have to satisfy (to DGCA)
about their plans... fiscal, opera-
tional and afety. Unless we are sure
about passenger safety and some
integrity about their schedule of
flights, I don't think DGCA will
allow them to fly," he said.
The new terminal airport at
Kolkata is expected to be opera-
tional by January 23, he said.
Ajit Singh asks CMs to reduce jet fuel taxes
AGARTALA:The Left Front gov-
ernment in Tripura on Friday
opposed the central government's
move to provide direct transfer of
food subsidy in cash to people, cur-
rently accessible through the public
distribution system (PDS).
"The proposed direct transfer of
food subsidy in cash to people
planned to be effective by the cen-
tral government from next month.
The new system would spoil the
PDS and create famine in India,"
Tripura Food and Civil Supplies
Minister Manik Dey told reporters.
He said the union consumer
affairs, food and public distribution
ministry secretary, Sudhir Sharma,
held a meeting in New Delhi
recently with the food department
officials of all states and directed
them to implement the new scheme
from January 1, 2013 onwards.
According to Dey, the central
government has decided to imple-
ment the new scheme of direct
transfer of subsidy in 51 districts,
including four in Tripura, on pilot
basis. Dey in a letter to the union
minister, K.V. Thomas, demanding
withdrawal of the plan immediate-
ly.
"This direct transfer of food sub-
sidy in cash to people proposal is
unrealistic and there is a belief that
the central government is cleverly
chalking out an escape route from
their basic duty of ensuring supply
of essential commodities up to the
door step of the common people,"
Dey said.
"There must be universal cover-
age of PDS. Centre should intro-
duce a scheme for supply of state-
preferred basic essential commodi-
ties like edible oil, pulses, detergent
powder, soap, spices, exercise
books for students, toothpaste and
cheap cloth."
Strongly opposing the National
Food Security (NFS) draft bill, the
Tripura minister said that in its
present form, it is grossly inade-
quate in achieving its objectives.
"The NFS draft bill is against
the interests of the poor and the
middle class as it would weaken the
PDS. To control the prices of mar-
ket, the PDS must be a strong
arrangement," he observed.
"As per the present form of the
NFS bill, 25 percent rural people
and 50 percent urban citizens
would be out of the purview of the
PDS," Dey said.
The minister alleged that the
Manmohan Singh-led UPA (United
Progressive Alliance) government
had been trying to withdraw the
PDS and encourage black-market-
ing of food items.
"The NFS draft bill proposes
that the state government has to be
liable to make payment of food
security allowance in case of failure
to supply permitted quantity of
food grain to the entitled person.
The Left Front government opposes
this provision," the Tripura food
minister said.
The Communist Party of India-
Marxist (CPI-M) has been organis-
ing protest rallies demanding an
overhaul of the draft NFS bill.
NEW DELHI: BRICS countries
have agreed to institute a platform
for creating opportunities for
exchange of technologies among
themselves. The decision on the
platform, that would also serve for
exchange of experiences and good
practices for enterprise among
member countries, was taken at a
meeting here earlier this week of
the BRICS Contact Group on
Economy Trade and Investment.
"There was a decision (Contact
Group) that we would create a plat-
form for exchange of experiences,
good practices and opportunities...
basically opportunities in terms of
availability of technology," Amar
Sinha, joint secretary in India's
commerce ministry said.
The Contact Group also decided
to create data bases of exports and
imports, as well as a data base and
platform for exchange of informa-
tion for small and medium enter-
prises (SMEs) of BRICS countries.
"For SMEs to access informa-
tion is not that easy, unlike for large
corporations which do have the
resources to get information," Sinha
told a forum here Thursday on
"BRICS and a Changing Global
Economic Landscape" organised
jointly by O.P. Jindal Global
University, Indian Institute of
Foreign Trade and the Getulio
Vargas Foundation of Brazil.
"Most of our (BRICS) small and
medium enterprises are contribut-
ing hugely to economic growth and
the export market," Sinha said.
In this regard, Sinha mentioned
the "very interesting" Russian pro-
posal for a BRICS technology plat-
form so that technology could be
taken from the laboratory to the fac-
tory for its successful commerciali-
sation. Emphasisng that BRICS
aims to reform the global financial
institutions, Paolo Estivallent de
Mesquita, director of Brazil's
Department of Economic Affairs
said: "We can only change the inter-
national economic governance
structure through joint action and
discussions are on about setting up
the BRICS Development Bank."
According to Sinha, the Contact
Group meeting this week discussed
the road map for BRICS laid out at
the New Delhi Summit of leaders
earlier this year.
"BRICS is turning into a reality
and has emerged as a serious forum
for emerging economies. It has led
to us being invited to be part of the
G-20 nations group," said Sinha.
"Our greatest success is on the
issue of multilateral trade negotia-
tions. We have established a mech-
anism of regular contacts among
ourselves," Sinha added.
BRICS to set up platform for technology
and information exchange
Tr i pur a gover nment
opposes di r ect t r ansf er of
f ood subsi dy
NEW DELHI:The government
will set up a body for regulatory
research and risk assessment
under the Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India
(FSSAI), parliament was
informed on Friday.
In a written reply to a question
in the Lok Sabha, Minister of
State for Health and Family
Welfare Abu Hasem Khan
Choudhury said that there was a
proposal to set up National Food
Science and Risk Assessment
Centre (NFSRAC) under the
FSSAI.
The centre would also oversee
surveillance on the lines of inter-
national institutions like the
Centre for Disease Control
(CDC) and Centre for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition in
US and other countries.
"The implementation of this
project would be contingent upon
the final approval of the 12th
Plan by the National
Development Council," said
Choudhury.
"The upgradation of some of
the existing food laboratories
into regional laboratories and set-
ting up of new laboratories would
depend upon the approval of the
12th Plan and allocation of requi-
site resource," he added.
Govt to set up research
centre on food
NEW DELHI :The union government is planning to
set up an independent regulator for the coal sector,
Minister of State for Coal Pratik Prakashbapu Patil said
onTuesday. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the
minister said the proposed regulator would ensure more
optimal development and conservation of coal
resources, rational pricing and better distribution of
coal, evolution of a more competitive market and a
level playing field for new entrants in the sector. Union
Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal last month said that
the group of ministers (GoM) deliberating the appoint-
ment of a coal regulator is likely to give its final recom-
mendations soon.
The union cabinet in May 2012 asked the GoM,
headed by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, to make
recommendations about the proposed coal regulator's
powers and functions.
Independent regulation of the coal sector is consid-
ered important for competitiveness of e-auction, fixing
guidelines for price revision in supply pacts, fixing
trading margins and increasing transparency in alloca-
tion of reserves. A coal regulator was recommended in
the Integrated Energy Policy as well as by the T.L.
Shankar Committee on the coal sector reforms.
Gov t t o set up i ndependent coal r egul at or
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ECONOMY
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
NEWS IN BOX
South Korea keen on exclusive
industrial zone in Rajasthan
JAIPUR:South Korean firms are keen to set up an exclusive manufac-
turing zone in Rajasthan, encouraged by the success of the Japanese
cluster at Neemrana, state government officials said here Friday.
The interest, according to them, was conveyed by Kyung Yool Kim,
director general of the South Korean Trade Promotion Agency (Kotra),
during a meeting here Thursday with Sunil Arora, chairman of
Rajasthan State Industrial Development Corp (RIICO).
Kotra is the umbrella agency of the country's ministry of commerce,
industry and energy and is mandated to promote the interests of South
Korean firms. Kyung is leading a large business delegation to India.
"The delegation was keen to learn about the model followed at the
Japanese industrial zone in Neemrana. They were also keen to under-
stand our arrangement with Jetro (Japan External Trade Organisation,"
a senior official at RIICO said. Arora, who is also principal secretary for
industries in the Rajasthan government said, explained that around 30
Japanese companies had already established operations at the Neemrana
zone, which is spread over more than 1,000 acres. He said RIICO, which
is a catalyst for industrial development in Rajasthan, will be keen to
offer land, along with a well-developed infrastructure, at competitive
rates to the South Korean companies.
Officials said a delegation from Rajasthan government, including
officials from RIICO, may soon visit South Korea to make a presenta-
tion to companies about the opportunities available in the state.
India 19th biggest exporter in
merchandise trade
DUBA: India is the world's 19th biggest exporter in merchandise trade
surpassing countries like Australia, Brazil, Switzerland and Sweden,
according to the recent classification done by the World Trade
Organisation (WTO) Secretariat for 2011.
A report released by WTO Secretariat said India exported of $297
billion in merchandise trade. The figures were released on the sidelines
of the announcement of the 27th International Autumn Trade Fair
(IATF2012), which will be held here from 11-13 December.
This year the fair will host the official national pavilionsof six coun-
tries, including 225 exhibitors from China, 30 from India, 35 from Hong
Kong, 15 from Korea, 20 fromTaiwan and 10 from Pakistan.
Other countries participating at IATF 2012 at individual levels
include UAE, Netherlands, Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia and Iran.
US tops the list of importers with $2,265 billion of imports in 2011.
Govt expects Rs 3,864.20 cr this
fiscal from clean energy cess
NEWDELHI: The government on Tuesday said it expects to rake in Rs
3,864.20 crore tax revenues by way of clean energy cess this fiscal,
higher than the amount received in 2011-12."The total tax revenue gen-
erated through 'Clean Energy Cess' was Rs 1,066.46 crore (actual) for
the financial year 2010-11 and Rs 3,249.40 crore (revised estimates) for
financial year 2011-12."In respect of the current financial year (2012-
13), the budgetary estimates are of Rs 3,864.20 crore," Finance Minister
P Chidambaram informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.He was
replying to a query regarding the National Clean Energy Fund
(NCEF).Till date, 15 projects envisaging total support of Rs 1,974.16
crore out of the NCEF have been recommended by the Inter Ministerial
Group (IMG), Chidambaram said."
During the financial year 2011-12, the IMG recommended 10 proj-
ects for NCEF support of Rs 573.05 crore, while during the current
financial year, as on date, five projects have been recommended for
NCEF funding of Rs 1,401.11 crore," he said.NCEF is for funding
research and innovative projects in clean energy technologies."The fund
is neither an adjunct to the General Budget nor is it being misutilised,"
Chidambaram noted.
DHAKA: India has sought
Bangladesh's permission to allow
exports by Indian companies operat-
ing in its country through the North-
Eastern region besides earmarking
land for setting up India-specific
Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
there.
North-East Region may serve as
a gate-way for exporting goods from
Bangladesh, especially, to Indian
market and can help in giving a push
to trade and investment between the
two neighbouring nations, an official
said.
"The trade volume between the
two countries was far below the
potential. Thus, we have urged
theBangladesh government to allow
use of its territory by Indian compa-
nies which are operating in
Bangladesh to export their goods via
North-East region," Commerce
Secretary S R Rao said yesterday.
He also said the multi-modal trans-
port, especiallywaterways and rail-
ways could play a crucial role in giv-
ing a fillip to the trade volumes
between the two countries. This
would also encourage Indian invest-
ments in Bangladesh which in turn
will create jobs and give a boost to
their economy, he told reporters
here. Rao, who led a Ficci business
delegation to Dhaka during the
'India Show', took up these issues
during meetings with Bangladesh
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni,
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul
Muhith andCommerce Minister
Ghulam Muhammed Quader.
"India Show", wherein 100
Indian companies like Tata
MotorsBSE 1.93 %, Ashok
LeylandBSE 2.36 % andBHELBSE
1.43 % showcased their products,
was organised by Ficci in associa-
tion with Commerce and Industry
Ministry. Appreciating India's pro-
posals, Bangladesh Foreign Minister
said that her government is follow-
ing a liberal policy on foreign invest-
ment and would welcome Indian
investors in the country.
India allows its companies to export from
Bangladesh via North East
BEIJING: China's online shoppers reached 210 million
by the end of June. The country is expected to become the
world largest online retail market next year, overtaking
Japan, said Li Jinqi, director of the Electronic Commerce
and Information Department of the Ministry of
Commerce on Tuesday at a forum in Shanghai. China's e-
commerce growth remained more than 30 percent from
2007 to 2010, with nearly 6 trillion yuan in transactions
in 2011, Li said.
The proportion of online retail sales in total retail sales
is one of the most important indexes for measuring the
growth of e-commerce. The ratio hit 4.32 percent in 2011,
Li said.
Wal-mart, the world largest retailer, is trying to join in
China's e-commerce market. Asia President and CEO
Scott Price said its cooperation with Store No 1 had saved
it three years for building an e-commerce platform in
China. "In the following five to eight years, China's e-
commerce market will be super huge," he said. The num-
ber of China's mobile Internet users reached 388 million
this year, China Business News reported on Wednesday.
Dianping.com, a Chinese daily deals and local
reviews site similar to Yelp, has 45 million customers on
mobile phones. The number of browsing mobile clients
accounts for more than 60 percent of the total, said Long
Wei, co-founder of the company.
Mobile e-commerce formed part of the development
of e-commerce. It is also an important area for future
innovation, said Tang Lei, eBay's director of the strategic
development department, Greater China. "If e-commerce
companies are not pay attention to mobile e-commerce,
they will fall behind the times," he said.
China's online shoppers hit 210m
KOLKATA: India's inflation is
expected to trend lower during
January-March, the Reserve Bank of
IndiaGovernor Duvvuri Subbarao
said on Thursday, a month after he
had indicated the central bankBSE
1.65 %might ease monetary policy
as early as January. "It (inflation) has
come down from its peak, but at
7.50 percent, inflation is still high,"
he told reporters after the central
bank's board meeting in the eastern
city of Kolkata.
"We are expecting that inflation
will trend down starting the fourth
quarter of this fiscal year. As we go
into our mid-quarter policy on Dec.
18 and the quarterly policy on Jan.
29, we will take into account the
growth-inflation trajectory and cali-
brate our monetary policy accord-
ingly." The headline inflation rate,
based on the wholesale price index,
rose an annual 7.45 percent in
October, the slowest pace in
February.
The RBI projects WPI at 7.5 per-
cent at March-end, after revising the
projection upwards twice earlier this
year. The Indian central bank, which
was a hawkish outlier long after
many central banks began loosening
policy, has refrained from lowering
rates following sticky and elevated
inflation since the April rate cut
despite slowing growth.
However, pressure from govern-
ment and industry bodies has
mounted over the last few months to
cut policy rates due to the sharp
slowdown in economic growth.
India's services sector, which makes
up nearly 60 percent of economic
output, grew at its weakest pace in
over a year in November, an HSBC
services Purchasing Managers'
Index , showed on Wednesday.
In the October review of the
monetary policy, Subbarao said
there was a "reasonable likelihood"
of further easing in the January-
March quarter.
Inflation to ease from January: RBI No plan to hike
import duty on
edible oil: Food
Minister
NEW DELHI: India has no
proposals to raise import duty
on edible oils, Food Minister
K.V. Thomas said on Thursday,
rejecting an earlier demand
from the oilseedcrushing indus-
try.
India, the world's top veg-
etable oil importer, allows duty-
free imports of crude edible oil,
while imposes a 7.5 per cent
duty on refined oil.
"I don't have any proposal as
of now to increase import duties
on edible oils," Thomas said.
The country's oilseed crush-
ing industry had made a propos-
al to Farm Minister Sharad
Pawar in November, seeking a
10 per cent tax on imports of
crude edible oil.
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FASHION
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
C M Y K C M Y K C M Y K
H
air highlights
give both
texture and
volume to your hair. It
is no longer enough to
style your hair fash-
ionably. Highlights
are the latest trend
and everyone is sport-
ing them. It makes
you look trendy and
younger at once. Also,
hair highlights add a
coolness quotient to
your personality ADD
WHAT??. You can
turn into a rockstar
from a boring nerd
just by doing some
red hair highlights.
So, it has been established that
highlights are essential to maintain
your trendy image. But not all hair
highlight colours suit the Indian
skin tone. It is not enough to match
your hair with black hair. This is
because not all Indian men and
women have black hair. It is much
better to match the highlights with
the colour of the Indian skin.
Here are some of the hair high-
light shades that compliments the
Indian skin tone.
Rust Red Highlights: The best
part about red hair highlights is that
there is no age limit for it. Anybody
can sport rust red highlights; be it a
college girl or a 40 year old corpo-
rate professional. This shade of red
works magnificently with the
Indian complexion. Just make sure
that the highlights are well placed,
you need not worry about the rest.
Grey Highlights: Grey highlights
look natural and thus cool on black
hair. This is because it gives the
effect of natural hair greying.
However, only matured women
(above 30 years) should try. On
younger women, grey makes you
look aged. Grey looks best when
you have a single streak of the
highlight running along the length
of your hair.
Blue Highlights: You need to have
a certain spunk to carry blue high-
lights. If you are demure and don't
really have a bold personality then
blue is not your colour. Blue looks
best in short or shoulder length hair.
Coffee Brown Highlights: This is
one of the best colours for the
Indian skin tone. It is closest to our
natural hair colour and therefore it
is not look outrageous. So brown
sought of blends in with the Indian
complexion. If you do not want a
really striking over-the-top high-
lighting, then you can try coffee
brown.
Copper Highlights: Many celebri-
ties are seen sporting copper high-
lights these days. Aishwarya Rai
Bachchan and Deepika Padukone
are among them. Even Kareena
Kapoor sported copper highlights
for a very long time. It looks
absolutely ravishing on the Indian
complexion and there is no age bar
for this colour as well.
Hair Highlights That Suit Indian Skin Tone
M
ost people feel that the
main cause of acne is heat
and oily skin. Both these
factors are more severe in the sum-
mers. And yet, we do get acne in the
winters. Some people also complain
that they get more acne in winters as
compared to summers. So it its not
the heat and sweat, then what is it
that causes acne during cold season?
Causes Of Acne In Winter
Too Much Cold Creams: The thick
layer of cold cream that you apply on
your skin can actually block all your
pores. Most of us have dry skin in the
winters and apply layers of cold
cream to keep it hydrated. This
makes the face look like a frying pan
and it obviously attracts dirt. The
result is breakout of acne during win-
ters.
Thick Cold Cream: You need to
moisturize your skin during the win-
ter but that does not mean you apply
a very think cream that will block all
your skin pores. If you settled for a
lighter lotion then you can avoid a
major cause of acne.
No-Sweat No Cleansing: Although
sweat is a cause of acne, sweating is
actually healthy for the skin. When
you sweat, the dirt from the skin
pores is thrown out. But as we do not
sweat a lot in winter, all the impuri-
ties remain within the skin. These
toxins accumulate under the skin and
lead to breakout of pimples even in
the cold weather.
Not Cleaning Face: We tend to
move into a shell during the winter.
We hate to touch water or anything
cold. That is why, the regular face
washing regime is dropped in the
chilly weather. We do not wash our
faces as frequently as we do during
the summer. As a result, the skin
remains filthy. Sometimes we even
forget to remove makeup. No won-
der the breakouts come.
Not Using Sun-Screen: The harsh
rays of the sun not only tans your
skin but also causes rashes to erupt
on your skin. So, it is much better to
apply sun-screen lotion even during
the winters. The winter sun may not
be harsh but it still have ultraviolet
rays that harm the skin. Most people
ignore this beauty tip in the winter.
What Can You Do To Avoid It?
* Apply only a single layer of cold
cream.
* Wash your face regularly. If your
skin feels dry after washing, apply a
moisturizer every time after you
wash your face.
* Drink lots of water or else, your
body starts heating up from inside.
Why Do We Get Acne In Winter?
W
hen you wear a suit, to get
the elegant and classic
look and complete the
formal look, you have to wear men
shoes which goes well with the suit.
Men shoes to wear with suit:
1. Depending on the colour of the
suit, you choose the men shoes. For
eg., black shoes will match with gray,
black or dark coloured men suit.
Black shoes can be worn with almost
any coloured men suit except white.
2. Closed lace shoes tied in horizon-
tal and not criss cross pattern is an
excellent men shoes design for a for-
mal look.
3. Shiny leather shoes are stylish and
elegant. They add to the style of for-
mal men suits.
4. Oxford shoes for men are a must
have men shoes. Round toes, a cap
with closed lacing best describe
oxford shoes.
5. Loafer shoes can be teamed up
with both formal and informal men's
wear. If you are going to a party and
wish to wear semi-formal suit, then
the best men shoes is the loafer shoes.
Try out varieties of colours based on
the suit colour and occasion.
6. Derby shoes are another must have
men shoes. The pointer toe black
derby shoes with open lace in shiny
leather material can go well with any
coloured men suit.
7. To brighten up your look, a white
bucks shoe can go with both men suit
and jeans.
8. To get the rugged look, a boots is
what you need. If you stay in a cold
region, boots is a must haveshoes for
men.
These men shoes are ideal and classic
shoes to wear with suit.
What Shoes Men Can Wear With Suit?
1. Store in the refrigerator. There are
many women who store their junk
nail polish bottles in the refrigerator.
However, you cannot store the bottles
for more than a month as the
nail polish separates and
thicken if kept inside the
refrigerator. So make sure
you use it before it dries up.
2. One of the best and easy
ways to store nail polish is
to keep them in a cool
place away from sunlight.
3. Store your nail polish
bottles upright. This will
prevent it from drying and also
make the paint last longer. If the nail
polish bottle falls off, restore it imme-
diately. This prevents the ingredients
from separating inside the bottle.
4. Always buy high quality nail pol-
ish. Cheap priced nail polish sepa-
rates very fast and is difficult to fix
with the thinner.
5. After applying the enamel paint,
close the bottle lid tightly. This will
make the nail polish last longer and
won't even dry it.
6. To prevent the nail polish from sep-
arating, apply little petroleum jelly on
the neck of the bottle. Close the lid
tightly. This will prevent unwanted
air from entering inside the bottle
and also it will be easy for you to
open the bottle next time you use
it.
7. If your enamel paint has dried
or separated in the bottle, add few
drops of nail polish thinner to use
it again. Nail polish liner is one of
the best ways to make it fresh and use
a dry nail polish for a longer period.
8. Sometimes, the nail polish dries on
the neck or lid of the bottle thus mak-
ing it difficult to open the enamel
paint. If the nail polish neck is not
opening, fill a glass or cup with nail
remover. Now dip the neck of the nail
polish bottle. Keep for few minutes to
open it easily.
8 Easy Ways to Store Nail Polish Bottles
C M Y K C M Y K C M Y K
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BOLLYWOOD
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
A
nurag Kashyap has
signed up the evergreen
duo of Rishi and Neetu
Kapoor up for his next starring
the couple's talented son and B-
town's biggest heartthrob today,
Ranbir Kapoor
Anurag was a little apprehen-
sive while getting Neetu on
board since he felt the role was
enough sufficient to get a nod
from the legendary actress's side.
But he soon realized that Neetu's
role in the film had enough meat
and hence approached her with
his film. With the first narration
of the script, Neetu was excited to
be a part of this project sharing
screen space with her family for the
first time.
Ranbir, on the other hand is
even more excited to have both his
parents on board for his film. But
contrary to reports that suggested
that the couple played parents to
Ranbir in the film too, it is envis-
aged that Neetu and Rishi Kapoor
will essay the role of Haryanvi
cops. While Rishi would be the soft
spoken one, Neetu on the other
hand is all set to be loud and
aggressive. Anurag who always
desired to have both Ranbir and
Rishi in one frame seems to have
his wish fulfilled, along with Neetu
who brings in the added grace to
the cast.
Though previously Ranbir and
Rishi's sparking dad-son chemistry
was effervescently portrayed in a
Pepsi commercial, this would be
the first time that they share screen
space together in a film. And com-
ing to Neetu Kapoor, Ranbir is
mighty pleased with the news of
his doting mom being a part of this
project too. That's some piece of
good news for this cute mumma's
boy! Not just that, Ranbir, Rishi
and Neetu, whoa are always busy
with their professional commit-
ments will also get to spend a nice
family time off the sets too.
Ranbir will start shooting for
the film, which goes on floors any-
time soon and will be joined by
Rishi and Neetu Kapoor later in the
next leg of the shooting schedule.
'Besharam' brings Neetu and Rishi Kapoor together again
B
ollywoods action hero
Akshay Kumar who has
hosted three seasons of
adventurous reality show Khatron
Ke Khiladi on Colors channel, has
been signed on to host the show for
its fifth season too.
Interestingly, there were reports
that actor Ajay Devgn is being con-
sidered to host the show. In fact,
Devgn confirmed the reports of him
being approached for the show.
But finally it seems that Khatron
Ke Khiladi 5 has gone back to its
original host Akshay Kumar now.
And the show will go on air in 2014.
A source close to the producers
Viacom 18 says, The main problem
was Mr Akshay Kumars dates. He is
busy with his films all of 2013.
Initially we thought wed go ahead
with someone else. But the general
opinion is no one can take Akshays
place in Fear Factor. So were will-
ing to wait until he gets free in
2014. The source further informs
that they had two options either to
take their show on floors without
Akshay Kumar in 2013 or wait for
him till 2014. In the end, the channel
bosses decided to wait for the super-
star as they share a great profession-
al relationship and they didnt want it
to suffer any hiccups.
Viacom 18 and Akshay have a
very fruitful relationship. Weve
teamed up recently for a very suc-
cessful film Oh My God and weve
Special Chabbis with Akshay com-
ing up early next year.We would
rather not interrupt the relationship,
told the source.
Akshay Kumar is nowadays busy
promoting his upcoming film
Khialdi 786 which is releasing on
this Friday.
Akshay Kumar back as
'Khatron Ke Khiladi' host
A
fter receiving huge
applause for her debut
international album sin-
gle 'In My City', Bollywood
actress Priyanka Choprawill fea-
ture in Chainsmokers new song
called 'Erase'.
The Chainsmokers comprises
New York-based producer/DJ duo
Andrew Winter and Alex Pall.
This is going to be a new genre of
music called Electronic Dance
Music (EDM)
The track will be available in
the market in December 2012.
Priyanka's debut album single 'In
My City' hit the chartbuster and
she became an overnight interna-
tional star. All liked and appreciat-
ed her new talent.
Priyanka Chopra
gears up for her
second album
F
arhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan's
upcoming film, Shaadi Ke Side
Affects, which is a sequel of
Pyaar Ke Side Effects will go on floors
by the end of this month.
The music rights of the film have
been bagged by T-series as they
acquired the audio music rights
While the 2006 hit, PYAAR KE
SIDE EFFECTS was the story of Sid
and Trisha, the sequel - SHAADI KE
SIDE EFFECTS takes the story ahead
from where Trisha and Sid left.
The Farhan and Vidya jodi is young
and fresh and the makers are sure that
their chemistry will sizzle on screen.
Vidya plays a Delhi girl while Farhan
will be seen as a Mumbai boy. Saket
Chaudhry, who also directed Pyaar Ke
Side Effects will wield the megaphone
once again for it's sequel.
The music for the film is composed
by Pritam Chakroborty for the sequel
as well. The catchy tunes and popular
songs made the music a complete hit
amongst the youth.
Shaadi Ke Side Effects will take
you through the journey where the cou-
ple gets married and how their life
changes and about the situations they
tackle.
H
rithik Roshan has
finally bagged Shekhar
Kapur's film titled
Paani. The film will be pro-
duced by Yash Raj Films.
This is Shekhar Kapur's
most ambitious film.
Shekhar Kapur recently
tweeted about the film, "Paani'
is a film, but much more. 'Paani'
is a passion, but much more.
'Paani' is a mission."
The story of Paani was writ-
ten 15 years ago, by Shekar
Kapur and was initially
announced with Vivek Oberoi
in the lead. It is heard the film-
maker even approached Ranbir
Kapoor for the lead role.
However, Ranbir was too busy
to give a nod for Paani.
Paani is a fantasy film,
where wars over water have
broken out. The film tells the
story of a financially poor man,
who stealthily visits the elite
parts of the city where he comes
across a beautiful woman and
they fall in love. The film will
go on floors by mid-2013.
Vidya Balan & Farhan Akhtars
film to go on floors in Dec!
Hrithik Roshan bags Shekhar
Kapur's 'Paani'
D
irector Reema Kagti's third directorial
ventureTalaash starring Aamir, Kareena
and Rani in leads, has done a fantastic
collection at the Box Office in India in the first
week. The most-hyped psychological suspense
thriller has raked in Rs 69.56 cr at the domestic
collection centres in seven days. But it has failed to
break the opening week collection of Aamir's pre-
vious blockbuster film 3 idiots.
Besides getting positive reviews from film crit-
ics,Talaash, which was released in 2,500 screens
on Nov 30, opened to a wonderful response on
Friday. A good word of mouth took its business
upwards in the following days. The movie collect-
ed Rs 47.1 cr nett at the domestic Box Office in the
first weekend. Its breakup is Rs 13.5 cr on Fri, Rs
15.5 cr on Sat and Rs 18.1 cr on Sun.
The business of Talaash dropped by 55% on
Monday and it continued to fall on the following
weekdays too. Usually every film shows some
amount of dip in its collection on weekdays, but
this movie had a big fall when compared to other
biggies. The Aamir-Kareena-Rani starrer added Rs
22.46 cr on weekdays to its first week total Rs
69.56 cr nett. Its breakup is Rs 6.74 cr on Mon, Rs
5.72 cr on Tue, Rs 5.15 cr on Wed and Rs 4.85 cr
on Thu.
Aamir's Talaash (7 days) first week collection at Box Office
18 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
F
ish oil promotes healing in
bed sores of critically ill
patients, too, says an Israeli
research. Bed sores result from
constant pressure on the skin and
underlying tissue due to prolonged
sitting or lying down by such
patients.
Painful and prone to infection,
these sores need to be healed, says
Pierre Singer, professor at the Tel
Aviv University`s Sackler Faculty
of Medicine.
With doctoral candidate Miriam
Theilla at the Rabin Medical
Centre, Singer designed a random-
ized experiment to test the impact
of dietary fish oil supplements on
bed sores, the British Journal of
Nutrition and the American Journal
of Critical Care reported.
After a three week period of
adding eight grams of fish oil to
their patients` daily diet,
researchers found not only a signif-
icant easing of pain and discomfort
from bed sores - a 20 to 25 percent
improvement, according to the
Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing -
but also a more efficient immune
system and a reduction to inflam-
mation throughout the body.
Inspired by the results of a previ-
ous study showing that dietary fish
oil supplements also raised oxygen
levels in body tissues, Singer and
fellow researchers sought to deter-
mine whether the supplement could
also help heal bed sores, which are
also formed by a lack of oxygen,
reduced blood flow, and skin wet-
ness, according to a Tel Aviv state-
ment.
To test this theory, the
researchers developed a random-
ized study with 40 critically ill
patients. Half the patients were
given standard hospital diets and
the rest had a daily addition of eight
grams of fish oil added in their
food, said a university statement.
After a three-week period, the
patients in the fish oil group had an
average of 20 to 25 percent
improvement in the healing of their
bed sores compared to the control
group.
Fish oil, chock-full of Omega-3
fatty acids and anti-oxidants, can
also help lower blood pressure,
reduce inflammation in the skin and
joints, and promote healthy foetal
development.
Fi sh oi l pr omot es heal i ng i n bed sor es
Facebook rolls out
new messenger app
SAN FRANCISCO: Social networking
giant Facebook has rolled out its new mes-
senger app, allowing mobile phone users
without Facebook account to sign up the
service with a phone number.
With no Facebook account and email
address required, app with the new feature
will be first available to users of phones
running on Google's Android platform in
India, Indonesia, Australia, Venezuela and
South Africa, reported Xinhua citing the
company.
The sign up option using phone number
will be rolled out globally and its version
for users of Apple's iPhone as well as other
smartphone platforms are also under way,
said Facebook.
Facebook Messenger is an instant mes-
saging service and software application
which provides text and video communi-
cation.
Its mobile version was released last
year for major smartphone platforms, but
users need to sign up with a Facebook
account.
The latest move is expected to help
Facebook reach a larger audience, attract-
ing smartphone users with no Facebook
account to gradually use more Facebook
services.
MELBOURNE: Researchers
have pinpointed the locations -
like Indonesia's Sumatra Island -
where the world's largest earth-
quakes are most likely to take
place, with greater accuracy than
ever before.
The 2004 Indian Ocean earth-
quake had its epicentre off the
west coast of Sumatra Island in
Indonesia. The resulting tsunami
killed over 230,000 people in
fourteen countries. The Pacific
'ring of fire', an area of high earth-
quake and volcanic activity, and
other regions where two tectonic
plates converge, are sites for
some of the world's largest earth-
quakes, also known as great
earthquakes, researchers said.
"Subduction zones, where one
plate slips under another, have
long been known to harbour very
powerful earthquakes but our
research suggests that regions
where fracture zones on the
seafloor meet subduction zones
are at much higher risk," said
Dietmar Muller from the
University of Sydney.
"The advantage of our new
method is that it picks up many of
the regions prone to recurring
powerful earthquakes over long
time periods, including some
where no large earthquakes have
occurred in the last 100 or so
years. Our results could con-
tribute to much-needed improve-
ments of long-term seismic haz-
ard maps," he said.
The coasts of Southern Chile
and Peru, Indonesia's Sumatra
Island, and several regions along
the eastern Eurasian coastline, are
some of the regions prone to great
earthquakes. The new research
shows that regions where subduc-
tion zones meet oceanic fracture
zones, are at substantially elevat-
ed risk of earthquakes 8.4 magni-
tude or higher. The researchers
considered about 1500 earth-
quakes in their study. They used
geophysical data, mapping frac-
ture zones and subduction zones,
and a database of significant post-
1900 events.
Hot spots for world's powerful earthquakes identified
WASHINGTON: In a pioneer-
ing feat, Johns Hopkins
researchers surgically implanted
a pacemaker into the brain of an
early stage Alzheimer's patient.
The device, which provides
deep brain stimulation, can
potentially boost memory and
reverse cognitive decline.
The implantation is part of a
federally funded, multi-centre
clinical research designed to slow
or halt the ravages of the disease.
Instead of focusing on drug
treatments, with reported failures
in recent trials, the research relies
on low-voltage electrical charges
delivered directly to the brain,
according to a John's Hopkins
statement.
The first US patient in the new
trial underwent surgery at The
Johns Hopkins Hospital, and a
second patient is scheduled for
the same procedure in December.
The surgeries at Johns Hopkins
are being performed by neurosur-
geon William S. Anderson.
"Recent failures in
Alzheimer's disease trials using
drugs such as those designed to
reduce the buildup of beta amy-
loid plaques in the brain have
sharpened the need for alternative
strategies," said Paul B.
Rosenberg, associate professor of
psychiatry and behavioural sci-
ences at the Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, and site
director of these trial.
Some 40 patients are expected
to receive the deep brain stimula-
tion implant over the next year or
so at Johns Hopkins and else-
where as part of the Advanced
Study led by Constantine G.
Lyketsos, professor of psychiatry
and behavioural sciences at the
Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine, and Andres Lozano,
chairman of the neurology
department at the University of
Toronto.
Only patients whose cognitive
impairment is mild enough that
they can decide on their own to
participate will be included in the
trial. By 2050, the number of peo-
ple age 65 and older with
Alzheimer's disease may triple,
experts say, from 5.2 million to a
projected 11 million to 16 mil-
lion, unless effective treatments
are found.
Surgeons implant brain 'pacemaker' for Alzheimer's
19
YOUTH POLITICS
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
JAMMU,DEC 07: Continuing with
the indefinites Protest against the
authoritative attitude, the students
and scholars of the University Of
Jammu (JU) held protest demonstra-
tion across the campus under the
banner of National Secular Forum
(NSF). Activists of National Secular
Forum (NSF), assembled near
Central Labrary and protest against
the failure of Jammu University
authorities to take action against the
private colleges violating the norms
with impunity and prevailing cor-
ruption. A large number of NSF
activists led by General Secretary of
forum, Ravi Choudhary and raised
slogans against the Director College
Development Council/ VC JU for
failing to take action against the pri-
vate colleges which violated the uni-
versity statutes, despite the fact he
was aware about the violations. The
university has admitted that private
colleges had been violating the rules
and the matter was reported to the
Vice-Chancellor who has failed to
take action against the violators,
Ravi said.
He alleged that it is a now open
secret that private colleges were run-
ning ETT institutions and Indira
Gandhi National Open University
(IGNOU) centers in the same prem-
ise where B.Ed course is being run
without the permission of the varsi-
ty. "As per the reports of the inspec-
tion committees, many colleges are
running ETT course in the same
premise where B.Ed course is being
run without the permission of the
university. The inspection commit-
tees have recommended disaffilia-
tion of some colleges but the Vice-
Chancellor has yet not initiated any
action against these colleges," he
said.
He further said that it raised
many doubts in the minds of the
people and the VC JU should make
it clearas to why he didn't take action
and remained silent on the whole
issue.
He demanded the Chancellor
should conduct a thorough inspec-
tion of all private colleges by consti-
tuting a high-level panel to identify
the "violators" and all such institu-
tions should be disaffiliated with
immediate effect to send a strong
message around.
"We will not tolerate the shield-
ing of corrupt officers. We demand
that they should be shunted out from
the varsity administration torestore
credibility and transparency on the
campus. The authorities should shun
the pick and choose policy and initi-
ate action against all the blue eyed
people," Ravi Choudhary said.
CHANDIGARH,DEC 5: A group
of youths from Jammu and Kashmir,
studying in a private college in a
Haryana town, have alleged they
were thrashed by some of their
peers, an incident termed as minor
by the authorities who promised all
security to them.
Studying in an engineering col-
lege in Panchkula, they said they
were attacked last Sunday by some
students from the same college who
also called them "anti-nationals".
They told reporters that some of
them were injured in the attack by
their college-mates who, they
alleged, had been harassing them for
quite some time over their origin.
When contacted, DCP (Rural)
Ambala Naznin Bhasin said the
police were looking into the matter.
"We are verifying details (of the
incident of attack)," she said.
The college management termed
the incident as a minor one and said
the matter had been amicably
resolved.
"Two groups of students having
grudge against each other were
involved in the incident. With the
intervention of the college manage-
ment, the matter was amicably
resolved," college chairman S K
Gupta told PTI.
No police complaint was lodged,
said the Chairman who claimed his
college was affiliated to
Kurukshetra University.
A student, hailing from Jammu
and Kashmir, said some of them had
left their hostel fearing more such
attacks. The college chairman said
some 20 students had decided to
leave their hostel rooms but half of
them later changed their minds.
"We have assured all students from
J&K that we are committed to give
them a safe and homely environ-
ment and they should not worry," he
said. "There are about 50 students
from Kashmir Valley and 30 from
Jammu province who are pursuing
engineering and MBAcourses in the
college," the chairman said.
NSF protests JU's failure to act
against private colleges
RAMNAGAR, DEC 4: R. S.
Pathania, General Secretary, J &
K P.Y.C., while addressing a com-
prehensive communication sup-
ported with facts and figures and
documentary evidence to Election
Commission of India has charged
JKNPP of resorting to low-grade
politics of money, muscle and
wine-power in Ramnagar,
Udhampur and Chenani assembly
segments and throwing to winds
the norms and standards set by the
Election Commission as well as
Representation Of Peoples Act
and other laws and legislations in
force, in the recently-concluded
Panchayat M.L.C. elections. Mr.
Pathania lamented that canvassing
on caste and creed lines has been
resorted to brazenly and
unabashedly by Panthers Party
leaders. He has claimed that his
party cadres are in possession of
recorded CDs of the public
addresses of Panthers Party lead-
ers where they have openly depre-
cated certain communities and
side-by-side sought votes of par-
ticular castes/communities. The
said evidence shall be shortly
made available to the Election
Commission as election observers
have failed to act and assert.
Mr Pathania while taking a dig
at the Election Commission
observers has wondered as to
where and why the so called
observers appointed by it were
sleeping when JKNPP was lavish-
ing lacs of rupees on massive pub-
lic rallies at Ramnagar and
Bharnara (Majalta) and arranging
sumptuous dinners for sarpanch-
es/panches on 1st December, 2012
as well as on the polling day,i.e.,
3rd December, 2012. He further
questioned as to why the local
administration has not impounded
100-odd taxi-cars hired by
Panthers Party candidates to ferry
voters from their native places to
respective polling stations at
block headquarters at Jakhed,
Ramnagar, Ghordi, Udhampur,
Chenani and Majalta. He rather
accused vested interests within
the local administration of being
hand-in-glove with these wishy n'
wily candidates who have thrown
to winds all the rules and princi-
ples associated with the noble job
of electioneering.
Mr. Pathania has accordingly
demanded institution of a
Commission Of Inquiry and de-
recognition of JKNPP as violation
of Code Of Conduct has been a
name anonymous with JKNPP. In
various assembly and parliamen-
tary elections held in the past, this
party has been given to the habbit
of using excessive money, muscle
and wine power and caste-politics
in order to influence the innocent
voters.
And the ethics and limitations
associated inseparably with elec-
tioneering are trampled every
time with full impunity under the
nose of the local administration
and the election observers. He has
also demanded introduction of
further remedial measures in this
regard by the E.C.I.
Mr. Pathania has further
reminded the Election
Commission authorities that in the
last assembly elections, Mr.
Harshdev in close liaison with a
senior district-level officer of
Udhampur had entered in to a
truck with as many as 25-30 pre-
siding officers who had doctored
and trained the E.V.M.s in their
respective booths by 'mechanical
rigging' with a view to giving an
out-of-way edge to JKNPP in
Ramnagar assembly.
Youth Congress seeks de-recognition of
JKNPP as a political party by ECI
J&K youths allege harassment
by college-mates
JAMMU: Many Youth workers of
PDP from Jammu Urban today
joined Young Panthers in presence
of Sh. Pushvinder Manhas (State
Senior Vice President, Young
Panthers) at Party Headquarters
Gandhi Nagar Jammu on Friday.
Prominent among those joined
Young Panthers today included Sh.
Roshi Kumar, Sh. Satpal, Ravi
Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Parkash
Kumar, Lucky Kumar and others.
Welcoming the new entrants
into the party fold, Manhas said
that it is a good sign that the youth
from Jammu is impressed by the
pro Jammu policies and working
of the Panthers Party and are join-
ing the party in large numbers con-
sistently. He said that Panther
Party is the only party which is
fighting for the people of Jammu
region.
Pushvinder Manhas alleged that
Jammu Pradesh is ignored in each
and every sphere by successive
governments. Talking of recently
inaugurated new complex for
Forensic Science Laboratory
(FSL) at Bemina (Srinagar) by
Omar Abdullah constructed at the
cost of Rs. 11 crores, he said that
this is another example of discrim-
ination with Jammu Pradesh. This
Laboratory could have been con-
structed in Jammu instead of
Srinagar as this would have been
more effective in Jammu instead
of Srinagar.
He demanded that similar lab
should be established in Jammu
also for the fast clearance of cases
by FSL would give imputes to the
investigations and for shortening
the process of delivering justice.
Manhas further lambasted the
NC-Congress led coalition govern-
ment for not talking any initiative
and delaying the construction
work of proposed flyovers in
Jammu. He said that proposed
funds for the flyovers and widen-
ing of Shakuntala road is mere Rs.
76.41 crores whereas that in
Kashmir is Rs. 256 crores but still
the people of Jammu are waiting
for the start of construction work
since years. Citing the example of
the people from different corners
of the Jammu region visiting the
Jammu High Court had to face lots
of hardships to reach the court at
time because of the traffic hazards
on Janipur High Court Road. He
appealed the state government for
an alternate road to High Court so
that the miseries of the court going
people and staff of the court come
to an end.
Manhas further reminded of
Cable Car Project from Mubarak
Mandi to Bahu Fort which also
just pending in files of department
and no initiative has been taken for
the said project. Similarly the pace
of the construction of lake at Tawi
is negligible as if it had been the
projects in the Kashmir, it would
have been completed but as usual
the leaders of Kashmir centric par-
ties and Delhi based parties are
just playing the role of puppets and
not speaking even a single word in
support of the Jammuites.
Many y out h j oi n Young Pant her s
20
EDUCATION WATCH
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
WASHINGTON: School students
who stayed in the best physical
shape also performed better than
their classmates and took home bet-
ter report cards, says a new
research.
The first ever study by the
Michigan State University linked
children's fitness to both improved
scores on objective tests and better
grades, which rely on subjective
decisions by teachers.
The study also is among the first
to examine how academic perform-
ance bears on all aspects of physical
fitness - including body fat, muscu-
lar strength, flexibility and
endurance - according to Dawn
Coe, who led the research at
Michigan, the Journal of Sports
Medicine and Physical Fitness
reported. "We looked at the full
range of what's called health-relat-
ed fitness," said Coe, who conduct-
ed the research as a doctoral student
in Michigan kinesiology depart-
ment and is now an assistant profes-
sor at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville.
"Kids aren't really fit if they're
doing well in just one of those cate-
gories."
Coe and colleagues gathered
their data from 312 students in sixth
through eighth grade at a school.
They gauged the kids' fitness with
an established programme of push-
ups, shuttle runs and other exercis-
es.
Then they compared those
scores to students' grades through-
out the school year in four core
classes and their performance on a
standardized test.
The results showed the fittest
children got the highest test scores
and the best grades, regardless of
gender, according to a Michigan
statement. "Look, your fitter kids
are the ones who will do better on
tests, so that would argue against
cutting physical activity from the
school day," said study co-author
James Pivarnik, Michigan professor
of kinesiology and Coe's guide on
the project.
Fitter kids also perform better in classroom
UPSC suggest s
changes i n Ci v i l
Ser vi ces ex ams: Gov t
NEW DELHI: The Union Public
Service Commission has suggested
changes in the prestigious Civil
Services examination to make it
more relevant in the present day
scenario. "The UPSC have submit-
ted a proposal to the central govern-
ment, suggesting certain changes in
the existing scheme of civil services
(main) examination to make it more
relevant with the present day, glob-
al as well as internal scenario on the
basis of the report of a committee,"
Minister of State for Personnel,
Public Grievances and Pensions V
Narayanasamy told Rajya Sabha in
a written reply. The committee was
constituted under the chairmanship
of Prof Arun S Nigavekar, former
chairman, University Grants
Commission (UGC). "Till now, no
decision has been taken by the gov-
ernment on these recommenda-
tions," the Minister said.
I I T coachi ng at
cl i ck of a mouse
BHUBANESWAR: Students,
aspiring to crack competitive exams
like IIT-JEE, All India Engineering
Entrance Examination (AIEEE) and
All India Pre Medical Test
(AIPMT), may no longer need to
cough up exorbitant fees at coach-
ing centres and attending time-con-
suming classes. Now they can get
online guidance and coaching from
experts on each subject, appear in
mock tests and get sample questions
sitting at home, courtesy
TechnoPrep.com, an e-module
developed by an Odia computer
engineer. IT professional
Brahmanshu Mishra, the brain
behind the web-portal said, "The
idea of developing web-based
coaching hit me when most of the
entrance tests in the country became
online. TechnoPrep offers better
coaching by top IIT professors at a
fraction of classroom coaching cost
and students don't have to stay in a
hostel in a different city to prepare
for the entrance tests." Now that the
Centre is all set to make Indian
Science Engineering Eligibility Test
(ISEET) and AIPMT exam online,
TechnoPrep can be a great help for
students to practise for the tests and
stay ahead in the competition, he
said. TechnoPrep officials said the
firm has roped in some of the best
professors in subjects like physics,
chemistry, mathematics and biology
to create an extensive database of
top-quality questions and elaborate
solution to each question.
Goa CM wants to do
doctorate in physics
PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister
Manohar Parrikar said Wednesday
that he would love to do a doctor-
ate in Physics if life gives him
another opportunity.
"If I was given an opportunity
again in my life to select a course
probably I would select a Ph.D. in
Physics," Parrikar said.
Parrikar, who is India's first IIT-
educated chief minister, was speak-
ing at the fag end of INSPIRE
(Innovation in Science Pursuit for
Inspired Research), a programme
organised by the Goa-
basedNational Institute of
Oceanography to popularise sci-
ence in the state.
PATNA, DEC 7: The Patna High
Court Friday cancelled the appoint-
ment of six vice chancellors (VCs)
and four pro-vice chancellors (Pro-
VCs) of seven universities in Bihar
over alleged illegalities in their
appointments.
The court gave the order while
hearing a public interest litigation
that alleged illegalities in the
appointments made by Devanand
Konwar, the Bihar governor and
chancellor of the universities, with-
out consulting the state government,
a government official said.
The official said the court can-
celled appointments of Patna
University vice chancellor Shambhu
Nath Singh, B.R. Ambedkar Bihar
University vice chancellor Bimal
Kumar, Jay Prakash University vice
chancellor Ram Binod Singh, B.N.
Mandal University vice chancellor
Arun Kumar, Kameshwar Singh
Darbhanga Sanskrit University vice
chancellor Arvind Kumar Pandey
and Maulana Majharul Haque
Arabic and Persian University vice
chancellor Samshu Zoha.
It also cancelled the appoint-
ments of pro-vice chancellors of
B.N. Mandal University, Patna
University, Veer Kuer Singh
University and Maulana Majharul
Haque Arabic and Persian
University. Earlier, the accountant
general indicted Devanand Konwar
in his capacity as chancellor of uni-
versities for appointments of the six
vice chancellors and four pro-vice
chancellors without consultations
with the government.
The accountant general, in a
report, said the governor or his sec-
retariat held no consultations with
the government as prescribed under
rule 10(2) of the Bihar State
University Act, 1976, before going
ahead with "irregular" appointment
of the six vice chancellors.
Appointment of the six vice
chancellors was also not in inconso-
nance with University Grants
Commission Regulations 2010 and
provisions incorporated in the
respective universities act through
amendment as no search committee
was constituted nor any panel of the
names recommended, the report
said.
WASHINGTON: Four Indian
Americans are among the recipients
of the prestigious Marshall
Scholarships, giving them the
opportunity to study at a university
of their choice in Britain next
autumn. The two-year scholarship is
distributed to approximately 40
promising young American students
by the Marshal Aid Commemoration
Commission every year. The Indian-
American winners are Aditya Ashok
from Boston College, Aditya
Balasubramanian from Harvard
University, Paras Minhas from the
University of Pittsburgh and Rahul
Rekhi from Rice University.
Ashok, a history and biology
graduate, served in numerous lead-
ership positions on campus during
his time as co-president of the AIDS
Awareness Committee. He recently
served as an intern at the Office of
National AIDS Policy at the White
House. He will be studying global
health at the University of Glasgow
from August 2013.
Rekhi, a Barry M. Goldwater and
Harry S. Truman Scholar, has partic-
ipated in several health and policy-
based internships at organizations
like Beyond Traditional Borders, the
World Health Organization and the
National Science Foundation. He
has chosen to study biomedical engi-
neering at the University of Oxford,
where he will receive his master's
degree.
Balasubramanian will be study-
ing econometrics and mathematical
economics at the London School of
Economics and Political Science.
For about a year, he worked at the
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action
Lab in New Delhi and focused on
the inner workings of political and
campaign processes.
Minhas, who will be studying
molecular cell biology at the
University College London next
autumn is interested in furthering his
career as a physician and scientist.
Patna HC scraps appointment of 6 VCs and 4 pro-VCs
Four I ndi an Amer i cans named
2013 Mar shal l Schol ar s
BELGAUM: English education
at government primary schools is
slowly getting an impetus.
The government on
Wednesday assured the legislative
assembly that the 12-year-old
Diploma in Education course (D
Ed) will be revised so that the
government can recruit teachers
with strong knowledge of
English.
Replying to Shivalinge Gowda
of (JDS), primary and secondary
education minister Visvesvara
Hegde Kageri told the House that
more than 4,000 teachers would
be recruited to meet the vacancies
in government primary schools.
Gowda expressed displeasure
over quality of English teachers at
primary level in government. Due
to this, he said many students are
not willing to join resulting in clo-
sure of schools. He said the exist-
ing set of teachers lack English
skills and students are left in the
lurch. "There is a great disparity
between the students studying
English in convent schools and
the government-run ones in rural
areas. Students belonging to gov-
ernment are often forced to be
mute spectators when their friends
from the convent speak in good
English. The government should
address the problem soon, failing
which it will have to close all the
government schools as no parent
will come forward to admit their
children," Gowda noted.
Admitting to the problems
faced, Kageri said English is
taught by non-English teachers,
so the quality of English at the
primary level in government
schools was not up the mark.
Government to tweak DEd for
better English tutors
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SPORTS
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
KOLKATA: Alastair Cook played
a blinder of an innings to help
England take a mammoth 193 runs
lead and tighten their grip on the
third day of the third Test against
India at the Eden Gardens in
Kolkata. England ended the Day 3 at
509/6 with Matt Prior and Graeme
Swann were batting at 40 and 21
respectively. The duo also shared an
unbeaten 56-run partnership to take
England's lead close to 200-run
mark.
England lost their sixth wicket
when Indian spinner Pragyan Ojha
dismissed Samit Patel on the third
day of the third Test at the Eden
Gardens in Kolkata. Patel played a
useful knock of 33 before edging to
Virender Sehwag at first slip and
added 33-run stand with Matt Prior
to take England past 450-run mark.
R Ashwin gave India some relief
by trapping Kevin Pietersen plumb
in front of the wicket on the third
day of the third Test at the Eden
Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.
Ashwin bowled a flighted delivery
that spun towards off and middle as
Pietersen went down to play a sweep
but missed and the struck the pads.
Pietersen hit a six and 9 fours in
his 54-run knock that came off 85
balls. Pietersen smashed his 28th
half-century to take England first
innings lead over the 100-run mark.
Ishant Sharma struck in the second
over after tea when he had Ian Bell
caught behind by Indian captain MS
Dhoni.
Ishant bowled a length delivery
that came in off a length outside the
off-stump. Bell went for a shot to the
off-side and got an inside edge
through to Dhoni who takes a good
low catch in front of him.
The third session of the day start-
ed with Kevin Pietersen and Bell
resuming England first innings. In a
bizarre dismissal, England captain
Alastair Cook was run out while tak-
ing evasive action from a throw by
Virat Kohli. Pietersen flicked a
Zaheer Khan delivery to square leg
and Cook came out of his crease at
the non-striker's end.
Kohli fielded the ball and threw
it at the non-striker's end as Cook
took evasive action as he reached
the crease, but his bat was in the air
when the ball hit the stumps. Cook
hit two sixes and 23 fours in his 190-
run knock. Jonathan Trott added 173
runs with captain Alastair Cook
before edging a Pragyan Ojha deliv-
ery into the hands of MS Dhoni.
Ojha angled the delivery on the
off-stump and got it to spin away
and the ball took the edge as Trott
tried to defend with an angled bat
for Dhoni to take the catch. Trott hit
10 fours in his 87-run knock. With
their stand, Cook and Trott took
England past India's first innings
score. Before lunch, Cook crossed
the 150-run mark for the seventh
time in his career to take England
over 250. Trott struck form as he
reached his 13th Test half-century
soon after to bring up his 100-run
partnership with Cook. The day's
play started with Cook and Trott
resuming England first innings.
On Day 2, the Indian bowlers
were left clueless as they tried
everything on a flat deck. Cook's
third consecutive century of this
series, a stupendous, unbeaten on
136, helped England end Day 2 on a
comfortable 216/1.
England 509/6 at stumps on Day 3, lead by 193 runs
Brendon McCullum has been
appointed New Zealand's captain in
all three formats after Ross Taylor
declined an offer to stay on as leader
of the Test side in a split-captaincy
scenario. Taylor has also chosen to
make himself unavailable for the
upcoming tour of South Africa,
although New Zealand are hopeful
he will be back in the side for the
home series against England early
next year.
The confirmation of the change
came at a press conference in
Auckland on Dec 7 where David
White, the New Zealand Cricket
CEO, said he regretted the way the
captaincy debate had played out in
the public spotlight. McCullum,
who has previously led New
Zealand in eight ODIs and 12
Twenty20s, will become the coun-
try's 28th Test captain when the
series against South Africa begins
on January 2 in Cape Town.There
had been much speculation this
week about the future of Taylor
since the squad returned from Sri
Lanka despite their impressive
series-leveling victory in Colombo.
In that match Taylor, who took over
as captain in 2011 after being pre-
ferred to McCullum for the role,
scored 142 in the first innings, but it
was one of few highlights in a poor
year for New Zealand.
They lost Test series against
South Africa, West Indies and India
before the draw in Sri Lanka while
they have slipped to ninth in the one-
day rankings below Bangladesh.
They were also knocked out in the
Super Eights of the World
Twenty20. It was after the review of
that tournament, as well as the tours
of India and Sri Lanka, that the
coach Mike Hesson recommended
splitting the captaincy. 'Mike
Hesson proposed a split captaincy
that was endorsed by me as CEO
and agreed by the board,' White said.
'The original recommendation was
for Ross Taylor to be retained as Test
captain and Brendon McCullum to
be short-form captain. We regret that
Ross Taylor has declined the oppor-
tunity, therefore Brendon McCullum
has been appointed as Black Caps
captain for all three forms of the
game. Despite the change in captain-
cy, White said he did not believe
Taylor had lost the support of his
players. 'I don't believe he lost the
dressing room,' White said. 'He is
well respected.'
Ross Taylor replaced by Brendon McCullum as New Zealand captain
LONDON: World Champion
Viswanathan Anand will be keen to
notch up his first victory in the
London Chess Classic when he takes
on lowest-rated Gawain Jones of
England in the fifth round at the
Olympia. Alucky escape after a blun-
der against Luke McShane of
England, a missed opportunity
against Levon Aronian of Armenia
and a dull draw with Russian
Vladimir Kramnik has been the story
so far for Anand. And the Indian is
now under tremendous pressure to
post a win which has eluded him for
17 straight classical chess games.
With three draws in four rounds apart
from a bye in the opener, Anand finds
himself on just three points under the
Soccer-like scoring system that gives
three points for a win and one for a
draw. In a tight corner, it has become
a now-or-never situation for Anand
who is going to play all lower rated
opponents in the upcoming rounds
except Magnus Carlsen of Norway.
Carlsen, meanwhile, leads the
table with 10 points from four match-
es and the World number one has all
the reasons to be pleased with his
results. In live ratings the Norwegian
superstar has gone to an all time high
surpassing former mentor Garry
Kasparov's record. Kasparov had an
all-time high live rating of 2856
points while his best published rating
stood at 2851 points. In current live
rating, Carlsen is on 2857 points and
he looks hungry for more if the games
are any indication. Carlsen has scored
three victories out of four games and
is sitting pretty in the tournament with
a two points lead over nearest rival
Kramnik.
NEW ORLEANS: Kobe Bryant,
34, achieved the title of youngest
ever player to reach the milestone
of 30000 career points in NBA
(basketball) on 5 December 2012.
He achieved the milestone when he
took Los Angeles Lakers towards
the 103-87 victory over New
Orleans Homets.
In the second quarter, only 1:16
time was left and within that time
period, Bryant took his jump shot,
taking his career points to 30001.
With that accomplishment, Kobe
Bryant joined the elite list of just 5
more players to reach that mile-
stone in the history of NBA. Other
four of this elite segment are
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38387
points), Karl Malone (36928
points), Michael Jordan (32292)
and Wilt Chamberlain (31419).
He is the youngest player in
NBAhistory to reach this landmark
at the age of 34 years. Chamberlain
was aged 35 when he achieved this
milestone; Malone and Abdul-
Jabbar were 36 years of age while
Jordan on the other hand was 38
years old to achieve this landmark.
Bryant however was the fifth-
fastest NBAplayer in context to the
games played for reaching this
milestone. He achieved this mile-
stone in 1179th match.
Chamberlain on the other hand
achieved it in 941 games only.
Kobe Bryant Became Youngest Player in the
History of NBA to Reach 30000 Career Points
Ross Taylor (above) has lost the Black Caps Test captaincy to Brendon
McCullum.
Viswanathan Anand to meet Jones in
round five of London Classic
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SPORTS
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
NEW DELHI: In further develop-
ment on the suspension 'front',
Sports Ministry too took the first
steps towards fair elections in the
country's national federations.
While the International Olympic
Committee had suspended the
Indian Olympic body, the World
boxing body had suspended the
India Boxing federation.
As a repercussion, the Indian
sports ministryon Dec 7 de-recog-
nised the Archery Association of
India and the Indian Boxing
Federation.
They have given the boxing
body 15 days time to confirm that
they will have a re-election.
Sports Minister Jitendra Singh
said, "Indian sportsperson are our
top priority. If Boxing Federation
doesn't confirm that they will hold
re-election in 15 days, we will de-
recognise them."
The Ministry of Youth Affairs &
Sports has suspended recognition of
Indian Amateur Boxing Federation
(IABF) with immediate effect. The
Minister said the decision has been
taken as the elections of the IABF
held on 23.09.2012 were in viola-
tion of the procedure laid down in
the Sports Code. The major defects
were:
a. The publication of the elec-
toral roll was flawed because it was
not possible for the electoral roll to
be dispatched to members by post
prior to the last date for filing of
nominations and merely publishing
on the website is not considered
sufficient notice or information to
all members.
b. Members were not given suf-
ficient time to file nominations as
the gap between the finalization of
the electoral roll and the filing of
nomination was too short to allow
people to travel large distances and
file nominations personally.
c. Nominations of candidates
were taken from the floor of the
House on a date which was after
last date of nomination and this is
not permissible.
In view of this, the entire elec-
tion needs to be held afresh. The
Government has to suspend the
recognition of the Indian Amateur
Boxing Federation pending fresh
elections. A notice will be sent to
the IABF to confirm that they will
hold fresh elections under inde-
pendent supervision within a period
of 15 days failing which the de-
recognition will be made absolute.
Shri Jitendra Singh said the
International Boxing Federation has
also suspended the IABF, pending
enquiry into the elections held on
23.09.2012. This will mean that
boxers from India may find it diffi-
cult to participate in international
events. The Government of India
will open a dialogue with the IABF
to set in place interim measures so
that the athletes are not affected.
He said that while the proce-
dures adopted in the elections were
in conformity with the procedures
laid down in the Sports Code and
common practice, the Archery
Association has violated the age
and tenure restrictions prescribed in
the Sports Code. The President
elect of the Archery Association of
India has served for more than three
consecutive terms in the past and is
also above the age of 70 years.
The Minister said, the High
Court in its Civil Writ Petition
No.195/2010 dated 15.02.2012 and
17.09.2012 had directed that the
Government shall not grant recog-
nition to the Archery Association of
India unless they hold elections as
per the Sports Code. In view of the
directions of the High Court, the
Government has no option but to
withdraw the recognition of the
Archery Association of India.
He said the Archery Association
of India has been advised to hold
fresh elections for the post of
President, in conformity with the
Sports Code. They have also been
requested to amend their constitu-
tion to bring it in conformity with
the Sports Code and Olympic
Charter. This would help avoid such
conflicts in future.
Shri Jitendra Singh said the
impact of de-recognition will be
that Government funding for the
Archery Association of India will
stop immediately. Nor will assis-
tance to hold national and regional
championships be available. The
Government is contemplating inter-
im measures, by which athletes are
not affected. The Government will
also open a dialogue with the inter-
national body to ensure that partici-
pation of Indian athletes is not ham-
pered in any way.
Sports Ministry de-recognises Archery and Boxing Federations of India
MELBOURNE: The Cricketer
and Former Captain of the
Australian Cricket team, Ricky
Ponting on 3 December 2012
announced his retirement from
International Test Cricket. The
decision of retirement came after
Australia lost the third test match
against South Africa by 309 runs
on 3 December 2012 at Perth.
The first and second test matches
at Brisbane and Adelaide resulted
in a draw during the South Africa
Tour to Australia 2012.
Ponting will continue playing
for Tasmania and in the
Australian Domestic T20
Tournament the Big Bash
League, where he would repre-
sent the Hobart Hurricanes this
season.
Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting nicknamed as
Punter was the Captain for the
national team of Australia in both
test and one day segment of
Cricket from 2004 to 2011 and
2002 to 2011 respectively.
He made his international
debut in one day cricket on 15
February 1995 against South
Africa and in Test on 3
December 1995 against Sri
Lanka.
He played his last one day
match against India on 19
February 2012 and test match on
3 December 2012 against South
Africa before giving an end to his
international career in Cricket.
Ricky Ponting announced his Retirement from International Test Cricket
Air India won Lal Bahadur Shastri
hockey tournament
NEW DELHI: Air India emerged champion
against Bharat Petroleum in the 23rd Lal
Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament at the
Shivaji Stadium on 4 December 2012.
This was second title of this season for Air
India. Air India had already shared the MCC-
Murugappa Cup with Indian Oil. Air India had
an edge over Bharat Petroleum because the
team was full of expereinced players. Besides,
there was also an advantage because Bharat
Petroleum did not give its 100 percent which
was evident when it wasted a lot of opportuni-
ties. For Bharat Petroleum this was another
runner-up in the second event consecutively.
Air India, in the meanwhile, won the
cheque worth 2 lakh Rupees along with the
title of the tournament. Amir Khan, the Bharat
petroleum striker was decided as the Best
Player of the Tournament. V.S. Vinaya of Air
India team, on the other hand won the title of
Top Scorer of the Event with six goals.
Lalitha, Sandeep settle for bronze
World Youth Boxing C'ship
NEW DELHI: Lalitha Prasad (49kg) and
Sandeep Sharma (75kg) had to settle for
bronze medals after losing their respective
semifinal bouts at theAIBA Youth World
Boxing Championships in Armenia on
Thursday. While Prasad was outdone by Bin
LV of China, Sandeep went down to Magomed
Madyiev of Russia in the last four rounds.
The 17-year-old Prasad, a 2012 Tammer
International Tournament winner, lost 8-13 on
points to Bin.
Sandeep, a bronze medallist at the 2010
International Invitational tournament in
Kazakhstan, too fought hard before going
down 9-15 on points against Madyiev.
DOHA: India's number one
squash player, Saurav Ghosal will
get his campaign underway with
an easy clash against Abdulla
Mohd Al Tamimi at the Qatar PSA
World Championship beginning
from December 7.
Ghosal, world ranked 21st, will
take on the local challenger
Tamimi, ranked 209th in the
world, at the Khalifa International
Tennis & Squash Complex.
Another Indian in the fray,
unseeded Siddharth Suchde will
lock horns against Germany's
Simon Rosner in the first round.
This week's PSA World
Championship will provide one of
the most dramatic climaxes to the
end of a PSAWorld Tour year ever
- with four players in reach of the
first world number one ranking of
the New Year 2013.
Furthermore, four different
players will be out to consolidate
their positions in the top eight of
the Dunlop PSA World Series
Standings in order to confirm their
places in January's flagship ATCO
PSA World Series Finals in
London. Meanwhile, a further four
will be looking to stage late bids to
join the World Series Finals field
by battling through to at least the
World Championship semi-finals.
And, finally, England's Nick
Matthew will be looking to defend
the sport's premier title he won for
the second time in Rotterdam in
2011 - and become the first player
since Pakistan's legendary Jansher
Khan to claim the trophy three
times in a row. Boasting a USD
325,000 prize fund - the second
biggest in the sport's history - the
premier event on the PSA World
Tour will reach its climax on
December 14.
Ghosal to lead Indian challenge in Qatar Open
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EMPLOYMENT NEWS
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
Union Public Service Commission
CDS Exam Notification
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued notification
against recruitment of 509 Various Vacancies under Indian Military
Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers
Training Academy through Combined Defence Services Examination I,
2013. Eligible candidates must apply online on or before 10-12-2012.
Names of Courses:
1. Indian Military Academy: 250 posts
2. Indian Naval Academy: 40 posts
3. Air Force Academy: 32 posts
4. Officers Training Academy (Men): 175 posts
5. Officers Training Academy (Women): 12 posts
Age Limit: Refer notification for course wise age limit.
Educational Qualification: Candidates must possess Degree from a
recognized University for IMA, Officers Training Academy posts,
Degree from a recognized University (with Physics and Mathematics at
10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering for Air Force Academy post and
for Indian Naval Academy candidates must possess Degree in
Engineering.
Application Fee Details: General and OBC candidates need to pay Rs.
200/- towards application fee and SC/ST/Female candidates are exempt-
ed from payment of application fee. Fee must be paid in cash at any State
Bank of India branch or can also be paid through online mode using
Visa/Master credit or debit card of SBI or any other subsidiaries of SBI.
Selection Process: Eligible candidates will be selected on the basis of
performance in Test and Interview/Personality Test.
How to Apply: Eligible Candidates may apply through online from
UPSC website www.upsconline.nic.in. Applications must be submitted
online on or before 10-12-2012.
Important Dates:
Last Date for Online Application: 10-12-2012
Date of Examination: 17-02-2013
For Detail Visit:
http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/notifications/2013/cds1/eng.pdf
CENTRAL RESERVE
POLICE FORCE
Applications are invited from Male and Female candidates for the com-
batised post of Assistant Sub-Inspector (Stenographer-Grade-III) and
Head Constable (Ministerial) in Central Reserve Police Force as per ten-
tative vacancy position given below. The posts are temporary but likely
to become permanent.
Name of Post:
1. ASI(Steno): 245(Open Market: 221, ExS: 24)
Pay Scale:- Rs.5200-20200+GP-2800/-
2. HC(Min): 895(Open Market: 569, Deptl: 263, ExS: 63)
Pay Scale:-Rs.5200-20200+GP-2400/-
Qualification: Intermediate (10+2) or equivalent passed from recog-
nized board or university.
Skill Test:
1) For ASI(Steno) : Dictation- 10 minutes @ 80 w.p.m.
Translation- 50 minutes(English), 65 minutes (Hindi)
2) For HC(Min) : Typing on computer minimum 35 w.p.m in English
(30 w.p.m for SC/ST) or minimum 30 w.p.m in Hindi.
AGE LIMIT: Between 18-25 years as on 19/12/2012 (Relax as per rule)
HOWTO APPLY: Application in prescribed form send to DIGP, Group
Centre, CRPF, Bantalab, Jammu (J&K) - 181123, for Exam Center GC
CRPF Bantalab there on or before 19/12/2012.
For Detail Visit: http://crpf.nic.in/RECRUITMENT/173512.pdf
Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission
Resham Ghar Colony, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu.
Notification No: PSC/EXAM/2012/167
Applications are invited from the eligible candidates desirous
of taking the Departmental Examination the details of which are
given here under:-
Name of Departmental Examination: Excise & Commercial Taxes Part
I in accordance with the Jammu and Kashmir Excise and Commercial
Taxes (Departmental Examination) Rules 2006 and J&K Public Service
Commission (Conduct of Examinations) Rules, 2005.
Application Form: From Office of J&K Public Service Commission at
Jammu/Srinagar against a cash payment of Rs.100/- as the cost of
Scanable Application Form and processing charges of Rs.10/- to be paid
at J&K Bank Counters set up in the Commission Office at
Jammu/Srinagar.
Examination Fee: The Scanable Application Form should be accompa-
nied by a fee of Rs.400/- per paper (excluding the processing charges) to
be paid in cash through the counters of J&K Bank opened in PSC Offices
at Jammu/Srinagar.
Note: Candidates should submit their application forms along with
Eligibility Certificate recorded therein, by the Competent Authority
viz. respective Commissioners.
Submission of Application forms: The Application Forms complete in
all respects have to be submitted in the Commission Office at
Jammu/Srinagar in the Special Envelope supplied by the Commission
for the purpose or mailed, by registered post to the Controller of
Examinations, J&K Public Service Commission, Reshamghar Colony,
Bakshi Nagar, Jammu/Polo Ground, Srinagar, before last date.
Last Date: 24.12.2012
For Detail Visit:
http://www.jkpsc.nic.in/pdf/Notification_ETSI_2013.pdf
Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission
Resham Ghar Colony, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu.
Notification No: PSC/EXAM/2012/168
Applications are invited from the eligible candidates desirous
of taking the Departmental Examination the details of which are
given here under:-
Name of Departmental Examination: Excise & Commercial Taxes Part
II in accordance with the Jammu and Kashmir Excise and Commercial
Taxes (Departmental Examination) Rules 2006 and J&K Public Service
Commission (Conduct of Examinations) Rules, 2005.
Application Form: From Office of J&K Public Service Commission at
Jammu/Srinagar against a cash payment of Rs.100/- as the cost of
Scanable Application Form and processing charges of Rs.10/- to be paid
at J&K Bank Counters set up in the Commission Office at
Jammu/Srinagar.
Examination Fee: Application Form should be accompanied by a fee of
Rs.400/- per paper (excluding the processing charges) to be paid in cash
through the counters of J&K Bank opened in PSC Offices at
Jammu/Srinagar.
Note: Candidates should submit their application forms along with
Eligibility Certificate recorded therein, by the Competent Authority
viz. respective Commissioners.
Submission of Application forms: The Application Forms complete in
all respects have to be submitted in the Commission Office at
Jammu/Srinagar in the Special Envelope supplied by the Commission
for the purpose or mailed, by registered post to the Controller of
Examinations, J&K Public Service Commission, Reshamghar Colony,
Bakshi Nagar, Jammu/Polo Ground, Srinagar, before last date.
Last Date: 24.12.2012
For Detail Visit: www.jkpsc.nic.in/pdf/Notification_ETI_2013.pdf
Hindustan Insecticides Limited
has issued a notification for the
recruitment of 3 Regional Sales
Manager and Manager (Seed
Production) vacancies.
Name of the Post:
1. Regional Sales Manager 01
2. Manager (Seed Prod.) 02
Age Limit: Max 50 years.
Qualifications: Degree in Science
preferably in Agriculture for
Regional Sales Manager post, Post
Graduate in Agriculture for
Manager (Seed Production) post
and also having experience in rele-
vant field.
Application Fee: Demand Draft
for Rs. 500/- drawn in favour of
Hindustan Insecticides Limited
payable at New Delhi. No fee for
SC/ST/PWD candidates.
Selection Process: On the basis of
interview.
How to Apply: Send application
form with recent photograph, DD
and documents to the Dy. General
Manger (P & A), Hindustan
Insecticides Limited Corporate
Office, SCOPE complex, Core-6,
2nd floor, 7 Lodhi Road, New
Delhi 110003. Applications must
be sent by ordinary post/courier/
Registered post only.
Last date: 18-12-2012
For Detail Visit:
http://www.hil.gov.in/(S(euu0dg5
5rulmfl45mqgcpq45))/writeread-
data/Advitisment1.pdf
Hindustan
Insecticides
Limited
Application are invited for the
Posts of Project Assistant in
National Institute of Cholera and
Enteric Diseases.
Post :- Project Assistant
Qualifications : M.Sc. in any
subject of Life Sciences.
Desirable : Working experience
in )Chromatography assays
including HPLC, Knowledge in
GCLP. Laboratory QA/QC.
Age Limit : Max. 28 Years.
Pay Scale : Rs.21140/- Per
Month.
How to Apply : Walk in
Interview will be held on 19th
December, 2012, 11.00 am at
National Institute of Cholera &
Enteric Diseases, P-33, C.I.T.
Road, Scheme-XM, Beliaghata,
(NICED II within ID & BG
Hospital), Kolkata- 700 010 .
For More Information
http://www.niced.org.in/place-
ments.htm#07Oct2012
N.I.C.E.D
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EMPLOYMENT NEWS
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
Council of Scientific &
Industrial Research
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) will hold an all India
Competitive Examination (CSIR-CASE 2013) for recruitment to the
posts of 100 (approx.) Assistant (General/ Finance & Accounts/ Stores &
Purchase) Grade I, open to Indian Nationals only.
Total Number of Vacancies: 100 (approx.)
Name of the Post: Assistant Grade I (General/ Finance & Accounts/
Stores & Purchase)
Age Limit: Candidate should have 28 years as on 31-12-2012.
Educational Qualification: Bachelor Degree in any disciplines.
Application Fee: Candidates need to pay Rs.500/- (No fee for Women/
SC/ ST/ PH/ Ex-Servicemen/ CSIR Departments Candidates) for
Unreserved and OBC candidates. Fee can be payable only using online
payment gateway link provided in the Online application form, using
credit/ debit card or net banking facility.
Selection Process: Selection will be done on the basis of performance in
marks obtained in the competitive examination and interview.
How to Apply: Eligible candidates may apply through online from
www.csir.res.in website.
Last Date for Submission of Online Application Form: 31-12-2012.
For Detail Visit:
http://rdpp.csir.res.in/csir_acsir/PDF/02%20Final%20Advertisement%2
0CASE-2013.pdf
Northern Railway
Northern Railway invites application from player of Kabaddi (men),
Cricket (men).
Name of the Post:-
1. Cricket (men) [One Fast Bowler & One Batsman]- 2
2. Kabaddi (men) [One All Rounder & One Right Cover]- 2
Pay Scale: Rs.20200/-
Age Limit: Up to 25 yrs
Educational Qualification: 10th Pass.
Citizenship:- Only candidates who are citizen of India are eligible.
SPORTS PERFORMANCE: Candidates applying for Recruitment
must fulfill the following minimum sports Performance criteria:-
a.Represented the country in any of the Category-C Championships/
Events: Category C Commonwealth Championships (Junior / Senior cat-
egory) Asian Championships /Asia Cup (Junior/Senior category) South
Asian Federation Games (senior category) b.At least 3rd position in
Federation Cup Championship (senior category) OR c.Represented a
state or equivalent unit in senior/Youth/Junior National Championship
OR d. At least 3rd position in senior State Championships for all units
and District of the state.
How To Apply : Application should be pay filled in by the candidate in
their own hand writing and sent through Postal Dak only on the follow-
ing address:.
"SPORTS OFFICER/ HEAD QUATER SPORTS ASSOCIATION,
NORTHERN RAILWAY NEWDELHI,
ROOM NO.7-GANNEXE-II BUILDING,
BARODA HOUSE,NEWDELHI-110001".
Application Fee: Each application should be submitted along with the
application fee of Rs.40/-(Rs. Forty only) non refundable including
postal charges through crossed postal order/demand draft paid at New
Delhi in the name of, Sports Officer/HQ, Head Quarter Sports
Association, N.Rly.,New Delhi through postal Dak only. Candidates
belonging to SC/ST category are exempted from application fee. Last
date for receipt of application is 17-12-2012
For More Details : http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/nr/recruit-
ment/1352786340483_sports%20emp%20notice.pdf
UGC-DAE Consortium for
Scientific Research
UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore invites applica-
tions for recruitment of Scientist D, Junior Engineer C and
Technician D Vacancies.
Names of Posts: 06
1. Scientist D: 02 posts
2. Junior Engineer C: 03 posts
3. Technician D: 01 post
Age Limit: Below 40 years for Scientist D post, 30 years for Jr
Engineer C post & 25 years for Technician D post as on 01-01-2013.
Educational Qualification: 1. For Scientist post: M.Sc. (Physics) with
5 years research experience in experimental condensed matter physics or
material science, or Ph.D. in these areas, with at least three publications
in peer-reviewed journals , 2. For Jr Engineer: Diploma in Mechanical/
Electrical/ Electronics/ Civil Engineering with min. 60% marks or B.Sc.
with Physics with minimum 60% marks, 4 years experience of working
in an academic/ industrial research organization and 3. For Technician:
ITI in Mechanical Engg (or its sub-branch) trade and 4 years relevant
experience of working in an academic/ industrial research organization.
Application Fee Details: Applicants need to pay Rs. 50/- in the form of
Crossed Demand Draft payable to UGC-DAE CSR at Indore.
How to Apply: Eligible candidates may send their application with doc-
uments and two photos attested by self must reach Administrative
Officer-II, UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, University
Campus, Khandwa Road, Indore -452 001
Last Date for Receipt of Application: 26-12-2012
For Detail Visit:
http://www.csr.res.in/opportunities_regular_position.html
Indian Council of Forestry
Research and Education
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) invites
applications for recruitment of 20 Various Vacancies in the Institute of
Wood Science and Technology (IWST). Eligible candidates may apply
through prescribed application format on or before 31-12-2012.
Total No of Vacancies: 20
Names of Posts:
1. Research Assistant Gr.I (General): 01 post
2. Research Assistant Gr.II (General): 02 posts
3. Technical Assistant Group-C: 07 posts
4. Forest Guard: 02 posts
5. Multi Tasking Staff: 06 posts
6. Sanitation Attendant: 02 posts
Age Limit: Between 18 and 27 years for General candidates, 30 years
for OBC and 32 years for SC as on 31-12-2012.
Educational Qualification: M.Sc in Wood Science/ Forestry/ Physics/
Chemistry from a recognized University for RAGr. I post, Chemistry as
one of the subjects in B.Sc from a recog University for RA Gr.II post,
12th Pass with Science from a recog University for Technical Asst post
and for remaining posts candidate should refer to the notification.
Application Fee Details: Applicants need to pay Rs. 250/- for the posts
at SI.No. 1 to 3 and Rs. 150/- at SI.No. 4 to 6 through Demand Draft in
case of General/ OBC candidates from any nationalized bank drawn in
favour of Director, IWST payable at Bangalore. SC/ST/PH candidates
are exempted from payment of application fee.
Selection Procedure: On the basis of Written Test and Interview.
How to Apply: Eligible candidates may apply through prescribed appli-
cation format given in the notification, fill with given all mandatory
details, affix passport size photograph on it and send along with two
additional & identical passport size photographs separately and attested
copies of all educational qualification certificates, DD form to the fol-
lowing address The Director, Institute of Wood Science & Technology,
18 Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore-560 003.
Last Date for Receipt of Application: 31-12-2012.
For Detail Visit:
http://www.icfre.org/UserFiles/File/advertisement_job/IWST-Revised-
Advt-031211.pdf
Application are invited for the
Posts of Senior Residents in
Delhi State Cancer Institute .
Post Name : Senior Residents
Qualifications : MBBS or
equivalent qualification
recognised by MCI. Post
Graduate qualifications like
MD/ DipNB in Radiotherapy
/Radiation Oncology/ Clinical
Oncology.
Desirable : Additional train-
ing or qualification in the spe-
cialized clinical or research
procedures pertaining to
oncology. Research publica-
tions in the concerned special-
ity.
No. Of Post : 33 Posts.
Age Limit : 33 Years.
Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100/-
How to Apply : Walk in
Interview will be held on 15th
December, 2012 at 10 A.M in
the Office of the Director,
DSCI along with their resume,
coloured passport size photo-
graph and copies of relevant
certificates.
For More Information
http://www.dsci.nic.in/Detaile
d_RR_SRs.pdf
Application are invited for Project
Associate in IIT Delhi
Post Name : Project Associate
Qualifications : First class B.
Tech/ MSc/ MCA in Electronics
and Communication, VLSI
Design.
No. Of Post : 01 Posts.
Pay Scale : Rs.27500/- Per
Month.
How to Apply : Candidates
should send their formal applica-
tion through proper channel along
with bio-data with complete infor-
mation regarding educational
qualifications indicating percent-
age of marks/division of each
examination passed, details of
work experience and a recent pass-
port size photograph, photocopies
of certificates along with an appli-
cation fee (non-refundable) of
Rs.100/- in the form of Bank Draft
drawn preferably on State Bank of
India in favor of Dean (IRD) IIT
Delhi addressed to the The
Assistant Registrar (IRD), Indian
Institute of Technology Delhi,
Hauz Khas, New Delhi -110016
Last Date: 18/12/2012.
For More Information
http://ird.iitd.ac.in/sites/default/fil
es/jobs/project/IITD-IRD-334-
2012.pdf
IIT Delhi
Delhi State Cancer
Institute
25
EMPLOYMENT NEWS
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
Application are invited for the
Posts of Technical Assistant in
Kerala Forest Research Institute.
Post Name : Technical Assistant
Qualifications : B.Sc. Degree in
Botany / Biotechnology /
Microbiology with first class.
Desirable : Candidates having
experience in isolation and iden-
tification of microbes and extrac-
tion of secondary metabolites
from plants and fungi..
No. Of Post : 01 Posts.
Age Limit : 35 Years.
Pay Scale : Rs.8000/-
How to Apply : Walk In
Interview will be held at 10.00
am onward on 12th December
2012, at KFRI. Candidates
should bring testimonials in
original.
For More Information
http://www.kfri.res.in/notice-
board.asp?ID=61
Kerala Forest
Research
Institute
Government of Jammu & Kashmir
Directorate of Sainik Welfare
Ambphalla, Jammu-180005
Advertisement Notice No. 195 Estt/DSW/2012
1. Applications are invited from retired Defence Officers of the
rank of Col/Lt. Col/Maj or equivalent rank in the Indian Navy/Air
Force for Zila Sainik Welfare Officer, Kathua on contractual basis
to reach this office by 25th Dec 2012 along with complete record
of service and a latest passport size photograph.
Eligibility Conditions for the post are as under:-
a) The post is class-I Gazetted Officer and has the pay scale of PB-
2 (9300-34800) with a grade pay of Rs.4300/- plus allowances as
admissible under rules. Pay on re-employment shall be fixed as per
rules.
b) The office must be a permanent resident of J&K State.
c) The officer who have retired from the service within three years
from the date of his retirement from the defence services and are
not more than 59 years or age on 1st Jan year of submission of
application will be eligible to apply.
The appointment is on contract basis initially for three years and
extended up to maximum period of 12 years or up to the age of
superannuation i.e. 62 years of age whichever is earlier based on
performance.
Sd/
Brig. RS Langeh (Retd)
Director Sainik Welfare
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
FISHERIES, DISTT. KATHUA
ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE
Applications on prescribed format are invited from permanent resi-
dent of the Distt. Kathua for the establishment of the Trout units in pri-
vate sector under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme "RKVY"'. The appli-
cation complete in all respect must reach this office by or before 10-12-
2012 . The application form and other details can be had from the office
of the undersigned on any working day from 10 AM to 4 PM. The appli-
cation forms will be scrutinized by the departmental technical committee
as per the guidelines for ascertaining the feasibility of the site.
Application should be attached with the attested copies of :-
1. Revenue documents of the proposed land.
2. Unemployed certificate issued by the Gazetted Officer.
3. Education qualification certificate. 4. Permanent resident certificate.
5. Category certificate if any. 6. Date of Birth certificate.
7. Character Certificate issued by a Gazetted Officer
8. Affidavit
Sd/
(Gopal Krishan)
Assistant Director Fisheries
I.C.F.R.E.
Indian Council of Forestry
Research & Education Institute
has issued a notification for the
recruitment of 6 Research
Fellows under the Forest Genetics
Resource Management Network.
Name of the Division:
1. Forest Genetics/Plant
Genetics/ Clonal Forestry 03
2. NWFP/Medicinasl Plants 01
3. Forestry/Silvi Culture 02
Age Limit: Max. 32 years.
Educational Qualifications:
Degree in Forestry/Botany/Plant
Genetics/Plant Genetic Resources
with specialization in Plant
Breeding & Genetics/ Forest
Genetics/Tree Improvement/
Vegetative Propagation/Clonal
Forestry for Research Fellow
(Forest Genetics/ Plant Genetics/
Clonal Forestry) Division posts,
Masters Degree in Forestry/
Botany /Horticulture for Research
Fellow (NWFP/ Medicinal
Plants) Division post, Masters
Degree in Forestry/Silviculture
from recognized university for
Research Fellow (Forestry/
Silviculture) Division posts.
How to Apply: Send application
to the Group Co-Ordinator
(Research) R.C.S., Forest
Research Institute, P. O. New
Forest, Dehradun
Last Date: 15-12-2012
For Detail Visit:
http://www.icfre.org/index.php?li
nkid=left4811&link=1
OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL GOVT. COLLEGE
OF ENGG. AND TECHNOLOGY JAMMU
ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE
Applications on plain paper alongwith one photograph and attested
copies of certificates/testimonials are invited from eligible candidates
of'J&K State for engagement as lecturers purely on academic arrange-
ment basis on consolidated pay of Rs.12000/- (Rupees twelve thousands)
per month which should reach in the office of undersigned on or before
December 15th 2012 up to 4PM in the following disciplines. This
arrangement shall be upto the end of academic session 2012-13 or till any
regular appointments are made by the Govt; whichever is earlier.
Name Post: Lectures in following disciplines
1. Physics
Educational Qualification: MSc 'with 1st Class (above 60%)
Remarks: Due weightage will be given to the candidates possessing
2. Mechanical Engg
Educational Qualification: BE with 1st class (above 60%)
Remarks: ME/MTech./M.Phil or PhD
3. Civil Engineering
Educational Qualification: BE with 1st class (above 60%)
Remarks: Degree in their respective subjects
NOTE:- TERMS/CONDITIONS.
1. Candidates who have cleared /passed in the above disciplines.
2. The degree possessed by the candidate must be recognised by the uni-
versities of jammu/kashmir. The degrees obtained from distance mode,
except from ignou and doeacc, shall not be entertained as the same are
not recognised by the universities of jammu/kashmir.
3. The candidate will have to maintain punctuality and will work hard to
the entire satisfaction of students as well as the principal.
4. The selected candidate will have to produce a certificate of good
moral character from the head of institution where he/she worked last.
5. The selected candidates will submit an undertaking on the judicial
stamp paper of Rs.20/- duly attested by a judicial magistrate with regard
to acceptance of terms and conditions as detailed herein.
6. The applicants are advised to keep in touch with the office of the
Principal for further details. The candidates are required to bring
with them all original certificates/testimonials at the time of inter-
view. No separate call letters shall be issued for the interview. No
TA/DA shall be paid for attending the interview.
Sd/-
Principal
GCET, Jammu.
DI STRI CT TUBERCULOSI S CONTROL SOCI ETY, JAMMU
Application are invited from the eligible candidates for the following
posts under "Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme" for
Jammu District. The eligible candidates should submit their applica-
tion along with required documents and photograph duly attested by
Gazetted officer during working hours in the office of DTO; Distt.
TB Centre,C.D Hospital, Jammu.
NAME OF POSTS:
1. Sr. DOTS PLUS TB/HIV Supervisor - 1 Pay Scale: 15000/-
Qualification: Graduate.
Prefered Qualification: At least 3 years of work experience under
RNTCP or 5 years experience and in any public health programme in a
supervisory capacity.
2. STLS- 1 Pay Scale: 12000/-
Qualification: 1. 10+2 in Science with Diploma or Certificate course in
Medical Laboratory Technology or its equivalent.
2. Minimum 2 years of experience of working in a Bacteriological
Laboratory of repute.
3. Must be in possession of permanent driving license for two wheelers.
Prefered Qualification: Minimum one year experience in RNTCP work.
3. TBHV - 2 Pay Scale: 8000/-
Qualification: 1. 10+2 with Science and experience of working as
MPW/LHV/ANM OR 2. Tuberculosis health visitors recognized course
Prefered Qualification: Training course of MPWor recognized sanitary
inspectors course
4. Laboratory Technician- 1 Pay Scale: 8500/-
Qualification: 10 +2 in Science with Diploma or Certificate course in
Medical Laboratory Technology or its equivalent.
Prefered Qualification: Min. one year experience in RNTCP work.
CONDITIONS:-
1. Applicants should be resident of Jammu district.
2. The engagement to all posts maximum period of one year at a time.
3. This is a full time job. No private practice or part-time is allowed.
4. Age:18-37 years and retired persons upto 62 years can also apply.
5. Those who have already applied vide Advt Order No.
DTO/DTCS/J/598-604, dated 11-11-2011 in leading Newspapers namely
Kashmir Times on 12-11-2011 & Greater Kashmir on 13-11-2011 &
Daily Excelsior on 02-02-2012 & 14-02-2012 need not to apply again.
Last Date: December 20, 2012
Sd/-
Distt Tuberculosis Officer/ Member Secretary
Distt TB Control Society Jammu
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
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Rs.15,000 pm as per
office rule.
Contact:
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Bahu Plaza, Jammu
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uponss
1. In total there is said to be
around 400 million dogs in the
world.
2. The Sun is over 300000 times
larger than earth.
3. Venus is the hottest planet in
our solar system with a surface
temperature of over 450 degrees
celcius.
4. The first coin operated video
games were introduced in the
1970's with titles such as
'Computer Space' and 'Pong'
gaining popularity.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
I
nterior designing, decoration or
dcor is the doing up of indoors
space that is functional, safe,
and aesthetic. It involves right from
decorating the wall to windows,
doors, finishes, textures, light, fur-
nishings and furniture.
An interior designer needs to be
proficient in environmental psy-
chology, architecture, product
design, and traditional decoration
(aesthetics and cosmetics). From
hotels to corporate spaces, schools,
hospitals, private residences, shop-
ping malls, restaurants, theaters,
and airport terminals, interior deco-
rators are called on to utilize their
skills. It therefore requires architec-
tural detailing, such as floor plans,
home renovations, and construction
codes.
Education Guide
Education Details & Eligibility:
To become a Professional in the
industry, one should have a gradu-
ate degree(B.E.) or at least a diplo-
ma in related fields. The undergrad-
uate and postgraduate degree cours-
es are offered by private and gov-
ernment colleges in India and
around the globe.
Basic eligibility criteria:
+2 (Higher Secondary students)
with science group as the majors
can choose Bachelor degree(B.E).
Course Duration:
The course duration for the various
programs is as follows:
Diploma in Interior Design is two
years.
B.E (Interior Design) is four years.
M.E (Interior Design) is offered as
a two year program.
Approximate Education Expenses:
The Total expense for doing degree
in Architectural engineering are as
follows
* B.E - Rs.45000/ per year- (4
Years)
* M.E - Rs.55000/ per year- (2
Years)
Job Opportunities and Job Roles:
Some of the job
openings/Departments available
are:
* Jr. Engineer.
* Consultant
* Private firm
* Entrepreneurship
Approximate Salary Range:
The salary can be from Rs.10, 000
to Rs.29, 000 for starters and
increases with the person's experi-
ence and knowledge.
CAREER IN INTERIOR DESIGN
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
1. When did baseball originate in the US?
2. Which is the sport wherein you would use a 'sand iron'?
3. What is the largest mammal in the world?
4. Which is the country where reggae music originated?
5. Who was the creator of Jeeves and Wooster?
6. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
7. Who was the writer of Alice?s Adventures in Wonderland?
8. After which famous person was the teddy bear named?
9. Which is the smallest ocean in the world?
10. What is the rhino's horn made of?
A N S W E R S : 1 . 1 9 t h C e n t u r , 2 . G o l f , 3 . B l u e W h a l e , 4 . J a m a i c a , 5 . P . G .
W o d e h o u s e , 6 . M i c h e l a n g e l o , 7 . L e w i s C a r r o l l , 8 . T h e o d o r e R o o s e v e l t , 9 .
A r c t i c O c e a n , 1 0 . H a i r
Question
Cats in the Kitchen
Cats in the kitchen curled up in the sink.
Cats in the litterbox making a stink.
Cats in the living room clawing the couch.
Cats in the closet at play in a pouch.
Cats in the bedroom asleep on the bed-
ding.
Cats on the table tops constantly shed-
ding.
Cats in the bathroom inspecting the tub.
Out in the flowerbed under a shrub.
Up on the windowsill grooming their fur.
Stretching and yawning, preparing to
purr.
Waiting for someone to open a door.
Climbing a curtain. Exploring a drawer.
Maybe I'm crazy. You may say I'm bats.
I think you never have too many cats.
The bald eagle is a great craft to
make for a forest or American
theme (it is the national bird of the
USA).
Materials:
* a paper lunch bag
* white paint or white paper
* a printer,
* some crayons,
* scissors,
* glue,
* paper for the printer
Optional:
* big wiggly eyes
Paper Bag Bald Eagle Craft
Fast Facts
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SCHOOL LIFE
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
A
prominent personality of the
Indian Nationalist
Movement, she was born as
Bhikaiji Rustom Cama on 24th
September, 1861 to a Parsi family in
Bombay (now Mumbai). Well, we
are talking about none other than
Madam Cama, who is a well known
freedom fighter. She came from a
pretty well off family and her father
Sorabji Framji Patel was a powerful
member of the Parsi community. In
this article, we will present you with
the biography of Madame Cama.
Bhikaji took education from
Alexandra Native Girl's English
Institution. From the very beginning,
she was a very sincere child. She
always admired the personalities of
the Nationalist Movement. On the
3rd of August in the year 1885, she
tied her wedding knots with Rustom
Cama, an affluent pro-British lawyer.
She did not enjoy her married life
and spent most of her time perform-
ing altruistic activities. Read on to
know the complete life history of
Madam Bhikaji Rustom Cama.
In the year 1896, the Bombay
presidency was hit by a natural
calamity, which had adverse effects
on the city. Bhikaji was instrumental
in the activities undertaken to pro-
vide assistance to the afflicted peo-
ple. While rescuing other people and
inoculating them, she herself became
a victim of the infection. She became
very weak, but somehow managed to
survive. In the year 1902, she went to
Europe for subsequent medical care
and convalescence.
During her stay in London, she
got a message that her return to India
can take place subject to the promise
that she would not participate in the
Nationalist Movement. She refused
to make such a promise and
remained in exile in Europe. She
died in the Parsi General hospital in
Bombay (now Mumbai) in the year
1936. While Madam Cama was in
London, she served as the private
secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji, who
was the first Asian to be elected to
the British House of Commons.
When Bhikaji Cama was in Paris,
she happened to come across a num-
ber of notable leaders of the Indian
Nationalist Movement. In Holland,
they secretly published and circulat-
ed the revolutionary literature for the
Nationalist Movement. During her
stay in France, the British Raj author-
ities requested her extradition, but
the French Government did not show
their willingness and refused to
cooperate. In return, the Britishers
confiscated Madame Cama's
legacy. Bhikaji Cama has always
been actively involved in fighting for
gender equality. On August 22, 1907,
she raised the flag for India's
Independence at the International
Socialist Conference in Stuttgart,
Germany.
There are many cities in India that
have streets and places being named
after Bhikaiji Cama. On 26th January
1962, the Indian Posts and
Telegraphs Department issued a
stamp to acknowledge her work and
give her honor. The Indian Coast
Guard consists of a ship that has been
named after her.
FREEDOM FIGHTER: MADAM CAMA
Feroz Shah Kotla
Location: Bahadur Shah Zafar
Marg, Delhi
Founded By: Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Founded In: 1354
Architects: Malik Ghazi and Abdul
Hakk
Feroz Shah Kotla was the erstwhile
citadel of Ferozabad, the Fifth city of
Delhi. It is situated off the Bahadur
Shah Zafar Marg of Delhi, near the
Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Stadium.
Emperor Firoz Shah Tughlaq, the
nephew of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq and successor
of Muhammad Tughlaq, got the citadel of
Ferozshah Kotla built in the year 1354. Along
with the citadel, he also laid the foundation of
the city of Ferozabad. The city and its citadel
were designed by the famous architects, Malik
Ghazi and Abdul Hakk.
During that time, Feroz Shah Kotla was popu-
larly known as Kushk-I-Feroz, meaning Feroz's
palace. The city of Ferozabad extended from
Hauz-Khas in the southwest to Pir Ghaib in the
north. The Firoz Shah Kotla citadel of India
comprises of three rubble-built walled rectangu-
lar enclosures. The design of the citadel looks
like an irregular polygon, which has the eastern
wall in one alignment. The eastern wall of Feroz
Shah Kotla was constructed on the embankment
of River Yamuna.
It is believed that Emperor Firoz Shah Tughlaq
had three other palaces in Delhi, when he began
the construction of this citadel. The reason for
its construction was that the all the other palaces
were facing a shortage of water. Of the three
enclosures of Feroz Shah Kotla, the largest
enclosure is the central one. It is presently
known as 'Kotla Feroz Shah' and has an impres-
sive main gateway in the western direction. On
either side of the gateway are fortresses, which
lie mainly in ruins today.
Ferozshah Kotla is at times compared with the
'Windsor Palace of London'. In its glorious
days, the citadel was the perfect example of
architectural beauty. However, it was aban-
doned in the year 1490 and since then, it has
been lying mostly in ruins. The successive rules
of Delhi used most of its ruins for the construc-
tion of other cities. However, even after being in
neglect for many years, Firoz Shah Kotla still
has many interesting structures within its prem-
ises and is visited by tourists in large numbers.
Ashokan Pillar
There is an Ashokan Pillar situated inside the
premises of the citadel, which lies to the
north of Jami Masjid. The pillar dates back to
the 3rd century BC and rises to a height of 13
m. It is a sandstone structure and stands on a
rubble-built three-tired pyramidal structure.
Emperor Feroz Shah Tughlaq got the pillar,
which weighs 27 tonnes, transferred from
Topar (Ambala) to Delhi. Another pillar,
quite similar to the Ashokan Pillar, was also
brought by Feroz Shah Kotla and it was fixed
on the ridge.
Ashokan Pillar has been carved with seven
main inscriptions or edicts of Emperor Ashoka.
Apart from that, there are numerous figures and
minor inscriptions engraved on the pillar. The
edicts were written in the Brahmi script of Pali
language and were first deciphered by James
Prinsep in 1837. The pillar is made of sand-
stone. However, it was polished in such manner
that even today it looks as if it has been made up
of some metal. Since Feroz Shah adorned the
pillar during his rule, it came to be known as
'Minar-i-Zarin'.
Jami Masjid
Jami Masjid is situated next to the Ashokan
Pillar in the citadel of Feroz Shah Kotla. The
structure that once made up the mosque has
today been reduced to the southern and western
walls with the gateway. Jami Masjid was one of
the largest mosques of the Tughlaq period and
rests on a series of cells on the ground. It is still
in use today. However, most of the structures of
the mosque, including the prayer hall as well as
the walkways, situated on the sides of the court-
yard that was used by the royal ladies, have van-
ished.
The mosque is made of local quartzite stone and
is entered from the northern side. At one point
of time, Jami Masjid was connected to the
citadel by a bridge. It is said that, in the past,
there was an entrance to the mosque from the
underground cells also. So great was the beauty
of the mosque that Timur constructed a similar
mosque at Samarkand in Iran. In the year 1759,
the mosque became the site of the murder of
Emadul Mulk, the prime minister of the Mughal
Emperor Alamgir Sani, by his own emperor.
Baoli
As you move towards the northwest of the
Ashokan pillar, you will come across a garden.
In the center of the garden is situated a large cir-
cular baoli or step well. Apart from subter-
ranean apartments, the baoli also has a large
underground drain for the water towards its
eastern side. The baoli was only used by persons
of royal lineage and used to serve as a cool
haven during summers.
Other Structures
The other structures inside the Feroz Shah Kotla
include the foundation structure of a square hall.
It is situated behind Ashokan Pillar, to the north
of Jami Mosque. Then, there are ruins of many
other structures, which have not been identified
as yet, since they are in a very decrepit shape.
Historical Monuments: Feroz Shah Kotla
A
ll living things are made of
carbon. Carbon is also a
part of the ocean, air, and
even rocks. Because the Earth is a
dynamic place, carbon does not stay
still. It is on the move!
In the atmosphere, carbon is
attached to some oxygen in a gas
called carbon dioxide.
Plants use carbon dioxide and
sunlight to make their own food and
grow. The carbon becomes part of
the plant. Plants that die and are
buried may turn into fossil fuels
made of carbon like coal and oil
over millions of years. When
humans burn fossil fuels, most of
the carbon quickly enters the atmos-
phere as carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse
gas and traps heat in the atmosphere.
Without it and other greenhouse
gases, Earth would be a frozen
world. But humans have burned so
much fuel that there is about 30%
more carbon dioxide in the air today
than there was about 150 years ago,
and Earth is becoming a warmer
place. In fact, ice cores show us that
there is now more carbon dioxide in
the atmosphere than there has been
in the last 420,000 years.
The Carbon Cycle
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"Oh I hate being brown!" cried
Sam the flamingo. Why can't I be
pink? It's such a pretty color and
not so dull and ugly as this
brown.
One day Sam and his brave
flamingo friends said they were
going to the dangerous pink
lagoon. It had pink crocodiles
which liked to eat tasty, brown
flamingos. It was very scary, but it
was their only chance to become
pink.
They moved quickly toward the
lagoon. Sam's heart pounded with
fear as they got closer. Sam said,
"On the count of three, we will all
jump in together. ONE... TWO...
THREE... JUMP!" cried Sam.
They all jumped in together.
They stayed in as long as they
dared. Then, they jumped out.
"We're pink!" cried the flamin-
gos. We're actually pink! I like
your feathers. Look at mine,
they're pink, too." They talked
excitedly about their feathers all
the way home.
The next day, they were brown!
"Oh no, we're this ugly brown
again." When their feathers dried
over night, they turned back to the
ugly brown.
It was a very sad day for the
flamingos. "How are we ever
going to stay pink?" they asked.
Sam looked up at the sky to make
a wish and noticed there were pink
clouds.
The clouds turned a darker pink
as the day went on. Soon, it started
to spit rain, but it wasn't normal
rain, it was pink rain!
It rained harder and harder. All
the animals scurried to their homes
so that they would stay dry.
The flamingos refused to seek
shelter because it was another
chance to become pink.
The rain continued for seven
days and six nights. All the ani-
mals stayed in their burrows, nests
and homes. Only the flamingos
stayed outside.
Finally, the rain stopped.
The flamingos started cheering
because they were all pink.
Even after their feathers dried,
they were still pink.
And, that is why the flamingo is
pink today!!
Why the flamingo is pink
WORD SEARCH
A life spent making mistakes is not only more
honorable but more useful than a life
spent doing nothing.
~ George Bernard Shaw
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Why did the elephant put his trunk across the path?
To trip up the ants!
What do you call an ant in space?
Cosmonants & Astronants!
What do you call an ant from overseas?
Impartant!
Teacher: What's 2 and 2?
Pupil: 4
Teacher: That's good.
Pupil: Good?, that's perfect!
Why did the knight run about shouting for a tin opneder?
He had a bee in his suit of armour!
Teacher: Who can tell me where Hadrians Wall is?
Pupil: I expect it's around Hadrian's garden miss!
Why were the early days of history called the dark ages?
Because there were so many knights!
Teacher: Why does the statue of liberty stand in New York harbour?
Pupil: Because it can't sit down!
What was Camelot?
A place where people parked their camels!
The Amazing Bunny Two bun-
nies were nibbling clover in a
meadow. They were facing in
opposite directions. Suddenly,
one cried out to the other: "Look
out! There's a fox sneaking up
behind you!"
The bunny did not hear or smell
the fox. How did it know the fox
was sneaking up behind its
friend?
Puzzles
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GADGETS
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
U
S-based technology com-
pany Woxi Media on Dec
5 launched an Android
device that will allow users to surf
Internet and play games on TV.
SmartPod for TV, priced at Rs.
9,499, is build with Android fea-
turing multi-user login capability
which can be used with every kind
of television set.
"SmartPod will revolutionise
the way people consume the
Internet and enjoy gaming on TV.
SmartPod features AppCasts tech-
nology that delivers various con-
tent applications through one
Android application on the
device," Woxi Media President
Amit Gattani said.
The device, powered by dual
processors,
also acts
as a
WiFi router
which can connect up to 12
devices like PCs, laptops, and
smartphones.
It comes with a magic motion
remote with build in sensors for
motion gaming. The remote also
functions as a Qwerty keyboard.
In addition to individual elec-
tronics retail stores across the
country, the device will be avail-
able at Croma's stores in
Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore
and Pune.
There are similar devices
available in the Indian mar-
ket.
In October, Japanese consumer
electronics firm Akai launched a
'Smart Box', prices at Rs. 6,590,
that allows users to surf Internet
on their television sets.
In June this year, Amkette had
launched its 'EvoTV' priced at Rs.
9,995.
US-based Woxi Media launches SmartPod for TV in India
Y
ouTube has got a brand new
look that is designed to give
the ever-growing channels
and subscriptions features a more
prominent place.
YouTube is also expanding the
scope of the Guide feature intro-
duced last year to make it available
across a wide variety of devices.
The video page itself has been
designed to feature the video more
prominently on the page with the
subscribe button, social actions and
video information all combined
directly below the player. Playlists
are now available to the right of the
video, while the left features the
Guide containing a menu with
options like "Popular on YouTube"
and categories like "Music", "Sport",
"Gaming", "Films" and "TVShows".
If the user is signed in to YouTube,
the guide also features subscribed
channels and recommendations for
other channels to subscribe. The bot-
tom of the left side features more
videos from the uploader of the cur-
rent video being watched.
Earlier this week, Google updated
the YouTube app for iOS. The app
now features an interface optimised
for the iPad, iPhone 5 and includes
other new features like AirPlay
support.
YouTube r edesi gn put s f ocus
on channel s, subscr i pt i ons
A
ctivision Blizzard said on
Dec 5 that sales of its
"Call of Duty: Black Ops
2" video game rocketed to the bil-
lion-dollar mark just 15 days after
its release.
Sales of the game hit a billion
dollars two days faster than 3-D
film blockbuster "Avatar," which
set a box office record after its
release in 2009.
"The release of 'Call of Duty'
has been one of the most signifi-
cant entertainment events of each
of the last six years," said
Activision Blizzard chief executive
Bobby Kotick.
Since the latest installment of
the game launched on November
13, players using Xbox 360 or
PlayStation 3 consoles have racked
up more than 150 million hours
battling with or against each other
online.
"Call of Duty: Black Ops 2" the
sequel to an earlier Cold War-set
episode in the franchise whisks
players to a fictional 2025, in
which a Nicaraguan militant is
plotting to undermine US security.
"The move to the near future
provided us with the opportunity to
tell a time and generation-spanning
narrative, as well as access an
entirely new world of technology,
weapons," Mark Lamia, head of
the Treyarch studios that developed
the game for the US publisher
Activision.
More than 250 people spent two
years developing the new install-
ment, working with arms experts to
imagine the weaponry of the near
future, from warrior robots to ultra-
sophisticated drones.
"Our fictional world of 2025 is
the result of news headlines you
see today," Lamia said of the game,
whose violent content makes it
unsuitable for under 18s.
Total sales for the "Call of
Duty" franchise, launched in 2003,
exceed worldwide box office
receipts for "Star Wars" and "Lord
of the Rings," according to
Activision. The episode's main nar-
rative offers around 10 hours of
play, but gamers can then log on to
battle one another in multiplayer
teams.
A
s expected, Apple iPad mini and
the fourth generation iPad have
gone on sale in online as well as
offline stores across India.
The iPad mini is now available at
Rs. 21,900 for the 16GB Wi-Fi only with
a Rs. 6,000 premium to the next model
in terms of storage and Rs. 8,000 for the
model with cellular connectivity. The
full pricing for Wi-Fi only iPad mini
models is as follows: Rs. 21,900
(16GB), Rs. 27,900 (32GB) and Rs.
33,900 (64GB). The full pricing for iPad
mini with cellular connectivity, which
uses a nano SIM, is as follows: 29,900
(16GB), Rs. 35,900 (32GB) and Rs.
41,900 (64GB).
The fourth generation iPad is now
available at Rs. 31,900 for the 16GB Wi-
Fi only with a Rs. 6,000 premium to the
next model in terms of storage and Rs.
8,000 for the model with cellular con-
nectivity. The full pricing for Wi-Fi only
fourth generation iPad models is as fol-
lows: Rs. 31,900 (16GB), Rs. 37,900
(32GB) and Rs. 43,900 (64GB). The full
pricing for fourth generation iPad with
cellular connectivity, which uses a micro
SIM, is as follows: 39,900 (16GB), Rs.
45,900 (32GB) and Rs. 51,900 (64GB).
Apple introduced the iPad mini and
the fourth generation iPad at a special
event in San Jose, California on October
2 3 r d
( Pi ct ur es ) .
The iPad
mini features
a 7.9-inch
1 0 2 4 x 7 6 8
d i s p l a y ,
F a c e Ti me
HD and
iSight cam-
eras, ultra-
fast wireless
performance
and 10 hours
of battery
life. The new fourth generation iPad fea-
tures a 9.7-inch Retina display, new
Apple-designed A6X chip, FaceTime
HD camera and ultrafast wireless per-
formance with same 10 hours of battery
life.
The iPad mini and fourth generation
iPad are available in black and white
colour options.
Apple iPad mini, 4th generation iPad go on sale in India
NEWDELHI: Sony has launched its
latest series of On-the-go power solu-
tions -- CP-F1L and CP-F2L USB
chargers in India. The USB portable
chargers can charge a multitude
of devices such as smart-
phones, tablets and
portable devices, pro-
viding users a source
of emergency power
back-up.
CP-F1Lis 9.4mm thin and
125gm in weight and has a
battery capacity of
3,500mAh. The charger has output
of 1.5A and allows users to charge
their smartphone 1.5 times. CP-F2L
boasts a high charge of 7,000 mAh
that is capable of charging smart-
phones by upto 3 times. It weighs
198gm and features dual USB output
power ports.
An added feature that the two new
chargers have is the convenience
to be charged using an AC
adaptor or through USB
port on a computer or
notebook. The supplied
AC adaptor also allows for the
simultaneous charging of both the
charger and a portable device at the
same time. A 50cm micro
USB cable is provided
with the chargers for
charging convenience
on-the-go.
The USB portable
power supply CP-F1Land CP-F2Lare
priced at Rs 3000 and Rs 5500
respectively.
NEW DELHI: HP
launched its new multi-
function printer with in-
built wireless internet
hotspot for Rs 18,306.
"Besides print, copy,
scan and fax capabilities,
the printer also comes
with mobile printing
technologies including
HP wireless direct, HP
ePrint and Apple
AirPrint.
Now with the added
internet hotspot feature,
this device can help a
small business set up run
a fully-functional office,"
HP India PPS Director
Printing Nitin
Hiranandani said.
The printer acts like a
router (hotspot) and helps
other devices connect to
the Internet over a wire-
less local area network.
According to IDC, HP
has about 44 per cent
share of the All-in-One
printer market, which is
about 1.70-1.90 lakh
units a quarter in size.
"At HP, we believe in
constantly reinventing
the printer and today's
launch of HP Hotspot
marks an important mile-
stone in our innovation
legacy," Hiranandani
added.
The company's range
of AIOs are priced
between Rs 9,000 -
35,000.
Sony l aunches USB por t abl e char ger s i n Indi a Sony l aunches USB por t abl e char ger s i n Indi a 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 2' blasts to billion-dollar sales mark
HP launches multi-function
printer with Wi-Fi hotspot
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NEWS ANALYSIS
STUDENT AGE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012
4 DEC: In a major embarrassment for India, the IOC on 4 Dec
suspended the IOA because of govt interference in its election
process, a development which puts a bar on the country's
Olympic participation. The decision to disaffiliate India was
taken on the first day of the IOC's Executive Board meeting,
Associated Press reported from Lausanne, quoting two top offi-
cials who pleaded anonymity. The IOA went ahead and con-
ducted its elections despite being suspended by the IOC and the
world body has now even threatened legal action. The
International Olympic Committee has also refused to recognise
the elections conducted by the suspended Indian Olympic
Association, saying the "so-called" office-bearers have no legit-
imacy. The IOC had repeatedly told the IOA not follow the
govt's sports code for the elections on the ground that it would
be a violation of the Olympic Charter and compromise autono-
my. But the IOA went ahead saying they were bound by the
Delhi High Court order. Suspension meant that the IOA will
stop receiving IOC funding and its officials will be banned from
attending Olympic meetings and events. India's athletes will be
barred from competing in Olympic events under their national
flag, but they can participate under the IOC banner. Terming the
IOC's suspension of IOAa "black day" for India, president-elect
Abhay Singh Chautala lashed out at Randhir Singh and said the
latter "conspired against the nation and its sportspersons".
The present elections for MLCs from Panchayat
quota being indirect in nature though do not offer
essential ingredients of voters' mood and parties'
waves.In these elections the regional parties NC
and PDP have registered more or less same per-
formance as they did in 2002 and 2008 assembly
elections. The only difference is that the Congress
has significantly altered results in favour of National
Conference. Keeping the poll statistics of 2002 and
2008 away, even the floor combination in current
assembly is enough to study the results of
December 3 elections. The ruling coalition has
secured 57.32 percent of total votes polled in both
provinces while the PDP has managed to get only
25.71 percent. Interestingly, this percentage reflects
existing position of these parties in the assembly.
While coalition's combined strength in assembly
(including five independents and others) is 57 per-
cent (on excluding the independents and others the
NC-Congress strength is 51.72 percent), the PDP
makes 24 percent of the floor. Now, if Congress and
NC are looked at differently their position in the
assembly comes out to 32.18 percent and 19.54
percent, respectively. An analysis at the provincial
level makes current results look more interesting:
the coalition has secured 53.2 percent of the polled
votes in Kashmir province (including Ladakh) while
its combined strength (including four non-NC, non-
Congress members) in the assembly is 60 percent.
The PDP has secured 37 percent votes for the LC
in the Valley while its strength in the assembly is just
one percent higher at 38. In Jammu province, the
coalition has secured 61 percent votes in the LC
while its combined strength in the assembly (includ-
ing one independent member) is 54 percent.
Therefore, a significant gain and obviously at the
cost of BJP that is already a divided house. PDP
has emerged a significant gainer in Jammu as it
scored 14 percent votes of Panchs and Sarpanchs
against its strength of only five percent of assembly
floor filled in from Jammu province. Since Congress
and NC fought the LC elections together, the votes
polled by their respective candidates have not been
segregated in the above analysis.
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSI S
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSI S
Indian Olympic dream shatters
3 DEC: Gujarat CM Narendra Modi on Monday released the
BJP's election manifesto that promises a slew of measures for
the uplift of farmers, rural and urban poor and all-inclusive
growth. Releasing the manifesto just 10 days ahead of the 1st
phase of polling scheduled on Dec 13, Modi also promised to
address the issues facing the "neo-middle class", which has
risen above the poverty line but cannot yet be categorised as
middle class, to enable it reap the benefits of Govt's welfare
schemes. The manifesto pledged to strengthen agricultural
infrastructure and said, if voted to power again, the Govt would
bear 3% of the 7% interest paid by farmers who took agricul-
tural loans. In an apparent bid to counter the Congress' poll
assurance of providing land and houses at affordable rates to
rural and urban poor respectively, the BJP manifesto said 50
lakh new houses would be constructed for them over the next 5
years. Laying emphasis on irrigation and issues related to farm-
ers, the document said 16 lakh hectares of farm land would be
brought under irrigation over the next five years and the gov-
ernment would expedite electricity connections. To give a fresh
impetus to the agriculture sector, Modi said cold storage facili-
ties and agro-processing units would be set up in every district.
Claiming that annual Vibrant Gujarat Summits aimed at attract-
ing investment for industries were a big success, Modi said
now other states were also organising such events.
Modi's 3 pronged strategy
2 DEC: The attack on the judiciary by people in power
speaks of the sordid state of affairs in West Bengal. When an
issue is sub judice, no one is meant to comment on it.
Recently, one of the ministers in the state government
launched a tirade against the judiciary. He said that in case the
judgment of the Supreme Court in the
Singur case does not go in favour of the
state government, "the people of Singur
will descend on the fields and enact a
new law". This amounts to contempt of
court. Earlier, Mamata Banerjee had
said that verdicts can actually be
bought. This comment was not only
uncalled for.No democracy in the world
functions perfectly. But the principles of democracy cannot
be undermined. It is the duty of every citizen to ensure a bet-
ter functioning of democracy by strengthening its structures
and processes. Throttling the voice of the people, condemning
democratic institutions and practices, branding the
Opposition as useless, pointing fingers at the judiciary, ques-
tioning its authority and casting aspersions on it constitute
grave threats to democracy. The judiciary should take note of
the insults being heaped on it by irresponsible persons in
power and bring them to book.
Attack on the Judiciary
5 DEC: FDI in multi-brand retail on Wednesday got the
approval of the Lok Sabha as the Oppn motion seeking imme-
diate withdrawal of the decision was rejected convincingly as
BSP and SP walked out. 218 voted in favour of the Oppn
motion, while 253 voted against it in the House where 471
members participated in the voting. The total strength of the
House is 545. The House also rejected the motion seeking
amendment to the rules notified by the Reserve Bank under
Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to enable FDI in
multi-brand retail. While 254 voted in favour of the govt, 224
were against. Members of SP and BSP, with respective
strength of 22 and 21, did not participate in the voting as they
walked out alleging that interests of farmers and small retail-
ers had been ignored. Leader of the Oppn Sushma Swaraj,
who had moved the motion, maintained that majority of the
House was against FDI in retail which was reflected in
speeches of leaders of different political parties. Rejecting the
allegations of Sushma Swaraj that CBI was used to ensure
that SP and BSP do not vote against the govt, Parliamentary
Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said, " this is a rejection of the
politics of the BJP. They had FDI in their manifesto. Swaraj
has lost her cool because the motion moved by her has got
defeated. She is frustrated".
6 DEC: The Palestinian Authority has received overwhelm-
ing international support after the United Nations decided to
recognize Palestine as a sovereign country and grant it the sta-
tus of an observer-state . It is a step in the right direction. This
will help the cause of the Palestinians. It may eventually help
Palestine get the right to self-determination and a regular
membership of the UN. The latter has to be commended for
doing what is expected of it, and that too in the face of threats
from Israel and the United States of America. The US and
Israel now stand isolated in their opposition to this develop-
ment. From the manner in which both the countries have
reacted, it is clear that they want to keep Palestine under sub-
ordination. The double standards of America, the so-called
international guardian of democracy, have once again been
exposed.A possible aftermath of the UN's decision might be
that Palestine will lose the monetary aid it was getting from
the US. Even if this happens, it cannot be considered much of
a loss when one sees what Palestine stands to gain in the long
run.The hegemony of the US cannot continue for long. Now
that Palestine has been granted a non-member state status in
the UN, it can drag Israel to the International Criminal Court
to investigate the atrocities perpetrated on Palestinians in the
disputed territories.
Right move
7 DEC: Nepal's political crisis is unlikely to end anytime soon.
The political parties agree that only a 'unity government' could
draft the new constitution and hold fresh elections to the con-
stituent assembly. But they cannot agree on who would head
such a government. The opposition parties would not accept the
prime minister, Baburam Bhattarai, as the head of the unity
government. But then, Mr Bhattarai's party, the Unified
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), wants the new govern-
ment to be formed on its terms. One of the two major opposi-
tion parties, the Nepali Congress, has staked its claim to the
prime minister's post on the specious argument that it has not
had a chance to occupy it since the last elections. It is doubtful,
though, if a prime minister from one of the opposition parties
is the answer to Nepal's seemingly endless political crisis. The
president, Ram Baran Yadav, may go on setting one deadline
after another for the parties to evolve a consensus on the new
government. But it is up to Mr Bhattarai to decide if he would
put the country's interest above his party's.However, what the
new prime minister does is more important than which party he
belongs to. The new leader has to involve all parties in drafting
the new constitution. Much in Nepal's political future may
depend on whether the constitution accepts a federal structure
for the State based on the ethnic identities of the people.
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DETROIT: Computer-controlled braking
systems in cars and light trucks are saving
thousands of lives in the United States,
according to a three-year study released on
Friday by federal safety regulators. The sys-
tems have been required on all light-duty
trucks and passenger vehicles under a 2007
US federal safety regulation. The requirement
was phased in over the years covered by the
US National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration study. It estimated that the
technology saved more than 2,200 lives from
2008 through 2010, including 634 in 2008,
705 in 2009 and 863 in 2010.
So-called electronic stability control sys-
tems use computer-controlled braking of indi-
vidual wheels to help drivers keep control of a
vehicle that is beginning to swerve or lose sta-
bility. All new light vehicles manufactured on
or after September 1, 2011 are required to
have the system. In May, the NHTSA pro-
posed a new federal motor vehicle safety stan-
dard to require electronic stability control
(ESC) systems on large commercial trucks
and large buses for the first time. In a state-
ment on Friday, US Transportation Secretary
Ray LaHood said: "As more vehicles on the
road are equipped with ESC in the coming
years, we know the technology will save even
more lives." The agency said applying the
technology to the heavy-duty fleet could pre-
vent up to 56 per cent of rollover crashes each
year and 14 per cent of loss-of-control crashes
in those vehicles.
Electronic braking system in vehicles
saves thousands of lives
LONDON: Anti-depres-
sants could help recovery
after a stroke and reduce
dependence, physical dis-
ability, depression and anxi-
ety in the first year after a
stroke.
They could also promote
the growth of new nerve
cells or protect other cells
damaged by stroke, suggest
researchers from University
of Edinburgh.
They examined 52 studies
concerning selective sero-
tonin reuptake inhibitors, a
class of anti-depressants.
Gillian Mead, professor
of stroke at the university,
said: "Anti-depressants have
been successfully used for
many years to relieve
depression. However, it now
appears that they also have
effects on the brain that may
help patients make a better
recovery from the physical
effects of stroke."
"The results of this meta-
analysis are extremely prom-
ising. We do not yet fully
understand how anti-depres-
sants could boost recovery
after stroke, but it may be
because they promote the
growth of new nerve cells in
the brain, or protect cells
damaged by stroke," said
Mead.
She said that by prevent-
ing depression, the drugs
may help patients to be more
physically active which is
known to aid overall recov-
ery. "We now need to carry
out a number of much larger
clinical trials in order to
establish exactly if, how and
to what extent anti-depres-
sants can help stroke sur-
vivors recover."
Anti-depressants speed up recovery in stroke
KOLKATA: In what could help pre-
dict one`s susceptibility to various ail-
ments, a new technique to detect
genetic variations associated with dis-
eases, including cancer, has been pro-
posed by scientists at the Indian
Association for the Cultivation of
Science (IACS) here.
Some of these genetic variations
termed SNPs (pronounced snips) are
associated with cancer, certain infec-
tious diseases like leprosy, AIDS, and
many others.
"These genetic variations can give
us an idea about how humans respond
to pathogens (microorganismic infec-
tious agents like virus, bacterium,
prion or fungus that cause diseases),
chemicals, drugs, vaccines and other
agents," IACS`s associate professor in
biological chemistry, Rupa
Mukhopadhyay, said.
Detection of these genetic varia-
tions can help predict one`s suscepti-
bility to diseases. Identification of
these abnormalities is often done by
using DNA probe based biosensor
technologies.
DNA is the double stranded heli-
cally twisted molecule that serves as
the hereditary unit of life. A biosensor
is a device that uses a living organism
or biological molecules, especially
enzymes or antibodies, to detect the
presence of chemicals.
However, according to
Mukhopadhyay, the DNA-based
biosensors which are in use have cer-
tain limitations.
"The points to be considered for an
ideal biosensor are easy use of the
biosensor system, the reading should
be reproducible, target-specific and
sensitive. All these cannot be achieved
by DNA probes," said
Mukhopadhyay. "We have proposed
in a recent work that LNA, which is a
synthetic analogue of DNA, can be a
much better probe in surface-based
DNA detection techniques," said
Mukhopadhyay.
I ndi an sci ent i st s dev el op t echni que
t o det ect genet i c v ar i at i ons