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CONG MISUSING PROBE AGENCIES: RAJNATH

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LK ADVANI IS RIGHT, OMAR IS WRONG

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BARACK OBAMA TO UNVEIL $7 BILLION AFRICA POWER PLAN

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900 pilgrims still stranded while 3,000 still remains missing under natural disaster in U'khand
DEHRADUN, JUNE 30: Fifteen days after the Uttarakhand disaster, 900 stranded pilgrims and locals in Badrinath were today left to be evacuated and 3,000 people remained missing, as the authorities grappled with the grim task of extricating dead bodies from under heaps of debris and disposing them. Nearly 1,489 pilgrims were today taken to safety from Badrinath ~ 874 by air and 615 by road ~ today, an Uttarakhand government official said, adding only 300 pilgrims and 600 locals remained in the holy town with adequate food and medical care. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said a 200-member team consisting of officials of various departments, including police, health, animal husbandry experts and sanitation, is being sent along with equipment provided by the NDRF to both Kedarnath and Rambada to extricate the bodies from the debris and expedite the process of their disposal. However, rains played spoilsport in the National Disaster Response Force's (NDRF) plans to reach Kedarnath town and extricate the dead buried in the rubble and mud after the flash floods and landslides that ravaged the town. "NDRF team had planned to go to Kedarnath town with heavy equipments to extricate the bodies, but the heavy lift helicopters could not take off with the equipments due to bad weather," M Sashidhar Reddy, Vice Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. "Clearing ton of debris lying in the affected areas and extricating C M decaying bodies which may be lying under them is our top most Y K priority at the Contd p2

Amarnath Yatra : J&K unregistered Amarnath pilgrims get on-the-spot-permits

SRINAGAR, JUNE 30: With heavy rush of unregistered Amaranth yatris making way to Pahalgam and Baltal base camps, Jammu and Kashmir tourism department has started issuing on-thespot-permissions to tourists and pilgrims."In order to facilitate the tourists and locals to visit to Pahalgam and Sonmarg, the Department of Tourism has started on-the-spotpermissions at Tourist Reception Centre Srinagar," an official release of the tourism department said. The release said tourists and locals other than Amarnath yatris, who want to visit these places for a day trip, should contact the the Tourism Department to obtain the permission in order to avoid any inconvenience. Official sources said the decision to issue permission letters to tourists for visiting Pahalgam and Sonamarg was taken as large number of unregistered Amarnath pilgrims were reaching these places as tourists and trying to proceed for the yatra. More than 23,000 unregistered pilgrims or those with registration for later dates were turned back from various access control gates in the first two days of the yatra. Sources said a significant number of pilgrims succeeded in breaking through the access control gate at Chandanwari on first day of the pilgrimage in Friday. However, officials of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) did not respond to the queries about the incident. The board, in a release yesterday, said it has set up 14 current registration counters at Pantha Chowk and TRC Nowgam for unregistered pilgrims to get registration. Access control from the base camps has been strengthened this year on the directions of Supreme Court, which endorsed the recommendations of

900 still to be evacuated from Badrinath, grim task of pulling out the dead

will never know actual number of dead :CM

DEHRADUN: The exact number of people dead or washed away may never be known, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said on Sunday as estimates of casualties in the worst natural disaster in the state run from several hundred to several thousands. "We will never know the exact number of those dead and the number of people who have been buried or washed away," he said. State Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal had stated yesterday that the number of those killed could breach the 10,000 mark Contd p2

MeT had issued 'timely' warnings

DEHRADUN: The blame game over Uttarakhand deluge escalated today with the Meteorological department today saying it had issued "timely" warnings of heavy rains and landslides but the state government claimed these were not "specific". The assertions by the MeT department and the state government, two weeks after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides that ravaged Uttarakhand, came amid questions whether the administration ignored the warnings and whether large-scale deaths in the hill state could have been averted. The state government claimed there was no sufficient prior indication of a "crisis of this magnitude". Uttarkhand's MeT department Director Contd p2

the Special High Powered Committee including not allowing any unregistered pilgrims to proceed towards the holy cave shrine. While the helpline established by the SASB is at best dysfunctional with no information provided even about the yatra, the Chief Executive Officer and Additional CEO have refused to entertain queries from the media personnel. I cannot be answering questions from media every other minute. Please have mercy on us. We will be issuing press release every day in the evening," CEO of the SASB N K Choudhary said. The Additional CEO P P Singh said only the CEO of the board is authorised to speak to the media on the yatra matters. Some media personnel, who had gone to Pahalgam yesterday to cover the yatra, alleged that they were denied entry into the base camp area and asked to seek written permission from the

SASB. This has happened for the first time in the past 14 years of my covering the yatra," a journalist working for national Hindi news channel said.

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JK Government registers FIR against Sumbal firing incident
4DGP asked to fast track investigation
SRINAGAR: Taking a serious note of the Markundal firing incident in which two persons were killed, Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday registered an FIR in Sumbal Police Station against those responsible for the killing of civilians. Terming the incident as most Contd p2 C M Y K

Removal of AFSPA will help India's first midnight satellite militants to grow in state :VHP to be launched on Monday
JAMMU, JUNE 30: Vishva Hindu Parishad alleged that by opposing AFSPA the government of J&k is helping the militancy to grow in the state. Jammu and Kashmir government's stand against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act and its support for autonomy has helped the militancy to grow in the state," VHP international general secretary, Champat Rai, said here on. Rai was also critical of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's stand on the autonomy and said that it has to go at any cost. Article 370 was a temporary arrangement. The Chief Minister and the state government should bear in mind that it has to go in any case. Jammu and Kashmir is a part of India and it will always remain a part of it," he said. On the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, the leader said that it was the responsibility of the state to provide security to the pilgrims and also take care of other arrangements. "You look at the Kumbh at Allahabad, government makes all the arrangements. About 11 crore devotees thronged Allahabad but everything was maintained properly. It is the responsibility of the state to provide security to the yatris, instead the JK government tries to create hurdles in the annual Amarnath Yatra," he alleged. CHENNAI, JUNE 30: The countdown for the Monday midnight launch of an Indian navigation satellite is progressing smoothly with the liquid fuel filling for the fourth stage engine getting completed, an official said Sunday. On Saturday evening, the filling of the liquid fuel in the fourth stage was completed and the fuel for the second stage will be filled during the countdown. In addition, pressurization of the stages with gases will also be done," a senior official at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said. The 64.5 hour countdown began at 7:11 a.m. Saturday. The 44-metre-tall Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL (PSLV-XL) weighing 320 tonnes at lift-off is a four-stage rocket powered by solid and liquid propellants alternatively. The solid fuel hydroxyl-terminated-poly-butadiene comes readily cast while the liquid fuel -- unsymmetrical dimethyl-hydrazinehydrate and 25 percent of nitrogen tetroxide for second stage and mono-methyl-hydrazine and mixed oxide nitrogen for fourth stage -- are filled during the countdown. The PSLV will blast off into the dark skies from Sriharikota, around 80 km from here, Monday night around 11.41 p.m. carrying India's first navigational satellite the 1,425 kg IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System)-1A. "We have had late evening and early morning launches. But this is the first time ISRO is launching a rocket around midnight," the ISRO official said. The official said the launch time has been fixed taking

Pratibha Singh wins Mandi parliamentary bypoll in Shimla

SHIMLA JUNE 30: Congress candidate Pratibha Singh has won the Mandi parliamentary bypoll with a margin of over 1.36 lakh votes. The results were announced today. She defeated her closest rival Jai Ram Thakur, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator. Pratibha Singh's husband and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh earlier represented this seat. The main battle was between the Congress and the BJP. In a statement from New Delhi, Virbhadra Singh said: "I want to thank all the voters for the landslide victory Contd p2

Anil Goswami becomes India's new Home Secretary

NEW DELHI: Anil Goswami took over as union home secretary from Raj Kumar Singh who retired on Sunday, a statement said. Mr Goswami, a 1978 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, will have tenure of two years. He joined the home ministry as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) on April 27. Before that, he was secretary in the ministry of Contd p2

The IRNSS-1A (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System) undergoing checks in the clean room at Sriharikota. into account the orbit and inclination at which the satellite will be injected into the space. According to him, the weather at Sriharikota is fine and it may not pose any hindrance for the rocket launch. He said ISRO chairman K. Radhakrishnan is expected to have a brief meeting with the media at the rocket port postlaunch which will be around 12.45 a.m. Tuesday. Around 20 minutes into the launch, the rocket PSLVXL will eject the navigational satellite at an altitude of 501 km. The satellite is intended to provide terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation services and help in disaster and fleet management. The satellite with a life span of around 10 years is one of the seven satellites constituting the IRNSS space segment -- a regional navigational system developed by India designed to provide accurate position information service to users within the country and up to 1,500 km from the nation's boundary line, ISRO said. The IRNSS will provide two types of services -- standard positioning service and restricted service. The former is provided to all users and the later is an encrypted service for authorized Contd p2

Jammu to host 18th All India scientific seminar in December

JAMMU, JUNE 30: The annual meeting of National Executive Committee Members of Homoeopathic Medical Association of Ind ia (H M AI ) he l d h er e today.Member Parliament, Ch. Lal Singh and Kanta Andotra, ExMLA Basholi were also present in the meeting. At the inauguration ceremony of HMAI J&K Branch various members of HMAI from all over INDIA discussed over various topics in homoeopathy, with the chief guest and showed him evidence based cases & results in many chronic cases, which were declared incurable in other systems of medicines.Dr Shayamal Mukharjee(Secty Gen HMAI) from Kolkata, Dr. Bhaskar Bhatt(Deputy president HMAI) from Ahmedabad, Dr S P Singh from Varanasi, Dr.B K Kundu from Kolkata ,Dr.Y K Goswami from Kanpur,Dr M L Bera & Dr. S Saha from Kolkata & Dr. B J Banarjee from Azamgarh besides senior Homoeopaths of J&K Dr. Ranjan Tuli, Dr. Satish Kumar, Dr. Ravi Kumar, Dr.Rajinder Kumar and Dr. Ram Lal Sharma were present in the meeting. During the Contd p2

AFSPA noises: Khurshids plain talking admirable

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ROHIT SINGH RANA
The statement of External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act(AFSPA) that it is much needed in the State of Jammu and Kashmir is not only laudable but should silence those who are in favour of its repealing. This statement assumes more significance because it has come from a very influential Indian politician who not only has a good feel of the domestic politics but also is well acquainted with the international aspect of the importance of peace in Kashmir. Although the noise on the the partial revocation of AFSPA is not only undesirable but smacks of cheap political up man ship on the part of a party which is responsible for maintaining law and order in the State. The National Conference Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah is every time speaking on the partial revocation of AFSPA as if the sight of an army man were a red rag ready to provoke any one in Kashmir. If this is the reason then things have to be sorted in a more mature fashion. Keeping in view the security situation in Kashmir and no positive signs emanating from new Pakistani Government that it wishes to reverse the Jihad on Kashmir, there is urgent need that the young Chief Minister changes his approach towards AFSPA. The recent spate of killings in Kashmir is not in any way indicative that Srinagar or some other part of Kashmir is not immune to dastardly acts of terrorism. The killing of two JKAP policemen in broad day light in Srinagar followed by the killing of eight army soldiers in Hyderpora, also in Srinagar is incidents that should not be brushed below the carpet. Salman Khurshid hit the nail directly on its head when he said that security forces in Kashmir have come here to maintain peace and they too have to be protected. This is a good indication that perhaps the government has come clean of its view on the so called partial revocation of AFSPA. The security forces too have a right to live; they too have human rights which unfortunately some of the most proactive protagonists of human rights do not feel worth to concede. It is good to write on blogs and tweet in the midnight. It indicates that our tech savvy Chief Minister is awake in the dead of night to give vent to his thoughts. But it is equally important to be awake to the facts on the ground. Even if the Omars reason of partial revocation of AFSPA from Srinagar is debated then the recent attacks on police personnel and army took place within the Srinagar City. These ghastly incidents take out steam out of the logic of the Chief Minister to revoke AFSPA from least militancy affected areas like Srinagar. Having said so, there is urgent need for the National Conference to understand that army is there to help for consolidation of peace. Peace gets weakened by unnecessarily raising pitch against army. With Amarnath Yatra on and the influx of tourists picking in Kashmir, the valley deserves a spell of peace which will not come unless the role of army is understood and appreciated. It is another matter that some politicians in National Conference question the attacks on security forces with a different angle. They want to see in every act of terror an Indian hand. People like Mustafa Kamal have to be told bluntly that such nonsense is not to be tolerated because it sullies the name of mature political parties like National Conference. To score political points or play to the galleries in a time when the Coalition Government has failed to deliver on its promise of good governance, will only undermine the poll prospects of the largest and oldest regional political party of the State. With Congress, its junior coalition partner not on so good terms with the National Conference, it is high time that Omar Abdullah becomes practical and rational in his approach on AFSPA. Here, the unambiguous statement of Salman Khurshid will help him clear the doubts he nurses on army presence in the State.

Mr. Omar: How religion binds Kashmir to Central Asia?

Mr. Chief Minister while you tweet in the dead of night please accord some space in your blog in order to clarify how Central Asia binds the people of Kashmir on the basis of religion. Mr. Chief Minister, you sometimes fiddles with AFSPA and sometimes nurse Central Asian connection. While talking at Kashmir University which incidentally has taken to Central Asian flavor with more vehemence (and should deservingly be called Central Asian Kashmir University), you wants to have more connection with Central Asia. You said that apart from other things it is religion that connects Kashmir to Central Asia. Would it not be fit to remind you that in Central Asia there are only a fraction of Muslims than in India? By his logic, you should feel close to India. But when the accession, Indian institutions, Amarnath Yatra, Indian Army are seen as something out of tune with the valley ethos how can reality dawn upon. Despite Central Asian love ,You Mr. Omar needs to be reminded that it is not religion that binds people but ethnicity. Mr. Omar, Pandits are close to you than the Central Asian connection. Mr. Chief Minister you need to re- read history which it is doubtful if you have, particularly of Kashmir. In past Kashmiri Hindus and Buddhists civilized Central Asia which for a long time remained the citadel and outpost of Kashmirian Culture. But Sir, many people have developed a slave mentality from which it is difficult to wriggle out especially when one wishes to see with coloured glasses.

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created a flutter yesterday when he said the figure may be more than 10,000. Uttarakhand Health Minister Surinder Singh Negi today did not discount the State Assembly Speaker's claim that 10,000 people have perished in the rain-flood tragedy, saying it was an "estimate" as many bodies are still buried under mounds of debris in the Kedarnath Valley area. The minister said the estimates are based on what evacuated people have recounted to the rescue teams and to government officials. "He (State Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal) has given an estimated figure. At the moment, it is an estimate. It can go down, or it could go up. It is too early to give the exact number of deaths in the tragedy that has completely devastated the state," Mr Negi said. Minister dismisses criticism about the state government's handling of the situation and suggestions that it was a man-made disaster. Bahuguna said as far as people from the state who are missing are concerned the district authorities will work on that. "For the victims of my state we will give the compensation and put them on fast track." As for those who are from other states they should lodge complaints in their state, he said. "If the states confirm to Uttarakhand that people from their states had come on pilgrimage here and that these numbers of pilgrims should be presumed to be dead and have not come back, we will accept their version and the compensation amount will be paid to respective chief secretaries for distribution to victims of the respective states," he said. "There is a DIG rank officer (Mr. Gunjiyal) who is up there in Kedarnath and has been assigned the task of cremation of bodies. The process of cremation is on. "The bodies which were lying on the streets (have been taken for cremation). A number of bodies are stuck in the buildings where they were living but for them (to be extricated) you require some machines. Some JCB machines are being made available," Bahuguna said. Mr Sharma said the warnings cannot be specific. "Our warnings cannot be so specific. Heavy to very heavy rains coupled with landslides at places is not enough to suggest that there is going to be crisis of this magnitude," he said. On the causes of the massive scale of loss of human life and property in disaster, Mr Sharma said it can happen despite MeT department warnings. Preparatory work for the G-Sat 14 launch is going ahead at the rocket launch pad in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, around 80 km from here. It will be followed by the mission to Mars later this year. The launch of one more remote sensing satellite is also being planned before the end of the year. 11, 24,786 electors exercised their franchise in the two phases of voting held June 23 and 27. The Mandi parliamentary constituency, which includes Kullu, Mandi and some areas of Chamba and Shimla districts, besides the tribal-dominated Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti, is one of the biggest in the country.

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Homoeopathic Doctors in various hospitals and dispensaries. It was decided in the meeting that the 18th All India Scientific seminar 2013 will held in Jammu in December 2013 under the auspicious of Homoeopathic Medical Association of India. The J&K State branch will organise the seminar in which about 1500 National & Foreign delegates are expected to participate.

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moment," said DGP Satyavrat Bansal after a review meeting of top officials. "Thirty four bodies have already been cremated in Kedarnath shrine area and 55 to 60 more which are visible on the ground are yet to be cremated and the process will be taken up on a war footing by a rescue team considering the threat of an epidemic outbreak 15 days after the calamity," he said. The process of disposal of bodies in Kedarnath Valley is is slow due to frequently changing weather, DIG Sanjay Gunjyal said. Mr Bahuguna said as per information the state government has received, 3,000 people are still missing. As the rescue mission neared its end, there was still no clarity over the number of people killed with casualty figures ranging from hundreds to thousands. Close to 1.1 lakh people have been rescued so far, Reddy said. While the chief minister has stated the toll may cross the 1,000 mark, the state Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal

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Anand Sharma said they had issued advisories from 14 June for the next couple of days and even suggested that the Char Dham 'yatra' of the holy towns of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Gangotri be postponed for four-five days. "From 14th, we had started giving the heavy rainfall warning....For 15th we had issued warning for very heavy rains ... and we also said if you could postpone the yatra for 4-5 days.... And 16th, we said heavy to very heavy rainfall and specifically highlighted the regions....," he said. Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Subash Kumar, however, sought to contest the MeT official's remarks. "I have been observing this since the last 10 to 15 years. They (MeT officials) always claim that it will rain heavily...But the intensity of the rain we had this time, we had no such specific warnings. They had not asked to put the 'yatra' on hold. They had simply forecast about heavy rains," he added.

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of the Congress." He said the victory confirms that people have expressed faith and confidence in the programmes and policies of his government. Expressing gratitude to voters of rain-ravaged Kinnaur district, the chief minister said: "I specially thank the voters of Kinnaur who overwhelmingly participated even after the natural calamity hitting the region." He assured them that the government would reciprocate with the same spirit by ensuring speedy development works and undertaking massive relief and rehabilitation works. Counting of votes began at 8 am this morning. Election official said Pratibha Singh, a second time MP, was leading from the first round. Nearly 53 percent of the

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meeting, Dr B R Dubb was appointed as President of HMAI J&K State Branch, Dr. Shanu Koul as Vice President J&K Branch, Dr. Satish Attri as Gen Secty of HMAI J&K, Dr. Sanjeev & Dr.Meenakshi Chib as Joint Secty, Dr. Ajay Singh as President HMAI Jammu Unit & Dr Satpal Dogra as Gen Secretary, Dr. Rajan Dutta as a convenor of state branch, Dr. Sanjay Bhagat as President Reasi Unit, Dr. Rakesh Kumar as Gen Secty Reasi Unit, Dr. Bhaskar Raina as Finance Secty of J&K State.All the homoeopathic doctors thanked Member Parliament for his contribution in uplift of homoeopathy in J&K. They demanded that homoeopathy should be encouraged at Govt Level besides demanding appointment of

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users. ISRO had planned to launch IRNSS-1A last month. But it had to put it off after finding a problem in one of the electrohydraulic control actuators in the second stage engine. The rocket was fully assembled with the satellite when the problem was detected during checks. The second stage had to be dismantled to replace the actuator which is an assembly of several components. It weighs around 20 kg. Following the Monday launch of the navigational satellite, ISRO is planning to launch its communication satellite G-Sat 14 using a heavier rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) powered by a domestic cryogenic engine sometime in August this year.

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unfortunate and unacceptable, the state government expressed deep sense of anguish and conveyed condolences to the bereaved families, an official spokesman said. He said the Director General Police has been asked to expedite the investigation into the incident. He said the state government has reaffirmed its stand of zero tolerance against innocent killings and has conveyed this to security forces emphasising upon them to strictly adhere to the Standar

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but the Chief Minister had said the figure was incorrect. "There are 500-600 bodies which are visible, not only in Kedarnath area, but also in the entire state," he said as Uttarakhand makes a difficult limp back to normalcy from the tragedy. In the interview, the Chief

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social justice and empowerment. Mr Goswami had served as additional secretary in the home ministry earlier.

toddlers Protein in blood inhibits Diaper-free walk better: Study tumor growth
W A S H I N G T O N : Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University`s Kimmel Cancer Center have discovered that decorin, a naturally occurring protein that circulates in the blood, acts as a potent inhibitor of tumor growth modulating the tumor microenvironment. The study suggests that it may be possible to harness the power of this naturally occurring anticancer agent as a way to treat cancer, including metastases. In several different publications it has been described the ability of decorin to affect a number of biological processes including inflammatory responses, wound healing, and angiogenesis. In this new article, the study`s senior investigator, Renato Iozzo, M.D., Ph.D., has labeled decorin a "soluble tumor repressor" - the first to be found that specifically targets new blood vessels, which are pushed to grow by the cancer, and forces the vessel cells to "eat" their internal components. This reduces their potential to feed the cancer LONDON: Parents, please note! Keeping your toddlers diaper-free can boost their walking ability, a new study has found. Researchers from New York University observed the gait of 60 toddlers at 13 months and 19 months, while they walked either in nappies or naked. They found that wearing nappies impeded walking, compared with when the same children were naked, The Times reported. "As soon as you put your baby in a diaper, it`s going to walk worse. Presumably the reason is the diaper pushes the legs apart," said researcher Dr

Secret to long, healthy life revealed

NEW YORK: After years of studying older folks, it has finally been revealed what it takes to age well. Huffington Post has come up with three critical factors to a long, healthy life. Firstly, a little pressure is actually good for you. The key is to find your personal tipping point between pressures that energize and pressures that paralyze you. Next thing to keep in mind is don`t think getting older is the end of the world. Researchers found that people in their 30s and 40s who looked on the bright side of aging (it brings wisdom, retirement, and more time with family) were less likely to develop cardiovascular disease later in life-and had lower mortality ratesthan those who were more pessimistic. Now that you`ve socked away money for your golden years, what are you doing to prepare your body? To boost your stores, the answer is simple - exercise. A 2012 study in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that when middle-aged people made a modest improvement in fitness (equal to 150 minutes of moderateintensity exercise a week for six months) by age 50, their chances of developing chronic conditions such as congestive heart failure, colon cancer, and Alzheimer`s decreased by 20 percent.

overall causing an inhibition of tumor progression. The study is published online in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of

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Karen Adolph. The researchers could not determine how this translates into subsequent development, if at all. "The real implications are that very subtle care-giving practices - something

we don`t even think about - can have big effects," Adolph said.

Health benefits of raisins revealed

Consumption of grape products is also associated with better eating habits. An analysis of National Health Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003 to 2008 data was conducted to compare grape consumers with nongrape consumers among children and adults. The results showed that both children and adults that consumed grape products (fresh grapes, raisins, 100 percent grape juice), had higher total intake of other fruits, dark green/orange vegetables, and key nutrients like fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium and potassium than those who did not consume grape products. In addition, grape product consumers ate less fat, added sugars, and alcohol resulting in lower calorie consumption. The findings are published in the Journal of Food Science.

India has 40% of world`s malnourished: Expert

Centre because of which there is a problem of implementation of the policies and programmes made in this regard, Mannar, who was also honoured with Canada`s highest civilian award `The Order of Canada`, said. "The astonishing part is that National Family Health Survey has not been done since 2005. We still look at the old figures and we are not aware whether we have progressed or regressed," he said. He, however, praised some states like Maharashtra for achieving their targets. "If Maharashtra can do it, why other states can`t?" he asked. Appealing to the government to take action, he said India does not have to look outside for any help as it has all the policies and resources required to solve the problem. "India just needs to get into action otherwise there will be severe consequences. What would all that economic growth mean if the new generation turns unproductive and perform below the world standards?" he asked.According to World`s Children Report 2013 prepared by the UNICEF, India ranks 49th in the Under 5 Mortality rate whereas China, Brazil, Nepal and Bangladesh stand at 115, 107, 57 and 60 respectively. The neo-natal mortality rate 2011 of India is 32 per 1,000 live births whereas it is 10 per 1,000 live births in Brazil and 26 per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh. India`s infant mortality rate has reduced from 81 per 1,000 lives to 47 per 1,000 between 1990 and 2011 whereas it has reduced from 49 to 14 per 1,000 lives in Brazil during the same

Washington: New findings provide evidence that raisins may protect against cavities. It`s been traditionally thought raisins can cause cavities because of their stickiness and sugar content. However, current research suggests that raisins may provide some protective benefits against dental cavities. Even though raisins are sticky, it was found that they do not adhere to the teeth long enough to promote

dental cavity formation and may even help clear other types of food particles trapped on the teeth. Raisins also have potential to reduce risk of diabetes and heart disease. Based on a comprehensive review of nearly 80 studies, researchers found that raisin consumption may reduce the risk of developing diabetes and heart disease, contribute to improved blood glucose control for diabetic individuals, and be useful for weight loss and weight management.

NEW DELHI: India constitutes 40 percent of the world`s malnourished population and the highest rate of underweight children due to improper implementation of government policies, a global health expert has said. M G Venkatesh Mannar, president of Canada-based NGO Micronutrient Initiative, said India`s condition despite being an emerging economy was bad in terms of health and nutrition as compared to other countries like Brazil, Nepal, Bangladesh and China. "India has the highest rates of stunted growth, underweight and anaemia in chil-

dren. And the most ironic part is that India has all the programs and policies required to handle the problem but then there is no proper implementation. "Here it cuts across many ministries like the Ministry of Health, Women and Child Development, Education and Rural Development. Thus there are no champions of this problem and also no proper accountability," Mannar, who is one of the co-authors of the 2013 Lancet series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition, told PTI. There is a lack of coordination between the state and

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Rs. 1.70 cr Daultabad dewatering station to be commissioned soon :Sagar

SRINAGAR, JUNE 30: The Daultabad dewatering station constructing with an estimated cost of Rs. 1.70 crore could be commissioned soon, so that the people living in the area and its catchment could get benefit from the same. This was stated by the Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar while on extensive tour of the Srinagar city. He was accompanied by senior officers of different departments including UEED, R&B, SMC, LAWDA,PDD and PHE. Mr. Sagar said that the dewatering station would go a long way in ensuring the water logging and other problems being faced by the people living in the area and its different catchments are

Rather announces to revive pristine glory of historic Nilnag

Gandola service at Yusumarg- Nilnag- Dargah soon
BUDGAM JUNE30Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather today announced to revive the pristine glory of historicNilnag, adding that efforts are underway to bring this beautiful tourist resort at the world tourism map.Addressing a public gathering at BuzgooNilnag in Chadoora near here today, Mr. Rather said a proposal to connect NilnagYusmarg-DargahPlateaah by Gandola is under active consideration of the government which will give a major boost to tourism activities in the area and help in generating employment avenues for good number of local people. He also announced to revive centuries old Maharaja road from ChowdharyGund to Nilnag via Brinjan to showcase the virgin beauty of the area. He also announced to link Nilnag with Nowhar through a new road link to provide varied choice to the tourists to visit these places. District Development Commissioner, Mr. Khurshid Ahmed Shah and concerned engineers and officers of the district administration were also present on the occasion. Mr. Rather sought people's whole hearted support to strengthening the hands of Chief Minister, Mr. Omar Abdullah and his government adding that an era of unprecedented development and progress has been set into motion in every nook and corner of the state to remove poverty and backwardness. The change has been well acknowledged by the people at the grass-root level, said Mr. Rather.

redressed. He directed the officers to ensure its commissioning by ending July. The Minister also directed the officers to undertake the work on different foot bridges of the Miskeenbagh area for the general convince of the people living in the area. He said that the government is committed to provide every facility to people so

that they do not face any difficulty viza viz. connectivity and other related things. Mr. Sagar also inspected the pace of work on Daultabad community hall being constructed by SMC. He directed the officers for early completion of the same so that the people of the area get the requisite infrastructural facility for their social and other related functions.

Mr. Rather cautioned the people against nefarious designs of some defeated politicians who want to derail the tempo of peace and development to gain their vested interests. "They didn't deliver when in power and are now desperately trying to undermine landmark achievements of the present government by unleashing a sustained disinformation campaign based on

lies. "The honour and dignity of the people of the State has always remained dearer to us and there can never be any compromise it at," Mr. Rather assured. He said peace initiatives of the present government has paid rich dividends as the outside tourists in large number are thronging the state to refresh themselves with the breath taking natural beauty of the State. "Onus lies on people

to thwart designs of the antipeace elements with heavy hand so that the tempo of all round development was maintained," Mr. Rather added. Responding to the demands, Mr. Rather announced to conduct on the spot police recruitment in the area in near future, besides a play field in Buzgoo will be established. He also announced to install a 100 KV transformer in the village.

Secretary Education for sustained efforts for Joint rescue operation launched Chaari Mubarak Yatra of Mata at Kausar Nag to save 5 children Chamunda flagged off from jammu social, economic empowerment of women SRINAGAR, JUNE 30:-In ation with the help of SP
SRINAGAR, JUNE 30: A 2-day orientation cum problem solving workshop for implementation of Saakshar Bharat Mission, organised jointly by Ministry of Human Resources Development department and Department of school Education, J&K State concluded here today. Secretary Education Hirdesh Kumar presided over the function while as State Project Director, SSA, S.C. Sahni was Guest of Honour, Director School Education, Kashmir, Mr. Tariq Ali, Chief Consultant, NLMA, S.P.S. Sangwan, Assistant Educational Advisor, GoI, Waseem Ahmed, Dy. Secretary, GoI, MHRD, ManikMandal, Sr. Technical Consultant, NIC, Pratibha Singh and Director SRC, Shimla, O.P Bhuraita attended the function. Addressing the concluding function, Secretary Education complimented the organisers for organising 2day workshop in which presentations were encouraging and eye openers for all stakeholders. He hoped that the participants must have learned many new things for practical use in day to day working as functionaries of education department. Mr. Hirdesh assured the officers that the government is always ready to cooperate, guide and support all fruitful ventures aimed at providing quality education to the student community. He said that the principal target of the SB mission is to impart functional literacy to 2.3 million adults in the age group of 15 years and beyond and to make Saakshar Jammu and Kashmir. He said that the efforts of the government will be to make sustained efforts for social and economic empowerment of women and to reduce female illiteracy to nil in next three years. State Project Director Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, S.C. Sahni on this occasion said that Saakshar Bharat Mission aims at further promoting and strengthening adult education, especially for women by extending educational options to those adults who have been lost the opportunity of access to formal education and crossed the standard age for receiving such education. Mr. Sahni said that the mission has four broad objectives which includes to impart functional literacy and numeracy to non- literate and neo- literate adults., to enable the neo-literate adults to continue their learning beyond basic literacy and acquire equivalency to formal education system, to impart non and neo-literates relevant skill development programmes to improve their earning and living conditions and to promote a learning society by providing opportunities to neo literate adults for continuing education. All the DIET Principals, Chief Education Officers, Zonal Education Officers and Secretary BOSE were present in the workshop. a joint rescue operation launched by Air Force, Divisional Administration Kashmir, Police, Fire Service, Army and local civilians, five children were rescued from Kausar Nag. The children had gone for trekking 26 kms south of Aharbal falls when a portion of the glacier that they were standing on cracked and fell into the freezing waters of the lake and drifted into the middle alongwith four children, while one managed tospill out safely. Sensing trouble the boy ran to get help and somehow managed to contact DC Kulgam,Jehangir Mir on telephone through a local Bakarwal family. The DC immediately launched a joint rescue operKulgam Mohammed Shafi and deputed joint teams of Army, Police, Fire Services and locals on foot. In the meantime, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Shailendra Kumar requisitioned chopper of air force for immediate rescue. On a very short notice, a cheetah helicopter of Air force under the command of Wing Commander Saxena and Flight Lt. Raja flew to the location and with the help of ropes rescued all the four children. The rescued children were later brought to Kulgam hospital by the joint rescue party that travelled 26 kms on foot. DC and SP Kulgam are personally monitoring the medical treatment of the children.

JAMMU, JUNE 30: The eleventh Chaari Mubarak Yatra of Shri Mata Chamunda Devi Ji was led from Pacca Talab, Bahu-Fort to Sarvadha, Banihal by Kr. Rajeev Charak, Patron-In-Chief of Shri Mata Chamunda Mandir Devel-opment Committee, Sarvadhar, Tehsil Banihal, District Ramban. Hundreds of Yatris went along with the Chaari for Shri Mata Chamunda Shrine Situated among the hills of Senabathi (Pogal Paristan) area of

Banihal, Ramban on 30th June, 2013. The Poojan of the chaari Mubarak was done at Rameshwar Mandir, PaccaTalab, Bahu-Fort before leaving. .Ravinder Raina ,State President BJP Youth (BJYM) J&K flagged off the Chaari with great honor and devotion. He was accompanied by Ishant Gupta ,State Secretary BJP Youth (BJYM) J&K, Honey Singh Jamwal, State Office Secretary, BJYM & Vikas Sharma,State Vice President, BJYM.

Manohar inaugurates community kitchen for Amarnathji pilgrims No restrictions for tourists/locals
KATHUA, JUNE 30- Minister of State for Fisheries, Cooperatives, Finance and Planning, Dr Manohar Lal Sharma today inaugurated Community Kitchen, Langar, established for Amaranth Yatris at ChhanRorian, Kathua. SSP Kathua, Mohan Lal, ADC, Rahul Sharma, Ex MLA Prem Lal besides district officers and large number of pilgrims and locals were present on the occasion. Pertinent to mention here that Baba Barfani Seva Mandal, Moga of Punjab, which has been serving community kitchen food to the devotees for the past 13 consecutive years at Chhan Rorian is the biggest free Community Kitchen for Amaranth Yatris in the district. Dr Manohar Lal Sharma, while speaking on the occasion, hailed the Seva Mandal for organizing the langar. He directed the district administration to provide complete cooperation to the langar mandals. Dr Sharma also took stock of facilities being provided by the district administration to the pilgrims. He visited the Medical Aid Centre and other services being extended to the yatires. MLC Subash Gupta also spoke on the occasion.

to visit Pahalgam, Sonamarg

SRINAGAR, JUNE 30: The Tourism Department has clarified that there is no restrictions for the locals and tourists to visit to tourist resorts like Pahalgam and Sonmarg and no passes or permissions are required for the purpose. Reacting to a news story appeared in a section of press that authorities have imposed instructions on the visit of local people and tourists to these tourist resorts in view of Shri Amarnathji Yatra, a Spokesman of the Tourism Department has clarified that no such instructions have been imposed by the authorities and locals and tourists other than yatries are free to visit to these places as per their wish. The spokesman, however, maintained that these instructions are only to regulate the movement of Amarnath yatries who are not

registered for yatra on particular routes. The spokesman further said that in case of any difficulty at different check points, the tourists/ locals can contact the tourism department on helpline number 18001031060 or TRC phone number 0194-2452691 for assistance. No passes or permissions are required by locals/tourists to visit Sonmarg or Pahalgam.

Sham inaugurates Tube Mir distributes prizes among winners, says such Well, High School Building events useful to explore hidden potential areas
SRINAGAR, JUNE 30:Minister for Tourism, Mr. Ghulam Ahmad Mir gave away prizes to the winners of 4th Mughal Rally at SKICC here today. First prize of Rs 2 lakh and trophy was won by AmittrajitGhosh and AshwinNaik and second prize of Rs 1.25 lakh and trophy by AmanpreetAhluwala and SandeepMansukhani While as 3rd prize of Rs I lakh was gone toAabhishek Mishra and SudeepHalder. In all 55 teams in both the categories Xtreme and Enduro of various States of the Country besides Germany participated in the rally with active participation of over120 rallyists. The teams of Jammu and Kashmir among which three participants were women also participated in the Rally. The 3-day long 4th edition of Mughal road car rally was the jointendeavour of the Tourism department and the Jammu Kashmir Bank in collaboration with Himalayan Motor Sports, Shimla. This event is organized every year to harness the adventurous potential of the State of Jammu & Kashmir and to throw open the newly constructed roads and to make familiar the new areas hitherto less known to the outside world. Earlier, the Tourism Minister flagged-in 4th Mughal Rally 2013 after its return to Srinagar at Royal Spring Golf Course, Srinagar. Addressing the participants of 4th Mughal Road Rally and other State guests on the occasion, the Minister said that this kind of events will open ways for many more events of Motor Rally, Mountain Biking and other such sports. He said that the government is endeavouring to give considerable fillip to tourism in Jammu & Kashmir. "New initiatives have been taken to encourage Adventure Tourism in Jammu & Kashmir" he said, adding that measures are afoot to showcase new areas of tourism for International Tourism. The Motor Rally on Mughal road will prove highly beneficial for the areas and villages on the route to bring them on Tourism Map. Mir said that Motor Race from Srinagar to Rajouri Poonch -Jammu and Srinagar- Khanabal- DooruVerinagBatagundKokernag-Sinthan- Kishtwar and similar such areas have exposed new areas for tourists . He appreciated the participants for taking part in this event and successfully travelling through long distance, surpassing different mountain ranges and help the Jammu & Kashmir Government to showcase State's potential in the adventure tourism. The Minister said that the event will help in kick-start the tourism activities in the areas which have not so far been opened for tourism activities. He said tourism department envisages similar events in Kishtwar, Badharwah, Northern and Southern Kashmir and other feasible areas in the State of Jammu & Kashmir in near future. The Minister said that the efforts are on to promote quality tourism in the State and in this regard high end tourist activities are being carried out in the State to attract foreign tourists to the State. He said a vigorous tourism promotional campaign outside the Country is on to peruse for lifting negative travel advisories by some Countries, although some Countries have already lifted their advisories and allow their citizens to visit the J&K. The Minister said that peace is pre-requisite for tourism boom and called upon every stakeholder of the State to contribute towards this as this sector is the main stay of economy of large number of people of the State. Commissioner Secretary Tourism and Culture, Mr Atul Duloo in his address said that organizing such event would prove helpful to promote adventure tourism in the State. He said by these activities several unexposed areas would be explored for tourism promotion which ultimately develop the economy of these areas. Director Tourism, Kashmir threw detailed light on the steps taken by the Department for promotion of varied tourism activities in the Valley. Chairman Sports Board, Jammu and Kashmir Bank, the Co-sponsored of the event, said that J&K Bank is providing all possible assistance for promotion of sports in the State. He said that the Organization would continue extend its assistance to the Association for holding such rally's in future. He said the Bank is also developing a football stadium at Narbal. JAMMU, JUNE 30Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Sharma, on Sunday inaugurated Tube Well constructed under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) at Muthi Maira near Jourian and a double storey High School Building raised under RMSA at Kot Ghari. The Tube Well has constructed at a cost of Rs. 43.00 lakh while Rs. 49.17 lakh have been incurred on the construction of High School Building. The Total estimated cost of Water Supply Scheme (WSS) which also include other civil, mechanical and other allied works is to be Rs. 69.50 works. The double storey newly constructed High School Building with 5417.00 Sft area have 8 classrooms, 1 office room, art, craft and culture room, science laboratory, library, computer room and toilet block etc. Member Parliament, Madan Lal Sharma and OBC Vice Chairman, Kuldeep Raj Verma were present on the occasion.

4th Mughal road Car Rally concluded

water reservoirs, the Minister said that these have served as perennial source of water in kandi areas since centuries.

After inaugurating the Tube Well, Sham addressed a public meeting and said that with the commissioning of this WSS a population of 5000 souls of Muthi Maira and adjoining villages would get drinking water facility. He asked the PHE authority to lay water supply pipes and construct a water tank near the tube well. Emphasizing the role of involving panchs, sarpanchs and locals in revival and maintenance of traditional

He said government is paying focused attention on augmentation of drinking water as well as irrigation facilities to the people. He directed the concerned officers to take up augmentation of existing dug well and tube well in the area. Responding to demands of people at Muthi Maira, the Minister assured that all their genuine demands would be redressed in a time bound manner. He also assured that steps will be initiated to blacktop link roads and

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between Rs 15,000 up to Rs 85,000 per month. If you are recognised, then you will have all the right to demand your own price. As a radio jockey, besides getting contractual good money you earn by doing Ad commercials. You can earn more by doing voice-overs for television and radio advertisements. RJ's can earn Rs 2,000-3,000 per hour by doing shows for the Indian diaspora on foreign radio. Another well-paid and upcoming option is radio broadcasting on the Net, which could earn you between Rs 40,000 to 50,000 per month. INSTITUTES No formal training is required in Radio Jockeying since it is a talented based field. To develop confidence and flare in this field, one needs to have exposure. RJ hunts or talent search are often conducted by FM channels to bring out original unique talent. There are a number of universities and institutes that offer courses in communication and broadcasting and a couple of institutes offering training on how to handle auditions and conduct short term workshops that focus on pronunciation, reading styles, music appreciation and creative thinking. * Certificate Course in Announcing, Broadcasting, Compering and Dubbing (ABCD) * Certificate Course in Radio Jockeying ( CRJ ) * Diploma in Radio Jockeying ( DRJ ) * Diploma in Radio Management * Diploma in Radio Programming and Management ( DRPM ) * Diploma in Radio Station Operations and Management * Post Graduate Diploma in Radio Programming and Management ( PGDRM )

Career in Radio Jockey

INTRODUCTION Though the popularity of radio had suffered badly with the arrival of Television and Internet, the opening of the FM radio to private channels has infused a new life to radio. Radio Jockeying is an exciting, promising and challenging career for those who have a passion for music. It is the only profession in which one may be recognized by their voice. Radio Jockeys are those who anchor music programmes on radio. The task of a RJ is to entertain the listeners by playing music or conveying messages in a most attractive and sophisticated way. They play requests from listeners, interview guests, manage contests and also provide information on the music, weather and traffic. This is a profession which requires a lot of hard work and presence of mind. It is the performance of these Radio Jockeys that makes or mars the radio station. Mostly youngsters are preferred in this field as they have new ideas, concepts and are bubbling with enthusiasm. Every successful Radio Jockey has their own style of communicating. To make an imprint in the listeners heart, apart from a good voice, the Radio Jockey should be warm, friendly, spontaneous, dynamic and must possess good communication skills. One who is interested in this field must keep on observing how the RJ's handle the calls, interact with the listeners, how they answer tricky and awkward questions and comments from the listeners etc. Prospective candidates must listen to a lot of radio, try and come up with innovative ideas and pack their voice with energy. ELIGIBILITY Radio Jockeying is a talent based field. Even though no formal educational qualand the presentation should be interesting to the listeners, one has to give variations and punch to ones voice wherever necessary. A Radio Jockey should also be able to write scripts for a show and should be aware about the latest movies and songs. As Radio jockeys have to deal with sound equipment and computers, they should be familiar with them. Radio Jockeys can find work in organisations like AIR (All India Radio), Times FM, Radio Mid-Day and other independent radio stations. The two options for entering into this field are by audition or by approaching a software producing company. AIR (All India Radio) holds auditions for RJs every 3 months in their radio stations in various cities especially in metros. The selection is highly competitive and the selected RJs are given in-house training for 2 months in everything from CD players to mixers to Digital audio technology etc. The software companies generally prefer people with 2-3 years experience. Because of their voice standard, RJ can do voice-overs for television and radio advertisements. They can also lend their voices to audio magazines and documentaries. RJs also can anchor or compeer TV shows or live shows or events. REMUNERATION Radio Jockeys are in much demand with the opening of the air waves to the private sector. The beginners in the initial stage can earn between Rs. 7,000 to Rs. 15,000 per month. For sponsored programs, software producing companies may pay between Rs 1400 to Rs 2500 per show. After a few years of experience, the earnings can be raised double and depending on the popularity of their shows, RJ's can earn

Open university to launch diploma course for domestic helps

MUMBAI: The Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University has decided to launch a one-year diploma course for domestic helps from July 15. "The course will be launched on July 15 at Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University centres in Aurangabad, Nashik, Hingoli and Nagpur in first phase," said Shreenivas Belsaray, head of the corporate communications of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University . The diploma of domestic work will train women in operating modern home equipment and gadgets, taking care of children, housekeeping, personality development, communication skills, basic math, general knowledge and current affairs. According to Belsaray, some domestic workers' associations have also associated with the university for the course. The course would empower underprivileged women, help them find better-paying jobs and encourage them to study further, he said.

ification is required, a degree or at least plus two is generally a pre requisite. The most essential factor for a Radio Jockey is a good voice with the ability to modulate as per the occasion. Apart from that, an RJ should have a clear diction, accurate pronunciation, flare and fluency in the language. They should be able to control the pitches of their voice and learn to use them to the best effect. Another distinguishing characteristic to become a successful radio jockey is the speed of response, good sense of humour, individuality, creativity of mind, spontaneity and an intensive knowledge of music. Successful RJs have the ability to twist and turn their speech according to the situation. Staying updated is very important for a radio jockey. An RJ needs to keep track of the happenings in and around the city. People will enjoy listening to an RJ, if they can sound different on the show. So

qualities like mimicry, local dialects and comedy or humor items will help the RJ to carry on their shows. Personal Skills - Radio Jockeys should be diplomatic in character as they have to interact with people of different nature. They must maintain a down-toearth and approachable attitude so that listeners can comfortably make calls and speak their hearts out. JOB PROSPECTS & CAREER OPTIONS The job of a Radio Jockey is of diversifying nature depending on the subject matter of the programme. They do not have a regular 9 to 5 job. They can be called to host or anchor a show anytime of the day or night. Their job profile includes selecting music, scripting and presenting radio shows. The success of the RJ depends the way they present a programme as it can increase or decrease the listeners of the show. The way of anchoring should be original

Now, MCC professors revolt against ID card rule

CHENNAI: A section of professors of theMadras Christian College are up in arms against the college administration for trying to impose a dress code and a new sense of discipline on the 175-year-old college known for its liberal character. While the administrative heads appear to have slowed down on their proposal to introduce a dress code for students, teachers are irked that principal R W Alexander Jesudasan insists that they wear their identity tag around their neck. Students were asked to do the same the previous week, spurring a flurry of reactions - humorous to acerbic on social networking sites. A senior professor who attended a meeting that discussed the new norms said the principal, showing his identity card with a tag around his neck, asked everyone to wear it the same way. "The management is likely to ask us to wear formals now. MCC epitomizes freedom. The principal and a few others may want to ape some other private colleges, but MCC cannot be the space for such experiments," said a science professor. Many professors and alumni say the new strictures show that the authorities have their priorities wrong. "We should be improving our classrooms and science labs, some of which now resemble cattle sheds," said Siddarth Muralidharan, a wildlife movie maker and a former student of MCC. Principal Jesudasan said no dress code has been introduced and the display of identity cards for professors was only a suggestion. "The whole campus community has agreed to this. There is no dissent," he said. The principal has clearly not seen the social networking sites where MCC teachers, students and alumni are pouring out scorn. "Is this MCC culture? Protest against this, alumni..." posted a user called Anas Bichu KP. Nidhish Koshy calls MCC a "concentration camp" in the making. "Who gave the principal the right to deprive students the freedom he enjoyed when he was a student at Madras Christian College?" the user identified as Koshy posted. Another called 'Maddy Bruno' made this tongue in cheek comment: "Professors pls wear suit ... teachers pls come in sarees, and don't chat with opp gender." Amidst the criticism there concerns about the college administration cancelling the college union election this year. An MCC student of the 1970s who is now a professor in the economics department noted that the college had conducted elections even during the Emergency, when similar activities were banned on campuses like JNU. The college management, which has been free from the church for more than two decades, is technically run by a board of alumni who never interfere in the internal matters, leaving the college affairs to the principal and a handful of senior professors including deans and a bursar.

Second cut-off mark in science subjects at Delhi University lower

NEW DELHI: A few Delhi University colleges released their second cut-off lists Sunday, with a reduction in marks required for admission to the science courses. Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR),Ramjas College and Hans Raj College announced their second cut-off lists for admission to the new four-year Bachelors degree programmes. The slash in the cut-off for honours in botany, physics, chemistry and zoology was, on average, two to four per cent in these colleges. In Hans Raj College, for botany, the second cut-off is 86 per cent; it was earlier 92 per cent. VK Kawatra, principal, Hans Raj College, told, "With the introduction of the bachelors of technology (BTech) courses in Delhi University, many students opt for that as they get an engineering degree, so there has been a slash in the cut-off for science courses." Although students seeking to study science courses have found relief in the second cut-off list, their counterparts in the humanities stream have no such luck. The decrease in the second cut-

MSU archaeologist bags UK fellowship

VADODARA: Dr Ambika Patel, curator and assistant professor at MS University's Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, has been awarded the UK visiting fellowship 2013-14 by the Nehru Trust for the Collection at The Victoria and Albert Museum (NTICVA). After 20 years of constitution of the UK visiting fellowship by NTICVA, it is for the first time that an MSU teaching faculty is receiving this award. NTICVA was constituted in India in conjunction with the installation of the Nehru Gallery of Indian Art at The Victoria and Albert Museum, London in 1990. The trust, in collaboration with the Charles Wallace (India) Trust, annually awards up to three visiting fellowships for further professional training, study, education or research to citizens of India, who are at an early stage of their professional career and are employed by museums, galleries or other institutions concerned with the study, preservation and display of India's art and cultural heritage. The fellowships are for a period of up to three months, and provide a return airfare to and from the UK and a maintenance allowance adequate for a single person. The fellowships are awarded to encourage display, study and preservation of India's art and cultural heritage. Patel has been awarded this fellowship for her research project entitled 'Alternative ways of learning: Study of museum educational programmes of UK museums for school children'. This research will be focused on the innovative measures adopted by various UK museums for their education extension activities. She will be participating in the education activities of the British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Museum of Childhood and a few other local museums under this project for two months. International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies, New Castle University and local funded museums from New Castle areas are also hosting her as a visiting research scholar towards the end of the programme.

National centre for mathematical biology in the works

Thiagarajar College, Madurai, has the distinction of being the only arts and science college among the 16 institutes across the country selected by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development for establishing centres for training and research in frontier areas of science and technology. According to college principal A. Thamaraichelvan, the ministry had sanctioned an initial amount of Rs. 1 cr for establishing a National Centre for Excellence in Statistical and Mathematical Modelling on Bioresources Management in the college. The centre would be jointly coordinated by D. Pandiaraja of the college's department of mathematics and N. Arun Nagendran from the department of zoology. The coordinators said that mathematical modelling in biology was a broad interdisciplinary science that uses mathematical and computational techniques to tackle problems in life sciences. The complex task of maintaining a balance between human consumption and natural regeneration could be accomplished only using the multidisciplinary approach of integrating mathematics and computer science with biology, they said. The new centre would enhance the use of mathematical tools in biological research and provide communities with the information they needed in order to attain sustainable self-sufficiency.

off list is a mere 0.25 to 1 per cent, on average, for humanities courses. To study Philosophy at LSR, a student would still require to have scored over 91 per cent in Class 12, lower by four per cent from the earlier cut-off. For Political Science at the same college, a student is required to have a score of at least 92 per cent, lesser by two percent from the cut-off announced earlier. "The colleges pressed a panic button and set a very high cut-off, following the alarmingly high figures (large numbers of applicants with high scores) from the university. However, the second and the third cut-off lists will give real figures of the percentages secured by students," VK Kawatra said. For students interested in

studying economics, the average cut-off still remains 97 per cent. Already, admission to political science and psychology in LSR and English literature and Mathematics in Ramjas College has been closed for candidates in the general category. Other colleges of DU are expected to release their second cut-off lists July 1. The university introduced the four-year undergraduate programme this academic session. Under the new programme, students will be required to study 11 foundation courses in the first two years, and those seeking vocational education will take the courses along with those seeking to pursue academic disciplines.

Hi-tech research hub on Jadavpur University third campus

KOLKATA: The state's research facilities may soon get a shot in the arm with Jadavpur University set to house one of the country's biggest state-of-the-art research hubs on its third campus. The property was acquired from the National Instrumentation Limited (NIL) way back in 2008. Funds crunch had delayed the project earlier. But it will now take shape with assistance from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). While CSIR and DRDO will develop the infrastructure and provide support for all the facilities, the land will be provided by Jadavpur University. Several other national science research institutes located in the eastern region will also be attached with the research hub that is being envisaged by DRDO and JU. "Jadavpur University is interested to establish an international research-cum-academic complex at the third campus. We have two proposals in our kitty. The first one from CSIR is bigger in terms of scale and size. There will be twin research facilities. They have proposed to set up the Eastern Indian Node for CSIR Chain of Fourth Paradigm Institute where research related to big data analytics will be held," said Souvik Bhattacharyya, vice-chancellor of Jadavpur University. "The second one will be an Inverted Innovation Centre where faculty members of Jadavpur University and CSIR scientists will act as mentors to research students at all levels," he added. The project cost is estimated to run into few hundred crores if the CSIR plan crystalises. Institutes like Indian Institute of Chemical Biology and Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute - which are CSIR laboratories - will collaborate with JU. "Around 15% to 20% of the NIL land will be used for this purpose," said Bhattacharyya. DRDO also has approached JU to create an Advanced Technology Centre. "This may come up either on the existing campus or on the NIL campus," added the JU vice-chancellor. "Ten lakh square feet of covered space can be created on the entire NIL land. It is to be utilised to create the research facilities. While one area will be used to set up the research centre, another will be used only by Jadavpur University to construct additional classrooms, lecture theatre, seminar rooms, conference halls and research laboratories for their own departments to sort out the space crunch," said executive council member Partha Pratim Biswas. He added, "We are experiencing a tremendous pressure on our existing infrastructure. Setting up of the third campus will lighten the burden of the two existing campuses at Jadavpur and Salt Lake." The collaboration between JU and DRDO will benefit several eminent research institutes in the eastern region. Some of these institutes include - Indian Institute of Technology Patna, IITGuwahati, IIT-Kharagpur, Calcutta University, Bengal Engineering and Science University, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Indian Statistical Institute - Kolkata, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology and Indian Association of Cultivation of Science. "These are the cluster of institutions which will participate in the research hub of DRDO," said Biswas. Scientist Bikash Sinha said, "This proposal was mooted a few years back. It is a huge campus. Common research facility for these institutes will be wonderful. Even though I am not aware of what kind of facilities will be available but the campus can be used very constructively for futuristic research in several fields of science."

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= By Rajesh Singh
Omar Abdullah is a passionate man and his passion makes him say the wrong things at the wrong time. At a public rally recently in Kashmir in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, he vowed that any abrogation of Article 370 would be over his "dead body". For good measure, the Chief Minister presumed that the people of Jammu & Kashmir would whole-heartedly follow him in his oath, because he actually said that the abrogation would be "over our dead bodies". Does he really believe that the people of Jammu and Ladakh share his opinion? The valorous Omar, who is willing to lay down his life for the continuation of Article 370, does not show similar courage when elected panchayat members in his State are threatened, shot at or shot dead by militants. The Chief Minister also does not threaten to lay down his life when terrorists attack military personnel and grievously injure or kill them. He never once resolves that any further violence of this sort would be "over my dead body". Omar is a clever man; he commits what he is capable (or desirous) of doing. He knows that Article 370 is not going to be abrogated tomorrow, and he can thus take a hard line on the matter. He also knows that he is incapable or inadequately committed to tackling militancy in his State, and so he does not want to stake his life over that. Omar's current sabre-rattling, thus, is at its meaningless best. The Chief Minister has taken on Bharatiya Janata Party veteran LK Advani on Article 370, because the latter dared to yet again express an opinion that has been the stated position of both the BJP and its earlier avatar, the Jan Sangh. It was one of Advani's recent blog postings that got Omar's goat. There is nothing illegitimate, and certainly nothing illegal, in the BJP leader's remarks that the provision which accords a special autonomous status of sorts to J&K, has not been good for the State, and that various Congress leaders including Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had vehemently opposed it when it had been mooted. These leaders gave in only out of consideration for Jawaharlal Nehru. Advani did not say anything that deserved a shrill response of the kind Omar gave; he was only accurately quoting history and underlining his party's position on the issue. All that Advani said was, "The

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country eagerly awaits the day when Article 370 would be repealed, and the two Vidhans (Constitutions) also would become one." The Chief Minister claims that the Article "acts a bond between J&K and the country". How so? By giving the State its own Constitution; by giving it the right to have its own laws in all matters except defence, foreign affairs, finance and communication; by ensuring that no other law of the country would be applicable to J&K unless the State Assembly concurs with it. In other words, the State 'integrates' with the rest of the country because its people live by a set of laws which is different from that which the people in other parts of India follow! This is indeed a strange way to bond. No wonder Article 370 has failed in its stated mission. In fact, the general feeling is that J&K can be better integrated with mainstream India by the repeal of Article 370. Omar and the other proponents of Article 370 seem to forget that the provision was never meant to exist forever. It was a temporary measure that the post-independent policy makers resorted to, given the special conditions under which the State's then ruler signed the Instrument of Accession with India. If that purpose of 'integration' has not been achieved in six decades - which is supposedly why the Article still exists - can Omar offer a time-line by which the situation will get 'normal' for the provision to go? The fact is that such 'normalcy' will come only when the Article is effectively done away with. The argument that abrogation of the Article will fuel secessionist tendencies in the State and promote militancy is laughable. The constitutional provision that has existed for more than 60 years has neither ended secessionist movements in the State nor checked militancy. In fact, it would not be wrong to say that both these evils have flourished under - and because of - Article 370, since the provision has tied the Centre's hands in many ways to deal with the challenges. The Article has also created a divide between the people of Jammu and Ladakh and Kashmir. Omar should know all of this better than anyone else. As for his jibe that Advani should also blog about "what constitutional mechanism he plans to follow to repeal Article 370" and that, "I might learn something from his wisdom", the Chief Minister is being plainly petty. Omar knows the constitutional process well enough, just as he knows that given present political equations, the Article cannot be repealed. Advani does not Article. But, since the issue was not on the common agenda of the NDA, it never came to be either discussed or debated officially by the Government. As Deputy Prime Minister and Union Home Minister, Advani was part of an NDA regime, and he obviously didn't rake up the

syndrome returns
BARACK Obama's bid to de-escalate the stand-off (fuelled by John Kerry and other officials of his Administration) with China, Russia and some Latin American nations over their refusal to "cooperate" in the arrest of whistle-blower Edward Snowden confirms that the US is "hurting". Obama described the former national security contractor as a "hacker" for whom he would neither "scramble jets" nor risk jeopardising relations with major international players. Yet just days earlier Snowden was being projected as a threat to the lives of everyone owing allegiance to the Stars and Stripes, actually a man who was facilitating terrorist strikes across the planet for the information he had leaked compromised security agencies in several countries. This was not just typical American hype, or even a manifestation of the "good guys, bad guys" concept that has long sustained their people, but a display of the arrogance that causes convulsions along the Potomac when Washington DC does not have its way. Uncle Sam's ego was punctured when Hong Kong (read China) found legal infirmities in its bid to have Snowden detained/extradited, and Russia treated him just as another passenger transiting Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. Carrots were dangled before likely destinations ~ Ecuador and Venezuela ~ but neither nibbled. In reality, the revised American line is the "sour grapes" story politically repackaged. It would, however, not be quite correct to assume that China, Russia etc deem Sowden a hero: indeed his place in the larger scheme of things may turn to out to be trivial. After a string of "Wikileaks" have generally been taken in stride Snowden's revelations would disgust rather than trigger shivers. What irks is that after lecturing the world about the criticality of a free media, human rights and so on, and rushing to applaud those indicted in China, Russia etc, the US is itself indulging in a sneaky snoop operation ~ wordwide. This has sent thoughts back to the days when the Bald Eagle soared high, the dollar was equated with the Almighty and the CIA thought itself entitled to bully its way through the under-developed nations. There may be no ganging-up of Russia-China as in the Cold War era but the US' line that its security interests were not limited by national frontiers does initiate a flashback ~ to the days of the Ugly American.

Omar and the other proponents of Article 370 seem to forget that the provision was never meant to exist forever. It was a temporary measure that the post-independent policy makers resorted to, given the special conditions under which the State's then ruler signed the Instrument of Accession with India. If that purpose of 'integration' has not been achieved in six decades - which is supposedly why the Article still exists - can Omar offer a time-line by which the situation will get 'normal' for the provision to go? The fact is that such 'normalcy' will come only when the Article is effectively done away with.
need an upstart to remind him on these matters. Yet that does not take away the BJP veteran's right to stand up against Article 370. To do so is not treason; it's a service to the nation. But the J&K Chief Minister's childish (the most charitable explanation one can offer for Omar's conduct) swipe does not end at that. On Advani's sensible advice that he refrain from using strong words like 'cheating' and 'deceitful' in connection with those who favour the repeal of Article 370, Omar responded, "Instead of advising me to show restraint, Advaniji should devote some blog space to explain his silence between 1998-2004" (the period the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance was in power). Omar must rejig his memory. Neither Advani nor the BJP was silent. Both held on to their opposition to the subject matter of Article 370 then in his official capacity. But Omar's most interesting (and silliest) take on the matter is this: He ridicules "secular" Advani for "raising the bogey" of Article 370. The slanderous attempt by self-styled secularists like Omar to equate the demand for abrogation of Article 370 with the promotion of a communal agenda is as old as it is materially hollow. Does Omar believe that the provision is designed to serve the interests of the Muslims of the State? If that is not so, how does the call for its repeal become 'communal'? But, if pandering to the interests of a particular community has all along been the intent of the Article, let Omar have the courage to admit it. In that case, Article 370 must even more certainly go.

Poll strategies for 2014!

= By Rajinder Puri
ANALYSTS are scratching heads trying to decipher poll prospects for 2014. One issue of fierce debate is the impact Mr Narendra Modi will have on the results. To assess the rationale behind his projection the poll strategy of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Singh (RSS), which is determinedly naming him as the BJP candidate for Prime Minister, needs to be understood. To decipher it and other related issues there are two recent newspaper articles that are noteworthy. First, there was the article by Mr Abheek Barman in The Times of India entitled "Modi's Himalayan Miracle". The author quoting facts and figures has effectively demolished many claims of the Gujarat Chief Minister. More tellingly he has rubbished the claimed role of Mr Modi in rescuing 15000 victims from the Uttarakhand deluge. But the most significant revelation of the article undoubtedly was about the deployment since 2007 of the powerful Israel dominated public relations agency, Apco Worldwide, to promote the Vibrant Gujarat summits and Mr Modi's image. The other day BJP President Mr Rajnath Singh stated that Mr Modi never claimed that he had rescued 15000 pilgrims from Uttarakhand. Of course Mr Modi never did that. That was what Apco was being paid $ 25000 per month for doing. It would be reasonable to infer that many of Mr Modi's assertions and projections are inspired by inputs from Apco. As for just one example, his recent presentation of two video studies in the Planning Commission meeting may safely be attributed to this source. In that sense to attribute much of the vigorous media and corporate support for Mr Modi may justifiably be credited to Apco. There is nothing wrong or unique for aspiring political leaders to utilize the services of professional public relations outfits for electoral purpose. But a more significant aspect deserves attention. A highly professional and competent outfit like Apco would not ignore the background and persona of their client in formulating poll strategy. The relations of Mr Modi's party with its parent RSS must surely have been taken into account. Therefore, would there not have been direct or indirect cooperation between RSS and Apco in forging the poll strategy? If so, to what end? The RSS and BJP leaders backing Mr Modi are openly stating that they aspire for single party majority in 2014 without the help of poll allies. On what premise would this daunting ambition be based? Till now the BJP campaign is riding on two horses. It is targeting the Hindutva brigade for which Mr Modi presents a most attractive face. Let it be noted that the RSS chief, Mr Mohan Bhagwat, has repeatedly asserted the centrality of Hindutva for shaping India's future. Most recently on June 19, while extolling the legacy of Swami Vivekananda in a function he said: "We have changed leaders and agendas, nothing has worked. Politics is not the way to make India a superpower; it is only Hindutva that can do it." Given such commitment to Hindutva how would Apco proceed with its campaign? The answer seems to be simple. Mr Modi's claimed commitment to economic development appeals to the rising new generation of young Indians. The commitment to Hindutva appeals to the traditional pro-Hindu vote-bank of the BJP. The strategy opted for Mr Modi seems to be to marry both commitments and create a groundswell that might give the BJP singleparty majority which would promise the stability that most Indians desperately yearn for. And how will that marriage be consummated? By convincing India that the Hindu rate of economic growth can be replaced by the new Hindutva rate of economic growth that could make India a superpower. And Mr Narendra Modi with his background and record as Gujarat Chief Minister is the man to accomplish it. This is a credible strategy and should not be dismissed out of hand. However, there are serious pitfalls to overcome before it can succeed. That brings us to the second recent newspaper article referred to at the beginning of this essay. In 1991, the BJP jumped to 120 seats from 88 during the Mandal agitation and immediately after the Ayodhya movement had consolidated its traditional vote- bank. But let it be noted that in 1988 it had jumped from 2 to 88 seats because it had made poll alignment with VP Singh. In 1991 it could successfully reach the figure of 120 only from its base achieved in the 1988 performance. Let it also be noted that it sank to 2 seats in 1984 because due to a misplaced sense of patriotism the RSS backed the Congress after the assassination of India Gandhi. As a member of the Jan Sangh then, I had warned Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee of this switch and predicted to him that he would lose to Madhav Rao Scindia in the election. This warning was given to him prior to my proposed resignation from the primary membership of the party. How then might the BJP attempt for singleparty majority be assessed? Much depends upon how opponents of the party conduct themselves and what strategy they adopt. Until now Mr Modi's poll conduct has been poor. But the conduct of his opponents has been poorer. Mr Modi erred in undertaking the Uttarakhand rescue mission thinking it would impress voters. His opponents did worse by emulating him. Mr Rahul Gandhi was ill-advised to appear like Mr Modi's imitator and visit Uttarakhand by helicopter. The error was compounded by his violating the injunction of Home Minister Mr Shinde debarring VIPs from visiting the area. The damage was accentuated by Mr Digvijay Singh's patently false claim that Mr Gandhi had traveled by foot. Opposition leaders and Congressmen from Andhra made Mr Modi look good by openly quarreling at an airport trying to claim credit tion about their attitude to the minorities. Hindutva will have to relate to Hindustanis and not just Hindus. Hindustanis are conditioned by a way of life. BJP and RSS leaders should know that VHP and Bajrang Dal activists harassing couples on St. Valentines Day is not included in that way of life. The second pitfall is even more serious. Its potential to damage the BJP will depend upon how adroitly its opponents exploit it. Thanks to Mr Modi egged on by big business and Apco he represents a model of economic development that can be effectively challenged. He represents efficient and rapid economic growth by removal of bureaucratic glitches. In a sense it is not different from Mr Manmohan Singh's model. It merely claims to be more efficient. There is no pretence for inclusion and it rests upon the efficacy of the trickle-down effect of economic development. This can be challenged by an alternative model. Mrs Sonia Gandhi is attempting to do that but very incompetently. The

Border talks
India's National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon is on a visit to China and meeting Premier Li Kequiang and foreign minister Wang Yi, among others. Negotiations are being held on the Indo Chinese boundary issue. It will pave the way for Indian defence minister A. K. Antony's visit to Beijing in early July. The Chinese foreign ministry has however cautioned against having high hopes about the outcome of the border talks between Menon and Chinese state councilor Yang-Jeichi. The boundary issue, Chinese officials claim, is left over from history and cannot be solved overnight. However, long lasting efforts have been made to solve the issue and a lot of achievements have already been gained. China is apparently looking forward to an acceptable solution leading to a final settlement of all outstanding disputes. The two countries should work together to maintain peace and tranquillity in the border areas. The boundary issue should not affect overall relations between the two countries, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson emphasized. What disturbs India is that Chinese troops had recently entered Indian territory in the Daulat Bag Oldi sector in eastern Ladakh. The latest incursion was only a part of the continual friction between the two neighbours for decades. The lack of trust started in 1962 when China made a surprise attack on north eastern India. Since then the Line of Actual Control has been a prickly controversial issue and border incidents often mar the seeming amity. While China is critical of the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamshala, India has been exercised about Chinese troops sometimes breaking the peace in Arunachal Pradesh. Delhi is also not happy about China's Brahmaputra project and its designs in the South China Sea. But what puts the irritants in the shade is the need for economic ties between the two great Asian powers. Prime Minister Li came to Delhi recently and held out bright prospects. Whatever is achieved by Menon's visit will be to the mutual benefit of India and China.

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For God's Sake, No more politics please

Dear Editor, Our men in uniform, unmindful of the risk to their own lives, have most commendably accomplished the herculean task of rescuing thousands of people stranded at various places rendered inaccessible due to the floods in Uttarakhand. It is only our defense personnel who come to the help of the people in times of disasters, given that state agencies are mostly ill-prepared to tackle the situation. While rescue work continues, leaders of political parties will be well-advised to desist from exploiting the tragedy for political one-upmanship. Please don't add to the problem and hamper relief and rescue efforts with your meaningless presence. Yours etc Vinay Kumar Sainik Colony

There is nothing wrong or unique for aspiring political leaders to utilize the services of professional public relations outfits for electoral purpose. But a more significant aspect deserves attention. A highly professional and competent outfit like Apco would not ignore the background and persona of their client in formulating poll strategy. The relations of Mr Modi's party with its parent RSS must surely have been taken into account. Therefore, would there not have been direct or indirect cooperation between RSS and Apco in forging the poll strategy? If so, to what end?
for the so-called rescue of victims. The public is not stupid. People view with disgust the attempt by politicians to politically exploit such a horrendous tragedy. Not one leader had the sense to simply address the press over television to urge the public to unite and follow the example of the brave armed services personnel risking and losing lives while rescuing victims. People would have approved that. There are two pitfalls confronting Mr Modi's campaign. The first relates to the definition of Hindutva. Hindutva is Hinduism. According to a Supreme Court ruling it does not denote a religion or a particular community but a way of life. That is the definition that will be acceptable to the pro-development new generation of voters. Despite reaching out to Muslims and making all kinds of statements the BJP and RSS leaders have not succeeded in changing public percepanswer to the big business Modi-Apco model is not dishing out doles and subsidies left and right through an inefficient administration leading to national waste. The answer lies in effectively empowering the disadvantaged to exploit India's rich human resource material. As just one example, not a single party has pledged universal free compulsory education and the eradication of caste-based reservation within the next five years by offering a concrete, credible and achievable roadmap. It is available. But it requires political courage to seize it. Other examples can be cited. But thus far no politician or party has displayed the will, the vision or the courage to attempt it. After all, such daring can be attempted only by leaders committed above all else to the national interest and not merely to immediate personal political gain.

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Cong misusing probe agencies: Rajnath

ted to kill Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to avenge the 2002 communal riots in the state. The BJP has been stung by reports claiming that the CBI has come with fresh evidence that Mr. Modi and the then Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah had prior knowledge of the alleged fake encounter of Ishrat Jahan. Mr. Singh, after addressing a congregation of weavers in New Delhi on Sunday, also charged the Congress governments with lowering the dignity of constitutional authorities in the country. If anyone has done the work of lowering the dignity of constitutional authorities in the country, it is the Congress government, he said. Asked to respond to the Election Commission notice on BJP leader Gopinath Munde, the BJP chief said, I have not heard Mr. Mundes speech. But if the Election Commission has sent a notice to Mr. Munde, he will reply. Earlier, addressing a weavers congregation on Sunday, Mr. Singh favoured loan waiver for them on the lines of the relief extended to farmers. He alleged that the Congress has not done enough

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Incessant rains claim 4 lives in UP

LUCKNOW, JUNE 30: Incessant rains lashed various parts of Uttar Pradesh, with four people losing their lives in incidents of building collapse, even as major rivers continued to flow above the danger mark. According to a report by the Central Water Commission, remained Ghaghra, Sharda, Quano, Rapti and Budhi Rapti rivers swollen and were flowing above danger level. Quano river was flowing one metre above the danger mark at Chandradeepghat in Gonda, and has crossed the red mark at Mukhlispur in Sant Kabir Nagar. Ghaghra was flowing above danger mark in Barabanki and Turtipar (Ballia), and has reached close to the red mark in Ayodhya. Similarly, Sharda was flowing above danger level at Paliakalan, whereas Budhi Rapti has crossed the red mark at Kakrahi in Siddharth Nagar district. Four persons, including two children, died in incidents of building collapse due to heavy rains during past 24 hours. In Faizabad, a 32-year-old man and his two daughters Ananya (4) and Neha (6) died after their house situated in Ramjanmabhoomi area, collapsed due to heavy rains. A 55-year-old woman died in Azamgarh district in a similar incident. Basti received the maximum rainfall of 19 cm, Mukhlispur 17 cm, Kakrahi 15, Uskabazar and Rigauli 14 each, Ankinghat 12 and Bansi 11 cm. According to MeT department, monsoon remained active across the state and all divisions received good rainfall in the last 24 hours. The MeT department predicted that rain and thundershowers will continue to occur at many places in the state.

NEW DELHI, JUNE 30: The BJP on Sunday targeted Congress over CBIs handling of Ishrat Jahan encounter case, accusing it of misusing not just the investigative agency but many constitutional authorities also. Everyone in the country knows this truth that the Congress government has misused the CBI. Not just the CBI, but the Congress government has also tried to do the maxi-

mum misuse of other constitutional authorities in the country, said BJP president Rajnath Singh, when asked about CBI investigations into the Ishrat Jahan encounter case. Ishrat Jahan, a 19-year-old college student was killed along with three others on June 15, 2004 allegedly by a team of Crime Branch officials on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, after intelligence inputs that a group of Lashkar terrorists have plot-

to alleviate poverty from the country in its almost 55 years of rule and charged the ruling with conspiring to sustain poverty due to its politics. If the poor have remained poor, it is not because of their misfortune but because of the bad intentions of the government in power, Mr. Singh said. He said, It is a conspiracy by those in power not to allow people to shed their poverty.... I feel those sitting in power think they can purchase their votes by offering them some sops before the polls. Mr. Rajnath promised to accord equal status to weavers and sort out their problems once BJP came to power. Weavers and farmers will be kept on the same yardstick. We will offer easy finance of 1 to 2 per cent on loans to weavers as offered to farmers, he said. He also opposed cotton exports till the demand of weavers were met in the country and sought easy finance for weavers at low interest. He also lamented the role of handloom corporations in not being forthcoming and for not playing an effective role in serving the interests of weavers.

=Ghaghra was flowing above danger mark in Barabanki and Turtipar (Ballia), and has reached close to the red mark in Ayodhya.

BJP opposes 100 p.c. FDI in private security agencies

NEW DELHI: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Murli Manohar Joshi has written to PM Manmohan Singh opposing the governments move to allow 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in private security agencies on the ground that it would have grave implications as such bodies are now involved in securing key institutions.In a statement here, Dr. Joshi said the government should not go ahead with the proposal without a proper debate in Parliament followed by vote. The Private Security Agencies [Regulation] Act, 2005 clearly stipulates majority Indian ownership and control as a precondition for issue of licence to operate private security business in the country, he said.

Mulayam for talks on alternative front only after 2014 polls

Singh Yadav told reporters during a private visit to the city on Sunday. There are so many prospective political parties in the country which will emerge with new hopes after the next general elections. A federal front with emerging new powers can be discussed only after KOLKATA, JUNE 30: SP the next general elections, he said without elaborating. Asked if he had any discussion with West Bengal Chief nonMinister Mamata Banerjee who recently proposed a Congress, non-BJP federal front of regional parties, Mr. Yadav said. chief says neither Congress nor BJP would get a majority Samajwadi Party would consider an alternative front only after the 2014 general elections, in which neither Congress nor BJP would get a majority, SP chief Mulayam

Ecological concerns will be studied after rescue work

CHENNAI, JUNE 30: With environmentalists citing ecological degradation as the reason for the natural disaster in Uttarakhand, the Centre on Sunday said it would take stock of the situation and study such concerns once rescue operations were completed. We have to wait till the rescue operations are over and then we have to take stock of the situation before we decide on anything, the Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan told reporters in Chennai. She was responding to a query on the reported IIT Roorkee study, which blamed unplanned roads for the landslides in rainravaged Uttarakhand. Ms. Natarajan recalled that the Centre had last year recommended declaring a 135 kmstretch in Uttarakhand as a fragile environment zone. To a query on how the government intended to balance development and environment in the hill state, she said, The people of Uttarakhand and the Assembly have passed a resolution that they want development. We will try to find an acceptable solution through a democratic manner.

17-year-old raped at gunpoint, accused arrested

GREATER NOIDA: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped at gunpoint in a computer training centre in Habibpur village, police said on Sunday. Zakir, an employee at the centre where the victim was enrolled, raped the girl on June 8 and threatened to kill her if she told anyone about the incident, police said. The accused had allegedly asked the victim to stay back and committed the crime after all other students had left, they said, adding that he has been arrested. Two days after the incident, the girl had stopped going to the centre as she could not face the accused who again threatened her, police said. The victim went into depression and it was only last night that she confided in her parents about the incident, they said. "FIR was lodged at Bisrakh police station. Zakir has been arrested," a senior police officer said.

Heavy rainfall in Kolkata, city waterlogged

KOLKATA: Heavy rain in various parts of the city since last night disrupted normal life, as several parts of the metropolis became waterlogged and trains services were partially disrupted. Several parts of central, north and south Kolkata were water logged causing inconvenience to the people. Among the areas affected were parts of Ballygunge, arterial C R Avenue, M G road, Zakaria Street, Bidhan Sarani and College Street. The underpasses at Patipukur and Dum Dum were also waterlogged due to the heavy rainfall. However, because of sunday, traffic was much less on the streets. According to the MeT office, 89.5 mm rainfall was recorded in last 24 hours. There were also forecast of medium to heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours. Kolkata Mayor SovanChatterjee said that the Kolkata Municipal Corporation personnel were pumping out the water from the waterlogged areas. The heavy rainfall partially disrupted train services at various parts of Sealdah section, while that of Eastern Railways section was restored later in the day.

Support to DMK limited to RS polls: Congress

CHENNAI, JUNE 30: Though the Congress supported DMK candidate Kanimozhi in the Rajya Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu, there was no discussion on the two parties coming together for the Lok Sabha polls due next year, said AICC general secretary Mukul Wasnik, who is in charge of the party affairs in Tamil Nadu. Lok Sabha polls are sometime away and we have not discussed about alliance. There is a committee headed by Union Defence Minister that will decide on these issues, Mr. Wasnik told reporters at Sathyamurthy Bhavan on Sunday. He denied that the Congress high command went ahead with supporting the DMK ignoring the opinion of many Congress leaders who were in tained no decision was taken in isolation. We had a discussion with all senior leaders and every factor was taken into account, and our decision was unanimous, he said. Mr. Wasnik who presided over a meeting of senior Congress leaders in Sathyamurthy Bhavan said that the allegation that the Congress let down the DMDK after promising to support its candidate A.R. Elangovan did not hold water either. We decided on our stance taking into consideration the existing situation, he said. Asked whether the Congress would expect the DMK to support the Food Security Bill and the Land Acquisition Bill in return for the support to Ms. Kanimozhi, Mr. Wasnik insisted that there was no trade off involved. He said the Congress party in Tamil Nadu had to go a long way in building the party organisation. The situation demands strenuous efforts from the party leaders at various levels, he further said. Asked how could it be possible to build the organisation when the TNCC was functioning without office bearers for many years now, he said a decision on that too would be taken before long. He said in the next few months he would be holding extensive discussions with local leaders, after which an action plan would be prepared to strengthen the organisation in the State.

Drunk father burns stepdaughter alive

JIND: A man allegedly killed his 12-year-old stepdaughter by dousing her with keroscene oil and burning her alive in DumarkhaKhurd village near here on Friday night. The victim succumbed to injuries during treatment at PGIMS, Rohtak, on Saturday. Police have registered a case against the man and started investigations. No arrest has been made so far. The mother of the victim and her brother also received burn injuries as they tried to save her. On getting information, DSP Narwana, Shemshar Lamba, and SHO Sadar, inspector Suresh Pal, reached the spot along with a police force. Accused Sant Sharan, a migrant labourer working at a brick kiln in Narwana, was reportedly not happy with his stepdaughter and decided to kill her. The FIR lodged by the victim's mother Lalita Rani alleged, "My daughter Anita Rani was sleeping when Sharan came in a drunken state and sprinkled kerosene oil on her and set her ablaze." Hearing her screams, neighbours took her to a hospital, from where she was referred to PGIMS, Rohtak. "The body has been sent for postmortem and a case of murder registered against the accused. Police teams have been formed to nab him," DSP Lamba said.

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CPI responds to RTI queries, says Sudhakar Reddy

NEW DELHI, JUNE 30: The Communist Party of India (CPI) has become the first political outfit to respond to an RTI application after a CIC order declared parties as public authorities but underlined that it does not come under the transparency law. Responding to an RTI application, Communist Party of India has said it supplies information to I-T authorities and the Election Commission on regular basis and stands for transparency of income and sources of income and added that it has not appointed any Public Information Officer so far. According to our understanding, we are not yet part of Information Act. However, we reply to your queries, party General Secretary Sudhakar Reddy said. Responding to an RTI petitioner who had sought to know the action taken on his write up by the party, Mr. Reddy said, We have received your letter Baseless apprehension of Political parties on CIC verdict Did not we correspond with anybody on these letters. There is no necessity. We did not react to it as the very heading Baseless is provocating and insulting, even without knowing what are our apprehensions, doubts, and objections (sic). In response to applicant S C Agrawals query, CPI said it stands for transparency in income of political parties and supplied such information to CIC also. As for internal decisions, we are not prepared to share with outsiders. We feel it is degrading for political parties to declare that they function with financial help from govt. It is an insult to parties and democracy. This is not a baseless apprehension. You have your opinion. We have our opinion. Let us agree to disagree, it said. Acting on a petition of Association of Democratic Reforms, CIC had declared six political parties Congress, BJP, NCP, BSP, CPI and CPIM as public authorities under the RTI Act.

Bahuguna turns down Modis offer to reconstruct Kedarnath shrine

DEHRADUN, JUNE 30: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Sunday turned down offers from his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi and others for reconstruction of the Kedarnath temple, saying it will be done by his government and the temple committee. However, he said anyone was welcome to contribute funds for the reconstruction of the 8th century shrine that withstood the ravage of the cloudbursts and floods that swept away its neighbourhood and much of the town. The construction of temple, I am very firm, and I have made it clear that it will be constructed by the state government and the temple committee. Anybody who is coming forward to make donation is most welcome, he said. I am not joining issue on this with any other state or any other leader or any party. Any state, any leader, any party in India or abroad who want to help in the reconstruction of the entire Kedarnath dhaam is welcome. This place is a nagar panchayat. So anyone who supports us in the bid to reconstruct and rebuild the entire Kedarnath dhaam is welcome. What we require is financial aid. We have manpower and engineers to do this, he said. Mr. Bahuguna said the state government and temple committee were open to suggestions, but the final decision in this regard will be taken by them. On a visit to Uttarakhand last week, Mr. Modi had said the Gujarat government would take the responsibility of reconstructing the Kedarnath temple one of the shrines of the chaar dham pilgrimage which attracts pilgrims from all over the country. Kedarnath is a sentimental issue, a religious place. We have to see how much damage has been done to the temple. The ASI will do that, the Uttarakhand Chief Minister said. Then there is pressure from saints and Hindu leaders that we should start pooja in the temple. How early

Man throws acid on estranged wife

VADODARA: A man who had separated from his wife, but was still forcing her to accompany him, threw acid on her and her family members in Garbadataluka of Dahod district on Friday night. The man was also carrying a country-made gun with him. The incident took place in Gangardi village of Garbada taluka on Friday night. Accused Ramkuber Moriya, a resident of Nehrunagar in Vile Parle in Mumbai, had rushed to the residence of his estranged wife Vanita Rathod staying at the village. Moriya started insisting that Rathod should accompany him and threatened to pour acid on her. In the ruckus that followed, the acid fell on five family members, including Rathod, and they had to be rushed to the hospital for treatment. According to sources, Moriya and Rathod fell in love in Morbi, where they used to work together at a factory. Later, Rathod had to return to her village where she joined a nursing course. Moriya also came and the duo left for Mumbai, the former's hometown, and got married earlier this year. But there was discord amongst the couple and Rathod came back to her parent's place a couple of months ago. Moriya, too, rushed to the village to bring her back and had a major argument with Rathod's family and the matter reached the police. The duo got divorced after this.

we can do this is not known because we cannot reach Kedarnath by foot for at least a year. The Chief Minister said he was thankful for donations and relief material from all walks of life and places. We may have divergent views but our ultimate aim is to restore the damage done to infrastructure and provide better life to people of Uttarakhand, Mr. Bahuguna said.

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Pakistan car bomb blast kills 15 people during British PM David Cameron's visit
PESHAWAR: A car bomb aimed at a Pakistani security force convoy killed 15 people and wounded 28 others today on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar, an official said. The attack happened not far from the semiautonomous tribal belt where Taliban and Al Qaeda-linked groups have bases, as British Prime Minister David Cameron visited the capital Islamabad. "Now 15 people have died," said Jamil Shah, spokesman for the government-run Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, adding that 28 were injured. At least three children were among the dead, and two children and a woman were among those hurt, he added. Police said most of the victims were civilians because the bomb targeting the Frontier Corps (FC) convoy exploded in a bustling market area. "The car bomb was parked in a market packed with the general public. When the FC convoy comprising of three vehicles passed by, the bomb exploded and hit a vehicle in the convoy," police official Shafiullah Khan told. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the Pakistani Taliban frequently target security forces as part of a sevenyear domestic insurgency that has killed thousands of Pakistanis.

Barack Obama to unveil $7 billion Africa power plan

JOHANNESBURG: US President Barack Obama will on Sunday unveil a plan, worth $7 billion over five years, to upgrade African power networks in a bid to reduce electricity cuts and blackouts that scare off business investment, the White House said. Obama will announce the plan, which leverages existing cash and private finance, during a visit to Cape Town. The initiative, dubbed "Power Africa", aims to double access to power in sub-Saharan coveries of vast reserves of oil and gas, and the potential to develop clean geothermal, hydro, wind and solar energy," it said. It said countries involved in the plan included Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria and Tanzania, which have "ambitious goals" in electric power generation. According to the International Energy Agency, sub-Saharan Africa will need investment of more than $300 billion to achieve universal electricity access by 2030, it noted.

Protesters gather at Tahrir to demand Morsy ouster

CAIRO: Thousands of Egyptians demanding the ouster of Egypt's Islamist President are gathering at Cairo's central Tahrir Square at the start of a day of massive, nationwide protests many fear could turn deadly. Sunday marks the first anniversary of President's Mohamed Morsy's assumption of power as Egypt's first freely elected leader. Thousands of Mr. Morsy's supporters have staged a sitin since Friday in an eastern Cairo district not far from the presidential palace, the focus of protests later on Sunday to

Africa, where more than twothirds of the population is without electricity, a statement

said. "Power Africa will build on Africa's enormous power potential, including new dis-

Pak Minister to visit India to tackle energy crisis

reported. Earlier, Mr. Asif had said that the energy crisis in Pakistan will take at least two years to be resolved. He said that due to shortage of power the country had sustained a huge loss of Rs. 1,000 billion in the last five years. Pakistan is currently facing a power deficit of 4,000-5,000 megawatts per day. Earlier this month, Pakistan had sought 500 MW of electricity from India by laying a transmission line from Punjab to Lahore. The proposal to buy power was made when an expert group visited Pakistan to discuss energy cooperation. India is willing to help and is exploring the points which can be used to hook-up to the grid in Pakistan through a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) line, government sources in New Delhi has said. Mr. Sharif has earlier said that tackling the energy crisis will be among the top priorities of his government.

Nepal's ex-PM Baburam Bhattarai resigns from top post in Maoist party
KATHMANDU: Former Prime Minister ofNepal Baburam Bhattarai has announced his resignation as the Vice chairman of UCPNM following a dispute with party supremo Prachanda. Bhattarai's resignation yesterday came after differences surfaced between him and party Chairman Prachanda over appointments of some members in key positions in the party, sources said. Meanwhile, Prachanda called a high level meeting today with senior leaders of Unified Communist Party of NepalMaoist(UCPN-M) in an attempt to settle the intra-party squabble and finalise the appointments. After his resignation, Bhattarai said that he has sacrificed the Vice Chairman's post to "build a culture of sacrifice inside the party and promote the new generation".

demand his ouster. The youth group leading the campaign to force Mr. Morsy out said it had collected more than 22 million signatures from Egyptians who want the

President to go. It was not possible to verify the claim. Mr. Morsy's supporters have questioned the authenticity and validity of the signatures.

North Korea deploys new guns along border

SEOUL: North Korea has deployed new rocket launchers along its border capable of hitting targets beyond Seoul, a report said Sunday. Artillery units from the North were spotted replacing older multiple rocket stations with an upgraded version of the 240mm guns, said. The agency quoted an unnamed government official as saying the new multiple rocket launchers with a maximum range of 70 kilometres (42 miles) could extend their reach beyond the South Korean capital. The South's defence ministry declined to confirm the report. North Korea has 5,100 multiple rocket launchers, according to military data. It has been eager to upgrade its mainstream multiple rocket launchers, which pose a serious security threat to South Korea. Residents in Seoul and neighbouring satellite cities, together home to nearly half the South's 49 million people, have always lived under threat of attack from the North's rockets and long-range artillery. In 2010, North Korea using multiple rocket launchers shelled a South Korean island near the disputed Yellow Sea border, killing four people.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed his Water and Power Minister to India to address the severe energy crisis facing the country. "We are facing acute electricity shortage and any assistance in the power sector will help us in addressing the problem," Mr. Sharif said while speaking to members of the Pak-India Joint Business Council at the Prime Minister's Office on Saturday. Mr. Sharif told the meeting that he had directed Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Minister for Water and Power, to visit India and explore potential areas of cooperation between the two countries, the official

Kerry ends marathon Mideast talks, no breakthrough

TEL AVIV: US-led efforts to broker a resumption of peace talks ended today without a breakthrough, a top Palestinian official said, although Washington's top diplomat hailed "real progress". US Secretary of State John Kerry has spent the past four days locked in intensive shuttle diplomacy between the Israeli and Palestinian leadership in a high-profile bid to draw the two sides back into direct negotiations after a gap of nearly three years. But after 13 hours of talks with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, and around six hours with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Kerry's marathon efforts ended today with little sign of progress. Speaking in Ramallah after Kerry held his third and final meeting with Abbas, chief negotiator Saeb Erakat said there had been "no breakthrough." "It was a positive and profound meeting with president Abbas but there has been no breakthrough so far and there is still a gap between the Palestinian and Israeli positions," he told a news conference. But Kerry himself insisted he had had "very positive" discussions with both sides since beginning his shuttle diplomacy in Jerusalem on Thursday evening. "We agreed we have made real progress but we have a few things we need to work on," he said after a final meeting with Abbas before heading off to Asia. "We both feel good about the direction," he said. Kerry's last meeting with Netanyahu at a hotel overlooking Jerusalem's Old City, continued late into the night, ending at nearly 4:00 am (0100 GMT). Early the next morning, a sleep-deprived Kerry then headed to Ramallah to wrap up his talks with Abbas. His previous two meetings with the Palestinian leader took place in Amman. Speaking at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu insisted that Israel was not blocking a return to negotiations. "We are not putting up any impediments on the resumption of the permanent talks for a peace agreement between us and the Palestinians," he said in remarks communicated by his office. "There are things that we will strongly insist on in the talks themselves, especially security. There will be no agreement that will endanger Israelis' security." He also pledged to put any agreement to a referendum, saying it will be "submitted to the people for a decision."

ECONOMY

Govt to finalise FDI policy in pharma before FIPB meet

New Delhi: The government is likely to finalise FDI policy with regard to existing drug companies ahead of the FIPB meeting on July 5, which is scheduled to take up as many as 10 foreign investment proposals. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has raised concerns over spate of acquisitions of domestic pharma firms by multinationals. The DIPP has sought the intervention of the Prime Minister's Office on this matter. Government sources said that on an average about 25% of the FIPB agenda is related with pharma sector. The continuing acquisitions of Indian pharma firms by foreign companies would pose serious problems in availability of life-saving drugs to consumers in near future, they added. Earlier, the Department had asked the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) not to take decision on any related proposal. FDI policy in the sector has already been discussed at the PM level in December last year. Accordingly, all foreign investments in existing domestic pharma firms was allowed only after clearance by the FIPB. With no let up in multinationals seeking nod to acquire stake in Indian pharma firms despite government putting norms to check it, the DIPP has raised concerns stating the FDI policy in the sector needs a relook again at the PMO level. Currently, India permits 100% FDI in pharma sector through automatic approval route in the new projects but the foreign investment in the existing pharma companies were allowed only through FIPB's approval. In 2008, Japanese firm Daiichi Sankyo had bought out the country's largest drug maker Ranbaxy for $4.6 billion. US-based Abbot Laboratories had acquired Piramal Health Care's domestic business for $3.7 billion.cent Since April 2000, $10.3 billion FDI has come into the pharmaceutical sector, nearly 5% of the total foreign inflows the country has received. The current policy says that "the government may incorporate appropriate conditions for FDI in brownfield cases, at the time of granting approval". The 10 applications for FDI in drug firms include the proposals of USbased Mylan Laboratories, Mauritius-based Castleton Investment, Mumbai-based Ferring Therapeutics and Hyderabad-based Verdant Life Sciences.

HCL may sack 140 employees in Finland

NEW DELHI: Country's fourth largest software services provider HCL Technologies may sack 140 staff at its Finland office, a move, employees alleged, is an attempt to replace local workers with cheaper talent from India. HCL has a delivery centre and office in Espoo and it is currently in negotiations with the employee representatives over the move to cut jobs. The negotiations commenced earlier this month and will last for about 6-8 weeks. The employees who face job threats are actually former Nokia staff who were transferred to HCL Technologies in March 2013 as per an agreement signed between the two companies. When contacted, an HCL Technologies spokesperson said: "Any change to requirements in client projects is essentially a matter of discussion between HCL, its client(s) and unions where needed. We do not respond to speculation on such matters." Some HCL's Finnish employees on conditions of anonymity said that the firm is laying off 140 exN o k i a employ ees. The employer-employee negotiations s t a r t e d around June 15-18 and we fear that these jobs will be passed on to IT employees from India or similar countries at a much lower salary. The employees also said that they have contacted the unions, who are supporting their cause. Union of Professional Engineers in Finland (UIL) Director (Collective Bargaining) Ismo Kokko said the number of workers that were outsourced from Nokia to HCL was 200 and now they want to lay off 140. "The negotiations have just started last week and we have to first analyse the situation and sort out a strategy," he said when asked about the steps the union will take. On the layoffs Kokko said: "The basic situation is the same in HCL as it is in TCS.

Coal India restructuring: Government Court to hear Madhu Kapur's petition on Yes Bank board seat on July 1 invites offers from 9 firms
NEW DELHI: The Coal Ministry has invited proposals from nine shortlisted firms, including ICICI Securities, KPMG, Ernst & Young, McKinsey, Deloitte and Crisil, for restructuring of state-run miner Coal India Ltd (CIL). "Invitation to respond to the RFP (request for proposal) is open to the nine firms," the ministry said. The Coal Ministry further said it will select a consulting firm "from the bids received in response to the RFP". The government had invited an expression of interest earlier this year with regard to providing consultancy for CIL restructuring, and 17 firms including SBI Capital and Infosys had responded to the proposal. "Out of the 17 companies, nine firms have qualified for the next stage of bidding," the ministry said. An interactive meeting under Additional Secretary A K Dubey with the representatives of the nine firms was held last month. The Coal Ministry had earlier informed the Prime Minister's Office about the appointment of consultants with international expertise and to frame timeline to take forward the proposal on restructuring of the stateowned miner. The Planning Commission and many high-level panels, including the Expert Committee on Road Map for coal sector reforms also known as T L Shankar Committee - recommended restructuring of CIL keeping in view the rapidly increasing demand of coal and the need for enhancing coal production and to make the coal sector competitive. It has been proposed to take up a study "to assess the need for restructuring of CIL in light of the avoidance of drawbacks inherent in a monopolistic situation" and "to prepare a road map for smooth transition towards proposed restructuring", among others, the ministry said. The Planning Commission has earlier suggested spinning off CIL subsidiaries into separate entities so that each one of them can pursue its own goals, amid growing supply deficit of coal. The world's largest coal miner CIL has seven subsidiaries including Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL), Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL), and Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) and Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd. The coal producer has 3.71 lakh employees. The Coal Ministry had recently said the gap between demand and supply of coal which touched 135 million tonnes (MT) last fiscal year may reach 140 MT in FY14.

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court will hear on Monday a petition filed by Madhu Kapur seeking a direction to the board of Yes Bank to take her daughter Shagun Kapur Gogia as a nominee director. Gogia is the daughter of the bank's co-founder, Ashok Kapur, who was killed in the Nov 2008 terror attacks on the city. The tussle began on June 6 when Madhu moved the Bombay High Court seeking to quash the appointment of three directors (Diwan Arun Nanda, Ravish Chopra and M R Srinivasan) on its board as well as to stall the annual general meeting (AGM) slated for June 8. While hearing the case, Justice S J Kathawala had advised the warring families to resolve the dispute in an amicable manner, but did not stop the annual meeting. It asked the board to advance its July 22 meeting to June 27 and consider Madhu's request for making her daughter Shagun a nominee director. Accordingly the bank held its board meeting last Thursday. After the board meeting, the bank had issued a statement saying it would inform the Bombay High Court about the outcome of the board.

Former Nokia employees are being replaced with outside workers." TCS is also planning to sack 172 employees at its Finland offices by August. These employees were outsourced by Nokia to TCS. The employees also said that around 50 employees who were transferred from the Helsinki-based renewable products maker UPM also stand to lose their jobs. Last year in March, HCL Technologies had signed a five-year outsourcing agreement for IT infrastructure services with UPM worth about USD 300 million. As part of this agreement, HCL has to provide data centre, end-user support, network services and professional IT services to UPM. Around 250 UPM employees were also expected to move to HCL.

IndiGo may face an exodus of its commanders to AirAsia India

MUMBAI: IndiGo Airlines may lose a good chunk of its commanders to AirAsia India as around 100 of its pilots have applied for jobs with the proposed carrier, say sources. Besides a hefty package that AirAsia India is offering to the pilots, there are other reasons, like better working conditions, for these pilots to move out, say Indigo sources. "As many as 100 commanders have sought jobs with AirAsia India. And this is not only for higher packages, but also for better working condiBhatia, plans to launch a budget airline by the end of the year with its headquarters in Chennai. AirAsia is expected to bring in competitive pricing in the domestic aviation market with its "nano" airfares and may pose a direct competition to IndiGo, which is the undisputed leader in the low-cost segment now. Incidentally, both IndiGo and AirAsia, have Airbus operations. IndiGo currently has around 1,000 pilots to operate its fleet of 66 Airbus planes. Out of these, nearly 60 per cent of them are commanders. "An IndiGo commanders' average take-home salary is around Rs 3.203.30 lakh a month, which is below the industry level. As against this, AirAsia India is offering a take-home salary of Rs 4-4.20 lakh a month," sources said.

tions," airline sources, said. AirAsia, in collaboration with Tata Sons and Telestra TradePlace of Arun

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MISC 8 ICC World Test Championship to be held in 2017 India to host World Test Championship in 2021, T20 cup in 2016 and World Cup in 2023
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LONDON SUNDAY, JUNE 30: The three competitions were allotted to India by ICC at its annual conference which finalized its global events from 2015 to 2023. In a triple bonanza for India, it will host the World Twenty 20 Cup competition in 2016 and World Test Championship 2021, both for the first time, and the 50-over World Cup for the fourth time in 2023, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced here tonight. The three competitions were allotted to India by ICC at its annual conference which finalized its global events from 2015 to 2023. According to an ICC media release, the first edition of the World Test Championship will be staged in 2017 by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in June-July 2017 while the second edition formats of the game-- especially Test cricket - and approved the recommendation that the full membercountries should play a minimum of 16 Tests in each four-year cycle. In order to ensure that all ODIs played over the four-year cycle between ICC Cricket World Cups count towards a team's ranking, the ICC Board agreed to change the ODI rankings period from three years to four years. will be held in India in February-March 2021. ICC's Chief Executive David Richardson also put speculation to rest about ICC Champions Trophy being continued. "The ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales was highly acclaimed and appreciated by all. However, the principle of one pinnacle global event for each of the three formats over a four-year cycle is a good one and, as such, the ICC Board has agreed to replace the Champions Trophy with the ICC World Test Championship," Richardson was quoted as saying in the press release. The ECB will also host the 2019 World Cup and Cricket Australia (CA) got the right to host the 2020 World Twenty20. The ICC Board supported the strategy of ensuring an optimum balance between the three LONDON, JUNE 30: The International Cricket Council announced its much awaited World Test Championship which will have its inaugural edition in England during the month of June and July in the year 2017 while the second edition will be held in India in 2021. According to ICC media release "The IDI Board confirmed that the ICC World Test Championship will be staged in 2017 and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will host the inaugural event in June/July 2017, while the second edition will be held in India in February/March 2021." ICC's Chief Executive David Richardson also put the speculations to rest about ICC Champions Trophy being continued. However, the principle

INDIA TO HOST THREE WORLD EVENTS

l India will host 3 ICC world meets between 201623: The World T20 Championship in 2016, the second edition of the World Test Championship in February/March 2021 and the World Cup (50 overs) in 2023. l Between 2015 and 2023, the ICC will stage 18 events, including 2 World Cups, 2 World Test Championships, 2 World Twenty 20 events, 3 Women's World Cups, 3 U19 World Cups, 2 Women's World Twenty 20 and 4 qualifying tournaments. l Full Members will pay a minimum of 16 Tests over a four-year period. In order to ensure that all ODIs played over the four-years

of one pinnacle global event for each of the three formats over a four-year cycle is a good one and, as such, the ICC Board has agreed to replace the Champions Trophy with the ICC World Test Championship," Richardson was quoted as saying in the press release. The ICC Board

supported the strategy of ensuring an optimum balance between the three formats of the game - especially Test cricket - and approved the recommendation that the Full Members should play a minimum of 16 Tests in each fouryear cycle. In order to ensure that all ODIs played over the four-year cycle between ICC Cricket World Cups count towards a team's ranking, the ICC Board agreed to change the ODI rankings period from three years to four years. For the sake of consistency, the ICC Board also agreed to change the calculation of the T20 rankings to cover the same period.

Sania-Huber enter to 3rd round of Wimbledon

Huber committed more unforced errors than their opponents, they enjoyed better share of break points conversion, utilising two out of the five opportunities that came their way. SaniaHuber combination will face unseeded pair of Shuko Aoyama of Japan and South African Chanelle Scheepers in their next round. Sania is also in the fray in the mixed doubles event where she is pairing up with Horia Tecau of Roumania. Sania and Tecau, who got a bye in the first round, are seeded second in the mixed doubles event and the duo will play all German combination of Martin Emmrich and Julia Goerges in the second round.

Police emerge new State Football Champion

SRINAGAR, JUNE 30: Beating defending champion, Jammu and Kashmir Bank by a solitary goal, the Jammu and Kashmir Police today emerged as new State Football Championship at Polo Ground, here. The only goal of the match was netted by Imtiaz Ahmed in the 50th minute of the match. "Both the teams played equally well in the first half of the match, but after the breather, our boys had upper hand, especially after the lead," said coach of the Police team, Inspector Ranjit Singh. The J&K Police team has won the state championship trophy after a long time while J&K Bank held the title for a long time.

ICC women's committee hails schedule from 2016-23

DUBAI, JUNE: Chair of the ICC Women's Committee Clare Connor Sunday hailed the IDI Board for according approval to six global women's tournaments from 2016 to 2023. The schedule will see two ICC Women's World Cups as well as four ICC World Twenty20 events including the continuation of the successful joint men's and women's events of the ICC World Twenty20 in 2016 and 2020 in India and Australia, respectively. In 2018 West Indies and 2022 South Africa, the women's event will be a stand-alone tournament. Speaking from London, Connor said: "I am delighted with the schedule of women's events through to 2023. It is a great outcome for women's cricket. This cycle provides a great platform for the continuing growth of women's cricket. "The past two World Twenty20s have been joint men's and women's events and have been significant opportunities to show off the women's game on a global stage in front of a huge broadcast audience. We welcome the decision to continue this for the 2016 and 2020 events while also embracing the opportunity to hold two stand-alone events in 2018 and 2022." There was more good news for women's cricket when the IDI Board also agreed to expand the Women's World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 to a 10-team tournament. This means that the top three teams from the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013, to be held in Dublin July 23-31, will now join Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa and West Indies in the 2014 tournament that will be staged from March 16 to April 6, 2014. Teams participating in the Dublin tournament are Canada, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Zimbabwe. LONDON, JUNE 30: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her American partner Liezel Huber advanced to the third round of women's doubles event at the Wimbledon with a three-set win over ItalianGerman duo of Flavia Pennetta and Andrea Petkovic. The sixth-seeded IndoAmerican pair had to sweat it out for little over two hours to get the better of their unseeded opponents 76 3-6 6-2 late last night. Even though Sania and

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg wins British Grand Prix

Dr Nirmolak retained as Secy J&K Boxing Association

JAMMU, JUNE 30: Dr Nirmolak Singh has been retained as general secretary while former Minister, Tariq Hameed Karra has been made president of the Jammu and Kashmir Boxing Association in an annual general body meeting held here today. The members also nominated Dr Ashutosh Sharma as senior vice-president while Tarun Singla (Jammu) and GR Beigh (Kashmir) have been made vice-president of the Association. Anil Khajuria has been elected as treasurer while SS Gill (Jammu) and Hilal Ahmed (Kashmir) nominated as joint secretaries. Sports Officer of the State Sports Council, Rajan Sharma has been nominated as chairman of the technical committee. Boxing coaches, Satyakam Sharma, Anil Wadera and Mushtaq Ahmed have been included as members in the technical committee. Ravi Salgotra and Ajay Sharma shall act as media advisors of the Association while Vikas Gupta will be organizing secretary. Executive members: Dr. Gurmeet Kour, Ravinder Singh Babbi, Raj Kumar, Davinder Gupta, Mohd. Ali, Gul Alamgeer, Vinay Gupta, Tanveer Ahmed, Gurmeet Singh, Arun Kotwal, Vinod Kumar, Ghulam Mustafa and Farooq Khan.

Poland to host FIVB Beach Volleyball World meets

WARSAW, JUNE 30: Poland will host the ninth edition of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships starting from July 1. There are 48 teams in each gender taking part in the seven-day championships from July 1 to 7, including Chinese women's pair of Xue Chen and Zhang Xi, reports Xinhua. The championships will be played in Stare Jablonkia, a small village in the Mazury lake region (northeastern Poland). Poland will provide seven regular competition grounds with 2,100 tonnes of sand. Stare Jablonki's stadium centre court seats 9,000 spectators along the shores of Lake Mazury.

Srinagar Judo meets from July 3

SRINAGAR, JUNE 30: Organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Judo Association, the Srinagar District Judo Championship shall be held at Sher-eKashmir Indoor Complex, here from July three to July six. A handout issued here today advised those interested judokas to submit their entries with organizing secretary, Gowhar Khan on or before July three.

India U-19 beat Papua New Guinea by 71 runs

DARWIN, JUNE 30: India comprehensively defeated Papua New Guinea by 71 runs at Tracy Village on Sunday in a friendly Under-19 International Series match. Papua New Guinea bowler Sakavai Charlie Gebai (4/26) restricted India to 136 all out from 43.1 overs with Indian opener and Captain Vijay Zol top scoring with 48 runs. In reply, Papua New Guinea was no match with the bat against the experienced Indian outfit. Kuldeep Yadav took 4/13 as Papua New Guinea was bowled out for 65 in 36.5 overs. In the first official match of the tri-series, Australia defeated New Zealand by 19 runs. India play their first match against Australia at the Marrara Oval Tuesday.

S I LV E R S TO N E , ENGLAND JUNE 30: Nico Rosberg won the British Grand Prix in an eventful race Sunday, avoiding the tire trouble that affected several drivers and overtaking Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel with 10 laps remaining after the three-time defending champion retired with mechanical problems. The Mercedes driver won his second race of the year and third of his career, edging Red Bull's Mark Webber,

who recovered from a collision with Romain Grosjean shortly after the start. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso got past Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen with two laps remaining to claim third. The victory will likely be overshadowed by the sight of bursting tires that affected four drivers, including polesitter Lewis Hamilton when he was leading on lap 8. The safety car was called out on lap 15 after similar tire failure struck for the third time.

CPL to develop young players: Viv Richards

where they would like to go and hopefully with the professional stuff which has been in the area itself, it gives them an opportunity to become better professionals and something to strive for." The tournament includes six franchises with 15 contracted players each including a maximum of four international players and four players under the age of 23. The teams are Antigua Hawksbills, Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs, St Lucia Zouks and Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel. Reacting to the non-selection of Antigua and Leeward Islands' captain Sylvester Joseph, Vivian, who will coach the Hawksbills, said the idea was to select a nucleus of players capable of complementing each other. "We try and look for individuals who we think can be part of a family because if it is that this tournament, the CPL, is going to be a period of about four to five weeks, we look to have individuals who want to represent that brand," the former batsman said. "There are certain processes that we have and everyone is on the list and the sheets that we were sent had everyone who were available and we just didn't go in that direction, it is simple and plain as that." The CPL, organised by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), replaces the Caribbean Twenty20 as the premier T20 cricket tournament in the Caribbean. The competition, which is slated to run from July 29 to Aug 26, will be played in Antigua, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago.

5th Pawan Memorial T20 Cricket West Indies to stage Street Warriors Akhnoor clinch thriller Women's 2018 World T20 AKHNOOR, JUNE 30: From FCC, Bobby remained
LONDON, JUNE 30: The West Indies will host the ICC Women's World Twenty20 in 2018 and the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2022. These were among the various decisions taken at the conclusion of the ICC Annual Conference here Saturday, reports CMC. The IDI Board (ICC Development International) also confirmed that England will stage the inaugural ICC World Test Championship in 2017, while the second edition will be held in India in 2021. In addition to this, between 2015 and 2023, the ICC will stage 18 events, including two ICC Cricket World Cup Tournaments, two ICC World Test Championships, and two ICC World Twenty20 events, three ICC Women's World Cups, three ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cups, two ICC Women's World Twenty20 and four qualifying tournaments. "We are delighted to confirm the exciting schedule of e v e n t s through to 2023," said ICC chief executive David Richardson., "The ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales was highly acclaimed and appreciated by all. However, the principle of one pinnacle global event for each of the three formats over a four-year cycle is a good one and, as such, the ICC Board has agreed to replace the Champions Trophy with the ICC World Test Championship. Street Warriors Akhnoor today clinched the thriller after they restricted Friends Cricket Club (FCC) Bhalwal one-run short of their total in the pre-quarterfinal match of the ongoing 5th Pawan Memorial Twenty20 Cricket Tournament at Government Higher Secondary School ground, here. Needing 176 runs to win, FCC could make 174 runs in given 20 overs for the loss of seven wickets thus lost the match by a wafer thin margin of one run. Earlier, batting first, Street Warriors batted well but could not play full 20 overs when whole side bowled out for 175 runs in 18.5 overs. Sonu remained top scorer with 30-ball 40 runs but Amit played splendid innings of 37 runs off just 15 deliveries. Roshan Verma too did a fine job adding quick-fire 17-ball 34 runs while Dilawar Singh contributed 12-ball 22 runs. most successful bowler with three wickets in a single over while Jannu took two. Jatinder Singh, Ajay and Monu shared one wicket each. In reply, FCC could not attain the goal and exhausted their quota of 20 overs for 174 runs with three wickets in hand. Sahil made highest 55 (off 40 balls) runs, followed by Sanjay (33 runs off 27 balls) and Atul Sharma (28 runs off 19 balls). Janu added 13 runs to the team's total. Roshan Verma was most successful bowler from Street Warriors with three wickets while Ubey took two. Sourav and Amit shared apiece each. For his all round performance of 34 runs and three wickets, Roshan was obvious choice for the man of the match title. Today's match was officiated by Sadiq Hussain and Joginder Magotra as umpires while Ajay Bhagat was scorer.

ST.JOHN'S (ANTIGUA), JUNE 30: Former West Indies captain and batting legend Sir Vivian Richards believes the inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will provide young cricketers an opportunity to display and hone their skills in a competitive environment. In an interview, Sir Vivian said the tournament should also give the young players an opportunity to assess their professional career, reports CMC.

"It could also be that sort of a pinnacle that maybe our young professionals, or guys who are aspiring to be young professionals, can now maybe look forward to the cool and smooth T20 tournament; and now with the CPL, this could be the point where maybe the younger professionals would really like to reach," Sir Vivian said. "It is an opportunity for them and it is that sort of a playground for them to assess their careers and

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