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SHOPIAN, OCT 26: At least one militant was killed while a civilian was injured during a gunfight between Army and Lashkar Toiba militants in Hushanpora, Nagabal area of South Kashmir's Shopian district. Deputy Inspector General
South Kashmir Vijay Kumar identified the slain militant as Abbas Reshi and said that he was the district commander of Let outfit and was involved in various militancy related incidents. Reports said that after receiving inputs about the
Bashir Ahmed Reshi resident of Alishapora was killed. Police said that the slain militant was directly involved in Awnera incident where militants during an attack had killed a CRPF jawan. "We have pressed sniffer dogs into service to trace the militants and all resources are being put to neutralize these Lashkar militants," one of the police official told. During the gunfight, one civilian from Alishapora Shopian was injured who was shifted to evacuated and rushed to hospital. The injured civilian has been identified as Ghulam Muhammad Para son of Muhammad Akram Para. Search operation was going on when this news report was being filed.
JAIPUR: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday claimed a Rajasthan police officer, who wanted to contest elections, had given Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi "information" on Pakistani spy agency ISI contacting Muslim youth victims of Muzaffarnagar riots. "I tried to gather information who gave him (Gandhi) this ISI story ... I came to know that a Rajasthan-based police officer who wants to fight elections on a Congress ticket passed this information to him and he in turn used in his speech," Modi said while addressing a rally in Udaipur. This was the second time the Gujarat chief minister targeted Gandhi on the issue after asking the 8Contd p2
Rajasthan cop gave Rahul "Information" Moderate quakestrikes Doda-Bhaderwah on ISI contacting Muslim youth: Modi belt,triggers panic
BHADERWAH OCT 26 : One more fresh tremor rocks Bhaderwah and its adjoining areas early in the morning today. As per reports tremor of low intensity at about 5 A M and it was of about 3.5 on Richter scale. After the tremor people rush out of their houses in the morning cold for shelter and spend few hours in the open sky with their families and children. One of the 8Contd p2
PDP to join electoral Handloom depttorganises fray with positive awareness camp at Chatroo agenda: Mufti Avail maximum benefit
SRINAGAR, OCT 26: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said the PDP will go into the elections with a positive agenda that would usher in a new era of political stability, development and an assured space of dignity for our future generations. "We have to leave behind the political bickerings and blame-games of the past and respond to the enormous problems facing people of the state with unity and wisdom", he told a large gathering of 8Contd p2
with union of India. MLAs Ashok Khajuria, Ashwani Sharma, former Mayor Narinder Singh, CEO, Jammu Mr. T.L. Mulnivasi, President of the Manch Daneshwar Singh, prominent citizens, members of civil
KISHTWAR, OC 26: Department of Handloom organised one day awareness camp for the weavers here at Chatroo whereat they were educated about various schemes offered by the handloom department for promotion of the craft. G M Saroori, MLA Inderwal as the chief guest inaugurated the camp wherein a large number of weavers, local people including sarpanches and panches of 8Contd p2
More riots in Rajasthan, UP than in Gujarat: Maulana Madani Omar should not behave like a war-monger: Swami Agnivesh
NEW DELHI, OCT 26: In indirect praise for Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, Jamiat Ulema-eHind's general secretary Maulana Mahmood Madani on Saturday said more riots have occurred in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh than in Gujarat. The number of Muslim youths in the jails of Maharashtra and Rajasthan exceed those in Gujarat, he added. "In the past 10 years (since the 2002 Gujarat riots), more than 48 communal clashes have occurred in Rajasthan while 102 have been reported in the past one-and-a-half years in Uttar Pradesh. Please tell me, who is right and who is wrong?," Madani, indirectly lauding Bharatiya compare Gujarat with Maharashtra and Rajasthan, then people will say I support Modi," he said. "More Muslim youths are in the jails of Maharashtra and Rajasthan than in Gujarat," he said. Noting that "there are two lines of thinking in India one inclusive, the other divisive", Madani said: "We expect from the Congress to promote inclusive thinking, but unfortunately, some of their leaders have created such a situation that they appear to be divisive." Asked about Congress party's charge that he is supporting Modi, Madani said the party should introspect. "Those who are raising such questions 8Contd p2 NEW DELHI, OCT 26: Arya Samaj Scholar and Human Rights activist Swami Agnivesh on Saturday asked Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to stop behaving like a war-monger and think twice before passing any such comments which could flare up the situation. "We should look at the other side of the coin as well. It is not only Indian media but Pakistani media is also claiming that Indian soldiers are violating the ceasefire. So we should condemn the attacks of both Indian and Pakistani soldiers and should ask politicians especially the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir not to indulge in hate speeches," Agnivesh told Srinagar based news gathering agency adding that politicians are giving too much hype to border skirmishes. "I fail to understand what Omar Abdullah and other war-mongers would get by targeting Pakistani establishment. These politicians should remember that love begets love. It is not desirable for the 8Contd p2
HYDERABAD, OCT 26: Lashing out at Congress president Sonia Gandhi for "playing with the lives of Telugu people" and "murdering democracy in broad daylight", YSR Congress chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy called on Telugu people on Saturday to give 30 Lok Sabha seats to his party in
Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, told Rajat Sharma on his show "Aap Ki Adalat" on India TV. "I don't say any such thing in private or in public to show that I support Modi. But if I
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CBI, he said that when it became clear that party leader and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje will win in Rajasthan, the agency became active against BJP's Gulab Chand Katara, the leader of opposition. He said a senior official directly blamed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the coal scam, referring to former coal secretary PC Parakh, who reacted to his name figuring in a FIR by saying that if he was indicted, then the PM should be too. "If this kind of allegations would have been levelled against me, Vasundhara ji or (Madhya Pradesh chief minister) Shivraj ji (Singh Chouhan), we would have run into problems. Modi also accused the central government of fooling people by attributing the rise in onion prices to decline in production. "In fact, onion production has declined by only five percent and prices on the other hand have gone up nearly by 1,500 per cent ... onion is grown mainly in three states Maharashtra, Andhra and Karnataka, all Congress-ruled states," he claimed. "Congress is not concerned with rising prices, all they are concerned is with corruption in 2G and coal," he said, urging the people to throw out Congress from Rajasthan. Shamsher Singh Manhas said that the people should not get misled by the false propaganda of NC and silence of Congress over the accession. He said that statement issued by NC leaders are threat to nation security. He said that every nation loving individual should take pledge on this day to defeat the designs of such forces which pose threat to the integration of the state. National Executive Member & J&K Chief Spokesperson, Dr. Jitendra Singh, demanded that the "Accession Day" on 26 October should be declared a state holiday and in lieu of it, a notification be issued cancelling the holiday of socalled Martyrs Day on 13 July, which is unconstitutional because when India's official Martyrs Day on 30 January marking death anniversary of the father of nation Mahatma Gandhi is not a holiday, how has National Conference govt. declared 13 July a Martyrs Day holiday. He said those who say there was accession but no merger of J&K, are not clear in their concept because Instrument of Merger did not apply to J&K. State General Secretary & former Mayor Kavinder Gupta said that every activists of the party, irrespective of his or her post, should get well acquainted with the legal and constitutional parameters of the accession and reach the masses to present the real facts of the same. He said that the BJP's commitment for the honour of people like Maharaja Hari Singh can be well judged from the fact that its leader who became first Mayor of JMC took the initiative to get installed the statues of great Dogra rural in Jammu. Prof. Hari Om, who was the main speaker on the occasion, narrated the sequence of events which finally culminated into signing of historic Instrument of Accession. He said that this day is only celebrated in J&K and we need to go through the roots to know the logic to celebrate the same. He said that the issue of accession is being raised time and again just to divert the attention of the people from real issues, which speaks of the incompetence of the government in providing a people friendly administration. He said that Congress is deliberately creating confusion over the issue for political gains but the BJP will not allow this to happen. Rajesh Gupta said that in view of the general elections in near future the Kashmir centric political parties like NC and PDP are trying to misled the people raking irrelevant issues with a sole motive to arouse them. Amarnath Gupta, Col. Uttam Singh, Ramesh Arora (Adv.), Usha Choudhary, Mamta Singh, Rajni Sethi, Munish Sharma, Yudhvir Sethi, N.D. Rajwal, Balbir Ram Rattan, Naresh Dogra, Subash Gupta, Subash Jandial, Priya Sethi, Kamla Gupta, Varinderjit Singh, Amreek Singh, Vikram Randhawa, Vinay Gupta, Jaideep Sharma, Pardeep Sharma, Rajiv Charak, Arvind Gupta, Praduman Singh, Neeru Anand, Dinesh Gupta, Ayodhya Gupta, Kuldeep Kandhari, Sangeeta Gupta, Sheela Handoo, Sunil Dogra, Sat Pal Choudhary, Tarseem Choudhary, Indu Bhushan, Anju Dogra, Parveen Arora, Sonia Gupta, Karan Sharma, Vijay Sharma, Gulshan Mahajan, Balwan Singh, Ajay Vaid, Ishant Gupta, Omkar Singh, Ashwani Khosla also laid wreaths. Cable Car projects have been undertaken to add to the tourist attraction of the city. "Dogra land has a rich cultural history and the same needs to be preserved for the next generation and attract the tourists," he stressed. Remembering father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi, the Deputy Chief Minister said the nation is indebted to the great leader who fought against the British and won freedom without fighting any war, adding that path of non-violence shown by the Mahatma is being followed all over the world for peacefully settling mutual differences. He said with the efforts of great visionary leaders of India hundreds of smaller states were united under one flag and the state of J&K also become a part of the dominion. "Our nation is one among the mighty powers of the world and in these years we have achieved greater heights in the areas of education, science, power, IT, computers, agriculture and other such fields," he added. Stressing on promoting regional languages and culture, Tara Chand said besides English due care should be taken to preserve and encourage local dialects of the three regions of the state. He said Dogri, Kashmiri, Pahari, Ladakhi, Gojri and other local cultures are unique in their own way and the state has fragrance of these composite cultures in it, adding that all out efforts need to be made to ensure that the coming generations are well aware of their rich culture and heritage. Appreciating the efforts of the students, the Deputy Chief Minister announced a cash prize of Rupees Fifty Thousand for the participating students. On the occasion, the participating students from government and private education institutions of the city presented a scintillating cultural programme. political workers from Beerwa who joined the party today. Mufti said the state is poised for a change for better and the coming Lok Sabha elections will be a trend setter for a positive turn of events in the state. He said the doors of PDP are open for all sections of the people especially the youth, intellectuals and professionals who will have a crucial role to play in shaping the destiny of the state. Mufti said the days of emotive slogans are over and we have to work systematically for addressing the problems of the state on political, psychological and development fronts. Mufti said any isolated effort at development will not succeed unless the political aspect is also addressed and concrete steps taken for resolution of the Kashmir problem. He said PDP had entered the political arena of the state with an agenda for peaceful resolution and dismantlement of the instruments of repression that had taken away basic rights of people. The elections in 2002, he said, had resulted in a new process of reconciliation, resolution and reconstruction. But, unfortunately the process suffered because of the subsequent change in the government. He said PDP has since then further developed its agenda with inputs from people and experts and taken its massage to the people of all regions of the state and we hope that our vision which is backed by a solid evidence of outstanding performance will receive an endorsement from the people. He said it is of crucial importance that this agenda receives support from the people in all electoral battles so that the state is able to push for a resolution with legitimate public approval. He said the state has suffered on many fronts one of which has been the representation deficit at the centre and we will have to overcome it by sending credible, honest and articulate representatives to the parliament. "We have to engage meaningfully different shades of opinion at the national level to safeguard the rights of the state and for that the state will have to send credible and honest representatives into the parliament" added Mufti. Mufti said people especially the youth joining PDP in large numbers is a positive sign and generates hope about a bright future for the state. He said PDP on its track record of a brief stint in government and its role in opposition has made a mark across the state and people look upto it as a party that will bring them out of the uncertainty of the past and misgovernance and corruption of the present. "Democracy is the best way to address aspirations to the people and to involve people in the governance", he remarked but regretted that democracy was never allowed to flourish in this region. It was only after formation of PDP that an alternative emerged in the state which provided a choice to the people without which the system could have remained hostage to a single option. He observed that formation of PDP on July 28, 1999 was turning point in the history of Jammu and Kashmir because party has emerged as credible and real voice of the people. seats, we can make someone who will keep Andhra Pradesh united the Prime Minister." He also exhorted the national political parties to stop the bifurcation. "If you remain silent now, a similar thing may happen in your state in future ... it could be West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Karnataka and even Punjab. don't know if (Prime Minister) Manmohan Singh will accept division of Punjab," he said. Jagan also came down heavily on governor ESL Narasimhan and chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy for "backstabbing the state" on the bifurcation. "We repeatedly appealed to both of them to convene a special session of the assembly to pass a resolution against the proposed bifurcation ... If the resolution is passed, Delhi will be forced to backtrack. "But our pleas fell on deaf ears." He was also critical of Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu for seeking "packages" over the state division. should themselves introspect, then they won't have the courage to question me. Since 2002, I was the one who opposed Modi the most," he said. He alleged most Congress leaders in Gujarat "are on the payrolls" of Modi. "Most Congress leaders there (in Gujarat) do not work for Congress but for Modi. There were many Congressmen involved in the Gujarat riots. My father gave a list of 17-18 such people to Sonia Gandhi," he said. The 2014 Lok Sabha polls is not Rahul Gandhi versus Modi, he said. "This is not a contest between individuals. Modi speaks good, but this should show in his actions too," he added. Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir to speak such language which emanates hatred," he said. Swami Agnivesh said that Pakistan wants peace with India and there is a need to defeat those elements that are hell-bent to disturb the peace between the two countries. "We have to stand united against vested interests who don't want peace should prevail between India and Pakistan. Leaders of both countries should sit across the table and end all these skirmishes. People to people contact, cultural exchange and free trade between the two countries will certainly make it possible," he said. Swami Agnivesh said that both countries are beset with so many problems and cannot afford war. "Let the politicians stop behaving as war mongers and talk peace. Peace is the source of development and people of the Subcontinent yearn for peace and not war," he said.
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Saroori directed the Lead Bank Manager, Satish Gupta, who was also present in the camp, to ensure maximum coverage of weavers of Chatroo under the weaver's credit card scheme of the department. Assistant Director, Handloom, Vishavjeet Singh, made the weavers aware about the schemes meant for them, including the weaver's credit card under which an individual Weaver can avail loan facility from the bank up to Rs 1 lakh and interest subsidy of 7 percent on a margin money of Rs.10000. Among others present were Director RSETI, Kishtwar, Vachaspati Sharma, Assistant Labour Commissioner, Kishtwar, ZakirHussainWani, BDO Chatroo, SeemaParihar and other employees of the department.
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of language - words like 'shahzada' and alike, this conduct is not dignified in a democracy. "Congress workers are not reacting out of respect for the model code of conduct and laws of the country and are thus quiet. Otherwise, the use of such words can be stopped in two days. We don't want such a situation to arrive," Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi said, without naming Modi. He said the way Rahul Gandhi and Congress leaders address people with respect, it is expected that others also use similar words to address them. The Congress leader was reacting to Narendra Modi's remarks made on Friday in Jhansi where he attacked Gandhi for saying that ISI was in touch with Muslim youth of Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar and dared him to reveal the identity of such persons or apologise publicly for levelling "serious allegations" and "defaming" the entire community. Modi has also been using "shahzada" to address Gandhi publicly in the recent past. Dwivedi said fundamentalism of any form gives rise to communalism which is not good for the country and no one should rake up such issues irresponsibly in national interest. "We have been seeing for a long time now that some people do politics even on very sensitive issues," Dwivedi stressed, adding that Gandhi had said communalism in any form should be opposed. Attacking the BJP, the Congress general secretary said issues which do not have any meaning are being blown out of proportion in a bid to seek political mileage. The BJP has petitioned the Election Commission for Rahul Gandhi's attack against it and for accusing the saffron party of spreading hatred in society by flaring up communalism. "If a Hindu spreads communalism and hatred and suspects every Muslim, then he is supporting crossborder forces which are anti-India. "Similarly, a Muslim fundamentalist is also strengthening the hands of those organizations which are spreading communalism and hatred in the country, though I do not wish to name them," Dwivedi said while seeking to explain the context of Gandhi's hatred remarks. He said anyone who thinks in national interest and about the country, should not "irresponsibly" rake up such issues. "Is there anyone, even those who instigated riots, having the moral courage to say that communalism is a good thing and claim that thay have indulged in riots," he said, questioning if there was anyone who was not ashamed of Muzaffarnagar riots or other similar incidents. Accusing Rahul Gandhi of "inciting riotous behaviour" through his
speeches at poll rallies, BJP has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission seeking action against him and Congress for "willful and blatant" violation of Model Code. The EC is currently scanning Gandhi's speeches and have sought their copy alongwith a report from poll officials. In a no-holds-barred attack on the BJP in rallies in Churu and Alwar in poll-bound Rajasthan, Rahul alleged its "politics of anger and hate" was fanning communal tensions and damaging the country's secular fabric. The Congress vice-president also invoked the recent Muzaffarnagar riots in Uttar Pradesh in which 62 people were killed to target the saffron party, saying such communal violence causes terrorism. Congress leader to either apologize publicly or name those allegedly contacted by the Pakistani intelligence at his rally in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi on Friday. Gandhi had made the remarks at a rally in Indore on Thursday. Modi said the "shehzada" (prince) is busy talking about family serials in his speeches, thinking these kind of things will help the party. "Shahzada came to Rajasthan. Even his party men did not understand what he spoke, why he spoke, for whom he spoke," he said. Turning his guns on the Ashok Gehlot government, he asked why people should vote for a government not trusted by its own party. Citing Gandhi's speeches on communalism, Modi said the Congress is trying to teach his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lessons, but questioned if it had faith in Gehlot government, and if it did then why did Gandhi visit an area hit by communal riots in 2009 without informing the state government. "If he trusted their government, why did he come to visit Gopalgarh without telling anyone, without telling the CM?" he asked Gopalgarh in Bharatpur had seen communal riots in 2009 in which 10 people were killed. "Do you have faith in a government in which the Human Rights Commission and Minorities Commission do not have trust? Minorities Commission said that this state government cannot protect minorities. So can you trust this state government?" he said. "The governor of Rajasthan who is from Congress ... what did she say? If you cannot implement tribal welfare schemes, then let me do it. Would you like this type of government to stay in the state. They have ruined Rajasthan," he said. Taking a dig at the Gehlot government on the number of inaugurations of projects recently, Modi said that no scissors were available in the last few months as the state government was busy in cutting ribbons. Accusing the United Progressive Alliance government of misusing the
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JAMMU, OCT 26- Seeking peoples cooperation to accomplish government determination to reach out the neglected and ignored areas of the state, Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Sharma asserted that the present regime to keen to develop hilly and rural areas so as to fulfil its commitment with the people. This was stated by the Minister while inspecting the widening work of Fowahora Chowk Akhnoor, Jio Poto Gulab Singh Library sewerage work construction work near Radha Swami Satsang, 100 bedded newly constructed hospital, OHTs in the complex of Dakbanglow and Sub District Hospital Akhnoor and construction work in the right bank of river of Chenab of Dusshera ground Akhnoor. At Fowahora Chowk Akhnoor, the Minister review the tion of developmental and welfare schemes in the Akhnoor town as it will help enforcing accountability in the public affairs. The Minister said that Akhnoor tehsil has witnessed massive development in all sectors because of an effective planning adding that various schemes under PHE, R&B, PDD, Health, Tourism and Education have been initiated to achieve balanced development in the town. He asked the PHE authorities to complete two overhead tanks in time bound manner to provide safe drinking water to the Akhnoor town. He also described Akhnoor tehsil as water scarcity zone and said that the government was paying focused attention an khandi areas to augment drinking water as well as irrigation facilities. He directed the concerned engineers/officers to undertaken repair, cleaning and augmentation of existing dug well as well as tube wells of the areas. Later, the Minister visit the sub district hospital Akhnoor and review the facility provided to the patients. He also visited the emergency ward Gyne/OBST ward, children ward, ENT ward, OPD unit etc and instructed the medical fraternity to provide the best treatment to the rural patients. He said after completion of the newly constructed 100 bedded sub district hospital Akhnoor, the sufficient space and other modern type medical facilities available to the rural population. Among others SE Hydraulic, Rajeev Malhotra, Executive Engineers of PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, PWD, (R&B) and senior officers of various departments also accompanied the Minister.
widening work which would be completed and instructed the execution authority GREF to complete all the remaining work within one month period. He visit the construction site of Jio Poto Gulab Singh Library near Government Boys Higher Secondary School Akhnoor to be raised at an estimated cost of Rs. one crore. He also visited the newly construc-
tion site of Sub District 100 bedded hospital, overhead water tank and construction Dusshera ground Akhnoor. Sham stressed upon the need for bring in more accountability and transparency in timely utilization of funds and completion of the ongoing projects within stipulated time frame. He asked the local administration as well as watch on the implementa-
JAMMU, OCT 26:Minister for Planning, Labour and Employment, Ajay Kumar Sadhotra visited several border villages in block Marh and took stock of extensive damage and situation arisen due to shelling by Pakistan. The Minister was accompanied by senior officers of different departments besides panchs and sarpanchs during his tour of Lalyal Camp, Beli Azmad, Panjor, Dub Sudaan, Dab Karamd and adjoining villages in Marh Block of border belt to review the situation. Assessing the situation along the border areas, the Minister stressed for making immediate arrangements for safe stay of villagers. Moreover, the state government has also prepared a comprehensive contingency plan to cope up with the situation, he maintained. Sadhotra said that people liv-
ing close to IB and LoC are facing severe difficulties and as it was its prime responsibility of the government to protect the citizens. The Minister said that Union Home Minister and Chief Minister also visited the border areas and took stock of situation so that early rehabilitation measures would be ensured. The Minister said that adequate compensation for the damage would be provided in view of mounting tension along borders. Sadhotra urged the people not to leave their homes following rumors until the civil administration makes alternate source for their halt at safer places. The people of borders demanded special assistance by government for loss of crops and property. The Minister assured that their demands and grievances would be given due consideration at concerned quarters.
RAJOURI, OCT 26:Minister of State for Health, MR Shabir Ahmad Khan on Saturday inaugurated bridges at Thanamandi and Kangodkassin Rajouri. The construction work of these bridges has been completed at a commutative cost of Rs 1.09 crore. These bridges now provide better connectivity to dozen of villages and hamlets of the area. Addressing public meetings after inauguration of these bridges, the Minister said that all- round development of border and hilly areas were receiving focused attention of the government. He said that State witnessed unprecedented development during last over four years of the Coalition government adding that focused thrust was given to improve basic amenities across the State during this period. The Health Minister said the government has flagged health sector as one of the most important sectors in the State's development policy and attention has been focused to universalize modern healthcare facilities across the State. He said that growth and development of health
Chief Secretary tours Baramulla, Kupwara, Sagar announces one model listens to people, reviews dev activities village per block, Rs. 10 lakh under NRLM per Panchayat
BVP plays vital role in promoting composite culture of India among people: Bhalla
JAMMU, OCT 26-Minister for Housing, Horticulture and Culture Mr. Raman Bhalla has said that Bharat Vikas Parishad (BVP) has played vital role in promoting the composite culture of India and its culture heritage among the people. This was stated by the Minister at a National Group Song Competition held at auditorium of Regional Research Laboratory in which eighteen teams from Jammu, Samba, Katha, Udhampur and Reasi districts participated. Founder Trustee Jammu Yatri Bhawan, Haridwar Mr. Mr.Ram Langer, President Chamber of Commerce Mr. Y V Sharma, National Secretary Samagra Gram Vikas and Central Observer Mr. Radhe Sham Mahajan besides other representatives of BVP were present on the occasion. Mr. Bhalla appreciated the efforts of BVP in inculcating the spirit of patriotism among the youth. He appealed the teacher fraternity to impart quality training to students in co-curricular activities so that they can compete on international level and bring laurels for the state. He said that education sector is priority sector of the Government, for this purpose, scores of new schools were opened and upgraded besides scores of colleges even in the far-flung areas of the state for the benefit of students. The Minister said that education should empower youth and imbibe in them virtues of humanity and the spirit to fight against the evils confronting the society today. He said the emphasis laid by his government on the expansion of education has resulted into the higher education reaching to the doorsteps of the people even in the remote areas of the State. Mr. Bhalla said aim of the BVP is to organise the elite and intellectual citizens and to motivate them to serve our poor, disabled, illiterate and ignorant brethren not as an act of charity but in the true spirit of our cultural tradition of service as duty. Earlier, the students of various schools of Jammu region presented 10 Hindi and 3 Sanskrit items which were highly applauded by the audience.
BARAMULLA, OCT 26: Taking administration virtually to the doorstep of people, Chief Secretary, Muhammad Iqbal Khanday on Saturday visited Baramulla and interacted with people from different sections of the society. In separate meetings, he sought their feedback about working of the administration and listened to their demands. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Mr. Shailendra Kumar also accompanied the Chief Secretary. Deputations from Beopar Mandal, Baramulla led by President, Ishfaq Ahmad Qazi, Auqaf-e-Islamia, Baramulla led by Abdul Rehman Shalla, National Conference, Baramulla led by Ghulam Hassan Rahi, Congress, Baramulla led by Mir Mushtaq Nowshehri met the Chief Secretary and
apprised about various issues. The deputations brought to his notice day to day problems being faced by the people and sought their redressal especially strengthening of staff at District Hospital Baramulla, decongestion of old town, availability of timber and firewood during winter months, rationalization of power curtailment schedule and billing besides, distribution of ration as per 2011 census among consumers, sanitation facilities in the town and beautification of Jhelum banks in the town. A deputation of Traders Federation, Sopore also met the Chief Secretary and demanded early completion of Sopore Bye Pass bridge, completion of Sopore hospital, beautification of the town, shifting of bus stand, shifting the present waste
dumping place near schools and identification of a new place for dumping solid waste, construction of a mini secretariat and providing more space to girls higher secondary school. The Chief Secretary listened to the demands patiently and disposed off many of them on the spot. Taking sectoral review, Mr. Khanday asked the District administration to redouble their efforts to increase the literacy rate in the District. He said this year elaborate arrangements have been made to provide hassle free power supply to the consumers adding a transformer bank has been established at Pampore and one each would be set up in North and South Kashmir to reclaim and repair the non-functional transformers during winter months.
SRINAGAR, OCT 26: As a part of ensuring the sustained development of the Rural and far flung areas of the state, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar on Saturday announced one Model village per block of the state, besides Rs. 75000 per Panchayat, Rs. 50000 for repair and renovation of the existing Panchayat Ghars in addition to the already released funds and as a part of National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), Rs. 10 lakh to every Panchayat of the state for developmental initiatives. The Minister was addressing a huge public gathering at Rajouri on Saturday. Minister of State for Health, Mr. Shabir Ahmad Khan, Minister of State for
Technical Education, Power, Mr. Vikar Rasool, MLAs, Rashpal Singh, MLC Sham Lal, Bhagat, Director Rural Development Jammu, Mr. Shafiq Raina, Deputy Commissioner and senior officers of district administration were present on the occasion. Mr. Sagar said that the government has ensured empowerment of people at grass root levels by putting in place a vibrant Panchayati Raj system which has ensured that the people at ground level are empowered and included in day to day governance. He said now certain parties are getting frustrated by the achievements registered by coalition in social, economical and political fields and are now trying to spread rumours for misleading the people.
Sahara defaults despite reminders, BCCI ousts Pune from IPL Fifth ODI between India and Australia called off
CHENNAI: With a defiant Sahara group refusing to furnish the requisite bank guarantee, the BCCI on Saturday decided to terminate Pune warriors from the IPL after a meeting of its all-powerful working committee. The decision to terminate Pune, owned by Sahara, would leave the IPL an eightteam affair for the time being. "Given Sahara's continued position that it would not deliver the bank guarantee, the working committee unanimously determined to terminate the Sahara franchise agreement while taking whatever action was necessary to protect the BCCI position," BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel said in a statement after the meeting. The Board said Sahara was due to furnish the guarantee of Rs 170.2 crore in March this year but has failed to do so despite five reminders. "The BCCI working committee today discussed the situation regarding default by Sahara Adventure Sports (Sahara) in not submitting the bank guarantee for the the The Pune Warriors have been on collision course with the BCCI after the Board not yet started because of the differences between BCCI and Sahara over the judges to required by the franchise agreement, could BCCI not terminate the agreement," it explained. "In response, Sahara again refused to put in place the guarantee as per the franchise agreement." IPL governing council members were also present in working committee meeting where the Board decided to terminate the contract of Pune Warriors. The BCCI said the termination of Sahara was required to start the preparations for the next IPL season. "In order to proceed with the preparation for the 2014 season, it is important that the BCCI now has certainty as to whether the Pune franchise will comply with the terms of its franchise agreement," the BCCI said. Pune, bought by Sahara for $370 million (approx Rs 1702 crore) in 2010, was the most expensive franchise on the IPL roster and its termination would cause substantial financial loss to the BCCI. CUTTACK: The fifth oneday international between India and Australia was officially called off without a single ball being bowled after a formal inspection by the umpires on Saturday. The Orissa Cricket Association had given up hopes on Friday only and announced the dates of ticket refunds as there was no let up from rain for five days because of a low pressure formation in the AndhraTelengana region. Umpires Nigel Llong, S Ravi and C Shamsuddin inspected the ground at 11 a.m. as there was some sunshine after five days of incessant rains but with the outfield still soggy and damp patches at several places, the duo officially abandoned the match. "After inspection umpires in their report submitted that the outfield is not fit for play and no play is possible," OCA secretary Asirbad Behera said. Both the teams, who are put up in state capital Bhubaneswar, did not turn up at the venue as only the match officials came to make the announcement. Anticipating that the match would not be possible, no spectator turned up even as tickets for the 45,000-capacity stadium was almost sold out. This was the second consecutive match to be abandoned due to rain -- both in the East Zone -- as the Aussies continued to lead 2-1 in the sevenmatch bilateral series. Winning the series has now become more difficult for India who have to win both the remaining matches in Nagpur (October 30) and Bangalore (November 2). Later making a formal announcement, OCA secretary Asirbad Behera said: "Pitch is fit to play however the outfield is still wet and not fit and the umpires announced it at 11.15 p.m. With deep regret, I announce the cancellation of the match." "We knew it from yesterday but as per the ICC guidelines we had to wait for the
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Pune franchise of IPL for the 2014," the statement read. "As per terms of this franchise agreement this bank guarantee was due for delivery in March 2013, more than six months ago. "Over the last six months, the BCCIs advisors have written to Sahara on five separate occasions (in April, May, June, August and October) requesting that the bank guarantee be put in place, with the final letter being sent on October 8, 2013," it added.
encashed its bank guarantee for the 2013 season due to non-payment of franchise fee. After that, Sahara announced its pull-out from the IPL even though it is yet to formally convey this to the BCCI. Sahara has been demanding the completion of the arbitration proceedings on the issue of franchise fee, which, it feels, should be lowered since the BCCI did not deliver on its promised number of IPL matches for the team. The arbitration process has
be appointed for it. The BCCI said the pending proceedings could not come in the way of termination. "In August 2013 and pending arbitration, Sahara moved the Honourable Bombay high court, seeking an injunction on the BCCI's rights to terminate the franchise agreement as a result of Sahara's default in not delivering the bank guarantee," the BCCI said. "In its order of September 5, 2013, the high court has concluded that only if Sahara gave the bank guarantee as
umpires' inspection on the match day." Behera further announced that the three-day practice match between touring West Indies and Uttar Pradesh CA scheduled on October 31 was too shifted to Mumbai. "Such is the condition of the ground that it would require about four days of sunshine to make it match ready. The board has already shifted the practice match to Mumbai." The venue turned out to be a jinxed for both the teams as the last match between India and Australia was too abandoned without a single ball being bowled exactly about 17 years back on October 27, 1996. Having learnt a lesson, the OCA secretary further said next time onwards they would not host any match in October. "It normally rains throughout Odisha in this month because of the low pressure formation. Next time onwards, we would try not to bring any match in October," Behera said.
Vettel takes Indian Grand Prix pole faster than ever Del Potro joins 300 club in Basel
GREATER NOIDA (INDIA): Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel put himself on pole position for a fourth successive Formula One title after lapping the Indian Grand Prix circuit faster than any driver ever before on Saturday. The German, whose lightning lap of one minute 24.119 seconds maintained his record of being on pole in every Indian race since the first in 2011, will have compatriot Nico Rosberg alongside for Mercedes on the front row. It was the 26-year-old's 43rd career pole and seventh in 16 races so far this season. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, 90 points behind in the standings with four races to go and the only driver who can put Vettel's title celebrations on hold, qualified only eighth on a hazy afternoon. Lewis Hamilton will line up third for Mercedes, with Grosjean, who led the previous race in Japan and has finished on the podium in the last two Grands Prix but failed to get his Lotus through the first phase of qualifying. The Frenchman paid a heavy price for going out on the medium tyre when others were lapping on the softs and will start back in 17th. "We just missed the cut-off time, everyone went quicker than we thought. Today, for some reason, the mediums were not quick enough. It's a decision we took together, we were confident we could do enough with them but we got it wrong," he said. Teammate Kimi Raikkonen will start sixth, with Ferrari's Felipe Massa in fifth and Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg a strong seventh for Sauber. The two McLaren drivers Jenson Button and Sergio Perez rounded out the top 10 behind Alonso.
Vettel's Australian team mate Mark Webber starting in fourth place after he and Vettel had been one-two in every practice session. However, Webber was the only driver on the front two rows to have set his best lap on the slower but more durable medium tyres with the other three opting for softs and sure to pit earlier. "Obviously Mark is on a different strategy so we'll see
what the race brings tomorrow," said Vettel, who is chasing his sixth successive win as well as an Indian hattrick at a circuit where he has led every race lap to date. Alonso, who must finish in the top two to have any hope of staying mathematically in contention after the weekend, also qualified on the medium tyres. The big loser was Romain
BASEL: Juan Martin del Potro became the first man from Argentina to win 300 career matches as he marched into the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors on Friday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Paul-Henri Mathieu. The top seed and defending champion crushed the French qualifier in 78 minutes and will next face a second French opponent after Edouard Roger-Vasselin beat Germany's Daniel Brands 63, 4-6, 6-3. "I played a good match," said
the South American, who sent down 11 aces and never faced a break point. "I was solid from the baseline and served well. "I've been working a lot of my serve," added the Tokyo tournament champion and Shanghai finalist from earlier this month. "I'm playing better and better with each match. "I did have a double-fault so I still have a little work to do. I'm looking forward to tomorrow and I'll have to lift my level even more." he said.
VALENCIA: World number three David Ferrer reached the semifinals of the Valencia Open for the fourth consecutive year with 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 win over fifth seed Jerzy Janowicz. Ferrer broke the big-serving Pole for the first time this week on his way to taking the opening set, but Janowicz responded with the one break of his own enough to take the second. However, Ferrer, the three-
time champion in his home region, took control at the start of the decider as the errors flowed from the Janowicz racket to race through the set without the lose of a game. "It was a very hard game, he served very well," Ferrer told Spanish TV station Teledeporte. "He doesn't allow you to gain rhythm with his huge serve and it is very difficult.
guide Pakistan towards safety, the Pakistani skipper fell to a smart move by his coun-
terpart Smith, who brought on part-timer Dean Elgar, and the left-hand slow
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As a template, this is unexceptionable. Take a parallel political phenomenon. Mr Narendra Modi is travelling around the country, introducing himself to voters. He too is talking of his hopes and fears; he too uinely wants to be liked and understood, why is this happening? The roots of the problem go back perhaps to the tragic assassinations of his early life. It is never easy to lose a loving grandmother and a father in the manner in which Mr Gandhi did. One would not wish that grief and trauma upon ones worst enemy. Those events left Mr Gandhi with a sense of legacy and duty to the Congress and to India as he imagines it. Paradoxically, they also created circumstances that left him unprepared for public life. The assassination of 1984 ended all hopes that Mr Gandhi had of a semblance of a normal life in India. Security concerns shut him in an ivory tower, surrounded by a small peer group, many of whom were children of his parents friends. The paranoia of his grandmother one that defined her politics and was born of her conflict with her aunts, and memories of the condescension with which Jawaharlal Nehrus sisters looked upon his wife Kamala sublimated itself, in Mr Gandhis case, into an ivorytower aloofness. As a result, he perhaps honestly believes his grandmother and father were spotless politicians and victims of conspiracies, and that Kashmir and Sri Lanka and Punjab were not of their making. This could well be his heartfelt perception, a centrepiece of the part-paranoiac, part-epic family legend he has embraced. To add to this is a long absence from India, from the time he left to study abroad to his coming into politics in 2004. It is not that people who study abroad dont understand India. Yet, in Mr Gandhis case his engagement with India was peripheral between his childhood when he was engaged with a small aspect of India and his recent political ventures. The latter have amounted to a rapid-speed attempt to come to grips with and sort of invent an engagement with India. This engagement has obviously not been organic. At its best, this invented engagement can be charming; at its worst it can appear stilted and artificial. In a nutshell, that is Mr Gandhis principal handicap.
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s the campaign by so-called pro-Tamil groups to dissuade Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from participating in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo gains strength, South Block must remember that such a boycott will do nothing to either promote the welfare of Sri Lankan Tamils or further Indian interests in the region. Up until now, the Ministry of External Affairs has maintained a diplomatic quiet on the matter, choosing only to say that it will take into account all issues raised by all parties before deciding on the Prime Minister's trip. Such a considered approach is fine as long as it does not become an excuse to allow the parochial interests of a few to hijack the country's foreign policy. Unfortunately, this has already been the case twice first in 2012 and then again earlier this year. Both times, New Delhi gave into pressure from powerful Tamil groups and human rights organisations to publicly censure Colombo at the UN Human Rights Council for its supposed failure to integrate its Tamil minority population in the post-LTTE years. Like the proposed boycott of the CHOGM, these are all symbolic gestures that achieve little else apart from embarrassing Sri Lankan President President Mahinda Rajapaksa globally. Yet, it is he who has to take steps to help his country's Tamil minority population. Alienating President Rajapaksa, therefore, serves no purpose. Anybody who is serious about the welfare of Lankan Tamils will recognise that the key to success lies in supporting and encouraging not undermining the Government in Colombo to deliver on its promises to the Tamil community. The Sri Lankan regime has already made significant progress. For instance, September's Provincial Council election, that was held for the first time in a quarter century in the Tamil-majority Northern Province, is a big step towards reconciliation, although this is hardly acknowledged by the international community. The election swept to power in Jaffna the Tamil National Alliance, which was once the de facto political arm of the band of separatist elements that called itself the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, but is now a moderate political grouping committed to a united Sri Lanka. As Jaffna and Colombo seek to reset their relations, New Delhi must tread cautiously. While it must continue helping Sri Lanka with post-war reconstruction work in the Northern Province, it mustnt forget that the welfare of the Tamils is, ultimately, an internal matter of Sri Lanka. Also, New Delhi should remind detractors that the Lankan Tamils have their own democratically elected representatives to take care of their interests. The world is watching how India handles the issue, and thatll determine if the latter has the potential to be more than a regional leader. The beleaguered Congress-led UPA regime at the Centre has to date put up a poor performance in this regard. It has capitulated before political allies at home, given into the demands of bullies abroad, let down friends in the neighbourhood and ceded strategic space to a regional powerhouse. While it may not be possible for the Prime Minister to undo all of this with one high-profile visit to Colombo, Mr Singhs trip is nonetheless necessary to contain the damage.
Why is Rahul Gandhi trying to introduce himself to the voter? He recognises he is the face of the Congress in 2014. Inevitably, family memories come into the mix. To that limited extent, his attempt is understandable
issues in 2014. Politics doesnt work like that. What Mr Gandhi was perhaps attempting to do was introduce himself to his voter, or would-be voter, with the 2014 election in mind. Of course, it is possible his timetable is different. In the past few days, admirers of Mr Gandhi and sections of the Congress have helpfully pointed out that, He is focusing on the election after the next one. That is what he is playing at. If true, this is mystifying. The general election after next may come in 2015 or may come in 2019; before that, there is a big, challenging electoral battle in 2014. If Mr Gandhi is not concentrating on this task, as some of his acolytes argue, then it defies logic. Why is Mr Gandhi trying to introduce himself to the voter? He recognises he is the leader and face of the Congress in 2014, even if not formally declared prime ministerial candidate. He sees himself as someone who is in politics for the long haul. He sees it as useful and even imperative to establish a connection with his voters and listeners. As such, he wants to tell them about his thoughts and feelings, his emotions and inspirations, his hopes and his fears, his personal background and his social experiences. Inevitably, family memories come into the mix. makes references to his personal background, the struggles of his childhood, the fact that he sold tea in railway compartments as a young boy. So what then is wrong with Mr Gandhi taking a leaf from Mr Modis book and making emotional references to his adolescent years? The problem lies elsewhere. At a stage in Mr Gandhis narrative, his story stops being interesting and mildly emotive or even cringing and banal. It ends up being just terrifying. That stage is reached when the listener realises Mr Gandhi has almost nothing to say between the bookends of his engagement with India: Between the stories of two assassinations and a boyhood full of innocent tales of not eating spinach; and the top-down poverty tourism of the past five odd years that reveals itself in homilies There are two Indias, rich and poor; I met a poor woman, she wanted her son to become an IAS officer; I met a young man on a train, he had dreams; I slept in a village; I drank water from a well. When Mr Gandhi resorts to simplistic axioms India is a country of inequality; A few hundred people run political parties in India he actually says nothing that this listeners dont already know or that isnt already patently obvious to them. Presuming Mr Gandhi means well and gen-
f Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif thought he could persuade the United States to intervene in the Kashmir dispute and overlook Islamabad's poor record in punishing the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attack, he was pushing his luck too far. His wish-list remained just that, since, in his meeting with US President Barack Obama, the Pakistani Prime Minister failed to convince Washington, DC, on his demands. The United States, even before the meeting between the two leaders, had categorically said that there had been not an iota of change in the US's policy towards the Kashmir issue which is that the matter is for Pakistan and India to resolve bilaterally without third-party intervention. Mr Obama seized the occasion to question Mr Sharif on the delay in bringing to book the culprits of the terror attack in Mumbai in November 2008. The US President also raised the matter of export of terror, leading the Pakistani Prime Minister to agree that no country's territory must be used to destabilise its neighbours. It's a different matter that Mr Sharif, like his predecessors, does not appear to follow up on those assurances, since his Army continues to violate the ceasefire along the Line of Control in a bid to provide cover for militants to enter India. Having recently secured a generous military and non-military aid from the Obama Administration, despite continuing with its policy of bleeding India with a thousand cuts', Islamabad must have thought that the atmosphere was conducive to push the demand on third-party intervention in Kashmir. If that didn't happen, it's because the US is aware of India's firm opposition to the idea. It's also because Washington, DC, knows about Pakistan's devious game to destabilise India through the Kashmir route. The realisation has not, unfortunately, always reflected in the continuing support that the US gives Pakistan even when the latter needs ticking off. Perhaps things will change post-2014 withdrawal of the US-led Nato troops from Afghanistan. Mr Sharif faced more embarrassment on another front in his meeting with the US President. Mr Obama told him that drone attacks would continue inside Pakistani territory as long they were needed. Drones have become a touchy issue in Pakistan. While its politicians from the ruling party and in the Opposition have been spewing venom on the attacks, claiming that they impinge upon their country's sovereignty, leaked reports in sections of the US media have gleefully pointed out that Islamabad has for long given tacit though secret approval to the attacks. During the presidentship of both General Pervez Musharraf and Mr Asif Ali Zardari, US drones struck targets within Pakistan with regularity in the full knowledge of Pakistan's senior leadership. It is unlikely that the US will oblige Islamabad by halting the campaign, although it may curtail the frequency of such attacks as a minor concession.
The election result in the Northern Province redefines relations between Jaffna and Colombo. India should use it as an opportunity to strengthen ties between Colombo and New Delhi
of Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters. There now appears to be good prospects for dialogue between fishermen in Tamil Nadu and Jaffna to address mutual concerns. The Jaffna Tamils and the Sri Lankan Government are making common cause to deal with what they believe are illegal intrusions by fishermen from Tamil Nadu. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid paid a brief visit to Jaffna recently after talks in Colombo. He exchanged views with Chief Minister Wigneswaran on the
been several Indian civilisations before and they all disappeared without leaving a trace to learn about the causes of their demise. Education is the key for human progress and no reforms have been carried out in both countries sinced the end of colonisations. Yours faithfully, Sarthi Luthra, Jammu..
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the Ceylon Electricity Board. The primary interest of the regional leadership in Jaffna is to secure effective and enhanced Indian assistance and prepare for hard bargaining for promised devolution of powers. Indias primary commitment to Sri Lankan Tamils is the implementation of the 1987 Rajiv Gandhi-Jayawardene Accord, under which Provincial Councils were established and empowered under the 13th Amendment of the Sri Lanka Constitution. Sri Lanka has not fulfilled its commitments to India, as it has not empowered the
adding to the woes of the traders. Far from resolving these tricky issues, the governments on the two sides are not even doing much to resolve the ongoing tensions. Allegations and counter allegations have been used and over used by leaders from both sides and while this is fanning the dangerous fires of jingoism and leading to a war frenzy, it is also not helping to cool the heat on the borders, the brunt of which is being borne by poor soldiers and civilians on the borders. This is sheer waste of precious human lives and time which is unproductive for everyone. However, long the hostilities last, at the end of it India and Pakistan will have to sit at the table for a dialogue since the tricky issues between the two sides cannot be resolved militarily. So, the sooner, this is understood, the better it is. Both sides must ensure that ceasefire violation is respected so that people to people movement and trade can be given a fillip. Yours faithfully, Parvez Hussain, Jammu.
War is no solution
Dear Editor, It is time that India and Pakistan move on. We cannot live according to history otherwise all the Jews would be against Germany. We must bring forward our educated individuals who sit down to actually find a solution. There will be no solution till military is involved. The problem with Pakistan is that the military has the upper hand. Pakistan is paying the price for General Zia's Islamic doctorination of the whole generation. Look at the rest of the worldsmall countries like Korea and Japan have achieved so much and we are still not able to meet the basic requirements of our people. War is worthless- there is no winner. After all , all we need is 2 yards to be buried. Action not emotions are needed to upgrade the conditions in both counties, who are condemned to live and die together. There have
Border tensions
Dear Editor, With the intensification of the cross-border firing, the life of people living on the borders has been adversely affected. So has the cross-LoC trade that was a much needed goodwill gesture. Already the shortcoming in the system of trade including the barter arrangement for exchange of goods including rice, jewels, sandals, fruit, carpets, shawls, dried fruits and spices was too less and achievement. Added to that the increasing size of the negative list for trade was
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NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 26: Taking strong exception to Narendra Modi addressing Rahul Gandhi as Shehzada, Congress on Saturday did some tough talking as it threatened that its workers were capable of stopping such undignified language but were restrained due to respect for laws and the Model Code. The ruling party said its vice-president should be addressed in the same manner in which he addresses people with respect as use of words like Shehzada will not be tolerated. Defending Mr. Gandhis recent election speeches where he had invoked Muzaffarnagar riots, the Congress said the motive behind MR. Gandhis remarks should be understood as he said communalism in any form should be opposed and condemned. The way Rahul Gandhi is being addressed and criticised by the use of language -- words like Shehzada and alike, this conduct is not dignified in a democracy. Congress workers are not reacting out of respect for the Model Code of
Conduct and laws of the country and are thus quiet. Otherwise, the use of such words can be stopped in two days. We dont want such a situation to arrive, Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi said, without naming Mr. Modi. He said the way Mr. Gandhi and Congress leaders address people with respect, it is expected that others also use similar words to address them. The Congress leader was reacting to Mr. Modis remarks made on Friday in Jhansi where he attacked Mr. Gandhi for saying that ISI was in touch with Muslim youth of Uttar Pradeshs Muzaffarnagar and dared him to reveal the identity of such persons or apologise publicly for levelling serious allegations and defaming the entire community. Mr. Modi has also been using Shehzada to address Mr. Gandhi publicly in the recent past. Mr. Dwivedi said fundamentalism of any form gives rise to communalism which is not good for the country and no one should rake up such issues irrespon-
sibly in national interest. We have been seeing for a long time now that some people do politics even on very sensitive issues, Mr. Dwivedi stressed, adding that Mr. Gandhi had said communalism in any form should be opposed. Attacking the BJP, the Congress general secretary said issues which do not have any meaning are being blown out of proportion in a bid to seek political mileage. The BJP has petitioned the Election Commission for Mr. Gandhis attack against it and for accusing the saffron party of spreading hatred in society by flaring up communalism. If a Hindu spreads communalism and hatred and suspects every Muslim, then he is supporting cross-border forces which are anti-India. Similarly, a Muslim fundamentalist is also strengthening the hands of those organisations which are spreading communalism and hatred in the country, though I do not wish to name them, Mr. Dwivedi said while seeking to explain the context of Gandhis hatred remarks. He said anyone who thinks in national interest and about the country, should not irresponsibly rake up such issues. Is there anyone, even those who instigated riots, having the moral courage to say that communalism is a good thing and claim that they have indulged in riots, he said, questioning if there was anyone who was not ashamed of Muzaffarnagar riots or other similar incidents. Accusing Mr. Gandhi of inciting riotous behaviour through his speeches at poll rallies, BJP has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission seeking action against him and Congress for willful and blatant violation of Model Code. The EC is currently scanning Mr. Gandhis speeches and have sought their copy along with a report from poll officials
Villagers help an elderly woman to safer ground after crossing floodwaters in Khurda district, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa.
JD(S) to support Left-led Third Front Businessman held for faking own kidnapping
B A N G A L O R E , OCTOBER 26: The two-day national executive of Janata Dal (Secular), which concluded here on Friday resolved to maintain equidistance from Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and extend all-out support for the planned Left-led Third Front. Presidents of 18 State units across the country, besides heads of district and taluk units of Karnataka attended the session. The session ratified election of Krishnappa as state president, replacing H.D. Kumaraswamy. Partys general secretary Danish Ali has been authorised to participate in the convention organised by Left parties on October 30 at Talkota Stadium of New Delhi to cobble up a Third Front opposed to both the Congress and BJP. Partys national president and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda said that the JD (S) was totally committed to the secular, democratic and ing government with the BJP in Karnataka in 2006, Mr. Gowda said that the JD (S) had no hesitation to declare in this context that past is past. There was no question of having either direct or indirect connection with communal, undemocratic and corrupt parties including the BJP or the Congress in future. The JD (S) is totally committed to the secular, democratic and socialist values and would take lead role in reuniting the entire socialist, democratic and secular forces in the country, Mr. Gowda added. Disclosing that, he was in touch with all leaders of many regional and national parties, including, Prakash Karat, A.B. Bardhan, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Sharad Yadav, Lalu Prasad, Chandra Babu Naidu, Mr. Gowda said that he would appeal them to become part of the Third Front. GURGAON: A 29-year-old businessman and his accomplice were held in Gurgaon, Haryana, for plotting to extort a ransom of Rs 50 lakh from his father after staging his own "kidnapping", police said Saturday. Ankit Shrivastava, with an MBA degree from Pune and a resident of the posh Vatika City in Sector 49 of Gurgaon, was arrested for conspiring in "kidnapping". His father Mahesh Shrivastava, who is the vice president of a multinational firm in Sector 32, Gurgaon, lodged a complaint with police on Friday that his son had been kidnapped. He said that the kidnappers had demanded a ransom of Rs 50 lakh. "A team headed by crime branch Sector 46 chief Yashwant Singh was given the task of solving the case," joint commissioner of police Vivek Sharma told reporters. Ankit Shrivastava was arrested from PalwalSohna Road. He had been waiting in a car there for the ransom amount to be delivered. Police said that the young man was under a debt of Rs 45 lakh and had hatched the conspiracy to pay off the debtors. "Ankit, a cement dealer, was running a loss but pretended to be very successful in business," Sharma said, adding that he often held parties for friends and gave expensive gifts to his wife. Two years ago he had received large sums of money from his father to clear his debts, the police officer said. Mukesh, 27, a resident of Alipur village in Gurgaon district, was also arrested along with Ankit Shrivastava. Mukesh, a security guard, had helped in the conspiracy and made the ransom call. He had been promised Rs 1.5 lakh for his part in the crime. The two men were produced in court and sent to judicial custody on Saturday.
Andhra Pradesh which witnessed incidents of alleged speeches. It had also sought response from the Election Commission on the issue. The EC in its reply said that it has no power to de-register a party on the ground of complaints of violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Law in its present form does not empower the Commission to withdraw recognition of a recognised political party or to de-register a party on the ground that one of its leaders indulged in hate speech, particularly when the hate speech is not made during the period and in place where Model Code of Conduct is in force, it
socialist values and would play a major role in reuniting all those parties and organisations cherish those values in the country to put up a joint and committed fight against both NDA and UPA. In the same breath he clarified that he was not contender for any top post, in case of the Third Front opposing both the Congress and the BJP coming to power at the Centre. He also called upon the Left, socialist, democratic and secular parties to take recourse to values propagated by Mahatma Gandhi, Lohia and Jayaprakash Narayan and provide a strong alternative platform to the people in the coming election to the Lok Sabha. Referring to the JD (S) form-
EC regulates poll advertisements, Chargesheet against builder Raheja, two sons in cheating case OCTOBER 26: Mumbai Wadias bank account, saying that Ivory campaign on Net, social media MUMBAI, city police has chargesheeted billionaire Towers was ready. It was sold to a third
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 26,: The Election Commission on Friday issued a series of instructions to political parties and candidates on utilising the Internet and social media websites for poll campaign and advertisements, asking them to strictly abide by the model code of conduct. This regulation has come into force in the interest of maintaining transparency and a level playing field during polls. In a letter sent to Chief Electoral Officers of the States and the Union Territories, and recognised national and regional political parties, the Commission made it clear that the order would be applicable to social media sites such as Wikipedia, blogs, microblogs such as Twitter, content communities like YouTube, social networking sites such as Facebook, and virtual gameworlds (Apps). As per the new order, every candidate, at the time of filing the nomination, has to give their e-mail Ids and accounts of their social networking sites, if any, for monitoring by poll/expenditure officials. Contents of the advertisements issued by parties/candidates in such websites should be pre-certified by the appropriate authorities and all expenditure made towards such c am pai g n/ ad vert i sem ent would be included in the election expenditure accounts of candidates/parties. The Commission clarified that the provisions of the code of conduct and related instructions issued by it would apply to the content being posted on the Internet, including the social media websites, by candidates and parties. As far as the content posted by persons other than candidates and political parties is concerned, the Commission is considering the matter in consultation with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology on practical ways to deal with the issue, in so far as they relate to, or can be reasonably connected with, the election campaigning of political parties and candidates, the Commissions circular said. Payments made to social media websites for carrying advertisements, expenditure on development of content, and spending on salaries for staff hired to maintain the social media accounts of the parties and the candidates would be included in poll expenses. The Commissions order is significant in view of the ongoing election process for the Assembly polls in Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Rajasthan. The SMS facility, availed of by candidates and political parties during campaign, is already under the scanner of the Commissions poll expenditure monitoring officials. builder Chandru Raheja and his two sons, Ravi and Neel, in a cheating case filed by industrialist Nusli Wadia, who claimed to have suffered losses worth crores of rupees because of the trio, police said on Saturday. A chargesheet in this case was filed by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on October 22, Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Himanshu Roy said. According to police, Mr. Wadia, in his complaint in 2008, had alleged that he had suffered monetary losses in the redevelopment of a land in suburban Malad (W). In 1995, Mr. Wadia, who is the sole administrator of the estate of the late E.F. Dinshaw, has entered into an agreement with Rahejas through their company called Ivory Properties & Hotels Pvt. Ltd. for development of the lands in Malad. As per the agreement, the Rahejas had taken possession of 1,70,656 square feet of land for development. The accused were required to construct Ivory Towers and sell or transfer party and the amount transferred was 12 per cent of the sale amount as agreed, police said. Rahejas have also fraudulently prepared nine release deeds and signed as owners, an officer said. On the same area, Rahejas then went on to construct a mall currently known as Hypercity in 2006 and also transferred the possession of the mall to Hypercity Retail India Pvt. Ltd., without the knowledge of the administrator by falsely claiming to be the owner of the said land, police alleged. The reason for suppression of facts relating to construction of Hypercity was only to deprive the administrator of its land. By doing this, Rahejas caused losses to the tune of crores of rupees to Mr. Wadia in between 1997 and 2006, police alleged. The Malad land is now a major commercial hub, comprising Mindspace, InOrbit mall and HyperCity store. In 2008, Mr. Wadia filed a civil suit in the Bombay High Court and lodged a complaint with the EOW.
the developed property to third parties and hand over 12 per cent of the sale proceeds to Mr. Wadia, police said. The agreement has also stated if the Rahejas did not develop the property, then Mr. Wadia should be paid Rs. 3.75 crore in the form of minimum guarantee assurance in 1997. Rahejas had been given permission by the administrator to construct an eightfloor commercial building called Ivory Towers but it was never built. The Rahejas have subsequently transferred about Rs. 3.89 crore in Mr.
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 26: Union Minister Manish Tewari on Saturday launched an attack on BJP, accusing the party of polarising and radicalising the people from the time of Mahatma Gandhis assassination to the Gujarat riots. From Gandhis assassination to Gujarat pogrom, RSS/BJP responsible for polarisation and radicalisation -- allows frenemys to fish in troubled waters, Mr. Tewari said in a tweet on Saturday on micro-blogging site twitter.com Frenemy is described as
Polarisation, radicalisation RSS, BJP policy: Tewari Flesh trade racket busted in someone who is both a friend d i v i s i v e Bangalore, cop suspended and an enemy. politics for
Mr. Tewaris comments came against the backdrop of Mr. Rahul Gandhis controversial statement about Pakistani intelligence agencies being allegedly in touch with the victims of the Muzaffarnagar riots, which BJP has slammed. Slamming Mr. Gandhi for the above remarks, BJP had asked him to either provide proof to back his statements or apologise. Mr. Gandhi, the Congress vice-president, had earlier alleged that BJP was playing electoral gains. Gujarat C h i e f Minister Narendra Modi, who is BJPs prime ministerial candidate, during a rally at Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, had dared Mr. Gandhi to either reveal the identities of those whom he had claimed were
GHAZIABAD: A woman was gang-raped in a moving car in Sahibabad area of Ghaziabad on Friday night between Arthala Peer and Hindon Bridge. Police said the woman, 22, who resides in Nand Nagri area of Delhi, lodged a complaint with the Sahibabad police station in which she said she came to offer prayers at Arthala Peer on Friday. When she was waiting on the Grand Trunk Road for a tempo to return home, four people dragged her into a car and gangraped her in the slow moving vehicle. They dumped her near the Haj house under construction and sped away from the spot. After regaining her senses, she rushed to the police station and lodged a complaint in which she said Hemant and Lala, sons of Chandra Pal (the woman's landlord) and two other unidentified people outraged her modesty. "We have registered the complaint and sent the woman for medical examination but no external injury was found. Regarding sexual intercourse, she was found to be habitual. The married woman used to live in the house of the accused on rent," said Sahibabad police station officer Upendra Yadav.
in touch with ISI or apologise for levelling serious allegations and defaming the entire community.
BANGALORE: A series of raids on PG accommodations in west Bangalore has unearthed a flesh trade racket, exposing the nexus between police and human traffickers. A constable attached to Mahalakshmi Layout police station has been suspended for failing to inform his seniors. The suspension came in the wake of raids on PG accommodations in Nandini Layout and Vyalikaval, from where 35 women were rescued. Constable Manje Gowda was told to gather intelligence on the illegal activities, said DCP (north) Sandeep Patil. Police sources said three men were arrested in this connection, while four others, including the kingpin of the racket, are still at large. Cops said a diary has been recovered from one of the arrested which has entries on the monthly payments (bribes) made to Mahalakshmi Layout police. Patil said he had recommended action against the inspector of the police station and submitted a report to commissioner Raghavendra H Auradkar.
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dence. Replying to queries on kind of evidence needed, since the Pakistani judicial Commission had a successful trip to India, Pakistani officials didnt elaborate and had said they will have to check on the latest developments. Incidentally, Mr. Chaudhrys comments about need for additional evidence was missing from the official transcripts released to the media later. Replying to a query on if the slow pace of Mumbai terror attack was discussed between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Barack Obama, he said issues relating to counter-terrorism were discussed. The Prime Minister made it clear that the issue of terrorism is of as much concern to Pakistan as for India if not more. In fact we are the victims of terrorism. The answer lies in
Obama calls on education reforms to out-smart India, China Mumbai case trial to proceed on judicial panels information: Pak
NEW YORK, OCTOBER 26: Billions of people from countries like India and China are striving hard to out-educate Americans in mathematics and technology, President Barack Obama has said while stressing on education reforms to prepare Americans for a global economy where jobs can go anywhere. In previous generations, Americas standing economically was so much higher than everybody elses that we did not have a lot of competition, Mr. Obama said. Now you have got billions of people from Beijing to Bangalore to Moscow, all of whom are competing with you directly. And they are -- those countries are working every day to out-educate and outcompete us, Mr. Obama said in his remarks to students at the Pathways in Technology Early College High School in Brooklyn on Friday. And every year brings more research showing them pulling ahead, especially in some of the subject matter that this school specialises in -- math and science and technology. So we have got a choice to make, he said. He said if the workforce is not educated enough, it will be left behind and find it hard to get a job that pays a living wage. We live in a 21st century global economy. And in a global economy, jobs can go anywhere. Companies, they are looking for the best-educated people, wherever they live, and they will reward them with good jobs and good pay, the president said. We can just kind of shrug our shoulders and settle for something less, or we can do what America has always done, which is adapt. We pull together, we up our game, we hustle, we fight back, we work hard, and we win, he said. Mr. Obama joked that he had asked students at the Brooklyn school if they could help him help his daughter Malia with her math homework. I dont know if some of you have experienced this where you get to the point where your ISLAMABAD, OCTOBER 26: Pakistan on Saturday said the trial in the Mumbai attacks case would be carried forward based on the information brought by a judicial commission that had visited India recently. Based on the information brought by the judicial commission, our courts will proceed further, Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Chaudhry said. Mr. Chaudhry had said in his weekly press conference that the Pakistan would need more evidence from the Indian side with regard to the Mumbai attacks case. Asked what he had meant by more evidence he had said, I do not have the details. The point is that the two countries need to work together in a cooperative manner so that trials take place with proper evi-
children ask you for help and you suddenly realise you have no idea whats going on, he said amid laughter from his young audience. The President said America has to educate its young people and prepare them for the global economy. With the cost of higher education escalating, Mr. Obama said he is working hard to reduce the burden of student loans on young people. We need to bring down the cost of college and give more young people the chance to go
to college. So a couple of months ago, I put forward an ambitious new plan to do that, to reduce the cost of college, he said. Mr. Obama stressed that America needs a budget that is responsible, fiscally prudent and one that cuts what we dont need, closes wasteful tax loopholes that dont create jobs, freeing up resources to invest in the things that actually do help us grow -- things like education and scientific research, and infrastructure, roads, bridges, airports.
working jointly to defeat this common enemy, he said. Asked on Saturday, whether Pakistan still needs more evidence from India, Mr. Chaudhry said, Please check with the Ministry of Interior. Meanwhile, Advisor to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said Pakistan would take action
against Mumbai attacks accused Hafiz Saeed if they get concrete legal evidence to do so. We told them that the trial of Mumbai suspects will start soon...we will take action against Hafiz Saeed if we have concrete legal evidence to do so, Mr. Aziz said in an interview to Dawn daily.
bunals were selectively picking Jamaat and BNP leaders. iolence AP adds: Two protesters were killed and several injured by bullets in the southern resort district of Coxs Bazaar when border guards opened fire at several thousand BNP supporters. Two more were killed by bullets in the central district of Chandpur and another in the northern town of Jaldhaka. Fearing clashes, police banned all political rallies and street protests in major cities. But on Thursday night they decided to allow the BNP to hold the Friday rallies after the party vowed to defy the ban.
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real estate players moving to Tier II and III cities of Tamil Nadu, the long-term outlook remains positive, Sundaram Home Finance Managing Director, Srinivas Acharya said. ..despite the opportunities in the real estate sector, the immediate and near term growth outlook is expected to be sluggish on account of eco-
nomic slowdown, weak employment scenario and high inflation, he said. On future plans, he said the company would continue to strengthen its presence in the south market. We are hopeful that the Andhra Pradesh market, which is an important driver for our growth, will recover in the sec-
ond half of the year. Simultaneously, we will continue to explore opportunities to increase our presence in central and western India, he added. Sundaram BNP Paribas Home Finance is a 50.1 per cent and 49.9 per cent Joint Venture between Sundaram Finance and BNP Paribas of France, the statement added.
at Rs. 25,300 per piece of eight gram. Silver ready rose Rs. 450 to Rs. 49,900 per kg and weekly-based delivery by Rs. 50 to
Rs. 49,700 per kg. Silver coins, however, remained flat at Rs. 88,000 for buying and Rs. 89,000 for selling of 100 pieces.
UPAs education loan scheme has Wockhardt Q2 unleashed revolution: Chidambaram net plummets
M A D U R A I , OCTOBER 26: The impact of the revolutionary education loan scheme of the United Progressive Alliance government would be felt in another 10 years, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Saturday. Participating in a loan mela organised by Canara Bank at nearby Tirumangalam, he said Tamil Nadu is an advanced state in many ways due to the vision of late Chief Minister K Kamaraj, who had developed schools and introduced noon-meal schemes, encouraging children to go to school. Similarly the education loan scheme introduced by the UPA government is a great revolution and will have its impact in another 10 years and make India an advanced nation in the coming years, Mr. Chidambaram said. The Finance Minister pointed out that backwardness in education was the reason for many states not being developed, despite having natural wealth and industries. The Minister said one out of four education loans given in the country had been received MUMBAI, OCTOBER 26: Pharmaceutical major Wockhardt, on Friday, reported a 70 per cent drop in its net profit for the second quarter of 2013-14 at Rs. 138 crore (Rs. 453 crore). The companys sales, during the period, was down 11 per cent at Rs. 1,197 crore while the operating profit declined by a huge 62 per cent to Rs. 196 crore. The company said that while its U.S. business declined by 19 per cent, it contributed 44 per cent of global revenues during the quarter. T In the recent past, the major export markets of U.S and Europe have been pulling up Indian drug manufacturers for compliance issues and Wockhardt has been witness to some of these actions. In a statement, Dr. Murtaza Khorakiwala, Managing Director, Wockhardt said, the current performance has been impacted due to the recent regulatory actions. However, Team Wockhardt is committed to raise the bar across all functions and revert with better performance in all areas of operations at the earliest.
by students from Tamil Nadu. Its impact would also be felt after 10 years when one out four persons employed in big companies and government services would be from the state.He said the recent meeting of Bank Chairmen at Delhi had been informed that Rs. 58,000 crore worth education had been sanctioned and the balance of Rs. 12,000 crore would be given in another five months. Mr. Chidambaram also praised the farsighted vision of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for
nationalising banks. But for that act, it would not have been possible for the poor to avail of loans, he said. Without mentioning the name, he said some people appear like magicians and claim to have a magic wand to develop the nation. I dont respect such people. There is no way to develop the nation using magic. The only way is to introduce schemes that will help the next generation. Congress does not think about next elections... we think about the next generation, he said.
MISC 8 Women College M A Road celebrates Annual-Day Education tagged as priority sector by govt : Bhalla Educational institutes, teachers are fountains
STUDENT AGE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2013
JAMMU, OCTOBER 26Minister for Housing, Horticulture and Culture Mr. Raman Bhalla on Saturday said that the government has tagged the education as priority sector and massive expansion during past years have taken education to doorsteps of people of far off areas. The Minister was addressing a huge audience after inaugurating National Group Song Competition organized by Bharat Vikas Parishad (BVP) here at Regional Research Laboratory auditorium. A s many as eighteen teams from Jammu, Samba, Katha, Udhampur and Reasi districts participated in the competition. Founder Trustee Jammu Yatri Bhawan, Haridwar Mr. Ram Langer, President Chamber of Commerce Mr. Y V Sharma, National Secretary Samagra Gram Vikas and Central Observer Mr. Radhe Sham Mahajan besides other representatives of BVP were present on the occasion. Listing the achievements of the government, he said that
education has been tagged as priority sector adding that scores of new schools and colleges have been opened and upgraded to provide educational facilities at the doorsteps of far-flung areas of the state. The Minister said that education should empower youth and imbibe in them virtues of humanity and the spirit to fight against the evils confronting the society today.
He appealed the teacher fraternity to impart quality education to students in co-curricular activities so that they can compete at international level and bring laurels to the state. Mr Bhalla appreciated the efforts of BVP in inculcating the spirit of patriotism among the youth and said that it has played vital role in promoting and preserving the composite culture and Heritage of India.
Mr. Bhalla said aim of the BVP is to organise the elite and intellectual citizens and to motivate them to serve poor, disabled, illiterate and ignorant brethren not as an act of charity but in the true spirit of cultural tradition of service as duty. Earlier, the students of various schools of Jammu region presented 10 Hindi and 3 Sanskrit items which were highly applauded by the audience.
One day Seminar on Employment SVC for reforms in Rural Youth held at Kokernag BOPEE EntranceExams
SRINAGAR, OCT 26: To ensure transparency in the conduct of Entrance Examinations for admission to professional colleges, Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE) contemplates to introduce immediate reforms in the conduct of Entrance Examinations which will be in the interest of public in general and students in particular. After a thorough exercise on the issue, the Commission recommends consideration of the Government to streamline the screening/examination set up by the BOPEE by way of checking integrity of the officials before transferring or posting them to BOPEE besides duration of stay of posted officials should not exceed two years. Short term orientation training should be imparted to the BOPEE officials to acquaint them fully with procedures of conducting Entrance Examinations fairly and in a transparent manner. For this purpose assistance of National Board of Examinations can be taken which has gained reputation in the conduct of Entrance Examinations over the years. Videography for entire duration of exams at the examinations centres viz Srinagar and Jammu should be done and preserved on the pattern of exams conducted various reputed agencies at National and International Level. This procedure is being followed by National Board of Examinations (NBE) for conduct of All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination (AIPGMEE) and Diplomat of National Board (DNB) Examination etc. throughout the country. CBSE also ensured Videography of entire duration of Medical Entrance Test (NEET) conducted throughout the country. Digital photographs of the students be taken at the entry points of the examination centres for proper screening on the lines of NBE and CBSE; Steps are taken to gradually shift to online examination on the pattern of GMAT/NEET/DNB/AIPGMEE for admission to MBBS, MD & Engineering etc. ANANTNAG, OCT 26: One day state seminar on employment awareness for rural youth was on saturday organised by Degree College Larnoo Anantnag in collaboration with J&K State Information Commission and Kokernag Development Authority at Town Hall Kokernag. The seminar was attended by student of Degree Colleges of Vailoo and Kokernag. Inaugural address Chief Information Commissioner G.R .Sofi said that the employed youth of the rural areas should avail of the benefits of Government sponsored schemes like Udaan and the commission will provide every kind of information with regard to schemes, financial assistance and other facilitates. He said the youth belonging to Kokernag can avail benefits of for setting-up their income generating units under Tourism sector. He said the officers should provide every kind of information either on web site or on notice boards upto the Panchayat level. He said that the mind set belonging to rural should be changed as the world has become a global village by connecting with internet facilities. He further said that government cannot provide cent percent government jobs to the educated un-employed youth and advised the youth to come forwarded in private sector. Earlier the DDC Anantnag Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone present a key note address to the participants and advised the youth to come forward for generating employment, Agricultural, Horticultural, Fisheries, Floricultural besides in Handicrafts and Handloom sector. He also informed that under District Action Plan of different Banks and other financial institution, the targets of achievements have been fulfilled and the District Administration will ensure additional amount under the District Credit Action Plan. The DDC ensured local youth for every possible assistance from the district administration. The Information Commissioner, Er. Nazir Ahmad also spoke on the occasion. He said under section 4 of the RTI Act every department is committed to provide every kind of information about various welfare and employment schemes 2to the un-employed youth.
SRINAGAR, OCT 26: Describing educational institutes and teaching fraternity as the fountains of prosperity and development, the Minister for Higher Education, Mr. Mohammad Akbar Lone said that educational institutes have pivotal role in reforming and shaping of the society. The Minister was addressing the Annual Day function of Women College, M.A Road here on Saturday. MLA, Amira Kadal, Mr. Nasir Aslam Wani, Secretary Higher Education Department, Sheikh Mushtaq Ahmad, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mr. Farooq Ahmad Shah, Director Colleges Kashmir, Prof T.A. Kawoos, Dean College Development Council, Prof. M.M. Shah, Principal Government College for Women, Prof. Shaheen Altaf, Principals of various Degree Colleges, education illumines, faculty members and large number of students of the College were present on the occasion, While appreciating the role and contribution of the College, Mr. Lone said that this prestigious college holds special status and has historic importance in the educational background of
the State disseminating and imparting quality education to the students especially to the women folk, besides producing educationists, scientists and nation builders for last several decades. He urged upon the present college authorities to maintain the tempo of past achievements of the College so that historic image of this prestigious college is sustained. The Minister urged upon all the college heads and faculty members to utilise their experience and skills for channelizing the potential and capability of the students in proper direction so that they can exhibit their talent in all the spheres of life and lead the State to new horizon of success and prosperity. Mr. Lone underscored the
importance of extracurricular activities and modern electronic revolution and said extracurricular activities are important for mental and physical development of the students, adding that use of modern technology in education system is signifgicant for better results. Mr. Lone said that Chief Minister Mr. Omar Abdullah is keen for the upliftment and upgradation of the education sector of the State and revolutionary steps have been initiated by the government in this regard. MLA Amira Kadal Nasir Aslam Wani also spoke on the occasion and highlighted the contribution of the college in producing galaxy of luminaries besides providing educational platform to the female folk of the Valley to
empower them. Secretary Higher Education, Sheikh Mushtaq also highlighted the policies and achievements of the higher education department on the occasion. On the occasion, the Minister also released Annual College Newsletter "The Harbinger" and released various books authored by the College faculty members Various mesmerizing and colourful programs were also presented by the college students, highly applauded by the audience. Later, the Minister distributed medals, trophies and certificates of appreciation among the students of the College for their excellent performance in the curricular and extra-curricular activities. Earlier, the Principal of the College, Prof. Shaheen Altaf presented College Annual Report and highlighted the achievements and issues of the College. Mr. Lone assured College Principal that their genuine demands and issues will be redressed in a phased manner on priority. He also assured the College authorities for every possible help and support for the development and upgradation of the College infrastructure.
Dy CM awards 1000 education volunteers Sakina inaugurates 2-days Employ- with promotion orders as Teachers at SKICC
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Govt School starts its day with morning prayers: DSEK
SRINAGAR, OCT 26: Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. Tara Chand awarded one thousand education volunteers with promotion orders as Teacher at an impressive but simple function, organized by Directorate of School Education, Kashmir in connection with Educational Conference here on Saturday. The function was attended by Director School Education Kashmir, Mir Tariq Ali, State Project Director SSA, S.C. Sawhney, Additional Secretary Education, R. A Inqulabi, Joint Director Education Mrs. Suraya and Chief Education Officer Srinagar Munshi Mohammad Javeed, all Chief Education Officers, Zonal Education Officers and other functionaries of the department were also present on the occasion. President EJAC, Abdul Qayoom Wani, Vice President and Chairman SENTEF, Nusrat A. Beigh and Vice Chairman, Imtiyaz Hussain were also present in the Conference. Addressing the function, Deputy Chief Minister said that Teacher is builder of nation adding that Teacher deserves great respect and honour. Stressing upon the teaching community to maintain the status and dignity, Tara Chand asked the fraternity to be disciplined, dedicated, sincere and hard working while dealing with student community. Deputy Chief Minister on this occasion announced that a Teacher who has shown excellent performance for last three years shall be given of Delhi University shall d raft education policy. Appealing all to admit their wards in government schools, Deputy Chief Minister said that government has posted qualified and trained staff in government schools and parents should take maximum benefit of these facilities. Earlier, in his welcome address, Director School Education, Mir Tariq Ali said that government introduced moral education in all the government schools and every school starts its day with morning prayers. He said that the department of education is all set to fill the available vacancies at war footing basis to fill the gap and to provide quality education to the students. SPD, SPA, Mr. S.C Sawhney in his address gave a resume of SSA which serves people in length and breadth of the state with elementary education.
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In UP, private tech school students fare far better than govt institutions
LUCKNOW: Though the enrollment in UP government's technical colleges is higher, when it comes to quality, private colleges take the lead. This year, majority of meritorious students, according to Gautam Buddh Technical University (GBTU), are from private colleges. The toppers list announced by GBTU shows that 80% of the rank holders in the top 20 students of each branch are studying in private colleges, 20% come from government institutions. Except for the UP Textile Institute in Kanpur, no student from any government college has been able to make it to the top three positions in any of the 15 branches*, shows the topper list. In fact, state's premier government institute, Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI), Kanpur and Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), Lucknow have taken backseat in producing toppers. Ironically, these are institutes in which candidates who top the state entrance examination (SEE) take admission. Governmentrun institutions have, over the years, emerged the first choice of top SEE rankers. GBTU officials say the preference is primarily for two reasons-low fees and quality education. The failure of government institutions' students to secure the top positions, however, puts a question mark on the quality of education being imparted here. UP's only government Architecture college too seems to be losing the medal this year with the top two positions in B Arch being secured by students of private colleges. The third comes from Faculty of Architecture, Lucknow - the only government college in the state. Gender-wise, the toppers list shows girls taking the lead in comparison to their male counterparts. Not only in the traditional streams of education, girls show mettle in engineering sector too. Considering top three students in all 15 braches, i.e. 30 out of 45 students are girls, 11 of the 15 gold medals were bagged by them, despite the ratio of girls and boys in engineering institutions in UP being 22:78. Academics attribute substandard education and lack of resources for poor performance of government institutions. Officials said people often point out quality education in private colleges. Private colleges not only fight to fill their seats, they also put in extra effort to improve their teaching and results, a clear reason why they are at the top in most branches.
KULGAM OCT 25: To meet the challenges of unemployment and to develop the professional skills among unemployed educated youth, Minister for Social Welfare, ARI Trainings, Ms. Sakina Itoo on Saturday inaugurated the two days Employment Fair at High School Chimmer in Damal Hanji Pora Kulgam. Speaking on the occasion Ms. Itoo impressed upon the officers to dedicate themselves to encourage the unemployed youth to set up their income generating units so as to become self reliant."The endeavour of the government is to impart awareness of entrepreneurship skills among the unemployed youth so that rather relying on the govt jobs they can earn their livelihood," she added. While addressing the huge gathering of people, the Minister appealed them to visit the stalls to get information about different income generating schemes to get benefited "The present govt. under the dynamic and charismatic leadership of Chief Minister Omar
Abdullah is committed to provide good, transparent and accountable governance to the public", she said. The two days employment fair is being organised by the department of Employment and Counselling Centre Kulgam in collaboration with Department of Education. As many as 23 stalls have been installed by different departments to educate the unemployed youth about the various income generating units. The Minister inspected the stalls established by various departments and was informed that the Handicrafts department have till now registered 1250 artisans in Noor Abad Constituency under different schemes and Kulgam is leading district in the valley to issue craft loan to achieve the targets well in time. Responding to the demands of the public, the Minister assured them that Chimmer village will soon get the health centre upgraded to the level of primary health centre besides that a centre of Animal Husbandry will work on internal arrangements.
special increment and award and the other one who is careless and irresponsible towards his duties shall have to face the music. Giving resume of the achievements of Education Department, Tara Chand said that Government issued promotion orders to thousands of Teachers, Masters, Headmasters as well as Lecturers during last financial year. Hundreds of class IV employees were promoted as Junior Assistant and today one thousand education volunteers were promoted as teachers after seven years of dedicated service. Speaking about the status of Education Policy, Tara Chand said that the government constituted education board, comprising of noted educationists from all the three regions of the state to formulate new education policy so that the new generation is provided with latest and modern education in all the government and private institutions of the state. He said two committees, one headed by Secretary, School Education shall formulate draft for Right to Education Act and another committee headed by Prof (Dr.) Farida
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