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SRINAGAR, NOV 01 : Describing National Conference a movement of people rather than a mere political party, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah who is also working president of National Conference, Friday asked his party workers to give befitting reply to the detractors of the party by exhibiting unity, solidarity and commitment to the public welfare. "You are the torch bearers of great legacy of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and his companions. Our party considers power only ameans to address and redress the socio-economic and political issues", he said adding that the faith people had reposed in the party and its leadership since its inception is the fountain head of strength for National Conference and this is grow-

WORKERS TORCH BEARERS OF Rift in UPA over PM's visit to Sri Lanka NC'S HISTORIC LEGACY: OMAR
other and blending experience with enthusiasm is the strong edifice on which party stands. Omar said that his government has reached out to all areas and all sections of the society on the socioeconomic front during the last over four and a half years. "Unparalleled initiatives and historic decisions have been taken by the present dispensation to address economic,developmental and political issues in the state", he said and urged his party workers to make the people aware of these path breaking steps all over the state. The meeting among other National Conference leaders was also attended by the Provincial President, National Conference, Kashmir, Nasir Aslam Wani. NEW DELHI, NOV 01: Some Union ministers are opposed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Sri Lanka to participate in CHOGM later this month but there is still time to take a decision, finance minister P Chidambaram said on Friday. "It's the decision that the government will take. There is still time to take that decision," he told reporters here when asked whether Singh will travel to Colombo. "I think MEA spokesperson has already said that the process of decision-making is on and the decision will be taken,"

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Three killed in accident

SRINAGAR: Three persons were killed and seven others injured when the vehicle they were travelling in collided head-on with a truck on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Friday, police sources said. A sports utility vehicle (SUV) carrying 10 persons collided with a truck coming from opposite direction at Barsoo near Awantipora, 35 kms from here, this afternoon. Three of the occupants of the SUV died on the spot while seven others were injured, they added. The SUV was on its way to Anantnag from here when the 8Contd p2

Chidambaram added. To another question, he said, "I am aware that some minis-

ters were opposed to Prime Minister's participating in CHOGM. 8Contd p2

Award death sentence to all accused in Nirbhaya's murder says prosecution

NEW DELHI, NOV 01: The Delhi high court on Friday commenced hearing on the confirmation of the death penalty awarded to four convicts in the December 16, 2012, gangrape case here. The prosecution said it has all the evidence against the four convicts awarded the death penalty by the trial court. Special public prosecutor Dayan Krishnan, starting the arguments, briefed the court and said all the accused had conspired to rob and rape the victims. "She (victim) was brutally gang-raped by each one of them. Even by the driver (Mukesh). They weren't satisfied with rape and inserted iron rods into her. They both (the victim and her male friend) were thrown out of the bus in naked condition, and that was done with the intention of killing them," Krishnan said. Mukesh earlier in the trial court claimed that he only drove the bus and did not rape the 23-year-old student of physiotherapy 8Contd p2

ing continuously with selfless service of the masses. Addressing the office bearers of National Conference, Pulwama district, Omar said that National Conference has passed through many vicissitudes and faced various challenges successfully and also offered sacrifices. He said that the workers of

National Conference have always risen to the occasion to serve the people and strengthened the party at all levels. He said the coming years will witness the added spirit in the National Conference workers. He said the combination of elderly and young party workers working jointly with each

NRI remittance to touch peak level

MUMBAI: The RBI move to open a special window to attract NRI dollar deposits into India, combined with the strengthening of the US dollar against Indian rupee, has led to increased NRI remittances into the country during the past few months, which is now nearing a record high level. Remittances by NRIs increased by 27% between January and September this year to $6.5 billion, which is the highest since 2008, a report by remittance facilitator UAE Exchange noted. The report also estimates the year-end figure 8Contd p2

Why to blame Modi for Gujarat riots: KPS Gill

NEW DELHI, NOV 01: Former DGP of Punjab KPS Gill, who had served as security advisor to the Gujarat chief minister in 2002, has said thatNarendra Modi cannot be blamed for postGodhra riots as it is the job of the police leadership to respond to law and order situations. "In law and order situations, it is the police leadership which has to respond and not the political leadership," Gill said when asked by reporters about his assessment of Modi's handling of postGodhra events. He was speaking at the launch of his biography "KPS Gill: The Paramount Cop" on Thursday night, which was 8Contd p2

We shall strive to remove all refugee tags: Avinash Khanna

them refugee is a curse and the BJP will work to get it removed and ensure that the refugees who have been agitating for the last over six decades are granted all the rights which are being enjoyed by other citizens of the country and they too live a dignified life. State President Jugal Kishore Sharma reiterating party's commitment for the cause of refugees, said that we are born for the social service and whenever there is discrimination, neglect, injustice or atrocities, the BJP activists have always been on forefront and our fight for refugees and border people will continue inside the state assembly as well as on roads. Leader of BJP Legislature Party Ashok Khajuria while elaborating 8Contd p2

No Modi wave in the country: Azad

JAMMU, NOV 01: Union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday said that there was no Narendra Modi wave in the country and it was only a creation of the media. "There is no Modi wave -- it is media created wave -- it is no public wave," the Health minister told reporters here during his two day visit to border belts of Jammu. "Despite adverse publicity (against Congress), we were able to snatch Uttrakhand and Himachal Pradesh," he said adding the party will put up a similar performance in the forthcoming polls in five states. On controversy over Modi's statement in context to Sardar Patel, he said that as far as Congress is concerned, there is no controversy-- in fact when Nehru

JAMMU, NOV 01: The entire leadership of BJP reached R.S Pura to take part in the massive public rally organized on the concluding day of its "Refugee Adhikaar Yatra" on Friday. It was organized by R.S. Pura District President Sat Pal Pappi. BJP Member of

Parliament & J&K Prabhari Avinash Rai Khanna, while congratulating the state team for successful conduct of the yatra, said that J&K is the only state in the country where more than 12 lakh people are living with the tag of refugees in independent India. He said that calling

became PM, Sardar Patel was party to it. Replying to a question about his expectations from Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Azad said "when Sharif was annointed as PM, I was asked what was my expectations from the new PM -- my reply

was I have zero expectations. "The reason being in Pakistan it is not leadership but it is Army that calls the shots". Pakistani Army was not interested in improvement of relations with India -- as it fears that this 8Contd p2

In 1971 war Israel provided arms to India

NEW DELHI: Israel secretly provided India weapons and instructors in 1971 as it prepared for the war with Pakistan that led to the emergence of Bangladesh even though the two countries did not have diplomatic relations, according to a new book by an American journalist. " The Blood Telegram" by Gary Bass, which focusses on the manner in which US President Richard Nixon turned a blind eye to the repression of then East Pakistan by military ruler Yahya Khan, offers a tantalizing glimpse 8Contd p2

Modi's rallies driven by black money: Sibal suspects Murders taking place over onions on highways
NEW DELHI, NOV 01: Union law minister Kapil Sibal on Friday seemed to suggest that black money was being used in BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's campaign and demanded a probe into it. "Rs 10 to 15 crore is spent on stadiums. It should be investigated as to what kind of money is used to fund (the rallies)," he told the media while launching his personal website. Sibal said, "he (Modi) has made speeches from podiums, cameras around you. Showing of beautiful stadiums." "If you really want to engaging in "politics of lies", Sibal challenged BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate to a debate as he stated that political discourse should move from individuals to issues affecting the country. Slamming Modi, whom he referred to as the "perennial opponent" (nirantar virodhi) without, however, taking his name, Sibal accused him of spreading untruths about UPA. He sought to puncture the BJP's leader's repeated refrain that Congress had destroyed the country. "I am sorry that the issues which should 8Contd p2 LUCKNOW, NOV 01: The driver and cleaner of a truck transporting onions were murdered on a highway in Uttar Pradesh after a gang looted the consignment, police said on Friday. A 10-member gang has been robbing trucks carrying vegetables from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, police say. Jaunpur's Superintendent of Police Happy Guptan told that three members of the gang were arrested on Thursday evening. They admitted to looting the truck, which was coming from Tamil Nadu, on the night of Oct 7-8 near Satarhia and killing its driver and cleaner. The criminals had followed the truck coming from Tamil Nadu in two Indigo cars. They intercepted it and told the driver that they were from the Mandi Samiti and wanted to check the consignment. The perpetrators then drugged the driver and

cleaner and shot them in the head. While the driver's body was dumped in Sigramau in Jaunpur district, the cleaner was dumped in Sultanpur. A special task force of the Uttar Pradesh Police nabbed two of the gang members soon after the 8Contd p2

bring back blackmoney - and that should be the case as Advani ji always says - then the Rs 10 to 15 crore is spent on stadiums. There should be

a debate. It should be investigated as to what kind of money is used to fund (the rallies)," he said. Accusing Narendra Modi of

MODI, HISTORY AND SIBAL: SPICY TWIST TO BLACK MONEY

HINDSIGHT
ROHIT SINGH RANA India may be one outside to a foreigner. It may be a big land mass with a huge population. To him, it also may appear a vibrant democracy with great politicians. It is only the insiders called Indians, who know how the country is made to run. There is a sizzling saying it is only the earthworm who knows the pecking of a bird or it is only the horse who feels the taste of iron band in his mouth. The same is being repeated by the politicians and leaders who are busy making their own Indias, suiting and tailor made to their electoral needs. Unfortunately, India and Bharat are made to fight with one another with almost all present day politicians drawing a blank on Bharat and ill informed about India. Whether the country is passing through one of its darkest periods or a churning of disparate and deranged ideas is taking place, only time will tell. That indeed is a great distance away, but immediately there is a laughter challenge going on between Modi and anti Modi camps. View the situation as dispassionately as possible, one is forced to take a 60-40 chances in favour of the Gujarat Chief Minister. Reasons are not far away; in fact they are literally under our very nose. We can smell them but not see and that makes some spicy addition to the plot. The recent addition to the Modi diatribe is Kapil Sibal. In all fairness to him, he is a good constitutional expert and a famous lawyer. But when it comes to playing the game of politics befitting his stature, he too like his overzealous 10 Janpath camp followers adopts the same dubious line. Wonder, why such things happen. Sibal has castigated Modi for his lack of knowledge of Indian history. Agreed, the Gujarat Chief Minister did misquote history, maybe he does not know about Alexander or Takshishila. He ought to improve on his history. On the other side if Sibal is asked about Indian history, many things of crucial importance too will not be known by him is any bodys guess. Congress has developed and crafted a Congress history of India where there is fewer places for Hindu culture and Sanskrit civilisation which form the bed rock of Indian conscience called Bharatityata- Indianness. Many in their camp are ill at ease why India existed prior to 1947 forgetting conveniently to the peril of the nation that Gandhi, Nehru Patel, Kriplani, Bhave, Sarojini Naidu, Rajendra Prasad and many other eminent men vouched for the basic and intrinsic spirit of Indianness. For the time being, let us assume dynasty democracy is good for the nation because it has produced great stalwarts like Nehru and Indira. Law of nature does not guarantee a string of political geniuses down the line in a dynasty. Once, Dr Sarvapalli Gopal, the historian son of great Dr Radhakrsihnan himself on radio talk said that it was impossible for him to emulate his father. Biologically genetic combinations define the inherent greatness of a man or potential to become great. But who will listen, Digvijay, Salman, Sibal, Tiwari, Ajay Maken and host of diehard Congressmen look the other way, when hard biological truths stare on their face. Rajiv Gandhi was a pilot. Records say not an outstanding one, born in the first political family of India; he was after the unfortunate assassination of his mother, hurled in the midst of political heat. Ask any dispassionate and impartial political commentator and he shall nurse no outstanding opinion about his rule. Now comes Rahul and we have seen the poor gentleman is not made for politics but who cares, his coterie will never countenance with that. For them he is the best choice India can have. Even the economist prime minister, who prefers to remain silent on crucial issues, thumped his chest to proclaim that he too was willing to work under Rahul. Sycophancy at its best or worst, but paranoia crossing limits. The nation with heavy heart, has suffered Sibals notional loss theory in 2-G Spectrum scam and unfortunately we are made to suffer his noxious and imprudent statements again. Saying Modis rallies are driven by black money, may be easy to say but hard to prove and if there is an investigation in this regard, why there was no such investigation when Indira addressed bigger rallies or when Rajiv spoke at large rallies. It is another specious argument which is being hurled because Congress is unable to gather people in bigger numbers compared to Modis rallies. Truth is hard to face, it is bitter to swallow, but if taken in right earnest can be of great help. Today Congress, Rahul and men like Sibal have to face the truth and understand its silent language.

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Why Hurriyats is unhappy over HCs verdict?

On pepper gas and pellet guns Hurriyat is unhappy because the separatist sponsored petition over their use in Kashmir has been upheld by the High Court. And surprisingly they are to move the Supreme Court to challenge the decision of the State high Court. Hurriyat is a strange conglomerate. It betrays no trust for Indian institutions. But when it comes to playing politics, it is past master in emulating their maverick masters across the border. Strangely, now it has shown faith in Supreme Court and intends to challenge the HCs decision. Ask them why they were up in arms when Maqbool Butt and Afzal Guru, after a sustained legal process were hanged. With what face they intend to move the apex court. One, perhaps they seem to have lost face and other probably they will create another round of noises if SC rejects their petition. As far as use of pellet guns and pepper gas is concerned, it has effectively controlled unruly or tutored hooligans who create havoc on the streets with stones and bricks. First security forces were derided for resorting to firings but when they came up with effective non lethal means Hurriyat is peeved because when less blood is shed it loses its sinister political presence. God save Kashmiris from such groups, champions of hate and enemies of peace. RANASAHIB

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check communal violence in the state. Vijay Kumar Chopra, editor in chief of Punjab Kesari, lauded Gill's stint as DGP of Punjab and said he had "infused a new life in a lifeless police force". Comparing Gill with legendary Sikh general Hari Singh Nalwa, Chopra said he has been a big factor in restoring normalcy in the state wracked by militancy in 1980s. Shekhar Gupta said he had the fortune to be a fellow traveller who witnessed Gill as a police officer in Assam where his reading of ground reality was far more realistic than those around him. He added that in his interactions with Gill during his reporting years, he realised that even in Punjab he could diagnose and predict situations with great clarity. PC Sharma said Gill thoroughly backed officers who had worked under him. The biographer Rahul Chandan said he had grown up in Punjab and heard stories about Gill and felt he had engaged in a worthwhile pursuit. other citizens. Refugee leader Ved Prakash Sharma, on this occasion, regretted that after the partition of the country till today lakhs of refugee people have not been treatment as human beings and the future of their young generations is also in dark. Distt. President Sat Pal Pappi expressed concern over inordinate delay in issuing caste certificates to the people on the pretext of producing irrelevant documents. Distt. General Secretary Capt. Karnail Singh presented vote of thanks. Dr. Jitendra Singh, Chander Prakash Ganga, Col. Uttam Singh, Ramesh Arora (Adv.), Chander Mohan Sharma, Ashok Koul, Suresh Jamwal, Sat Sharma (C.A), Er. Gulam Ali Khatana, Harinder Gupta, Munish Sharma, Chander Mohan Gupta, Parmodh Kapahi, Aseem Gupta, Sanjiv Sharma, Charanjit Singh Khalsa, Yudhvir Sethi, Rajni Sethi, Ravinder Raina, Karan Singh, Priya Sethi, Sukhnandan Kumar (MLA), Rashpal Verma, Sanjay Khanna, Dev Raj Sharma, Vikram Randhawa, Amreek Singh, Dr. Gagan Bhagat, Raj Singh, Swarn Singh Chib Jasbir Singh Lucky, Brijesh Rana, Ashok Sharma, Ch. Bishan Dass, Rajan Gupta, Jasbir Samotra, Vinod Kumar, Lal Hussain Lodha, Ashish Sareen, Darminder Kumar, Anju Dogra and others attended the rally.... ed a controlled audience so that he can get away with his untruths. He also ridiculed the BJP leader over his "gaffes" regarding history during his Patna rally, saying, "He does not know that Alexander never reached the Ganga river, that Chandragupta Maurya did not belong to Gupta dynasty and that Taxila is in Pakistan and not in Patna. How can somebody, who does not know history, create history. Surprised which history book he read." Sibal also attacked Modi over BJP's alliance with Shiv Sena to question his affection for people from Bihar. "If he has so much affection for people from Bihar, he should snap ties with Shiv Sena because they do not want Biharis to live in Maharashtra," Sibal said. Taking a dig at Modi, Sibal said the BJP leader never addresses press conferences. "He only delivers a speech and goes way ... he wants a controlled environment," he said, adding that he had never seen the Gujarat chief minister smile. "Have you seen him smile. I have never seen him smile. He is always acrimonious," the minister said. The Congress leader also took a swipe at Modi over his remarks at a rally that China spends 20% of its GDP on education, saying that the facts were different as the country allocates only 4% of its GDP under that head. Going poetic, he read out a few lines of verse, which implied that while lies have been sold out, there was no buyer at the shop of truths. He said that while the average agricultural growth was 1.84% under NDA, it jumped to 3.43% during the UPA regime. Similarly, while the average fiscal deficit the UPA government had seen that dip to 4.68%, he added. "On average revenue deficit, the figure in NDA's rule was 4%, but in UPA's tenure it slid to 3.14% ... The average savings rate was 25.64% under NDA but increased to 33.02% with UPA," he said, claiming that UPA's achievements were "mind-boggling". Belting out more comparative data, the law minister said that the average investment rate was 25.16% under NDA, but had risen to 35.44% during UPA's time in power. While industrial growth was 5.64% under NDA, the same increased to 7.5% between 2004 and 2013 with UPA at the helm. Similarly, the average growth in services sector was 7.68% during the NDA regime, but increased to 9.65% under UPA, he said. Referring to the proposed "Statue of Unity" being built in Gujarat, Sibal said the sense of unity "should be in the hearts ... apologize for the wrongs you did." His reference was likely to the 2002 riots in Gujarat. Allahabad-Manganwa road (from Rewa) and AllahabadVaranasi road in the past two months. "While we initially though these are routine robberies with the victims killed for fear of being identified later, the interrogation of the first lot revealed bizzare aspects of the crime," Guptan told IANS. Officials blamed it all on the steep hike in onion prices. An alert has been sounded for onion robbers, who are on the run. Not long ago, an egg vendor was shot dead in Etah district as he had not sprinkled onions in an omelette served to some youth.

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first instance of military cooperation between India and Israel. Quoting from the papers of diplomat P N Haksar, principal secretary to the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Bass describes the military supplies from Israel as a "surprising minor success" of India's efforts to mobilise the world community ahead of its intervention in East Pakistan. "India did not have diplomatic relations with the Jewish state, and Haksar and many Indian leaders were frosty toward it," Bass writes. "But in July (1971), Golda Meir, Israel's prime minister, secretly got an Israeli arms manufacturer to provide India with some mortars and ammunition, along with a few instructors. When Haksar pressed Israel for support, Meir promised to continue helping out." Bass' account is based on Haksar's meticulously maintained records that are now held by the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in Delhi. The arms maker who provided the mortars and ammunition is identified as Shlomo Zabludowicz. The book further states that Israel also "reportedly funneled aid to the Mukti Bahini through an Israeli government official" without giving further details. The Mukti Bahini was the guerrilla force formed by Bengalis in erstwhile East Pakistan after Yahya Khan ordered a crackdown on supporters of the Awami League. Meir reportedly sought diplomatic ties with India for the arms supplied in 1971. Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi initiated work on diplomatic ties, which were finally established in 1992, when P V Narasimha Rao was the premier

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We are aware of that." He did not identify the ministers but his comments came against the backdrop of Congress leader and Union shipping minister GK Vasan urging the Prime Minister on Thursday that India should boycott the CHOGM keeping in mind the sentiments of Tamil Nadu parties. Vasan said he met the Prime Minister to apprise him of the view of the people in Tamil Nadu and the unanimous resolutionadopted by the state assembly demanding that India "completely" boycott CHOGM in Sri Lanka next month. "The Prime Minister informed that he would act keeping the sentiments of people of Tamil Nadu in mind over Sri Lanka. He had assured to take a good decision," he stated.

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who was returning home with a male friend after having watched a movie. A division bench of Justice Reva Khetrapal and Justice Pratibha Rani heard the arguments of the prosecution on the death reference and the appeals filed by the accused against the sentence. The bench, posting the matter for November 6, said it would hear the matter on a day-to-day basis. "We will hear the case on a day-to-day basis," the bench said. In the morning, before starting the hearing, the father and brother of accused Pawan and Mukesh informed the court that their counsel could not turn up for the case as he was attending some other matter in the Supreme Court. To this, the bench gave counsel a last chance and adjourned the matter for one hour, saying it cannot grant any other date as sought by them, as according to the Supreme Court's recent ruling, "criminal cases were to proceed even without the counsel..." "We gave this date (on last hearing) on your lawyer's choice, if he doesn't want to come, what can we do? We can appoint an amicus curae (government lawyer) for you, he will come on every date," the bench said, refusing to give another date. "The Supreme Court has said we cannot give dates in the criminal cases. We have to proceed even without counsel," it added. The trial court on September 13 awarded the death sentence to Mukesh, 26, Akshay Thakur, 28, Pawan Gupta, 19, and Vinay Sharma, 20, convicted in the case, and referred the case to the high

court for confirmation of their sentence. Awarding death penalty to the four, the court said their "hair-raising beastly and unparalleled behaviour" definitely qualified as one of the "rarest of rare cases" that deserved the death sentence. A 23-year-old woman was brutally gang-raped in a moving bus by six people, including a juvenile. The accused then threw her and her male companion out of the vehicle, stripped of clothing, to die by the roadside on the cold December night. The woman died of grave intestinal injuries on December 29 at Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital where she was airlifted for specialized treatment. One of the six accused was found dead in a cell in Delhi's Tihar Jail. A juvenile involved in the crime was, on August 31, sent by the Juvenile Justice Board to a reform home for three years, the maximum term under the juvenile law.

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accident took place, the sources said, adding the injured were admitted to hospital where the condition of four of them was stated to be "critical".

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to touch a record high at $8.5 billion. Average transaction volumes have risen by about 27% this year and average transaction size has risen by 7% to $830 as compared to $775 in 2012, the report noted. It also pointed out that most NRIs also choose to remit money into India for gifting purposes during the festive season, apart from purchase of gold and other investment options like fixed deposits and real estate. UAE exchange also said that remittances in the state of Kerala, the state that attracts most remittances from a large number of NRIs who are in the Middle East, have already crossed their annual remittance target within the first six months of the year itself, recording inflows of over Rs 75,000 crore.

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attended by eminent personalities like Punjab Kesari group editor in chief Vijay Kumar Chopra, Indian Express editor in chief Shekhar Gupta, former CBI director PC Sharma and others. In the book, Gill has lavished praise on Modi saying he had "sincere" intentions to end the violence and accused other parties of trying to defame him. "I realised that people of all political parties who were anti-Modi and anti-BJP were taking advantage of this mayhem and making all efforts to defame Modi one way or the other," he says. He charged the policemen and the administration had become communal after the incident in Godhra and Modi, who had just become the chief Minister, did not have proper grip over the state machinery. Speaking to reporters, he said that after taking charge as the security advisor of the state, he had visited all places where violence had taken place and policemen from top to bottom refuted having received any direction of the type being mentioned. He also said a majority of the deaths in the riots had taken place in 5-6 incidents. Addressing the audience, Gill said some of his family members did not like his comments. He told reporters that while his family members had been reading newspapers, he had experienced the developments. Gill had been appointed in May, 2002, as the security advisor to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to bolster efforts to effectively

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on the need to take out this yatra, said that the refugees need to be educated about the dual speak of NC and Congress leaders, who advocate that refugees should get rights but don't explain as to who will grant these rights when both these parties are in the government. He said that the people have made up their mind to teach NC and Congress a lesson for giving false slogans and promises. National Executive Member Shamsher Singh Manhas said that refugees in J&K have always been ignored and they could not even become an MLA while those who settled in other states even became Prime Minister, Dy. Prime Minister and assumed many other highest positions. He said that false promises of giving plots, compensation and other packages are made by Congress and NC but on ground the plights of the refugees and border people are worst. State General Secretary & Yatra Incharge Rajiv Jasrotia briefed in detail the ground realities prevailing in the areas where refugee people have been putting adding that the yatra has been successful in its motive of highlighting the problems of refugees. Suchetgarh MLA Sham Choudhary said that his constituency houses the population of border people as well as refugees and they all have been left at the care of God. He said that they are subjected to gross discrimination and injustice despite the fact that they too deserve the same treatment as is meted to

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incident. Three more were arrested Thursday night. The gang members confessed to carrying out a similar murder of another truck driver in Vardha in Azamgarh two months back, Guptan said. The cleaner of that truck escaped. That truck was, however, carrying tomatoes, which quickly rotted and had to be dumped instead of being sold. It was then that the gang decided to hit trucks carrying non-perishable items such as onion, police said. Police say there have been eight such incidents on the

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will make them irrelevant, the minister said. Azad further said that frequent firing on the borders will prove costly for Pakistan as it needs to understand that good relations with India is in its benefit.

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be discussed are not being discussed ... They (BJP) do not have issues. Hence, they only talk about individuals ... One person can neither make nor is going to make the future of the country. The country's future is decided by policies and not allegations. Unfortunately, for some days, such an atmosphere has been made that the talk is more about individuals than about issues," Sibal said. Releasing a bunch of papers to show that UPA had performed better than the BJPled NDA government in terms of GDPgrowth, increasing per capita income, bringing FDI into the country and so on, Sibal said that if the above meant destroying India, then BJP should remain permanently in opposition so that the country may progress. Wondering why Modi did not address press conferences, Sibal alleged the Gujarat chief minister want-

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JAMMU, NOV 01: Diwali or Deepawali also known as the 'Festival of Lights' was celebrated with lot of enthusiasm and vigour in M.V. International School on today 01/11/2013where children exhibited great involvement. A variety of cultural inputs were contributed by the students on the occasion, which was both colourful and musical. A theme based Inter-House Competition was also presented by the students. This dance program constituted themes like Women E m p o w e r m e n t , Worshiping of Lord Ganesha, Nigma based on HIV, etc. The Tiny Tots also had a gala day. They preunder NDA stood at 5.32%,

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sented a unique event in their dance item and won thunderous applause from all segments of the audience. The Chairperson, Shri. Savita Abrol along with the Director, Mr. Gourav Abrol and other management members graced the occasion with their benign presence. It was indeed a real source of inspiration for the participants and encouragement for everyone present on the occasion. The Chairman wished the students and the teachers on this auspicious occasion and appreciated the hard work carried out by students and the faculty members to make the event a grand success. Sweets

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Taj reviews functioning of GMC, associate hospitals
JAMMU, NOV 01:Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, Taj Mohi ud Din asked GMC authorities to chalk out effective strategies to provide enhanced and timely services to the people. The Minister said this while reviewing the functioning of Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu and Associate Hospitals at a meeting here on Friday. The meeting was attended by Principal Medical College, Dr. Shashi Gupta, Medical Superintendent GMC, Dr. Rabinder Rattan Pal, Deputy Medical Superintendent, Dr. Wasiq Rasool besides HoDs and senior faculty members. Addressing the meeting, the Minister directed the GMC authorities to provide quality and hassle free services to the people for which he asked them to augment all material and human resources. Hedirected the Principal GMC to ensure that all the diagnostic equipments like MRI, USG, X-Ray, CT Scan

SC commends Bhim Singh's fight for justice for Pak & Foreign Prisoners
NEW DELHI, NOV 01: Lauding the role of Senior Advocate Professor Bhim Singh's fight for justice for Pakistan and Foreign Prisoners , Apex Court on Friday said that it is because of the efforts of Singh that Pakistani and foreign prisoners lodged in different jails of India could have been repatriated. Justice R.M. Lodha observed that, "whatever relief the foreign prisoners have been able to secure, it is because of Prof. Bhim Singh's selfless and forceful commitment to the cause of civil rights and civil liberties. Prof. Bhim Singh has been taking up these cases before us with whole devotion. He has been spending money to pursue the matter for several years. We can say that Prof. Bhim Singh deserves commendation for his excellent work in this regard." While expressing his gratitude to the Supreme Court for lighting the lamp of

democracy through its historic judgments and orders particularly relating to the civil liberties of persons irrespective of their nationalities, Prof. Bhim Singh said that more than 300 foreign nationals from Pakistan, Pakistan administered Kashmir, Afghanistan, Iran and some other countries who were detained in different Indian jails since 1991 have been repatriated

to their respective countries. He said that there are nearly 300 Pakistani prisoners, who are still languishing in different jails in India. Prof Bhim Singh expressed deep shock on the failure of the Government of India to repatriate 21 mentally challenged Pakistani prisoners, who have been languishing in different jails namely Jaipur, Sriganga Nagar, Jaiselmer, Amritsar for

years in spite of the direction of the Supreme Court of India to lodge such prisoners in some safe houses. Prof Bhim Singh urged the Supreme Court to find a way out for their human-living and survival with dignity. The court directed the Additional Solicitor General P.P. Malhotra, Sr. Advocate to file a status report on these petitions. Prof Bhim Singh also raised

the issue of 15 Bangladeshi prisoners lodged in Okha Marine Police Station without any offence registered against them. He made a strong plea to the court for their strong message to the Union of India. Singh also appealed the Apex Court to release Abdul Sharif, son of Ghulam who has been detained in Central Jail, Amritsar from past 16 years.

etc remain functional round the clock for convenience of the patients. He also laid stress on filling up of vacancies of Prof, Ass/ Asst Profs, Lect, Registrars, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons and para medics immediately so that the patient care at GMC does not suffer. The Minister underlined the need to start evening OPDs in order to provide additional facility to the ailing people. He also enjoined upon them to strengthen Emergency Ward by making availability of additional staff and other required items which will

further add to healthcare for the patients. Earlier, the Minister conducted on-spot inspection of Emergency and other blocks and took stock of facilities being provided there by the hospital administration. He directed Medical Superintendent GMC to deploy adequate number of security staff in the hospital to safeguard doctors and paramedical staff. He appealed the patients and their attendants to cooperate with the hospital administration so that timely treatment would be provided to them.

Divisional Commissioner reviews arrangements for visit of Parliamentary Sub Committee

JAMMU, NOV 01Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Shantmanu on Friday convened a meeting of senior officers to review the arrangements regarding visit of sub-committee on the action taken on 137th report of rehabilitation of J&K migrants of the department related parliamentary standing committee on Home Affairs to Jammu and Srinagar from November 5 to 7. Preparations regarding the visit of parliamentary subcommittee to Purkhoo and Muthi migrant camps on November 6 and interaction with migrants on November 7 were discussed in details. Divisional Commissioner deputed liaison officers with the sub-committee for the Later, a meeting of the parliamentary sub-committee with the Chief Secretary would also be convened. The committee would be visiting transit camp Vessu Anantnag and interact with the migrants at Srinagar on November 5. Various arrangements regarding comfortable stay of the sub-committee were also discussed. Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (M), Jammu, Vinod Koul, Joint Director Information Jammu, Mrs. Smita Sethi, Joint Director Hospitality and Protocol Jammu, Mrs. Indu Kanwal Chib, Deputy Director, State Motor Garages Jammu, Z. H. Choudhary besides senior officers of other departments were present in the meeting.

Govt working hard for, socio-economic development of people living in remote areas: Sakina
Asks officers to work with honesty, dedication and coordination to ensure better services, redressal of public issues
KULGAM, NOV 01: Minister for Social Welfare and ARI Trainings Ms. Sakina Itoo said that government has taken several initiatives for the upliftment and development of the backward sections of the society living in remote areas of all three regions of the State. She said extending basic amenities including adequate supply of portable drinking water, electricity, better road connectivity, besides education and better healthcare facilities has been given top priority so that people do not face any problem for want of these basic amenities. This was stated by the Minister while addressing a large gathering of people and public representatives at village Pahloo of Noorabad constituency in district Kulgam here on Friday. She said that the state government is well apprised of the problems and difficulties

smooth conduct of their tour in Jammu. It was decided that Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (Migrants) Jammu, Mr Vinod Koul would be coordinating the meeting of Kashmiri Pandit migrants with the subcommittee while PRO

Custodian General would coordinate in arranging meeting of West Pakistani Refugees, POK Refugees, POJK Refugees and Chhamb Refugees of 1947, 1965 and 1971 with the parliamentary sub-committee on November 7.

CPI (M) condemns police crackdown Violence broke out in Sopore on Chenani-Nasari project workers after Geelani's departure
JAMMU, NOV 01: Stating that the right to organize peaceful protests is an inalienable right of the people in a democratic polity, State Secretary CPI (M) Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Friday appealed all the political parties and trade unions irrespective of their affiliations to rise to the occasion against denial of democratic rights in the state. Addressing a press conference at Jammu, Tarigami condemned the police crackdown against workers of Chenani-Nasari four-lane road & tunnel project in Jammu region. He said the way right to peaceful protests is being stifled; it will only encourage the emergence of autocratic and violent forces in the society. He demanded immediate release of workers who have been detained by police in false and frivolous cases. The CPI (M) leader observed that democratic process should not be misconstrued only with the electioneering process but the same means protection of constitutional guarantees of democratic rights which include civil liberties and right to protest as well. Tarigami said the management of the project should carry the workers along and not to take them at a ride. "The management should listen to them, talk to them; engage them allow them to protest and accommodate their long pending demands," he remarked. Tarigami said: "It is unfortunate that during the recently concluded autumn session of legislative assembly in Srinagar, the employees were protesting outside the assembly premises in favour of their long pending demands. "It was only after the state government was compelled by us to issue a statement which was done half heartedly." SOPORE, NOV 01: People Friday alleged that soon after the departure of Syed Ali Geelani from Iqbal Market Sopore, CRPF and police personnel flexed their muscles on people who were raising anti-India slogans. However, terming the allegations baseless, a police official said that hundreds of youth participating in Geelani's rally pelted stones on police and CRPF personnel deployed in Sopore. According to reports, as thousands of people started marching from Sopore to Doabgah, scores of youth who were part of the rally resorted to stone pelting which created panic there. Those people who were not aware about this development ran for safety. Police and CRPF personnel responded with tear gas shelling and charged people with canes. In order to disperse agitated youth police resorted to aerial. An eyewitness said that peace disturbed in the town after Geelani left the venue. "Youth were seen collecting the stone as Geelani Sahab was read to leave the venue. Everything was peaceful till then, even Geelani Sahab appealed to youth to be peaceful and not to resort to violence," he said. Police official said that it was necessary for the police to respond as the procession was big and laxity could have proven fatal. "We brought situation under control and everything is normal there," he said. Lashing out at these stonepelters, Geelani in his address at Dobgah Sopore said that these stone-pelters can't be pro-freedom people. "These are men from different security agencies who want to disturb my rallies and defame me. I appeal people to identify them and keep them at bay during our rallies," he said.

faced by the public and is committed to solve them on priority. She said Govt led by Chief Minister, Mr. Omar Abdullah has launched number of developmental projects across the State which are yielding fruitful results and people are benefited at large. She reiterated the government's commitment of delivering justice at the door step of people and in this regard various revolutionary acts such as PMGSY, RTI,

besides establishment of Panchayat Raj System in the State have been implemented State to make people active participants of the democratic setup. Ms. Sakina also took stock of various developmental works being executed in the various areas of the Constituency. She directed the concerned officers to take up the necessary steps for the redressal of public issues in the area. On the occasion, various deputations met the Minister and

brought several issues in her notice. The Minister gave patient hearing to the deputationists and assured them that all genuine demands will be fulfilled in phased manner. On the occasion the people of the area appreciated the efforts made by the Minister in the development of the area. They said that lot has been done and more efforts need to be for the upliftment and betterment of the people of the area.

Police raids DPM Chairman Self Help Groups vital for develhouse; Places Ayaz Akbar and opment of remote villages: DC others under house arrest REASI (BIDDA), Gole, Senior Executive,
SRINAGAR, NOV 01: Police raided the residence of Democratic Political Movement Chairman Firdous Shah and arrested him during wee hours of Friday. However, other activists of the organization managed to escape from the scene. DPM spokesperson said that scores of activists including General Secretary, Advocate Muhammad Shafi Reshi had assembled at Shah's Abi Guzar residence. "These activists were mulling to leave for Sopore to welcome the arrival of Syed Ali Geelani there. However, a police party from Khotibagh police station raided the house and arrested Firdous Ahmed Shah," he said. Shah was lodged in KB police station. Meanwhile, police did not allow scores of Hurriyat (G) leaders including spokesperson Ayaz Akbar to join Geelani at Sopore and placed them under house arrest. Ayaz Akbar said that he along with Pir, Saifullah was placed under house arrest. "Altaf Ahmed Shah was released after 10 on Friday while one of the leaders of Hurriyat (G) Raja Mehraj was detained in police station," he said. Those who accompanied Geelani included Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, Altaf Ahmed Shah, Advocate Muhammad Shafi Reshi, Khwaja Firdous Ahmed, Muhammad Imran and Muhammad Shafi Lone. NOVEMBER 01 - Self Help groups are vital for the development of remote villages says Deputy Commissioner Reasi, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, who was here to inaugurate 7th Amul exclusive outlet in the district at 126 Bn CRPF, Headquarter Bidda. Addressing the gathering, Deputy Commissioner said Self Help Groups can play a vital role in improving the employment scenario. Quoting the example of Amul success story, he said a small movement started in 1946 is now India's largest milk manufacturer which is catering the demand of over 1.2 billion people across the country and providing livelihood opportunities to 32 lakh farmers. Giving the detail, Aditya GCMMF Ltd. (Amul) said that, at present Amul is procuring 466 crore litres of milk per annum from the farmers across Gujarat and having a turnover of around Rs. 14000 Crores making Amul Asia's largest milk brand. The motive behind the opening of Amul exclusive store at 126 Bn CRPF Bidda is to facilitate the Jawans who are serving the nation at the higher peaks and tough mountain terrains. Among others, GM Salal Power station, AG Ansari, Superintendent of police, Reasi, Sharif Chauhan, Commanding Officer 126 Bn Udai Pratap Singh and officials from Salal Power station, CRPF and civil dignitaries also graced the occasion.

Sagar visits city hospitals, reviews facilities CS concludes week long interaction with
SRINAGAR, NOV 01: Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Taj, Ali Mohammad Sagar visited three major old city hospitals including JLNM Hospital Rainawari, Gousia Hospital Khanyar and Maharaj Gunj Hospital and took stock of the medicare facilities being provided to the patients. Mr. Sagar while visiting various wards of these hospitals interacted with patients, their attendants and enquired about the facilities being provided to them. He directed the hospital administration to ensure arrangements and cleanliness in and around these hospitals. While visiting JLNM hospital, Mr. Sagar emphasised on setting up of a special ward for children, which is a long standing demand of the locals. He also inspected ongoing upgradation of the health institute and asked the hospital administration to plant maximum number of trees in the under construction park of the institute, directed them to select a proper space for parking of vehicles.

officers, public delegations of valley

During his visit to Maharaj Gunj Hospital, Mr. Sagar assured the release of funds for purchase of dental chair for hospital and construction of community hall in Boniyar in Maharaj Gunj. The Minister while visiting Gousia Hospital, Khanyar took round of various wards and enquired about the facilities being provided to the patients. He asked the hospital authorities to prepare a detailed report for purchase of Laparoscopy for the hospital. While interacting with poe-

ple, Mr. Sagar said that present government under the leadership of Chief Minster, Omar Abdullah is making every effort for the improvement and upgradation of health sector to ensure better health care facilities for the people. Later, the Minister met many a public delegations who put forth their demands. He gave them patient hearing and assured them that their genuine demands would be fulfilled on priority. He was accompanied by senior officers of different departments.

SRINAGAR, NOV 01: Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khanday after chairing review meeting on developmental and other issues of district Srinagar here on Friday at SKICC completed his weeklong interaction with officers and public delegations of various far flung districts of Kashmir valley. The stocking of essential commodities for winter season, Advance Action Plan of snow clearance, power scenario besides other vital sectors like PHE, Education, Health and above all Muharram arrangements were reviewed on the occasion. The meeting was attended by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Shailendra Kumar, District Development Commissioner, Srinagar, Farooq Ahmad Shah, Heads of various departments and officers of Srinagar district. Reviewing the stock and supply position of essential commodities, Chief Secretary asked Director

CA&PD to engage private dealers for distribution of essential commodities till the vacancies referred to SSB are filled up. Expressing satisfaction over the procurement of sugar, Chief Secretary said that subsidy on sugar given by government is continuing and consumers should avail the incentives being provided to them. Taking review of power scenario, Chief Secretary asked PDD authorities to publicise the power cut schedule through print and electronic media, adding that strict

adherence to the schedule should be ensured. Chief Secretary directed Commissioner SMC and R&B for ensuring snow clearance not only on main roads but also in lanes and bye lanes to facilitate the moment of people and smooth transport. Reviewing arrangements for Muharram, Chief Secretary asked the concerned authorities to extend all possible facilities to the people particularly in Shia dominated areas during these auspicious days. Chief Secretary also took

stock of the pace of road widening and removal of bottlenecks in Srinagar city. He directed for speeding up the work and streamlining the traffic on roads in the Srinagar city. On this occasion, DDC Srinagar while apprising about the activities of district administration said that out of approved district plan of Rs. 6668.89 lakh for current fiscal out of availability of Rs. 2349.68 lakh, Rs. 1253.07 lakh expenditure has been recorded amounting to 53 percent of the total allocation.

Presenting overview of CA&PD department in district Srinagar, the meeting was informed that there are 196204 rationed families, 748 Annapurna Families, 492 sale centres and 414 koil depots. Similarly, there are 1.85 lakh power consumers, out of which 1.42 lakh are domestic consumers while the demand of electricity in peak hours is 585 MW and average electricity being supplied is 450 MW besides revenue generated upto September 2013 comes to Rs. 133.84 crore. Chief Engineer, Mechanical Department apprised the meeting that mobilisation of men and machinery for snow clearance shall be activated instantly after snowfall and control room set up for the purpose will be made operational from November 15 this year. He said 19 snow ploughs, 4 snow cutter machines have been kept ready for snow clearance besides keeping standby 6 plough machines.

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Anirban Lahiri eyes win at 50th Indian Open

Bowlers face difficulty due to new ODI rule: Virat

BANGALORE: Indian batsman Virat Kohli on Friday said the new ODI rule, which enforces an extra fielder inside the 30-yard circle at all times, should be looked into as it is working against the bowlers. "In batting-friendly conditions, it is very hard for the captain to contain runs and has been difficult for the bowlers. Hence, the rule should be be looked into as far as keeping five fielders (inside the circle) is concerned," Kohli told reporters at the pre-match press conference. "It is ICC's decision to give us the rule. So I can't comment more," he added. With this new rule in place, India and Australia together have scored a phenomenal 2,565 runs from four ODIs so far, excluding the 295 the visiting team scored in the abandoned one-dayer in Ranchi. Indian skipper Mahendra for big scores, Kohli said it was necessary for bowlers to have confidence otherwise team's winning momentum goes for a toss. "If bowlers don't have the confidence, it will be difficult for the captain to contain runs. Bowlers did face difficulty in this series due to the new rule. We have no choice but to play according to the rule," he said. More often than not, Kohli said "it is bowlers who win the games for the team". "Whichever team bowled well, has won the game, though they were tight," he added. Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin said the teams would get used to the new rule in the due course of time and would slowly get a hang of what is a good score. "The more you play (with the new rules) you will get more trends and patterns to see what is a good target," said Haddin.

Yuki in semis, Somdev and Myneni in quarters

Singh Dhoni also had commented that a few Indian bowlers felt it would be better to put a bowling machine in the field instead of they rolling their arms in the ongoing ODI series, after they were being hit all over the park by Australia. Kohli said the rule of five fielders inside the circle puts part-time bowlers, who were big weapons in ODIs before, out of contention.

"Yuvraj Singh bowled so well for us in so many games with four fielders inside the circle. Now, none of the teams can use part-time bowlers properly because of the fifth fielder. In conditions, which are batting-friendly, it is very hard for the captain to contain those runs," the Indian vice captain explained. Asked about the morale of the bowlers after being hit

Rafael Nadal on track for elusive Paris Masters title

PARIS: World number one Rafa Nadal broke the stubborn resistance of Poland's Jerzy Janowicz's to win 7-5, 6-4 and reach the last eight of the Paris Masters on Thursday. In the semifinals of the Paris event - one of only three Masters titles the Spaniard has yet to win - Nadal faces local favourite Richard Gasquet who, along with Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, have completed the ATP World Tour finals lineup. Both players won their thirdround matches at Bercy but it was Canadian Milos Raonic's defeat by Tomas Berdych that sent them into next week's season-ending showdown in London. They join Nadal, Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer, Juan Martin del Potro, Berdych and Roger Federer in next week's showpiece. All eight reached the Paris Masters quarterfinals on Friday. World number two Djokovic and 17-times grand slam champion Roger Federer, who is ranked sixth, also advanced. Nadal, who has yet to win the Miami and Shanghai Masters either, broke decisively in the 11th game of the opening set and, after an early trade of breaks in the second, got the upper hand when he took Janowicz's serve again in the fifth game. The Pole, who broke into the limelight by reaching last year's final at Bercy where he lost to Ferrer, contained his frustration but Nadal's top spin was eventually too much to handle.

Ivanovic beats Stosur at Tournament of Champions

NEW DELHI: Indian players enjoyed a good day on the ATP Challenger tour as Yuki Bhambri reached the singles semifinals of the Traralgon event in Australia while Somdev Devvarman and Saketh Myneni reached the quarterfinals of the Charlottesville event in the United States. Eighth seed Yuki pipped fourth seed Japanese Tatsuma Ito 6-4 1-6 7-5 in the quarterfinal, which lasted one hour and 46 minutes. The 277-ranked Yuki avenged his last year's defeat in Kyoto against the higherranked Japanese, who is 105 places above the Indian in the ranking chart. Yuki next faces second seed and 138-ranked James Duckworth. Yuki had lost to the Australian last week

when they clashed in the quarterfinals of Melbourne Challenger. Meanwhile, in the Charlottesville Challenger, second seed Somdev scored an easy 6-2 6-3 win over Denis Molchanov of Ukraine to progress to the next stage. He is now up against seventh seed American Rhyne Williams. Joining him in the singles last-eight was Myneni, who brushed aside the challenge of American Chase Buchanan 6-4 6-4 in one hour and 22 minutes. He next faces Jesse Levine of Canada. However, Somdev's campaign in the doubles competition ended in the quarterfinals. He and Sanam Singh lost 4-6 2-6 to second seeded Americans Austin Krajicek and Tennys Sandgren.

Junior Tennis: Faiz, Akansha supreme

SOFIA: Ana Ivanovic overcame Sam Stosur 6-2, 5-7, 62 on Thursday for her second straight victory in the group stage at the season-ending WTA Tournament of Champions. The two-time tournament winner played very aggressively to win the opening set in just 30 minutes. Stosur then broke Ivanovic's serve in the second set to go up 53. But Ivanovic got the early break at 2-0 in the third set and cruised from there. She will play Russia's Elena Vesnina on Friday with both players still trying to secure a spot in the semifinals. Vesnina outlasted Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 for her first victory at the tournament. MUMBAI: Girls' top seed Akanksha Nitture and boys fourth seed Faiz Nasyam registered contrasting victories to emerge champions, in the Khar Gymkhana Maharashtra State Ranking Under-10 Junior Tennis Tournament. Nitture, of New Horizon Public School, New Panvel, overcame second seed Smita Walhekar 5-3, 4-0 in the girls' final, while Nasyam upset top seed Leston Vaz 40, 4-1 in the boys' championship round. Nine-year-old Nitture ignored the early challenge from a spirited Walhekar in an exciting opening set before winning the second without dropping a game. "I took time to settle down at the start of the match," said an elated Nitture.

NEW DELHI: Anirban Lahiri has his eyes trained on the 50th Indian Open, starting November 7 at the Delhi Golf Club - a course where he has enjoyed huge success. The tree-lined and narrow DGC is rated as one of the most difficult golf courses on the Asian Tour but Lahiri has enjoyed great outings winning three Asian Tour titles. "A lot of the players fear DGC, it's probably one of the feared courses on Tour. I'm comfortable at the Delhi Golf Club. For me, the Indian Open has been good, moving from one favourite venue to another. I'm looking forward to a win," said Lahiri. Lahiri said that winning his National Open remains as one of his top priorities in his golfing career. He has enjoyed some measure of success in the Indian Open in the past, finishing tied third, 15th and fifth in 2009, 2011 and 2012 respectively. "It's going to be a historic event. Everyone mention it's such an important event for the Indians, there is so much history and tradition behind

it. It's like a major for all of us. I know Jeev (Milkha Singh) even he wants to win the Indian Open before he retires. "That's what it means to someone like Jeev who has won so many events around the world. Being the 50th year, it's going to be special. It's one of the longest running in Asia and one of our biggest," said the 26-year-old Lahiri. He said the Indian Open has played a huge part in launching the careers of many Indian golfers including three-time winner Jyoti Randhawa, Arjun Atwal, who is the first Indian to win on the PGA Tour and C Muniyappa. "It would be very special if I can win it. When I was playing junior golf, everyone wanted to turn amateur very quickly as the top amateurs get to play in the Indian Open. It's a very special event even to play as an amateur. We tried our heart out as an amateur just to play and to win it would be absolutely fantastic," he said.

Johnson matches course record to surge clear in Sheshan

Modesty is signature of Sachin Tendulkar's class JFHA school's tourney from Nov 7
n a long 24 year journey everything changes. For Sachin Tendulkar things have been no different. He started out as a marauding 16 year old who wished to tame every bowler he faced. He wasn't afraid to launch into the legendary Sir Richard Hadlee in 1989 when he faced him in New Zealand. And this had come at the back of his assault on Abdul Qadir in Pakistan in his debut series in 1989. The Qadir story goes thus. The match, a 50 over ODI, had been curtailed to a 20-20 because of rain. With a huge crowd waiting patiently for action, the organisers had little choice but to reduce it to a 20 over a side game. The

match was played in full seriousness and Pakistan scored a healthy 157 in their 20 overs. India, in reply, had lost a flurry of wickets to start with and when Tendulkar walked in to join his captain K Srikkanth the asking rate was touching 13 runs per over. The match was all but lost.

Srikkanth asked the young man to get some valuable batting practice and much to his surprise was told that Sachin was still keen on trying to win the match for India. The captain consented resulting in the start of the Tendulkar show. He soon hit Mushtaq Ahmed for a couple of sixes and

announced his intent loud and clear. At this the great Qadir is said to have walked up to him and said "bachhe ko kyun mar rahe ho. Agar dum hai toh mujhe mar ke dikhao." Sachin, forever respectful, had responded saying Qadir was a genius and wouldn't allow Sachin to get after his bowling. What followed was mayhem. Qadir was literally toyed with and Sachin hit him for 4 sixes in an over. Qadir, a true sportsman, came up to him post match to congratulate him on his performance and has gone on record to say that he realised that day itself that this man possessed special talent.

BANGALORE: Jude Felix Hockey Academy- (JFHA) will conduct Dreamworld India U-16 inter-school hockey tournament at the KSHA stadium for the third year in succession, from November 7. The final is slated for November 10 under lights. Six teams Bishop Cottons HS, Rashtriya Military School, RDT HS for Inclusive Education, Sports School Kudige, Maria Niketan HS and St Paul High School from Chennai will play the tournament on a round-robin format with the toppers battling for top honours. The academy will distribute hockey sticks signed by Indian hockey captain

Sardar Singh to all participants. "The matches will be of 30 minutes duration while penalty corners will be oneon-one battle between an attacker and the defending goalkeeper," Felix said In an attempt to provide overseas exposure to his academy students, Jude has planned to take 24 players in the age group of U-12, 14, 16- and 18 to Singapore for a one-day hockey carnival. JFHA has also partnered with Red Ribbon Revolution, an initiative to eradicate the stigma and discrimination against children living with HIV and AIDS, and bring them to the mainstream.

SHANGHAI: Long-hitting American Dustin Johnson matched the Sheshan Golf Club course record to surge into a commanding fivestroke lead after the second round of the $8.5 million WGC-HSBC Champions tournament on Friday. On a day when first round leader Rory McIlroy's season-long struggles returned to haunt him on the back nine and pushed the Northern Irishman back into a tie for second with Americans Bubba Watson and Boo Weekley, Johnson was in a class of his own. He plundered six birdies in the first seven holes en route

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bring him back safely. The Shenzhou-5 on October 2003, carrying an astronaut and staying for more than 21 hours, was a major success. Since then, China has had five successful manned missions where 10 Indian Space Research Organisation by the Defence Research and Development Organisation and Hindustan Aircraft Limited. The combined strength of these organisations could perhaps benefit the space programme overall by allowing for knowledge and experience sharing, preventing duplication of efforts and achieving higher efficiencies in the days to come. But the distinct difference between the Indian and Chinese programmes is the manned space mission of the latter. In this, the Chinese are at least 10 years ahead of India. A manned space mission was also planned by India but it has been in cold storage for various reasons. The net result is that though in 2005 India declared that it was on in par with China in almost all respects except in the manned space mission, today the country is lagging far behind. In the global scenario, the European countries are concentrating on commercial launches of communication satellites in which they have been successful. The US space programme is virtually standstill for the last five years for want of policy decisions and lack of adequate funding. The Russian programme also is not progressing much because of the lack of funding. As a result, China is emerging as the global power in space. India also had the same opportunity, but the lack of initiatives and imaginative programmes let us down. It is not that India does not have the ideas; it is not that we do not have the technical capability; it is not that we do not have right kind of man power, but at this moment it is the lack of visionary leadership which is affecting the Indian space programme. The Chinese programme too had a bad patch. After the death of Mao in 1976, the rival group of Deng Xiaoping did not appreciate the efforts put into the satellite launch vehicle programme for almost 10 years, but later realised the importance of scientific exploration of outer space. The whole programme was revived in 1993. If India wakes up and puts its best foot forward with its large resource of highly talented personnel, well-equipped laboratories and accumulated knowledge, it can still emerge as the global power in space exploration and in providing space-based services.

EDITORIAL
THIRD FRONT IS AN ILLUSION
Those who believe that the coming together of 14 regional and Left parties on a common platform in Delhi on Wednesday signals the imminent formation of a robust Third Front regime, must stop having utopian ideas. It is one thing for parties with disparate goals and ideologies to share the dais to spew venom at opponents and another to form a cohesive Government. In any case, it is far from clear if jointly forming the Government has been on the agenda of this grouping. Even more unclear is whether many of these parties are going to remain aloof from either the Congress or the BJP in a post-poll scenario. Those such as the Nationalist Congress Party, which attended the 14-party convention, are currently part of the Congress-led UPA, while another participant, the Samajwadi Party, provides outside support to the UPA regime. That they are unhappy with the Congress is known. Yet, they have continued to back it, and the possibility of their doing so after the election, especially if they find that their purpose can be better served being with the Congress, cannot be altogether ruled out. On the other hand, those like the AIADMK, the Janata Dal (United) and the Biju Janata Dal have all been part of the BJP-led NDA at some point in time or the other. It may be that the JD(U) is today especially harsh on the BJP, but the AIADMK is not and the BJD is restrained in its criticism. How these two parties respond to the situation once the results of the Lok Sabha election come in, cannot be determined now. In other words, they are far from certain to be part of the so-called Third Front which will be pitted not just against the Congress but the BJP too. That the conglomeration of these parties on Wednesday confined itself to targeting the BJP while remaining largely silent on the misdeeds of the Congress, underscores their realisation that it is useless to deliberate much on a party that will be a spent force in the coming Lok Sabha election. Even the regional outfits and the Left know that the BJP will emerge as the dominant entity that they will have either counter or do business with. Given that the Left parties had taken the initiative for the Wednesday meet, which they have marketed as a convention against communalism', the anti-BJP sabre-rattling was only to be expected. However, there are many parties in the grouping that do not share the Left's visceral dislike for the main Opposition, and they are bound to speak up when the time is ripe. Given the incohesiveness of the 14 parties that had gathered as if under one banner, just what was the purpose of their posturing, apart from taking potshots at the BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi? It appears to be two: Enhance bargaining power and prepare the momentum for a possible political formation post-election. Given that the Left parties had supported UPA1, they may well be sending signals to the Congress through their show of strength. Many regional parties also believe that the Wednesday convention will strengthen the credibility of their claim that they are in a position to provide an alternative non-Congress, non-BJP Government to the people. But the people have not forgotten similar disastrous experiments in the recent past, and they are unlikely to swallow the bait. In any case, any so-called Third Front regime won't survive without the support of either of the two major national parties.

EVEN IN OUTER SPACE, CHINA BEATS INDIA

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The Indian space programme was initiated by the visionary leader Vikram Sarabhai. He declared that India could be second to none in terms of acquiring the latest technologies related to space and their application to solve the problems of the common man. The Indian space programme has lived up to his expectations and today we have self-reliant technologies such as the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. We have also demonstrated how space-based assets can be put to use for improving the quality of life of common man. The Indian space programme though initiated in 1963 with the launch of a sounding rocket, serious work on development of the large booster started only in early 70s. Thus, India had 20-year-late start compared to other nations. Still, the achievements in the last 30 years are remarkable, considering that the entire effort is indigenous and undertaken in a civilian set up. In contrast, the Chinese space programme was initiated in 1950 by Mao Zedong for military application. He saw the threat of US missiles and wanted to create a network of anti-ballistic missiles. His primary objective was to develop the missiles for defence. Looking back, China was the first country to have use rockets (in fireworks) back in 600AD. Later they were used as weapons against the Mongolians. It is reported that one of the early inventers had fired a large number of rockets tied to his chair with the intention of flying out to space. This attempt failed because the rockets exploded and killed him and several other courtiers. Perhaps this is what motivated the Chinese leadership which demanded, in addition to creating a capability for missiles for defence, efforts should be mounted on human space flights. In the 1950s and 1960s, the Chinese focussed on developing different types of missiles. In the initial period, there was assistance from Russia but it was the strong will of Chairman Mao that ensured that China made progress on the missile front. He declared, Not only do we need more airplanes and artillery pieces, we also need the atomic bomb in this world today to avoid being bullied, we cannot be without it. So the development of atomic weapons and delivery systems became a priority. After the launch of mankinds first artificial

Though the Indian space programme has progressed considerably in the past three decades, it is now falling far behind the Chinese, especially with regard to manned missions
satellite Sputnik on October 4, 1957, Mao decided to make China equal to the other superpowers. He implemented projects with the aim of placing satellites in the orbit by 1959. The goal was to be achieved in three phases: Developing sounding rockets first, launching small satellites and launching large satellites. True to this dictum, the Chinese implemented this plan and now they have capability to take satellites into the orbit as well. By 1970, China had established the launch capability of orbiting satellites around the earth. This is the time when Indias first satellite launch vehicle was on the drawing board, leading to a successful mission only in 1980. Parallely, the Chinese programme for development of the manned capsule was adopted in 1971. On the 50th anniversary of the Peoples Republic of China in 1999, the Shenzhou-1 Spacecraft was launched on-board the Long March 2F and recovered after a flight of 22 hours. Four years later, China became the third country with a successful space programme to send an astronaut into space and Tachonauts have travelled to space including two women. In these missions, they have carried out extra-vehicular and docking trials. Due to the potential of using the space technology for war, China was on the embargo list for a long time and not able to get technology from the Western world. This accelerated its internal effort. The net result is that today China has got a lead position in launching satellites in the Asia-Pacific region and the upper-hand in the manned mission. The Chinese programme is focused, and quite distinct from the Indian programme. India has been concentrating on the peaceful application of the spacecraft as well as launch vehicle technology whereas China has emphasised on integrated development of missiles and space launch vehicles. The China Aerospace Industry Corporation was established to carry out both civilian and military programmes for missiles, satellitebuilding and satellite-launching. In India, the missiles and aircraft programmes are organised independent of the

WEVE HAD ENOUGH OF POVERTARIAN POLITICS

Gautam Mukherjee
Even as political parties take to the rally circuits demonising their opposition, we need to be proud of this robust campaigning and electoral process. We have conducted it better: from mega phones and rickshaws, wall posters and TV advertisements, talk shows, on-the-stump harangues, the internet and cellphone, through low-tech and high-tech, over jungle and stream, ballot-box to EVM; than any other country. It is a superb no-holds-barred venting of the national spirit that can only be subverted by the violence that silences. That is why electoral violence, the threat of sudden death that our politicians risk when they attend and address public meetings, is possibly the unkindest cut of all. And to use such violence, or permit it to happen by default, as a political tool, is truly despicable in its subversion. Is this what happened in the Hunkar Rally at Patna where Mr Narendra Modi addressed lakhs of people recently? If the Indian Mujahideen and its ilk thrives in India, it does so with the patronage of forces both within and without this country. Being soft on such terrorism is not at all a good turn done to millions of law abiding and patriotic Indian Muslims. It is this sinister and primitive stratagem of the politics of assassination, engineered riot, stampede, etc. that can stifle our vibrant democracy. In Pakistan, where non-state actors are pampered and maintained by the state, several politicians have been silenced. It has become such a Frankenstein that no one is safe. The Pakistani Taliban and others are quite willing to bite the hand that feeds and even dictate terms today. The politics of assassination has taken its toll in gun-happy America too. It kills Presidents, but school children, rock stars, people in congregations and gas stations too, because even though they say a fish rots from the head down, it actually does so from the gut outwards. We have done it too, killing in political vengeance, in riots and pogroms, and take for granted, is the level of freedom of opinion and expression, of conscience, we enjoy in this country. We must be proud of the purple prose of our editorials and the hectoring tone of our TV anchors for this reason alone. We must appreciate the lively debate between invited speakers on our talk shows even though the Indian way is to speak all at once and freely interrupt each other! Let alone the hyper-sensitive regimes and ble of being just as sinister as anything the pathologically aggressive ISI can dream up. This despite also being the land of the free and the home of the brave. When, in great metropolises such as London, Paris or New York, diversity is allowed its play without murderous reaction from opposing forces, it is cited is as a mark of civilisation and is celebrated. But Western civilisation has to remind itself to be tolerant. It does not come naturally to a people with crusades, which are just jihads by another name, in their genetic memory. And yet, in venal, corrupt, age-old India, we can, and mostly do say whatever we want. Hinduism preaches it. So does Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, etc along with non-violence, even Indian strains of Sufi influenced Islam say the same thing, as does an Indianised Christianity. We know how to embrace diversity. It runs in our genes. The British, affected by their Indian exposure, did have us locked up in political prisons, but not that many at that. The Mughals had their enemies murdered, but mostly the rivals to power from their own families and those in territories they conquered. We, even in the formation towards a nation state, have never indulged in massive genocide, ethnic-cleansing, or the bloodbaths of religious war, except at Partition. This country is essentially peaceful, god-fearing and blessed. Many the world over realise it. We who are born here tend to think nothing of it. But we do nevertheless benefit from it despite increasing lawlessness of late. The Soviets and the Chinese have murdered their own citizens in their tens of millions for being misfits, mildly critical or rabid dissidents, with almost no distinction made between minor and major affront. They say the best predictor of future human behaviour is past behaviour. Let us hope then that we vote for peaceful change to Modi Raj rather than a maintaining of the status quo out of habit or risk aversion. What will we get if Congress comes back either at the head or at the tail-end of a coalition? We will certainly get more povertarian politics! There will be no justice brought to all the masses of corruption perpetrated over the last few years. RaGa will continue to rule from the wings in tandem with his mother. Dynasty will become a non-issue just like the foreigner issue before it. Populism will be applied with a passion. Business and industry, GIP, infrastructure, security, diplomacy, reform, progress, practically everything else will languish. Accountability and Performance wont matter . There is a clear-cut choice this time. Mr Modi wants to go fast-forward to build the nation and its economy. Mr Gandhi wants continuity, of the failed but remarkably serviceable Socialist narrative. What is it that the people of India want?

MUZAFFARNAGAR BURNS AGAIN

Even before the thousands who were displaced during the September violence in Muzaffarnagar could return to their homes, that district in Uttar Pradesh is once again on fire. In fact, Wednesday's communal clash is only the latest addition to a long list of more than a 100 riots that have erupted under the watch of the Samajwadi Party Government in the State in less than two years. The irony of this cannot be overstated, given that not just the ruling party in the State but also the Congress which leads the Government at the Centre, both claim to stand for secular values. In fact, even after this latest bout of communal violence, Uttar Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had the gall to claim on Thursday that around the country, only a non-BJP, non-Congress coalition of supposedly secular parties (such as his Samajwadi Party of course) could rein in communal forces. That his statement must be viewed against the political imperatives generated by the 2014 general election goes without saying. Equally importantly, it also lays bare the fact that neither Mr Yadav nor the Samajwadi Party has cared to learn any lessons from the September riots. Instead, they continue to play with fire, despite being burnt by dangerous brand of communal politics that they peddle. Prima facie evidence suggests that the Wednesday night clash which claimed at least three lives in the Budhana area of Muzzafarnagar are an extension of the September riots. Those involved in the fighting were residents of the two villages that were affected by the previous spate of violence, and it seemingly took just one vicious rumour to inflame passions. But this is not surprising. The September riots in Muzaffarnagar, in which more than 60 people died and thousands were rendered homeless, were one of the worst instances of communal conflagration in recent memory, and it only served to deepened social faultlines. The matter was made worse by an apathetic and inefficient police force whose hands were firmly tied by the State's blatantly partisan political establishment. In fact, even after the riots, precious little has been done to bring the perpetrators to book. And as if that wasnt enough, even during Wednesday's clash, there were lapses on the part of police in containing the incident, as the Uttar Pradesh police chief himself has acknowledged. All of this put together has severely damaged Lucknow's credibility. The people have lost faith in the State machinery and they feel vulnerable. Cynical politicians are possibly hoping to use the tools of minority appeasement to leverage this social tension into votes. But they are mistaken just because the bleeding has been stopped, does not mean that the wounds have healed. And let there be no doubt that the people will punish those who inflicted the wounds in the first place.

There is a clear-cut choice this time. Narendra Modi wants to go fast-forward to build the nation and its economy. Rahul Gandhi wants continuity, of the failed but remarkably serviceable Socialist narrative
almost without protest in this highly populous country. We have also killed two members, perhaps three, of the ruling Gandhi family. And we have martyred Mahatma Gandhi. And many far less exalted. Mr Rahul Gandhi is not wrong when he thinks he might be a target too. It would be a pity in the extreme to silence this harmless young man. He is, after all, clueless about the needs of the country despite his political lineage and years in politics. This threatening of political lives also tends to have the opposite effect from the one intended. This, and the muzzling of the otherwise opinionated that we have only seen here during the Emergency. The one truth, therefore, that we tend to
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structures of most of the neo-colonial and emerging world, the West is, even today, far from tolerant, and nowhere near as free. They are devotees of order and the homogenised opinion, one dominant ethnicity, one dominant religion, one set of beliefs, a single narrative. Free thinkers are fringe operators,regarded as weird and barely tolerated. Minorities are exotic and urged to merge with the mainstream. Racism is rampant. Quite often all the rainbow people are subjected to violence and worse. Wikileaks exposes and President Barack Obamas phone-tapping of his European allies and countless Americans are just cases in point of the paranoia that rules the idea of Western security. America is capalowers of Islam. But they are at the same time very liberal, clean hearted and have never tried to hurt the sentiments of other communities residing here. They have never shown any high handedness or indulged in the practice of changing the history of Kashmir by changing original names of certain places on religious bases. They too are keen to preserve their culture and heritage so as to show to the world and to next generations their origin, their past and how they have survived inspite of many more onslaughts of aliens right from Mughal to Dogra periods. Thus they have never intended to change the age old names of villages, towns, cities and district head quarters. The historical nomenclature of every village, town, city and district head quarter is intact as it stood as per revenue records. The district Anantnag is continuing by the name of Anantnag and so far no state has ever attempted to tamper with its original records. Therefore the perception of letter writer seems biased. Even then if some sections of society call it also by the name of Islamabad it never shows any obstinacy in belief nor it poses any threat to national interests. Then why it pinches somebody and interpreted on narrow lines Yours faithfully, Qadri, Srinagar.

READER SPACE Man behind the natural disasters

Dear Editor, The Uttarakhand disaster led to 20,000 deaths, and devastation of homes, fields and roads in Uttarakhand. The vulnerability was increased because of hydro projects which have led to blasting of the mountains and dumping of debris on river beds, leading to rising of river beds and hence increased flooding and flood related disasters. The relentless wrath of nature was compounded in Orissa, the cyclone Phailin. The dam led to flood disasters in many towns. Many homes have lost all their crop. The coastal areas of Tamil Nadu were made more vulnerable to the Tsunami in 2004 because of industrial shrimp farming which had destroyed the mangroves. The Japan earth quake and tsunami were one of the most serious disasters recently. The Orissa super cyclone had a velocity twice the historical average and therefore caused more damage. Intensification of cyclones is driven by climate change. The frequency, scale, and impact of disasters is increasing, as is the challenge of rehabilitation and rejuvenation of ecosystems and affected commu-

Why to interpret it on narrow lines

Dear Editor, I have seen so far only two letters of one Bilhan Koul, Pamposh Colony, Jammu, published in Kashmir Times. His first letter pertains to the parentage of Sir Mohammad Iqbal and the other is about renaming of places on religious bases. The controversy raised by him in his first letter has been cleared. In this context Dr. Javaid Iqbal has given full analysis of Pedigree of Late Dr. Sir Mohammad Iqbal, the renowned poet of east and a great philosopher of India. Dr. Javaid Iqbal has supported his version by documentary evidence thus the chapter stands closed. His second letter is pinching. Kashmiri Muslims are, no doubt, religious minded and are strict fol-

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PM, Sonia lament bid to divide society on communal lines

remember Indira Gandhis courage and her sentiments so that we can fight that fear with conviction. In his speech, the Prime Minister said it would not be wrong to say India was able to achieve the Green Revolution because of Indira Gandhis leadership and Dr. Swaminathan efforts. Based on this foundation, today we have been able to bring in the Food Security Act. Ms. Gandhi, too, referred to the Food Security Act, recalling the difficult times in the 1960s when India had to import foodgrains. In this context, she highlighted the role of Indira Gandhi and Dr. Swaminathan in making India selfreliant in the agricultural sector. Dr. Singh also spoke of Indira Gandhis contribution to the social and economic development of the masses, stressing that she wanted to take the benefits of development to the weaker sections. In his acceptance speech, Dr. Swaminathan said that when India had to import 10 million tonnes of foodgrains, Indira Gandhi planned the creation of a grain reserve of the same quantity. Saying food security had helped India achieve an independent foreign policy, he recalled that Indias help to people from the then East Pakistan and the nuclear test were the result of the confidence it achieved through food security in the wake of the Green Revolution.

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NATIONAL

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 1: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi spoke in unison on Thursday evening, lamenting, in separate speeches, the attempts being made to divide society on communal lines. The occasion was a function at Jawahar Bhawan where eminent agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan was honoured with the Indira Gandhi National Integration Award by Dr. Singh and Ms. Gandhi. Like many other great leaders of this country, Indira Gandhi was secular and liberal, Dr. Singh said. Today, at a time

when attempts are being made in some parts of the country to divide society on the basis of religion, caste and communities, it is all the more necessary to remember Indira Gandhis message. The Prime Ministers comments come against the backdrop of the recent communal violence in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh and in Kishtwar of Jammu and Kashmir. Ms. Gandhi hit out at the RSS and the BJP without naming them. We have always kept national unity as our top priority. There is always a danger from some ideologies, organisations and people who want to divide us. We need to

Women shop for artificial garlands ahead of Diwali in Allahabad.

Oral instructions undermine accountability: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 1: Civil servants must refrain from acting on oral instructions of political bosses, except in certain exceptional circumstances, the Supreme Court made it clear on Thursday. The judgement, on a public interest writ petition by 83 persons, comes on the heels of controversies surrounding action against Ashok Khemka, IAS officer of the Haryana cadre, over the DLFRobert Vadra land deal, and Durga Sakhti Nagpal, U.P. cadre IAS officer, for alleged misconduct. A Bench of Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and Pinaki Chandra Ghose referred to the recommendations of the Hota Committee (2004) and the Santhanam Committee report, which highlighted the necessity of recording instructions and directions by public servants. The Bench said: We notice that much of the deterioration of the standards of probity and accountability with the civil servants is due to the political influence of persons purporting to represent those who are in authority. The Santhanam Committee on Prevention of Corruption, 1962 has recommended that there should be a system of keeping some sort of records in such situations. Rule 3(3) (iii) of the All India Service Rules specifically requires that all orders from superior officers shall ordinarily be in writing. It added, Where in exceptional circumstances, action has to be taken on the basis of oral directions, it is mandatory for the officer superior to confirm the same in writing. The civil servant, who has received such information, in turn, is required to seek confirmation of the directions in writing as early as possible and it is the duty of the officer superior to confirm the direction in writing. The Bench said: There must be some records to demonstrate how the civil servant has acted, if the decision is not his, but if he is acting on oral directions, instructions, he should record such directions in the file. If the civil servant is acting on oral directions or dictation of anybody, he will be taking a risk, because he cannot later take the stand the decision was in fact not his own. Recording of instructions, directions is, therefore, necessary for fixing responsibility and ensuring accountability in the functioning of civil servants and to uphold institutional integrity. Pointing out that democracy requires an informed citizenry and transparency of information, the Bench said: Oral and verbal instructions, if not recorded, could not be provided [to citizens]. By acting on oral directions, not recording the same, the rights guaranteed to the citizens under the RTI Act could be defeated. The practice of giving oral directions/instructions by the administrative superiors, political executive etc, would defeat the object and purpose of RTI Act and would give room for favouritism and corruption. The Bench, therefore, directed all State Governments and Union Territories to issue in three months directions like Rule 3(3) (iii) of the All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968. The petitioners said weak governance manifesting in poor service delivery, excessive regulation, whimsical interventions for personal benefit, wasteful public expenditure, inadequate transparency and lack of accountability had reduced effectiveness of government policies and impinged on development. They submitted that lack of good governance affected the quality of life and violated the guarantees provided under Article 21 (right to life and liberty) of the Constitution.

Employee welfare is The Hindu managements top priority: N. Murali

CHENNAI, NOVEMBER 1: Peaceful industrial relations and employee welfare have been the top priority of the management of The Hindu. Commercial interests, revenue or profits came later, N. Murali, Co-Chairman of Kasturi & Sons Ltd., said here on Thursday. Addressing employees on the occasion of the 57th anniversary of The Hindu Office & National Press Employees Union, Mr. Murali regretted that these very values were the biggest casualty during the past two years the company was run by outside professionals. Qualified Directors were also professionals and should not be kept out of the management of the company. Outside professionals do not understand the values, culture, and ethos of the company. Thanking the union for its continued cooperation and understanding, he said the demonstration of support by the employees meant that the Directors had to unite. If all of you stand united, the management has no option but to remain united. Union representatives from various departments of The Hindu, including outstation units, felicitated the Directors of Kasturi & Sons Ltd., Malini Parthasarathy, who is Editor of The Hindu, K. Venugopal, Ramesh Rangarajan, Vijaya Arun and Lakshmi Srinath. Earlier, E. Gopal, Union president, expressed the wish that the 135-year-old

newspaper that had recently fulfilled a long-cherished dream of launching a Tamil daily would go on to launch newspapers in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. M. Kamalanathan, Union general secretary, thanked the management for implementing the Unions demand for bonus and hiking other perks.

Sri Lankan fishermen remanded to judicial custody till November 15

RAMANATHAPURAM: A local court on Friday remanded 24 Sri Lankan fishermen, who were arrested by the Indian Coast Guard for allegedly entering into the countrys waters, to judicial custody till November 15. The fishermen, arrested on Oct 30, were later taken to the Puzhal prison at Chennai, officials said.

Sibal challenges Modi to public debate Fiat on police reforms

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 1: Accusing Narendra Modi of engaging in politics of lies, Union Minister Kapil Sibal on SAturday challenged BJPs prime ministerial candidate to a debate as he stated that political discourse should move from individuals to issues affecting the country. And, as BJP quickly responded to Mr. Sibals challenge, saying Arun Jaitley was ready to debate him, the Union Minister said he would take on Mr. Jaitley when he also became a prime ministerial candidate. He is challenging Mr. Modi to a debate as it was the Gujarat Chief Minister who was spreading lies against UPA, Mr. Sibal said. Slamming Mr. Modi, whom he referred to as the perennial opponent (Nirantar Virodhi) without, however, taking his name, Sibal accused him of spreading untruths about UPA. He sought to puncture the BJPs leaders repeated refrain that Congress had destroyed the country. I am sorry that the issues which should be discussed are not being discussed... They (BJP) do not have issues. Hence they only talk about individuals... One person can neither make nor is going to make the future of the country. The countrys future is decided by policies and not allegations. Unfortunately, for some days, such an atmosphere has been made that the talk is more about individuals than about issues, Mr. Sibal said. Releasing a bunch of papers to show that UPA had performed better than the BJPled NDA government in terms of GDP growth, increasing per capita income, bringing FDI into the country and so on, Mr. Sibal said that if the above meant destroying India, then BJP should remain permanently in opposition so that the country may progress. Wondering why Mr. Modi did not address press conferences, Mr. Sibal alleged the Gujarat Chief Minister wanted a controlled audience so

still remains on paper

9 killed in fireworks unit blast near Kumbakonam

KUMBAKONAM: Nine persons were killed and three injured on Friday after crackers exploded in a private fireworks manufacturing unit near Kumbakonam, police said. The condition of two of the injured, admitted to the government hospital in Kumbakonam, is stated to be serious.

Rape accused commits suicide after marrying victim

NEW DELHI: A rape accused committed suicide by jumping before a Metro train, said police, adding that he was depressed due to his marriage. Manoj Kumar, 28, jumped in front of the train at the Chhatarpur Metro station Thursday night. He came under the wheels and lost both his legs. He later died in hospital. Police said a suicide note was recovered in which Manoj wrote that he was depressed because of his wife. According to a police officer, Manoj in April this year married a woman whom he and his friend had allegedly raped. "Both the accused were arrested and sent to police custody. After getting bail, Manoj tied the knot with the woman but was not happy," his family members told police. Manoj, who was employed in a transport company, lived in the Mehrauli area of south Delhi.

Fire breaks out at government press in Chennai

that he can get away with his untruths. He also ridiculed the BJP leader over his gaffes regarding history during his Patna rally, saying, He does not know that Alexander never reached the Ganges, that Chandragupta Maurya did not belong to Gupta dynasty and that Taxila is in Pakistan and not in Patna. How can somebody, who

does not know history, create history. Surprised which history book he read. Mr. Sibal also attacked Modi over BJPs alliance with Shiv Sena to question his affection for people from Bihar. If he has so much affection for people from Bihar, he should snap ties with Shiv Sena because they do not want Biharis to live in Maharashtra, Mr. Sibal said.

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 1: Though seven years have passed since the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment, most of the States have not complied with many of its directions to bring about police reforms. Some States enacted laws and implemented the directions in part, prompting the court early this year to once again remind all of them of the need for compliance. The matter is still pending. Main objectives In its September 22, 2006 verdict in the Prakash Singh vs. Union of India case, the court sought to achieve two main objectives: functional autonomy for the police through security of tenure, streamlined appointment and transfer processes and creation of a buffer body between the police and the government; and enhanced police accountability, both for organisational performance and individual misconduct.

The seven directions were: 1 a) Constitute a State Security Commission to ensure that the State government does not exercise unwarranted influence or pressure on the police; b) Lay down broad policy guidelines and c) evaluate the performance of the State police. 2. Ensure that the DGP is appointed through a meritbased, transparent process and secure a minimum tenure of two years. 3. Ensure that other officers on operational duties (including SPs and Station House officers) are also provided a minimum two-year tenure. 4. Separate investigation, and law and order functions. 5. Set up a Police Establishment Board to decide transfers, postings, promotions and other service related matters of officers of and below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police and make recommendations on postings and transfers above the rank of DSP.

CHENNAI: A fire broke out at the storehouse of the British-era Government Central Press on Mint Street in Seven Wells in north Chennai on Friday. The police suspect an electrical short circuit might have caused the fire. Around 2 am on Friday, employees saw smoke coming from the storehouse and alerted the firemen. Fire fighters with tenders from New Washermenpet, Esplanade, Vepery, Royapuram, Tondiarpet and six water tankers from Chennai Metrowater were pressed into service. The fire spread quickly in the storehouse and due to the heat, the dilapidated building caved in. This is second incident in less than three months. Papers were gutted in a similar fire accident in June. Originally, the press was constructed in 1807 for minting coins and it was converted into the central printing press of the government of Tamil Nadu. Committee reports, government orders, budgetary notes and announcements and election forms are printed here.

CBI registers case against JD(U) Normality along LoC precondition for moving forward: MEA DELHI, September, he said the com- out that when cases of killing MP over fraudulent LTC claims NEW NOVEMBER 1: The next mon understanding was that of Indian soldiers occurred in
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 1: The CBI has registered a case against Janata Dal (United) Rajya Sabha MP Anil Kumar Sahani for alleged filing of fraudulent Leave Travel Concession claims using forged air tickets and boarding passes and carried out searches on Saturday at Rajya Sabha Secretariat and other locations. The CBI sources said that, after registering an FIR, agency teams on Saturday carried out searches at Rajya Sabha Secretariat, his Muzaffarpur residence in Bihar and at his office in New Delhi. Mr. Sahani was not available for comments and did not respond to calls made to obtain his response. The sources said more cases could be registered soon in connection with the LTC scam. The agency has registered a case under Prevention of Corruption Act and sections of Indian Penal Code against Mr. Sahani, sources added. CBI has registered an FIR against a Rajya Sabha MP in a case of fraudulent claims on the basis of forged air tickets and boarding passes, a CBI spokesperson said in New Delhi on Saturday. The agency has initiated a preliminary enquiry after receiving a reference from Central Vigilance Commission. During an analysis of documents, the CBI found prima facie evidence of alleged irregularities in filing of LTC claims with the intention to maximise personal benefit by scuttling the laid down norms. The agency found that the alleged irregularity was effected in collusion with travel agents. Lakhs of rupees are said to have been fraudulently drawn from the government through fake LTC claims filed by major meeting slated between India and Pakistan may not be substantive unless normalcy is restored on the Line of Control (LoC), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said here on Thursday. That is the common understanding between our two countries and that is what guides our diplomatic interaction with Pakistan. I repeat, the precondition for forward movement in the relationship is an improvement of the situation on the LoC, stated MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin. Mr. Akbaruddin was speaking in the context of an agenda for a meeting between Minister for External Affairs Salman Khurshid and Pakistan Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaz Aziz on the margins of a biennial event called the ASEM Ministers Conference on November 11 and 12 in Gurgaon. Taking journalists back to the last substantive bilateral diplomatic discussion between the two Prime Ministers in New York in the precondition for a forward movement in the relationship is an improvement of the situation on the LoC. Meanwhile, in an interview to a TV channel, former Pakistan Foreign Secretary and currently High Commissioner in India Salman Bashir said the Pakistan Army had shown great responsibility and restraint, and felt that instead of trading charges, the narrative should be how to rebuild trust. Mr. Bashir declined to go into details why the Director Generals of Military Operations of both countries havent met despite the two Prime Ministers agreeing on such an interaction to douse tensions along the LoC. He wanted the existing mechanisms such as the one between paramilitary forces and the armies, besides a ministerial mechanism, to also be given a chance. In the interview Mr. Bashir did not accept that the sole responsibility for the violence on the LoC lay on the Pakistani side. He pointed January and August, Pakistan had offered investigations. We wanted to find out what happens. Remember questions about both incidents have come up on your side too. I would say, we need to look ahead, he replied. While tensions on the border have prevented any substantial progress, a joint Judicial Commission consisting of a retired judged wrapped up their tour of three Indian prisons. They had earlier toured Pakistani prisons and evaluated the condition of Indian prisoners.Pakistan has asked India to release 55 prisoners who have completed their sentences, provide legal aid to those unable to get lawyers, and shift the mentally challenged to specialised institutions. This is a humanitarian aspect and we are looking forward to a gesture from India in this regard, said a Pakistani diplomat. India sought to balance the narrative by pointing out that about 90 Indians in Pakistani prisons have completed their sentences.

Man sentenced to death for Haridwar rape, double murder

DEHRADUN: A court on Thursday awarded capital punishment to a 26-year-old man in a case of rape and double murder in Haridwar district's Manglaur town. The additional district judge's court found Wajid Ali guilty of kidnapping a 13-year-old girl from her residence in Manglaur, raping her in a nearby village, poisoning her to death and also causing her grandmother's death by running his car over the woman on February 19. The court said since the case belonged to the rarest of rare category, the culprit deserved to be accorded a punishment not less than the death penalty. It said the manner in which Ali crushed the teenage girl's grandmother, 65-year-old Momin, to death was most inhuman and brutal. Momin had been grappling with Ali to prevent him from kidnapping her granddaughter. The cases against Ali were registered based on the statement made by the teenager before the police a couple of minutes before her death.

government officials for getting tickets at concessional rates. The matter came to light after the vigilance department of Air India was alerted about the arrest of a man in March at Kolkata airport with 600 blank boarding passes of the airline in his possession.

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7 East Turkestan movement behind Tiananmen crash: China In some cases, US spying has reached too far: Kerry
STUDENT AGE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER, 02, 2013

INTERNATIONAL & ECONOMY

BEIJING, NOVEMBER 1: Chinas top security official blamed a little-known militant group for this weeks suicide car crash that killed five people in the heart of the capital. Meng Jianzhu offered no details of the allegations against the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), which, Beijing says, is dedicated to the violent overthrow of Chinese rule in the northwestern region of Xinjiang that is home to the countrys Turkic Muslim Uighur minority. Police said they found flags imprinted with religious slogans among items in the SUV used in the attack and at the temporary lodgings of five arrested suspects. Chinas government has said previous attacks in Xinjiang were inspired by jihadi prop-

aganda and has linked several of them directly to the ETIM. Mr. Meng named the group in an interview with Hong Kong-based Phoenix Television during a visit to the capital of Uzbekistan to attend a regional security summit.Behind the instigation is the terrorist group East

Turkestan Islamic Movement entrenched in central and west Asian regions, Mr. Meng, chief of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the ruling Communist Party, said in the interview.No one has claimed responsibility for Mondays attack. On Friday, additional vehicle

barriers were in place along the route the SUV took as it ploughed through crowds toward Tiananmen Gate, killing three in the car and two tourists, including a Filipino woman, and injuring dozens. Extra police conducted random bag and ID checks among the tourists circulating beneath the huge portrait of Mao Zedong hanging from the gate where the vehicle burst into flames after crashing. Security has been strengthened in Xinjiang, and Uighurs in Beijing have been subjected to increased police checks. Beijing police said the perpetrators were a man with a Uighur name, his wife and his mother. Police have arrested five people identified with typically Uighur names on suspicion of conspiring in the strike the citys first in recent history.

WA S H I N G T O N , NOVEMBER 1: In an unprecedented admission by the Obama Administration, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has acknowledged that in some cases American spying has gone too far, but asserted that innocent people have not been abused through the secretive surveillance programme. I assure you innocent people are not being abused in this process, but theres an effort to try to gather information. And yes, in some cases, it has reached too far inappropriately, Mr. Kerry told a London conference on Open Government Partnership Annual Summit through video link. And the President, our President is determined to try to clarify and make clear for people and is now doing a

thorough review in order that nobody will have the sense of abuse, Mr. Kerry said. News reports that the U.S. is spying on millions of people is not true, he said. The U.S. is facing criticism from international leaders over revelations that the National Security Agency carried out electronic surveil-

lance and snooped in on conversations of 35 world leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Just the other day it was there was news in the papers of 70 million people being listened to. No, they werent. It didnt happen, he said. Theres an enormous amount of exaggeration in

this reporting from some reporters out there. What were trying to do is in a random way find ways of trying to learn if, in fact, there is a threat that we need to respond to, he said. In some cases, I acknowledge to you, as has the President, that some of these actions have reached too far, and we are going to make sure that does not happen in the future, he said. Mr. Kerry said the surveillance programmes of the U.S. and many other countries have been highly successful and has resulted in preventing many a terrorist attack. We have actually prevented airplanes from going down, buildings from being blown up and people from being assassinated because weve been able to learn ahead of time of the plans, he said.

Pakistan asks Iran for clarification on gas pipeline

I S L A M A B A D , NOVEMBER 1: The Pakistan government has asked for a clarification from Iran after its Oil Minister publicly stated two days ago that the peace pipeline project was likely to be annulled. Federal Minister for Petroleum Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday said that there was an agreement signed between Pakistan and Iran for the gas pipeline and it cannot be called off unilaterally. The government had asked for a clarification and also a meeting to discuss the project and its future, he said. The meeting could be held later in November depending on when Iran responds. He said that media reports cannot be the basis for judging if a project is called off or not and no official word had come from Iran on this. The pipeline project is facing flak for not negotiating a proper price for gas which is linked to international crude oil prices. There are provisions for heavy penalties if the Pakistan government does not fulfill its share of building the pipeline for which it had last month sought funds from Iran. Mr. Abbasi said these issues including the p e n a l t y clauses will have to be discussed when the meeting with Iran takes place. On Thursday, the Pakistan governm ent said it was committed to the project and was exploring all means of sourcing energy keeping in mind the acute shortage. This winter in Punjab for three months gas will only be supplied for cooking purposes and vehicles will not get compressed natural gas. The government was confident of signing a construction contract for the pipeline but that will remain in limbo till the Iran government gets back on the issue. Mubin Saulat, managing director of Interstate Gas Systems Limited, a public sector company, said while most of the 1,100 km portion of the pipeline in Iran is complete, financing the project for Pakistan was a challenge. But there were other positive developments in the project

Syria peace envoy renews call for talks

DAMASCUS, NOVEMBER 1: The U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria ended his days-long visit to Damascus on Friday, calling on both the government and the opposition to attend a peace conference in Geneva later this month but acknowledging the gathering cannot take place if the opposition refuses to take part. Lakhdar Brahimi, who had travelled to Damascus at the end of a Mideast tour to muster regional support for the conference, appeared uncertain about prospects for the meeting. We will say its happened only when it happens, he told reporters at a press conference in Damascus, urging both sides to cooperate. Mr. Brahimis plea came just hours after officials said Israeli warplanes had attacked a shipment of Russian missiles inside a Syrian government stronghold a development that threatened to add another volatile layer to regional tensions from the Syrian civil war.An Obama administration official confirmed the Israeli airstrike late Thursday, but provided no details. Another security official said the attack occurred late Wednesday in the Syrian port city of Latakia and that the target was Russian-made SA125 missiles.Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to publicly discuss the attack. There was no confirmation from Syrian officials, and state media made no mention of the reports.Mr. Brahimi warned that if the crisis goes on, expectations are that those directly affected by the crisis may reach half of Syrias total prewar population of 23 million people. It is time for Syrians to cooperate and for others in the region and outside to cooperate with them to end this crisis, Mr. Brahimi said. The envoy, who met this week with Syrian President Bashar Assad and Damascus-based opposition groups, said the Syrian government has confirmed it would attend.Deeply fractured Syrian opposition groups are also split on whether to attend the Geneva talks. They also disagree over conditions for taking part from demands that Assad step down right away to guarantees that he would not be part of a negotiated solution for the countrys future

for instance, the design was completed. While the construction should have started by now, he said it was not was rocket science and if everything falls into place, the project could be completed as scheduled next year end. It's challenging but not impossible, he added. He said Pakistan is also looking at its huge gas reserves in Sui in Balochistan and in Sindh and if the investment environment is good then there may not be a need for imported gas. At present the production of gas is 4 billion cubic feet a day (BCFD) while the demand is 6 BCFD. This could double in 10 to 15 years time. Pakistan uses gas the bulk of it for domestic use but 50 per cent of its energy comes from natural gas.

4 Hamas militants killed as Israel strikes Gaza tunnels

J E R U S A L E M , NOVEMBER 1: Israeli aircraft bombed what the military described as a terror tunnel used by Hamas in Gaza and the militant Palestinian group said three of its fighters were killed in the strike early Friday. The military said it carried out the strike after five of its soldiers were wounded as they tried to demolish another tunnel used by the Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas that rules Gaza. That incident drew Israeli fire that killed one Hamas militant. The latest violence was the deadliest along the volatile boundary since an eight-day Israeli military campaign last November aimed at stopping attacks from Gaza, a coastal strip that borders both Israel and Egypt. The soldiers were blowing up the infrastructure of a recently discovered tunnel dug in Gaza that stretched into Israel when an explosive device was detonated late Thursday, wounding the troops and drawing Israeli fire, the military said. Gaza health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Kidra said one Palestinian was killed by the Israeli tank fire and Hamas confirmed the man belonged to the militant group. During the operation, Hamas detonated an explosive device at the forces, wounding five Israeli soldiers, said a military statement. The soldiers were evacuated to an Israeli hospital. In an immediate response the soldiers opened fire and directly hit a terrorist. The military announced last month that it had discovered the concret e-li ned, mile-long tunnel dug from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip into Israel. The defensive operation was aimed at preventing future terror attacks, utilizing the existing infrastructure leading to Israel, the military said. The opening of the

tunnel was discovered near Israeli civilian communities. Gaza will be the land of hell for Israel, he said on Friday.

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 1: The government on Friday slashed the import tariff value of gold to $ 440 per ten gram and raised it on silver to $ 738 per kg, in line with global prices of the precious metals. The import tariff value is the base price at which the customs duty is determined to prevent under-invoicing. The tariff value on imported gold was hiked two days back to $ 442 per ten gram, while it was kept unchanged at $ 699 per kg for silver. Normally, the import tariff value is revised on a fortnightly basis. The sudden revision has taken place in view of volatility in the global prices. The notification in this regard has been issued by the Central Board of Excise and

Govt cuts import tariff on gold, hikes silver

Customs (CBEC), an official statement said. Apart from precious metals, tariff value on imported brass scrap has been slashed to $ 3,840 per tonne from $ 3,933 per tonne maintained till Thursday. However, the tariff value on imported vegetable oils like crude soyabean oil, RBD palm oil and others have been raised. Import tariff value on crude soyabean oil has been increased to $ 1,006 per tonne from $ 952 per tonne and tariff value on RBD palmolein has been raised to $ 900 per tonne from $ 869 per tonne in the review period. The import tariff value on gold and silver has been changed taking cues from the global market. In Singapore, the yellow metal is ruling

ECONOMY

Sensex hits all-time high of 21,293

MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 1: The S&P BSE benchmark Sensex scaled a new historic high at 21,293.88 in the late morning trade on the back of persistent buying in realty, banking, auto and capital goods shares, triggered by sustained foreign inflows into the equity market. The 30-share index opened up at 21,158.81 and firmed up to hit an all-time high at 21,293.88 before quoting at 21,219.15 at 1030 hours, showing a rise of 54.63 points, or 0.26 per cent, from its last close. The Sensex surpassed its previous record high of 21,206.77 touched on January 10, 2008. The NSE 50-share Nifty also moved up by 5.65 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 6,304.80 at 1030 hours. Major gainers were Hero Motors (2.31 pct), Coal India (1.95 pct), SBI (1.82 pct), BHEL (1.17 pct), Tata Motors (1.17 pct) and Jindal Steel (1.06 pct). The market sentiment was

SC upholds Sinhas appointment as SEBI chief

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the appointment of U.K. Sinha as SEBI chairman, saying it was done by the government fairly and in accordance with the procedure of the law.A bench of justices S.S. Nijjar and P.C. Ghose dismissed a PIL challenging the appointment of Mr. Sinha, observing that the petition was not maintainable on various grounds but it had decided to hear it as the appointment to a very senior position was challenged.It (the appointment) was done fairly and in accordance with law, the court said. The PIL was filed by one Arun Kumar Aggarwal on whose case the apex court had on September 26, last year issued notice to the Centre and SEBI and had also impleaded Presidents Secretary Omita Paul, who was advisor to the then Finance Minister when the decision to appoint Mr. Sinha as SEBI chairman was taken.

down at $ 1322.2 per ounce and white metal at $ 21.87 per ounce. In the domestic market, gold is being sold at a high premium due to supply crunch caused by government measures to restrict the import of precious metal in an effort to cut current account deficit.

India, the worlds largest consumer of gold, imported 393.68 tonnes of the yellow metal during the April September period of this year, as per official data. The government has taken several steps to reduce gold imports including hike in custom duties.

boosted by data showing that foreign funds made massive purchases yesterday. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs. 1,875.87 crore on Thursday, as per provisional data from the stock exchanges. Most Asian stock markets fell in their early trade as speculation the U.S. Federal

Reserve will reduce stimulus in coming months overshadowed improving China manufacturing data. Key benchmark indices in Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia and Singapore shed between 0.27 pct and 1.22 pct, while those in China, Hong Kong and South Korea rose between 0.01 pct and 0.3 pct.

Leather exports up 13 per cent in August Samvat 2069 ends at all-time closing high of 21,196.81
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 1: Indias leather exports have jumped 12.6 per cent year-on-year to $ 500 million in August this year because of rising demand from western markets like the US and Europe. In August last year, these exports stood at $ 444 million, according to data provided by the Council for Leather Exports (CLE). The demand for leather exports has been good in the US market. Also, the European market is picking up now, a CLE official said. The major markets for Indian leather and its products are the US, the UK, Germany, Italy, France and Spain. Besides, the official said that in order to reduce dependence on traditional markets and to create niche for the products in new ones, exporters are exploring emerging markets including Latin America, Australia, Russia and Japan. During April-August this MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 1: The Samvat 2069 ended on a cheerful note with benchmark BSE Sensex on Friday settling at a new all-time closing high of 21,196.81 on buying in realty, banks, metal and auto shares, amid renewed optimism on the economic front. After gaining 594.24 points in the past three sessions, the 30-share bluechip index on Friday hit a new intra-day high of 21,293.88 before finally closing at 21,196.81 up 32.29 points, or 0.15 per cent. The previous intra-day peak of 21,206.77 was set on January 10, 2008. Out of the 20 winners in the Sensex, major contributors included State Bank of India (up 4.67 per cent), M&M (4.12 p.c.), Jindal Steel (3.46 p.c.), Sesa Sterlite (2.30 p.c.), Tata Motors (1.12 p.c.) and ICICI Bank (1.10 p.c.). Indian markets had a firecracker of a week ahead of the festive season. Clearly, the banks called the shots and in that space PSU banks staged a phenomenal turnaround, said Milan Bavishi, Head Research, Inventure Growth and Securities. For the week, Sensex rose 513.3 points or 2.5 per cent. Increased capital inflows driven by attractive corporate earnings boosted buying while some investors chose to book profits logged in the recent gains, brokers said. Auto shares saw heavy buying on robust sales growth in October, experts said. Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the momentum in the export growth is expected to continue in the remaining part of current fiscal, while stating that a bumper crop harvest is seen arriving on good monsoon. Chidambaram added that the market seemed to be happy but cautioned investors against excessive exuberance. The Sensex recorded a

CAD to come down to $60 billion: Chidambaram

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 1: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said the country will have a bumper harvest and the troublesome CAD will come down to $60 billion on back of rising exports and declining gold imports. Core sector growth... strong monsoon and healthy exports augur well for economic growth. There are still many challenges, most important being inflation and reviving investment. But I think there will be green shoots even in investment. We are confident that the measures taken by the RBI and our own measures at maintaining fiscal discipline will eventually bring about a moderation of inflation, he said while addressing a press conference in New Delhi. The Minister also expressed the governments resolve to extend full support to new investment proposals and said that corporates need not sit on cash. He asked them to start investing.Mr. Chidambaram further said the government will endeavour to get the long-pending insurance amendment bill, which seeks to raise the FDI in the sector to 49 per cent from 26 per cent, passed in the forthcoming Winter Session of Parliament. As regards the Direct Taxes Code (DTC), he said, the draft amendments have been finalised and would be placed before the Cabinet for approval. Referring to Current Account Deficit (CAD), the difference between the inflow and outflow of foreign exchange, Chidambaram said that he was hopeful of reducing it to $60 billion, down from the earlier estimate of $70 billion. The CAD deficit touched the all time high of $88.2 billion or 4.8 per cent of the GDP in 2013-14. Reflecting a pick up in the industrial activity, the core sector industries recorded 8 per cent growth in September, highest in the past 11 months.

year, leather exports grew by 13.60 per cent to $ 2.3 billion as compared to the same period last year. The council expects leather exports to touch the $ 14 billion level by 2017 which may help double jobs in the sector to 5 million. At present, the industry

employs 2.5 million people, 70 per cent of whom are women, mainly in leather hubs like Agra, Kanpur, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore and Puducherry. During the 2012-13 fiscal, leather exports grew over 4 per cent year-on-year to $ 5 billion.

handsome gain of 2,526.47 points from the closing of last Samvat 2068 (November 12, 2012). The National Stock Exchange index Nifty rose above 6,300 level after three years by gaining 8.05 points, or 0.13 per cent to 6,307.20. The Nifty registered an alltime high of 6,357.10 on January 8, 2008, and a record close of 6,312.45 on November 5, 2010. On Thursday, eight infrastructure industries posted a growth rate of 8 per cent for September on account of good performance by crude oil, steel and electricity sectors.

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Govt keen to promote sports activities in every corner: Bhalla

Sports inculcate sense of responsibility, discipline, patriotism amongst youth: Taj

JAMMU, NOV 01- Minister for Housing, Horticulture and Culture Mr. Raman Bhalla has said that Government was committed to promote the sports activities in every nook and corner of the State, adding that sport activities are pivotal for channelizing the energy of youth in the positive direction besides keeping them physically and mentally fit. This was stated by the Minister at nine day 2nd Eid Diwali Milan T-20 Cup tournament organized by Simula JKP Atman Sports Association at M A Stadium, here on Friday. The nine day tournament which commenced on October 24 will conclude on November 02, 2013 at MA ate adequate sports infrastructure in every nook and corner of the State to provide youth an opportunity to excel in their field. The Minister informed that sports stadiums are being constructed at district and block levels to provide necessary facilities to the youth. He asked the youth to come forward and participate in such type of tournaments being held at various levels in the State from time to time. Mr. Bhalla stressed upon parents and teachers to imbibe liking for sports among the youth so that they can grow into physically and mentally strong citizens and contribute in the development of state and the nation. In his address, Minister for Youth Services and Sports Mr. Taj Mohi-ud-Din said that sports inculcate the sense of responsibility, discipline and patriotism amongst the youth and urged parents to encourage their children to take part in the sports activities voluntarily. He said Government has taken several initiatives to promote the sport activities, especially in the rural and far-off areas of the State to involve youth in the sport activities. He said in this direction focused attention is being given to develop sports infrastructure in every nook and corner to create sports opportunities for the rural youth, he maintained.

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Stadium. Minister for Youth Services and Sports Mr. Taj Mohi-udDin, MLA Mrs. Indu Pawar, Managing Director JK Housing Board, Mr. Ram Pal Sharma besides sports lovers in large number were also

present on the occasion. Mr. Bhalla said that sports are imperative for overall personality development of youth as it help in inculcating discipline among them. He said that the Government was endeavoring hard to cre-

Govt expanding advanced sports services in J&K: Sadhotra

JAMMU, NOV 01- Minister for Planning Ajay Sadhotra on Friday said that the coalition government led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is expanding advanced sports edifice in the state with focus on rural and remote pockets. The Minister said this while attending a function of wrestling competition (Dangal) at Chatta Gujral in Marh Block. On the occasion, the Minister appreciated the Dangal Committee Chatta Gujral for conducting such type of events which will help the state's wrestlers to further improve their talent. These events also help in promoting mutual harmony among the people of different cultures and traditions. He hoped that organizer will continue such type of efforts to encourage the sports talent in the State. Several wrestlers drawn from various parts of the state as

Shabir inaugurates free AYUSH aid cum awareness camp

RAJOURI, NOV 01 Minister of State for Health, Mr Shabir Ahmad Khan has said that maximum poor people would be covered under health insurance in the State adding that, the government has decided to extend Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) to 10 more districts in the state, 5 each in Kashmir and Jammu. Addressing a public gathering on Friday at border village Sawani, the Health Minister said that RSBY, a National Health Insurance Programme for the people living Below Poverty Line, was earlier implemented under Pilot Project only in two districts: Jammu and Srinagar. ''It was decided to extend it to 10 more districts" he said and added that the scheme would later be extended to other districts of the state in a phased manner. The minister said that new districts to come under RSBY include Uadhampur, Rajouri, Reasi, Samba and Kathua in Jammu region, and Kulgam, Budgam, Islamabad (Anantnag), Pulwama and Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said the government was keen to promote the Indian system of treatment in the state. He said in this regard 438 AYUSH medical officers have been engaged at PHCs., 160 posts of Ayurveda and Unani medical officers created by corresponding reduction of equal number of posts of Assistant surgeons besides 396 AYUSH Pharmacist have also been engaged under National Rural Health Mission at Primary Health Centers across the State. He asked the department to encourage people to avail of this system of treatment. He said the government had set up ISM health centers at all state and district level hospitals, besides primary health centers, where free of cost medicines and other related facilities had been made available to needy patients. He underscored the need for organising more such camps in remote and hilly area for ensuring maximum benefits to the people by this type of health care facilities.

Workshop organised at Ganderbal

GANDERBAL, NOV 01: A day long district level workshop, organized by Animal Husbandry Dept was held at Ganderbal aimed to aware the progressive farmers about the programmes and the techniques need to be adopted for improving the breeds of economically important animals. The experts, while speaking on the occasion, emphasized on the role of cooperative society in the current scenario. Besides distributing medicines and dosing material, free of cost, among the farmers, three livestock owners whose cattle adjudged the best were awarded.

Ganderbal in Kashmir region. He said that under the scheme, every BPL family has to pay Rs 30 as registration fee to get health insurance cover up to Rs 30,000. The objective of RSBY is to provide protection to BPL households from financial liabilities arising out of health shocks that involve hospitalization. Beneficiaries under RSBY are entitled to hospitalization coverage up to Rs 30,000 for most of the diseases that require hospitalization. Responding to the demands of the locals the Minister said that concerted attention is being paid to improve basic amenities in the

area. He said work on 3kms Kallar- Sawani road have been completed at a cost of Rs 71 lakh adding that tenders for its black topping have been floated, and this work of the road would be completed at an cost of Rs 82 lakh. He said that construction work on WSS Sawani has been taken up and after its completion the scheme would benefit 5ooo souls of the area. Meanwhile, the Health Minister also inaugurated free AYUSH aid cum awareness camp at Rajouri. He also inaugurated AYUSH unit Punch karma/ Regimental therapy center in District Hospital Rajouri.

well as other states participated in the event which was witnessed by a large number of people. The Minister congratulated the winners and exhorted upon the youth to keep away from drug abuse and take care of their health. He also asked the youth to keep themselves physically fit by taking part in games and sports. He said that National level

wrestlers have come to participate in dangal and efforts would be made to bring more International wrestlers from different countries. In the final Rs. 75000 Mali, Wrestler Pamma from Punjab clinched the Chatta Gujral Dangal beating Jammu Kashmir Wrestler Beenia in a tough bout. Winner, Pamma was awarded a cash prize of Rs 45,000.

Schools to record attendance via SMS

PUNE, NOV 01: After a failed effort to register attendance of school students online, the state education department will now attempt to conduct it via SMS. Only 10% of the one lakh schools in the state responded to the online attendance system which prompted the education department to initiate the attendance through cellphones used widely by school officials and teachers. The department conducted a survey to find out how many schools used the online attendance system introduced by the government this academic year. Of the 1.3 lakh primary schools in the state, only 10,000 had adopted the system since June. Primary schools were asked to register daily attendance of students and teachers online through a special software. State education director Mahavir Mane, said, "Many schools in the interiors said they faced problems with internet connectivity as well as power cuts that created barriers in updating the attendance online, eventually leading them to stop using the software. Some schools were negligent despite being able to use it efficiently. Hence, we decided to use cellphones now available with almost every individual." The online attendance system was aimed at monitoring attendance of students and teachers in all the primary schools. The authorities can take immediate action against schools with poor attendance. According to the rule, all students, teachers and principals must have at least 80% attendance. The education department would prepare an application for cellphones for the attendance system which could be freely downloaded by teachers on their phone and send daily attendance to the education department. Mane said the current online system will also be used once the cellphone-based application is introduced. "The online system will not be scrapped. We have installed a software where each primary school has been given a login identity to register their attendance details. A report was prepared to review the system. Only 10,000 primary schools were found to have registered attendance, so far. The schools that fell short of the mandatory attendance have been warned. However, more awareness would be conducted about the system."

Indian students to benefit from Australia's new visa regime

LIC Organizes Seminar on Social Security

MELBOURNE, NOV 01: The new Australian government is set to announce a series of steps to make its student visa regime simpler to attract more foreign students, including those from India, and revive the billion dollar higher education industry. Immigration minister Scott Morrison and education minister Christopher Pyne jointly announced that the new coalition government was keen to revive the industry by undoing the damage done by the former Labor government, according to an official media statement. The two ministers announced that steps would simplify student visas through a streamlined assessment-level framework (ALF) and by extending streamlined visa processing arrangements to low-risk non-university degree providers. "The changes will assist all providers, but particularly the vocational education and training sector, making access to Australia's education system more attractive for overseas students," Morrison said. "Assessment levels under the ALF would be reduced from five levels to three, while financial evidence for AL3 students would reduce from 18 months to 12 months, provided funds were from a close relative of the student applicant. This would mean students from a number of key markets would be able to apply for a student visa with up to 40,000 Australian dollars less in the bank. Streamlining of the visa application process that Morrison announced last week would benefit up to 22 low-risk non-university providers for students enrolled in Bachelor, Masters or Doctoral degree courses or an eligible exchange programme. JAMMU, NOV 01- The Pension & Group Schemes (P&GS) Unit of LIC of India, organized Two days awareness camp/seminar at Directorate of Social welfare Jammu regarding Aam Admi Bima Yojana under the banner of Social Security month. The focus of the Seminar was Social security schemes Aam Admi Bima Yojana which provide Insurance Cover at a very low cost to people living under or marginally above poverty line. Ms Ankur Mahajan Dy Director ICDS Jammu was the chief Guest. While speaking on the occasion she apprised the participants of the various Social security group insurance products and their salient features. Chaitanya Sharma - Br. Manager LIC of India and RK Bakaya Adm Officer explained the benefits under these schemes being provided to the economically weaker,
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Gain confidence and skills in Red Cross to save life: Roma Wani
SRINAGAR, NOV 01: A two-day youth & Junior Red Cross counselors training program organized by the Indian Red Cross Society, Jammu & Kashmir State concluded here. The training was first of its kind in Jammu & Kashmir State where Over 30 Counselors from different districts of Kashmir province participated. General Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society, Jammu & Kashmir State, Ms. Roma Wani, who addressed the participants during valedictory session, spoke on the measures to be taken in disaster management. She elaborated on the significance of the said training to counselors, She said counselors must strive for giving direction to youth in serving the humanity through volunteerism. She further said that we believe first aid training is a life skill that everyone can and should learn.

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Special Voter Awareness Drive to be launched

REASI, NOV 01 - District Development Commissioner Reasi Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, who is also the District Election Officer stressed on organizing special awareness drives for the voters in a meeting convened to finalise the District Plan Of Action for Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP). Dr Choudhary informed officers that the SVEEP action plan basically involves registration of eligible voters, inclusion of names in photo electoral rolls, distribution of EPIC cards, ensure increase in the number of voters at polling booths, equal participation of all sections in polling and voting, stressing greater participation for stronger democracy. He asked all the departments to actively participate in this plan and prepare action plan for their respective departments so that a complete action plan be drafted for district. Dr Choudhary asked Chief Education Officer and Principal Degree College to collaborate with all educational institutions so as to tap new voters in the age group of 18-19 years and school childrens should be involved to spread awareness among their parents for participating in elections. District Youth and Sports Officer was asked to collaborate with Youth and Social welfare, RDD while Revenue Department was told to involve all their field workers at panchayat level and make them aware about importance of their vote and motivate them for voting, so as they can spread awareness in public sphere to raise public inte SP Reasi Sharief Chouhan , ACR Tilak Raj Shastri, ACD Joginder Singh Rai, SDM Mahore A.K Khajuria, PO DRDA Jagdish Mehra, LDM Rohit Mehta, DPO Rohit Sharma, CMO, CEO, all district and sectoral officers.

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