15 January 2015

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Illegal construction may prove disastrous during major earthquake: Experts 

Precious Kashmir News 

Srinagar, Jan 14: Frequent earthquakes 

striking Jammu and Kashmir especially 

the Kashmir region is making disaster 

management experts worried for Srinagar 

city, as the authorities have not 

conducted any seismic assessment 

study to find structural health of major 

buildings and residential colonies. 

Experts said that the city could face 

a devastating scenario if a high-intensity 

quake strikes. 

With disaster management preparations 

just on papers, illegal constructions 

are worrisome reminder of 

misplaced policies of the successive 

government. 

Looking at the construction done 

in the city one can fully understand the 

peril while passing through the entire 

Srinagar city. People have constructed 

two to three-storey buildings without 

bothering about the strength and quality 

of the plinth. 

While the district administration 

and Municipal Corporation have totally 

turned their eyes on the happening in 

the city and making preparations to 

face any natural calamity, people are 

also not cooperating with the authorities 

and show least concern to safety 

while constructing residential and 

commercial complexes. 

“The city itself is a disaster when 

it comes to construction of residential 

and commercial buildings. God forbid 

if big earthquake strikes the city in future, 

we cannot reach interior places to 

evacuate victims,” R. K Razdan, a disaster 

management expert said. 

He said the administration should 

provide technical consultancy to people 

when approving the building plan 

and simplify the process. “There is 

need to create a database of vulnerable 

buildings, especially in old city.” 

As per the Municipal Act, the dismantling 

of buildings which have been 

declared unsafe by the civic body is a 

disciplinary and obligatory function 

of the municipal body, but in Kashmir 

action has been rarely taken, despite 

hundreds of such structures dotting the 

city. 

Noted geologist Prof GM Bhat 

said cities and towns across Jammu 

and Kashmir were vulnerable in case 

a high-intensity earthquake hit the 

region. “Government bodies need to 

come up with specific plans to alter the 

urban building plans to prevent largescale 

devastation,” he said. 

India is divided into four seismic 

zones. The most active Zone V comprises 

of the whole of north-east, parts 

of north Bihar, Uttarakhand, Himachal 

Pradesh, J&K, Gujarat and Andaman 

Indo-Pak Foreign 

Secy-level talks deferred 

New Delhi, Jan 14: The Indo-Pak Foreign 

Secretary- level talks will not 

take place as scheduled in Pak capital 

tomorrow, Pakistan said on Thursday. 

The development comes in the 

wake of uncertainty created by the 

militant attack on the Pathankot air 

base. 

Pakistan also did not confirm the 

arrest of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief 

Masood Azhar, media reports over 

which India has some reservations. 

Foreign Office spokesman Qazi 

Khalilullah said the FS-level talks tomorrow 

for which Indian Foreign Secretary 

S Jaishankar was to travel will 

not take place as planned. 

He told a news briefing that both 

sides were holding consultations to 

reschedule the talks. 

To questions on the detention of 

Azhar, he said, "I am not aware of any 

such arrest. I don't have anything else 

apart from the statement issued by 

the PMO yesterday." 

After a high-level meeting chaired 

by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, 

the PMO had issued a statement on 

Wednesday which said that "several 

individuals" belonging to JeM have 

been apprehended in connection with 

the Pathankot attack and some of its 

offices traced and sealed. 

Last night, External Affairs Ministry 

spokesman Vikas Swarup had said 

India had not received any confirmation 

on media reports of detention of 

Azhar, who is believed to be the mastermind 

of the Pathankot attack 

Ever since the attack on January 

2, there have been doubts whether 

the FS-level talks could take place as 

planned with India linking "prompt 

and decisive" action by Pakistan to the 

parleys 

On Wednesday, Pakistan detained 

"several individuals" of the JeM apart 

from sealing some of their offices in 

an apparent bid to get the talks going. 

India on Wednesday deferred 

See Talks on Pg 6 

India's stance on Gilgit- 

Baltistan crystal clear: MEA 

New Delhi, Jan 14: Making India's 

stand very clear, the Ministry of 

External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday 

said the entire state of Jammu and 

Kashmir is an integral part of the 

country. 

MEA official spokesperson Vikas 

Swarup, responding to a question 

regarding reports that Pakistan is 

making Gilgit-Baltistan its province, 

said the entire state of Jammu and 

Kashmir which includes areas currently 

under Pakistan occupation is 

an integral part of the Union of India. 

"We have seen various media 

reports stating that various options 

are under consideration regarding the 

political status of Gilgit-Baltistan, India's 

position is crystal clear on this," 

Swarup told the media here. 

"Our concerns regarding exploitation 

of resources and implementation 

of economic projects in PoK 

which includes Gilgit-Baltistan are 

well-known and have been shared 

with the countries and organisations 

concerned," he added. 

Despite pressure from the 

Chinese government, Pakistan is 

unlikely to change the constitutional 

status of the Gilgit-Baltistan region, 

which is also claimed by India as part 

of the erstwhile state of Jammu and 

Kashmir. 

Gilgit-Baltistan region is a part of 

the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir, 

which was divided between India 

See MEA on Pg 6 

‘If India threatens 

us, we can also 

retaliate’ 

New Delhi, Jan 14: Former Pakistan 

president Pervez Musharraf said in an 

interview to a private television news 

channel that his country can resort to 

retaliatory measures if India continues 

to threaten it. 

“First of all, these threats they 

(India) gives us…we will also retaliate 

and inflict pain where it hurts the 

most. We are not just any small country, 

we can also retaliate, which you 

will remember,” said Musharraf in an 

interaction with Samaa news channel. 

Musharraf’s remarks come in the 

backdrop of the terror attack on the 

Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, 

Punjab by suspected terrorists 

See Retaliate on Pg 6 

Peaceful LoC top 

priority: Pak Min 

Islamabad, Jan 14: Pakistan’s Information 

Minister Pervaiz Rashid has 

said resolution of Kashmir issue and 

end to ceasefire violations at the Line 

of Control is the top priority of the 

government, a media report said. 

Radio Pakistan reported that the 

minister was addressing the Pakistan 

Muslim League-Nawaz workers convention 

in Mirpur’s district of Pakistan 

adminstered Kashmir on Wednesday. 

He said Prime Minister Nawaz 

Sharif had raised these issues in a recent 

meeting with Indian Prime Minister 

Narendra Modi. 

The Information Minister said the 

PPP government in “Azad Kashmir” 

miserably failed to deliver during the 

last five years. 

See Pak Min on Pg 6 

& Nicobar Islands. Delhi comes under 

Zone IV and is considered as one of the 

high-risk areas. 

In view of the recent earthquakes 

which jolted valley multiple times in 

2015, Prof. Shakeel Ahmad Romshoo, 

who heads the department of Geology 

and Geophysics at Kashmir University, 

said it was high time for the people and 

the government to take steps in preparing 

for proper disaster management. 

Professor Romshoo revealed that 

the entire Himalayan belt which included 

the state of Jammu and Kashmir 

was highly active with seismic 

stress and could lead to a deadly disaster 

any time. 

“The reason for Kashmir being 

earthquake prone is that Himalayan 

region is extremely active with seismic 

plates. The earthquakes are caused 

when the plates beneath the earth’s 

surface rub with each other causing immense 

stress and lot of energy formation 

which has to be released. As a result 

earth shakes due to seismic waves,” 

Prof Romshoo said. 

He said though there was no scientific 

way to predict when an earthquake 

would occur however being aware of 

the seismic risks a place involves, it was 

mandatory to prepare and take steps so 

that the damage to lives and property 

could be minimized. (KNS) 

PDP gives tough message to BJP 

Expect concrete action on ‘Agenda of Alliance’ 


Srinagar, Jan 14: People’s 

Democratic Party Thursday 

in a tough message to the 

Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), 

said it expects “concrete action” 

on the “agenda for governance” 

agreed upon last 

year, to continue an alliance 

in Jammu and Kashmir. 

PDP-BJP coalition government 

ceases to exist in J&K 

after former CM Mufti Mohammad 

Sayeed died in AI- 

IMS at New Delhi on January 

07, 2016. His party, PDP, had 

cobbled an alliance with right 

wing Hindu nationalist, BJP in 

March 2015 after two months 

of intense deliberations. 

The 2014 state legislative 

assembly elections had threw 

up a hung assembly with PDP 

emerging leader at 28 seats. 

Naeem Akhtar, former 

Education Minister in late 

Mufti led cabinet and PDP 

senior member while speaking 

to New Delhi based NDTV 

said, “Agenda of Alliance 

was drafted… it has to be 

implemented.” “The party is 

reviewing how much of ‘the 

common vision of PM and 

late Mufti regarding J&K’ had 

been taken forward.” However, 

he added, “there has been 

no party deliberation on government 

formation, yet.” 

Since last Saturday, 09 

January 2016, J&K is under 

governor’s rule. Successor of 

her late father, and tipped to 

be next CM, Mehbooba Mufti 

had refused to take oath of office 

and secrecy as CM following 

Mufti’s demise. 

State wide seven days 

mourning was announced 

which ended only yesterday. 

“Ms Mufti, 58, has as yet 

Guv delegates powers 

to Administrative 

Secretaries 


Jammu, Jan 14: Governor 

N.N. Vohra has delegated 

powers to the Chief Secretary 

and Administrative Secretaries 

to exercise the powers 

of the Ministers in respect 

of various developmental 

and administrative matters. 

Delegation of powers has 

been made in pursuance of 

the J&K Delegation of Powers 

Act, 2016 ( Governor’s Act No. 

1 of 2016). 

The powers delegated 

to the Chief Secretary 

include the powers to accord 

administrative approval to 

all kinds of works/projects 

costing over Rs.7.5 crore 

up to Rs.20 crores with the 

concurrence of Planning & 

Development Department 

and Finance Department. 

The Chief Secretary has also 

been delegated power to 

sanction funds in cases under 

Centrally Sponsored Schemes 

and Plan Schemes having 

financial implication above 

Rs. 50 crore in each case. 

The Administrative Secretaries 

have been 

See Guv on Pg 6 

not called any party meeting 

to discuss government formation. 

Her father had after 

weeks of hard negotiation last 

year entered into an alliance 

with ideological opponent 

BJP, based on Agenda of Alliance,” 

he said. 

“It was agreed upon by 

the two parties to solve noncontroversial 

things. There 

are many things which have 

not happened, which should 

have happened, like return 

of power projects; where are 

the smart cities; land under 

the use of armed forces; flood 

relief… there was an understanding 

(on such issues). 

We need to assess whether 

any forward movement 

happened on them or not,” 

Naeem further said. “And 

there is an internal dimension 

of J&K.” 

See PDP on Pg 6 

Fateha 

Khawani of 

Late Mufti 

Sayeed today 


Srinagar, Jan 14: The Congregational 

prayers (Ijtimaaee 

Fateha Khawani) of Former 

Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad 

Sayeed will be held at 

Dara Shikoh Garden, Bijbehara 

afterFriday prayers tomorrow. 

A Party Spokesman told 

that thousands of Party 

Workers and well wishers 

are taking part in the Fateha 

Khawani. He asked Party 

workers and well wishers to 

reach Dara Shikoh Garden 

Bijbehara tomorrow (Friday) 

before 2 PM. 

Earlier, on fourth customary 

mourning day of late 

See Fateha on Pg 6 

‘PDP-BJP govt did 

'absolutely nothing' 

for 10 months: Omar 

Srinagar, Jan 14: Former Jammu 

and Kashmir Chief Minister 

Omar Abdullah today 

said the PDP's review of the 

performance of its coalition 

with the BJP was a vindication 

of opposition charge that 

the government did "absolutely 

nothing" in the past 10 

months. "Effectively making 

our point that their government 

did absolutely nothing 

for 10 months," Omar wrote 

on Twitter. 

The opposition National 

Conference working president 

was reacting to PDP 

statement that the party was 

reviewing the progress made 

on its 'Agenda of Alliance' 

with the BJP before taking a 

decision on continuation of 

the coalition with the national 

party. 

"Why is BJP in a fix? PDP 

needs to explain why it surrendered 

these issues for 

10 months and still praised 

coalition," Omar said in response 

to media reports. 

Apparently referring to 

the PDP's stand of addressing 

the external and internal 

dimensions of the Kashmir issue, 

Omar said both facets of 

the issue were playing up and 

there was confusion about 

both. 

"Amazingly both the internal 

& external facets of 

J&K's problems are playing up 

right now - confusion about 

Govt formation & Indo-Pak 

talks!" he said. 

"No arrest of Masood 

Azhar; no FS (Foreign Secretary) 

talks tomorrow, no 

government in J&K. Too many 

noes," he added. 

Meanwhile an official 

party statement said that both 

PDP and BJP have pushed the 

State into an indefinite period 

of political chaos and 

See Omar on Pg 6 

Mutilated body of engineering student 

found in Humhama Violent clashes leave many wounded 


Srinagar, Jan 14: Violent clashes erupted 

in Peerbagh and Hyderpora area of city’s 

uptown today after a missing youth’s 

body was found near Railway Track of 

Humhama this morning. 

A police official told Srinagar-based 

news said that a throat-slit body of a 

youth namely, Owais Bashir Malik, son 

of Bashir Ahmad Malik, resident of Peerbagh 

was found lying near Railway track 

at Humhama. The official said that the 

youth was missing from last two days 

and he was a student of KITE polytechnic 

college. 

Soon after the body was recovered, 

hundreds of residents of Hyderpora, 

Humhama and Peerbagh took to streets 

and blocked Srinagar Airport Road. The 

violent protesters pelted stones on vehicles 

and police personal triggering heavy 

clashes after which police fired dozens 

of teargas shells. Due to massive clashes, 

the movement on otherwise Airport 

Road came to a complete halt. 

The people were demanding fair 

probe into the murder of the youth while 

some of them alleged that they suspect 

hand of government forces behind the 

killing, a charge vehemently denied by 

the authorities. 

Reports said that it took several hours 

for police to conduct the post-mortem as 

the body had grave injury marks. After 

conducting medical and legal formalities 

the police handed over the body to the 

relatives of the youth and his funeral was 

offered at Peerbagh Chowk. 

Eyewitnesses said that soon after 

the funeral, the youths again resorted to 

heavy stone-throwing on police along 

Srinagar Airport Road leading to clashes. 

The police lobbed scores of teargas shells 

but the youths continued to pelting 

stones on police. The clashes continued 

till late in the evening. 

Due to the clashes and tension, all 

the shops and commercial establishments 

were closed from Hyderpora to 

Humhama. Due to tense situation, hundreds 

of police personnel were deployed 

in these areas to maintain law and order. 

Meanwhile, police have started a 

probe into the murder and also registered 

a case. “Taking cognizance of the 

crime police has registered a case FIR 

number 09/2016 under section 302 RPC 

in Police Station Budgam,” said a police 

spokesman. An official meanwhile said: 

“We have launched the investigations 

and we are hopeful that we would be 

able to crack it very soon,” he said 

National Conference has demanded 

an impartial and speedy probe into the 

death. 

NC Kashmir Provincial President, Nasir 

Ahmad Wani, said that the murder of 

the youth, Owais Bashir Malik, is tragic. 

See Humhama on Pg 6 

Pulwama shutdown 

continues on 15 th day 

Locals accuse administration of backtracking 

Pulwama, January 14: Just a 

day after the Auqaf Committee 

and Traders Federation of 

Pulwama held a ‘successful’ 

meet Government over the 

militant memorial row, the 

shutdown in this south Kashmir 

Township continued even 

on 15th day as the former 

accused the Government of 

backtracking from its promise 

of allowing the installation of 

the memorial here. 

The representatives of 

Auqaf and Traders yesterday 

held a meeting with Divisional 

Commissioner Kashmir 

and other top police 

and civil officials at Srinagar. 

Muhammad Akram Dar, a 

local cleric, had said that the 

meeting ended on successful 

note as the administration 

agreed upon the locals’ demand 

of installing a militant 

memorial at ‘Shaheed Park’. 

The other demands accepted 

by the government, he had 

said, were release of youths 

and roll back of cases against 

them. 

However a Traders Federation 

member said that the 

administration later informed 

them that the militant memorial 

cannot be erected at 

Shaheed Park. “This is a clear 

betrayal with us,” he said. 

Subsequently, the announcements 

were made through 

the loudspeakers of mosques 

today morning here and people 

were urged to continue 

shutdown and not open their 

shops and other establishments. 

Reports said that all the 

shops and business establishments 

remained close 

throughout the day while 

traffic was also affected. 

Meanwhile, a police official 

wishing anonymity said that 

the “installation of militant 

memorial won’t be allowed.” 

He however refused to divulge 

further details. Reports 

also informed that the police 

have shifted seven minors 

whom it accuses of stonepelting 

to Srinagar’s Juvenile 

Home. 

The local traders and 

Auqaf said that the shutdown 

would continue on 

Friday as well. (GNS) 

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DC Srinagar chairs taskforce 

committee meet 


Srinagar, Jan 14: Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar Dr. Farooq 

Ahmed Lone today chaired the Taskforce Committee 

meeting to review the Micro Plan for Intensified Pulse 

Polio Immunization(IPPI)-2016 in District Srinagar to be 

held on 17th January 2016. 

The meeting was attended by Additional Deputy 

Commissioner, Chief Medical Officer Srinagar and Joint 

Director Planning. 

It was informed that the total population of 1,77,765 

children of age upto 5 years in District Srinagar will be 

covered for which 676 Pulse Polio Booths will be established 

in all the 07 medical Blocks/Zones of the District 

and 2704 employees will be deployed at these Pulse Polis 

Booths, besides 131 Supervisors have been nominated 

for supervision. 

Deputy Commissioner Srinagar directed Chief Medical 

Officer Srinagar to ensure that all required arrangements 

should be in place at all the Pulse Polio Booths so 

that cent percent target is achieved. 

EPICS being provided on 

NVD at Bandipora 


Bandipora, Jan 14: A meeting with regard to National 

voters day (NVD) being celebrated on 25th of January, 

was held under the chairmanship of District Election 

Officer (DEO) Bandipora here today. Nodal Officer SVEEP 

besides Booth Level Officers (BLOS) attended the meeting. 

The participants were made aware about the importance 

of celebrating voters day. The meeting was informed 

that those electorates would be provided EPICS 

on the eve of voters day who have recently been enlisted 

in the electoral roll. 

The DEO on the occasion laid stress for celebrating 

voters day at Tehsil level also. 

Attention food business 

operators of Srinagar 

Srinagar, Jan 14: According to the Assistant Commissioner 

Food Safety Srinagar, all food business operators of 

district Srinagar are asked to obtain license/registration 

from the office of Assistant Commissioner, Food Safety, 

Bemina otherwise action as per the relevant provisions 

of food safety and standard act shall be initiated against 

them. 

It is also informed that to manufacture, sell, store, 

distribute or import any food article without license is 

punishable with imprisonment for a term which may 

extend to six months and also with a fine which may extend 

to five lakhs. 

Fee structure for grant of registration to food business 

operators having annual turnover upto 12 lakh is Rs. 

100, while as food license for manufacture/miller is Rs. 

5000 and Rs. 3000 respectively for production of above 

one MT and below one MT. 

For 3 Star and above hotels license fee has been fixed 

as Rs. 5000 and Rs. 2000 for all food service providers 

including restaurant/boarding houses, canteens, food 

vendors like Dhaba Wallas etc. 


Jammu, Jan 14: As a part 

of observance of 27th Road 

Safety week-2016, Motor 

Vehicles Department (MVD) 

in collaboration with Traffic 

Police, transporters 

and other stakeholders organized 

a medical health 

awareness camp for the 

drivers and conductors at 

Taxi Stand Railway Station 

Jammu today. 

MLA Basohli Choudhary 

Lal Singh was the chief guest 

while MLC, Charanjeet Singh 

Khalsa was guest of honour 

on the occasion. The inaugural 

function was held here 

this morning at Taxi Stand 

Railway Station Jammu. 

Speaking on the occasion, 

Lal Singh urged the 

stakeholders, civil society 

especially youth and other 

agencies to rededicate their 

efforts to ensure safety of 

people besides restricting 

fatal road accidents. He 

also appreciated the large 

participation of the drivers, 

contractors and other people 

associated with transport 

sector in the event and 

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Guv reviews progress of restoration 

of flood damaged infrastructure 


Jammu, Jan 14: Governor N.N. 

Vohra chaired a meeting at the 

State Civil Secretariat here today 

to review the work of restoration 

of flood damaged infrastructure 

including the provisions under 

the P M’s Special Package 2015 for 

restoration and rehabilitation of 

the State through “The Aggregate 

Macro Economic and Infrastructure 

Rebuilding (TAMEIR)” 

Plan (2015-2022). The meeting 

was attended by B.R. Sharma, 

Chief Secretary; P.K. Tripathi, 

Principal Secretary to Governor; 

Sundeep K. Nayak, Principal 

Secretary, Relief & Rehabilitation; 

Dheeraj Gupta, Commissioner/ 

Secretary Power Development 

Department; Navin 

K. Choudhary, Commissioner/ 

Secretary, Finance Department; 

Rohit Kansal, Commissioner/ 

Secretary, Public Works (R&B); 

and Parvez Ahmad Malik, Secretary 

PHE/I&FC. 

The Governor was informed 

that Rs. 1000 crore was sanctioned 

as Special Plan Assistance 

Kishtwar, Jan 14: With an 

aim to provide entrepreneurial 

skills for sustainable 

livelihood to youth of 

Kishtwar and to facilitate 

their access to finances, a 

fresh batch of 39 aspiring 

entrepreneurs including 

three girls passed out from 

Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship 

Development 

Institute (JKEDI) Kishtwar 

after completing the threeweek 

Entrepreneurship 

Development Program 

(EDP). 

The batch comprising 

of young educated boys and 

girls were trained under self 

employment component 

of Himayat scheme, a path 

under Annual Plan 2014-15 for 

the permanent restoration of 

infrastructure damaged during 

September 2014 floods, of 

which of Rs. 980.08 crore had 

been released to various various 

departments; Rs. 308.56 crore 

had been utilized during 2014- 

15 and Rs. 511.51 crore has been 

revalidated for utilization during 

2015-16. Governor was informed 

that out of 202 bridges, 

restoration of 52 bridges has 

been completed, utilizing Rs. 

162.59 crore. For the permanent 

restoration of Water Supply 

Schemes: 598 schemes/ spots 

have so far been restored by 

utilizing Rs. 63.18 crore out of 

total release of Rs. 98.92 crore. 

Under the Irrigation and Flood 

Control sector, 1398 schemes/ 

spots have been restored so far 

by utilizing Rs. 100.55 crore. 

The Governor noted that Rs. 

1458 crore has been earmarked, 

under PM’s Special Package 

2015, for implementing “Comprehensive 

Plan for Flood Management 

Works on Jhelum”. 

Under this Project,“Priority 

Works- Comprehensive Plan 

for Flood Management Works 

on Jhelum-Phase-I” costing Rs. 

399.29 crore has since been 

sanctioned by the Government 

of India and the tenders have 

been finalized for dredging of 

Srinagar and Baramulla sections. 

The Governor directed the 

Secretary, Irrigation and Flood 

Control to ensure time-bound 

completion of dredging at the 

estimated cost of Rs. 46 crore 

and asked the Chief Secretary to 

send him an Action Plan, including 

PERT Chart by 15th January 

for ensuring timely execution of 

Difficult times 

shouldn’t create 

hopelessness: MDM 

Srinagar, Jan 14: Muslim 

Deeni Mahaz (MDM) on 

Thursday said that the current 

difficult times should 

not create hopelessness 

among the Muslims of 

Jammu Kashmir as the people 

in the path of Truth have 

had to face these difficulties 

in every era. 

In a statement, MDM 

spokesperson said that not 

only history but Qur’an 

and Sunnah bear witness 

to the fact the truthful and 

righteous people have to face 

such hardship and have been 

tested time and again. 

“Therefore the people 

on the path of truth have to 

face these conditions during 

the present times as well. We 

have to look into our selves 

how much role we play for 

the freedom movement as 

according to our role we shall 

be rewarded or reprimanded 

on the Day of Judgment,” he 

said. 

While paying tributes 

to the people of Pulwama, 

spokesman further said that 

the people there are proving 

that they are the real 

heirs of the martyrs. 

Jammu, Jan 14: Senior CPI (M) leader 

Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami has lamented 

the government for failing to 

provide electricity to the consumers 

of the state especially to the valleyites 

during the harsh winter. He said that 

situation is like that the bulbs don’t lit 

for days together and even transformers 

massively damaged are not repaired. 

The consumers are too much worried 

about the non-availability of the electricity 

that they offer to de-electrify 

their homes. 

In a situation like this it will be 

better to declare ‘power holiday’ in the 

state especially the valley. The rural and 

far off areas are observing black outs for 

days together which also hampers the 

functioning of essential services like 

health. 

He said that energy crisis have 

never been addressed to by the successive 

regimes resulting in adversities to 

the people and causing an economic 

39 entrepreneurs pass out from JKEDI 

breaking initiative of Ministry 

of Rural Development, 

Government of India and 

implemented by JKEDI. 

The EDP which started 

on 21 Dec 2015 at District 

Employment and Counseling 

Centre Kishtwar was 

modeled for manufacturing 

and services sector and the 

aspiring entrepreneurs have 

chosen innovative activities 

to start their entrepreneurial 

journey. 

As part of training program 

the participants hailing 

from different areas of 

Kishtwar were deputed for 

field visits and market survey 

as well. 

Assistant Director Employment, 

Mohammad 

Ashraf Wani, interacted 

with the entrepreneurs 

and shared valuable experiences 

with them. He appreciated 

the efforts made 

by JKEDI team Kishtwar. 

Many candidates spoke 

on the occasion and were 

very enthusiastic on the 

completion of their training 

program. “The program 

was a part of the institute’s 

mission to foster entrepreneurial 

culture, wherein 

JKEDI is committed to provide 

both financial as well 

as non-financial assistance 

to the educated unemployed 

youth of the State” 

said AD Employment. 

dredging works. The Governor 

directed time-bound completion 

of all emergent works in 

the Mission mode by constituting 

a Group headed by Divisional 

Commissioner, Kashmir, to 

promptly deal with all matters 

connected with land acquisition, 

removal of encroachments 

etc. He also Chief secretary to 

issue formal directions to all 

concerned officers to devote day 

to day attention to all emergent 

Flood Management Works including 

dredging, strengthening 

of bunds and removal of encroachment 

along Jhelum and 

hoped that they will further 

spread awareness among 

friends, relatives and peer 

groups. He urged for adherence 

strictly to the traffic 

rules for smooth flow of 

traffic and ensuring safety 

of people besides restricting 

road accidents. 

MLC Charanjeet Singh 

in his address emphasized 

on the importance of road 

safety and need to disseminate 

information about the 

safety among the public and 

the motor vehicle users especially 

youth. He enjoined 

upon the MVD department 

to carry out activities on 

sustain basis throughout 

the year so that the message 

becomes fully effective and 

its tributaries. Governor asked 

Chief Secretary to send him progress 

reports every ten days, beginning 

20th January 2016. 

The Governor was informed 

that under TAMEIR, which aims 

at the restoration and upgradation 

of economic infrastructure, 

Rs. 1194 crore has been received 

for extending assistance for 

completely damaged, severely 

damaged and partially damaged 

Pucca and Kacha houses. Governor 

noted that approximately 

Rs. 200 crore had already been 

disbursed out of the SDRF for 

payment of ex-gratia relief to the 

flood sufferers. In addition, under 

Prime Minister’s National Relief 

Fund (PMNRF), relief at the rate 

of Rs. 1.00 lac for fully damaged 

pucca houses, Rs. 0.50 lac for 

fully damaged kacha houses and 

severely damaged pucca houses, 

Rs. 25,000 for partially damaged 

pucca houses, Rs. 10,000 for severely 

damaged kacha houses 

and Rs. 5,000 for partially damaged 

kacha houses has also been 

disbursed to the affected people 

directly by the NDMA. 

people get awareness about 

the traffic rules and the precautions. 

He also stressed 

that traffic law awareness 

camps should be organized 

in educational institutions 

including schools, colleges 

and universities for the 

benefit of students 

RTO Jammu Ashwani 

Khajuria elaborated over the 

importance of Road Safety 

Week and the activities being 

organized by the department 

during the week 

which include orientation/ 

awareness programmes, 

medical camps, rallies etc. 

He said that main objective 

of observing this week is to 

spread road safety awareness 

among general masses 

The Governor directed the 

Chief Secretary to ensure that 

special teams are immediately 

set up for on-the-spot physical 

verification of the restoration 

works carried out by various 

agencies. 

The Governor also directed 

the Chief Secretary to ensure 

preparation of a detailed scheme, 

by 22nd January 2016, for the 

disbursement of relief to PoK 

refugees, for submission to the 

Ministry of Home Affairs. Vohra 

also directed that the Subsidiary 

agreement required to be signed 

with the Ministry of Finance for 

availing the World Bank Assistance 

for Rs. 1500 crore Jhelum- 

Tawi Flood Reconstruction Project 

be also expedited so that the 

reconstruction works can be be 

timely taken up. The Governor 

also asked the Chief Secretary to 

finalize by 20th January 2016 the 

scheme for interest subvention 

for restoration of livelihood for 

traders/ self employed/ business 

establishments etc. for which Rs. 

800 crore has been provided under 

PM’s Package 2015. 

Road Safety Week: MVD, Traffic Police 

organise health awareness camp 

Declare J&K a ‘Power Holiday’ 

State, ridicules Tarigami 

inertia in the state. Despite being much 

resourceful for power generation the 

state continues to starve for energy due 

to the reason that the state is not given 

due share from the hydro-electric projects 

operating on the rivers of the state 

and NHPC continues to monopolize the 

hydro potential of the state. 

Coming on the streets in protest 

against the defunct PDD and non-availability 

of electricity has become a routine 

matter and no heed is being paid to 

the seriousness of the power crisis. Day 

in and day out electrification of casual 

labourers due to poor transmission 

and distribution system is yet another 

Doda, Jan 14: To assess the physical 

and financial performance of District 

Development Board decisions, Deputy 

Commissioner Doda, Bhupinder Kumar 

convened a meeting of officers 

here today. 

Deputy Commissioner expressed 

satisfaction over the quality of works 

undertaken by Rural development 

Department especially in Marmat 

and Khellani Block of District Doda. 

To further improve the working of the 

department, ADDC Doda was asked to 

conduct physical verification of various 

houses constructed under IAY. He 

also directed ACD Doda to prioritize 

the works to be taken up under BRGF 

in such a way that the works nearing 

completion should be taken up first 

followed by other works. He also asked 

area of concern. He said that there was 

immediate need to improve the transmission 

and distribution system and 

to augment the power scenario in the 

state. Though establishment of transformer 

workshops at divisional and 

sub-divisional levels was decided by 

the government but in practical terms 

nothing concrete has been done. He 

stressed for keeping buffer stock of 

transformers available in every Division 

and Sub-Division of the PDD in the 

state. 

It was very much shameful that the 

consumers are subjected to donate cash 

for repairing of the transformers in their 

habitations in the private market and 

even to pay for arranging transformer 

oil from the open market. Despite negligible 

power supply provided to the 

consumers they are subjected to pay 

full power tariff and the practice ought 

to have been for paying only for the durations 

they avail the electricity. 

ACD Doda to convene a meeting of all 

the stake holders to discuss Village Development 

Plan for two model villages 

viz. Hambal and Bharti. 

Meanwhile, District Soil Conservation 

officer was impressed upon to indentify 

the slide prone areas in the district 

and start plantation drive on these 

vulnerable areas during this year. ADDC 

was asked to verify the survival rate at 

the patches where plantation drives 

have been launched. 

He also enjoined upon the District 

Sheep Husbandry Officer to conduct 

physical verification of the Rams given 

on permanent basis to the breeders in 

the district. He also directed the Sheep 

Husbandry officer to work out a detailed 

plan for how we can turn the District 

from Mutton deficit into mutton 

in order to reduce the scale 

of fatal road accidents. He 

said that the department 

is engaged in creating road 

safety awareness by way 

of organizing such programmes 

throughout the 

year. He said that collective 

efforts would make a significant 

impact on the incidence 

of road accidents and help 

mitigate the scourge of the 

road accident related deaths 

and injuries. 

On the occasion free 

medical camps were organized 

by Directorate of Indian 

System of Medicines, Red 

Cross, Civil Defence in which 

large number of drivers and 

conductors were examined 

by doctors and were provided 

free medicines. 

IGP Traffic Vipan Chowdhary, 

SSP Traffic, Mohan Lal, 

SSP Railways, Suram Singh, 

ARTO (BOI) Swarn Singh, 

representatives of Automobile 

and Transport Associations, 

volunteers from Civil 

Defense, NCC, Red Cross, 

MVD Inspectors, , drivers, 

conductors besides prominent 

citizens were also present 

on the occasion. 

Srinagar, Jan 14: To review 

the progress of Agriculture 

and Horticulture sectors, 

Commissioner Secretary, 

Agriculture Production 

Department, Mohammad 

Ashraf Bukhari held a 

meeting of officers at Agriculture 

Complex Lal Mandi 

here today. 

Director Agriculture 

Kashmir, Director Horticulture 

Kashmir, Joint Director 

Agriculture Inputs and Chief 

Horticulture Officers of 

Kashmir division and other 

concerned were present in 

the meeting. 

Commissioner Secretary 

impressed upon the officers 

to reach out to farmers and 

address their problems. He 

directed the Horticulture officers 

to make the plans for 

the five years in their districts 

for rejuvenation of old 

surplus area. AD Fisheries was directed 

to study the possibilities of creating 

marketing facilities for the fisheries 

products at the existing Fish farm at 

Ghata and Bheja Bhaderwah where 

land is available with the department. 

“Ensure proper supervision on the 

quality of works under taken by various 

departments in construction of toilets, 

landscaping and renovation” Kumar 

directed Warden Gujjar and Bakarwals 

Hostel Doda. 

To prevent pilferage in electricity 

and to reduce transmission and distribution 

losses, the Power Development 

Department was asked to conduct frequent 

checks and impose fine on the 

defaulters. 

Progress of Work on the construction 

of High Schools buildings 

www.preciouskashmir.com 

Guv rule not in 

favor of JK: Mir 


Srinagar, Jan 14: Stating 

that the Governor rule was 

not in favour of the people 

of Jammu and Kashmir, 

Chairman Democratic Party 

Nationalist Ghulam Hassan 

Mir said that being a majority 

political party PDP should 

form the government as 

earlier as possible. 

“Being the largest political 

party in the Legislative 

Assembly, PDP has the 

responsibility to form the 

government to give governance 

to the state. Governor 

rule in not in favour of the 

people here,” Mir said. 

He said that there is no 

doubt that Mufti Sahab’s 

death created a political 

vacuum which nobody can 

fill. 

“But prudence demands 

that one has to come out of 

these tragedies to perform 

the duties which are cast on 

them,” Mir said. 

He said that PDP president 

Mehbooba Mufti has 

sufficient experience both as 

legislator and MP for many 

terms and being “on the 

back seat to run the government 

with his father, Mufti 

Mohammad Sayeed, from 

2002-2005 and again in the 

last ten months.” 

“She (Mehbooba Mufti) 

has no baggage, and she will 

start with a clean slate. Time 

will decide whether she can 

deliver or not as as a chief 

minister,” he said. 

“I cannot give any suggestion 

to the PDP with 

which the party should 

form the government. But 

it should fill the governance 

vacuum. PDP has two 

options—either with secular 

forces or with the BJP.” 

Mir said that he thinks 

the PDP will form the government 

with the same BJP 

and will stand with its earlier 

decision. 

“By delaying (government 

formation) nothing 

will change for good or bad. 

PDP is wasting time of the 

people. So, I suggest earlier 

the (government formation) 

the better.” 

The former minister said 

that Mufti Sahab had justified 

his alliance his alliance 

with BJP on the basis of the 

mandate the two parties had 

got in Kashmir and Jammu 

regions. 

“I believe the argument 

is still valid, though PDP 

took votes from people on 

the slogan of keeping BJP 

away from Kashmir. But 

when it formed the government, 

it betrayed the people 

of Kashmir.” (KNS) 

Com Secy reviews 

Agri-Horticulture sector 

orchards, planting of new 

orchards of high density, 

reclamation of old orchards 

and providing subsidy on 

spray pumps and equipment 

besides on fungicide/ 

spray oils, to increase the 

production of fruit crops 

and thereby economic conditions 

of orchard growers. 

While reviewing the 

seed supplies and remittances 

of Agriculture Department, 

Commissioner 

Secretary impressed upon 

the Joint Director Inputs to 

make the purchases as per 

the specified norms and 

ensure that quality seeds 

are procured and provided 

to farmers. He directed 

the officers to clear the 

remittances of sale proceeds 

immediately and 

instructed for stern action 

against defaulters. 

DC reviews implementation of DDB decisions 

and Higher Secondary School buildings 

under SSA and buildings under 

RMSA was also reviewed and executing 

agencies were impressed upon to 

expedite work. 

Besides the performance made under 

Health, PHE,R&B, District Youth Services 

and Sports, Sericulture and other 

line departments were also reviewed in 

the meeting and instructions were issued 

to all the District officers to ensure 

cent percent plan performance during 

the current financial year. Threadbare 

review over the action taken on the 

instructions passed by DC during his 

tours at Bhagwah, Gandoh kashtigarh, 

Dessa, Chatra, Jangalwar and Marmat 

was also held and all the concerned officers 

were asked to ensure compliance 

of all the directions in letter and spirit.

Precious Kashmir 

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‘Kashmir Conference’ 

Both, Separatists, Unionists 

get invitations from PaK Prez 

Srinagar, Jan 14: President of Pakistan administered 

Kashmir Sardar Muhammad Yaqub 

Khan has extended invitations to both separatists 

as well as unionist politicians of Jammu 

and Kashmir to attend a two-day round table 

conference to discuss various issues related 

to Kashmir dispute in Pakistani capital city of 

Islamabad. 

President Pakistan administered Kashmir 

is holding a two day round table conference 

on 20 and 21 January at Convention Centre 

Islamabad. The topics that are supposed to 

be discussed in the two days conference are 

“Kashmir Conflict: Its ramifications for Indo-Pak 

Relations and Peace, Kashmir Dispute, 

Hindutva and Emergence of Hindu Extremism 

‘PAETHER’, a 

Kashmiri play 

released 


Srinagar, Jan 14: A Kashmiri play 

‘PAETHER’ directed by Manzoor Ishbari 

wasThursday released at Tagore hall. 

The play will give an overview about 

the helplessness of a common Kashmiri 

against the circumstances he I confronted 

with. 

Ishbari, a writer and director of 

the play said, “The play will depict the 

image of a common Kashmiri who 

comes to his ruler with his grievances 

and moves out with the solution.” 

He said that the play is a trailer 

of many issues which highlight the 

consequences of the political turmoil 

that has gripped the Valley from last 25 

years and at the same time recommendations 

for the revival. “The common 

man of the state in general and Kashmir 

in particular have been rowing his boat 

through rough waters owing prevailing 

uncertain and abnormal socio-economic 

and political scenario,” he said. 

Meanwhile, award of honour was 

in India, Proposed abrogation of Article 370 

andArticle 35A of Indian Constitution and Its 

Impact on Kashmir Dispute.” 

Almost all the separatist leaders including 

Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Aga 

Syed Hasan, Muhammad Yousuf Naqash and 

others. 

Aga Syed Hasan said that majority of the 

Hurriyat leaders have no Indian passports. “I 

think it will be only me who will be able to 

attend the Conference,” he said. 

Unionist politicians including Engineer 

Rasheed and Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami 

have also received the invitations from PaK 

president. 

Rasheed said that he “may or may not” attend 

the conference while Tarigami said that 

he is “yet to decide about it”. 

Patwari caught 

accepting bribe 

by vigilance 

Srinagar, Jan 14: Vigilance Organization Kashmir 

caught red handed Abdul Rashid Dar S/o Mohammad 

Akbar Dar R/o Uterhal Peertakya Kokernag 

Patwari Halqa Sagam, while demanding and 

accepting a bribe amount of Rs. 3000/- from the 

complainant. 

The complainant Reyaz Ahmad Bhat S/o Abdul 

Gani Bhat R/o Naropora, Wutnard Kokernag 

today lodged a written complaint with Police 

Station Vigilance Organization Kashmir, stating 

therein that his father has purchased a chunk of 

land measuring 18 Marlas situated at Danewweth 

pora, Kokernag and asked Patwari Halqa Sagam, 

Kokernag to mutate the said land in favour of his 

father. The said Patwari in turn demanded bribe 

amount Rs. 3000/- from the complainant for 

preparation of the necessary documents. 

On receipt of the complaint, Case FIR No. 

01/2016 P/S U/S 5 (2) J & K Prevention of Corruption 

Act Svt. 2006 r/w 161 RPC VOK was registered 

and investigation taken up. The trap team 

headed by Inspector Manzoor Ahmad (ABP) VOK 

laid a successful trap in which Patwari Halqa Sagam, 

Kokernag was caught red handed while demanding 

and accepting Rs 3000/- as bribe from 

the complainant in presence of an independent 

witness. (KNS) 

Ethically wrong to 

impose fresh conditions 

for Govt formation: BJP 


Jammu, Jan 14: With PDP President 

Mehbooba Mufti maintaining silence 

about government formation, 

the BJP’s two top members, Ram 

Madhav and Avinash Rai Khanna, reportedly 

deputed by the party high 

command to monitor the progress 

of forming the new regime in J&K 

have returned to New Delhi. 

BJP’s general secretary Ram 

Madhav along with National 

vice-president Avinash Rai Khanna 

had reached Jammu on Tuesday to 

brief the local leadership about the 

progress related to forming the new 

regime in the state. 

“They had had come here with 

the expectation that some breakthrough 

will come out. As the PDP 

has not officially communicated any 

decision to the BJP on the formation 

of the coalition government, they returned 

to Delhi,” a source said. 

Sources said that both the leaders 

will now inform the present political 

situation of Jammu and Kashmir 

to the top leadership of BJP and 

its National President Amit Shah. 

When contacted BJP state President 

Sat Sharma said that both the 

leaders have left for New Delhi. “We 

had meeting with them. It was the 

routine party meeting. Nothing 

about government formation was 

discussed,” he said and added that 

since the PDP is silent over the government 

formation, BJP has not convened 

any meeting in this regard. 

However, sources said that 

during the visit of Madhav and Khana 

have held a meeting with BJP 

leaders, including party legislators 

and MPs. 

One of the BJP sources said that 

during interactions with the BJP 

leaders, Ram Madhav maintained 

that due to sudden death of Mufti 

Sayeed it was “ethically wrong 

to impose fresh conditions” for 

‘Will implement ‘Agenda of Alliance’ 

after Govt formation’ 


Srinagar, Jan 14: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) politician Ramesh Arora Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi 

always called for “speedy implementation” of ‘Agenda of Alliance’ in Jammu and Kashmir and the party has always 

made it clear that it will “never backtrack from promises” that it made with its erstwhile coalition partner People’s 

Democratic Party. 

Arora was reacting to the remarks made by PDP member Naeem Akhtar who said that his party expects concrete 

action on an “agenda for the governance” agreed upon last year to continue an alliance with BJP in Jammu 

and Kashmir. 

Arora said that there are some “major issues” in ‘Agenda of Alliance’ and PDP wants their “earlier implementation”. 

“The PDP-BJP Government did not complete a year in the office. With the passage of time all the points 

mentioned in the agenda will be implemented in letter and spirit if both the parties will form the government in 

the state.” 

re-building the coalition. “Had the 

change of guard taken place in the 

presence of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, 

the BJP would have been in a 

position to impose some conditions 

but now the situation is entirely 

different,” the source, quoting Ram 

Madhav, said. 

Interestingly, PDP Wednesday 

said it would review the progress 

made on Mufti’s vision before taking 

a call on the government formation 

with the BJP. “Mufti Sahab had 

a vision to ensure lasting peace for 

Jammu and Kashmir which is a political 

issue and his vision was supported 

by the largest national party 

(BJP. The party under the leadership 

of Mehbooba Ji will need to review 

how much we have succeeded to 

fulfil his vision so far,” PDP’s senior 

leader, Naeem Akhtar has said in an 

interview with the Shaherbeen. 

Congratulate PDP for admitting 

they ‘deceived’ people: NC 

Srinagar, Jan 14: National Conference 

on Thursday “congratulated” the Peoples’ 

Democratic Party for “officially 

admitting” that they “deceived the 

people of J&K with their deeds brazenly 

contradicting the promises” 

they had made in the ‘Agenda of the 

Alliance’ that was released by the party 

on forming an alliance with the BJP. 

“Senior PDP Leader and Spokesperson 

Naeem Akhtar deserves to be 

congratulated for a belated discovery 

of the remnants of a moral conscience 

which has compelled him to finally 

admit that PDP had deceived the people 

of J&K by forging an alliance with 

the BJP and then going against every 

single political promise that was marketed 

in the ‘Agenda of the Alliance’. 

PDP’s admission of treachery and deception 

under the cloak of a ‘review’ is 

a welcome development,” NC Spokesperson 

said in a party statement. 

Akhtar, in an interview to NDTV 

had said the PDP was “reviewing how 

much of the common vision of PM 

and Mufti Sahab regarding J&K had 

been taken forward”. “For an entire 

year Naeem Akhtar, besides other 

PDP leaders including Mehbooba 

Mufti kept singing psalms of glory 

about the PDP-BJP Alliance and how it 

was the best thing that had happened 

to the people of the State. Now suddenly, 

it seems Mufti Sahab’s tragic 

demise is being used as a political opportunity 

to peddle a pretence of regret 

and guilt, which is ridiculous and 

also contemptuous to the final legacy 

of Late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed – 

who chose the PDP-BJP Alliance as his 

final political legacy,” the NC Spokesperson 

said. 

The statement quoted Akhtar as 

having also said, “Mufti Sahab had 

stature that he could absorb this. The 

dilemma in the PDP is that in absence 

of such a towering leader can we actually 

just go and sit in the ministerial 

chairs and continue with the same 

thing?” 

“One begs to ask Naeem Sahab 

how he and other colleagues of his 

continued to sit in their Ministerial 

Chairs with such satisfaction if 

not shamelessness when their alliance 

partner not only questioned 

the sanctity of the State Flag but 

also swore to abrogate Article 370 

countless times in the previous 10 

months? How did Naeem Sahab 

and his colleagues find the recluse 

of shamelessness within convenient 

reach when a poor trucker from 

Kashmir was burnt alive in Udhampur 

by a communal mob affiliated 

to the ideology of its alliance partner? 

How did Naeem Sahab and his 

colleagues continue to sit in their 

Ministerial Chairs when BJP leaders 

openly opposed the return of power 

projects, the revocation of AFSPA 

and the promised political engagement 

with Hurriyat leaders?” the 

NC Spokesperson asked. 

The NC Spokesperson said Naeem 

Akhtar’s “indication that late Mufti 

Sahab failed to realize what PDP has 

suddenly realized now was contemptuous 

to their deceased Party Patron 

and Former Chief Minister who continued 

to support the PDP-BJP alliance 

till his last breath”. 

“PDP has betrayed the people of 

J&K. As pointed out by its own Member 

of Parliament, they have facilitated 

the opening of Shiv Sena offices 

in Kashmir and reneged on promises 

they had made to seek votes from the 

people. This drama of a belated realization 

of betrayal would be hilarious 

had it not been so tragic. 

Clear your stand: Rasheed tells PDP 


Srinagar, Jan 14: Independent 

MLA representing Langate 

assembly constituency 

Er Rasheed Thursday asked 

Peoples Democratic Party 

(PDP) to come clean on its 

agenda before government 

formation. 

While addressing Awami 

Ittihaad Party (AIP) 

workers in Town Hall Kupwara 

today he said, “PDP 

needs to clear its stand that 

why it has stopped talking 

self-rule.” “It is more important 

that PDP should tell 

about its agenda for which 

people voted them rather 

when and how it forms the 

govt. Priority for any government 

should be resolution 

of Kashmir issue in a 

way that satisfies historic 

dimensions and the sacrifices 

of Kashmiris.” 

Rasheed claimed he 

may visit Pakistan soon on 

an invitation from President 

Pakistan administered 

Kashmir to attend a two 

day conference to discuss 

various issues related to J&K 

dispute. 

He further added, 

“Kashmiris across both sides 

of LoC need to understand 

each other and defeat the 

designs of those who want 

to take them for granted in 

any possible settlement to 

the dispute. However, it is 

only possible if leadership 

of both the sides of Kashmir 

make a strong and sincere 

effort to pursued and motivate 

governments of India 

and Pakistan to respect the 

sentiments, aspirations and 

sacrifices of Kashmiris.” 

Hajj forms 

available at 

distt offices 

in Anantnag, 

Kargil 

Srinagar, Jan 14: According 

to the District Development 

Commissioner Anantnag, 

Muneer Ul Islam, all the intending 

Hajj pilgrims for Hajj- 

2016 are hereby informed 

that they can obtain Hajj 

forms from their respective 

Tehsil and SDM offices. 

For Tehsil Islamabad, 

forms will be available at DC 

Office Islamabad. For Bijbehara, 

Mattan and Shangus 

Tehsils, the forms shall be 

available at respective Tehsil 

Offices. Similarly, for residents 

of Pahalgam, Dooru and 

Kokernag, the Hajj forms will 

be available at their respective 

SDM offices. 

Meanwhile, the official 

spokesperson said that Hajj 

application forms for Haj 

2016 can be had from Deputy 

Commissioner Office Kargil 

up to 08th February 2016 

during office hours. 

Altaf Bukhari for speedy 

probe into Peerbagh 

youth’s killing 

Srinagar, Jan 14: Expressing 

profound grief over the mysterious 

killing of a youth whose 

mutilated body was recovered 

by police this morning near 

Railway Bridge Peerbagh, former 

Minister Public Works 

and MLA Amirakadal Syed 

Mohammad Altaf Bukhari has 

demanded a thorough probe 

into the incident. 

In a statement, Bukhari 

expressed deep shock and 

grief over the unfortunate 

incident and extended his 

heartfelt sympathies and 

solidarity with the bereaved 

family. 

“The police should probe 

the incident expeditiously 

and demystify the cause of 

death of Owais Bashir Malik 

whose throat-slit body has 

been recovered by police this 

morning,” Bukhari demanded. 

Saying that the incident 

reflects the increasing prevalence 

of crime in the society 

which is alarming and unfortunate, 

Bukhari observed that 

the need of the hour is to integrate 

institutional and societal 

mechanisms to prevent the 

drift of young people towards 

crime especially such gruesome 

incidents. 

He also emphasized on 

speedy probes into the incidents 

of crime so that justice 

is not delayed and culprits 

are brought to book without 

inflicting further pain on the 

victim families. 

Gadkari, Madhav bartering 

nation’s interests in JK: Hari Om 

Jammu, Jan 14: Expelled BJP 

member Prof Hari Om Thursday 

charged Union Surface 

and Transport Minister Nitin 

Gadkari and BJP national 

secretary and in-charge J&K 

Ram Madhav with bartering 

the paramount national interest 

and sealing the fate of 

the nationalist people of the 

State in general and Jammu 

and Ladakh in particular. 

He said that BJP has 

turned totally insensitive to 

the nationalist aspirations 

and urges of the people of 

Jammu and Ladakh, internally-displaced 

Kashmiri Hindus, 

refugees from Pakistan 

and daughters of the State 

married outside the State to 

non-State Subjects and it will 

have to pay very heavy price 

sooner than later, he said in a 

statement issued here today. 

“The statement of Gadkari 

that the BJP will help PDP 

fulfill the dreams of late Mufti 

Sayeed and the statement 

of Madhav that the BJP is for 

the continuation of the 2015 

power-sharing arrangement 

between the BJP and the PDP 

only indicated that the party 

is playing with dangerous 

tools. The dreams of Mufti 

Sayeed, if fulfilled, would 

mean separation of J&K from 

India, victory of Pakistan and 

anti-India forces in Kashmir 

and enslavement of the people 

of Jammu and Ladakh,” 

said Prof Hari Om, adding 

that the Madhav’s statement 

that “BJP will take care of 

demands in Kashmir minus 

separation from India” further 

established that something 

very serious is cooking 

up in New Delhi. 

Prof Hari Om said that 

the BJP’s reassurance to the 

PDP that it was committed 

to the same old anti-Jammu, 

anti-Ladakh, anti-minorities 

and anti-refugee power-sharing 

formula and that it is also 

committed to implementing 

the 2015 PDP-BJP agenda of 

alliance constituted a breach 

of faith that the people of 

Jammu pinned in the BJP in 

the 2014 Lok Sabha and Assembly 

elections. He added 

that by giving such an assurance 

to the PDP, the BJP has 

once again proved that its 

only ideology is power and 

that it can go to any extent to 

achieve it. 

“The BJP is the only party 

in the country which consistently 

compromised its ideology 

for the sake of power,” he 

asserted, adding that it happened 

under the leadership 

of Vajpayee and it also happened 

under the leadership 

of Prime Minister Narendra 

Modi and BJP national president 

Amit Shah. (CNS) 

Road safety week 

function held at Sgr 


Srinagar, Jan 14: To disseminate 

information on traffic 

rules, a function was held today 

as a part of 'Road Safety 

Week' in Srinagar. 

Road Safety Week 2016 

is being observed in the state 

from January 10th to 16th. 

The theme for this year's 

Road Safety Week is set as 

'Road Safety-Time for Action'. 

The programme was 

organized by J&K Motor Vehicles 

Department and Traffic 

Police Srinagar in which 

representatives of Transport 

organizations participated. 

Regional Transport Officer 

(RTO) Farooq Rather, SSP 

Traffic Police Srinagar Maqsood-ul-Zamaan, 

Director 

Tourism Mahmood Ahmad 

Shah, flagged off a colourful 

motor car rally from Zabarwan 

Park on the banks of 

Dal Lake to Civil Secretariat. 

The aim of the rally was to 

spread awareness about following 

traffic rules like putting 

on seat belts, avoiding 

overtaking, stopping use of 

mobile phones while driving, 

heeding to red signal 

and shunning unnecessary 

honking. 

On the occasion, City 

Traffic Police unveiled 

measures to take action 

against violators, implementing 

and enforcing 

the traffic rules strictly. 

RTO impressed upon participants 

to avoid driving 

without license and ensure 

proper documents while 

driving besides carry forward 

the message of the 

programme to the larger 

society. 

Later certificates were 

distributed among the motor 

car rally participants. The organizers 

said it is the collective 

responsibility of the law 

enforcing agencies and all 

sections of the society to help 

in decongesting traffic and 

maintain the smooth flow of 

traffic in making roads safer 

for all. (KNS)

Precious Kashmir 

High time now! 

Dog menace 

needs to go 

With horrific pictures of a kid being mauled by stray 

dogs being circulated on social media, one gets immediately 

infuriated by the danger that howls on 

every corner of this valley. Even though authorities 

have time and again claimed that it has employed 

‘multiple strategies’ to counter the growing canine 

threat in summer capital Srinagar, the ground situation 

reveals that threat from stray dogs still continues. 

Locals here allege that Srinagar Municipal Corporation 

(SMC) has failed to curb the growing dog 

menace in the city. The situation is going from bad 

to worse, with dusk people fear moving out of homes 

since dozens of dogs are prowling just outside their 

house. Old folks, children, and women are so scared 

that somebody has to accompany them while going 

out. The accusations come at a point when government 

asserts to have brought down overall dog bite 

cases by 35 per cent in 2014. As per government 

stats, a result of fall in dog population in Srinagar city 

by 50 percent, the dog bite cases reported at anti rabies 

clinic of Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital 

Srinagar have fallen during the year 2014 by 35 

percent. There were total 5704 dog bite cases in 2013 

whereas only 3701 such cases were recorded during 

the year 2014. However, the latest data acquired from 

SMHS’s anti-rabies centre is much higher than what 

government claims. From April 2014 to March 2015, 

the date shows that 4702 dog bite cases were registered 

in SMHS. Back in 2013, 2012, and 2011, the 

numbers was 6051, 5390 and 7002 respectively. Back 

in 2011, the J&K High Court in response to a PIL filed 

by an NGO directed SMC to start working on controlling 

the population of canine species in collaboration 

with the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) 

and SKAUST Kashmir. Following it, a Memorandum 

of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the 

three parties in May 2012. SMC along with AWBI and 

SKUAST was supposed to sterilize the canine population. 

However even after spending Rs. 1.03 crore in 

the first phase of the project, there were only 1000 

sterilizations done. The project fall flat in the upcoming 

winters as the concerned authorities feared that 

the dogs may die due to hypothermia. Following it, 

SKUAST was disengaged for unknown reasons and an 

international NGO was brought in its place in April 

2013. But the new trio did not fare well as they were 

only able to sterilize around 450 dogs as against the 

target of 5000. Then came September floods and the 

project has never restarted after the deluge. 

C 

Edit 

Srinagar,Friday 

15.01.2016 4 

China’s economic crisis is coming 

Salvatore Babones 

hina’s new year headlines are all about the economy. 

Official plans call for slower growth in 2016 

and beyond, with the 7.5 percent growth target 

reduced to 6.5 percent. A run of poor results in the 

manufacturing sector calls even that more modest 

target into question. 

China’s ultimate slowdown, once barely 

visible over the horizon, has now arrived. The 

era of easy growth based on China’s reintegration 

into the global economy is now over. 

Comparisons with Japan, Taiwan, and 

South Korea are inevitable. As these countries 

caught up with Western Europe and North 

America, their growth slowed, too. And just 

like these rich Asian democracies, China now 

has a declining birth rate and a rapidly aging 

population. The big worry in the big four countries 

of northeast Asia is no longer overpopulation: 

It’s how to pay for eldercare. 

The difference between China and the 

other countries of northeast Asia is that China 

is still relatively poor. China still lags well behind 

Mexico in gross domestic product (GDP) 

per capita, according to IMF estimates for 2015. 

China’s GDP per capita of $8,280 is roughly 

one-third of South Korea’s and one-quarter of 

Japan’s. Adjusting for China’s low cost of living 

doesn’t change the overall picture. 

Economic problems in China 

As a result, China is now facing rich 

country problems on a poor country budget. 

China’s growing population of retirees is being 

supported by a shrinking number of workers. 

China’s people are demanding increased access 

to education. And of course China faces prodigious 

environmental challenges, starting with 

the poisonous smog that confronts Beijing’s 

leaders every time they look out the window. 

To address these problems, China has 

committed to massive expansions in social 

security, education, and healthcare. President 

Xi Jinping has pledged to end poverty in China 

by 2020. 

By that same year, China plans to upgrade 

all of its coal-fired power plants to higher 

environmental standards, or close them down. 

And all of these initiatives come in the midst 

of a major military buildup that includes the 

construction of China’s first home-built aircraft 

carrier. 

China’s economic growth 

It doesn’t take an advanced degree in 

mathematics to figure out that if budget commitments 

are growing at double-digit rates 

while the economy is growing at single-digit 

rates, something has to give. That something is 

the fiscal deficit. China is going into debt - in a 

serious way. 

It doesn’t take an advanced degree in 

mathematics to figure out that if budget commitments 

are growing at double-digit rates 

while the economy is growing at single-digit 

rates, something has to give. 

Officially, the Chinese government expects 

a budget deficit of “three percent or higher” in 

2016. How much higher is anyone’s guess. An 

inside source quoted by Reuters suggests that 

the budget deficit might continue to rise even 

higher in future years. 

For comparison, budget deficits of three 

percent of the GDP are the largest allowed under 

the European Union’s Stability and Growth 

Pact rules, though many European countries 

have broken that limit. 

Japan routinely runs large budget deficits. 

The United States ran budget deficits of eight 

to nine percent of the GDP in the wake of the 

2008 crisis, though these have now come 

down to under three percent. 

So a three percent budget deficit is not 

in itself catastrophic. As with social commitments, 

the difference again is that the US, Europe, 

and Japan are all very rich. China is still 

poorer than Mexico, Russia, or even Brazil. 

Rich countries have ample fiscal tools for 

handling budget deficits. The US budget deficit 

reached a high of 9.8 percent of GDP in 2009. 

Five years later, it had fallen to just 2.1 percent. 

Despite a famously paralysed political 

system, the US still had the budgetary flexibility 

to handle the massive shock of the Global 

Financial Crisis. 

China has nowhere near the fiscal sophistication 

of the US. China’s tax revenues are 

rigidly tied to economic growth: It relies heavily 

on inflexible taxes that grow at the same 

rate as the economy as a whole. That was fine 

when the economy was growing at 10 percent 

every year. Now it may be more of a problem. 

State of Chinese banking 

What China does have is $3.4 trillion in 

foreign currency reserves, most of it in US 

dollars. That sounds like a lot of money, until 

you account for the fact that China’s currency 

reserves fell by $409bn (more than 10 percent) 

in the 12 months through November 2015. 

China’s reserves are now 35 percent of the GDP 

and falling rapidly. 

These reserves are large but not inexhaustible. 

Given the scale of China’s international 

commitments - for the New Silk Road, the 

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the New 

Development Bank (BRICS bank), bilateral aid 

to African countries, and more - China is not 

as flush with cash at is may seem. And China’s 

summer stock market turmoil showed how 

quickly a large cash pile can disappear.China is 

not in any immanent danger of default, despite 

scares over the banking sector and local government 

debt. What China faces is the same 

kind of long-term fiscal paralysis that plagues 

almost every other middle-income country. 

Over the next five years the Chinese government 

will go from being cash-rich to cashpoor. 

As it does, it will find it more and more 

difficult to deliver on the grandiose commitments 

it is making in its latest five-year plan. 

Between 2016 and 2020, China will be 

transformed from the can-do country with the 

Midas touch to an ordinary middle-income 

country like Brazil, Mexico, and Russia. 

China can only avoid this fate by dramatically 

increasing taxes on its wealthiest and most 

powerful citizens. Just like Brazil, Mexico, and 

Russia, it is unlikely to do so. 

With good management and good luck, 

China’s looming fiscal crisis will unfold in slow 

motion - not in a big bang. No one wants a 

crash in China, least of all China. But the fiscal 

crisis of the Chinese state is coming either way. 

Expect to see a less ambitious, more modest 

China emerge in its aftermath. 

Salvatore Babones is a comparative sociologist 

at the University of Sydney. He is a specialist in 

global economic structure. 

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Small cells for call 

drops 

U 

Union communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad 

has for the nth time threatened the telecom service 

providers over call drops, but the latter won’t budge 

till the court gives its opinion. The service providers 

had challenged the penalty of Rs 3 per day for call drops 

imposed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. 

Service providers claim shortage of spectrum and say 

they do not get permission to roll out the requisite 

number of towers because of a cancer scare. They have 

a point because many towers across India had to be removed 

due to protests by residents who are adamant 

even though the relationship with cancer has not been 

proved conclusively. The minister, however, points out 

that in Delhi service providers have installed 25,000 

towers in the last three to four months, after his 

threats, and asked why they didn’t do so earlier. He 

feels they could solve this problem but are not exploring 

their options. The minister acknowledges the 

role of telecom operators in expanding mobile connections 

to 100 crore and 40 crore Internet connections 

but insists on improving network congestion before the 

Prime Minister’s Digital India programme is rolled out. 

The stands of both the minister and the service providers 

have some merit. The service providers’ problems 

are heightened because of a lack of cooperation by 

citizens — for instance, landlords do not permit 

boosters in buildings. A global research firm’s communications 

services provider division has talked 

of the new self-organising network technology that 

enhances spectral efficiency through small cells and 

boosters. 

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Postscript Pathankot 

Arun Kumar Singh 

We have again become the 

laughing stock of the world, 

which is aware that we 

had 50,000 Army troops in 

Pathankot, and yet the NSA 

chose to send 210 NSG commandos 

On January 10, 2016, the media reported 

that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, dissatisfied 

by the manner in which the terror attack 

on Pathankot Air Force base from January 

2-5 had been dealt with, despite prior intelligence, 

decided to set up a new ministry of 

homeland security which will be reporting 

directly to him (i.e. Prime Minister’s Office). It 

will act as the single window for dealing with 

terror attacks on India. 

Given the growing threats from the 

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the 

continuous terror threats emanating from 

Pakistani soil, this move is a welcome step 

even if late. This should have been done 

after the 26/11 terror strikes on Mumbai. 

Having visited the US whilst in service 

in 2005, I am familiar with the highly effective 

US department of homeland security. A 

professional organisation that encompasses 

elements of customs, the Federal Bureau 

of Investigation, Coast Guard, Air National 

Guard, immigration authorities at airports, 

seaports, land border crossings, Drug 

Enforcement Agency, Internal Revenue 

Service, the police, the national guard, etc., 

all linked with real time communication 

and situational awareness. If the proposed 

Indian system is to succeed, it must preferably 

emulate the American example, 

which includes the Patriot Act, 2001. The 

American’s admit that it’s a draconian act, 

but they say it’s necessary to fight terror. 

What’s good for them is good for us. And 

we must ensure that the staff comprises 

highly trained professionals with little or 

no bureaucrats. 

Unfortunately, it appears that our 

higher defence and security management, 

which comprises unaccountable bureaucrats, 

has not learnt lessons from 9/11 or 

our pathetic response to 26/11, which made 

us the laughing stock of the world. 

The media, while analysing the attack 

on the Pathankot airbase and the Indian 

consulate at Mazar-e-Sharif, has done a 

good job, they have missed one vital point 

— the Pakistan Army Chief, Raheel Sharif, 

has not only the Army under his direct 

command, also the Inter-Services Intelligence. 

As per some media reports, the 

Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (which carried out the 

devastating Mumbai 26/11 attacks), and 

the Jaish-e-Mohammed (which carried out 

the recent Pathankot and Mazar-e-Sharif 

attacks) are also suspected to be under his 

command. 

If this is proved, than one can assume 

that such terror attacks on India are not 

sponsored by rogue elements of the Pakistan 

Army or the ISI, but by an “expendable 

and deniable extensions” of the Pakistan 

Army. 

The moment Mr Modi and Nawaz Sharif 

surprised the world with their Christmas 

Day meeting which, apparently due to 

“short notice” was not attended by the 

Pakistan Army Chief appointed and trusted 

NSA (the recently retired Lt. Gen. Naseer 

Khan Janjua), the General Headquarters 

Rawalpindi set in motion its two pronged 

deniable attack on the Pathankot airbase 

and the Indian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif, 

with the aim of getting maximum publicity 

by killing hostages and destroying 

Indian Air Force planes and helicopters. 

Unlike 26/11, this time media reports 

indicate that Indian intelligence did a 

commendable job by providing actionable 

intelligence almost 20 hours in advance, 

while it appears that the Americans 

provided intelligence about the impending 

attack on the Indian consulate in 

Mazar-e-Sharif.The attack on the Indian 

consulate was neutralised with no Indian 

casualties partly due to the professionalism 

of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police 

Force (ITBP) inside the consulate, along 

with the Afghan forces outside, who were 

led personally by the local governor Ata 

Mohammad Noor (a former Mujahideen 

fighter of the anti-Taliban northern alliance) 

and since this consulate was located 

in Afghanistan, it was immune to faulty 

decision-making by the NSA-led New 

Delhi team. 

I will not go too much into the 

Pathankot airbase attack, since it has 

been covered very extensively by the 

media, except to state that like 26/11, we 

have again become the laughing stock of 

the world, which is aware that we had 

50,000 Army troops (including special 

force battalions and armoured brigades) 

in Pathankot, and yet the NSA chose to 

send 210 National Security Guard commandos 

instead of assigning the task to 

the military. 

Media reports indicate that the 

command of the Indian operations was 

changed two to three times in four days, 

thus adding to the confusion. My retired 

Army friends tell me that two infantry 

battalions (1,500 men) would have 

formed an impenetrable external perimeter 

outside the base, and another battalion 

(750 men) could have been kept 

inside the airbase as additional security. 

This entire operation should have been 

under a single Army commander, thus 

preserving the basic principles of “single 

command, concentration of force and the 

right specialist force for the task”. 

There are mixed reactions to the 

attacks in India, with some calling for 

cancellation of the January 15 foreign secretaries 

talks, while some are focusing on 

the positive signs emanating from Islamabad. 

In my opinion, if the direct complicity 

of the Pakistan Army in these terror 

attacks is proved, then a new strategy 

needs to be implemented, i.e. always continue 

“uninterrupted” talks with Pakistan 

at various levels, but concurrently commence 

and continue “uninterrupted and 

deniable tit-for-tat” proxy war against the 

Pakistan military and its “terrorists”. 

There is another equally serious issue 

which Mr Modi needs to address urgently, 

since he also decides on nuclear retaliation 

against a WMD attack on India by virtue of 

chairing India’s “Political Council” of the NCA 

which receives advice from the executive 

council of the NCA headed by the NSA. Given 

our terrible track record — the IC-814 hijacking 

on December 24, 1999, the attack on Parliament 

on December 13, 2001, the 26/11 attacks 

and now the Pathankot airbase attack 

— I feel, an urgent restructuring of the NCA 

needs to be considered. In case of a nuclear 

attack, there is no room for errors in higher 

security decision-making. Here also the basic 

principle should be to induct real professionals 

into the team that takes decisions. 

The writer retired as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief 

of the Eastern Naval Command, 

Visakhapatnam 

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Sensex ends 81 pts down in a choppy trade 

Mumbai, Jan 14: Markets finished lower 

amid a volatile trading session weighed 

down by weakness in global stocks even 

as a stellar third quarter earmings from 

Infosys helped capped further downside. 

The S&P BSE Sensex lost 81 points to 

close at 24,773 and the Nifty50 shed 26 

points to end at 7,537. 

“The market witnessed a roller 

coaster ride as the volatility in the global 

markets and the continued disinflationary 

trend in WPI, of -0.73% YoY, impacted 

the indices. Earlier midcaps were outperforming, 

but now but the continuous fall 

in market sentiments has turned their 

performance very lackluster,” said Vinod 

Nair, Head-Fundamental Research, Geojit 

BNP Paribas Financial Services. 

Meanwhile, BSE Midcap and Smallcap 

indices underperformed the largecaps 

and ended over 1% lower each. 

Market breadth ended lower with 1,883 

declines and 805 advances on the BSE. 

Brent oil stayed below $30 a barrel as 

prices remained weak in Asia today after 

US crude and fuel inventories rose, adding 

further anxiety over a global supply glut. 

On the currency front, the rupee 

again breached the 67-mark to trade at 

67.22 against the US dollar depreciating 

32 paise due to strong demand for the 

American unit from importers and banks 

amid weakness in the local equities. 

Meanwhile, the wholesale price index 

(WPI)-based deflation persisted for 

the 14th straight month in December 

with the index dropping 0.73% compared 

to 1.99% in November. 

WPI falls for 14th straight 

month in Dec to -0.73% 

New Delhi, Jan 14: Wholesale 

price inflation touched 

-0.73 per cent in December– 

retreating from -1.99 per 

cent recorded in the previous 

month but still remaining 

in the negative zone for 14 

months in a row–mainly on 

a rise in food prices, showed 

the official data released on 

Thursday. 

The narrowing of deflation 

suggests producers’ 

pricing power has improved 

a tad, although it still remains 

dented due to the 

crash in global commodity 

prices. According to the data 

released earlier this week, 

retail inflation also rose to 

5.61 per cent in December, 

its highest since September 

2014, marking a fifth straight 

month of rise. 

Food inflation in the 

wholesale price index 

(WPI) inched up for a fourth 

straight month to touch 8.17 

per cent in December, compared 

with 5.20 per cent in 

November. This is because 

inflation in pulses continues 

to remain high (55.64 per 

cent) and that in vegetable 

surged to 20.56 per cent in 

December from 14.08 per 

cent in the previous month. 

Retail food inflation also rose 

to 6.40 per cent in December 

from 6.07 per cent in the previous 

month. 

Fuel and power inflation 

hit -9.15 per cent in December, 

against -11.09 per cent in 

the previous month, reflecting 

subdued global crude oil 

prices. 

Inflation in manufactured 

items stood at -1.36 

per cent in December, compared 

with -1.42 per cent in 

November. 

Although the impact of 

favourable bases for both 

the wholesale and consumer 

price inflation gauges has 

started to diminish from 

September, analysts don’t 

see any sharp upward spiral 

in price pressure in the coming 

months. This is because 

global commodity prices continue 

to remain subdued. 

Srinagar, Jan 14: J&K State 

Level Bankers’ Committee 

(SLBC) convened a ‘Steering 

Sub-Committee’ meeting 

‘to monitor IT-enabled 

Financial Inclusion, FLCCs & 

Credit Plus Activities’ at Regional 

Office RBI in Jammu. 

Regional Director RBI D 

Sethy co-chaired the meeting 

with J&K Bank Executive 

President (SLBC) S S 

Sehgal. 

Among others who attended 

the meeting were 

Executive President (T&ISD) 

J&K Bank Vagesh Chander 

Sharma, General Manager 

(FIDD) RBI Ramesh Chand, 

Special Secretary Finance 

Department (J&K) M S 

Sheikh, Deputy Secretary 

(Revenue J&K) Ghulam Rasool, 

DGM NABARD R K Srivastava 

besides representatives 

of major public sector, 

private sector banks and 

RRBs operating in the State. 

KEY STOCKS 

Shares of Infosys surged 5% and 

emerged as the star performer after the 

company reported a better-than-expected 

1.98% quarter on quarter (q-o-q) 

growth in consolidated net profit at Rs 

3,465 crore for the third quarter ended 

December 31, 2015 (Q3FY16). Revenues 

grew 1.7% at Rs 15,902 crore on sequential 

basis. It raised its revenue guidance 

for FY16 backed by strong volume 

growth of 3.1% for the October-December 

quarter, perceived traditionally as a seasonally 

weak quarter. 

Additionally, healthcare stocks 

soared in today’s trade with Lupin, Cipla 

and Dr Reddy’s Lab ending higher between 

0.7%-3% on fresh buying interest 

at lower attractive valuations. 

On the flip side, Tata Steel dipped 3% 

after the rating agency Standard & Poor’s 

downgraded the long-term corporate 

credit rating by a notch to ‘BB-’ from ‘BB’, 

citing weak financial performance and 

high debt leverage. 

Meanwhile, weakness in the commodity 

space pushed the metal stocks 

lower with Hindalco, SAIL, JSW Steel, 

Jindal Steel, Vedanta down between 

0.5%- 7%. 

Another stock that cracked today 

was Tata Motors ending 2.5% lower. 

GenX Nano, launched by Tata Motors in 

May last year to push up sagging sales of 

the country’s cheapest car, has not been 

able to deliver yet. Sales volume of Nano, 

though more than the previous year, is 

much lower than most of the early years. 

Highlighting the fresh 

initiative of RBI for opening 

of more branches in villages 

having population more 

than 5000, the Regional 

Director, RBI said that the 

brick-and-mortar branches 

are an integral component 

of financial inclusion programme 

besides increasing 

the penetration of banks 

across the state. 

The forum was informed 

that J&K SLBC has 

Further, the company announced 

that a meeting of the board of directors of 

the company will be held on 18 January 

2016 to consider and approve buyback of 

unsecured non-convertible debentures 

aggregating Rs 200 crores due to mature 

on 30 November 2018. 

Shares of four oil exploration and 

production firms declined further as 

crude oil prices extended losses. ONGC, 

Cairn India, Reliance Industries and Oil 

India closed between 1%-2%. 

Other prominent losers include Axis 

Bank, BHEL, SBI, L&T, GAIL and Hero Motocorp 

down between 1.5%-4%. 

GLOBAL STOCKS 

World equities sank across the board 

tracking a fall in the Wall Street amid 

sustained weakness in oil prices and 

commodities that raised concerns about 

the health of the global economy. Japan’s 

Nikkei, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dived between 

1%-2%. However, China’s Shanghai 

Composite index bucked the trend and 

gained 2%. Meanwhile, in the European 

peers, the benchmark indices FTSE, CAC 

40 and DAX mirrored the trend and are 

trading lower between 2%-2.5%. 

JK SLBC holds meeting on IT-enabled 

Financial Inclusion in Jammu 

identified 104 villages having 

population more than 

5000 in the state, where 

no branch of scheduled 

commercial banks is operating. 

For financial inclusion, 

the forum decided to 

allocate these villages to 

major public and private 

sector banks operating in 

the state. 

In this regard a detailed 

roadmap shall be drawn by 

J&K SLBC shortly, in consultation 

with RBI, for implementation 

by the respective 

banks till 31st March, 2017 

and shall be monitored by 

SLBC on quarterly basis. 

Meanwhile, the forum 

impressed upon the state 

government to provide necessary 

support for creating 

enabling environment for 

the massive skill development 

initiatives through 

RSETI’s and expedite allotment 

of land for the same. 

The representative of 

Revenue Department informed 

the forum that the 

matter was under active 

consideration and assured 

that the same would be addressed 

soon. 

The forum emphasized 

the need for undertaking 

adequate Financial Literacy 

and Credit Counseling initiatives 

in the state through 

FLCCs as well as the rural 

branches of banks. 

Govt to present 

Union Budget 

2016 on Feb 29 

New Delhi, Jan 14: Minister 

of state for Finance Jayant 

Sinha said the government will 

present the Budget for 2016-17 

on February 29, which will 

set a roadmap for the coming 

three years. 

“We are working hard on 

Budget that will be presented 

on February 29 and that will 

establish a roadmap for two or 

three years,” he said while addressing 

India-Korea Business 

Summit here. 

“We have consistently 

followed a very clear set of economic 

policies…we have laid 

out economic principles very 

well and we are very confident 

that we will be able to sustain 

high growth over a long period 

of time,” he said. 

Finance Minister Arun 

Jaitley in his second full-year 

budget is likely to focus on 

steps to accelerate economic 

growth that seems to have 

stagnated in 7-7.5 per cent 

range amid a global slowdown. 

The Finance Minister’s 

Budget team comprises Minister 

of State for Finance Jayant 

Sinha, Chief Economic Advisor 

Arvind Subramanian and NITI 

Aayog vice chairman Arvind 

Panagariya. 

The official team is led by 

Finance Secretary Ratan Watal, 

DEA Secretary Shaktikanta Das, 

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh 

Adhia and Disinvestment 

Secretary Neeraj Gupta. 

Speaking on the priorities 

of the government, Sinha said 

the first and foremost responsibility 

is to eliminate poverty. 

“So we are pro-poor 

government but because we 

are pro-poor government we 

are pro-market government as 

well. If competition does not 

flourish, if market and companies 

do not flourish, how can 

we generate economic surplus, 

the tax revenues that will enable 

us to eliminate poverty,” 

he said. 

“We are both a pro-poor 

and pro-market government. 

We believe in empowerment 

and not entitlement,” 

he added. 

Brazen attacks in Jakarta leave 

5 gunmen, 2 others dead 

Jakarta, Jan 14: Attackers set off suicide 

bombs and exchanged gunfire 

outside a Starbucks cafe in Indonesia’s 

capital in a brazen assault on 

Thursday that police said “imitated” 

the recent Paris attacks and was 

probably linked to the Islamic State 

group. 

All five attackers and a Canadian 

and an Indonesian died in the 

midmorning explosions and gunfire 

that were watched by office workers 

from high-rise buildings on Thamarin 

Street in Jakarta, not far from the 

presidential palace and the U.S. Embassy, 

police said. Another 19 people 

were injured. 

When the area was finally secured 

a few hours later, bodies were 

sprawled on sidewalks. But given 

the firepower the attackers carried 

handguns, grenades and homemade 

bombs and the soft targets they 

picked in a bustling, crowded area, 

the casualties were relatively few 

compared to the mayhem and carnage 

caused by the Paris attacks. 

“We have identified all attackers 

... we can say that the attackers 

were affiliated with the ISIS group,” 

national police spokesman Maj. 

Gen. Anton Charilyan told reporters, 

referring to the Islamic State group. 

No one immediately claimed 

responsibility for the attacks. But 

the Aamaq news agency, which 

is affiliated with the Islamic 

State group, quoted an unnamed 

source as saying the group carried 

out the violence. 

The news agency has been used 

as a source on the IS militants in the 

past. 

Jakarta police chief Maj. Gen. 

Tito Karnavian told a news conference 

that the first suicide bombing 

happened at a Starbucks restaurant, 

causing customers to run out. Outside, 

two gunmen opened fire, killing 

a Canadian and wounding an 

Indonesian, he said. 

A Dutch Foreign Ministry 

spokeswoman in the Netherlands 

said a Dutch man was seriously injured 

and was undergoing surgery. 

At about the same time two 

other suicide bombers attacked a 

nearby traffic police booth, killing 

themselves and an Indonesian man. 

Maj. Gen. Karnavian said that minutes 

later a group of policemen was 

attacked by the remaining two gunmen, 

using homemade bombs. This 

led to a 15-minute gunfight in which 

both attackers were killed, he said. 

Police then combed the building 

housing the Starbucks and another 

nearby building where they discovered 

six homemade bombs five 

small ones and a big one. 

“So we think ... their plan was to 

attack people and follow it up with 

a larger explosion when more people 

gathered. But thank God it didn’t 

happen,” Maj. Gen. Charilyan said. 

Maj. Gen. Karnavian also said 

the attackers had links with IS and 

were part of a group led by Bahrum 

Naim, an Indonesian militant 

who is now in Syria. 

Deadly car bomb targets 

police post in Turkey, 6 killed 

Cinar, Jan 14: Kurdish militants 

launched a truck bomb 

attack on a police station 

in southeast Turkey overnight, 

killing six people and 

wounding 39 in one of the 

biggest strikes since conflict 

flared in the region last 

July, security officials said on 

Thursday. 

The blast ripped the facade 

off the building in the 

small town of Cinar and 

caused extensive damage 

to the surrounding area, 

smashing windows, mangling 

shop shutters and littering 

the streets with debris, 

a Reuters witness said. 

The mainly Kurdish region 

has been hit by a surge 

in violence since a two-year 

ceasefire between the state 

and the Kurdistan Workers 

Party (PKK) collapsed 

six months ago, reviving an 

insurgency that has killed 

40,000 people over three 

decades. 

The conflict is stretching 

Turkey’s security forces, 

which are fighting on two 

fronts. The latest blast follows 

a suicide bomb attack 

by a suspected Islamic State 

militant which killed 10 

German tourists in Istanbul 

on Tuesday. 

PKK militants attacked 

the police station and adjoining 

accommodation in Cinar, 

south of the main regional 

city of Diyarbakir, at around 

11:30 p.m. (2130 GMT), the 

provincial governor’s office 

said in a statement. 

There was no immediate 

claim of responsibility 

for the attack, in which the 

statement said five people 

were killed. The Reuters witness 

saw a sixth dead body 

pulled from the wreckage 

and a security source said 

it was that of a policeman’s 

wife. 

“It was a really loud 

blast, as if it was in our 

house,” said Ali Devran, 

a resident in his 30s near 

the scene. “We went and 

helped carry the wounded 

to ambulances. Some suffered 

burns.” 

Tajik parliament considers 

unlimited terms for president 

Almaty, Jan 14: Tajikistan’s parliament is 

considering a proposal to allow President 

Imomali Rakhmon to run for an unlimited 

number of terms, cementing his grip on 

power as others have done in the Central 

Asian region. 

The government has submitted to parliament, 

controlled by Rakhmon’s supporters, 

a package of amendments to the constitution 

which will ultimately need to be 

approved by a referendum. 

The amendments have not been published 

officially, but the draft, seen by Reuters, 

includes a provision that lifts the limit 

of two consecutive presidential terms for 

Rakhmon, citing his special status as the 

“Leader of the Nation”, a title given to him 

by the legislature last month. 

Another proposed amendment would 

reduce the minimum age for presidential 

candidates to 30 from 35. Rakhmon’s elder 

son, Rustam Imomali, is 28 and will be 33 

when his father’s current term ends in 2020. 

Rakhmon, 63, who was a state farm boss 

in the Soviet era, has gradually consolidated 

his power during 23 years of rule over the 

predominantly Muslim nation of eight million 

that went through a 1992-97 civil war in 

which tens of thousands died. 

The main opposition force, the Islamic 

Renaissance Party of Tajikistan, failed to 

win any seats in parliament in the election 

last March and has since been outlawed by 

Rakhmon’s government, with its leaders accused 

of plotting a coup. 

Constitutional changes and a referendum 

have already allowed Rakhmon to 

successfully run for president four times, 

most recently in 2013, when he was reelected 

for a seven-year term. 

Ash Carter warns ISIS against threatening US Russia asks 

Washington, Jan 14: Defence Secretary 

Ashton Carter on Thursday issued a 

stern warning to those, in particular the 

Islamic State militants, who threaten or 

try to harm the US. 

“We’ve made it clear that those who 

threaten or incite harm to Americans, 

wherever they are, will surely come to 

feel the long arm and the hard fist of 

justice,” Carter said in an address to his 

soldiers at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. 

He said the US campaign to deliver 

Islamic State (ISIS) or ISIL a lasting defeat, 

at its source and wherever it rears 

its head, is far from over. 

“But the outcome is not uncertain. 

There will be extraordinary challenges 

ahead, and as I will emphasize in Paris 

next week, we must all do more,” he 

said. 

“But our campaign will continue to 

adapt and build on our success as ISIL’s 

territory decreases, its resources dwindle 

and local, capable forces gain the 

capacity to not only win on the field of 

battle, but to lay the foundation for lasting 

security in the region and a more 

secure future for the world,” he added. 

Observing that US alone cannot 

accomplish the goal of defeating the 

ISIS, he said its lasting defeat must be a 

global undertaking because it’s a global 

threat. 

“Any nation that cares about the 

safety of its people or the future of its 

civilisation must know this. America 

will continue to lead the fight, but there 

can be no free riders,” he said. 

“That means as we invest in the 

acceleration of the campaign, so much 

every one of our coalition partners and 

every nation in a position to help,” he 

said. 

“That means greater military contributions, 

but it also means greater 

diplomatic, political and economic engagement. 

It means development and reconstruction. 

It means actions at home and 

abroad to disrupt, dismantle and degrade 

ISIL’s capabilities. It means stepping 

up,” he said. 

Carter said that he has personally 

reached out to his counterparts, the 

ministers of defence in 40 countries, to 

ask them to contribute to enhancing the 

fight against ISIL: more special operations 

forces, more strike and reconnaissance 

aircraft, weapons and munitions, 

training assistance, as well as combat 

support and combat service support. 

Netherlands to 

look into new 

MH17 evidence 

Moscow, Jan 14: Russian 

aviation officials say they have 

uncovered new evidence about 

the 2014 downing of a Malaysian 

jet over eastern Ukraine 

and are asking Dutch investigators 

to look into the findings. 

The Dutch Safety Board 

said in its final report released 

in October that Malaysia 

Airlines Flight 17 was destroyed 

by a Soviet-made Buk 

surface-to-air missile. Moscow 

has been anxious to deflect 

suspicion from the rebels it 

is backing in eastern Ukraine 

who said before the crash they 

had this type of missiles.


HEALTH 


Srinagar | Friday 


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There are about eighty million 

species on earth, nearly 700,000 

of which are animals. All these 

species survive on raw food, except 

humans who use fire to cook 

their food. Humans have reduced 

the duration of their lives to about 

half of their potential life span due 

to chronic diseases that are largely 

diet and lifestyle related. 

Domesticated pets also suffer 

human-like chronic ailments including 

cancer, arthritis, and other 

degenerative diseases. This is basically 

the result of feeding them 

cooked, processed and packaged 

food. The average potential human 

life span, in robust wellness, 

is actually in the range of 120 to 

-140 years. 

However, this is never actualized 

due to the effects of applying 

excessive heat to foods and 

not learning to skillfully handle 

psychological stress. As per the 

Dr. Bettle P.S. the Dietitian &Wellness 

Consultant says that burnt 

nutrients are silent killers. Slowly 

and silently as the years pass, the 

harmful effects of these accumulated 

toxins start showing up. 

Let us see what goes 

wrong when food is 

heated: 

Why you should eat raw food! 

Proteins coagulate (harden) 

Protein molecular structure is 

altered and it leads to destruction 

of some essential amino acids 

Carbohydrates caramelize 

(become sticky) 

Fats generate numerous 

carcinogens when overheated, 

including hydrocarbons, nitrosamines, 

acrolein and benzopyrene 

(one of the most potent cancer-causing 

agents known) 

50% of vitamins and minerals 

are damaged or lost 

100% of enzymes are destroyed 

Natural fibers break down. 

Thus, the cellulose loses its ability 

to sweep the alimentary canal 

clean 

Dr. Bettle P.S says that not only 

nutrition is destroyed; but some 

other changes that take place 

during cooking are extremely 

harmful for health, for example... 

Pesticides present in plant 

foods are converted into highly 

toxic compounds 

Valuable oxygen is lost 

Free radicals are produced 

Cooking causes inorganic 

mineral elements to enter the 

blood and circulate through the 

system. 

They settle in the arteries and 

veins, causing arteries to lose their 

flexibility 

Prematurely ageing appears 

as this inorganic matter is deposited 

in various joints or accumulates 

within internal organs, including 

the heart valves 

Eating raw fresh produce 

rather than cooked food keeps our 

body vibrantly healthy at almost 

any age.Therefore, it is highly recommended 

to include some raw 

food in every meal. It could be 

in the form of sprouts, salads or 

fruits, says Dr. Bettle P.S. Scientific 

Ways to handle most common 

traumas in children 

Trauma parenting specialist Jane Evans, 

who was in the city for a talk, discusses 

strategies to haul your kid out of 5 

emotionally damaging experiences. It’s 

a cliche, and it’s not even true. 

A `carefree childhood’ needn’t be 

every kid’s privilege in the 21st century, 

say parenting counsellors. Which 

makes it important for parents to be 

able to handle a sticky situation where 

their child may have experienced a 

not-so-happy incident, and be unable 

to cope with it, in the absence of skills 

that adults tend to have picked up along 

the way. 

Jane Evans, a UK-based, trauma parenting 

specialist, who was in Mumbai 

last weekend to helm a talk on tools to 

establish a special bond with children 

at an event organised by Born Smart, 

says trauma in kids must be addressed. 

“They won’t just `go away’. Ignoring it 

can make your child’s brain operate on 

survival mode, sensing threat everywhere 

thereafter,” she explains. And 

the first step is to recognise it, because 

unlike adults who will spell it out, children 

are likely to express themselves 

through behaviour. Some cope by trying 

to please everyone and sacrificing 

their needs, says Evans. Others, may 

overreact to the slightest thing. “A 

tiny cut on a finger, that shouldn’t get 

more than a few minutes of attention, 

will exaggerate in their trauma-induced 

minds and feel like a catastrophe,” 

she says. 

The second step is to offer simple 

explanations to a child. If allowed to 

make sense of the challenging situation 

on their own, they are likely to harbour 

misconceptions that can lead to anxiety. 

For instance, a child may end up 

believing that the argument between 

mummy and daddy happens because 

he is naughty. To tackle this stress, the 

child may behave inconsistently with 

those he loves the most or seek out 

`self - soothing’ strategies, including the 

constant use of video games, alcohol, 

drugs or overeating. 

Evans suggests how parents should 

handle the most common causes of 

trauma among children. 

FAMILY FIGHTS 

Signs: 

A child may have an emotional 

outburst, lashing out at other kids or 

finding it difficult to make friends and 

unable to develop social skills. They 

may find it tough to focus on a task at 

hand, get emotional and find it tough 

to calm down. Alternately, he could 

also turn quiet and meek, observe more 

than speak and do exactly as told. Keeping 

everyone happy may make him feel 

secure. 

CORRECTIVE MEASURES: 

Compassion and kindness is what 

you need here. Irrespective of a child’s behaviour, 

be calm and try to connect with 

him emotionally. Broaching the subject 

with, “I’m worried about you,” is a good 

idea. Getting them to talk will help rewire 

the brain, which could be in survival instead 

of reasoning mode. If they push 

another child at play, it’s not because they 

intend to hurt a friend. It’s because they 

are trying to vent their feelings. Encouraging 

them to come and play (accompany 

them), or take up a class of yoga or 

singing will help regulate their feelings. 

DEATH AT HOME 

Signs: 

The signs could be similar to those 

above. The child may appear withdrawn, 

worried and reclusive, or anxious. 

Eating patterns may be disrupted. 

Eating too much or too little are red 

flags. They could seesaw between emotions 

-very quiet one moment and agitated 

another.Most children under six 

don’t fully understand the idea of death. 

They are unable to grasp its irreversible 

nature. Pre-schoolers will believe that 

their dead dog will wake up. 

CORRECTIVE MEASURES: 

If the child asks questions, respond to 

them honestly and in a way he will understand. 

Be sensitive to what the question 

really is and tailor your response 

appropriately. Checking after a few days 

of explaining, if the child has any new 

questions, is a good idea. Processing news 

of traumatic events is crucial for helping 

kids comprehend what happened.If the 

child is holding itself responsible for the 

death, explain to him simply, that everyone’s 

body gets sick sometimes, and 

when medicines don’t help, a person may 

die. It’s possible that you may have to explain 

the same thought over and over, 

although sensitively, before the child internalises 

it. 

research also proves that raw food 

protects against cancer, heart disease, 

premature ageing and other 

chronic degenerative diseases. 

Almost all the animals have 

fixed diets and they are very particular 

about what they eat and 

what they don’t. No matter how 

hungry the tiger is, it will never 

eat grass. Humans do not have 

this quality. Our taste buds have 

made food choice very difficult 

for us. We never try to understand 

the limitations of our stomach 

and digestive system, and try to 

eat whatever comes our way and 

seems delicious. We are eating 

even those things that are inedible 

in raw form, for example, wheat, 

rice, kidney beans, soy beans and 

so many other things. This tendency 

makes cooking important 

because many foods we eat are either 

inedible or contain substances 

that are harmful for our bodies. 

Soybeans and kidney beans, 

for example, should always be 

cooked before eating. Uncooked 

soybeans contain a substance that 

inhibits trypsin, a key enzyme required 

for protein digestion. Phytohemagglutinin 

(PHA) is a compound 

found in many raw beans 

but is especially high in uncooked 

red kidney beans. This chemical 

can make you ill if ingested even 

in small quantity, causing nausea 

and vomiting before inducing a 

wave of diarrhea. 

Peanuts naturally contain a 

mold (a type of fungus) called 

‘aspergillus flavus’ which releases 

‘aflatoxin’, a known carcinogen. 

Aspergillus flavus usually invade 

peanuts... 

In the field before harvest 

During post harvest drying 

In storage and transportation 

Studies have shown that longterm 

exposure to aflatoxin has 

Longterm 

use of 

opioid may increase 

risk of depression 

been linked to an increased occurrence 

of liver cancer. The roasting 

process does not kill the mold and 

it continues to grow over time. 

This mold is not visible to the eye. 

The longer the mold grows, the 

higher the aflatoxin levels, and the 

more dangerous the peanut is. It is 

due to this mold that you cannot 

keep peanuts around for long periods 

of time. 

What do we conclude then? 

Well, to be honest, there are three 

options: 

1. The first one is to live on 

an uncooked raw diet and choose 

only the foods that our stomach 

agrees 

2. The second one is to continue 

the way we are going. 

3. The third option is to decrease 

the amount of highly 

cooked and processed food and 

increase raw, uncooked fruits, 

vegetables and sprouts in our diet. 

The first option might not be 

practical for most of us. The second 

one is not good for us. So, the 

third option is the one to choose. 

Apart from fruits and raw vegetables, 

sprouts are the best way 

to include raw food in your diet. 

Sprouts are one of the most complete 

and nutritious foods. 

Opioids may cause short-term improvement in mood but its long-term 

use imposes risk of new onset of depression, says a new study. 

Longer duration of use of opioid -- a type of narcotic pain medication derived 

from opium -- is linked with onset of depression after controlling for pain and 

daily morphine equivalent doses, the findings showed. 

“Opioid-related new onset of depression is associated with longer duration of use 

but not dose,” wrote Jeffrey Scherrer, associate professor at the Saint Louis University 

in the US. 

“Patients and practitioners should be aware that opioid analgesic use of longer than 

30 days imposes risk of new onset depression,” Scherrer added. 

The study also calls on clinicians to consider the contribution of opioid use when a 

depressed mood develops in their patients. 

Opioid drugs used in the study included codeine, fentanyl, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, 

levorphanol, meperidine, oxycodone, oxymorphone, morphine and 

pentazocine. 

A cup of 

coffee 

can help 

stick to 

fitness 

regime 

Struggling to stick 

to fitness regime? 

Have a cup of 

coffee! According 

to an interesting 

study, the use of caffeine 

could help people stick to 

their fitness plans. 

Researchers said that 

reducing perception of 

effort during exercise 

using caffeine (or other 

psychoactive drugs like 

methylphenidate and 

modafinil) could help 

people to stick to their 

fitness plans. 

“Perception of 

effort is one of the main 

reasons why people find 

it difficult to stick to their 

fitness plans,” said professor 

Samuele Marcora, 

director of Research at 

University of Kent in the 

United Kingdom. 

Marcora pointed out 

that perceived exertion is 

one of the main reasons 

why most people choose 

sedentary activities for 

their leisure time.Together 

with lack of time, 

physical exertion is one 

of the main perceived 

barriers to exercise, the 

researchers explained. 

Compared to 

watching television (zero 

effort), even moderate-intensity 

physical 

activities like walking 

requires considerable 

effort, they added. 

Marcora suggested 

that the use of caffeine or 

other psychoactive drugs 

to reduce the perception 

of effort during exercise 

can make the healthy 

choice easier. 

He also stated that 

whilst there is no strong 

ethical opposition to the 

use of psychoactive drugs 

to help quit smoking 

(nicotine) or treat obesity 

(appetite suppressants), 

the negative perception 

of doping in sport 

may prevent the use of 

stimulants and other 

psychoactive drugs to 

treat physical inactivity, 

which is responsible 

for twice as many 

deaths as obesity. 

FROM FRONT PAGE..................... 

Talks........ 

a decision on the talks apparently because of lack of confirmation 

on Azhar's arrest. 

There is speculation that the NSAs of the two countries may 

meet before the FS-level talks. 

MEA....... 

and Pakistan. 

Swarup also said that India viewed the crackdown on the 

Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) group in Pakistan as an "important 

and positive first step". 

"We have noted that the Pakistan government is considering 

to send a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the 

Pathankot attack," he told the media. 

"We look forward to the visit of the SIT. Our investigative 

agencies will extend all cooperation to bring the perpetrators of 

the attack to justice." 

India says that the six militants who attacked the Indian Air 

Force (IAF) station in Pathankot in Punjab on January 2, killing 

seven security personnel, were Pakistanis and allied to the JeM. 

The spokesman welcomed Pakistan's announcement on 

Wednesday that JeM activists had been arrested and its offices 

sealed. India blames the group for the Pathankot incident. 

The crackdown on the JeM was an "important and positive 

first step" in the move to bring to justice the Pathankot attack 

plotters, he said. 

The spokesman noted that considerable progress had been 

made into the investigation into the alleged links of Pakistani 

militants to the attack on the IAF base. 

He said India and Pakistan had agreed to reschedule the 

talks between their foreign secretaries which were to take place 

in Islamabad on Friday. 

Retaliate....... 

affiliated to the dreaded Jaish-e-Mohammad group based in 

Pakistan. The attack has come in between a thaw in relations 

between the two countries after Prime Minister Narendra Modi 

made an unscheduled stop-over in Lahore to attend the wedding 

of Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif’s daughter. PM Modi’s 

visit was welcomed quite well by people of both countries. 

But the attack in Pathankot, which claimed the lives of 

seven Indian security personnel, has renewed focus on whether 

the two countries should engage in talks. The foreign secretarylevel 

talks between India and Pakistan scheduled for January 15 

have been deferred at the moment. 

India had set conditions for Pakistan to take necessary 

steps in the Pathankot case if it wanted to engage in talks. On 

Wednesday, the Pakistan government announced that it conducted 

raids on the offices of Jaish-e-Mohammad and arrested 

some of their leaders. Even though the Pakistani media reported 

on the arrest of Jaish chief Maulana Masood Azhar, there was 

no official confirmation on the same. 

Pak Min........ 

He said Neelum-Jhelum project was delayed by the PPP government 

despite spending huge funds, the report said. 

“Pervaiz Rashid said rapid development in AJK will only 

be possible if PML-N forms government in the state,” he was 

quoted as saying. 

PDP....... 

Naeem said that ‘Agenda of Alliance’ is “sacred for us”. “It is not 

a scripture to be kept on shelf.” “Jammu and Kashmir is not running 

any Municipality and it is not between any two ordinary 

parties,” he added, “Mufti Sahab used to say that it is an alliance 

between North Pole and South Pole.” 

Guv....... 

delegated powers to accord Administrative Approval in respect 

of individual works costing up to Rs.7.5 crore and for release of 

funds (scheme/object wise) authorised by the Finance Department 

and Planning and Development Department in favour of 

the Departments under their administrative control. They have 

also been authorised to sanction advance drawal of Rs.25 lacs, 

with the concurrence of the FA/CAO, and beyond Rs.25 lacs, 

with the prior concurrence of the Finance Department. 

The delegated powers cover administrative matters relating 

to deputation of officers outside the State, relaxation cases under 

Medical Attendance Cum Allowance Rules, sanctioning of 

all types of leaves of officers, finalization of the pension and G.P. 

Fund withdrawal cases, and imposition of minor penalties etc. 

In addition, specific powers have also been separately delegated 

to the Administrative Secretaries of Planning and Development 

Department, Finance Department, GAD, Revenue Department, 

Higher Education Department, Labour and Employment Department, 

Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution Department, 

School Education Department and Law Department with regard 

to matters being dealt by them. It has also been decided 

that the cases not specially mentioned shall be submitted to the 

Governor through the Chief Secretary. 

The Raj Bhavan spokesperson recalled that while addressing 

the Administrative Secretaries on 11th January, 2016, Governor 

had directed that every important matter must be timely 

disposed off and cases which required the approval at his level 

should be sent to him. Delegation of powers to the Administrative 

Secretaries issued today will enable timely decision making 

for prompt and efficient delivery of various services to the 

people of the State. 

Fateha....... 

CM Mufti Sayeed’s demise, his daughter and heir-apparent, Mehbooba 

Mufti broke down inconsolably inside Bijbehara’s Dara 

Shikoh Garden—turning mood inside the Mufti’s last resting 

place melancholic. 

Omar....... 

uncertainty because of these antics. Central Rule is never a good 

omen for J&K and sets into motion apprehensions about the 

very survival of representative democracy in the turmoil-hit 

State. When PDP and BJP continue to be in an alliance and when 

their ‘Agenda of the Alliance’ stands as it was, why are they depriving 

the people of an elected Government? 

Humhama....... 

“We demand an impartial and speedy probe from the government, 

so that culprits are brought to book without delay,” Wani 

said. (GNS) 

ADC Ang for strict 

adherence of traffic rules 

Anantnag, Jan 14: To create public awareness about the importance 

of traffic rules, ADC Anantnag, Sheikh Ghulam Hassan 

today flagged off the Traffic Week from Government Degree 

College, Anantnag. 

The week-long campaign was flagged off by a convoy of cars 

by ADC Anantnag, in presence of officers of traffic police, district 

administration and representatives of driving institutions, auto 

unions, automobile dealers which after passing through different 

areas of the district culminated at the starting point. 

The ADC appealed the motorists to adhere to the traffic 

rules to make Anantnag an accident-free district. He said that 

the drivers should take a pledge to wear seatbelts and helmets 

so that mishaps on roads are averted. 

He urged upon the students to create awareness among 

people on the importance of following traffic rules. He instructed 

traffic officials to take stringent action against those found 

guilty of violating traffic rules. He said parents should dissuade 

their underage children from driving vehicles to avoid accidents. 

ADC emphasized on the need of public cooperation to curb 

the menace of overloading in passenger vehicles and road accidents. 

It was also informed that if any violation with regard 

to overloading in passenger vehicles is noticed in any areas of 

district, the public can intimate the Traffic wing urgently. 

Speaking on the occasion, ARTO Anantnag, said that traffic 

Department has put in place several checks at accident prone 

areas of the district to monitor over speeding. Special focus is 

being laid on to check plying of unfit vehicles, so that pollution 

levels decrease in the area, he added. 

He said that the traffic department will display posters and 

banners at major crossings of the district highlighting the importance 

of traffic rules so that both drivers and commuters are 

aware about the same. 

R-Day celebration 

arrangements discussed 

at Samba 

Samba, Jan 14: A meeting to discuss arrangements for the celebration 

of Republic Day 2016 was convened here under the 

Chairmanship of District Development Commissioner, Samba, 

Sheetal Nanda. 

The DDC reviewed on spot preparations of the celebrations 

at Arazi Stadium Samba .It was informed that during the celebrations, 

various marching contingents drawn from police, 

Army, NCC, Ex-Serviceman, and School Students etc. shall be organized 

besides, cultural programme based on patriotic theme 

and prize distribution ceremony. 

The preparations made by various committees like site/ 

venue preparation committee, Hospitality & Protocol Committee, 

Prize Selection Committee, Beautification/Illumination 

Committee, Refreshment Committee were also reviewed. 

The DDC directed all the officers to take self appraisal of 

their preparations so that best arrangements are made for 

the function and further discussed in detail the arrangements 

related to barricading, seating, sanitation, security & 

traffic, power, water, fire tenders etc.

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New HIL rule 

will have less 

pressure on 

drag-flickers: 

Raghunath 

HIGHLIGHTS 

• Raghunath welcomed 

the new rule and said the 

pressure will be more on 

strikers. 

• Jackson said the new 

rule will make the game 

more interesting. 

• Sardar Singh feels the 

new rule is equal for all. 

NEW DELHI: With every 

field goal being valued as 

two, the upcoming fourth 

edition of the Hockey 

India League (HIL) is likely 

to witness some dramatic 

changes and VR Raghunath 

feels the rule altercation is 

a blessing in disguise for 

drag-flickers who will now 

be under less pressure. 

Raghunath, a penalty 

corner specialist himself, 

welcomed the new rule 

and said the pressure will 

be more on strikers to 

score field goals. 

“It’s a big challenge for 

the forwards and an opportunity 

for the forwards 

to score more goals and 

show their skills. There 

will be less pressure on 

drag-flickers and more 

pressure on forwards,” 

said Raghunath, who will 

captain Uttar Pradesh 

Wizards in the fourth HIL 

to be held across six cities 

of the country from 

January 18 to February 

21.Raghunath’s counterpart 

from defending 

champions Ranchi Rays, 

Ashley Jackson is not too 

pleased with the new 

rule but said the change 

will make the game more 

interesting.“As a dragflickers 

I don’t like the 

rule. But on the flip side it 

is also a challenge for the 

defence because you will 

get to see more attacking 

hockey,” he said.“It 

is interesting because if 

you are one goal down in 

the last minute you still 

have a chance to win the 

game.”India captain Sardar 

Singh, who will lead his 

new franchise Punjab Warriors 

this season having 

represented Delhi Waveriders 

in the last three 

editions, said the new 

rule is equal for all.“The 

rule is same for all. It is an 

interesting thought and 

all teams will try to score 

more field goals this year,” 

he said.According to the 

new scoring rule, a field 

goal during the HIL would 

count as two while a penalty 

corner would continue 

to be counted as one goal, 

making field goals twice as 

valuable. However, penalty 

strokes would continue to 

be counted as one except 

when a stroke is awarded 

for a deliberate foul during 

the execution of a 

penalty corner. 

Mohammad Amir returns: Five of his T20I best 

HIGHLIGHTS 

• Amir makes his international return in the 

T20I series in New Zealand starting Friday 

• The left-armer was serving a ban for his role 

in the 2010 spot-fixing case 

• Aamir’s last over to Australia in the 2010 

ICC World T20 is regarded as one of the best 

death overs in the format 

As the Pakistan fast bowler makes his international 

return in the T20I series in New 

Zealand starting Friday after serving a ban for 

his role in the 2010 spot-fixing case, here’s a 

look at five of his best performances in the 

format. 

- 2/21 v New Zealand, Dubai, 2009 

Pakistan’s 49-run win over New Zealand in 

the first match of the series saw Amir, in his 

ninth appearance, remove the opposition’s 

best two batsmen in successive overs. Chasing 

162, New Zealand lost their captain Brendon 

McCullum steering to backward point, 

and then Ross Taylor was caught behind by 

one that slanted away from him. Those two 

strikes up front left New Zealand at 34/3 and 

they lost steam from there to be bowled out 

for 112. 

- 2/16 v Bangladesh, St Lucia, 2010 

In game four of the 2010 ICC World Twenty20, 

Bangladesh were set a target of 173. Off 

the sixth ball of their chase, Amir removed 

Imrul Kayes for 0, having conceded just one 

run off the first five. His second over produced 

two more runs, his third seven. After 

that fine opening spell of 1/10, Amir was 

given the 18th over with Bangladesh wanting 

38 runs from 18 balls. Holding the chase 

together was Mohammad Ashraful on 65 

from 48 balls. Amir took one ball to dismiss 

him, as Ashraful attempted a lap shot but was 

excellently taken by a diving Kamran Akmal. 

HIGHLIGHTS 

• One of the worrying factor according to the 

Rohit is not picking up wickets in the middle 

overs. 

• India had Australia down at 21/2 but Bailey 

and Smith added 242 runs for the third 

wicket. 

• Conditions in Brisbane are expected to be 

much the same, with the pitch having a bit 

more pace. 

BRISBANE: Rohit Sharma’s brilliant hundred 

was certainly one of the positives in India’s 

five-wicket defeat in the first ODI against 

Australia but one of the worrying factor according 

to the in-form opener is not picking 

up wickets in the middle overs. 

India had Australia down at 21 for two 

but George Bailey and Steve Smith added 242 

Six runs from the over gave Amir excellent 

figures of 4-0-16-2. 

- 3/23 v Australia, St Lucia, 2010 

In Pakistan’s next match a day later, an 

Sania, Martina create world 

record, win 29th straight match 

HIGHLIGHTS 

• The World No. 1 pair came from 

behind to beat the pair of Romanian 

Raluca Olaru and Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava 

Shvedova 

• The Indo-Swiss pair have continued 

their good show from 2015 when they 

won nine titles 

• A win in the final will be their 11th 

WTA title together 

SYDNEY: India’s Sania Mirza and her 

Swiss partner Martina Hingis broke a 

22-year-old world record by winning 

their 29th women’s doubles match in 

a row en route to their entry into the 

women’s doubles final of the WTA 

Sydney International, here Thursday. 

The World No. 1 pair came from 

behind to beat the pair of Romanian 

Raluca Olaru and Kazakhstan’s 

Yaroslava Shvedova 4-6 6-3 10-8 in a 

closely-fought semi-final. They have 

now surpassed the pair of Puerto Rican 

Gigi Fernandez and Belarus’ Natasha 

Zvereva, who won 28 matches on the 

trot during their successful pairing back 

in 1994. 

The Indo-Swiss pair have continued 

their good show from 2015 when 

runs for the third wicket en route a comfortable 

win for the hosts.“There were a lot of 

positives to be taken from that game especially 

scoring 300 runs in Perth. Losing is not 

a positive but we did whatever we could. And 

also the fact that Australia batted very well,” 

Rohit said ahead of the second ODI at Gabba 

on Friday.“Our morale is high because we have 

played good cricket and we know that. Only 

thing is that we need to learn as to how we can 

take wickets in the middle overs and how to 

build the pressure,” the opener was forthright 

in his assessment of the chinks in the team’s 

armoury.“If wickets fall in the middle, then it 

affects the momentum of the opposition team. 

That is what we need to do this game because 

we batted well. We bowled well with new ball 

but were halted in the middle overs because 

we didn’t take wickets then. And that’s what 

18-year-old Amir was on the mark once again 

- so much so, that his final over included five 

wickets without a run conceded. In the last 

over of Australia’s innings, two batsmen were 

Lynn and Badree hand Stars a thrashing 

Samuel Badree sent back five of 

Stars’ top six inside the Powerplay 

© Cricket Australia/Getty Images 

What is more impressive? Five 

sixes in five balls, or five wickets in 

16 balls? 

The Brisbane Heat had seemed out 

of Big Bash League finals contention 

for nearly a week, but at the 

MCG, the very slightest slither of 

hope emerged. After scoring 188, 

had the Heat bowled Melbourne 

Stars out for 76 or under, and had a 

number of other results gone their 

way, they could have still qualified. 

In the end, the Heat’s win could 

not even take them off the bottom 

of the table, but remarkable 

performances from Chris Lynn and 

Samuel Badree derailed the Stars’ 

hopes of reaching the final, and 

all but ended the chance of home 

advantage in a semi. Even after the 

Heat were out of contention, they 

were determined to stick around to 

cause havoc for the rest. 

Having been invited to bat by David 

Hussey on a wet, windy Melbourne 

night, the Heat lost Jimmy Pierson - 

bowled by some skid from Michael 

Beer - in the opening over. That 

brought Lynn, the competition’s 

highest run-scorer and six-hitter, 

to the crease, and he was utterly 

irrepressible. Lynn has four of the 

Heat’s seven fifties this season, 

and also four of their five highest 

scores. No one has stood taller, and 

no one has struck the ball cleaner 

than him. 

The result of his onslaught - as well 

as some clever, if less eye-catching 

hitting from Lendl Simmons - was a 

Powerplay worth 78, with as many 

boundaries, 14 (half of which were 

Lynn’s own sixes), as dot balls. 

Lynn chose his targets, and his location. 

With a strong breeze favouring 

leg-side strokes and having got 

away by slapping Dan Worrall over 

his head for a two-bounce four, 

Lynn set into the same bowler’s 

next over, the innings’ fourth. There 

was the cross-court forehand slap 

over long-on for six, then a brutal 

pull over midwicket. The over 

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10 tourists in Istanbul, Turkey, suicide bombing in Quetta ki... 

Read In what proved to be his final T20I before the spot-fixing 

scandal, Amir put in a match-winning all-round show in Pakistan’s 

11-run win over Australia at Edgbaston. Batting at No 8, 

he crunched two sixes in an unbeaten 21 from 11 balls to get the 

total to 162/9, and then claimed three wickets. 

they won nine titles which included 

the Wimbledon, US Open and the 

year-ending WTA finals. 2016 has also 

started on a fabulous note as they have 

now made it to the second straight final, 

having won the Brisbane International 

last week. A win in the final will be their 

11th WTA title together.The semi-final 

was a well-contested affair that went 

on for an hour and 31 minutes. The 

two teams traded three breaks each 

but the Olaru-Shvedova pair broke 

their opponents for the fourth time 

to clinch the set by 6-4 margin. Down 

by a set, Sania and Martina came back 

strongly break the opposition’s serve 

twice and also won a whopping 76 

percent of points on their first serve 

as they clinched the set 6-3.In the 

super tie-break, both pair did well to 

hold their service points but Olaru 

and Shvedova had a double fault at a 

crucial stage which turned the match 

decisively in favour of Sania-Martina. 

ended with a perfect cover drive 

for four. 

Worrall was removed from the attack, 

but Lynn took a one-ball look 

at his next victim, Ben Hilfenhaus, 

and let fly. First, Hilfenhaus was 

sent for the biggest six of the 

tournament - 123 metres - swiveled 

over deep square leg. Next 

came a bottom-handed bunt over 

deep-midwicket, followed by a full 

toss flicked behind square. Six, and 

six more. To mix things up, Lynn 

even went over the bowler’s head 

with the same result. He finished off 

with the strangest, and most special 

six of the lot, going down the ground 

with his left leg cleared and his arms 

swinging fast. The ball barely got 

above waist height, and just crossed 

the rope in front of the sightscreen. 

The replacement of Hilfenhaus with 

Adam Zampa’s legspin ended Lynn’s 

marvellous innings. Looking to hit 

straight again, but this time needing 

to find the pace, Lynn was unable 

to clear Rob Quiney, running round 

from long-off. 

From that point, the Stars fought 

back well to limit the Heat to 188, 

though it eventually proved to be 

too much. After Lynn’s fireworks, 

110 runs were added in the final 14 

overs, with Simmons and Joe Burns 

quietly accumulating and falling just 

as they looked ready to free the arms. 

Nathan Reardon and Ben Cutting 

then continued to push things along 

before falling late. 

It was the Badree show from then on. 

First, Luke Wright played on trying 

to force to off, then Kevin Pietersen 

was trapped lbw by a skiddy legbreak. 

Two balls later, Marcus Stoinis 

slapped one with loop straight to 

mid-off and trudged off, disbelieving. 

In his next over, Badree deceived Peter 

Handscomb in the flight and had 

him stumped, before Quiney lobbed 

the first ball of his competition to 

mid-on.Thankfully for Stars, some 

late larruping from Evan Gulbis 

kept their net run-rate in the green, 

but if they fail to win in Perth on 

Saturday, their finals fate will be 

out of their hands. 

we have to learn,” Rohit added.Conditions in 

Brisbane are expected to be much the same, 

with the pitch having a bit more pace in it than 

the one at Perth. 

Even then, Rohit wouldn’t confirm if the 

Indian team was contemplating playing four 

fast bowlers, considering that Ishant Sharma is 

now fully fit and available. 

“There are discussions going on (about picking 

four fast bowlers) but we all have to wait and 

see what MS (Dhoni) thinks and what he feels 

is the right combination to go forward with. 

Here in Brisbane, it will be very similar to what 

we got in Perth.“I guess there will be a little 

more bounce. And Perth was on the slower side 

a little bit, once the shine was taken off the 

ball. I think here it will be a little more and the 

fast bowlers will have a little more assistance 

through a longer period,” he said. 

run out and the other three fell to Amir’s 

left-arm pace, but despite crashing from 

191/5 to 191 all out they had enough runs on 

the board. Still, Amir’s five-wicket maiden 

last over is regarded as one of the best death 

overs in T20 cricket, if not the greatest. Off 

his first, he had Brad Haddin caught at short 

third man; off the second, he yorked Mitchell 

Johnson; then came two runs outs before the 

sixth clean bowled Shaun Tait. Amir’s analysis 

of 4-1-23-3 ended up being on the losing 

side, however, as Pakistan were bowled out 

for 157 in their 20 overs. 

- 3/27 v Australia, Birmingham, 2010 

The first of two T20Is against Australia on the 

fateful tour of England began with Amir taking 

three wickets in Pakistan’s 23-run win. In 

his opening over, a lovely in-dipping delivery 

trapped Shane Watson lbw for a secondball 

duck, and then Amir removed Cameron 

White and Steven Smith as Australia’s chase 

fell apart. His dismissal of Smith for 12 

swung the match Pakistan’s way for good. 

- 21* off 11 balls & 3/27 v Australia, Birmingham, 

2010 

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terror, massacre of 10 tourists in Istanbul, 

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In what proved to be his final T20I before the 

spot-fixing scandal, Amir put in a matchwinning 

all-round show in Pakistan’s 11-run 

win over Australia at Edgbaston. Batting at 

No 8, he crunched two sixes in an unbeaten 

21 from 11 balls to get the total to 162/9, and 

then claimed three wickets. In his second 

over, Amir pinged David Warner at the crease 

for one, and in his second had Michael Clarke 

drag onto his stumps for a whirlwind 30. At 

the death, Amir nailed Johnson with a yorker 

in the penultimate over that cost just five 

runs. He was named Man of the Match as 

Pakistan claimed the series 2-0. 

Sardar Singh seeks 

apology from Pakistan 

hockey players 

HIGHLIGHTS 

• Pakistan players made obscene gestures 

after their team’s 4-3 win over India in the 

Champions Trophy semi-final in December 

2014 

• Indian hockey team skipper Sardar Singh 

said Pakistan players are yet to apologise for 

their “unacceptable” behaviour 

• Sardar further added that he feels Pakistan 

players shouldn’t be allowed to participate 

in HIL 

NEW DELHI: Indian hockey team skipper 

Sardar Singh today asked the Pakistan players 

to apologise for their “unacceptable” 

behaviour during the Champions Trophy in 

Bhubaneswar in December 2014, backing 

Hockey India’s stand of not allowing the 

stars from across the border to play in HIL. 

“Pakistani players are suffering a lot but 

what they did during the 2014 Champions 

Trophy was unacceptable. They still haven’t 

apologised for their behaviour so I feel they 

shouldn’t be allowed (to participate in HIL) 

,” Sardar said on the sidelines of the unveiling 

of Hockey India League here today. 

Former SA cricketer 

Bodi charged under 

CSA’s anti-corruption 

code 

Nine Pakistani players were part of the 

first edition of HIL in 2013 but were forced 

to leave the country before the start of 

the tournament following protests from a 

few political organisations. Since then no 

Pakistan player has been included in the 

last three three editions. 

The coming edition of HIL also doesn’t 

feature a single Pakistani player and Hockey 

India made it clear that in future, too, they 

will not be considered until they apologise 

for their unruly behaviour in Bhubaneswar. 

Gulam Bodi, the left-arm 

batsman who played two 

ODIs and a T20I for South 

Africa, has been charged 

under CSA’s anti-corruption 

code for “contriving to 

fix, or otherwise improperly 

influence aspects of 

the 2015 Ram Slam T20 

Challenge Series.” Bodi 

has been suspended from 

all cricket activity, and is 

currently co-operating 

with Anti-Corruption 

officials. 

In a statement, CSA 

confirmed Bodi was the 

intermediary they had 

charged last December. 

“Following our investigations 

and due process, 

we have reached a point 

where we can confirm 

that Mr Bodi is the intermediary 

who was charged 

by CSA in early December 

2015 under the CSA Anti- 

Corruption Code,” Haroon 

Lorgat, CSA’s chief executive, 

said. 

We need to learn to take wickets in middle overs: Rohit 

Talking more about his innings in Perth, 

Rohit said, “With the change in rules that there 

are five fielders outside the circle in the last 10 

overs, I think it’s very important for a set batsman 

to play as long as possible. 

“It is easier for a set batsman in the middle 

to play big shots in the last 10 overs as compared 

to the new batsmen coming in. It is very 

important for the batsman who is set and batting 

well to carry on as long as possible because 

that is how you can stretch your target and get 

to a competitive score,” Rohit explained.“So 

that’s how I have looked at it and it is a good 

opportunity to get past the hundred. You 

challenge yourself and ask what else you can 

do after that. So after getting a hundred, I 

start another innings, which starts from zero, 

and scoring another hundred and that’s how 

I look at it.

15 January 2015

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