23 January 2016

SRINAGAR | 23 January 2016 | 12 Rabi Al Thani 1437 AH Vol: 4 | Issue No: 20 | Pages: 08 | Rs 3/-
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Akther’s bombshell,
midterm polls an option
Tasaduq Mufti, another family member to get big roles in PDP
Afaq Bhat
Srinagar, Jan 22: As the suspense
over government formation
in Jammu and Kashmir
is continuing a senior PDP
leader and former Education
Minister Naeem Akther has
dropped a bombshell by
hinting that midterm polls
cannot be ruled out.
While replying to a query
whether there was a possibility
of midterm polls in the
state, Akther said, "I am not
ruling out or ruling in anything."
Sources said that despite
PDP authorizing the party
President Mehbooba Mufti
to take final call over the government
formation, Mehbooba
has not opened her cards
and has not discussed
government formation
with any of the PDP
leaders.
Insiders revealed
that senior PDP leaders
Muzaffar Hussain
Beigh and
Tariq Hamid Karra
were not present
at the condolence
meeting held at Mehbooba's
residence
here on Thursday and
there was no mention
of government formation
during the
meeting.
‘Playing chess
forbidden in Islam’
Millionaire
gets life term
for killing
guard
Thrissur (Kerala), Jan 22:
Mohammad Nisham has
been sentenced to life in
prison for killing his security
guard last year by mowing
him down with his luxury
SUV in a rage.
A court here sentenced a
businessman to life imprisonment
for running down a
security guard with his Hummer
sports utility vehicle in a
fit of rage.
Additional District and
Sessions Judge K.P. Sudhir,
who had pronounced
Mohammed Nisham guilty,
also fined him Rs.70 lakh.
Mohammed Nisham rode a
motorbike with a skeleton
dangling by its side. The
prosecution accused Nisham
of ramming his powerful
Hummer into the 47-yearold
guard, Chandra Bose, on
December 29, 2014 and also
beating him up. Bose worked
as a security guard in a posh
residential complex near
here. After battling for life for
48 days at a hospital, Bose
See Life Term on Pg 6
Riyadh, Jan 22: Saudi Arabia’s
grand mufti Sheikh Abdullah
al-Sheikh during a television
program said playing chess
is forbidden in Islam, British
newspaper The Guardian reported.
Responding to a question
on a television show in
which he issues fatwas (religious
decrees) after listening
to viewers' questions, Sheikh
said playing the board game
is 'haram' (forbidden) as it
encourages gambling and is a
waste of time.
He claimed that the game
was “included under gambling”
and was “a waste of
time and money and a cause
for hatred and enmity between
players”.
Al-Sheikh justified the
ruling by referring to a verse
in the Quran banning “intoxicants,
gambling, idolatry and
divination”.
Iraq's Supreme Shia cleric
Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani
too had issued a decree terming
the game 'haram mutlaqan'
(forbidden absolutely
or under any circumstances),
with or without betting.
The game of chess, a
board game can be traced
back to an ancient version
called Chatrang, popular in
Persia during the 600BCs.
The name ‘chess’ is a
variant of the Persian ‘shah’
(king) that replaced the
original ‘shatranj’ and ‘ajedrez’
and came to be modified
through dialect across
Europe as ‘check’ and later
‘chess’.
Gameplay in chess is of
two kinds: tactical and strategic.
Tactics is concerned with
the immediate action taken
by each player, as in the advancing
and positioning of
a piece, while strategy is focused
on achieving long-term
positioning advantages.
New Delhi, Jan 22: Prime Minister Narendra
Modi may look to press the reset button
on his leadership this spring to reinvigorate
stalled economic reforms and appease critics,
eyeing a mix of tried and tested allies and
fresh blood, senior government sources said.
The government has overseen rapid
economic growth but failed on tax and land
reforms, and the euphoria that met Modi's
2014 election triumph has given way to investor
disillusionment; stocks have erased all of
their gains since he won power.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
faces a crucial election test in the most populous
state of Uttar Pradesh in 2017 that it
probably needs to win if it wants to hold on to
power nationally in 2019.
"Modi needs to identify new talent and
bring changes in his government. It will be
too late if he fails to do it now," said veteran
newspaper editor and commentator Shekhar
Gupta.
With an eye on Uttar Pradesh, Modi looks
set to keep Amit Shah on as BJP president, the
sources said, extending his closest aide and
election campaign manager's tenure by three
years when it expires at the weekend.
But finance minister Arun Jaitley, responsible
for delivering the Modi message to international
investors, may move to defence after
he delivers his annual budget in late February,
sources said.
Jaitley, 63, has failed to push through a
major tax reform and critics have faulted his
stewardship over India's $2 trillion economy,
which is growing fast but not creating enough
“Mehbooba is preparing
her brother Tasaduq Mufti for
a bigger role as he has been
at her side since the day late
Chief Minister passed away,”
they added.
Mehbooba not showing
any hurry to take oath as 13th
Chief Minister of Jammu and
Kashmir has triggered the
speculations that she is not
interested in carrying on the
alliance with the Bharatiya
Janata Party. Naeem Akther
stating that nothing can be
ruled out is an indication
about party has kept all the
options open, including midterm
polls.
Recent media reports had
suggested that Mehbooba
would meet Prime Minister
Narendra Modi ahead of taking
oath as the Chief Minister
and “Agenda of Alliance”
between the two parties
would be reviewed. There
were speculations that new
government in JK would be
sworn in after January 26.
Sources within the BJP
New Delhi, Jan 22: Ahead of the R-
Day celebrations, the National Investigating
Agency (NIA) today conducted
nationwide searches and held
a number of suspects from across the
country.
According to reports, 6 suspects
including a chemical engineering
dropout were arrested by the NIA
in Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Tumkur
districts (all in Karnataka) for
links with the “terror group Islamic
State.”
The NIA also picked up “four terror
suspects” from Telangana capital
Hyderabad. Reports say the state police
was working on the leads provided by
the intelligence officials.
One more suspected ISIS operative
was arrested from Mumbra near Mumbai
in an operation by Maharashtra ATS
and NIA.
The arrests come in the wake of
revealed that none of the
PDP leaders are in touch
with the state unit of the
party and they are unaware
about the negotiations if any
that are taking place with
PDp and the central leadership.
The Union Minister for
Minority Affairs Dr Najma
Heptullah, who recently visited
Srinagar after calling on
Mehbooba at her Fairview
residence here maintained
that she met Mehbooba to
condole her father’s demise
and government formation
was not discussed.
Sources said that besides
giving bigger role to her
brother Tasaduq Mufti in the
party, Mehbooba may handover
the post of the party
president to someone within
the family. “Till now we don’t
know what’s going on in Mehbooba’s
mind. We also don’t
know whether any of the PDP
leaders are holding discussions
with the BJP leaders or
not,” the source added.
heightened security in the country
Islamabad, Jan 22: Pakistan
Foreign Office Spokesman
has said foreign-secretary
level talks between Pakistan
and India would be held in
‘near future’ and that both
sides are in contact with
each in this regard.
The secretary level talks
between the two nuclear
armed neighbours were
expected to start in mid
January but were rescheduled
in view of the attack on
Pathankot Indian Air Base.
In the weekly interaction
with the media, the
FO Spokesman Qazi Khalilullah
said Pakistan had condemned
the terror incident
that had killed seven Indian
security personnel and offered
help to probe into the
tragedy.
When questioned about
any information about sending
a team to Pathankot, he
said the ministry of interior
should be contacted on an
issue relating to an investigation
into the incident.
Ahead of R-Day NIA arrests 11 ISIS suspects
jobs to employ an expanding workforce.
A spokesman for Modi declined to comment
on the move and an official in Jaitley's
office said he had no knowledge of a possible
reshuffle.
Moving Jaitley to defence, a post he also
held in the early months of the Modi government,
could better suit the veteran corporate
lawyer and keep the strategically
important portfolio in trusted hands.
It would also open the way for
power and coal minister Piyush Goyal
to take the finance portfolio, while underperformers
in other minor posts
may be weeded out.
A central minister and two BJP
officials said Goyal, 51, was being
groomed for his next big role, and
a white paper on banking was recently
shared with him to seek
his inputs. A Goyal aide
denied all knowledge
of an impending
promotion.
Goyal is
a good communicator
and has often
travelled
abroad with
Modi, but
lacks political and electoral experience.
The ex-investment banker has turned
around state-run Coal India, tackled chronic
power shortages and backed renewable
New Delhi, Jan 22: Even as the case of
the missing SUV of an ITBP officer remains
unsolved, another car, this time
a Maruti Alto, has gone missing after it
was hired from Pathankot in Punjab,
adding to the security fears ahead of
the R-Day on January 26.
The white colour Alto taxi HP01 D
2440 was hired by three unknown persons
from Pathankot. The driver of the
taxi, Vijay Kumar's body was found in
Kangra district on January 20. The car
remains untraced.
While it is yet not clear that the
murder is the handiwork of a criminal
during the R-Day week.
Earlier this week, Special Cell of
Delhi Police had arrested four suspects
from Uttarakhand. Police had said that
all 4 were planning an attack in Haridwar,
where thousands of devotees are
now gathered for the Ardh Kumbh
Mela.
The police are on alert in Delhi and
the National Capital Region (NCR) after
the official vehicle of an IG-rank official
of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force
(ITBP) was stolen a few days ago. The
Noida Police has issued an alert asking
citizens to share information about the
white SUV, a Tata Safari.
sources of energy.
Those are key wins for Modi, whose provision
of 24/7 electricity as chief minister of
Gujarat state helped him become prime minister.
"Goyal is doing a fine job - he has brought
a lot of energy to the coal and power
sector," said Rajiv Kumar, senior
fellow at the Centre for Policy
Research in New Delhi.
"But I'm not sure he
can do justice to the complex
finance portfolio,"
he said. "Goyal, with his
micro orientation, might
struggle to get to grips
with multi-dimensional
and serious macroeconomic
issues facing the
country."
Modi, who has relentlessly
centralised power in
the prime minister's
office, has held his
cards close to his
chest and would
have the last
word on recruiting
new
talent from a
pool of candidates
that
is short on experience.
Shah, Modi's right-hand man in Gujarat
and the architect of his general election triumph,
lost his winning touch last year with
Journalism With A Human Heart
Pak defeating terrorism for
prosperous economy: Sharif
Davos/Islamabad, Jan 22:
Pakistan is the best place to
invest in given its geographical
location and lands full of
natural resources, said Prime
Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday.
“Measures against terrorism
have yielded positive
results, resulting in improvement
in law and order and
internal situation of the country,”
the premier said while
addressing the business community
in Davos, Switzerland.
“Pakistan has been experiencing
economic stability
in the country as economic
development is linked with
peace and security.”
Sharif said the country’s
current GDP growth rate of
4.2 percent would cross the
five- percent rate, Radio
See Pak on Pg 6
Missing Pathankot car
adds to threat
‘India-Pak FS-level
talks in near future’
gang or suspected terrorists, the security
agencies are taking no chances and
have issued an alert across north India.
In view of the threat perception,
the Delhi Police is on the highest level
of alert to secure the national capital.
The police are working on multiple
leads provided by more than a dozen
terror suspects arrested from different
parts of the country in the last few days.
When asked about the threat perception
in the run-up to January 26,
Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi
said, “Won't discuss security issues, but
would ask people to stay alert.”
Answering a question
about the recent visit
of Prime Minister, Nawaz
Sharif to Saudi Arabia and
Iran, the spokesman said
the purpose of the visit was
to reduce tension between
Saudi Arabia and Iran. He
said both sides have given
a positive response as had
been indicated by the prime
minister in his talk with media
in Tehran on Tuesday.
He told a questioner
that Pakistan was keeping in
touch with both Riyadh and
Tehran on the matter of appointment
of focal persons.
Asked about sanctuaries
of terrorists in Afghanistan
especially in view of
reports that the terrorists
who stormed Bacha Khan
See Talks on Pg 6
Bacha Khan University
attackers vow to target
Pak schools
Islamabad, Jan 22: The Taliban
faction behind the Bacha
Khan University massacre in
Charsadda this week issued a
video message Friday vowing
to target schools throughout
the country, calling them
“nurseries” for people who
challenge Allah’s law.
The video, which spread
rapidly on Facebook but was
not released on official media
accounts for the Tehreeke-Taliban
Pakistani (TTP),
shows Khalifa Umar Mansoor,
whose faction claimed responsibility
for the attack on
the university Wednesday.
Heavily armed gunmen
stormed the campus in
Modi likely to rejig cabinet, give new talent a chance
a heavy defeat to an upstart party in Delhi
and a crashing loss in the big eastern state
of Bihar.
That has tested the patience of the Hindu
nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS). But, apart from a brief rebellion by party
elders, Modi has managed to fend off challenges
to his authority.
At a meeting between BJP and RSS leaders
earlier this month in New Delhi, Modi made
his support for Shah clear. No challenger has
applied for the post, meaning that Shah's
term that expires this weekend will be extended
by three years.
While party workers praise Shah as a
tough and effective administrator, many want
him to promote new faces instead of, as he
has done, focusing his campaign strategy exclusively
on Modi.
Even though Modi addressed more than
30 rallies on the campaign trail, the BJP fell in
Bihar in November to an alliance of regional
parties. Realising its fate was sealed, it did not
even field a candidate for chief minister.
The party's fortunes will depend on five
state polls in 2016 that will build up to next
year's crunch vote in Uttar Pradesh. The outcome
of that ballot will set the tone for the
2019 general election.
Shah helped Modi win the biggest general
election mandate in three decades by sweeping
71 of 80 seats in the northern state, whose
200 million population is as big as Brazil's.
"If Shah wins Uttar Pradesh, then no one
can stop Modi from becoming the prime minister
again," said one senior BJP leader.
Rail service
resumes after
2-days
Srinagar, Jan 22: The
Srinagar-Banihal rail service
resumed Friday after remaining
suspended for two days.
The rail service was
suspended in south Kashmir
following an encounter in
Pulwama district, where a
Hizbul Mujahideen (HM)
militant was killed in an
encounter and major protests
erupted after a civilian
Parvaiz Ahmad Guroo was
killed in security forces firing
at Naina Batpora village on
January 20.
See Rail Service on Pg 6
Army recovers
5 IEDs
Srinagar, Jan 22: Police
on Friday said that Army
unearthed a militant hideout
near the Line of Control in
frontier district of Kupwara
district.
The troopers of 12
Maratha Regiment of the
Army unearthed the hideout
during search operations in
Amrohi forests.
The items recovered
from the hideout during the
operation include, five IEDs
weighing 500 gm each, 35
See Army on Pg 6
Charsadda, killing 21 people
in an attack that had chilling
echoes of a 2014 assault
on the Army Public
School in nearby Peshawar,
also claimed by Mansoor’s
faction.
The rampage threatened
to shatter the sense of security
growing in the troubled
region a year after the Peshawar
attack, which left
more than 150 people dead
— mostly children.
In the video issued Friday,
Mansoor said his faction
had attacked the university
“because this is the place
where lawyers are made, this
See Attackers on Pg 6
DGP orders
transfers,
adjustments
in police deptt
Srinagar, Jan 22: DGP, K Rajendra
Kumar Friday ordered
adjustment/transfers of the
following Assistant Superintendents
of Police/ Deputy
Superintendents of Police:
Ashish Kumar Mishra, IPS
(JK-2013) awaiting orders of
adjustment is posted as SDPO
Sopore vice Mohammad
Shafiq; Chandan Kohli, IPS
(JK-2013) awaiting adjustment
is posted as SDPO East
Jammu vice Mohammad
Rafiq Manhas; Gurenderpal
Singh, IPS (JK-2013) awaiting
orders of adjustment is
posted as SDPO Akhnoor
against available vacancy;
Amod Ashok Nagpure IPS
(JK-2013) awaiting orders of
adjustment is posted as SDPO
Sadder Srinagar against available
vacancy; Vivek Shekhar
Sharma, DYSP Hqrs Jammu is
transferred and posted SDPO
city North Jammu against
available post; Tanweer
Ahmad, Dy SP SDRF 1st Bn
is transferred and posted as
SDPO Bijbehara vice Irshad
See DGP on Pg 6
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Div Com for
promotion of Urdu
Stresses on collective efforts to promote official language
Precious Kashmir News
Srinagar, Jan 22: Divisional Commissioner
Kashmir, Dr Asgar Hassan
Samoon today stressed the
need to take steps both at individual
and collective level for the
promotion of Urdu language in the
state.
The Divisional Commissioner
was chairing a meeting with members
of Jammu and Kashmir Urdu
Council, an amalgam of different
literary and social organizations
working for promotion and development
of official language in the
state.
Deputy Commissioners from
Kashmir division also participated
in the meet via video conferencing.
The meeting was convened to
discuss measures to be taken to
promote the use of Urdu language
in the state.
Dr Samoon said that the state
has wide array of resources in the
shape of universities, schools and
Precious Kashmir News
Jammu, Jan 22: In order to
finalize the arrangements for
Republic Day-2016 celebrations,
Divisional Commissioner
Dr. Pawan Kotwal convened
a high level meeting of officers,
here today.
Finalizing the arrangements
made for the national
event, Divisional Commissioner
directed the officers
concerned to ensure uninterrupted
water and power
supply, medicare facilities,
refreshment, sanitation, parking,
traffic and security arrangements
in an around the
venue where main function is
to be held.
Divisional Commissioner
asked the police authorities
to ensure adequate security
cover at the venue besides
traffic police was asked
to manage smooth traffic
movement for convenience
Burglary
accused
escapes from
police custody
Rajouri, Jan 22: A man accused
of burglary escaped
from police custody inside
the court complex in
Mendhar area of Poonch
district of Jammu and
Kashmir on Friday.
“Notorious and hardcore
burglar Tahir Shah,
who is booked in several
cases, was produced
in Mendhar court for
hearing,” said a police
official.
During hearing, he
gave slip to cops and
escaped, he added.
“Our teams are
searching him,” said SSP
Poonch JS Johar.
colleges, where Urdu language is
being taught. “Now we need to
abreast their knowledge with latest
software, info graphics and
other skills so that Urdu becomes
lucrative for them in terms of jobs
and enjoyable in day to day use,”
he said.
The Divisional Commissioner
said Urdu is a global language with
its speakers found in countries like
Canada and USA too. He asked the
schools to take lead in promoting
Urdu by issuing forms and placing
Div Com finalizes
R-Day arrangements
of general public in reaching
the M.A. Stadium.
Dr. Kotwal directed the officers
to monitor proper parking
arrangements at the identified
slots for the vehicles of
VIP’s/dignitaries/ other guests
coming to attend the function.
Hestressed for close coordination
between the concerned
departments/agencies for the
smooth conduct of the national
event.
The meeting was attended
by IGP Jammu Danish
Rana, Director General Youth
Services and Sports, Jahangir
Mir, Joint Director Information,
Nagendra Singh Jamwal,
Joint Commissioner JMC,
R.S. Jamwal, ADDC Anuradha
Gupta, ACG Shehnaz Chowdhary,
Joint Director Youth
Services and Sports, Madan
Lal, SSP Traffic Mohan Lal,
SSP Security Romesh Kumar
besides officers from other
concerned departments.
Central Jail organises Drug
De-addiction awareness camp
Jammu, Jan 22: Drug - Deaddiction
awareness camp
was organized in Central
Jail Jammu Kotbhalwal in
collaboration with J&K Society
for promotion of Youth
and Masses, (Mashwara)
Purkhoo under the directions
of Director General of
Police, Prisons J&K Jammu
S. K. Mishra.
The programme started
with poster exhibition on
drug abuse and its ill effects.
All Jail inmates and
Prison Staff participated in
Samoon for large scale
plantation drive
Srinagar, Jan 22: Divisional
Commissioner Kashmir, Dr
Asgar Hassan Samoon today
reviewed the arrangements
being made by various departments
for the plantation
drive in the coming season.
The Divisional Commissioner
while chairing a meeting
of concerned officers said
that the need for plantation
has increased over the last few
years due to climate change. He
said that planting more trees
will have a positive impact on
the environment.
The meeting was informed
that the forest department
has 61 lakh conifer
saplings ready in its nurseries.
The officials of Social Forestry
division informed the
meeting that the department
has 7 lakh saplings including
3 lakh Male Poplars.
Dr Samoon stressed on
the need to remove all female
poplars, which are becoming
a nuisance for health and
environment. He stressed on
planting variety of plants to
maintain biodiversity in the
valley. He said that planting
Chinar trees should be made
a priority during the forthcoming
drive.
signboards in Urdu. He also asked
the Board of School Education to
devise a simple Urdu syllabus,
which will make the subject interesting
for students. He suggested
to Board and University authorities
to start issuing bilingual marks
certificates. Dr. Samoon directed the
representative of Maulana Azad National
Urdu University (MANUU) to
develop a webpage where activities
related to Urdu language like workshops,
poetry recitations, recommendations,
activities are constantly
1 dies, 2 injured
in mishaps
Srinagar, Jan 22: One
person died while two
others were injured in three
separate road accidents
in Kulgam, Anantnag and
Kupwara.
In Kulgam, a car (Figo)
bearing registration number
JK03B-4337 hit and injured
a pedestrian Gul Mohammad
resident of Rehpora
Khudwani at Khudwani,
Qaimoh. The injured was
shifted to District Hospital
Anantnag where he succumbed
to his injuries.
In Anantnag, a Maruti
vehicle bearing registration
number JK03D-0912 hit
and injured a pedestrian
Ghulam Hassan Bhat son
of Abdul Razaq resident of
Wanpora at Bone Dailgam.
The injured was shifted to
the hospital for treatment.
In Kupwara, a motorcycle
collided with a Maruti car
bearing registration number
JK01F-5895 near BDO Office
Kralpora, resulting in injuries
to the motorcyclist Aisan son
of Abdul Samad Malla. The
injured has been shifted to
hospital for treatment. Kupwara
Police has registered a
case in this regard.
the Drug abuse programme
enthusiastically.
Later on awareness
speech regarding Psychotropic
Drugs and its ill effect
on different parts of the
body was given by Project
Director, Pallavi Singh. Medical
Officer, Mashwara Kendra
& Programme Officer,
Navneet Kour highlighted
the relation between HIV
and Drug abuse.
A Drawing competition
was organized among the
Jail inmates regarding ill
Srinagar, Jan 22: Chief Executive
Officer, J&K ERA Vinod
Sharma today conducted
the daylong site inspection
of works being executed by
J&K ERA under the ongoing
JKUSDIP (Jammu and
Kashmir Urban Sector Development
Investment Programme)
funded by ADB
(Asian Development Bank).
The works inspected
include the construction of
five tier multilevel mechanized
semi automatic car
parking facility at KMDA,
Construction of Sanitary
Landfill Cell-2 at Achan and
construction of expressway
corridor from Jehangir
Chowk to Rambagh
Public Relations Officer,
ERA, Muhammad Azhar, in a
statement to KNS said Chief
Executive Officer while
reviewing the progress of
Rs 250 crores construction
of Expressway corridor
from Jehangir Chowk
to Rambagh was informed
that around 45 % progress
has been achieved on the
work. While giving out details
it was informed that
as on date work on section
effects of Drug Abuse. Convict
P. Parshotam, stood first,
Convicts Harmeet Singh and
Roshan Lal, stood second
and third. Prizes were distributed
to the winners by
Dinesh Sharma, Superintendent
Jail and Project Director
Pallavi Singh.
Superintendent Jail
Dinesh Sharma and Dr.
Nipun Kalsotra also spoke
on the Drug abuse and
its ill effects. Vote of
Thanks was presented by
Dr. Rajinder Kumar.
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uploaded. The representative of
Traders and Shopkeepers pledged
that they will ensure use of signboards
and bill books in Urdu language
too. Representatives of Urdu
print media said that out of 654
newspapers, 327 are published
in Urdu. Dr. Samoon asked the
educational institutes to subscribe
atleast one Urdu Newspaper and
magazine for students to read.
The Deputy Commissioners
said that number of orders are being
published in Urdu language.
Deputy Commissioner Anantnag,
Muneer ul Islam, said that 450
orders were issued in Urdu language
from his office, which was
applauded by the people. The representatives
of J&K Bank said that
they have already made Urdu operating
system operational in ATMs.
The meeting was also attended
by representatives of various universities,
Joint Director of Information
,Joint Coordination Committee of
Schools and members of civil society.
CEO ERA directs for completion
of KMDA parking in time
B, C and D of the project is
in progress while as work
on section A will be started
soon. He was informed that
203 pre-stressed concrete
girders have been cast out of
which 68 PSC girders have
been launched.
Later he inspected the
work on Rs 27.05 crores
construction of five tier
multilevel mechanized
semi automatic car parking
facility at KMDA were he
was informed that 90% of
prefabricated mechanical
equipments which comprises
70% of the work have
been imported from China
and superstructure stand
already installed while as
presently the electromechanical
pellets are being
installed and till date 72 pellets
have been positioned in
the slots. He also inspected
the PLC (Programmed Logic
Control Unit) for this facility
which has also been
imported from China and
will be the control unit for
operation of the facility. CEO
ERA directed the contractor
to complete the work within
the stipulated time frame.
He directed the contractor
to ensure its completion by
April 2016 so that the work
is commissioned by May
2016.
He also inspected the
work on Construction of Cell
-2 at Achan, Srinagar a Municipal
landfill site which is
spread over an area of 527
kanals where waste collected
by the Srinagar Municipal
Corporation is being
dumped along the scientific
lines.
He was accompanied
by Basharat Malik, Director
Central, J&K ERA, Mir Mohammad
Iqbal, Project Manager,
JKUSDIP, J&K ERA and
other senior officers of J&K
ERA and consultants. (KNS)
NVD arrangements reviewed in Doda
Doda, Jan 22: District Election
officer Doda, Bhupinder
Kumar today chaired a
meeting of District Officer
in his office chambers and
reviewed the arrangements
for the celebration of National
Voter Day-2016.
Threadbare discussions
were held on the series of
activities to be undertaken
at District headquarters and
at Tehsil levels. It was decided
that at District Headquarters
the day will be celebrated
by Distribution of
EPIC Cards to the new voters
followed by felicitation
of best performing BLOs
in the recently concluded
special summary revision.
The entire function will be
held in premises of Government
Higher Secondary
Schools Boys Doda whereafter
the DEO’s address all
the participants will take
pledge to participate in the
Electoral registration and
voting process besides the
SKIMS favors
blue-eyed docs in
DM/MCH exam: DAK
Srinagar, Jan 22: Doctors Association
Kashmir (DAK) today said
that SKIMS administration is favoring
blue-eyed doctors in DM/
MCH examination ignoring meritorious
and deserving candidates.
Expressing shock over this
practice of favoritism, President
DAK Dr Nisar ul Hassan said that
influential and favorites are selected
in post-doctoral courses
and genuine candidates are
dropped.
The favorite candidates get
huge marks in interview leaving
behind those who secure much
better marks than the selected
candidates in written examination.
This mars the chances of
many candidates who secure
good marks in the written test
but cannot score as highly in interview.
The theory questions are
known to the candidates prior
and the practical cases are known
before hand.
The examination system has
been devised in such a way so
that they can manage the entry of
their kith and kin.
In 2012, an RTI revealed that
SKIMS had issued a fraudulent selection
list and made selection of
Illegal extraction of
sand goes unabated
in Nallah Rajwar
Precious Kashmir News
Handwara, Jan 22: People
from North Kashmir’s
Handwara town Friday
accused authorities of
inaction against the vested
interest elements who
according to them resort to
illegal extraction of sand,
bajri and boulders from Nallah
Rajwar round the clock.
Locals told CNS that
some people are extracting
sand, bajri, boulders
illegally from nallah Rajwar
due to which not only the
water level has come down
but the walls constructed
on the banks meant to
prevent floods have started
caving in. The locals said
Illegal extraction of the raw
materials is causing a huge
threat to the fish production
in Nallah.
“You can see JCB’s
operating illegally in broad
day light and yet no action
is being initiated against
these elements. Tippers and
tractors are being loaded
by the JCBs and other heavy
machinery in broad daylight
while officials of fisheries
department are watching
this vandalism helplessly,”
locals alleged and claimed
that there is a nexus
between Fisheries Department,
Geology and Mining
department and extractors.
They appealed authorities
to look into the matter and
initiate action against the
sand mafia. (CNS)
students will also throw
light on the importance
of this day at the venue, he
added.
This will be followed
by a rally by students from
Government Higher Secondary
School Boys Doda
which will be flagged off by
DEO Doda and after passing
through the town the rally
will culminate back at the
GHSS Boys Doda, DEO further
informed.
Kumar asked all the
officer to make concerted
efforts to spread awareness
about the day by organizing
similar functions
across the district.
ineligible candidates for various
DM/MCH courses while dropping
genuine ones.
Though initially SKIMS authorities
had denied unfairness,
but after RTI they admitted that
selection list had many flaws and
many genuine candidates were
dropped for no fault of them.
The function of academic section
of SKIMS is so secrete and
undemocratic that it does not
properly reply to candidates and
is hiding information in connivance
with higher ups.
Majority of doctors on seeing
this are not appearing for examination
as they know that the exercise
is futile.
This unfairness has dejected
and destroyed the morale of many
doctors which led to their exodus.
It was because of fraud that
MD/MS examination which was
earlier conducted by SKIMS has
been taken away from it and is
now being held by BOPEE.
In order to bring transparency
in the system, DAK demands
that DM/MCH exam should be
conducted by BOPEE and the
interview should be abolished
as this practice of viva-voce
stems favoritism.
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BJP demands
action against
Er Rashid
Jammu, Jan 22: The J&K BJP unit
today demanded action against
state Independent MLA Engineer
Rashid for allegedly threatening
to hand over a BJP worker to LeT
in South Kashmir’s Pulwama
district.
Rashid has, however, denied
the allegation.
“Action should be taken
against him (Engineer Rashid)
for making such a statement
as he has taken oath on the
Constitution and he must be
held responsible for whatever he
spoke,” the President of the state
BJP, Sat Sharma, said here.
BJP worker Shabir Ahmed
Khan had been allegedly
thrashed yesterday by supporters
of Rashid when he along
with his supporters tried to
get hands on the lawmaker
for targeting of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi over the killing
of a civilian in the south Kashmir
town. Sharma said that Rashid
had also threatened to hand
over Khan to Lashker-e-Toiba
(LeT). “Action should be taken as
per the law against such people.
A lawmaker should think before
speaking on such issues as we
are lawmakers and not the law
breakers,” Sharma said on the
sidelines of a function here.
Police arrests accomplice
of ‘escapee’ cop
Srinagar, Jan 22: Police have arrested the accomplice of
fugitive cop along with a rifle in South Kashmir’s Shopian
district.
Three youth had gone into hiding on the same day a
cop Shakoor Ahmed decamped with four rifles.
Police have claimed all the four youths including
the cop joined militant ranks. Besides the cop Shakoor
Ahmed police identified these three missing youths as
Aqib Bashir Dar, Gazi Fayaz Dar and Abid Bhat.
A police official told CNS that among these four
youths, they have so far managed to nab Aqib Dar along
with a rifle. “We are after them and they will be arrested
soon,” said the official.
Pertinently, Shakoor Ahmed, who was posted on guard
at the residence of SDPO Bijbehara Irshad Ahmad, had
decamped with four rifles.
DDC reviews health
projects in Kupwara
Kupwara, Jan 22: District Development Commissioner
Kupwara today reviewed the status of ongoing developmental
works in the health sector in the district.
The Chief Medical officer, Kupwara, Chief Planning
Officer, all concerned BMOs attended the meeting and
discussed various health related projects.
CMO informed that under District plan 2015-16 Rs.
216.60 lakh were earmarked for the health sector. He
said 61 works were taken up by various executing agencies
and out of these 18 works have been completed so
far and other works are under progress.
The meeting was informed that 10 lakh patients were
treated under OPD, 58043 under IPD and 2957 major and
46236 minor operations were conducted in the district
up to December 2015.
The CMO informed the meeting that 6225 deliveries
were registered at government hospitals in the district,
besides 209693 laboratory investigations, 34391 X-rays,
18662 USGs and 13414 ECGs were conducted during the
period.
DDC Kupwara impressed upon the Health officers
to complete the works expeditiously and ensure implementation
of all decisions taken in the District Development
Board meetings with respect to health sector in
Kupwara, Handwara, Langate and Lolab.
Teenage girl attempts
suicide in north Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 22: A girl attempted suicide by consuming
some poisonous substance in Kupwara last evening,
police said.
In an attempt to end her life, an 18-year-old girl
(name withheld), resident of Kachhama in District Kupwara
consumed some poisonous substance at her home.
She was immediately shifted to the Sub District Hospital
Kralpora for treatment. Kupwara police has registered
a case in this regard, said an official.
Rs 15500 fine imposed
on traders
Poonch, Jan 22: Under the supervision of Assistant Controller,
Kewal Krishan, a team of officials from Legal Metrology
Poonch conducted surprise raids at various trade
establishments of Surankote and its adjoining areas and
imposed a fine of Rs. 15,500/- on the defaulter traders.
The team used dummy customers to detect various
anti-consumer practices adopted by some traders to
earn illegal profits. On the basis of a complaint, a couple
of trade premises were raided at Surankote and the
concerned erring traders were booked for selling packed
commodity with smudged Maximum Retail Price and
on further investigation from purchase bills it was found
that the trader was fraudulently selling the pack of beverages
on exorbitant rates over and above the MRP actually
printed by the company. The management of one trade
was found selling packs of beverages at Rs. 60 against the
MRP Rs. 53.
Meanwhile, the team warned the traders not to indulge
in any kind of anti-consumer practices and said
that any indulgence in any kind of fraudulent practice
shall be dealt in a competent Court of Law under Legal
Metrology Rules and Consumer Protection Act. The Assistant
controller appealed to the public to cooperate
with the department to prevent any kind of unfair trade
practice and to register their genuine complaints, if any,
with the office of the Legal Metrology Poonch.

Precious Kashmir
NEWS
Srinagar,Saturday
23.01.2016
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Panic in Hajin >>>>>
Traffic disrupted
after road caves in
Mehbooba, Tasadduq
meet entrepreneurs
Bukhari joins
back as DIG
Precious Kashmir News
Bandipora, Jan 22: Panic
gripped Hajin town of North
Kashmir’s Bandipora district
on Friday after the inhabitants
noticed a roadside
starting caving in.
Eyewitnesses told CNS
that that the road at Sheikh
Mohalla was slowly caving in
disrupting vehicular movement
for several hours.
“A patch of road
around 100 metre of length
breached at Sheikh Mohalla
that created panic among
locals. The breach destroyed
the main road in the village,”
said a local adding that after
September 2014 floods there
are many instances when
the river Bund breached in
Hajan area.
Locals alleged that the
team of experts and officials
visited the area a couple of
times to take stock of the
situation but did nothing
to protect the bund from
breaching”.
Meanwhile, a team of
experts rushed to spot to
assess the ground situation.
They collected samples for
testing and advised people to
take precautionary measures.
Congress leader from
the area Imtiyaz Ahmed
Parray alleged that administration
did not take any
steps though they were repeatedly
informed by locals
about the slow sinking of
the said road. (CNS)
Srinagar, Jan 22: PDP
president Mehbooba
Mufti Friday met a group of
entrepreneurs and held a
two-hour long interaction
with them.
Besides, Mehbooba
Mufti, Tasadduq Mufti,
Naeem Akhtar and Shah
Faesal were present in the
meeting.
Speaking on the
occasion Mehbooba called
it an apolitical event and
said that it was her father’s
desire to take the budding
entrepreneurs along. “Since
Mufti Sahab is no more, I
decided to hold a meeting
with you people,” she told
the participants.
Besides reviewing the
problems faced by the entrepreneurs,
the problems
of funding and infrastructure
were also discussed.
Nearly fifty entrepreneurs
participated in the
meeting that lasted for
two hours, which was also
addressed by Tasadduq
Mufti. “He was taking
notes and making suggestions
to certain points to
some entrepreneurs,” said
Mehnaz who was part of
the meeting. It was a mix
of different entrepreneurs,
some had already made
investments, some had
completed their studies
and joined business and
created excellent success
stories.
Ubaid Mehraj, another
entrepreneur, who was also
present in the meeting,
said that the process could
prove fruitful only if it is
continued in future also.
“So far so good. But the
process needs to continue
to make it fruitful,” he
added. Some participants
said the event was their
first introduction to Muftis’,
Mehbooba as well as her
cinematographer brother
Tasadduq.
Pertinently this was
Tasadduq Mufti’s second
meeting since yesterday.
“It was a meeting
of youngsters who own
start-ups and they keenly
shared their experiences
with Mehbooba Mufti,” one
top entrepreneur who was
in the audience said. “It
was a good interaction in
which even I felt educated
about the problems that
the youngsters face at the
ground level.”
Tasadduq Mufti, interestingly,
was very interested
in some of the initiatives
that linked to ecology of
the place.
Party sources said that
they had compiled a list of
about 100 entrepreneurs
who had become success in
their endeavors across different
sectors in business
and industry. “The idea was
to appreciate their efforts
but somehow it did not
take place earlier,” one of
the organizers of the event
said. “We had identified
these success stories from
the media that has been reporting
all these months.”
The organizer said Mufti,
however, had visited some
of the top industrial units
in November to put on
record his appreciation
for their efforts in making
things happen at a place
which apparently is not
industry-friendly.
“This was something
on the mind of Mufti Sahab
even in the hospital,” one
party leader said. “Had
not fate taken a different
turn, this meeting might
have been presided by the
Mufti Sahab.” The urgency
in holding this meeting, he
said, was simply because
Mufti Sahab had desired to
have it and was on his mind
when he was in hospital.
Precious Kashmir News
Srinagar, Jan 22: Former
police officer, Syed Ashiq
Hussain Bukhari, who retired
as Senior Superintendent of
Police has formally joined today
in the home department
as Deputy Inspector General
of Police (DIG) following the
union home ministry’s nod.
Talking to KNS, Bukhari
said that he formally joined
back in the police department
as DIG. “I will be
posted soon,” he said.
Bukhari had superannuated
as KPS officer on January
31, 2014, on attaining 58
years of age IPS induction
will give him two more years
of service as DIG, and thus
he will retire on 31st of this
month.
Earlier, union home
ministry had approved his
induction in IPS cadre after
the J&K High Court declared
him as SP on a substantive
position from the day he had
officiated as SP Budgam.
Following the judgment,
state Home Department
approached Union
Public Service Commission
with the plea that Bukhari
may be inducted into IPS
with the seniority granted
to him by the court and
his year of allotment of IPS
may be fixed as 2000.
The home ministry
accepted his induction as
the state Home Department
did not move an appeal
against him.
Four
unregistered
coaching
centres
sealed in
Handwara
Handwara, Jan 22: Authorities
Friday sealed at least
four Coaching Centres that
were running without registration
in Handwara town of
frontier district Kupwara district.
A team of officers headed
by Tehsildar Handwara Bashir
Ahmed inspected various
coaching centres in the town.
The team sealed four un-registered
coaching centres. Tehsildar
Handwara told CNS that
at a time when government
established coaching facility
for students this winter, the
existing private ‘unregistered’
coaching centres that are operating
in gross violation of
rules are fleecing the students
enrolled in these centers.
All the coaching centres
have started their classes
without fulfilling the parameters
set by the department
for their functioning,” he
said adding that in the coming
days all the unregistered
coaching institutes will be
sealed.
CAPD
workers
protest for
demands
Srinagar, Jan 22: Police Friday
foiled the protest march of
Food and Allied workers and
detained scores of them during
a protest against the government
for failing to redress their
demands.
The agitators were protesting
under the banner of Food
and Allied Workers Union,
Jammu and Kashmir (FAWU
JK) raising slogans against the
government.
The workers were demanding
enhancement of
loading-unloading of bag rates
as per rice price index after
every six months, grant of
minimum wages at par with
FCI pattern, Engagement of 17
workers of Mufassil depots and
replacement of 12 workers,
payment of monthly wages by
the 10th of each month, implement
pension scheme, grant
of lead of city supply, provide/
engagement of list man for city
supply and provision of work
for main stores to our-come the
problem of lesser work there.
Kashmir University holds
workshop on AISHE
Precious Kashmir News
Srinagar, Jan 22: The University
of Kashmir on Friday
asked its affiliated colleges to
upload the requisite information
on the All India Survey on
Higher Education (AISHE) portal
without any delay.
Chairing the inaugural
session of a day-long workshop
on ‘Uploading of data
for AISHE for 2014-2015 and
2015-2016’, the University’s
Registrar Prof Musadiq Amin
Sahaf—who is also the Chairman
of AISHE Cell for Kashmir—said:
“Uploading this
information is very important
for not only policy planning
vis-à-vis higher education,
but for further affiliation of
the colleges as well. As per the
MHRD guidelines, the registration
of the defaulting colleges
can also be withheld.”
Prof Sahaf said the delay will
also affect the funding pattern under
various central schemes like
RUSA and can have “far-reaching
consequences for overall growth
and development of higher education
sector in Kashmir.”
The workshop was organized
by the University’s Directorate
of Internal Quality
Assurance (DIQA) in collaboration
with State’s Higher
Education Department for
Principals/Nodal Officers of all
affiliated/constituent colleges
of the University.
In his welcome address,
Director DIQA, Prof Fayaz
Ahmad, gave an overview of
AISHE. Joint Director, Higher
Education Department, Altaf
Hussain Qadri and Principal
Amar Singh College Prof M
Aslam Baba also spoke on the
occasion. Deputy Director
DIQA Showket Shafi conducted
proceedings of the workshop.
Under the AISHE, the
Ministry of Human Resource
Development collects online
information on higher educational
institutions for making
informed policy decisions.
Nobody shall be allowed to play
with teachers sentiments: EJAC
‘Jan 30 protest teachers genuine’
Precious Kashmir News
Srinagar, Jan 22: An
emergent meeting of EJAC
was convened under the
President ship of Senior
Vice President Fayaz Ahmad
Shabnum.
All the central, Provincial,
District and zonal
level leaders of EJAC Participated
in the meeting.
The session termed
the 30 January protest
programmes of J&K
Teachers Forum (basic
pillar) as genuine. It was
made amply clear to State
Government especially
Department of Education
that teachers of the State
especially Teachers Forum
has remained front runner
in resolving the issues
of the result of personal
efforts and unblemished
leadership of Ab. Qayoom
Wani and sacrifice of his
brave associates.
The session discussed
the unnecessary orders,
circulars issued by the officers
of the department
which is an attempt to
play with the honour &
dignity of teachers especially
of R.E.T’s in the
name of transfer, leaders
of Teachers Forum and
lecturers Forum are being
harassed was strongly
castigated.
In the session the EJAC
General secretary Farooq
Ahmad Trali warned all
the officers of Education
Department especially
Director School Education
to desist from issuing derogatory
statements of
Teachers and their honour
shall not prove fruitful for
them.
The teachers of the
State are builders of the
nation who have left no
stone unturned in illuminating
the society with
knowledge.
We have full faith and
Phd Students protest against MSP order of J&K PSC
Appeal for implementation
of SRO 438, written test
Precious Kashmir News
Srinagar, Jan 22: The recent order by
JKPSC regarding ineligibility of those
who have done PhD Before 2009 and
conflicting stands taken by the University
of Jammu /University of Kashmir
about the same is making rounds in educated
classes in the State.
mThe candidates who have done
PhD before 2009 claim they have followed
UGC guidelines present at their
time and could not carry out course
work as it was not then part and parcel
of PhD programme.
They said that 2009 Minimum
Standards Procedure regulations clearly
mention that course work should be
completed successfully before undertaking
actual work for PhD which was
introduced in Indian universities in 2011
so all those candidates who were admitted
before 2011 were not able to do
course work before actual research work
making them as ineligible as others who
completed before 2009 and if they have
obtained 2009 MSP certificate by doing
course work after actual research work
then that MSP is as invalid as of those
who have been awarded PhD before
2009 and got MSP certificate which have
been rejected by JKPSC.
They further claimed that it is very
unlikely that students who were admitted
in 2011 as per UGC guidelines would
have completed PhD in 2013 after completing
course work and their actual
research work and other formalities in
just two years thus making everyone
who has done PhD ineligible for these
posts. Incidentally, even today Kashmir
University conducts only Entrance test
for PhD and is not followed by interview
which is mandatory as per UGC 2009
guidelines.
The aspirants who have completed
PhD before 2009 claimed that if 2009
MSP regulations are followed in letter
and spirit, then no research scholar who
has completed PhD and is seeking exemption
from NET/ SLET on basis of UGC
2009 Regulations will remain eligible
for these posts so they maintained that
it is duty of government and JKPSC to
find ways so that research scholars who
spent 5-6 years of their life to get these
degrees are not made ineligible for these
posts.
They further said that if 2009 MSP
regulations are followed then it will
raise question about relevance of appointment
of teaching positions made
by state universities /government from
2009 till date on the basis of PhD as
equivalent to NET/SLET and their fate on
being contrary to MSP 2009 regulations.
They claimed that JKPSC is highlighting
the judgment given by Hon’ble
Supreme Court which negates equivalence
of Thaygranjan Certificate (fulfilling
minimum 6 out of 11 criteria of
UGC guidelines, 2009) to UGC 2009 MSP
certificate but do not look into the main
reason given by Hon’ble Supreme Court
that thaygranjan committee recommendation
does not appear to have been given
effect by UGC itself at that time and
wondered as to how high court sought
to give effect to said recommendations
on its own.
They claimed that recently UGC in
its full meeting has recommended to
Ministry of HRD for consideration of
those who were awarded or admitted
before UGC 2009 MSP implementation
so commission and Government should
take sympathetic action so that research
students are not barred.
They requested the JKPSC and state
government to forthwith implement
the SRO 438 for all advertised Posts and
introduce written test for all subjects to
be followed by interview for all candidates
irrespective of their NET/ SLET or
PhD Degree before or after 2009 so that
competent and genuine candidates are
recruited to ensure actual high standard
of recruited teachers.
Srinagar, Jan 22: While
the High Court has already
sought explanation from the
Srinagar Municipal Corporation
(SMC) and the police
over the illegal constructions
within the prohibited
areas in Srinagar, unabated
construction is ongoing at
Nalla Mar, Gill Sar, Anchar
and Khushal Sar wetlands.
But the authorities
are not taking any action
against the violators, locals
said.
“Several locals have
approached the authorities
concerned to look into the
issue, but their appeals
have fallen on deaf ears as
no action has been taken,”
locals said.
They said that if the
authorities fail to curb the
illegal constructions, then
the city is vulnerable to
natural disasters.
With disaster management
plans kept on papers
only, illegal constructions
are worrisome reminder of
misplaced policies of the
successive government,
experts say.
While the district
administration has failed
confidence on the leadership
of Ab. Qayoom Wani
and lacs of employees of
the State are ready to lay
sacrifice anything for this
and will play fiddle to
them.
The session cautioned
the Director school Education
(Dr.) Shah Faisal
that harassing of office
bearers of Teachers Forum
and Lecturers Forum
shall have serious repercussions
and the whole
responsibility shall lie
squarely on state Govt.
All the employees and
leaders of EJAC are closely
monitoring and watching
the insensitive and non
serious statements of officers
of Education department,
if the State Government
Fails to take serious
note of these officers,
the lacs of employees of
EJAC shall physically participate
in the protest of
teachers forum and consequences
whatsoever
shall be responsibility
state Government.
The session was attended
by including Fayaz
Ahmad Shabnam, Farooq
ahmad Tarli, Khursheed
Bhat, Manzoor Ahmad
Pampori, Shabir Ahmad
Langoo, Haji Bashir, Farooq
Ahmad Khan, Sajad
Ahmad Parray, Peer Nisar
Ahmad, Tariq Ahmad
Sofi, Latief Ahmad Malik,
Shabir Hussain Mir, Imtiyaz
Ahmad, Tariq Ahmad
Zargar, Malik Fayaz, Gulzar
Ahmad Bhat, Abdul
Rashid sheikh, Mohammad
Amin, Mohammad
Ashraf, Muzaffar Ahmad
Ganaie, Ghulam Hassan
Rather, Ghulam Nabi Bhat,
Gazfar Ali, Bashir Ahmad
Gojri, Showkat Ali, Khursheed
Masoodi, Basharat
Saleem, Ghulam Nabi Trali,
Shafi Shada, Malik Ajaz ,
Nazir Ahmad Mir, Mohammad
Ramzan, Mohammad
Saleem, Maimoona Khan,
Gh. Mohammad Sofi, Gulzar
Ahmad and others.
Illegal constructions
galore in prohibited area
to completely rein in the
violators, the people are
also not cooperating with
the authorities and show
no concern to the environment
while constructing
residential and commercial
complexes.
R. K Razdan, a disaster
management expert
said, “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.”
Srinagar Municipal
Corporation (SMC) Commissioner,
Showkat Zargar
told KNS that nobody has
approached them in this
regard. “We don’t have any
information regarding the
same and until we will not
get complaints we cannot
take action. If the locals are
willing to help Municipal
Corporation in demolishing
such illegal constructions
then they should atleast
come to us so that we
will be able to demolish
all those constructions,”
Zargar said. (KNS)

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Srinagar,Saturday
23.01.2016 4
Girls shine again
Daughters of Kashmir have once again made their parents
proud by outshining boys in the class XII exams,
results of which were declared on Thursday.
The first 10 positions in Science stream were
shared by 23 students—12 of them girls—while in
Commerce, the first 10 positions were shared by 16 students,
including 12 girls.
It’s not for the first time that girls have outshined the boys.
It has been happening regularly for the past many years. One
needs to think why girls are leaving boys behind? What has
happened to our boys? Someone needs to ponder upon it. Is it
girls work harder than boys? They devote lot of time towards
studies. That is why we see them topping most examinations.
Is this the only reason for boys not being able to compete with
girls? Maybe this can be one of the reasons but writing off boys
completely would be too unfair.
There are many reasons for boys not being able to compete.
Our present generation has grown under the shadow of gun.
Most of them have been on a run as state during past two and
half decades has believed that young boys are a big threat. Boys
born after nineties have seen random crackdowns, security
checks, arrests, blasts, killings and much more. These events
have definitely rattled young Kashmiri minds. Militarization
of Kashmiri society has definitely had a deadly impact on our
boys. Young boys living under constant fear and parents trying
to protect them has made them believe that first priority for
them is their safety. Then come studies or sports.
This year as many as 51908 students—28127 boys and 23781
girls from all the disciplines—had appeared in the examination.
Of these, 29684 qualified the examination. The qualified
students include 15724 boys and 13960 girls.
The figures state that less number of girls appearing in the
exams was less than boys but still girls have managed to shine
and bag the top slots. The bitter truth which Class XII results
have brought to fore is that boys have not performed, and the
results prove it.
This is not for the first time that girls have left the boys behind.
The fact is that the girls have been bagging most positions
for last 5 to 10-years. Boys do rarely figure in the merit list. We
don’t even find boys of top missionary schools among the toppers.
Once upon a time only boys from a few missionary schools
used to bag all the positions. These days many of us have even
forgotten the names of those missionary schools which used to
produce toppers.
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ISIL targets tourism
It is understandable that the carnage in both Syria and Iraq dominates the media
and continues to tell the story of the rise and rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and
the Levant (ISIL) group.
Away from the epicentre of violence, however, attacks such as the Sinai
plane bombing, the Tunisian hotel shootings, the Jakarta attacks, the Burkina
Faso attacks and the recent bombing in Istanbul have the potential not only to
destroy a tourism sector that hundreds of thousands of people rely on for work,
but also succeeds in further dividing the people of the region from the rest of
the world, whose people are increasingly nervous about travelling there.
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, the number of
international tourists rose by 4.4 percent worldwide in 2015 to hit a record 1.18
billion. Globalisation has made the world a smaller place but it has also made it
possible for images and news to be shared instantaneously.
The nature of modern communications means that terror attacks can dominate
the headlines and scenes of hotels on fire, plane wreckage smouldering in
the Sinai or bloodied tourists fleeing the area near Istanbul’s Blue Mosque are
seen by millions.
Luxor’s tourism
It should come as little surprise, therefore, that visits to North Africa fell by 8
percent last year. Annual visitor numbers to Egypt are down from 14 million in
2010 to a projected 9 million this year.
On November 17, 1997, gunmen shot and killed 62 people, mainly tourists,
at the Hatshepsut’s Temple in Luxor, Egypt. I visited the country a year later and
found the areas historic sites virtually devoid of tourists and the large hotels
largely empty of guests.
The town’s tourism sector took a hammering for the next few years as
fearful tourists stayed away. Six gunmen carrying AK-47s and knives had put the
development of a tourism industry and the lives of tens of thousands of Luxor
residents on hold.
The growth of ISIL and the seemingly new phenomenon of ‘self-radicalised’
fighters, changes the nature of risk across the Middle East and
North Africa region and has led Western governments to issue travel
advice ...
Yet that was in 1997 and there were no shaky videos from iPhones showing
the carnage and fearful tourists dashing for safety.
Today very little is missed and the single killing spree of a Tunisian gunman
was captured in all of its gory detail as he murdered 38 people. The killings and
warnings of more to come sparked panic and more scenes of tourists stranded
at airports, desperate to get out of the country.
Some 400,000 people work in the tourism sector in Tunisia which is now,
according to the Tunisian minister of tourism, at “crisis point” as hotels close
and more people are made unemployed.
The growth of ISIL and the seemingly new phenomenon of “self-radicalised”
fighters, changes the nature of risk across the Middle East and North Africa region
and has led Western governments to issue travel advice that unsurprisingly
puts off tourists, who are seeking fun and relaxation, from going there.
What is more, flooding areas popular with tourists with heavily armed military
or police personnel can ruin the vibe of a relaxing holiday and encourage
more people to stay away.
Caliphate versus world
ISIL is pushing a narrative of the “Caliphate versus the rest of the world” and
in terms of strategic investment the return they get from attacks on tourists is
huge.
Chaos is wrought, headlines are won, the economies of enemy states are
damaged and the gap between peoples are increased as the Middle East steadily
is divided into red and green zones.
Source {Aljazeera.com}
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Appealing to the Imperial Court
Hamid Dabashi
In two successive opinion pieces for The New York
Times, the Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers have
published two opposing views, charging each other’s
respective countries of mischief and misdemeanour.
On January 10, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign
minister, published a piece in which he warned
against “Saudi Arabia’s reckless extremism”. He
further amplified: “Saudi Arabia seems to fear that
the removal of the smokescreen of the nuclear issue
will expose the real global threat: its active sponsorship
of violent extremism. The barbarism is clear. At
home, state executioners sever heads with swords ...
abroad, masked men sever heads with knives.”
Shortly after that piece, on January 19, Adel bin
Ahmed al-Jubeir retorted back in kind.
“In an outlandish lie, Iran maligns and offends
all Saudis by saying that my nation, home of the
two holy mosques, brainwashes people to spread
extremism,” the Saudi foreign minister declaredon
the same pages of the US newspaper. “We are not
the country designated a state sponsor of terrorism;
Iran is. We are not the nation under international
sanctions for supporting terrorism; Iran is. We are
not the nation whose officials are on terrorism lists;
Iran is. We don’t have an agent sentenced to jail for
25 years by a New York federal court for plotting to
assassinate an ambassador in Washington in 2011;
Iran does.”
The moral of these two pieces when put together
for the readers of the “paper of record” in the United
States is simple: Saudi Arabia mirrors the Islamic
State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in extremism
and barbarity and Iran is a rogue terrorist state
sponsoring terrorism. You will scarce find anyone
among the US neo- and old Conservative warmonger
Islamophobes who would disagree with that.
A simple question
Why do these two distinguished and articulate
gentlemen write their accusatory pieces in English
and publish them in The New York Times?
Why do they make their cases against each other
in a major newspaper in a major city at the heart
of a global empire that dominates them both and
beyond?
Why don’t the Iranian and the Saudi foreign
ministers talk to each other directly - in Arabic, in
Persian, or even in English if they must, but face to
face, person to person?
Why do they make their cases against each other
in a major newspaper in a major city at the heart
of a global empire that dominates them both and
beyond?
Why two sovereign nation states, and two
Muslim countries at that, settle their differences in
public, in English, in terms (“extremism” and “terrorism”)
determined by a language and rhetoric that
rule them both, and on the pages of a leading forum
from and for the normative ascendency of a far away
and global empire?
Don’t they see what they look like standing
next to each other on these two adjacent pages of
the New York Times: Two medieval feudal vassals
rushing to their mutual lord accusing each other of
mischief, trying their best to endear themselves to
their master, in terms determined by the master.
For their common warlord, these two columns
achieve one thing: that they are both right, that Iran
is what Saudi Arabia says it is and that Saudi Arabia
is what Iran says it is. The white interlocutor did not
say so: the brown snitches said so themselves.
The combined result of these two columns is
one thing and one thing only: that the fictive white
interlocutor, the real warlord, to whom they have
both made their case, is the judge, the jury, and the
executioner of arbitration, of justice, and of truth -
that the Empire, the single most powerful military
force that has wreaked havoc in the region in which
these two countries reside is pure as the gold standard
of truth, the tabula rasa of justice, the arbiter of
reality, the true and reliable measure of separating
fact from fiction.
The conceptual hegemon
What are the concepts and categories by which
Iran and Saudi Arabia take their respective cases
to their common imperial court? “Extremism and
terrorism”: the terms and measuring tape concocted
and manufactured by and for and geared to the best
interest and towering hegemony of the self-same
imperial interlocutor in the region.
“Look he is an extremist,” declares one vassal.
“Look he is a terrorist,” retorts the other.
Iran and Saudi Arabia are not the only itinerants
of these terms of the imperial hegemon. If Turkey
wants to denounce and suppress the Kurds it calls
them “terrorists”; if Egypt wants to discredit the
Muslim Brotherhood to eliminate them en masse, it
calls them “terrorists”, even if Russia wants to discredit
the entire gamut of opposition to the criminal
Bashar Assad it calls them all “terrorists”.
Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and even Russia represent
an entire spectrum of political maneuverings
that use the identical term of “terrorism” and “extremism”,
to discredit their internal opposition and
external adversaries: the terms coined, convoluted,
and turned into a currency by their common imperial
interlocutor, ruling them all together, not just by
military force but by ideological lexicography.
By taking their respective cases against each other
to this imperial interlocutor the foreign ministers
of Iran and Saudi Arabia are far more instrumental
in generating Islamophobia than the most fear-mongering
Islamophobes combined.
In his exquisite parable, “Before the Law” (1915),
Kafka tells the story of a countryman who come to
enter the court of law, but a gatekeeper says he has
to wait. The man spends a lifetime waiting without
access. Upon his moment of death he asks the gatekeeper
why is it that all his time no one else came to
seek entrance to the law.
“No one else could ever be admitted here,” the
gatekeeper tells him, “Here no one else can gain
entry, since this entrance was assigned only to you.
I’m going now to close it.”
The cruelty of the ruling empire is not merely
manifested in its military domination of the world. But
far more debilitating in its linguistic and ideological
lexicography of domination, in positing itself as the first
and last court of appeal, of turning the whole world,
all religions, all cultures, all languages, even all acts of
defiance in terms determined by the master tropes of
its own superior reason to dominate, its will to truth.
Source {Aljazeera.com}
The threats to Indonesia after the Jakarta attack
Chris Chaplin
Last Thursday, Jakarta was rocked by its first major
attack by religiously inspired Islamic militants since
the Ritz Carlton bombings of 2009. Lasting more
than three hours, the grim attacks - in which seven
people, including five assailants, died - may not have
been as devastating as the previous bombings that
hit the capital in the 2000s, but they point to a grim
new reality: the growth of a new form of violence
inspired by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(ISIL) ideology.
Yet, as horrific as these events were, we should
not overemphasise their significance, nor the effect
of ISIL ideology, within Indonesia. Those who carried
out the attack remain a marginal group whose reasoning
is linked to global ideas of the ISIL caliphate
rather than the policies of the Indonesian government.
More so, the attackers lack meaningful support
within the wider Islamic community - including
more experienced Islamic militants. If the government
wishes to bring those behind the attacks to
justice it is vital that this remains the case.
Does ISIL really threaten Indonesia?
Those who carried out Thursday’s attacks were
loyal to ISIL, with no links to previous militant
networks of either the Darul Islam rebellions of the
1950-60s or the Jemaah Islamiyah who were behind
the wave of bombings in the 2000s.
One former internet cafe manager currently
residing in ISIL-controlled Syria, Bahrun Naim, stands
out in particular as the “link” between ISIL and this
violence. A member of ISIL’s Malaysian-Indonesian
Katibah Nusantara military unit, Bahrun has become
an online source for ISIL information in Indonesian
and active recruiter for a domestic ISIL front.
According to the Institute for Policy Analysis of
Conflict, in mid-2015 he managed to recruit and train
a cell of five potential followers in Central Java. The
cell intended to attack a church, Buddhist temple and
police in August but were discovered and arrested
beforehand.
Not deterred, Bahrun continued to recruit
potential cells throughout Java and, in December, his
name surfaced again as the police conducted several
raids in West and Central Java in relation to a series
of attacks that were planned for Christmas and New
Year.
Last Thursday’s attacks are therefore premeditated
and planned, but also part of a prolonged attempt
by one man to create an ISIL network in Indonesia.
Yet, we should not overstate Bahrun’s apparent
“success”. His support remains limited to several
hundred followers who communicate with him via
social media, and at present there is no real united
ISIL front to speak of in Indonesia.
This does imply pro-ISIL online forums do not
exist. Several influential preachers, such as Abu Bakar
Ba’asyir and Aman Abdurrahman, have pledged
support to ISIL - although they remain in prison and
limited to telephone communication.
Further, a pro-ISIL umbrella, Jemaah Ansharut
Daulah, was formed March 2015. However, this
includes a range of disparate groups such as the
Mujahidin of Eastern Indonesia and Mujahidin of
Western Indonesia as well as segments of Abu Bakar
Ba’asyir’s Jemaah Ansharut Tauhid.
All may pledge loyalty to ISIL but they continue
to maintain their own separate agendas. With the
exception of the Mujahidin of Eastern Indonesia - a
force of 30 individuals currently evading security
forces in Central Sulawesi - there is no explicit open
rebellion against the state to talk about.
Lack of support from ‘traditional’ militants
Although vigilance is necessary, this implies that
ISIL continues to have limited reach, and the way
religious leaders reacted to last Thursday’s attack implies
that there is little space for it to gain popularity.
Even among experienced militant circles such
as Jemaah Islamiyah and the Indonesian Council of
Mujahideen, ISIL sympathy remains low (as they
support al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri).
A crucial factor limiting the dissemination of the
pro-ISIL message continues to be an inability to tie
its “global” message to the domestic socio-political
situation of Indonesia. Certainly Bahrun and his supporters
have tried to do so by encouraging sectarian
violence against Shia - whom have been targets of
previous planned attacks. Yet for the most part militants
remain unable to frame their ideology in terms
that resonate among the wider population.
President Joko Widodo has done well not to
exaggerate the ISIL threat and, in this light, he must
ensure that any security operations against ISIL
supporters are not viewed as part of an international
All may pledge
loyalty to ISIL, but
they continue to
maintain their own
separate agendas.
“war” but domestic law and order policy.
Indeed, he must take measure not to arbitrarily
target the Islamic community or use excessive force
as this would provide ISIL supporters with the ability
to frame domestic state policy as an extension of any
global “war against Muslims”.
Not only would this create potential sympathy
for further violence but it may also push more experienced
militants into the ISIL camp.
Source{Aljazeera.com}
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Markets rebound, Nifty ends above 7400
Mumbai, Jan 22: Markets ended
2% higher on Friday tracking a
rally in global stocks amid a rebound
in global crude oil prices
and expectations of further stimulus
measures from the European
Central Bank.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended
up 473 points at 24,436 and the
Nifty50 closed 146 points higher
at 7,422.
In the broader market, BSE
Midcap index ended up 1.9% and
Smallcap index gained 2.2%. Market
breadth ended strong with
2054 gainers and 603 losers on
the BSE.
“Markets rebounded partly
on account of shortcovering after
the sharp fall in the previous
sessions tracking gains in global
markets amid rebound in crude
oil prices and soothing statement
from ECB President Mario
Draghi,” said Mayuresh Joshi,
Fund Manager, Angel Broking.
Meanwhile, foreign institutional
investors were net sellers
to the tune of Rs 1,747 crore on
Thursday, as per provisional data.
Global crude oil benchmarks,
the NYMEX and Brent crude rebounded
in today’s trade as cold
weather conditions in the US and
Europe lifted demand. Both the
benchmarks were trading over
$30 a barrel.
SECTORS & STOCKS
All sectoral indices ended in
the green led by BSE Metal and
Auto indices.
Beaten down bank shares
witnessed a rebound on value
buying at lower levels. ICICI Bank,
Axis Bank, SBI and HDFC Bank
ended up 0.8%-4.8% each.
Index heavyweight Reliance
Industries ended up nearly 2%.
Reports suggest that Reliance
Industries is planning to begin
production from its coal-bed
methane (CBM) blocks in the next
three months.
L&T ended up 3.8% after the
company said that a consortium
of L&T and Sojitz Corp., Japan has
‘India to be fastest growing
economy at 7.3% in 2016’
New Delhi, Jan 22: India will be the world’s
fastest growing large economy at 7.3 per cent
in 2016, improving further to 7.5 per cent in
the following year, a United Nations world
economy report said today.
“India’s economy, which accounts for
over 70 per cent of South Asia’s GDP, is projected
to grow by 7.3 per cent in 2016 and 7.5
per cent in 2017, slightly up from an estimated
7.2 per cent in 2015.”
India will be the fastest-growing large
economy in the world, said World Economic
Situation and Prospects 2016, which was released
by the UN here.
The report said South Asia is expected to
be the world’s fastest-growing region in 2016
and 2017.
“As in other countries of the region, the
macroeconomic environment in India has
improved, helped by the sharp decline in the
prices of oil, metals and food.
“Consumer and investor confidence has
risen even as India’s government faces difficulties
in implementing its wide-ranging
reform agenda and some economic indicators,
such as industrial production, remain
volatile”, said the report.
UN report sees majority of the countries
in South Asia to see accelerated growth over
won a major order worth Rs 1,213
crore from the Dedicated Freight
Corridor Corporation of India Ltd.
ITC ended down nearly 1%.
The FMCG major’s third quarter
net profit was lower at Rs 2,652
crore against expectations of Rs
2,733 while revenues were also
lower at Rs 9,177 crore compared
with expectations of Rs 9,543
the next two years on the back of strong
private consumption as the main driver of
growth, offsetting relatively tight fiscal policies
and sluggish exports.
Talking about India, Nagesh Kumar,
Economist and Head, UN-ESCAP South and
South-West Asia, said using fiscal policy, it
can speed up investment in education and
infrastructure which will not only boost the
growth rate but will also make growth for
future.
“Spending on infrastructure, health and
education is very low compared to other
nations such as China in the region. So
there is room to expand. And for that you
need fiscal space and you need to look at
how to increase revenues.
Economic reforms in India are
in right direction: Rajan
crore.
ONGC ended up 4.5% tracking
a rebound in global crude oil
prices while Cairn India gained
nearly 2%.
In the commodity space,
metal stocks also rebounded with
Tata Steel, Hindalco and Jindal
Steel gained over 5% each.
Auto stocks also rebounded
Davos, Jan 22: Economic
reforms in India are going
in the right direction, but
the level is “wrong”, RBI
Governor Raghuram Rajan
has said, referring to some
of the outdated regulations
that are currently in place.
“Well let me put it this
way, the direction is the
right one. The level is wrong.
We have too much of the
wrong kind of regulation
and too little of the right
kind of regulation,” Rajan
told Bloomberg TV in an interview.
“So we do need to hack
away at this, and it will
take time, it doesn’t happen
overnight. We are doing
it. We do recognise that we
overregulate. That business
needs a better environment,”
he observed.
“At the same time there
are a whole set of new businesses
coming in that we
have to find ways to deal
with. For example, online
lending. How do we do with
what happens in a downturn?”
Rajan said.
He was responding to
a question on economic reforms
in the country.
Rajan rued that people
tend to talk only about big
ticket items, but not the other
reforms that are currently
being undertaken.
“Well I think one tends
to focus on the big iconic
To tackle ISIS, US tightens visa rules
for travellers with Mideast ties
Washington, Jan 22: In a bid to keep
ISIS supporters out, the US has tightened
its visa waiver programme for
nationals of certain countries, making
it harder for them to enter America
if they had dual citizenship of Iran,
Iraq, Sudan or Syria or visited one of
them in the last five years.
Citizens of the 38 countries,
which are part of the visa waiver
programme, would no longer be
able to get an automatic entry into
the United States if they have visited
these four countries - Iran, Iraq, Sudan
and Syria - after March 2011, the
State Department said.
The State Department said any
traveller who receives notification
that they are no longer eligible to
travel under the Visa Waiver Programme
(VWP) are still eligible to
travel to the US with a valid nonimmigrant
visa issued by a US embassy
or consulate.
“Such travellers will be required
to appear for an interview and obtain
a visa in their passports at a US embassy
or consulate before travelling
to the United States,” the State Department
said.
White House Press Secretary
Josh Earnest said the goal here is
to improve and tighten the screening
measures that were in place for
those individuals that had recently
travelled to countries that were the
state sponsor of terrorism.
“We want to make sure that we
are doing everything that is necessary
to keep the country safe. That
South Korea says time to consider
nuclear talks without North
Seoul, Jan 22: South Korea’s president questioned
the role of long-dormant North Korean
nuclear disarmament talks, saying on Friday
that regional powers should meet without the
North in the wake its recent nuclear test.
The so-called six-nation talks aimed at
ending North Korea’s nuclear program in return
for aid have been stalled since they were
last held in December 2008. Pyongyang has
since conducted three nuclear tests, including
the latest on January 6, sparking worries
the country has made progress in its bomb
program.
The six countries are the two Koreas, the
United States, China, Russia and Japan.
In a meeting with top officials, South
Korean President Park Geun-hye said it was
time to look for “diverse, creative” ways to
try to resolve the nuclear standoff, such as
a five-nation meeting without North Korea.
She did not offer specifics.
“In the past, the six-party talks were useful
as a tool to try to resolve the North Korean
nuclear issue through dialogue. But the question
about their effectiveness cannot help
being raised if the current situation no talks
continues or they aren’t helpful for the North’s
denuclearization even if they are held,” Park
said, according to her office.
The six-party talks have taken place in
fits and starts in Beijing since 2003. The talks
once led North Korea to take major disarmament
steps, but they have eventually failed to
halt the North’s nuclear ambitions. Pyongyang
walked away from the negotiations in April
2009 to protest international condemnation
over its long-range rocket launch. The North
later said it was willing to rejoin the talks in
what outside analysts said was an attempt to
win aid and revive its struggling economy.
is the top priority. But we also don’t
want to unnecessarily disadvantage
American businesses that are trying
to do business overseas, because ultimately
that’s good for our economy,
it’s good for creating jobs here in the
United States,” he said in response to
a question.
“The goal here is to, number one,
make sure that the country is safe
and that we have in place appropriate
screening for those individuals
Mogadishu, Jan 22: Somalia’s
security forces ended a
deadly siege of a beachfront
restaurant in the capital,
with more than 20 people
killed in the attack, a police
official said on Friday.
The security forces took
control of the restaurant just
before dawn, said Capt. Mohamed
Hussein, speaking
from the scene of the attack
in Mogadishu.
It was not clear whether
Hussein’s report of more
than 20 killed included the
assailants.
Blasts and bursts of
gunfire could be heard as
Somali special forces went
that have recently travelled to the
nations of Iran, Iraq, Sudan and Syria,”
Earnest said.
The restrictions that have been
put in place do not prevent individuals
from travelling to the United States.
“What they do is they subject individuals
that have recently travelled
to these countries to more screening.
And that’s an important thing for
people to understand,” he said.
Currently, the Visa Waiver Programme
allows citizens of participating
countries to travel to the US without
obtaining a visa. Thirty-one of
the 38 countries in the programme
are European nations, with some
Asian countries included as well, according
to the State Department.
The adjustment was mandated
by legislation passed in the wake of
November’s deadly ISIS-linked terrorist
attacks in Paris and a deadly
shooting in California in December.
The vast majority of foreign fighters
who have joined ISIS or other terrorist
groups and then returned to the
West have gone to Iraq and Syria.
from room to room pursuing
the al-Shabab gunmen who
were holed up inside the restaurant.
Witnesses said that gunmen
shouted “Allahu akbar,”
the Arabic phrase for “God is
after the recent correction led by
Maruti Suzuki and M&M which
gained over 5% each while Tata
Motors ended up 3.2%.
Among other shares, Idea Cellular
ended down 6.2% after the
company lower-than-expected
earnings. The company reported a
0.4 per cent year-on-year decline
in its December quarter consolidated
net profit at Rs 764.2 crore.
This was lower than the Bloomberg
consensus estimates of Rs 796
crore.
Interglobe Aviation which operates
the Indigo airline plunged
20% post its third quarter earnings.
Reports suggest that the relatively
poor performance in the
nine month numbers and delay
in aircraft delivery has resulted in
analysts lowering their estimates
and price target.
Can Fin Homes jumped 12.5%
after the company reported 63%
year on year (yoy) growth in net
profit at Rs 42.18 crore for the
third quarter ended December
items like in India there’s
now a goods and services
tax which is likely to unify
the country. That’s stuck so
far in some Parliamentary
discussion between the opposition
and the government.
Hopefully it will be
done sooner rather than
later. But really there’s a lot
going on the ground which
is less obvious,” he said.
“For example last week
the Prime Minister inaugurated
a programme called
‘Start Up India’ which is
Athens, Jan 22: At least 21
people including eight children
died after their boats
sank off the Greek islands of
Farmakonisi and Kalolimnos
early Friday, with dozens of
other migrants reported
missing, the coastguard
said.
They said 48 survivors
managed to reach the shore
of Farmakonisi in the Aegean
Sea close to the Turkish
coast after the first boat hit
rocks around 2:30am (0030
GMT) as it was making the
perilous crossing from Turkey.
The coastguard recovered
the bodies of six children
and a woman.
Several hours later, a
second boat capsized off
the tiny nearby island of
Kalolimnos. The coastguard
recovered 14 bodies -- two
children, nine women and
three men.
The 26 survivors reported
that dozens of people
2015 (Q3FY16), on the back of
strong operational income.
L&T Finance Holdings, financial
services arm of engineering
firm L&T, ended up 3% after the
company today posted a 16.7%
increase in net profit to Rs 211.96
crore during the third quarter
ended December 31.
GLOBAL STOCKS
Asian markets ended higher
after the ECB signaled stimulus
hopes while firming up of global
crude oil prices also boosted sentiment.
The Nikkei ended up 5.6%
on the back of a weaker yen while
the Shanghai Composite ended
up 1.2%. Among others in the
region, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng
ended up 2.8% while Straits Times
ended up 1.7%.
European shares also rallied
led by energy and mining stocks
after sharp rebound in crude
oil prices and expectations of a
stimulus by the European Cenral
Bank. The CAC, DAX and FTSE
were up 1.8%-2.8% each.
about really eliminating
the bureaucratic hurdles of
starting new business. New
business had to register
with 10, 15, 20 different authorities
including the pension
fund,” Rajan said.
“You have one employee
why do you need a pension
fund at this point? So the
idea here is to make it simpler
to start, but also remove
the inspections. For three
years no inspectors would
show up. You self-certify
what you did,” he said, adding
that these kinds of reforms
are really building on
each other.
“And there’s a very vibrant
private sector in India
also which is taking off. Internet
market places, fantastic
new development because
what India doesn’t have is
cheap land. You can’t build
retail stores everywhere.
At least 21 migrants dead as
boats sink off Greece
great,” and entered the restaurant
from the direction of
the beach as clients, sitting
behind razor wire, watched
the seashore.
“They randomly fired at
people sitting near the beach
had been on the boat. The
coastguard was searching
for the others, backed by a
helicopter from EU border
agency Frontex.
People fleeing war and
misery in the Middle East
and elsewhere -- many of
them Syrian refugees -- are
still arriving from Turkey in
flimsy boats in their thousands
every day, despite the
dangers and the harsh winter
weather.
The International Organization
for Migration
estimates that some 31,000
Over 20 killed as Somali forces
end siege of restaurant
before entering the restaurant,”
said witness Ahmed
Nur, who was strolling along
the shoreline when the attack
happened.
Islamic extremist group
al-Shabab claimed responsibility
for the attack, in a
broadcast on its online radio
late Thursday.
Al-Shabab attacked Kenyan
peacekeepers in southwestern
Somalia last week.
The al-Qaida-linked group
said it had killed about 100
Kenyans and seized weapons
and military vehicles.
The Kenyan government has
given no death toll, but said
there were some fatalities.
EPFO may pay
9% interest
on PF deposits
for 2015-16
New Delhi, Jan 22: Retirement
fund body EPFO may
provide 9 per cent interest
on PF deposits for this fiscal,
which is higher compared
to 8.75 per cent provided in
previous two fiscals to its
over five crore subscribers.
“The income projection
of Rs 34,844.42 crore for the
current fiscal is expected
to be revised upward. Thus
the body can provide 9 per
cent rate of interest on PF
deposits for 2015-16,” an
EPFO trustee and Bharatiya
Mazdoor Sangh Secretary P J
Banasure said.
The Employees Provident
Fund Organisation’s (EPFO)
Finance Audit and Investment
committee (FAIC)
recommended 8.95 per cent
interest on PF deposits for
the current fiscal in its meeting
earlier this week.
Banasure, who is also a
member of FAIC said:”If the
EPFO provides 8.95 per cent
interest rate on PF deposits
for 2015-16, it will leave a
surplus of Rs 91 crore as per
income projections worked
out in September last year.
But the FAIC will meet again
later this month to vet the
latest income estimate
which is likely to be revised
upward.”
According to EPFO
income projections worked
out in September, providing
9 per cent interest on PF will
result in a deficit of Rs 100
crore.
“We are expecting that
there will be a surplus of Rs
100 crore on providing 9 per
cent rate of interest on PF deposits
when EPFO will work
out the latest estimates. FAIC
can change its recommendation
in the next meeting and
suggest 9 per cent interest
rate for 2015-16,” he said.
The proposal has to be
endorsed by the Central
Board of Trustees (CBT)
before the Finance Ministry
notifies it.
migrants have reached
Greece by sea so far this
year, hoping to start new
lives in Germany, Sweden
and elsewhere in the European
Union.
The IOM reported 77
people died trying to cross
the Mediterranean between
January 1 and January 17.
On Thursday at least
12 migrants, including
children, drowned off the
Turkish coast as their boat
tried to reach Greece. The
Turkish coastguard rescued
28 people.
Japan will lift Iran
sanctions following
nuclear deal
Tokyo, Jan 22: The Japanese
Cabinet approved on Friday
the lifting of sanctions on
Iran, following the recent
completion of a landmark
deal to try to prevent Iran
from developing nuclear
weapons.
The widely expected
move will allow Japanese
companies to pursue
investment in Iran’s oil and
gas industry.
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Yoshihide Suga told
reporters that the government
would cancel bans on
Japanese investment in both
exports to Iran and in oil and
gas-related business.

PRECIOUS KASHMIR
HEALTH
Foods you shouldn’t eat daily!
While you may be making the utmost effort
to eat healthy for the majority of your day, it is
possible that there are the small daily mistakes
you maybe making in your diet, which make
weight loss, or weight management more difficult
and a slower process than it should be.
Sometimes it is these innocuous morsels
of food that make a big difference when it
comes to proper weight management. So what
are these foods in your daily diet that you
should avoid?
1. Glass of milk - While milk is a healthy
addition to your meals, it could possibly be the
one food that is hindering your progress. If you
are used to having a glass of milk before you
sleep, at breakfast, or even for a snack in the
evening, take a break from drinking milk for a
month. If you feel that its making a difference
- making you less sluggish, helping you lose
weight, clearing up your skin etc - this maybe
the solution to your problems. Give it a go.
2. Something sweet after meals - Many
people have this habit of wanting just a little
something sweet after every meal. This is
absolutely unnecessary and you probably
know it. Just that addition of sugar after your
meals is worth cutting down on if you have it
on a daily basis. Let dessert be a treat you save
for the weekends and you will probably savour
it more.
3. Heavy carbs for your evening snack -
How often have you felt so hungry in the time
between your lunch and dinner, that you can
eat anything without giving a thought as to
whether it is right for you or not? You may
land up knocking off a sandwich or a samosa.
Know your martial art forms
There’s more to martial arts
than just the regular dhishoom
dhishoom. In Kolkata,
Krav Maga, Muay Thai,
taekwondo and parkour
are not just activities that
make you push your physical
boundaries but also help
you break spiritual barriers.
The result, holistic
well-being. We aim for the
jugular Rewind a few decades,
and there was Bruce
Lee. Leaping, fighting, kicking,
his nunchaku flying —
every neonbright wallpaper
a testament to his idol status.
Now, cut to the present.
The young crowd still wants
those washboard abs and
bulging biceps. Only, now
they perform parkour —
scaling walls, ‘cat-leaping’
across pillars and ‘shimmying’
on the parapets. Or
practise the latest moves of
Krav Maga and Muay Thai.
All of it in a bid to stay fit,
alert and stress-free in today’s
fast-paced life.
“It’s about overcoming
physical and spiritual barriers,”
says Diptarko Bhattacharya,
a 23-year-old engineering
student who does
parkour with his friends in
a Shyambazar para at least
once a week. And they are
not alone. An increasing
number of Kolkatans are
taking up martial arts and
various forms of acrobatics
— not to earn a black belt
or bash up baddies, but to
achieve a fitter body and an
even calmer mind. Enthusiasts
have moved on from
karate, judo and kung fu
to Krav Maga, kickboxing,
Muay Thai and taekwondo.
So cardios at the gym are
great, but high-intensity
free running and parkour
are even better for holistic
fitness.
Fighting fit
Tamojit, a techie, swears
by Krav Maga, a hybrid form
of martial arts that originated
in Israel, Czechoslovakia
and Hungary. “I have felt
my reflexes improve after I
started learning Krav Maga.
I have also become more
alert, less impatient and my
body is leaner and better
toned than before,” he says.
His trainer, Ashish Roy, who
teaches at a south Kolkata
fitness studio, believes that
Krav Maga is better suited
to our natural body movements
than martial arts like
judo and karate. “Krav Maga
applies no external rules. It
is based on modern combat
scenarios, which makes it
click with the kind of lives
we lead. Its practicality
scores over the more traditional
forms of martial arts”.
An hour’s Krav Maga
burns close to 800 calories
whereas high-intensity cardio
would burn between
500 and 750 calories. Krav
helps improve cardiovascular
functions and tones the
functional muscles apart
from teaching self-defence.
“Krav is a mixture of combat
and non-contact techniques.
It involves unarmed training
and includes powerful
drills that builds up core
strength,” adds Ashish.
This may be the only unhealthy addition to
your diet in the entire day, but consumed daily,
this evening snack could be hindering your
efforts. Therefore, carry something that has
healthy proteins and fats like nuts, with you so
that you don’t succumb to hunger.
4. Potatoes - Recently dubbed by a study
conducted by Harvard, as one of the foods
that definitely makes you gain weight over
time, potatoes have a way of turning up in our
daily food unannounced. You maybe eating
a healthy sabzi but a whole potato may have
been added in there to improve the flavour.
Fresh veggies taste good on their own if you
try, so give it a shot.
5. So called ‘healthy snacks’ - Baked
chakris and chips, all of these so called
healthy snacks, should be substituted with
real nutritious food. Many people eat these
unaccounted, thinking they are healthy
and will not make a big difference to their
health and weight. This is a misconception
and you are better off without these highly
processed snacks.
In another part of the
city close to Dum Dum airport,
Mahasindhu Dasgupta
is training his students in
what he terms as the baap
of martial arts — Muay Thai.
“This ancient martial art can
be traced back a thousand
years. Muay Thai roughly
translates to ‘to bind together’
and is often referred to as
the ‘art of eight limbs’ as it
makes use of punches, kicks,
elbows and knee strikes in
eight points of contact,” says
Mahasindhu, who is also
a national-level judge for
the sport. Like Krav Maga,
Muay Thai too has become a
channel for increasing physical
and mental well-being.
“Since Muay Thai is an extreme
contact sport, it can
get very dangerous. It involves
more defence than
attacks. It begins by calming
the mind with the help of
breathing exercises. It increases
confidence level and
helps unleash your inner
energy,” the trainer adds.
Raj is one of Mahasindhu’s
students and feels Muay
Thai has worked wonders
for him. “I was into judo and
karate earlier. I have started
Muay Thai quite recently.
It has changed my ways of
living and thinking for the
better,” he says.
It’s about inner strength
Taekwondo and kickboxing—
forever seen as
just fighting tools — are also
gaining ground as lifestyle
fads for healthy living and
fitness across age groups.
“The benefits of taekwondo,
has been researched at
Copenhagen University and
Chinese Medical University.
It helps in fighting hypertension,
heart diseases
and spondylosis. Since this
form of martial art increases
mental strength, it is also
a part of cancer research
these days,” says Grand
Master Pradipta Kumar Roy,
the first Indian inductee into
the Taekwondo hall of fame.
Since breathing is an essential
part of this martial art
form, it has many health benefits.
“Karate is more about
external power, but in taekwondo,
it is more about inner
strength and controlling
the rhythm of the mind and
body. That’s why you will see
people who practice this do
not have a very hefty physique.
Taekwondo became
popular during the Vietnam
War. When it was introduced
in the city during the 90s, it
was not very popular. Now it
is a much sought-after sport.
I have almost 3,000 pupils
all over West Bengal. It’s also
a part of many school curricula.
If we take the number of
school students who practise
this, the number will be
much higher,” adds Pradipta.
Similarly, Shihan Premjit
Sen maintains that kickboxing
is not just another
sport. It’s a game of fitness
and body toning. “Imagine
this: you burn almost 1000
calories if you do kickboxing
for one and a half hours. It
works from head to toe,” he
says. Kickboxing increases
mobility and flexibility.
These superfoods
for a super mood
What you eat isn’t just relegated to
the way you look or the state of your
health. It also plays an important role
when it comes to your mood! Certain
foods contain properties that actually
affect your mood, so it is a wise idea
to include them in your diet. Here are
some mood-lifting superfoods...
One of the healthiest fruits that
you can eat, bananas are literally a
powerhouse of antioxidants that spell
goodness. They contain tryptophan,
which not only improves your mood
but also relaxes the mind. Their magnesium
content will calm you down
while the high sources of vitamin B6
will lift your spirits.
The carbohydrates present in bananas
help increase the production of
serotin, which in turn, boosts feelings
of wellness. Instead of reaching out to
some junk food the next time you find
yourself in a not-so-good mood, cheer
yourself up with a handful of walnuts
instead. With generous amounts of
omega-3 fatty acids, tryptophan, vitamin
B6, zinc and folate (vitamin B9),
walnuts are often considered an excellent
food choice when it comes to
boosting your mood.
The humble yogurt is more than
just an accompaniment with your
breakfast. This superfood also contains
the important amino acid tryptophan
that will increase levels of serotonin in
Dental care essentials
for mothers-to-be
The state of your dental hygiene
could have a big impact
on the health of your
unborn child. Experts advise
that expecting mothers
should take special care and
be particular about tooth
care.Here are a few points
we need to keep in mind...
Get professional cleaning
done
Assessing the state of
your dental health is an important
stage right after you
know about your pregnancy.
Get your dentist to check
you up and do a professional
cleanup. Regular visits
to your dentist throughout
your pregnancy is also important
to keep a check on
gum diseases.
Use a mouthwash
Brushing twice a day
is mandatory , not just for
pregnant women but for
everyone. And so is using
a mouthwash that is antimicrobial,
after every meal.
Experts also say that people
should floss at least once
daily. Diseases like gingivitis
can be prevented if proper
care is taken every day .It
is important to remember
that you do not brush your
teeth every time you vomit,
because the acid residue in
your vomit, weakens teeth
that brush ing might damage.
You need to first rinse
your mouth thoroughly
using a mouthwash with
flouride.
Eat right
Having food that is
sugary and drinks that are
loaded with sugar can harm
your teeth. Have instead
whole some foods that are
proteinrich and have calcium
and vitamins that are
good for you.
Strengthen teeth
Using a toothpaste with
flouride can help. Also,
avoid using hard-bristled
brushes or it may hurt.
your brain. Apart from this, probiotic
bacteria found in certain yoghurts are
said to help lower your anxiety levels.
If a number of studies are anything
to go by, tomatoes are said to help keep
depression at bay. Tomatoes contain
lypocene, which is an antioxidant that
helps protect you against depression.
Avocados are packed with folate,
which is said to alleviate feelings of
sadness or anxiety. They’re also rich
in omega-3 fatty acids that is good for
your mood.
While not everyone will enjoy eating
oily fish, researchers say that they
contain essential omega-3 fatty acids
that aren’t just good for your physical
health but even help improve your
mood.
www.preciouskashmir.com
Srinagar | Saturday
23.01.2016
36
Amgen blood
cancer drug
gets FDA
approval
The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration said on
Thursday it has approved
Amgen Inc’s cancer drug Kyprolis
in combination with
certain other therapies to
treat patients with multiple
myeloma.
The agency also approved
the drug as a single
agent for patients with relapsed
or refractory multiple
myeloma who have received
one or more previous treatments.
The decision converts
to full approval an initial
accelerated approval given
to the drug in 2012 as a
single agent, Amgen said.
Accelerated approval is
given to drugs based on a
surrogate endpoint, such
as a radiographic image or
laboratory measure, that is
thought to predict a clinical
benefit.
Companies are required
to conduct studies to confirm
the anticipated benefit.
If a confirmatory trial shows
the drug does confer such a
benefit, the FDA grants full
approval for the drug.
A trial testing Kyprolis
combined with the drug
dexamethasone doubled
the length of time before
the disease progressed
compared with a rival drug,
Velcade, plus dexamethasone.
Amgen said the agency
approved Kyprolis in combination
with dexamethasone
or with the drug lenalidomide
plus dexamethasone
for relapsed or refractory patients.
It approved the drug
as a single agent for patients
with relapsed or refractory
disease who have received
one or more treatments.
FROM FRONT PAGE.....................
Pak........
Pakistan reported.
The premier further said that the government believes in
transparency in the policies of governance, and Pakistan is on
its way to self-reliability.
“Pakistan is a confident and secure country,” he maintained.
Talks.......
University in Charsadda on Wednesday killing 21 people were
receiving calls from across the border, he said it will not be proper
to reach any conclusion until the investigations are complete.
However, he said we maintained contact with Afghanistan
at various levels and had been raising the issues of Islamabad s
concern with the Afghan leadership.
He referred to the Heart of Asia conference which was attended
among others by Afghan president Ashraf Ghani during
which all these matters came up for discussion.
Pakistan s policy towards Kabul he said was to promote
peace and reconciliation which was in the interest of Pakistan.
He said the two meetings of the Quadrilateral Group comprising
Pakistan Afghanistan US and China had already taken
place while the third meeting would be held in Islamabad on
Feb.6. This Group was set up to promote peace and reconciliation
in Afghanistan, he added.
Rail Service........
All trains between Srinagar to Banihal via south Kashmir, including
Pulwama, Islamabad and Qazigund, operated normally
today.
Army........
metres of electric wire and three detonators, he said.
Attackers........
is the place that produces military officers, this is the place that
produces members of the parliament, all of whom challenge Allah’s
sovereignty”.
Instead of targeting armed soldiers, he said, “we will target
the nurseries that produce these people”.
“We will continue to attack schools, colleges and universities
across Pakistan as these are the foundations that
produce apostates. We will target and demolish the foundations,”
he said.
Mansoor issued a similar video in the wake of the Peshawar
attack on December 16, 2014, Pakistan’s deadliest ever extremist
assault.
He said schools like the one in Peshawar, which is some
50 kilometres from Charsadda, were “preparing those generals,
brigadiers and majors who killed and arrested so many fighters”.
Life Term........
died on February 15 last year.
Prosecution counsel Udayabhanu told the media that there
were various charges against the accused.
"Of the Rs.70 lakh compensation, Rs.50 lakh has to be given
to the guard's wife.
"Moreover, the court directed the police to register a case
against the wife of the accused for giving a false statement," he
said.
Owner of Kings Group of Companies, Nisham courted controversy
after his seven-year-old son's photograph driving his
car was put up on social media. In another case, he allegedly
abused a woman police official for checking his vehicle.
DGP........
Ahmad.
One deputation reserve post of DYSP is attached with SP office
Islamabad for drawal of salary of Irshad Ahmad, DYSP till
further orders.
Sugandha Mahajan, DYSP IR-17th Bn is transferred and
posted as DYSP Hqrs Jammu vice Vivek Shekhar Sharma;
Shahzada Kabir Mattoo, DYSP PC Pampore is transferred and
postd as DYSP Tral vice Shabir Ahmad; Aijaz Ahmad, DYSP
IR-17th Bn is transferred and posted as DYSP PC Pampore
vice Shahzada Kabir Mattoo; Abdul Wahid Giri, DYSP Crime
Branch Jammu is transferred and posted as DYSP PCR Jammu
against available post; Shabir Ahmad, DYSP PC Tral is transferred
and posted as DYSP JKAP-12th Bn against available
vacancy; Mohammad Rafiq, SDPO East Jammu is transferred
and posted as DYSP Crime Branch Jammu vice Abdul
Wahid Giri; Qazi Shamas-ul-Muzaffar, DYSP Hqrs Pulwama
is transferred and posted as DYSP AC HG Shopian
against available vacancy; Mohammad Shafiq, SDPO Sopore
is transferred and posted as DYSP Hqrs Pulwama vice
Qazi Shamas-ul-Muzaffar.
They shall be relieved immediately with directions to report
at their new places of adjustment/posting.
Meanwhile, Government Friday ordered following transfers
of the Police Officers with immediate effect:
Raj Singh, Deputy Commandant IRP 15th battalion has been
transferred and posted as Deputy Commandant IRP 5th battalion
against an available vacancy.
Dawood Ayoub, upon his placement as I/C SP is posted as Deputy
Commandant IRP 8th battalion against an available vacancy.
Perbeet Singh, upon his placement as I/C SP is posted as additional
SP CID SB, Jammu against an available vacancy.
Naresh Singh, upon his placement as I/C SP is posted as
Deputy Commandant IRP 15th battalion vice Raj Singh.
Government has also sanctioned advance TE as admissible
under rules in favour of the officers in whose cases change of
station is involved.
Farooq meets Mehbooba
to offer condolence over
Sayeed’s death
Srinagar, Jan 22: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah
today visited the residence of Peoples Democratic Party
chief Mehbooba Mufti here to offer condolence over her father
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s death.
Abdullah, who arrived here this morning from Jammu, visited
Mehbooba’s Fairview residence at Gupkar here after Friday
prayers, a National Conference (NC) leader said.
Abdullah, accompanied by party general secretary Ali Mohammad
Sagar, met Mehbooba and offered condolence to her,
he said, adding that politics was not discussed.
“There was no political discussion during the meeting. It
was purely to offer condolences to Mehbooba ji on her father’s
death,” he said.
PG College organises
“National Youth Day”
Rajouri, Jan 22: Government Post Graduate College today organized
National Youth Day with great favour in the multipurpose
hall of the college. The event was chaired by Principal Prof.
Shabeer Hussain Shah and witnessed by students, teachers and
members of the civil society.
The programme was coordinated by Literary and Cultural
Committee of the College and included a variety of activities
commencing with a blood group testing Camp. Students volunteered
to get their blood group examined by a team of professionals
from Health Department Rajouri and pledged to donate
their blood to the blood bank in near future to help the needy.
A symposium was also held on “Healthy Youth for Healthy
Society” in which seven candidates expressed their views. Miss
Ahlam Mir, Obaidullah and Sahil were adjudged first, second
and third by a team of judges including Prof. Asadullah Khan,
Prof Y.P Sharma and Prof. M. Saleem Wani.
JMC continues drive
against violations
Jammu, Jan 23: On the instruction of Commissioner Jammu
Municipal Corporation Ms Mandeep Kaur and Joint Commissioner
(Adm) R. S Jamwal, the Enforcement Staff led by the
Chief Enforcement Officer and Assistant Enforcement Officer
of Jammu Municipal Corporation undertook a drive against unauthorized
construction / violations. During the drive the team
demolished the boundary wall of Sameer Rashid Wani S/o Abdul
Rashid Wani at Sidhra, Jammu and another boundary wall
raised by some person at Sidhra, Jammu. The demolition was
executed with the help and co-operation of Police Force from
Police Post, Sidhra, and District Police Lines Jammu.
The Jammu Municipal Corporation again appeals to the
General Public to refrain from making illegal constructions and
get building plans whether commercial / residential approved
from Jammu Municipal Corporation otherwise action as admissible
under rules leading to demolition / sealing of the building
will be taken.
Contempt case: SC denies
relief to Arundhati Roy
New Delhi, Jan 22: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to
exempt noted writer Arundhati Roy from appearing before
Bombay high court to face contempt proceedings for allegedly
criticizing high court for denying bail to DU professor Saibaba.
A bench headed by Justice J S Khehar said that Roy should
not be afraid of appearing before court. Roy is to appear before
high court on Monday in a contempt case initiated for raising
voice on why 90% disabled professor was denied bail when accused
and convict in Gujarat riots were granted bail.
“There is no big deal in appearing before court. You should
not have fear to appear in court. We appreciate what you are
saying and we are here to hear your case,” the bench said.

7
SRINAGAR, SATURDAY
23.01.2016
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Roger Federer makes 'Baby Fed' his 300th victim
HIGHLIGHTS
• Federer, 34, dropped the second set
before he got himself together and
scorched into the first weekend.
• Federer's 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory
puts him just six Grand Slam wins
away from Martina Navratilova's
record of 306.
• Federer is the oldest man to reach
the round of 16 since Andre Agassi in
2005.
MELBOURNE: Roger Federer swept
aside Grigor Dimitrov on Friday to
become the first man to reach 300
Grand Slam wins and join Maria
Sharapova in the fourth round of the
Australian Open.
Federer, 34, dropped the second
set against "Baby Fed", who has a
similar game to the 17-time Grand
Slam champion, before he got himself
together and scorched into the first
weekend.
Federer's 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory
puts him just six Grand Slam wins
away from Martina Navratilova's
record of 306, and made him the oldest
man to reach the round of 16 since
Andre Agassi in 2005.
More importantly, he is a step
closer to his fifth Australian Open
title, a victory which would make him
the oldest Grand Slam champion in
44 years.
"It is a little, from time to time,"
conceded Federer, when asked
whether facing Dimitrov was like
playing a mirror. "I try to play like I
wouldn't want it and I play the wrong
way sometimes."
A busy day of action helped take
the focus off corruption claims which
have overshadowed the year's first
Grand Slam after a report said players
had been suspected of fixing matches
but never faced action.
Belgium's David Goffin awaits
Federer in round four, after he beat
Dominic Thiem 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7/2), 7-5
in a match which included a generous
act of sportsmanship from the
Austrian.Thiem, leading in the second
set, told the umpire to give a point
to Goffin rather than replay it after
a Hawk-Eye challenge found a shot
from the Belgian had landed in.
Sharapova maintained her push
for a second Australian Open title
when she beat America's Lauren Davis,
a full foot shorter than the Russian
at 5ft 2ins (1.57m), 6-1, 6-7 (5/7), 6-0.
The world number five took a
break and changed her dress after losing
the second set and she came back
revitalised and roared through the
final set to reach 600 career wins.
"I was happy with the way I finished.
I think I can take a lot of good
things from that," said Sharapova,
who faces Swiss teen Belinda Bencic
in the next round.
Elsewhere, fourth seed Agnieszka
Radwanska reeled off nine straight
games as she obliterated Monica Puig
6-4, 6-0, despite continuing pain from
a left-leg injury which stopped her
competing in Sydney last week.
And defending champion Serena
Williams took to the court against
Russia's Daria Kasatkina knowing
there would be no rematch with
Roberta Vinci, her shock conqueror at
the US Open in September.
Vinci, whose stunning semifinal
win halted Williams' bid for
a calendar-year Grand Slam, was
knocked out by Germany's Anna-Lena
Friedsam in three sets.
In other matches, Japan's Kei Nishikori
beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez
7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 and Jo-Wilfried
Tsonga ousted fellow Frenchman
Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4, 7-6 (9/7),
7-6 (7/4).
"It is a little,
from time to
time," conceded
Federer, when
asked whether
facing Dimitrov
was like playing
a mirror. "I
try to play like I
wouldn't want
it and I play
the wrong way
sometimes"
Brathwaite fifty
puts Barbados
into final
Barbados and T&T to face
off in 2014 final rematch
Kraigg Brathwaite’s
unbeaten 80 off 120 balls
followed up a dominant
spin bowling performance
by Barbados to see off
Windward Islands by seven
wickets in the second
Nagico Super50 semifinal
on Thursday night at
Queen’s Park Oval to set
up a rematch of the 2014
final between Barbados
and reigning title-holders
Trinidad & Tobago.Eight
of the ten wickets in the
Windwards innings fell
to spin as they struggled
to 175 after choosing to
bat first. Sulieman Benn
claimed his third four-for
of the tournament to lead
the way in the field for
Barbados but was wellsupported
by offspinner
Ashley Nurse and fellow
left-armer Jomel Warrican
who took two wickets
each.Nurse set the tone
with a double-wicket
maiden taking the new
ball in the second over to
remove Johnson Charles
for a duck when the
opener miscued a slog to
short midwicket. The offspinner
continued to choke
off the runs and by the end
of the opening powerplay
he had figures of 5-2-12-1.
Devon Smith and
Tyrone Theophile saw
off the threat of Nurse
before targeting the pace
of Jason Holder and Carlos
Brathwaite to build a 74-
run stand. However, the
intervention of Benn and
Warrican produced desired
results for Barbados. After
reaching the drinks break
at 76 for 1 in 19 overs,
Windwards’ batting slide
was sparked by Benn on
the first ball after play
resumed as Smith drifted
lazily out of his crease
looking to drive and was
stumped for 44.Benn proceeded
to tear a hole in the
Windwards middle order
with wickets in each of his
subsequent three overs.
Theophile fell in the 22nd
edging an attempted cut to
slip before Andre Fletcher
was trapped in front playing
back to a good length
ball in the 24th. Captain
Liam Sebastien concluded
the collapse of 4 for 19
when he fell in similar
fashion to Theophile,
though this time it was
the keeper Dowrich who
held onto the catch as the
score became 95 for 5 after
26.
Windwards reached
121 before the wicket
of Sunil Ambris for 31
triggered another minicollapse
of 3 for 5 in seven
balls. Warrican took out
Ambris and Shillingford
on back-to-back balls in
the 35th before Nurse returned
to induce a return
catch off the bat of Keron
Cottoy.
Make Kohli captain in
all three formats right
away: Prasanna
HIGHLIGHTS
• India have lost their last three ODI
series under Dhoni.
• "If you ask me, let him (Dhoni) keep
the wickets and give Kohli the charge
right away," Prasanna said.
• He also did not understand the logic
behind dropping Manish Pandey.
NEW DELHI: Spin great Erapalli
Prasanna feels time has come to
make Virat Kohli the India captain in
all three formats and M S Dhoni, whose
leadership skills are on the wane, can
continue playing as a wicketkeeperbatsman
in the limited-overs format.
Though it has already been announced
that Dhoni will lead India
in the World T20 in March-April,
Prasanna wants the decision to be reassessed.
India have lost their last three
ODI series under Dhoni.
"I think the time has come to
make Kohli captain in all three formats.
Dhoni is 33-34 now and there has to be
a change in captaincy at some point so
why not now? He can keep playing as
Anderson
82* sets up
punishing
NZ win
New Zealand 196 for 5
(Anderson 82*, Guptill
42) beat Pakistan 101
(Sarfraz 41, Elliott 3-7,
Milne 3-8) by 95 runs
a player. Ultimately, it is Dhoni who
will take the call. If you ask me, let
him keep the wickets and give Kohli
the charge right away. It is in the team's
interest," Prasanna said.
Asked whether Dhoni can go on
as a player in the team, Prasanna said:
"If you look at the overall scenario,
he may be a better batsman than
Saha but wicket-keeping wise Saha
is equally good. Perhaps Dhoni can
carry on and you can still expect a
30-40 run innings from him in the slog
overs."
Prasanna said Dhoni has been
found wanting in the ongoing series in
Australia with the hosts fancying a 5-0
whitewash of India in the fifth ODI in
Sydney on Saturday.
"Some of the selection choices
have been baffling to be honest.
Dropping your number one bowler
(R Ashwin) in the last two games was
beyond logic. If he was around in the
third ODI (at Melbourne), India could
have built more pressure with Jadeja
bowling well from the other end.
Corey Anderson limped off the
field with 15 overs of the third
T20 still remaining, but by then
he had done enough to tilt the
match, and the series, decisively
New Zealand's way. He had
smashed an unbeaten 42-ball
82 to power New Zealand to a
total of 196, and by the end of
his second over, when he pulled
up with cramps, had picked
up two wickets to help reduce
Pakistan to 36 for 4.
A good start is critical in a
chase of such magnitude, and
Pakistan did not make one.
Failing to get on top of a short
ball from Trent Boult, Mohammad
Hafeez sliced a high catch
into the point region. In the next
over, Ahmed Shehzad picked
out deep square leg while looking
to pull Anderson, before
Mohammad Rizwan ran himself
out hurtling needlessly from
his crease. Shoaib Malik struck
three sweetly-timed fours off
Boult, but the required rate
brought out a miscued slog in
the next over; Anderson had his
second, and New Zealand were
firmly on the road to victory.
In the end, Anderson was
not required to come back
onto the field as New Zealand
wrapped up the match with
close to four overs still remaining.
Only two Pakistan batsmen
reached double figures as they
only just scraped past the 100
mark.
This was surely not the
finish Pakistan had envisioned
when Shahid Afridi chose to
bowl after winning the toss. But
the portents were clear right
from the first ball of the match,
which Martin Guptill flat-batted
to the cover boundary. Carrying
on from where he left off
in Hamilton, Guptill tore into
Anwar Ali, who replaced Umar
Gul in Pakistan's seam attack,
spanking him for another four
and a six off the last two balls of
the first over.
With Guptill in an equally
punishing mood against Imad
Wasim's hitherto unhittable
left-arm spin, New Zealand
reached the half-century mark
as early as the start of the fifth
Not mentally bogged down, would
like to win next 4 games: Kohli
HIGHLIGHTS
• Kohli, who has smashed two centuries
on the tour, felt the team failed to
capitalise on important moments.
• Kohli said that despite lagging 0-4
in the current ODI series, the Indian
team's morale is still up.
• "We need some extra bit of experience
in such conditions," Kohli said.
SYDNEY: Unfazed despite four successive
defeats, a defiant Virat Kohli on
Friday insisted that the Indian cricket
team is "not mentally bogged down"
and said it would like to win the next
four matches, including Saturday's
final ODI, to cap the tour of Australia
on a positive note.
The star batsman said that despite
lagging 0-4 in the current ODI series,
the Indian team's morale is still up. India
play the hosts in a three-match T20 series
after the ODI series concludes with
the fifth and final game on Saturday.
"If we were mentally bogged down
we wouldn't be able to compete at
over. They could have gotten
there earlier, had more if not for
Mohammad Amir's efforts to
tie up Kane Williamson at the
other end, bowling with pace
and giving him no room.
Guptill was looking unstoppable
until Afridi brought
himself on and pulled things
back with his skiddy topspinners
from just back of a length.
He forced Guptill to miscue a
slog-sweep and hole out, and
gave away only seven runs from
his first two overs. In between,
a brilliant piece of fielding from
Rizwan at midwicket ran out
Colin Munro at the non-striker's
end.
Not long after, Williamson
had holed out off Wahab Riaz,
and Ross Taylor had retired
hurt with a side strain. But New
Zealand still had the momentum,
with Anderson already
underway with two fours and a
six off his first twelve balls.
Anderson was not at his
most fluent, but his method
of clearing his front leg to
Famous father-son pairs in Test cricket
Peter Pollock & Shaun Pollock
Peter, son of South African legend Graeme, was
a fast bowler who played 28 Tests from which he
took 116 wickets. His son, the superbly talented
allrounder Shaun, ended his career as South Africa's
most successful bowler (421 wickets) and
ninth-highest run-getter (3781) and has since
seamlessly moved into TV commentary.
The Amarnaths
A true cricketing pedigree. Lala Amarnath was
India's first Test centurion, and that too on debut,
as well as independent India's first captain. Two
of his sons, Surinder and Mohinder, followed in
his footsteps and played Test cricket for India.
Surinder emulated his father with a century on
Test debut, against New Zealand in Auckland in
1975-76, but that was as high as his career got
in a further nine matches. Mohinder, two years
younger, was far more successful and scored 11
hundreds in 69 Tests. Mohinder was also a key
figure of India's 1983 World Cup winning team.
Hanif Mohammad & Shoaib Mohammad
Hanif Mohammad's name is linked with the
longest Test innings in the sport's history - a
marathon 970-minute 337 for Pakistan versus
West Indies at Bridgetown, an epic in which he
compiled century stands with four different players,
one of whom was his brother, Wazir. Hanif
also held the distinction of scoring a century
against all his Test opponents outside of Pakistan.
Shoiab Mohammad was not as talented yet
still averaged 44.34 in 45 Test matches, and his
powers of concentration showed that he was his
father's son.
Chris Broad & Stuart Broad
The senior Broad featured in 25 Tests and 34
ODIs for England with considerable success,
including scoring three centuries in successive
Tests during the successful 1986-87 Ashes. His
son Stuart made his Test debut in December
2007 and today sits at third on England's all-time
wicket list. The fourth Test against South Africa
all. We just have to be smarter about
chasing down totals. If the results were
different, there would be different questions
and different debates. But we have
to respect this result and Australia are a
tough side, and they know these conditions
better," Kohli said at the pre-match
press conference.
"They are on a streak of winning 18
games at home. So we need some extra
bit of experience in such conditions. We
would like to learn because we have to
keep coming back here and we want to
do well here."Morale is the same as we
came here two weeks ago. Everyone is
still trying and working hard. We have
believed in the four games that we can
cross the line at any stage. We always
knew that but we haven't been able to
execute that. We have a game tomorrow
and still have three T20Is. We would
like to finish strongly, and win all these
games left. So we are looking at these
four games rather than two series
separately because we will feel much
better about ourselves.
Broad returns to
ODI
Broad returns to ODI
Broad gets his white-ball return
Stuart Broad has been recalled to the
England ODI squad in South Africa in
place of the injured Liam Plunkett. It is
the first time Broad has been named
in an ODI squad since England's poor
showing in the World Cup a year ago.
Plunkett, who was himself an injury replacement
for Steven Finn, was called
into the squad earlier this week but then
sustained a thigh strain while training
with England Lions in the UAE. As a
consequence, he will remain with the
Lions for the remainder of their series
against Pakistan A before joining the
England squad for the T20 section of
their tour of South Africa.
will be his 91st.
Vijay Manjrekar & Sanjay Manjrekar
One of the finest players of fast bowling to
emerge from India, Manjrekar senior played 55
Test matches. His debut came at the age of
20, and he cemented his place with a century
in his first match in England. His son, Sanjay,
also represented India in Tests and ODIs and
is now a TV commentator.
Micky Stewart & Alec Stewart
With over 26,000 first-class runs, Micky
Stewart is a Surrey legend, though his England
career spanned just eight Test matches.