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According to a survey asmany as 22 big cities in thecountry are facing acuteshortage of drinking water.The situation is bound to getout of control if steps are nottaken soon. Jammu City is

bursting a t its seams. Withno control over the burgeon-ing population and spread ofthe city horizontally, theGreater Jammu city areanow starts from BariBrahamna to Domana andfrom Sidhra to Pouni Check.It is a vast swath of landwith a million plus popula-tion, means a huge pressureon the underground waterresources of Jammu City. Itis easy way to dig a deeptube well and proudly claimits inauguration which theever present politicians doevery time but it is differentto think how the exhaustingwater table will be replen-ished. Vast areas of Jammucity depend upon the drink-

ing water, which is taken outof the ground through

pumps. If the rate of digging

tube wells goes by the samespeed, then a time will comewhen we shall have exhaust-ed our underground sourcesof water. There has to be a

proper plan in place to checkthis rampant misuse ofunderground water. There isno way other than to enforcea strict building code so thatrain water is harvested andcirculated in the ground. Inaddition, the governmentwill have to construct hun-dreds of small ponds allover the city so that the rainwater is collected whichwill eventually recharge theever receding water table.Surprisingly till date, nosurvey has been done inorder to ascertain the quan-tity of ground water presentin the areas of GreaterJammu. Bringing waterfrom Chenab is a solution

but t o m ake Jammu a sus -tainable city, it is impera-tive that its depleting water

resources are recharged on apriority basis.

RANASAHIB

WATER SCARCITY: JAMMU

TOO CAN FACE IT IN FUTURE

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ROHIT SINGH RANA

Showing anger and coming out hammerand tongs against the government propos-al of extending the lease of Toasmaidanmeadow to army, the eighty plus diehardSeparatist, Syed Ali Shah Geelani has for-gotten that Kashmir is not the personalfiefdom or Jagir of anybody. The govern-ment is right in extending the lease of themeadow in favour of the army which isusing the strategically located area formany purposes. Toasmaidan is very cru-cial because in 1965, Pakistani Razakars(Volunteers) along with their army mensneaked into this sector to unleash the dia-bolical plans of Operation Gibraltar.Falling in the Gulmarg sector, t he meadowis only hours away from the capital city ofSrinagar. Reason why army has madesome portion of the meadow, crucial baseto disallow any Pakistani designs aimed atthreatening the security of Kashmir valley.Geelani is peeved at the prospect ofextending the lease because it will mean insimple terms denial of free movement tohis Pakistani infiltrators. Perhaps the

avowed hardliner has taken a liking for thenew avatar of 1965 Razakars. Today theyhave transformed into Mujahideen. Soon

after Razakars were first pointed out andthen arrested one by one, Geelani becameMLA from Sopore constituency. He will

never resent his being ex-MLA because hegets a good pension for being so. Althoughspewing fire and brimstone against Indiaand its secular policies, he has neverdeclined to accept the pension for being aformer MLA, under Indian political dis-pensation. Having said so, theMujahideen love in Geelani's frail heart isso intense that he would go to any extentof inviting them in the valley. Eventually,the Kashmir invitation by Geelani andother separatist proved too mouth water-ing for the restive, lawless tribes ofAfridis, Alakjzais and Mehshuds, that theycame rolling headlong all through the longyears of Pak sponsored proxy war in thevalley. Kashmiri boys in Pakistani campswere willing tools in their evil designs.Geelani and other separatists named themMehmaans (worthy guests). A livelyWanwun (Traditional Kashmiri welcomesong) welcomed them in, followed by asumptuous Kashmiri Wazwan in whichcattle were slaughtered though hesitantlyto show the Mehmaans that they wereone with them in choice of meat too, sol-idarity in full blood and taste. When thetribals and other Mujahideens indulged

in other acts resentment brimmed. Bythis time Ikhwanis came and tried torestore parity of sorts by killing many

Mehmaan Mujahideens. Despite theseacts, Geelani's love for Pakistan and itsinstitutions grew intense and more

intense. The old man is a classic exampleof ingratitude. He will never praise theIndian doctors who treated his renal can-cer and gave him a new lease of life. Themedical bills and pension bills paid byIndian tax payer will not stir his heart sosaturated with Pakistani dream. Hissecurity ensured by Indian securityforces which tries to protect Kashmirfrom Toasmaidan to Turtuk from Pakiterrorists has no worth for him to makeany acknowledgement. Yet his ego skyhigh that he hates anything Indian. Theword Indian is anathema, enough tobring instantaneous bouts of allergy inhis body and mind. A few sane Kashmirisrue his long presence as a sure road todeath and destruction.A strange pattern is being seen inKashmir. On some issues the hearts ofmainstream politicians and separatistsbeat in unison. Otherw ise MustafaKamaal and Geelani would have notaired dissimilar view on firing ranges ofarmy or over Toasmaidan. Or elseKammal would not have made state-ments against army firing ranges. Itmakes a strange case. The army will get

all training outside Kashmir but has to beready to get killed in the valley by assur-ing minimum response to terrorists' fir-

ing.In his typical Geelani style double speak,he criticises state government for lust of

money and power, accusing it of disposingall assets to New Delhi. It is a new argu-ment though specious one given byGeelani and others that Kashmir's assetshave been handed over to Delhi. Kashmir,everybody in the world knows, does notpossess gold, copper, or diamond mines. Itdoes not have petroleum deposits or natu-ral gas. It had natural beauty which wasslowly destroyed when men like Geelaniarrived in the valley. All great f orests todayare bare and encroached by anti-social ele-ments and militants along with other localKashmiris. No Indian possesses any frag-ment of land in the valley. The Dal Laketoday is surrounded by concrete hotelswhich belong to Kashmiris only. Holysprings have either been encroached orfilled in for they represented Hindu signs.Saffron lands have been converted intohousing colonies and no Indian has comeall the way from Delhi to do that. But menlike Geelani will always cry and raise nonissues. The only issue in Kashmir is thatdubious men like Geelani ought to be sidelined permanently and pluralism ofKashmir be restore once again with allattendant prerequisites. Kashmir will again

turn a paradise when truth is spoken,accepted, practiced as well as men likeGeelani snubbed once for all.

HINDSIGHT

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JAMMU, NOV 08: ChiefMinister, Omar Abdullah, onFriday, underscored the needfor developing an accuratetracking mechanism ofyouth; post their trainingunder the skill developmentmission. He said the successof the skill development mis-

sion can only be realisedwhen placement of theseyouth and utilisation of their

learnt skills is ensured,adding that this aspect is crit-ical to the whole programme.

While taking the reviewof J&K Skill DevelopmentMission at a meeting hechaired here, Chief Ministersaid that State government

besides engagi ng private

players through initia tiveslike UDAAN and HIMMAThas simultaneously focused

on enhancing the existingtraining facilities. He saidour training programmesshould be reflective of therequirements in the job mar-ket, adding that steps should

be taken to devise an inbuiltmechanism in the course cur-riculum itself to ensure mar-

ket oriented skill training tothe youth. Omar laid specialemphasis on imparting soft

skills to youth across alltraining programmes toimprove their communica-tion skills and chances of get-ting absorbed in the job mar-ket where besides education-al and technical qualifica-tions special focus is laid oncommunication skills. Hesaid although such trainingmodules exist in our TrainingInstitutes; however addedemphasis needs to be givenon presentations, group dis-cussions, report writing andmock interviews. He said ourTourism Industry also canimmensely benefit, if ourTaxi Operators PonnyWallasand others associated withtourism activities are provid-ed mandatory soft skill train-ing courses to improve theirinterpersonal skills.

The Chief Minister saidthat the State Governmenthas fixed a target of skilling

9.1 lakh youth during the12th FYP and we are movingforward in 8Contd p2

Omar stresses on gainful employment of youthAsks for developing tracking mechanism, imparting soft skillsBANGALORE, NOV 08:Chairman of the ScientificAdvisory Council to thePrime Minister CNR Rao onFriday said the Indian SpaceResearch Organisation(ISRO) could have takenmore time and "done home-work" on the country's maid-en mission to Mars."MOM is a very good thing;they could have taken moretime and done homework.They have done somethingand I feel I should congratu-late," he told reporters herewhen asked about the Rs 450crore Mars Orbiter Mission."....but you can always saythey could have done manythings, they should do more.Whatever they have done is agood thing," he said while

briefi ng about the SilverJubilee celebrations ofJawaharlal Nehru Centre for

Advanced ScientificResearch here of which he isthe founder President. The

MOM was successfullylaunched on November 5with PSLV rocket injectingthe spacecraft precisely intoan intended Earth orbit inIndia's first-ever historicinter-planetary odyssey.Flaying the highly criticalcomments about the MOM

by former ISRO ChairmanMadhavan Nair, who is scep-tical about the mission, Rao

said "It is unbecoming ofNair to make such com-ments. I'm critical of an

Indian who makes such state-ment."For a country like India Rs450 crore is nothing; ....Rs450 crore the governmentdoesn't even count," he saidrejecting voices questioningthe need for spending Rs450-500 crore on MOMwhen the country was facinghunger and poverty.To a query on the technical

aspects of the project, Raosaid "Let us not discuss aboutthe scientific 8Contd p2

ISRO could have taken more time forcountry's maiden mission to Mars: CNR Rao

Coalition Govt says73rd amendment

row over

SRINAGAR, NOV 08: Aday after Rahul Gandhiadvised Omar Abdullah toimplement 73rd amend-ment, Medical EducationMinister and seniorCongress leader Taj Mohi-u-Din on Friday said thatRahul may not have beeninformed by State Congressthat matter had beenalready resolved and

National Conference duringCoordination Committeehad agreed upon that good

provisi ons of IndianPanchayati Raj Act would

be incorporated in our StatePanchayati Raj Act.Taj told that there is nochaos and confusion on theissue now and it has already

been res olved. "I don't s aythere is communication gap

between State Congress andCongress High Command,

but one thing is sure thatRahul Gandhi was notinformed that 8Contd p2

NEW DELHI, NOV 08:The BJP's prime ministerialcandidate Narendra ModiFriday accused the UPA gov-ernment of giving a "freerun" to terror outfit IndianMujahideen, after it felt itcannot stop him democrati-cally. The Gujarat chief min-

ister also accused the United

Progressive Alliance (UPA)of misusing the CentralBureau of Investigation(CBI) to target BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP) leaders.He said the advisory to TVnews channels on the primeminister's Independence Dayspeech was aimed at sup-

pressing the voic e of opposi-tion. In a hard-hitting attackon the Congress, BahujanSamaj Party (BSP) andSamajwadi Party (SP) at arally here, Modi said thethree parties had similarDNA, and urged people ofUttar Pradesh to give a deci-sive mandate to the BJP inthe 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Onthe communal violence inMuzaffarnagar and subse-quent arrest of two BJP legis-lators, Modi said the state

government did not havepower against the guilty andwas putting innocent peoplein jail "for its vote bank poli-tics". He said the Congresswas defeated in three succes-sive elections in Gujarat."Those who feel that theycannot stop Modi democrati-cally are adopting othermeans. Sometimes (give)free run to IndianMujahideen, ask CBI totrail... listen with open ears.We are made of differentstuff. We will defeat terrorand finish it," he said. Modisaid he felt the "trio" of theSP, BSP and the Congresswill not fight the forthcoming

polls but that "CBI andIndian Mujahideen will han-dle the front so that they cansave Congress". 8Contd p2

UPA givin g Indian Mujahideen free run: ModiNEW DELHI, NOV 08:The 2G spectrum scamaccused on Friday sought astay on the proceedings ofthe case in a Delhi court inthe wake of the ruling of theGauhati high court holding as"unconstitutional" the settingup of the CBI. The accused,including former telecomminister and DMK leader ARaja and top corporate exec-utives, referred to the highcourt order and said the con-tinuance of the trial in thecase which has been probed

by CBI would amount tocontempt of court. "Beforewe proceed today I want tomention that the nation todaywoke up with banner head-lines in newspapers that the

CBI is not police. "By coinci-

dence the chief investigatingOfficer happens to be in thecourt today and in view ofthe Gauhati high court judge-

ment we should not proceed

with the proceedings other-wise it would be a contemptof court. "CBI prosecutor isstanding here that means they

must be8

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2G accus ed seek stay on trial afterGauhati HC calls CBI 'unconst itutional'SRINAGAR, NOV 08: One

of the oldest colleges ofKashmir Valley has becomethe hub of drug addiction.Sources told that Collegeauthorities seized banneddrugs from the Boys hostel inSri Pratap (SP) College thatwas used by the studentsstaying in the hostel.

Reports said that the boy'shostel in S.P.College is with-out warden from past manymonths due to which stu-dents residing in hostel findit easy to leave and enter thehostel anytime.

Principal S.P.College, DrMuhammad Yasin Shah toldthat only one student wasfound using drugs and hewas sent to his home. "One

of the students from Abhama

Shopian had left the hostelafter 4 in the evening and itwas found he had eithertaken drugs or was drunk. Wecalled his parents and senthim to his home," Shah said.

The Principal further saidthat they have appointed aWarden on temporary basis;however, most of the stu-dents told that the Warden in-charge never stays in the hos-tel during night.

When contacted, Ministerfor Higher Education,Muhammad Akbar Lone toldthat strict action will be takenagainst the College manage-ment as well as students if

proved. "I will talk to thePrincipal of the College andlook into the matter.

Furthermore,8

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SP College Hostel hub of drug addiction;'Will not spare guilty' says Minister

JAMMU,NOV 08:Advocates of Civil RightsForum (CRF )were deeplyconcerned with issue of issu-ing notice to former Chief ofArmy Staff V. K. Singh bythe speaker of StateAssembly of Jammu andKashmir.A battery of advocates met inthe court premises of HighCourt and discussed the issueof notice issued by speaker.Unanimously all are of theopinion that notice wasunwanted, illegal and uncon-stitutional whereby thespeaker of the state assembly

have exceeded the jurisdic-tion vested with him. Therewas no contempt of assembly

proceed ings members and

ever; there is not a singleword which can invite theindulgence of member ofstate assembly or speaker.Legally they have exceededthe privilege granted underthe constitution. The rightsand privilege are limitedalthough they have power toissue notice but the presentnotice is beyond the powersvested in the speaker. Whiledisclosing the decision ofSenior Advocates convenerof Civil Rights Forum,Ramesh Arora said that-advocates have taken a deci-sion to provide 8Contd p2

Notice to V. K. Singh unwanted, illegal and u nconstitutional: CRF

SAMBA, NOV 08: A dayafter Chief Minister OmarAbdullah claimed thatRamnagar Sarpanch whoraised hue and cry in RahulGandhi's rally belonged to

National Panther s Party,Chief Patron NPP, Prof BhimSingh Friday admitted thatthe said Sarpanch ParikshitSingh was his nephew and hehad gone to attend the rallyso that he could draw theattention of Gandhi towardsthe mess created by the StateGovernment in PanchayatiInstitutions. "Yes, he was my

nephew and he is theSarpanch of our party. It wasa general rally and like othersParikshit also went there andexpressed his concerns,"Bhim Singh told adding thatthere was no politics in it.Singh said that even Rahulsnubbed Omar by saying that

protest or was right andPanchayats should beempowered in the State."Omar Abdullah showed

political immaturity by blam-ing NPP for his defamationwhile Rahul paid him back inthe same bowl. 8Contd p2

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WASHINGTON, NOV

08: A new study has

revealed that obese teen

girls who perform aerobic

exercise are at lower risk of

developing several pediatric

diseases which include

type-2 diabetes, metabolic

syndrome, and non-alco-

holic fatty liver disease, a

condition in which fat

builds up in the liver, poten-tially impairing its function

over time. SoJung Lee of

the Children's Hospital of

Pittsburgh, University of

Pittsburgh School of

Medicine and her col-

leagues recently showed

that when obese adolescent

boys increased physical

activity alone, they

improved several markers

of health. These include

reducing total fat, fat

packed around organs in the

abdomen (known as viscer-

al fat, a risk factor for dia-

betes), and liver fat, and

improving fitness of their

heart and lungs. To see if

physical activity might

work in the same way for

obese adolescent girls, Lee

and her colleagues per-

formed a new study that

compared the health effectsof two different types of

exercise- aerobic exercise

and weight lifting- over

three months to remaining

sedentary. Although their

results show beneficial

effects for both types of

exercise, the researchers

found that girls who per-

formed aerobic exercise,

but n ot w eight lifting, had

significant reductions in

visceral fat and liver fat, as

well as improvements in

insulin sensitivity, another

risk factor for diabetes that'slinked with obesity. The

findings by researchers,

who recruited 44 obese girls

between 12 and 18 years

old, suggested that for teen

girls, aerobic exercise might

be superior to resistance

exercise for cutting health

risks associated with obesi-

ty. They also note that,

anecdotally, girls in the aer-

obic exercise group seemed

to enjoy their workouts more

than those in the resistance

exercise group, an opposite

sentiment from the obese

boys in their previous study.

The study is published in the

American Journal of

Physiology-Endocrinology

and Metabolism.

HOUSTON, NOV 08:

Ignoring the gum disease may

prove detrimental and affect

the health of your heart in the

long run, a new study has

said. According to a study

published in the Journal of the

American Heart Association,

researchers from Columbia

University's Mailman School

of Public Health found an

association between gum dis-

ease and progression of ather-

osclerosis, which is the hard-

ening of arteries and a big risk

factor for heart attack. "These

results are important because

atherosclerosis progressed in

parallel with both clinical

periodontal disease and the

bacterial profiles in the gums.

This is the most direct evi-

dence yet that modifying the

periodontal bacterial profilecould play a role in preventing

or slowing both diseases,"

study researcher Moise

Desvarieux, an associate pro-

fessor of epidemiology at the

university, said in a statement.

More than 5,000 plaque sam-

ples were taken from the teeth

of 420 adults from northern

Manhattan who were part of

the Oral Infections and

Vascular Disease

Epidemiology Study.

Researchers analysed the

samples for 11 different

strains of bacteria that have

been linked with periodontal

disease, as well as seven con-

trol bacteria. They also

analysed fluid around the

gums as an indicator of

Interleukin-1, a marker of

inflammation, and hardening

of the participants' carotid

arteries.

Researchers followed up with

the participants after a median

of three years, and identified

associations between gum

health and progression of ath-

erosclerosis. They found that

improved gum health and

decreases in the proportion of

gum disease-linked bacteria

was associated with slower

progression of the intima-

medial thickness of the

carotid artery. Meanwhile,

worsened gum health and

increases in gum disease-

linked bacteria was associated

with greater progression of

the intima-medial thickness.

The associations held true

even after taking into account

other factors such as diabetes,

body mass index and smoking

status.

Eating a diet rich in calciumand vitamin D is very impor-tant to keep your boneshealthy and strong. Human

bones which are lost andthen rebuilt in tiny amountsthroughout life attain peak

bone density by the age of30. However, post 30, onetends to lose slightly more

bone mass than one gains.To have a healthy bone massand to prevent conditionslike osteoporosis it is impor-tant to eat healthy. Here are afew tips:Boost calcium consumption:Calcium is an essential min-eral for the proper develop-ment of teeth and bones.

Dairy products that includeyogurt, cheese, milk andgreen leafy vegetables likespinach and collard greensare a great source of calci-um.Get some sunshine:Including only calcium richfood will not help improve

bone density as the bodywont absorb the calciumuntil and unless you haveenough Vitamin D.is the best and natural sourceof vitamin D - also called the'sunshine vitamin' since it sformed in the skin throughexposure to ultraviolet raysfrom the sun. Around 15minutes of sun exposure is

enough to provide therequired amount of vitaminD.One can even boost VitaminD by eating sea foods likeshrimp, sardines, tuna,salmon; fortified cereals andegg yolks.Keep a check on proteinintake: Too much of any-thing is not good. And thisholds true for protein aswell, which otherwise playsan important role in buildinghealthy and strong bones.

Excess of protein changesthe pH balance in the body.This creates an acidic envi-ronment which can result in

bone loss.Cut back on salt: Most of usconsume much more thanthe recommended 2300 mil-ligrams of sodium per day. Ahigh intake of sodiummeans, more calcium iswasted through urine andsweat. Excessive sodiumintake is also a risk factor for

bone fragility.Go easy on caffeine, soda:Too much of caffeine caninterfere with the body`sability to absorb calcium.The more caffeine you con-sume, higher is the amountof calcium pulled into theurine. Phosphorus, in theform of flavouring agent

phosphoric a cid in soda alsointerferes with calciumabsorption. Hence, modera-tion is the key.

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Omar stresses ...this direction, however dur-ing the course someredesigning or rearrangingmay be required to suit thejob market requirements toensure higher placementavenues for the youth underthe mission.Minister for Finance, AbdulRahim Rather, Minister for

Rural Development, Mr. AliMohammad Sagar, Ministerfor Higher Education, Mr.Mohammad Akbar Lone,Minister for Planning andDevelopment, Mr. AjayKumar Sadhotra, ChiefSecretary, Mr. MohammadIqbalKhandey, PrincipalSecretary Planning andDevelopment, Mr. B.R.Sharma, Principal Secretaryto the Chief Minister, Mr.B.B. Vyas, PrincipalSecretary PDD, Mr. A.K.Mehta, CommissionerSecretaries and other offi-cers were present in themeeting.Earlier, Principal SecretaryPlanning and Development,Mr. B.R. Sharma gavedetailed presentation onskill development sayingthat during 2012-13 againstthe target of training 1.10lakh youth as many as88,440 have received train-ing in sectors of Micro &Small Scale Industry,Vocational and TechnicalEducation, Agriculture,Horticulture, InformationTechnology, Animal, SheepHusbandry, Tourism,Health, Himayat andUdaan.

Mr. Sharma said there isfurther requirement of map-ping of skills at the districtlevel to fill district levelskill gaps. He said ICRAhad earlier conducted thestudy on mapping of currentand future skill requirementof Jammu and Kashmir,however the survey con-ducted by ICRA was atMacro level. He said nowNSDC has mandated Imac'sto conduct a district level

skill gap study for all thedistricts of Jammu andKashmir and suggest suit-able intervention to addressthe gap for every district,besides create an actionplan. He said this new planwill be rolled out during2014-15 to upgrade theexisting J&K Skill BusinessPlan as per the outcome ofthe study.

ISRO cou ld ...part- then I will have manythings to say. Whatevermight have been said anddone- they have done some-thing and that needs to beappreciated.""....you can say there shouldhave been circular orbitinstead of elliptical orbit-those things we will seelater, right now we willhave to wait till nextSeptember for the real suc-

cess. I hope it will be suc-cessful. Because it has to goto the Mars orbit and thatwill be only in nextSeptember. We shall keepour fingers crossed," headded.

Coalition Govt ...matter has already beenresolved. If he would have

been informed, Rahulwould have never advisedOmar Abdullah to imple-ment 73rd amendment," Tajsaid.He said it is a wrong notionthat Congress wanted toimplement 73rd amend-ment in the State. "Our sub-mission was that some goodprovisions of 73rd amend-ment should be incorporat-ed in Jammu and KashmirPanchayati Raj Act andNational Conference hasnow agreed upon this. OurState Panchayati Raj Act isthe best Act but in order toempower Panchayati RajInstitutions, incorporationof some of the good provi-sions of 73rd amendmenthad become inevitable," hesaid. Taj further said thatNational Conference hasagreed that DistrictChairman would not be aMinister but an elected fel-low. Confirming this,Panchayati Raj Minister AliMuhammad Sagar told thatthe issue has been resolvedand some of the good provi-sions of 73rd amendmentwould be incorporated inState Panchayati Raj Act."There will be no directapplication of 73rd amend-ment but only its good pro-visions would be incorpo-

rated. There will be separateelection commission anddistrict chairman would benominated through elec-tion," Sagar said adding thatthe row is over now.Omar politically ...What the Chief Ministerwas expecting from Gandhiwhen he said that it was

NPP Sarpanch who raisedhue and cry. Was Rahul soimmature that he could nothave information about theprotesting Sarpanch," Singhsaid. He further said thatPanchayati Raj in Jammuand Kashmir is in shamblesand all the village represen-tatives are toothless. "ThesePanchas and Sarpanchas arerepenting and cursing them-selves why they contestthese elections," he said.

SP College ..a warden would be appoint-ed on permanent basis in theCollege and parents of thosestudents would be called tomend their students," Lonesaid. He further said that itis a serious matter and, "Iwill not spare anyone whoshows leniency in curbingthis menace," he said.

Notice to ...free legal assistance to for-mer chief of army staff V.K. Singh and concern hasbeen expressed over theaction of Speaker of statelegislative assembly., Itappear to all that the actionis unwanted, undesirableand unjustified and thesame is also not in the inter-est of nation. The remarksmade by Chief of ArmyStaff are not such which

require any intervention bythe Speaker of StateAssembly. That the institu-tion of legislation will bedamaged and defamed bysuch type of actions whichcan cause wedge betweenthe administration and leg-islators.Arora further declare that if

needed we will take up mat-ter in the judiciary/ appro-priate forum as the matter isof public interest and notonly confined to one indi-vidual.

Chander Mohan SharmaAdvocate and Senior

Leader said it is decision in

the National interest we willnominate a group of Senior

Advocate who will extendfull legal support to Retd.

Chief of Army Staff Gen.V.K. Singh.Every Nationalist is deeplyconcerned with such type of

undesirable action.The casual, callous and irre-

sponsible approach of state

administration in allowingthe deputations to meet joint

parliamentary committee is

condemned as efforts weremade that cause of refugees

could not be projected

before the parliamentarycommittee in right prospec-tive and want state adminis-

tration to desist from suchaction in future.

UPA giv ing ...On the blasts on the day ofhis rally in Patna last monthin which six people werekilled, Modi said innocentswere targetted. The involve-ment of Indian Mujahideenin the terror attack is being

probed.Modi said there was noplace for violence indemocracy.On the government's advi-sory to TV news channelsover the "denigration" ofPrime Minister ManmohanSingh's Independence Dayspeech, Modi said the direc-

tive came after news chan-nels were showing his(Modi's) speech live.He said the advisory wassent about "a week back"."But the real concern(behind the advisory) wasnot the prime minister'shonour. They were restivethat the channels telecastModi's speech live but onlyshowed visuals ofshahzade's speech (duringthose hours)," Modi said inan apparent reference toCongress vice presidentRahul Gandhi.

"Rulers of Delhi, please lis-ten with your ears open. TVmay not show (speeches)but (we) have made placeamong people," Modi said.Without naming SoniaGandhi and Rahul Gandhi,who are MPs from UttarPradesh, Modi said theyhave not done enough forthe state despite holdinginfluence in the Congress-

led UPA government.He also accused UttarPradesh Chief MinisterAkhilesh Yadav of mis-placed priorities.Modi said while MadhyaPradesh Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan wasable to bring the state out ofbackwardness, leaders ofthe SP and BSP have failedto do so in Uttar Pradesh.

2G accused ...

having instructions to pro-ceed with the case today,"advocate Majeed Memom,appearing for accused SwanTelecom promoter VinodGoenka, said at the outset ofthe proceedings.Memom was joined byRaja's counsel ManuSharma to protest the con-tinuance of the trial whowas ready with the softcopy of the judgement onhis i-pad."Sir, I can show you thejudgement here," he told

Special CBI Judge O PSaini who declined theiroral plea to halt the trial andwent on with the testimonyof chief investigating offi-cer and CBI SP VivekPriyadarshi."I have read the newspaper

but I cannot go by the media

reports," the judge said.Later at the end of the day,

the defence lawyers placed

before the court judgement

of the high court and saidthey will move a formal

application in this regard in

the court on Monday.

In its judgement, the high

court has struck down the

resolution through whichthe Central Bureau

Investigation (CBI) was set

up and held all its actions" u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l " .

Subsequently, the Centre onThursday night said that the

verdict would be challenged

in the Supreme Court.

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SRINAGAR, NOV 08:Accusing Tehsildar,Anantnag of misusing hisofficial position and acting inan autocratic manner, theclass fourth employees ofRevenue Department heretoday went on a strike in

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alleged that the said officialis using unparliamentary lan-guage and demanded actionunder rules against him.The employees told thatTehsildar Anantnag MuzaffarAhmad abused his classfourth employee over phoneand beat him up at his resi-dence."The Tehsildar rang up AbdulRashid Kachroo, a peon on

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peon were harassed by the

Tehsildar," they alleged.The protesting employees,while lodging a complaint inDeputy Commissioners(DC'S) office demandedstern punishment againsthim. They said that this wasnot the first time that any

protest has been stagedagainst the said officia."The Pathwaris andGirdawars of Islamabad

Tehsil, last month had alsoalleged that the said Tehsildarconducted nocturnal raids intheir houses and harassedthem," said the employees.The Patwaris and Girdawarisof Islamabad while allegingharassment by Tehsildar alsowent on a two day strike

demanding action againsthim. Meanwhile, Tehsildar,Annatnag Muzaffar Ahmadtold that the striking employ-ees are all corrupt. "The factis that all these employeesare corrupt and I will takethem to task," he said addingthat he reprimanded one ofthe employees because hewas not doing his duty inaccordance with law.

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JAMMU, NOV 08- Ministerfor Housing, Horticulture andCulture, Mr. Raman Bhallahas said that Government hasearmarked Rs 90 lakh forface lifting of HousingColony in Channi Himmat,adding that in this regardinstructions have been issuedto Jammu and KashmirHousing Board (JKHB) togear up their men andmachinery in completing the

proposed projects withinstipulated time frame.This was informed by theMinister while interactingwith the accompanied offi-cers of the JKHB afterlaunching face lifting proj-ects at Sector-4 of HousingColony in Channi Himmat,here today.Managing Director JKHBMr. Ram Pal Sharma besidesother senior officers of thedepartment accompanied theMinister.Mr. Bhalla asked the JKHBto use quality material on the

proposed projects, addingthat Government was com-

mitted to provide durableassets to the people across theState. He further said anycompromise with the qualitywould be viewed seriously.The Minister asked the offi-cers to prepare the inventoryof Housing Board assets

besides available land acrossthe state adding that govern-ment was committed todevelop new colonies undermaster plan in self financingschemes. He stressed the

need to put the assets of theboard to best use and revenuegeneration.Mr. Bhalla said developmentof Housing Colonies in urbanas well as in rural areas of theState was receiving mainfocus of the Government. Hesaid the colonies would bedeveloped on modern lineswith all basic amenities likesafe drinking water, roadconnectivity, electricity,

parking, play field, super

bazaar and recreationalparks.The Minister asked for effec-tive implementation of cen-trally sponsored RajivGandhi Awas Yojana(RGAY) scheme for rehabili-tation of slum dwellers,adding that the scheme aimsat to tackle the problems ofslums in a definitive manner.He said Central and StateGovernments were commit-ted to improve the living con-

dition of homeless.The Minister informed thatJKHB has approved Rs. 3.50crore for creation of healthclub, swimming pool and tugshop besides a recreationcentre facilities on the avail-able land near the Green BeltPark in Channi HimmatSector-1, adding that the

project is under progress onwar-footing. Mr. Bhallacalled upon the inhabitants ofthe colony not to dump debrison road side, adding that such

practices not only createproblems for the visitors butalso breeding ground formany chronic diseases.During his visit to theHousing Colony, the Ministerobserved that some allotted

plots by Housing Departmentare without any constructionas a result open spaces aretotally becoming dumpingyards. He asked theManaging Director JKHB toissue notices to allottees formaking construction or elsecancel the allotment orderwithin 15 days.

Bhalla visits Channi Himmat

Bhalla asks JKHB to complete works within stipulated time frame

JAMMU, NOV 08: ChiefMinister, Omar Abdullah, onFriday said that PMGSY hasmade significant differencein improving road connectiv-ity across the state and withthe recent approval for 1100more projects to coverremaining left out habita-tions, the road network sce-nario will see furtherimprovement especially indistricts with relatively lowconnectivity percentage.The Chief Minister said thiswhile reviewing physical andfinancial progress underPMGSY in a meeting here.He said before inception ofPMGSY the level of connec-tivity across the state stood at58% which has improved to73%. Earlier, Commissioner

Secretary, R&B,Mrs.Tanveer Jehan gave adetailed power point presen-tation on the status ofPMGSY in the state. She saidthat out of the 1985 schemesunder Phase-1 to Phase-IX,

872 schemes have been com-pleted, covering road lengthof 4900kms at a cost of Rs.2346 crore.She said out of the 4163 un-connected habitations at thetime of inception of PMGSYas many as 1487 habitationshave already been connectedup to Phase-IX and theremaining have been takenup for completion.She said that out of the targetof covering 175 habitationsduring 2013-14, as many as107 habitations coveringroad length of 604 kms have

been completed endingOctober. She said Rs. 326crore have been spent onthese projects so far.She further informed that Rs.223 crore, out of the amount

of Rs. 710 crore approved bythe Union Cabinet on accountof land, forest and structuralcompensation, have beenreleased recently. She saidvarious measures for effec-tive implementation of the

programme have been takenup including fast trackingland acquisition and forestclearance issues, resulting inaccelerated pace of progress.She said action has also beentaken in 44 cases against thedefaulting contractors and anamount of Rs. 2.93 crore has

been recovered from thesedefaulting agencies besidesterminating their contractsand re-tendering them for re-allotment to other agencies.Minister for RuralDevelopment, Mr. AliMohammad Sagar, Ministerfor Planning andDevelopment, Mr. AjayKumar Sadhotra, Minister forR&B, Mr. Abdul MajidWani,Minister of State forRevenue, Mr. Ajaz Ahmad

Khan, Chief Secretary, Mr.Mohammad Iqbal Khandey,Principal Secretary to theChief Minister, Mr. B.B.Vyas, CommissionerSecretaries and other officerswere present in the meeting.

CM reviews PMGSY progress

State witnessing significant road networkimprovement under PMGSY: Omar

JAMMU, NOV 8: Seekinglarger participation of womenin development process,Minister for Social Welfare,Sakina Itoo on Friday saidtime has come when theyhave to play a pro-active rolein shaping the destiny of theState.Addressing a gathering ofwomen at Vijaypur, MsSakina made a fervent appealto women to realise their

potential and put in their bestin socio-economic develop-ment of Jammu and Kashmir."Women have made their

presence felt in every sphereof activity and there is noth-ing that can retard theirgrowth as equal partners inthe decision making of thestate", she said and exhortedupon the women to partici-

pate in social, economic andpolitical affairs alongsideattending to their domesticchores. Former Minister andMLA, S.S. Slathia, MLA,Bimla Luthra, Sarpanchs,Panchs and a large number ofwomen were present on theoccasion. The Ministerappreciated overwhelming

participation of women in thefunction saying that it is areflection of their firm faithin programmes and policiesof present government. She

said that w omen participationin growth and developmentwill help the society's marchtowards progress and pros-

perity with added vigour andenthusiasm.Sakina highlighted severalmeasures initiated by thegovernment for womenempowerment and askedwomen to take inspirationfrom such enterprisingwomen.Spelling out achievements ofthe government in differentfields, the Minister said thatvarious employment schemeslike SKEPWY have helped

the youth of the state estab-lish their own income gener-ating ventures thus minimiz-ing the unemployment prob-lem to a great extent. She

added that a number of modelvillages have been developed

by Rural Developmentdepartment besides success-ful implementation of vari-ous rural emancipation pro-grammes with focus on unat-tended areas. Besides, anotable improvement has

been recorded in water andpower supply scenario espe-cially in kandi and border

belts, she added. She said thatvarious reformative stepshave been taken to furtherstreamline functioning ofagriculture, health, horticul-ture and social welfare

departments so that peoplecould get enhanced services.The Minister assured the peo-

ple that all the ISSS pendingcases would soon be cleared.

Sakina favours larger participa-tion of women in decision making

JAMMU, NOV 08:- JointSecretary, Department ofJustice Government of IndiaMr. Parveen Garg on Friday

launched the project "Accessto Justice- NE and J&K" inthe J&K State.The project has beenapproved by the StandingFinance Committee (SFC)Government of India, a planunder the 12th Five Year Planfor the period of five years(2012-17). The project is

being implemented in theeight states of North Eastregion and Jammu &Kashmir State in consultationwith respective State LegalServices Authorities with the

project cost of Rs. 30 crore.The objectives of the projectare to sensitize the marginal-ized and underprivileged sec-tions of society particularlywomen, children, ScheduledCastes and TribalCommunities about theirlegal rights by organizingawareness camps, adding thatit would improve the knowl-edge of people about theirright and their access to legalservices. It also focuses onsupporting justice delivery

systems in improving theircapacities to serve the peopleand in empowering the ordi-nary people to demandimproved services and to

access their rights and entitle-ments. Moreover, the projectwould also support innova-tive activities to enhance

legal awareness of the under-privileged populations andtheir ability to seek justice.As many as six FocusedGroup Discussions (FGD)would be conducted in eachState covering 6 blocks in the3 selected districts. The num-

ber of participants would be30-35 persons with propor-tionate representation from

both the genders. The LegalAid employees would imparttraining to the individuals of

NGOs who would beengaged for assessment studyto identify gaps in the legalempowerment of people.Director, Department ofJustice, Mr. V. K. Singh,Secretary Law, Mr. M.Ashraf Mir, RegistrarGeneral J&K High Court,Mr. Suresh Kumar, Secretary,High Court Legal ServicesAuthority Mr. RavinderWattal, Additional SecretaryLaw, Mr. Achal Sethi, Projectofficer, Mr. Amikar Parwar,Administrative Officers,State legal Services

Authority, Mr. Shiv LalSharma, Law Officer HomeDepartment, Syed SarfarazRezvi,, representatives from

NGOs were also present.

Project "Access to Justice- NEand J&K" launched in State

SRINAGAR, NOV 08:Minister for Agriculture, Gh.Hassan Mir on Fridayreviewed the status of organicfarming in Kashmir in a meet-ing of officers of AgricultureDepartment. Besides DirectorAgriculture Kashmir MushtaqPeerzada, senior level officersof the department and repre-sentative of various organiccompanies which are imple-menting the organic farming

programmes in different dis-tricts of Kashmir attended themeeting. The Minister wasapprised that in all 1180hectare area has been identi-

fied for adoption for organicfarming and subsequent certi-fication of organic producecovering 3409 farm operatingfamilies. This includes 300

hectares covered under thevegetable initiative for urbancluster scheme, 380 Hectareunder Horticulture Missionfor North East HimalayanStates (HMNEH) and 500hectare under Rashtriya KrishiVikas Yojna. The areas wherethe organic farming has beenstarted are Gurez for Rajmashand Potato, Machil for Potatoand Maize, Karnah for Redrice, Sogam, Trehgam andKupwara for Rice, maize andRajmash, Uri, Keller, Shopianfor Rajmash while Narkara,Budgam in District Budgam,

Noorbagh Takenwari and

Guzerbal in Srinagar andBangidhara in DistrictAnantnag have been adoptedfor Vegetables. The Ministerwas further told that first

organic crop of Red Rice,Rajmash, Potato, Maize andRice will come in the marketin year 2014, while organicvegetables shall be availablein the year 2015. He was alsoinformed that so far 3409farmers have been trained fororganic farming. The farmershave also been providedorganic inputs like Bio- fertil-izer and Bio-pesticide replac-ing chemical fertilizers and

pesticides by the implement-ing agencies. AgricultureMinister while expressing hissatisfaction over the imple-mentation of the scheme

urged the Officers as well asimplementing agencies to layfocus on marketing of organic

produce after completing theprocess of certification.

Mir reviews status of Organic Farming inValley, first organic crop to come by 2014

SRINAGAR, NOV 08:Government is making everyeffort to rejuvenateFloriculture sector in the val-ley to make health resorts,tourist centres attractive byway of developing parks andgardens at tourist placesacross the state which willincrease the influx of touristsand generation of employ-ment opportunities.This was stated by theMinister for Hajj, Auqaf,Public Enterprises andFloriculture, PeerzadaMohammad Sayeed whileaddressing a seminar organ-ised by the department ofFloriculture in the EmporiumLawns here today.Peerzada said that centralgovernment has sanctionedRs. 22 crore for developmentof Tulip Garden spread over471 kanals of land inAnantnag on the pattern ofCheshmashahi Tulip Garden.

He said that work on the proj-ect would be started soon.Later, the employees of thedepartment put forth theirdemands. Peerzada assuredthem that their genuinedemands would be addressedin a phased manner. He urgedthem to work with dedicationand sincerity. He was toldthat the department generatesa revenue of Rs. 5 croreannually.He said that the departmentwould be streamlined onmodern scientific lines byintroducing latest scientifictechnology and techniques.He asked the DirectorFloriculture to set up twotraining centres for thedepartmental gardeners totrain them in latest floricul-ture techniques.Present on the occasion wereDirector Floriculture, seniorofficers and officials of thedepartment.

Addresses seminar in Srinagar

Another Tulip Garden com-ing up in Ang: Peerzada

KULGAM NOV 8: DeputyCommissioner, Kulgam,Jahangir Mir on Friday con-vened a meeting of sectoralofficers to review the

progress of physical andfinancial achievements regis-tered under different planschemes.It was given out in the meet-ing that out of Rs. 42 crorereleased under the district

plan Rs. 25 crore have beenspent in different sectors byOctober end which accountsfor 59 percent of the total

budget released during thecurrent financial year so far.

Deputy Commissioner while

reviewing the sector- wiseprogress w as informed thatunder R&B sector Rs. 5.20crore have been spent againstthe availability of Rs. 6.12crore Likewise under MG

NREGA scheme asn expen-diture of Rs. 18 crore wasincurred against the releaseof Rs. 20 crore that hasengaged 7.97 lakh dailywagers to earn their liveli-hood besides issuing as manyas 56760 job cards.Under PMGSY the meetingwas informed that 62 habita-tions have been connectedthis year benefitting 2.65

lakh souls where as the

department has blacktopped102 kms of roads during thisyear till date.In Education, it was revealedthat as many as 38035 stu-dents of elementary educa-tion are being provided theMid Day meals besides free

books.The Deputy Commissionerimpressed upon the officersto meet the targets well intime so that funds are utilizedin full. Additional DeputyCommissioner, AssistantCommissioner Revenue,Chief Planning Officer werealso present in the meeting.

DC Kulgam reviews progress underdistrict plan, flagship schemes

59% plan funds utilized by Oct end

JAMMU, NOV 08:- DeputyCommissioner (DC), Jammu,Ajeet Kumar Sahu on Fridayconvened a meeting withofficers and members of melacommittee to reviews thearrangements for the JhiriMela. MLA ChoudharySukhnandan, SSP JammuAtul Goel, ADC KalyanSingh, ACG ShenazChoudhary, RTO JammuArvind Kotwal, ACD JammuK. K. Sidha, GM DIC Dr. RajKumar Thappa, DeputyDirector Information PRJyoti Salathia, other seniorofficers of concerned depart-ments was also present in themeeting.The annual fair which attractsdevotees from all parts of thecountry commences from

November 16th and elaboratearrangements for the conven-ience of the devotees have

been made by the administra-tion and the mela committee.Deputy Commissioner hasstressed on synergy betweendifferent departments forensuring adequate arrange-ments for the smooth conduct

of Jhiri Mela.The Deputy Commissionerdirected the functionaries ofR&B to ensure the repair andimprovement works are com-

pleted in time for the conven-ience of the devotees. Heasked the PHE department toensure uninterrupted watersupply with provision foradditional water tanks, hand

pumps and sprinklers forcleaning of venue. He alsoinstructed Power Departmentto ensure proper lightingarrangements in addition toun-interrupted power supplyat the venue throughout theMela days. IrrigationDepartment was directed toconstruct bathing ghats anderection of barricading.Transport authorities were

directed to arrange sufficientnumber of buses for trans-

portation of devotees and tofix special time table for has-sle free movement ofSimilarly, Traffic departmentwas asked to ensure properidentification of places foridle parking of buses, privatetransport.

JAMMU, NOV 08:-Continuing its endeavor to

provide better transpo rtservice to the general pub-lic as well as tourists visit-ing the state, the Jammuand Kashmir State RoadTransport Corporation(JKSRTC) has started busservices connecting Jammuwith Railway Station,Banihal.

First bus shall depart fromBanihal for Jammu at 8 a.m

followed by another bus at1.30 p.m respectively andfrom Jammu at 8 a.m fromGeneral Bus Stand and at 9a.m from Railway StationJammu (via Katra).General Public at large aswell as tourists visitingKashmir Valley arerequested to avail benefit

of these services.In addition, JKSRTC is

also operating night servicefrom General Bus StandJammu to Srinagar and viceversa.The public desirous ofavailing these servicesshould contact at phonenumbers 01912470062,9906236729 and9469193352.

JKSRTC starts additional transport services

27 schemes com-peted under BADP

in BandiporaBANDIPORA, NOV 08:As many as 27 schemes outof 56 taken up under BorderArea DevelopmentProgramme (BADP) have

been completed so far inBandipora district whileaswork on the rest 29schemes is under progress.An amount of Rs. 13.75crore stands utilised on allschemes so far.This was stated during anofficers meeting held underthe chairmanship of DistrictD e v e l o p m e n tCommissioner Bandiporahere on Friday.

JAMMU, NOV 8: Ministerfor PHE, Irrigation & FloodControl, Mr. Sham LalSharma has said thatGovernment was committedto resolve the problems of

Numberdars andChowkidars, adding that theyare the important basic vil-lage level functionaries whoare assisting the administra-tion in different social andadministrative matters andcontributing in the develop-ment of the State.While interacting with the

Numberdars and Chowkidarsat Akhnoor, the Minister said

that Government was awareabout their problems andefforts will be made toaddress these in a phasedmanner. He said the proposalfor enhancement of theirremuneration and other facil-ities for their smooth func-tioning is under the activeconsideration of theGovernment and an appropri-ate decision is expected soon.

He asked them to performtheir duties with zeal anddedication and assist theGovernment with the samespirit as they are doing sincedecades.Member Parliament, Mr.MadanLal Sharma was also

present on the occasion.Later, addressing a largelyattended public meeting atAkhnoor, the Minister alsohighlighted the role ofSarpanchs/Panchs in thesocio-economic developmentof the State. He said the PRIsare the real authoritiesresponsible for ensuring

development of rural areasaccording tolocal prioritiesand merits. He saidGovernment will take moresteps to fully empower thePRIs so that they are able tocontribute better in the devel-opment process. He said theCentral Government hasalready announced Rs. 10lakh to be placed at the dis-

posal of each Panchayat and

shortly this provision will beimplemented in the State aswell.He said with the recent visitof Congress Vice Presidentand Member Parliament, Mr.Rahul Gandhi, the matterregarding further strengthen-ing of Panchayats hasre-ceived momentum and StateGovernment will do whatev-er possible to strengthen thePRIs in the state. He askedthem to concentrate on thedevelopment of their areasand fullfill the aspirations ofthe people who have votedthem to power.

Listing the measures initiatedfor the development ofAkhnoor constituency, theMinister said that 16 moretube-wells will be set up inthe water scarcity areas andwork on 19 Lift IrrigationSchemes (LISs) is afoot atdifferent places. On comple-tion, the water scarcity andirrigation facilities will getnew boost.

Govt committed to address problems ofNumberdars, Chowkidars: Sham

Madan highlights policies of UPA Govt

JAMMU, NOV 8: Ministerfor Rural Development andPanchayati Raj, Mr. AliMohammad Sagar on Fridaydirected the officers to speedup the implementation ofIntegrated Water ManagementProgramme (IWMP) forwhich perspective plan to thetune of Rs. 2300 crore has

been approved by the Centre.The Minister was speaking ata review meeting of IWMPconvened here today.Commissioner Secretary,

Rural Development, Mr.Farooq Ahmad Peer, ChiefExecutive Officer IWMP, Mr.G. H. Shah, Members of Statelevel nodal agency, Projectofficers and other senior offi-cers of rural developmentwere present. Mr. Sagar askedthe officers to start immediatework in the districts for which

project reports have beenapproved, so that the activitiesunder this programme arespeeded up. He said that thefunds to the tune of Rs. 821crore have also been approved

by the Union government andthe need of the hour is toensure its speedy and properimplementation.The Minister further directedthe officers to work in closecoordination and synergy, sothat the lacunae and bottle-necks, if any are removed and

smooth implementation of theprogramme is ensured. Hesaid that the regular meetingsshould be held so that the sta-tus of different works under-taken is monitored effectively.Mr. Sagar said that the pan-chayats of different areasshould also be involved in

preparing the perspective

plans, so that the scope of par-ticipation and implementationof this programme is widened.He said that public participa-tion is very essential in suc-cess of any programme andwe have to ensure the same byinvolving the people at grassroot level.It was given out in the meet-ing that Union governmenthas already approved a per-spective plan of Rs. 2300crore under IWMP for treat-ment of 15 lakh hectares of

land. The project reports forfive districts stands approvedand similarly, an amount ofRs. 821 crore has already beenapproved for taking up vari-ous activities under the pro-gramme and 488 entry pointactivities have been identifiedand work has been completedon 116.

Sagar for speedy implementation of IWMP

Jhiri Mela arrangements discussed

Make synchronized efforts toensure facilities to devotees: Sahu

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KOLKATA: PacerMohammad Shami gave anawesome exhibition ofreverse swing to cap a dreamdebut with five secondinnings wickets as Indiainflicted an innings defeat ona hapless West Indies inside

three days in the first Test tomark a fabulous start to theSachin Tendulkar farewellseries on Friday.Shami followed up his 4-71

perform ance in the firstinnings with a 5-47 show inthe second to claim an envi-able match haul of 9-118 --the best ever by an Indian

pacer on debut.Shami's performance pro-

pelled India to an innings and51-run victory in the firstTest at the iconic EdenGardens. Offie RavichandranAshwin followed up hisexploits with the bat (124)with admirable figures of 3-46.

Needing 21 9 r uns to es capethe ignominy of an inningsupset, the West Indies col-lapsed like a pack of cards inthe final session -- 98 min-utes into the post tea session -- to be bundled out for 168.Veteran ShivnarineChanderpaul (31 not out; 101

b, 2x4) put up a gritty resist-ance, but in the end ran out of

partners.In the morning, Ashwinstruck his second Test ton(124) and extended his sev-enth wicket stand with RohitSharma (177) to a staggering280 to enable the hosts finishat a mammoth 453. The visi-

tors had notched up 234 intheir first innings.Beginning their secondknock in the post-lunch ses-sion, the West Indies raisedthe promise of a fightback byreaching 101/1, courtesy a68-run second wicket stand

between Darren Bravo (37;78 b, 4X4) and KieranPowell (36; 83 b, 5x4), butAshwin began the Caribbeandemolition by foxing Powellwith a flighted delivery thathit the batsman on the pad

plumb in front of the stumps.Shami - after a listless effort

in his first spell - returnedwith a vengeance close to tea,and saw the back of MarlonSamuels (4) with one thatreversed and got him leg

before.In the second over after tea,

Bravo tried to cut Ashwin,who had pitched outside theoff stump, and the balldipped into the hands of adiving Rohit Sharma at point.The West Indies were then120/4.Shami then jagged one backafter pitching on a length justoutside the off stump, induc-ing an inside edge fromWindies wicketkeeperDenesh Ramdin (1), whichwas lapped up by his Indiancounterpart.With half the side gone,Chanderpaul (23) and skip-

per Darren Sammy (8) triedto put up resistance briefly,but they crumbled in Shami's11th over - the 49th of theinnings.The Bengal pacer again

pitched on a length outside

the off stump, and got the ballto reverse, uprootingSammy's middle stump.Two deliveries later, ShaneShillingfored got a similar

ball which unsettled the offstump by breaking throughthe gate.There was a further tragedyfor the Caribbeans after thenext delivery. Shami againextracted reverse swing, andVeerasammy Permaul (0)was struck on the pads. Asthe Indian fielders appealed,Permaul took a few steps outof the crease, but the alert

Dhoni was quick to throwdown the stumps to get a runout decision.The writing on the wall wasmore than clear, and the WestIndies were reeling at 152/8.The formalities were soon

completed with Ashwinclaiming Tino Best (3) andShami castling SheldonCottrel (5).Earlier, Resuming at 354/6overnight, Ashwin and Rohit

batted fluently to notch up astand of 280 - an Indian high-

est for the seventh wicket -which catapulted the hosts toa strong position.Ashwin, who had taken the

partner ship to 200 in themorning's second over with astreaky boundary off Best,

brought up his delightful 100in the fourth over by pushingthe same bowler through thesweeper cover.Reaching the three-figuremark, a visibly ecstaticAshwin punched the air asTendulkar clapped in appre-ciation in the dressing room

balcony. The landmark wasreached off 159 balls.All the four wickets in themorning session were equal-ly shared by the visiting spin-ners on a track which playedslow but gave turn.Shillingford (6-167) claimedhis fifth five-wicket haul in11 Tests. Left armerVeerasammy Permaul (2-67)was the other successful

bowler.Rohit finally departed as hedeliberately padded an offer-ing from Permaul which

pitched around the o ff stumpand turned away.Aswhin was claimed byShillingford with a flighteddelivery which beat the bats-man and dislodged the mid-dle stump.

Shami reverse swings India to fabulous win at Eden GardensNEW DELHI: India has

been awarded the 2018 men'shockey World Cup, the sec-ond time in a span of eightyears the country will behosting the mega event hav-ing successfully organisedthe previous edition threeyears ago.

The 2018 edition will see anexpanded field with 16 teamscompeting in both men's andwomen's events.The 2018 women's WorldCup will be held in England.The women's tournament isscheduled to take place from7-21 July, with the men'sevent planned for 1-16December.India last hosted the WorldCup in New Delhi in 2010while the next edition will beheld next year in The Hague,

Netherlands in the first twoweeks of June."The International HockeyFederation (FIH) is delightedto announce that England andIndia will host the HockeyWorld Cups in 2018. EnglandHockey were successful intheir bid to host the women'sshowpiece, with HockeyIndia winning the race to hostthe men's equivalent," world

body FIH said in a statementlate Thursday night.The announcements weremade by FIH presidentLeandro Negre at a specialceremony in Lausanne,Switzerland. "I wish to offermy sincere congratulations toEngland Hockey and HockeyIndia on their successful bidsto host the Hockey WorldCups 2018," said Negre."The quality of both bids wastruly extraordinary, and theFIH is looking forward to

bringing its top properties toEngland and India. The stan-dard was exceptionally high,

making the decision extreme-ly hard for the FIH ExecutiveBoard."Held every four years, theWorld Cup brings togetherthe world's greatest teamsand most skilful players forthe toughest, most competi-tive international hockeyevent.Both the Men's and Women'sHockey World Cups 2018will feature an increased 16-nation field of participants,confirming the growinginterest and development ofthe sport. Next year's hugelyanticipated RabobankHockey World Cup, whichtakes place in The Hague,

Netherlands during the firsttwo weeks of June, will seetwelve men's and twelve

women's teams competing."The decision certainly wasnot an easy one to make,"said FIH Chief ExecutiveOfficer Kelly Fairweather,reflecting on the bidding

process."All of the bids that wereceived were exceptional,

being completely in line withour strategy to deliver themost entertaining, excitingand inspiring hockey eventsin the world.

"The FIH Executive Boardwere hugely impressed bythe bids from EnglandHockey and Hockey India,and are convinced that both

National Associati ons willdeliver absolutely magnifi-cent tournaments."As part of the bidding

process, the FIH requestedthat bid questionnaires weresubmitted before a deadlineof 31 August.The second phase of the

process saw each bid evaluat-ed in detail, as well as fur therdiscussions, clarifications,site visits and negotiationstaking place with the respec-tive National Associations.The World Cup hosts'announcement is part ofFIH's new event assignment

process, which was launchedand presented to the NationalAssociations at the FIHCongress in November 2012.The re-structured bidding

process was designed toensure that the majority ofthe unallocated events for the2015-2018 period would beassigned before the end ofthis year. The FIH will makean announcement about thehost nations of these eventsin due course.

India to host 2018 men's hockey World Cup

CHENNAI: One of thegreatest ever chess players,Garry Kasparov, says five-time world championViswanathan Anand "brings

honour to the sport and to hisnation", but predicts aMagnus Carlsen victory inhis World Championshipclash against the Indian wiz-ard. The much-anticipatedevent starts here from tomor-row. Previewing the WorldChampionship, Kasparovwas full of praise for theIndian."Anand is a fantastic chess

player who brings honour tothe sport and to his nationwith his skill and his bound-less good nature. If he winsthis match his high place onchess Olympus is assured,"Kasparov said.Citing his familiarity with

both players the Russian,who ruled the chess worldfor over 20 years, though

predicted a Carlsen victory."I am predicting a Carlsenvictory because of his talent,his results, and the tides of

chess history. I am rootingfor a Carlsen victory becausea new generation deserves anew champion."Most of all, I am hoping for

big games, a hard fight, and agreat boost for chess aroundthe world as a legend and alegend-in-the-making do bat-tle in Chennai," Kasparovwrote in 'Business Insider'.Kasparov, however, notedthat it will not be easy forCarlsen."This is one of the mostanticipated matches in recenthistory and it is no insult toAnand, that most of theanticipation circles aroundthe 22-year-old challenger."Carlsen is the favourite

because results and objectivequality must matter, but itwill not be easy and it is notdifficult to imagine a sce-nario in which he loses thematch. Anand has deep expe-rience at every level and thatcarries with it practical

prepara tion advantage s aswell as psychological pre-

paredness, he said.

LONDON: A razor-sharpRoger Federer got back towinning ways at the ATPWorld Tour Finals with a 6-4, 6-3 defeat of FrenchmanRichard Gasquet onThursday to keep his last-four chances alive.Under pressure after losingto favourite Novak Djokovicin his opening Group Bmatch, the six-time formerchampion looked much morelike his old majestic self.Despite losing the openingsix points of the match the17-time Grand Slam champi-on quickly found his strideand forged ahead with thefirst break of the match in the

third game when Gasquetmisfired a forehand into thenet.Treating the large Swiss con-tingent in the sell-out crowdto some silky drop shots andhis usual array of flowing

passes , the 32-yea r-oldworld number seven toyedwith Gasquet at times yetlost his focus when theFrenchman hit back to level

at 4-4.Gasquet was quickly put

back in his place as Federe rbroke a gain to lead 5 -4 andserved out the set.Gasquet, who also lost hisopening match to Juan

Martin del Potro, surren-dered his serve at the start ofthe second set as the high-tempo match threatened torace away from him.To his credit the US Opensemifinalist began to asserthimself and Federer had todig himself out of trouble inthree successive servicegame as Gasquet began tounload some ferocious back-

hands.Gasquet looked poised tolevel at 4-4 when a blisteringreturn had Federer clamber-ing at the baseline but hecould only watch in admira-tion as a backhand top-spin

lob arched over him as yetanother break point went

begging.That proved to be his lastchance as Federer pouncedin the following game,

breakin g some doggedFrench resistance to converthis sixth match point.Thursday's late singles fea-tures defending championDjokovic against Del Potro.

Federer back on track with victory over Gasquet

LONDON: Defendingchampion Novak Djokovic

booked his place in the semi-finals of the ATP World TourFinals with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3victory over Juan Martin delPotro on Thursday.After Roger Federer defeatedRichard Gasquet earlier inthe day, Djokovic knew anywin against the Argentinefourth seed would guaranteehis qualification from GroupB with one match still to

play.And the world number twoseized his chance, survivinga tough test lasting nearlytwo hours to extend his cur-rent winning run to 19matches.Del Potro can still make thelast four as well, but he willhave to beat Federer in theirmatch on Saturday.Djokovic discovered onWednesday that his bid tofinish the season as worldnumber one had failed afterRafael Nadal wrapped up topspot in the year-ending rank-ings.But he showed no signs ofletting that disappointmentaffect him as he continuedhis bid to retain the title at the

prestigious season- endingevent at London's O2 Arena.Four months ago, on a swel-tering July afternoon,

Djokovic out-lasted del Potroin an epic encounter that tooknearly five hours and fin-ished as the longest semifinalever played at Wimbledon.This was their first meetingin London since then and DelPotro took the attack toDjokovic in the Serb's open-ing service game, securingtwo break points.But, as was so often the casewhen they met atWimbledon, Djokovic wasable to get out of trouble with

peerless ability to turndefence into attack in onemotion.Djokovic was unable to con-vert three break points in thefourth game, but simplycame back even harder in delPotro's next service game andthis time he did break to openup a 4-2 lead.That was enough to effec-tively seal the first set and

put the two-time Tour Finalschampion within one set of a

place in the last four.

Del Potro refused to accepthis fate however and, hittinga rich vein of form, he

pressed Djokovic into con-ceding two break points inthe sixth game of the secondset, converting the firstthanks to a fortunate net-cord

before going on to level thematch.

But Djokovic had beaten theformer US Open winner in10 of their previous 13 meet-ings and it wasn't long beforehe was back on top.The Australian Open cham-

pion had to stave off twobreak points early in the finalset, but he gradually turnedthe tide and landed the deci-sive break for a 4-2 lead

before serving out the win.

LONDON: The ATP saysprize money across its sec-ond-level World Tour 500tennis tournaments will go up

by an average of 10 percentin each of the next five years.The increase will take overall

prize money from $17.6 mil-lion in 2013 to $30.8 millionin 2018.Tour 500 events represent the

second tier of tournaments onthe men's tour, behind theMasters 1000 series.Two grass-court Wimbledonwarm-up events will beupgraded to Tour 500 statusin 2015 - the Queen's Clubtournament in the Londonand the Gerry Weber Open inHalle, Germany. There will

be an extended three-week

break, rather than two,between the French Openand Wimbledon starting in2015.Queen's and Halle will joinRotterdam, Dubai, Rio deJaneiro, Acapulco,Barcelona, Hamburg,Washington, Tokyo, Beijing,Valencia and Basel as WorldTour 500 events.

Djokovic sinks Del Potro to reach ATP Tour semis

ATP Series to boost total prize money

Viswan athan A nand bri ngs ho nour tothe sport, to his nation: Garry Kasparov

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Claude Arpi

For many years, I had dreamt of visitingMenchuka, one the remotest places on the

way to the McMahon Line dividing Indiaand China, in West Siang district ofArunachal Pradesh. What fascinated mewas the fact that British explorers such asCaptain Frederick Bailey and his colleagueCaptain Morshead, who in 1913 surveyedthe Himalayas to help Henry McMahon,the British Foreign Secretary, draw hisfamed map, had never visited the area. Itremained a blank on the maps. Lastmonth, I finally made it to Menchuka.After leaving Along, the West Siang districtheadquarters located 130km from theAssam-Arunachal border, it took anothernine hours to reach West Siangs northern-most administrative circle. A short journey,compared to the perilous adventures of thethen Assistant Political Officers travellingfrom Pasighat in Assam on the annual tourof the North-East Frontier Agency.Expeditions, Missions or simplePromenades, as the British called them,used to explore these unadministratedareas, south of the Outer Line (known asthe McMahon Line after 1914).Today, things have changed. To reachMenchuka from Aalo, takes only anentire-days drive on the road poorly main-

tained by the Border Road Organisation;Menchuka is still some 50km away fromthe Line of Actual Control. Though theArmy has apparently started working on amotorable road, my local guide told me thatthe last 37km to reach the border still haveto be walked.

It was ironical, but on the day I reachedMenchuka, China announced, mostlyignored by the Indian media, one of themost important strategic advances of thedecade. On October 31, Xinhua reported:Highway open to traffic for Chinas lastroadless county. It asserted: A highwaylinking Medog [or Metok for the Tibetans],the last roadless county in China, withneighboring Bome county in Tibet formal-ly opened to traffic, ending the countysisolation from the outside world. Wheredoes that road lead to?Not only does it reach within a few kilome-ters of the Indian border (McMahon Line),north of the Upper Siang district ofArunachal Pradesh, but it opens the way toconstruct a series of new dams on theYarlung Tsangpo (which becomes theSiang as it enters India and later theBrahmaputra in Assam). Xinhuaannounced: The 117km highway, whichcost 155 million US dollars, links ZhamogTownship, the county seat of Bome, andMedog in Nyingchi Prefecture in south-eastern Tibet. The road will be accessiblefor eight to nine months per year.It is one of the most pristine regions of

Tibet. The Tibetans have always consid-ered the area around the Bend of theYarlung Tsangpo as the home of theGoddess Dorjee Pagmo, Tibets ProtectingDeity. Many believe that this place, locallyknown as Pemakoe, is the sacred realmo f t e n

referred toin theirscriptures:The lasth i d d e nShangrila.The diffi-culty ofaccess tothe regionwas one ofthe greatesto b s t a c l e sfor theengineersw h oworked inBeijing onthe hydro-p o w e rplants onthe river.For them, itw a senough toknow thatthe YarlungT s a n g p oriver tum-

bles down over 3,000m in less than 200km,giving the gorge one of the greatest hydro-power potentials available in the world. Itmade the new emperors in Beijing dream.For India, the roads closeness to theMcMahon Line cannot be ignored. Xinhuasays: Mountain paths connecting villagesand towns were once the only travel routesin Medog, situated near Tibets border withIndia complicated geological conditionsand frequent natural disasters had thwartedseven previous attempts to build a highwayin the area. The building of the new roadwas approved by the State Council, ChinasCabinet in 2008 and work officially beganin April 2009.A local Tibetan told the Chinese newsagency: Foot travel and horses have longbeen the only transportation method forgoods in Metok, which has a population of12,000, adding that before the opening ofthe road, a can of beer [used to be ] sold for10 yuan, more than twice the price of a canin Lhasa. It makes the populations on ourside of the border dream too: Only fiveyears to open a road in such difficult ter-rain, with one of the longest tunnels inTibet!In Menchuka, one hears only regrets. Butthe situation is even worse in the neigh-

bouring Manigong valley: From Tato, asubdivision headquarters where the Si andthe Yomi rivers join to form the tumultuousSiyom, it takes seven or eight hours tocover the 67km to reach Manigong. Andthen, no road.One remembers that in August former BJPMP Tapir Gao had claimed that the

Peoples Liberation Army had intruded atleast 30-40km into Indian territory afterover-running at least six of the nine Indiancheck posts in Chaglagam sector ofAnjaws district. In such a case, it is thelocal populations which suffer the most,

though the

C h i n e s eusually treatthe indige-nous tribeswell; theytell them:You are ourown peo-ple, inother words,Chinese.Does notChina stillcall theentire Stateo fArunachal, S o u t h e r nTibet?Let us notforget thatM e n c h u k aa n dM a n i g o n gsub-sectorsof SiangF r o n t i e r D i v i s i o n

w i t n e s s e d

heavy fighting in 1962 and the PLA, whoentered via both valleys and regroupedafter trekking over local trails, managed toreach Yarpik, some 80km beyondMenchuka. They stayed for three weeksand cajoled the local Adi and Mempa tribesand said, We will never harm you; wehave only a problem with the Indians, youdont have long noses like them, your eyesand skins are similar to ours. The peoplewere not fooled, but they could not domuch against the Mao's Army which quick-ly outnumbered the Gorkha Rifles manningthe Menchuka-Manigong sector.One day, I had the good luck to meet 'theoldest man' of the area; he is now 101 yearsold; he was already a gaon burah (villageheadman) in 1962. When I asked him hismost cherished dream, he said: Please, tellthe Prime Minister to reopen the border, Iwant to visit my relatives in Tibet and bringback yaks; the species h as become extincthere.A litany that I heard during my stay inMenchuka is, on the other side, they aremuch in advance on us. Why dont we haveproper roads to the border? It would cer-tainly be a workable solution to fix theborder and develop the area; Delhi defini-tively needs to take the local population

along.If after opening Nathu-la, thousands livefrom the tourism in Sikkim, why not thesame in Arunachal? If Delhi does not wantto repeat 1962, roads are strategically andmilitarily vital, but as important, India hasno choice but take the local population onits side.

G Parthasarathy

Rarely in history has a country moved fromrags to riches and from relative isolation toa power either feared or respected world-wide, in such a short time, as China hasdone, after Deng Xiaoping assumed thereins of power. Bent on overturning aCommunist system which had perpetuatedpoverty and throwing the slogans of Marx,Lenin and Mao into the wastepaper basket,Deng proclaimed: Poverty is not social-ism. To be rich is glorious. What followedwere policies that produced a sustained,near double-digit annual growth rate, forover two decades.