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BEGUILED WE ARE NOT, BY THESE MAI-BAAPSPAGE 5

The political parties and the Chief

Information Commission (CIC) are at

variance at each other with the CIC

terming the political parties as public

authorities as a result they should fall

within the ambit of RTI Act. The politi-

cal parties Right, Left and Centre are

united on their effort to keep them-

selves away from RTI ambit. They are

displaying a rare unity but when per-

sonal interests coalesce and threat of

transparency is common to all of them,

a unity all but sadistic is bound to hap-

pen. Let it be at the cost of the nation or

at the cost of the Indian tax payers

money but united they are, so that

nobody raises any doubt about theirsources of income. Remember, how all

political parties cutting across party

lines were united when they made a

hefty raise of their salaries and other

perks. United they are, when they for ce

the fragile coffers of the country to feed

them from the kitchen of the

Parliament all dainties and choice

dishes at damp cheap cost. All big

political parties are wor th hund reds o f

crore with Congress worth more than a

thousand crore followed by BJP. Here,

differences do not matter, common

cause matters. What a nation it would

have been, had these Parties displayed

the same unity in defeating corruption

and terrorism. But that is least on their

minds. With scams making headlines

everyday, it is obvious where does theinterest of our law makers lie.

RANASAHIB

ARE POLITICAL PARTIES

ABOVE RTI ACT?

R E A D T H E N E E D

SHOULD CITY OF TEMPLES TOLERATE THIS OUTRAGE

ROHIT SINGH RANA

The incident of continuous rape and

sexual assault on poor mentally retard-ed girls in a home that was meant to

safeguard their lives and modesty has

shocked all well meaning people of

Jammu who fortunately still are in

large numbers.

Imagine that moment which people

believe happened many years ago

when a king in search of an auspicious

place for his capital found a spot where

a lion and a goat were drinking water

close to each other. Every eddy of

Tawi River bears witness to that inci-dent. The King thought that the inci-

dent was a good omen for the con-

struction of his capital, selected the

spot and built Jammu. RajaJambulochan never envisaged that in

the course of times, his progeny in the

famed City of Temples will one day

bring ignominy and disrepute to his

name. This is exactly what we the citi-

zens of Jammu are doing at present. As

they say a single sinner sinks the boat

and a stale fish putrefies the wholepond so has happened here in this

famed city. We may not all be respon-

sible for this outrage and despicable

act but if we tolerate such people it will

bring even more shame on us all than

ever imagined.

Meant to safeguard the lives of mental-

ly retarded children especially girls the

Rotary Home in Channi Rama, turned

out to be the very marauders praying

on the flesh of its innocent, ignorant

denizens who neither have any bodyto look after nor any one to cry for.

Destitute and desolate, these girls hud-

dled in a ramshackle place and then

subjected to sexual assault by the

director and other employee of the

Home reflects upon the fast dwindling

standards of morals in our lives.

It is not long ago but a recent incident

that a woman mentally challenged and

physically fra il was subjected to rape

in the dead on night and after some

time gave birth to a baby in SMGS

hospital. The women knew nothingabout the meaning of being raped and

getting pregnant and then giving birth

to a baby. The child it is reported has

been shifted to a orphan home. But the

flesh predators who raped her knew

what they were doing.

If this is the tragic fact in the City of

Temples where there is hustle and bus-

tle and at least some rudimentary

threat of police what should be the

condition of the of the rural areas in

any bodys guess. The incidents ofoutraging the modesty of girls and

women who attend to desolate fields

or to do some other work are choice

target of these brutes out lurking in

any niche and corner to stalk their

prey and drag them to the road of

despondency and perennial mental

assault. The fundamental question is

why the city of temples is getting

slowly converted into a city of rapes

and turning every hour unsafe for our

daughters and sisters. The threat of

police is its elf not a deterrent becausepeople who commit such heinous

crimes eventually get free of the loose

tentacles of law and again return to

their old ways. The City of Temples

which hosts a huge number of pil-

grims across the world can not afford

to be called a city unsafe. It will then

have a highly negative effect on

social, psychological and other param-

eters of the city. There is a need of a

concerted effort to monitor the activi-

ties of orphanages and other asylumsand Homes where children, whether

mentally retarded or otherwise are

kept. In this incident, it is incumbent

upon the police to unravel all interlink

ages in the sinister act and there is a

strong possibility that many other peo-

ple too might also be involved in sexu-

al exploitation of these innocent girls.

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BARACK OBAMA ARRIVES AT RUSSIA

G20 TO PUSH FOR SYRIA STRIKE

HAMIRPUR, SEPT 05:The three-tier border fencingalong the LoC has turned intoa "death trap" for infiltratingmilitants, leading to despera-tion among militant ranksand has prompted repeatedfirings on Indian posts fromacross the border, the Armyhas said."It is impossible for infiltrat-ing militants to cross over thethree-tiered border fencingalong LoC. There is despera-tion in militant leadershipand Pakistani establishmentdue to failure to cross-overthe fencing", Brig ASengupta told a news agency.Commanding the front

brigade deployed to guardthe LoC in forward sectors,Sengupta said, "There is fir-ing on the fencing at timesfrom across due to despera-tion caused as a result of fail-ure to push in armed mili-

tants this side. They are vio-lating ceasefire, targetingIndian forward posts andresorting to mortar firing".Armed with thermal imagers

and surveillance equipment,the fencing from Malu(Akhnoor) in Jammu districtto Kanzalwan in Kupwaradistrict of Kashmir Valleycovering 490 kms of LoCand 190 kms of InternationalBorder from Malu toPathankote in Punjab has

become a major hurdle forinfiltrating militants.As per intelligence reports,there are over 300 militants

waiting across the LoC toinfiltrate for the past three tofour months but they areunable to cross over due tofencing and increased vigi-

lance by troops and groundsurveillance equipment, theArmy officer said."They fire on posts to force

jawans to keep their move-ment restricted to posts sothat they can try and engineerinfiltration of militants," hesaid."Not even a single infiltrationhas taken place this year inthis sector. All infiltration

bids have been foiled", Maj

Gen VP Singh, who is look-ing after operational controlof 220 kms long LoC inRajouri-Poonch region, said.The Army Contd p2

SRINAGAR, SEPT 05:Chief Minister, OmarAbdullah has underlined theneed for enhancing financialresources by IslamicUniversity of Science andTechnology to ensure sus-tained growth withoutdepending on outside help.Chairing the review meetingof the Islamic University ofScience and Technology hereon Thursday, the Chief

Minister who is alsoChancellor of the Universityasked the UniversityManagement to formulateFive Year Plans identifying

roadmap of development andfinancial requirements foracademic activities, strength-ening of faculties and build-ing of benefiting infrastruc-ture.Omar Abdullah also askedthe University to focus onconsolidation and creation ofadequate infrastructure in theUniversity complex. He saidwhatever help possiblewould be extended to the

University for its holisticdevelopment. He appreciatedthe achievements andimprovement shown by theUniversity during the last

some years.In a PowerPoint presentationthe Vice Chancellor of theUniversity, Dr. A. R. Tragstated that the integratedPh.D programme introducedin School of BusinessStudies. He said Ph.D pro-gramme are being offered inSchools of Humanities andSocial Sciences from currentacademic session. He saidAICTE has granted extensionof approval for the period2012-13 to IslamicUniversity of Science andTechnology for technicalcourses.Dr. Trag said that the projectentitled 'establishment ofquality control and food test-ing laboratory' has been sanc-tioned at a cost of Rs. 386.82lakhs by Union Ministry ofFood Processing andIndustries for the University.The Vice Chancellor said thatup to 80 percent construction

has been completed in twoacademic buildings ofElectronics andCommunication Engineeringand Computer Science and

Engineering for which foun-dation was laid by the ChiefMinister last year. He said 50

percent construction has beencomplete in OBC girls hostelfor which foundation waslaid by the Minister forSocial Welfare, ART andTrainings and PublicGrievances in this year.He said that online admission

process has been started cu r-rent year and fully automatedadmission process is on. Hesaid the project proposal forcreation and re-modeling ofdepartments for an integratedMaster's and Doctorate pro-gramme in Nutrition Biologyhas been submitted to theDepartment ofBiotechnology, Governmentof India.The Vice Chancellor said thatthree supernumerary seats

per course in Engineer ingstreams introduced under

NRI quota has been intro-

duced from academic session2013 to enhance ownresource base of IslamicUniversity of Science andTechnology. Contd p2

SRINAGAR, SEPT 05:

Jammu and Kashmir govern-ment has approved ex-gratiaof up to Rs 5 lakh for victimsof riots and other "extra-ordi-nary" law and order distur-

bances for damage ordestruction to immovable

property.The decision was taken onWednesday night in aCabinet meeting chaired byChief Minister OmarAbdullah at Civil Secretariat,an official spokesman said."The Cabinet, in superses-sion of any previous order,approved ex-gratia to the vic-tims of riots and other extra-ordinary law and order dis-

turbances in respect ofdestruction and damage toimmovable property.

"The amount of relief to begranted for destruction anddamage to the immovable

property shall be equal to 50per cent of the actual loss orup to Rs 5 lakh, whichever islesser," the spokesman said.He, however, did not elabo-rate on what would constituteextra-ordinary law and orderdisturbance.The spokesman said the poli-cy would be applicable retro-spectively from April 1 thisyear, but not to the settledcases.He said the assessment of theloss due to destruction ordamage would be made bythe Tehsildar of the area and

it would be verified by theAssistant Commissioner,Revenue. The Contd p2

SRINAGAR, SEPT 05:Two noted Kashmiri poets,including Jnanpith awardeeRehman Rahi, have opposedthe musical concert featuringinternationally renownedconductor Zubin Mehta hereon Saturday and said they

may not attend the high pro-file event. "Many (people)are saying it is ill-timed. I

may not attend the concert,"Rahi, who was awarded the

prestigious Jnanpith award in2007 for his Kashmiri poetry,told a news agency. Anothernoted Kashmiri poet, ZareefAhmad Zareef, was categori-cal in saying he will not

attend the concert as it is"unnatural" to hold such anevent when people Contd p2

GANDHINAGAR, SEP 05:Playing down his prime min-isterial aspirations, Gujaratchief minister NarendraModi on Thursday said henever dreams of holding thetop post as he is bound torespect the mandate given tohim by the people of his statetill 2017."Those who dream of becom-ing something end updestroying themselves. Oneshould not dream of becom-ing something, but oneshould dream of doing some-thing," Modi said when a stu-dent asked him whether hewill come and interact withthem in 2014 after 'he will

become the Prime Minis ter'."I never see such dreams (of

becomin g PM), nor am I

going to see such dreams.People of Gujarat have givenme a mandate to serve themtill 2017 and I have to do thiswith my full strength," Modi

said.The BJP strongman, who isin the race for the party's PM

candidate, was replying toquestions asked by studentswho had gathered at a func-tion for felicitating bestteachers of the state on the

occasion of Teacher's Day.Modi shared the dais withstate Contd p2

SRINAGAR, SEPT 05:Stressing on the need for acomprehensive MissionMode Programme forimprovement of apple pro-duction and its marketing,Chief Minister, OmarAbdullah on Thursday saidthat the concept of SpecialPurpose Vehicle (SPV) forstrengthening the apple valueis an encouraging initiative inthis direction. He directed forconverting the VisionDocument in a viable andfeasible Detailed DraftReport (DPR) taking care ofall aspects and financialimplications.

The Chief Minister said thepresentation on SPV made bythe NABARD is a welcome

step towards addressing theissues of improving produc-tion, productivity and mar-keting of apple on remunera-tive prices. He said the docu-ment needed to be convertedinto a comprehensive DPR sothat it is launched in the Statetaking all stakeholders of thetrade and production on

board.Chairing a high level meetingto receive the brief on vari-ous programmes aimed athorticulture and agriculturedevelopment, the ChiefMinister said that besidesvarious schemes underimplementation in the State

to give boost to farm produc-tion and enhance productionand marketing of horticulture

produce, the concept of SPVfor apple would be yet anoth-er effective measure toachieve the desired results inthe development of horticul-ture sector. Omar Abdullahlaid stress on North-SouthCold Chain Link in KashmirValley adding that investorsneed to be encouraged andsupported to establishControlled AtmosphereStores in industrial estatesand fruit markets in Sopore,Baramulla, Rafiabad andother places to provide facili-ty to the fruit growers to storetheir fruit for timely market-ing. The Chief Minister also

underlined the importance ofadopting modern methods toenhance the Contd p2

KABUL, SEP 05: Indianauthor Sushmita Banerjeewho was settled inAfghanistan was shot dead

by a group of Taliban whobarged into her home tookher outside and pumped bul-lets into her body onThursday.Her memoir about her dra-matic escape from theTaliban was turned into a

Bollywood film.Banerjee, 49, was killed out-side her home in Paktika

province. She was married toAfghan businessman JaanbazKhan and recently moved

back to Afghanistan to livewith him.Taliban militants arrived ather home in the provincialcapital of Kharana, tied upher husband and other mem-

bers of the family, tookBanerjee out and shot her,

police were quoted as saying

by BBC. The milita ntsdumped Banerjee's body neara religious Contd p2

NEW DELHI, SEPT 05:Deepak Sandhu, who has

been an information commis-sioner for the last four yearsat the Centre, on Thursday

became the first womanChief InformationCommissioner of the coun-try. A former IndianInformation Service officerof 1971 batch, she was

administered the oath ofoffice by President PranabMukherjee at a function in

Rashtrapati Bhavan, attendedamong others by VicePresident Hamid Ansari.Sandhu had served in manykey positions like PrincipalDirector General (Media andCommunications) in thePress Information Bureau,Director General of DD(News), Director General(News) All India Radio

before taking over asInformation Commissionerin 2009. She had represented

the country at internationalFilm Festivals in Cannes,Berlin, Venice and Tokyo,International Conference onTerrorism and ElectronicMass Media at Glendzhik(Russia) and Cyprus besidesHeads of News Meetings atAtlanta, USA and Beijing.Speaking to reporters shesaid the RTI journey which

began in 2005 is just a begin-ning and she propose to takeit forward by engaging withvarious stakeholders.The new CIC said her priori-ty would be to reduce the

pendenc y of cases at theCommission. The 64-yearold officer is joining officefor a relatively smaller tenureof nearly three months inwhich her biggest challengewould over 30,000 pendingcases with the Commission.

"We are waiting for newCommissioners which arelikely to be Contd p2

Hike in fuel prices: Air Indiahikes fare by 25 percent

NEW DELHI: faced with aburgeoning cost of fuel billson account of steep rise in airturbine fuel (ATF) Air Indiaon Thursday hiked passengerfares up to 23-25 per cent onall domestic routes. It mayalso raise fares on interna-tional routes. "We havehiked fares by 23-25 per centon all domestic routes. Thishas been done to offset therecent increase in ATF

price," an Air India officialsaid. The rupee depreciationis also a big concern for theairline, said Contd p2

Bhatkal remarks: SPdumps Kamal FarooqiNEW DELHI: Peeved overhis controversial remarksover the arrest of IndianMujhahideen Yasin Bhatkal,

Samajwadi Party (SP) onThursday sacked KamalFarooqi as its secretary .SP general secretary RamGopal Yadav on Thursdayshot off a letter to Farooqiinforming him that partychief Mulayam Singh Yadavhas removed him as secre-tary of the SP NationalExecutive with immediateeffect. Farooqi had saidBhatkal may Contd p2

Child sex abuse: Victims'parents criticize PopeVATICAN CITY: PopeFrancis came under fire fromvictims groups on Thursdayfollowing news that he hadquietly sacked the Vatican'senvoy to the DominicanRepublic over allegations of

paedophilia. "Like all of hispredecessors, Pope Francis isacting belatedly, secretivelyand recklessly," said BarbaraDorris, outreach director forthe US-based Survivors

Network of those Abused byPriests (SNAP). "Catholicofficials Contd p2

NEED TO FOCUS ON HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT

OF UNIVERSITIES: OMAR ABDULLAH Three-tier border fencing "deathtrap" for infiltrating militants

News in Brief

Compensation upto Rs 5 Lakhapproved by govt for riot victims

Modi tones down PM aspirations,wants to serve Gujarat till 2017

Zubin Mehta concert opposedby two Kashmiri poets

Omar for North-South Cold ChainLink for horticulture produce

Deepak Sandhu becomes first woman CIC Taliban kill Indian author in Afghanistan

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Need to ..He said that the AICTE Tuition Fee Waiver

scheme has been adopted and 44 students

benefited during 2012-13. He said that 12

students have been given special concession

in fees after verifying their credentials for

their poor financial background enabling

them to continue their studies.

Dr. Trag said that the UGC Expert

Committee has remarked about the Islamic

University of Science and Technology stat-ing "the Committee noted with much satis-

faction that the University only in its eight

academic year, exudes vibrance, joiede-

vivre, commitment, effective teacher student

interaction, an open and welcoming admin-

istration and an earnest desire for growth

and development".

The meeting was attended by Minister for

Higher Education, Mohammad Akbar Lone,

Principal Secretary Planning and

Development, B. R. Sharma, Principal

Secretary to the Chief Minister, B. B. Vyas,

Secretary Higher Education and Secretary

Technical Education.

Three-tier bor der ..feels the border fencing along the Indo-Pak

border has virtually turned into a death trap

for ultras, as 28 infiltrating militants were

killed when troops foiled bids this year.

Passing through dense woods, narrow val-

leys and riverine areas along the LoC and

international border, the fence has proved to

a major deterrent against cross-border infil-

tration as it acts as a "round-the-clock"

guard, the Army officers said.

"The Army continues to maintain a state of

high alert along LoC and work on repairing

parts of the fence da maged due to snowfall

continues rapidly to make this round-the-

clock guard more effective," they said.

The Army has also mapped new probable

routes of infiltration and vigilance was being

maintained by soldiers equipped with

ground sensors, thermal imagers and battle-

field surveillance radars, they said.The Line of Control and International

Border in Poonch sector and Jammu frontier

have become hot and active with Pakistani

troops violating ceasefire and repeatedly

attacking forward posts.

Six jawans were killed and 11 people

injured in ceasefire violations and firing by

Pakistan troops on forwards post, civilian

areas and patrolling parties along Indo-Pak

border during August.

People living along the LoC are relaxed as

the fencing has brought down infiltration.

"Earlier, militants used to stay in their hous-es, take food at gunpoint and misbehave

with their womenfolk," they said, adding,

"Now border dwellers are fully supporting

Army against infiltrating militants".

According to intelligence reports, of the

1300-1450 militants set to be pushed into

India, over 1000 were in 21 camps and

launching pads along the LoC and 450 in

four bases along the IB.

These included Bagh, Kahuta, Hazira, Goi,

Jandro, Nikia, Sensa, Mirpur, Khuiratta,

Saman, Zafarwal and Sialkote forward, it

said.

The launching pads are at Bhimber, Bindi,

Samani, Marar, Shakergarh, Dhallapur,

Manana, Nikial, Goi, Sensa, Hajira, Ralaur

and Garnun opposite Kathua in Jammu-

Rajouri-Poonch sector.

Around 300 militants are in Chirat-Kahuta-

Goi area and 150-155 in Sensa-Kotli-Nakial

belt opposite Poonch.

Bhatkal remarks: .have been arrested because he was a

Muslim. He had later apologized for his

remark stating that his comments were mis-

understood.

Farooqi's remarks had kicked up a contro-

versy when he asked whether it is based on

the grounds of crime or religion. Congress

and BJP had slammed Farooqi for his com-

ment calling it ridiculous.

Hike in fuel ..the official, as it has affected the margins of

its international operations.

Compensation upto ..relief would be sanctioned by the Deputy

Commissioner of the district concerned on

the recommendations of a district level

screening-cum-coordination committee, he

said.

The committee would comprise District

Magistrate as Chairman, Superintendent ofdistrict, Additional Deputy Commissioner,

ACR, Tehsildar of district, besides the

Tehsildar assessing the loss, as its members

and any other member co-opted by the

Chairman, he said.

Modi tones ..governor Kamla Beniwal at the function for

the first time after fresh confrontation

between them. Beniwal has returned the

controversial Gujarat Lokayukta Bill for

reconsideration to the government with

stinging remarks.

Modi's comments come at a time when

opposition Congress is gunning for his res-

ignation and has given a call for Gujarat

bandh on Friday after the explosive resigna-

tion letter of suspended IPS officer D G

Vanzara and emergence of a sting operation

CD involving two BJP MPs allegedly trying

to derail the investigation in the Tusli

Prajapati encounter case.

Asked what prompted him to moot the idea

of making 'statue of unity' of Sardar Patel in

the state, Modi said every country in theworld had aspired to build something monu-

mental which assures its name in the world

and India has nothing to boast of anything

like that since independence.

"And the work done by Sardar Patel of uni-

fying the country is considered one of the

greatest in the world. If we want to keep our

nation intact, mantra of unity is important

and that gave me the idea to build a statue of

unity of Sardar Patel," Modi said.

At the function, Ina Solanki from Vadodara

asked Modi how many times he gets angry

in a day and what he does when he gets

angry.

"I am a human being and I have all vices

which any human being has. However, I

don't get angry but many times I feel pain.

Particularly it is very painful for me when

people older then me touch my feet," he

replied.

Modi had informal interactions with school

children who posed questions to him on the

subjects like how kids can convey their

birthday wishes to him, from whom he

learnt yoga and in his opinion which were

the three most important development

works he did in the state of Gujarat.

Earlier in his address to the gathering,

which comprised mostly teachers, he

announced that from the next year his gov-

ernment will also felicitate best teachers

down from the pranth level to district and

state levels.

Taking an indirect dig at the central govern-

ment, he said, "State government is also

intending to increase the amount of awards

to these teachers as at present rupee has lost

its value. Our rupee has been admitted in

ICU (intensive care unit), so we have to

increase the amount so that teachers do not

feel disheartened."

He also appealed to the teachers of the state

to focus more on imparting quality educa-tion in the state.

"Now age of teaching has ended, now its the

age of learning. Today for students there is

only one guru, Google-guru. Teachers have

to compete with this new age guru and

unless they focus on imparting quality edu-

cation no student will value teachers," he

said.

While congratulating recipients of the best

teachers' awards, Beniwal emphasised on

the value of good teachers and their duty to

give back to society.

Zubin Mehta ..of the Valley were suffering miseries due to

non-resolution of Kashmir issue.

"If this concert was to provide a healing

touch to the people of Kashmir, who have

suffered so much over the years, the victims

and sufferers should have been the audience

for this concert. However, it is the elite from

outside who will form the audience for the

concert," Zareef said.

He said if Germany had the welfare of

Kashmiris at its heart, the massive amountof money spent on holding the concert could

have been better utilised in rehabilitating the

victims of violence in Kashmir. German

embassy is organising the event.

The poet said all efforts should be focused

on resolving Kashmir issue so that there is

an end to the suffering of the pe ople. "Once

that is done, we will invite Zubin Mehta and

other renowned musicians from around the

globe to perform here."

Taliban kill Indian .school, police said.

A senior police official said Banerjee, also

known as Sayed Kamala, was working as a

health worker in Paktika and had been film-

ing the lives of local women as part of her

work.

No group claimed responsibility for theattack. Banerjee's book "Kabuliwalar

Bangali Bou" (A Kabuliwala's Bengali

Wife), about her escape from the Taliban in

1995, became a bestseller in India and was

made into the Bollywood film "Escape

From Taliban" in 2003.

The memoir focussed on her life in

Afghanistan with her husband and her

escape from the militants.

The film based on the book starred actress

Manisha Koirala and was billed as a "story

of a woman who dares (the) Taliban".

act only when forced to dChild sex ..o so by

media pressure," she said in a statement

received by AFP.

"When they do act, they act secretively - in

this case, by not disclosing the allegations,

the suspension or the reason for the suspen-

sion."

On August 21 Monsignor Josef Wesolowski,

the papal nuncio in Santo Domingo, was

sacked without the Vatican sharing the news

with the public.

On Wednesday, Vatican spokesman

Federico Lombardi told the I.Media news

agency on Vatican affairs that an investiga-

tion was underway in Rome into allegations

of child sex abuse against him.

The Dominican press said the diplomat had

sex for money with underage boys in the

"Zona colonial", the historic centre of Santo

Domingo.

Wesolowski, a 65-year-old Pole who has

been the papal envoy in Santo Domingo for

five years, was ordained in 1972 by the then

Archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Karol

Wojtyla, who later became Pope John Paul

II.John Paul II appointed him nuncio to

Bolivia, his first posting. Wesolowski also

worked in several countries in Central Asia

and was appointed to the Dominican

Republic by Pope Benedict in 2008.

Pope Francis has vowed to crack down

against abuse in the Catholic Church, reiter-

ating the zero-tolerance approach eventually

taken up by his predecessor Benedict fol-

lowing a wave of revelations.

In July, Francis bolstered criminal legisla-

tion against child abuse in the Vatican, issu-

ing a decree that included "a broader defini-

tion of the category of crimes against

minors" including child prostitution, sexual

acts with children and child pornography."

The new laws introduce specific forms of

crime that are indicated in international con-

ventions that the Vatican has already ratified

including against racism and war crimes and

on children's rights.

"The Holy See is finally making up for a

serious lag," the international children's

rights organization Terre des Hommes said

in a statement hailing the changes.

The legislation applies to a few thousand

people who are directly employed by the

Vatican in Rome and abroad. Sex abuse

cases which take place in other countries are

dealt with under national legislations.

Although some observers welcomed the leg-

islation as proof of Francis's commitment to

tackling the paedophilia crisis that has

plagued the Church over the past several

years, the SNAP victims group criticised it

as window dressing, slamming the decree as

"tweaking often-ignored and ineffective

internal church abuse guidelines to generate

positive headlines but nothing more."

Omar for ..per hectare production of apple by rejuve-

nating old orchards and providing high-den-

sity and disease resistant planting material to

the horticulturists.

The meeting among others was attended by

Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan

Mir, Minister for Horticulture, Raman

Bhalla, Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal

Khandey, Principal Secretary Planning and

Development, B. R. Sharma, Principal

Secretary Finance, B. B. Vyas,

Commissioner Secretary Agriculture, Asgar

Samoon, representatives of NABARD and

SKUAST, Director Horticulture P&M,

Showkat Ahhmad Zargar, Heads of the

Departments of Horticulture, Agriculture,

SIDCO, J&K Horticulture Produce

Marketing Corporation and various senior

officers.

In a PowerPoint presentation Commissioner

Secretary Agriculture, Asgar Samoon pre-

sented the present status of horticulture and

agriculture scenario in the State and gave

resume of the schemes and programmes in

pipeline to catapult these sectors and

improve the lot of farmers and growers.

The representatives of SKUAST and

NABARD also made presentation in the

meeting on improvement of root stock for

high-density plantation and SPV to address

horticulture in a holistic and comprehensive

manner.

Deepak Sandhu ..appointed soon. It will ease our burden of

disposal of cases and also reduce the pen-

dency at the Commission," she said.

Sandhu will succeed Satyananda Mishrawho demitted office after five-years of

tenure at the Commission yesterday during

which he headed the Bench which declared

political parties to be under the ambit of the

RTI Act.

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Cancer treatments, likechemotherapy or radiationtherapy, highly hinder bothhormonal production andreproductive potential inwomen, as the treatmentsattack fast growing cells in the

body. However, with anAustralian woman, renderedinfertile by ovarian cancertreatment, expecting twinsafter successfully undergoingovarian tissue transplantation,doctors are expecting that thenew technique could revolu-tionise fertility treatment.Though the procedure had

been carried out previously,

this is for the first time that thetissue has been successfullytransplanted into the abdomeninstead of the ovaries.Ovarian tissue transplant:How it is done Healthy ovari-an cortical tissue is removedusing laparoscopic surgery(keyhole surgery) from the

woman about to undergo can-cer treatment. The minimallyinvasive procedure lastsapproximately 1 hour andrequires general anesthesia.The ovary`s cortex is cut intotiny 1 millimetre thick stripsand then frozen to be used forfuture transplantation. Once

the patient goes into remissionpost cancer treatment and plansto have a baby several slices ofthe previously frozen ovariantissue can then be thawed andimplanted near the fallopian,either orthotopic (on the natu-ral location) or heterotopic (onthe abdominal wall).

Ovarian tissue transplant - A newhope for female cancer survivors

Washington: Almost 12 per-cent of adults in China haddiabetes in 2010, with eco-nomic prosperity driving thedisease to slightly higher pro-

portions than in the UnitedStates, researchers saidTuesday.The overall prevalence ofdiabetes in China in 2010was found to be 11.6 percentof adults -- 12.1 percent inmen, and 11 percent inwomen, according to thestudy published in theJournal of the AmericanMedical Association

(JAMA).In the United States, about11.3 percent of people over20 have diabetes according to2011 data from the USCentres for Disease Control

and Prevention.The disease was more com-mon in China than in theUnited States even thoughthe population was slimmer -- average body mass index, aratio of height and bodyweight, was just 23.7 inChina compared to 28.7 inthe United States."The prevalence of diabeteshas increased significantly inrecent decades," said theJAMA study."These data suggest that dia-

betes may have reached analert level in the Chinese gen-

eral population, with thepotential for a major epidem-ic of diabetes-related compli-cations, including cardiovas-cular disease, stroke, andchronic kidney disease in

China in the near future with-out an effective nationalintervention."

30 percent of Chinese withdiabetes were aware of theircondition, it said.Further, about half of the

population has high bloodsugar, or a condition knownas prediabetes, according to anationally representativesample of Chinese adults.Diabetes has been rising inChina along with the nation`seconomic growth. In 1980,the prevalence of diabetes

was less than one percent ofthe population.The latest findings mark amore than two percentage

point increase over 2007,when a national survey found

a 9.7 percent prevalence ofdiabetes, or about 92.5 mil-lion adults.The current data puts the totalnumber of cases of diabetesin China at 113.9 million.Worldwide, diabetes affectsabout 8.3 percent of the glob-al population, or 371 million

people."China is now among thecountries with the highestdiabetes prevalence in Asiaand has the largest absolutedisease burden of diabetes inthe world," said the study.The Chinese survey included

more than 98,650 people andwas led by Guang Ning, headof the Shanghai Institute ofEndocrine and MetabolicDiseases and colleagues withthe 2010 China Non-commu-

nicable Disease SurveillanceGroup.Diabetes was more commonin urban areas and amongyoung and middle aged peo-

ple who were overweight orobese, and was found to beincreasing along with eco-nomic development.The research suggested thatone cause for the growingtrend could be poor nutritionamong pregnant women andyoung babies, combined withovereating later in life.Type 2 diabetes is the mostcommon form of the disease,

and can be managed withimproved nutrition and exer-cise, as well as medication ifneeded.According to an accompany-ing editorial in JAMA by

Juliana Chan of the ChineseUniversity of Hong Kong,"rapid modernization" hasfuelled an environment thatencourages diabetes "charac-terized by food abundance,

physical inactivity, and psy-chosocial stress." The CDCsays that diabetes is a topcause of blindness, kidneyfailure and amputations ofthe legs and feet, and was theseventh leading cause ofdeath in the US in 2007. Onein three US adults will havediabetes by 2050 if currenttrends continue, according to

the CDC. The disease is char-acterized by the body`s short-age of insulin, or an inabilityto use the hormone efficient-ly for converting glucose intoenergy.

DIABETES RISES IN CHINA, REACHING 'ALERT' LEVEL

NEW DELHI: When amigraine attacks, one has nochoice. Migraine can bedescribed as a chronic neuro-logical disorder epitomised

by moderate to severeheadaches. According toexperts, women get moremigraines than men. Further,there has been a debateamongst experts worldwideif stress can trigger migraine.The answer is yes, no andmaybe, but as per studies,stress may be the biggestcause of a migraine attack. Arecent study suggests thatmigraine raises the risk of

brain lesions, white matter

abnormalities and alters brainvolume compared to peoplewithout the disorder. Here isa list of top 5 reasons that cantrigger a migraine attack: -Alcohol: It is a myth thatconsuming alcohol releasesfrom stress and tension,rather researchers suggest

that alcohol can change theway the body manages stress,leading to a migraine attack. -Caffeine: Consuming caf-

feine in a little amount isokay, but, if used excessively,caffeine can be too stimulat-ing and cause anxiety andsleep problems, ultimatelytriggering a migraine. -Inadequate sleep: Most of usdo not care about our sleep-ing schedule or do not get

adequate sleep. It is actuallybad for our health and cancause mild to severeheadaches. -Weather change:

Studies suggest that extremeweathers like too hot, toocold or too humid can be acause for headaches andmigraine triggers. -Loudnoise: If one is exposed toloud or high-pitched noisefor a long time, then it mightcause severe headache.

Top 5 reasons that can trigger migraine Cataract surgery li nked to longer lifeWASHINGTON: People who have had cataract surgery toimprove their sight live longer than those who choose not toundergo the procedure, according to a new study.The research is drawn from data gathered in the BlueMountains Eye Study, a population-based cohort study ofvision and common eye diseases in an older Australian pop-ulation. A total of 354 persons aged 49 years and older anddiagnosed with cataract-related vision impairment - some ofwhom had undergone surgery and others who had not - wereassessed between 1992 and 2007. Adjustments were madefor age and gender as well as a number of mortality risk fac-tors, including hypertension, diabetes, smoking, cardiovas-cular disease, body mass index and measures of frailty andcomorbid disease. Follow-up visits took place after five andten years since the baseline exam. Jie Jin Wang, Ph.D., of theWestmead Millennium Institute and one of lead researchersof the study, said that their fiodnings suggested that correct-ing cataract patients` visual impairment in their daily prac-tice results in improved outcomes beyond that of the eye andvision, and has important impacts on general health. Wangnoted one limitation of the study is that participants withcataract-related visual impairment who did not have cataractsurgery could have had other health problems that preventedthem from undergoing surgery, and that these other health

problems could partly explain the poorer survival amongnon-surgical participants. The study has been published inthe journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

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SRINAGAR, SEPT 05: TheState Government has pre-

pared Rs. 8 crore Plan forCentre funding to create theMughal Road-Poonch touristcircuit via Kashmir Valley to

boost the economic activity

in the area, revealed TourismMinister, Mr. Ghulam AhmadMir while chairing a PoonchDevelopment Authoritymeeting held here onThursday.

The Minister said that anoth-er detailed project report

would be formulated to cre-ate way side amenities along

Mughal Road via Jammu and

directed the concerned

authorities to formulate theDPRs for early submission to

the Centre for approval offunds.

"The creation and the upgra-dation of the necessary

tourist infrastructure facili-

ties are underway. New sce-

nic spots like Pushana,

Doogron, Chadinarh, Sailan,

Bhuriekhat, Buffliaz, Mandi

Phegla, Mandi Laran andBhimber Gali, would be

brought under the jurisdic-tion of the PDA for their

development," he said.Mir said a lake circuit is also

being developed in the areaas a tourist attraction addingthat in this regard the Centrehas approved funding of Rs.4.19 crore and alreadyreleased Rs. 83.82 lakh as afirst installment.

Mir said that the promotionof heritage tourism in thearea is also receiving focusedattention of the government,adding that renovation ofPoonch Fort was taken up at

a cost of Rs. 3.79 crore andGovernment would submitanother project to the Centrefor funding so that completerenovation of heritage sites inthe area is carried out.

Mir said that historicaltourist spots of Poonch dis-trict are also being fully

explored by expending Rs20.00 crore under PoonchTourism DevelopmentAuthority (PTDA), fundedunder Prime MinistersReconstruction Plan

(PMRP). He said touristspots along the way side ofMughal Road like NooriChamb, Peer-ki-Gali, TattaPanni would be developedon priority.

MLA Poonch Aijaz Jan,

Commissioner SecretaryTourism and Culture, Mr

Atul Duloo, District

Development CommissionerPoonch., Special Secretary

Planning Department,

Director Tourism Jammu,

Managing Director CableCar Corporation, Managing

Director JKTDC, ChiefExecutive Officer PDA,

Chief Town Planner, Jammu,

Additional Secretary

Tourism, Joint DirectorPlanning Tourism

Department besides othersenior officers of concerned

departments attended themeeting.

The meeting discussed cur-

rent years action plan being

carried out for constructionof tourism related infrastruc-

ture in the district besides italso reviewed the work done

report of last financial yearof the Authority. The

Meeting also approved cur-rent year's action plan of Rs.

1.50 crore

PDA, DDA authority meets held

Mughal Road-Poonch tourist circuit to be developed: G.A Mir'Doodhpathri promoted as major destination, another project of Rs. 4 crore taken up'

SRINAGAR, SEPT, 05:Minister for Haj, Auqaf,Floriculture and Public

Enterprises PeerzadaMohammad Sayeed onThursday visited Haj HouseSrinagar and took stock of thearrangements put in place forHaj pilgrimage-2013 startingSeptember 7th.

The Minister went round vari-ous sections of the Haj House

and enquired about the facili-ties available for the Haj pil-grims. He directed the con-cerned for maintaininghygiene in and around thecomplex. The Minister saidthat fool proof arrangementsat the Haj House and en-routehave been made for pilgrims

to facilitate their smooth trav-el from various district andtheir stay at S rinagar.Peerzada said that properarrangements have also been

made for smooth transfer ofpilgrims from their place ofstay to the Haj House andfrom there to the Airport. Hesaid besides, other arrange-ments, some nationalized

bank counters have also beenset up for disbursement of for-eign exchange. He said Rs. 50

lakh have been earmarked forfree vaccination of Haj pil-grims, moreover, the pilgrimshave also been provided freeSIM cards, he added.

The Minister said the issue ofconcession in fare for thosewho are going 2nd time to

perform Haj, has already beentaken up with the HajCommittee of India, Civil

Aviation and Ministry ofExternal Affairs. He saidExternal Affairs Ministry hasalso allotted quota of 50 pil-grims to a private agency.Peerzada expressed his grati-tude to the UnionGovernment for not curtailingthe allotted quota of Haj pil-

grims for the State.Meanwhile, the Haj pilgrimshave been advised to reportearly on September 7th at theHaj House. The reporting time

for Ist Flight pilgrims is 9amand for 2nd flight pilgrims at11 am.

The meeting was informedthat the first Haj flight isscheduled to operate fromSrinagar on September 7th tillSeptember 23rd, 2013 andcorresponding return flights

shall operate from October20th to November 5th, 2013.As many as two flights with acapacity of 275 pilgrims eachshall operate daily directlyfrom Srinagar Airport toMadina Munawarah, themeeting was informed.The meeting also decided that

Deputy CommissionersShopian and Pulwama wouldensure restrictions on move-ment of trollies and other loadcarriers plying on Mughal

road during the period for theconvenience of pilgrims fromPoonch and Rajouri.

Peerzada visits Haj House Srinagar,finalizes arrangements for Haj-2013

SRINAGAR, SEPT 05:-

Describing teachers like bea-con lights, Minister of Statefor Health, Shabir Ahmad

Khan on Thursday said thatthey are nation builders andhave pivotal role in shapinglife of students, adding thatthe relation between a teacher

and a student is a sacred rela-tion and we owe a lot to thissacred relationshipThe Minister said this whileaddressing in a functionorganized by Gandhi GlobalFamily in connection withthe Teachers-Day celebra-tions at Tyndale Biscoe

School Srinagar here on

Thursday.Director Health Services,

Kashmir Dr Saleem-ul-Rehman, President GandhiGlobal Family, Mr. S PVerma, Director, Principal,

staff and students of BiscoeSchool were present in thefunction.Mr. Shabir said Teachersshould dedicate themselves

to their job to such an extentthat society perceives a greatregard for teacher, saying thata teacher is an inspiration, arole model, a source of kind-ness and love.The Minister said the great-ness of a teacher cannot beexplained in a few words and

maintained that 'Teacher's

Day on Sept. 5 is celebratedto convey the message that

we care for our teachers andon this day we recognize andappreciate their efforts, hardwork and devotion not just

for their academic lessons butfor the guidance, their help ineach and every sphere oflife". He also lauded the roleof GGF for spreading the

message of peace and loveamong the society.The Minister said that gov-ernment has initiated a healthscheme for the students whofall under the age 18 yearsthrough which they can avail

benefit of free medical treat-ment from the health depart-

ment and asked students to

take maximum benefit fromsuch health schemes .

Teachers nation builders: ShabirFor inculcating sense of respect, responsibility among students

SRINAGAR, SEPT 05:- Toreview the functioning of

PHE Department, a Meetingof Estimate Committee of

Jammu and KashmirLegislative Assembly was

held here on Thursday underthe Chairmanship of Dr.Mustafa Kamal.Threadbare discussions wereheld on the issues pertaining

to the Department. TheMembers gave their valuablesuggestions for its improve-ment and thrust for propersupply of potable drinkingwater.Legislators, Mr. AshokKhajuria, Mr. HarshdevSingh, Ashwani Sharma, Mr.

Nayeem Akhtar Andrabi ,Syed Mohammad RafiqShah, Charanjeet Singh,Peerzada Mansoor Hussainand Mr Nizam-ud-Din Bhatwere present in the meeting.The Committee discussedvarious issues pertaining tothe PHE department andexpressed their grave concern

over the proper supply of safepotable drinking water sup-ply to the mas ses all over theState and people living inmain cities, towns and partic-

ularly in Kandi areas of theState. The Committee direct-

ed concerned PHE authorityto supply potable water sup-

ply through water tankers,engage more man power and

also utilize its resources forthe purpose besides improv-ing the system.The Committee also stressedthe Department to complete

all on-going pendingschemes in stipulated timeframe and also directed theconcerned authorities toimmediately start the repairwork of damaged machinesand replace the old machin-ery, which is not in use andout of order due to recent

rains and floods in the State.During the course of deliber-ation the department apprisedthe Committee that they have

been doi ng their best e ffortsto upgrade the system andcover all on-going schemes.Principal Secretary, PHE,Pawan Kotwal, ChiefEngineers, PHE, Jammu,

Kashmir, ExecutiveEngineers, PHE, senior offi-cers of PHE and AssemblySecretariat attended the meet-ing.

Mustafa chairs EstimateCommittee Meeting

KUPWARA, SEPT 05: An

amount of Rs. 80.56 crores

were provided as financial

assistance for the establish-

ment of 5731 Income

Generating Units in Kupwara

district by the existing finan-

cial institutions upto

September 30, 2013.

This was stated by the Lead

District Manager, Kupwara in

a meeting of District Level

Review Committee held

under the Chairmanship of

District Development

Commissioner, Kupwara, Mr.

Itrat Hussain Rafique to

review the progressive

achieved by the financial

institutions and line depart-

ments' upto June 2013 under

Annual District Credit Action

Plan 2013-14.

The Lead District Manager,

Kupwara, Chief Planning

Officer, Kupwara, JKB

Cluster Head, representatives

of RBI, NABARD, besides

bankers and sponsoring agen-

cies were also present in the

meeting. It was informed in

the meeting that under

Priority Sector Rs. 64.77

crores were credited for

establishment of 4985 income

generating units while under

Non-Priority Sector Rs. 15.79

crores stands provided for

establishing 746 income gen-

erating units in the district

upto June 2013, under AAP

2013-14, for the development

of the area and ameliorating

poverty and unemployment.

Rs. 80.56 crores creditedfor 5731 IGUs in Kupwara

SRINAGAR, SEPT 05: The Speaker,

Jammu and Kashmir Legislative

Assembly Mr. Mubarak Gul while

addressing an international

Parliamentary Conference at South

Africa asserted that the social and eco-

nomic inequality is detrimental to the

health of any society especially when

the society is diverse, multicultural, over

populate d and undergoing rapid but

unequal economic growth. He said that

the desire for healthy family, healthy

society, a healthy country and a healthy

world, at large, drives individuals and

governments alike.

The 15-day conference organized by

Common Parliamentary Association

(CPA) on the theme "Inequitable

Resource-Sharing: A Threat to

Democratic Governance."

The Speaker said that the Government,

parti cularly under the parlia mentar y

democratic system, is supposed to create

set-up that will provide equal opportuni-

ty for an individual to fulfill his desires,

as the democratic governance rests on

the maxim that power and authority are

derived from the people and are used for

the people. The Speaker said global

financial crisis and subsequent recession

have exposed vulnerabilities and struc-

tural imbalances in major economies.

He said that the income levels have

diverged sharply in many developing

countriesand added that stable earning

opportunities, income security and mod-

ern infrastructure amenities still remain

out of reach for hundreds of millions of

people. Mr. Gul said increas ing global-

ization, increasing scarcity of natural

resources, new security challenges,

rapid technological innovation and

demographic shifts affect the economic

perfor mance by undermi ning social

structure, trust and limited sources of

growth by leaving many resources

untapped, adding that the governments

around the world are increasingly under

pressure to re-think conventional eco-

nomic policies and governance strate-

gies in order to understand what is real-

ly required to make the life better of

their citizens.

The Speaker said that developing coun-

tries have to take steps to promote inclu-

sive growth in their respective countries

by reducing inequality a nd poverty and

providing opportunities for improving

quality of life to all segments of society.

Mr. Gul said that the institution of

democracy throughout the globe should

ensure equitable sharing of the resources

for sustainable development of the pop-

ulation. He said parliamentarians irre-

spective of their political ideologies

need to rise to the occasion to suggest

measures to their respective govern-

ments to ensure equal distribution and

sharing of all the available resources.

Gul seeks support for equitable resources sharing for healthy world

SRINAGAR, SEPT 05:While maintaining that the

government has initiated sus-tained development of every

part of the s tate, the Minist erfor Rural Development andPanchayati Raj, Mr. AliMohammad Sagar has saidseveral flagship programmeshave been undertaken whichhave been instrumental inchanging the socio-economic

profile of the rural and far-flung areas. The Minister wasaddressing a huge gatheringafter dedicating to the public,the newly constructed 4-kmroad stretch at Laisoo,Damhal Hanjipora inKulgam district.The Minister for Social

Welfare, Ms. SakinaItoo, leg-islators, Mr. Nasir AslamWani, Mrs. Bimla Luthra, Dr.

B. A. Veeri, Mr. Abdul MajidBhat, besides other senior

officers of district adminis-tration and different depart-ments were present on theoccasion. Asking the peopleto come forward to avail themaximum benefits of the var-ious flagship schemes intro-

duced by the government, theMinister said that by doing sothey would be exhibiting a

participatory involvement intheir implementation, besides

giving the much needed feed-back about them. He said thatseveral schemes have beenlaunched which have con-tributed a lot in ensuring that

the infrastructure creation is

done in rural and far-flungareas, besides ensuring theirsocio-economic upliftment.Mr. Sagar appealed the peo-

ple not to pay heed to thepropaganda being carried ou tby certain political parti es asthey are trying to create con-

fusion in their minds for theirown vested political interests.He said that it is a recordedfact that the present govern-ment has initiated a develop-

mental agenda which has noparallels in the annals of his-tory."We have launched several

progra mmes which have

been instrumental in ensuring

that the people get the muchneeded employment opportu-nities at their doorsteps,

besides also taking care ofthe youth of the state bylaunching schemes likeHimayat, Umeed etc", theMinister said.

Sagar, Sakina dedicate 4-kms road to people at LaisooSustained dev priority of Govt: Sagar

Death of a kashmiristudent of SRM

college GaziabadJAMMU, SEPT 05: Jammuand Kashmir Police has con-

tacted Ghaziabad Police inconnection with death of astudent of SRM collegeGaziabad namely AbdulManan Wani resident ofChannapora, Srinagar.Manan was putting up in a

private hostel. According toSHO police station

Modinagar under whose juris-diction the hostel falls, Policehad received an informationthat a student of SRM collegehad attempted to commit sui-cide by hanging himself inthis hostel room. He wasrushed to hospital but died onway. After taking cognizance,

police h as se nt t he body for

post mortem. The police islooking into the cause of thisextreme step by checking upwith his friends and the call

details of the mobile phone ofthe deceased.

JAMMU, SEPT 05: Two

policemen have been arrestedwith Chinese-made pistolsand ammunition in Rajouridistrict of Jammu andKashmir, police said here onThursday. Acting on specificinformation about suspiciousactivities of some policemen,a team of Special Operation

Group intercepted IshfaqAhmed and Mohd Zakheeron motorcycle, going fromMendhar in Poonch toRajouri yesterday, a policeofficer said.The police team of SOG led

by Deputy SP Azad Sheikhrecovered two Chinese-made

pistols, two magazines and

four live rounds from theirpossession, he said, addingthat both of them were arrest-

ed. A case has been regis-

tered against the duo --Ahmed, of Naika Panjgrain,(Manajakote) and Zakheer, ofRajdhani (TehsilThannamandi) -- in thisregard, he said. The duo has

been sent for questioning andsome more arrests and recov-eries are likely to be effected

in the coming days, the offi-cer said. He did not rule outthe possibility of their linkswith militancy. The accused,who were working as policefollowers, were under thescanner for use of drugs andother activities in the past, hesaid. Zakheer was trans-ferred to Kishtwar from

Rajouri six months back buthe did not join duty there, theofficer said.

Policemen arrested with Chinese-made pistols and ammunition

HAMIRPUR, SEPT 05:

The three-tier border fencingalong the LoC has turned into

a "death trap" for infiltratingmilitants, leading to despera-tion among militant ranksand has prompted repeatedfirings on Indian posts fromacross the border, the Armyhas said."It is impossible for infiltrat-ing militants to cross over thethree-tiered border fencing

along LoC. There is despera-tion in militant leadershipand Pakistani establishmentdue to failure to cross-overthe fencing", Brig ASengupta told a news agency.Commanding the front

brigade deployed to guard theLoC in forward sectors,

Sengupta said, "There is fir-ing on the fencing at timesfrom across due to despera-tion caused as a result of fail-ure to push in armed militants

this side. They are violatingceasefire, targeting Indianforward posts and resortingto mortar firing".Armed with thermal imagersand surveillance equipment,

the fencing from Malu(Akhnoor) in Jammu districtto Kanzalwan in Kupwara

district of Kashmir Valleycovering 490 kms of LoC and190 kms of InternationalBorder from Malu toPathankote in Punjab has

become a major hurdle forinfiltrating militants.As per intelligence reports,there are over 300 militantswaiting across the LoC to

infiltrate for the past three tofour months but they areunable to cross over due tofencing and increased vigi-lance by troops and groundsurveillance equipment, theArmy officer said."They fire on posts to force

jawans to keep their move-

ment restricted to posts sothat they can try and engineerinfiltration of militants," hesaid."Not even a single infiltration

has taken place this year inthis sector. All infiltration

bids have been foiled", MajGen VP Singh, who is look-ing after operational controlof 220 kms long LoC in

Rajouri-Poonch region, said.The Army feels the borderfencing along the Indo-Pak

border has virtually turnedinto a death trap for ultras, as28 infiltrating militants werekilled when troops foiled bidsthis year.Passing through densewoods, narrow valleys andriverine areas along the LoCand international border, thefence has proved to a major

deterrent against cross-bor-der infiltration as it acts as a"round-the-clock" guard, theArmy officers said."The Army continues tomaintain a state of high alertalong LoC and work onrepairing parts of the fencedamaged due to snowfall

continues rapidly to makethis round-the-clock guardmore effective," they said.The Army has also mappednew probable routes of infil-

tration and vigilance wasbeing mainta ined by s oldiersequipped with ground sen-sors, thermal imagers and

battl efield survei llanceradars, they said.

Three-tier border fencing along the LoC turnsinto a "d eath trap" for infiltrating militants

SRINAGAR, SEPT 05: Twonoted Kashmiri poets, includ-ing Jnanpith awardeeRehman Rahi, have opposed

the musical concert featuringinternationally renownedconductor Zubin Mehta hereon Saturday and said theymay not attend the high pro-

file event. "Many (people)are saying it is ill-timed. Imay not attend the concert,"Rahi, who was awarded the

prestigious Jnanpith award in2007 for his Kashmiri poetry,told a news agency.Another noted Kashmiri

poet, Zareef Ahmad Zareef,

was categorical in saying hewill not attend the concert asit is "unnatural" to hold suchan event when people of the

Valley were suffering mis-eries due to non-resolution ofKashmir issue."If this concert was to pro-

vide a healing touch to thepeople of Kashmir, who havesuffered so much over theyears, the victims and suffer-ers should have been the

audience for this concert.However, it is the elite fromoutside who will form theaudience for the concert,"

Zareef said.He said if Germany had thewelfare of Kashmiris at itsheart, the massive amount ofmoney spent on holding the

concert could have been bet-ter utilised in rehabilitatingthe victims of violence inKashmir.

Zubin Mehta concert opposedby two Kashmiri poets

JAMMU, SEPT 05: Taking

serious note of the horrific

practice of sexual exploita-

tion going on in the Rotary

Inner Wheel Home for

Mentally retarded children at

Channi Rama in the outskirts

of Jammu city, BJP State

Spokesperson Dr. Nirmal

Kamal asserted that the State

Government's Social Welfare

Ministry should directly

intervene in the matter.

Expressing shock over the

helpless mentally retarded

innocent girls aging between

10 to 16 years, who took

shelter under a home where

more than 45 boys and girls

are inhabiting, so that they

can be treated to become nor-

mal and live a dignified life,

Dr. Nirmal Kamal questioned

the authorities that when

women of the entire country

and the state are united

against the heinous crime ofsexual assault on women,

how the authorities of such

Protective Homes in con-

nivance with sick members

of society are engaged in

flourishing the anti-social

crime against women?

Concern expressed over sexualharassment by Dr. Nirmal Kamal

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INTRODUCTION

Speech pathology and Audiology are allied health

careers where the professionals are qualified by spe-cial training, education, skills and experience to pro-

vide health care service and treatment. While the

field is an allied health field, the practitioners are not

physicians but rather known specifically as speech

pathologists and audiologists. Speech language

pathology and audiology are distinct disciplines, but

are so interrelated that to be fully competent in either,

one should be familiar with both. Both deal with

speech, language and hearing impairments that dis-

rupt the ability of the sufferer to communicate and

interact in various social situations. Speech language

pathologists and audiologists are concerned with the

prevention, identification and rehabilitation of chil-

dren and adults with communication disorders and

hearing impairment. Audiologists examine people of

all ages and identify symptoms of hearing loss, audi-

tory, balance and related sensory and neural prob-

lems. They use specialized equipments like

audiometers, computers and other testing devices to

evaluate and estimate the impact of auditory and bal-

ance problems on the client's daily life. Audiologists

then use the results from these tests to prepare a diag-

nosis and design a course of treatment by using

remedial measures and rehabilitation strategies

depending on what the situation demands.

Speech therapists or speech language pathologists

work with people who have speech disorders like

inability to produce sounds, speech rhythm and flu-

ency problems and also people who have swallowing

disorders due to problems like cleft palate or other

medical conditions which may be congenital, devel-

opmental or acquired. Speech language pathologists'

work involves assessment, diagnosis, treatment and

prevention of speech-related disorders, designing

and employment of augmentative and alternative

communication methods. In India, the first

Audiology & Speech Language Therapy program

was started in 1966 at T.N.Medical College and BYL

Nair Charitable Hospital in Mumbai. The

Government of India established All India Institute

of Speech and Hearing in 1966 at Mysore. Today this

institute is the country's leading institute in the field

of communication disorders. There are about 20 uni-

versities in India which provide Speech Pathology &

Audiology programs which are accredited by

Rehabilitation Council of India.

The job titles for professionals working in this field

include Audiologist, Program Director,

Rehabilitation Counselor, Sign Language Interpreter,

Language Specialist, Linguist, Speech Pathologist

etc. These professions provide essential services to

people of all ages and backgrounds in developing the

vital human skill - communication. They offer a vari-

ety of specialization opportunities, challenges and

have relevance to daily living. As these professionals

help people make their lives more productive and

richer by improving people's communication skills

their career is well respected and gives an opportuni-

ty to make a difference in other people's life.

ELIGIBILITY & COURSE AREAS

To practice audiology, professionals need to have

either Bachelors/Masters degree in Audiology and be

registered with Indian Speech and Hearing

Association (ISHA) or Rehabilitation Council of

India (RCI).

For undergraduate courses the applicants should

have passed the pre-university course or 10+2 from

a recognised institution with science subjects -

Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. The

duration for an undergraduate course is 3 to 4 years.

The various universities may grant admissions either

on the basis of marks of the 10+2 course or they may

conduct specific entrance tests to gauge the merit and

aptitude of the aspirants.

Admission to the 2 year post graduate courses

requires a graduation in speech language pathology

and audiology. Besides the undergraduate/ post grad-

uate courses, several institutes offer diploma courses

of varying durations.

Course Areas : University courses in speech lan-

guage pathology and audiology include acoustics,

anatomy, assessment, counseling, hearing disorders,

hearing aids, language development and disorders,

linguistics, neurology and neurophysiology, nonvo-

cal communication, parent training, psychology,

phonetics, speech disorders, statistics, stuttering,

voice and voice disorders, and a variety of specific

areas (e.g., autism).

Personal Skills: The job is not physically demand-

ing but is emotionally demanding. The professionals

must be able to approach problems objectively and

provide support to patients and their families.

Because a patient's progress may be slow, patience,

compassion, and good listening skills are necessary.

They must have exceptional skills in observation,

concentration, and record keeping. Audiologists

should be able to effectively communicate diagnos-

tic test results, interpretation, and proposed treatment

in a manner easily understood by their patients, rela-

tives and other staff.

JOB PROSPECTS & CAREER OPTIONS

Audiologic treatment may include examining and

cleaning the ear canal, fitting and dispensing hearing

aids, and fitting and programming cochlear implants.

It also includes counseling on adjusting to hearingloss, training on the use of hearing instruments, and

teaching communication strategies for use in a vari-

ety of environments.

Audiologists keep records on the initial evaluation,

progress, and discharge of patients. In other settings,

audiologists may work with other health and educa-

tion providers as part of a team in planning and

implementing services for children and adults, from

birth to old age. Some audiologists specialize in

work with the elderly, children, or hearing-impaired

individuals who need special treatment programs.

Others develop and implement ways to protect work-

ers' hearing from on-the-job injuries. They measure

noise levels in workplaces and conduct hearing pro-

tection programs in factories, as well as in schools

and communities. A few audiologists conduct

research on types as well as treatment for hearing,

balance, and related disorders.

The job of a speech therapist includes diagnosing

communication disorders and swallowing disorders.

Planning and implementing treatment in language,

speech, voice and swallowing disorders. Educating

and counseling individuals, families, co-workers,

educators, and other persons in the community

regarding acceptance, adaptation, and decision mak-

ing about communication, swallowing, or other

upper aero digestive concerns.

Certified Speech Language Pathology and

Audiology professionals can find employment in

Hospitals, Rehabilitation Centers , Nursing Care

Facilities , Industry , Home Health Agencies , Long-

term Care Facilities, Research Labs, Centers for

Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Public or

Private Schools, Private Practice, Community

Clinics, College/University Clinics, Health

Department, State or Government Agencies, Adult

Day Care Facilities and Business.

REMUNERATION

The starting salary for speech pathologist and audiol-

ogist is around Rs 8000/- per month initially and may

go upto Rs 12000/-. The gross emoluments may sum

upto Rs15,000- Rs20,000 per month. Those in the

teaching field may earn between Rs 9000-Rs.15,000

per month. For lecturers the pay scale lies between

14000-18000 and the gross emoluments may go upto

Rs25,000 per month.

CAREER IN SPEECHPATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY

CPMT counsellingscheduled fromSep 9 to 14KANPUR: The second phase of UP-

Combined Pre-Medical Test (CPMT)

counselling is scheduled from

September 9 to 14.Counselling will be held at four centres

across the state, including Ganesh

Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical

College (Kanpur), King George

Medical University (Lucknow), and

medical colleges of Meerut and

Allahabad.

As per the schedule declared by the

authorities of Chatrapati Sahuji

Maharaj University (CSJMU), all the

successful candidates of ST category,

SC students from rank 01 to 1000 can

come for registration on September 9.

The SC candidates ranked above 1001

can appear for registration on

September 10.

On September 11 and 12, g eneral candi-

dates from rank 1 to 400 and 401 to

1000 can appear for registration,

respectively.

On September 13, general candidates

from rank 1001 to 2500 can appear for

registration. All the students will be

given an opportunity to lock the seats

on September 14. The counselling fee is

Rs 300. The students also have to sub-

mit Rs 5,000 as security money.

The students will have to bring docu-

ments like admit card, rank card, high

school pass certificate and marksheet of

Class XII. Photocopy sets of original

certificates, passport size photographs

(photos should be same as used in the

form). Duplicate certificates will not be

accepted. The counselling team will

verify the photograph and signature.

Bio-metric verification will also be

conducted.

The students who have already taken

admission in some other MBBS or BDS

College and have submitted their origi-

nal certificate are required to bring an

application letter from the principal of

that college mentioning the submission

of original certificate. Details regarding

registration fee and others are available

on the university websites

www.upcpmt2013 .

If the documents are found to be fake or

the expert committee is not convinced

about the genuineness of documents

submitted, the students will be debarred

from counselling.

Impersonators will be prosecuted. If the

candidates do not get original docu-

ments/acknowledgments verified from

any other organisation, they will be

rejected.

The medical education department has

not included homeoptahy and Unani

colleges even in the second phase of

UP-CPMT counselling. Hence, coun-

selling of BHMS and BUMS seats will

not be held in the second phase.

About 30 percent of the Chinese population cannot speak

Mandarin, the official language of China, said the ministry of

education Thursday.

Although the remaining population can communicate in

Mandarin, also known as Putonghua, a large number of them do

not speak it well, reports.

Ministry spokesperson Xu Mei said the country still needed to

invest in promoting Mandarin.

The government has been holding a campaign to promote

Mandarin in the third week of September every year since 1998.

This year, the ministry would focus on the remote countryside

and areas inhabited by ethnic minorities, Xu said.

30 percent of Chinesecannot speak Mandarin

JAIPUR: The Central Board of

Secondary Education (CBSE)

has termed those schools run-

ning as franchisee of principal

institutes as 'commercialized

models' in the recently amended

by-laws which govern its a ffili-

ated schools. The move aims to

keep the school education free

from commercial franchisee

models and to reduce the finan-

cial burden on parents arising

out of heavy franchisee fees.

The order is giving sleepless

nights to franchisee schools run-

ning in the country under the

brand names like Delhi Public

Schools Society, Ryan

International School Society,

Birla Schools, Gems Group,

EDIFY and Bal Vidhya Ashram

Group, to name a few.The board has cleared that such

schools have to provide an affi-

davit that they have not entered

into any such contract to use

name and logo of the parent for

consideration for their fees. The

board has also recom mended

that such schools should delink

themselves from franchisee

arrangements.

The amended rule said that any

franchisee school making pay-

ments to its parent institute for

use of name, motto and logo or

any other non-academic activi-

ties would be termed as com-

mercialization of institution.

Sources said that parent insti-

tutes initially charges ranging

from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh

from franchisees to allow them

use their names, logos or brand

names. In turn, the parent insti-

tutes only support the fran-

chisees in recruitment, setting-

up amenities and management

of schools. The franchiser hasno say in syllabus and course

content.

A senior CBSE official in Delhi

requesting anonymity said,

"Franchise model is a sheer

marketing gimmick."

Such practice involved a lot of

cost factors. Apart from one

time fee, the franchisers also

charges per student amount and

have a certain percentage in

annual profits. In a bid to fulfill

the financial liabilities to be

franchisees, the schools pass on

the money burden to parents by

charging hefty fees. Sources

said a school located along the

Jaipur-Ajmer highway gives

20s% of its fees to the franchis-

er. Parents have a rage for

admitting their children on fran-

chisees with big brand names.

They expect that franchisee

schools are offering the same

quality education as they are

being deliveri ng in the parent

schools, but in reality it turnsout to be poles apart.

Ajmer-based Mayoor School of

Mayo School group has opened

its franchisee schools in Bhopal

and Noida with its brand name

Mayoor School. DPS has three

schools in Rajasthan-Jaipur,

Udaipur and Jodhpur.

Defending the order, the school

owners said that brand name is a

property and is always transfe r-

able. "Brand names and logos

are properties of an individual

group and being used by fran-

chisees is not a commercial

activity. The CBSE is unneces-

sarily exercising its authority in

areas which are not in its

domain," said Damodar Goyal,

preside nt, Society for Privat e

Unaided Schools in Rajasthan.

However, parent associations

have welcome the move and are

expecting such schools to

reduce fees. Such a situation

will also pose a challenge for

states like Rajasthan, TamilNadu an d Punj ab as the respec-

tive state governments has

formed committees to decide

the schools fees on various

paramet ers.

New CBSE rule puts franchisee schools in afix, fee structure to be under scanner

NEW DELHI: Based on year-

on-year accumulation, they now

form nearly 60% of the institu-

tion's teaching resources and

have been vital to the smooth

conduct of academics since 2008.Yet they face misbehaviour from

colleagues and administration

and are discriminated against

even on grounds of caste. For

years they have been living in

constant fear of losing their jobs

which jeopardizes their personal

life.

Yes, this is the story of the ad hoc

and temporary teachers of Delhi

University, according to a survey

conducted by six teachers from

different colleges.

While reforms are meant to bring

in good news, the newly-

launched four-year undergradu-

ate programme has ironically

added to their woes.

The survey conducted online

received 223 responses-cutting

across 27 subjects-from present

and former ad hoc teachers,

which revealed their sorry serv-

ice conditions.

The average age of the respon-dents is 31 years. With over 27%

of irregular faculty being

retrenched in the current academ-

ic session following the introduc-

tion of FYUP, the claims of the

university administration that

there will be no job loss for ad

hocs due to the reforms have fall-

en flat.

Meanwhile, being an ad hoc in

has turned out to be a nightmare

for many teachers. "I've been aDelhi University topper through-

out. Working in Delhi University

was a dream come true. But hav-

ing worked as an ad hoc teacher

for over a year now, I think noth-

ing could be more humiliating

and frustrating. Although my col-

lege renewed my term, I'm living

in constant fear and it is affecting

my personal, professional and

social life.

If after studying (in fact

excelling) in academics for six

years the state can't guarantee me

a dignified permanent job I won-

der what job opportunities would

be avai lable to the current FYUP

batch who ex it a fter two ye ars?"

commented one of the respon-

dents.

While 64% of the respondents

claim that they are constantly

insecure about their job, nine

said they have faced sexual

harassment and 19% faced onekind of social discrimination or

another.

In fact, things have worsened for

those who continued as tempo-

rary teachers in Delhi University

with 42% of the respondents

claiming that their employment

status got diminished-from tem-

porary to ad hoc and ad hoc to

guest.

Adverse work conditions also got

reflected in the personal life ofrespondents with 41% delaying

their marriages and another 26%

the birth of children in view of

uncertain employment. None of

them ever received any medical

leave or benefits even as 33% of

the respondents or their depend-

ents underwent major medical

expenditure during their employ-

ment in Delhi University.

The allegations against the

administration of forcing ad-hocs

to vote en masse for a particular

group has been reflected in the

findings of the survey.

Seventy percent of respondents

said they can't express their

views openly when it comes to

DUTA elections and 46% said

they are obliged to support the

politi cal opinion s of those who

matter in their colleges and

departments.

In fact, one temporary respon-

dent shared at length his case ofvictimization wherein he was

removed after three years of

service immediately after he con-

tested and won the college staff

association elections

Ad hoc teachers get a raw deal

Stabbing incident leavesone dead in US school

WASHINGTON: A 17-year-old student

was stabbed to death and three others

were injured during a fight at a high

school in the US state of Texas early

Wednesday, reported. The stabbing took

place in a hallway leading to a cafeteria on

the Spring High School campus in

Houston area, report. One student died on

the spot and a 16-year-old boy in critical

condition was flown to a medical facility.

The boy's parents told reporters that he is

expected to survive. 2 other students suf-

fered minor injuries and one of them has

been discharged from hospital, the report

said. Officials said all the victims are stu-

dents. Three students have been detainedby authorities. But it's not clear at this

point if they were suspects in the stabbing.

No details have been revealed about the

circumstances of the campus stabbing.

Unconfirmed reports on Twitter indicated

it was possibly a gang fight.

NEW DELHI: The final lists of

contestants for students' union

elections in Delhi University and

Jawaharlal Nehru University

were declared but things didn't

progress too smoothly at JNU.

There was a heated exchange of

words between the election

committee the newly-formed

Concerned Students when a

member had his candidature for

the post of general secretary in

the central panel cancelled. Late

Wednesday evening, the EC

called an all-party meeting todiscuss the issue.

In all, 162 candidates are in fray

for Delhi University Students'

Union Elections for the four

posts, while 22 candidates have

filed nominations for the central

panel of Jawaharlal Nehru

University Students' Union elec-

tions scheduled for Sept 13. The

election offices of both the uni-

versities issued the final list of

candidates on Wednesday. In

DU the candidates will have till

Friday to withdraw their candi-

datures.

Nominations of 44 candidates

have been found valid for the

post of president for DUSU,

while 34 are in fray for the post

of vice-president. For secretary

and joint secretary there are 50and 34 candidates respectively.

Out of 44 candidates, 13 are

female candidates for the post of

DUSU president. The final list

of candidates after the withdraw-

al will be announced on Friday.

ABVP has filed 10 nominations

for the four posts in DUSU, they

will have to withdraw six of the

candidates. NSUI too has filed

around 12 candidates for the

four posts. AISA however has

filed nomination for just four

candidates for the posts and they

are the final candidates.

In JNU, 103 candidates have

made the final list of nomina-

tions for the posts of councilors

in the different schools with the

maximum - 33 - for the School

of Languages. The new groupsthis time include Concerned

Students; and what was JNU-

SFI last year, is now the

Democratic Students' Federation

(DSF). The presidential debate is

on Sept 11 and voting is on 13.

Delhi University, JNU students'

unions finalize list of poll contestants

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