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SRINAGAR: Expressing concern onAirlines fleecing commuters, Rigzin JoraCongress Legislature Party leader on Mondaysought an exclusive Civil Aviation RegulatoryAuthority for monitoring tariff fixation.

He was speaking during zero hour of theAssembly Session. He urged the governmentto take up with Minister for Civil Aviation, thematter of instituting a Regulatory Authorityin Civil Aviation for determination of tariff,which essentially means regulating the air-fare depending on the flying time and otherfactors. He pointed out that in the absenceof a Regulatory Authority the airlines havebeen fleecing the passengers . He said todaythe flight to Leh is costing Rs 20,000 or more.The government of India has recentlyunveiled its new aviation policy recently

according to which the airlines cannotcharge more than Rs 1,500 for a destinationwhere the flying time is one hour or less. Thisnew policy has not cut any ice with the air-lines. Airlines both private and public contin-ue to charge exorbitant fare despite the newaviation policy coming into vogue. Thismeans, Jora pointed out that the govern-ment has not been able rein in the airlines .Shri Jora pointed out the in such circum-stances , all the more reason for the govern-ment to institute Regulatory Authority as hasbeen done in Telecom to regulate thecharges including for cell phones, as well asfor other services such as power ( Bijli) whereboth at the Centre and state power tariff isawarded by the Regulatory Authority. Theaward of the regulatory Contd. on pg 7

Jora seeks CivilAviation RegulatoryAuthority on tariff

LEH: Expressing resentment overalleged assault by SHO Leh, taxi driv-ers staged a protest in Leh by block-ing the road for hours. Traffic fromPetrol Pump Chowk to Leh Gateremained affected for hours causing

inconvenience to commuters espe-cially tourists.

The taxi operators alleged thatSHO Leh acting in a most authoritar-ian manner assaulted one of theircolleagues and also rammed his

vehicle purportedly into the taxi ofthe victim driver. However, touristswho were travelling in the taxi at thetime of incident refused to give state-ment out of fear.

Enraged colleagues of the victimtaxi driver led by Chairman LadakhTaxi Operator Cooperative LimitedDorje Wangchuk sought for immedi-ate removal of aforesaid SHO and athorough probe in the matter.

The taxi operators suspendedtheir hours’ long agitation after theintervention of SSP Leh TseringGyalpo and LAHDC Leh Chairman DrSonam Dawa, who in the process ofpacifying the taxi drivers assuredprobe without any prejudice. DySPPeer Zahoor was appointed asinquiry officer on the spot and wasasked to submit the report in twodays time.

Expressing discontent, DorjeWangchuk said that the incident hasshattered the faith of taxi operatorson administration as the person whois responsible for ensuring law hashimself broken the same. He howev-er, asked the taxi driver fraternity toremain calm so that situation doesnot escalate as Contd. on pg 7

Taxi drivers protest against SHO forassault on colleague, block road

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Concerned cop attached to SSP Leh Office

LEH: Ladakh Shanti Stupa alandmark in the heart of Lehcity which is often visited bylarge number of tourists cele-brated its Silver Jubilee onTuesday.

In this context, ChamspaDeskit Tsogspa organized animpressive function whereinLAHDC CEC Dr. Sonam DawaLonpo was the Chief Guest.Addressing the gathering Dr.

Dawa said that Shanti Stupawhich symbolizes peace andunity and is thronged by largenumber of people is testimo-nial to the fact that peacelovers take solace by visitingthis place and Ladakhis feelblessed to have such Stupawhich serves as inspiration tomany. Assuring his support toextend the parking facility atShanti Stupa, Dr. Dawa

applauded the contributionsof all stakeholders who wereinstrumental in making of thisplace.

Terming it to be a symbolof peace, former NationalCommission for MinoritiesChairman WajahatHabibullah said that thisStupa is the beacon forspreading the message ofAhinsa. Contd. on pg 7

Epitome of peace, unity, pride; ShantiStupa celebrates Silver Jubilee

Dr Sonam Dawa, CEC LAHDC speaking during Silver Jubilee celebration

of Ladakh Shanti Stupa in Leh on Tuesday.

Taxi drivers protesting against Police at Leh on Wednesday.

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Times of LADAKH Editorial

PROMOTING HEALTHYJOURNALISM

While formulating the Advertisement Policy the government of

India has taken due care to meet out the broad social objec-

tives of promoting responsible, constructive and healthy jour-

nalism, besides ensuring transparency in the distribution of Government

Advertisements amongst the newspapers. For achieving this objective

necessary checks and balances had to be incorporated from time to time

through amendments or revised draft policies in this regard. When we

talk of promoting responsible, constructive and healthy journalism the

desirable results can't be achieved without mitigating various problems

and issues faced by the media and this alone shall further pave the way

towards a healthy and transparent journalism in the State. Fortunately

enough the Central Govt has made adequate safeguards for achieving

these objectives which is quite evident from the law and policies in this

regard as on date, especially the advertisement policy of the Directorate

of Advertising & Visual Publicity (DAVP). It is pertinent to mention here

that the Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity (DAVP) is the nodal

agency of the Government of India for advertising on behalf of various

Ministries/ Departments and PSUs/ Autonomous organizations which

are funded by the Government of India. The primary objective of the

Government in advertising is to secure the widest possible coverage of

the intended content or message through newspapers and journals of

current affairs as well as Science, Art, Literature, Sports, Films, Cultural

Affairs etc. In releasing advertisements to newspapers /journals the DAVP

does not take into account the political affiliation or editorial policies of

newspapers /journals. However, DAVP would avoid releasing advertise-

ments to newspapers /journals, which incite or tend to incite communal

passion, preach violence, offend the sovereignty and integrity of India or

socially accepted norms of public decency and behaviour. While the law

on the point is more than adequate it is quite appreciative that at the

central level efforts have been made to leave least scope for discrimina-

tion against any newspaper, at the same time there is always scope for

further improvement. It needs to be noted that Government advertise-

ments are not intended to be financial assistance to newspapers or jour-

nals and as per the central policy DAVP maintains a list of newspapers

and journals approved for release of advertisements by empanelling the

same fulfilling the laid down criteria. The state of J&K has also rolled out

its Advertisement Policy 2016 which contains provisions for promotion of

healthy journalism but there is a lot of scope for further improvement so

far as the implementation of rules and regulations pertaining to the func-

tioning of publication establishments are concerned of which the staff

whether in field or on desk is the main force behind the whole show and

needs to be taken utmost care of. It has been noticed, though with

exceptions, labour laws applicable to such establishments are often

being flouted besides there being no adequate social security measures

put in place by the government of this state. It is an acknowledged fact

that Print media still continues to be a vital bridge between the Rulers

and the Ruled and as such there is a dire need to ensure that this estab-

lishment besides being the strongest in the society should stick to fair

reporting of events irrespective of any socio-politico-religious affilia-

tions. Considering the rapidly changing operational environment and

increase in the number of publications over the years, it has become

necessary to further streamline the operational procedures in order to

bring them in synchronization with the obtaining requirements of

today. The first important initiative in this regard would be to bring in

a composite legislation on the subject in a single statute book which

would make both the operational as well as implementation aspects

quite simple and easy to be monitored by the concerned agencies. It

is high time that this state emulates the significant parts of DAVP's

Advertisement Policy in this regard as it would not only result in

achieving the target of healthy journalism in this fragile state but

become a model policy for others to emulate.

K.C. SINGH

India’s abortive bid to jointhe Nuclear Suppliers Groupand the fracas over China’s

filibuster has caused a domes-tic political storm. TheOpposition has called itNarendra Modi’s Waterloo,while the BJP says it’s anotherstep in a process.Simultaneously, the BJP claimsthat India’s entry into theMissile Technology ControlRegime is Mr Modi’s coup andnot the culmination of a simi-lar process.

A series of questions arise.Did India rush its applicationwithout neutralising China andother objectors? Was it a mis-reading of consistent negativesignals as Chinese posturing?Finally, did Mr Modi err inpleading with China’sPresident Xi Jinping?

The United States support-ed Indian membership of thefour technology controlregimes — Nuclear SuppliersGroup (NSG); MissileTechnology Control Regime(MTCR); Australia Group; andWassenaar Arrangement — inthe joint statement duringPresident Barak Obama’s firstIndia visit in November, 2010.This logically followed the2005 India-US civil nuclearenergy agreement and the2008 India-specific NSG waiv-er. India was being unshackledfrom decades of high-technol-ogy denial, imposed afterIndia’s 1974 nuclear test. Itwas America’s strategicresponse to China’s rise. Chinacould hardly ignore this rea-soning.

To operationalise the India-US civil nuclear agreement,the nuclear liability law wasenacted in 2010 just before MrObama’s visit. However, in2011, when the rules werebeing framed, the Fukushimanuclear accident in March anda Bhopal court’s revival ofcompensation and punish-ment issues regarding the1984 Bhopal gas disaster con-flated to inflame public opin-ion. As a result, enhanced lia-bility was imposed on opera-tors as well as suppliers andmanufacturers. Foreignnuclear power firms shiedaway from India. The US tooignored the 2010 commit-ments as commercial consid-erations trumped strategiclogic.

Dr Manmohan Singh’s UPAgovernment, hobbled by cor-ruption scandals, could not fixthe liability issue. The US inany case wanted India to firstjoin the Australia Group andthe Wassenaar Arrangementbefore approaching MTCR andNSG, both being informallyNPT-linked. The UPA, to main-tain momentum, bargainedfor all or nothing. India’sstructured dialogue with theNSG since 2008 enabled an

annual exchange of views andIndian supporters kept India’smembership hopes alive.

However, India formally

applied for NSG membershiponly on May 12, 2016 after thenuclear liability issue wasresolved and Westinghousepromised reactors in India.China promptly had Pakistanjoin the queue. PresidentObama’s goodwill and expir-ing term narrowed India’s win-dow of manoeuvre.Uncertainty over the Americanpresidential elections, particu-larly if Donald Trump wins,and realising that any newly-elected US President wouldhardly have India’s NSG appli-cation as his/her top priorityalso dictated urgency. Thusthe timing of the applicationat this juncture was not entire-ly whimsical.

However, the assessment ofChinese resistance and thegovernment’s public messag-ing went awry. Foreign secre-tary S. Jaishankar’s visit toBeijing apparently led thegovernment to believe that aModi-Xi deal was possible.Perhaps the Chinese foreignministry, normally isolatedfrom decision-makingprocesses, contributed to theIndian misreading of Chineseintent. Mr Modi taking it upwith President Xi in Tashkent,on the sidelines of theShanghai CooperationOrganisation summit, defiedall diplomatic wisdom as win-or-lose gambits are alwaysavoidedable at the summitlevel. When Mr Modi declaredon June 8 in Washington thatthe “hesitations of history”were over, the Chinese read itas an emerging India-US con-cord. Henry Kissinger had sug-gested that the Chinese areknown to seek solutions todisputes through escalationrather than negotiations.

The Chinese objections alsodefy logic. The NSG being anon-treaty group, it has nocriteria for membership, onlyfactors for participation. Thesetoo have been flexibly appliedearlier, including when Chinaapplied. The eight factors are:separation of civil and militaryprogrammes; acceptance ofIAEA safeguards; signing ofthe additional protocol (whichincidentally many NSG mem-

bers have not); credible exportcontrol regimes; harmonisa-tion with the NSG’s latest con-trol systems; voluntary mora-torium on nuclear testing; andacceptance of a FissileMaterial Cut-off Treaty.

Pakistan clearly is nowherenear meeting all these criteria,whereas India does and hencegot the 2008 waiver. China infact breaches the letter andspirit by assisting Pakistan’sunsafeguarded nuclear pro-gramme after China’s 2004NSG entry, disingenuouslydeclaring in 2010 additionaloutstanding agreements withPakistan for plutonium reac-tors that it “forgot” to declarein 2004.

The Chinese ploy in Seoulworked when they proposedthat the NSG first consider“technical, political and legalaspects of the participation ofnon-NPT countries in NSG”before considering the Indianapplication. This gave cover totraditional non-proliferationayatollahs like Ireland andBrazil, who may not haveopenly opposed India on theirown. Even the 2010 India-USjoint statement prescribes aphased manner for Indianentry after consulting andencouraging “the evolution ofregime membership criteria”.What the South Korean chairgot bullied into not articulat-ing was that the openingparagraph of the 2008 NSGwaiver to India affirms Indiancredentials and reflects thecriteria they seek.

Mr Modi’s response to theChinese stonewalling willdetermine his emergence orfailure as a statesman. In a tel-evision interview he under-played the NSG fiasco andChinese duplicity. However, inpractice, India must adoptappropriate counter-meas-ures. As an MTCR memberfrom June 27, India gets a vetoon the Chinese application aswell as a forum to highlightthe clandestine Sino-Pakundermining of technologyregimes. India should quicklyjoin the Australia Group andthe Wassenaar Arrangement;China again not being a mem-ber of either. Other measurescan be examined like closerscrutiny of Chinese imports topunish dumping, freezingChinese visa liberalisation,stalling Brics that India nowchairs, discouraging Chinese-sponsored banks like AIIB andsharply raising military assis-tance to Asean nations likeVietnam and increasing navalexercises in the Indo-Pacificregion. This country learnt in1962 that few nations willopenly confront China onIndia’s behalf. Our success willlie in combining their sharedangst to contain China.

Repay China in kind

As an MTCR member

from June 27, India gets

a veto on the Chinese

application as well as a

forum to highlight the

clandestine Sino-Pak

undermining of

technology regimes

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NEW DELHI: Home MinisterRajnath Singh will visit Jammu andKashmir for two days beginningtomorrow to review the securityscenario there as well as arrange-ments for Amarnath Yatra, follow-ing a deadly terror attack on aCRPF convoy.

During the tour, the HomeMinister will attend a high-levelmeeting with Chief MinisterMehbooba Mufti, top civil, policeand Army officers to take stock ofthe prevailing situa-tion in the state,particularly afterthe Saturday’sattack in Pulwamadistrict.

The UnionMinister is expect-ed to be briefedabout various stepsbeing taken by thesecurity agencies totackle the militancyas well as infiltra-tion from acrossthe border, official sources said.

The Home Ministry has alreadydirected security forces to intensifyvigil in the state in the wake ofreports of increase of cross borderinfiltration. A three-member team,set up by the Home Minister, iscurrently visiting the state to lookinto lapses, if any, in the Pulwamaincident so that corrective stepscould be taken.

Practices being followed during

the movement of paramilitaryforces convoy in Jammu andKashmir will also come up forreview in the meeting to beattended by Singh.

The Home Minister will alsooversee the security arrangementsbeing made along the two routesof Amarnath Yatra, which willbegin on July 2.

Top Home Ministry officials arein constant touch with Jammu andKashmir government for ensuring

security to pilgrimsgoing to the caveshrine located in theHimalayan range ata height of 12,756feet.

As many as12,500 central para-military personneland 8,000 statepolicemen will bedeployed along thetwo routes — onefrom SouthKashmir’s Pahalgam

and the other through NortheastSonamarg. There is no specificthreat to the 48-day long yatra tothe cave shrine but all securityarrangements have been made bythe state government with activesupport of the Centre, sourcessaid. Eight CRPF personnel werekilled and at least 25 others injuredwhen two militants attacked aCRPF convoy in Pulwama districton June 25.

Omar distanceshimself from

bungalow occupiedby wife

SRINAGAR: Former ChiefMinister Omar Abdullah today dis-tanced himself from the occupa-tion of a bungalow belonging tothe Jammu and KashmirGovernment in Delhi by hisestranged wife Payal.

Referring to media reports onthe issue, he said in a statementthat he had responded to the StateEstate officer’s eviction notice asfar back as June 4 this year inform-ing him that he was not in occupa-tion of the bungalow in question.

“This I did, after informing mywife, who I have been separatedfrom for more than five years nowand also after having informed herof the alternative arrangementsavailable to them,” Omar said inthe statement.

He was responding to mediareports that said that Payal hadapproached Supreme Court againstthe eviction notice issued by theJammu and Kashmir Government forvacating 7- Akbar Road, which is theofficial residence of the State ChiefMinister.

JAMMU: While security agencies aretrying hard to fix the gaps after thedeadly terrorist attack on the CRPF con-voy, a top commander of Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) and brother-in-law of itschief Hafiz Saeed has praised his fight-ers for the June 25 attack.

Abdur Rehman Makki, who is cur-rently the second-in-command of JuD,reportedly praised the two terrorists bysaying, ''two lions surrounded the con-voy of jackals,'' while referring to theJune 25 attack..

While addressing a rally inGujranwala in Pakistan, where he sharedthe stage with Hafiz Saeed, Makki urgedPakistanis to join them to “wage a waragainst India”.

A video of the event which wasuploaded on Sunday, the day after theattack, shows Makki as saying, “I wasgoing to a meeting in Rahim Yar Khan,when the Indian media began scream-ing ‘in Pampore, our army, our heroeswere coming from training in big buses,

two terrorists surrounded them’. Buttwo lions surrounded the convoy ofjackals.”

Mocking the Indian armed forces,Makki said the Indian generalsannounced the death of eight person-nel.

The video of his speech was postedon some Facebook accounts with linksto JuD, a front outfit of the terroristorganisation Lashkar-e-Toiba, foundedby Hafiz Saeed which is now banned inPakistan.

While Makki was among the firstspeakers at the rally, Saeed was amongthe last. The rally lasted for about 90minutes, claimed a report in the IndianExpress. On his turn, Saeed told the rallythat “when PM Narendra Modi wassigning agreements in Washington, theSrinagar-based XVI Corps commanderGeneral Hooda (Northern ArmyCommander Lt Gen D S Hooda) wassaying they have lost the war inKashmir”.

NEW DELHI: Even as daringattacks on the security forces areon the rise in Jammu and Kashmir,latest reports of infiltration of atleast 60 terrorists from across theborder are keeping agencies andforces on the edge.

Sources told that these fidayeenattackers have recently entered theValley and they have been specifi-cally asked to target security forces,including the army , BSF, CRPF, SSBand J&K police.

The input comes even as agen-cies have launched a hunt forLashkar-e-Taiba divisional com-mander Abu Dujana, responsiblefor last week's ambush on the CRPFconvoy , as he is the common linkbetween last year's attack on BSFpersonnel in Udhampur and onCRPF men in Pampore on Saturday.

Sources say that Dujana is basedin the valley and is helping highly-trained militants coming fromPakistan with information on themovements of forces, logistics, andstay and arranging drop-offs atattack sites. TOI first reported onTuesday that 26/11 Mumbaiattacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed'sson-in-law Khalid Waleed is behindthe attack on CRPF convoy andDujana assisted in the attack.

After the recovery of credibleevidence indicating a clearPakistani hand in the June 25attack, CRPF will push for a NIAprobe in the case, officials said. J&KPolice is already probing the mat-ter. DGP J&K K Rajendra Kumar hadtold TOI on Monday over phonethat "they have crucial leads in thecase". Speaking to TOI, directorgeneral of CRPF, K Durga Prasad,

said, "Some of our jawans werewearing vests while some were not."Wearing bulletproof vests alonewon't solve the problem. We needto do more and we are working onit".

Prasad visited the CRPF jawansadmitted in hospital there and thespot where the attack happened.He also interacted with senior CRPFofficers in the Valley and discussed

the plan for further securing thecivilians and troops during theupcoming Amarnath Yatra. Prasadis also expected to meet Jammuand Kashmir police top brass onWednesday morning to discusssecurity. He had said on Mondaythat forces will enhance vehiclechecks in the valley in coordinationwith J&K police to identify terror-ists travelling under cover.

Home Minister RajnathSingh to visit Jammu andKashmir: Review securityof state, Amarnath Yatra

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir ChiefMinister Mehbooba Mufti, who waselected to the state Assembly fromAnantnag seat, on Thursday took oathas a member. Speaker Kavinder Guptaadministered the oath of office toMehbooba in his chamber in theAssembly Secretariat here. Minister for

Parliamentary Affairs Abdul RehmanVeeri, Minister for Law Abdul Haq Khan,

other members of the Council of Ministers,Deputy Speaker Nazir Gurezi, Secretary LegislativeAssembly and PDP General Secretary Mohammad SartajMadni were present on the occasion, an officialspokesman said. Mehbooba was elected to the stateAssembly from Anantnag district for the fourth time onJune 25 with an impressive margin of more than 12,000votes. The constituency was earlier represented by herfather Mufti Mohammad Sayeed for two consecutiveterms. The June 22 by-poll to Anantnag Assembly seg-ment was necessitated after the death of Sayeed onJanuary 7. Mehbooba had contested and won her maidenAssembly election in 1996 from Bijbehara in Anantnag dis-trict on a Congress ticket. She was sworn in as the firstwoman Chief Minister of the state on April 4.

Mehbooba Mufti takesoath as member ofJammu and Kashmir

Assembly

Over 60 terrorists may havecrossed into Jammu & Kashmir

SRINAGAR : Two militants werekilled and as many security personnelwere injured in a fierce encounter,which broke out in south Kashmir dis-trict of Pulwama today, official sourcessaid. They said acting on a tip-offabout the presence of militants,troops of 55 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), 183CRPF and Special Operation Group(SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir policelaunched a joint search operation atNewaing in Pulwama at 1030 hrs.When the security forces were mov-ing towards a particular area in the vil-lage, militants hiding there openedindiscriminate firing with automaticweapons. Security forces immediatelytook position and retaliated, ensuinga fierce gun battle, which was goingon when the reports last came in. Thecordon around the village was furthertightened to foil any militant attemptto escape, they said.

2 militants killed, as manysecuritymen injured insouth Kashmir encounter

Uproar in Jammu &Kashmir assembly over

Handwara killings

The Jammu and KashmirAssembly witnessed amajor uproar on Thursday

with the opposition partiesNational Conference andCongress staging a walkout overthe Handwara killings. Membersof the National Conference andCongress have been reportedlyaccusing the PDP-BJP govern-ment of failing to table theinquiry report into theHandwara killings in the UpperHouse. As soon as the proceed-ing of the assembly started, theOpposition legislators stood upfrom their seats and demandedthe government’s response onthe killing of youth in Bemina.Handwara witnessed massiveclashes between the police andlocals on April 12 after the newsof a girl being molested by anarmy soldier spread.

Two lions surrounded theconvoy of jackals: Hafiz Saeed's

No. 2 on Pampore attack

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KULDEEP SINGH

According to famous Chinese adage, a child's life islike a piece of blank canvas on which everyone whopasses by leaves a mark. Toddlers are often consid-

ered to be the closest reflection of the God. Innocenceand purity personified, they are unmarred by the corruptthoughts and practices. They resemble wet clay, enthusi-astic and ever ready to be shaped in the manner theirmentor wants to mould them. When a child is born, hehas the capacity for motivation, experience and training,and because of this child’s mind is impressionable and itsdevelopment is a dynamic mix of nature and nurture.

During the tender age, children have extremely impec-cable minds. And look at the parents these days, howcarelessly they have given the custody of their children totelevision channels airing cartoons showcasing endlessviolence, anger, rowdiness, disobedience and at timesobscenity. Nurturing generation next with the companyof ‘Chotta Bheem’, ‘Oggy and the Cockroaches’, ‘ScoobyDoo’, ‘Roll No 21’, ‘Ninja Hathodi,’ etc is a dangeroustrend with most of the toddlers striding away from knowl-

edge of principles and disciplined lives of great Indianleaders including Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru, Patel, BhagatSingh, S C Bose, Vivekananda, etc. Mind it, onus of thisdegradation and deviation of tiny toddlers’ mindstowards violence, rage and girlfriend-boyfriend culturetotally lies on lackadaisical approach of parents.

SRINAGAR: Jammu andKashmir Government will be spend-ing around Rs 120 crore on variousprogrammes aimed at the welfareof the tribal population in the State.

"This would include Rs 100 croreearmarked by the Government ofIndia under Tribal Sub-Plan and Rs20 crore to be provided by the StateGovernment under the capex budg-et," Chief Minister, Mehbooba Muftisaid while chairing a high levelmeeting to review the implementa-tion of the Tribal Action Plan. Vice-

nd Bakerwal Advisory Board,Choudhary Zafar Ali, ChiefSecretary, B R Sharma, FinancialCommissioner, Planning &Development, B B Vyas andPrincipal Secretary to Chief Minister,Navin Kumar Choudhary were pres-ent at the meeting.

The meeting was informed that10 tribal cluster model villageswould be developed in the Stateunder the Tribal Action Plan with aninvestment of around Rs 5 crore ineach cluster. The programme isaimed at bridging infrastructuregaps in tribal areas with focus oneducation and healthcare and cre-ating sustainable employment

avenues for tribal population.The other components of the

Action Plan include providing safedrinking water, irrigation, electricity,all weather roads and housing facil-ities in the selected clusters.

The meeting was informed thatout of the proposed allocation of Rs100 crore under Tribal Sub Plan, Rs3 crore each would be spent oninfrastructure building in educationsector and Rs 2.50 crore each inhealth sector in every cluster village.Besides, Rs 5 crore each are beingspent for completion of EklavyaModel Residential Schools inKulgam and Anantnag.

The other components of theTribal Sub Plan include, Rs 15 croreallocation for construction of 16new tribal hostels and repair andrenovation of existing hostels, Rs 10crore for skill training of tribalyouth, Rs 3 crore for developmentof tourism infrastructure, Rs 2 crorefor construction of Centre ofExcellence and Rs 5 crore support toSC/ST/OBC Corporation.

The meeting was informed that aTribal Research Institute (TRI) is alsobeing established in the State.

Speaking at the meeting the

Chief Minister said empowermentof women, creation of better eco-nomic opportunities, improvedroad connectivity and good infra-structure in various social sectorsshould be the focus of the tribaldevelopment plan.

She said the focus of theGovernment's tribal action plan isaimed at enhancing capacity forgrowth, enhancing skills and fastergeneration of employment, manag-ing the environment, providingmarkets for efficiency and inclusion,transfer of technology and innova-tion, securing the energy future,improved access to quality educa-tion and better preventive and cur-ative healthcare.

On the employment front, theChief Minister called for creation ofmore employment avenuesthrough productivity enhancementin agriculture, tourism and handi-craft sectors. She also called forincrease in animal husbandry anddairy based activities, quality skilltraining for tribal youth, develop-ment of modern, scientific andtechnical facilities, and linking themto tribal youth for increased liveli-hood opportunities with preference

to be given to women-headedhouseholds.

She said the Tribal AffairsDepartment should give smokelessChullahs to tribal women to preventthem from various health hazardsand ensure capacity building of themobile schools.

The Chief Minister stressed theneed for formulating a cost-effec-tive and implementable template ofdevelopment for the model clustervillages so that the same could bereplicated in all these clusters. Shecalled for development of identifiedeconomic activities through clusterbased approach and market linkageand value addition to local naturalresources for higher returns to trib-al families.

Mehbooba, who also heads theTribal Affairs Ministry, also launchedthe user-friendly dedicated websiteof the Department.

Pertinently, the Government ofIndia has announced a major hike inthe fund allocation to Jammu andKashmir under the Tribal Sub-Plan(TSP) this year.

The almost five-fold increase inallocation under TSP to J&K hasbeen made by the Government ofIndia on the intervention of ChiefMinister Mehbooba Mufti, who alsoholds the charge of Tribal AffairsDepartment. The State would nowget an allocation of Rs 100 croreunder TSP, which is the highest everJ&K has got.

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10 tribal cluster model villages to be developed : Mehbooba

In a major e-Governance initiative in J&K, the Chief Minister,Mehbooba Mufti launched the new Workflow based e-FileTracking System in the Civil Secretariat here. The new IT-enabled

file-tracking system implemented by J&K e-Governance Agency (JKeGA)is aimed at automating file, correspondence and document trackingwithin government offices. Chief Executive Officer, JKeGA and OSD toChief Minister, Saadut Hussain informed the CM that the system isdesigned to be the central repository and tracking mechanism for allgovernment files es. He said it will facilitate a consistent watch over themovement of various important files and documents in the governmentoffices. He said the system has been implemented at zero cost andparameterized to meet the state government's requirements. He saidthe objective of the initiative is to improve efficiency, consistency andeffectiveness of the government processes, to reduce turnaround timeand to meet the demands of the citizens charter, to provide effectiveresource management, to improve the quality of administration, toreduce processing delays, to establish transparency and accountabilityand to provide cost-effective e-storage facility. Enumerating the salientfeatures of the system, the CEO said it provides an interactive interfaceto retrieve the information by a flexible way. "It maintains all the infor-mation related to creation, receipt, dispatch, tracking of files/documentsand eliminates the repeated entry of information," he said and addedthat the system has a highly powerful file/document searching capabili-ty. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister asked the officers tomake best use of the new IT-enabled system of file tracking to eliminatered-tape and wrong-doings at various levels. She said it is a majorgood governance initiative and would go a long way in addressing theconcerns regarding inordinate delay in disposal of matters of publicimportance. The Chief Minister felicitated the JKeGA team for comingup with the useful system.

Launches maiden e-filetracking system

Guv reviews arrangements atSheshnag, Panjtarni, Baltal

SRINAGAR: Governor N.N. Vohra, Chairman Shri AmarnathShrine Board (SASB), accompanied by Shri P K Tripathi, ChiefExecutive Officer of the Board, conducted an aerial reconnais-sance of the Pahalgam-Panjtarni route and thereafter visitedPanjtarni, Sheshnag and Baltal Yatra Camps and the CheckBarrier at Domel to review preparedness for the Yatra. TheGovernor was briefed about the upgradation of track on HolyCave-Panjtarni-Sheshnag Sector and Pissu top-Sheshnag-Panjtarni sector, security arrangements and the facilities beingestablished for the establishment of medical facilities, sheltersheds, langars, tents, shops, pre-fabricated huts, toilets, bathsetc. The Governor had discussions with senior officers of Army,J&K Police, CRPF, BSF, NDRF, SDRF and the Leader of theMountain Rescue Team regarding the arrangements beingmade on and along the tracks for the smooth conduct of Yatrafrom 2nd July onwards. While inspecting the Camps, theGovernor directed Naresh Kumar, Camp Director, Atul Guptaand Shamsher Singh, Additional and Deputy Camp Directors,Sheshnag; Sham Lal, Camp Director, Aman Kumar Thakur,Deputy Camp Director, Panjtarni Camp; and Rajinder KumarSharma, Camp Director, Suresh Chander, Addl. Camp Directorand Dheeraj Singh Katoch, Deputy Camp Director, Baltal, toensure close co-ordination amongst various agencies involvedin the management of the Yatra and directed the them to haveregular meetings every morning and evening with all the secu-rity agencies, various departments and other stakeholders toensure immediate resolution of any arising problem.

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Times of LADAKHLeh, Friday 1, July, 2016

LEH: In its endeavour to provideexposure to children living in far-off hamlets about the vastness anddiversity of India, Army conceivedand executed an exciting educa-tional-cum-motivational tour forthe students of Suru and Zanskarvalleys.

The tour was flagged off byGeneral Officer Commanding Fireand Fury Corps from Leh to cities inNorth India and the National

Capital, New Delhi underOperation Sadbhavana.

Twenty students and four teach-ers from the remote villages of theSuru and Zanskar Valleys in Kargildistrict will visit various northIndian cities to foster close bonds.Part of the tour is planned by serv-ice aircraft from Leh to Chandigarhand back.

The students and teachers willget an opportunity to visit

Mussoorie, Indian MilitaryAcademy, Dehradun and also inter-act with the Governor ofUttarakhand, before moving on toNew Delhi.

While in New Delhi, they willvisit the educationally impor-tant places like NationalMuseum, National ScienceCentre and Nehru Planetarium.They will return to Leh viaChandigarh.

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EAST MEETS WEST: Foreigners sharing joyous moments with cheerful youngsters during

an exciting Selfie session in Leh.

Suru, Zanskar valley studentsleave for educational tour

LEH: MP Ladakh ThupstanChhewang asserted that peo-ple’s participation is signifi-cant in ensuring developmentof the country.

He was speaking at thespecial interactive pro-gramme on SOP Campaignorganized by the Directorateof Field Publicity (DFP),Ministry of Information andBroadcasting, Government ofIndia on two years of achieve-ments of the Modi govern-ment here at Elizer JoldanMemorial College onTuesday.

Chief Guest on the occa-sion, Thupstan Chhewangsaid information dissemi-nation and awareness gen-eration is important forinclusive development ofthe State as well as theNation. He said that peoplehave the right to know andparticipate in the develop-ment process. “Vision andideals of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi rely ongreater public participationand mobilization”, he saidadding that Prime Ministeris devoted to people andconnects with them

through various means likeMann Ki Baat.

Executive Counciller,Works, Dorjey Mutup laudedthe implementation of vari-ous policies and programmesby Government of India forthe transformation of socio-economic conditions of peo-ple. He also urged upon peo-ple to avail maximum benefitsof the schemes that havebeen implemented for thebetterment of people.

Mihir Kumar Singh, JointSecretary, Ministry ofInformation and Broadcastingelaborated the mandate ofMinistry in empowering peo-ple through information asbeing the first step in devel-opment. Dr. G. S. Rakwal,Principal Eliezer JoldanMemorial College, Leh alsospoke on the occasion. Theprogramme was organizedunder the overall supervisionof Neha Jalali, DeputyDirector, DFP.

Rakesh Badyal ADC Leh,DSP Leh, CMO Leh, Dy. CMO,District Panchayat Officer,Manager JKEDI, Assistant PostMaster Leh, etc were alsopresent.

Directorate of Field Publicityholds interactive programmePeople’s participation vital to ensure development: Chhewang

LEH: Culture and LanguageWelfare Society (CLWS), a regis-tered society formed by the for-mer students of CentralInstitute of Buddhist Studies(CIBS), Deem University,Choglamsar Leh, in collabora-tion with Jammu and KashmirAcademy of Art, Culture andLanguages, Leh organized adaylong Young Writers’Conference on LadakhiLanguage on 26th of June,2016in Lotsava Auditorium ofCultural Academy, Leh.

Prof. Geshey KonchokWangdus, Director CentralInstitute of Buddhist Studies,(Deem University)Choglamsar,Leh was the ChiefGuest on the occasion.Hundreds of former studentswho have been serving in vari-ous departments, schools, col-leges and other social, cultural,religious and political sectors indifferent capacities took part inthe conference besides execu-tives and advisors of CLWS.

Prof. Jamyang Gyaltsan, Dr.Urgain Dadul, Sonam Dorje,Councillor, LingshedConstituency, Tashi Ram,Additional AdministrativeOfficer, CIBS, Tsering Tashi,Registering Officer Antiquities,Tsewang Paljor, Special Officer

for Culture-G1 were also pres-ent.

Dr. Urgain Dadul, ReaderCIBS, Tsering Paldan, AssistantCommissioner DevelopmentLeh and Tsewang Paljor,Special Officer for Culture-G1,Cultural Academy, Leh spoke in

length about the importance ofpromoting and preservingLadakhi Culture and Languages.Ge. Konchok Gyatso presentedhis research paper on the topic‘Challenges and Opportunitiesin promoting Bhoti Languagewith special reference toLadakh’.

Earlier, welcoming the digni-taries and those present in theconference, Dr. ThupstanNorboo, President CLWS high-lighted the need of forming anew association of the formerstudents of CIBS in Ladakh. Hesaid promotion and preserva-tion of Ladakhi/Bhoti languageis imperative to preserve theunique identity of Ladakh andits culture particularly the intan-gible heritage. “One of the mainobjectives of this society is tomake people particularly youthunderstand the importance oflearning Bhoti language”, heasserted.

Prof. Geshey KonchokWangdus said it was need of

the hour to have a platform likethis to work towards promotingand preserving Ladakhi lan-guage and culture.

Later in the evening, a poeticsession was held under thechairmanship of Prof. JamyangGyaltsan, a renowned Ladakhischolar. Twelve former studentspresented their new composi-tions before the audience andmesmerized them with theirpoetic skills.

Prof. Jamyang Gyaltsanapplauding both CulturalAcademy and the LanguageSociety said that such pro-grammes should be organizedat regular intervals to ensurehealthy interaction of literaryconstituents of the region forthe promotion of local lan-guage and culture.

Padma Dorje, Vice PresidentCLWS presented the vote ofthanks while Dr. ThinlesGyurmet, Treasurer and RinchenAngmo, Member of the societyconducted the proceedings.

'Preserving Ladakhi, Bhoti vital to retain unique identity of region'

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NUBRA: Fourth Silk Route Festivalorganized by Himalayan CulturalHeritage Foundation (HCHF) conclud-ed here at Sand Dune Leisure ParkSumoor on June 24. The festival whichwas held in collaboration with SamstanOtsal Tsogspa, Sumoor was anendeavour to celebrate the memoriesof Silk Route Trade and to revive, pre-serve and promote the rich culturalheritage of Ladakh.

Tsering Wangdus, ExecutiveCouncillor, LAHDC Leh was the chiefguest on the occasion.

At the valedictory, Dr. SonamWangchok, Founder and Secretary,HCHF highlighted the achievementsand success in terms of reviving forgot-ten folk music, songs, dances, cuisine,handicrafts and sports. He said, “It isour desire to make this make festivalone of the most sort-out festivals inIndia and for that we need supports

from individuals, organizations andLAHDC Leh through concerneddepartments”.

Tsering Wangdus congratulatedHimalayan Culture HeritageFoundation and Samstan OtsalTsogspa for this initiative and appreci-ated the cultural troupes from Nubrafor showcasing the rich cultural her-itage of Ladakh with their scintillatingperformances. He sought a detailedplan report to ensure the developmentof festival site by Rural Department.

Rigzin Lundup, Councillor, Tegar-Sumoor said that taking into consider-ation the quantum of popularity thisevent is gaining especially at interna-tional level, he has already submitted aproposal in recently concluded GeneralCouncil meeting of LAHDC seekingspecial funding.

Indigenous local cuisines and deli-cacies prepared by the local villagers

and offered at stalls put in festival sitewoo number of visitors, who applaud-ed the hospitality and the essence ofethnic food offered in the traditionalmanner. Traditional dances, folk songsand folk music was the star attractionof the event. In the folk dance andsong competition, Latsas LhugarTsogspa bagged the first prize,Samstan Cultural Group remained sec-ond and the third slot was secured bySixteen Friends.

The centuries old traditionalArchery competition was also organ-ized in which fifteen teams from Lehand Nubra participated. ArcherySociety Ladakh won the competitionwhile Ladakh Scout Red was declaredsecond. Famous Ladakhi folk singersPadmashri Morup Namgyal, DorjayStakmo, Dadul Skarat and StanzinSherab also performed in the eventand received huge applause.

4th Silk Route Festival

by HCHF concludes‘Efforts on to make it one of leading festivals in India’

SRINAGAR: CongressLegislator Party Leader and MLARigzin Jora challenged theSpeaker in the Assembly when hisbill for reservation in promotionsfor reserved category people wasrejected and not listed in businesson Private Members Bills.

He questioned the SpeakerLegislative Assembly KavinderGupta that on what grounds hehas rejected the bill? He arguedthat the aforesaid Bill was notagainst the Constitution. “In factthe Constitution provides forreservation. It was not against theterritorial integrity of the Stateand the country or against anyissue that is beyond the constitu-tional boundaries of the State”, heasserted asking on what basishave you rejected the Bill?

When the speaker refused to

answer these questions and alsodid not allow Jora to raise thematter, Jora accompanied byCongress lawmakers AsgarKarbalie, Deldan Namgyal, Ch.Akram and Mumtaz Khanstormed the Well of the Houseraising slogans against theSpeaker. Alleging that theSpeaker is against reserved cate-gory people who constitute 50%population in the State, Joraalong with other Congress MLAsstaged a walk out.

Later, addressing the mediapersons, Jora accused Speaker ofbeing fascist. “Rather than being aguardian of the House, he is prov-ing to be the guardian of only asection of the House neglectingthe interests of downtrodden,poor and the marginal section”,Jora further alleged.

Private MembersBill for 'reservation inpromotions' rejected

Jora questions basis of rejection, stages walk out

LEH: Women Beyond Boundaries (WBB)team after reaching Leh on Monday held aninteraction with the girl students of EJMCollege. WBB team comprising three daringwomen, held a driving expedition from Delhito London covering approximately 23,800km crossing 13 countries to showcase theinner strength and confidence that today’swomen possessed.

During the interactive session, NidhiTiwari, the lone driver of the expeditionencouraged the girl students urging them toimbibe the courage to get empowered andshun the stigma of being weak and timid.

Deputy Commissioner Leh Prasanna

Ramaswamy G who was the Chief Guestwhile appreciating WBB team asked the girlsto grab the opportunities available to themand add more meaning to their lives.Boundaries are just illumination of our mindsand we need to break them to get free ofthem. He assured full support to those girlswho wanted to learn driving.

During the interactive session, the girlsasked several questions to Nidhi regardingcomplicacies and hurdles she faced inaccomplishing this daring job besides herconfrontation with difficulties in her personallife. Principal Dr. G.S. Rakwal along with fac-ulty were also present.

Doctor dies duringbike trip in Leh

MYSURU: Dr R Kirthy Pramod, assis-tant professor, department of paedi-atric surgery, at JSS Hospital, who wason ten-day bike expedition to Leh inJammu & Kashmir along with hisfriends, died of a massive heart attackon Monday.

Dr Kirthy and his friends left for Lehon June 23. They went fromChandigargh to Manali by car and fromManali, they left on a bike expedition toLadakh. At Leh on Monday evening, hesuffered chest pain and sensing a prob-lem, his friends shifted him to the Lehrmy Hospital.

After preliminary treatment, hospitalauthorities suggested that he be airlift-ed out for better treatment. But beforethat could be done, he passed away.According to senior doctors, Dr Kirthymay have suffered a heart attack due tocold weather and high altitude. Thebody was brought to Mandya lateTuesday evening.

Dr Shyam Prasad Shetty, head of car-diothoracic and vascular surgery, JSSHospital said, "Dr Kirthy was a humbleand cheerful doctor. We'll miss him."

Though he is from Mandya, he stayedat Chamarajapuram, Mysuru. The lastrites will be held in Mandya onWednesday. He leaves behind his par-ents, wife and a two-year-old son.

Passengers escape unhurt asAir India flight’s tyre burstwhile landing at Srinagarairport, flights cancelled

SRINAGAR: Air traffic to and from the SrinagarInternational Airport was halted on Thursday after an AirIndia flight’s tyre burst while landing on the runway.

The plane was carrying security personnel from Jammuto Srinagar. Officials said that over 130 passengers wereon board but no one was injured when the mishapoccurred.

The Air India flight AI 3821 was, reportedly, a charteredflight carrying security personnel. The tyre burst, officialssaid, causing a “groove” on the runway thus making itunsuitable for landing or take-off.

Officials said that the passengers and crew membershad a narrow escape but all of them were safely evavcu-ated. “All the flights had to be cancelled,” DirectorAirport Authority of India, Srinagar Rajesh Shinde told.“The runway is being repaired. A groove has got createdat the spot”.

‘Separate Tourism DevelopmentAuthority for Nobra not on cards’

SRINAGAR: Minister of State for Tourism, Priya Sethi on Tuesdayinformed the House that at present there is no proposal with theTourism Department to create a separate Tourism DevelopmentAuthority for Nobra valley. Replying to a Question by Deldan Namgail,the Minister said that Nobra valley falls within the jurisdiction of LehDevelopment Authority and all the development activities are lookedafter by the said authority. The Minister said with a view to developTourism related infrastructure in Nobra valley, 12 works have beencompleted out of 17 works taken up at a cumulative cost of Rs. 5.61crore. She said the remaining 5 works are also nearing completion.

WBB team enthuses courage,synergy into EJM College girls‘Do away with stigma of helplessness, get empowered’

Officials saidthat over 130passengers

were onboard but no

one wasinjured whenthe mishapoccurred.

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JAMMU: Kendriya Vidyalya (KV) No.2Jammu Cantonment, KV-2 Srinagar and KVJallandhar today qualified for the knock-outstages of semifinals in the ongoing inter-KVs under-14 boys' football tournament forSubroto Cup at GGM Science Collegeground, here.

The semifinals have been scheduled fortomorrow at the same venue. Earlier, duringthe first two days of the league competitionheld among nine teams divided in twogroups, KV-2 Jammu Cantonment and KV-2Srinagar as also KV Jallandhar excelled thusreached the last four stages of the compe-tition.

The competition is being held under theguidance of Archana Sharma, sportsteacher of KV NO 2 Jammu Cantonment.

Detailed Results: League Round: KV-4 Jallandhar beat

KV-1 Udhampur6-0; KV Miran Sahibdrew KV-4 Jallandhar to goalless; KV-1beat KV-1 Udhampur 2-0; KV-2 Jammubeat KV Nagrota 3-2; KV-2 Srinagardrew against KV-2 Pathankot; KV-1Srinagar beat KV-1 Udhampur 2-0; KV-4Jallandhar beat KV-2 Udhampur 4-0; KV-2 Srinagar beat KV-2 JammuCantonment 4-0; KV Nagrota drewagainst KV-2 Pathankot 0-0.

Inter-KVs U-14 tourney for Subroto Cup Football

Jora seeks Civil...authority is enforceable through the force of law and no air-

lines will dare to defy, he asserted adding only through aRegulatory Authority can the airfares be rationalized and regulat-ed. “The issue is of prime concern as it involves gullible passengersand tourists”, he maintained.

Epitome of peace, unity...Former Chief Secretary C. Phunsog said that it was brainchild

of Nakamura which after taking inspiration from Ladakhi ethosof peace, harmony and tolerance raised fund to erect this Stupa.He added that Ladakh Shanti Stupa has relevance as far as spir-itual and mundane needs of people are concerned. “For theBuddhists, it offers an object of spiritual solace and venerationand for non-Buddhists it serves as cultural and aestheticalattraction”, he said adding that besides providing perfect viewpoint to visitors, it ialso serves as navigation guide to aircraftduring inclement weather. He further added that this Stupastands tribute to Indo-Japanese friendship and cultural amity.

MP Thupstan Chhewang in his speech said it is not only holyand sacred place for Buddhists but attraction for Tourist as welland it must be protected and preserved to maintain its charm.

He assured financial support from MP LAD fund to extend itsparking facility.

Upper Leh Councillor venerable Lobzang Nyantak in hisspeech said that the Shanti Stupa is symbol of peace and unityoften thronged by many visitors. He added that number ofRinpoche including Dalai Lama have consecrated the Stupamaking it more sacred place and the Stupa is blessing the peo-

ple of Ladakh particularly Chamspa village. He urged CECand MP to extend their support so the parking facilities canbe extended to accommodate the increasing number of vis-

itors. Executive Councillor for Works Dorjay Mutup, Councillors,

LBA Women Wing President Tsewang Dolma, Former ChiefEngineer Sonam Dawa, Former Gynaecologist PadmashreeDr.Tsering Landol, former MP P.Namgyal and other dignitarieswere present to grace the occasion.

Earlier, welcoming the dignitaries founder Ven Nakamurashared his experience during the making of this Stupa.

On the occasion Lamdon Model Senior Secondary Schoolstudents presented captivating cultural programme includingfamous Yak and bird dance to enthrall the visitors.

Taxi drivers protest...this could bring bad name to Ladakh. Admitting humbly the

inconvenience caused to people especially ailing and touristsdue to blocking of road, Wanchuck extended candid apologybut at the same time shifted the onus on alleged behaviour ofthe SHO concerned.

Meanwhile, SSP Tsering Gyalpo has assured a fair inquiry andconsequently strict action as per inquiry report’s recommenda-tion.

Taking cognizance, Dr. Sonam Dawa expressed anguish overthe incident and asked people to have faith in administration.Assuring a fair probe, he asserted that no one is above the lawand law will take its own course. He also assured appropriateaction in the unfortunate incident. Meanwhile SHO StanzinDorjay who is on three days leave has been attached to SSPLeh’s office and additional SHO S.W. Namgyal has beenassigned the charge of Leh police Station as SHO. Medicalreport of the driver is awaited.

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Vikram declaresopen NightCricket TourneyJAMMU: General secretary,Jammu and Kashmir PradeshCongress Committee (JKPCC),Vikram Malhotra inaugurated theNight Cricket Tournament at DBNSchool ground at Mubarak Mandi,here. This tournament is beingorganized by a sports enthusiast,Aamir Khan in coordination with'Swabhiman Charitable Trust'. In all,16 teams from different areas ofJammu are taking part in thisknock-out competition.

Speaking to the gathering,Vikram Malhotra lauded Aamir forbeing passionate about organizingsports events and stressed uponthe youth, especially young lot ofthe society, to choose any kind ofsports activity as per their choiceand make it an important part oftheir daily life.

Sonu hero in Singh Club's huge win

Semis line up drawnin Pawan T20AKHNOOR: Semifinals position has beencleared with the entry of Singh Cricket Club inthe last four stages of the ongoing 8th PawanMemorial Twenty20 Cricket Tournament atGovernment Higher Secondary School ground,here. Other teams having already reached thesemifinals included Little Flower SchoolAkhnoor, Tanishta Jammu and Singh BabaTalab. Now, in the semifinals, Singh Cricket ClubAkhnoor shall take on Little Flower SchoolAkhnoor on June 30 at 2 pm. Earlier, hostsSingh Cricket Club today qualified for the semi-finals beating Jandial Warriors in a one-sidedgame making it an absolute 129 runs victory.Earlier, Singh Club set a huge total of 250 runsfor five wickets, courtesy brilliant century com-ing from Sonu, who made 107 runs off just 44deliveries. Sny and Chandan contributed 58(27) and 37 (27) runs respectively. From JandialWarriors, Ishant claimed two wickets whileJonty and Jinder shared apiece each. In reply,Jandial Warriors could make 121 runs losing alltheir wickets in 15.2 overs. Aditya (24), Ishant(34) and Ranjit (14) were main contributors tothe total. Sonu, who earlier hit a superb centu-ry, claimed two wickets. Chandan also bowledwell taking away two wickets while Sny, ShamSingh, Sunil and Santu shared apiece each. Forhis all round performance, Sonu was namedman of the match. Vikas Bali and Dayal Singhwere umpires in today's quarterfinal whileAshwani maintained the scorecard.

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A league match in progress at GGM Science College ground, Jammu.

KV-2 Jammu Cantt, KV-2 Srinagar in semis

Little Flower wins U-14 cricket title

AKHNOOR: Little Flower High School clinched the under-14

boys' cricket tournament afterthey outplayed Pacca DangaWarriors comfortably by 73 runsin the title clash at GovernmentHigher Secondary Schoolground, here today.

Earlier, batting first, LittleFlower School set a target of 162runs losing two wickets in 20overs. Stiphen remained topscorer with 40-ball 70 runs whileShivansh contributed unbeaten50 off just 38 deliveries. Nitishadded 12 runs to the total. FromPacca Danga Warriors, Aniketand Paamil shared the wickets.

Later, chasing the target ofover eight-runs per over, PaccaDanga were bundled out for just88 runs in 12.2 overs. Monu (24),Shubham (18) and Mannu (14)

were the batsmen to score indouble figure. Nanit, Nitish andYuvraj shared two wickets eachwhile Stiphen took one fromLittle Flower.

Stiphen was named man ofthe match in the final. Today'stitle clash was officiated byDeepak Mangotra and VinodMangotra as umpires whileAshwani Mangotra kept thescore.

Convener, Akhnoor TehsilCricket Committee, JoginderMangotra was chief guest, whogave away the prizes.

Others present were ShamSingh Langeh, Babu Ram, VinodKumar, Kewal Krishan , SanjayKumar, Abitash, Vikas Bali andPankaj.

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