Zabarwan Times E-Paper English 23 August

Srinagar, August 22:

In a bolt to Valley’s health sec-tor, all the hospitals here except Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medi-cal Sciences (SKIMS) lack the all-time required lifesaving vaccine anti-venom. The shortage, despite claiming so many lives earlier, continues to prevail with medical authorities seeming totally indif-ferent towards the concern. According to details reaching Sri-nagar based news gathering agen-cy Global News Service (GNS), all the hospitals across the Valley ex-cept SKIMS are without anti-ven-om which is a lifesaving vaccine.

The deficiency of vaccine severely affects the patients particularly snake-bitten who have to, without any choice, reach SKIMS, Soura, which is the sole hospital where some Anti-Venom vaccines are available to cater entire Valley.“There are so many people who die from venomous snakebites as such people, though living in re-mote areas can’t make it to SKIMS on time,” Farooq Ahmad, who worked at Help Poor Voluntary Trust told GNS.He said the toxins in the venom of snakes like cobras and Kraits slowly paralyze their victims, who ultimately die of suffocation. “A

child from Chitragul, Anantnag was bitten by snake last week. He was shifted to Sub-District Hos-pital Anantnag but due to the ab-sence of life saving vaccine in the hospital he was shifted to SMHS Hospital, Srinagar and later to SKIMS, Soura”. The bite of a cobra or any other dangerous snake can paralyze its victims. It is estimated that more than 75 percent of patients in In-dia who die from snakebites never make it to the hospital.When contacted Medical Super-intendent, SMHS, Hospital Nazir Ahmad Chowdary said: “As of

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Handwara, August 22:

Terming yesterday’s peace march by the people of Kishtwar as a befitting reply to the communal and divisive elements, the Minister for Medical Edu-cation, Youth Service and Sports, Mr. Taj Mohi-ud-Din today said that yester-day’s developments would further unite people from all communities in the State.Addressing a public meet-ing here today, the Min-ister said that people of Kishtwar have shown the way to the people of the State and the country that the solution to all our prob-lems lies in unity and col-lective efforts. He hailed the people of Kishtwar for this, saying sanity pre-vailed upon them and they rejected the nefarious de-sign of communal, fascist

and divisive forces.Appealing all political par-ties to play a positive role for the development and prosperity of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr. Taj said time has come when we should

stop dividing people in the name of religion, region and caste. “We should try to work for the develop-ment and prosperity of people rather than creat-ing divisive societies”, he maintained.The Minister said the State has suffered immensely

during the past two de-cades or more and it can-not afford more bloodshed, hatred and destruction. He said people of Jammu & Kashmir want develop-ment, jobs, better road con-nectivity, healthcare and education and not disor-der, confusion and catego-rization of people based on caste, creed or colour.On the development of Kupwara district, Mr. Taj said many centrally spon-sored schemes are under execution in the district which are set to change the developmental profile of the district. He directed the district administration to meet all the deadlines in respect of these schemes.On the occasion, the Min-ister announced construc-tion of a sports stadium at Punzwah which is expect-ed to cost Rs. Five crore.

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JK Bank’s branch network is 701: CEO


Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Thursday said that State Government would work out a com-prehensive flood protec-tion programme with the Union Government to tame all major riv-ers including Jhelum, Chenab, Ujh and Tawi to relieve the people of the repeated devastation caused by these rivers year after year in the State.The Chief Minister said that these rivers are causing great damage to the land, crops and prop-erty besides endanger-ing human lives. “There is a need of formulating

a well-drafted holistic plan to tame these and rivers and ensure pro-tection from floods”, he said maintaining that the State Government would seek liberal Cen-tral assistance in the implementation of this

stupendous programme.The Chief Minister was talking to flood affected people at Chang Ghatti in Kathua, Barota in Samba, Makwal in Jam-mu, Jordian and Bakore in Akhnoor, Majalta in Udhampur during his

visit to these and other areas in the districts of Kathua, Udhampur, Samba and Jammu to receive first hand ap-praisal of the damages caused by the floods in these areas.

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Stone-pelting and aerial firing in Pampore

Pampore, August 22:

Panic gripped in South Kashmir’s Samboora area of Pampore town when Army personnel on Wednesday evening alleged resorted to unprovoked fir-ing and thrashed the youth including some Bihari la-bours who were playing in Stadium. People alleged that Army personnel were drunk who jumped from their armoured vehicles and started beating every-one present in the playing ground.Eyewitnesses told CNS that

Army personnel from 50 RR arrived in their armoured vehicles at Samboora play-ground and without any reason thrashed youth and some labours from outside state.People and youth who were outside stadium re-sented the action of the Army personnel and they pelted stones on them. Soon, scores of people gath-ered there who resorted to heavy stone pelting. Army personnel according to eye-witnesses responded with stones too.Reports said that Army

called SOG personnel to disperse the agitated people and during the ensuing clashes, Amy personnel re-sorted to heavy aerial firing which created panic in the area. The clashes continued till late night. Locals told CNS that they spent the night in their yards. “We failed to under-stand why Army personnel thrashed people without any reason and why they tried to disrupt the peace when everything was nor-mal,” one of the locals said. When contacted, PRO,

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To boost development of Backward Districts of the State, Minister for Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Mr Ali Mohammad Sagar today said that an amount of Rs. 84 crore un-der current year’s plan un-der the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) has been sent to Union Gov-ernment for allocation.The Plan has already been approved by State Empow-ered Committee under the programme recently. The Minister said this at a high

level meeting convened to review the Physical and financial achievements of the department here this afternoon. The Meet-ing was attended by Chief Secretary, M.I. Khanday, Principal Secretary, Fi-nance Mr B.B Vyas, Com-missioner Secretary Ru-ral Development, Farooq Ahmad Peer, Director, Ru-ral Development, Kashmir Mr. Altaf Ahmad, Deputy Commissioners of Doda and Kupwara districts, Prof. Alam from IMPA, Assistant Commissioners Development of BRGF dis-

tricts. Threadbare discus-sion were held on various issues including proper implementation and judi-cious use of funds

See Sagar on Pg. 11


Dedicating five new business units to the people, state’s only list-ed company Jammu and Kashmir Bank has taken its total branch network to 701. The addition is the part of Bank’s massive expan-sion plan to spread its wings far and wide especially within the state of J&K.The new business units include Soimoh in Tral area of Pul-wama district, Wan-devalgam and Ahlan Gadole in Islamabad, Trenz and Fruit Mandi Prichoo in Shopian,

Commenting on the development Mushtaq Ahmad, Chairman &

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FRIDAY August 23 | 2013 | 15 Shawal 1434 AH | PAGES 12 | VOL NO: 3 | ISSUE NO: 207 | RS: 2/- (AIR SURCHARGE FOR JAMMU /DELHI/LEH 50 PAISA)Pen For JusticeLargely Circulated, No. 1 Bilingual Daily of J&K

State to work out a comprehensive flood protection project: Omar

New Delhi, August 22:

Government has cleared a proposal to set up a judicial appointments commission for appoint-ing judges in higher courts. It aims to scrap the collegium system of appointing judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts. A decision to this effect was taken at the Cabi-net meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi this evening. The proposed Judicial Appointment Commis-sion for appointment and transfer of higher

judiciary will comprise Chief Justice of India, two senior most judges of the Supreme Court, the Law Minister and two eminent persons. A separate committee headed by the Prime Minister with Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Chief Justice of India will select the two eminent persons for the Commission.In yet another decision, Cabinet gave its nod to the amendments to the Representation of Peo-ples Act. This is to ne-gate the recent Supreme Court verdict on disqual-ification of convicted leg-

islators. The amendment will have a provision that the convicted member shall continue to take part in proceedings of Parlia-ment or Legislature of a state but he or she shall neither be entitled to vote nor draw salary and allowances till the appeal or revision is finally de-cided by the court. How-ever if any person is in judicial custody he or she will not be debarred from contesting elections.The Supreme Court in its verdict last month had struck down a provision in the electoral law

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Centre clears proposal to set up judicial appointments commission

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Kashmir Economic Alli-ance Thursday made it clear that it would never support the move of the gov-ernment to impose Proper Tax in Jammu and Kash-mir.

“This is not Delhi, Banga-lore or Chandigarh but it is Kashmir- a conflict zone. We opposed the move of the government even before the government was planning about this,” General Secre-tary KEA, Siraj Ahmed told

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State to seek Rs. 84 cr under BRGF, Rs. 55 cr under RGPSA

from GoI: Sagar

Property Tax row

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Modi following Hitler’s tactics to grab power

Takes stock of development works

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Army thrashes youth and outside state labours

PTB a useless body: KEA

A natural solution to backache

Taming of rivers urgently needed

Kishtwar peace march a befitting reply to communal forces: Taj

Except SKIMS, Valley hospitals san anti-venom vaccine

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir vide Public Service Guarantee Act, 2011 notified two Municipal Services as in case of other Department's as under:-i. Record and issuance of Birth and Death Certificates as per Municipal records, ii. Grant of Building Permissions within the purview of said Act. Health officer and Joint commissioner (Planning), Srinagar Municipal Corporation has been nominated as Designated Officers respectively. The provisions of the Public Services Guarantee Act, 2011 Provides that the Services be made within a period of (30) days after completion of pre- requisites. The General Public through medium of this notice is therefore informed to file their grievances if any with the Designated Officers as detailed above or email at [email protected] fax at 2476931 or call on 2470465. In case they have any grievance against the Designated Officers, they are requested to contact the Joint Commissioner Administration on 2472678 so that their genuine grievances are redressed on priority under rules. Sd/- Joint Commissioner (Adm) DIPJK-NB: 1346 Srinagar Municipal Corporation

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In a scathing attack on Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Kashmir Eco-nomic Alliance (KEA) Thursday claimed that this bank never belonged to the people of Kashmir as it sucks

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JK Bank sucking our blood: KEA

Girl ends her life in HandwaraSrinagar, August 22: A 17 years old girl (name with held) resi-dent of Harveth, Handwara consumed some poisonous substance at her home, in the jurisdiction of police station Kralgund. She was shifted to District Hospital, Handwara for treatment, where she expired. Police has started an inquest proceedings under section 174 CrPC to ascertain the cause be-hind the death.

Lady found dead in AnantnagSrinagar, August 22: A lady was found hanged in her home in Kokernag area of Anantnag district.28 years old lady Mst Jabeena wife of Mohammad Ismail Khan resident of Gujjar Basti, Kokernag was found hanging by a rope at her residence in the jurisdiction of police station Kokernag. Kokernag police ini-tiated an inquest proceedings under section 174 CrPC in this regard.

Man commits suicide in Pulwama Srinagar, August 22: A mentally challenged person ended his life by hanging himself in Pul-wama.A 54 years old mentally chal-lenged man Mishri Kalas son of Ghulam Hassan resident of Sangerwani, Pulwama com-mitted suicide by hanging him-self at his home. The body was shifted to Public Health Center, Rajpora. After completion of all legal formalities the body was handed over to his relatives.

3 die, 4 injured in road mishaps Srinagar, August 22: Three per-sons died and four others were injured in different road acci-dents across the Kashmir Val-ley.A Motorcycle bearing registra-tion number JK02AK/ 6397 hit and injured a pedestrian Sheikh Noor Illahi son of Ghulam Ah-mad resident of Peerbagh at Peerbagh Chowk, Budgam, in the jurisdiction of police post Humhama. The injured was shifted to SKIMS, Soura, Sri-nagar for treatment, where he succumbed his injuries. A case has been registered in this re-gard.A Motorcycle bearing registra-tion number JK03B/5149 driven by a 16-year-old Nazim Ahmad Rather son of Abdul Rashid res-ident of Bonigam rammed into an electric pole at Nasu Badra-gund, Kulgam, in the jurisdic-tion of police Station Qazigund, resulting in his on spot death. A case has been registered in this regard.Motorcycle bearing registra-tion number JK09/2629 driven by Bashir Ahmad Pir son of Mohammad Abdullah resident of Qadirabad Hiri, Kupwara hit and injured a pedestrian Wali Mohammad Mir resident of Braripora near Tutigund Hand-wara. The Motorcyclist was in-jured in the mishap. Both the injured were shifted to the

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A trooper was injured after suspected militants lobbed a grenade at Army’s pa-trol at Imam Sahab area in South Kashmir’s Shopian district.A police official told GNS that a soldier identified as Sanjay Kumar of 62 RR received splinter injuries after militants hurled a grenade at army patrol in Imam Sahab Shopian today afternoon.“The injured trooper was immediately rushed to the nearby hospital for treat-ment,” he added.

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Trooper injured in Shopian

grenade attack

8 community cen-ters constructed in

AmiraKadal Constit-uency: Nasir


Minister for Tourism, Mr Ghulam Ahmad Mir today dedicated Community Centre to the people at Goripora in presence of Former Min-ister and MLA, Amira Kadal, Mr Nasir Aslam Wani.

The double storey Community Centre was constructed by Tourism Department at a cost of Rs. 1.20 crore, having all modern facilities to or-ganise different social functions in the area.

Legislators, Peer Afaq, Mr. Dharamvir Singh Oberoi, besides District Development Com-missioner, Srinagar, Mr Farooq Ahmad Shah, Director Tourism, Kashmir, Mr. Talat Parvaz, Managing Director, Cable Car Corporation, Mr. Tufail Mattoo were among others present on the occasion.

Addressing a largely attended public meet-ing after inauguration of the Community Cen-tre, The Tourism Minister said that fulfilling people’s aspirations and developmental needs received keen attention of the coalition govern-ment during last over 4 years. He said under the dynamic leadership of Chief Minister, Omar Ab-dullah the developmental process especially in hitherto unattended and rural areas was revital-ized by implementing innovative programmes and policies adding that improvement of basic amenities across the State remained a top prior-ity of the government.Mir said peace and whole hearted cooperation from people is a must for prosperous J&K adding that people should re-main vigilant against divisive elements whose sole motto has always remained to create wedge between communities on the basis of religion, region or caste for their personal interests.

The Minister urged the people that they should elect proper and honest representatives to represent them in the State Assembly and local governance institutions for highlighting and mitigating their developmental needs and other issues. He said Jammu and Kashmir is mini India, where people of different religions, caste and ethnic groups live together and main-taining their unity is the prime duty of all public

representatives. Mir said that late towering leaders like for-

mer Prime Ministers late Indira Gandhi and late Rajiv Gandhi who sacrificed their lives for the cause of Nation strengthened and kept the country united, adding that late Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah not only strength-ened the communal harmony and brotherhood in the State but awakened the people about their rights and brought J&K on the path of de-velopment and prosperity. He said “We should also follow the foot prints of these great lead-ers for upholding the unity and integrity of the country and defeat the communal forces who are hell bent to spoil the conducive and peace-ful atmosphere of the State”.Mr. Nasir in his address while highlighting the developmental achievements of Omar led Government during last over four years, said that upgradation and improvement in basic amenities besides de-velopment of core sectors for peoples’ welfare received focused attention in the State. He said that coalition government paid equal attention on the socio-economic upliftment of the people in all the three regions.He said being the public representative it was his foremost duty to work for the welfare of people of his Constituency. He said lot has been done for the development

of all areas but yet there is a need to do more on the development front to make Amirakadal Constituency a model one. He said 8 community centers have been constructed in the constitu-ency which have helped the people in organis-ing social functions. He assured the people that their genuine developmental needs would be redressed through the concerned departments.

Mr Nasir called upon the people to continue their whole hearted support to the Omar led government for making the State a developed one and informed them not to pay heed to the false propaganda by some vested interests and political parties, who only yearn to create wedge in the peace and development process of the State for their personal interests.

Earlier, the Tourism Minister visited Jamia Masjid, Srinagar and took stock of several un-der execution works taken up by the Tourism Department for creating upgraded facilities for the people.

At the site an amount of Rs. 4.55 crore is be-ing expended on construction of WazuKhana, Restaurant, face lifting of shops and Muslim park. The work on wazukhana is apace and works for face lifting of 138 shops have been tendered while as development work of Mus-lim park would be tendered shortly.

Sagar discusses nitty-gritty of Humhama Panchayat Bhawan


The Minister of State for PHE, Irriga-tion and Flood Control Mr. Nazir Ahmad Gurezi directed the Chief Engineer, Pub-lic Health Engineering (PHE) Kashmir to

submit the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Water Supply Scheme (WSS), Argam Bandipora. He also directed the Chief En-gineer, Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Kashmir to submit the DPR for up gradation of Lift Irrigation Scheme, Markote Gurez. These directions were given by the Minis-

ter today in a meeting held here to discuss and review the functioning and progress of the PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control sector in district Bandipora. Threadbare discus-sion was held to revitalize various defunct schemes and pace of progress on all on-

going schemes of Bandipora district. The Minister directed the PHE authorities to start the construction work on 16 defunct schemes to be revived for which funds will be released by the government. He also asked them to start construction work on two new water supply schemes Bazipora

and water supply scheme Budhbuthi Ma-trigam for which Rs 3.34 crore have already been sanctioned within a fortnight. He said that these schemes will benefit about 5000 souls comprising of 4 habitations of Bandipora constituency. While reviewing

the work in progress under NRDWP, it was informed in the meeting that the construc-tion work on 49 water supply schemes at a cost of Rs 48 crore is in full swing in district Bandipora. He was also informed that 20 schemes are scheduled to be completed by the end of the current financial year.

Srinagar, August 22

Minister for Rural Devel-opment and Panchayati Raj, Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar has directed the concerned offi-cers for accelerating the pace of construction work on new Panchayat Ghars and repair of existing ones for provid-ing adequate infrastructure facilities to the Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) in the State.

This was stated by the Minister while addressing a meeting of officers convened to discuss nitty-gritties of construction of the new Panchayat Bhawan at Air-port road Humhama today. Commissioner Secretary Ru-ral Development Mr. Farooq Ahmad Peer, besides officers from Rural Department and JKPCC attended the meet-ing. Spread over 3 kanals, the double storied Panchayat

Bhawan is coming up at an estimated cost of Rs. 10.81 crore. The complex with 20,000 square feet built-up area will be equipped with latest Audio-visual system, besides acoustics treatment and heritage component. The complex is expected to be completed within one and half year. The Minister directed that Commissioner Secretary RDD and Director, RDD, Kashmir to visit the proposed site to ascertain feasibility status for increas-ing the seating capacity in the up-coming complex so that more and more persons can be accommodated in the complex. He directed the concerned that they should utilize the available space properly while constructing New Panchayat Ghars in such a way that large number of people could be accommo-dated there.

Daily ZABARWAN TIMES NEWS Srinagar | friday 23 .8 .2013

Gurezi reviews functioning of PHE,I & FC of district Bandipora

45TH DLRC meeting at Budgam

Rs 121 cr disbursed by June

Budgam, August 22: The 45th DLRC Meeting of District Budgam was held here under the Chairmanship of District Development Commissioner Budgam Mr. Khursheed Ah-mad Shah.Deputy Commis-sioner directed all the Line Departments and Banks to ensure achievement of 100% targets under each sector and ensure disbursement of all the Cases expeditiously. He asked Banks to assist all eligible beneficiaries for their overall and economic upliftment. The Lead District Manager Budgam, Mr. Mo-hammad Yaqoob briefed the meeting about the achieve-ments till Quarter ending June 2013 with respect to the targets fixed for the financial year under District Credit Plan 2013-2014. He informed that Banks in the District have disbursed an amount of Rs 121.36 Crores out of the target of Rs 384.01 Crores thus achieving the 31.60% of overall target. He said that Rs. 83.48 crore has been disbursed under priority.

If you get asked to lead a team in your personal or pro-fessional life, jump at the chance. Today you will get all the support you need, Libra. Don’t be afraid that you’re not good enough. Things will come together without your having to do much at all. Besides, you already know that people are on your side!

You couldn’t dream of a better day to deal with all the little problems in your daily life - broken washing machine, money problems, minor health issues. If your doctor has given you a prescription, you can expect it would work like a miracle drug. Scorpio, take care of the little things. It will take less time than you think!

Perhaps you can’t believe it, but it’s time to say goodbye to your rigid attitude. A little pleasure among all that seri-ousness and responsibility won’t do you any harm. This day could help you change your point of view on life. This will feel great!

Life is helping you out at the moment, Capricorn. You might chalk it up to some divine power. Whatever it is, your guardian angel is always by your side. Perhaps you’d like to begin something new in your life, like moving or changing lifestyles. At the moment you can do anything you want to do. It will all work out just fine!

Have you ever thought about writing or working for a company in which you can use your excellent communica-tion skills, Aquarius? The planetary alignment emphasizes writing and communication. It’s time to show the world that you have a gift and that people can count on you to do a great job. Think about the publishing business.

If you’ve been thinking of living somewhere else, Pisces, today will push you to really want to move far away from the place you’re living now. Such a move could have conse-quences for your work situation or family life. It may be time to think seriously about what’s holding you back. Wouldn’t the people closest to you be happy to go along?

This could be the luckiest day of the month, Virgo. But astrology also takes your role into account. In other words, luck is something you have to work for. If you seem to have an incredible streak of luck today, it’s probably because you did something earlier to make it happen!

You have a great day ahead of you, Aries. Everything will work out like clockwork. By the end of the day, you’ll still have the energy to do something fun with your evening. It’s a wonderful day for group activities. If you aren’t involved in any, why not try a sport, hobby, music, or art?

You may have received some bad news concerning your finances, Taurus. This is probably the best day you could ask for out of the whole month to deal with these problems. If you want to come out of this situation a winner, it may be necessary to approach things from a different angle than usual. Rest assured that things will probably work out just fine.

Today is a relatively calm day that’s sure to please you, Gemini. You may even receive gifts from family and friends as marks of their esteem or love for you. This is just the kind of reassurance you need. Though you have a fairly subtle in-fluence in your relationships with others, it’s nevertheless essential to you to be a good friend.

Everyone knows that nothing can stop you when you’re determined to get something done. As long as other people are on your side today, you will be amazed at all the things you can accomplish. But don’t get too excited, Cancer, be-cause it’s time to take care of those thankless tasks that no one wants to deal with. You may need other people’s help to get them done.

You may be considering taking a trip or planning a party with some friends, Leo. You may find out today that it’s up to you to do all the organizing. This won’t bother you too much because you know you’ll do it right. Why don’t you think about really trying to outdo yourself and plan something special that your friends will never forget?

Mir inaugurates Community Centre at Goripora, inspects Jamia Masjid Corridor works

Anantnag, August 22: Government is taking innumerable steps for reactivating the Handloom Sector of the state to make it attrac-tive for more and more people especially educated unemployed youth so that they can earn their bread and butter besides redis-covering Kashmiri Art. This was stated by Mr. Sourab Bhagat, Sec-retary, Industries and Commerce (I&C) while inaugurating Fifteen days Handloom Expo-13 at Pahalgam.The Expo was organized by the Department of Handlooms in association with J&K Han-dloom Development Corporation and other allied departments.Besides MLA Pahalgam Mr. Mohammed Rafi Mir who presided over the event, MD J&K Handloom Development Corporation, MD J&K Cements, MD J&K Minerals, Director Geology and Mining, Sec-retary KVIB, Director Handloom and CEO Pahalgam Dev Authority were also present on the occasion.Thirty Seven stalls containing the materials of different kinds prepared by weavers all over the state of J&K have been installed in the Expo which was inspected one by one by the visiting dignitaries.Speaking on the occasion Secretary, I&C emphasized the need to involve the younger generation with the cottage industry as it is 2nd biggest sector of employment after Agri-culture in the state. Giving details he said that the main aim of the 15 day Expo is to expose the material prepared by handloom weavers sponsored by the Department and provide them with a better mar-ket facility under one roof besides giving them a chance to exchange their expertise with other manufacturers. Secretary also informed the participating artisans that to protect the quality and standard of the Kashmiri handloom products, central Government has now for-mulated a“ Handloom Mark” to be inscribed on the original material and the buyers will be educated to buy the original material .

Fifteen days Handloom Expo inaugurated at Pahalgam

Announces Rs 3 lakh for Ziarat Sharief, 3 An-

ganwari centres, Sports ground

Anantnag, August 22:

The development of far–flung and backward areas is the prime concern of present coalition Government and every possible step is being taken to take the benefits of developmental ac-tivities to these areas. This was stated by the Minister for Public Enterprises, Haj, Auqaf and Floriculture Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed at a public rally at Wandevalgam Kokernag today. Reveal-ing details of the development works undertaken by the Government in the

area, the Minister said that a number of educational and health institutions have been opened by the present Gov-ernment for extending basic amenities to general public. He said that in Breng Assembly Constituency, a wide network of educational institutions, besides two Degree colleges, one sub District Hospi-tal, nine Health Centres and 28 First Aid Centres and Dispensaries have been set up during last over four years of regime. Reacting to the demands projected by the locals, the Minister announced Rs. 3 lakh for development and compound walling of local Ziyarat Sharief. He also announced opening up of 3 additional Anganwari centers and construction of sports ground in the village.

The Minister further said that cre-ation of new administrative units in the constituency is on cards and the an-nouncement by the Government in this regard is expected shortly.

Referring to the maintenance of re-cords of Auqaf properties all over the state, the Minister said that all the Dis-trict Development Commissioners have

been asked to take appropriate steps for the purpose.Peerzada said that Sub District Hospital Kokernag has been connected with state level Telemedicine network to extend high level technical expertise available at SKIMS and other major health institutions round the clock. He also attended operative work-shop on Continuing Surgical Educational Programme (CSEP) at SDH Kokernag.

The live surgeries, first of its kinds were conducted in SDH Kokernag. Prominent doctors form SKIMS includ-ing Dr. Nisar Choudhary and Dr. Fazal Parray and specialists from District Hospital, Anantnag and SDH, Kokernag conducted surgeries through Telemedi-cine network. The Minister also added that 26 road projects have either been completed or are near completion in Breng Constituency under PMGSY and other sectors. He also announced laying of foundation stone of a Tulip Garden spread over 471 kanals at Sayan Koker-nag, for which the DPRs have already been prepared and submitted to the Union Government for approval.

Educational infrastructure development in backward areas a priority: Peerzada

GOVT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIRDEPARTMENT OF HOSPITAL ENGINEERING

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (Electric)Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Soura Srinagar.

Tender NoticeNIT NO 22 of 2013 Dated: 20-08-2013

For and on behalf of Governor J&K State, sealed tenders affixed with Rs. 5/= revenue stamps are invited from Registered 'A' class Electrical contractors registered with competent Authority /PDD for following works:-

S. No Name of the Work Amount CDR Amount Cost of tender docu-ment Time of completion

01 General overhauling of dimmer stat & stabilizers (Capacity 600 KVA) installed in main sub-station for providing stabilized voltage to hospital at SKIMS Soura Rs. 3.60 Lacs Rs. 7200/- Rs. 200/- 45 days

02 General overhauling of dimmer stat & stabilizers (Capacity 400 KVA) installed in main sub-station for providing stabilized voltage to hospital at SKIMS Soura Rs. 1.32 Lacs Rs. 2700/- Rs. 100/- 45 days

The detailed tender document shall remain available on official web site of SKIMS. (www.SKIMS.ac.in) from 26.08.013 to 03.09.2013 (up to 4.00 P.M) for its downloading. Interested firms may download the tender documents and submit against the tender document fee for an amount men-tioned above against the works payable up to 03-09-2013 (upto 4.00 PM) in the shape of Demand Draft (DD) from any nationalized/scheduled bank pledged to Director Finance SKIMS Soura.The tender documents dully signed and stamped on each page shall be deposited personally in the office of undersigned upto 05-09-2013 (at 2.00 P.M) with following enclosures (without which the tender is liable for its rejection):1. Demand Draft (DD) for requisite amount as mentioned above against cost of tender document from any nationalized/scheduled bank Pledged to Director Finance SKIMS Soura.2. Earnest money in the shape of CDR for requisite amount as mentioned above from any nationalized/scheduled bank pledged to Direc-tor Finance SKIMS Soura.3. Latest tax clearance certificate from commercial tax department along with TIN No.4. Valid "A" class contractor registration certificate issued by the competent authority/PDD inspection agency.5. Experience certificate for execution of similar/alike work for last 5 years.The tenders shall be opened in the office of undersigned (in presence of tenderer who may wish for participation) on 07-09-2013 at (2.00 P.M) or on any subsequent date convenient to the tender opening committee. No: SIMS 139/Xen /E/N-22/2013-1333-41Dated: 20-08-2013 Sd/- Executive Engineer (E)

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Have a salmon fish dinner. Snack on a handful of nuts. Pour a dash of olive oil in your salad. And bite into that sinister choco-late. Now you can do all this guilt-free! All these foods help in fight-ing bad cholesterol. According to the American Heart Association, 'You can reduce cholesterol in your blood by eating healthy foods'. So, here we are today with our list of top 10 cholesterol fighting foods. Oats: If you change your morn-ing meal to oats then you can do your cholesterol level a whole lot of good. Do note that two servings of oats can lower LDL cholesterol by 5.3% in only 6 weeks. Essential-ly, oats contain a substance called beta-glucan which absorbs bad cholesterol. Red Wine: Here's yet another rea-son to toast to your health. The red grapes used in the manufacturing of red wine have an important effect on cholesterol levels. Two glasses of red wine in a week can do you a whole lot of good. Salmon and fatty Fish: Full of Omega-3 fatty acids, salmon is a natural health wonder, which helps in keeping heart conditions

such as heart attacks, stroke and high cholesterol levels at bay. Fishes such as salmon, sardines and herring help in raising good cholesterol levels by 4%. Nuts: Mono-unsaturated fats (found in nuts, seeds etc.) have the lowest fatty acid molecules and are the best of the three fats, namely poly-saturated fats, satu-rated fats and mono-unsaturated fats. Nuts are the best way to get those required healthy fats into your body without feeling guilty. Since the fats that come from nuts are natural and are not chemically processed, this makes them heart healthy, filling, and nutritious options. Beans: Excellent for the heart, ½ a cup of beans added in our diet (in the form of any dish or soup), helps in lowering cholesterol lev-els by 8%. You should try black, kidney, or pinto beans; each one of them supplies about one-third of your day's fiber needs. Tea: Tea has antioxidants and less amounts of caffeine than cof-fee. An eight-ounce cup of coffee contains around 135 mg caffeine; tea contains only 30 to 40 mg per

cup. Tea helps in protecting your bones because of the presence of phytochemicals in them. It is also a great defense against LDL cho-lesterol levels. Chocolate: Chocoholics can cel-ebrate with a healthy dose of dark chocolate as it is full of antioxi-dants and cholesterol-reducing properties. According to a Span-ish study published in 2010 in the "Journal of Hepatology,", "the

antioxidants in dark chocolate re-duce the damage that can occur to blood vessels, which can further threaten the health of people with cirrhosis. The dark chocolate can help prevent the blood vessels in the liver from rupturing". Medical experts suggest that munching on 100 grams of chocolate every day helps in reducing the occurrence of cardiovascular mishaps by 21 percent.

A natural solution to backacheMany of us are afflicted with back pain, which we tend to ignore or pay very little attention to, during the course of a busy day.But you cannot overlook the fact that back pain can make it difficult for you to stand up, sit down or even walk around comfortably. So it's best you try some of the following natural remedies and get yourself some relief.Increase your intake of Vi-tamin D - A study looked at the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in 150 people with chronic musculosk-eletal pain and found that 93 per cent of patients had vitamin D deficiency! So all people with persistent, non-specific musculoskel-etal pain should get them-selves screened for vitamin D deficiency.Indulge in some music therapy - Low cost and enjoyable, music has been found to reduce the dis-ability, anxiety, and de-pression associated with

chronic back pain. It has an immediate effect on re-ducing pain, although the results are not statistically significant.Try some breathing tech-niques - To reduce pain, try some breathing tech-niques that make use of the mind-body connec-tion. These techniques inte-grate body awareness, breathing, movement, and meditation. The best thing about them is that they are safe, free

of cost and you can do them at home!Get a soothing massage - The first thing that comes to your mind when you think of a backache is to get a nice massage. Massages may be effective for sub acute and chronic pain. What's more, they reduce anxiety and de-pression associated with chronic pain. In fact, massage therapy is the most popular thera-py for low back pain dur-ing pregnancy.

Yoga during pregnancy helps relieve pain

Many doctors and health professionals are encour-aging pregnant women to do yoga, as it helps in-crease their strength and relieve pregnancy discom-forts. This form of exercise is favoured by some of Hol-lywood's newest moms like January Jones, Hilary Duff and Pink. "Yoga during pregnancy helps a woman increase her strength and flex-ibility, even as her body goes through the dramatic changes of pregnancy," Fox News quoted Mary Barnes, director and owner at Yoga for Two in New York, as saying.The postures yoga offers

may also prepare women for childbirth and help relieve discomforts, such as back pain and swollen ankles. Apart from building strength and relieving pregnancy discomforts, it

also helps increase pain tolerance. As yoga focuses on length-ening the breath, this cre-ates endurance, calms the mind and can increase a woman's pain threshold during labour.

Like human beings, foods can also bring out the best in each other, nutritionally speaking. Read on to find out who should date whom for your good healthYou already know a lot about what foods are good for you. But there's more to healthy eating than just that. Sometimes, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. And this especially true for some food combinations, even if they sound weird when you first hear about them. Dietician Sheela Tanna tells you how to pair food to unlock the benefits of individual ingredients.Turmeric and salmonTurmeric has anti-inflammatory and heal-ing properties. Salmon is low on carbohydrates and high on pro-tein. When the two are combined, the properties of Omega 3 fatty ac-ids present in salmon get a boost and it guards the nervous system against the effects of ageing. It also

increases the level of HDL (good cholesterol) which improves heart health by keep the arteries clear of bad cholesterol.The combination is also believed to slow tumour growth by keeping the cancer cells from multiplying.Whole grains and onions Whole grains, such as maize, brown rice, barley and wheat contain iron and zinc in differ-ent quantities. The two miner-als are absorbed by the human body more easily in the presence of sulphur compounds present in onions - which is also what makes you cry when you slice them.Beans and greens Beans are rich in proteins and iron. When paired with veggies rich in Vitamin C such as spinach, sprouts and potatoes, it aids weight loss. "Your body uses three times more energy to metabolise proteins than carbs and fats," says Tanna. "Vitamin C

rich foods do not aid weight-loss directly. But they have water soluble nutrients which make them very low calorie foods. The combination of beans and veg-gies won't let you gain those ex-tra kilos."Also the iron content of beans gets better absorbed in the presence of Vitamin C from vegetables.Tomato and olive oil Tomatoes contain Vitamin C and the antioxidant lycopene in sub-stantial quantities. This antioxi-dant lowers the risk of cataracts, osteoporosis, cancer and the ef-fects of ageing. Olive oil, also rich in antioxidants, promotes the for-mation of HDL (good cholesterol) in the body. Lycopene gets better absorbed in the presence of olive oil and is highly beneficial for the heart. It purifies the blood and dis-solves gallstones. The combo also boosts liver function of protein synthesis and detoxification of the

body. It's believed to reduce ef-fects of hypertension.Broccoli and mustard Broccoli is a good source of Vitamin C, antioxidants and a compound called sulforaphane. This compound exhibits anti-can-cer and anti-diabetic properties. The absorption of sulforaphane is better in the presence of my-rosinase, an enzyme present in mustard. The two combat bacterial infec-tions in the urinary tract, excre-tory system, digestive system and the colon. Iron is part of blood cells in the body and carries oxy-gen from the lungs to muscles and organs. Zinc helps in healing wounds. Antioxidants and Vita-min C present in onions also fa-cilitate the iron absorption from whole grains.Whole grains are also rich in Vitamin E which when combined with Vitamin C become beneficial for the skin.

Top 6 fats that lower cholesterolOften given a bad name, fats can be a good addition to anyone's daily diet. In fact, one should never, complete-ly, cut good fats out from ev-eryday meal plans as they are very essential for your body. While some bad fats may pose grave risk of cardiovas-cular diseases, others may shield your heart. An im-portant source of essential fatty acids and concentrated energy, fats are full of fat-soluble vitamins, they assist in cooking too and also keep hunger pangs at bay. Today, Delhi-based Diet Consultant Munisha Bhanot tells us about the top 6 fats that help in lowering cholesterol. Sip red wine, instead of cocktails. Red, blue, green cocktails look tempting, but these drinks are full of calories. So, if you are health conscious, then avoid cocktails. Instead, you can sip red wine because it is full of antioxi-dants, which are helpful in prevent-ing different types of cancers. And an even red wine has saponins, which help in lowering bad cholesterol LDL. But intake of red wine should be limited. The American Heart As-sociation recommends that you limit your daily intake to two glasses (for men) or one glass (for women). Best oils for low-cholesterol cook-ing. All the oils and fats have some good qualities for our health. So we should not stick to one type of oil or fat for cooking. We should follow rule of rotation of oils. For example, in one month you can use sunflower oil and in the next month you can use mustard oil. Or you can even use different types of oils in your meals like one vegetable in sesame oil and another in mustard oil. The low cholesterol cooking oils are olive, canola, sesame oils and mustard oil. Good quality oil is also found in avocados and avocado oil, nuts and their oils, corn, cottonseed, and safflower oils; sunflower seeds

and sunflower oil; flaxseed and flax-seed oil; soybeans and soybean oil; tub margarine and soft spreads; and seafood. Monounsaturated fats are the health-iest fats. There are two types of cho-lesterol - one type of cholesterol clogs our arteries, it is known as bad cho-lesterol or LDL and other type helps in removing these clogs, it is known as good cholesterol or HDL. Monounsaturated fats decrease your total blood cholesterol but maintain your HDL (good) cholesterol. Mono-unsaturated fats, therefore, help lower the risk of heart diseases. Olive oil has 75% of monounsaturated fat. Examples of monounsaturated fats are macadamia nuts (80% of fat is monounsaturated), avocados (71%), almonds (70%), canola oil (59%), and peanuts and peanut oil (46%). Other sources are almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, natural peanut butter, pecans, pistachios, sesame oil and sesame seeds. Polyunsaturated fats may also be somewhat healthy. A polyunsatu-rated fat has good cholesterol but it decreases your total blood choles-terol by lowering both the LDL (bad) cholesterol and the HDL (good) cho-

lesterol. Because of this reason we should use them in moderation. The good sources of polyunsaturated fats can be found in corn oil, may-onnaise, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, flaxseed oil, hempseed, hemp-seed oil, soybean oil, and pistachios. Liquid plant oils should be your best bet for daily use. It is general ten-dency to use butter or ghee for cook-ing and baking. But butter and ghee are high sources of bad cholesterol or LDL. They increase risk of heart diseases by clogging your arteries. So, to pre-vent this we should use vegetable oils like soya oil, sesame oil, canola, ol-ive, mustard oil etc. for cooking and baking. These oils have high level of good cholesterol HDL and lower our LDL levels. Meat fats also help in lowering cho-lesterol. However, it is important that one reduces the fat content of meat. There are many quick ways to reduce the fat content of meat.First, always buy lean cuts of meat.Before cooking, remove and cut the all visible fats for example remove the skin from chicken because there are fat deposits just below the skin.

20 Best workout snacksIf workout snacks confuse you, look no further. This is the list you've been wait-ing for - here are 20 best workout snacks, complete with calorie counts.Apples: Apples are to ba-nanas what slow carbs are to quick carbs. To elabo-rate, they give you slow release energy and are therefore, great for long workouts or if your work-out is an hour or more away. One standard issue red apple gives you ap-proximately 60 calories.Energy gels: Carbohy-drate-based snacks de-signed mostly for endur-ance events, energy gels are often used by runners, cyclists and mountaineers. These come in single snack servings and since they are meant for athletes who cover long distances, are usually high on calories for the average person.Yogurt parfait: Perfect for light to moderate workouts recovery, yogurt parfaits are just a French way of saying yogurt mixed with chopped fresh fruits. One 60 gms bowl of skimmed yogurt with one whole fruit will cost you about 100 cal-ories. Honey or cinnamon can be great natural sweet-eners at just 10-30 more calories.Energy bars: If you have no time to keep the kitchen stocked with natural work-out foods, rely on energy bars. However, be weary of the fat, carb and sugar con-tent in these snacks. The lower and non-existent these three are, the better it is. Calories differ from brand to brand. For in-stance a standard granola milk bar will be approxi-

mately 120 calories.Eggs and toast: Great as pre or post workout snacks, one or two eggs on toast will give you the per-fect carb+protein fuel or recovery benefits. Two full eggs on one toast will give you about 220 calories.Vegetable omelet: Calorie-efficient, energy-packed, and full of protein - a veg-etable omelet might be just what your fitness routine is missing. Skip the egg yolks to make it even more performance-friendly. A simple omelet with a car-rot and onion in with 1-2 whites will give you ap-proximately 90 calories.Oats: A small bowl (50-80gms) of quick cooking oats with fresh fruits like bananas, apples or pears, makes for a good snack worth about 250 calories. This needs to be prepared with water.Dark chocolate: A great antioxidant, dark choco-late is considered good for recovery after an es-pecially grueling workout. Buy dark chocolate that has low to no saturated fats (esp. Tran's fats) and fewer artificial ingredients. A 100gms cube is a good enough quantity. Calorie count defers from brand to brand, so check the label before buying.Chocolate milk: Recent studies have hailed choc-olate milk for its post-workout recovery inducing properties. Drink a glass (about 250ml) of chocolate flavored milk for a 150 cal-orie-worth post-workout snack.Smoothies: Yogurt smoothies help replenish your body after a workout

and are great for comfort. Rely on healthy skimmed yogurt and skimmed milk, fresh fruit smoothies and you'll be richer by approxi-mately 150 calories.Protein shakes: If you get all your protein require-ment (from .8 to 2gms per kilo, depending on work-out intensity) from natural foods, without eating in excess of your body's daily needs, then you're golden. If not, you need a little supplementation.Remember that the trick to the right protein shake is research and expert con-sultation. Ask your doc-tor and fitness trainer for advice. One scoop will be anything between 30 to 90 calories, depending on contents. You could also look at raw eggs and dairy natural protein shakes, if so inclined.Egg whites: Eggs are quint-essential fitness foods. Eat them before or after a workout and you'll be a happy fitness enthusiast. A couple of egg whites before and a couple or more after (depending on workout intensity), will serve you 40-100 calories of extreme goodness.Avocado: Infamous as be-ing high fat fruits, avoca-dos deserve to be let off the hook. While it's true that one whole avocado will give you 250-300 calories (except California avo-cados, which are smaller varieties), if your work-out is heavy, these will be calories well spent. On the other hand, split it into two servings, and you've still got a great snack of about 120 calories.Almonds and walnuts: Full

of good fat richness and energy powerhouses, al-monds and walnuts (about 7-12 almonds and 2-4 walnuts) can be good en-ergy suppliers. Look to get about 200 calories from here.Dried dates stuffed with al-monds/walnuts: A nice lit-tle variation for those who eat dried dates often. Sim-ply pit the dried date, and stuff with whole almonds or walnuts, or slivers. Each almond or walnut stuffed date will give you about 30-50 calories.Dried dates: Similar to figs with respect to calo-rie counts (approximately 100-150 for about 4), dried dates are performance packed. Eat these if your workout calls for every bit of energy in your body and eat them just before the workout.Dried figs: A great source of iron and roughage, dried figs are old age's best kept secret. Don't wait to hit your 50s to discover this miracle food. 2-4 dried figs are worth about 100-150 calories.Apple slices topped with peanut butter: For those who're avoiding processed cereals, spread the peanut butter over a few apple slices. Extra crunch and flavour guaranteed. This will cost you no more than 120 calories (lesser if it's just 1-2 apple slices).A slice of bread with pea-nut butter: Peanut butter packs an extra punch with its creamy nut butter and omega goodness. Spread a spoonful on a slice of bread and you've got a great pre-workout snack of about 150 calories.

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Government under fire over missing coal files

NEW DELHI: Government today came under sharp attack on the issue of crucial files of Coal minis-try going missing, with the Opposition alleging that it was a conspiracy to save Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the coal block allocation scam and demand-ing an impartial probe into it.

Opposition was vociferous while raising the issue in the Rajya Sabha, seeking to corner the government by demanding a statement from Prime Minister or Coal Minister on the issue.

Responding to the demand, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev Shukla assured the House that Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal will make a statement on the issue but gave no time frame.

Raising the issue during Zero Hour, BJP’s Dhar-mendra Pradhan said such an incident has never hap-pened earlier and the government needs to reply.

“This is a very serious issue... Nothing can be more condemnable. This is a conspiracy... It is an attempt to save the Prime Minister,” said Pradhan, wondering if the coal department had a hand in miss-ing of files to protect the Prime Minister from any allegation as he held the Coal portfolio earlier.

Noting that the coal block allocation is being probed by CBI, Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley said, “There are three powerful targets of investiga-tion and suddenly the files are missing...the govern-ment must respond to this...Otherwise you eliminate

the evidence and then say no crime is com-mitted.

“There are three important targets of in-vestigation - the beneficiaries who benefited from coal block allocations, the screening committee which allotted the mines and the Minister, the Minister’s office and the Prime Minister’s Office.”

Terming it as a “very serious matter” and “sabotaging of the investigations”, Left parties demanded an explanation from the government and urged the Prime Minister to order an impartial probe into the issue.

BJP’s Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha Ravi Shankar Prasad said there appears to be a “conspiracy and collusion” in the case of missing files and alleged it was an attempt to protect the Prime Minister who held the Coal portfolio from 2006-09.

“There has been no response from the govern-ment on the coal ministry files which have gone missing. These files are from 2006-09 period. All po-litical recommendations of Congress leaders and cru-cial files are missing. Records of another 157 private companies are also missing,” he said.

“We are legitimately entitled to think that there is a conspiracy and collusion in this case,” he added.

Prasad sought to know if there was a conspiracy

and said in a criminal case the first step is to remove the witnesses and evidence and the files could have gone missing in an attempt to shield the Prime Min-ister and others.

CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said, “At least 60 files are reportedly missing. It has come to light following the CBI investigations into the coal scam. It is a very serious matter. Many agencies, in-cluding the Prime Minister’s Office, have been in-volved (in the files).”

Vijay Bahuguna visits Chamoli to review relief ops

Light to moderate rains on Thursday lashed several areas of Uttarakhand even as Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna made a visit to Chamoli to review relief operations in Dehradun which was one of the worst hit areas in the mid June calamity.

Though most places in the state received light to moderate rains, Haldwani in Naninital district was lashed by heavy showers receiving a maximum of 150 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours followed by Tanakpur in Chamapwat which received 78 MM of rains, State Disaster Management and Mitigation Centre said.

Dharchula in Pithoragarh district re-ceived 59 mm of rains while Koshiyakuteli area in Nainital district recorded 40 MM of rains, DMMC said. However, Dehradun was among places which received minimum rain-fall recording 1.1 mm of showers, it said.

Vijay Bahuguna visits Chamoli to review relief ops

The MeT department predicted similar weather conditions for the next 24 hours with light to moderate rains likely at most places barring a few where it may rain heavily.

Meanwhile, with the weather bright and sunny in Dehradun, Chief Minister Vaijay Bahuguna on Thursday visited Chamoli to meet the disaster-hit people of the district and take stock of the relief operations under way. Bahuguna had to cancel his visit to Chamoli several times in the past due to inclement weather.

GJM again calls for bandh in Darjeeling hillsSILIGURI: After remaining in low

key for two days, Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) has once again come out with its usual aggressive mood warning for yet another spell of bandhs on next Saturday and Sunday in hills while de-nying any possibility of any talk to state government. On the other side, adminis-tration has also tightened its grip over the hills.

Darjeeling hills is still too far from the normalcy after devastation due to massive storm and heavy rain on Mon-day night. “Restoration of full electricity distribution scenario will take two more days,” said WBSEDCL officials. Water lines are being restored, though at gross-ly impaired pace.

But, immediately after people came of out the shock of the natural calamity, GJM supremo Mr. Bimal Gurung an-nounced about yet another spell of bandh on nest Saturday and Sunday calling it as deferment of previously announced movement step.

“There is no way remaining for any talk with state Government,” he said while criticizing state Govern-ment for not withdrawing the old cases

against GJHM lead-ers “Though it was a commitment as per the GTA agreement,” he said.

Taking own call of movement one more step ahead, Mr. Gurung has called all police officials from Gorkha community not to cooperate with state machinery. “This may impart sig-nificant effect in dif-ferent ways. On one side, police action may or may not get impaired due to the sentimental call. To avoid this, adminis-tration may think of mass transfer. But that will also cause large scale destabili-zation,” accepted a senior police official on condition of anonymity.

However, while tightening its grip over the hills police have arrested 40 GJM activists including GJM spokes-man and central committee member Mr. Binoy Tamang and Block level leader Mr. Santosh Tamang, both in connection

with old case during last 24 hour. This has taken the total number of arrest to around 750. Court has ordered 14 days jail custody for Mr. BinoyTamang.

“Even if they arrest me or Roshan Giri, the movement will go on,” said Mr. Gurung. But, “It is difficult for even him too asses the actual strength of this state-ment as a large section of the hill popu-lace has already become fade up with the chaotic situation continuing there for last three weeks,” said political observers.

Modi following Hitler’s tactics to grab power: Digvijaya Singh

Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh, who has been unsparing in his criticism of Narendra Modi, on Thursday compared him to Adolf Hitler saying he was fol-lowing the disgraced dictator in many ways to grab power.

Digvijaya slams Modi for dividing Hindu and Muslims on every issue

“I feel that there are a lot of similarities between the two as Modi is trying to follow Hitler in his bid to capture power,” he said to reporters.

Singh said that with Modi coming into the limelight, the BJP has become “tiny” in Gujarat.

In Gujarat, he said, there was no BJP, only Modi, and added that the situation was similar in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

The Congress leader said that in Madhya Pradesh there was only Shivraj Singh Chouhan and in Chhattis-garh, there was Raman Singh and no BJP.

He said that one should not be surprised at all on what Modi can do to get power and added that his “dream” of making India Congress-free would never be realised.

TDP MP Harikrishna resigns from Rajya Sabha over Andhra bifurcation

NEW DELHI: TDP MP and son of N T Rama Rao, N Harikrishna on Thursday resigned from Rajya Sabha in protest against the decision to bi-furcate Andhra Pradesh.

Harikrishna, 57, said he met Rajya Sabha Chair-man M Hamid Ansari this morning and submitted his resignation. Deputy Chair-man P J Kurien informed the House that the Chair-man has accepted his res-ignation.

Talking to PTI, Hari-krishna alleged that the de-cision to bifurcate the state was taken to reap political benefit in favour of Congress in the coming Lok Sabha elections.

“By this decision, they (Congress) killed the Telugu spirit. They did it to make Rahul Gandhi next Prime Minister after the Lok Sab-ha polls,” he said.

Striking an emotive note, Harikrishna, son of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N T Rama Rao, recalled the steps taken by his late father

to keep the state united.“My father stood firmly for the cause of

united Andhra Pradesh. Now it is shattered. My conscience would not allow me to con-tinue (as Rajya Sabha MP),” he said.

The TDP leader, who had announced his resignation few days back, had alleged that the Congress leadership announced the division without resolving the crucial issues like water sharing.

2G case: Supreme Court refuses to exempt Karunanidhi’s wife Dayalu Ammal as witnessNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court

today refused to exempt DMK chief M Karunanidhi’s wife Dayalu Ammal from deposing as a witness in the 2G scam case but exempted her from personal ap-pearance in trial court and directed that she be examined by a commission in Chennai.

“No question of her exemption aris-es,” a bench of justices G S Singhvi and K S Radhakrishnan said when the coun-sel appearing for Ammal’s daughter said she is not fit to depose.

The bench said the according to a medical board report, she is unfit to de-pose as a witness before the court as she cannot travel and asked the special CBI court hearing the 2G case, to appoint a commission to examine her in the case in Chennai where she resides.

“We are satisfied that the purpose would be served by appointing a com-mission to examine her in Chennai,” the bench said.

Earlier, the apex court had on July 10 directed AIIMS director to constitute a medical board to examine whether Am-

mal is medically fit to depose as a wit-ness before the special court.

Karunanidhi’s daughter and DMK MP Kanimozhi and Sharad Kumar, Managing Director of the TV channel, are also facing trial in the case along with former Telecom Minister A Raja,

DB Realty Ltd MD Vinod Goenka and others.

The bench passed the order on a plea filed by Ammal’s daughter Selvi seeking court’s direction to exempt her mother from appearing before the trial court as prosecution witness on medical ground.

Maharashtra: Two MLAs refuse to pay toll, vandalise booths in Nashik

Mumbai: In yet another case of abuse of power caught on camera, a Shiv Sena MLA went on rampage at a toll booth because he was asked to pay up while in another case an-other MLA supported by Congress led a mob to vandalise a toll plaza against farmers having to pay the toll.

Shiv Sena MLA Anil Kadam from Pimpal-gaon, Nashik broke the computers while Con-gress-supported Independent MLA Shirishku-mar Kotwal of Chandvad, Nashik damaged the booth. The Shiv Sena MLA indulged in vandalism as he was asked to pay the toll.

Kadam claimed that since he was an MLA so he would not pay the toll and went on to threaten the women employees of the toll pla-za that he would get them stripped naked by his female relatives.

In the other incident Kotwal led his sup-porters to the toll plaza in his constituency and CNN-IBN has pictures of the shocking attack

on the plaza which was reportedly manned by all-woman crew.

He reportedly vandalised the toll plaza on the grounds that local trolleys and tractors which are exempted from paying were being made to pay.But Kotwal denied that he was indulging in vandalism but added that he will take the law in his hands the toll booth kept on charging them.“We have not broken anything. We have started a peaceful protest. We have told them that they cannot begin charging un-til they agree to our demands. It has been four years since we have asked them for an under-pass from Vadali. They approved it but have not started the construction work. We have told them that they can’t begin using poll until they start the construction. There are several people here including the toll people. If they do not agree to our demands the protest might get violent. We will take the law in our hands,” he said.

Families of Sindhurakshak crew to get ‘special’ compensation

NEW DELHI: Indicating that all 18 crew members in the ill-fated sub-marine INS Sindhurakshak have died, Defence Minister A K Antony today said treating it as a “special case”, compensation would be given to their families.

“I will ask the Navy to treat the incident as a special case,” he said in Rajya Sabha.

Antony was responding to a ques-tion whether the families of crew members, whose body could not be found so far, would be eligible for compensation as the existing law pre-scribes a seven-year wait.

The Defence Minister said eight bod-ies could be recovered till date, though in all probability, all the 18 have died.

Bodies of the eight had been sent to Naval hospital in Mumbai for postmortem. “Death

certificates of eight bodies cite extensive burns as the cause of death,” he said.

Antony said Navy is in touch with the families of the crew members on daily basis to provide help, assistance, support and coun-selling.

BJP uses ‘paid professionals’ to spread half-truths online: CongNew Delhi: Accusing BJP of using “paid

professionals to spread half-truths and ca-nard” on social media, Congress on Thursday organised a first-of-its-kind workshop to train spokespersons on Twitter, Facebook and other interactive sites to put its point across.

Young party MP Deepinder Hooda, who is likely to head a cell on digital media in AICC, charged BJP and its leader Narendra Modi with using paid professionals to spread half-truths and canard.

“Ours would be a volunteer-led ap-proach,” he said.

“Their (BJP) case is fit for those who want to use social media to spread half truths and canard… But social media can be used to spread truth. It is imperative for a political party to communicate its ideology and voice efficiently and strongly. This medium is very important in this age,” he said.

Congress MP Priya Dutt said the party would open a communication centre in all states and it would have three wings of social media, research and spokespersons.

On the absence of top party leaders like Con-gress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Twitter and Facebook despite party’s increasing thrust on social media, Dutt said it is their vision and ideas which is guiding

them.“It is not necessary to personally tweet. It is

their views and vision which will be part of our work,” she said.

Dutt said Congress wants to bring all PCCs under one umbrella so that they could speak in one voice.

Their will be inflow and outflow of informa-tion from Delhi to all states, she said.

Dutt said there should be self-regulation and there was no need to gag leaders to avoid con-troversy.

Similar workshops would be held in other states, she said.

Solar scam: LDF to list ‘evi-dence’ against Oommen Chandy

Besides seeking inclusion of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and his office under the ambit of the judicial inquiry, the Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) would also insist on the probe looking at the destination of the scam money.

The LDF State committee is likely to forward its response to Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan’s letter seek-ing its views on the terms of reference of the probe in a day or two. The alliance is firm in its demand that the Chief Minis-ter should step down and face the judicial inquiry. It would reiterate its demand and is likely to make the Chief Minister’s refusal to accept the first demand the reason for it not agreeing to talks on the terms of reference.

The LDF subcommittee constituted to frame the draft terms of reference has enumerated the reasons why the Chief Minister’s ‘role’ in the scam should be inquired into.

Mr. Chandy’s own admission that he had held an hour-long discussion with prime accused Biju Radhakrishnan, the con-tentions of the main complainants, and circumstantial evidence pointing to the scam accused having had access to him or his office would all form part of the LDF’s demand for the probe against the Chief Minister.

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