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PM candidate should be declared in advance: Jethmalani

Is this end of the road for Pervez Musharraf ?

Malala to give her first public speech in New York

IN BRIEF
Two arrested for raping minor
JAMMU: Two persons have been arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Friday. Sajjad Ahmed and Mohd Aslam of Chanderog village were arrested yesterday in connection with the rape of Contd. on page 2

Governor pays obeisance at Vaishno Devi Shrine, prays for peace and prosperity in J&K
Asks for revisiting Master Plan of Bhawan area to enlarge facilities for pilgrims
JAMMU, APRIL 19 - Mr. N. N. Vohra, Governor, this morning paid obeisance at the Holy Cave Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi on the auspicious occasion of Ramanavami. The Governor and Mrs. Usha Vohra, First Lady, had darshan of the Sanctum Sanctorum and the Governor prayed for peace, harmony, progress and prosperity in the State. The Governor, accompanied by Mr. H. L. Maini, Member of the Shrine Board and Hony Technical Consultant to the Board; Mr. Navin K. Choudhary, Chief K. Bhandari, Additional

Govt moots to bring BPL families under health insurance cover

JAMMU: The BPL families living in 10 districts of Jammu and Kashmir will be brought under health insurance cover, a state Minister said today. "Health insurance cover to BPL families in 10 districts of the state is being introduced under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna,"Minister of State for Health, Shabir Ahmad Khan said in Rajouri district. Srinagar and Jammu districts have already been covered under the scheme, he said. The process for purchase of 200 ambulances is in process, the Minister said. Several steps have been taken to reverse the trend of declining child sex ratio and the Health department has dedicated 2013 to "save the girl child", Khan said. The Minister said all such areas having difficult topography would be provided health centre facilities. Khan said that under the flagship programme of National Rural Health Mission, a whooping amount of Rs 333.65 crore have been provided for construction and up-gradation of various health institutions against which over Rs 274 crore have been incurred for the purpose. He said holding of Panchayat elections, enactment of Right to Information Act and Public Service Guarantee Act are among the important steps taken by the state government.

Vohra visits Spiritual Growth Centre at Katra

JAMMU, APRIL 19 - Mr. N. N. Vohra, Governor, today visited Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Spiritual Growth Centre at Katra and reviewed the various facilities created at this Centre by the Shrine Board. Enroute from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine to Jammu, the Governor went around various sections of the Spiritual Growth Centre and evinced keen interest in reviewed the various development works under execution and discussed measures the exhibits put up for display in the Exhibition Halls. He also visited the Human Resource Development Centre, Conference Room, Auditorium and Amphitheatre. During his visit to the Library-cumResearch Centre, the Governor was briefed by Mr. Navin K. Choudhary, his Principal Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Shrine Contd. on page 2 for further development of the Shrine area to provide improved Contd. on page 2

Rape wave grips Delhi

NEW DELHI: A five-yearold girl, who was raped allegedly by a neighbour after holding her camediave for four days, is battling for life due to infection contracted from foreign objects found inside her body, doctors said on Friday. The incident reported on Thursday Contd. on page 2

N. N. Vohra, Governor inspecting development works at Vaishino Devi Bhawan, Katra Executive Officer of the Shrine Board; Dr. Mandeep Chief Executive Officer, and other officers of the Board,

Rahul on course correction mode, to 'correct the system' within Congress

KHANNA: Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he wanted to "correct the system" within Congress as problems of grassroots level workers did not reach its top brass and assured partymen that he was available to them at any time. In a closed-door interaction with delegates as part of organisation building exercise here, the fourth such meet in Punjab, the Congress Vice President told partymen that he wanted to "correct the system" within the party. To drive home the message that he was a playing among them and moved from table to table to listen to their grievances. "Your problems don't reach us...I want the party should be aware of problems of partymen at grassroots level. Congress is like a family," he said, adding, "We need to respect each other within the party." "I am available to you at any time," he told them. Referring to the party's defeat Contd. on page 2

Congress Infighting

Court summons Naib Tehsildar

SRINAGAR, APRIL 19: A Court in Central Kashmir Budgam district has summoned Naib Tehsildar Soibugh for demolishing part of a boundary wall of a property in case of a sub-judice matter. Sub-judge Budgam has summoned the Naid Tehsildar Soibugh, Abdul Majid Contd. on page 2

Vested interest trying to settle political score: Sham

JAMMU, APRIL 19: The infighting in the state unit of the Congress party is getting murkier with every passing day. The ongoing war of words, politics of allegations and counter allegations has already taken the sheen off the much hyped facade of unity among the state leaders. One more chapter in the ongoing saga of distrust was added by the PHE Flood control and Irrigation Minister Sham Lal Sharma as he went on to claim vested interests within the party are trying to settle political scores by dragging his name in the purchase of spurious drug case. Defending his actions as Minister in charge Health department Sham Lal Sharma during the press conference on Friday claimed he was forced by circumstances to respond to misinformation campaign against his person. He Contd. on page 2

Musharraf, presented before magistrate, kept under house arrest

ISLAMABAD: In a first for Pakistan, former military dictator Pervez Musharraf was arrested early on Friday morning; 24 hours after the Islamabad High Court revoked his bail in the judges' detention case. Given the threats to his life, he will be kept under house arrest in his farmhouse which has been turned into a sub-jail. Gen. (retd) Musharraf was produced before a judicial magistrate this morning and

Modi -Nitesh PM Controversy

BANGALORE: Seeking to play down the discordant notes between BJP and its ally JDU over the Modi-for-PM issue, senior party leader Arun Jaitley on Friday said there was no controversy on it and BJP wants to gain allies, not sacrifice any. "I don't think there is any controversy. As I have said Modi is certainly a very popular leader... Certainly one of popular leaders of BJP. We are Contd. on page 2

captain, Rahul refrained from addressing the delegates from the dais and instead sat

granted two days remand. He was formally arrested at his farmhouse on the outskirts of the Contd. on page 2

Congress will contest assembly elections 2014 on its own: Saroori

KISHTWAR, APRIL 19: Senior Congress Leader and MLA Inderwal G M Saroori realizing the absence of Ghulam Nabi Azad in state politics said that at this stage Jammu and Kashmir state requires the guidance and leadership of experienced

State needs Azad's stewardship

Dr Jitendra nominated to BJP national TV panel

JAMMU: Dr Jitendra Singh,BJP J&K Chief Spokesperson & National Executive Member,has been nominated as a member of the BJP National Panel of persons who will be officially authorised to represent the party on television and participate on behalf of the party in debates conducted by dif-

CEO KDA leaves Kishtwar along with family due to insecurity

KISHTWAR, APRIL 19: Chief Executive Officer of Kishtwar Development Authority (KDA) Riaz Ahmad Choudhary whom yesterday MOS Home Sajad Ahmed Kichloo allegedly slapped today left Kishtwar along with his other family members after formally submitting a written complaint in the local police station and a copy to DDC Kishtwar seeking registration of an FIR against MOS and others vide area when head of the state of Police department publicly thrashed and abused me then what is the guarantee that in near future I will be safe along with my family in the home town of MOS. Refuting the rumors that the issue is now amicably resolved between him and Minister, Choudhary said, he will not compromise with minister and will also not resume his job till Chief Minister Contd. on page 2

CM should call explanation from minister, will not resume my job

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Slap Gate: When law makers turn law breakers!

ROHIT SINGH RANA
We had not seen in near history a senior minister slapping a senior officer in public. But that happened in Kishtwar when Minister of State for Home affairs Sajjad Kitchloo slapped the Chief Executive Officer of Kishtwar Development Authority Riaz Ahmed Chowdhary in full public glare. According to the CEO when he was slapped third time he told to the minister what was he doing, on this the security staff and all cronies of Kitchloo pounced upon him. With great difficulty the poor CEO extricated himself from the minister's goons. Three chairs to our leaders who can resort to slapping in public. Never mind whom they are slapping. Anybody who crosses their line of grand vision is a potential target fit for something he will remember all his life. The ministers are very important and nobody should dare to question them. Even if the British have gone the political leaders are there to take their place. The credit goes to British they did not indulge in such sort of ignominy as our desi Rajas. They had a professional approach and would not follow such wrong behavior. A minister has no business to slap a public servant who is as much a servant of people as the minister is. The minister is the servant of people; he is in the government to serve and not to create hindrances in the discharge of good governance. The ministers and the public servants are partners in the smooth functioning of government. But with all the power and security the minister thinks he has an upper edge. Yes the ministers have an upper edge and that is not in flexing muscles to intimidate public servants and others but in serving people. As servants of people they forget that have to be circumspect. Another face of minister that makes him more accountable to his conscience and the constitution of the country is that he is also a law maker. As a law maker he has to respect the law and uphold the sense of law in letter and spirit. Having said so, the behavior of the Minister of Home was not in conformity with the law of the land nor in coherence with the discharge of his duties. On both these counts he has failed. Whether the Chief Minister takes notice of this matter is for him to decide. But as far as the people of this state are concerned the incident was in utter bad taste and should have been avoided. It reflects the low level of tolerance of our ministers who have turned into de-facto Rajas and assume larger than life status when they enter their constituencies. Here, they become bigger; their chests expand an extra inch or two. Surrounded by their cronies, followers, sycophants, and other standard bearers they forget everything. The flasher red lights and police security wielding guns turn their minds mad and they behave in irrational ways. The crux of the matter is that the behavior of the minister was unworthy of him and if he had a different view point than the CEO's he could have talked to him in private or rebuked him mildly. Was there something serious involved that turned the Minster of State for Home violent, is a matter of conjecture? Only he or the CEO can tell. All said and done the natural course of justice demands that the CEO should push for justice if he is clean. Let him show guts, perhaps he can light a lamp of resistance in the sea of darkness.

letter no CEO/KDA/13/857/63 DATED 18-04-2013. Choudhary said i m now facing security threat in the

Musharraf: From ruler to prisoner

Believe me sir; the wheel of justice someday turns full circle. It crushes in its rotation kings, powerful men, mighty emperors and whole civilizations. Musharraf by comparison is a peanut. It is another matter that he did not consider himself to be so. He would expand his chest and walk with an air of command. Musharaff was absent at the Lahore reception of Prime Minister Vajpayee. Busy in giving final touches to Kargil war how could the master of deceit muster manners to be present by the side of his Prime Minister. Musharraf was larger than life. He would thump his commando chest and threaten India with war rhetoric. And when Kargil turned on him he declined to accept the bodies of his own soldiers. He was forced to seek refuge in Britain and UAE after his spat with Judiciary. Whatever he touched proved an eyesore for him. Be it his alleged complicity in the murder of Akbar Khan Bugti or Benazir Bhutto, he is hounded now. Little would have he believed that soon after landing in Pakistan he would face weight of Justice for the first time. Irked at his imminent arrest he fled the court room to seek refuge in his farm house like a rat. Justice of God stands delivered!

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NEW DELHI: BrahMos Aerospace chief A Sivathanu Pillai will be conferred the Padma Bhushan award by President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday for his contribution to the country's cruise missile programme. The announcement of the third highest civilian honour was made on the eve of the 64th Republic day celebrations in January this year. Pillai has been associated with the Indo-Russian joint venture for the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles ever since it was set up and has worked towards its induction into all the three defence services. Prior to taking over the BrahMos JV, the distinguished scientist was associated with the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). He was the Programme Director

2G scam: PM in line of Raja's fire

Spectrum allocation was done with Manmohan's consultation

NEW DELHI: Ahead of parliament's budget session resuming on Monday, former telecom minister A. Raja Friday targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 2G spectrum allocation saying everything was done in consultation with him. His reaction came a day after the draft report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probing the issue blamed Raja but cleared Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram of any wrongdoing. "I did everything in consultation with the prime minister," said Raja of the DMK, a former United Progressive Alliance (UPA) member, in Chennai. "I will send a note to the JPC. I hope they will call me." Raja had written to JPC Chief P.C. Chacko seeking to depose before the JPC but his request was turned down. Even as the opposition criticised the draft JPC report as biased, Chacko said it was based on facts. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said the report appeared to be a Congress document and termed its leak to the media as a "gross breach of parliamentary propriety". "The draft report of the JPC on 2G issue has been widely reported in the media. This is a gross breach of well-settled parliamentary propriety where any report/draft is debated, discussed, amendments are moved in the formal meeting and thereafter a view is taken," said BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad. "Going by the contents of the report in the media, I can only say the 2G scam was one of the biggest scams in the history of independent India, which shamed the country," he said.

BrahMos chief Pillai to be conferred Padma Bhushan today

of the ballistic missiles Agni, Prithvi, Nag and Akash. He has also worked under eminent scientists such as Vikram Sarabhai and Satish Dhawan in ISRO and was associated with the evolution of the PSLV programme. Pillai is a recipient of various awards including the Padma Shri in 2002 for his contribution to aerospace and missile technologies.

Governor pays obeisance...

and larger facilities to the visiting pilgrims. With a view to enlarging infrastructural and other facilities, particularly to meet the growing shortage of lockers, the Governor asked for revisiting the Master Plan of the Bhawan area for some of the old structures being replaced by new buildings having the best possible facilities to meet future requirements of progressively increasing pilgrimage. He observed that to meet the emerging requirements of the pilgrims a long-term perspective plan has to be evolved and the facilities expanded, upgraded and modernized as per emerging requirements. While inspecting the Dispensary at Bhawan, the Governor issued instructions for establishing a laboratory and an X-ray plant to facilitate the management of medical emergencies. During inspection of the under-construction Parvati Bhawan, the Governor was briefed that this complex will be completed within one month. The Governor emphasized the need for flowering shrubs and creepers being planted along the tracks to improve the aesthetics and ambience of the Yatra routes and adding colour to them. Referring to the need for enlarging facilities for the pilgrims at Adhkuwari, the Governor emphasized the need for preparing a DPR for Adhkuwari to bring about continuing improvements in the infrastructural facilities and logistics. He asked for relaying of electric wires so that the entire area gives a better look. He asked the CEO to explore the possibility of setting up a modern laundry at Adhkuwari for washing of bed linen and blankets provided to the pilgrims. Taking stock of the ongoing work on construction of an Emergency Helipad near Panchi View Point, the Governor urged for further speeding up execution of this vital facility for ensuring its expeditious completion.

maintaining discipline among the party cadres at all levels and warned that indiscpline would not be tolerated at any cost. "We need to maintain discipline and respect each and every worker," he said in his about 40minute interaction. Rahul said, "We will respect and welcome those who join us on idealogical grounds but at the same time the seniority and the respect of the Congress workers will not be ignored." Each participant was handed over a sevenpage booklet on "how to strengthen the Congress party". To a suggestion by Leader of Opposition Sunil Jakhar, Rahul said the party would soon launch an awareness programme among unemployed youth to register their names in the Employment Exchange so that they could get unemployment dole. He also shared a view that grassroots level workers should have a greater say in framing party policies and selection of candidates for the coming Lok Sabha polls. PCC chief Partap Singh Bajwa, Union Ministers Manish Tewari and Preneet Kaur were among those present.

Vested interest trying...

said for last few days a sinister campaign has been built centering on his name. He said today he decided to react to all these allegations and mudslinging. Claiming that he had no role in the purchase of drugs Sharma said that the approval for purchase of drugs/hospital supplies etc is purely the job of purchase committee and a Minister has no role in the process. He told a jam packed media conference when i took over as Minister of Health, the purchase of drugs in the state was being regulated vide govt ofer no 61 HME of 2008 issued on 16-092008 during Governors rule whereby four purchase committees were constituted by the department of Health and Medical Education.He said this system prevailed during my tenure.He also clarified that it is solely the job of the purchase committee to fix the rates contract, approve purchases of drugs in the state after fulfilling the due process of tendering.He said the drug control organisation is the authority to look into the matter of quality control of drugs. Responding to the media queries whether the alliance govt has failed to contain the hate campaign going on in Kashmir valley Sharma said certain irresponsible statements by section of leaders have added to the confusion and the govt is doing ll possible efforts to clarify the confusion.Commenting on the ongoing infighting between the Congressmen Sharma said i have not named any one during my utterances.I have only raised the issue and pointed out irregularities in the PHE department and now a committee has also submitted its report.he said the manner in which mud slinging is going on he hoped the party high command must be taking note of it.

His face bore no expression as he walked the short pathway from the parking lot to the court room and returned the same way. In a fleeting interaction with a television channel, Gen. Musharraf was quoted as saying: ``I respect the law. I came to Pakistan on my own. I will face the consequences.'' Prior to his arrest, the Islamabad Police - which came in for sharp criticism on Thursday for allowing Gen. Musharraf to flee the court room - had written to the Chief Commissioner of Islamabad for declaring his residence a sub-jail. Meanwhile, the Islamabad High Court began hearing the "escape case'' as Thursday's arrest order took a grim view of the failure of the police to imprison Gen. Musharraf. Billing his escape as another offence, the court had asked the Inspector General of Islamabad Capital Territory to submit a report about the steps taken to arrest Gen. Musharraf and action taken against police officials caught napping on Thursday. This is the first time a military dictator has had to face the consequences of his actions. Civilian presidents and prime ministers have met with this fate more than once in the past. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif have all been imprisoned and spent time in jail.

into double line, Bunjwah, Kurya Keshwan, Singhpora road, Sarthal Devi Ji Road, Khara Jaie Gundoh road, and approval of several projects in Kashmir and Ladakh provinces was a step for providing equal developments in all three provinces. Azad during his tours to various areas of State as Chief Minister, he took local MLAs into confidence irrespective of their party affiliation. Remembering the contributions of Azad in this state he that J&K needs the leader and guidance of Ghulam Nabi Azad at this crucial stage.

will dare to register a case against him. Yesterday incident has set a wrong precedent and politicians may develop a feeling that they can assault officers without any reason and have thanked the KAS association for pleading his case.

Two arrested for...

a minor girl at Nai Basti in the district, they said. A written complaint was lodged at the Ramban Police Station on March 22 following which a case was registered under Section 376 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) and the accused were arrested.

Dr Jitendra nominated...
According to a hand-out signed by Prof O.P.Kohli,Incharge BJP Headquarter at New Delhi, on account of the existence of a very large number of news channels conducting debates on daily basis, it has been felt that several authorized representatives of the Party are required for this. The Party President Rajnath Singh has accordingly authorized the 22 persons to participate in Television debates on behalf of the Party. They are Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Rajiv Pratap Rudy,Balbir Punj, Chandan Mitra, Piyush Goyal, Smriti Irani, Bhupender Yadav, Kirit Somaiya,Vani Tripathi,Lalita Kumarmanglam, Pinky Anand,. Kiran Kher,Shrikant Sharma, Sidharth Nath Singh,Nalin Kohli, Devang Nanavati, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Shaina NC,i Sanjay Kaul,. Kiran Rijiju (For North East Issues only),i Prodyut Vohra(For North East Issues only), Anurag Thakur(For Youth Issues only),. Saroj Pandey(For Women Issues only) The two Leaders of Opposition, Sushma Swaraj (Lok Sabha) and Arun Jaitley (Rajya Sabha) and two Deputy Leaders , Gopinath Munde (Lok Sabha) and Ravi Shankar Prasad (Rajya Sabha) have been authorized to speak on behalf of the Party on all appropriate forums.

Rape wave grips...

from Gandhi Nagar triggered protests outside Swami Dayanand Hospital. Dr RK Bansal of the hospital said the next 24 to 48 hours will be critical for the girl and that there were injuries and bruises on her private parts, chest, lips and cheeks. She had some bruises on her neck which indicated that the accused might have tried to strangle her. "She was scared and not fully conscious. Initially she did not allow us to proceed with the examination as she was in tremendous pain. She had fever also and after giving medicines, it became normal. However, the fever recurred and we found she had some infection. "After giving anaesthesia, more tests were conducted and we found that there were some foreign objects like candle and a 200 ml bottle of hair oil inside her body," Bansal said, adding that they were not giving her food as she had infection in her stomach also. Bansal said it was one of the worst cases his team of doctors had attended to. Police is on the hunt for the accused, who stayed on the ground floor of the building where the victim and her family lived. The girl was rescued from the accused's house on Thursday, four days after she went missing. The minor's family claimed that the police was "insensitive" by not registering a case in time and that some policemen told them that they should be happy that the girl was alive, allegations which were denied by the force. "When I went to lodge an FIR, police refused to register the case. If they had made a better attempt, they would have found her. Police told me to be happy that she was alive," her father alleged. He also alleged that doctors refused to give any information beyond that his daughter was critical. The girl's mother said the victim went out to play and was kidnapped. "The man then locked her up in his room and raped her. I want justice from the government," she said. A relative of the girl alleged that when they went to the police station to enquire about the case, the personnel told them that now they should pray for her recovery as she has been rescued. A senior police official denied the allegations saying they found the child from the same building where the girl was staying and rushed the victim to the hospital. He said they also immediately registered a case of kidnapping as soon as the matter was reported to them. Sources said senior doctors from LNJP hospital will visit the

Congress will contest...

matured politician like Former Chief Minister and Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. He said that the congress will alone contest assembly election 2014 in the state and will win all the seats on its own credential, because the people are well aware about their rights and they cannot be befooled any more. The much hipped autonomy has lost its credential and have been rejected by the people of state as well country. Prizing the role of Azad, Saroori said that the tourism in Kashmir was limited to few points, but establishing Tulip Garden in Kashmir it boost the tourism potential in Kashmir, the historic decision of creating 8 new districts, 11 new Tehsils and 3 sub-divisions have opened the new window for the people of J&K State no one else have the capability of taking this decision except Azad. Not only this but the construction of link roads through PMGSY all over in J&K State, allocating more funds for Mugal road construction from 239 crores to 635 Crores, construction of Yatri Bhawan at Jammu and Haj House in Kashmir, special arrangements for yataries, is also the virtue of Azad, who also arranged special compensation from Prime Minister for J&K state, besides this development of Bhag E Bahu , Gulf course Jammu, creating dozen parking places at Jammu, creating of Maharaj Hari Singh Park, framing the master plan for diverting the water of River Chenab towards Jammu is another land mark achievement of Ghulam Nabi Azad. It was the regime of Azad Sahib as Chief Minister of J&K State was a Golden opportunity for the people of state, as all Districts get the District Headquarters, with ITI Colleges, polytechnic and other facilities. Saroori said that widening of Bhaderwah - Bunjwah road, converting of Thathri -Kholotran road

CEO KDA leaves...

Omar Abdullah will not call an explanation from minister as he is also a government servant and is also withdrawing the salary from the same exchequer from where I also withdraw, upset CEO KDA added and said that discipline is discipline and if any officer misbehaved he will be suspended or transferred then why not state government take necessary action against their minister under law for providing justice to me, as law are equal for all. Choudhary further added that, "I want to know whether the Constitution has given an authority to the Minister to slap a Government servant", if not then why till day state government is fearing to take action under law against their Minister and described slap upon him as attack on the whole bureaucracy of the state. I am an honest and upright officer. I perform my duty honestly. I don't take part in political rallies. I have lodged now a written complaint in this regard with the police at Kishtwar. I think they will register an FIR if they failed to do so "I will take legal actions to get the case registered. I will fight till the doom day," he added." As the erring minister holds the portfolio of Home Department, I doubt if the police

victim and then take a decision on the next course of treatment. The incident saw protests outside the hospital where the girl is undergoing treatment. The protesters included family members of the minor, neighbours and activists of Aam Aadmi Party. "The five-year-old rape victim is critical and is in a shabby municipality hospital. Why cannot the government and police shift her to a better hospital?" AAP leader Manish Sisodia said. In a letter to chief minister Sheila Dikshit, AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Gopal Rai claimed that the incident showed the administration's "inhuman" attitude towards the common person. "The victim has been admitted by your administration and police to a small hospital where only minimal facilities are available," they said alleging that police tried to win over the parents by offering them money to hush up the case. "We appeal to you to shift the girl to AIIMS so that her life is saved," they said. Scores of people protested outside the hospital where the girl is undergoing treatment. Doctors at Swami Dayanand Hospital treating the girl said the victim suffered serious injuries to her private parts resulting in serious infection. The girl is in intensive care unit. They said the child's condition is very critical and some foreign objects were found inside her. The victim's family alleged that police were reluctant in filing a rape case and they acted late in locating her. Police is on the hunt for the neighbour who is absconding. He lived on the ground floor of the building in Gandhi Nagar in which the victim also stayed. A senior police official said the girl was in a serious condition when she was rescued from the flat. The girl's mother said the victim went out to play and was kidnapped. "The man then locked her up in his room and raped her. I want justice from the government," she said.

be projected as prime ministerial candidate. "..The fact is that we cannot react to media news items like this. We are a structured party. The party, whenever it takes a formal decision (on prime ministerial candidate), we can react only then," Jaitley said. "When we decide our candidate, we will let you know," he said. Asked if the BJP would "sacrifice" Modi as the prime ministerial candidate to get more allies to NDA, "We are interested in gaining, not sacrificing." On possibility of a "Third Front" emerging as a stronger force than UPA or NDA in Lok Sabha polls, he said the third front was a failed idea. It had been experimented several times and on each occasion, it has been "a few months wonder." "I have always believed we live in an era of coalition governments. The anchor of a coalition has to be a major national party. The anchor of a coalition in a large country like India cannot be a party which has 20 or 30 seats in Parliament. Besides being vulnerable and fragile, Indian political history does not support the idea or inspire the idea of a third front".

Court summons...
Dar for demolishing boundary wall of a property as locals had alleged that one Abdul Ahad Dar had encroached an irrigational canal. However, the matter was subjudice and Dar has produced documents before the court in which he had purchased 19 maralas of land under survey number 308 min with Khewat number 7 alongwith two story residential house in 2002. Three days ago Naib Tehsildar Soibugh accompanied by a demolition team demolished part of boundary wall despite the court orders of status quo be maintained on the property. Court in its order on 30-032013 had ordered that the interested parties should not cause any interference in the property till objections are filed and considered by the court. (CNS)

Vohra visits Spiritual..

Board, about the initiatives which are being taken by this Centre for the collection and preservation of rare manuscripts. The Governor while reviewing the functioning of the various sections of the Centre emphasized the high importance of taking all the required measures for preserving these valuable manuscripts of great historical importance, particularly for use by research scholars. Mrs. Usha Vohra, First Lady, was accompanying the Governor. Mr. S. M. Sahni, Director, Spiritual Growth Centre, Katra, and Mr. Mohan Lal, Additional SP, Katra, were present on the occasion.

Rahul on course...
in Punjab assembly polls, he said it was not a loss for the party chief, but for partymen working at the lowest level and stressed the need for fixing responsibility of each person within the party. Power must remain with workers at lower levels, he said. "If we give enough powers to workers at lower levels only then party policies and programmes will succeed," he said. Rahul stressed the need for

Modi -Nitesh PM ...

proud of that fact", the Opposition leader in the Rajya Sabha told reporters here. Jaitley was responding to questions over barbs between BJP and JDU the Modi issue and reports that his party former president Nitin Gadkari had told Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that his Gujarat counterpart would not

Musharraf, presented before...

federal capital shortly before 8 a.m. and brought to the court premises by the Islamabad Police. Dressed in a salwar kameez, the former army chief walked into the court room amid tight security.

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Bhalla, Rana pay tributes to B R Ambedkar
JAMMU, APRIL 19Minister for Housing, Horticulture and Culture Mr. Raman Bhalla has said that Centre has released Rs. 2.63 crore under Rajiv Awas Yojna (RAY) for upgradation and improvement of basic amenities in slum basties of the State adding that in this regard the necessary instructions have been issued to the concerned executing agency for taking up the necessary developmental works at these basties. Addressing a largely public attended gathering today at Ram Nagar after inaugurating macadamization work on Ram Nagar-Rahim Nagar link road here today, Mr. Bhalla said that Rs 55 lakh have been earmarked for upgradation for construction of Rajiv Mr. Bhalla informed the gathering that Government has earmarked Rs. 55 lakh Rajiv NagarRahim Nagar via Krayani Talab link road and construction of surface drain in both sides from Rajiv Nagar Narwal to Krayani Talab. area. Mr. Bhalla further said that Government is making problems of slums in a definitive manner under RAY scheme. He said people that don't dump building debris in nallahs and internal lanes as such practices faces inconvenience to the public especially during rainy season. Listing the measures taken by the Government in Rajiv Nagar, the Minister said Government has spent Rs. 26 lakh for up-gradation of lanes and drains. He directed concerned officers of PDD for taking necessary steps for providing electricity facilities to uncovered basties of the area. He also issued instructions for increasing the height of installed poles and replacement of worn-out wires to avoid the untoward incident. Later, as a part of 122nd birth anniversary of Dr. B R Ambedkar, a function was held at Shree Ravi Dass Ji temple at Krishna Nagar where, Mr Bhalla was Chief guest and Member Legislative Council, Mr. Devinder Singh Rana

NEWS IN BOX
NPP Condemns manhandling of Officer, demands sacking of the Minister
BHADARWAH, APRIL 19: - State Vice President of National Panthers Party, Chowdhary Mohammed Iqbal while condemning the manhandling of a senior KAS officer by State Minister during CM's Kishtwar visit has demanded immediate sacking of the erring Minister so that a positive message could go down the administration that honest officers didn't deserve such a humiliating treatment. It may be recalled that KAS officer Riaz Ahmed the incumbent Chief Executive Officer of Kishtwar Development Authority was manhandled by State Home Minister Sajad Kichloo during CM's recent visit of Kishtwar. "Mr. Riaz is an honest and self respecting officer of State".

Centre releases Rs 2.63 cr for development of slum basties: Bhalla

presided over the function. Mr. Bhalla, while paying rich tributes to Dr B R Ambedkar on his birth anniversary said that Dr Ambedkar was an outstanding legal luminary who made great contribution in preparation of Indian Constitution. The Minister recalled Dr Ambedkar's contributions towards nation building in the various fields, particularly to uplift the living standard of weaker sections of the society. MLC, Mr. Devinder Rana while paying tributes to late Dr. Ambedkar on his 122nd birth anniversary threw detailed light on the life, workings and contributions of this great personality who throughout his life worked for nation building adding that Dr Ambedkar was an architect of Indian Constitution who always worked for prosperity of the Country.

Poly technique College sans basic facilities

SRINAGAR, APRIL 19: Students of Government Poly Technique College Srinagar Friday hold protest against the college authorities for lack of facilities in the college. Scores of students belonging to the college gathered near Town Square and raised slogans against the college authorities and concerned Minister. The students were complaining that boys hostel of the college was without electricity and water supply from last one month due to which studies of students staying in the hostel were suffering badly. Students lamented that they were facing immense problems due to absence of electricity and water supply in the hostel and the irony is that college authorities are behaving in such a way as they had no concerns with the students studying in the college. "Our internal exams are starting from Monday and the college authorities are showing no interest in restoring electricity and water supply in the hostel. When we approached the principal Shaista Shameem in this regard, she advised us to study under candle lights," lamented a group of students. Students said that although few months back Minister for Technical Education Vikar Rasool inaugurated a 50 KV Solar transformer in the college, but it was yet about to function. Students alleged that when they tried to call Vikar Rasool over phone, Minister initially received phone, but later on when they complained him about the absence of electricity in the college hostel he refused to respond and dropped the phone. Students urged the higher education authorities to intervene in the matter and restore electricity and water supply in the college so that their studies are not affected any more. Meanwhile a college official told CNS that there was some problem but the authorities have redressed those. "Such problems are common here and we have redressed all these problems now," he said.

The Minister said that in order to protect the property of the inhabitants of the area from flash floods during monsoon, Rs 55 lakh have been allocated to R&B department for construction of deep drains and protection walls on both sides of the Nallah passed through the

all out efforts to upgrade the living condition of the slum dwellers by providing all basic amenities like road connectivity, safe drinking water, pacca houses, electricity, education, health besides better lanes and drains. He said Government was very keen to tackle the

Central and State Governments were committed to improve the living condition of homeless. The Minister said slum areas would soon have all civic facilities for which a survey by IPGE is being conducted under the RAY. Mr Bhalla appealed the

CAG slams JKPCC for lack of commitment

SRINAGAR: The Comptroller and Auditor General today slammed Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) for "lack of commitment" and its failure to achieve the desired objectives as a "specialised" construction agency in the state. "The company had no infrastructure in place to undertake the activities like architecture, designing, surveyors, estimators and various other activities provided in the Memorandum of Association of the company." "This resulted in the dependence of the company on the sole activity of construction defeating the objective of creation of the company as a specialised construction agency," the CAG said in its performance audit report. It said the corporation was set up for execution of civil construction works for the state and central governments and public sector undertakings and to curb monopoly of private contractors in constructions works by providing healthy competition between private and public sectors. However, the corporation's functioning has actually "stifled competition", the report noted. The report criticised the company for non-finalisation of accounts, saying it is fraught with the risk of financial irregularities remaining undetected. "The company finalised its accounts upto the year 199495 only and accounts thereafter were in arrears, diluting accountability to stakeholders, indicating "lack of commitment" on part of the company, CAG said. It said the company remained totally dependent upon the state government for allotment of works. "Out of 350 projects taken up by the company during 2007-08 to 2011-12, only three projects were secured through competitive bidding and the rest were allotted by the project authorities to the company on cost plus basis," the report said. "Hence, there was no competitive price discovery and no assurance of costs being reasonable," it added. The report noted that 192 works were completed against 318 works required to be completed by March 31 last year. Out of these, 80 completed works suffered time overrun ranging between one and 73 months and 17 works witnessed cost overrun of Rs 21.22 crores. Among the ongoing works 30 suffered time overrun ranging between three and 172 months and cost overrun of Rs 75.80 crores, the report said. "An amount of Rs 57.72 crores was outstanding against 51 project authorities in respect of the completed projects, indicating that the works were executed in anticipation of receipt of funds from project authorities," the report said. The CAG report said the company was able to utilise only 53 to 68 per cent of funds available for execution of works and the unspent balances ranging between Rs 91.93 crores and Rs 313.51 crore during the period of 2007-12 was mainly due to delay in completion of the projects.

DDG Radio Kashmir accuses Dir. Health of misbehavior

SRINAGAR: Deputy Director General Radio Kashmir Aarif Bashir has accused Director Health Saleem ur Rehman of misbehaviour. Meanwhile, Saleem refuted all allegations and said Bashir is cooking things. "Saleem ur Rehman made a phone call to Arif. He misbehaved with him (Arif) and said that he would go to Delhi to complain against him", sources in RK told KNS. "Media is an independent institution. It is voice of people. Every section of media plays its role in highlighting the fake drug scam and so is doing Radio Kashmir in the interest of people at large", Arif told KNS. When contacted, Director Health, Saleem ur Rehman, said, "These are baseless allegations. I made a call to him which was of 54 seconds duration. I asked him to include official version in the news they broadcast". He said that after some time Aarif called him back and both had a conversation. "I didn't threaten him in any way but I told him that I would approach Information and Broadcasting Ministry Manesh Tiwari in Delhi as a legal recourse. I have great respect for media", he said. Meanwhile, President Doctors Association Nisarul Hassan has condemned the act of Director Health Services. "It is mere frustration on part of Director Health Services. His intentions seem that fake drug should be supplied continuously in Valley. Director Health should not be such an irresponsible person. We (Association) strongly condemn the act', said Hassan. While condemning the act, Editor Progromme Shaherbeen, Maqsood Ahmad said, "Irrespective of status and post of any officer or his influence, we (Media) will continue to disclose truth and facts before the people. It is our duty and we just perform it".

Congress rubbishes news report

SRINAGAR, APRIL 19: The Spokesman of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) has rubbished reports appearing in a section of the press, circulated by a news agency, claiming that JKPCC Chief Prof. Saiffudin Soz has been summoned by the High Command of the Congress Party. Reacting to the news item, Mr. Ravinder Sharma said that Prof. Soz went to Delhi as he was already scheduled to attend a meeting of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC). He will be back in Srinagar tomorrow. "Prof. Soz is always available to the Party High Command as he is one phone call away from it. However, nobody from the Party's central leadership has invited him to Delhi for any reason, as wrongly attributed in the news item by some vested interests. Such unfounded reports are circulated by vested interests to divert attention from matters of public interest," the spokesman said.

J&K swings into Election Mode: 'Parties to replace old faces with new ones'
JAMMU: With the election mood already having set-in, political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have begun search for strong and influential candidates with opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) taking a lead and is likely to replace some of its old and senior faces particularly in Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's strong bastionGanderbal. Highly placed sources told local news agency KNS that sensing a promising position in certain NC pockets; PDP was mulling to bring new faces in these constituencies to fight its arch rival NC tooth nail. Though PDP declined a comment, senior Congress leader Ashfaq Jabar confirmed to KNS that PDP has approached him and offered a ticket in any of the two constituencies he would prefer in District Ganderbal. "They (PDP) are in good situation in Ganderbal, and have risen to the level where they can give a tough fight to NC, but the problem with that party is that they are lacking faces who could capitalize on the position they are currently in," Jabar told KNS, whose another Party colleague Abdul Majeed Padder Friday formally joined PDP. "They offered me a ticket wherever I would wish to contest among Ganderbal and Kangan seats," added Jabar. However, he was quick to add that he was not going to part ways with his parent party Congress. "I am a true solider of Congress and Prof Soz has been a true leader who galvanized the support from all quarters for party; therefore, I will never leave it", said Jabar, adding that he was in close touch with Prof. Soz. After joining the opposition PDP, Padder told KNS that he had no grudge with Party state President Professor Saif ud din Soz and said that the people were getting close to PDP which promoted him to join the party. "I have no personal discord with Prof. Soz, but since people are with PDP, so I decided to listen to the voice of people and joined it," Padder told KNS. He lashed out at National Conference and said, "It has been involved in loot in Norabad Constituency. They have allotted works to their trusted persons and left common man wondered," added Padder. Meanwhile, Haji Rashid, former MLA Sopore said he won't join PDP. "Although I am close to PDP patron but that doesn't mean I am joining them," he said adding "Muzaffar Beigh offered me to join PDP; however, I am in Congress and have no intentions of joining PDP".

State files revision petition against Nayeem Ahmed Khan

SRINAGAR, APRIL 19: Days after Pattan court discharged the separatist leader; Nayeem Ahmad Khan from all the charges, State Government has challenged the verdict of Sub-Judge Pattan in the Court of District Jail Baramulla and has filed a revision petition. Police arrested National Front Chairman and separatist leader, Nayeem Ahmed Khan in February this year under 13 unlawful activities. The Sub-Judge Judicial Magistrate, Pattan had discharged him, however state government has filed a revision petition against the impude order passed by sub-judge, Judicial Magistrate before the Honourable Court of Principal District and Session Judge, Baramulla. The counsel for Nayeem Khan, Advocate Rafiq Ahmed Joo told CNS that Honourable Court of Principal District and Session Judge, Baramulla has called the record from the subordinate court and also has summoned the accused (Nayeem Khan). "Yes, State has filed a revision petition and the hearing of this case has been fixed on May 2nd for further proceedings," Joo told CNS.

Three houses gutted in fire incident at Ang

ANANTNAG, APRIL 19: Three houses were gutted in a devastating fire incident today Mir Danter Anantnag. District Development Commissioner, Anantnag, Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone made a swift visit of the locality and distributed relief in the shape of five blankets and one dress per woman for every family. He also distributed Rs. 2500 from Red Cross fund and additional Rs. 2500 from State Disaster Response Fund to every family whose house was gutted in the fire incident. District Development Commissioner also assured the families of providing more relief after the estimation of damages assessed. Additional Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag was also present on the occasion.

DDC Anantnag holds Awami Darbar for Shangus, Achabal

ANANTNAG, APRIL 19: A grievance redressal interactive public meeting concerning two townships at Shangus and Achabal was today organised by District Administration Anantnag at Achabal which was chaired by District Development Commissioner, Anantnag, Dr. Farooq Ahmed Lone. A huge number of valued citizens form Shangus and Achabal participated in the meeting. All the district officers of Anantnag were face to face interacting with the public. During the darbar, citizens of the concerned townships raised various demands and sought solution of various problems being faced by them. The matters raised by the people of Achabal were a Sub District Hospital and separate Tehsil for Achabal, providing of drinking water from the Kokernag Water Supply Scheme to Achabal locality, repairing and operationalization of street lights, more funds for the overall development of Achabal NAC, expediting the work for construction of Bus Stand, bringing down the selling price of fishes by Fisheries department, expediting the work on Simthan road and making sanctioned quota of ration and K-oil available by the CA&DP department.

Fertilizer dealers blame Agriculture Minister

SRINAGAR, APRIL 19: Blaming Ministry of Agriculture for supplying fertilizers to only blue-eyed dealers, Fertilizer dealers of Kashmir Friday said that they have been ruined by the government after persuading them to make investments. Central Level Fertilizer Co-operative Societies Association said that despite paying hefty amounts, the fertilizer is not being supplied to them. "Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative (IFFCO) is bound to supply 60 percent fertilizers to Cooperaives and 40 percent to private dealers. But they are violating their own byelaws and recently this company supplied 100 percent fertilizers to Agro industry, Lal Mandi," Irshad Ahmed, a dealer said. They said that such kind of acts give boost to blackmarketting. "We were directly getting the fertilizers from IFFCO but now we have to approach a middle-man first and this type of development has made us to suffer a lot," they said. Agriculture Minister, Ghulam Hassan Mir told CNS that those dealers who will pay will certainly get fertilizers. "They should approach the company as government has nothing to do with it," Mir said.

DAHWA calls on Mian Altaf, Mir

Demands early sanction of Rs 5 cr temple dev project
JAMMU, APRIL 19- A deputation of Destitute and Handicapped Welfare Association (DAHWA), NGO, called on tourism Minister, G. A. Mir and apprised him of several issues aimed at development of tourism infrastructure in Khoon and adjoining parts. Led by Association's Chairperson, S. S. Sumbria, the deputation demanded early sanction and implementation of Rs 5 crore project developments and beautification of Khooneshwar Shiv Temple at Khoon, Majalta. This prestigious project has been formulated by the Tourism department which will give a new look to this temple of great historic significance thus adding one more destination to rural tourism besides generating employment for local youth. This temple occupies 17th place in most revered religious spots in north zone which is being thronged by over 4 lakh visitors every year especially on Maha-Shivratri mela, Baisakhi mela and other such occasions. Mir issued on spot instructions to the concerned to take up the proposed project with him for necessary action. Sumbria apprised the Minister that development of this place has greater relevance as it is located in the midst of Vaishno Devi and Sukrala Mata and pilgrims of both these destinations can also visit the temple thus giving a big boost to rural economy and tourism in the area. The temple is also only 25 to 30 kms from famous Mansar Lake, one of the most visited places in Jammu region. Meanwhile, the deputation also called on Forest Minister, Mian Altaf and demanded a firewood depot for cremation ground, Khoon. The deputation informed the Minister that the cremation grounds near forests cause damage to forest trees for cremation purposes and if such cremation grounds are provided firewood depots their loss to green wealth can be tackled. Most of such grounds are located near forests in rural areas. so this became important to look into this grave matter. The Minister issued on spot instructions to concerned DFO to look into the issue for immediate redressal.

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STATE

Sham clarifies his stand on spurious drug issue

Says vested interests trying to tarnish his public image, even does not know the dealer
JAMMU, APRIL 19Refuting all the allegations leveled against him by some vested interests through media with regard to supply of spurious drugs to the hospitals, the Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Mr. Sham Lal Sharma said that a Minister of the Department has very limited role in the Departmental purchases. He said all the purchases are made by the committees constituted for the purpose. Clarifying his stand on the issue, the Minister said that a Minister has no direct role in the purchases which are made independently by respective Purchase Committees. He described spurious drugs as heinous crime in the society and advocated severest punishment for those responsible for this inhuman act. Interacting with the media persons here today, the Minister said that some vested interest groups have started a vilification campaign against him and tried to tarnish his public image by involving him unnecessarily. He said the issue has Policy and lab tests of drugs. He said it was during his tenure that random lab tests people. Possibly those affected by the repercussion of the Drug Policy are using the issue of spurious drug as tool against him, said Mr. Sham. Urging the media persons to present a balanced picture of every issue, the Minister said that people must know the reality about the issues, especially those connected with the common man. He said the story has been flared up that the supplier of spurious drug is directly or indirectly linked to the Minister; he said and maintained that he does not even recognize the dealers and allegations are totally false and unfounded. He said the Departmental inquiry has been ordered and facts will come out soon. He urged the vested interests to stop attacking his person and mudslinging. Rather, he said, they should wait for the inquiry report. In case the outcome of the inquiry is not satisfactory, the Government can order thorough probe to bring the facts before the public, said the Minister.

BEACON to fast-track repair of Jammu-Srinagar NHW: Kichloo

"Sinthan Road to be snow cleared, opened for traffic in first week of May"
SRINAGAR, APRIL 19 On the instructions of Chief Minister Mr. Omar Abdullah, Minister of State for R&B and Home, Mr. Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo, today met Chief Engineer, BEACON, Brig. R. K. Sharma, to discuss issues pertaining to immediate repair of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. The Minister asked the Chief Engineer to immediately take up repair and patchwork required at several places along the National Highway. He also directed BEACON to regularly maintain the road and remove potholes on an urgent basis. "Besides the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, we will also improve the condition of Srinagar-Leh National Highway that has been recently opened for vehiculsr traffic," he said, adding all important roads maintained by BEACON will be improved to facilitate smooth flow of traffic. The Chief Engineer assured the Minister that repair work on the JammuSrinagar National Highway and all other important road links in the State will be taken up immediately. Kichloo also asked Mr. Sharma to complete snow clearance of Sinthan Road that connects Anantnag district with Kishtwar so that it is reopened for vehicular traffic in the first week of May. He also discussed with BEACON Chief Engineer the issue of installation of crash barriers along BatoteKishtwar road and immediate surfacing and pre-mixing of Kandni-Kishtwar road. Several deadly accidents have taken place in erstwhile Doda district resulting in loss of precious human lives. Only last week, two accidents at Sarthal, Kishtwar and Chirala, near Thatri, consumed 09 lives besides critically injuring several other passengers.

been politicized and even civil society has been misled and a different picture has been presented which is beyond the truth. He clarified that the drug was supplied in all hospitals across the State irrespective of any particular division or district, as alleged by some people. He said he took several reformative steps in the Department adding that some vested interest groups were irked by these initiatives, particularly the Drug

of drug was started, drug labs were strengthened, Drugs & Food control Organization was reckoned etc. The Drug Policy, he said, is a precious document which was drafted under his supervision after taking into account suggestions from various stakeholders, including the Members of the civil society after keeping it in the public domain for six months. The civil society fully endorsed the document as this was beneficial for the

Takes stock of functioning of PHC Achabal

DDC Anantnag visits Martand, Nagdandi temples on the eve of Ramnavmi

ANANTNAG, APRIL 19: On the occasion of Ramnavmi, District Development Commissioner, Anantnag, Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone today visited two prominent temples of the district at Martand Anantnag and Nagdandi Achabal, Senior Superintendent of Police, Anantnag and Additional Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag were accompanying the District Development Commissioner. District Development Commissioner took part in the Havan ceremony and extended his hearty wishes to the Hindu Community who has been instrumental in maintaining brotherhood in the region. Pilgrims in large number were present on this event. District Development Commissioner assured them of best possible support wherever needed and directed the Municipality for providing a sweeper for maintaining cleanliness of the locality. At Nagdandi Achabal, the Swami extended his gratitude towards the District Development Commissioner for providing all kinds of facilities during the ceremony of Ramnavmi. All District Officers were accompanying the District Development Commissioner on this event. Meanwhile, Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone also visited Primary Health Centre (PHC), Achabal and took stock of medicare and other facilities being provided to the patients by the Hospital administration. He also visited various wards of the Hospital and interacted with patients. He directed the authorities to maintain proper sanitation and cleanliness in and around the Hospital.

Lawyers to suspend work on April Corporal Punishment 20 in protest against drug scam continues in valley schools
SRINAGAR: Condemning authorities for alleged inaction against persons responsible for supplying 'spurious drugs' to hospitals in valley, High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has said that the inaction is a violation of human rights of Kashmiris. In a statement issued here, the Bar Association said the spurious drugs supplied to the Kashmir hospitals by the supplier, which has been given to the patients, has resulted in deterioration of their health rather than accelerating the process of recovery. "The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association Srinagar held an emergency meeting of its Executive to discuss this issue. Apart from condemning the inaction of the Govt. to take appropriate action against the persons responsible, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association Srinagar is of considered opinion that this inaction is also violation of the human rights of the Kashmiris", the statement issued by Bar General Secretary to KNS today said. He said that in case the government. fails to take any action against the culprits and against the members of the purchase committee who approved such drugs to be used in Kashmir hospitals, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association Srinagar would be compelled to initiate proceedings in this regard before the Hon'ble High Court at Srinagar. "It was also deiced by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association Srinagar that on this issue there would be interacting with the Doctors Association Kashmir who had already raised their voice against this scandal", he added. "It was also decided by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association Srinagar to hold a conference with regard to the drug used in the Kashmir hospitals and the remedial measures to be taken, to stop such supply of drugs in future, on a date to be intimated later on". He said that as a mark of protest against the inaction of the government to initiate action against the wrong doers/suppliers of the spurious drug supplied to the Kashmir hospitals, the Bar Association has decided to suspend the work on Saturday the 20th of April 2013. SRINAGAR: In clear disregard for Supreme Court directions banning corporal punishment to students, reports suggest some valley schools continue to violate the orders by continuing with the age old practice. Complaints from different corners of Kashmir continue to pour in against teachers and management of schools for not paying any attention to the SC directions. "My son was ruthlessly beaten by a teacher without any reason or provocation. His arm got fractured and he received several injuries on other parts of the body", said Mohammad Afzal whose son is studying in one of the private institutions in city's Bemina area. He said that he had registered an FIR against the teacher and school management 'but justice is yet to be delivered'. Another parent from South Kashmir expressed similar views. His 7 year old daughter refuses to go school after she was allegedly beaten by a teacher resulting in head injury. "She is afraid of teachers now. It seems she is still under shock", said Ali Mohammad from Anantnag.

Retired PDD employee gets reappointed

SRINAGAR, APRIL 19: At a time when thousands of daily wagers are facing the wrath of the police and crying for justice, Power Development Department (PDD) seems busy in doling out favors to their blue- eyed employees. In such an instance the Chief Engineer, Maintenance and Rural Electrification (M&RE) wing PDD has appointed a retired official of PDD as a casual labour in the same department. The salary of the said retired employee has been fixed at Rs 200 per day while as rest of the casual labours in the department receive just Rs 125 per day. As per order no CE/M&RE/AS/27127-28/75 dated 2-1-2013, the Chief Engineer M& RE wing of PDD has directed the Executive Engineer of the Electric Division ( ED) 1st to engage one retired employee Mohd Latif Qadri as a casual laborer in the department. The order itself mentions that Mr latif had been an exemployee of PDD.

'Please don't give boycott call' Bazaz to Geelani and Mirwaiz

SRINAGAR, APRIL 19: Claiming that election boycott call directly favors ruling National Conference, Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Forum president, Pandit Bhushan Bazaz Friday requested Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq not to give election boycott call. "Boycott helps National Conference and this party gets a chance to rule over us for 6 years and suppresses not only people of Kashamir but frequently lodges Hurriyat leaders into jails and in their houses," Bazaz told Sriangar based news gathering agency CNS. Pandit Bhushan Bazaz said that if Hurriyat leaders will participate in elections both NC and PDP would be wiped from the political map of Jammu and Kashmir. "I tell you with authority that you will find no traces of both these parties especially of NC, if Hurriyat leaders will come into fray. I know they will not do it but I request them not to give boycott call at least," he said Bazaz appealed Geelani and Mirwaiz to take the problems of people into account and allow people to vote freely so that they will get rid of ruling National Conference which according to Bazaz, has let loose a reign of terror in Kashmir. "When people will not vote, how can they get rid of NC? People should bear this fact in mind that if they will not vote; NC will get another chance to rule over them for more six years. Geelani Sahab should realize that people are heavily suffering at the hands of present regime," Bazaz told CNS. Condemning the frequent house arrests of Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Forum president said that such kind of tactics on part of the present government are not going to solve any problem. "My father usually used to appeal late Chief Minister Sadiq Sahab not to put Late Shiekh Abdullah under house arrest but the irony is now that the grandson of Shiekh is following the footsteps of Sadiq sahib," he said.

SPURIOUS DRUG SCAM

'Killers are laughing at us' Saraf

SRINAGAR, APRIL 19: Urging the government to book the culprits involved in fake drug scam under section 302, National President, Youth, Lok Jana Shakti Party, Sanjay Saraf Friday said killers in state are on prowl and they can go to any extent to mint money. "Whosoever is involved in this scam should be punished under section 302. They are killers and murderers who mint money by killing innocent people," Saraf told Srinagar based news gathering agency CNS and added that these 'killers' have supplied duplicate medicines to ailing patients of Kashmir to cause their death," he said. Sanjay Saraf said that last year he had registered so many cases in State Human Rights Commission, Srnagar over the loss of infants but no action was taken against the guilty. "All these killers are laughing at us as they know they are safe as they are at the helm of affairs," Saraf said and added that same type of House Commitee was framed but no one has been punished till date.

DAK castigate Sham

SRINAGAR, APRIL 19: Lashing out at Sham Lal Sharma for calling Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) as an unregistered Association, President of DAK Dr Nisar-ul-Hassan Friday said that Sham Lal Sharma is a murderer and a murderer has no right to call Doctors Association Kashmir as unregistered. "This is not an issue right now. Sharma is trying to divert the attention of the people and DAK by no means will succumb to such attacks. We have right to form Associations and no one can deprive us from this right," Dr Nisar-ul-Hassan told. Calling DAK as the umbrella association of all associations in Jammu and Kashmir, he said that supposedly if DAK was unregistered then why he allowed us to work during his own tenure. "If it was unregistered, he should have banned us right then. By raising these immaterial issues Sharma is trying to divert the attention of the people. We demand his immediate arrest as he is responsible for the deaths of our children and mothers," he said.

Shabir lays foundation of Panchayat Ghar Dehri-ralyote

'BPL families of 10 districts to get insurance health cover under RSBY'
JAMMU, APRIL 19Minister of State for Health, Mr. Shabir Ahmad Khan today laid foundation of Panchayat Ghar, Dehri-ralyote in Rajouri. The construction of Panchayat Ghar would be completed at a cost of Rs. 20 lakh during current financial year and after completion it would provide better accommodation facility to Panches and Sarpanches of the area for undertaking day to day public interest dealings. Addressing a public meeting after laying foundation of Panchayat Ghar, the Minister said the initiatives taken by the government during the past four years towards bringing accountability and transparency in the administration is worth appreciating. He said holding of Panchayat elections, enactment of Right to Information Act and Public Service Guarantee Act is the landmark steps taken by the government in improving governance structure in the state. Reiterating the commitment of the government that to ensure holistic development of all the regions of the State with special focus on border and hilly areas, the Minister said the governments' pro-people policies and exemplary initiatives have filed the State on the track of peace and prosperity. He affirmed that this tempo would be carried onward with a mission to ensure all-round development of rural as well as border people. Referring to the development of block Manjakot, the Minister said that Rs.4crore is being expended for upgradation of basic facilities in the block during current year under MGNERAGA. He said under BADP Rs 1.02 crore would be spent on various developmental works in the area. He said construction work on water supply scheme Dehri-ralyote would be taken up soon to meet out the water scarcity problem in the area. He said due consideration would be given to upgrade the health care facility in the area. The Minister said that provide health insurance cover to BPL families 10 districts of the State is being brought under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojina (RSBY) adding that Srinagar and Jammu districts was already covered under this Scheme. He said to strengthen the patient transportation facility the purchase of 200 ambulances is in process. He said several steps have been taken to reverse the trend of declining sex ratio and Health Department has dedicated year 2013 to "save the girl child". Highlighting the priorities under health sector, the Minister said that all such areas having difficult topography would be provided health center facilities. He said in this regard the government has already moved a proposal to the Centre for approval of funds. The Minister said that under the flagship programme of National Rural Health Mission, a whooping amount of Rs.333.65 crore have been provided for constructionand up-gradation of various health institutions against which over Rs.274 crore have been incurred for the purpose in the State. Interacting with several deputations during his tour to Manjakot Block, the Ministerreaffirmed that being the local representative equal development of all the areas of the district was my priority and no injustice would be done to any area of the district on the developmental front. He assured the people that all their genuine developmental needs would be carry out in a phased manner. He also impressed upon the officers to solve the peoples genuine. The Minister said that people fastened their hopes with public representatives and asked the Panchs and Sarpanchs to work sincerely for welfare and development of the people who gave them their self-assurances. He said that primary responsibility of the public representatives is to go to the people for determining and addressing their problems through Government agencies. He asked people to know their rights and seek due share in development process launched by the Government across the State.

Agriculture Law Enforcement team raids continued

SRINAGAR, APRIL 19: Continuing the campaign to check and control sale and distribution of spurious pesticides, fertilizers and seeds among the farming community, a team of officers of Law Enforcement Wing of Agriculture department under the supervision of Director, Law Enforcement J&K Govt., Mr. M.S. Katoo raided various godowns of Pesticides dealers of Srinagar, Pulwama and Shopian districts. In this connection, a godown of M/S Kashmir Pesticides Court Road Srinagar shifted to Batmaloo mandi was raided where 80 litres of stop Alfamathrine 10% EC of Biostadt India Ltd, 80 kgs 0f SPARSH M45 (Mancozeb) 75% WP,100 litres of TRIGER of (Hexaconazole 5% EC ) and 116 kgs of CYGNET (Mycobutanil 10% WP) were found without license. A huge quantity of 200 kgs of BLUE DOT, 5 kgs of SPOTLESS and 04 kgs of APEEL of a manufacturing company namely Acme Organic Pvt Ltd and marketed byMahindra and Mahindra Ltd Agri Business, B.R. Agrotech Ltd and marketing by Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd Agri Business, B.R. Agro Tech Ltd and Marketed by Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd Agri Business respectively were put on sale stop which has been illegally imported by the said company into the valley without registration of licensing authority. The Enforcement Agency has been put on alert to keep a close vigil on distribution of various products marketed by Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd . The team also put on sale stop 960 litres of FLASH (quinalphos 25% EC) from Shakeel Ahmad Mir R/o Maldoora Shopian of Kashmir Farmers Agriculture, Horticulture Cooperative Marketing Ltd Shopian and 60 kgs of Cabriotop from Pulwama Farmers Fertilizer/Pesticide Marketing Corp Ltd Pulwama Kashmir where also put on sale stop from the concerned which were found without licenses and in contravention of Insecticide Act 1968. Such inspections and raids will continue in coming days in other districts of Kashmir Valley also and licensed dealers are advised to put on sale only registered licensed products.

Pesticides worth lakhs of rupees put on sale stop

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EDITORIAL
By Kalyani Shankar lacing the country's rein in the hands of regional satraps who are pulling in different directions, is not a desirable option. Will the shrinking of the UPA and the NDA give way to a regrouping of political parties? While the past decade has seen the rule of these two fronts, the future seems uncertain as their base is eroded with disenchanted constituents looking elsewhere. The reason for this erosion is that the national parties have become weak; lack strong leadership and have failed to live up to the expectations of the electorate. The Congress faces severe organisational weaknesses, while the BJP, post-Atal Bihari Vajpayee, battles to fill a leadership vacuum. The simultaneous rise of regional and caste-based parties is yet another contributing factor. The emergence of strong regional satraps like the Samajwadi Party

Is this end of the road for Pervez Musharraf ?

he former President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, may have fled from court to evade arrest on Thursday, but he can't ignore the fact that he is fast approaching the end of the road. That he once led the Pakistani Army may now buy him some time, but Gen Musharraf should use that bonus from his friends in the military to craft a face-saving exit route for himself rather than waste it on resuscitating his political career. The former dictator returned to Pakistan last month after nearly four years in self-imposed exile, determined to participate in the general election scheduled for May 11 and take back power in his country. However, the small crowd that greeted him at Lahore airport, leading many to wonder if he had grossly miscalculated the amount of popular support he enjoyed, was only the first sign of things to come. In the weeks since then, Gen Musharraf has suffered a series of setbacks. First, all his nomination papers have been cancelled. He had applied to fight the election from four parliamentary seats Chitral, Karachi, Kasur and Islamabad - and his nomination was rejected right off the bat in the first three. In the case of the Islamabad seat, his papers were initially accepted but then rejected by an election tribunal. Second, on Wednesday, the Supreme Court ordered the Interior Ministry to put Gen Musharraf on the Exit Control List; thereby, preventing him from flying out of the country and shutting down the former President's most convenient escape route. In effect then, not only can Gen Musharraf now not contest the election for which he had risked the relative safety of self-imposed exile, he now finds himself facing the full force of a judiciary he had once antagonised. Against this backdrop, Thursday's court decision is only the latest blow to Gen Musharraf. The Islamabad High Court cancelled his bail and ordered his arrest, in relation to his fallout with the judiciary while he was still President. In 2007, Gen Musharraf, desperate to hold on to power, had proclaimed Emergency on November 3 and in its aftermath detained over 60 judges, including Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. Critics say his decision was unconstitutional; the former President has been charged with treason. And there is more to Gen Musharraf's legal woes. Apart from the judges' detention case, he is facing trial for his alleged role in former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination in 2007. Earlier this week, the Lahore High Court in Rawalpindi extended his bail in that case to April 24; however, there is no telling how things will play out after that. Additionally, Gen Musharraf has also been charged with the 2006 murder of Baloch separatist leader Akbar Bugti, and that is yet another sword that hangs over his head. For now, the options before him are limited. Instead of trying to run away from the law in a manner that makes him look like he is above the law, Gen Musharraf should consider more sensible options and face trial. Perhaps, that will gain him some respect.

CONGRESS, BJP MUST SET THEIR HOUSE IN ORDER

leader Mulayam Singh Yadav, BSP chief Mayawati, AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa, Trinamool Congress's Mamata Banerjee and the BJD's Naveen Patnaik is because they have been able to capture the imagination of the people. They have become increasingly assertive and have broadly held on to their support base. In States like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh, trends indicate that the regional satraps may constitute a significant section of the next Parliament and may become kingmakers or even the king. Most regional parties have had an experience of being part of the UPA or the NDA coalition and some like the DMK have been in both. But what is worrying is that if the UPA and the NDA shrink further, it would mean the rule of a Third Front. This may not be desirable, as past experience has shown they

were unstable. The regional satraps, unmindful of national concerns, bargained and blackmailed the Centre to extract what they wanted. Therefore, it is in both the Congress and the BJP's interest to get their act in place. The recent public spat between the BJP and the JD(U) on the issue of naming Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as NDA's prime ministerial candidate has fuelled speculations about the coalition's future. The NDA has come a long way from a centre-right 24partner front in 1998 to just about a dozen constituents today. And it is not the first time the NDA faces a threat. Before the 2004 Lok Sabha poll Trinamool Congress, DMK, BJD, National Conference and the Lok Janshakti Party quit the NDA on one pretext or the other. The Telugu Desam Party withdrew after the 2004 poll. Since then the NDA has been in the opposition. If the JD(U) and the BJP decide

to part ways, the latter would find it difficult to get allies, as the dominant regional parties which are eyeing minority votes may not support the NDA. How will then the NDA form the Government or find allies to reach the magic number? It was Congress chief Sonia Gandhi who stitched the UPA in 2004, from which the Left parties withdrew support on the issue of US-India nuclear deal. It is to Ms Gandhi's credit that the UPA returned to power in 2009. But the Congress-led dispensation has since lost credibility in the wake of various scams, inflation and slump in economic growth. One of the major things that should worry the Congress is the parting of ways with its major allies like the TMC and the DMK. The UPA today consists of eight allies. Outside support is provided by SP, BSP, and RJD. Allies like TMC, DMK, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha and MIM have left the UPA in the past

four years. Therefore, the Congress too is in search of new allies. Although it has a better chance of getting secular allies, the common thing for a large number of regional parties is that their political battle in the States is with the Congress or its partners. For them to support the Congress or to depend on it, means harming their own base. Besides, there is no commonality in the regional block. All of them cannot sit on the same table at the same time. There is still time for the Congress and the BJP to set things right before the big election. Interestingly, the Congress's loss does not seem to be the BJP's gain as it has failed to exploit the antiCongress wave so far. Placing the country's reins in the hands of regional satraps who are pulling in different directions, is not desirable. India needs a pan-national outlook, and only the national parties can provide this.

THE INDIAN LEFT AVOIDS SEEING CASTE AS A POLITICAL CATEGORY

By Mukul Kesavan The Communist Party of India (Marxist) still doesn't know what to do with the social fact of caste. Intellectually it would rather caste didn't exist so that India could be assimilated into Marx's generalizations without the strain of pretending that caste was a feudal leftover or class by another name. Politically, too, a casteless society would make the task of mobilizing the oppressed easier. Adapting Marx's principles for proletarian struggle to peasant societies is hard enough; adapting them to a society where plebeian solidarity is systematically fissured by jati and varna identities must be a nightmare. The failure of the traditional communist parties to make political headway in the Indian hinterland beyond their eastern and southern redoubts of Kerala and Bengal has something to do with their unwillingness to come to terms with caste as a political category and as lived reality. This reluctance has provoked curiosity and criticism. Today, with the Left Front out of power in Kerala and Bengal, and electorally in retreat nearly everywhere else, the social composition of the CPI(M)'s leadership is the object of scrutiny. It is a commonplace that in Bengal the CPI(M)'s leadership has been dominated by the bhadralok: not only does a Bhattacharjee succeed a Basu, even the party's renegade answers to Chatterjee. It is in this context that Sitaram Yechury, politburo member and the CPI(M)'s parliamentary group leader, was asked about the dominance of upper castes in the Left in a recent magazine interview (Outlook, April 22). In his reply, Yechury offered two sorts of explanation. The first was a 'we're getting there' defence: Yechury said that the party's state level committees and student unions, the organizational positions below the apex national leadership, were dominated by backward and Dalit communities. This trend, he suggested, would percolate upwards. It was Yechury's second line of argument that was startling. It took the form of an anecdote: Kanshi Ram, said Yechury, once asked him "why there wasn't a single Dalit minister in the West Bengal government. I was shocked, so I said let me find out. I discovered many Dalits and tribals. Kanti Biswas was the education minister for many years in West Bengal. I had no idea he was Dalit. We used to travel all across the country in the same coupe. I did not know he was Dalit till Kanshi Ram asked this. The point was these things were never part of our consciousness." Here Yechury claimed for himself and his comrades such ideological purity that caste literally didn't cross their minds. To be innocent of caste is, by this argument, a state of political grace. This is not a position confined to the Left; it is familiar to many Indians who consider themselves liberal modernists. An individual who moves from a state of active upper caste prejudice to an indifference to caste identity, progresses. Obliviousness represents the attempt of the savarna individual to become human and in this evolution from monstrousness to humanity, a willed blindness to caste is better than bigotry. But amnesia about caste can't be an operating principle in Indian politics because it is much easier for upper-caste individuals to forget caste hierarchies than it is for Dalits who have to deal with discrimination every day. But in the interview Yechury appears to see the political acknowledgment of caste as a kind of Fall: "Unfortunately, instead of raising the country's level to mine, where I, a Brahmin, did not even know I am in the same carriage as a Dalit, we had to stoop down to the Kanshi Ram level. We are doing it now." Reading this I tried to imagine a plausible way of 'raising the country's level' of consciousness to Yechury's state of innocence and failed because the privilege of forgetting caste is available only to comfortable Brahmins and their savarna ilk. In passing I wondered why a recognition of the political relevance of caste identity or an attempt to compensate for the historical absence of Dalits in the leadership of the CPI(M) amounted to stooping to Kanshi Ram's level. So what is Kanshi Ram's level and why does Yechury think it's so low? Kanshi Ram drew on Jyotirao Phule's and Bhimrao Ambedkar's ideas to imagine a political constituency made up of Dalits, backward castes and religious minorities which might constitute a social majority, a bahujan samaj. He founded the Bahujan Samaj Party in 1984 to consolidate the political potential of this imagined community. By 1995 the BSP had produced in Mayavati a Dalit chief minister for India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, and in less than 30 years, the party's electoral success had made a Dalit-led political establishment at the provincial and national level a possibility. Yechury is entitled to disagree with Kanshi Ram's politics but he ought to ask himself why the BSP succeeded in mobilizing the wretched of the north Indian earth where India's communist parties so conspicuously failed. He might also ask himself why Kanshi Ram's insistence that a political party should be concerned about the caste composition of its leadership, struck him as a low idea. In pointing to the under-representation of Dalits in Indian political organizations, Kanshi Ram was saying nothing that Phule and Ambedkar hadn't said before him. The CPI(M) doesn't have to genuflect towards Kanshi Ram - or Phule and Ambedkar - but given the BSP's massive fillip to subaltern politics in north India, it is rude and impolitic to condescend to his political legacy. Especially if the Left is grudgingly going to take his advice. As Yechury said in the interview, the Left was now prepared to stoop to conquer: "We're doing it now." The depressing thing about the interview is that Sitaram Yechury is the CPI(M)'s most plausible and least dogmatic spokesperson. The party he speaks for supports affirmative action and reservation for Dalits, tribal people and backward castes; the CPI(M)'s own figures show that scheduled caste and scheduled tribe members account for 25 per cent of its total membership. In spite of all this, Yechury lets himself be caught out comparing a Dalit leader's awareness of caste unfavourably with a Brahmin politician's casteblindness. Not only is the comparison politically toxic, it is a symptom of his party's unwillingness to accept that a politically progressive leadership isn't a substitute for a socially diverse and inclusive one. To have Dalits in cabinets and politburos as a matter of principle isn't tokenism as Yechury argues in the interview, it is an acknowledgment of fraternity, an assertion that in spite of visible inequality and difference we are connected by an imagined republican kinship. And fraternity (as Yechury must know) is a revolutionary ideal. Kanshi Ram was right to ask his question and Yechury was wrong to offer innocence as an alibi. If the CPI(M) plans to take Kanshi Ram's advice to heart, stooping will be unnecessary. Diversity is Indian society's defining characteristic and fraternity ought to be the republic's cardinal political virtue. When his party's leadership makes room for Dalits at the very top, Yechury won't have to bend at all: he will, if anything, be entitled to stand a little bit straighter.

INCORRIGIBLE CONGRESS
enior Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad's unwarranted remark soon after a terror attack near the Bharatiya Janata Party's office in Bangalore on Wednesday reflects the mindset of his party. Although senior leaders of the Congress rushed to downplay Mr Ahmad's statement that the blasts will benefit the BJP on the eve of the Assembly election in Karnataka, the fact is that the Congress has always explored ways to politicise terrorism. It may be recalled that senior party leaders like Mr Digvijaya Singh had gone to the extent of ridiculing the Batla House encounter in Delhi where a Delhi Police officer sacrificed his life battling terrorists holed up inside the building. A few Congress leaders even visited the homes of terror suspects in Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh in the wake of the incident, and Mr Salman Khurshid claimed that Congress president Sonia Gandhi had tears in the eyes when she saw images of the militants gunned down during the Batla House encounter that took place in September 2008. Even before and after this, Congress leaders have left no opportunity to politicise terror attacks. Remember, one of the first reactions from Mr Singh to the 26/11 incident was that Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare, who lost his life in the carnage, had spoken with him hours ago. The senior Congress leader stated this in the backdrop of criticism that Karkare had received from the Sangh Parivar when the former was investigating a few 'Hindutva' leaders in connection with some terror strikes. Clearly, Mr Singh was deviously trying to put two and two together and politicising the incident. He had to eventually shut up and clarify that he never meant that 'Hindu elements' had planned or executed the carnage, after Karkare's widow slammed him by so correctly remarking that his immature statements only helped Pakistan's cause. The fact that the Congress high command has never acted against leaders who have repeatedly made obnoxious remarks, demonstrates that it is comfortable with playing politics over terror, and that its dismissal of such statements is only for public consumption. Nor has it shown the spine to stand up to its allies who have taken positions contrary to that of national interest in dealing with terror. A good recent example is the outpouring of sympathy for Parliament attack mastermind Afzal Guru, after he was hanged. Leaders of the National Conference, which governs Jammu & Kashmir in collaboration with the Congress, virtually attacked the Centre for hanging Guru. The Congress took it lying down. While casting aspersions on and imputing motives to political rivals is bad enough, what is worse is that Congress leaders who shoot their mouths off don't realise that their utterances result in focus being shifted from the crucial task of identifying and punishing the perpetrators of the crime. Once politics is dragged into acts of terror, investigating agencies come under enormous pressure and have to struggle to conduct a fair and impartial probe.The last thing that probe authorities need is political pressure or gentle nudges of the kind that come camouflaged in the remarks that Congress leaders have been making. The task before the agencies is to find and punish the attackers, regardless of the country, community or caste they belong to.

MATCH POINT
By Arvind Gandotra nlike America, which initially hesitated in admitting that the Boston blasts were a terror strike, the Karnataka government has shown remarkable candour. It has not only declared the blast near the headquarters of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bangalore to be a terror attack, but has also surmised that there has been no intelligence failure. This routine

exercise after any blast would have attracted little attention had it not been accompanied by a subtext. Although the chief minister has refrained from reading this aloud, his party members have been less restrained in pointing out that the attack near the BJP office was targeted at the party. Fearing that this interpretation could attract public sympathy for the ruling party, some in the Opposition camp have sug-

gested the possibility of the attack being stage-managed. An ugly war of words has thus broken out between the ruling and opponent parties that has no relevance either to the investigation or to the fixing of responsibility for the blast. The politicization of the terror strike, which is an invariable result when the state government bears a political colour different from the one at the Centre, would perhaps have been

less gross had Karnataka not been awaiting its assembly elections. The bitter competition between the BJP, with its chips down, and the Congress, with its confidence boosted by the recent urban local body elections, has turned an act of violence into a political game. For the BJP, the blast could serve as a morale booster for its cadre, particularly after B.S. Yeddyurappa's Karnataka

Janata Party carried away a big chunk of the mother party's leaders and supporters. However, the Congress's nervousness at the BJP cashing in on the blast tells a bigger story. It has done little spadework to increase its acceptance among the electorate as an alternative political choice - unlike the Janata Dal (Secular), which launched a blitzkrieg by exposing the state BJP for its corruption. As the second

largest party in the state, the Congress depends entirely on anti-incumbency for its comeback besides hoping for the KJP to eat into the BJP's votebank. Riven by factionalism and misled by a confused central leadership, the Congress is edgy about the BJP scoring an advantage so close to the elections. Had it been more conscientious, it would have known that one blast does not make an election.

Another accident
Dear Sir The series of accidents that have taken place in Chenab belt claiming lives of innocent passengers during the past few days is both unfortunate and tragic. The innocent people have lost their lives in these road mishaps for no fault of theirs and they have been forced to travel in trucks and unconventional commuter vehicles which have been more prone to accidents. Already it has been calculated that the number of persons killed in road accidents in the erstwhile Doda district has been more than the persons killed in militancy related incidents in the entire state. It is unfortunate that regulation of traffic movement on the highway and alternate roads has been dismal and calls for attention of the government and its agencies to check

and prevent the high number of accidents in this region. It is a sad state of affairs that the commuters have to take first available transport service for commuting to places of their interest and posting in the absence of a proper and regulated commuter services in this remote belt. The concept of social transport system in remote areas has unfortunately been discarded by the state government for the reasons best known to it and common masses continue to suffer. The scarce resources of the state government have been frittered away in the hands of the transport mafia and common masses left to fend for themselves. The need of the hour is to prioritize the focus on providing safe road facility in the area so that the unabated accidents may be prevented. Yours Etc. Arvind Manhas Bantlab,Jammu

Bangalore blast
Dear Sir The Bangalore bomb blast has yet again proved that terrorists can and do strike at will. The injured, as always, are the innocent and unsuspecting people. While condemnation of the dastardly act has come in from all quarters, political parties have been quick to assess the advantages and disadvantages to their election prospects. It is hoped that politicians will allow the police to do their job without interference and unsolicited advice. As members of a society that wishes to live in peace and tranquillity, we should cooperate with the security and intelligence agencies by remaining calm. Yours Etc. Vishav Raksha Nanak Nagar,Jammu

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NATIONAL

PM candidate should be declared in advance: Jethmalani Security threat to India from neighbours : Mohan Bhagwat
VADODARA: Senior advocate and suspended BJP MP on Friday said any party, which wants to come to power after the next Lok Sabha elections, should declare its prime ministerial candidate in advance. Talking to reporters during a private visit here, Jethamlani said, "The political party wanting to come to power should declare the name of its prime ministerial candidate in advance, for giving people enough time in selecting the party." He was replying after being asked for a comment on newspaper reports which said that former BJP chief Nitin Gadkari had assured JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would not be projected as prime ministerial candidate of NDA. Gadkari, however, has refuted the reports. The Rajya Sabha MP also said today that JD(U)'s possible departure from NDA will not make any impact, but "it will hurt Nitish". "People want change and there will be change in the government at the Centre after the polls," he said. Jethmalani was suspended from the BJP on November 26 last year for attacking the party stand which had taken a critical view of the appointment of Ranjit Sinha as the director of the CBI. NASHIK : RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that the nation's security is under threat due to 'unfriendly attitude' of its neighbouring countries. Without naming any country, Bhagwat said the growth and development of India is necessary for the welfare of humanity, however, it will not solve the global problems as the country is surrounded by non-friendly nations on its eastern and western borders posing a security threat. He said this while addressing a public meeting last evening organized by the Nashik unit of RSS on the eve of 'Ramnavami'. Despite the three wars, the nonfriendly attitude of the neighbouring nations is still on. The country's borders are not safe as fake notes, arms and terrorists infiltrate inside India from there, he said. "On one hand, we dream of becoma situation, where is the development?" Bhagwat questioned. Voters are equally responsible for this. Quarrels about caste, regions, languages, water and borders are on across the nation and rape cases are emerging everyday. We discuss the issues but do not try to solve them, he said. According to Bhagwat, RSS's base is very strong. "We are not opposing anybody and nobody is our enemy. But attempts are being made to finish us. But considering RSS's works and its worldwide popularity, nobody has the power to finish us," he said. RSS Nashik unit members Vijay Kadam, Kacheshwar Sahane and Kailas Salunkhe were also present on the occasion.

In the past, Jethmalani had advocated Modi as candidate for Prime Minister's post.

Bihar at fifth position in Sustainable development terms of inward remittance fundamental right of people: SC
PATNA, APRIL 19: Bihar figures at fifth position in the country in terms of receiving foreign remittances, with a total of over Rs 200 crore sent through post offices in the last fiscal. Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh are ahead of Bihar in terms of remittance sent by Indians to their home through Western Union money transfer with assistance from post offices, Anil Kumar, Director, Business Development, Bihar Postal Services told MEDIA. Like other States, remittances to Bihar also came mostly from the Gulf countries, he said. Within Bihar, a major share of the remittance was sent to post offices in Siwan, Bhojpur, Muzzafarpur, Gopalganj and Patna, the Director said. Due to large sums of money coming from abroad, these districts are popularly referred as "money order districts." Kumar said in Bihar, more than one lakh people sent remittance through the Western Union money transfer. Of 9,614 post offices in the State, 225 have money transfer facilities. Across the country there are 1.55 lakh post offices, of which 80,000 have the Western Union money transfer facility. The official said the department has started mobile money transfer (MMT) in rural areas of the State to make the transfer of money even easier. This service was launched in 118 post offices in rural areas of Bihar, he added. NEW DELHI: Sustainable development is an integral part of fundamental rights conferred on citizens by the Constitution and cannot be allowed to be hampered by environmental degradation, the Supreme Court has said. "Inter-generational equity and sustainable development have come to be firmly embedded in our constitutional jurisprudence as an integral part of the fundamental rights conferred by Article 21(Right to Life) of the Constitution." "In enforcing such rights of a large number of citizens who are bound to be adversely affected by environmental degradation, this Court cannot be constrained by the restraints of procedure," the apex court has said. A bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam said damage caused to environment due to illegal mining in Karnataka has shocked "judicial conscience" and long arm of the law is to be demonstrated in such cases. "The satellite imageries placed before the court with regard to environmental damage and destruction has shocked judicial conscience," the bench said while referring to illegal mining in the state. "Illegal mining apart from playing havoc on the national economy had, in fact, cast an ominous cloud on the credibility of the system of governance by laws in force. It has had a chilling and crippling effect on ecology and environment," it said.

ing an economic superpower whereas on the other commoners are fed up of inflation, suicides by farmers are on and the country is reeling under drought. In such

New Policy In Offing To Plug Defence Deal Loopholes

NEW DELHI: Stung by the recent VVIP chopper scam, the Defence Ministry will unveil a new procurement policy to plug loopholes that allow bribery and encourage indigenous acquisitions. As part of its efforts, the Ministry is planning to enforce strict provisions to discourage Indian private firms from offering imported products to the armed forces with a 'Made in India' tag and ask them to produce the equipment indigenously. The new Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) will be unveiled very soon and the amendments to be made in the policy would be finalised by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting to be held tomorrow, Ministry officials said here. The policy changes would be such that it will plug all the loopholes in the present processes to avoid any scope of bribes to be paid by the vendors, they said. Under the proposed rules for procurement under the 'Buy and Make India' provisions, the Defence Ministry is relaxing the norms for Indian players for production in joint ventures with foreign players. However, the provisions for indigenous content in these products are getting tougher as the government will not allow the vendors to import equipment from abroad and offer it to the armed forces with a 'Made in India' tag, sources said. Under the new plans, the Indian vendors would be allowed to form JVs with foreign companies under which they will have to have 50 per cent indigenous component in overall equipment inventory whereas earlier this percentage was to be maintained throughout the tender completion process. In its last meeting on April 2, DAC had decided on several issues including ending the Raksha Udyog Ratna (RUR) status for the indigenous private sector players giving a level-playing field to all the players involved in defence production. DAC is also going to take a final call on the proposal to finalise all the specifications in the tenders for procuring military equipment before it is approved by DAC, the sources said. The amendments in DPP are based on the Ravinder Gupta Committee report on boosting indigenisation which has given suggestions to give the first right of refusal to the indigenous industry for the weapon system requirement of the armed forces. DPP will also focus on bringing more changes in the ship- building sector in the country to increase the production capabilities of the Indian shipyards to construct ships at a faster rate.

Uma Bharti may contest Lok Sabha SC leaves Vedanta's fate in tribal deity's hands election from Amroha in UP
BHOPAL: BJP vice-president Uma Bharti, a sitting MLA from Uttar Pradesh, is likely to contest the next Lok Sabha election from Amroha in the neighbouring state. "The BJP is seriously considering fielding Bharti, a prominent face of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, from Amroha seat in Uttar Pradesh," sources close to her said today. The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister forayed into Uttar Pradesh poll politics last year and was elected from Charkhari Assembly constituency. Charkhari is part of Bundelkhand, a backward region spread over both the states. Party president Rajnath Singh, who inducted Bharti in his new team announced last month, has already taken her consent for Amroha in north-west Uttar Pradesh. Aligarh, too, is on the radar of the BJP leadership for her, they said. The sources denied reports that the 53-year-old firebrand leader may contest reviving the saffron outfit in the crucial northern state. However, there was no sigNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday linked survival of Vedanta's alumina refinery and bauxite mining project in Rayagada and Kalahandi districts of Odisha with protection of Dongria and Kutia Kondh tribes' culture and right to worship the 'Niyam Raja' deity, a hilltop just 10 km from the mining area. "If the bauxite mining project, in any way, affects their right to worship their deity, known as Niyam Raja, in the hilltop of the Niyamgiri range of hills, that right has to be protected," the court said, creating fresh uncertainties for the multicrore project. Adding fresh trouble, the court allowed filing of fresh community as well as cultural and religious claims by tribals before the gram sabha within six weeks. "The gram sabha is also free to consider all the community, individual as well as cultural and religious claims, over and above the claims which have already been received from Rayagada and Kalahandi districts," a bench of Justices Aftab Alam, K S Radhakrishnan and Ranjan Gogoi said. The bench asked the gram sabha to decide the issues relating to religious and community rights and Niyam Raja within three months and submit it to the ministry of environment and forests. "The MoEF shall take a final decision on the grant of Stage-II clearance for the bauxite mining project in the light of the decisions of the gram sabha within two months thereafter," it said. To protect the purity of the decision making process in gram sabha, the court asked the Orissa High Court chief justice to nominate a district judge who would attend the meetings of the village body as an observer and certify that "proceedings of gram sabha took place independently and completely uninfluenced either by project proponents or central government or state government". "The alumina refinery oroject is well advised to take steps to correct and rectify the alleged violations by it on the terms of the environmental clearance granted by MoEF," the court said, adding these corrective steps would be taken into account by the ministry while taking a final decision. The stage-II environment clearance to the project would depend on the findings of the gram sabha, which was tasked by the court to determine in three months "whether the proposed mining area, 10 km away from the peak, would in any way affect the abode of Niyam Raja". By giving this ruling, the apex court made sure that tribal rights - both religious and cultural - cannot be overlooked by project proponents as well as governments, who think that their obligations are discharged by just providing compensatory alternative land to the forestdwelling community. The environment and related clearances to Vedanta's alumina project had been a bone of contention between the Congress-led UPA government and the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha. While the environment ministry had done flip-flops over grant of stage-I clearances and subsequent rejection of stage-II clearance, the Odisha government had maintained that it had taken all environment and tribal aspects into consideration before seeking the central government's nod. Justice Radhakrishnan, who authored the judgment for the bench, took note of the fact that the gram sabha had received a large number of individual community claims from Rayagada and Kalahandi districts on allocation of alternative land and had settled most of them.

Assam singer belts out Hindi songs, ULFA warns him for defying diktatss
GUWHATI: The Paresh Barua faction of ULFA on Thursday issued a statement warning popular singer and artiste, a heart-throb of the Assamese people, said no force on earth can stop him from singing. Garg said he say Hindi songs will destroy Assamese culture. It is an outdated and ridiculous idea," Garg said. After the outfit's diktat, other artistes had avoided singing Hindi songs with the excemediaon of Garg. "While all other artistes heeded to our appeal, Zubeen Garg has willfully defied it. He is an agent of Hindi aggression on Assam. We will resist his singing Hindi songs. And if that leads to any conflict then we should not be held responsible," a statement issued by ULFA's media wing said. Hours later, Garg said at a press meet, "Bihu is a festival that has no boundaries. It is not just the Assamesespeaking people who observe Bihu. Who are they to dictate terms and direct us? Paresh Barua should review his stand."

the Lok Sabha polls from Bhopal, a seat which she won in 1999. The party wants to utilise her services in Uttar Pradesh, a state having the maximum (80) Lok Sabha seats and which also gave birth to the Ram temple movement, to cash in on her image as a top Hindutva leader, they said. The BJP had deputed her in Uttar Pradesh as star campaigner for the 2012 Assembly polls after her return to the party fold in 2011 and was tasked with

nificant turnround in BJP's fortunes in UP and the party came a distant third after SP and Mayawati-led BSP. Bharti, who was a minister in the Vajpayee government, left BJP in 2005 and floated her own outfit Bhartiya Janshakti Party. She returned to BJP two years ago. Though she lost her first Parliamentary election in 1984, Bharti never looked back and won the Lok Sabha polls from Khajuraho in 1989, 1991, 1996 and 1998.

musician Zubeen Garg, 41, of dire consequences after he defied the outfit's diktat and performed in Bihu Sanmilani function at Guwahati on Wednesday evening. Seven days ago they had issued a ban on performing Hindi songs during Rongali Bihu, the Assamese New Year Festival. However, the

would sing more Hindi songs on Thursday night too. "I don't care. No power can dictate an artiste. We have our own freedom. This is nothing new for me. The ULFA had banned me in the 1990s too. I have earned nationwide fame singing Hindi songs. It is our national language. Who are they to

TN to move Supreme Court if talks with Kerala on building dams fail

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu government today said it would move the Supreme Court if talks between the state and Kerala on the latter constructing dams across rivers Bhavani and Siruvani failed. Replying to CPI's call attention motion in this regard in the state Assembly, Public Works Minister K V Ramalingam said Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had directed for talks between authorities of the two states. "If it fails, we will approach the Supreme Court," he said. Earlier, in a written reply, he said the Cauvery Tribunal had allocated 2.87 tmcft of water for Kerala's proposed dam on Siruvani at Attappadi but Tamil Nadu government had sought the project details and also informed Kerala in February that it could not go ahead with the project till the final award of the Cauvery ing final award were disposed off, he said. Following reports of check dams on Bhavani in Palghat district which subsequently affected Coimbatore and Erode districts, Tamil Nadu government had asked Kerala on March 15 to remove the "blockades created by farmers" there, Ramalingam said. While the final award of the Cauvery tribunal has been notified in the Central gazette, Kerala cannot immediately implement the project as it has to get the approval of Cauvery Management Baord and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee, both yet to be formed, besides that of CWC, he said. "Tamil Nadu government is taking all efforts to safeguard the welfare of people dependent on Bhavani river," Ramalingam said.

Digvijay Singh targets RSS-run schools: they incite hatred

NEW DELHI: Targeting the RSS-run chain of schools, Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Thursday demanded that the Communal Violence Bill look into the curriculum of such schools that "incite hatred". He also alleged that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has paid Rs 1,600 crore to American PR firm Apco Worldwide for his image makeover. "The Communal Violence Bill must look at all curriculums of institutions, which have brought in subjects that instigate and incite communal hatred," Singh told The Indian Express, adding that he was not referring to the national curriculum. "I am talking about private schools, which have introduced subjects that are not part of national curriculum. For instance, Shishu Mandir has been teaching young students how bad Muslim rulers were and how temples were destroyed. The Bill should look at pamphlets distributed to create communal disharmony." Earlier in the day, addressing the national convention of reactions from Sangh Parivar. Later, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav attacked Shishu Mandir, saying these schools were spreading hatred.

Disputes Tribunal came into force. Jayalalithaa had written to Prime Minster Manmohan Singh in June last year asking him to direct Central Water Commission (CWC) not to grant technical approval to Kerala till the final award came into existence or till such time court cases regard-

ANHAD, an NGO, Singh said, "The present format of the Communal Violence Bill talks only about the post-riot scenario. It does not talk about its impression on young minds." Digvijay's attack on RSSrun schools came seven years after then HRD Minister Arjun Singh hinted action against them on the basis of a Central Advisory Board for Education report. He had said such institutions were injecting venom into society, drawing sharp

The Communal Violence Bill, first drafted in the early years of UPA I, has been hanging fire due to opposition by the BJP, which termed it as "dangerous". Digvijay also accused Modi of making false claims about development in Gujarat and claimed he had given $300 million to Apco Worldwide to disseminate wrong facts about development. Asked how the Congress plans to counter it, he said, "We will do our bit."

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Malala to give her first public speech in New York

LONDON: Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai, who emerged as a global icon for female rights after being shot at by Taliban for advocating girl's education, will give her first public speech in New York on her 16th birthday on July 12, a day that would now be marked as 'Malala Day'. UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown announced today that Malala is determined to continue campaigning for girls' education and will speak to a specially convened meeting of young people from around the world at the United Nations. Her first public address is being organised by UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown along with the President of the UN General Assembly Vuk Jeremic. Some 4,000 young people from across the globe is likely to attend the launch a youth campaign to secure universal primary education. Currently, 61 million children go without a single day Birmingham and has since returned to school, but is yet to make a public speech. A passionate campaigner was made during the 'Learning for All Ministerial' meeting, co-hosted with Jim Kim of the World Bank and Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations at the World Bank in Washington. Yousafzai is among the 100 most influential people in the world, Time magazine said on Thursday. She also has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, now lives in exile in Britain. The annual list picks luminaries from art, business and politics whose achievement make them among the world's most vital and vibrant figures. Making Time's list this year were Hollywood director Steven Spielberg, Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day Lewis and Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton. President Barack Obama appears on the list for an eighth time, and his wife, First Lady Michelle Obama, made it, too.

Tens of thousands of people in Argentina protest against govt of Prez Cristina

BUENOS AIRES : Tens of thousands of people in Argentina are taking part in protests against the government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Huge crowds marched through the capital Buenos Aires chanting slogans, banging pots and pans and waving banners. The protest was sparked by a government proposal to reform the judiciary but people also showed their discontent over high inflation and crime. Similar protests have also been held in other cities across Argentina. Many protesters told the BBC they were angry at a proposed government bill that would allow voters to choose the magistrates who appoint and remove judges. The Argentine opposition biggest since November. There has been no comment so far from the Argentine government. government quarters that the opposition might take strength from this protest with crucial legislative elections later this year. "I came to see if the Kirchners will leave... and that peace returns so that we can be a united country once again," said Lorenzo Velazquez, a 51year-old food worker in Buenos Aires. He carried a sign saying "2015 Sin Cristina" referring to the year when President Fernandez's current term will end. Ms Fernandez's late husband, Nestor Kirchner, was Argentina's president from 2003 to 2007. His wife succeeded him and won re-election in 2011.

of primary school. "Malala is a true inspiration and a shining beacon for girls education around the world. I am full of admiration for her courage and determination in the journey she is on, and am sure that she can become a real leader in the campaign for a school place for every girl - and every boy," said Brown. Malala, who has made a remarkable recovery in

for a long-time for the right of every girl to attend school, Malala will be making the case that the voice of young people is essential in the fight for education. The Malala Day meeting will close with a youth resolution to make education for all a reality by the end of 2015, as was promised in the second Millennium Development Goal in 2000. Brown's announcement

has criticised the move saying it would politicise the judiciary. Opposition activists used social networks to mobilise the march, which was the

President Fernandez left the country on Thursday to attend a summit in Peru. However, correspondents say there will be concern in

Chinese Nobel laureate US officials say Boston suspects were Chechen brothers releases new book
BEIJING: Chinese Nobel literature laureate Mo Yan released a new book on Friday charting his experience receiving the award in Sweden last December, state media reported. The book, titled "Grand Ceremony", is his first to be published since he won the 2012 Nobel Prize, Xinhua news agency said. It was released at a national book fair. Mo, speaking at a ceremony on China's southern island of Hainan, said he wanted to give readers a "first-hand" glimpse into his greatest achievement, the report said. "The new book also shows my great eagerness to return to my desk to write my next book," he was quoted as saying. The author, born Guan Moye, whose pen name means "not speak", won the Nobel in October for what judges called his "hallucinatory realism". His works cover some of WASHINGTON: The two suspects in the bombings of the Boston Marathon had "international ties" and "military experience," NBC News reported on Friday. The suspects are brothers with the last name Tsarnaez and are from the Russian republic of Chechnya, law enforcement sources told the broadcaster. NBC reported that the brothers, aged 19 and 20, have permanent resident status in the United States, where they have been living for about a year. Boston police and federal authorities are conducting a massive door-to-door manhunt for the 19-year-old, NBC said, after the 20-yearold was killed in a shootout with police early on Friday. The official said the older brother died in a shootout with police and the younger one was being sought in a house-to-house search for in the Boston suburb of Watertown. The brothers had been in the United States for several years, the official said. National security and law enforcement officials said they were leaning toward the theory that the bombings were motivated by Islamist extremism. A U.S. law enforcement official and the uncle of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings are confirming that the name of the second suspect is Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older brother of Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed in a gun battle with police in Massachusetts on Thursday night. Three law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the ongoing investigation, confirmed the bomb suspects were brothers.

Israel's espionage agency Mossad launches online recruitment campaign

JERUSALEM: Israel's espionage agency Mossad has launched an online recruitment campaign appealing for creative people who love challenges to apply for an "interesting, out of the ordinary and dynamic job". The new campaign, under the slogan "with enemies like this - friends are needed," directs people to the Mossad's website and to the long list of professions the agency desires to enlist. The site notes, "If you have courage, wisdom and ingenuity, you can influence and actualise a national and personal mission. If you have the ability to move, fascinate and motivate people, you may be made of the quality material we are looking for". "If you have all of these, the Mossad is open to you," it adds. Amongst other things, the ad mentions that "challengeloving people are needed for an interesting, unconventional and dynamic position. The job entails living in Israel with short and numerous trips abroad. Unconventional lifestyle. One-year training period." In what seems to be one of the largest campaigns the espionage agency has conducted in years, the advertisement features across social media networks. The kind of professionals required includes people who have served in military Intelligence units, languagespeakers (especially Persian and Arabic), foreign language teachers, hi-tech professionals, chemists, laboratory assistants, graphic designers, lawyers, clinical psychologists, warehousemen and even carpenters. Diplomats say EU to drop sanctions against Myanmar Brussels: Two diplomats say the European Union will drop most sanctions against Myanmar to reward the country's progress toward democracy. The EU diplomats say the decision will be formally taken by the bloc's 27 foreign ministers when they meet Monday in Luxembourg. The sanctions targeting more than 800 companies and nearly 500 people were suspended last April for one year after the country's military rulers had handed over power to a civilian government that launched democratic reforms. An embargo on arms and equipment that can be used for internal repression will remain in place. The diplomats said today the end of sanctions should encourage EU firms and development organisations to strengthen their engagement in Myanmar. They spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of the formal decision next week.

the darkest periods of China's recent history, and are often infused with politics and a black, cynical humour. Though he has won praise from literary critics, Chinese dissidents have attacked him as a Communist stooge. But Mo, a member of the Communist Party, said in an interview with the German newspaper Der Spiegel earlier this year that he writes "on behalf of the people, not the party".

ECONOMY

India is not imposing restrictions on investments: P Chidambaram FDI in services sector dips 3.5% in Apr-Jan 2012-13
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister P Chidambaram today rejected suggestions that India is imposing restrictions on investments and said the country's economy is opening up in a gradual manner. "I think the right way to look at it is we are not restricting. We are opening up in a gradual manner. Where were we in 1991. What are we today, in 2013? In the space of 22 years we have opened practically 90 per cent ofIndia's economy," Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told the popular Charlie Rose Show in an interview. "There are still some areas which are closed or which are restricted. But they will open up. But the areas that are being opened up are so large, all this manufacturing. Steel, power, roads, airports, seaports, all this is open. Therefore, there's a huge opportunity for investors," he emphasized. Observing that India has liberalisation since 1991, Chidambaram said that the country could become a "giant economy" if it grows at eight per cent continuously the for seven-eight years. "See, our savings rate in the worst year was 30 per cent. In the best year, was 36 per cent of GDP. Pick any number between 30 and 36 for incremental capital output ratio, what economists call ICOR, is about 4. Our potential growth rate is about 8 per cent," Chidambaram said. "If we continue to grow at eight per cent for, say, seven years or eight years or ten years, like China did at 10 per cent for over ten years, it compounds, and we become a giant economy," the Finance Minister said. Chidambaram is currently in Washington to attend the annual Spring meeting of theInternational Monetary Fund ( IMF) and the World Bank. NEW DELHI: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the services sector declined by 3.5 per cent to $ 4.66 billion during the April-January period of last fiscal, according to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion(DIPP). The financial and nonfinancial services sector had attracted FDI worth $ 4.83 billion during the same period in the previous year. "The global economic situation is still not healthy. Investors are hesitant to invest their money in the sector," an official said. As far as overall FDI inflows are concerned, during the April-January period of 2012-13 financial year, it declined by 39 per cent to $ 19.10 billion. In 2011-12, foreign investment in the services rose to $ 5.21 billion from $ 3.29 billion in 2010-11. Service sector contributes over 60 per cent to India's GDP. The other sectors which have received FDI during April-January 2012-13 include hotel and tourism ($ 3.19 billion), metallurgy ($ 1.38 billion), construction ($ 1.2 billion) and drugs ($ 1 billion). India received maximum FDI from Mauritius ($ 8.17 billion), followed by Japan ($ 1.69 billion), Singapore ($ 1.82 billion), the Netherlands ($ 1.51 billion) and the UK ($ 1.04 billion). Expressing optimism, the official said liberalisation of the FDI policy in various sectors would help boost inflows in the coming months. It has allowed FDI in multi-brand retail sector besides hiking the cap to 100 per cent in the single brand retailing. Foreign investments are considered crucial for India, which needs around $ 1 trillion in the next five years to overhaul its infrastructure sector such as ports, airports and highways to boost growth. Decline in foreign investments could affect the country's balance of payments (BoP) situation and also impact the rupee.

opened up 90 per cent of its economy in the 22 years of

Bihar at fifth position in terms of inward remittance

PATNA: Bihar figures at fifth position in the country in terms of receiving foreign remittances, with a total of over Rs 200 crore sent through post offices in the last fiscal. Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh are ahead of Bihar in terms of remittance sent by Indians to their home through Western Unionmoney transfer with assistance from post offices, Anil Kumar, Director, Business Development, Bihar postal services told PTI. Like other states, remittances to Bihar also came mostly from gulf countries, he said. Within Bihar, major share of remittance was sent to post offices of Siwan, Bhojpur, Muzzafarpur, Gopalganj and Patna, the Director said. Due to large sums of money coming from abroad, these districts are popularly referred as "money order districts." Kumar said in Bihar, more than one lakh people sent remittance though western union money transfer. Out of 9,614 post offices in the state, 225 of them have the facility of money transfer. Across the country there are 1.55 lakh post offices out of which 1.20 lakh have money transfer facility. The official said the department has started mobile money transfer (MMT) in rural areas of the state for making transfer of money even more easier. This service was launched in 118 post offices in rural areas of Bihar, he added.

Goldman Sachs' five reasons for gradual pickup in India's GDP growth
NEW DELHI: India's GDP growth has slowed sharply in the past two years from 9.3 per cent in FY11 to 5 per cent in FY13, the weakest in the last 10 years. Goldman Sachs, however, expects a pickup in FY14 to 6.4 per cent, above consensus estimates. According to the global brokerage firm, the falling economic growth has raised market concerns about a prolonged economic slowdown. However, the key to an improvement in activity is a pickup in the investment cycle going forward. With market concerns about leverage on corporate balance sheets, high bank nonperforming loans (NPLs), and limited room to ease interest rates, consensus expectations are for a sluggish growth outlook continuing in FY14, Goldman said in a note. Goldman Sachs identifies five reasons for a gradual pickup in growth from the second half of calendar 2013: Upcoming general elections and expected fiscal stimulus: India's general elections are scheduled in the first half of the year 2014 (1H2014) and possibly even earlier, i.e., in late 2013. Prior to the general elections, there are state-level polls in six states over the next eight months. It is generally seen that prior to elections, the government spending increases as a percentage of GDP. This has also been associated with a higher fiscal deficit, thus imparting a positive stimulus to the economy. With large increases in spending funded by optimistic projections on privatization and telecom receipts, Goldman thinks that the fiscal deficit may come above the budget. Indeed, there are strong incentives for the government to spend, especially given the current state of the economy. Lower interest rates to stimulate economic activity: Even though the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has gradually been reducing rates, there is considerable skepticism in the market about its impact on investment demand.

New SEZ norms to help real estate and IT sector, say experts
MUMBAI: The government's move to do away with the mandatory requirement of 10 hectares of minimum land area for setting up an information technology/ITenabled services special economic zone is likely to prove a major boon for the real estate and IT sector. On Thursday, the government announced the minimum built-up area requirements to be met by SEZ developers will be 100,000 square meters for the seven major cities, 50,000 square meters for Category B cities and only 25,000 square meters for the remaining cities. "Some IT SEZ developers who have already met the 100,000 square meter built-up area criteria will now convert the balance land for residential use, giving the mixed-use edge while also making the formation of many more walk-to-work residential projects possible," says Ramesh Nair, Managing Director - West, Jones Lang LaSalle India. Real estate developers will now be able to divide up their land holdings and allocate smaller parts to IT companies to construct their own IT SEZs. With new announcements, it will now become easier to exit from SEZs given that transfer of ownership of SEZ units - including sale - has now been allowed. Moreover, Real EstatePrivate Equity Funds with foreign capital will now be able to do smaller deals, and this is bound to bring in more FDI into the sector, Nair says. According to experts, with these amendments many more IT companies will be able to launch their own SEZs as against only large IT companies managing to do so due to capital required to buy minimum 25 acres. National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) also welcomed the annual supplement to the Foreign Trade Policy aimed at enhancing exports and easing export procedures. Large mandatory land requirements made it difficult for small companies to take advantage of the SEZ policy. Waiving away land requirement and reducing minimum built up area will now make it feasible for IT SEZs to come up in Tier II/Tier III locations. These changes are likely to make the SEZ policy more inclusive by attracting SMEs to consider their options,NASSCOM said in a release.

Forex reserves jump $1.4 bn to $295 bn

MUMBAI: India's forex reserves jumped for the second consecutive week, rising USD 1.40 billion to stand at USD 295.25 billion for the week ended April 12, due to an increase in core currency assets. The reserves had gained USD 1.19 billion to USD 293.84 billion in the previous week. Foreign currency assets (FCAs), a major component of the reserves, were up USD 1.386 billion to USD 262.90 billion for the week ended April 12, Reserve Bank's weekly statistical supplement said today. FCAs, expressed in dollar terms, include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of the non-US currencies such as the euro, pound and yen, held in the reserves. Gold reserves remained unchanged at USD 25.69 billion during the week, the apex bank said. For the week under review, the special drawing rights (SDRs) were up by USD 11.5 million to USD 4.345 billion, while India's reserve position with the IMF rose USD 6.1 million to USD 2.310 billion, the RBI data showed.

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Inter-Battalion Sports Meet of Armed Police
General of Police, Ashok Prasad has consented to be the innings, Akshath lost his cool and tried hitting over Azhar Mahmood at mid-off. Chawla struck in his third over of the game to provide Punjab the key wicket of Samantray fell in quick succession. Towards the end, Perera slammed a quick fire 23 not out from 11 balls studded with three sixes to seal a narrow win for the hosts. Gony was Punjab's most successful bowler, taking two for 24. Earlier in the match, Kings XI Punjab suffered a batting collapse and were restricted to a modest total of 123 for nine by Sunrisers Hyderabad The Kings XI slipped from 104 for five in the 16th over to 123 for nine as Sunrisers Hyderabad seized momentum in the game. None of the Punjab batsmen could convert a start into big scores. Adam Gilchrist, Piyush Chawla and David Hussey scored quick runs but failed to drop the anchor and provide stability.

IPL: 6 Sunrisers beat Kings XI Punjab by five wickets

HYDERABAD: Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kings XI Punjab by five wickets in the 25th match of the IPL in Hyderabad on Friday to take the top spot in the points table. Chasing a modest total of 124 runs to win, the Hyderabad side achieved the target scoring 127 for five from 18.5 overs, but not before a few hiccups. Hyderabad made a wobbly start in pursuit of 124, losing opener Quinton de Kock cheaply. The South African cricketer failed to make a mark once again, after his poor outing with the bat against the Pune Warriors, which was his first game in IPL 2013. De Kock fell for a duck on the fourth ball of the innings off Praveen Kumar. Akshath Reddy and Vihari joined forces to take Hyderabad ahead, and the two batted cautiously to keep

IRP 19th Bn set to clinch overall championship trophy

JAMMU: With points' tally already nearing 90, the 15th Battalion of the Indian Reserve Police (IRP) looks confident to clinch the men's overall championship trophy in the ongoing Inter-Battalion Sports Meet of the J&K Armed Police. Equally good, the 17th Battalion of the IRP trails with 74 points on the fifth day of the six-day meet. Similarly, in women's section, IRP 15th Battalion has emerged as undisputed champion. However, finals in three events of 100 meters race, Kabaddi and Tug of War (men and women) shall be decided on Saturday. The finals in these events shall be followed by the valedictory function wherein Director ner athletes included Deputy Inspector General of IRP

Sunrisers beat Kings XI in low-scoring game the Punjab bowlers at bay. Punjab spinner Piyush Chawla was welcomed into the attack with two boundaries by Vihari, as Hyderabad consolidated their position. But in the eighth over of Akshath hadn't hit it hard and all Mahmood did was to jump and grab the ball. Cameron White walked in and added a further 22 runs with Vihari, who carried on scoring without any trouble. Vihari. Vihari scored a fluent 46, but a poor shot selection resulted in him missing out on a half-century. Hyderabad slipped from 70/3 from 12 overs to 100/5 after 17 as White and Biplab

Gandas wins Usha-IGU Delhi junior golf

NEW DELHI: Teenage golfer Manu Gandas turned in a grandstand finish with three birdies in last four holes on the final day to win the Usha-IGU Delhi junior golf title on Friday. The 16-year-old Gandas, who was third at the UshaIGU Haryana juniors earlier, carded a final round of twounder 68 and finished at fiveover 285 to earn the title by four shots. Piyush Sangwan (70) ended second, while overnight leader Tutul Ali (75) and first round leader Rohan Rana (71) finished in a tie for third. Sangwan totalled 289, while Tutul and Rana aggregated 290 each. Mohan Sardar crashed to a 76 in the final round to drop to fifth at 292 and Harsh Gangwar (74) was tied at sixth with Shubham Narain (75) at 294. Gandas, starting the final day two shots behind leader Tutul and one behind second placed Mohan Sardar, bogeyed the second hole and parred the rest of the front nine to turn in one-over 36. With Tutul and Mohan and 18th and closed the issue beyond doubt. Gandas, who topped the IGU Order of Merit last season in Category A has made a

Tendulkar's wax statue to be unveiled at SCG on Saturday

SYDNEY: Sachin Warne is significant as he had Tendulkar's wax statue will posed with the two legends be unveiled at his favorite during a 1998 trip to Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday before being displayed at a museum in the city ahead of his 40th birthday on April 24. Ten du lka r's waxwork will be first unveiled at the SCG where he had played Sachin's wax statue will be put alongside Donald Bradman and Shane Warne some memorable innings, courtesy Madame Tussauds in Sydney, officials said. Later in the day, his waxwork, expected to be a replica of the one in Madame Tussauds in London, will be displayed in the museum at scenic Darling Harbour, near the Sydney Aquarium alongside those of Donald Bradman and Shane Warne. The expected display of Tendulkar's wax statue alongside those of Bradman and Bradman's residence in Adelaide to wish the great Australian batsman on his 90th birthday. Swami Army, the group of Indian supporters which was formed in India's tour of Australia in 2003, is expected to be present at the SCG for the unveiling. Tendulkar has scored three Test hundreds at the SCG including a 241 not out in 2004 his best Test score then.

the chief guest. Earlier, the fifth day of the ongoing sports meet witnessed prize distribution in almost all the individual events at Gulshan Ground, on Friday. Among those who gave away medals to the win-

Jammu, T Punchok, DIG Armed Jammu, Johny William, Commandant IRP 10th, SS Sambyal, Commandant IRP 14th, Mir Mohd Choudhary and Commandant IRP 19th Bn, Ranjeet Kanwar.

IRP 17th bags football, handball titles

JAMMU: The IRP 17th Bn on Friday clinched both football and handball titles while basketball trophy went to IRP 3rd. In the finals played today, IRP 17th beat IRP 19th 2-1. Vikram Dogra and Zahoor Ahmed scored the goals in 17th and 35th minute of the match. From IRP 19th, Masroor Ahmed reduced the margin in 65th minute. The IRP 17th also bagged the handball title after they trounced IRP 19th 21-20 in a neck to neck fight. Sgct Vikram Dogra remained the top scorer with 14 points. However, the 19th Bn lifted the hockey trophy beating IRP 4th 2-0. Both the goals were scored by Satwant Singh. The basketball trophy won by IRP 3rd, who beat IRP 19th 40- 35. Mehmood Khan secured highest 36 points for the winners while Deepak added 24 points for IRP 19th Bn. Other Detailed Results: ARCHERY WOMEN: PSI Sanjee Wani, IRP 17th, Ist; Ct. Yangchen, IRP 17th, 2nd and Maryam Khatoon, IRP 15th, 3rd. WEIGHTLIFTING WOMEN: 48 kg: Ct. Sangeeta IRP-15th Bn, Ist and Ct. Ishrat, IRP- 15th Bn, 2nd. 53 kg: Ct. Sapna Devi, IRP15th Bn, Ist and Ct. Mehnaz Kousar, IRP-15th Bn, 2nd. 58 kg: Ct. Anita Kotwal, IRP15th Bn, Ist and Ct. Khalida, IRP-15th Bn, 2nd. 63 kg: Ct. Kunzes Dolma, IRP-19th Bn, Ist; Ct. Amita Kumari, JKAP6th Bn, 2nd. 69 kg: SgCt. Rita Massi, IRP-15th Bn, Ist; Ct. Muneera, JKAP-6th Bn, 2nd. 75 kg: Ct. Sonia Choudhry, IRP-15th Bn, Ist and SI Manju, IRP 15th Bn, 2nd. Plus 75 kg: SgCt. Naseema Bano, IRP-15th Bn, Ist and SgCt. Zeenat Chouhan, IRP-15th Bn, 2nd. WRESTLING MEN: Free Style: 55 kg: Follower Jeet Singh, IRP-7th Bn, Ist; Follower Mukesh Kumar, IRP-19th Bn, 2nd. 60 kg: Ct. Mudasir Ahmad, IRP-17th Bn, Ist and Ct. Rajesh Kumar, IRP-19th Bn, 2nd. 66 kg: Ct. Kuldeep Raj, IRP-4th Bn, Ist and SgCt. Karnail Singh, IRP11th Bn, 2nd. 74 kg: Ct. Hira Singh, IRP-17th Bn, Ist and Ct. Mohan Singh, IRP-8th Bn, 2nd. 84 kg: SgCt. Farooq Ahmad, JKAP-6th Bn, Ist and Ct. Pawan Kumar, IRP-16th Bn, 2nd. 96 kg: Ct. Sadeeq Ali, IRP-19th Bn, Ist and Follower Surinder Singh, IRP4th Bn, 2nd. Plus 96 kg: SgCt. Allah Mahi, JKAP-12th Bn, Ist and Ct. Romit Kumar, IRP17th Bn, 2nd.

Sardar, his playing partners carding five-over 40 for the front stretch, Gandas had already moved into lead. On the back stretch, Gandas again played very steady golf with pars right through till the 14th by which time Tutul and Sardar had dropped further behind and Sangwan had moved into second place. Over the last four holes, Gandas birdied the 15th, 16th

fine start, which could help him cement his place as one of the top juniors in the country. In category B, Kartik Sharma (75) finished on top with a total of 294 and was six shots clear of second place Arjun Puri (74) at 300. Arjun Prasad (77) totalled 304, while Jaiveer Singh (77) was fourth with Saptak Talwar (74) and Karandeep Kochar (74) fifth and sixth, respectively.

Jharkhand thrashes Rajasthan 11-0

NEW DELHI: Jharkhand thrashed Rajasthan 110 in their opening league game of Pool C of the 3rd Hockey India Junior Women National Championship at Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi today. Jharkhand, who led 7-0 at the half time, scored through Poonam Madhuri Tete (2, 25, 29, 59, 70), Rukmani Dodray (10), Anima Minz (14), Birsi Mundu (15) and Rajni Soreng (33, 50, 66) minute, while Rajasthan failed to score any goal. In Pool E, Odisha outplayed Chhattisgarh 15-0. Birajini Ekka and Surabhi Pradhan scored three goals each for Odisha. In Pool A, Manipur registered 2-1 win over Uttarakhand, while in Pool G, Assam edged out Tripura 13-1.

Sport climbing meet begins on Friday

JAMMU: The Jammu District Sport Climbing Championship, organised by J&K Mountaineering Association shall take place at Sprawling Buds School, Chinore in Bantalab on Saturday. The competition in Lead and Speed Climbing in different age groups shall be declared open by Member Legislative Assembly, Ahwani Sharma at 11.30 am. Meanwhile, championships for two other districts of Udhampur and Reasi shall be organised a day later on April 21 at the same venue, followed by the valedictory function.

Sindhu crashes out of Badminton Asia Championships

TAIPEI: India's campaign at the Badminton Asia Championships came to an end after P V Sindhu lost her women's singles quarterfinal match against Eriko Hirose of Japan in a hard-fought contest on Friday. The unseeded Indian gave a tough challenge to her seventh seeded Japanese opponent before going down 1921 21-16 11-21 in a battle that lasted exactly an hour. The 17-year-old gave the world no. 12 a run for her money in the opening game. It was a neck-and-neck battle till 10-10 with neither player letting the other win more than a point at a stretch. But Eriko managed to surge ahead with four consecutive points to make it 1410. The advantage was, however, cut short by Sindhu as she quickly won four straight points, to make it even once again at 14-14. Leading 17-16, Eriko got the momentum and won three points on the trot to reach the game point. Although Sindhu could save three of those and reduce the gap to 19-20 but she fumbled to save one more point and conceded the game. In the second game, the Japanese girl opened up with a 8-4 lead and continued to move ahead before world No. 16 Indian levelled at 14-14. Thereafter, it was no looking back for Sindhu as she claimed five consecutive points to take a 19-14 lead and eventually bag the game comfortably. In the third and deciding game, Sindhu started off well and looked set for another tough fight with the game evenly poised at 5-5. But the Indian girl simply ran out of steam. While Eriko kept on increasing the lead, Sindhu fell far behind and could win only six more points to lose it 11-21 in the end. Sindhu will now get ready to play in the upcoming India Open Super Series badminton, commencing on April 23 in New Delhi.

Nadal cruises into Monte Carlo quarter-final

MONTE CARLO, MONACO: Third seed Rafael Nadal turned in a routine performance to dispatch German Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2, 6-4 as the Spanish king of clay bids for a record ninth straight trophy at the event.

"I'm very excited to play in every tournament, and especially when I'm playing in a tournament like Monte Carlo," said Nadal, who won his 44th match in a row at the venue where he suffered his only loss a decade ago.

India win 4 medals in ice skating c'ship

SHIMLA: India has won four medals in the ISU (International Skating Union) World Development Trophy in Short Track Speed Ice Skating, held in Singapore. Besides India, eight other countries including North Korea, Singapore, DPR Korea, Argentina, South Africa, Uzbekistan, Malaysia and Mangolia participated in the five-day event and India won two gold, one silver and one bronze medal. The Indian coach, Pankaj Prabhakar from Shimla, trained the participants for one week in Singapore. India won gold in Junior

Mike Denness passes away after lengthy battle with cancer

LONDON: Former England captain and ICC match referee Mike Denness passed away on Friday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 72. Denness played 28 Test matches and 12 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for England in a career spanning over 22 years. He was captain in 19 of his 28 Test matches and once held the record of highest invidividual score by an England skipper in Australia, scoring 188 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He famously dropped himself for the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney during the

Boys 1000 m and Junior Boys 500 m, silver medal in Junior Girls 500 m and bronze in Junior Girls 100 m, Prabhakar said. The Indian Boys team

comprised Sohan Tarkar (Bombay) and Prathik Prasad (Bangalore) while Seeliya Simmith and Avani Kumar (Mangalore) and Varsha Kukreja (Bombay).

1974-75 tour. Denness was the only Scotsman to have played international cricket for England, and was also awarded an OBE in the New Year's Honours list for services to cricket.

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