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LONGEST RAIL TUNNEL IN INDIA INAUGURATED BY MANMOHAN SINGH, SONIA GANDHI

PM mingles with children while crossing Banihal tunnel
BANIHAL: The child in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday could not be suppressed when he undertook a train journey through the 11-km long tunnel under the Pir Panjal mountain ranges along with school children most of whom travelled by rail for the first time. Singh interacted with students during the 18-km train journey from Banihal to Qazigund which reduces the distance between the two towns by nearly half. The Banihal-Qazigund rail section includes an 11-km long tunnel, the country's longest, built at a cost of Rs 1,691 crore. Singh asked one of the girl students seated next to him whether she had travelled Contd p2
Uttarakhand calamity
As victims suffer MPs of TDP, Congress fight over political spoils

Noted geologist says the Uttarakhand tragedy was man made
NEW DELHI: A day after Uttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna dismissed as "childish" suggestions that the flash floods in the state were man-made, one of the most respected Himalayan geologists in the country voiced a different view. Padma Shri awardee KS Valdiya said that while "heavy rain and cloudbursts were natural, the tragedy that followed was entirely manmade". Valdiya, an honorary professor at Bangalore'sJawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, said the heavy loss of life and property in the deluge was a result of "criminal oversight" over the Contd p2
SRINAGAR, JUNE 26: What could be a virtual engineering marvel ,the longest railway tunnel has been opened to rail traffic after its inauguration by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday. On the final day of
his two-day visit to the state, the Prime Minister opened nearly 11km-long tunnel to link the towns of Bannihal and Qazigund in the two regions. The rail connectivity will cut the present surface distance between the two towns by 18 km.
Congratulating the personnel of the Indian Railways and the people of Jammu and Kashmir, the PM said, "This will link the Kashmir Valley to the progress in rest of India. We will link this to the rest of the rail network." Addressing Contd p2
DEHRADUN, JUNE 26: The cheap politicking over the dead bodies of Uttarakhand came to fore on Wednesday when Andhra Pradesh MPs belonging to Congress and Telugu Desam were locked in a scuffle in public view at the Jolly Grant airport here over ferrying pilgrims back to the state. The embarrassing altercation
between Congress MP Hanumantha Rao and TDP MPs Ramesh Rathod and K Narayana, who nearly exchanged blows, came in the presence of TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu over taking the flood victims back home by air. Sloganeering by supporters of TDP and Congress only added to the ugly drama of Contd p2
As Mandela battles for life, family squabbles over his resting place
PRETORIA, JUNE 26: What could be more tragic to the legacy of one of the most influential persons of the present times Nelson Mandela that as he is fighting for life in hospital his family members are fighting over his final resting place. The family is reportedly divided between his grandson Mandla Mandela, who wants the antiapartheid icon buried at his birthplace in Mvezo village, and the rest of the family who want to respect his wish to be buried next to his children, The Star newspaper of South Africa reported on Wednesday citing three sources. Mandla is the head of the Mvezo Traditional Council. The controversy arose as Mandla had exhumed the bodies of his father
BJP trying to befool people on Article 370: Omar NEWS IN BRIEF

BANIHAL, JUNE 26: Coming down heavily on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday attacked BJP for raking up the issue of special status for the state saying Article 370 was only a political issue for it to "befool" the people. Speaking in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Omar did not name BJP leaders but said "there are some opportunistic leaders who are parroting 370 as they feel elections are near and want to befool the people". Referring to the 11-km tunnel through the Pir Panjal ranges which the Prime Minister inaugurated today with Article 370; he land and talk about abrogating our 370. I want to remind them that you were in power for six and a half years, but tell me did you talk about the abrogation in these years. Did you even try? "You (BJP) remember these things only when you are out of power. If you get the reins of power again, which I do not think will happen in next 10-15 years, I don?t think you will touch 370, because you know that weakening 370 will be weakening the relation between Jammu and Kashmir and the country," the chief minister said. BJP has been pressing for the abolition of Article 370 and senior party leader L K Advani had on Sunday last made a renewed pitch for scrapping it. Contd p2
THREE INDIAN WOMEN PILOTS CREATE HISTORY

NEW DELHI: Three women pilots created history when they flew a maritime reconnaissance aircraft over the Arabian Sea making their sortie a first allwomen flight in the Indian Coast Guard. "Recently, a Dornier reconnaissance aircraft had taken off in the skies of Daman and adjoining Arabian Sea with all women crew comprising assistant commandants Neetu Singh Bartwal, Neha Murudkar and Shristi Singh. This flight was a maiden all-women flight in the force," a Defense Ministry release said. This achievement was possible with passing out of first Short Service Entry (observers) course comprising three women officers who had undergone long Contd p2
Makgatho, uncle Thembekile and aunt Makaziwe from the family grave at Mandela's homestead in Qunu and reburied them at his birthplace Mvezo in 2011. Makgatho died in 2005 due to a AIDS-related illness, Makaziwe
had died in 1948 when she was just nine months old, and Thembekile was killed in a car accident in 1969. All three were children from Mandela's first wife, Evelyn. According to Contd p2
said it can be compared with Article 370 which connected our state with the rest of the country. "I want to take this opportunity to make a few things clear. They (BJP leaders) come to our
Sikhs meet PM, demand minority status

SRINAGAR: A Sikh delegation on Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here and demanded minority status for the community in Jammu and Kashmir and a special employment package for its youths. It also appealed to the Prime Minister to take meaningful steps for ensuring lasting peace in the valley. "We raised several of our demands like minority status and employment package Contd p2
Registration must for Sri Amaranth pilgrims says Shrine Board

SRINAGAR, JUNE 26: Cautioning the potential pilgrims who want to have Darshan of Ice Lingam, Shri Amarnath ji Shrine Board (SASB) looking after the preparations of the pilgrimage has warned the pilgrims not to move towards the base camps of the Yatra at Baltal or Phalgam without proper registration. The first batch of pilgrims will leave on 27th June. "All intending pilgrims are advised against reaching Baltal or Pahalgam without first obtaining a valid registration permit as, otherwise, they would face avoidable difficulties and inconvenience," Chief Executive Officer of SASB Navin K Choudhary said in a statement. Choudhary said all the arrangements for the yatra, which is scheduled to begin on Friday, will be completed by tomorrow. This year Contd p2
PM announces 720- cr aid to acquire land for rural roads

SRINAGAR: In order to speed up the acquisition of land for construction of rural roads in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced Rs.710-crore financial aid on Wednesday. With such a special financial support Jammu and Kashmir has become first state in the country to receive such a grant. The prime minister made the announcement after co-chairing a state cabinet meeting Contd p2
Former Pak dictator Musharraf to be investigated for treason
Uttarakhand does not belong to Congress alone

ROHIT SINGH RANA Governments should not behave as if they lord over everything and hence have a carte-blanche not only in the times of peace but also in times of crisis. This obstinate attitude derides the very concept of the term called responsive and effective governance. It is in times of crisis that the real mettle of a government comes to fore. Unfortunately, as the whole nation is shocked over the Uttarakhand calamity, the response of the Congress Government ruling over the State has been poor towards the aspirations of those who do not belong to the Congress. Agreed, that there has to be a room for all parties to play positive politics. That apart, when a tragedy of unmanageable proportions there is always room for a national response. But the Vijay Bahuguna Government of Uttarakhand is looking the other way when other states have come forward for help. Besides this, the Congress big wigs right from Manish Tiwari to Digvijay Singh and Susheel Kumar Shinde said that they were not in favour of any VIP visiting the disaster sites because it would hamper the crucial relief and rescue operations. Taken for its value, the ordinary citizen of India accepted this view. How true and practical as well rational the Congress leaders sounded. Amidst this came Modi to Dehradun, met Vijay Bahuguna, offered 24 helicopters and also stated that if given a chance, Gujarat would built Kedarnath and restore its pristine glory. Who will deny that apart from chopper offer and other material support, Modi on Kedarnath reconstruction should have been subdued? But soon after the quarantine for the visit of VIPs abruptly changed when Congress 'Yuvraj' Rahul Gandhi soon after his foreign jaunt, suddenly made an appearance in Dehradun. In a Rambo style he went to Gupt Kashi and Rudraprayag. Even a fool would not hesitate to say that rescue operations were not hampered by the Yuvraj's visit. Difficult to understand that if Home Minister Shinde did not visit the calamity hit areas how was Rahul Gandhi allowed to visit. A party vice president is not so important a person than the Home Minister of India. But in Indian politics when it comes to Gandhis all rules are worth to be flouted. Worst still was the paranoid defence of Renuka Chowdhry that Rahul Gandhi had visited as an ordinary citizen of tha country. Madam Renuka needs to be told that ordinary citizens do not fly in VIP choppers where ever they wish to go. They do not have powers to listen to the woes of people and issue summary orders. Modi or for that matter any other Chief Minister too should have been allowed to visit the flood hit areas the way Rahul was. But who cares when pampering and power go side by side. Uttarakhand neither belongs to its Congress Chief Minister nor is it on platter for any other political party to make politics on. It belongs to the entire nation. Efforts should be made to redouble efforts of its re-constructhe country who comes forward to help in relief and rescue operations. Dev Bhumi is to sacred to more than one billion people of this country, so it does not matter, whether a Modi, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Mayawati or Mamata comes forward with help. To behave as if Kedarnath belongs to Uttrakhand only is to live in perpetual delusion. Those who visited there and perished belonged to every part of the world. Hence the time is to invite all and reject none to rebuild the State. One most important question that the Congress Party or the UPA will have to answer is why till now this grave tragedy has not been declared as a national disaster. People will raise this question and fingers will be raised. Remember the earthquake of 2005 in Kashmir when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared it as a national disaster. Why silence this time? People will find answers and may be deliver their verdict in 2014.
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 26: Time turns full circle for the former pakistam military dictator Gen. Pervez Musharraf as Pakistan's prime minister ordered on Wednesday to start treason investigation into ex-military ruler bringing the government closer to putting the former army chief on trial. The case sets up a possible clash between the government and Pakistan's powerful army, a worrisome prospect in a country that has a history of military coups. Musharraf could face life in prison or the death penalty if he is tion and all support should be charged and convicted solicited from every individual of of treason.
ARMY LAUNCHES WEB SITE ON UTTARAKHAND RELIEF

LUCKNOW: The Indian Army Wednesday launched a web site suryahopes.in -- to provide updates on the whereabouts of people stranded in disaster-hit Uttarakhand. The site also provides information about the location of people, helpline numbers, lists of those rescued and their current location. A spokesman for the Central Command said that the web site was a one-stop helpline for people in distress following the natural calamity in Uttarakhand
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PMs visit: Nothing for Jammu victims

Nine army men killed, two policemen shot dead, a social activist Kifayat Hussain slain in Sopore in broad day light, yet entered the Prime minister of India, laid the foundation stone of Kishtwar power project, opened the 11 kilometer long rail tunnel, went to Srinagar and released 720 cr for development of States rural roads. This visit, no doubt a high profile one, the PM skipped Jammu proper for it is no place to visit this season. It is hell raining in Jammu. With rampant power shortages and water scarcity, Jammu is literally at the receiving end of the so called responsive governance. Besides, Jammu is small because it is peaceful and hence needs no special pampering. True, very true in the calculations of States politics but although Omar demanded a special package for the earthquake victims of the three districts of Kishtwar, Doda and Baderwah nothing came out of it. Although the quake hit area is equal to valley proper still Jammu is un-important in New Delhis calculations. Here matters not nationalism but duplicity and dubious slogans. Otherwise the POK refugees would not have suffered a long ordeal for more than sixty years. Languishing without any basic rights, they are destined to suffer when militants coming from Pakistan have to be rehabilitated on priority. Sadly,the PMs visit has left big questions in its wake. RANASAHIB
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tion taking place on river flood ways. A flood way is the area covered by the river at the time of its biggest flooding in the past 100 years. "In places along Alakananda/Ganga such as Karnaprayag and Rishikesh, constructions have taken place on the lower terraces which are part of the flood way. Sooner or later, water would get to these places," the expert said. Lastly, Valdiya said roads have been built over the debris of previous landslides because it's costlier to build paths higher up on the hills where the rock is firmer. "Sadly, the department geologists are often no more than rubber stamps, okaying everything the engineers say. Independent geologists are never consulted," he said. Valdiya has written extensively on ways to avoid landslides in Uttarakhand. "But scientific engineering has very low priority in the state," he lamented. Unfortunately, the state pays with human lives and huge property losses because authorities do not pay attention to basic scientific principles. bodies because we would not allow you to weaken this relationship. This relation has been confirmed by Sheikh Abdullah and the first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru." He went on to say that National Conference (NC) and Congress where parties with a different political thinking on some issues, but were firm on strengthening this relationship between the state and the Centre. Omar said the nationalist forces in the state will not be allowed to weaken and they will keep the relation of the state with the country alive. which are more than Rs 25 lakh per family," he said. "The state subject is being denied to the Sikh youths since they have left their native places and settled in Srinagar city and various district headquarters. "This issue also came up for discussion with the Prime Minister," Raina said adding in the absence of the state subjects, the Sikh youth could not apply for jobs in the government sector. Raina said the issue of neglect of the Punjabi language in Kashmir also came up for discussion. "Punjabi is taught in just two out of the 14 colleges in the valley. Given this situation, the Sikh youths are not able to apply for the post of lecturers in Punjabi," he said. Raina demanded an employment package for the Sikh youths living in the valley. "Special reservation in jobs should be made for the youth of the community in government and semigovernment sectors in the valley as they are always left out whenever a package is announced for Kashmir."
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in office. The government specifically cited his decision to declare a state of emergency and suspend the constitution in 2007. The Supreme Court ordered the government to notify the judges by Wednesday of the steps it would take to try Musharraf and scheduled a hearing for the following day to hear the government's response. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Wednesday in a written reply to the court that the government would constitute a special team to investigate Musharraf for treason under Article 6 of the constitution. Following the completion of the investigation, the government will file the "requisite complaint" against Musharraf and constitute the special court required to try him for treason. Imaur Rehman, a lawyer who has been critical of Musharraf, described the government's decision to open an investigation as a "bold step." "Today's government decision should be seen as the first serious step toward holding Musharraf's trial on treason charges," said Rehman. But another lawyer, Ghulam Nabi, cautioned that the government could use the investigation as a way to delay the case and avoid a confrontation with the army, which is considered the strongest institution in the country. "I think the investigation officer, who will be appointed by the government, will take months to complete his work, and we don't know whether the officer would come up with enough evidence required to punish Musharraf," said Nabi. Sadiqul Farooq, a spokesman for the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N party, said the government was determined to put Musharraf on trial for treason. "No one should have any doubt in his or her mind about the intention of the government in putting Musharraf on trial for treason under Article 6 of the constitution," said Farooq. "The prime minister believes in the rule of law, and he thinks no one is above the law." The case is personal for Sharif since he was serving as prime minister in 1999 when Musharraf carried out his coup. Musharraf ruled for nearly a decade but was forced to step down in 2008 because of growing public discontent. He spent years in exile before returning to the country in March. The case is also personal for many judges and lawyers throughout Pakistan. Musharraf sacked the chief justice of the Supreme Court and other senior judges when he declared a state of emergency in 2007. He was forced to step down after lawyers across the country launched a protest movement against his actions. Musharraf returned to Pakistan to run in the national election held in May but was disqualified from participating in the vote because of his actions while in office. He has spent most of his time battling legal cases and is currently under house arrest on the outskirts of Islamabad because of a separate case against him. Musharraf can only be tried for treason if the federal government files charges against him. The caretaker government that ruled the country in the run-up to the May elections declined to bring charges, saying it was outside their mandate. Many analysts speculated that Musharraf would be allowed to leave before the Sharif government took power earlier this month to avoid a confrontation with the army, but that didn't happen. The army advised Musharraf not to return to the country because it was also worried about a confrontation, but the former military ruler ignored the advice. Even though the army was against his return, many analysts doubt the generals would be willing to let Musharraf be convicted for treason and could
I Makhan Lal S/O Totru Ram R/O Dhanari, Katra, Udhampur declares that I have sold J&K Maxi Cab permit route 03/MC/CE/STA along with vehicle No. JK14-4976 to Suran Chand S/O Bari Ram R/O Jourian Akhnoor. Now therefore it is notified that objection if anyone to the above said transfer of the vehicle and route permit conveyed to transport commissioner Jammu (J&K).
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a public meeting, Singh called for timely completion of remaining railway projects to ensure allweather link to the state, which gets cut off from the rest of the country in harsh winters. "I urge the Railways to complete work on the Chenab bridge as quickly as possible so that we have an all-weather link to Kashmir," he said. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi complimented Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for all-round development in state. Earlier, the PM boarded the train which carried children on its first run through the Pir Panjal mountain range tunnel, the longest rail tunnel in the country and the second longest in Asia. He shook hands with the children on board and sat with them as the train wound its way through the tunnel. Manmohan Singh then went back to Bannihal on the same train to address the public meeting. CM Abdullah and Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad accompanied the PM on the train journey. The 10.96 km railway tunnel has been built at a cost of Rs 1,300 crores. An eight-coach train will operate on the route from June 27.
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by train earlier, to which she replied in the negative. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi was seated a couple of rows behind the Prime Minister and was seen chatting with the students. The train travel by Singh and Gandhi was being planned for almost a week and was kept under the wraps for security reasons. Singh and Gandhi boarded the train after the flagging off ceremony at Banihal this afternoon. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge were also in the train. The train will start regular operations from Banihal to Baramulla from tomorrow making five trips daily beginning at 7.10 AM from Banihal and 7.35 AM from Baramulla.
by his party. Naidu, who was present at the scene, termed the incident unfortunate and said it should not have happened and there should not be any competition over such a tragedy. However, he said they would not stop their "service" until the last pilgrim is sent back safely to his native place. "The Congress government (in Andhra Pradesh) totally failed to help the pilgrims. They did did nothing. They woke up only after we took initiatives like bringing pilgrims out of the flood area and sending them by flight to Hyderabad. "They are only sabotaging our efforts. We are doing this on humanitarian grounds. We have also arranged medical aid for victims. This is no time for politics," Naidu said. He also alleged that victims from Andhra Pradesh were being discriminated against in the relief operations. Alleging that the state government has failed in the rescue and relief operations, Naidu had held a sit-in at the AP Bhavan in Delhi on Sunday night. Accompanied by several party MPs, he went to Dehradun and has also arranged a special flight to bring the victims to Hyderabad. The ruling Congress has hit back at Naidu saying that the TDP chief was only politicising the issue. "Naidu did not attend the recent Assembly session. He was in America. He is doing all this to escape the blame," Andhra Pradesh revenue minister N Raghuveera Reddy had alleged two days ago.
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the SASB had opened 422 registration counters across the country against 174 last year, he said. "This year registration was commenced three months in advance of the Yatra to ensure that every intending pilgrim could timely go through the process," the CEO added. Choudhary said any pilgrim who arrives in Jammu without valid registration should proceed to Vaishnavi Dham and Saraswati Dham at Railhead Jammu and Jammu Haat in Jammu city, after obtaining a compulsory health certificate from a notified doctor or medical institution. They can then go to the counters in the aforesaid complexes for securing registration, he said. "Those pilgrims who reach Srinagar without registration should go to the Tourist Reception Centre (TRC), Srinagar for seeking registration after obtaining compulsory health certificate," he added. The CEO said as per the Special High Powered Committee recommendations, which have been endorsed by the Supreme Court; the district administration is bound to stop all those pilgrims who attempt to undertake the Yatra without valid registration.
happening. Musharraf would be the first army chief put on trial for treason in a country that has experienced three military coups in its nearly 66year history. Analysts have speculated that a treason case against Musharraf could also ensnare many other officials who were in power when he declared a state of emergency in 2007. Also Wednesday, a bomb targeting a senior judge in the southern city of Karachi wounded him and killed seven members of the security forces, said Sharjeel Memon, information minister for southern Sindh province. The explosion also wounded 15 people, he said. Pakistani Taliban spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan claimed responsibility for the attack on the judge, Maqbool Baqir, saying he was taking decisions against the militants and Islamic law.
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the report, the family had gathered at the Qunu homestead on Tuesday for an "ibhunga" or a meeting to discuss an important family matter. Among those who attended the meeting were Mandela's another daughter from Evelyn, also named Makaziwe, his daughter from second wife Winnie, Zenani, Mandla and his brother Ndaba. Bantu Holomisa, leader of the United Democratic Movement, Lindwe Sisulu, South Africa's minister for public service and administration, and chief Bhovulengwe of the abaThembu Royal Council were also present in the meeting. Mandla reportedly stormed out of the meeting as the family members sought that the bodies of Makgatho, Makaziwe and Thembekile be moved back to their original burial sites in Qunu. "This is making it impossible for Mandela to be buried next to his children because they are buried in Mvezo. Mandela is going to be buried in Qunu. Mandla did this without consulting the elders," The Star report quoted one of the sources as saying. When the newspaper called Mandla on his phone, he did not answer it, Holonisa refused to divulge what happened in the meeting and instead suggested that Makaziwe be contacted as she had called the meeting, and Makaziwe, on her part, said she doesn't "talk to The Star". Tuesday's family meeting lasted from 11am to 2pm.
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drawn training in various Naval and Coast Guard establishments for qualifying as an air borne tactician. "These women officers had toiled long hours gaining proficiency in handling Dornier aircraft and sensors for safeguarding the maritime borders of India. During this mission the crew flew over one hour and landed safely," the ministry said. The first allwomen flight has not only brought laurels to the Indian Coast Guard but also to the women fraternity proving exceptional skills and commitment to the nation, it said.
I Rashpal Singh S/O Sh. Sewa Singh R/O Friends Coloney Ext. Trikuta Nagar, Jammu declares that I have sold vehicle No. JK02N-6171 (Maruti 800: Chassis No. 1496365, Engine No. 2091832) to Bua Ditta S/O Sh. Choura Ram R/O Bhojpur Teh. RS Pura, Jammu. I have received full payment of the said vehicle and I am transferring the vehicle in the name of the said purchaser. If anyone have objection contact concerned persons within 7 days.
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at the Sher-e-Kashmir convention complex on the edge of the Dal Lake here Tuesday evening. So far, there has been no provision under the centre's Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) for offering assistance to any state to acquire land for improving rural roads. The country-wide PMGSY programme has been facing hurdles in Jammu and Kashmir because of land acquisition problems. People in villages have been refusing to part with their ancestral lands without payment at prevalent land rates to them as compensation. Of around 10,000 km of road length covered under the PMGSY, road building work had to be suspended for 2,000 km because of land acquisition problems, an official said. Sources in the state cabinet said the prime minister asked the state government to improve its financial base to meet future challenges. The prime minister, they said, told the state cabinet that the centre had been bending rules to provide financial assistance to Jammu and Kashmir, but the state would have to arrange its own finances in future. The progress of the prime minister's Rs.37,000-crore reconstruction package was also reviewed at Wednesday's meeting where Chief Minister Omar Abdullah gave a power point presentation.
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decades of the state's geological features and water channels by various authorities. "These features are wellmapped and documented. But engineers and builders choose to overlook them," said Valdiya, who comes from the state and has been studying the region for close to 50 years. The geologist identified four major ways in which constructions flouted scientific norms. First, he said, the seismic faultlines of this earthquake-prone state were not kept in mind while building roads. "These tectonic faultlines, which are active and see back-and-forth movements, have been cut in many places by roads. More dangerously, roads are built along the faultlines at many places. As a result, tiny seismic movements in the faultlines weaken the rocks at the base of the roads, making these stretches susceptible to cave-ins and slides," Valdiya said. The second area of rampant neglect, the expert pointed out, was drainage. "I have never seen road engineers provisioning for draining out all rainwater that can possibly enter the stretch. Where one to two metre bridges are required, they build small culverts. At places where drains have been provided for, these are usually filled with debris." Buildings have been constructed over old drains and streams, blocking the natural pathways of rainwater, he said. "One of the reasons for the devastation at Kedarnath was that people had constructed houses on the west stream of the Mandakini river that had been dry for decades. When the river returned to its old course following the deluge, these constructions were washed away," he added. Valdiya said another type of transgression, similar to the previous one, was construc-
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for youths of the community" during a meeting with the Prime Minister, Jagmohan Singh Raina, All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee chairman, said. "We also appealed to the Prime Minister to take meaningful steps to ensure lasting peace in Kashmir," said Raina, who led the 5member delegation. They reminded the Prime Minister of his promise to look into the problems facing Sikhs in Kashmir during his previous visit to the valley in 2010, he said. "Despite fulfilling all the criteria, the Sikhs are being denied the minority status in Jammu and Kashmir," Raina said. "Due to the turmoil, thousands of Sikhs living in the villages have left behind their property and have settled down in cities and towns. We demanded compensation for agricultural and horticultural losses
Loss of Driving License

I Charanjit Singh S/O Sh. Thakur Singh R/O Nai Basti, Jammu declares that I have lost Driving License No. 5658/MVD/J. Now I have applied for duplicate of same if anyone have objection contact concerned persons within 7 days.
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political one-upmanship that unfolded in the airport which for more than a week has been a scene of hectic activities in mobilising succour to the distraught pilgrims. The argument between the two sides was over who will ferry the victims to Andhra Pradesh as both of them had arranged flights. Hanumantha Rao claimed that TDP leaders were preventing the flood victims from boarding a flight arranged by the Andhra Pradesh government to Hyderabad. "There is already a flight arranged by the government which is waiting for the pilgrims. TDP leaders stopped them from boarding the flight saying that they have already arranged another flight to take them to Delhi," he told mediapersons. State minister for civil supplies D Sridhar Babu, who was deputed by chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to Dehradun to supervise the relief operations, alleged that the TDP is trying to obstruct government's duty. Dismissing the Congress MP's claim, Ramesh Rathod, TDP Lok Sabha member from Adilabad, said the ruling party leaders tried to delay the bus carrying flood victims from reaching the airport and boarding the flight arranged
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He warned the BJP that any dilution of the constitutional guarantee would be possible "only over our dead
I Rakesh Kumar Koul S/O Sham Lal Koul R/O H.No.-08, Azad Colony, Muthi Camp II, Jammu declares that I am applying for correction of name of my wife as Pooja Koul instead of her wrongly written name as Puja Koul in migrant Ration Card No. 10179 and Data Form No. 31663, objection if any may he conveyed to the Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (M) Jammu within seven days from the date of publication of the notice.
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I Ramesh Singh S/O Sh. Puran Chand R/O Nud Purani Kali, Samba declares that I have sold vehicle No. JK02AK 4525 along with router permit No. 666/AR/RTAJ to Som Lal S/O Tillo Ram R/O Mandi Gurgalian, Samba. I have received full payment of the said vehicle and I am transferring the vehicle in the name of the said purchaser. If anyone have objection contact concerned persons within 7 days.
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I Charanjit Singh S/O Sh. Thakur Singh R/O Nai Basti, Jammu declares that I have lost Driving License No. 5658/MVD/J. Now I have applied for duplicate of same if anyone have objection contact concerned persons within 7 days.
I Sukhwinder Singh S/O S. Joginder Singh R/O Lane No. 8 Greater Kailash, Jammu declares that I have lost RC of vehicle No. JK02W-7928 (Pickup Van). Now I have applied for duplicate of same if anyone have objection contact concerned persons within 7 days.
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I Daljit Singh S/O S. Makhan Singh R/O Nai Basti RS Pura, Jammu declares that I have lost route permit No. 18402/JP/RTAJ covering vehicle No. JK02L6686. Now I have applied for duplicate of same if anyone have objection contact concerned persons within 7 days.
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I Namita Mattoo S/O Sh. Sanjeev Chadha R/O Qtr No. 56 1 Block No. X Govt. Subash Nagar Toph Sherkhania, Jammu declares that I have sold vehicle No. JK02AH-1929 to Kuldeep Raj Gupta S/O Sh. Kaka Ram R/O Main Road, Udhaywala, Jammu. I have received full payment of the said vehicle and I am transferring the vehicle in the name of the said purchaser. If anyone have objection contact concerned persons within 7 days.
Vehicle Transfer
I Rajinder Singh S/O Mewa Ram R/O Gagian RS Pura, Jammu declares that I have lost Driving License No. JK0220070010731. Now I have applied for duplicate of same if anyone have objection contact concerned persons within 7 days.
I Pankaj Kumar S/O Sh. Parshotam Kumar R/O H.No 11, RS Pura, Jammu declares that I have lost RC of vehicle No. JK02V-5128. Now I have applied for duplicate of same if anyone have objection contact concerned persons within 7 days.
Loss of RC
Vehicle Transfer
I Gourav Kotwal S/O Sh. Mohinder Kotwal R/O H.No. 568, Sec 3, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu declares that I have sold vehicle No. JK02AV -4747 (Cruze Car) to Ahmad Shaafi S/O SL. Abdual Wahid Zargar R/O Panjgrain, Bhaderwah, Doda. I have received full payment of the said vehicle and I am transferring the vehicle in the name of the said purchaser. If anyone have objection contact concerned persons within 7 days.
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I Narinder Singh S/O Saffar Singh R/O Subash Nagar, Jammu declares that I have lost Driving License No.22164. Now I have applied for duplicate of same if anyone have objection contact concerned persons within 7 days.
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Dr Jitendra flays PM's Kishtwar visit,CM's remarks

they were suddenly struck by a massive earthquake in the first week of May. Dr Jitendra Singh also expressed disappointment to note that the government sponsored function to lay foundation stone of Ratle Hydro-electric project in Kishtwar seemed more like a Congress affair intended to make it appear as if the project had become possible because of charity from the Congress kitty even though the fact is that this project was envisaged as a result of consistent planning by successive governments at the Center with major push and initial thrust from Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee during the NDA regime.He also referred to the failure of the National Conference led government in the State to obtain any commitment for a definite percentage of power generated from this project to be reserved for exclusive use by district Kishtwar and the surrounding areas where the project is located. Dr Jitendra Singh also took exception to J&K Chief Minister's unwarranted remarks while speaking at the function in Kishtwar where he had reportedly said that the UPA government and Sonia Gandhi had always been forthcoming in their assistance to J&K and referred to what the CM described as the prospect of an "unfriendly" or "not friendly" government coming to power at the Center. Dr Jitendra Singh said a responsible chief minister sworn under the oath of constitution of India was not expected to make such hypothetic observations and as a former union minister in the BJP led NDA government headed by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee,the chief minister ought to know better than anybody else that by and large there is a consistency in the Govt of India's stand and policy with regard to Jammu & Kashmir, the outstanding example of which is the Indian Parliament's 1994 unanimous resolution on J&K. He said the chief minister, as the then union minister in NDA government, will bear out that the headway made with regard to J&K during Prime Minister Vajpayee's six year regime remains unmatched by any other initiative taken by anybody thereafter. Dr Jitendra Singh said by making such tilted remarks the CM has only exposed his insecurity in the wake of his party's declining popularity and has also betrayed his desperation to appease the Valley's "separatist" constituency by uttering phrases which are music for the separatist camp. He further alleged that by obsessively harping on the theme of AFSPA on Twitter, the CM has let out the message of non-seriously and irrationally indulging in a "high school" debating match. Dr Jitendra Singh said the state of Jammu & Kashmir is a politically sensitive, heterogenous state and therefore it calls for a more states manly approach from those at the helm. He appealed the ruling party against falling prey to the temptation of competitive Kashmir-centric politics which may or may not beget them electoral gains but will definitely prove divisive.
List of RET Teacher who have completed five years as regular service and regularized as general line teacher under Scheme of Distt Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Reasi, Ramban, Kistwar, Poonch, Udhampur & Rajouri
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JP National Executive Member & J&K Chief Spokesperson Dr Jitendra Singh,who is also the party's officially designated National TV panelist, has described Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Kishtwar visit as highly disappointing which has, instead of applying balm over the sufferings of recent earthquake victims, only added insult to injury by denying the people of the region the much awaited earthquake relief grant that was expected from him. Dr Jitendra Singh said it was expected of the Prime Minister that he would use this visit as an opportunity to announce special relief for people of Kishtwar and Doda districts who were limping back to normalcy after a long nightmare of militancy when
DISTT SAMBA
Sakina appeals youth to take up self-employment venture

SRINAGAR, JUNE 26: Minister for Social Welfare, ARI & Trainings, Ms Sakina Itoo Wednesday said that the Government is providing succor to unemployed educated youth through Sher-i-Kashmir Employment Scheme, besides soft loans for setting up of income generating units through various central and state government schemes. The Minister was addressing public meetings at Asthal and Pranihal villages of Noorabad Kulgam district here today. Appealing youth to take maximum benefit of the schemes the Minister said that there is no dearth of funds and every unemployed youth should take up the self-help ventures for earning dignified and respectable livelihood for themselves as well as their
Week long programme on illicit trafficking concludes

JAMMU, JUNE 26 - The week long programme on illicit trafficking of drugs and its cultivation (a lucking threat to present and future generation) ended on a serious note on world drug trafficking and its eradication day today. A rally comprising a mammoth gathering of students from Government Degree (PG) College Bhaderwah was flagged off by the Principal to communicate an important message especially to the young generation who fall an easy prey to this lurking disease. The rally of the students passed through various streets and areas of population with slogan bearing placards against the use and abuse of drugs.
families. She said that the decision taken by present government for panchyati elections was a bold initiative, aimed at decentralizing the authority to grass root level and also for ensuring sound infrastructural development of far flung and remote areas of the State.She said that the pace of progress on various developmental schemes is apace and government is committed to cover all the uncovered areas in respect
of providing basic amenities to the people. Lauding the role of young and dynamic Chief Minister of the State Omar Abdullah in fulfilling the commitments, Ms Sakina said that besides extending safe drinking water, adequate power supply and required medicare facilities, the government is making all out efforts to set up a network of educational institutions both elementary as well as higher education at the door steps of the people,
First batch of Amarnathji pilgrims flagged off

KATHUA, JUNE 26 - The first batch of pilgrims of Amarnathji Yatra was flagged off at lakhanpur in District Kathua by District Development Commissioner, Jitendra K Singh, along with DIG Jammu -Kathua Range Shakeel Beig. On the occasion, a cultural programme was organised by district administration in which students of cosmic college of education participated. The DDC also inaugurated registration counter established at Toll plaza cleanliness throughout the route and see to it that the guidelines issued by the supreme court regarding security, menu in langars and the guidelines issued by Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board and Government are strictly adhered to. On the occasion, SSP Kathua Mohan Lal, SSP Traffic, ADC kathua Rahul Sharma, DC Excise Mushtaq Mohammed, DC Commercial taxes Pankaj Magotra, ACR Kathua S P Rukwal and other district officers were also present.
Lakhanpur and control room set up there. All the vehicles en route shrine of Baba Amarnathji would be registered here and issued with receipts and stickers for the
pilgrim vehicles. The DDC also took stock of the arrangements made for the yatries and instructed the concerned departments to maintain proper hygiene and
Victims of Papa Kishtwari were paid tributes DDC chairs DLRC meet, reviews banks' performance
SRINAGAR, JUNE 26: To honour and commemorate the martyrs and victims who fell to 'barbarism' of Papa Kishtwari, congregational prayers were held at Alamdar Park, Braine Nishat. Hundreds of people from Srinagar and Panpore arrived at Nishat to pay homage and tributes to those who allegedly fell to the bullets of infamous killer Papa Kishtawari during the heydays of militancy in Kashmir. People from different walks of Life including separatist leaders were present on this occasion who while condemning the 'barbaric acts' of Kishtawari demanded stern punishment for him. On this occasion a grave was earmarked in absentia for the contractor Ali Mohammad Mir of Briein Nishat who according to his son Zahoor Ahmed Mir was abducted and killed in cold blood by Papa Kishtwari in 1996. "It has been over seventeen since my father Ali Mohammad Mir vanished from this planet. And, ever since, we are longing for a clue to his being alive. He was abducted and killed by Kishtawari. It is not only we people who have to live this horror of an ordeal, but over 250 families including families of Zubair Ahmed Shah of Namlabal Panpore, Irshad Ahmed Bhat resident of Tulbagh Panpore, Ghulam Hassan Mir of Pherstable DODA, JUNE 26- District Development Commissioner, Doda, Mubarak Singh, on Wednesday chaired a meeting of District Level Review Committee (DLRC), District Consultative Committee to review the performance of banks in the district for the quarter ended March 2013. Threadbare discussion was held on various issues which included performance of banks under annual credit plan, flow of credit to priority sectors and weaker sections of the society, grant of educational loans, RC filed cases besides various other issues were also discussed in the meeting. The LDM apprised that the deposits and advances of all commercial banks as on 313-2013 stood at Rs.1092.61 crore and Rs. 218.68 crore respectively thus achieving CD ratio of 20% with overall achievement of 93% of ACP for the year 2013-14. The Chairman expressed concern over slow progress of banks in achieving 100% financial inclusion. He directed all the banks to adopt a effective mechanism so that their services are expanded to far flung villages which are mostly unbanked. He further said that the financial inclusion is a process of ensuring access to financial services and timely and adequate credit where needed by vulnerable groups such as weaker sections, rural women and lower income groups at an affordable cost.
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work on a freelance basis and are mostly occupied with anchoring live events. Employers include TV channels such as ZEE, Star Plus, Sahara news, Asianet, Sony, Sun, BBC, Surya, CNN IBN etc. If you are a good performer and dedicated employee you could also get a chance to work with international reporters and News channels. This career is rewarding not only in monetary terms, but the fame and honour one gains from this field is much more. REMUNERATION For an Anchor salary in not a constraint. Salary varies according to news channel, performance and experience. Salary in local channel will be less compared to national channels. Generally anchors in local channel get a starting salary range of Rs.8,000- Rs.12,000 per month. In this sector sky is the limit you can earn as you are proven your talent. Once you gain experience in this field salary can be more than Rs.30,000. Apart from money, good anchoring would fetch you name and fame. INSTITUTES Due to the increasing demand and popularity of TV anchors, a number of institutes have started conducting specialized training courses for the same. Prominent among them are Prans Media Institute, New Delhi, Center For Research in Art of Film and Television (CRAFT) New Delhi. * Certificate Course in Anchoring and Video Jockeying * Certificate Course in News Reading and Anchoring * Certificate Course in Radio Jockeying and Anchoring (CRA) * Certificate Course in Television News Reading, Anchoring, Presentation, Announcement Styles and Editing * Certificate Course in TV Reporting and Anchoring * Diploma in TV Journalism, News Reading and Anchoring * Post Graduate Diploma in TV Journalism, News Reading and Anchoring
CAREER IN ANCHORING
INTRODUCTION Career of an anchor is one that commands immense popularity. He/ she is the face seen by millions of families each day and is instantly recognised by people. To succeed in this career one must be an extrovert, be confident and should be free from inhibitions while communicating. Anchoring has emerged as a popular career option in the country with the entry of satellite channels, with several news as well as entertainment channels coming up day by day. The field is quite lucrative for successful anchors in the field. An anchor is usually known as either a presenter, host, news reader or news/program anchor etc. Anchors are of three types- stage anchor, news anchor and programme anchor. While stage anchor present live events, News anchor/program anchors present news or programs in entertainment media or news media. TV news anchors present news in different languages - national, regional and other different languages. Program anchors focuses toward entertainment programs such as award functions, any competition shows, comedy shows, film based shows, cooking shows, reality shows, sports, crime reports or talk shows and debates etc. Anchors are the mediators between the channel and the audience. They are not only mere presenters, but are required to have updated knowledge about the world around them. Be it entertainment or sober news presentations, they must have the quality to engage the viewers throughout the programme. The task of news reading and presenting a program is a challenging field. An anchor is responsible for not only providing information, but also needs to ensure that program is delivered in an entertaining manner. The nature of the program determines the conduct of its anchor. The anchor must be versatile and flexible based on the nature of the program. If the program is purely an entertainment based show, then the anchor may have to engage in light-hearted conpronunciation and communication. Comfort before camera is also a must for this field. JOB PROSPECTS & CAREER OPTIONS Anchoring has wide scope as a career avenue with the constant launch of various news, infotainment and entertainment channels. With the flood of realities shows, chat shows, music shows etc. demand for experienced anchors is immense. Most anchors begin their career through trial and error method-working at small broadcast stations, sometimes as reporters. Gradually after gaining experience, move on to larger stations or television networks. Program/news anchors specialize in news or entertainment programs such as award functions, music and dance shows, comedy shows, reality shows, cookery shows etc. Position of an anchor combine journalism and entertainment. One can work with channels as a news anchor as well as programme anchor or presenter in a reality show, game show, conduct interviews and offer commentary for various live events. Anchors are in demand not only in channels, they are wanted to introduce a product and even present a programme or event. Usually product launches are common events where there is a need for anchors to present the function. There are many more cultural and social events which need an anchor to conduct them. Even family functions like marriages or birthdays hire anchors so that the function runs smoothly. Due to the spurt in events and festivals these days demand for anchors are on the rise. Festivals like Christmas, new year, diwali are more elaborate with lots of events. There are more corporate events, celebrity nights, trade fairs etc. all of them require anchors to present the show or event. Anchors can find employment opportunities in TV channels, radio stations, as hosts in award functions, reality, comedy, music, dance shows etc. Most of them
Higher education: UGC for increasing fellowships, reservations

NEW DELHI: Concerned over the "gaps" in thehigher education system, the University Grants Commission (UGC) will undertake a slew of measures to bridge them including increased number of fellowships, reservations and financial assistance to girls. Announcing this, UGC chairman Ved Prakash also pointed out that another "key concern" was the low enrolment in teacher education which stood merely at three per cent. The commission will also make corrections in its programmes and schemes that were being implemented for the purpose of ensuring equity - equal participation of different social groups, gender, minorities, Prakash, who along with HRD minister M M Pallam Raju, released brochures which identified the gaps, said. Noting that there were abysmally poor participation of girls in some disciplines, Prakash said, "We are concentrating on this so that more number of girls participate....We will take measures such as financial assistance, increase the number of fellowships, open certain disciplines in certain parts of country, and then incentivise the public institutions for those programmes or even make reservations." He also stressed on the need to have more number of trained teachers to strengthen the school education and asserted that unless the school education was strengthened, the quality of higher education cannot be improved. "We need to identity the states where the teacher training institutes are less than the national average." Raju said that as higher education grows in capacity, one of the important components was to make sure that it is accessible to everybody. "And also that there is equity that is ensured in our higher education effort to encourage participation of the SCs, STs, OBCs, the minorities and the persons with disabilities," he said. In the last few years, Raju said, the UGC has supported nearly 18.94 lakh students from as many as 6,562 institutions involving an expenditure of Rs 4,684 crore.
versation with the caller, be able to crack jokes at the proper time and should radiate a vibrant attitude. Whereas, if the program is on a delicate and serious issue, then its anchor should be calm and composed. In a sense, the anchor can make a show interesting or dull. Anchoring is a talent-based profession, it requires a good command over language and a humour sense. An anchor must maintain wit and humor at all times to make up for any slip of tongue that they may make. The art of talking your way out of uncomfortable situations is the most important pre-requisite. Moreover an anchor needs to be a powerhouse of knowledge. Thorough knowledge of current affairs, politics and history are a must if you want to sustain in this industry. The popularity of the show entirely depends on an anchors performance on stage. Being on the call always is also essential if you are passionate about the career. A trusted, respected anchor reflects well on the public's general opinion of that channel. In short, people tune in that channel because of who the anchors are, their familiarity with them and the trust built over time, and that's a great deal of responsibility. ELIGIBILITY & COURSE AREAS EDUCATIONAL Although academic qualification does not
play a major role for news anchoring or program anchoring, the increasing demand for good anchors has resulted in the need for specialized and professional training. The minimum eligibility criteria for most of these courses is graduation. However, for certificate courses a 10+2 will also suffice. To become a news anchor, a course in journalism will help you a lot. Many courses have been designed to enhance the skill of aspirants. Most of the anchoring courses are of one to six months duration. The course curriculum for anchoring covers training in the change of facial expressions, voice modulation, use of proper diction and pitch according to the given script/situation etc. They are also trained on anchoring, interviewing, news reading, chat shows etc. The courses designed for anchoring also focus on other aspects like technical issues and camera handling to enhance the skills of aspirants. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES The voice is the key quality to be possessed by an anchor. Anchor must have a passion towards the career and must be responsible. They must be confident and have a pleasing personality. In other sense anchor must be presentable. Apart from these qualities he/she must have dynamism, knowledge, command over
After TISS and DSW in Delhi University, MSU's Faculty of Social Work ranked third nationally again
VADODARA: M S University's Faculty of Social Work has been ranked third in the list of country's best social work professional colleges for the second successive year. The faculty has been ranked third in the survey conducted by a weekly magazine. "This is the second time that we have been ranked third best school of social work across the country. We are also the only institute of social work from Gujarat to be ranked in the top ten list," dean of faculty of social work professor M N Parmar said, adding that the faculty has scored overall 830.9 from 1000, only five points away from the second rank. Like the previous year, even this year, the survey has ranked Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Social Sciences as the number one social work school followed by Department of Social Work of Delhi University which has been ranked number two. It is worth mentioning here that the ranking of MSU's faculty was elevated last year. In 2011, the faculty was ranked fourth among top ten social work colleges in the country. In 2012, the faculty had surpassed Department of Social Work of Jamia Millia which in 2011 survey was ranked third. The criteria for ranking were selection process, academic excellence, personality development and exposure, infrastructure and placement. "While our overall ranking is third, we have scored first position in personality development and exposure of our students and second in terms of our infrastructure," said Parmar.
IIM-Kozhikode admits close to 200 women, about 50% in 2013-15 batch

KOCHI: In an attempt in gender diversity, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode, has admitted close to 200 women, about 50 per cent, in its post graduate programme of the 201315 batch, some of whom are national talents in various fields. IIM-K's PGP 17 batch has inducted 361 students of whom 165 are men and 196 are women, an IIM-K press release said. The institute has admitted a diverse talent profile such as Priya Chandak, who represented India in the world Skating Championships, Prakriti Sharma, a national level swimmer and basketball player and V Lekshmi,All India CBSE Topper in 2007. The batch has 85 per cent students with bachelors degree in Engineering and Technology, 11 per cent from Commerce and Economics and four per cent from Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Agriculture. Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM-K said the aim was to create a unique academic space that would challenge convention. "This year we have not only led in ensuring gender diversity but also admitted national talent from the field of sports, music, martial arts and the social sector," he said. He said 'Our goal is to churn out not just a competent manager but a well rounded and a compassionate human being. In this endeavour, the current batch of students will be our pathfinders." This is another unique milestone wherein 54.29 per cent women students are in the batch. IIM-K's intake of women started back in 2010 with 100 students of a batch of 371 which rose to 121 women in 2011 of a batch of 341. There has been a steady rise of this number from 31.5 per cent in 2010 to 35.48 per cent in 2011. The 17th Batch of PGP comprises students with 0-24 months' work experience and from all over the country about 27 per cent from South India, 26 per cent from West, 19 per cent from North India and 12 per cent from Eastern India. Priya Nair of IIM-K said: "IIM-K is leading the way by creating classrooms with equal representation of young women and men thereby enriching their learning through multiple and diverse points of view that will help them shape a balanced society. Organizations that thrive on diversity of thought will certainly see value in our offering." IIM-K in 2011 slashed tuition fee by Rs 30,000 for its PGP - among the older IIMs, IIM-K charges the lowest fees of Rs 9.7 lakh for two years PGP.
Obama-Singh award for 2 Bangalore institutions

BANGALORE: Two institutions from the city - St John's Research Institute and the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore have a reason to cheer. They have been selected for the prestigious Obama-Singh award. The award is part of the ongoing educational partnership between India and the United States. The US state department on Tuesday announced eight institutional partnership projects for the second round of the Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative. Each project will receive approximately $250,000 that can be utilized over three years, with several objectives including cultivating educational reform, fostering economic growth and developing junior faculty at Indian and American institutions of higher learning. While St John's will partner with Harvard School of Public Health for the Harvard-India Nutrition Initiative, IIM-B will collaborate with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, on Partnering for Success: Advancing Sustainability Research and Education in India. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obamaannounced the initiative in November 2009 as an affirmation of their commitment towards building an enhanced India-US partnership in education. Each government pledged $5 million for this.
Protest against online admission at Lucknow University

LUCKNOW: Admission process at LucknowUniversity was stalled for more than two hours as a group of students protested against admission through the online route. Under the aegis of All India Students Association, the students protested outside the university's administrative block and demanded opening of the offline route for admission. They reasoned that the online process would hit students from the rural areas. A protester said many rural students are not well versed with computers and it would be difficult for them to catch up with the technology. Stating that connectivity was also an issue in the villages and suburbs, another student said internet access is often unavailable during the rainy season. While most universities in the country are using online counselling for admission, Lucknow University started it only recently. Amid protests from students, teachers are worried about the fate of this switch over.
India, US to scale up cooperation in education

NEW DELHI: India and US agreed to further enhance cooperation in the field of higher education with visiting secretary of state John Kerry emphasizing the need for more exchange programmes and partnerships which will allow students in both countries to face future challenges "We need to make sure that next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs have the skills and training," Kerry said at the India-US Higher Education Dialogue here. Those who work in government and private sectors need to join together in order to focus and meet the challenges in education, he said. HRD minister Pallam Raju and Kerry co-chaired the IndiaUS Higher Education Dialogue. Raju said based on the US' experience of community colleges, India has embarked to develop community colleges. Talking to reporters, he, however, said, "We are only borrowing the concept and not going to replicate what is happening there in the US" as the economic condition of the two nations are different. In continuation of the educational partnership between the two nations, the US announced eight institutional partnership projects for the second round of ObamaSingh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative awards. This initiative seeks to strengthen collaboration and builds partnerships between American and Indian institutions of higher education in priority fields, US officials said. Each project will receive an award of approximately $250,000 that can be utilized over a three year period, with the objectives of cultivating educational reform, fostering economic growth, generating shared knowledge to address global challenges, and developing junior faculty at Indian and American institutions of higher learning. During the dialogue, both sides took up Research and Innovation Partnership under Singh-Obama Knowledge Initiative, Institutional Partnership and skill development as well as promotion of community colleges in India and technology enabled education including massive open online courses. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama announced the Obama-Singh Initiative in November 2009 as an affirmation of their commitment to building an enhanced India-US partnership in education.
'State government opening new universities blindly'

JAIPUR: The All Rajasthan Universities Teachers Association (ARUTA) has accused the state government of blindly opening new universities while ignoring the development of the existing universities. ARUTA represents a section of teachers from all state universities. BD Rawat, president of ARUTA, said: "Almost all universities are running with less than 40% teachers. The student-teacher ratio in some universities is around 300 students to a teacher." ARUTA also raised concerns over the decades-old curricula, poor infrastructure, ill-equipped laboratories and libraries. "Pumping crores in new universities at a time when the RU's chemistry department building collapsed due to heavy rain is highly illogical," said Rawat. The teachers body accused Rajasthan University of not following the court orders to award career advancement scheme (CAS) to 272 teachers regularized in 2008. "The high court has ordered that these teachers be granted CAS benefits from the date of appointment," said Rawat. They demanded that appointment of RU VC Madhukar Gupta is unlawful under the RU Act, 1946. "The act says that the post of VC is fullfledged while Gupta is holding charge of divisional commissioner, Jaipur," said Rawat who blamed the governor for delaying the appointment of VCs.
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KASHMIR ATTACK SHOWS WHY AFSPA MUST STAY

Hizbul Mujahideen's brazen attack on a military convoy on the outskirts of Srinagar that killed eight Indian soldiers and injured 13 others, proves once again that this is the time to fortify our security within and along the borders and not let down our guard. The attack, the deadliest since July 2008, came less than 24 hours before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Jammu & Kashmir - at a time when the State was already on high alert. That the terrorists were still able to carry out such an attack, points to worrying lapses in the security infrastructure of the State. Clearly, our leaders must go beyond issuing pedestrian statements such as the one the Prime Minister made on Tuesday after reaching Kishtwar - "India is firmly united against terrorism... Won't let them succeed in their nefarious designs" - and implement concrete measures that'll protect the people. Prime Minister Singh especially must discard his personal mission to forge peace with Pakistan at whatever cost and come to terms with the hard realities of the situation. Even with a self-proclaimed Indiasupporter like Mr Nawaz Sharif returning to power in Islamabad, the fact is that little has changed within Pakistan. Yes, there was hope that the new Prime Minister would crack down on anti-India activities on Pakistani soil, but as Monday's attack shows, this is far from the case. Hizbul Mujahideen continues to be actively supported by elements within Pakistan, receiving funds, weapons and training from its patrons there. Hizbul chief Syed Salahudeen lives in Pakistan where he hobnobs with the likes of Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi and Hafiz Saeed - men who executed the Mumbai carnage of 2008 and who enjoy the implicit support of the Pakistani state, particularly the Army and the Inter-Services Intelligence. And that is not all. Monday's attack was preceded by another during the weekend when militants shot dead two police officers in Srinagar. Prior to that, in May, Hizbul Mujahideen militants killed four jawans in Pulwama. It remains unclear if the recent spurt in violence is because Pakistan-sponsored militants wish to throw a spanner in Mr Sharif's much-touted peace efforts or if they believe that the Prime Minister (who has known links with certain radical outfits) will turn a blind eye as they continue to foment trouble. Either way, from India's perspective, there is just one response to the situation: It's to not just remain on alert at all times but even consider a proactive response. While it may be true that there has been a sharp decline in violence in Kashmir in recent months, credit for that goes to the soldiers who routinely put their lives at stake to maintain peace in Kashmir. It may also be that militant outfits are re-grouping for bigger strikes. Unfortunately, Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and some other politicians have failed to acknowledge these realities, and continue to harp on the removal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. These politicians wrongly believe that they can take the militants head-on by seeking the removal of the Army - which is what it effectively would mean if the AFSPA is revoked. The State apparatus is ill-prepared to counter terror strikes. After this latest incident, talk of even partial revocation of the AFSPA must end
EDITORIA
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FOCUS: TRIBALS, DEVELOPMENT

BY NEERAJ KOTWAL
Unfortunately, the Tribal question in India today is not discussed without relating it to Maoism. Fact is, many more complex and grave issues pertaining to tribals always exist. The issue is multi-dimensional, which needs a thorough and careful in-depth study. First, let's accept that our State has failed to deliver in respect of fundamental aspects like ensuring a basic developmental infrastructure that's entitled to the poor. Let us also accept the fact there are areas elsewhere in the country too that are severely underdeveloped; areas that do not have the presence of the ultra-left outfits. For example, the areas that have reported starvation deaths in Orissa are not seriously affected by Maoist violence. So, the development deficit in tribal areas is not necessarily due to the ultra-left activities, but due also to a lack of willingness on the part of the government machinery to effect changes for the better. Thirdly, there is a need to bridge the trust deficit, and it may be done at the earliest. I am quite sure that the Naxalites managed to win support from people by directly attacking the local administration before they tried to champion the cause of underdevelopment, or even before they talked about an overthrow of the "repressive" regime. We need to understand why the insensitive and exploitative local officials of the revenue, forest and police department are seen as enemies by Tribals. These are the officials who have exploited Adivasis more than anyone else after Independence as these departments deal with land, forest, and law & order with which Adivasis are closely associated. The development we talk of today was not the major issue of Adivasis when Maoists came in. Rather the issue was the injustice meted out to them by our public service providers. Therefore, we must sensitise these local administrations in order to be pro-people in dealing with public affairs. Their attitudinal change in respect of local administration, from maa-baapa to public servant, is a need of the hour. The fact that tribals have successfully revolted against mighty Britons to uphold their dignity, rights over natural resources and age-old traditional self-governance need be kept in mind. Fourth, let's ensure basic development and make peripheries of so-called 'liberated zone' with sensitive administration (ensure there's no harassment from revenue, forest and police department). In this process, people living in a 'liberated zone' without basic facilities
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arms and join the polity or areas of their choice. But, it is important that care be taken to ensure that there is only minimal displacement of people from their livelihood and land while ensuring them basic developmental infrastructure. The model of development which our policy makers are following may not be acceptable to the people to whom it is meant. So, let's ensure more and more primary stakeholders' participation at different stages of policy implementation. These people, if taken into consideration, would come out with a brilliant, ecologically sustainable model of development at least for themselves, as nature has been an inveterate part of their lives
DIKSHIT VS. KEJRIWAL

Sheila Dikshit, veteran Chief Minister of Delhi, is capable of taking a few hits. Her political advisor, Pawan Kher has written to Arvind Kejriwal, leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) asking him for a few illuminating lessons on Delhi's "dignified culture". Though an educated man, Kejriwal has set off a few salvoes against Dikshit, a lady if there is one and showing disrespect for women in general. The controversy is supremely indifferent to the hurly-burly of politics which leads to stinging trading of allegations. The AAP leader has not done justice to Delhi's culture. Kher has criticized the AAP's autorickshaw campaign. The Delhi government has banned displaying of posters on the auto-rickshaws which has aggravated the agitation. The posters blame the government for deepening corruption and rising power-tariff. Some of the attacks on Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit are of a personal nature and are in singularly bad taste. Dikshit belongs to an established national party and has been elected to her high office three times in succession. Her reputation as a politician and administrator will hardly be impaired by Kejriwal's impolite attacks. On the other hand, Kejriwal needs to consolidate his position significantly before the Delhi Assembly polls this year. The AAP has yet to find an articulate voice with a political agenda. It has to be admitted however that mud-slinging has become endemic to Indian politics in many states. Of course, Dikshit is not so sensitive as Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal and is not likely to handle criticism in a highhanded manner as Banerjee did over a cartoon issue.
S N BHATACHARYA
t was a humungous human tragedy-devastating flash floods in Uttarakhand and Himachal which have left a trail of death and destruction, over 500010000 feared dead, scores of bodies strewn across the 40,000 sq km affected area, 50,000 still marooned, not a few dying of starvation and dehydration and many leaving it to God. All are cursing the Government. If it weren't for the Army, IAF and ITBP carrying out the biggest rescue operations on a war footing in Indian history there might not have been any survivor to tell the horrifying tales: of washed highways, crashing boulders, surging waters, landslides, damaged bridges, trekking dense forests for days without water and food etc. As the people grapple with this manmade calami-
UTTARAKHAND DISASTER: WILL OUR LEADERS LEARN A LESSON?

disaster management preparedness and warned of an impending disaster including severe natural ecology hazards: resulting from deforestation and erosion of hill slopes along the riverbed alongside mushrooming of 42 hydel power projects and 203 under construction on the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers which could result in flash floods and lead to huge loss of lives. As recently as April, the CAG had indicted Uttarakhand for not having a disaster management plan worth its name despite the region being highly disaster prone due to fragile mountains, tectonic activity and climatic events. Worse, the State Disaster Management Authority set up in October 2007 has never met till date, nor made any "rules, regulations, polivention and mitigation of disasters. No medical personnel were trained in hospital preparedness. The height of mismanagement was that the State ignored the Geological Survey of India report identifying 101 villages as 'vulnerable' in June 2008 and failed to take any measures for their rehabilitation till date. Alarmingly, there is no effective coordination between various rural development programmes. The Agriculture and Water Resources Ministries work in opposite directions. Each Minister and his babus guard their fiefdom with zealousness. Let alone coordination, every silly information is shrouded in secrecy. Sadly, in a nation that is used to short-cuts and quick-fix solutions, none is willing to learn the ABC of disaster management or finding lasting solutions. Importantly, words like preparedness, mitigation and rehabilitation do not exist in our netas' dictionary. Preparedness entails focusing on the most vulnerable areas, educating the people how to handle a flood, setting up an effective communication network and carrying out a safety drill from time to time. Mitigation involves construction of safe shelters and houses to reduce the effect of the impending disaster. Also, villagers should be made to undergo training at centres about safe building procedures. Rehabilitation work entails replacing implements and tools to carry on with their life post-disaster. In sum, there are no short-cuts. We need to highlight our priorities, formulate policies based on needs and find solutions. It is now imperative to rethink our strategies and approaches to safeguard the environment, build infrastructure, improve service delivery, and establish close links between policy, research and service with the aam aadmi at the centre of development. The powers-that-be need to involve experts and environmentalists with a genuine track record of research and policy-making-with special emphasis on problems created by burgeoning population and its impact on the local eco-system, growth of haphazard housing, environmental insanitation and decay. It's high time our polity pull up their bootstraps. They need to focus on long-term rather than shortterm planning. Decisive indecisiveness will not do. It only holds out promises of more misery, more wrenching news bulletins and more cries for the Government to act. The time is far gone to play the pied piper and aver, disaster management never heard of it. Its' only life, stupid!
First, let's accept that our State has failed to deliver in respect of fundamental aspects like ensuring a basic developmental infrastructure that's entitled to the poor. Let us also accept the fact there are areas elsewhere in the country too that are severely underdeveloped; areas that do not have the presence of the ultra-left outfits. For example, the areas that have reported starvation deaths in Orissa are not seriously affected by Maoist violence. So, the development deficit in tribal areas is not necessarily due to the ultra-left activities, but due also to a lack of willingness on the part of the government machinery to effect changes for the better.
would automatically mount pressure on the ultras for basic development and public services. This would help in breaking the moral strength of the Maoists. Once we are able to do that, Maoists have no way but to shed their since ages. Fifth, tribals do not trust Dikus (outsiders who snatched the resources of Adivasis) easily, because of historical reasons. So, to mitigate this trust deficit, decisions on a whole set of new big projects, mining leases and setting up of big industries in those areas should be put on hold for an indefinite period. The mining resources should be extracted from basically non-tribal areas. Sixth, the constitutionally safeguarded rights of the Adivasis over the natural resources of jal, jangal & jamming should be restored without delay. Their productions and collections from these natural resources should be kept free of exploitation from middlemen, local businessmen, Zamindars, fraudulent cooperatives etc. They should be given suitable price for their labour and production by ensuring value addition and forward and backward linkages to their products through a proper mechanism. It could be one of the best means to ensure livelihood security of their choice, to them, for the time being. Remember, all the movements launched by Adivasis were to reinforce their rights over these natural resources with which they have a symbiotic relationship since ages. Last but not the least, the customary rights and customs of the tribals should be recognized, but not more than what are envisaged in the Constitution. The vacuum, created by a gradual devaluation of the traditional dispute-settlement mechanism and traditional leadership which they had for years, has been filled by these left-wing extremist groups. In the minimal presence of it, some other forces like the Maoists occupied the empty space, and claimed to represent the collective aspirations of tribals. So, my suggestion is that, let's not only strengthen the local panchayati raj institutions by more political participation of the people, but also try to revive the traditional leadership and give them the due recognition. In the meantime, we need to find out the ways as to how both systems can be strengthened simultaneously without any conflict of interest arising out of it.
As the people grapple with this man-made calamity which has set back the State by a decade, our netas go through the ritual political circus. The Government sets up a crisis management team. Babudom analyses the situation over official lunches and dinners! Rations are air-dropped. Everyone is satisfied that they have done their bit for the nation. So what if the temple town Kedarnath is in ruins, or that buildings have collapsed like a pack of cards, or if Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna shrugs it off as nature's fury.
ty which has set back the State by a decade, our netas go through the ritual political circus. The Government sets up a crisis management team. Babudom analyses the situation over official lunches and dinners! Rations are air-dropped. Everyone is satisfied that they have done their bit for the nation. So what if the temple town Kedarnath is in ruins, or that buildings have collapsed like a pack of cards, or if Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna shrugs it off as nature's fury. The basic question is: Does anyone really care? Undeniably, the Government's approach is one of criminal casualness. It only reacts after people and cattle have either lost their lives. Why can't the powers-that-be implement basic suggestions? Why do they not develop a long-term response to floods, which is an annual predictable crisis? Shockingly, the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report three years ago had lamented the country's cies or guidelines, a preliminary step for the authority to have any functional meaning. The State authorities are virtually non-functional," the report underscores. This is not all. The Central Government released no funds for the State's disaster management in 2011-12 because there was no accounting of previous funds. Add to this, glaring irregularities in the State Disaster Response Fund whereby the State Government did not make the requisite investment ranging from Rs 5.9 crore to Rs 67.2 crore during 2007-8 and 2011-12 resulting in a loss of Rs 9.96 crore. Let alone utilizing funds, the State Disaster Management Authority did not even have basic personnel in place. At the district level 44 per cent posts in the District Emergency Operations Cells were lying vacant, thus paralyzing emergency response efforts. There were no master trainers to train staff at the district, block and village level for pre-
Disaster at Kedarnath Badrinath

DEAR EDITOR: First of qudoos to all our Jawans who are doing humane service at their risk saving hundreds of life in those treacherous terrains of Himalayas. It is a shame every politician trying to publish their image for the sake of votes. It is better that they do not go to these areas as the rescue work otherwise will get hampered. Similarly in a time of such Natural Calamity which no one can or could predict it is unwise to blame one another on this issue. The urgency will be to get things set right and see how soon the damages could be repaired and the yatras are permitted. Yours etc., T S Subramanian
Youth Psychology is Changing
DEAR EDITOR: This is so embarrassing to know that the disaster management system in India is so worse that we are still in the process of rescuing the victims. Surprisingly all the eminent and prominent leaders of our country are getting themselves ready to raise funds from the public. My question is where has the money collected from the CBI raids go and why can't the businessmen who donate funds to the prominent temples come forward now and think that service to human is service to mankind. Shocking thing is that the Prime Minister of India visit the disaster in the helicopter god knows what he could observe by viewing from such heights. God save this country which is going backwards in development and moving very fast in corruption and selfishness among people YOURS ETC,. B PAWAN KUMAR
THE DAY THAT WASN'T THERE
DEAR EDITOR: When dreams open the gates of eye, You move and fly inside my dream's see, Picking the dead scratches of me, Hearts are made to dale and dance, When I look in your eyes glance. All that was visible was diminished me in your eye, What space in your heart do I occupy? Feathers of feeling touching the gush of
you, Dreaming is the only work left after my rue, The day that wasn't same after you. Should have made a move to sue you, But my petition rejected in the heart's court of you. Still remember the day when you and me were in rain's ray, When the blush of rain drops stopped you. As it was to kiss your locks grace, You blushed, eloped from them, Entered my umbrella's shade and fortunately touched by you. Felt the love of deep inside soul that craved for you, When will it again rain, the answer known by very few, The days are the same but the day that wasn't like it was with you, Those humble stumbles of water touching your feet, Letting me think in heaven, not in street, The walk of fifty feet was like in Titanic Sheet, It was slow as though our tied feet, Crossing the lane's curve was not without fear, Later subjected by my friends will pat and three chairs, To show the compassion of true lover, Kindled with the purpose of favour. I still look at the street wishing the water to touch the feet, But the streets are not free, Look feet's mark washed and treaded by many, You fragrance seducing me, fading in tree's gunny, The day that was not there and I still wandering free, Stop the beat by your look of nervous impulse, Turning back to gaze me from your house, Couldn't stop me to stay there in the mode of dream, Umbrella's was forgotten in the wetted trees ablaze, Furious by the fact that you looked back to check, If I was living or molded in graves deck, For minutes couldn't here own my breath, Till the time noise of strangers disturbed my dream leep, I am still in slumber but the passions are not felt, I am dying in wait for you as the ice melt, The mornings are still there, the days still rise But the day that wasn't, has me in fears, Why I survived all these seasons, why didn't I die, Waiting for you is very painful as I know you wouldn't be back, Still waking the day that wasn't there, With heat burning my heart as a furnaced caked Come again to meet me in those streets of day It's my lover for you that will forever stay Hoping a hope is like a drug dope When I know you are no more in my life Into the rose bask of some other person Who happened to be a friend of mine? Let me pray that death doesn't segregate my dreams, I want to live in hell but on condition of your love realms, Unfolding every now and then, With you as my rose and my open eye dream, I still love you but the day wasn't there, Was after you pricked my hearts love bubble, Having my eyes in tears. By: Sandeep Kumar Bhagat FWA Associate member R/o Pochhal Kishtwar
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SPECIAL PACKAGE FOR Strong efforts needed to check drug abuse: President KEDARNATH AREA: BAHUGUNA
NEW DELHI, JUNE 26: Great efforts are needed to be made to check drug abuse and alcoholism in India, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday. Speaking after giving away National Awards for Outstanding Services in the Field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance, the President said alcoholism and drug abuse is a serious threat to a nation like India, which has a huge young population. "For a nation like India, given our demographic profile, alcoholism and drug abuse are a matter of serious concern," he stated. "There is an urgent need for concerted efforts of all stakeholders to prevent and eradicate this menace." He called upon coalitions of teachers, faith-based groups, health care providers, law enforcement officials, and all community leaders to join together to address, in a comprehensive but sensitive manner, alcoholism and substance abuse in their respective areas. "Alcohol and drugs have become a serious problem in recent years because the social pressure, which stopped people from doing it, is eroding," she said. The minister also said that data from the field was needed to see the patterns of drug abuse. A total of five organisations and two individuals were given the award. The institutions which received the award included Youth Development Organisation of Manipur; TT from Ranganathan Clinical Research Foundation in Tamil Nadu; Gram Panchayat Chharba, Vikas Khand Sahaspur in Dehradun, Uttarakhand; Central Young Mizo Association, Mizoram; and Nehru Yuva Kendra,
"We need to make a greater effort to generate awareness of the deleterious effects of drug abuse in a sustained, continuous and result oriented manner," he said.
Thoubal, Manipur. In the individual category, awards were given to Anil Awachat of Muktangan Mitra from Pune, Maharashtra, and Soram Ratan Singh from Imphal, Manipur, for their outstanding work in the field of prevention of alcoholism and drugs.
Chopper crash: PM condoles death of IAF personnel

DEHRADUN, JUNE 26: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Wednesday said the state government will provide special economic package to people whose properties have been destroyed in flash floods in Kedarnath area. Even though there is no provision, we will provide a special economic package for the properties that have been destroyed in the flash floods in Kedarnath Valley, he told a press conference in Dehradun. On relief assistance to be provided to farmers, Mr. Bahuguna said the state will provide Rs. 5,000 instead of Rs. 200 to farmers whose fields have been washed away by floods. The Chief Minister said a total of 15 choppers have been hired by the state government and they have been deployed with the affected districts to provide relief material to villages that cut-off due to the rains. Within next 2-3 days, we will ensure that rations and other relief materials are provided to villages which are cut-off from the state highways. If helicopters are required for doing so, they will be provided and mules would also be used for the purpose, he said. Mr. Bahuguna said a DIG-rank officer has been deputed to arrange for the cremation of bodies in Kedarnath temple area. He said in some cases it was not possible to reach the bodies as they were located at a distance lying in deep valley.
NEW DELHI, JUNE 26: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday expressed his condolences to the families of IAF personnel who lost their lives in a helicopter crash during relief operations in Uttarakhand. The Prime Minister talked to Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne to extend his condolences to the families of Air Force personnel who lost their lives during the rescue and relief operations in Uttarakhand, a government release said. It said the Prime Minister expressed confidence in the air force and its capability to overcome this tragedy and continue the arduous task in Uttarakhand. Your men have done heroic work in treacherous circumstances and saved thousands of lives, Dr. Singh told the Air Chief. The country is grateful to the members of the armed forces for their selfless and determined effort in helping the people in the aftermath of the disaster, he said. Twenty people, including five IAF personnel, lost their lives in the crash that took place yesterday in Gaurikund near Kedarnath. After the crash, Air Chief Browne visited Uttarakhand to boost the morale of the air force personnel there. Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh is also expected to visit the flood-affected areas in the state where over 8,000 troops are deployed in operations to evacuate the stranded people.
EASIER ECB NORMS TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING: CRISIL

MUMBAI, JUNE 26: The easing of fund-raising norms through the external commercial borrowing (ECB) route will lead to developers focusing on low-cost housing projects, says rating agency Crisil. Earlier this week, RBI lowered the total experience of developers or builders for affordable housing projects to 3 years, against 5 years prescribed earlier to avail of ECBs. Besides, the apex bank has also withdrawn the condition of minimum paid-up capital requirement of not less than Rs 50 crore for housing finance companies (HFCs) to avail of ECBs. Both, housing finance companies and developers, are the direct beneficiaries while home buyers will also benefit in terms of concessional interest rates and greater availability of low-cost homes, Crisil said in a report. Crisil estimates that the cost of funding for developers will come down to around 9-11 per cent (taking into account the hedging cost) from the current levels of 15-20 per cent, depending on the current source of funds. In addition to the cost of funds, since the criteria of past experience has been relaxed, relatively less experienced developers will also benefit as it will enable them to launch new projects in the affordable housing segment, it said.
With Modi on rise BJP to placate minorities with a vision document

NEW DELHI, JUNE 26: viewing that perhaps the projection of Modi may marginalize minorities especially Muslims the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) is planning to come out with a' vision document' aimed at minority empowerment. BJP vicepresident Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who is involved in the process of preparing the vision document along with party leader Shahnawaz Hussain and others, maintains this is not an attempt to appease the minorities but to highlight how they are actually being "exploited" by political parties. "Our party wants the empowerment of minorities without any appeasement of these communities. This means their social, economic and educational growth," Naqvi said. The main opposition, however, dismisses that this proposal to make a vision document has been mooted to counter the loss BJP may suffer due to Modi's elevation as the party's election campaign committee chief. "The minorities have been empowered in a big way in Gujarat where more than 250 Muslims have been elected (on BJP tickets) to various posts in recent elections. Similarly, a sizable chunk of BJP MLAs in Goa belong to the minority community," Naqvi said. The vision document will deal with the need for increasing minority participation in politics, more jobs for these communities and improving their safety and security. Justifying the need for
WE ARE UPSET WITH ROTTERDAM PERFORMANCE, SAYS SARDAR

NEW DELHI, JUNE 26: A livid national hockey captain Sardar Singh on Wednesday said that Indian players need to work on their consistency sooner if they harbour any desire to be a potent force in the world circuit again. India lost out on a golden chance to qualify for the next years World Cup in The Hague, Netherlands by finishing sixth in the just-concluded World League Round 3. We didnt start well in any of the matches. We played well for 5 minutes and then allowed the opposition to dominate us for the next 10 minutes. We were inconsistent throughout the tournament. We didnt play total hockey for the entire 70 minutes in any of the matches, Sardar said. With Sandeep Singh, Rupinderpal Singh and V.R. Raghunath in the side, we were rated as one of the strongest outfits when it comes to conversion of dragflicks but we failed to covert chances in Rotterdam. In every match, we got 5-6 penalty corners but failed to utilise them, he said. The entire team is very upset with the performance because we were in high spirits going into the tournament. We all were confident of a good result. But we had a terrible start to the tournament. We needed to win the first game against Ireland but we surprisingly couldnt although we were favourites coming into the match. It severely hurt us, he said. The skipper said India played total hockey in patches throughout the tournament and it didnt help their cause. In World League surprisingly, there was a lack of coordination among the players. We committed small mistakes in every match and allowed out opponents to score soft goals, he said.
such a document, Naqvi said, "We do not wish to lose the support of the minorities because of the false propaganda about BJP by our political opponents. We want to go beyond talking about stereotypes like Wakf, Urdu and Haj for the minorities. These are important but there is more to be done," Naqvi said. The party is also likely to target Congress and other political opponents on
the issue of minority welfare. "Thousands of communal riots have taken place in Congress-ruled states since 1960s and '70s but not even an FIR was lodged. Moreover, Muslims are arrested from states like Maharashtra, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and then declared innocent. This is done for political exploitation," Naqvi alleged.
WB Panchayat polls: Uncertainty continues to persist

The Court then announced it will resume hearing on the Commissions application later that day. The election panels counsel have been consistently arguing that unless the State government comes up with a detailed account of the number of security forces that can be available for deployment the Commission will not be in a position to hold a free and fair election. There were heated exchanges between the counsels of the State government and the poll panel when the former described as disgraceful the poll panels sudden decision to move the apex court and charged it of being unwilling to hold the election. This prompted counsel for the Commission Samaraditya Pal to ask the Court whether moving the Supreme Court is a disgrace. As the war of words raged the Court was forced to interject saying it is shocked at the conduct of the parties (concerned). Later, speaking to journalists, government pleader Ashok Banerjee said that the Commission has every right to move the apex court but it was its moral responsibility to have informed the High Court earlier in the day that it was doing so. Ever since notifications were issued for the rural polls the Mamata Banerjee government and the election panel have been at odds over the availability of security forces to be deployed for the elections.
Cabinet likely to discuss CBI autonomy on June 27

NEW DELHI, JUNE 26: The government is likely to take a view Wednesday, on the suggestions made by the Group of Ministers which was constituted to suggest measures for the independence and functional autonomy of CBI. The Group of Ministers is belived to have recommended constitution of a panel of retired judges which would monitor the investigations undertaken by the agency to ensure that these probe remain free from any influence. Official sources said the provisions may be not be in accordance with the provisions of the CrPC as an investigating officer reports only to court and no one else could interfere in its investigations. However, former CBI Director Joginder Singh called the setting of retired judges' panel as a welcome step and said it should be implemented at the state-level as well. Another important recommendation made by the GoM relates to increase in the financial powers of the CBI director. The sources said the CBI director needs more financial poweers as at present they are dependent on bureaucrats for sanction of funds, however small they might be. The Group of Ministers chaired by Finance Minister P Chidambaram and comprising Law Minister Kapil Sibal, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and Minister of State for Personnel V Narayanasamy had concluded its deliberations on Monday. Its recommendations would be placed before the Cabinet tomorrow which will take a view on these.
Social media helping education in Arab world

DUBAI, JUNE 26: The continued growth of social media in the Arab region has facilitated innovations by people, created new horizons for government entities and new social trends by Arab societies, says a new report. Titled "Transforming Education in the Arab World: Breaking Barriers in the Age of Social Learning", the fifth edition of the Arab Social Media Report was launched by the Dubai School of Government's Governance and Innovation Programme. In addition to analysing patterns, demographic breakdowns and usage trends of social media platforms in the Arab region, the report focuses on the impact of social media on education and life-long learning in the region. A regional survey was conducted with around 4,000 participants, that explored perceptions about the quality of schooling in the region, use of technology and social media in classrooms at different educational levels, interruptions to schooling due to conflict, as well as views on educational reform. In terms of technology and social media use in the classroom, 55 percent of the teachers who responded to the survey said they use social media as a classroom resource, while 10 percent of the parents surveyed indicated that their children have access to social media platforms in the classroom. However, more than half of parents said their children's classrooms do not incorporate technological tools. In contrast, nearly 56 percent of the parents were concerned with the distractions social media cause to their children. The research also surveyed parents in Arab countries suffering from political instabilities, violence and civil strife. Around 68 percent of respondents in these countries said online resources can help their children catch up on material lost due to short or long interruption in schooling. Fadi Salem, director of the Governance and Innovation Programme and co-author of the report, said: "With more than 55 million active Arab users of Facebook and 3.7 million of Twitter, social media is already playing a growing role in formal and informal education, ondemand training and in capacity building."
KOLKATA, JUNE 26: Six days before its first phase is scheduled the uncertainty surrounding the rural polls in the State persisted on Wednesday with the legal imbroglio involving the State government and the State Election Commission over the availability of security forces for the elections shifting to the Supreme Court. While the election panel moved the Supreme Court earlier in the day, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that is hearing SECs application said it was fed up and was glad that the matter has gone to the apex court. "Entire India is looking at the case
and I am happy that it has gone to the Supreme Court. At least there will be a verdict now. I am fed up with the case. I am happy, said Justice Mishra on being informed about the State Election Commissions move. The poll panel had submitted to the Court that it has moved the Supreme Court citing that the need for an urgent end to the deadlock as the polls are scheduled for July 2, 6 and 9. SC issues notices It later informed the Court that the apex court had issued notices to the Centre and the State government seeking their response by Friday on how to meet the requirement of security personnel for the polls.
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China first sent a human into space only in 2003 and its capabilities still lag behind the US and Russia. But its programme is highly ambitious and includes plans to land a man on the moon. Beijing sees its multi-billion-dollar space programme as a symbol of its rising global stature, growing technical expertise, and the Communist Party's success in turning around the fortunes of the once povertystricken nation. Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, in a congratulatory message delivered at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center and shown on state TV, cited "the staunch leadership of the party central committee with comrade Xi Jinping as general secretary" as a factor in the mission's success. On Monday, Xi, who besides heading the party is also China's president, spoke to the crew via video call. "The space dream is part of the dream to make China stronger," Xi told them, the state Xinhua news agency reported, referencing his signature "Chinese dream" concept. "With the development of space programmes, the Chinese people will take bigger strides to explore further into space," he said from the control centre. Xi had travelled to the Jiuquan space centre in the Gobi desert to witness the blast-off on June 11.
Strike shuts Eiffel Tower for second day China's Shenzhou-10 spacecraft returns to Earth
PARIS: The Eiffel Tower was closed for a second day Wednesday at the height of the Paris tourist season due to a strike by workers for better work conditions and more pay. The influential CGT union called the strike after failed last-minute talks on Monday which lasted for seven hours. Negotiations resumed Tuesday but some points remained unresolved, union officials said, adding that the structure could re-open for tourists later Wednesday. The tower normally opens at 9:00am (0700 GMT) and closes after midnight during BEIJING, JUNE 26: China completed its longest manned space mission on Wednesday as its Shenzhou10 spacecraft and three crew members safely returned to Earth, in a major step for Beijing's goal of building a permanent space station by 2020. The return capsule touched down at 8:07 am (0007 GMT), live state TV footage showed, kicking up a cloud of dust on the grasslands of north China's Inner Mongolia region. Technicians quickly gathered to open the craft's hatch and crawled inside to check the crew's safety. Applause erupted at mission control when word came they were
the peak summer season that runs from June until September. The strike by the 300-odd workers is the first since a two-day shutdown in December 2010. The CGT had also complained that one
of the five lifts due to have been renovated following a decision taken in 2008 was still not ready, putting pressure on the employees. The 324-metre (1,063-foot) structure attracts about seven million tourists every year.
Pope names commission of inquiry into Vatican bank

VATICAN CITY, JUNE 26: Pope Francis has named a commission of inquiry to look into the activities of the troubled Vatican bank amid a fresh money-laundering investigation and questions about what exactly goes on inside the secretive institution. It was the second time in as many weeks that Francis has intervened to get to get to the bottom of the problems that have plagued the Institute for Religious Works: On June 15, he filled a key vacancy in the bank's governing structure, tapping a trusted friend to be essentially his eyes inside the bank. The new appointee will have access to documentation, board meetings and management. On Wednesday, he named a commission to investigate the bank's legal structure and
in good condition. A smiling commander Nie Haisheng was the first to emerge from the capsule at 9:31 am. He was followed by female astronaut Wang Yaping, who also smiled and waved, and Zhang Xiaoguang. Highlights of the mission included dockings with China's orbiting space module Tiangong-1 in
tests intended to prepare for the building of the space station. Wang delivered a video class to children across the country from space last week, showing how a variety of objects -- from a bubble of water to a spinning toy -- behave in zero gravity. The crew also conducted medical experiments during the mission.
Riots in China's Xinjiang region kill 27: Xinhua

BEIJING, JUNE 26: Riots in China's ethnically divided Xinjiang have left at least 27 dead in the latest outbreak of violence in the troubled western region, according to state media which said police opened fire on "knife-wielding mobs". Police opened fire on mobs attacking a police station and a local government building, Xinhua news agency said, citing local officials. "Seventeen people had been killed... before police opened fire and shot dead 10 rioters," it said. Others were injured and were rushed to a local hospital, the report said. The clashes occurred in an area about 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the desert city of Turpan and about 280 kilometres from the regional capital Urumqi. The region is regularly hit by unrest. China reported that 21 people died in clashes between police and locals in the region in April. Chinese authorities have blamed recent clashes on "terrorists," and recently jailed nine people in the region for "religious extremism."
Bomb targeting senior judge kills 7 in Pakistan

KARACHI, JUN 26: A motorcycle bomb targeted a senior judge in this southern Pakistani port city today, killing seven people, including four security personnel. Justice Maqbool Baqar, senior Judge of Sindh High Court, was heading to the court when the bomb believed to be attached to a motorbike exploded near his motorcade. At least 15 people, including Baqar, were also injured in the blast, a police officer said. The injured include four police personnel and a paramilitary Rangers officer. Baqar was shifted to a private hospital for treatment. Police said that driver of the judge was among the dead. "The bomb was apparently set off by a remote device and the explosion injured bystanders and damaged vehicles and bikes in the security convoy," Senior Superintendent of Police South Aamir said. Sharjeel Memon, Information Minister in Sindh Province of which Karachi is the capital, confirmed that seven people died in the blast. A police mobile van and two motorbikes were damaged in the blast. Deputy inspector general Ami Shaikh said that six teams have been formed to investigate the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Taliban and banned militant groups are often blamed for such attacks.
activities. It comes as Salerno prosecutors investigate a senior Vatican official for alleged money-laundering.
Al-Qaeda said to be changing its ways after Snowden leaks

WASHINGTON, JUN 26: US intelligence agencies are scrambling to salvage their surveillance of al-Qaeda and other terrorists who are working frantically to change how they communicate after a National Security Agency contractor leaked details of two NSA spying programmes. It's an electronic game of catand-mouse that could have deadly consequences if a plot is missed or a terrorist operative manages to drop out of sight. Two US intelligence officials say members of virtually every terrorist group, including core al-Qaeda, are attempting to change how they communicate, based on what they are reading in the media, to hide from US surveillance -- the first time intelligence officials have described which groups are reacting to the leaks. Shortly after Edward Snowden leaked documents about the secret NSA surveillance programmes, chat rooms and websites used by like-minded extremists and Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said there are "changes we can already see being made by the folks who wish to do us harm, and our allies harm." Senator Angus King said yesterday that Snowden "has basically alerted people who are enemies of this country ... (like) al-Qaeda, about what techniques we have been using to monitor their activities and foil plots, and compromised those efforts, and it's very conceivable that people will die as a result." At the same time, NSA and other counterterrorist analysts have been focusing their attention on the terrorists, watching their electronic communications and logging all changes, including following which Internet sites the terrorist suspects visit, trying to determine what system they might choose to avoid future detection, according to a former senior intelligence official speaking anonymously as a condition of discussing the intelligence operations.
would-be recruits advised users how to avoid NSA detection, from telling them not to use their real phone numbers to recommending
specific online software programmes to keep spies from tracking their computers' physical locations. House Intelligence
ECONOMY
Plan Comm approves Rs 47,000 crore plan size for Karnataka

NEW DELHI, JUN 26: The Planning Commission today approved plan size of Rs 47,000 crore for Karnataka for the year 2013-14, up 11.8 per cent from the previous fiscal. The plan size was discussed here in a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. "We have approved plan size of Rs 47,000 crore. In addition to that, through the normal central assistance programme, about Rs 10,000 crore will go into Karnataka to help engage development," Ahluwalia told reporters after the meeting. needed to give necessary impetus to education and health sectors," he said. State Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said several initiatives are being taken aimed at impacting the lives of the poor and marginalised people. "These include enhancing the milk subsidy from Rs 2 to Rs 4 per litre. will benefit 7.5 lakh milk producing farmers in the state. The majority of these farmers are small and marginal. The unit cost of rural housing has been raised from Rs one lakh to Rs 1.50 lakh. Subsidy for rural housing has been raised from Rs 75,000 to Rs 1.2 lakh," Siddaramaiah said. He said the state was committed to provide adequate outlays for the sectors that contribute significantly to improving Human Development Indices, especially education, health, women and child development, social welfare, housing water supply and sanitation, and rural development. "Systemic reforms in each of these sectors are being initiated to improve outcome indicators," he added. He also said the Centre should help the state government in strengthening infrastructure for post-harvest facilities, restore custom duty on raw silk to 30 per cent to prevent farmers from opting for distress sales and in helping marketing surplus milk.
IGate bags USD 100 million deal from MetLife

NEW DELHI, JUN 26: Outsourcing company iGate Corporation today said it has bagged a major five-year contract worth over USD 100 million (about Rs 598 crore) for providing global infrastructure services for insurance major MetLife, Inc. The USbased IT solutions firm has been providing services to the global insurance giant for the last 10 years across North America, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. The present deal includes providing complex and mission critical services. "iGATE participated in a competitive bid to assist MetLife in building out an Innovative Infrastructure model to manage its IT systems towards greater efficiency and flexibility, in order to drive lower costs and increase business agility," iGate said in prise networking and messaging, infrastructure project management and infrastructure utility services, he added. "Through this contract, we will enable MetLife to transform its service delivery framework from a resource and capacity based model to a scope and service level based one," iGate Senior Vice President (Insurance) Ganesh Iyer said. "We are delighted to further strengthen our 10-year association with iGATE. The yearon-year productivity and quality improvement parameters were clearly visible through the Managed Services program it provides," MetLife Inc Senior Vice-President (Enterprise Infrastructure & Architecture) Jim O'Donnell said.
However, he said more focused attention was needed in agriculture and infrastructure. Public private partnership in the state needed to be encouraged to expedite development, he added. Ahluwalia said the state's
growth rate was slowed down recently and was lower than national average. "The new government should work out a strategy to take maximum advantage when the economy is on recovery path. Special attention was
a statement. MetLife is building an infrastructure model to manage its IT systems towards greater efficiency and flexibility, in order to drive lower costs and increase business agility, it added. The solution includes data services engineering and implementation, middleware support and implementation, infrastructure application development services, enter-
ONGC, OIL buy 10 percent stake in Mozambique gas field Walmart removes India ops President Raj Jain
NEW DELHI, JUNE 25: State-run explorer ONGC's foreign arm ONGC Videsh (OVL) and Oil India Ltd (OIL) will buy the Videocon Industries' stake in a Mozambique gas field for about $2.5 billion. Videocon Mozambique Rovuma 1 Ltd, a subsidiary of Videocon Mauritius Energy Ltd, holds 10 percent participating interest in the Rovuma Area 1 Offshore Block in M o z a m b i q u e . Mozambique's offshore Area 1 may hold as much as 65 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas and has the potential to be one of the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) hubs. OIL said Tuesday that in a joint venture with OVL, it signed definitive agreements to acquire Videocon Mozambique Rovuma 1 Ltd for $2.475 billion. The acquisition will be done via a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) jointly-owned by the two firms. OVL will look to transporting the LNG from Mozambique to India. "The acquisition is subject to the approvals of the governments of Mozambique and India, relevant regulatory approvals, pre-emption rights and other customary conditions," the statement said. Earlier on June 10, ONGC Videsh had announced the same deal. However, it withdrew their statement after a few hours without citing any reasons. Other partners in Area 1 include Anadarko, operator of the project, ENH, Mitsui, BPRL and PTTEP. "This investment is expected to further enhance the strong business and cultural links between Mozambique and India," OIL said. Between the two upstream companies, this is the third overseas acquisition within a year. OIL and Indian Oil Corp have jointly acquired 30 percent stakes in Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc's Niobrara shale gas assets in Colorado, in the United States. OVL has agreed to pay $5 billion to acquire Conoco Phillip's 8.4 percent stake in a Kazakhstan oilfield. The Kashagan field, located in the shallow waters of the Kazakh North Caspian Sea, is the world's largest development project. OVL currently has a presence in 31 exploration and production projects in 15 countries - Vietnam, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Sudan, South Sudan, Iran, Cuba, Brazil, Venezuela, Russia, Myanmar, Colombia, Nigeria and Kazakhstan. NEW DELHI, JUN 26: US retail major WalMart today announced a top level change in its Indian operations with President Raj Jain being replaced by Ramnik Narsey, who is currently Senior VicePresident for Walmart International, with immediate effect. The company, which has been facing investigations from Indian authorities over its investment in one of the business entities of its Indian partner Bharti Enterprises, said in a statement: "...effective immediately, Ramnik Narsey, senior vice president for Walmart International, will serve as interim leader for Walmart's business in India. "He is replacing Raj Jain, who is no longer with the company." Sources said the announcement of Jain's departure from the company was made this morning to the employees of
Sensex down 77 pts as Re crosses 60-level Vs dollar

MUMBAI, JUNE 26: The BSE benchmark Sensex today fell by 77.03 points led by decline in bluechips Bharti Airtel and Mahindra and Mahindra, as rupee breaching 60-mark against the dollar triggered concerns of increased FII outflows. After making a marginally higher start at 18,642.43, the 30-share index settled lower by 77.03 points, or 0.41 per cent, at 18,552.12, after rupee hit all-time low of 60.62 against the US currency in mid-session on heavy dollar demand. Similarly, the wide-based NSE index Nifty fell by 20.40 points, or 0.36 per cent, to close at 5,588.70. Also, SX40 index, the flagship index of MCX-SX, closed 49.23 points, or 0.44 per cent lower at 11,048.71. They said the selling was more confined to companies having exposures to overseas markets such as auto, metal and banking sectors. Cautious investors offloaded their holdings before the monthly settlement in the derivatives segment tomorrow, they added. Out of the 30 BSE shares, 18 ended lower led by Bharti Airtel falling 5.74 per cent to Rs 278.45, followed by Mahindra and Mahindra closing down by 4.63 per cent at Rs 912.15. Bucking the general weakening tend, stocks of software exporting companies ended with gains on hopes of better earnings following dollar strengthening. Country's largest software services firm TCS closed 2.84 per cent higher at Rs 1,433.65. Over 60% Indian software companies get their business revenues from abroad. Sectorally, the auto sector index fell by 1.79 per cent to 10,347.65 and metal sector losing 1.31% to settle at 7,372.83.
the Indian operations by Walmart Asia President and CEO Scott Price, who had flown down from Hong Kong. Jain's removal comes in the backdrop of investigations by Walmart over allegations of corruption against it in foreign markets, including India. In March 2011, the US-based company had started a worldwide review of its policies, practices and internal controls for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance. The Enforcement Directorate has also been probing the Rs 455.8 crore investment by Walmart in Cedar Support Services Ltd, a subsidiary of
Bharti Ventures, for alleged "illegal" investments and flouting of FDI rules under the FEMA and Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Bharti Enterprises has, however, rejected the allegations that it had violated any rule in this regard. The company had said all the procedures were as per the "law of the land". Jain had joined Walmart in 2006 and was named head of Walmart India in 2007. During his tenure, wholesale cash-and-carry joint venture with Bharti Enterprises, backend services and consulting businesses were established.
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JAMMU, JUNE 26: Kaali Janni Club defeated Jullakha Mohalla XI by two wickets in the inaugural match of the Friendship Cup Cricket Tournament, organised by Swabhiman (NGO) at DBN ground, Mubarak Mandi, here. Earlier, Jullaka Mohalla won the toss and lost all their wickets for 33 runs in 12 overs. In reply, Kaali Janni chased the total losing eight wickets. Karan was awarded man of the match for taking three important wickets. Chitarth Bhakhri and Rinku Khajuria were empires in the opening match. Ashish Sharma was scorer while Rajni conducted the proceedings of the inaugural function. The tournament was declared open by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Jammu, Atul Goel, who was chief guest on the
ICC's anti-corruption unit to recommend stronger laws

LONDON, JUN 26: In order to prosecute players, match officials and franchise owners found guilty of corrupt practices in domestic T20 leagues such as IPL, the ICC`s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) is likely to recommend stronger anti-corruption laws to its members. Sir Ronnie Flannagan, the chairman of the ACSU, is expected to address these concerns during ICC`s annual conference that had begun on Tuesday. These concerns come in the wake of various scandals relating to spot-fixing and betting in lucrative domestic T20 leagues like the Indian Premier League, Bangladesh
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Premier League (BPL) and the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL). Taking the investigations in IPL spot-fixing scandal forward, the Delhi Police`s Special Cell has examined more cricketers, including a left-arm bowler, who plays from Uttar Pradesh and is
part of an IPL team from South India, in the last few days. So far, Delhi Police has arrested three cricketers -- S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan and have made another cricketer Sidharth Trivedi a witness in the case.
The cops have also arrested a large number of bookies including Ashwini Aggarwal alias Tinku Mandi and Ramesh Vyas and Rajasthan Royals owner Raj Kundra was also questioned. Delhi Police had claimed that Kundra had bet during IPL matches.
Chennai Super Kings `Team Principal` Gurunath Meiyappan, was also arrested for alleged involvement in betting before being granted bail. In Bangladesh, Mohammad Ashraful confessed to indulging in corrupt practices during the BPL.
SSP Jammu, Atul Goel interacts with the participating teams on the inaugural of Friendship Cup Cricket Tourament at Mubarak Mandi occasion. Joint Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation Kapil Sharma and senior Congress leader, Vikram Malhotra were guests of honour. Speaking on the occasion, SSP exhorted upon the gathering of young cricketers to take part in game along with their regular studies. He also lauded the organizers, especially the Swabhiman and members of the organizing committee for such an initiative. In all, 32 teams drawn from different parts of the city are taking part in this event. Prominent among others present were Balbir Singh, Rinku, Sunny, Raj Singh, Ram Swaroop, Govind Singh, Karan, Deepak, Sushant and Raj Rani.
Rs. 10 lakh package for India squad for tri-series in B.Tech Students of Bahra West Indies departs for Jamaica SHIMLA: The students of DEA.
LONDON: JUNE 26: After lifting the Champions Trophy with a remarkable unbeaten run, the victorious Indian cricket team on Wednesday departed for Jamaica to compete in an ODI tri-series against the West Indies and Sri Lanka starting June 28. "Off to Jamaica now, Next mission ahead, had a lovely time in England....," tweeted all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja with a picture of his boarding pass. "On board to Jamaica,with the new speed gun that's joined us," said off-spinner R Ashwin on his twitter handle with a picture of Mohammad Shami Ahmed, the first batch of the B. Tech course at the Waknaghat based Bahra University have bagged a highest salary package of Rs. 10 lakh at a placement drive conducted by the Pune based company Data- 64. University Vice Chancellor Dr. S.K. Bansal said that on the basis of a written test, group discussion and interview, the company selected 16 B.Tech students from the trades of Electronics and Communication, Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering. He said that appointments were made for the posts of Digital Forensic Analysts, CSIRTP, Management Trainee and On being highly impressed by the quality of the students the company's Vice President Mr. Rahul Mishra said that Data 64 would once again come to the campus for MBA placements in October for Management Trainee at 4.5 lacs package. He said that it is the first time that the company has picked this number of students from any educational institute in India. The Director of the placement cell of Bahra University Mr. Pradeep Prem said that the students were handed over the joining letters on the spot and were expected to join on the 1st of January 2014.
Kangaroos wins opening match

POONCH, JUNE 26: Kangaroos Club won the opening match of the Ist Poonch Premier League Twenty20 Cricket Tournament, organized by Youth Congress leader, Abhinav Sharma in association with Shaheed Manjit Singh Volleyball Club at Government Degree College ground, on Wednesday. Kangaroos defeated Kings XI by 34 runs. Earlier, batting first, Kangaroos made 167 runs with Sameer being highest scorer making 34 runs. From Kings XI, Piano took three wickets. In reply, King XI could make 133 runs despite superb 57 runs innings played by Rishab. Reshab fought long battle
who replaced an injured Irfan Pathan in the team. The first three matches of the series would be played in Jamaica [from June 28 to July 2] before the action shifts to Trinidad [from July 5 to July 11]. India will open their campaign against the West Indies on June 30.
SQUAD: MS Dhoni (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Murali Vijay, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, R Vinay Kumar
The SP Poonch, Shamsher Hussain declares open the Poonch Premier League at Government Degree College ground, Poonch making 57 off just 32 balls. Earlier, the tournament was declared open by Superintendent of Police, Poonch, Shamsher Hussain, who was chief guest. Chairman, Shaheed Manjeet Singh Club and AICC election observer, Iftiakr Choudhary were guests of honour. The chief guest applauded the efforts of Abhinav Sharma and Mohd Tariq Khan for involving youth in sports activities. In all, 29 teams are taking part in this tournament on knock-out basis. NEXT MATCH: MCC Poonch shall take on KCC tomorrow.
Indian male lifters end runnersup at Asian Championships
Bhupathi- Julian Knowle through to Second round at Wimbledon

LONDON, JUNE 26 : Eighth seeded Indo-Austrian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Julian Knowle advanced to the men's doubles second round at Wimbledon beating unseeded Argentine-Spanish duo Leonardo Mayer and Albert Ramos on Wednesday. Bhupathi-Knowle won 6-2, 67(5), 6-4, 6-2 in two hours and 37 minutes in the first round clash. The eighth seeds broke their opponents for the first time in the sixth game of the first set to take a 4-2 advantage, converting their third break point and won the next game to take a step closer to bagging the set. They again broke their opponents in the final game of the set to clinch the set in half an hour. Mayer-Ramos returned the favour by breaking the IndoAustrian duo in the first game
Football League of DFA Srinagar
Food and Supplies blanks Kashmir Mughals

of the second set and won on their serve to make it 2-0. Bhupathi and Knowle broke back to level the set 5-5 and pushed the match into a tiebreaker. However, the decided did not go in their favour, losing 5-7. The Indo-Austrian combination needed four break points in the third set to step ahead of Mayer and Ramos to take the set and lead the match 2-1. The eighth seeds were in their elements easily breaking Mayer and Ramos twice in the fourth set and bagging their service games to love to take the set and match. In the second round BhupathiKnowle will take on American-German duo Nicholas Monroe and Simon Stadler, who ousted another Indian pair Purav Raja and Divij Sharan in the first round. SRINAGAR, JUNE 26: Food and Supplies blanked Kashmir Mughals 4-0 to strengthen their position in the Super Division League of the District Football Association (DFA) Srinagar at Polo Ground, on Wednesday. Altaf played a leading role in Food and Supplies win completing his hat trick netting the ball in 12th, 56th and 74th minute. Irfan added fourth goal in the 68th minute to help the side make it a one-sided contest. Meanwhile, in Division-A League, Shaheen Sports trounced Royal Sports by a solitary goal. The only goal of the match came through Hashim in the 51st minute after a goalless first half play. In Division-B League tournament, underway at Bakshi Stadium, here, Celtic Football Club beat Sheikhulalam Club by four goals to two. Other Results: United Barzulla Club beat Majid Bagh Club 1-0 and Burnhall School held Kashmir Sports 1-1 draw.
NEW DELHI, JUNE 26: The Indian men's weightlifting team finished runners-up in the Asian Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan for the first time in its competitive history even though none of them could bag a medal at the event which concluded today. The 25th Women's and 44th Men's Asian Senior Weightlifting Championships concluded
with most of the Indian lifters finishing inside top eight in their respective categories. Among the men, Rustam Sarang finished sixth in the 62kg category, while D Senthamizh Selvan finished seventh in the same division. S. Sathish Kumar ended eighth in the 77kg category. Sukeh Dey ended seventh in the 56kg division.
Tata Nano car drives into Guinness World Records

BANGALORE, JUNE 26: Tata Motors' small car Nano entered the Guinness World Records for driving on a longest journey covering the entire country, the company said on Monday. "The expedition was accomplished in 10 days (March 21-30) covering 10,218 km in a Tata Nano from Kanyakumari in southern Tamil Nadu to circumnavigate the country and return to Bangalore," Tata Motors President Ranjit Yadav said. The car entered the Guinness World Records, breaking the previous record of 8,046 km. The car was driven by city-based motoring enthusiast Srikarunya Subrahmanyam and his team. "Tata Nano has put India on the world motoring map by demonstrating its robustness, reliability and frugal engineering. We will encourage motor expeditions to enable customers experience the brand's value," Yadav said. India's first national expedition driving in a Nano across the country in July 2012. "I have seen a new breed of traveler
Ford India launches the Compact, Contemporary and Capable EcoSport at an Outstanding Value
NEW DELHI, JUNE 26: Ford India, on Wednesday officially launched the EcoSport keeping up to its commitment of delivering a stunning-looking product that packs in outstanding value for Indian consumers. EcoSport's India launch raises the bar in the country's fast-growing compact utility segment with its compelling value-for-money proposition. Ford EcoSport has been launched at an entry-level pricing of Rs. 559,000 (ex-showroom, New Delhi). Indian consumers will have the power of choice with a wide selection of 10 variants across four trims, three fuel efficient engine options in manual and a petrol automatic and seven colours. Consumers can book and take deliveries of their EcoSport from across pan-India Ford dealerships with immediate effect. Joginder Singh, president and managing director, Ford India said, "EcoSport sets new standards in India's SUV industry classification through its design, development and sensible value proposition. With the launch of the EcoSport we stand true to our commitment to offer India the best of Ford. E coSp ort 's competitive pricing and market posit i o n i n g u n d e rs c o re s our respect and commitment to Indian consumers." The stunning urban SUV is the successful outcome of the US$ 142 million investment that Ford committed to enhance its capability at its Chennai manufacturing facility. With the launch of the EcoSport, Ford has aggressively positioned itself in the compact utility segment, which is customers. The EcoSport's substantial package underscores both desirability and versatility and brings a new sense of value and ingenuity to the Ford brand." Ford EcoSport's clever pricing has the potential to attract a wider range of customers who may want to explore alternate body styles. Compact, contemporary and capable, the all-new EcoSport epitomizes urban life and urbane aspirations such as practicality, efficiency, drivability, reliability and attractiveness in a compelling package. Ford EcoSport will be available in seven coloursMars Red, Kinetic Blue, Moondust Silver, Panther Black, Sea Grey, Chill and Diamond White; four trims - Ambiente, Trend, Titanium and Titanium Plus in three engine options, as well as manual and a petrol automatic transmission.
expected to grow five-fold by 2020. Vinay Piparsania, executive director of Marketing, Sales and Service at Ford India said, "Stylish, robust and dynamic, the fun-to-drive Ford EcoSport fuses ample versatility and a 'can do' attitude to appeal to a newer range of
Formula One motor racing driver Narain Karthikeyan felicitated Subrahmanyam and the team for the record achievement on the occasion. Karthikeyan also released a book 'Atop the World' authored by Thomas Chacko, a 63-year-old Kochi-based motoring enthusiast who accomplished a 78-day long
emerge, one who has a streak of adventure and passion for motoring. I have known people who have driven long distances for the fun of it despite the option of taking a flight or a train being always there. This is the spirit that encourages enthusiasts like Srikarunya and Thomas to overcome challenges of driving long distances," Karthikeyan said.
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