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Times of LADAKH Leh, Monday 27, June, 2016 E-Mail: [email protected] Published from Jammu Leh Vol: 1 No. 2 Pages: 8 Price: R 5 LEH: Drigung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpochey, the 37th throne holder of the Drikung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism stressed upon devotees to toe the line of Lord Buddha and treat all humans equally. He emphasized on reject- ing the system of social inequality claiming it to be manmade evil which tends to cre- ate fissures in the society. Kyabgon Chetsang was speaking at the valedictory of the four days teaching con- gregation organized by Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) which was commenced on June 18, here at Jevetsal. The 4-day event witnessed unprecedent- ed horde of devotees comprising locals, foreigners, monks, nuns and prominent people besides representatives of political and social organizations. The event started with presentation of Mandala to Drigung Kyabgon Chetsang by LBA Executive Members led by President Tsewang Thinles. Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpochey during the course of congregation imparted teach- ing on the topics ‘Monpa Seskyet Domba’, ‘Jukpa Semskyet Domba, ‘Donam Semskyet Domba’, and ‘Drigung Phowa Chenmo’ followed by ‘Drupthop Thangtong Gyalpo Tsewang’, the longevity prayer offering besides offering Stenjuk by the devotees. Prominent personalities who attended the teaching sessions include Chosje Togdan Rinpochey, Drukpa Thuksey Rinpochey, LAHDC CEC Dr. Sonam Dawa, Executive Councillors Agriculture Tsering Wangdus Executive Councillors Works Dorjay Mutup, SSP Tsering Gyalpo, former CEC Rigzin Spalbar, MP Thupstan Chhewang and heads of various Tsogspa. Applauding LBA’s Ladakh Women ini- tiative ‘Healthy Ladakh Movement’ Kyabgon Chetsang Contd. on pg 7 LBA's 4day congregation at Jevetsal concludes LEH: The festival of Indus River known as Sindhu Darshan Utsav commenced with zest and religious fervour here at Sindhu Ghat Shey on June 24. The colourful event organized by Sindhu Darshan Yatra Samiti and Ladakh Phanday Tsogspa was inaugurated by Chief Guest Drigung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpochey, the 37th throne holder of the Drikung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, in the presence of J&K Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Nirmal Singh and Ladakh Affairs Minister Chering Dorjay Lakrook. Numerous Hindu devotees from length and breadth of the country reached the venue to witness the grandeur of Contd. on pg 7 20th Sindhu Darshan Utsav commences with fervour, zest LEH: Role of vibrant Ladakhis is sig- nificant in keeping the spirit of Sindhu Darshan Festival alive. This was stated by senior BJP leader L.K. Advani at the lunch hosted in his honour by LAHDC Leh at Police Line Choglamsar here. Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Nirmal Singh, Chering Dorjey Minister for Ladakh Affairs and Cooperatives, Thupstan Chhewang MP Ladakh, CEC LAHDC Leh Dr. Sonam Dawa, DC Leh Prasanna Ramaswamy G, Executive Councilors, Councilors, ADC Leh, SSP Leh, ACR Leh and other officers were also present on the occasion. Advani in his address said that there has always been a link between Sindh, his birth place and Ladakh because of which he hap- pens to visit Ladakh so often and perhaps the reason to start Sindhu festival. He said that the purpose of Sindhu festival was to give a fair chance to Indian pilgrims to visit Sindhu within India through Leh- Ladakh. Dr. Sonam Dawa expressed grat- itude to Advani for his gesture and coming to Leh despite his growing age. He also expressed gratitude on behalf of entire Ladakh to Dr. Nirmal Singh for giving Ministry of Ladakh Affairs Contd. on pg 7 'Vibrant Ladakhis kept spirit of Sindhu Darshan Utsav alive' C M Y K Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpochey asks devotees to toe the line of Buddha Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpochey bats for conserving water resources
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Page 1: Times of Ladakh 27 Jun 2016 Issue

Times of LADAKHLeh, Monday 27, June, 2016

E-Mail: [email protected] l Published from Jammu l Leh l Vol: 1 l No. 2 l Pages: 8 l Price: R 5 l

LEH: Drigung Kyabgon ChetsangRinpochey, the 37th throne holder of theDrikung Kagyu lineage of TibetanBuddhism stressed upon devotees to toethe line of Lord Buddha and treat allhumans equally. He emphasized on reject-ing the system of social inequality claimingit to be manmade evil which tends to cre-ate fissures in the society.

Kyabgon Chetsang was speaking at thevaledictory of the four days teaching con-

gregation organized by Ladakh BuddhistAssociation (LBA) which was commencedon June 18, here at Jevetsal.

The 4-day event witnessed unprecedent-ed horde of devotees comprising locals,foreigners, monks, nuns and prominentpeople besides representatives of politicaland social organizations.

The event started with presentation ofMandala to Drigung Kyabgon Chetsang byLBA Executive Members led by President

Tsewang Thinles.Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpochey during

the course of congregation imparted teach-ing on the topics ‘Monpa Seskyet Domba’,‘Jukpa Semskyet Domba, ‘DonamSemskyet Domba’, and ‘Drigung PhowaChenmo’ followed by ‘Drupthop ThangtongGyalpo Tsewang’, the longevity prayeroffering besides offering Stenjuk by thedevotees.

Prominent personalities who attended

the teaching sessions include ChosjeTogdan Rinpochey, Drukpa ThukseyRinpochey, LAHDC CEC Dr. Sonam Dawa,Executive Councillors Agriculture TseringWangdus Executive Councillors WorksDorjay Mutup, SSP Tsering Gyalpo, formerCEC Rigzin Spalbar, MP ThupstanChhewang and heads of various Tsogspa.

Applauding LBA’s Ladakh Women ini-tiative ‘Healthy Ladakh Movement’Kyabgon Chetsang Contd. on pg 7

LBA's 4-day congregation at Jevetsal concludes

LEH: The festival of Indus Riverknown as Sindhu Darshan Utsavcommenced with zest and religiousfervour here at Sindhu Ghat Sheyon June 24. The colourful eventorganized by Sindhu Darshan YatraSamiti and Ladakh PhandayTsogspa was inaugurated by ChiefGuest Drigung Kyabgon ChetsangRinpochey, the 37th throne holderof the Drikung Kagyu lineage ofTibetan Buddhism, in the presenceof J&K Deputy Chief Minister Dr.Nirmal Singh and Ladakh AffairsMinister Chering Dorjay Lakrook.

Numerous Hindu devotees fromlength and breadth of the countryreached the venue to witness thegrandeur of Contd. on pg 7

20th Sindhu Darshan Utsavcommences with fervour, zest

LEH: Role of vibrant Ladakhis is sig-nificant in keeping the spirit ofSindhu Darshan Festival alive. Thiswas stated by senior BJP leader L.K.Advani at the lunch hosted in hishonour by LAHDC Leh at Police LineChoglamsar here.

Deputy Chief Minister Dr. NirmalSingh, Chering Dorjey Minister forLadakh Affairs and Cooperatives,Thupstan Chhewang MP Ladakh,CEC LAHDC Leh Dr. Sonam Dawa,DC Leh Prasanna Ramaswamy G,Executive Councilors, Councilors,ADC Leh, SSP Leh, ACR Leh andother officers were also present onthe occasion.

Advani in his address said thatthere has always been a linkbetween Sindh, his birth place andLadakh because of which he hap-pens to visit Ladakh so often and

perhaps the reason to start Sindhufestival. He said that the purpose ofSindhu festival was to give a fairchance to Indian pilgrims to visitSindhu within India through Leh-Ladakh.

Dr. Sonam Dawa expressed grat-itude to Advani for his gesture andcoming to Leh despite his growingage. He also expressed gratitude onbehalf of entire Ladakh to Dr.Nirmal Singh for giving Ministry ofLadakh Affairs Contd. on pg 7

'Vibrant Ladakhis kept spirit ofSindhu Darshan Utsav alive'

C M Y K

Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpochey asks devotees to toe the line of Buddha

Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpochey bats for conserving water resources

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Times of LADAKH Editorial

CRAVINGFOR CARE...?

Caring for the Elders in old age has been the ages oldmoral value of the great Indian culture but unfortu-nately nowadays despite being deeply embedded in

our culture this unique perception of extraordinary respectand care for the elderly people, the increasing trend of oldage homes and other like establishments coming up to takecare of the elders left to fend for themselves by none otherthan their own children, can be easily felt at least by thesensitive section of the society. Unfortunately there are cer-tain heart rending instances where elders have been left atdistant destinations by the children in order to ensure thatthere is no scope left for their return to home where theyonce nurtured and brought up these very children whoplayed the worst deceit with them today when they neededtheir concern and care the most. Undoubtedly there can beno excuse whatsoever to justify such insane behaviour bythe custodians of such unfortunate elders. While there isevery reason to paint this section of the society as villain, atthe same time there is a need for serious introspection tofind out the reasons behind such happenings and alsoevolve measures to ensure that such incidents do not findany place in the Indian society where elders are seen inparlance to God. Life slips like sand, like water and everyonehas to get old. In today's changing scenario, in view of therapid technological strides and the mad materialistic race itis an accepted fact that there is great pressure upon theyoung people to be vigorously productive in order toensure economic fertility to meet the sky rocketing expen-ditures in the family on various counts. But that does notmean that the elders being the weakest part of the familyunit be ignored or victimized in any way. In fact there is aneed to put in place a mechanism in every family wherebyelders continue to be the most loved and cared lot till theirlast breath. The nation is in dire need of a parallel mecha-nism to care for the elderly in addition to the traditionalfamily system. While on one hand involving the youthpower in aggressive programmes for nation's prosperity isunavoidable, at the same time we need to have a healthyold age care system to keep intact India's growth story andensure its further nurturing. Although the responsibility ofmeaningful existence in old age rests primarily with theindividual yet in extreme circumstances of weakness anddisability, it is indeed the responsibility of children, society,government and the system as a whole to look after theelders. The youngsters of today, keeping this situation inmind, need to prepare for their transition into elders' statusright from today that would prepare them to develop amind-set that would ensure that they enjoy the concludingterm of their life in the most dignified and a peaceful man-ner. For achieving this goal the whole society needs tochange in accordance with the changing life patterns in thesociety. The nation has been witnessing a number of meas-ures on the social security front initiated by the incumbentNDA government under the leadership of PM NarenderModi and it is hoped that this significant issue of 'Caring forthe Elders' in old age continues to be accorded top priorityby this government especially in view of the changing eco-nomic scenario and living patterns. In this regard the peoplealso need to sincerely put in their contribution at individuallevel to restore the traditional family care of elders forwhich Bharat was once known across the globe.

S.K. SINHA

Supremacy of the civil overthe military is a fundamen-tal requirement of a func-

tioning democracy. However,subordination of the military tocivil authority doesn’t mean themilitary must be subservient or aservice chief has to be denieddirect access to the top civilauthority. In no democracy doesa civil servant act as an interme-diary between the armed servic-es and political executive, andwhat’s more has the last word.This happens only in India.

In 1947, our higher defenceorganisation had to be modi-fied to meet the requirementsof a democratic polity. A com-mittee of three senior ICS sec-retaries recommended thedefence secretary should havea higher protocol status thanthe service chiefs and the threeservice headquarters shouldfunction like attached subordi-nate offices of the defence min-istry, like other ministries. LordMountbatten advised the gov-ernment to reject these recom-mendations. The service chiefskept their higher protocol sta-tus than the defence secretary.But over the years, functionalsuperiority of the defence sec-retary has got firmly embed-ded, marginalising the servicechiefs. Lord Ismay was LordMountbatten’s chief of staff atthe time of Independence. Hehad long experience of thefunctioning of the UK’s higherdefence organisation, and hadserved as Winston Churchill’schief of staff during the SecondWorld War. After the war, hewas invited to the United Statesto advise on the Pentagon’sreorganisation. In view ofPartition riots, the war inKashmir, vivisection of militaryunits and junior Indian officerswith no experience of workingat the national level suddenlysucceeding senior British offi-cers, he did not recommendany drastic changes. He sug-gested setting up a series ofcommittees in the existingstructure to ensure supremacyof the political executive, jointfunctioning and prompt deci-sion-making. There were twotypes of committees, govern-mental committees in whichpolitical executives presided andinter-service committees, com-prising only military officers.

The two apex governmentalcommittees were the defencecommittee of the Cabinet(DCC) and defence minister’scommittee (DMC). The formerwas headed by the PrimeMinister, with the defence min-ister and selected ministers asmembers. It also had the serv-ice chiefs, the defence secre-tary, the financial adviser andscientific adviser as members.The DCC was presided over bythe defence minister, with thesesame officials as members.Secretarial support for thesecommittees came from theCabinet Secretariat’s military

wing. This also served the inter-service committees, includingthe chiefs of staff committee,with a rotational chairman.

On March 25, 1955,Jawaharlal Nehru said inParliament that like otherdemocracies India would havechiefs of staff and service coun-cils. The designation of servicechiefs was changed to chiefs ofstaff but there was no changein their functions. They contin-ued to remain heads of theirservice, working under the MoDwithout becoming a part of theministry. Thus, it is a misnomerto call them chiefs of staff. Asfor service councils, that nevercame into being. Playing on thebogey of the man on horse-back, the bureaucracy has keptmarginalising the military fromthe decision-making process.As a result, civil servants exer-cise supreme authority withoutany accountability and withoutthe requisite knowledge.

The DCC has been replacedby the Cabinet Committee onSecurity, with a wider and morecomprehensive role. The servicechiefs are no longer required tobe in attendance at all meet-ings and secretarial support isnow provided by civil servants.The service chiefs attend wheninvited to do so. Often thedefence secretary representsthe three services at CCS meet-ings. The DMC had a vital rolein the defence ministry’s work-ing. It was made to wither awaywell before the 1962 war. PrimeMinister Nehru’s order to throwthe Chinese out from theHimalayas was conveyed to thethen Army Chief by a joint sec-retary. The chief asked for awritten order, which was dulygiven. This shows the chief wasnot in the loop when this vitaldecision was taken. Despite the1962 disaster, nothing wasdone to rationalise the higherdefence organisation.

Despite this, we thwartedPakistan’s offensive in 1965,securing an edge over it. ThenArmy Chief Gen. J.N. Chaudhuriworked directly with PrimeMinister Lal Bahadur Shastri. In1971, Gen. S.H.F.J. Manekshaw(later field-marshal) establisheda close personal equation withIndira Gandhi. When ordered tolaunch an immediate offensivein East Pakistan in March 1971,after the Pakistani militarycrackdown, he advised this be

delayed till the onset of winterand a favourable geostrategicenvironment. He even offeredto resign if the Cabinet wantedan immediate offensive. PMIndira Gandhi, however, accept-ed his recommendation. Wewon a most spectacular victory.The higher defence organisa-tion has to provide for suchdirect civil-military interaction.

After the Kargil War, areview committee was set upunder top security expert K.Subrahmanyam, an IAS officerwith long service in the MoD. Itrecommended the appoint-ment of a chief of defence staffand integration of the threeservice headquarters with theministry. This was approved bya GoM headed by then deputyprime minister L.K. Advani.Soon after that, the NDA gov-ernment fell and the UPA cameto power. These recommenda-tions were watered down. Aheadless integrated defencestaff was set up and token inte-gration of some inconsequen-tial subjects carried out, defeat-ing the whole purpose of theexercise. In 2012, the NareshChandra Committee recom-mended some ineffectivemeasures, a permanent chair-man of the chiefs of staff withfour-star rank but not a CDS,and inducting a few junior mili-tary officers in the MoD but notfull integration.

Soon after taking over asdefence minister, ManoharParrikar announced that a CDSwould be appointed very soonand the service headquarterswould be integrated with theMoD. Over a year has elapsed,and nothing has happened. It isreliably learnt only the NareshChandra Committee’s recom-mendations will be implemented.Like Nehru’s announcement in1955, Mr Parrikar’s plans too willbe derailed and the marginalisa-tion of the military will continue.

In my 40 years of service inthe Army, I worked in SouthBlock in a key junior appoint-ment prior to Independence.After Independence I held keyappointments in every rankfrom major to lieutenant-gen-eral in all three main branchesof the staff and the penultimaterank of vice-chief. I had anopportunity to see the func-tioning of the War Office inLondon for a few days. Apartfrom marginalisation of the mil-itary and the consequentadverse effect on our militarypotential and neglect of armedforces’ legitimate interests, thesyndrome of “we” and “they”instead of “us” prevails in theministry. This is unlike pre-Independence days in India orwhat I saw in the UK. It isimportant that along with CDSand integrated headquarters,we have theatre commandsand the defence ministry func-tions as a close-knit team tofurther national goals. Turf warsmust be eschewed. We havetwo hostile neighbours at ourdoors.

Stop marginalisingthe military

Apart from marginalisation

of the military and the

consequent adverse effect

on our military potential

and neglect of armed

forces’ legitimate interests,

the syndrome of ‘we’ and

‘they’ instead of ‘us’

prevails in the ministry

C M Y K

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Jammu, June 24: The five dayphoto exhibition, “Mera Desh BadalRaha Hai, Aage Badh Raha Hai”,organized by Directorate ofAdvertising and Visual Publicity(DAVP), Ministry of Information and

Broadcasting, Government of Indiaconcluded here today.

The exhibition was part of a seriesof photo exhibitions organizedthroughout the country by thedepartment. These exhibitions are a

part of Special Outreach Program ofthe government to inform the publicabout the different public welfareschemes launched during the lasttwo years. Jugal Kishore Sharma,Member Parliament (MP) visited theexhibition and applauded the effortsof DAVP in spreading awarenessabout the policies and programs ofthe Government of India.

During the exhibition, informationabout the flagship schemes was dis-played through a series of 50 photopanels. Schemes like Swachh BharatMission, Skill India, Stand Up India,MUDRA, Sukanya Simridhi Yojna,Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao, Make InIndia, Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojna, Deendayal Upadhayaya GramJyoti Yojna and Pradhan MantriGrameen Sadak Yojna were high-lighted during the five-day long exhi-bition. The event was thronged by alarge number of people.

DAVP’s exhibition ‘Mera Desh BadalRaha Hai’ concludes at Chamliyal

Jammu: Eleven days after appre-hending Yasir Alfaz, a youth fromDoda whose act of sacrilege at a localtemple in Roopnagar led to largescale arson and violence in Jammucity last week, the Jammu andKashmir police was unaware whetherthe person in its custody had been apsychiatric or not.

Significantly, this has been despitethe slapping of Public Safety Act onhim by District Magistrate, Jammu,Simrandeep Singh, on Wednesdayevening. Even a duty magistrate ofJammu, ParveenPandoh, whoremanding him to sixdays police custodyon last Saturday, hadordered the investi-gating officer to gethim medically exam-ined under rules.

Sources said thatthe medical exami-nation of Yasir, which was scheduledto be held by a Board of Doctors atthe government run psychiatry hos-pital on Saturday, got deferred par-tially due to change of a member inthe Board of Doctors and partiallydue to the failure of police in bringingthe accused to the hospital.

“The police officials visiting thehospital in the afternoon said thatthey will soon convey a date andplace for examination of the accusedas bringing him to the hospital maylead to law and order problem,besides posing threat to his life,’’ a

senior doctor at the hospital said.Following state government’s

decision to get medical examinationof Yasir so as to ascertain whether hewas of unsound mind or not,Principal of the Government MedicalCollege Dr. Zahid H. Gillani had con-stituted a Board of Doctors for thepurpose. Its members included Dr.Anil Mahajan, Head of Department(Medicines), Dr. B N Bhougal(Medicines), Dr. Shabnam Rivees(Psychologist), Dr. B R Kundal(Neurologist) and Dr. Rakesh Banal

(Psychiatrist).The Board of

Doctors were askedto examine Yasir atPsychiatric Hospitaland submit theirreport to thePrincipal so that hecan forward thesame to the govern-ment,

This had come a day after stategovernment announced in theLegislative Assembly that it was with-drawing PSA slapped on Yasir as alunatic cannot be detained undersuch provisions of law.

On Saturday morning, as doc-tors assembled at the hospital, Dr.Banal referred to the presence ofonly one psychiatrist in the Board,saying that it should have onemore psychiatrist so as to havesecond expert opinion also whilepreparing a report on the status ofmental health of Yasir.

SRINAGAR: Governmenttoday said it has no plans toconstruct a fly over from BCRoad to Ambphalla in Jammuuntil funding under new loan(Loan 3) comes.

In a written reply to a ques-tion of Sat Pal Sharma of BJP inLower House, Ministerincharge stated that Flyoverfrom BC Road to Ambphallawas sanctioned by ERAthrough Asian DevelopmentBank funding but the projectcould not take off as it wasconsidered appropriate togive priority to road widening.

“However the project forwidening of BC Road to 8 laneconstruction of flyover is beingprojected by ERA for fundingunder new loan subject to theapproval of the governing

body and the lending agency,”said the Minister.

“Widening of roads inJammu city is not an approvedscheme at present. However,semi ring road in Jammu hasbeen approved under PrimeMinister’s DevelopmentPackage (TAMIER) for anamount of Rs. 1400 crore, theMinister stated.

“To remove the congestionon the roads of Jammu city ini-tiatives including constructionof flyover from Bikram Chowkto Convent crossing a propos-al for construction of Bypassfrom Raya Morh to Bantalabby National HighwayAuthority of India and ridingsurface of various roads ofJammu city have been taken,”the Minister stated.

JAMMU: While reacting to former Chief Minister OmarAbdullah’s statement made in the Legislative Assemblyon June 22, BJP today said that Omar, by his parochial,anti-Jammu and anti-national stand in the Assembly, haslost the moral right to call himself as the leader of Jammu& Kashmir State and all the sections of the society. In astatement issued here, BJP State Spokesperson, Prof.Virender Gupta strongly criticized the statement of OmarAbdullah made in the Legislative Assembly. He said thatthe alliance between BJP and PDP is an alliance betweenthe people of Jammu region and that of Kashmir region,and it is in no way an alliance on communal basis. Hewarned Omar for playing the communal card by statingthat had there been no alliance, the Hindus of Jammuwould have killed the Muslims as in 1947. He added that

1947 was a tragic travesty. If Muslims were killed inJammu region, the Hindus and Sikhs too were massacredin Muzfrabad, Mirpur and Poonch districts and even inUri and Baramullah and they have to leave their housesforever. Prof. Virender Gupta was also critical of Omar’ssupport to separatists and raising the issue of arrest of800 youth, without making any introspection of his ownperiod as Chief Minister, when about 150 youth werekilled and hundreds were arrested. He ridiculed formerChief Minister’s statement against 22 Jammu youth whowere released overnight as no FIR was registered againstthem. Prof. Virender also reminded Omar of his associa-tion and alliance with BJP as being the Union Minister ofState in Vajpayee’s Cabinet and said that at that time BJPwas not communal.

Jammu temple row:Police unaware whether

youth involved is of‘unsound mind’

NEW DELHI: Jammu & KashmirGovernor and Chairman of ShriAmarnathji Shrine Board NN Vohrainaugurated the Shrine Board's BulkShort Message Service (SMS). This is forthe first time that such service has beenlaunched to facilitate the pilgrims ofthe annual Amarnath Yatra, commenc-ing on July 2. Frequent bulk SMSs willbe sent on the mobile phones of theintending pilgrims who have registeredthemselves in advance and have alsoprovided their mobile numbers. Theservice is aimed to enable the pilgrimsto become aware about the nature ofyatra and the precautions they arerequired to take. All other importantinformation including weather fore-casts will also be sent to the pilgrims.

Meanwhile, J&K DGP called forstrengthening the security for theupcoming Amarnath Yatra and askedofficials to keep Jammu-Srinagarnational highway under continuoussurveillance. DGP K Rajendra Kumarreviewed security setup, includingdeployment of forces, for the AmarnathYatra at a high level meeting held at thePolice Headquarters (PHQ).

"The officers should identify the sen-sitive places and strengthen the securi-ty grid after making joint efforts. Jointpatrolling should be carried out roundthe clock in these (yatra routes) areas,"Kumar said. He said the highwayshould be kept under continuous sur-veillance to foil any attempt of disrup-tion of the yatra by miscreants. "Allbusy places, including langars, shouldbe brought under security cover andintelligence gathering accelerated andshared for making preventive meas-

ures," Kumar said."CCTV cameras should be utilised to

get footage of busiest places. Roundthe clock functioning of joint controlrooms and supervision of arrange-ments by the senior officers should beput in place," he said. He added thatsufficient manpower from differentsecurity agencies will be put on the pil-grimage duty to strengthen thedeployment grid. Police helplines willbe established at different places forthe convenience of pilgrims, he said.

In a first, bulk SMS servicelaunched for Amarnath Yatra

'Omar playing communal politics'

The police did notbring Yasir for medical

examinations evenafter all the Board

members kept waitingat the hospital till

Saturday afternoon.

No flyoverfrom BC Roadto Ambphalla

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Times of LADAKHLeh, Monday 27, June, 201604

LEH: Former Deputy PrimeMinister and Member Parliament,L K Advani said that China shouldaccept the appeal of India to openKailash Mansarovar Road throughLadakh so that Yatris don't have togo via Nepal". He was speaking atthe inauguration of 20th annualSindhu Darshan Utsav which com-menced with the inauguration ofSindhu Bhawan at the highest alti-tude in the world at ChoglamsarLeh having facility ofSindhu–Siksha Centre for Distanceand Vocational Education. Thecentre was inaugurated by L KAdvani, the founder of SindhuDarshan Utsav. He was accompa-

nied by Deputy Chief Minister, DrNirmal Singh.

The state of the art Bhawanwould provide all the requisiteboarding and lodging facilities tothe yatris coming for the Sindhufestival.

L.K Advani getting nostalgicexpressed happiness on the successof this Utsav. He also suggested forinviting the Nobel prize winner andworld famous spiritual leader DalaiLama in the festival in future.

Talking about taking the journeythat he started to take the Sindhufestival at another level, Advanihinted to pass his legacy to hisdaughter Pratibha asking her to

grace this festival next year.Dr Nirmal Singh said the Sindhu

festival which was started by Advanihas now become a festival ofInternational standard with numberof visitors from different parts ofthe world increasing every year.

CEC LAHDC, Leh, Dr. SonamDawa Lonpo welcomed yatris toLeh and hoped that this festival willgrow year by year.

MP Thupstan Chhewang men-tioned about L .K Advani’s contri-bution towards starting the festi-val that had reached to such astandard. Ladakhi are delightedto be part of the festival, headded.

Open Kailash MansarovarRoad via Ladakh: Advani LEH: The Deputy Chief

Minister J&K Dr. Nirmal Singhchaired an important reviewmeeting with the ECs andCouncilors of LAHDC, Leh headedby Chief Executive Councilor,LAHDC, Leh Dr. Sonam DawaLonpo and HODs headed byDeputy Commissioner LehPrasanna Ramaswamy G atCouncil Secretariat. The Ministerfor Cooperatives and LadakhAffairs J&K Chhering DorjeyLakrook was also present in themeeting.

The DC, Leh gave a brief powerpoint presentation highlightingsome major ongoing projects andschemes in different sectorsincluding agriculture, horticul-ture, sheep husbandry, PDD,PDC, I&FC, Leh BeautificationProject and tourism. The meetinghad an extensive discussionabout the scope and issues ofagriculture, horticulture andsheep husbandry which haveimmense potential to boost theeconomy.

Talking about the outbreak ofbrown-tail moth insect in Shammarea of Leh due to which theannual income of the farmerswhich was around Rs 8 crore fromfruits is expected to go down byRs 7 lakh to Rs 8 lakh this year DCLeh informed that he has alreadyinstructed Revenue departmentfor assessment of crop damage tofix the relief. Cultivation and valueaddition of Seabuckthorn andapricot was also discussed.

Pashmina PromotionProgramme (P-3) and Pashmina

Wool Development Schemedesigned for Changthang regionwere also reviewed componentwise. Responding to the issuesraised by CEC Dr. Dawa and ECDorjey Mutup, Dr. Nirmal Singhinstructed Council to develop aconstant follow-up systemthrough projects assuring hisintervention at different levelswhenever required.

While reviewing the PDD andPDC departments, the ministerwas told that out of total 113 vil-lages of Leh, 11 villages are un-electrified and at present 45 vil-lages are being supplied electric-ity through D.G Sets. After the-matic discussion about the over-all power scenario of the district,the meeting came to know thatLeh district has surplus power insummer months but due to lackof transmission lines huge quan-tity of surplus electricity couldnot be utilized.

Dy CM said that to addressminor problems in power sector,state government has sanctionedone crore each for every assemblyconstituency as per which Lehdistrict has Rs 2 crore at disposal.On the request of councilors, Dr.Nirmal also assured to increasethe buffer stock of transformersfor Leh district.

Dy. CM and Minister Dorjeydirected SE PWD to speed up theLeh beautification works byengaging extra men and machine.

Dy. CM also requested all thecouncilor of LAHDC, Leh tospread awareness about the cen-trally sponsored schemes.

DyCM reviews LAHDCLeh's functioning, progress

Pampore attack forsubverting efforts tobring peace: CMSRINAGAR : Jammu and Kashmir Chief MinisterMehbooba Mufti today strongly condemned the mili-tant attack on the CRPF convoy in Pampore in whicheight jawans were killed, saying the assault was aimedat "subverting peace" and development initiativeslaunched by the state government.

"The only purpose of such blood-spattered acts ofviolence is to add to the tragedies and miseries of thepeople and subvert the government's efforts aimed atbringing permanent peace and prosperity to Jammuand Kashmir," she said.

Mehbooba said the elements inimical to interests ofJammu and Kashmir have always tried to derail thepeace efforts and the latest militant strike in Pamporewas again aimed at "subverting the peace and devel-opment initiatives launched by the government".

While expressing solidarity with the bereaved fami-lies of the security forces personnel, she prayed forearly recovery of the injured.

"I would like to express my sincere condolences tothe families who have lost their loved ones in today'sdastardly militant attack," she said, adding, violencehas not served any purpose in the past, nor is it goingto do anything in future, except shedding precioushuman blood.

Governor N N Vohra too conveyed his grief on thekilling of the CRPF personnel in the attack, an officialspokesman said.

He said the Governor conveyed his sympathy to thefamilies of those killed and wished early recovery tothe injured personnel.

SRINAGAR: Eight soldiers were killedand 22 injured after a Central ReservePolice Force convoy was ambushed byterrorists today in Pampore in Jammuand Kashmir's Pulwama district. Twoterrorists carrying AK-47s and handgrenades were shot dead in retaliatoryfiring. The CRPF personnel werereturning from a firing practice inLathpora when their six-vehicle convoywas fired upon on a highway on theoutskirts of Srinagar. The injured wererushed to the hospital.

"Five of the injured men are in avery critical condition," said DurgaPrasad, Director General, CRPF.

Mr Prasad said the terrorists target-ed a bus in the convoy and was carry-ing 40 CRPF personnel, adding that theattackers even tried to get onto thebus but were shot dead before theycould succeed. The two reportedlybelonged to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and sources said there wasprior information of a possible attackby the terrorist organisation. "An alerthad been issued," a top official said.

Two other men, said to have driventhe terrorists to the attack site,escaped before the firing begun,sources said.

Condemning the attack, HomeMinister Rajnath Singh said, "Deeplyanguished to learn of the death of

CRPF personnel in an ambush atPampore in Jammu and Kashmirtoday." PM Modi too said in a tweet, "Isalute the courage of the CRPF person-nel martyred today in J&K. They servedthe nation with utmost dedication.Pained by their demise."

Two AK-47 rifles, ammunition andsix hand grenades were recoveredfrom the two terrorists who were shotdead. "The attackers had 11 magazinesand 147 rounds of AK-47 ammunitionwhich shows that they were extremelywell prepared, Mr Prasad said.

In an another encounter today inBaramulla, two terrorists have beenkilled by the security forces.

This is the fourth attack on securityforces in the state within this month. Inthree previous attacks, five police andBorder Security Force (BSF) personnelwere killed and several others havebeen injured. Infiltration has dramati-cally gone up compared to the previ-ous year. There have been infiltrationsby over 50 terrorists in the last fivemonths. Last year, there was zero infil-tration in the first four months.

8 soldiers killed, 22 injured interrorist attack in Pulwama

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LEH: The first anniver-sary of the AMRUT (AtalMission for Rejuvenationand Urban Transformation)Mission was celebrated inLeh with the rest of thestates in India. The pro-gramme was organised byMunicipal Committee Lehwhile school students andwomen representatives ofall social and religiousorganizations participated.The programme started

with an introductory talkabout AMRUT by the partic-ipants in MC, Leh confer-ence hall followed by a citywalk in Leh main bazaarholding banner. The pro-gramme then continued atMalpak community hall, Lehwhere the participatinggroup of students andwomen were joined by arearesidents, Leh and sur-rounding area Numberdarsand Councilor Upper Leh-

Gen Lobzang Nyantak whowas the main guest on theoccasion. ExecutiveEngineer R&B, DorjayGyatso and Dr Zaida Bano,Administrator Municipality,Leh were leading the pro-gramme and arrangementswere made where live tele-cast of PM Narendra Modi'smain event of first anniver-sary of launch of AMRUTmission on Doordarshanwas screened on a large

screen to the big gatheringof public representatives,officials, citizens, studentsand women groups. GenNyantak expressed hopethat AMRUT mission willprove highly beneficial forLeh town to ensure itsbeautification and in pro-viding basic amenities andservices to the householdsof Leh and surroundingareas. He stressed upon theneed to ensure drinking

water facility fearing watershortage in coming years inLeh and urged Dr Zaida tomake provisions for properdrinking water supply toeach household underAMRUT mission. ExecutiveEngineer R&B, Gyatsoinformed in detail aboutAMRUT mission. Hestressed on the need to cre-ate awareness and said stu-dents and women can playa significant role in that ingenerating social aware-ness.

Dr Zaida Bano assertedthat Leh Municipality iscommitted to take Lehtowards zero dust andexpressed hope to achievetheir goal through AMRUTmission which targets trans-formation of urban area.She said that Leh has beenlucky to get selected amongfive cities in J&K stateincluding Jammu, Srinagar,Anantnag and Kargil forAMRUT mission andappealed the gathering tosupport them by spreadingawareness among others tomake this mission success-ful in next five years.

LEH: Deputy ChiefMinister, Dr Nirmal Singhtoday chaired a reviewmeeting with the ExecutiveCouncillors and Councilorsof LAHDC, Leh headed byChief Executive Councilor,LAHDC, Leh Dr SonamDawa Lonpo, and DeputyCommissioner LehPrasanna Ramaswamy atCouncil Secretariat.

Minister forCooperatives & LadakhAffairs, Chhering Dorjeywas also present in themeeting. DC, Leh gave abrief power point presenta-tion highlighting somemajor ongoing projectsand schemes in differentsectors including agricul-ture, horticulture, sheephusbandry, PDD, PDC,I&FC, Leh BeautificationProject and tourism. Themeeting had an extensivediscussion about the scopeand issues of Agriculture,Horticulture and Sheephusbandry which haveimmense potential toboost the economy ofLadakh if cold storage, pro-cessing, marketing, farmmechanization, commercialgreenhouses and packag-ing facilities are providedto the farmers and entre-preneurs through differentschemes / subsidies.

The outbreak of brown-tail moth insect in Shammarea of Leh is expected to

lower the annual income offarmers from fruits from Rs8 crore last year to Rs 7 to8 lakhs this year, DC main-tained and added that hehas already instructedRevenue department forassessment of crop dam-age to claim relief.

The meeting had a con-structive discussion regard-ing cultivation and valueaddition of seabuckthornand apricot at larger scaleregarding which Co opera-tive Minister informed themeeting that Leh andKargil district are broughtunder ICDP project inwhich both district canavail National CooperativeDevelopment Corporation(NCDC) loans adding that aDPR is already in processunder this scheme for

Seabuckthorn project atlarge level in Leh district.

The schemes of SheepHusbandry includingPashmina PromotionProgramme (P-3) andPashmina WoolDevelopment Schemedesigned for Changthangregion were also reviewedcomponent wise.

The meeting wasinformed by CooperativeMinister and CEC Dr Dawathat a new Italian PashminaDeharing Plant worth Rs11crore will be procuredshortly as is in the laststage to get clearance fromconcerned ministry at J&KState.

Responding to theissues and demands raisedby CEC Dr Dawa and ECDorjey Mutup including

approval of several majorprojects already submittedto State Govt. and fillingup of different posts spe-cially doctors and JEs, theDeputy Chief Ministerinstructed the Council todevelop a constant follow-up system to through proj-ects assuring his interven-tion at different levelswhenever required. He alsodirected DC to submit acomprehensive report ofdifferent key sectorsdepartment wise highlight-ing their prospects andissues to his office assuringto take up these issueswith concerned ministries.

While reviewing thePDD and PDC departments,the Deputy Chief Ministerwas told that out of total113 villages of Leh, 11 vil-

lages are un-electrified andat present 45 villages arebeing supplied electricitythrough DG Sets. After the-matic discussion about theoverall power scenario ofthe district, the meetingcame to know that Leh dis-trict has surplus power insummer months but due tolack of transmission lineshuge quantity of surpluselectricity is utilized.

Talking aboutDeendayal UpadhyayaGram Jyoti Yojana(DDUGJY) which isdesigned for rural areasand Integrated PowerDevelopment Scheme (IPDS) for town area, Dy CMsaid that to address minorproblems in power sector,state govt has sanctionedone crore each for every

Assembly constituency asper which Leh district hasRs 2 crore to expend.

On the request of coun-cilors, Dr Nirmal alsoassured to increase thestock of transformers forLeh district. To resolve theissues of PDD and PDC,minister directed DC, Lehto convene a meeting ofboth the agencies sepa-rately and report himaccordingly.

Meanwhile, CEC DrDawa also directed coun-cilors to submit the list ofun-electrified villages withtotal number of householdin their respective con-stituency within a week tohis office. Taking seriousnote on the slow progressin Leh Beautification works,Dy CM and cooperativeMinister directed SE PWDto speed up the works byengaging extra men andmachine and also instruct-ed him to take strict actionagainst contractors who failto obey contact rules.

Dy CM also requestedall the councilor of LAHDC,Leh to spread awarenessabout the centrally spon-sored schemes includingJann Dhann Yojna andinsurance schemes in theirrespective constituenciesand urged them to benefitevery household with atleast one centrally spon-sored scheme.

First anniversary of AMRUT Mission celebrated

Dy CM holds review meeting with LAHDC, LehAsks Councilors to spread awareness about centrally sponsored schemes

18th DolmaBhumther recitedat ChowkhangLEH: Regional TibetanMerchant Volunteer workingcommittee Leh, organizedthree days of recitation ofDolma Bhumther (one lakhTara mantra) and prayer forlong and prosperous life ofthe 14th Dalai Lama atChowkhang Vihar, heretoday. Number of Monksand Nuns recited a prayer.The main purpose of recitingprayer was for world peace,Tara Prayer and longevity forDalai Lama. While interactingwith Greater Jammu,Lobsang Palden (presidentof RTMV Leh) informed thatsimilar prayer is being organ-ized every year since 1998."For us Dalai Lama is thespiritual and temporal leaderof Tibetan people who havepostponed their own nirvanaand chosen to take rebirth inorder to serve the humanity,"he said. Prayer is also recitedfor bringing peace in worldwhich protect people fromunnecessary change in thenatural environment. Morethan hundred of peoplegathered for recitation ofprayer.

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JAMMU: A scholar fromGeorgetown UniversityWashington, D C, United States ofAmerica, Devika Ranjan, todayconducted an exclusive workshopfor children at the ongoingNatrang’s Children theatre Camp-2016. Earlier introducing DevikaRanjan, Director NatrangPadmashree Balwant Thakurinformed that Devika Ranjan hascome all way from Washington toconduct exclusive workshop withNatrang children.

A student of school of ForeignService Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC USA, Devika isthe President of Foreign ServiceAcademic Council and Deviser,Co-Director of Generation WH (Y)theatre, Doris Luke Foundation.

Through improvisations, the-atre games and unique exercises,Devika gave Natrang childrenaltogether a new experience oflearning which she has acquiredwhile working in USA, Germany,Israel, Nepal and India.

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LEH: Showing exemplarycourage, the Border guarding per-sonnel of 125 Indo Tibetan BorderPolice (ITBP) dared to brave theadversities of nature to make nationproud by celebrating International

Yoga Day at Pegong Tso lake situat-ed along China border at a heightof 14,000 ft.

The Yoga Day celebrationsorganized by Sector HeadquarterLadakh ITBP under the guidance of

Sector DIG Abhinav Kumar were ledby Commandant Staff DeepakKumar Pandey.

It is pertinent to mention herethat several Border Out Posts(BOPs) of this sector were located ataround 17,500 ft, where tempera-tures plummet to minus 45-degreeCelsius with bone-chilling environ-ment. What made Yoga Day cele-brations more significant was thefact that for the first time in the his-tory of nation’s security forces 25women combatant also becamepart of these celebrations in theregion which is cutoff from mainland for almost seven months inwinters.

These women soldiers havebeen trained and acclimatized forhigh altitude operations and theyhave the distinction of being maid-en female soldiers who have beendeployed at heights ranging from14,000 ft to 17,000 ft.

The Yoga demonstration by ITBPwas an ultimate show of harmony,endurance, human adaptation toadverse climatic conditions andequality of genders. The combat-ants participating in this event,drawn from different border posts,also showcased the unity and har-mony of Indian society.

ITBP guards 3,884 km of IndoChina border from Karakoram Pass,in Jammu and Kashmir, to Jachep Lain Arunachal Pradesh. All BOPs ofITBP are located in icy Himalayassome of which are located atheights above 18500 ft.

Int'l Yoga Day celebrations at Pegong Tso lake

LEH: Student of DPS Sonipat VaassangyaanChaudhary (11 years 6 months) has becomethe world's youngest climber to scale the20,163 feet high Stok Kangri summit inLadakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.

Braving extremely low levels of Oxygen,something this region is known for, andfighting knee deep snow at minus 18degrees, climbing the last 500 meters of 75degree steep gradient using Ice-axe andCrampons, this young climber scaled thepeak on June 6. At the summit of StokKangri, he hoisted the Indian Tricolour, salut-ed the nation and sang the National Anthem.He gave credit to his school and teachers forhis rare and daring accomplishment.

He failed in his first attempt on the morn-ing of June 4 due to extremely low levels ofoxygen on the glacier causing him breath-lessness. He retreated to the base camp, withhis Sherpa, Padam Limboo, to recover andchange the strategy.

He decided to re-attempt the summit onthe morning of June 6, by going and settlingdown at the advanced base camp on thenight of June 5 along with changed strategy.This time the strategy worked and he wasable to scale the summit after 8 and halfhours of night trekking.

Later on June 8, Indian MountaineeringFoundation Director, Sonam Wangyal PadmaShree and the first in the world to scale thissummit in 1963 felicitated Vaassangyaan andgave him certificate of youngest moun-taineer who scaled this summit.

Besides, Stok Village Panchayat and AllLadakh Tour Operators Association also felic-itated him.

Sonam Wangyal, a veteran of MountEverest and many other peaks also blessedVaassangyaan and wished him good luck.

DPS Sonepat student becomes youngest

climber to scale Stok Kangri summit

LEH: World Yoga Day wascelebrated by Fire and FuryCorps on 21 June 2016 atSiachen Glacier, Leh, Kargil andother forward location alongthe borders. The event at Lehwas attended by over onethousand personnel includingOfficers, Junior CommissionedOfficers and jawans of the LehGarrison.

Siachen, Kargil and otherforward locations along theborders also hold celebrationsto mark the Yoga Day. Apartfrom giving an impetus tophysical fitness, the eventswere aimed at popularizingYoga and also to spreadawareness on benefits of Yogaamongst the soldiers. Largenumber of soldiers showedinterest in learning YogaAsanas, Pranayama and

Meditation.The Indian Army has incor-

porated Yoga Asanas into thedaily routine of the soldiers inHigh Altitude Areas with harshclimatic conditions. Practice ofYoga by soldiers in such anenvironment helps them tocombat various diseases suchas High Altitude Sickness,Hypoxia, Pulmonary Odemaand the Psychological stressesof isolation and fatigue. Therespiratory adaptations ofPranayama help the soldiers tobetter adapt to the low oxygenenvironment in High AltitudeAreas. The Yoga sessions at alllocations were organized bytrained instructors whoexplained and demonstratedthe correct postures for variousAsanas while explaining theirbenefits.

Fire & Fury Corpscelebrates Int'l Yoga DayITBP men, women brave adversity to

perform Yoga at 14,000 ft

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Akhnoor: Singh Baba Talab Club todayqualified for the semifinals after they reg-istered an impressive 74 runs win againstRajouri Cricket Club in the 8th PawanMemorial Twenty20 Cricket Tournamentbeing held under the banner of SinghCricket Club, here. Batting first, SinghBaba set a big target of 213 runs for eightwickets in today’s second quarterfinal.

Binny remained top scorer with 40-ball76 runs while Ankush contributed 21-ball42 and Kavi was other batsman to playvaluable innings (25 off 11). From RajouriClub, Gurnam Singh emerged as mostsuccessful bowler with four wickets. Kapil,

Jubair, Sachin and Rashpal shared apieceeach.

In reply, Rajouri Club bundled out for138 runs in 17.3 overs despite superb 30-ball 54 runs innings from Irfan. Rizwanand Gurnam added 29 and 17 runsrespectively. Happy, Lablu and Binnybowled brilliant spell from Singh Babataking away three wickets each.

Binny, who played superb innings withboth bat and ball, was obvious choice forthe man of the match title.

Dayal Singh and Vikas Bali wereumpires while Ashwani Mangotra wasscorer in today’s match.

Singh Baba Talab enterssemis of Pawan T20

LBA's 4-day congregation...urged devotees to keep away from intoxicants especially liquor.Informing the people on his endeavour regarding ‘Go Green Go Organic’ he advocated for

relying on organic farming to transform Ladakh into sustainable terrain. Citing the exampleof Takmachik Village that has decided to adopt organic farming only, he asked other stake-holders to follow the suite.

Overwhelmed by success of four days teaching congrgation due to wholehearted support byTsogspa and Hill Council, LBA President Tsewang Thinles said that such events by LBA notonly help in bringing peace and prosperity but also serve the purpose of spreading awarenessregarding teachings of Lord Buddha among people especially youth. He urged Tsogspa to sup-port LBA at village level to ensure regional harmony.

Terming the event as blessing for Ladakhis, Ladakh MP Thupstan Chhewang said thatdespite the close proximity of Ladakh towards hostile China and Pakistan, the people here areleading a life with amity and camaraderie. “Such interactions with representatives of varioussects further inspire and guide towards ensuring tranquility in the region which is must fordevelopment”, he added.

LAHDC CEC Dr. Sonam Dawa said that in the competitive world full of challenges and dif-ficulties such teachings help in grooming personality with sound mind and strong physique.He lauded Kyabgon Chetsang’s contributions in making the region self-sustainable with hisendeavours on organic farming.

20th Sindhu Darshan...this Utsav. Several of them were seen taking holy dip while performing Hawan and Puja at

the site.Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpochey described how the holy River Indus surrounded by magnifi-

cent scenic beauty holds special significance in the lives of people. He added that the holyRiver originating from Mount Kailash is not only historically very important but also serves aslifeline of people.

Dr. Nirmal Singh applauded senior BJP leader Lal Krishan Advani for his contribution in ini-tiating this festival which has now become the favourite destination of one and all.

He divulged that Government is mulling to give added focus to this event to enhance the

tourist footfall. He said that BJP Government will make arrangements at par with Maha KumbhMela. Commenting on ensuing Amarnath Yatra, he said that efforts are on to ensure success-ful Yatra this year with number of devotees crossing the 9 lakh mark.

Supporting Indresh Kumar, Dr. Nirmal assured to make a Bhawa Mandir here fordevotees. J&K Ladakh Affair and Cooperative Minister Chering Dorjay Lakruk in his addresssaid that the symbolic festival is celebrated with dual purpose to celebrate the unity in diver-sity by showcasing vivid culture besides wooing domestic tourists to boost the economy.

Responding to a query Chering informed that there will be no official Sindhu festival func-tion ‘Singhey Khabab’ by Tourism department since Union Government has stopped its fund-ing. Sindhu Darshan Utsav Patron Indresh Kumar and other guests also spoke on the occasionhighlighting the importance of this festival.

'Vibrant Ladakhis kept...to Chhering Dorjey Lakrook and expressed great hope from state government for fulfill-

ment of all their demands. The lunch was prepared and presented by trainees of Food CraftInstitute, Leh with a purpose to give them practical experience and exposure.

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Media-XI defeats Hindi Newspapers-XI by 36 runsJAMMU: Media-XI today defeated the HindiNewspapers-XI by a margin of 36 runs in the friendlycricket match which was played here at Railway GroundJammu. After winning the toss, Media-XI team, led byYash Khajuria decided to bat first. In 16 overs’ match, theteam registered a total score of 137 on the screen withhighest 46 runs’ inning of Sunil Thappa in 22 balls. Thesecond highest scorer of the team was Ashu who scored24 runs in 14 balls. Takdeer Singh and Naveen of HindiNewspapers-XI took two wickets each for the team.Chasing the target, the Hindi Newspapers-XI team couldscore only 101 runs in 16 overs. Nitin was the highestscorer who scored 26 runs in 23 balls while Rupesh wasthe second highest scorer who played 19 runs’ inning in19 balls. Rahul of Media-XI took two wickets for the teamto be the highest wicket taker. Sunil Thappa wasdeclared as man of the match for his exceptional 46 runs’inning in 22 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes.

Both the teams of media thanked Railways for provid-ing the grounds for the friendly match.

Abhishek claimsmaiden 6-BallSnooker titleJAMMU: Young Abhishek Pathaniaclaimed the inaugural 6-Ball Red (prizemoney) State Open SnookerChampionship which was organisedby J&K Billiards and SnookerAssociation at Billiards Hall, MAStadium, here today. Abhishek, whohad nothing to lose against his senior,Ishuk Choudhary, made a confidentstart winning opening three frames inbest of nine game final. However,experienced Ishuk fought back andsecured two back to back frames tomake it 2-3 at the end if five frames.Abhishek, who still had an upper handwith one frame up score on the board,played sensibly in rest of the game tobag two more frames making an endto the game at 5-2 (35-09, 43-30, 36-11, 23-28, 20-33, 34-20, 39-27).

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