C M Y K C M Y K C M Y K C M Y K SATURDAY 28 June | 2014 | 29 Shaban, 1435 AH | PAGES 08 | VOL NO: 4 | ISSUE NO: 178 | RS: 2/- (AIR SURCHARGE FOR JAMMU /DELHI/LEH 50 Paisa) Pen For Justice Largely Circulated, No. 1 Bilingual Daily of J&K http://www.zabarwantimes.com WEATHER TEMPERATURE MAXIMUM MINIMUM SUNSET ON(FRIDAY) SUNRISE ON (SATURDAY) 05:23 AM 07:47 PM 16.0 0 C 30.4 0 C FORECAST FOR NEXT 24 HRS: FORECAST OF SRINAGAR: Light Rain would occur at a few places over the state. Edit Page See More On Pg 09 >>>>> PG 10 >>>>> PG 10 >>>>> PG 10 The traffic accidents consumes more precious lives than the militancy related incidents, is a shocking rev- elation which is indicative of the pathetic condition of our roads and the prevalent traffic management system. Undoubtedly the already deficient road connectivity in the state is in a very bad condition and the frequent accidents are the result of these depleted roads. Leave aside the roads leading to small towns and villages, the National Highway from Baramulla to Srinagar and From Srinagar to Anantnag, highways are nothing but death traps. The widen- ing and upgrading of this highway has resulted Frequent road accidents-a matter of concern Massive drive on to develop remote areas: Peerzada Gurezi for increase of awareness among horticulturists Govt contemplating to introduce Rehbr-e-Khuraq scheme in J&K: Ramzan Srinagar, June 27 : The inhab- itants of Harco Colony Sanat Nagar Srinagar on Friday said thefts are on the rise in the lo- cality and they have started feeling insecure. “A number of thefts have taken place in the lo- cality is last few days but noth- ing has been done so far to instil security among the residents,” the locals told KNS. On Satur- day thieves stole hard cash and gold worth lakhs of rupees in the broad day light. Women especially feel inse- cure as they are alone at home during the day when their hus- bands and children See Residents On PG 11.. Tragedy strucks Uri Possibility of thunderstorm inthe afternoon. Maximum & Minimum temperatures will be around 31°C & 18°C respectively. Thieves give sleep - less nights to Sanat Nagar residents Srinagar, Jun 27: In another dreadful road accident, four per- sons were killed and seven others injured when a cab fell into gorge in Uri area of Baramulla district. According to the details received by Kashmir News Service, a cab bearing number JKO5B-8962 was carrying the passengers towards Uri area during which the vehicle went out of control and fell into a deep gorge after which all the passengers in the vehicle were injured. The injured were later taken to the sub district hospital where four persons were declared brought dead. The killed were identified as Mohammad Hanief , Noor Husain residents of Thajal Uri, Imtiyaz Ahmad Kakroo resi- dent of Gharkot Uri and Manzoor Ahmad Chopaan hailing from res- ident of Ramban. The injured admitted in the dis- trict hospitals of Uri and Baram- ulla were identified as Iftikhar Awaan, Mohammad Ashraf, Gul Mohammad, Mohammad Hussain , Haneef paswal, Sareer Ahmad and Naseer Khokhar. The Inspector General of Police (IG) Traffic Muneer Khan told KNS over phone that the govern- ment is ascertaining the reason of the accident and that he has already sent the senior officials of his department to verify the facts. “It was the tempo traveler that met with this accident. Over loading cannot be the reason. The initial investigation into the mat- ter has informed that due to more slop on the road- the accident would have occurred.” Meanwhile, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has express shock and grief over the loss of life in a road accident in Thajal Uri in which three persons died and many injured when a sumo skid- ded off from the road.. See Accident On PG 11.. Srinagar, June 27: A sixteen year- old girl and her grandmother on Friday drowned at Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Else- where a 4 yr old girl drowned in Mattan area of Anantnag district. A police official told GNS that Saima (16) daughter of Abdul Gani Mir, a 9th class student along with her grandmother Rehmati (70-years-old) while irrigating their rice field when the duo slipped into the river Larie near Waghed in Tral. Soon after the incident, scores of locals jumped into the river and they tried to save the duo from drowning, the official said, adding that the flash water swept them about 200-300 meters downward. Meanwhile, police also reached to the spot and launched opera- tion in retrieving the bodies, the official said, adding that See Girl On PG 11.. Girl, Grandmother among 3 slip to death 4 dead 7 injured in a road accident Srinagar, June 27: Chair- man Hurriyat Confer- ence (G), Syed Ali Geelani is continuously under house detention and he was 11th time denied to offer the Friday congre- gational prayers in 2014, while as due to the house arrest of Tehreek-e-Hur- riyat General Secretary Mohammad Ashraf Seh- raie, Ayaz Akbar and Altaf Ahmad Shah, they also couldn’t perform this religious duty. In a press release issued to KNS, Hurriyat Con- ference said that while addressing people over telephone in a congre- gation titled (Welcome Ramdan) organized by Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Dis- trict Pulwama, Geelani urged people especially youths to study and un- derstand the message of Quran and try to imple- ment the whole message on themselves and joint the struggle of freedom to implement the Islamic system on to our society. He said that the Holy Qu- ran is the complete guid- ance for the mankind, because it is the guidance from Almighty Allah. Geelani appealed youths See GeelaniOn PG 11.. Geelani continuously under house arrest: Hurriyat (G) Srinagar, June 27 : Nine persons were injured in different road ac- cidents across the valley. According to a statement issued to KNS, a Santro car bearing reg- istration number JK05C- 5712 col- lided with a 407 matador bearing registration number JK05A-1004 at Miran Chowk, in the juris- diction of Police Station Kreeri, Baramulla resulting in injuries to Santro car driver Ghulam Mo- hammad Bhat and his wife Shu- been resident of Pachhar Wagoo- ra. Both the injured were shifted to District Hospital Baramulla for treatment. Police has registered a case in this regard. In another road accident, a Wag- on-R bearing registration number JK14/8101 rammed in See Injured On PG 11.. 09 injured in road accidents Srinagar, June 27 : With its president Dr Farooq Abdullah arriving on Satur- day, National Conference is all set to an- nounce its list of candidates for the up- coming assembly elections most likely in the first week of July. Talking to KNS, Dr Mustafa Kamal ad- ditional general secretary National Con- ference said that Dr Farooq Abdullah, president National Conference is arriv- ing in Srinagar after fin- ishing his outside coun- try tour tomorrow. “Dr Farooq Saheb is coming tomorrow and the party parliamentary commit- tee will be now taking a final call on the list of candidates for the up- coming assembly elec- tions in July,” Kamal informed KNS. He said that the prelim- inary meetings of the party’s parliamentary committee have already discussed the strategy, preparedness and the probable candidates for different assem- bly segments. “Now Dr Farooq Saheb will chair the meeting of the Parliamen- tary committee and take a call of the fi- nal list,” he said, adding that the final list of candidates will be a mixture of old and the new faces. Asked about the constituency from where Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will be contesting the upcoming assem- bly elections, Kamal said that the same will be decided by the party’s parliamen- tary committee. “There is no pick and choose system in our party. We go by the constitution and our constitution says that the parliamentary committee is au- thorized to take such decisions.” Kamal said that Ganderbal was and is still bas- tion of National Conference and the me- dia reports suggesting that Omar is looking for a safe constituen- cy is more speculative and their veracity is to be ascertained. Asked if there will be any restructuring in the party ahead of as- sembly elections, Ka- mal said that the meet- ing of party delegates will take place after assembly elections and nothing can be said before that. “Ali Mohammad Sagar Saheb has assumed the post of party general secretary on an adhoc arrangement. It was because Sheikh Nazir Saheb’s was ailing and the age was not on his side. The party (dele- gates) elections are yet to take place and the same shall take place after assem- bly elections. The provincial presidents have already been elected for three years term.” (KNS) National Conference to announce assembly candidates in July: Dr. Kamal Says Dr Farooq will finalise the list, ‘Sagar’s appointment as general secretary purely adhoc’ Inaugurates some buildings, Panchayat Ghars and community halls Poonch, June 27 : Maintain- ing that the Government has worked for the holistic devel- opment of the State, besides ensuring the participation of people at grass-root lev- el in day to day governance by empowering the basic units of democratic set up, the Minister for Rural De- velopment and Panchayats, Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar has said that certain parties are trying hard to negate the achievements registered in different sphere of life. The Minister was addressing a series of public gatherings during his extensive tour of Poonch district in which he laid foundation of Block De- velopmental Council Build- ing at Gulpor Block Poonch laid foundation of Commu- nity Hall at village Shahpur Block poonch besides in- augurated Panchayat Ghar at Gallipindi Poonch, laid foundation stone of model village at See Sagar On PG 11.. Development and empowerment of people ensured by present govt: Sagar Jammu, June 27 : The annual Shri Amarnathji Yatra today started as the first batch of 1160 pilgrims left for the Holy cave Shrine in South Himala- yas from the base-camp Yatri Niwas Bhagwati Nagar amid tight security. The batch was comprised of 957 male, 187 fe- male and 16 children. Minister for Tourism G.A. Mir flagged off first batch consist- ing of 1160 pilgrims from Jam- mu base camp Yatri Niwas Bhagwati Nagar at 5 AM for their onward journey to Ama- rnath Ji Shrine. Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Shantmanu, Inspec- tor General of Police, Rajesh Kumar, Deputy Inspector Gen- eral, Shakeil Ahmed Beig, Di- rector Tourism Soujanya Shar- ma, SSP Jammu, Uttam Chand besides representatives of re- ligious organizations, senior officers of CRPF and district administration were present on the occasion. While interacting with devo- tees and media, Minister said that state government is com- mitted for safe, smooth and secure conduct of yatra and sufficient arrangements have been put in place by Shri Am- arnath Shrine Board (SASB) and district administration in this regards. He said that administration is fully geared up to provide facilities like ac- commodation, drinking water, electricity, security, transpor- tation to the devotees coming from different parts of the country. The Minister said that due to accumulation of snow at Sheshnag camp, the yatra would not be allowed by the Pahalgam route till 30th June and further decision would be taken by Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) to decide the opening of Pahalgam route. Directing all the concerned de- partments to ensure foolproof yatra related arrangements, the Minister passed instruc- tions for ensuring every pos- sible facility to make the pil- grimage pleasant experience for the devotees. He said that required assistance would be provided to yatries See Mir On PG 11.. Srinagar, June 27: Patron of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mufti Mo- hammad Sayeed today said that National Con- ference led coalition re- gime has failed to carry forward the equitable de- velopment agenda-which was implemented by the various PDP led govern- ment to ensure balanced development in the whole State. He, however, as- sured that PDP would formulate a comprehen- sive policy for inclusive growth of the State. “Mufti Sayeed while ad- dressing an impressive public meeting at Batote to conclude his four days whirlwind tour of Pir Panchal and Chenab Val- ley regions said that six years performance of co- alition regime appeared only on papers”, A party spokesman in a statement issued to GNS said. “Backwardness of Chen- ab Valley is result of the wrong policies adopted by the successive National Conference regimes”, he said and regretted that except exploiting senti- ments of the people for political gains nothing has been done to address genuine problems of the common masses. Mufti observed that this region has huge tourism and power generation potential and there was a need to explore this potential to improve so- cio-economic conditions of the residents of Chenab Valley. He reminded the gathering that to explore the tourism potential in this region, the See Mufti On PG 11.. Srinagar, June 27: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, a market checking squad headed by Tehsildar Kupwara comprising of Assistant Director CA&PD, Execu- tive Officer Municipal Committee, SHO, Inspector Legal Metrology and Food Safety Officer of Kupwara district conducted surprise inspec- tion of various food establishments of Kupwara town including fruit sellers, vegetable sellers, kiryana retailers, poultry retailers, restau- rants, bread makers and bakery shops here today. According to an official statement issued to GNS said that during the market checking, about 59 cas- es of food safety violations were penalized wherein a fine of Rs. 18300/- was recovered from erring shopkeepers on spot and about 04 quintals of rotten, sprouted and fungal contaminated vegetables, fruits and spices were destroyed on spot. “The shopkeepers of the concerned town were warned to strictly abide by the rate lists published by the District Administration and not to indulge in black marketing or over charging of all items in gener- al and of essential commodities in particular during the holy month of Ramadhan”, the statement added. (GNS) Kupwara, June 27 : The Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamen- tary Affairs, Mir Saifullah along with Deputy Commissioner, Kup- wara, Mr. Itrat Husssain Rafiqi, officers and engineers of various departments today visited Bud- nambal and inspected several on-going development projects and interacted with the locals. The Minister was apprised by the local people about their basic is- sues and problems. Mr. Saifullah gave them a patient hearing and assured that all their genuine de- mands will be addressed on prior- ity. Speaking on the occasion the Minister said that the State Gov- ernment under the See Saifullah On PG 11.. >>> Amarnath Yatra 2014 >>> Mir Flags off First batch of Amarnath Pilgrims LS polls reflect imminent change in J&K: Mufti People looking towards PDP as an alternative Mir Saifullah tours Budnambal Conducts Awami Darbar, inspects ongoing development projects Rs. 18300 recovered as fine from erring shopkeepers in Kupwara Bandipora, June 27: A lecturer in north Kashmir’s Ban- dipora district Friday alleged that Minister for High- er Education and MLA Sonawari Muhammad Akbar Lone has made his life hell by utilizing his influence to first transfer and then suspend him for none of his fault. Lecturer Mathematics Manzoor Ahmed Shiekh res- ident of Chandergeer Hajin Sonawari in North Kash- mir’s Bandipora district told CNS that he was working as lecturer in Higher Secondary School Hajin, but on the basis of pure vengeance, the Minister Akbar Lone first transferred him and then through his close aide suspended him. “The personal feud between me and my wife who hap- pens to be the daughter of close aide and political work- er of Higher Education Minister resulted in divorce. The Minister soon after the See Lecturer On PG 11.. Lecturer accuses Higher Education Minister of harassment
TEMPERATUREMAXIMUM MINIMUMSUNSET ON(FRIDAY)SUNRISE ON (SATURDAY) 05:23 AM
07:47 PM 16.0 0C 30.40C
FORECAST FOR NEXT 24 HRS:
FORECAST OF SRINAGAR:
Light Rain would occur at a few places over the state.
Edit Page
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>>>>> PG 10 >>>>> PG 10 >>>>> PG 10
The traffic accidents consumes more precious lives than the militancy related incidents, is a shocking rev-elation which is indicative of the pathetic condition of our roads and the prevalent traffic management system. Undoubtedly the already deficient road connectivity in the state is in a very bad condition and the frequent accidents are the result of these depleted roads. Leave aside the roads leading to small towns and villages, the National Highway from Baramulla to Srinagar and From Srinagar to Anantnag, highways are nothing but death traps. The widen-ing and upgrading of this highway has resulted
Frequent road accidents-a matter of concern
Massive drive on to develop remote areas: Peerzada Gurezi for increase of awareness
among horticulturistsGovt contemplating to introduce
Rehbr-e-Khuraq scheme in J&K: Ramzan
Srinagar, June 27 : The inhab-itants of Harco Colony Sanat Nagar Srinagar on Friday said thefts are on the rise in the lo-cality and they have started feeling insecure. “A number of thefts have taken place in the lo-cality is last few days but noth-ing has been done so far to instil security among the residents,” the locals told KNS. On Satur-day thieves stole hard cash and gold worth lakhs of rupees in the broad day light.Women especially feel inse-cure as they are alone at home during the day when their hus-bands and children
See Residents On PG 11..
Tragedy strucks Uri
Possibility of thunderstorm inthe afternoon. Maximum & Minimum temperatures will be around 31°C & 18°C respectively.
Thieves give sleep-less nights to Sanat
Nagar residents
Srinagar, Jun 27: In another dreadful road accident, four per-sons were killed and seven others injured when a cab fell into gorge in Uri area of Baramulla district. According to the details received by Kashmir News Service, a cab bearing number JKO5B-8962 was carrying the passengers towards Uri area during which the vehicle went out of control and fell into a deep gorge after which all the passengers in the vehicle were injured. The injured were later taken to the sub district hospital where four persons were declared brought dead. The killed were identified as Mohammad Hanief , Noor Husain residents of Thajal Uri, Imtiyaz Ahmad Kakroo resi-dent of Gharkot Uri and Manzoor Ahmad Chopaan hailing from res-ident of Ramban. The injured admitted in the dis-trict hospitals of Uri and Baram-ulla were identified as Iftikhar
Awaan, Mohammad Ashraf, Gul Mohammad, Mohammad Hussain , Haneef paswal, Sareer Ahmad and Naseer Khokhar.The Inspector General of Police (IG) Traffic Muneer Khan told KNS over phone that the govern-ment is ascertaining the reason of the accident and that he has already sent the senior officials of his department to verify the facts. “It was the tempo traveler that met with this accident. Over loading cannot be the reason. The initial investigation into the mat-ter has informed that due to more slop on the road- the accident would have occurred.” Meanwhile, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has express shock and grief over the loss of life in a road accident in Thajal Uri in which three persons died and many injured when a sumo skid-ded off from the road..
See Accident On PG 11..
Srinagar, June 27: A sixteen year-old girl and her grandmother on Friday drowned at Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Else-where a 4 yr old girl drowned in Mattan area of Anantnag district.A police official told GNS that Saima (16) daughter of Abdul Gani Mir, a 9th class student along with her grandmother Rehmati (70-years-old) while irrigating their rice field when the duo slipped into the river Larie near Waghed in Tral.Soon after the incident, scores of locals jumped into the river and they tried to save the duo from drowning, the official said, adding that the flash water swept them about 200-300 meters downward.Meanwhile, police also reached to the spot and launched opera-tion in retrieving the bodies, the official said, adding that
See Girl On PG 11..
Girl, Grandmother among 3 slip
to death
4 dead 7 injured in a road accident
Srinagar, June 27: Chair-man Hurriyat Confer-ence (G), Syed Ali Geelani is continuously under house detention and he was 11th time denied to offer the Friday congre-gational prayers in 2014, while as due to the house arrest of Tehreek-e-Hur-riyat General Secretary Mohammad Ashraf Seh-raie, Ayaz Akbar and Altaf Ahmad Shah, they also couldn’t perform this religious duty.In a press release issued to KNS, Hurriyat Con-ference said that while addressing people over telephone in a congre-gation titled (Welcome Ramdan) organized by Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Dis-trict Pulwama, Geelani urged people especially youths to study and un-derstand the message of Quran and try to imple-ment the whole message on themselves and joint the struggle of freedom to implement the Islamic system on to our society. He said that the Holy Qu-ran is the complete guid-ance for the mankind, because it is the guidance from Almighty Allah. Geelani appealed youths
See GeelaniOn PG 11..
Geelani continuously under house
arrest: Hurriyat (G)
Srinagar, June 27 : Nine persons were injured in different road ac-cidents across the valley.According to a statement issued to KNS, a Santro car bearing reg-istration number JK05C- 5712 col-lided with a 407 matador bearing registration number JK05A-1004 at Miran Chowk, in the juris-diction of Police Station Kreeri, Baramulla resulting in injuries to Santro car driver Ghulam Mo-hammad Bhat and his wife Shu-been resident of Pachhar Wagoo-ra. Both the injured were shifted to District Hospital Baramulla for treatment. Police has registered a case in this regard.In another road accident, a Wag-on-R bearing registration number JK14/8101 rammed in
See Injured On PG 11..
09 injured in road accidents
Srinagar, June 27 : With its president Dr Farooq Abdullah arriving on Satur-day, National Conference is all set to an-nounce its list of candidates for the up-coming assembly elections most likely in the first week of July.Talking to KNS, Dr Mustafa Kamal ad-ditional general secretary National Con-ference said that Dr Farooq Abdullah, president National Conference is arriv-ing in Srinagar after fin-ishing his outside coun-try tour tomorrow. “Dr Farooq Saheb is coming tomorrow and the party parliamentary commit-tee will be now taking a final call on the list of candidates for the up-coming assembly elec-tions in July,” Kamal informed KNS.He said that the prelim-inary meetings of the party’s parliamentary committee have already discussed the strategy, preparedness and the probable candidates for different assem-bly segments. “Now Dr Farooq Saheb will chair the meeting of the Parliamen-tary committee and take a call of the fi-nal list,” he said, adding that the final list of candidates will be a mixture of old and the new faces. Asked about the constituency from where Chief Minister Omar Abdullah
will be contesting the upcoming assem-bly elections, Kamal said that the same will be decided by the party’s parliamen-tary committee. “There is no pick and choose system in our party. We go by the constitution and our constitution says that the parliamentary committee is au-thorized to take such decisions.” Kamal said that Ganderbal was and is still bas-tion of National Conference and the me-
dia reports suggesting that Omar is looking for a safe constituen-cy is more speculative and their veracity is to be ascertained. Asked if there will be any restructuring in the party ahead of as-sembly elections, Ka-mal said that the meet-ing of party delegates will take place after assembly elections and nothing can be said before that. “Ali Mohammad Sagar Saheb has assumed
the post of party general secretary on an adhoc arrangement. It was because Sheikh Nazir Saheb’s was ailing and the age was not on his side. The party (dele-gates) elections are yet to take place and the same shall take place after assem-bly elections. The provincial presidents have already been elected for three years term.” (KNS)
National Conference to announce assembly
candidates in July: Dr. KamalSays Dr Farooq will finalise the list, ‘Sagar’s appointment
as general secretary purely adhoc’
Inaugurates some buildings, Panchayat Ghars
and community halls Poonch, June 27 : Maintain-ing that the Government has worked for the holistic devel-opment of the State, besides ensuring the participation of people at grass-root lev-el in day to day governance by empowering the basic units of democratic set up, the Minister for Rural De-velopment and Panchayats, Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar has said that certain parties
are trying hard to negate the achievements registered in different sphere of life.The Minister was addressing a series of public gatherings during his extensive tour of Poonch district in which he laid foundation of Block De-velopmental Council Build-ing at Gulpor Block Poonch laid foundation of Commu-nity Hall at village Shahpur Block poonch besides in-augurated Panchayat Ghar at Gallipindi Poonch, laid foundation stone of model village at
See Sagar On PG 11..
Development and empowerment of people
ensured by present govt: Sagar
Jammu, June 27 : The annual Shri Amarnathji Yatra today started as the first batch of 1160 pilgrims left for the Holy cave Shrine in South Himala-yas from the base-camp Yatri Niwas Bhagwati Nagar amid tight security. The batch was comprised of 957 male, 187 fe-male and 16 children.Minister for Tourism G.A. Mir flagged off first batch consist-ing of 1160 pilgrims from Jam-mu base camp Yatri Niwas Bhagwati Nagar at 5 AM for their onward journey to Ama-rnath Ji Shrine.Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Shantmanu, Inspec-tor General of Police, Rajesh Kumar, Deputy Inspector Gen-eral, Shakeil Ahmed Beig, Di-rector Tourism Soujanya Shar-ma, SSP Jammu, Uttam Chand besides representatives of re-ligious organizations, senior officers of CRPF and district administration were present on the occasion.While interacting with devo-tees and media, Minister said that state government is com-mitted for safe, smooth and
secure conduct of yatra and sufficient arrangements have been put in place by Shri Am-arnath Shrine Board (SASB) and district administration in this regards. He said that administration is fully geared up to provide facilities like ac-commodation, drinking water, electricity, security, transpor-tation to the devotees coming from different parts of the country.The Minister said that due to accumulation of snow at Sheshnag camp, the yatra would not be allowed by the Pahalgam route till 30th June and further decision would be taken by Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) to decide the opening of Pahalgam route.Directing all the concerned de-partments to ensure foolproof yatra related arrangements, the Minister passed instruc-tions for ensuring every pos-sible facility to make the pil-grimage pleasant experience for the devotees. He said that required assistance would be provided to yatries
See Mir On PG 11..
Srinagar, June 27: Patron of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mufti Mo-hammad Sayeed today said that National Con-ference led coalition re-gime has failed to carry forward the equitable de-velopment agenda-which was implemented by the various PDP led govern-ment to ensure balanced development in the whole State. He, however, as-sured that PDP would formulate a comprehen-sive policy for inclusive growth of the State.“Mufti Sayeed while ad-dressing an impressive public meeting at Batote to conclude his four days whirlwind tour of Pir Panchal and Chenab Val-ley regions said that six years performance of co-alition regime appeared only on papers”, A party spokesman in a statement issued to GNS said. “Backwardness of Chen-ab Valley is result of the wrong policies adopted by the successive National
Conference regimes”, he said and regretted that except exploiting senti-ments of the people for political gains nothing has been done to address genuine problems of the common masses.Mufti observed that this region has huge tourism
and power generation potential and there was a need to explore this potential to improve so-cio-economic conditions of the residents of Chenab Valley. He reminded the gathering that to explore the tourism potential in this region, the
See Mufti On PG 11..
Srinagar, June 27: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, a market checking squad headed by Tehsildar Kupwara comprising of Assistant Director CA&PD, Execu-tive Officer Municipal Committee, SHO, Inspector Legal Metrology and Food Safety Officer of Kupwara district conducted surprise inspec-tion of various food establishments of Kupwara town including fruit sellers, vegetable sellers, kiryana
retailers, poultry retailers, restau-rants, bread makers and bakery shops here today.According to an official statement issued to GNS said that during the market checking, about 59 cas-es of food safety violations were penalized wherein a fine of Rs. 18300/- was recovered from erring shopkeepers on spot and about 04 quintals of rotten, sprouted and fungal contaminated vegetables,
fruits and spices were destroyed on spot.“The shopkeepers of the concerned town were warned to strictly abide by the rate lists published by the District Administration and not to indulge in black marketing or over charging of all items in gener-al and of essential commodities in particular during the holy month of Ramadhan”, the statement added. (GNS)
Kupwara, June 27 : The Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamen-tary Affairs, Mir Saifullah along with Deputy Commissioner, Kup-wara, Mr. Itrat Husssain Rafiqi, officers and engineers of various departments today visited Bud-nambal and inspected several on-going development projects and interacted with the locals.
The Minister was apprised by the local people about their basic is-sues and problems. Mr. Saifullah gave them a patient hearing and assured that all their genuine de-mands will be addressed on prior-ity. Speaking on the occasion the Minister said that the State Gov-ernment under the
See Saifullah On PG 11..
>>> Amarnath Yatra 2014 >>>Mir Flags off First batch of Amarnath Pilgrims
LS polls reflect imminent change in J&K: Mufti
People looking towards PDP as an alternative
Mir Saifullah tours Budnambal
Conducts Awami Darbar, inspects ongoing
development projects
Rs. 18300 recovered as fine from erring shopkeepers in Kupwara
Bandipora, June 27: A lecturer in north Kashmir’s Ban-dipora district Friday alleged that Minister for High-er Education and MLA Sonawari Muhammad Akbar Lone has made his life hell by utilizing his influence to first transfer and then suspend him for none of his fault. Lecturer Mathematics Manzoor Ahmed Shiekh res-ident of Chandergeer Hajin Sonawari in North Kash-mir’s Bandipora district told CNS that he was working
as lecturer in Higher Secondary School Hajin, but on the basis of pure vengeance, the Minister Akbar Lone first transferred him and then through his close aide suspended him. “The personal feud between me and my wife who hap-pens to be the daughter of close aide and political work-er of Higher Education Minister resulted in divorce. The Minister soon after the
See Lecturer On PG 11..
Lecturer accuses Higher Education Minister of harassment
Government of Jammu and Kashmir,
Office of the Executive Engineer Special Sub Division GurezTender Notice No: 14 for the year 2014-15
r and on behalf of the Governor of the J&K State, the Executive Engineer Spl. Sub-Division Gurez invites tenders affixed with Rs.4/- revenue stamps from the registeredVD Contractors of J&K State, whose registration cards are valid for current financial year in terms of standing rules for the work.e tenders should reach to the office of Executive Engineer Spl. Sub-Division Gurez by or before 01.07.2014 upto 2-00 P.M The tenders will be opened on theme date or any other date, convenient to the opening authority in presence of the contractors who may like to be present. In case the last date of receipt of tendersholiday, the tenders will be received on the next Working day up to 2.00 P.M. The contractors should not in any case quote more than one rate. Payment to .theContractors will be made as and when funds are available to the department.e tender document will be issued by Executive Engineer Special Sub Division Gurez on production of valid registration cards and Tin Nos against cash payment asown against each work upto 29.06.2014 during office hours, No tender shall be'accepted on the tender forms previously issued by this Division or anyother Division.other terms and conditions shall remain same as laid down in the PWD form 25
S No. Name of the work Advst cost E a r n e s t Money
Class of con-tractor
Time for completion
Cost of T.D Position of funds
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Major of Account
1 Const, of cement concrete channel at Trabal khul from RD. 300-495 feet
Eligibilitv:-1. Attested photo copy of the registration card dully renewed for the current: year.2. Copy of Sales tax certificate for the year 2012-13 be attached with tender documents.3. Overwriting/corrections if found in rates quoted by the tenderers shall be rejected without assigning any reason thereof.4. Quoted rates should legibly be written both in words and figures.5. Cello tape needs to be pasted on the quoted rates to avoid any pilferage. Mote:-6. If after opening of tenders, it is found that the rates quoted by the lowest tenderer are less by fifteen percent of the advertised amount, the contractors shall have to provide an additional security of 5% of tendered amount in shape of CDR, till the expiry of defects .liability period of the year after actual date of completion.7. The Departmental materials issued to the contractors will be recovered as per the stock rates in this Division..Stock Rates::-(!) Cement @ Rs.490/Bag (32) Tar Steel @ Rs.55/Kg (3) Angle Iron @ Rs.48/Kg (4) Flat Iron @ Rs.37/Kg (5) C.G.i Sheet @ Rs.63/Kg (6) Crate Mesh @ Rs,16/Sft (7) Chain link fencing @ Rs.36/Sft. DIPK:2668 Sd/- Executive Engineeer
Office of the Dean Academic Affairs Entrance Test Notification
For BA LL.B (5-Years) & B.Pharm (4-Years) Course
It is notified for information of all the con-cerned that the Entrance Test of the candidates who have applied for Admission to BA LL.B (5-Years) & B. Pharm (4-Years) Courses session 2014 shall be conducted as per the follow-ing schedule:
Date/Time Course Venue07.07.2014 (3.00 p.m) B.Pharm (4-Years) Uni-versity of Kashmir08.07.2014(3.00 p.m) BA LL.B (5-Years) -do-
The candidates shall download their Admit Cards from the official website of the University from 03.07.2013 onwards. Detailed Center Notice shall be available on the University website.
SHER-I-KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, SOURA OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE
ENGINEER, MECHANICALE-tenders 01
NIT No. 07 of 2014-15 Dated: 25/06/20104The e-tenders are invited on behalf of Governor J&K State, in two cover system for the following works:Name of work : Supply, installation, testing, inspection and commission-ing of lift in the Genetic Centre at SKIMS, Soura.01.
Estimated cost : Rs.20.00 lacsEarnest money : Rs.40000/-Period of completion : 5 monthsLast date & time of submission of bid: 18.07.2014 (4:00PM)
The bid forms and other details can be obtained from the website https://jktenders.gov.in from 28.06.2014.
According to a statement issued to KNS, while ex-pressing his deep grief over the accident the party se-nior leader and member parliament Muzaffar Hussain Baig expressed her sympathies with the bereaved families and also prayed for eternal peace of departed souls. He also prayed for early recovery of injured one and demanded free medicare for them. (KNS)
to stay away from all other irreligious political sys-tems other then Islam like nationalism, secularism, socialism, communism and Kashmiryat. While ad-dressing the gathering, Geelani further said that the immediate need of this time is to strengthen the freedom movement of Kashmir so that we can freely work for the implementation of Islamic system of jus-tice. The other speakers who spoke on the occasion where Hafiz Bashir Ahmad Farooqi, Mohammad You-suf Falahi, Bashir Ahmad Qureshi, Dr Ghulam Mo-hammad Ganie, Mohi-ud-din Indrabi and the dice In charge was Shakeel Ahmad. (KNS)
Qazimabad Mandi and inaugurated Panchayat Ghar at village Arai, Mandi Poonch.Minister for Planning, Mr. Ajay Sadhotra, Legislators Davinder Singh Rana, Ajaz Ahmed Jan, Shahnaz Ga-nai, Ex-Legislator, Mushtaq Bukhari, Director Rural development Jammu, Mr. Shafiq Raina, Additional Deputy Commissioner Poonch, SSP Poonch and other senior officers of various departments and district ad-ministration accompanied the Minister.Mr. Sagar said that the present government has initi-ated several programmes for ensuring socio-economic development and transformation of the State which have no parallels in the annals of history. “Develop-ment of Rural and far flung areas has been ensured by implementing various schemes of rural develop-ment which have been instrumental in changing the socio-economic profile of the people living in these areas besides providing much needed employment op-portunities to them and also bringing them par with that of urban areas. Sustained development has also been undertaken in various urban areas including the cities by undertaking numerous developmental initia-tives in different fields like R&B, PHE, Health, etc”, he maintained.Referring to the empowerment of Panchayati Raj Insti-tutions, the Minister said that the government has en-sured that these are fully empowered and vibrant with the powers of 14 vital departments and also involved in the implementation of various welfare schemes & initiatives. He said that PRIs are also being involved in the formulation of various schemes thereby making them need based and area specific.Asking the people to come forward and actively in-volve themselves in the day to day governance by pro-viding feedback about the status of implementation of various schemes, the Minister said that it has been the endeavour of the government right from day one to work for development of the State, restoration of peace and socio-economic empowerment of the people.The Minister for Planning Mr. Ajay Sadhotra also ad-dressed the gatherings and asked the people to come forward and avail maximum benefit from various schemes initiated by the Government. He said that the people should not pay any heed to the divisive pro-paganda of certain parties who are interested only in carrying forward their own political agenda.The Legislators, Davinder Rana , Shahnaz Ganai and Ajaz Jan also spoke on the occasion and enumerated various initiatives undertaken by the Government for the welfare of the people and developing the State on modern lines. (KNS)
in case of bad weather, difficult terrain and mountain-ous track.Havan/Pooja was also performed on the occasion. En-chanting religious slogans and prayers, the pilgrims with holy bandannas tied to their foreheads left for valley for their onward journey to Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine. (KNS)
previous PDP regime had constituted tourism devel-opmental authorities for different areas. He further mentioned towards the comprehensive plan which was formulated for creating tourism infrastructure at Jai Valley of Bhaderwah and other areas of Chenab Valley.“We will develop this region as independent tourist destination to attract maximum number of tourists from inside and outside the country”, he said and an-nounced water reservoir of Baglihar hydro-electric project would also be utilized for adventurous water sports. Pointing towards huge potential of generating power in this region, Mufti strongly demanded that lo-cals should be given priority in the new hydro-electric projects to be started in this belt. “Instead of appoint-ing locals on small petty jobs, the agencies engaged in executing the hydro-electric projects must open train-ing centres here to train the local unemployed youth so as to engage them on technical jobs”, he demanded, adding, “employment opportunities for locals must be created while constructing hydro-electric projects in this belt.Highlighting achievements of the previous PDP-led regime, Mufti said that during the tenure of previous regime more than 70,000 teachers were appointment and nearly 30,000 Anganwari workers were also en-gaged but in total transparent manner. “We not only recruited people in transparent manner but also in-stitutionalized the whole recruitment process so as to recruit only genuine and deserving people”, he re-minded.Seeking decisive mandate of the people, Mufti said that change was order of the day and people of State were looking towards PDP to change the present cor-rupt system. “It is my desire to establish a system where every sections of the society would get justice and equal opportunities for development and econom-ic growth”, he said and added that the agenda of the PDP was formulated by accommodating wishes and aspirations of all regions and sub-regions of the State. He said that PDP during its tenure had carved out a path of peace and development in the State by treating all regions and sub-region equally.PDP patron recalled that during PDP-Congress regime especial attention was paid towards neglected and re-
motest areas. Exhorting youth to play important role to change present corrupt system in the State, Mufti promised that PDP, in its manifesto, would give im-portance to problems of educated unemployed youth.Yash Pal Sharma, MLC, Basharat Bukhari, MLA, Arshad Malik, A R Wani, Iqbal Kazmi, B A Runiyal, Swami Raj Bhagat, party candidate for Ramban seat, Abdul Majid, Chuni Lal Bhagat, Bahar Runayal, Ghu-lam Mustafa, Mohammed Amin, Nazir Ahmed, Hans Raj, Kabir Shah, Shoiab Malik, Kushal Singh, Farooq Ahmed, Varinder Sharma, Rehman Kashmiri and others also spoke on the occasion.In the function political activists from Congress, BJP and National Conference joined PDP. Promi-nent among those who joined PDP included Moham-mad Rafiq Malik, Mohammad Nazir Malik, Parveen Singh, Omkar Singh, Shakur Ahmed Wani, Jagdish Chander, Abdul Hamid, Noor Akthar, Smt Laxmi Devi, Paramjeet Singh, Jasbir Singh, Ramanjeet Singh, Prem Nath, Guddi Devi, Monika Devi, Sheikh Mohammad Shabir and others. (GNS)
leadership of Chief Minister, Mr. Omar Abdullah has made all efforts to cover the far-flung areas under the umbrella of developmental process and for this pur-pose he seeks full cooperation from the people of Bud-numbal.He impressed upon the people to avail the benefits of the development schemes already launched by the Government.The Minister announced construction of 2km road leading to Budnambal for its development under BADP, regarding which PMGSY authority has been directed to submit a DPR.He said that the High school in the area is being up-graded to Higher Secondary School, the Deputy Com-missioner has been asked to submit a report for the same to the concerned authority. Meanwhile, he di-rected the district administration for construction of food godowns in the area for preserving the food grains during the winter season. (KNS)
divorce called me at his Tulsi Bagh government quar-ter and threatened me of dire consequence,” Shiekh said a day after this incident he was transferred to Border District Kupwara. He further said that during the Parliament elec-tion, his mother died as a result he could not attend the classes at Higher Secondary School Kalaroos for a week. “On the pretext that I was absconding from the College, Lone used his influence and got me suspend-ed,” he said adding that it is a pure vengeance. No efforts to contact Higher Education Minister ma-terialized as his mobile phone was switched off. Pertinently, a political science lecturer Dr Meh-raj-u-Din earlier this month had alleged that he was transferred by Higher Education Minister from De-gree College Sumbal for raising voice against illegal appointments in the College. (CNS)
are away, the residents said. The incident has put the whole colony in a deep shock as many high profile bureaucrats and politicians live in the col-
ony due to which the area mostly remains under the vigil of police and security forces. The delega-tion told KNS that they have lodged an FIR in the Saddar Police station vide FIR No.82/6 of 14 How-ever, police has failed to get any lead in the case sofar & but nothing substantial have been done so far to allay our fears,” they said. However, the police said that we have also arrested few thieves and are at the job police official said. (KNS)
an Electric pole at Banday bagh serch, in the jurisdic-tion of Police Station Ganderbal resulting in injuries to two ladies boarding in the vehicle. Both the injured were shifted to Sub District Hospital Ganderbal for treatment. Police has registered a case in this regard.Meanwhile, an unknown truck hit a swift car bearing registration number JK02AT/8649 at National Highway near Zig, in the jurisdiction of Police Post Jawahar Tun-nel, Qazigund resulting in injuries to Manisha Sharma wife of G.L Khajuria resident of Shashtri Nagar, Jam-mu who was travelling in swift car. She was shifted to Qazigund Hospital for treatment. Police has registered a case in this regard.In another accident, a LPG tanker bearing registration number JK14-8335 skidded off the Road on National Highway near Titanic view point, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Qazigund resulting in injuries to tanker driver Bajan Singh son of Devi Singh resident of Sim-bal Camp R.S Pura. The injured was shifted to SKIMS Soura, Srinagar for treatment. Police has registered a case in this regard.In another road accident, a sumo bearing registration number JK01K-6796 while on way from Drugmulla to Kupwara hit and injured a pedestri-an Ghulam Hassan Lone son of Sattar resident of Gug-loosa, Kupwara near DC office Kupwara. The injured was shifted to Sub District Hospital Kup-wara where from he was shifted to Bone & Joints Hospital, Srinagar for fur-ther treatment. Police has registered a case in this regard
late in the afternoon police with the help of locals fished out the bodies.He said that follow-ing all the necessary formalities, the bodies of the duo were handed over to their relatives for last rites.In another similar incident, a 04 year-old minor girl Urfi Jan daughter of Mohammad Iqbal Ganai resident of Pethnambal Mattan in south Kashmir drowned in a nallah near her house. The body was fished out and handed over to her relatives for last rites. (GNS)
Daily ZABARWAN TIMES NEWS SRINAGAR | SATURDAY 28. 06 .2014
Operation-alisation of New Administrative
UnitsSRINAGAR, JUNE 27: The
High Powered Committee on operationalisation of the New Administrative Units met to-day under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Mr. Mo-hammad Iqbal Khandey.
The meeting was at-tended by Principal Secretary Planning and Development, Mr. B. R. Sharma, Principal Secretary Finance, Mr. B. B. Viyas, Commissioner Sec-retary Revenue, Mr. Vinod Koul, Secretary, Rural Devel-opment, Sheikh Mushtaq Ahmed, Secretary GAD, Mr. M. A. Bukhari and other se-nior officers. The Committee examined and deliberated
upon the proposals of dif-ferent departments regard-ing the creation of posts and necessary infrastructure for making these units op-erational at the earliest.Once finalized the recommenda-tions of the High Powered Committee will be placed before the Cabinet for its con-sideration and approval.The High Powered Committee for examining and clearing
the proposals of different de-partments was constituted by the government follow-ing the Cabinet decision to create New Administrative Units in the State.The Com-mittee has been working out the modalities in terms of to-tal manpower, infrastructure and financial requirements and recommend the propos-als for the consideration and approval of the Cabinet.
HANDWARA, JUNE 27: The Min-ister for Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution (CA&PD) and Trans-port, Ch. Mohammad Ramzan today announced that Rehbar-e-Khuraq scheme will be launched soon in J&K on the pattern of Rehbar-e-Taleem to provide job opportunities to edu-cated youth.
This announcement was made by the Minister at a day-long Educa-tional Conference held today at En-vironmental Hall, Handwara which was organised by ReT Teacher Forum Kupwara.
The Minister said that with the launching of Rehbar-e-Khuraq scheme 16,000 educated youth would be benefitted under the pro-gramme across the State, adding that their engagement would help open ration depots at uncovered and far-flung areas of the State. He further added that addressing employment issues of educated youth of the State is the propriety agenda of Omer led
coalition government. In this regard the government during last five years has launched numerous youth friendly schemes across the State besides steps have also been taken to create other job avenues in pub-lic and private sectors, the Minister added.
Describing teacher as a builder of nation, Mr. Ramzan said that teach-ers play a pivotal role in transforma-tion and reaffirmation of the society, besides strengthening the education system. He said that government
has decided to provide all the service benefits to the ReT teachers in view of their service and contribution. He impressed upon the teachers to work with more zeal and dedication so that education system is improved further and assured them that government will extend all help for resolving their pending genuine demands
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Handwara, District President, ReT Fourm, ReT Teachers and other of-ficers were also present on the occa-sion.
Need for Separate Horticulture
Enforcement WingSRINAGAR, JUNE 27: Minister of
State for Animal, Sheep Husbandry, Agriculture and Horticulture Mr. Nazir Ahmad Gurezi said that there is a need to conduct more and more awareness camps in order to spread awareness among the farmers re-garding the newer and latest hor-ticulture techniques and about the policies and programmes of the Gov-ernment so as to provide them maxi-mum benefit.
The Minister was speaking at a Daylong Seminar on “Management of Apple Scab and other Physiological Disorders”, organized by the Direc-torate of Horticulture, Kashmir here today.
The Minister said that there should be emphasis on introduction of latest technology and techniques
in agriculture and allied sectors to enhance production. He further said that increase in production and pro-ductivity will not only help the econ-omy of the State but will also improve the socio-economic conditions of the farming community. Horticulture is a key source to ensure prosperity of the State in general and farmers in particular, the Minister added.
Mr. Gurezi said that need is to set up a separate Enforcement Wing for Horticulture department so that the quality of pesticides used is prop-erly monitored. He asked the Direc-tor Horticulture Kashmir to submit a proposal to the Government in this regard for accord of necessary sanc-tion.
He also asked the concerned to spread awareness among horticul-turists through wider publicity cam-paign about use of quality and appro-priate pesticides through print and electronic media including FM Radio.
The Minister also under-
scored the need for up gradation of Laboratory at Lal Mandi.
The Minister asked the Hor-ticulture department and SKAUST to work in unison for better results in the sector. He emphasised on field visits by the officers concerned and feedback about the problems faced by the orchardists with regard to the uses of pesticides and techniques, so that these are appropriately ad-dressed.
The Minister said that the horticulture is among the priorities of Government and urged for evinc-ing keen interest in this sector. He ap-pealed the orchardists to follow the expert guidance of the horticulture department and use standard pesti-cides.
Reviewing the position of staff strength of horticulture depart-ment, the Minister directed the con-cerned to conduct the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meet-ings and to fill the promotion quota
SRINAGAR, JUNE 27: According to a Circular issued by Chairman, State Transport Authority, Mr. Saurab Bhagat the RTOs/ARTOs have been asked to organize special drives within their respective territorial jurisdiction immediately against the illegal sale of used vehicles/automobiles and initi-ate action against the persons who are selling these without getting proper registration from the designed competent Au-thority without acquiring the requisite trade certificate.
The circular further stated that the practice has re-sulted in an un-healthy indulgence amongst the shopkeepers and business without adhering to any control. As per the cir-cular only authorized and bonafide trade certificate holders are authorized by law to conduct business of sale of vehicles in terms of Rule 34 of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. It is observed that there has been mushrooming of sale outlets of such used vehicles across the State which is in violation of law and is required to be stopped forthwith, it further added.
Accordingly, the State Transport Authority has therefore, made it imperative for the Traders to acquire a Trade Certifi-cate to regulate the business within the framework of law. It has also been informed that any vehicle not approved by the Empowered Standing Committee constituted by the Govern-ment, if sold inadvertently will invite a fine of Rs. 1 lakh per violation.
RAMBAN, JUNE 27- Minister of State for Technical Education(IC), Information, Parliamen-tary Affairs, Social Welfare, CAPD and Rural Develop-ment Vikar Rasool Wani today laid the foundation of additional accommoda-tion for Govt High School Buzla Khari Banihal. The project is coming up at an estimated cost of Rs.49.17 Lakh under Rashtriya Mad-hyamik Siksha Abhiyan (RMSA).
Addressing on the occasion, the Minister said that the education and health are priority sectors for the present govern-ment and during its regime all efforts have been made for development of new and upgradation of exist-ing infrastructure in both the sectors in the area.
The Minister said that over 300 educational in-
stitutions have been estab-lished and upgraded and an equal number of ReTs have also been engaged
in areas like Khari, Shagan, Trigam, Chapnari, Amkote, Chachihaal, Chamalwas, Checknarwah, Senabati and Maligam.
Under the Health Sector, Mr. Vikar said that an additional complex at Sub District Hospital Bani-hal is being developed at
an estimated cost of Rs. 22 Crores which is expected to be completed soon for delivery of health services
to the people of the area. He said that large number of dispensaries have been established in the area to provide better health care to the people at their door-steps, adding that the work on the recently announced Nursing College at Banihal shall commence soon.
CS chairs High Power Committee meeting
Govt contemplating to introduce Rehbr-e-Khuraq scheme in J&K: Ramzan
Gurezi for increase of awareness among horticulturists
RTOs/ARTOs asked to stop trade of used
vehicles
Vikar Lays Foundation for additional accommodation at GHS Buzla
SRINAGAR, JUNE 27: Minister for Haj, Auqaf and Floriculture Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, who was on 2- day tour of Pul-wama and Anantnag districts, has said that the government has launched massive drive for the development of far-off and re-mote areas of the state and vari-ous developmental projects are underway in this regard.
Addressing series of public meetings at Litter in Pulwama and Chakura, Dessu and Dandipora in Breng Constituency of Anantnag districts, the Minister maintained that the Government is commit-ted for equitable development of three regions of the State. He said that work on various new and existing developmental proj-ects have been taken into hand. He said roads, PHE, health and education sectors has been pri-oritized aiming to improve basic amenities to the people which will ensure upliftment of socio-economic status of the people liv-ing in the district.
At Litter, the Minister said that the area being rich in production
of high quality fruits, efforts are on to provide marketing facilities to the growers at their doorstep for getting best price of their pro-duction.
Giving an overview of devel-opmental activities in Anantnag District, the Minister said that besides establishment of two Degree Colleges, a number of
educational institutions have also been upgraded in the area during the regime of present Government. He said over 30 health institutions of the area have been provided better in-frastructure with installation of latest diagnostic equipments and provision of blood bank fa-cility with central heating facil-
ity at Sub-District Hospital for the convenience of the people. He said Kokernag being tourist place, has been provided with the Tourist Reception Centre (TRC) and 5-star hotel facility.
Referring to road and power sector, Peerzada said that various un-connected hamlets have been connected under PMGSY, LT/HT
transmission lines augmented under APDRP in the area.
The Minister also inaugurated Water Supply Scheme (WSS) Cherpanzi completed at a cost of Rs. 1.42 crore which would ben-efit over 2414 souls of the area.
While making a mention of Art 370, the Minister said that it is a guarantee provided to the State by the Constitution of India and its safeguarding is in the best interest of the people of the State and the country.
Responding to the demands projected by the locals, the Min-ister said that their genuine de-mands would be looked into and addressed on priority. He said that local gardens and parks would be developed on modern lines so that the locals have better recre-ational facilities in the area.
Legislator, Bashir Ahmad Magray also addressed the gath-ering.
Among others, Deputy Com-missioner, Pulwama Mr. Man-zoor Ahmad Lone and officers of district administration were also present on the occasion.
BARAMULLA, JUNE 27: A meeting regarding arrangements for ensuing month of Ramadhan was held under the chairmanship Additional Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, Mr. Nissar Naqash here today. All concerned Officers participated in the meeting.
Assistant Director Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution was asked to ensure the availability of essentials including Rice, Atta, Sugar, K-oil and Cooking gas while as Municipal Committee were instructed to ensure proper cleanliness and lights around the Mosques and public services. The Power Development and PHE Departments was directed to provide uninterrupted power and water supply to the people particularly Sehri and Iftaar times.
Seminar/Awareness camp organised at Uri
BARAMULLA, JUNE 27: on the directions of District Develop-ment Commissioner, Baramulla Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone, a semi-nar/awareness camp was organised at Trade Facilitation Centre Uri today under the chairmanship of Sub-Divisional Magistrate Dr. Abdul Aziz.
A large number of students from Government Degree Col-lege, Uri and Government Higher Secondary School, Salamabad participated. While SDPO Mr. Ramashpuri, TFO Uri, MO Boniyar, Officers from various departments including Education, Health and general public were present on the occasion.
Massive drive on to develop remote areas: Peerzada
ADC reviews Ramadhan arrangements at Baramulla
Consider making some plans for a vacation or short getaway, Libra. Looking forward to something fun can make even the tough-est of days far easier to handle. You’ll be amazed how much you can manage when there’s an end in plain sight. Your entire attitude can lighten. So take the bull by the horns and create an incentive for yourself. Do something special to reward the hard work you do day after day.
Don’t judge someone if he or she has a different lifestyle than what you consider to be OK, Scorpio. You probably lean toward the traditional, yet not everyone feels this way about re-lationships, working, or lifestyle. While it may seem impossible to understand and even frighten you, try not to be too harsh on those you deem odd. You’d be better off using that energy to keep your own life on track.
Friends seeking advice or a shoulder to cry on could be plentiful today, Sagittarius. You’re one of best people to give them the support and care they need. Just be sure that you don’t give so much to others that you don’t have anything left for yourself. True friendship is about sharing and the exchange of problems and help. Running yourself down will leave you in a place where you aren’t going to be much help to anyone.
Getting through today shouldn’t pose too big a problem for you, Capricorn. You may feel a huge second wind that can give you the drive and determination to see your chores and projects through. Make some plans for this evening, such as getting to-gether with friends or taking in an event that really intrigues you. Until then, go about your tasks bit by bit. You’ll get things finished before you know it.
Working within boundaries and restrictions could really get to you today, Aquarius. Yours is an independent spirit and your best achievements are often born of doing things your own way. Yet like it or not, we all have to follow guidelines and rules. Do your best to follow suit and finish what needs to be done. Afterward, you may find more freedom to act independently without consequences. Exercise patience and diligence as needed today.
Chances are that you’ll feel upbeat and positive today, Pisces. Consider sharing this energy with those around you who are feel-ing less than content. Your attitude can have a profound effect on friends, partners, spouses, and children. Even neighbors and ex-tended family can pick up on your spirit without you even real-izing it. Share your optimism with everyone you can today. If you see someone hurt or angry.
Feeling the effects of today’s energies, Virgo? Take heart if this is the case, because the end of the tunnel isn’t as far away as it seems. Do your best to take things one step at a time and see about making some plans for a little fun this evening. Get together with friends or take in a movie. Help yourself feel better by staying busy and focused and follow up with some recreation. Before you know it, the aspect will pass and you’ll be back to normal.
Don’t discount your ability to be extremely resourceful if you need to be, Aries. If you don’t have everything you need or all of the required information, take time to think. Who can you ask? What places can you access? Who might know where you can find what you need? Rather than panic because the pieces aren’t all there, instead make a list of contacts and go for it. Trust in yourself.
Try not to let today’s blues get you down, Taurus. While it’s true that some days can seem to drag on, the busier you are the faster time will pass. Get down to finishing any work still before you and then make plans for tonight. If there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, not only will things seem to speed up but you’ll feel better knowing it’s coming.
Dare to be different, Gemini. It can be so easy to fall into a drill. Sleeping at the same time, eating at the same time, wearing the same style, and going about work the same way day after day. Be-fore you know it, you feel like you’re in a rut. The only way to get away from this is to make a decision to break free by doing some-thing unique. Try a new haircut. Wear colors that are unusual for you. If the need is there, consider a new career. Pursue expansion.
If your lifestyle is considerably different than that of others, re-sist feeling self-conscience about it today, Cancer. Try to remember that you chose the life you have for specific reasons. Even if you’ve come to a point where you’re considering a change, there’s no need to feel badly, ashamed, or embarrassed about where you are now. Everyone has to make his or her own way. If this conforms to the norm, that’s fine. If it doesn’t, that’s fine, too.
An enhanced feeling of determination could motivate you today, Leo. Finish the things that aren’t complete and make some plans for this evening. Don’t hesitate to take on something that feels compli-cated or big. Chances are you’ll be able to handle most anything and it will feel great when it’s finished. Enjoy your day by making the most of opportunity.
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Frequent road accidents-a matter
of concern
The traffic accidents con-sumes more precious lives than the militan-cy related incidents, is a shocking revela-
tion which is indicative of the pathetic condition of our roads and the prevalent traffic man-agement system. Undoubtedly the already deficient road con-nectivity in the state is in a very bad condition and the frequent accidents are the result of these depleted roads. Leave aside the roads leading to small towns and villages, the National High-way from Baramulla to Srinagar and From Srinagar to Anant-nag, highways are nothing but death traps. The widening and upgrading of this highway has resulted in frequent accidents and unending traffic jams have become unbearable and intoler-able for commuters. Nobody in the govt. is bothered to see what ailing this project and why it has been delayed so long. Per-haps for R&B Minister the only road in the valley lies between Gupkar and Civil Secretariat, which seems to be the first pri-ority of the R&B dept. which has become a den for corruption and where reportedly lakhs of rupees change hands for the posting and transfer of junior engineers to chief engineers. This dept. is as if it is the property of its po-litical and administrative heads. The roads in the rest of the val-ley as compared to Jammu are in such a bad condition that the accidents cannot be avoided. Similarly the traffic manage-ment in the state is so poor that anybody can acquire driving li-cense against payment without qualifying the necessary test and ply any vehicle of his choice. The corruption at every level in traffic dept. and regional transport office is a known fact but no efforts have ever been made to check this bad practice to save the lives of hun-dreds of passengers who become victims of road accidents. The over-loading has become a nor-mal thing. People sitting on bus tops and on sumos often fall down and loose their lives or become handicap for whole of their life. There is an urgent need to prior-itise the R&B sector and give it under an able and honest min-ister and dedicated officers so that the money is spent in a jus-tified manner. The traffic man-agement should be modernized in view of the rush of vehicles. The inherent weaknesses and shortcomings of this dept. need to be removed in order to save the lives of the passengers from frequent road accidents.
I am not upset that you lied to me, I am upset that from now on I cannot
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Why does this happen once
and againUnfortunate to note that every now and then, here and there the security forces indulge in an act which white washes all the efforts made towards res-toration of peace and normal-cy in the valley. It has been seen during the whole mili-tancy particularly during last few years that security forces sometimes do not exhibit re-quired patience while dealing with mobs particularly the stone throwing people. Thoughthere seniors and the political leadership has been repeated-ly stressing the need to exer-cise restraint while on law and order duty but some impatient personnel do an act which plunges the whole valley into fresh wave of violence fol-lowed by strikes, shut downs and curfew. This process ef-fects the normal life very badly and derails the state from the path of development. It also causes enormous problems for general people who have to suffer on many counts varying from lack of medical facilities to the ailing people, denial of education to our children and shortage of essentials besides their sky rocketing prices. They provide a tool to those people who are waiting to get a pretension for disturbing the whole normal life in the valley because it is always in their in-terest to keep the pot boiling. One fails to understand as to why these things happen re-peatedly. The recent happen-ing a Naidkhai which resulted in the protests marches and hartal in the whole valley is never and will never be in the best interest of the state and the country. If Jammu & Kash-mir police and other security forces exercise a bit more pa-tience and restraint, there will never happen incidents like Naidkhai and the young peo-ple will not lose their precious lives. Anybody in the securi-ty forces doing such things is not in any way a well wisher of the country and the state. In fact security forces are meant to establish peace and normal-cy in the state and that can be done only when they have thecredibility in the people and when people think that they are their saviors and not kill-ers. A best force is known be-cause of its reputation in the people and not by its repres-sive actions which annoy the people who then serve the pur-pose those elements who are alien to the interests of the state and the country.
Income Tax Ombudsman: Take his help to Redress Your Grievances
As a taxpayer, you may have some very legiti-mate grievances relating to your income-tax mat-ters of settlement of your
claims. You may, for example, feel that the Income Tax Department owes you a certain refund of tax but it is not doing enough to hear your grievance of complaint nor taking action to redress it. You may also be aggrieved about the rude behaviour of officials or their failure to follow instructions and circulars of the Board. In all such cases, you can approach your Income tax Ombuds-man. Before you do so, however, you have to ensure that certain condi-tions are fulfilled. The Ombudsman is governed by, and has to act with-in, the framework of the Income Tax Ombudsman Guidelines, 2006. The institution of Ombudsman is of Scandinavian origin. The Om-budsman enquires into grievances or complaints against the function-ing of a public authority. In our own country, the Income tax Ombuds-man is appointed by the Central Government. He is usually a person with vast experience in tax adminis-tration, but functions independent-ly of it. At present, the Government has appointed Ombudsman at New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kanpur, Chandigarh, Pune, Bhopal, Kochi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Ahmedabad. What Grievances can you take to the Ombudsman
You can complain to the Om-budsman about your grievances re-lating to delays in disposal or settle-ment of claims connected with: a. Issue of refunds;b. Interest waiver petitions;c. Appeal effects;d. Rectification applications;e. Release of seized books of ac-counts and assets;f. Allotment of PANs/ issue of PAN Cards. You can also complain of such mat-ters as failure to:a. Give credit for taxes paid, including tax deducted at source;b. Maintain transparency in selec-tion of cases for scrutiny;c. Follow the guidelines, circu-lars and instructions of the Central Board of Direct Taxes;d. Observe proper working hours by Income-tax officials;e. Acknowledge letters and doc-uments forwarded by the assessee;f. Maintain or update records and registers leading to harassment. “A person can also complain about any unwarranted rude behavior of In-come Tax officials with assesses.” Etc., For further details, please re-fer to clause 9 of the Guidelines.
Procedure to be Followed
On receiving complaint, the Ombudsman will examine it to see if certain basic conditions laid down in the guidelines have been fulfilled or not. He cannot take notice of the complaint unless these conditions are fulfilled. These conditions are: i. The complaint should have been signed by the complainant as well as his authorized representa-tive, in case the complainant is rep-resented by such an authorized rep-resentative.ii. The complaint should clearly
indicate/provide:a) The name, address and PAN of the complainant;b) The name and designation of the official who is being complained against (this should invariably be the junior most officer who has giv-en rise to the grievance, not below the rank of an Income Tax Officer)’c) The facts giving rise to the com-plaint;d) Supporting documents; ande) The relief sought from the Om-budsman.iii. The Ombudsman will accept complaints filed through the elec-tronic media if they are otherwise in order, but the print out of such a complaint has to be signed by the complainant at the earliest. After he does so, the complaint would relate back to the date on which it was first received electronically. A complaint shall not lie to the Ombudsman unless in the first in-stance, the complainant had also made a written representation to the superior authority of the officer complained against. Also, a com-plainant can complain only if he has received no reply and more than one month has passed since he submit-ted his representation. Alternative-ly, he can also complain if he has re-ceived a reply but he is not satisfied with it, or if his representation has been rejected. No complaint can be made:i. 12 months after the re-ply was received from the superior
authority;ii. 13 months after the representation was submitted to the superior authority but no reply was received. Remember, the Ombudsman will not take cognizance of the complaint if it has been the subject matter of : a. an earlier settlement made by the OmbudsmanORb. an appeal, revision, reference or writ before any Income-tax authori-ty or a court of law. On receiving a complaint, the Om-budsman shall forward it to the of-ficer complained against and shall endeavour to settle it by an agree-ment through either conciliation or mediation. If the officer cannot set-tle the grievance by agreement with the complainant within a period of one month, or such further time as the Ombudsman may allow, the Ombudsman will mediate and try to bring about an agreement. If he still does not succeed, he can make an ‘award’.
Powers The Ombudsman has the following powers:
i) He can receive complaints on matters indicated in clause 9 of the Guidelines.ii) He can consider these com-plaints and settle them either by agreement through conciliation and mediation or by passing an appro-priate award.iii) He can require the Income-tax authority concerned to provide any information or furnish certified cop-ies of relevant documents required by him.iv) In the event of the failure of an Income-tax authority, to furnish such information or documents (in-dicated in para iii above), he may
draw an adverse inference.v) He can suggest remedial mea-sures for redressal of grievances.vi) He can also report his findings to the Secretary, Department of Rev-enue and Chairman, C.B.D.T.
Duties The duties of the
Ombudsman are to:i) Exercise powers of superinten-dence and control over his office.ii) Maintain confidentiality of information coming into his pos-session and not divulge the same to third parties, except with the consent of the person who furnish-es such information. He may, how-ever, divulge such information to an opposing party to the dispute in order to reasonably comply with the principles of natural justice.iii) Protect the taxpayers’ rights and reduce their compliance bur-den.iv) Identify issues that increase the burden of compliance and bring the same to the notice of the CBDT and Ministry of Finance.v) Furnish a monthly report to the Chairman, CBDT and Secretary, Department of Revenue recom-mending appropriate action includ-ing that to be taken against erring officials.vi) Furnish an annual review of the tax administration to the Chairman, CBDT and Secretary,
Department of Revenue.vii) Compile a list of awards made by him during the financial year and report the same to the Chief Commissioners concerned and Chairman, CBDT so that the same can be taken into account while writing the Annual Confidential Reports of the officials concerned.
Nature of the Proceedings
The proceedings before the Om-budsman are quasi-judicial in na-ture. He is not bound by any legal rules of evidence. He is expected at all times to be fair and reasonable while performing his functions.
Nature of Awards As already indicated, he shall try to settle a complaint by agreement in the first instance. If such agreement is not forthcom-ing within a month or such further time as the Ombudsman may al-low, he may make an award. This shall be speaking order and shall clearly specify the directions to the authority concerned- including making of an apology. The award, however, cannot affect the quan-tum of total income or tax assessed or the penalty already imposed. The Ombudsman can award com-pensation upto Rs. 1000/- for the loss suffered by the complainant. Such compensation will be the first charge on the budget allotted to the authority complained against. The award shall be binding on the de-partment but it shall be binding on the assessee, only if he issues a letter of acceptance within 15 days of its receipt. If the complainant does not accept the award or fails to furnish a letter of acceptance within 15 days or further period of
15 days if the Ombudsman permits, it shall lapse and be of no effect. If it is accepted by the assessee, the authority complained against has to implement the award within one month of its having being made. Compliance of having done so has to be reported to the Ombudsman.
Check List A check list has been prepared to help you file a complaint. This is given below: 1. The complaint has not been signed by the complainant.2. It has not been signed by the authorized representative.3. It does not contain:-a. The name and address of the complainantb. Supporting documentsc. Details of the relief sought from the Ombudsman.4. It has been made electroni-cally but the hard copy (print out) does not have the complainant’s signature.5. The complainant does not seem to have reported to the imme-diate superior of the officer com-plained against.6. More than one month has not passed before the representation to the immediate superior was filed.7. The complainant does not ap-pear to be aggrieved with the reply received from the immediate supe-rior.8. (a) The complaint has been made after the expiry of one year
from the receipt of the reply of the immediate superior;OR (b) Where no reply has been received from the immediate supe-rior:The complaint has been filed after the lapse of 13 months from the date of filing of the representation before the immediate superior.9. The complaint is the Subject matter of an earlier proceeding with the Ombudsman.10. The ground(s) of the complaint is/are also the subject matter of a proceeding in appeal, revision, ref-erence or writ before an appellate authority or a revisionary authori-ty or a Court of Law.11. The ground is not covered by Guideline 9 of the Income Tax Om-budsman Guidelines, 2006.12. The complainant is represent-ed by an authorized representa-tive but no power of attorney to represent the complainant has been filed before the Ombuds-man. Remember, the answer to every statement in the check list should be negative. A positive response to statements are Sr. No. 1 to 7 and 12 would indicate that the complaint is defective and the Ombudsman cannot proceed further to redress your grievance till the defect is re-moved. A positive response to statements at Sr. No. 8 to 11, on the other hand, would indicate that not only is the complaint defective but it is also incurable. No purpose would be served by filing such a complaint. We all have a positive responsibil-ity in making this institution effec-tive. We can do so by ensuring that we eschew the defects indicated in the check list given above and avoid filing frivolous or vexatious com-plaints.
