JAMMU THURSDAY APRIL 19, 2018Obituary2 Glimpses of Future
BARKHIWith tears in eyes and gloom in heart weinform all our nears and dears as well asthose associated with the departed soulthat Barkhi of our beloved Late SmtSheela Gupta W/o Late Sh Roshan LalGupta shall be performed on Friday 20thApril 2018 at 10 AM at our residenceBhaddu.GRIEF STRICKEN(Sister in law and Brother in law)Smt Vidya Mehta and Sh Bishan Dass Mehta(Daughter in law and Nephew)Dr Rajnee Malhotra and Dr Satish Gupta(Daughter in law and Son)Mrs Vineeta and Dr Yugal Gupta(Daughters and Son in laws)Mrs Swarna and Mr Bansi Lal GuptaMrs Nisha and Mr Madan GuptaMrs Sanjana and Mr Shadi Lal GuptaMrs Ramni and Mr Ganesh Gupta7006205177, 9697564023
Smt Sheela Gupta
OBITUARYWith profound grief and sorrow, weinform the sad demise of ourbeloved Susheel Koul (Bunty) S/oSh Pridhman Krishan Koul R/o148/1, Preetam Nagar, Near DeviAngan, Sharika Mandir, DokePulora, and original resident of BanaMohalla Opp. Durgi Shri Temple,Srinagar Kmr on 11-4- 2018. The10th Day will be performed at MuthiGhat near Director SchoolEducation Office on 20-04-2018.GRIEF STRICKENPhoola Koul -MotherPridhman Krishan Koul -FatherPurnima Koul -WifeDeepanshu -SonTeena and Rakesh Mohan Koul -Bhabhi & BrotherSamast Koul ParivarRainas of Gangyal -In LawsRainas of Shiv Nagar -Maternal SideMirza’s -MasiPh: 9419787054, 8825016765, 9910813366, 9419215859
Susheel Koul(Bunty)
OBITUARYWith profound grief and sorrow we informthe sad demise of our beloved Sh. PranNath Koul (Patwari) S/o Lt. Gopal Kouloriginal resident of Keni Mohalla,Rainawari, Srinagar Kashmir A/p F.F-4,Royal Appartments, Hazuri Bagh, TalabTIllo, Jammu on 11-04-2018. Tenth Daywill be held on 20-04-2018 at MuthiGhat.GRIEF STRICKENSmt. Shanta Koul (Badshah) - WifeBhabhiSmt. Raj Laxmi Koul W/o Lt. Ram Krishan KoulDaughter-in-law & SonSmt. Kitty & Dr. Sunil Mohan KoulDaughter & Son-in-lawSmt. Renu Mirza W/o Lt. Narinder MirzaDaughter-in-law & SonSmt. Archana & Sh. Ashutosh Raj KoulDaughter & Son-in-lawSmt. Jyoti Koul & Guriqbal SinghDaughter & Son-in-lawDr. Annapurna Soni Koul & Dr. Madhup RastogiGrand Children: Sahil, Sheveta, Praful, Aryan, AdityaIn Grief :- Kouls, Badshah, Fotedar,Wangoo’s, Wangu’s, Khosa, Misri’s, Koul’s, Trakroo’sContact: 9596951666 / 7006755418
Sh. Pran NathKoul
10TH DAY/KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-form the sad and untimely demise of ourbeloved Mother Karamyogni(Kaushalya) Mayawati Raina W/o Sh.Kanth Ram Raina, R/o- Lane No -H/181,Sec-2, Durga Nagar, Roop NagarJammu, who left for heavenly abode on10th April 2018. 10th Day Kriya will beperformed on 19/04/2018 at Muthi Ghat(Near DSE office) at 9:30 AMGRIEF STRICKEN:-Sh. Kanth Ram Raina - HusbandDEVAR/ DEVRANISmt. Asha Ji W/o Late Janki Nath RainaSmt. Khemashari Raina & Sh. Amar Nath RainaSons and Daughter-in-lawsSmt. Khemashori Raina & Sh. M.K RainaSmt. Kiran Ji Raina & Sh. Tej Krishan RainaSmt. Sangeeta Raina & Sh.Shuban Ji Raina (Santosh Printers)Smt. Reshma Raina & Sh.Vinod RainaDaughters and Son-in-LawsSmt. Jeeta Moti W/o Late. Ashok Ji MotiSmt. Santosh Razdan & Sh. A.K. Razdan Grand Children:- Smt. Sheetal Raina & Sanjay Raina, Smt. Jyoti& Sh. Ravi Raina, Smt. Shivali Raina & Kuldeep Raina, Smt.Meenakshi & Sh. Sunil Ji, Smt. Neeshu Raina & Sh. Amit Raina,Smt.Rainu Raina & Sh. Surender Raina, Smt. Sheetu Nehru &Sh.Manoj Nehru, Smt.Nishu Tickoo & Sh. Ajay Tickoo, Smt.Dimple Bhat & Sh. Amit Bhat, Smt. Binny Razdan & Sh. SumitRazdan, Smt. Neetu Pandita & Sh. Sunny Pandita, SunnyRaina, Anupama, Archana, Sandeep, Rahul, Aadesh, Arsh,Ayush, Kesar Great Grand Children: Sahiba, Govind, Chhavi,Krishna, Vaibhavi, Ananya, Sarthak
Mayawati Raina
10TH DAYWith profound grief and tearful eyes, weinform the sad demise of KaramyogniSmt Mahalakshmi Kaul W/o Late ShNand Lal Kaul, originally resident ofNaidyar, Rainawari Srinagar Kashmir, atpresent 14-B, Tirathnagar Talab Tillo,Jammu. 10th Day Kriya will be per-formed on 19-04-2018 (Thursday) atMuthi Ghat at 9 AM.GRIEF STRICKENDevraniSmt Chuni Devi Kaul (Rani ji) W/o Late Sh Sham Lal KaulSons and Daughters-in-lawRoshan Lal Kaul and Veena (Retd. BSNL & Retd Postal Deptt.)9419614939Daleep Kaul & Sanjaya (BSNL & Education) 9419122223Shakti Kaul & Daisy (SFC & Social Welfare) 9018252906Rajinder Kaul & Bindu (Wings Pharma & LIC-HFL) 9910915516Daughters and Sons-in-lawPushpa and Arun Kumar Trakroo (Retd. RITES)Nancy and Sumant Kaul (Retd. Education & TERI)Usha and Vijay Gadoo (Education & Pharma Business)Grand Daughter and Grand Son-in-lawGreeky Kaul Tickoo and Deepak Tikoo (MSC)Grand Children: Hairumbh, Vaishali, Rajjat, Kundan, Chirag,Chetan, Surbhi, Shivasti and RishiDHAR’S (MALUN), BHAN’S (SISTER), PESHIN’S (SISTER)RAZDAN’S (SISTER), GANJOO’S (SISTER), DHAR’S (SIS-TER’S-IN-LAW)
Smt MahalakshmiKaul
OBITUARYWith profound grief and sorrow, we aredeeply shocked to inform the sad and un-timely demise of Sh Arjan Nath Bhat S/oLt. Kanth Bhat originally resident ofLadhoo Pampore at present H.No 149RD, Meendlik Nagar II, Paloura (Toph)Jammu. The Tenth Day Kriya shall beperformed at Muthi Ghat near DirectorSchool Education on 22-04-2018 at 9.00am sharp.GRIEF STRICKENSmt Satya Bhat W/o Late Soom Nath Bhat -BhabhiSmt Kamla Bhat -WifeSanjay Bhat & Sanju Bhat -Son & Daughter-in-lawPawan Bhat & Neenu Bhat -Son & Daughter-in-lawGrand Children: Anugreh, Jyeshta, AaradhyaIn Grief -Bhats, Mattoos, TickoosPhone nos- 9419221906, 9596905754, 9999301287
Sh Arjan Nath Bhat
10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-form the sad and untimely demise of ShriBansi Lal Bhat (Bobraj) S/o LateShridhar Joo Bhat resident of Rajghat,Baramulla Kashmir presently residing atEO, Shakti Pride Apartment 10th Cross,B-Chanasandra, Bangalore on Friday13-04-2018. 10th Day Kriya will be per-formed at Paschim Vahini (Sangam) atSrirangpatna near Mysore on April 22,2018 (Sunday).GRIEF STRICKENDaughters-in-law & SonsSmt Geetanjali and Sh Sunil BhatSmt Simpoli and Sh Anil BhatAnd Samast Bhat ParivarMobile No. 8147006616, 8553313928
Shri Bansi Lal Bhat
TENTH DAYWith profound grief & sorrow we in-
form the sad demise of our
beloved Smt Durga Devi (Bhabi)
W/o Lt Sh Sri Kanth Koul, originally
resident of Acchan Pulwama on
14-4-2018. Mourning shall be held
at 676/3, Baisakhi Colony, Vinyak
Nagar, Muthi, Jammu. Tenth Day
shall be observed on Monday, the
23rd of Apirl 2018 at Muthi Ghat
Near Directorate of School
Education, Muthi, Jammu at 9 AM.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt Rajni & Sh Sunil Bhat
Smt Sushma & Sh Manoo Ji Koul
Puneet & Palak
M: 9419149816, 9419861193
Smt Durga Devi(Bhabi)
CONDOLENCE/10 DAYWe all pay our shradanjali to our reveredmother Smt. Kanta (Jaikishori) W/o LateArjan Nath Bhat originally resident of HeraMohalla Janglat Mandi, Anantnag Kashmirpresently residing at H.No. 326, Lane No. 3,Laxmi Vihar Tomal Anand Nagar BohriJammu, who attained Nirvana on 11-4-2018. Tenth Day Kriya will be observed on20-4-2018 (Friday) at 9.00 a.m. at MuthiGhat (Near Directorate of SchoolEducation Office).GRIEF STRICKEN FAMILIESSons & Daughter-in-lawsSh. Ramesh Kr. Bhat & Smt. NeeruSh. Sanjay Kr. Bhat & Smt. SeemaDaughters & Son-in-LawsSmt. Pushpa & Sh. I.K KoulSmt. Veena & Sh. B.K. AmbardarSmt. Kiran and Sh. Ashok TikooSmt. Rekha & Sh. Rajesh KaulGrand Children: Pavitar, Purti, Jhanvi, Garima, Namish, Vidhya,Ishan, Vivek, Ieasha, Aiyush, Aditi, Rishit, Roopasli andSamast Pariwar of Mantapora, Kouls Parivar of YK Pora Qazigund,Kauls, Ambardars. Tikoos, Bhats, Bilov ParivarContact: 9419116817, 9796479681
Smt. Kanta(Jaikishori)
OBITUARYWith profound grief & sorrow, we regret to
10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we informthat our Dear Rahul lovably known as“SHER-BAB” S/o Sh R.K. Razdan erstwhileresident of village Chowgam QazigundKashmir A/P H.No. 515 Suriavanshi NagarMuthi Jammu attained “NIRWANA” on 14thApril 2018. The Tenth Day Kriya will be per-formed on 23 April 2018 at Muthi Ghat nearDirectorate of School Edu. at 8.30 AM.GRIEF STRICKENMrs Sunita Razdan (Post Office) -MotherMr R.K. Razdan (EDB) -FatherVishal Razdan -BrotherSamast Razdan (Raina) ParivarSamast Bakshi Parivar of Sopore7889558793, 7889479480
SHER-BAB
10TH DAY KRIYAWith a heavy heart, grief & sorrow we in-form the sad demise of our belovedMother Smt Chuni Devi Kaul (Behna -D/o Late Sh. Ganesh Das Trisal FatehKadal Sgr) W/O Late Sh. Nand Lal KoulOriginally from Safapora (Manasbal,Kashmir) left for heavenly abode on 14thApril 2018 at 2.20 PM. TENTH DAYKRIYA will be performed on 23rd April2018 (Monday) at 9.00 am atMuradnagar Ghat, Ghaziabad U.P.GRIEF STRICKENDaughter and Son-in-LawUsha & Satya Bhushan Fotedar(9811615164,9811682516)Sons & Daughter-in-LawsRajinder & Girja Kaul ( 9818598861,9871602211)Sunil & Anita Kaul (9910484784,9811763460)Trisal Family, Kaul Family & Near and Dear ones.Current Home Address319, New Delhi Apartments - Delhi 96 (Near Dharamshila Hospital)
Smt Chuni DeviKaul
10TH DAY KRIYAThe Tenth Day Kriya of our beloved andKaramyogi Sh. Chuni Lal Dassi S/o Lt.Sh. Tota Ram originally resident of SaliaAnantnag Kashmir, presently at H. No.135, Lane B-10, Sec. Ist, Vinayak NagarMuthi Jammu will be performed at MuthiGath near Directorate of SchoolEducation Jammu on Sunday22.04.2018 at 8.30 A.M.GRIEF STRICKENSmt. Desha Dassi-WifeSh. H.N. Dassi -BrotherSmt. Ratna Dassi-BhabiSmt. Usha Dassi-BhabiSh. Suman Dassi-SonSmt. Parool and Kuldeep Raina-Daughter-in-law & SonKaushiki and Viyan Raina-Grand ChildrenSamast Parivars ofDassi’s, Koul’s, Wali’s, Rawal’s, Mattoo’s and Bakshi’sMob. No: 9086144139, 9419364581, 8492870731
Sh. Chuni Lal Dassi
10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we
inform the sad demise of our
beloved, Sh. Ashok Kumar Pandita
(Bajee) S/o Lt. Sh. Mukand Ram R/o
Chitti Bandi, Aragam, Bandipora
(Kashmir), presently residing at Flat
No. 21, Block-68, Lane 13 Jagti
Nagrota on 14th April 2018. TENTH
DAY KRIYA will be performed on 23-
04-2018 at Muthi Ghat Jammu.
MOURNING will be held at Flat No.
1, Block-130 Lane 21, Jagti Nagrota.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt. Teja Pandita-Wife
Mr Rohit Pandita-Son
Miss Supriya Pandita-Daughter
Brothers & Bhabis
Smt. Tosha Pandita (W/o Lt. Sh. M.L. Pandita)
Sh. O.N. Pandita & Smt. Jyoti Pandita
Sh. H.K. Pandita & Smt. Reeta Pandita
Mr Amit Pandita & Mr Ajay Pandita-Nephews
And Samast Pandita Pariwar
Mob: 7006318425, 9419772376
Sh. Ashok KumarPandita
10TH DAY KRIYASh. Badri Nath Raina S/o Late VishanJoo Raina originally resident ofDamidulla - Frisal (Kulgam) and at pres-ent H.No. 35, Lane 11 Gurah Keran(Barnai-Bantalab Road), Jammu left forhis heavenly abode on 12-04-2018.Tenth Day Kriya will be performed atMuthi Ghat near office of Director SchoolEducation, Jammu on Saturday 21-04-2018 at 8 A.M.GRIEF STRICKENSh. Veerji Raina & Smt. Bimla - Son & Daughter-in-lawSh. Girdhari Lal Kath - Brother-in-lawDaughters & Sons-in-lawSmt. Usha Ji & Sh. Ashok Kumar BhatSmt. Desha Ji & Sh. Baij Nath BakshiSmt. Lovely Ji & Sh. Vinod DharGrand Children : Sachin, Sanchi, Nikhil, Ashish, Kanshika & AyushMob:- 9796871108, 9419144740, 9419140268, 8082120994,9419795850
Sh. Badri NathRaina
10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief & sorrow, we in-form the sad demise of our belovedfather Sh. Jawhar Lal Chatta (Lal Ji)S/o Lt. Lachi Ram Chatta originallyresident of Khawaja Bagh BaramulaKashmir presently at New ColonyGari Udhampur A/P Flat No. 103Hari Corner Sec-11 Plot No. 26ANew Panvel Mumbay near AdaiCircle Murali Sweet Shop 401206 on13- 4-2018. Tenth Day will be per-formed on 22-4-2018 at 9 A.M. atSouth Indian Welfare Associationnear-D Mart Sec-14 KoperkhairneNavi Mumbay 400709.GRIEF STRICKENSmt. Girja Chatta - WifeSh. Ravinder Chatta & Santosha Chatta - Brother & BabiSon and Daughter-in-lawSh. Sumit Chatta & Smt. Sheemayee ChattaDaughter & Son-in-lawSmt. Priyanka Chatta & Sh. Vijay ThussuSmt. Pritika Chatta & Sh. Ashish PatilSister & Brother-in-lawSh. Yoginder Missri & Nancy ChattaSh. Ashwani Koul & Smt. Sunita ChattaGrand Sons & Grand DaughtersAyush Chatta, Shanika ChattaAnnush Thussu, Tia Patil,Shraddha Missri, Akshat Koul94192-72122, 9833992429, 8779580389
Sh. Jawahar LalChatta
10TH DAY KRIYAThe Tenth Day Kriya of our bleoved fa-ther and Karamyogi Sh. Som NathRazdan S/o Late Sh. Keshav NathRazdan originally resident of ChinkarallaMohalla Habba Kadal Srinagar, present-ly at 29E, Laxhmi Nagar Lane 1, NearGemini Palace, Muthi, Jammu. TenthDay will be performed at Muthi GathNear Directorate of School EducationJammu on 21st April 2018 at 9.00 A.M. GRIEF STRICKENSon and Daughter-in-lawSh. S.K. Razdan and Smt. Pinky RazdanDaughter and Son-in-lawSmt. Sushma Misri and Sh. Arun MisriSmt. Subashni & Sh. Ravi DharGrand Children: Rishab, Swati, Arunita, ArchitaSamast Parivar of Khazanchi’s, Misri’s, Kotha’s, Miskeen’s,Hamal’s, Koul’s, Pandita’s, Kaul’s (Ghaziabad) Vishen’s, Wahi’s.M- 9419259900
Sh. Som NathRazdan
10TH DAY/KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-form the sad demise of Smt. ManjulaManhas W/o Sh. Karan Singh Manhas(Ex-Manager JK Bank) R/o L. No. 5, RaniTalab Digiana on 10.04.2018. TENTHDAY will be performed on 19-04-2018(Thursday) at our residence at 11.00A.M. KRIYA will be performed on 22-04-2018 (Sunday) at our residence at 12.00P.M.GRIEF STRICKENSh. Karan Singh Manhas-HusbandRajeshwar & Jyoti-Son & Daughter-in-lawRandeep & Minakshi--Son & Daughter-in-lawPradeep & Isha--Son & Daughter-in-lawSh. Kashmir Singh & Neelam-Devar-Devrani (Sister)Smt. Meena W/o Late Sh. Harmesh Singh-Devar-DevraniSmt. Veena & Sh. Bahadur Chib-Nanad-NandoiDr. Karan Singh Bhau & Madhu Kiran-Brother & BhabhiSmt. Suresh & Sh. Sukhdev Singh Pawar-Sister & Brother-in-lawSmt. Suman & Sh. Purshottam Singh Manhas-Sister & Brother-in-lawGrand Children: Divya, Yuvraj, Aryan, Peehu, MyraPh: 0191-2434681, 94191-44713, 94191-38090
Smt. ManjulaManhas
10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-form the sad and untimely demise of ourbeloved Dr. Autar Kishen Miskeen(Papajee) S/o Late Pt. Prithvi NathMiskeen originally resident of Mallapora,Banamohalla, Srinagar (Kmr) at his resi-dence 303-304, Mam Trilok, Mulund(East) Mumbai at 4 A.M. on 17th April,2018, Tuesday. TENTH DAY KRIYA willbe performed at Shivajee Park, Dadar,Mumbai on Wednesday, 25th April, 2018at 8.30A.M.GRIEF STRICKENRaj Kumari-WifePuneet Miskeen-SonAkangsha-Daughter-in-lawPriya Uppluri-DaughterNagesh Uppluri-Son-in-lawJaya Miskeen-BhabiPran Nath Miskeen-Brother Pradhiman Krishen Miskeen-BrotherGirdhari Lal Dhar-Brother-in-lawPhoola Dhar-SisterMakhan Lal Miskeen, Dr. Rakesh Miskeen, Rohit Miskeen022-25635421, 9833990397, 9820485887
Dr. Autar KishenMiskeen
CHOUBARSI4 years have passed but still we feelyour painful absence everyday. Yourunforgetful sweet memories, smilingface and noble qualities will remain al-ways with us. THE CHOUBARSI of ourbeloved Sh. Hans Raj Gupta S/o Lt.Sh. Chanda (Dhound Wala) shall beperformed at our residence H. No. 272,Tophsherkhania Mehra MohallaJammu Pin No- 181121 on Thursday,19th April 2018 at 12.00 A.N. May yoursoul rest in peace.DEEPLY MISSED & REMEMBERED BY:Daughter-in-law & SonSmt. Raj Rani & Sh. Sat Pal GuptaDaughter & Son-in-lawSmt. Poli & Sh. Bodh Raj GuptaGrand Children:Smt. Ruhi Gupta & Sh. Sandeep GuptaSmt Eshu Gupta & Sh. Neeraj GuptaNeelam Gupta, Shallu Gupta, Rahul Gunkadu,Rohit Gunkadu, Ruchy Gupta
Sh. Hans Raj Gupta
10TH DAY/KRIYA/UTHALAWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-form the sad demise of our belovedSmt. Shakuntla Devi W/o Late Sh.Dhera Mal resident of H.No. 58,Dhakki Sarajan, Jammu. TENTH DAYwill be held on 19-4-2018 (Thursday)at 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at LakshmiNarayan Mandir, Dhakki SarajanJammu. KRIYA will be performed atour residence on 22-4-2018 at 12:00Noon. UTHALA will be held on 23-04-2018 (Monday) at 4:00 PM at 5:00PM. Shree Nek Chand Memorial HallNear Rani Park Jammu.GRIEF STRICKENSons & Daughters-in-lawSh. Sushil Kumar & Late Smt. ShashiSh. Sham Kumar & Smt. JyotiSh. Chander Parkash & Smt. RaniDaughters & Sons-in-lawSmt. Veena Kohli & Sh. Raj KohliGrand Daughter & Grand Son-in-lawMrs. Samriti & Mr. Kuldeep ZutshiMrs. Meenakshi & Mr. Vicky VermaGrand Children : Aditya, Sakshi, Abhishek, KaranMob : 9419751495, 9906004675, 9469005155
Smt. ShakuntlaDevi
JAMMU THURSDAY APRIL 19, 2018state3 Glimpses of Future
AMRITSAR APRIL 18
National Conference
President Dr Farooq
Abdullah on Wednesday said,
dialogue is the only way for-
ward to herald peace in Indo-
Pak region and urged the two
nations to break the ice and
initiate meaningful engage-
ment to sort out the issues.
“National Conference has
been consistently and strong-
ly vouching for Indo-Pak talks
and this has now even been
endorsed by the Chiefs of
Army of the two countries as
well, which is a welcome de-
velopment”, Dr Farooq
Abdullah said in an informal
interaction with media after
paying obeisance at the
Golden Temple here.
Accompanied by Provincial
President Mr Devender Singh
Rana, the National
Conference chief expressed
happiness over realization
dawning on the Army chiefs
of the two countries and said,
“This is vindication of our
stand”. He added that wars
were no solution to solve
problems, howsoever, serious
in nature these may be, as ne-
gotiation table is ultimately
the forum to thin down differ-
ence and reach conclusions.
He hoped that the positive ob-
servations and assertions of
the Army chiefs would be tak-
en forward to create con-
ducive conditions for talks.
He said beneficiaries of the
Indo-Pak dialogue would be
people of Jammu and
Kashmir, who have been
braving the brunt of hostili-
ties. National Conference
chief said history stands testi-
mony to the fact that all the is-
sues have been sorted out by
sitting around the table and
hoped that the common senti-
ment for dialogue process
would be initiated by India
and Pakistan. Dr Farooq
Abdullah exuded confidence
that Indo-Pak talks would
lead to culmination of the
border hostilities and cycle of
violence in Kashmir.
He reiterated that talks
with all the stakeholders
with an avowed objective of
addressing to internal and
external dimensions of the
Jammu and Kashmir im-
broglio, which he termed as
political in character,
would be a major initiative
towards lasting peace in the
region. On the Rassana
murder and rape case, the
National Conference
President said that the mat-
ter is sub-judice. However,
he added that the innocent
girl must get justice and
guilty delivered exemplary
punishment. He hoped
people to maintain their
cool and strengthen the
time tested bonds of amity,
unity and brotherhood.
Earlier, Dr Farooq
Abdullah and Mr Devender
Singh Rana paid obeisance
at the Golden Temple and
prayed for universal peace
and brotherhood. Dr
Abdullah also prayed for
well being of the people of
the country and Jammu
and Kashmir State besides
end to the disturbed condi-
tions that have caused enu-
merable sufferings to the
people.
Resume dialogue for peace:Farooq tells India, Pakistan‘Rassana victimmust get justice’
JAMMU, APRIL 18:
The Government today
constituted a Project
Management Unit (PMU) to
support State Climate Change
Centre/Cell at the
Department of Ecology,
Environment and Remote
Sensing for effective imple-
mentation of State Plan on
Climate change. According to
an order issued by the
General Administration
Department (GAD), the
Administrative Secretary,
Forest, Environment &
Ecology Department has been
designated ex-officio Chief
Executive Officer of the PMU
while Director, Ecology,
Environment and Remote
Sensing Department has been
designated ex-officio, Nodal
Officer. The Members of the
PMU include Coordinator,
Climate Change Centre/Cell
under NMSHE, Department
of Ecology, Environment and
Remote Sensing and
Representatives (not below
the rank of Additional
Secretary) of Nodal
Departments involved in the
implementation of State
Action Plan on Climate
Change (SAPCC). The terms
of reference of the Project
Management Unit include
supporting development of
the project proposal and DPR
for the priority actions pro-
posed under the SAPCC and
support J&K Climate Change
Cell in sourcing funding from
Government Institutions or
External Funding Agency; ap-
prove annual action plans; re-
view of progress through
APRs/APRs, Monitoring and
Evaluation of project input,
activities and impact; utilize
capacity building and moni-
toring & evaluation (M&E)
funds; coordinate with the
Working Groups and State
Missions for Planning and
convergence; climate change
research for filling up of data
gaps; maintain of robust MIS;
promote Knowledge
Management and policy ad-
vocacy through workshop,
seminar and participatory
community level programme;
responsible for judiciary com-
pliances and shall issue direc-
tions to all project
Implementing Units (PIUs)
and shall exercise powers in-
cluding withdrawal of funds
and change in PIU, in case of
non- delivery/delivery below
prescribed conditions; and
co-opt any policy, research
and academic professional or
expert for effective imple-
mentation of State Action
Plan on Climate Change, as
and when required. The
Project Management Unit
shall be serviced by the
Forest, Environment &
Ecology Department.
JAMMU. Apr 18:
On the occasion of Akshaya
Tritiya, the management of
Prachin Bhairav Mandir
Committee, Chowk
Chabutra, Jammu, organised
a Vishal Bhandara at the
Temple premises on
Wednesday. The Bhandara
was organised under the su-
pervision of Temple Priest,
Pt. Rumil Sharma. After per-
forming Kanjak Poojan, the
Bhandara was opened for the
devotees. Scores of devotees
from all walks of life partici-
pated in the Bhandara and
sought the blessings of the
Almighty. Pt. Rumil Sharma
said that every year the
Mandir Committee organises
Bhandara on the occasion of
Akshaya Tritiya and a large
number of people attend the
grand function. On the occa-
sion, the temple was beauti-
fully decorated with flowers
and lights. The Bhanadra was
culminated in the evening
with Aarti recited by Pt
Rumail Sharma in the temple
premises.
Bhandara organized at BhairavTemple on Akshaya Tritiya
Katra , April 18:
Pawan Munjal,
Chairman, MD and CEO of
Hero MotoCorp, the world’s
largest two-wheeler manufac-
turer, was awarded with an
honorary degree of Doctor of
Science (Honoris Causa) at
the Sixth Convocation of the
esteemed Shri Mata Vaishno
Devi University (SMVDU) in
Katra today. This honour was
vested on Munjal in recogni-
tion of his “invaluable contri-
butions to the nation and
strong commitment towards
socio-economic development
of the country.”
President Ram Nath
Kovind graced the occasion as
the Chief Guest, as N N Vohra,
Governor of Jammu &
Kashmir, Chancellor SMVDU
and Chairman of Shri Mata
Vaishno Devi Shrine Board,
presented the degree to
Munjal. Also present were on
the occasion were Mehbooba
Mufti, CM of Jammu and
Kashmir, and Dr. Sanjeev
Jain, Vice Chancellor, SMV-
DU. On receiving the degree,
Pawan Munjal, said, “Hero
MotoCorp two-wheelers have
been the wheels of growth and
socio-economic development
for the nation for over three
decades now. We have been
developing world-class mo-
bility solutions in India and
making them accessible to
millions of customers across
the world, while simultane-
ously creating world-class
manufacturing excellence in
India. “We are now poised to
take a quantum leap towards
innovation and new-age tech-
nology that will further con-
tribute towards the growth of
India’s manufacturing sector.
I am thankful to all our stake-
holders, including our em-
ployees, partners and ven-
dors, whose cohesive efforts
have contributed immensely
to Hero’s successful journey
in India and around the
world.”
Addressing students at
the convocation ceremony,
Munjal Said, “Be it in the
realm of sciences or humani-
ties or finance, your earnest
contributions will drive the
growth engine of the Indian
economy. The real world out-
side this campus is going to
throw a variety of challenges.
Thus, be prepared, mentally
and physically – to face such
hurdles and hold your own.
Don’t aim to just become
good managers but focus on
being the change agents for
our society.”
Hero MotoCorp Ltd., has
been the world’s largest two-
wheeler manufacturer for
the past 17 years. Very re-
cently, Hero became the only
two-wheeler company to
achieve the landmark of 7.59
million unit sales of motor-
cycles and scooters in a fi-
nancial year (FY’18). Within
a short span of time, Shri
Mata Vaishno Devi
University has emerged as a
centre of excellence for tech-
nical education in the region.
Since its inauguration in
2004 by Dr. A.P.J Abdul
Kalam, the graduates of the
University have been privi-
leged to be addressed, at the
convocations, by Dr.
Manmohan Singh, Former
Prime Minister of India; Dr.
Narayan Murthy, Former
Chairman Infosys; Smt.
Pratibha Devisingh Patil,
Former President of India;
Shri. Hamid Ansari, Former
Vice-President of India and
Shri. Narendra Modi, Prime
Minister of lndia.
President conferred honorary doctorate toPawan Munjal at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi varsity
Army Conducts AnAwareness Drive On MenaceOf Drugs At PoonchJammu: 18 April 2018
Indian Army organised a lecture on “Menace of
Drugs” at Government Higher Secondary School, (Boys),
Poonch on 18 April 2018. During the lecture, students
were sensitized about various aspects of drug abuse which
included type of drugs and their adverse effects on the
health, family and society. The symptoms, treatment and
rehabilitation were given due emphasis during the dis-
cussion.
It was explained how the drug traffickers are playing
with the lives of youth by pushing them into the vicious
cycle of drugs by initially supplying the contraband at a
low cost and once the person gets addicted to it, then ex-
ploiting them to their benefit. <
The speakers, an Army officer, explained to the stu-
dents about various types of drugs and how it affects the
body systems like neuro, respiratory and circulatory. On
being asked about the cure the medical officer explained
that for drugs prevention is better than cure however,
there are various rehabilitation centres being run by the
State government and NGOs that not only treat the drug
addicts but also helps them in leading a normal life. It was
reiterated that the affected person should be treated with
compassion to overcome the menace. The event conclud-
ed with a question & answer session in which the involve-
ment of students was forthcoming.
Dismissal ofJ&K Govt. isonly way torestoreconfidenceof people instateJammu Apr 18
Prof. Bhim Singh, ChiefPatron of National PanthersParty urged Shri RamnathKovind, President of Indiato advice the Governor ofJ&K to dismiss the J&KGovernment in view of thepresent situation which hascreated a situation and un-certainty thus created a sit-uation threatening nationalsecurity. The State ChiefMinister has completelyfailed to control the situa-tion following thedeath/killing of a minorGujjar Girl in VillageRassana, Kathua in January2018. The NPP Supremourged the President ofIndia, Shri RamnathKovind to advice theGovernor of J&K to acceptresignations of all BJPMinisters yesterday be-cause the Mehbooba Govt.has lost confidence of ma-jority of the House as well ofthe people of Jammu andKashmir. The GovernorRule is only way out failingwhich the peace in the stateshall not be restored.
KISHTWAR, APRIL 18:
Jammu and Kashmir
Pradesh Congress
Committee (JKPCC), Vice
President and MLA Inderwal,
Ghulam Mohammad Saroori
today expressed shock and
deep grief over the loss of two
precious lives in a tragic acci-
dent which took place yester-
day near Premanagar area on
Thathri-Batote national
highway. "My heart goes out
to the families of those who
have lost their dear ones in an
unfortunate accident",
Saroori said in a statement
while expressing solidarity
with the bereaved families,
praying for strength to them
to bear this irreparable loss.
He also prayed for peace to
the departed souls beside a
place for them in a heaven.
Saroori has also urged the
Government to sanction im-
mediate ex-gratia relief in
favour of the next kins of
those who lost their lives. At
least two person namely
Ashan Hussain son of Abdul
Latief and Irfan Ahmed son
of Mushtaq Hussain both res-
ident of Bisran area of
Gandoh Bhalessa in Doda
district died on the spot when
they were traveling on a bike
having its bearing no JK17-
4895 from Gandoh to Doda
slipped on the road near
Premnagar area of Doda dis-
trict. Meanwhile, Mr. Saroori
has condoled the demises of
Khatija Beguma Hajam wife
of Ghulam Hussain resident
of Nagnigar Keshwan area
and mother of Master
Ghulam Mohd Naik resident
of Dwather Singpora area
who passed away yesterday.
In his condolence message to
bereaved family, Saroori ex-
pressed sympathies with the
bereaved families and has
prayed Almighty Allah for
granting solace to the depart-
ed souls and courage to the
families of the deceased’s to
bear with the loss beside this
place for them in heaven
G. M Saroori grieved over Premnagar Thathri accidentCondoles death of Khatija Begum and mother of Ghulam Mohd Naik
Jammu Apr 18
To supplement health
care facilities at the door step,
Indian Red Cross Society,
Jammu Region in collabora-
tion with Jeevan Raaksha
Sanjog Organization, Karwal
organized a Medical/Eye
Checkup camp at Village
Karwal in Tehsil Mandal
District Jammu. In the camp,
large number of patients of
Village Karwal and adjoining
areas were examined (gener-
al/eye) by a team of Doctors
viz Dr. Ranbhushan Singh,
(Sr. Anesthetist Consultant),
Dr. Kavita Nijohn.Medical
Officer, Red Cross
Dispensary, Dr. Seeema Raj
(Gyneaclogist) and Dr.
Naresh Kalsotra (Pediatric).
They were assisted by Smt.
Kanchan Devi, Sup.
Pharmacist, Sh. Kuldeep
Bhat, , Sr. Ophth Technician
and Miss Vironica Marwah,
Field Officer. The camp was
organized under the supervi-
sion of Sh. Dinesh Gupta,
Hony.
SRINAGAR, APRIL 18:
Divisional CommissionerKashmir Baseer Ahmad Khantoday said that the continuousdrive against roadside en-croachments, illegal vendorsand violators of traffic laws isshowing the positive effectand the drive needs to be sus-tained to achieve the final goalof hassle-free movement oftraffic and pedestrians.
The Divisional
Commissioner was speakingat a meeting held to review theoverall traffic scenario inKashmir. The meeting was at-tended by RTO Kashmir,Amicus Curie, Chief TownPlanner, SSP Traffic and rep-resentatives of SDA, SMC andother offices. The meetingdiscussed in detail the stepstaken by the government overthe last few months in stream-lining the traffic and exploredthe further scope of improve-ment in them. The Div Comdirected for a sustained drive,up to six drives per day, bySMC, police and other offi-cials to get rid of illegal ven-dors in Lal, Chowk, HariSingh High Street and otherplaces. At Parimpora andPanthachowk, the Div Comdirected to remove all illegalvendors and shift them to the
dedicated vending zones ear-marked for them. He also di-rected to impose a fine of Rs40,000 for shopkeepers whokeep their merchandise out-side of their shops. The SMCwas also directed to stop ex-ternal renovation works un-dertaken by shopkeeperswithout permission. The DivCom said that the dedicationof roadside paid parking hasgiven positive dividends. Themeeting was informed that 12such parking are alreadyfunctional and three more arebeing finalized in the currentweek. The Div Com directedthe officials to make all 47-parking functional withinnext 15 days. Furthermore,the intelligent traffic lightswill be made functional by theend of the current month, itwas revealed.
Divisional Commissioner reviewstraffic management
Red Cross Organizes Medical CheckUp Camp At Village Karwal
Jammu: 18 April
Shri Ram Nath Kovind,
the honorable President of
India arrived at Jammu air-
port on 18 Apr 2018 at 1000
hrs. He was received by Shri
NN Vohra, Hon’ble Governor
of J&K, Major General
Sanjay Singh, General
Officer Commanding, the
Tiger Division & Air
Commodore SK Mishra the
Air Force Station
Commander. On arrival he
was presented the President’s
Guard of Honour by soldiers
of Gorkha Rifles, command-
ed by Major Ranbir
Chaudhary with a gracious
Military Band of 14 Gorkha
Training Centre playing the
Martial Tunes. The event was
spectacular, impressive and
conducted with military elan.
The Supreme Commander of
the Armed Forces, reviewed
the Ceremonial Guard of
Honour and appreciated the
high morale of the troops.
President Reviewed Army Guard Of Honour, LaudedThe Military Elan And High Morale Of Troops
Govt constitutes PMU to supportstate plan on Climate Change
BALAKOTE, APRIL 18:
Deputy Commissioner,
Mohammad Aijaz Asad, the
other day visited the last vil-
lage/zero point of forward ar-
eas on LoC in Balakote sector
to inspect the progress of on-
going construction of bunkers
and other basic amenities be-
ing provided to the popula-
tion living in the LOC villages.
SSP, Rajiv Pandey, ACD,
Mukhtar Ahamad Sheikh,
XEN REW, BDO Balakote ac-
companied the DC during his
visit from Kangana Gali to
Danyote. He directed the exe-
cuting agency (RDD) to com-
plete the construction work of
bunkers within two weeks so
that same could be handed
over to the border residents to
ensure their safety. Deputy
Commissioner also interacted
with the locals and listened to
their issues.
DC Poonch visits forward LoC area, inspects construction work of bunkers
DDC e-inaugurate200 toilets in BlockUdhampurUDHAMPUR, APRIL 18
JKNPP to intensify campaign for CBIprobe in Kathua rape, murder caseB J P ’ s c o n f l i c t i n g s t a t e m e n t s i n R a s s a n a c a s e i n t r i g u i n g : H a r s h
JAMMU THURSDAY APRIL 19, 2018state5 Glimpses of Future
ASSISTANT GARRISON ENGINEER (I) COUNTER INSURGENCY FORCE (K), c/o 56 APO PIN-934754 on behalf ofPresident of India invites online item rate/percentage rate bids on single stage two cover bid system for the following works :-
S/ Name of work Estimated Cost Period of Eligibility Criteria Tender IDNo in Lakh/Earnest completion for MES enlisted Money contractor
1. 2 3 4 5 6
(a) CA No. AGE (I) CIF (K)-04/ Rs. 7.00 06 Months Class ‘E’ & 2018_MES_188194_1 2018-19 : Repair/Replace- Lakhs Category a (i) ment of sewage lines/manh- oles/septic tanks and other Rs. 14,000/- allied works at HQ CIF (K) in Shalateng Garrison
(b) CA No. AGE (I) CIF (K)-05/ Rs. 5.00 06 Months Class ‘E’ & 2018_MES_188198_1 2018-19 : Repair/Replace- Lakhs Category a (i) ment of sewage lines/manh- oles/soakage well/septic ta- Rs. 10,000/- nks and other allied works at (R&O) in Shalateng Garrison
For further detail refer web site www.defproc.gov.in/www.mes.gov.in
Notes :-
1. Notice Inviting Bid as published in newspaper shall not form part of Notice of Tender/Bid documents.
2. Type of tender (Lump sum/item rate etc) shall be as applicable and bid system shall be specifically mentioned as decid-ed by Accepting Officer.
(vimal Raj K)Major
AGE (I) CIF (K)
Appendix ‘A’
MILITARY ENGINEER SERvICES
(e-PROCUREMENT NOTICE)
8024/Advt/Press/05/E8
Garrison Engineer (I) 873 Engineer Works Section C/O 56 APO, PIN-913873 on behalf of President of India invites onlineitem rate bids on Single Stage Two Cover Bid System for the following work :-
Srl Name of work Estimated Period of Tender IDNo Cost completion
1. TERM CONTRACT FOR ARTIFICER WORKS AT Rs. 15.00 360 days 2018_MES_186487_1RAMBAN, PATNITOP, BANIHAL AND GUND LakhUNDER GE (I) 873 EWS
2. TERM CONTRACT FOR ARTIFICER WORKS Rs. 10.00 360 days 2018_MES_186446_1IN VARIOUS UNITS OF 11 SECTOR AREA LakhAND UNITS UNDER GE (I) 873 EWS
3. TERM CONTRACT FOR ARTIFICER WORKS AT Rs 12.00 360 days 2018_MES_186470_1INF BN-II, CBS BHALRA AND GE (I) 873 EWS LakhUNDER GE (I) 873 EWS
4. TERM CONTRACT FOR ARTIFICER WORKS AT Rs 15.00 360 days 2018_MES_186442_1DHARMUND AREA UNDER GE (I) 873 EWS Lakh
5. TERM CONTRACT FOR ARTIFICER WORKS IN Rs 10.00 360 days 2018_MES_186492_1VARIOUS UNITS OF 4 SECTOR AREA AND LakhUNITS UNDER GE (I) 873 EWS
6. TERM CONTRACT FOR ARTIFICER WORKS Rs 12.00 360 days 2018_MES_186495_1IN VARIOUS UNITS OF '9 SECTOR AREA LakhAND UNITS UNDER GE (I) 873 EWS
For further detail refer web site www.defproc.gov.in/www.mes.gov.in
Note :-
1. Notice Inviting Bid as published in newspaper shall not form part of Notice of Tender/Bid document.2. Type of tender (Lump sum/item rate etc) shall be as applicable and bid system shall be specifically mentioned as de-
cided by Accepting Officer.(Manish Jain)
Lt ColGarrison Engineer
MILITARY ENGINEER SERvICESNOTICE INvITING E-TENDERS
davp 10102/11/0115/1819
OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE RAMNAGARSubject:- Auction of Annual Contracts of Municipal Committee Ramnagar for the year 2018-19
On behalf of Governor of J&K State the Municipal Committee Ramnagar is going to put on Auction of Annual
Contract (i.e Scooter Car Parking) for the year 2018-19 . The interested Persons /Parties are requested to offer
bids through sealed tenders are invited with worth Rs.5 Revenue stamps through registered post
/Courier/speed Post alongwith CDR pledged to the undersigned which should reach in the Municipal Committee
Ramnagar on or before 23-04-2018 up to 2.P.M. The detail of contracts mentioned below:-
S. Name of the Contract Minimum Earnest Cost of Last date for Last date of
No reserved Money application sale of tender receipt of
The application forms can be had from the Office of the Municipal Committee Ramnagar during Office hours on
cash payment of each form. Last date for sale of tender form is on 22-04-2018.
Other terms and conditions governing the annual contracts can be seen in the office of the Municipal Committee
Ramnagar, on any working day during office hours.
Executive Officer
Municipal Committee
RamnagarDIP/J-274-P/18
JAMMU, APRIL 18:
Minister for Horticulture, Syed
Basharat Ahmed Bukhari today re-
viewed the status of progress made
by the committee constituted for in-
specting the sites identified for pro-
viding and developing irrigation fa-
cilities on community basis in or-
chid areas falling in Karewas of
Kashmir division. The meeting was
convened here at Kissan Ghar,
Narwal Mandi, Jammu.
The Minister also took stock of
the implementation of directions
passed in earlier meetings and
sought detailed report of the
progress achieved by the committee
and recommendations being made
thereof.
The meeting was attended by
Secretary Horticulture, Manzoor
Ahmad Lone, Director
Horticulture, Jammu, Anuradha
Gupta, Director Horticulture,
Kashmir, Manzoor Ahmad Qadri,
Additional Secretary Horticulture,
Dr Subhash Chander, Deputy
Director Horticulture, Mohammad
Yousuf Dar besides committee
members along with concerned of-
ficers of Horticulture department,
PHE, I&FC and other departments.
Underlining the importance of
enhancing the productivity and re-
vamping horticulture sector of the
state, the Minister emphasized on
providing better and sustainable ir-
rigation facilities for horticulture
and asked the concerned officers to
take innovative initiatives on mod-
ern scientific lines for exploring
possibilities to improve irrigation
facilities for horticulture growers
on community basis through com-
munity ponds, tanks, bore wells
and tube wells.The Minister also
took stock of the implementation of
directions passed in earlier meet-
ings and sought detailed report of
the progress achieved by the com-
mittee and recommendations being
made thereof.
“It is imperative to adopt mod-
ern irrigation methods as the tradi-
tional tube wells and bore wells
used for irrigation in the orchids are
falling short of fulfilling the pur-
pose”, he maintained.
The committee was constituted
under the chairmanship of Deputy
Director Central, Horticulture
Kashmir which includes AEE
Ground water, AEE Science and
Technology department, AEE Civil
and the concerned Chief
Horticulture officers as its mem-
bers submitted a detailed report of
their recommendations.
The Minister asked the con-
cerned officers to go for the explo-
ration for possibility of water from
bore wells and other irrigation
sources and explore four areas -
Shangus and Kokernag from the
South and Kharchak and Bandipora
from the North that has been iden-
tified for developing irrigation fa-
cilities. Basharat Bukhari directed
the officers to identify more areas
where irrigation facilities are need-
ed to be taken on community basis
for assured supply.
Stressing on optimal utilization
of resources and funds, the
Minister called for clubbing differ-
ent components to benefit the pub-
lic at large. He directed the senior
functionaries to personally monitor
the status of work on the schemes in
the districts. The Minister also di-
rected the officers of the depart-
ment to reach out the public and
make them aware about the
schemes in horticultures sector, so
that maximum benefits can be
availed by them.
Basharat Bukhari asked the of-
ficers to prepare DPRs as per re-
quirements and availability of re-
sources and different characteriza-
tion of both regions and require-
ments of hectors per season shall
also be considered. He passed di-
rections for phase wise installation
of bore wells.
The Minister said that the com-
mittee shall be extended as per re-
quirements and the similar com-
mittee to be constituted for Jammu
as well. Several issues pertaining to
availability of land, utilization of
funds, topography, channelization
of water, finding source of water &
lifting of water for community
ponds, timely irrigation, quantum
of water supply required, spots
identified in Jammu for community
ponds and many alike were dis-
cussed during the meeting.
Basharat Bukhari for ensuring sustainableirrigation facilities for horticultureReviews progress achieved by the panel constituted for developing irrigation facilities on community basis
JAMMU, APRIL 18:
A group of students from
Government College for
Woman Gandhi Nagar
Jammu led by Prof Anjali
Dhar and Prof Manpreet Kour
visited Krishi Bhawan com-
plex Talab Tillo, Jammu to get
first-hand knowledge regard-
ing different activities under-
taken by the Department of
Agriculture for the welfare of
farming community and en-
trepreneurship avenues in
agriculture sector. Hari
Krishan Razdan, Director
Agriculture, Jammu Chaired
the awareness session which
was organized by the Joint
Directorate of Agriculture
(Extension), Jammu Director
Agriculture stressed that
youth should come forward to
learn and adopt Scientific
Agricultural Skills for efficient
use of resources and timeli-
ness of cultural operations to
get sustainably higher yield
and income as more than 70%
population is dependent on
this primary sector. He said
that more emphasis is re-
quired on the diversification
of farming with focus on quali-
ty production through promo-
tion of standard production
practices, area specific organ-
ic farming with market led
and cluster-based approach.
More opportunities for em-
ployment generation are be-
ing created through expan-
sion of vegetable cultivation,
apiculture and mushroom
growing on scientific lines.
R. L. Bhagat, Joint
Director of Agriculture
(Extension), Jammu present-
ed the overall view of the dif-
ferent programmes, activities
and schemes to adopt latest
technologies in farming to
achieve the goal of doubling
the farmer’s income.
Lectures were delivered
by the experts on different
topics including mushroom
growing, protected cultivation
of vegetables, apiculture, role
of women in agriculture, self
help groups formation, vermi-
composting and kitchen gar-
dening. The group was also
shown the Protected
Vegetable cultivation, Vermi-
compost structures, Pesticide
Testing Lab, Soil Testing Lab
and Quality Control Labs.
Those who participated
and interacted on the occasion
included C. M. Sharma,
Deputy Director of
Agriculture (Central),
Jammu, Sunil Koul, Deputy
Director of Agriculture
(Trainings), Jammu, N. K.
Dubey, Chief Agriculture
Officer, Jammu, K. K.
Sharma, Agriculture
Economist, Jammu, Vinod
Raina, SMS, RL, Jammu, H.
D. Sharma, Agronomist,
Jammu, Daisy Bhan,
Assistant Agriculture
Chemist, Jammu, Jagmohan
Bhat, Assistant Botanist,
Jammu J. C. Raina,
Agriculture Information
Officer, Aman Jyoti, Subject
Matter Specialist, Yaduvinder
Singh, Programme Officer,
Jammu and Neeraj Rajwal,
SMS-III.
Students visit Krishi Bhawan, get first handappraisal of agricultural activities
Several delegations call on JavaidMustafa Mir, highlight demandsJAMMU, APRIL 18:
Several delegations, including Youth All India Kashmir
Samaj (YAIKS) and All Kashmiri Muslim Migrants Committee
(AKMMC) Jammu, today met Minister for Disaster
Management, Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction and
Floriculture, Javaid Mustafa Mir here and sought his interven-
tion in fulfilling their various demands.
The YAIKS delegation sought the Minister`s intervention
in filling up 6,000 posts in government departments reserved
for Kashmiri Migrants as per the Prime Minister’s
Employment Package. The delegation also sought reservation
of two to four per cent in central government jobs and educa-
tional institutes for Kashmiri Migrants. They also demanded
that the youth who have crossed the upper age limit for getting
Government jobs should be considered for one-time compen-
sation under PM`s rehabilitation scheme.
All Kashmiri Muslim Migrants Committee (AKMMC)
Jammu also submitted a memorandum of their demands to the
Relief and Rehabilitation Minister demanding issuance of the
PRCs in favour of kids or dependent souls. Their other de-
mands included issuance of migrant certificates required in fa-
vor of children of Muslim migrants, inclusion of names in ra-
tion cards from the age of 4 to 10 years besides getting one-time
relaxation for correction of names, allotment of family quarters
by housing department or allotment of 5 marla land for each
family, till then HRA be issued to such migrants and requested
to enhance the relief and ration to Rs 25000 per month.
They also called for better Medical and Educational facili-
ties besides ST/RBA certificate and Government jobs for the
registered migrants.
"The state government is committed to facilitate an early
return of migrants to the valley with dignity and honour,"
Javaid Mustafa Mir said while interacting with the delegations
and further added that as a confidence building measure these
posts were created and asked the concerned to make concerted
efforts for early selection of eligible migrant youths so that they
can serve in different departments in the valley.
He said that Divisional Commissioner Kashmir has been
directed for arranging accommodation of migrant employees
keeping their security in view.
Javaid Mir said that directions were passed to identify the
old and worn out structures of the migrants in every District so
that requisite steps are taken to protect these heritage buildings
besides preserving the distinct Kashmiri culture for posterity.
JAMMU, APRIL 18:
The meeting of
Department Related Standing
Committee-I of Legislative
Council was held here today
under the Chairmanship of
MLC, Qaiser Jamsheed Lone to
examine the functioning of
Food Civil Supplies &
Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA)
Department. Legislators,
Ghulam Nabi Monga,
Mohammad Khursheed Alam,
Girdhari Lal Raina, Naresh
Kumar Gupta, Showkat
Hussain Ganai and Dr Shehnaz
Ganai attended the meeting
and gave their suggestions for
further streamlining the public
distribution system in the
State. The Committee sought a
holistic review of the process of
allotment of Fair Price Shops
by the FCS&CA Department
and also called for expediting
the process. Taking note of a
point by Dr Shehnaz Ganai re-
garding non-compliance of an
official of FCS&CA
Department in Poonch, the
Committee asked
Commissioner Secretary,
FCS&CA Department to initi-
ate disciplinary action against
the said official. The
Committee sought cent per-
cent distribution of ration
cards in the state without any
further elay. The Committee
also expressed its reservations
over the privatization of the
transportation of the ration
supply. The Committee also
stressed upon the concerned
authorities to ensure stocking
and supply of sugar and K-Oil
especially in far off areas. The
panel also enjoined upon the
Department to intensify mar-
ket checking to curb the men-
ace of profiteering and black-
marketing. Among others,
Director, FCSCA, Jammu R A
Inqlabi, Director FCSCA,
Kashmir, Nisar Ahmed Wani,
Controller Legal Metrology,
J&K R K Katoch.
Appointment ofPublic Notary:
Law Deptt issuesrevised interview
scheduleJAMMU, APRIL 18:
In a communique is-
sued by Department of
Law, Justice and
Parliamentary affairs all
concerned are informed
that the interview for the
appointment of Notary
Public Jammu Division
postponed on 16 April
shall now be held on 23
April 2018 at 10.30 AM in
Room No. 09 Ground Floor
Civil Secretariat, Jammu.
Qaiser Lone chairs DRSC meetingPanel reviews functioning of FCS&CA Deptt
RAJOURI, APRIL 18:
Representatives from government of
India and Nodal Officers for Gram Swaraj
Abhiyan, Tasneem Maajid Ganai and
Vinesh Pachnanda today attended an
awareness cum service delivery camp in
Bajnowa, an identified border village in
Nowshera Block of the district.
The camp was organized by the Rural
Development Department as part of the
Abhiyaan, in Bajnowa village, one of 8
LOC villages selected by district adminis-
tration for cent percent saturation under
seven schemes. The camp witnessed over-
whelming participation of public wherein
they were made aware by the concerned
officers about 7 targeted schemes under
the Abhiyaan including Pradhan Mantri
Ujjwala Yojana, Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar
Yojana-"Saubhagya", Ujala Yojana, Jan
Dhan Yojna, Pradhan Mantri Jeewan
Jyoti Bima Yojna, Pradhan Mantri
Suraksha Bima Yojna and Mission
Indradhanush. The concerned officers
distributed the IEC material of targeted
schemes in vernacular languages and also
shared detailed charter of activities to be
undertaken in these villages during the
Swaraj Abhiyan. The PDD department
distributed free LED bulbs among the vil-
lagers whereas Education department
registered the School dropouts for their
re-enrolment and SC students for Pre and
Post Matric Scholarship. Concerned offi-
cers also enrolled the eligible villagers for
coverage under these schemes. Nodal offi-
cers said the objective of abhiyaan is to
promote social harmony, reach out to
poor rural households, obtain feedback on
ongoing programmes, enrol in new initia-
tives, enhance livelihood opportunities
and re-emphasise national priorities such
as cleanliness and strengthen Panchayati
institutions.
Nodal officers review implementation of GSA
ADC Ganderbal reviews SSBexam arrangementsGANDERBAL, APRIL 18: -
To finalize the arrangements put in place for the smooth
conduct of forthcoming Services Selection Board (SSB) exami-
nations scheduled from April 29 in the District, Additional
Deputy Chief Education officer, exam observers, district heads
of different departments and educational institutions where
the examination centres have been fixed. During the meeting,
threadbare discussion was held regarding the posting of staff,
examination observers, seating and accommodation arrange-
ments and other necessary facilities. The ADC stressed on en-
suring the free and fair conduct of written exams of various
posts including Naib Tehsildar starting from April 29th. He di-
rected all the school/centre heads to ensure conducive envi-
ronment for the candidates with proper seating arrangements
and other facilities.
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Glimpses of Future
By : Valerian Rodrigues
In Karnataka, political one-upmanship
has driven the concerns of the State to the
backstage. While the major contenders on
the political scene in Karnataka the
Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),
and the Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S) are yet
to release their manifestos, the full-blast
campaign that they have unleashed has
made it amply clear that their priority does
not lie in mounting a programme and seek-
ing their mandate, and eventually accounta-
bility on that ground, but merely in winning
the elections. Sound bite games They have a
set of tactics up their sleeves to win, and have
chosen to reinforce traditional modes of poli-
ticking, by employing new techniques and
imagery of communication. Elections, far
from being an occasion to reformulate and
reorder common interests, have become in
their hands an endorsement to govern yet for
another term. They are turned into
sophistries of managing castes and commu-
nities, sound bites, image-projection and
communication skills, and garnering re-
sources for the same. There are no differ-
ences between political parties with regard to
these indicators, although their capacity to
deploy them and tap resources hugely varies.
Apart from projecting their respective
parties and leadership as being immensely
upright, efficient, fair, development-prone
and non-partisan, political parties have at-
tempted to reach out to the symbolic wealth
of communities and castes, promised boun-
ties to agitating farmers, held discussions
with key constituencies such as business
leaders and the youth, organised mammoth
public rallies, and conducted padayatras and
road shows. The Siddaramaiah regime has
resorted to extensive, and probably expen-
sive, use of print and electronic media to ad-
vertise its achievements, the BJP and the
JD(S) being a poor second and third in this
regard so far. While the BJP is known for its
astute use of media and image-crafting, it
seems to have been busy so far in a recon-
naissance exercise to tone up its party in the
State, and its performance in this regard
hitherto cannot hold a mirror up to what it
would do in the next few days prior to voting
scheduled on May 12.
One saw BJP president Amit Shah pros-
trating before the 110-year-old revered Shri
Shivakumara Swamiji of Siddaganga Mutt in
Tumkur. As for Congress president Rahul
Gandhi, his body language expressed a de-
gree of comfort while visiting the great
Shankara Mutt at Sringeri, given the long as-
sociation of the family with the advaita tradi-
tion of Shankaracharya, but he seemed ill at
ease at several other shrines. While Swami
Nirmalanandji of the Adichunchanagiri
Mutt is known to be close to Yogi Adityanath,
the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and Mr.
Shah, who was one of the first to call on him
as part of his electoral rounds, Mr. Gandhi
was not too far behind. Chief Minister
Siddaramaiah also employed the long-term
demand of the Veerashaiva Lingayats for a
separate religious tag to win over a section by
recommending this demand to the Centre
through a Cabinet resolution. The BJP
shouted hoarse, but everything seemed fair
in the electoral war. Tactical innovation
There was some tactical innovation too. Mr.
Gandhi bonded with top State leaders of the
Congress over pakodas and vadas at roadside
tea stalls, and fish delicacies on the coast.
There was widespread use of selfies includ-
ing at Namma Metro. The BJP, attuned to
sterner patriarchal ways, however, took the
bait, by making its chief ministerial candi-
date live in slums for a day or two, travel
short distances in an auto rickshaw and eat in
Dalit households. H.D. Kumaraswamy, the
JD(S) chief ministerial aspirant, responded
to the plebian icing of his counterparts by
projecting himself as ‘Kumaranna’, the pro-
tective big brother, and resorted to a highly
personalised style of campaigning. Such re-
hearsed gestures are at variance with the
everyday life of the top political leaders of
this country. However, they have their value
in connecting to people, but as independent
variables have little to offer in reinforcing
participation in the ongoing life of a demo-
cratic polity or enhancing the quality of the
life of people. The political rhetoric mounted
by the Congress revolved around demoneti-
sation, Goods and Services Tax, the Rafale
deal, bank fraud, and the creeping authori-
tarianism of the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah
duo, vis-à-vis the performance of the
Siddaramaiah regime. It also accused the
JD(S) of being the BJP’s B-team. The BJP
charged Mr. Siddaramaiah’s government
with corruption, minority partisanship, in-
sensitivity to farming distress, divisive ap-
proach with regard to the Lingayat legacy
and donning the false mask of religiosity. Mr.
Kumaraswamy tended to focus on the great
record of his family in politics, promising a
shift of policy to agrarian concerns. This po-
litical rhetoric, however, has made little
headway in grappling with the great chal-
lenges that confront the State. The real issues
If we employ public reasoning as a lens,
regional disparity clearly emerges as the
most stark issue. A vast region of the State
comprising Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir,
Vijayapura, Bagalkot, Raichur, Koppal,
Gadag and Ballari districts suffers from
overdetermined deprivation. These districts
were peripheral to colonial provinces or cen-
tres of princely states; are part of the rain-
shadow belt; and register less than half of the
average Human Development Index of
Bengaluru and coastal Karnataka. With
landless labourers forming an average 40%
of rural households, many households have
to opt for seasonal migration to neighbour-
ing regions to survive. There is a higher con-
centration of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes and Muslims in this region. It is also
caught in the vicious circle of patron-client
relationships, under the tutelage of the ‘big’
man, the ‘dora’ or ‘sahukar’. At the same
time, this is also the cultural heartland of the
State: great dynasties such as the Chalukyas,
the Bahmanis, the Adil Shahis and the
Vijayanagar empire flourished here; the
Urdu language was nurtured and Sufism
found a pervasive presence. It is in this re-
gion that the Kannada language and script
came into their own; Basavanna’s Linga wor-
ship took root and Vachana literature flour-
ished; and the great Dasa Sahitya and
Carnatic music found an early home. The in-
clusion of much of this region under Article
371(J) has brought only a notional flow of re-
sources to the region. It looks for a major ini-
tiative like what Sharad Pawar fashioned for
By : Harsh V. Pant
As China’s leverage increases, New Delhi
has to reimagine its terms of engagement with
neighbours. As Prime Minister Narendra
Modi seeks to redefine the priorities of the
Commonwealth at the Commonwealth Heads
of Government Meeting in London this week,
India’s neighbourhood policy is coming under
scrutiny. The visit of Nepali Prime Minister
K.P. Oli to India earlier this month has led to
suggestions that it could mark a new begin-
ning in India-Nepal ties after the troubles of
the past, and Mr. Modi is likely to visit Nepal
soon in part to regain some of India’s lost
strategic clout. This would also be to impart
one last dose of dynamism to his
‘Neighbourhood First’ policy before the 2019
general election. Warm to cold Soon after
coming to power, the Modi government had
promised to give priority to the immediate
neighbourhood; it did engage with most of the
governments here productively for some time.
Relations with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh saw
a dramatic improvement while Nepal was giv-
en due attention. With Afghanistan, ties were
galvanised with security cooperation taking
centre stage. Except for the Maldives, Mr.
Modi visited all of India’s neighbours and
tried to reassure them of New Delhi’s commit-
ment to deliver the goods. But at the end of
four years of the Modi government, the situa-
tion is vastly different. There is now the re-
frain that India has lost the plot in its immedi-
ate vicinity. In Sri Lanka, domestic political
developments are affecting India, while in the
Maldives, India has found its diminishing
clout being publicly taken apart. A vocal critic
of India has assumed power in Nepal, and
with a massive political mandate. In the
Seychelles, India is struggling to opera-
tionalise a pact to build a military facility.
China’s clout, meanwhile, is growing marked-
ly around India’s periphery, further con-
straining New Delhi’s ability to push its re-
gional agenda. In many ways, there is nothing
new in the lament today about India’s declin-
ing regional clout. This is a part of the Indian
discourse and comes to the fore every few
years with singular constancy. Contrary to
what many suggest, there was never a golden
age of Indian predominance in South Asia and
the Indian Ocean Region. Smaller states in the
region have always had enough agency to
chart their own foreign policy pathways;
sometimes they converged with those of India
and at other times they varied significantly.
There have always been ‘extra regional’ pow-
ers which have come to the aid of India’s
neighbours, often to New Delhi’s discomfi-
ture. The China factor What is true today is
that post-Independence, India has never en-
countered anything like China in its vicinity
whose intent and capabilities are posing the
kind of challenge to Indian interests which
New Delhi is finding hard to manage. China’s
entry into the South Asian region has opened
up new avenues for smaller neighbours which
can be leveraged in their dealings with India.
As a result, the very idea of what South Asian
geography means is undergoing a change. It is
not without reason that the idea of the Bay of
Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical
and Economic Cooperation is gaining curren-
cy in Indian policy-making. It can potentially
allow India to break through the straitjacket of
the traditional confines of South Asia and
leverage its Bay of Bengal identity to link up
with the wider Southeast Asian region. In that
sense, it is about reimagining India’s strategic
geography altogether. But the underlying fac-
tors that have traditionally framed India’s dif-
ficulties in getting its neighbourhood policy
right remain as potent as ever. India’s struc-
tural dominance of South Asia makes it a nat-
ural target of resentment and suspicion which
New Delhi has often found difficult to over-
come. India is also part of the domestic poli-
tics of most regional states
where anti-India sentiment is
often used to bolster the nation-
alist credentials of various polit-
ical formations. State identity in
South Asia often gets linked to
oppositional politics vis-à-vis
India. South Asian states re-
main politically fragile and the
economic projects in the region
have failed to take off as a result.
This means that the room avail-
able for India to manoeuvre in
the region is severely limited de-
spite what many in New Delhi
and outside would like to be-
lieve. Successive Indian govern-
ments have struggled to get a
grip on the neighbourhood.
Initially, the struggle with
Pakistan engaged a large part of
India’s diplomatic capital.
Today, there seems to be a clear
recognition that India’s
Pakistan policy is merely a sub-
set of India’s China policy. And
as Beijing’s economic and politi-
cal engagement in India’s pe-
riphery has grown, New Delhi is
coming to terms with the reality of a ‘new’
South Asia. India will not only have to more
creatively reimagine its strategic geography
but also evolve new terms of engagement with
its neighbours; terms which reflect the reality
of our times in which both India and its neigh-
bours can have a stake in each other’s success.
Harsh V. Pant is Distinguished Fellow at the
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi,
and Professor at King’s College London
By : Rinku Ghosh
India and China share a filmy connection
and New Delhi should work to leverage this
phenomenon. Soft power may not resolve dif-
ferences but will make a difference. As India
and China struggle to find a new language to
connect over geo-politics, the latest Indian
film Hindi Medium has won over the Chinese,
who find the struggle of refinement and social
ascension through the knowledge of English
and a Western construct equally alien to them.
Tiger parenting, a concept that unifies parents
of primary school-going children in southeast
Asia and which involves getting them a great
start in life by endowing them with genius abil-
ities, has clearly gotten the two peoples togeth-
er. According to a Chinese daily, “Many
Chinese parents, especially those living in
first-tier cities, quickly relate to the anxious
parents and their embarrassing situations in
the movie.” While the film has far outdone its
India business at Rs 200 crore, its sameness of
a cultural construct has made Bollywood the
arrowhead of a “soft diplomacy” beyond
Buddhism, yoga and food.
Not too long ago, the mammoth bookings
for Aamir Khan’s Dangal and Secret Superstar
had shown that our films had toppled not only
Hollywood but even China’s domestic films.
Khan is almost an honorary citizen with his
“call to conscience” roles and aura as a cham-
pion of the dispossessed. So when Prime
Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese
President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
summit in Kazakhstan last year, the latter told
the former how much he had appreciated
Dangal. So what worked for the Chinese view-
er? A realistic, everyday story set in an Oriental
context. Be it a father determined to turn his
two girls from the back-of-the-beyond into
competitive wrestling champions, challenging
the male status quo of physicality or an aspi-
rant singer breaking the shackles of conser-
vatism, the ordinary Chinese could relate to
the denial of the right of expression in a feudal,
hierarchical and regimented society. This, in
the Chinese insular scenario, is somewhat like
Voldemort, “the one who should not be
named.” So that hidden voice has transmigrat-
ed to these Indian onscreen characters. The
Chinese system is so monolithically obsessive
about appropriating and exceeding Western
benchmarks in every sphere of life that even
films are about technical finesse, superheroes,
epic conflicts and Western templates rather
than feeling. Indian story-telling, has, there-
fore, touched a human core and is referenced
in everything Eastern, be it far east, near east
or south east. And that civilisational comrade-
ship, something that China likes to harp on as
shared history, certainly has had a greater im-
pact than any propagandist machinery.
Though soft power can only be a sub-
sidiary of economic and military might and be
a track II effort at best in reducing differences
and reconciling people on either side, its hold
on the Chinese mind is perhaps for the first
time nullifying the primary rules of engage-
ment. Particularly after Doklam, which has
brought the two Asian neighbours precipi-
tously close to conflict, our films are turning
out to be a mass opiate of sorts. Pitted against
Chinese scale and giganticism, our films may
seem a lot like a giant helium balloon but one
which is giving us something to soar over
Chinese anxieties. Indian ambassador
Gautam Bambawale recently told the Global
Times: “China must import more Bollywood
films to understand India better.”
China was ranked 25th in the Top 30 Soft
Power Index last year, a list where India could
not break through. But it sure has toppled
China in the game on the great wall of con-
structs on the latter’s home turf. So while
Aamir has endeared himself as “uncle” and
“soul of India,” we have trouble recalling a
Chinese superstar. China has made huge in-
vestments in its film industry but hasn’t had a
crossover hit since Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon in 2000. All its efforts for a
global blockbuster since then have failed.
At the moment, China’s soft power tools
like the Belt and Road Initiative, a subterfuge
for economic colonisation of smaller countries
in the name of sharing resources and empow-
ering them with a growth corridor that couch-
es its strategic invincibility, have failed to cut
ice in India. Though China claims to be willing
to address India’s concerns on its economic
corridor with Pakistan and insists it is not a
lassoing enterprise, its infrastructural over-
lordship in Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives
proves otherwise. The dependencies of India’s
immediate neighbours can hardly be called al-
truistic. And while Belt initiatives have ac-
knowledged the Buddhist arc China has
ramped up Buddhist monuments in its front-
line provinces bordering Myanmar and
Thailand to establish a cultural contiguity of
context they have not quite been relevant in
the land that Buddha was born.Of course,
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The ‘new’ South Asia
Indian soft power impacts China
By : Hima Bindu Kota
With virtual teams lead-
ing the way to the future, de-
veloping virtual leadership
skills of team leaders is a key
challenge. The ingenuity of
the manager is vital in inspir-
ing such teams. With the up-
surge of globalisation, highly
distributed workforces, ris-
ing cost of travel and con-
stantly improving telecom-
munications, work culture of
organisations has seen a
drastic change and virtual
teams, that are spread across
time, space, and culture, have
become the new normal.
Several studies across the
globe have found out that vir-
tual teams are on the rise.
According to Virtual
Teams Survey Report by
RW3, 85 per cent of respon-
dents say that virtual team
work is extremely or some-
what critical to their job; 41
per cent report that their
teams never meet in person;
20 per cent of respondents
spend over half of the day in-
teracting on virtual teams;
and 22 per cent of respon-
dents received training to in-
crease productivity on virtual
teams. Organisations are
much likely to perform well
when their people work effec-
tively as a team. Teams are
building blocks of an organi-
sation and create synergy
where the combined effect of
various skills, talents and
perspectives of the team is
greater than the sum of indi-
vidual efforts and can help
achieve corporate goals. It
enables mutual support and
learning and can generate a
sense of belonging and com-
mitment. Although in the
past, teams were co-located
with high level of interde-
pendence, they are more geo-
graphically dispersed now
with different cultural back-
grounds, languages and value
systems. Depending on the
geographical distribution,
duration of the project, objec-
tive and role of members, vir-
tual teams can be of different
types. Goods companies
team up their sales, market-
ing, manufacturing and R&D
professionals, work at differ-
ent locations in parallel virtu-
al teams, to make recommen-
dations for the adaptation of
product specifications. The
coming together of subject
matter experts from different
parts of the globe to create a
product development team
with specific and measurable
deliverables is another exam-
ple of a virtual team.
Whirlpool brought together a
team of experts from the US,
Brazil and Italy for two years
to develop a chlorofluorocar-
bon-free refrigerator.
Similarly, service virtual
teams have members across
different time zones. NASA is
an example of an action team
which is actually an ad-hoc
team formed for a very short
duration of time. When com-
panies outsource portions of
their software development
work to a low-cost global lo-
cation like India, Philippines
and so on, they form offshore
virtual teams. A survey by re-
searchers Siebdrat, Hoegl
and Ernst some years back, in
fact, found that with appro-
priate processes in place, vir-
tual teams can significantly
outperform their co-located
counterparts. We are looking
at the rise of e-leaders who
lead entire projects from a
distance and e-leadership re-
flects a new working environ-
ment where human interac-
tions are mediated by infor-
mation and communication
technology. With virtual
teams definitely leading the
way to the future, the adequa-
cy of virtual leadership skills
of team leaders is a challenge
along with other factors like
trust creation and mainte-
nance, distance and time-re-
lated issues, and problems
arising from cultural differ-
ences and diversity. Mutual
trust plays a key role in suc-
cessful international al-
liances and it is highly impor-
tant in virtual teams that face
uncertainty and have incom-
plete knowledge of all other
group members.
Consequently, trust is seen as
more critical in virtual envi-
ronments than in traditional
team setting and an e-
leader’s role is very impor-
tant in creating trust among
the team members by creat-
ing a strategy to communi-
cate and showcase each
member’s contribution and
achievements and giving a
constant feedback.
Communication is another
challenge in virtual teams as
it is asynchronous informa-
tion and allows for multiple
themes of conversation to oc-
E-leaders show the way
An economist par excellence, Manmohan
Singh, former Prime Minister of India asked
present Prime Minister, Narinder Modi to
speak up. Under fire for not speaking enough on the
Kathua and Unnao rape cases, PM Narendra Modi
on came in for a rap on his knuckles from his prede-
cessor, Manmohan Singh. The former prime minis-
ter, who was attacked a number of times from Modi
when he was in power, advised that the latter should
follow his own words and “speak more often”. While
giving an interview to a national newspaper, Singh
expressed his happiness that Modi finally broke his
silence at an event in Delhi commemorating the
birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar. As we all know
that Manmohan Singh was often taunted by BJP
leaders including Narinder Modi that he should
speak. Now it’s the turn of Manmohan Singh who
advised Prime Minister to follow his own advice and
he should speak more often. He says that through
press He knew that Modi used to criticize him for
not speaking up. After Manmaohan Singh,
Congress President Rahul Gandhi says that “terror
of note ban” has again gripped the country due to
reported shortage of cash in several States, and ac-
cused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of destroying
the country’s banking system with his demonetisa-
tion decision. The Congress chief took to Twitter to
attack Modi, alleging he “snatched” the 500 and
1000 notes from every Indian’s pocket and “gave” it
to Nirav Modi, but was neither speaking a word
about it nor facing Parliament. It is the duty of op-
position to criticize government on the issues of
public interest an make government accountable.
On the other hand Indian banking system is also
under criticism for not doing justice with its cus-
tomer. Banks collected crores of rupees on account
of low balance in accounts but on the other hand
they pay nothing to accountholders if banks fail to
provide cash in time. Apart from leaders people
must speak for their rights and make governments
answerable to injustices.
Must speak
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China has scored big with its educational institutions and uni-
versities. In 2016, there were over 18,000 Indian students in
China, higher than the UK. Universities in Yunnan offer average
Indian students, who do not make it past the entry norms at
home, a chance to pursue everything from medicine to the sci-
ences in an overseas environment. China has focussed on the
quality of research and teaching in its bid to control the knowl-
edge economy with Peking and Tsinghua universities featuring
in the top 30 of elite global centres of learning. Not only that,
China has been handsomely funding fellowship, scholarship
and exchange programmes to build a deeper cultural under-
standing. The India-China Yoga College at Yunnan Minzu
University has begun master’s level courses in yoga and an un-
dergraduate Hindi course. The Chinese have begun to love our
roti and paratha but it is not quite the culinary invasion of
Chinese food here. It is difficult then to quantify the cultural
dividend. Tourist numbers are going up on both sides while
Chinese investment in India and bilateral trade volumes are on
an upward spiral. While we import more finished goods than we
export — that area still dominated by components, accessories
and raw materials — the film market, based on a revenue-shar-
ing model, is working to mutual advantage and thriving. The
Chinese market is difficult to get into considering it just accepts
four Indian films a year compared to 38 of Hollywood. But
when Secret Superstar rampaged the Chinese foreign box of-
fice, making almost 450 crore plus in 10 days toppling Star
Wars: Last Jedi and The Maze Runner, followed by Bajrangi
Bhaijaan and now Hindi Medium, popular culture seemed to be
our most fruitful engagement. Meanwhile, Aamir is even think-
ing of joint productions, having met Chinese actors even as he
has managed to get production house Peacock Mountain on
board. The Chinese know their conventional strategic depth but
the film collaboration, given the emotional sway Bollywood has,
also helps them lull Indians into a larger acceptance of their cre-
do, one that in the Indian mind has degenerated into stereo-
types of mistrust and inscrutability. Besides, Indian films allow
a collective outpouring of angst that cannot be otherwise ac-
commodated through tutored platforms. And by allowing the
gradual ascendancy of Bollywood, China intends to cushion its
expansionist territorial and economic designs as a sub-set of bi-
lateral relations. So much of Xi’s appreciation could be more
about strategic acquiescence. Both India and China are subtly
competing in this well-crafted goodwill game which does have a
way of working through the complex relationship matrix. Soft
diplomacy has played an important role even during height-
ened tensions. At least in the frontline provinces of Yunnan,
there’s a new sensitivity with young people acknowledging the
challenges of population vis-à-vis growth in both economies.
They are looking beyond the Western media stereotypes of
India as dirty, impoverished slumdogs who can never be mil-
lionaires. With Delhi being labelled as a rape capital by the for-
eign press, Yunnan students are talking about the challenges of
migration into cities and the unequal social and ethical evolu-
tion that leads to conflicts and violence like rape. Already bor-
derline provinces like Yunnan have developed a degree of
porosity with our eastern states. Its capital Kunming is
Kolkata’s sister city and tactfully revives old trade routes
through car rallies. Whatever the agenda, there is clearly an
opening up of minds and understanding that is not dictated by
the media or propaganda. Soft power by itself cannot resolve
differences between India and China but can certainly make for
balmy weather amid hot summer days.
Indian soft power ................................................................
Marathwada in the early 1990s. A distinct cultural value of plu-
ralism regulated the interaction of sects, cults, traditions and
languages in the region forming Karnataka today. In fact, this
pluralism was the encompassing bond when Islam and
Christianity registered their presence in the region from di-
verse sites. This pluralism held on its own even when passions
generated by Kannada linguistic identity threatened to dis-
place it in the 1950s and 1960s. There is a widespread feeling
today that this pluralism is under attack, through a vicious de-
sign of exclusion. Rural-urban divide The rural-urban discon-
nect is far wider here compared to any other State in southern
India with immense resources and opportunities concentrated
in Bengaluru. While it denies the poor, the migrant and the
refugee a decent living space in the city, it sucks resources from
the hinterland to it in umpteen ways. While the capital itself
needs to find its breathing space, no serious development can
be envisaged without developing nodal centres of develop-
ment all across the State and particularly in northern
Karnataka. The record of employment generation in
Karnataka, although impressive compared to many other
States, is far off the promise made by the Congress in 2013. The
State holds immense possibilities of generating alternative
modes of employment. This requires a different approach than
crunching numbers that the bureaucracy is familiar with. It
was the right time for Mr. Siddaramaiah and the Congress to
propose a substantive agenda to reinforce democracy and
equality in the State. But the Congress, desperate to win the
election, has chosen to ignore tomorrow for today. The BJP is
driven by a single point agenda of proving its invincibility than
reinforcing democracy. The JD(S) clearly lives in the past, and
has little to offer by way of laying the long-term foundations of
democracy and development in the State.
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cur simultaneously from multiple contributors, leading to mis-
understandings and information diffusion. It lacks nonverbal
(visual) and paraverbal (auditory) cues that can lead to feelings
of isolation among virtual employees. This feeling can, however,
be reduced and contribution to team decision making and inno-
vation, can be increased, when an e-leader has a strong one-to-
one relationship with his virtual team members. Distance is typ-
ically considered to be one of the key challenges faced by e-lead-
ers while managing virtual employees. Distance in working rela-
tionships can be physical when produced by geography, time
zone or organisational size; operational when related to team
size as well as to opportunities for communication and face-to-
face meetings or cultural, based on different values, prior famil-
iarity, and status. Diversity in virtual teams manifested by fac-
tors such as national culture, location, different communication
practices and values is one of the greatest challenges to over-
come by any e-leader. They have to take into account and enact
diversity in virtual teams by promoting team-building, respond-
ing to specific needs of different team members by learning how
to handle people from different cultures, and by applying user-
friendly technology to enhance closeness between the diversi-
fied team members, and above all, convert diversity-related
challenges into opportunities, are instrumental in creating value
and contributing to organisational success. Although many vir-
tual teams have failed, as it is very difficult to build trust, manage
accountability and form bonds among teams separated by phys-
ical distance, there are several large companies who have got the
collaboration among their virtual teams right. For example, SAP
SE with 30,000 employees in 60 countries, is the world’s largest
inter-enterprise software company and virtual team coopera-
tion and coordination is critical to the company’s success. SAP is
headquartered in Germany with strategic large R&D centres
based in India, Israel, China and the US, each having expertise in
a specific area, allowing managers to assemble virtual teams that
include members from each of these speciality groups. SAP SE
has also enhanced its virtual team performance by creating an
ongoing team-building initiative in which teams worked togeth-
er to build a community through a blend of online learning, con-
ference calls, briefings, and coaching sessions. IBM, which em-
ploys more than 200,000 people from different countries and
backgrounds, manages time zones effectively by using Results
Oriented Work Environment (ROWE), a collaborative software,
that allows employees to work at the hours when they are natu-
rally most productive and at the same time help build trust and
enhance communication among team members. With a work-
force of 90,000 employees throughout the world, General
Electric trained its virtual leaders to address cultural differ-
ences, an important aspect of effective virtual leadership train-
ing in a global setting. On the other side, erstwhile Yahoo! CEO
Marissa Mayer pulled back the virtual teams and banned telecommuting
at Yahoo shortly after she took over in 2013 and was one of the most
visible leaders to move away from this practice. Similarly, other
companies like Aetna, Bank of America, and Reddit have cut
back on virtual teams. With an increasing globalisation, virtual
teams are here to stay and would grow in future. It depends on
the ingenuity of the manager to lead such teams. An e-leader can
effectively lead his virtual team first and foremost by being avail-
able, defining work systems, establishing multiple communica-
tion tools, scheduling regular meetings, choosing video calls
over other communication methods and encouraging informal
conversations, creating a professional work environment, estab-
lishing a meritocratic system, and prioritising cultural sensitivi-
ty. These policies would go a long way in making virtual teams
work and contribute to the success of organisations.
E-Leaders ................................................................Contn. on Page 6 ......................................................
Press Trust of India
Patna, Apr 18 :
Bihar Chief Minister
Nitish Kumar today asked
Bihar State Milk Cooperative
Federation Ltd (COMFED)
not to compromise with the
quality of its products as
Sudha has acquired a brand
name that has earned credi-
bility in Bihar as well outside.
COMFED sales its dairy prod-
ucts in the brand name of
"Sudha". "The credibility of
brand name Sudha has
reached to other states where
its products are being sold...If
you aspire to compete with
'Amul' (the other leading
brand name), then you
(COMFED) should not com-
promise with your quality at
all," Kumar said. "If there will
be any minor lapse on your
part, the credibility will be de-
molished in moments. You
have to keep a close tab on
maintaining the quality of
products. Its my suggestion
that you must maintain the
credibility of COMFED which
sells its products under brand
Sudha," Kumar added. Kumar
was addressing a function or-
ganised to celebrate the 35th
foundation day of COMFED
in the state capital.
Stating that the state has
witnessed five times increase
in milk collection in past 12
years, Kumar said that the
milk collection has increased
to 20.85 lakh litres today from
4 lakh litres when he has taken
over he has taken over the
reins of the state. There is a
huge opportunity of milk con-
sumption in the state as its per
capita milk consumption is
still lower than the national
average, he said that there is a
need to increase the milk pro-
duction in the state and coop-
erative societies can be helpful
in achieving the objective be-
sides ensuring better price to
milk producers. The CM inau-
gurated six plants having a to-
tal investment of Rs 144.67
crore which includes one lakh
litre dairy plant at Supaul, two
milk powder plants of 30 met-
ric tonnes per day capacity at
Samastipur and Hajipur, two
ice-cream plants of 20,000
litres each at Patna and
Biharsharif and one new unit
of cattlefeed plant of 300 met-
ric tonne per day in Patna.
Kumar also launched
tetra packed Kesar flavoured
milk on the occasion. The CM
said that he has asked to form
exclusive women's coopera-
tive society to promote
women in the field of dairy
farming and "I am happy that
the Secretary (Animal and
Fish Resources Department)
said that 2653 women cooper-
ative societies have been
formed in the state. Kumar al-
so announced a subsidy of Rs
2 per kg on Sudha dana (cattle
feed) for the months of May to
July for milk producers of co-
operative societies. A total of
Rs 16 crore would be borne by
the state government on this,
he added.
COMFED's milk powder
would be distributed among
the children of Anganwadi
Kendras, Kumar said adding
that it would help children in
getting healthy and nutritious
milk supplement besides
Comfed getting an assured
market for its product.
Speaking on the occasion,
Deputy CM Sushil Kumar
Modi stressed on the need for
protection and development
of indigenous breed of cow
keeping in mind the weather
conditions in the country and
said that a centre is being set
up at Dumrao (in Buxar dis-
trict) with the Centre's help
for the purpose. Sushil Modi
exhorted people to use 'Sudha'
products especially the ice-
cream during marriage cere-
monies and other parties as
doing so would help promote
the brand. Energy Minister
Bijendra Prasad Yadav,
Animal and Fish Resources
Minister Pashupati Kumar
Paras, Cooperative Minister
Rana Randhir, Animal and
Fish Resources Department's
Secretary N Vijaylakshmi and
COMFED Managing Director
Shikha Srivastava also spoke
on the occasion.
Nitish asks COMFED to maintainquality of 'Sudha' products Press Trust of India
Patna, Apr 18 :
Majority of ATMs of pub-
lic and private sector banks in
Patna and elsewhere in Bihar
have gone dry much to the dis-
tress of the citizens. With
shortage of currency leading
to public outrage, Bihar
Deputy Chief Minister Sushil
Kumar Modi has exuded con-
fidence saying that the situa-
tion will be normal soon, and
people will not have to face
problems in getting cash.
In the state capital, major-
ity of ATMs displayed 'No
cash' and 'Out of service' signs,
forcing people to hop from one
ATM to another in a desperate
bid to get cash. The city has
nearly 1,500 ATMs of differ-
ent banks and majority of
them are not operating due to
shortage of currency. Most of
the people, who were remind-
ed of their inability to with-
draw cash from ATMs imme-
diately after demonetisation,
are at a loss as to why the
ATMs have gone dry now.
Jitendra Kumar, a private
company employee and resi-
dent of East Boring Canal
road, is among those who
faced cash crunch on Monday.
"Since I had to board an auto-
rickshaw, I needed cash and so
walked for about one and a
half kilometres but did not
find cash in ATMs of different
banks in the route. "I took it
lightly thinking that it may be
an aberration but as I moved
ahead, it started reminding
me the days of demonetisa-
tion.Finally I could withdraw
some from an ATM of ICICI
bank on Boring road...,"
Kumar said. Similarly, Ashok
Sinha, a photographer by pro-
fession, too faced the heat of
cash shortage yesterday when
he had to move lanes and by-
lanes of the city. "I went to an
HDFC bank ATM on Monday
to withdraw the money but I
did not find cash. Then I went
to an ICICI bank ATM from
where I returned empty hand-
ed," Sinha said.
However, Vivek Singh,
who had come to buy goods at
a mall, said, "We still need
cash to carry out our daily
transaction but it is equally
true that post demonetisation,
the dependence on cash has
reduced to some extent as
people now make payment
through mobile apps and
cards too".
Sushil Kumar Modi, who
also holds finance portfolio,
yesterday met Union Finance
Minister Arun Jaitley in New
Delhi during which he dis-
cussed the problem of cash
crunch being faced by banks in
Bihar. Jaitley talked to the
Secretary, Financial Services
on phone and asked him to re-
solve the cash crunch issue in
a day or two, Sushil Modi said
in a statement. The situation
was no better elsewhere in
Bihar. A report from
Muzaffarpur said that almost
90 per cent of around 100
ATMs in the district, consid-
ered as financial capital of
Bihar, have gone inoperative
for want of cash. In banks par-
ticularly in rural areas less
amount of cash is being deliv-
ered to customers due to limit-
ed cash availability. Similar is
the situation in Darbhanga
and Bhagalpur. Limited deliv-
ery of cash triggered in a fight
in a bank in Benipur area of
Darbhanga yesterday.
Reports from different parts
of Bihar highlighted people's
soaring disappointment due
to currency shortage at a time
when marriage season is on.
ATMs go dry in Bihar, Dy CM sayssituation will normalise soon
Press Trust of India
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 18 :
He was a 'woman' and she
was a 'man' once and os-
tracised by their families and
harassed by the society over
their transgender status for
long. But, Ishan and Surya are
now all set to break several
stereotypes in the society and
set an example as the first
transsexual couple to marry in
Kerala, having undergone sex
change surgeries some years
ago. As every ordinary man
and woman, they will be mar-
rying in an auspicious cere-
mony at an auditorium here
on May 10, with the blessings
and support of family mem-
bers and friends. Religious
barriers and societal stigma
has not deterred the transgen-
der couple, in their 30s, from
their decision to enter wed-
lock and lead a normal life.
A known TV artist, Surya
said she had always cherished
the dream of becoming a bride
like any other woman. "We
both have suffered a lot over
our gender. We were excluded
and marginalised by the socie-
ty once," she told PTI. "But,
now, everyone is starting to
accept us. I hope, this mar-
riage will help us getting more
acceptance in the family and
society," she said.
Hailing from a middle
class family in Vattiyurkkavu
here, Surya underwent the sex
change surgery and became a
woman in the year 2014. The
31-year-old transwoman said
she had been living separately
from her family for some years
as her parents and siblings
could not accept her choice of
gender. The story of 33-year-
old Ishan, a member of a con-
ventional Muslim family at
Vallakkadavu here, is also not
different. He said he met
Surya while working in an
NGO engaged in the welfare of
transgenders. Ishan said he
had to suffer a lot to make his
family and community under-
stand his gender issues. A
woman before, he underwent
the sex reassignment surgery
three years ago. "I proposed
Surya and conveyed my wish
to marry her. I was particular
that it should be a legal mar-
riage and we want to live a nor-
mal life like any other couple,"
he told PTI.
The transsexual couple is
excited as both families have
given their nod for the mar-
riage and promised all sup-
port. "We are trying to set a
model to our fellows transgen-
der and prove that we can also
live a normal life like any oth-
ers in the society," they said.
Both Surya and Ishan are
members of the government's
Transgender's Justice Board.
According to unofficial fig-
ures, there are over 35,000
transgenders in Kerala, which
unveiled the country's first
transgender policy in 2015.
Breaking stereotypes, transsexualcouple to tie knot in Kerala
Press Trust of India
New Delhi, Apr 18 :
A 12-year-od boy died afterhe accidentally shot himselfwith a pistol of his friend's fa-ther while he was playing at thelatter's home, the police saidtoday. The incident was re-ported from southwest Delhi'sCantonment on Friday night,they said. Police have lodged acase against the father of thevictim's friend but are yet to ar-rest him. The family of Ekanshhas not alleged any foul play inthe incident. Ekansh's friend'sparents were not at homewhile his sister was there, thepolice said. The boy's friendwas bringing water for his sis-ter when they heard a gunshotfrom the room in whichEkansh was present. The chil-dren called their father and aneighbour following whichEkansh was rushed to a hospi-tal where he died on Saturdaymorning.
Boy accidentallyshoots self whileplaying with pistol
Press Trust of India
Panaji, Apr 18 :
In the backdrop of
Kathua and Unnao rape cas-
es, the Goa church said today
there is a growing trend in the
country to justify crimes com-
mitted against some sections
of the society by using the
garb of nationalism. It said
this trend has generated fear
and insecurity among the citi-
zens of the country. The
Council for Social Justice and
Peace (CSJP), the social arm
of the Goa church, appealed
to Prime Minister Narendra
Modi to eliminate the "growing
ideology of hate" and "subjuga-
tion of women" in the country.
The CSJP expressed con-
cern over the recent cases of
rape of minor girls in Kathua
(Jammu and Kashmir) and
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) and
what it called killings of fellow
citizens in the name of com-
munity honour, religion and
nationalism. The actual re-
sponse for these incidents
should be to abolish organisa-
tions that advocate the "ideol-
ogy of hate" and "subjugation
of women", CSJP Executive
Secretary Fr Savio Fernandes
said in a statement. The coun-
cil is?deeply agonised over
the horrendous rapes of an
eight-year-old girl in Kathua,
a teenager in Unnao and oth-
er such cases reported over
the last few days in the coun-
try, he said. "The growing
trend in the country to justify
crimes committed against
certain sections of the society
by using the garb of national-
ism has generated fear and in-
security among the citizens of
this country," he said.
Fernandes said attempts by
some people to protect those
accused of rape pose a grave
threat to the sanctity of demo-
cratic institutions in this
country. "The failure of law
enforcement agencies to reg-
ister rape cases in time and
connivance of their personnel
in destroying circumstan-
tial?evidence to subvert the
process of justice is worri-
some," he added. The CSJP
appealed for a humane and
civilised response to the pre-
vailing "crisis". "A reactionary
approach with a clamour for
tough rape laws and?harshest
punishments like death
penalty or castration for
rapists may hardly be suffi-
cient deterrence?for crimes
against women and children,"
the council said.
The CSJP said the em-
ployment of rape, lynching
and killing by some ideologi-
cal groups to humiliate and
terrorise certain sections of
the society like minorities,
Dalits, women and children is
in no way reflective of India's
rich ancient culture of peace,
tolerance and inclusiveness.
"The CSJP appeals to the
prime minister to eliminate
the growing ideology of hate
and subjugation of women
which undermines constitu-
tional values," Fernandes
said. "There is an urgent need
to restore a sense of confi-
dence and security among
people by ensuring speedy
justice and protection to
women, children, minorities,
Dalits and other oppressed
sections," the statement
added.
Abolish groups that advocate "ideology of hate": Goa church
Press Trust of India
New Delhi, Apr 18 :
A protest march was organised in the national capital
today against a host of issues including an increase in the
number of rape cases and alleged atrocities on Dalits and
minorities. The protest march began from the Mandi
House and proceeded to the Parliament Street, partially
affecting the traffic movement on the way. The protestors
were mainly from political outfit 'Welfare Party'. The out-
fit said it had launched a nationwide agitation India for all
Indians on April 1. And the agitation concluded today with
the protest. Later, a public meeting was also held at the
Parliament Street, where the outfit's leaders demanded
for protection of women and strict penal action against
those committing atrocities on women.
According to a statement issued by the Welfare Party,
representatives of several organisations such as the Peace
Party, the BSP, the CPI (ML), the Indian National League
and the Janata Dal (Secular) participated in the protest.
"An atmosphere of fear and mistrust is being created in the
society," party's national president S Q R Ilyas told the
gathering at the Parliament Street.
Protest in Delhi over increase in rapecases, atrocities on Dalits, minorities
Press Trust of India
Bhubaneswar, Apr 18 :
Leaders of ruling and opposi-tion parties today took part in farm-ers' festival 'Akhi Muthi Anukula',the ceremonial act of sowing seedsin paddy fields after ploughing, onthe day of 'Akshaya Tritiya'. As theoccasion marks the commencementof agricultural activities before on-set of the monsoon, the farmersworshipped the mother earth andGoddess Laxmi.The day alsomarked the beginning of 'ChandanYatra' of deities at several shrines inOdisha. The construction of chari-ots for Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannathalso began today. Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik greeted the peopleand wished a good harvest seasonand prosperity of farmers. Patnaikparticipated in the 'Akhi Muthi
Anukula' at the state-level 'KrushakDivas' (Farmers' Day) organised atNakachi in Angul district and inau-gurated as many as 11 projects.
"Odisha government is commit-ted to development of agricultureand farmers of the state. The farm-ers should avail the benefits of vari-ous welfare schemes meant forthem," Patnaik said at Angul. Hesaid special emphasis is being givento ensure supply of adequate water,fertiliser and for providing hassle-free loans to the farming communi-ty. The leaders of other political par-ties also participated in the festival.Odisha Pradesh Congress Committeepresident Prasad Harichandan tookpart in 'Akhi Muthi Anukula' cere-mony at Kusumati in Khurda districtwhile BJP state president BasantaPanda participated in a similar cere-mony at Banki in Cuttack district.
Odisha leaders attend farmer'sfestival on 'Akshaya Tritiya'
JAMMU THURSDAY APRIL 19, 2018wOrld8 Glimpses of Future
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA Apr 18:
US President Donald
Trump has given his "bless-
ing" for North and South
Korea to discuss the end of
the Korean War amid a diplo-
matic push to end the North
Korean nuclear standoff. One
problem: There can be no re-
al talks without the involve-
ment of the other countries
that fought the 1950-53 war,
and especially the United
States.
The reason is that South
Korea wasn't a direct signato-
ry to the armistice that
stopped the fighting but left
the Korean Peninsula still
technically in a state of war.
There's widespread in-
terest in what South Korean
President Moon Jae-in and
North Korean leader Kim
Jong Un plan will talk about
during their summit on April
27, which would only be the
third such meeting between
the countries' leaders. A sep-
arate meeting between Kim
and Trump is anticipated in
May or June.
Trump revealed on
Tuesday that the US and
North Korea had been hold-
ing direct talks at "extremely
high levels" in preparation
for their summit. Trump also
said that North and South
Korea are negotiating an end
to hostilities before next
week's summit.
"They do have my bless-
ing to discuss the end of the
war," Trump said.
A senior South Korean
presidential official said on
Wednesday that the Koreas
plan to use their summit to
discuss ending military hos-
tilities, but it wasn't clear if
they'd discuss the end of the
war."They do have my bless-
ing to discuss the end of the
war," Trump said.
"We don't know yet
whether a specific expression
like 'end of the war' will be
used during the inter-Korean
summit, but we do wish for
an agreement at ending hos-
tilities between the South and
North," said the official, who
spoke on condition of
anonymity, citing office
rules.
Korea has long sought a
peace treaty with the United
States to formally end the
war. Some South Koreans
fear that the North could use
such a treaty as a pretext for
demanding the withdrawal of
the 28,500 American troops
currently stationed in the
South. Some worry that po-
tential discussions to formal-
ly end the war may distract
from already difficult efforts
to rid the North of nuclear
weapons and apply robust
verification of that process.
The armistice was signed
by the US-led United Nations
Command, North Korea and
China. South Korea was a
member of the UN Command
but was not a direct signato-
ry.
In their previous summit
in 2007, the Koreas declared
a commitment toward end-
ing the war and vowed to pur-
sue discussions with others.
But the efforts faltered and
the relations between the ri-
vals worsened after a conser-
vative government took of-
fice in Seoul in February
2008.
Korean leaders can discusspeace, but cannot end war Menlo Park (US), Apr 18
Facebook announced to-
day it would begin rolling out
changes to how it handles pri-
vate data this week to comply
with forthcoming EU rules,
with European residents see-
ing the measures first. The so-
cial network, which has been
rocked by disclosures about
hijacking of personal data on
tens of millions of its users,
said it will start implementing
"new privacy experiences" to
comply with the EU's General
Data Protection Regulation
(GDPR) which become effec-
tive May 25. "Everyone -- no
matter where they live -- will
be asked to review important
information about how
Facebook uses data and make
choices about their privacy on
Facebook," said a statement
from chief privacy officer Erin
Egan and deputy general
counsel Ashlie Beringer.
"We'll begin by rolling
these choices out in Europe
this week." Under the new pol-
icy, Facebook users will be
asked to review and make
choices about ads they receive,
including whether they want
Facebook to use data from
third parties. Facebook users
will also be asked to review
and choose what to share
about the political, religious,
and relationship information
on their profiles.Additionally,
users will be allowed to opt in
or out of use of facial recogni-
tion technology. The state-
ment said users will be told
that facial recognition is op-
tional, but that it could offer
some benefit, such as being
notified when someone is us-
ing an unauthorized picture.
"We not only want to com-
ply with the law, but also go
beyond our obligations to
build new and improved pri-
vacy experiences for everyone
on Facebook," Egan and
Beringer wrote. The news
comes a week after Facebook
founder Mark Zuckerberg
faced 10 hours of questioning
in two congressional panels
following revelations that per-
sonal data was harvested on
87 million users by Cambridge
Analytica, a consultancy
working for Donal Trump's
2016 campaign. Zuckerberg
testified that Facebook in-
tends to offer the same privacy
protections embodied in
GDPR for its worldwide users,
but that there could be some
differences in format.Egan
and Beringer said Facebook
users in the EU will start see-
ing the requests this week so
they can make choices before
May 25. "As part of our phased
approach, people in the rest of
the world will be asked to
make their choices on a slight-
ly later schedule," they said.
They added that Facebook
would take steps to comply
with the EU rules that limit
advertising and public view-
ing of data for teens. This will
mean no use of facial recogni-
tion for anyone under age 18
and limitations on who can see
certain information teens
have shared. To comply with
GDPR, Facebook will also lim-
it what it shows to users be-
tween the ages of 13 and 15 un-
less they get permission from
a parent.
Facebook rolling out privacychoices under EU rules
Supporters of the Greek Communist party shout slogans during an anti-war protest in Athens. Thousands took part in the rally following theairstrikes in Syria over the weekend.
Canberra, Apr 17
A pilot saw an enginemalfunction warning signalmoments before his helicop-ter crashed on Australia'sGreat Barrier Reef last month,killing a honeymooning cou-ple from Hawaii and injuringa Colorado couple, a crash in-vestigation reported today.The Australian TransportSafety Bureau released itspreliminary report on thecause of the crash northeast ofthe Hamilton Island touristresort on March 21 that killedPeter Hensel, 79, and his 65-year-old wife, Sue, who hadmarried in December. Theywere heading to a tourist pon-toon that has dive facilitiesand underwater chambers toview coral. Sue Hensel'sdaughter Emily Sheets, 33,and her husband Bobby, 34,escaped the crash with minorinjuries.
Australian probe:Pilot saw warningjust before fatalcrash
BEIJING Apr 19:
Nepal is a natural area for
cooperation between China
and India, the Chinese gov-
ernment's top diplomat State
Councillor Wang Yi said on
Wednesday, as he invited
India to participate in connec-
tivity projects between the
three nations. The landlocked
Himalayan nation has tradi-
tionally looked to India for
economic support and trade,
but Nepal has increasingly
been courted by China with
transport deals, to New
Delhi's unease. In 2016
Nepal's then prime minister,
KP Sharma Oli, sealed deals
with Beijing to use Chinese
roads and ports, seeking to re-
duce Nepal's dependence on
India for trade and transit.
While relations between
China and India have been
strained in recent years, with
spats over everything from
their disputed border with
Tibet, current Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has
sought to re-set ties and will
visit China in June for a re-
gional summit. Speaking to
reporters after meeting Nepal
Foreign Minister Pradeep
Kumar Gyawali in Beijing,
Wang dismissed the notion
that Nepal had to carefully
balance its relations with
China and India. "I believe
that China, Nepal and India
are natural friends and part-
ners. We are neighbours con-
nected by the same mountains
and rivers," Wang said. "As we
say in China, family members
and neighbours wish each oth-
er well." Support for Nepal's
development should be a com-
mon understanding between
China and India, he added.
"Nepal stands as a natural
beneficiary for cooperation
and development from China
and India. I think this is a logi-
cal desire that should be sup-
ported by both China and
India," Wang said. China and
Nepal have agreed to a long-
term vision for a cross-
Himalaya connectivity net-
work, part of China's Belt and
Road Initiative, he added. "We
believe that such a network
when well developed can also
create conditions for an eco-
nomic corridor connecting
China, Nepal and India. We
hope that such cooperation
can contribute to the develop-
ment and prosperity of all
three countries." Gyawali, vis-
iting Beijing about a week af-
ter Oli was in New Delhi, said
he and Wang had agreed to
start a feasibility study for a
cross-border railway linking
Nepal and China. "Personally
I have a dream, to travel to
China from Nepal across the
Himalayas in a modern train,
enjoying the scenic beauty of
the Himalayas," he added.
China says Nepal a natural areafor cooperation with India
PHILADELPHIA Apr 18:
Catastrophic engine failure on a
Southwest Airlines flight from New
York to Dallas killed one person and
forced an emergency landing
Tuesday, the first fatal incident in
US commercial aviation for nearly a
decade. The Boeing 737-700 took off
without incident but minutes into
the flight, passengers heard an ex-
plosion in the left engine, which sent
shrapnel flying through the window,
shattering the glass and leading oxy-
gen masks to drop, witnesses said.
"We believe there were parts
coming out of this engine," Robert
Sumwalt, chairman of the National
Transportation Safety Board, told a
news conference, confirming engine
failure but no fire. "There is one fa-
tality," Sumwalt said.
US media said seven people
were slightly injured. The identity of
the dead person was not immediate-
ly disclosed. "We are saying this is
an engine failure," Sumwalt said.
Southwest Airlines said flight
1380 had been en route from New
York's LaGuardia domestic airport
to Dallas Love Field with 144 pas-
sengers and five crew members on-
board. It landed at Philadelphia
International Airport at 11:20 am
(1520 GMT) after the crew reported
damage to one of the engines, the
fuselage and at least one window,
the Federal Aviation Administration
said.
"The entire Southwest Airlines
family is devastated and extends its
deepest, heartfelt sympathy to the
customers, employees, family mem-
bers, and loved ones affected by this
tragic event," the company said in a
statement. NBC News released a
recording of what it identified as
communications between air traffic
control in Philadelphia and the pilot,
giving dramatic insight into what
witnesses called a terrifying flight.
"We have a part of the aircraft
missing, so we're going to need to
slow down a bit," said a woman, who
appeared to be the pilot. "Use cau-
tion for the downtown area," replies
air traffic control. "Could you have
the medical meet us there on the
runway as well? We've got injured
passengers," says the voice from the
plane. "Is your airplane physically
on fire?" asks air traffic control. "No,
it's not on fire but part of it's missing.
They said there is a hole and some-
one went out," the pilot replies.
"Something is wrong with our plane!
It appears we are going down!"
wrote passenger Marty Martinez on
a Facebook live-stream that showed
him looking panicked and breathing
through oxygen mask. "Engine ex-
ploded in the air and blew open win-
dow 3 seats away from me.
Explosion critically injured woman
sitting in the seat next to the win-
dow," he added. Shrapnel blew out a
window in row 17, injuring the
woman and leading to the immedi-
ate deployment of the oxygen masks.
The woman was later stretchered off
the plane, he said. US television
footage showed the jet on the tarmac
at Philadelphia as officials swarmed
around the fuselage examining the
stricken engine, manufactured by
CFM, a joint venture between
French company Safran and
America's General Electric. "There's
blood everywhere," Martinez told
CBS News, recounting his terrifying
experience, after his live stream with
the help of on board wifi. "All of a
sudden we heard an explosion," he
told CBS. "There was a boom and
within five seconds the oxygen
masks dropped." "I thought I was
cataloging the last moments of my
existence," he said of his Facebook
transmission. "It was absolutely ter-
rifying." Passengers tried in vain to
plug the hole in the window as the
plane started to plummet and tilt in
turbulence with flight attendants
crying and passengers instructed to
brace for landing, Martinez said. "It
just felt like a free fall," he said. "It
was the scariest experience." The
woman was hit by flying shrapnel,
causing her to pass out and bleed,
Martinez told CBS. was the first fa-
tal incident in US commercial avia-
tion since the crash of Colgan Air
Flight 3407 in February 2009, a
Bombardier Dash-8 on a scheduled
flight from Newark, New Jersey to
Buffalo, New York. Fifty people were
killed. Aviation experts drew com-
parisons on US television to another
engine failure on a Southwest
Airlines 737 flight from New Orleans
to Orlando in 2016, which precipi-
tated an emergency landing in
Pensacola, Florida. NBC News re-
leased a recording of what it identi-
fied as communications between air
traffic control in Philadelphia and
the pilot, giving dramatic insight in-
to what witnesses called a terrifying
flight.
"We have a part of the aircraft
missing, so we're going to need to
slow down a bit," said a woman, who
appeared to be the pilot.
"We want to look at this particu-
lar event and see what the factors are
related to this. Maybe they're related
to the previous event or maybe not.
But we need to understand what's
going on here," said the NTSB chair-
man.
One killed as jet engine fails on New York-Dallas flight
TEHRAN Apr 18:
President Hassan
Rouhani said on Wednesday
that Iran "does not intend any
aggression" against its neigh-
bours but will continue to pro-
duce all the weapons it needs
for its defence. "We tell the
world that we will produce any
weapons that we need, or if
necessary we will procure
them. We have not been wait-
ing... and will not wait for your
remarks or agreement," said
Rouhani at a military parade
in Tehran to mark the annual
Army Day. "But at the same
time we announce to our
neighbouring countries in the
region... we do not intend any
aggression against you." The
United States and its allies
have been demanding that
Iran curb its ballistic missile
programme, but Tehran sees
this as crucial to its defensive
posture. US President Donald
Trump has threatened to tear
up the 2015 nuclear deal that
lifted sanctions on Iran in ex-
change for curbs to its atomic
programme unless new re-
strictions are imposed on its
missile programme and other
areas by May 12. "We want
friendly and brotherly rela-
tions with our neighbours and
we tell them that our weapons,
our equipment, our missiles,
our planes, our tanks are not
against you, it is for deter-
rence," said Rouhani. "The on-
ly way to resolve problems is
political negotiation and
peaceful behaviour," he
added. Regional rival Saudi
Arabia accuses Iran of seeking
to dominate the Middle East
through the expansion of
proxy forces in countries like
Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. ar-
gues these forces operate with
the permission of allied gov-
ernments to fight jihadist
groups and prevent the disin-
tegration of states. Rouhani
did not appear to reference
Israel, which Iran considers an
"illegitimate regime" and whose
dissolution is a top priority for
the country's Islamic rulers.
Israel has expressed concern
over the growing presence of
Iranian forces along its bor-
ders and has recently
launched air strikes against
Iranian positions in Syria.
We don't intend any aggression in region: Iranpresident Hassan Rouhani
WASHINGTON Apr 18:
US President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday thatthe CIA director had met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on asecret visit to Pyongyang, ahead of a planned summit betweenthe two leaders. "Mike Pompeo met with Kim Jong Un in NorthKorea last week. Meeting went very smoothly and a good rela-tionship was formed. Details of Summit are being worked outnow," tweeted Trump. "Denuclearization will be a great thing forWorld, but also for North Korea!" he added. The tweet came afterthe Washington Post reported Tuesday that Pompeo made thetrip over the first weekend of April. The meeting was part of an ef-fort to prepare for a historic meeting in the coming weeks be-tween Trump and Kim, the paper said, quoting two people withdirect knowledge of the trip. The visit came shortly after Pompeowas nominated to be secretary of state, the paper said. onTuesday in Florida where he was hosting Prime Minister ShinzoAbe of Japan, Trump said he had given his blessing to discussionsaimed at formally ending the Korean war. Setting the stage for amajor breakthrough, he added that "a great chance to solve aworld problem" was within reach on the Korean peninsula. Themeeting was part of an effort to prepare for a historic meeting inthe coming weeks between Trump and Kim, the paper said, quot-ing two people with direct knowledge of the trip. The visit cameshortly after Pompeo was nominated to be secretary of state, thepaper said. Trump had also confirmed that Washington andPyongyang had been in contact at "very high levels" and that "fivelocations" were being considered for his meeting with Kim.
Trump confirms CIA chief metKim Jong Un in North Korea
BAGHDAD Apr 18:
Iraqi courts have sen-
tenced to death a total of
more than 300 people, in-
cluding dozens of foreign-
ers, for belonging to the
Islamic State group, judicial
sources said on Wednesday.
The suspects are being
tried by two courts, one near
the former jihadist strong-
hold of Mosul in northern
Iraq and another in
Baghdad which is dealing
notably with foreigners and
women.
Since January in the
capital, 103 foreign nation-
als have been condemned to
death, including six Turks
sentenced on Wednesday,
and 185 to life in prison, ac-
cording to a judicial source.
Most of the women sen-
tenced were from Turkey
and republics of the former
Soviet Union. In January,
an Iraqi court condemned a
German woman to death af-
ter finding her guilty of be-
longing to IS while on
Tuesday a French woman
was sentenced to life in
prison. At the court In Tel
Keif near Mosul, 212 people
have been sentenced to
death, 150 to life in prison
and 341 to other jails terms,
Supreme Judicial Council
spokesman Abdel Sattar
Bayraqdar said in a state-
ment. It has been proven
that they carried out crimi-
nal actions at public hear-
ings conducted in accor-
dance with the law during
which the convicts' rights
were guaranteed," he said.
In January, an Iraqi court
condemned a German
woman to death after find-
ing her guilty of belonging to
IS while on Tuesday a
French woman was sen-
tenced to life in prison.
At the court In Tel Keif
near Mosul, 212 people have
been sentenced to death,
150 to life in prison and 341
to other jails terms,
Supreme Judicial Council
spokesman Abdel Sattar
Bayraqdar said in a state-
ment. On Monday, the jus-
tice ministry said 11 people
convicted of terrorism-re-
lated charges had been exe-
cuted in Iraq, which accord-
ing to New York-based
Human Rights Watch is the
world's number four execu-
tioner. "These executions
follow rushed trials of ISIS
suspects which are riddled
with due process violations,
including convictions based
solely on confessions which
are sometimes extracted by
torture," said HRW senior
Iraq researcher Belkis Wille.
"Iraq's mishandling of
the ISIS trials not only de-
nies victims real justice, but
also risks sending innocent
Iraqis to their deaths."
More than 300 sentenced todeath in Iraq for ISIS links
Black father killedby police in frontof supermarketLos Angeles, Apr 18
Police gunned down an
African American father of
three using two dozen bul-
lets in the parking lot of a
Walmart supermarket in
California, authorities and
his lawyer has said.
Diante Yarber, 26, was
unarmed and parking his
car in Barstow, about two
hours east of Los Angeles, at
the time of the incident on
April 4, according to his
lawyer Lee Merritt.Among
the car's four passengers
was 26-year-old Mariana
Tafoya, who is recovering in
hospital from bullet
wounds, Merritt told AFP
yesterday.He said police of-
ficers shot a total of 30 bul-
lets, two dozen of which hit
Yarber.The lawyer plans to
file a complaint this week for
"excessive policing" on be-
half of Yarber's family.
Police indicated officers
had responded to reports of
a "suspicious vehicle." "The
suspect/driver began accel-
erating his vehicle in re-
verse, striking a police vehi-
cle. The vehicle then accel-
erated forward toward the
officers, and then accelerat-
ed in reverse toward officers
and striking another patrol
vehicle," police
said."Afterward, an officer-
involved shooting ensued."
Merritt, the lawyer, said
three police cars had re-
sponded to the incident.
JAMMU THURSDAY APRIL 19, 2018spOrts9 Glimpses of Future
Mumbai, Apr 18 (PTI)
Mumbai Indians skipper
Rohit Sharma, who steered
the defending champions to
their first win of the season
with a 52-ball 94, credited
West Indian Evin Lewis for
allowing him to settle down
on the crease in the IPL clash
against Royal Challengers
Bangalore. Mumbai Indians
notched up their first victory
by defeating Royal
Challengers Banglore by 46
runs, here last night courtesy
Rohit's 94 and Lewis' 65. The
Mumbai frnchise posted a
steep 213/6 before restricting
the opposition to 167/8 in 20
overs."...with Evin Lewis bat-
ting, anything can happen, he
is a great striker of the ball
and anything in his area he is
going to smash it and that is
what he did. It allowed me to
take my time, which was very
crucial. We always wanted
one set batsman to bat as long
as possible and (it was a) per-
fect platform for me to do
that, explained Rohit.
The hosts started off hor-
rendously as RCB pacer
Umesh Yadav removed open-
er Suryakumar Yadav and
Ishan Kishan in successive
balls with MI struggling at
0/2. Rohit also said that his
team was positive in its ap-
proach despite the first three
losses."The only thing we did
not do as a group in the last
three games was sometimes
(when) we batted well, (then)
we did not bowl well. (When)
we bowled well, we did not bat
well. The idea was to get both
of these departments going
and we wanted to be consis-
tent our bowling as well as
batting," said the MI skipper.
He also praised the perform-
ance of his bowlers Mitchell
McClenaghan, Krunal
Pandya and Mayank
Markande. "Today we did
that and we got wickets with
the new ball. Mitch bowled a
great spell upfront to get the
experienced batsmen out,
and then Krunal came in and
used his variation to his ad-
vantage. "He reads the bats-
man really well and not to for-
get Mayank, he is just 20-year
old playing his fourth game
and to come out and bowl in
such difficult conditions, it is
not easy," the 30-year-old
batsman added.
Asked about the batting
order. the skipper said he
would continue to bat at num-
ber three, allowing the new
players to settle down. "I do
not think we are looking to
change anything. It is impor-
tant to give the guys the com-
fort, because they should
know where they are batting
for the next few games so they
can plan accordingly. If you
keep changing too much it
does not help anyone." "All of
us, myself, Pollard, Krunal
(Pandya), Hardik (Pandya),
we can take the pressure and
make sure that the team gets
into good position all the
time. This is the ideal combi-
nation for us right now, he
concluded. Meanwhile, RCB
head coach Daniel Vettori
lamented Hardik Pandya's
escaping dismissal on a DRS
referral and said it cost the
team another 20-30 runs.
"Things also went against us.
Hardik's dismissal, had we
got him, may be they would
have been 20-30 runs short.
It does make a difference in
the final score, said Vettori.
He said Washington Sunder
and Yuzvendra Chahal were
defensive while their MI
counterparts were more at-
tacking in their approach.
"I think with Washington
and Yuzi, they were probably
in defensive position with
Rohit and Lewis being very
aggressive. When Mumbai
spinners came on, their team
was in a good position and
that allowed them to actually
bowl and be a little more at-
tacking. "We saw the rewards
that they got. So, it's different
styles of bowling. Mumbai
were on top when they came
into bowl but we weren't able
to do a similar thing," he
signed off. Terming the freak
injury to wicketkeeper Ishan
Kishan as "unfortunate",
Rohit said he is expected to be
fine. Kishan sustained injury
on his face in the 13th over of
the game after a throw from
Hardik Pandya bounced off
the practice pitch and hit him
on his face. Kishan was imme-
diately taken off the field and
was replaced by Aditya Tare,
who captains Mumbai in do-
mestic tournaments. "That
was very unfortunate but he
seems all-right. He has got (a)
little swelling in his eyes,
which should be ok by tomor-
row (or) day after. "We have
got few days before we play
the next match on the 22nd
(April), we will assess (him)
and hopefully he will be fine,"
Rohit said.
Lewis helped me settle down: RohitNew Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI)
Gold medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was
the undisputed star as the Indian track and field team re-
turned from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games to a warm
reception here.
The entire athletics team, except for silver medallist discus
thrower Seema Punia, landed at the Indira Gandhi
International Airport late last night to an exuberant reception
from fans here and the neighbouring Haryana. Punia had ar-
rived two days ago.Over 100 people gathered at the arrival ter-
minal of the IGI airport to receive the athletes. Officials of the
Athletics Federation of India, Sports Ministry and Sports
Authority of India and senior Army officers were also present.
Relatives and people from Neeraj's village in Haryana
came to recieve him. Officers of India Army, where Neeraj is a
junior commissioned officer, were also there to welcome him.
Neeraj had scripted history by becoming the first Indian
javelin thrower to claim a gold with a throw of 86.47m, just one
centimeter short of his personal best of 86.48m, which is also
the existing junior word as well as national record.
Punia and Navjeet Kaur Dhillon had won a silver and
bronze respectively in women's discus throw. The track and
field athletes bagged three medals, the final count being the
same as in the 2014 Glasgow edition.
"A lot of people came to receive us at the airport. It was a
great feeling to see so many people coming to receive me and
my teammates. My uncle was there and also officials from the
federation, SAI and ministry as well as from my army unit,"
Neeraj said.
Neeraj the star astrack and field athletesland back from CWG
Commonwealth Games 2018, medal winners Indian Army's boxers and weightlifter Deepak Lather (R) pose for a photo at Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi.
Brighton, Apr 18
Harry Kane stepped up
his bid to win the Premier
League's golden boot as
Tottenham warmed up for
the FA Cup semi-finals with a
1-1 draw at Brighton on
Tuesday. Kane fired
Tottenham ahead in the 48th
minute when his close-range
shot deflected in off Brighton
defender Bruno.
It was Kane's 26th of the
season and kept him in with a
chance of catching
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah,
who sits ahead of the
Tottenham striker on 30
goals in the race to finish as
the Premier League's top
scorer. But Mauricio
Pochettino's side, who face
Manchester United at
Wembley on Saturday, left
the Amex Stadium frustrated
after conceding an equaliser
two minutes after Kane's
opener. Albion drew level
when Pascal Gross slotted
home a penalty awarded for
Serge Aurier's foul on Jose
Izquierdo.Tottenham have
gone two games without a
league victory, but they are
still in pole position to qualify
for next season's Champions
League via a top four finish.
They are in fourth place,
eight points ahead of fifth
placed Chelsea, who have on-
ly five matches left to close
the gap."It was a difficult
game, the first half was even
and the second half we start-
ed really well. We scored but
in the next section we con-
ceded," Pochettino said.
"We created chances but
not enough to win the game.
The draw is a little bit disap-
pointing because the inten-
tion was to get all three."
Brighton are eight points
clear of the bottom three and
should be safe from relega-
tion at the end of their first
season back in the top-flight.
With the FA Cup repre-
senting Tottenham's last
chance of silverware this sea-
son, Pochettino -- yet to win a
trophy in his four years with
the north London club --
made six changes from the
team beaten 3-1 by
Manchester City on
Saturday.Belgium defender
Toby Alderweireld was hand-
ed his first league start since
October in place of Davinson
Sanchez, while Dele Alli,
Kieran Trippier, Mousa
Dembele and Eric Dier were
rested.
Pochettino defended his
selection, saying: "We were
thinking of giving the team
fresh legs because Saturday's
game against Manchester
City was tough mentally and
physically."We have a squad
good enough to win games.
This result was not because
we rotated the
team."Everyone is ready to
play but Brighton was a very
difficult opponent and we
need to give credit to them."
Lucas Moura, given his
first league start as part of
Pochettino's switches,
threatened with a powerful
drive from distance as
Tottenham tried to take con-
trol.
Tottenham winger Son
Heung-Min went closest to
breaking the first-half dead-
lock with a low shot which
forced a fine save from Albion
goalkeeper Mat
Ryan.Pochettino's men took
the lead when a poor pass
from Gross, followed by inde-
cision from Gaetan Bong, al-
lowed Son to slip into the
area.
Kane strikes, but Spurs held by Brighton
JAMMU, April 18:
Dewang of Jodhamal
Public School and Soham
Gupta of DPS bagged the boys’
under-14 and under-17 Chess
titles respectively in the ongo-
ing inter-school (indoor
games) competitions of
Jammu district, organised by
the Department of Youth
Services and Sports (DYSS), at
Indoor Complex, MA Stadium,
here. In under-14 final,
Dewang defeated Ayush Gupta
of Heritage School while in un-
der-17 title clash, Soham
trounced Sayam Gupta of KV
No. 1 Gandhi Nagar. The
Results: UNDER-14:
Semifinals: Dewang Gupta of
Jodhamal beat Pavitra Sharma
of St. Xavier School; Ayush
Gupta of Heritage beat Ajay
Kumar of Government Middle
School Digiana. UNDER-17:
Semifinals: Soham Kamotra of
DPS bt S Jain of DPS; Sayam
Gupta of KV 1 Gandhi Nagar bt
Soham Gupta of Jodhamal
Public School. Quarterfinals:
Soham Kamotra of DPS bt
Piyush of St. Xavier; Soham
Gupta of Jodhamal Public
School bt Sidharth of BSF
School; Sanyam Gupta of KV
No.1 Gandhi Nagar bt
Dushyant of BSF School; S Jain
bt Amanjyot of APS Miran
Sahib. CARROM: In Carrom
under-17 doubles event,
Vishvas and Ayush of SOS de-
feated the pair of Deepak and
Sandeep of Government
Middle School Digiana in the
final. Similarly, in under-17 age
group, Dheeraj Pandit and
Himanshu Samyal emerged
winners after they defeated the
duo of Dilpreet Singh and
Himanshu Kumar of Sarvodya
Public School.
TABLE TENNIS: In Table
Tennis competitions teams to-
day qualified for the final in
both under-14 and under-17
categories. The finals have
been scheduled for tomorrow.
The Results: UNDER-17:
Semifinals: APS Kaluchak bt
Heritage School 2-0: Singles:
Simranjeet bt Mridul 21-08,
21-13. Doubles: Sourav and
Simranjeet bt Ronak and Jastej
21-09, 21-14. APS Domana bt
APS Ratnuchak 2-0: Singles:
Ujjwal bt Harish Saini 21-09,
21-05. Doubles: Pranav and
Atul bt Pranav B and Mandeep
21-19, 21-08. UNDER-14:
Semifinal: APS Kaluchak bt
APS Domana 2-1: Singles:
Yashanvi lost to Vansh 17-21,
16-21. Doubles: Yashanvi and
Sahil bt Vansh and Pranam 21-
17, 21-19. Reverse Singles: Ran
bt Shivjeet 21-14, 21-18.
Today’s matches officiated by
the technical penal including
Sanjay Khajuria, Vikram
Jamwal, Vishal Bharti, Tarun
Pal Singh, Amit Kalsi, Kamal
Singh, Sunil Kumar, Sunny
Dogra, Gurbachan Singh, Anil
Dogra, Nitin Sethi, Raman
Kumar and Ravinder Singh.
Inter-school competitions of Jammu by DYSS
Dewang of Jodhamal, Sohamof DPS win Chess titles
Chess competition in progress at Judo Hall of Indoor Complex, MAStadium, Jammu on Wednesday.
JAMMU, April 18:
Pahelwan Karan of
Punjab Police clinched the
34th Salora Kesari Dangal ti-
tle after he defeated wrestler
Nisar Ahmed of J&K Police in
the main bout that took place
at Salora in district Jammu.
Dangal was organized by
Salora Dangal Committee in
association with J&K Indian
Style Wrestling Association
under the overall supervision
of president Salora Dangal
Committee, Chuni Lal
Ramotra and Rajinder
Kumar Ramotra.
Joint Secretary of J&K
State Sports Council, Shiv
Kumar Sharma was chief
guest, who gave away the
cash prizes to winners and
runners-up wrestlers of vari-
ous bouts. Former police of-
ficer (SP), Prithvi Raj
Sharma, PRO to MLA
Devinder Rana, Tavraz, SHO
Ajay Singh Chib and Naresh
Kumar (Pappu Lakri) were
guests of honour. Prominent
among those present were
former Sarpanch, Romesh
Chander, Bansi Lal, Rattan
Lal Sharma and Satish
Kumar.
In all, 62 bouts decided in
this day-long dangal and the
winner of main bout, Karan
awarded with cash prize of Rs
9,000 while runners-up, Nisar
Ahmed got Rs 6,000 prize. The
second main bout won by
Babba of Kot Bhawal beating
Virender of Panipat and Angrej
of Doom Charri (Punjab) beat
Farooq of Sarore in another
fight for the same bout.
Meanwhile, bouts played be-
tween Rehmat Ali of
Mallerkotla (Punjab) and
Ishaq Ahmed (Lallu) of
Bajrangi Akhara Jammu;
Farooq of Dinanagar (Punjab)
and Ajay Sharma of
Udhampur; Vikas of Delhi and
Sadiq of Domana Akhara
Jammu; Rimpy of Ludhiana
and Salman of Chopra Shop
Udhampur; Roshan Lal of J&K
Police and Malkiat of Amritsar
and Jakker of Sarore (Jammu)
and Johnny of Himachal
Pradesh ended in a draw.
Salora Dangal Committee
members and technical offi-
cials who helped for conduct of
this Dangal were Chuni Lal
Ramotra, Rajinder Kumar
Ramotra, Arun Kumar
Ramotra (Punny), Ahem Din
Choudhry, Shamshu Singh,
Ashok Kumar, Mohd. Sharif,
Chaman Lal, Sandeep
Kumar, Om Parkash, Naresh
Kumar (Pappu Lakri), Om
Parkash Verma, Sat Paul
Verma, Raj Singh, Mohd.
Fareed and Murli Dhar
(Munna), Pawan Kumar
(DC). The proceedings were
conducted by Mohd. Fareed,
while welcome address was
presented by Rajinder
Kumar Ramotra and vote of
thanks by Chuni Lal
Ramotra.Other Results:
Chain Singh of Reasi beat
Ravinder of Ludhiana; Abhul
Rashid of Mallerkotla beat
Nadeem of Doda; Ali of
Kathua beat Vijay Kumar of
Bai Bajaltha; Hossiar Singh
of Mahore of J&K Police beat
Billa Bhathi of Jammu;
Khanna of Jallandher beat
Anku of Jammu; Gopal
Sharma of Jindrah beat Deva
of Delhi; Bobari of Sarore
beat Ganesh of Delhi; Ajay of
Ludhiana beat Asif of
Bajrangi Akhara Jammu;
Bablu of Basantgarh
(Udhampur) beat Sher
Kamal of Doom Charri
(Punjab); Ranjit Singh of
J&K Police beat Amit of Delhi
and Kala of Himachal beat
laikat Ali of Bajrangi Akhara
Jammu.
Punjab wrestler Karan lifts Salora Kesari title
Winner of the Sarore Kesari dangal, Karan of Punjab receives title from chief guest, Shiv Kumar Sharma.
