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Rains Lash Valley, More ForecastSRINAGAR: Moderate rains lashed this summer capital on Tuesday morning as the minimum temperature settled around normal in most places except Gulmarg, the world famous skiing resort.A meteorological department official said that Srinagar witnessed 14mm of rains and recorded a minimum temperature of 10.7 degrees Celsius against 10.6 degrees Celsius normal for this time of the season.Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a low of 10.5 against More On P8

4 killed As Armed Militants Storm Pak HotelKARACHI: Three heavily-armed militants on Saturday stormed a luxury hotel in Pakistan’s port city of Gwadar in the restive Balochistan province, leading to a fierce gunbattle in which four persons including the attackers were killed, police said.The armed men entered the upscale Pearl Continental (PC) Hotel and opened random firing, a senior police official said.They shot dead a guard at the entrance, the army’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. More On P8

2 Bodies RecoveredSRINAGAR: Police on Saturday recovered two unidentified male bodies under mysterious conditions from Srinagar and Ganderbal districts of central Kashmir.A police spokesman said the body, aged about 30 years, was recovered from river Jehlum near Ghat Parimpora area in the city.The body was later taken to PCR Hospital for autopsy and other medico legal formalities, he said."Proceedings under section 174 CrPC have been initiated," the spokesman said.In another incident, an unidentified body was recovered from nallah Sindh More On P8

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HATIM TILWONYE: THE LEGENDARY STORY TELLER OF KASHMIRThe art of story telling practised by successive generations of ordinary Kashmiris

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Geologist Dr. Afroz Ahmad Shah explains in a detailed interview.

Why Ego Should Not Be Allowed To Stall Eco-Friendly Initiative At KUAtharParvaiz

Srinagar: A friend from Kashmir University (KU) sent me some pho-tos which he had taken near the university’s iconic Iqbal Library. He wanted to show me how serene KU campus looks these days without cars honking andwhizzing around -- and parked on roadsides in the campus following arecent deci-sion from the KU administration to keep the campus free of diesel and patrol propelled vehicles.

The photos looked soothing to the eyes and depicted an atmo-sphere of picture-perfect peace and tranquility with students and

academicswalking in little packs of three, fouror morein the universi-ty’s sublime campus.After all, when

it comes to natural beauty and charms of a university campuses, KU can arguably take the crown at

least in south Asian region.But oddly enough, some ele-

ments in the university have start-ed building pressure on the univer-sity administration to remove this ban aimed at greening the campus. Insiders in the university said that many of these people are academ-ics. Communication among the university staff members, which this writer gained access to, partly makes a pathetic reading with some members citing ridiculous reasons for removing the ban.

For example, one staff member has raised questions about health emergencies, inter-departmental visits and offering More On P8

Jammu Woman Alleges Rape By Civil, Police OfficersHC Orders Crime Branch Probe To Be Completed By June 29Observer News Service

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered Crime Branch to probe truthful-ness or otherwise of a complaint against three police and public officers by a woman that she was raped following demolition of her house in Jammu.

As per the allegations con-tained in the complaint filed by the woman, a Demolition Squad lead by the SDM, North,

Jammu along with the three accused officers demolished her house on 3 August 2018 with the use of JCB, Tipper and Cranes. She claimed that not only her house was demolished without any notice or warning but she was also manhandled on the spot by a senior police officer who forcibly put her into the van and took her to the Po-lice Post, Chinore.

She alleged that she was kept in the Police Post for two nights

from 03.08.2018 to 05.08.2018. She also alleged that a false and frivolous case was regis-tered against her under Sections 107/151 Cr.PC. She further al-leged that on the evening of 03.08.2018, "she was shifted to a secluded room behind the main building of the Police Post and was slapped and molested by one of the accused persons who then forcibly committed intercourse with her without her consent".

“He was followed by “2 others

who also repeated the same act with the petitioner (woman).”

She said that on the inter-vening night of 04.08.2018 and 05.08.2018, the trio ravished her again. She wanted to get herself medically examined on 05.08.2018, but, was also not per-mitted to do so.

She also claimed to have gone to SMGS Hospital, Jammu for getting herself examined, but, the trio managed that no such examination More On P8

Police Forms SIT To Probe Sumbal Minor’s Rape

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SRINAGAR: Police on Saturday said that it has constituted a Special Investigating Team (SIT) to probe alleged rape of a minor girl in Malikpora village in Sum-bal area of north Kashmir’s Ban-dipora district.

SSP Bandipora Rahul Malik said that that the SIT compris-ing SDPO Sumbal, SHO Sumbal and Sr.PO has been constituted to investigate the entire case.

“The age confirmation of ac-cused will be determined on the basis of scientific medical

test to be conducted by team of senior doctors,” SSP said.

The incident, involving the rape of a 3-year-old girl by the ac-cused identified as Tahir Ahmad Mir (in his 20s), has sparked out-rage across the area with people demanding stern and exemplary punishment for the culprit.

The police have already ar-rested the accused and an FIR number 81/2019 under section 363/342/376 stand registered against him at Police Station Sumbal. However residents of the area are agitated at the slow pace of police investigation.

Protesters Demand Death To CulpritSRINAGAR: Kashmir University students on Saturday held a peaceful protest demonstration over the horrific rape incident that took place in Sumbal-Sonawari on Friday.Reports said that dozens of students held a sit-in near Allama Iqbal Library and then marched towards Humanities Block, inside the Varsity premises, carrying placards mostly of which read, "Punish the Guilty", "End the Rape Culture", "Death for Rapist" and "Justice for Victim".Yasir Hussain, a Music and Fine Arts department student said that they have gathered to demand a stern and deterrent punishment to the culprit."We have gathered here to demand a stern punishment to the culprit", Yasir said while adding that "the culprit should be More On P8

Stranded Traffic Allowed On Highway after 3 Days

SRINAGAR: Vehicles, strand-ed on the Jammu-Srinagar highway for two days due to a landslide in Ramban dis-

trict, were allowed to move on Saturday, while no new traffic was allowed for now, officials said. More On P8

Traffic Affected On Mughal RoadPOONCH: Fresh sliding and snowfall near Pir Ki Gali Saturday led to suspension of traffic on Mughal road from Saturday morning. The officials said that due to fresh rainfall and snowfall, a sliding took place near Pir Ki Gali in this morning, which led to suspension of traffic.The traffic remained suspended till Saturday evening following which it was restored for one way traffic.

LEH INCIDENT

'No Rigging In Postal Ballots System’Officials Give Clean Chit to Army

NEW DELHI: The Deputy Commissioner of Leh district Saturday expressed satis-faction at the Indian Army’s probe after it found that complaints against the alleged rigging in the system of postal ballots were baseless.

Avny Lavasa, the DC and district elec-tion officer for Leh, had earlier written to the Army’s Leh-based 14 Corps saying that a complaint had been received that com-manding officers were allegedly indulg-ing in electoral malpractices, asking their jawans about their voting preferences rather than letting them vote directly.

On Friday, the Army said that a pre-liminary probe had revealed that the al-legations were baseless, and an attempt was being made “to tarnish” its image.

In a letter dated 11 May, Lavasa ac-knowledged the Army’s More On P8

KU Orders Probe Into Leakage Of English PaperController Examination Says Such Incidents ‘Unacceptable’, Assures Stern Action Against Guilty

SRINAGAR: A day before the English BG second semester ex-amination was scheduled, the question paper was circulated on social networking sites.

The examination is con-ducted by the Kashmir Univer-sity, the highest seat of learn-ing in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to the reports, the paper was shared on social media on the evening of May 8 even as the More On P8

Stage Set for Penultimate Phase of Lok Sabha PollsNEW DELHI: The fate of several Union ministers including Rad-ha Mohan Singh, Harshvardhan and Maneka Gandhi, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress leaders Digvijay Singh and Jyoti-raditya Scindia will be decided Sunday in the sixth and penulti-mate phase of Lok Sabha polls to be held in 59 constituencies in six states and Delhi.

Elections will be held in 14 seats in Ut-tar Pradesh, 10 seats in Haryana, eight con-stituencies each in Bi-har, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, seven seats in Delhi and four in Jharkhand.

Over 10.17 crore voters are eligible to exercise their fran-chise to choose among the 979 candidates in fray. The Election

Commission has set up over 1.13 lakh polling stations for smooth conduct of polls.

Big test for BJPThe elections in this phase

are seen as a big test for the BJP which had won 45 of these seats in 2014, with the Trin-

amool Congress bagging 8, the Congress two and the

Samajwadi Party and the LJP one seat each among others.

In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP had won 13 of

the 14 constituencies in 2014, the only exception be-ing Azamgarh, won then by SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav.

However, the BJP had to face defeat in the bypolls in Phulpur and Gorakhpur constituencies last year. More On P8

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nOTice inViTing TenDeRsniT no. 02/eeQ/2019-20/508-82 DaTeD 08-5-2019

For and on behalf of the Governor, J&K State, e-tenders are invited on item rate basis from approved and eligible Contractors registered with J&K State Govt., CPWD, Railways and other State/Central Governments for the following works:-

s. no

name of Work est. cost (Rs. in lacs)

cost of T/Doc. (in Rs)

e/m ( in Rs )

Time T&D of Opening of Bid

class mh of account

1. Restoration of road surface by way of 25mm thick semidense in patches/stretches on Verinag and Dooru market road with allied links

15.90 lacs800/= 31800/= 10 Days

21-5- 2019

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2. Widening of road surface of Verinag Kapran road Km -11th -15th by way of p/l Rcc pipes, earthwork cutting, construction of cement concrete drain, p/l WBm gr-2nd and construction of Retaining Wall/Brest Wall.

20.54 lacs

800/= 41080/= 10 Days

21-5- 2019

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3. Restoration of road surface by way of clearance of malba, construction of kacha drain, supply and filling of nallah muck at sunken portion and p/l of WBm gr-2nd on road surface from Railway Bridge to ganie mohalla herpora. (length-500 mtr)

3.81 lacs 200/= 7620/= 10 Days

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Position of AAA/TS :- AA Submitted Position of funds Demanded 1. Date of Issue of Tender Notice 08-5-20192. Period of downloading of bidding documents From 11-5-2019 10.00 A.M to 20-5-2019 4.00 P.M3. Bid submission Start Date 11-5-2019 from 10.00 A.M4. Bid Submission End Date 20-5-2019 upto 4.00 P.M5. Date & time of opening of Technical Bids (Online) 21-5- 2019 at 11.00 A.M in the Office of the Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Division Qazigund

1. The Bidding documents Consisting of qualifying information, eligibility criteria, specifications, Drawings, bill of quantities (B.O.Q), Set of terms and conditions of con-tract and other details can be seen/downloaded from the departmental website www.jktenders.gov.in as per schedule of dates given below:- Note:- The contractors are advised to read all conditions laid down in the NIT carefully before uploaded soft copy Any shortfall found in the soft copy the tender shall be rejected.Note. As per circular issued by Government of Jammu Kashmir Civil Secretariat Finance Department vide O.M.No.A/24(2017)-651 Dated:7-6-2018 which reads as under:-a. Furnishing of hard copies of bids immediately after submission of e-tenders is dispensed with. The same should be obtained only from the bidder who’s declared Ist –Lowest (L-1) after opening of financial bids.b. The cost of tenders should be collected by introducing e-challan or simply uploading a copy of necessary treasury challan /receipt.c. Similarly, instead of insisting on actual Call Deposit Receipt, a copy of same duly pledged to the concerned Department should be uploaded by the tenderers. However, before allotting the work or Issuing the supply order, the original CDR should be obtained and kept on record. 2. During uploading bid must be accompanied with cost of tender document fees in shape of e-Challan/Tresuary Receipt (Non-Refundable) on account of validity of tender receiving authority and no Treasury Receipt/E-Challan before date and after date shall be entrained. The same should be favoring to Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Division Qazigund Crediting to MH:0059-PW (Revenue).3. As per order issued by the Superintending Engineer PWD (R&B) Circle Anantnag/Kulgam HQ:Khanabal vide letter No.3867-70 Dated: 4-8-2018 which reads as under:-a) The intending bidders should write the name of work and Sl.No. of NIT on the Treasury receipt/E-Challan while uploading their bids.b) The Treasury Receipt/E-Challan representing the cost of Tender document once used/uploaded for a particular work/NIT cannot be re-used for any other Nit/Same Fresh NIT.

No. 508-82 DATED 08-5-2019 EXECUTIVE ENGINEER R&B DIPK-1328/19 DIVISION QAZIGUND

government of Jammu & KashmirOFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PDA, PAHALGAM

ph. /fax no: 01936-243125

nOTice inViTing TenDeRe-niT sl nO ee/pDa/ 10 of 2019-20 Dated 09/ 05/2019For and on behalf of the Governor of J&K State ,The Executive Engineer, Pahalgam Development Authority, Pahalgam ( PDA ) hereby invites E- tenders ( In single cover system ) on item rate basis from the eligible contractors registered with J&K Government PWD,CPWD, for the following works .

s.no name of the work adv. cost ( Rs in lacs )

e/m cost of tender document

Time for completion

class of contractor

01 Repairs / renovation of sub- Divisional office Building of pDa at pahalgam.

2.00 Rs 4000/= Rs 200/= 30 Days Dee

Position of Funds;- Demanded. ` Terms and conditions;- 1. The bidding document consisting of qualifying information ,eligibility criteria ,specification drawings and bill of quantities ( BOQ) set of terms and conditions of the contract and other related details can be seen/downloaded from the departmental website www.jktenders.gov.in as per scheduled dated given below;-

01 Date of issue of tender notice 09-05-2019 03 On line Bid submission start date 17-05-2019 from 10 am. 04 On line bid submission last date 23-05-2019 up to 4.00 pm 05 Date and time of opening of on line bids 24-05-2019at 12.00 pm

2. In light of the recent order issued by J&K Finance Department the 1st lowest bidder is required to deposit the CDR in original along Treasury Challan as tender docu-ment fee in the office of undersigned within three days after declaration of successful bidder. All interested participants are intimated to upload the following documents on line . i. Cost of tender documents in the shape of e-challan or Treasury Challan /receipt. ii. Bid security deposit ( EMD) in the shape of CDR /FDR pledged to Executive Engineer, PDA drawn from any nationalized/reputed bank.iii. Registration card duly renewed for the current year 2018-19 or 2019-20 3. The on line bids shall be opened on the date mentioned above in the office of the Executive Engineer , PDA Pahalgam .In case of any unavoidable circumstances like Hartal, etc, the tenders shall be opened on the next working day or any subsequent date convenient to the Authority.4. The bidders are advised to mention the name of work with reference to NIT SL. NO and item Number of the particular work on the CDR, Treasury Challan hard copies of same should reach to the office of undersigned for proper sorting . In case of any ambiguity found the tender shall not be entertained. 5. In case the bid of the 1st lowest tenderer is found unbalanced the said bidder shall has to produce an additional performance security in the shape of CDR/FDR as per following break up within seven days from the date of issue of notice. S.No Percentage of unbalanced bid on account of low rates Additional deposit to be produced. 01 Up to 15% below Nil 02 Greater than 15% of the adv. Cost ( Estimated rates ) 5% of estimated cost 6. In case the 1st lowest bidder fails to deposit the additional security as mentioned above within the stipulated time the offer shall be extended to the 2nd lowest tender as so on. 7. The department shall not be responsible for any technical error or delay in submission of on line bids due to any reason.8. The Successful bidders of SHG will not sublet the work to any third person or party. In such case action under rules shall be initiated and defaulters shall be recommended for blacklisting. 9. The successful bidders are also bound to provide insurance coverage, approved uniform ,T& P and all boarding and lodging facilities to the labourers engaged by him on the job. 10. The department can modify the terms and conditions, specification of work if need arises before the dead line date of receipt of tenders.

NO.EE /PDA / Executive Engineer, Dated 02 -5 -2019 DIPK-NB-550/19 Pahalgam Dev. Authority. Pahalgam

fax /ph: 0194-2416090 e-mail: eomcganderbal@gmail.com govt. of Jammu & Kashmir

OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE GANDERBALshort Term Tender notice

for an on behalf of governor of J&K state sealed tenders affixed with Rs: 5/= revenue stamp are invited from appropriate agencies/ sources for supply/arranging following items / service required for up-keeping arrangements during the mella Kheer Bawani Ji shrine Tulmulla and shri amarnath Ji Yatra 2019. The tenders should reach to this office by or before 20/05/2019 2.00 pm supported with earnest money of Rs: 5000/= in the shape of call Deposit Receipt pledged to execu-tive Officer municipal committee ganderbal.

1 supply of labours for a period of 2 months for sanitation purpose.

25 labours (Rate to be quoted per labour)

2 Water proof Tents shamania type along with requisite mat-ting Details of matting to be given in the tender.

2 no’s Rate to be quoted per sq. fts. per day

3 Bedding for labours /staff for night hours The details of bed-ding to be provided in the tender.

Rate to be quoted per bed mattress, pillow and Blanket

TERMS & CONDITIONS1. The labours have to work on shift basis so as to maintain 24 hours continue services for the Yatra for collection and disposal of waste at Yatra base camp manigam ganderbal & Kheer Bawani and to maintain cleanliness in lavatory blocks at designated places from nagabal to sonamarg.2. The labours must be from sweeper community so as to facilitate employment opportunity to down trodden class in the 1st preference.3. The labours deployed have to put on proper uniform/ dress code to be provided by the municipality ganderbal.4. if any labour who fulfills the above criteria and desires to work during this period can also apply and quote his daily rate.5. The labours / labour whose services would be acquired have to work under the control of the officer of munici-pal committee ganderbal. in the event of any indiscipline felt by the supervisory staff the municipality reserves the right to evict him. no: mc/gbl/2019/ executive OfficerDated: municipal committee DIPK-NB-555/19 ganderbal

pUBic nOTiceThe name of my son has been wrongly written in School Records as Musharaff Bhat S/o Abdul Hamid Bhat R/o Harwan So-pore whil his correct name is Muhammad Musharaff Bhat S/o AbduL Hamid Bhat R/O Harwan Sopore which needs immediate correction. If any body having any objec-tion in this regard he/she may file his/her objection in the office of the Principal SRM. Welin Education Trust Sopore within a pe-riod of seven days from the date of publica-toin of this notice. After that no objectoin shall be entertained.

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ADMISSION NOTICE-2019 (CUKAT) Online applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to the following programmes through Central University of Kashmir Admission Test (CUKAT-2019)

MA in Islamic Studies PG Diploma in Alternate Banking B.Voc in Tourism and Hospitality Management B.Voc in Retail and Logistic Management B.Voc Food Production B.Voc Food and Beverage services

SELECTION CRITERIA: Entrance Test (CUKAT) Score :100%

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OM : 850/- Reserved Categories : 500/- (SC, ST, OBC, PWD, and EWS)

3. Reservation of seats for SC, ST, OBC, PWD and EWS categories is as per Government of India norms. 4. One supernumerary seat is reserved for residents of Ganderbal district. 5. It is to be noted that OBC category candidate shall not belong to creamy layer and are required to submit the certificate

in prescribed format of Govt. of India. 6. Please note SC Category means Schedule Caste only and OBC does not mean RBA category.

Schedule of Activities ACTIVITY DATE

Issuance of Notification and opening of online Application Form 05.05.2019 Availability of online Application Form and related documents on the university website

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OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD (R&B) CITY ROADS DIVISION SRINAGAR.fResh shORT TeRm nOTice inViTing TenDeRs

niT no: - e-niT/12/cRD Of 2019-20 R&B/ e-tendering, DaTeD: 09-05-2019.

for and on behalf of the governor, J&K state, e-tenders (in single cover system) are invited on item rate basis from approved and eligible contractors registered with J&K state govt., cpWD, Railways and other state/central governments for the following works:-s. no name of Work est. cost

(Rs. in lacs)cost of T/Doc. (Rs. in lacs)

e/m (Rs. in lacs)

Time T&D of Opening of Bid

class mh of account

1 improvement Development of road surface from naid Kadal to Khankah e moulla via Kalashpora with allied links by way of provid-ing and laying of 50mm thick compacted bituminous macadam 25mm thick compacted semidense and 6mm thick compacted seal coat.

Rs.34.00 lacs

Rs.1100/- Rs.68000/- 20 Days 15-05-2019 at 4:00 am

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2 improvement Development of road surface from Bohri Kadal chowk to nowhatta via malaratta including allied links by way of providing and laying of 50mm thick compacted bituminous macadam 25mm thick compacted semidense and 6mm thick compacted seal coat.

Rs.29.00 lacs

Rs.1100/- Rs.58000/- 15 Days 15-05-2019 at 4:00 am

aaY with hmp & hmpO

c&T

3 Renewal coat of road surface on left side of lal Bazar by way of pro-viding and laying of 50mm thick compacted bituminous macadam in patches 25mm thick compacted semidense and 6mm thick com-pacted seal coat.

Rs.35.00 lacs

Rs.1100/- Rs.70000/- 20 Days 15-05-2019 at 4:00 am

aaY with hmp & hmpO

c&T

Position of AAA/TS Submitted. Position of funds Committed. 1. The Bidding documents consisting of qualifying information, eligibility criteria, specifications, Drawings, bill of quantities (B.O.Q), set of terms and condi-tions of contract and other details can be seen/downloaded from the departmental website www.jktenders.gov.in as per schedule of dates given below:-1. Date of issue of Tender notice 09-05-2019.2. period of downloading of bidding documents from 10-05-2019 10 a.m to 15-05-2019 4.00 p.m3. Bid submission start Date 10-05-2019 from 10.00 a.m4. Bid submission end Date 15-05-2019 upto 3.00 p.m6. Date & time of opening of Bids (Online) 15-05-2019 at 4.00 a.m in the Office of The executive engineer, pWD (R&B) city Roads Divn. srinagar.

2. Bids must be accompanied with cost of Tender document in shape of Treasury challan in favour of executive engineer R&B city Roads Division srinagar (tender inviting authority) and earnest money / Bid security in shape of cDR / fDR/ B.g pledged to executive engineer R&B city Roads Division srinagar (tender receiving authority). 3. The date and time of opening of Bids shall be notified on Web site www.jktenders.gov.in and conveyed to the bidders automatically through an e-mail message on their e-mail address. The bids of Responsive bidders shall be opened online on same Web site in the Office of executive engineer R&B city Roads Division srinagar. (tender receiving authority).4. The bids for the work shall remain valid for a period of 120 days from the date of opening of Technical bids 5. The earnest money shall be forfeited, if:- a. any bidder/ tenderer withdraws his bid/ tender during the period of bid validity or makes any modifications in the terms and conditions of the bid. b. failure of successful bidder to furnish the required performance security within the specified time limit. c. failure of successful bidder to execute the agreement within 28 days after fixation of contract. 6. instruction to bidders regarding e-tendering process. no:- Executive Engineer,Dated: - DIPK-1316/19 R&B City Roads Division Srinagar.

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Office Of The Regional Transport Officer Kashmir Notice

Whereas, a joint application has been received from Shri Nisar Ahmad Bhat S/O Gh Hassan Bhat R/o Sathu Barbarshah Sriangar ( Transferor) and Shri Shabir Ah Sheikh S/O Ghulam Nabi SHeikh R/o Channa Mohalla Chattabal Sriangar (Transferee) for transfer of Maxi Cab carriage route Permit No 6963/MC Covering Vehicle No JK01Q-9181 AS well as HPA cancellation with J&K SBI Rssmecc-.

Now, therefore, it is notified for general information that objections, if any to the proposed transfer of the said route permit / vehicle shall be filled in writing in the office of the Regional Transport Officer, Kashmir. Within a period of 7 days from the date of publication of this notice in the daily News Paper Kashmir Observer.Seller and purchaser identified by the authorized representatives of New J&K Road Ways Namely Mr Moham-mad Yaseen

NO: JK/RTOK /1435 Sd/-Dated: 11/05/2019 Regional Transport Office, Kashmir

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This Day in History

• 1328 - Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV and assembly of priests select Pietro Rainalducc as anti-Pope Nicolaas V

• 1328 - Antipope Nicholas V, a claimant to the papacy, is consecrated in Rome by the Bishop of Venice

• 1525 - Battle at Biblingen: Zwabische Union beats rebel Wurttemberg farmers

• 1588 - Catholic League under duke Henri de Guise occupies Paris

• 1588 - Catholic League under duke Henri de Guise occupies Paris

• 1604 - Spanish garrison of Aardenburg surrenders to Mauritius

• 1640 - Uprising against Spanish king Philip IV• 1689- England & Netherlands form

League of Augsburg• 1777- 1st ice cream advertisement (Philip

Lenzi-NY Gazette)• 1780- British troops occupy Charleston, South

Carolina (Revolutionary War)• 1797- First Coalition: Napoleon I of France

conquers Venice.• 1821- The first major battle of the Greek

War of Independence against the Turks occurs in Valtetsi.

• 1862 - Federal troops occupies Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• 1863 - Battle of Raymond, Mississippi• 1864 - Battle of Drewry's Bluff, fought in

Chesterfield County, Virginia (Peninsula Campaign), Confederate victory (US Civil War)

• 1864 - Battle of Spotsylvania, fought near Courthouse, Virginia (Overland Campaign), inconclusive result (US Civil War)

• 1864 - Battle of Todd's Tavern, cavalry battle fought near Todds Tavern, Virginia (Sheridan's Raid), inconclusive result (US Civil War)

• 1890- The first-ever official cricket County Championship match begins. Yorkshire beats Gloucestershire by eight wickets at Bristol.

• 1908- Wireless Radio Broadcasting is patented by Nathan B Stubblefield

• 1925- Uzbekistan & Kirgizistan become autonomous Soviet republics

• 1928- Benito Mussolini ends women's rights in Italy

• 1940- Nazi blitzkrieg conquest of France began by crossing Muese River

• 1941- British forces march into Alexandria• 1941- Konrad Zuse presents the Z3, the

world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin.

• 1943- Axis forces in North Africa surrender• 1965-Israel & West Germany exchange letters

beginning diplomatic relations• 1991- A new cancer drug is announced which

can only be found in bark of a rare tree in the Pacific Northwest

HIJRI CALENDAR

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Bloody start to May, 52 dead in first week

Observer News Service

Srinagar - New spurt in militant violence has left at least 52 people dead in the first week of May. The dead include lop militant command-ers and a senior Army officer. Scores of people mostly civilian pedestri-ans were wounded during the week in various grenade attacks across the strife-torn state. A total of 33 militants, 11 security personnel and 8 civilians were killed in the week that saw a string of militant attacks in the Valley. A large cache of arms and ammunition was also seized.

Atequllah Shah, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's nephew, became the first victim of the week when he was fired upon by mili-tants at Bijbehara in south Kashmir district of Anantnag on May one.

Militants killed Mohammad Ramzan Mian, the Chairman of the Pat-tan Municipal Committee, and another politician Jabbar Khanday at Doru in Anantnag on May 3. Same day troops gunned down six top Lashkar-c-Taiba (LeT) militants, including four Pakistani nationals, in a six-hour-long gun battle near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch dis-trict of Jammu region. With this, about 22 infiltrators had been killed by the Army and the Border Security Force (BSF) during the past two weeks in the state On May 4, Security forces achieved a major success when it killed 14 commanders of the Hizbul Mujahideen mililants in a fierce encounter at Lawaypora in north Kashmir's Bandipora area.

The gunfight erupted after security forces cordoned off the village where a meeting of Batallion and Company commanders of the Hizb was going on. Five houses were also damaged in the fierce gun-battle.

Two minor girls were killed in a militant attack at a marriage party at Lohad Malah in Jammu's Udhampur district on May 5. On May 6,four militants and a soldier were killed in the Jammu region.

The week was capped with the killing of senior Army officer, Major Salman Khan -by militants at Pazipora in Trehgam of border district of Kupwara. There has also been a spurt in the militant violence since the launch of the bus service between the divided Kashmir after nearly 58 years. According to reports, more than 145 people, including 111 mili-tants have been killed in different incidents across the Kashmir valley since the bus service was inaugurated on April 7,

(Kashmir Observer, 12 May, 2005)

Judicial conference held in SrinagarSRINAGAR: Former Judge Supreme Court of India and Chairman 2nd National Judicial Pay Commission Justice P. V. Reddi visited Jammu & Kashmir along with Member Justice R. Basant and Member Secretary of the Commission Vinay Kumar Gupta. The Commission had detailed deliberation with the Judicial Officer of Jammu & Kashmir.Registrar General, J&K High Court welcomed the Chairman and Members of the Commission and opened the discussion. Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar Abdul Rashid Malik, gave a detailed presentation on Pay Allowance, Amenities and Advances etc. including retirement age of the Judicial Officers. Later an open house discussion was held in which the Judicial Officers raised issues related to pay and allowances.The retired Judicial Officers led by former District & Sessions Judge Harbans Lal highlighted their demands related to fixation of pension, medical facilities, security to retired District Judge, home orderly etc. The Commission heard the in-service officers as well as retired judicial officers patiently and sought certain clarifications from the Judicial Of-ficers on the consultation paper prepared by the commission. The Ju-dicial Officers thanked the commission for visiting the State of Jammu & Kashmir and hearing views of the Judicial Officers both serving and retired. The meeting ended with the vote of thanks by Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar, Abdul Rashid Malik.

Over 1300 establishments inspected; several sealed, profiteers booked

‘Vested interests’ use forces’ deployment to foment trouble: Auqaf

Observer News Service

Srinagar: Kashmir University stu-dents on Saturday held a peaceful protest demonstration over the hor-rific rape incident that took place in Bandipora the previous day.

Reports said that dozens of stu-dents held a sit-in near Allama Iqbal Library and then marched towards Humanities Block, inside the Varsity premises, carrying placards mostly of which read, "Punish the Guilty", "End the Rape Culture", "Death for Rapist" and "Justice for Victim".

Yasir Hussain, a Music and Fine Arts department student said that

they have gathered to demand a stern and deterrent punishment to the culprit. "We have gathered here to demand a stern punishment to the culprit", Yasir said while adding that "the culprit should be stoned to death" which according to him "will serve an ultimate lesson for others."

Sakeena, part of the demonstra-tion, from Persian department, expressed her concerns over the safety of girls in Kashmir. "Girls are now not safe in Kashmir, Sakeena said while adding that we get to hear news of such heinous crimes on a daily basis now. Demanding death penalty to the accused, she

said that, "We request the authori-ties to hang the rapist to stop such cases from happening in the future". While raising slogans against the culprit, the students later on dis-persed peacefully near Humanities block. Pertinently, the incident that has sent shivers down the spines of everyone involved the rape of a 3-year-old Bandipora girl by the accused identified as Tahir Ahmad Mir who is in his 20's. The police have already taken the accused into custody and an FIR number 81/2019 under section 363/342/376 stand registered against him at Police Sta-tion Sumbal.

Minor’s rape: Kashmir University students hold demonstration

JAMIA CLASHES

Observer News Service

Srinagar: Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar Saturday said the deployment of govern-ment forces in large numbers creates an “atmosphere of fear among the worshipers” and gives “vested interests” an op-portunity to foment trouble and violate the sanctity of the historic mosque. The statement comes a day after clashes erupt-ed in Nowhatta area following congregational Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid yesterday.

“The use of live ammunition against the devotees after Fri-day congregation triggered cha-os all around,” Anjuman said in a statement. “Thousands of people from across the valley including far off districts reach the historic Jamia Masjid to lis-ten to the Friday sermon and to seek blessings of Almighty Allah, and offer Friday prayers but the presence of government forces in large numbers around the Masjid creates an atmo-sphere of fear among the wor-shipers,” the statement said.

The Anjuman while strongly denouncing the “use of lethal pellets against the worshipers that include women, children and elderly” said the “deliberate presence of government forces in large numbers is damaging the centrality and sanctity of the Masjid which is the spiritual centre of lakhs of Kashmiris.”

“The deployment of govern-ment forces in huge numbers before the prayers also gives ample opportunity to certain vested interests to foment trou-ble around the mosque and to damage the sanctity and sacred-

ness of the grand masjid,” the statement said.

The Ajuman has time and again called on the administra-tion to ensure there is no de-ployment of government forces around Jamia Masjid on Fridays

but the “frequent pleas seems to be falling on the deaf ears as forces remain deployed in large numbers as seen on first Friday of the holy month.”

The Anjuman said that the way prayers are held peace-

fully in Kashmir’s major shrines, masjids and Imam Baras with zero deployment of government forces, “same model should be applied for Jamia as well so that people offer prayers in a free and peaceful atmosphere.”

PEOPLE OFFER PRAYERS on the first Friday of Ramazan In the historic Jamia Masjid Srinagar..Picture: Abid Bhat

RAMAZAN OVERPRICING

Observer News Service

SRINAGAR: Special market-check-ing teams constituted on the di-rections of the District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary Saturday held rigorous inspections of markets across the Srinagar dis-trict in efforts to curb overpricing of fresh food commodities.

The market-checking was held across all seven Tehsils of the dis-trict to verify adherence to ap-proved prices and quality of fresh food commodities sold in markets and curb profiteering and black marketing complaints of which were received following the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar highway.

Teams comprising officials from Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Af-fairs, Legal Metrology, Food Safety, Srinagar Municipal Corporation and Police inspected markets in their respective jurisdictions inspecting an aggregate of over 1300 business establishments. Business establish-ments and sellers found overcharg-ing or violating other provisions of relevant laws were booked and sealed and profiteers arrested.

Strict warnings were given to

dealers in all Tehsils to ensure strict adherence to approved rates and to desist from over-charging and black marketing.

The District Magistrate has di-rected all executive magistrates of the district to ensure daily in-spections of all fresh food markets falling within their respective ju-risdictions throughout the month of Ramadan. He has instructed for taking strict action against all those indulging in overpricing.

Dr Shahid has warned all business establishments and sellers against overpricing of essential commodi-ties and appealed the general pub-lic to report any instances thereof at phone number 9419080036.

It was said two senior officers from FCSCA department designated as Enforcement Officers for areas falling within the larger jurisdic-tions of North and South of the dis-trict can also be contacted for com-plaint registrations at 9906464944 and 7051736919 respectively.

Meanwhile the district adminis-tration has clarified that there is no shortage of essential commodities in the district adding that addition-al stocks are also arriving.

Observer News Service

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Gov-ernor, K K Sharma, Saturday reviewed the zonal plan prep-aration of Srinagar. The meet-ing was attended by Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development, Dheeraj Gupta, Vice Chairman, Srinagar De-velopment Authority, Parvez Sajad Ganie, Chief Town Plan-ner, Fayaz Ahmad Khan and other senior officers.

During the review, the Ad-visor was apprised about the progress made in preparation of the zonal plans. It was in-formed that approved Master Plan of Srinagar has 53 zones.

It was also stated that the despite insufficient man power

available the dead line was fixed for its completion by May, 2020.

The Advisor directed the Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development to have periodic reviews about the progress of Zonal Plans and also suggested in order to expedite the preparation on zonal plans possibilities may also be explored of extra pro-fessional man power includ-ing subject experts for value addition of the work.

The Advisor also discussed urban development scenario in light of the approved mas-ter plan and directed further that the document should not confined to paper work alone but should be converted in deliverables on the ground.

Advisor reviews Srinagar Zonal Plan preparation

Viper rescued from Omar’s Gupkar residenceSrinagar: A venomous snake was rescued by wildlife officials from National Conference vice presi-dent Omar Abdullah’s Gupkar residence here. Quoting official sources, a local news agency reported that a team from the wildlife department was rushed to the former Jammu and Kashmir chief min-ister’s official residence following reports about the presence of a snake there.“A Wildlife SOS team in Srinagar rescued the highly dangerous snake, spotted at Omar Abdullah’s residence on May 9 and it was released in Dachigam,” the agency reported. The viper, locally called ‘Gunas’, is a highly-venomous snake. In 2017, a cobra was found at the residence of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti in Jammu.

PEOPLE HOLD PLACARDS DURING a protest at Srinagar's Press Enclave against the rape of a minor girl in Bandipora. .........Pic Abid Bhat

Impact of plastic pollutants on wetlands discussedSRINAGAR: The Department of Wildlife Protection and Wetlands, Division Kashmir Saturday organized a function here at Hokersar Wetland Reserve to celebrate the ‘World Migratory Bird Day’.The function was organized in collaboration with the NGO “National Society for the Protection of Water Re-sources Wetlands and Forests”. The aim of the function was to impart the importance of the migratory birds among the masses and the school going children. “During the program main emphasis was given regard-ing the impact of plastic wastes in the Wetlands and the catastrophe it inflicts in the killing of millions of migratory birds in seas and other water bodies world over. Besides, the participants were informed about the detrimental role of the plastic pollutants which choked the in feeding channels of the Wetlands and turned them invalid as an essential abode for the migratory birds,” an official spokesperson said.Various speakers on the occasion threw light on this year’s theme “Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution!”

NEWS Sunday| 12-05-2019 4I r a n F M I n S y r I a

Making Sense Of The World Around U s

Press Trust Of India

Just over one-third of the world’s 246 longest rivers re-main free-flowing, according

to a study which found that dams and reservoirs are drastically reducing the diverse benefits of-fered by healthy rivers.

A team of international re-searchers, including those from

McGill university in Canada and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), as-sessed the connectivity status of 12 million kilometers of rivers worldwide.

the study, published in the journal Nature, provides the first-ever global assessment of the loca-tion and extent of the planet’s re-maining free-flowing rivers.

Researchers determined that only 21 of the world’s 91 riv-ers longer than 1,000 kilometres that originally flowed to the

ocean still retain a direct connec-tion from source to sea.

the planet’s remaining free-flowing rivers are largely re-stricted to remote regions of the Arctic, the Amazon Basin, and the Congo Basin.

“the world’s rivers form an intricate network with vital links to land, groundwater, and the atmosphere,” said lead au-

thor Gunther Grill of McGill’s Department of Geography.

“Free-flowing rivers are important for humans and the environment alike, yet economic development around the world is making them increasingly rare.

“using satellite imagery and other data, our study examines the extent of these rivers in more detail than ever before,” Grill said.

Dams and reservoirs are the leading contributors to connec-tivity loss in global rivers.

US Sends Patriot Missiles, Warship To Middle East To Deter Iran

Agencies

tunis; A boat carrying scores of refugees and migrants has capsized in the Mediterranean sea off the coast of tu-nisia, killing at least 65 people, according to the united Na-tions refugee agency (uNHCR).

uNHCR said in a statement on Friday that 16 survivors were pulled from the water after the vessel sank “in one of the worst incidents on the Mediterranean in months”.

“this is a tragic and terrible reminder of the risks still faced by those who attempt to cross the Mediterranean,” said Vincent Cochetel, uNHCR’s special envoy for the Mediterranean.

Only four bodies have been recovered so far and search operations were ongoing, the International Orga-nization for Migration (IOM) said in a twitter post.

According to reports by tunisia’s state-run tAP news agency, the boat carrying as many as 70 refugees and mi-grants sank 40 nautical miles off the coast of sfax, some 270km south of the capital, tunis.

Fishing boats rescued the survivors, tAP reported.IOM, which described the incident as “another trag-

edy in the Mediterranean”, said the vessel took to the sea from neighbouring Libya, where renewed warfare between rival factions has gripped the capital, tripoli, in recent weeks.

An IOM official told the Associated Press news agen-cy those on board included Bangladeshi and Moroccan na-tionals, among others.

‘Tragic, terrible’: Scores die as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

Two-Thirds Of World’s Longest Rivers Stifled By Dams, Reservoirs: Study

Agencies

Washington: the Us gov-ernment has approved the de-ployment of a Patriot missile defence battery and another warship to the Middle East amid increasing tensions be-tween the Us and iran.

the uss Arlington, which transports marines, amphibi-ous vehicles, and rotary aircraft, as well as the Patriot missiles, will join the uss Abraham Lin-coln carrier strike group, which already passed through Egypt’s suez Canal on thursday, and is currently sailing in the Red sea, according to CNN.

the us says the deployments of military hardware to the region comes in response to “heightened Iranian readiness to conduct offen-sive operations”.

the Patriot missile system is a defence mechanism against air-craft, drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, and is currently deployed in Bahrain, Jordan, Ku-wait, Qatar and the united Arab Emirates (uAE).

“the Acting secretary of De-fense has approved the movement of uss Arlington (LPD-24) and a Patriot battery to us Central Com-mand (CENtCOM) as part of the command’s original request for forces from earlier this week,” a Pentagon statement said.

Earlier in the week, a us air force bomber task force, including B-52 bombers, also arrived at the us airbase Al udeid in Qatar, us Central Command said.

“the Department of Defense continues to closely monitor the activities of the Iranian regime, their military and proxies. Due to operational security, we will not discuss timelines or location of forces. the united states does not seek conflict with Iran, but we are postured and ready to defend us forces and interests in the region,” the statement added.

Iran has dismissed the moves

as “psychological warfare” de-signed to intimidate it.

In an advisory posted on thursday, the us Maritime Ad-ministration (MARAD) said that since early May there had been an increased possibility of Iran or its regional proxies taking action against us and partner interests.

these included, MARAD said, oil production infrastructure, af-ter tehran threatened to close the vital strait of Hormuz chokepoint in the Arabian Gulf through which about a fifth of oil consumed glob-ally passes.

a man prays before breaking his fast during the fasting month of ramazan in Peshawar. — reuters

GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

OFFICE OF THE BLOCK MEDICAL OFFICER CHATTERGAM

Tel No: 01951-237457, Email: bpmuchattergam2011@gmail.com

Tender NoticeSealed tenders affixed with Rs.10/- revenue stamps are invited from interested registered suppliers for supply of Drugs/ Consumables for CHC Chattergam, Budgam for financial year 2019-20, which should reach office of the undersigned within 07 days from the date of publication of the Notice. The Tenderer has to deposit a CDR @ 2% of tender amount pledged to the Block Medical Officer Chattergam.For further details/ queries, interested parties are requested to contact office of the undersigned through E- mail: bpmuchattergam2011@gmail.com. The tender shall be opened on closing date of this tender in presence of the tenderers at 02:00pm at BMO Office, Chattergam.Undersigned reserves the right to reject / cancel/disqualify any tender without assigning any reasons thereof. The detailed list of annual requirements is given below: -

S/NO Name of items

X-Ray Items

1. 12’’x15’’ (X- Ray Films ) 2. 10’’x12’’(X- Ray Films ) 3. 08’’x10’’(X- Ray Films ) 4. Dental (X- Ray Films ) 5. X- Ray Developer (22 ½ liters) 6. X- Ray Fixer (22 ½ liters) 7. E.C.G Paper Rolls 8. E.C.G jelly 9. U.S.G Printing paper 10. U.S.G Jelly 11. Sanitizer 12. Xylene

Laboratory – Reagents 1. Glucose –Erba 2. Urea -Erba 3. Creatine-Erba 4. Uric acid –Erba 5. Bilirubin –Erba 6. SGOT-Erba 7. SGPT-Erba 8. Alkaline Phosphate –Erba 9. Total Protein –Erba 10. Albumin –Erba 11. Triglycides (TG)-

Erba

12. Cholesterol –Erba 13. Blood Grouping

(tulip)

14. HIV (espen) cards 15. HbSAg 16. VDRL 17. HCV 18. Malaria Parasite 19. HCG (pregnancy

devices)

20. IgG/Igm Widal 21. Accuchek Strips for Glucometer 22. Urine Strips 10 P 23. Glass slides 24. Cover slips 25. CBC Lyse & Rinse /Diluent 26. Urine Analyzer paper 27. CBC Analyzer paper 28. HCL N/10 29. Probe cleaner for CBC

S/NO Name of items

X-Ray Items

1. 12’’x15’’ (X- Ray Films ) 2. 10’’x12’’(X- Ray Films ) 3. 08’’x10’’(X- Ray Films ) 4. Dental (X- Ray Films ) 5. X- Ray Developer (22 ½ liters) 6. X- Ray Fixer (22 ½ liters) 7. E.C.G Paper Rolls 8. E.C.G jelly 9. U.S.G Printing paper 10. U.S.G Jelly 11. Sanitizer 12. Xylene

Laboratory – Reagents 1. Glucose –Erba 2. Urea -Erba 3. Creatine-Erba 4. Uric acid –Erba 5. Bilirubin –Erba 6. SGOT-Erba 7. SGPT-Erba 8. Alkaline Phosphate –Erba 9. Total Protein –Erba 10. Albumin –Erba 11. Triglycides (TG)-

Erba

12. Cholesterol –Erba 13. Blood Grouping

(tulip)

14. HIV (espen) cards 15. HbSAg 16. VDRL 17. HCV 18. Malaria Parasite 19. HCG (pregnancy

devices)

20. IgG/Igm Widal 21. Accuchek Strips for Glucometer 22. Urine Strips 10 P 23. Glass slides 24. Cover slips 25. CBC Lyse & Rinse /Diluent 26. Urine Analyzer paper 27. CBC Analyzer paper 28. HCL N/10 29. Probe cleaner for CBC 30. EDTA tubes 31. Red top tubes 32. Floride tubes 33. Leishman’s stain 34. Distal water 35. Blood lancets 36. Spirit 37. Micro tips (small) 38. Micro tips (big) 39. Immersion oil 40. Widal kit (tulip) 41. Bio chemistry test tubes 42. ESR tubes 43. Ez cleaner 44. Sodium citrate tubes 45. ESR disposable stand 46. R F Kits 47. Hb Tube Square 48. Hb Pupette 49. Hb Globinometer 50. Urine Strip 2p 51. Occult Blood Cards 52. Handwash 53. Glass Tubes Small

Drugs for Labour Room

1. Inj. Ceftroxone 2. Inj. Epidocin 3. Inj. Drotin 4. Inj. Syntocinon 5. Inj. Methargin 6. Inj. Vit- K 7. Inj. Prostodin 8. Inj. Hemaceal 9. Inj. Hydrocortizone 10. Inj. Dexona 11. Tab. Cefexime 200 mg 12. Tab. Zespas 13. Tab. Methergin 14. I/R Gloves 15. Catgutt (2-0 & 1-0) 16. Cord clamps 17. Insulin syringes 18. Adhesive Strips 19. Disposable Gowns 20. Mackantosh 21. Savlon liquid 22. Betadine liquid

30. EDTA tubes 31. Red top tubes 32. Floride tubes 33. Leishman’s stain 34. Distal water 35. Blood lancets 36. Spirit 37. Micro tips (small) 38. Micro tips (big) 39. Immersion oil 40. Widal kit (tulip) 41. Bio chemistry test tubes 42. ESR tubes 43. Ez cleaner 44. Sodium citrate tubes 45. ESR disposable stand 46. R F Kits 47. Hb Tube Square 48. Hb Pupette 49. Hb Globinometer 50. Urine Strip 2p 51. Occult Blood Cards 52. Handwash 53. Glass Tubes Small

Drugs for Labour Room

1. Inj. Ceftroxone 2. Inj. Epidocin 3. Inj. Drotin 4. Inj. Syntocinon 5. Inj. Methargin 6. Inj. Vit- K 7. Inj. Prostodin 8. Inj. Hemaceal 9. Inj. Hydrocortizone 10. Inj. Dexona 11. Tab. Cefexime 200 mg 12. Tab. Zespas 13. Tab. Methergin 14. I/R Gloves 15. Catgutt (2-0 & 1-0) 16. Cord clamps 17. Insulin syringes 18. Adhesive Strips 19. Disposable Gowns 20. Mackantosh 21. Savlon liquid 22. Betadine liquid 23. Betadine ointment 24. Suction catheters Disposable 25. Pencil cells 26. Inj.Labetolol 27. Inj.Transostat 28. Enema Proctolysis 29. Inj.Anti-D 30. Inj.Iron Sucrose 31. Surgical Blade10/22/15 32. Cidex Solution 33. Catgut 3.0/2.0 34. Proline 3.0/2.0 35. Surgical Dressing Pads. 36. Xylocane Gel 37. Foleys Cather-14/16 two way 38. Ryles Tubes 39. Hydrogen Paroxide 40. Tab.Ondastran 41. Inj.Deriphyline 42. Inj.Etophyline

Drugs for Casualty 1. Inj. Diclofenac Sodium 2. Inj. Hyocine Brutyle Bromide 3. Inj. Superspas 4. Inj . Procholoroparzine 5. Inj. Tramodol 6. Inj. Furusamide 7. Inj. Adernaline 8. Inj. Ondenstron 9. Tab. Cholozep 0.5 10. Xylociane 2% (inj/ Jelly) 11. Syrup. Anti acid 12. Inj.PCM 13. Inj.Dexamethasone 14. Inj.Bascopan 15. Tab.Nimuslide 16. Tab Metronidazole 17. Inj.ARV 18. Inj.Atropine Sulphate 19. Inj.Rantadine 20. Inj.Envas 21. Inj.Insulin 30/70 22. Inj.Pam 23. Inj.Diazepam 24. Inj.Diltazine 25. Tab.Diltazine 26. Spirit 27. Inj.Ringer lactate

28. Inj.Normal Saline500ml/100ml 29. Inj.Phenergan 30. Inj.Avil 39 Inj Pentaprazole 40 mg 40 Throat Lozenges 41 Tab Cetrazine 10 mg 42 Tab Anti Cold 43 Tab Ammlodepin 5mg

Surgical Instruments :- 1. Upper Pedo forceps 2. Tissue Holding forceps 3. Straight Elevators 4. Periostiol Elevator 5. Cross Bar 6. Cheteal forceps 7. Apexo Elevator

Filling Instruments :- 1. Scissors small –curved

Root Canal Instruments:-

1. Reamers (15-40) 2. G.P Point (45-70) 3. Broaches / Files 4. Paper Points 5. Sodium Hypochlorite 6. Hydrogen Peroxide 7. Temporary Filling 8. Spirit Lamp 9. Spirit for spirit lamp 10. Surgical Spirit 11. Betadine 12. Eugenol 13. Zn oxide 14. Light Cure Material 15. Scaler Tips 16. Burrs –Assorted 17. EDTA-Gel

19 Ca .Hydroxide Paste 20 Numit Spray 21 Suturing Material (Ethicon) 22 BP.Blades 6,8,10 Dental Materials :-

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Muslims Afraid, Resentful As Ethnic Divide Deepens In Sri LankaAgenices

Colombo: N K Masliya says she has been visiting a neighbour-hood clinic in the northwestern sri Lankan village of Rathmaly-aya for over five years, always dressed in a black abaya – a cloak-like over-garment worn by some Muslim women.

But when Masliya went to the clinic nearly three weeks after Islamic militants killed over 250 people in churches and hotels across the country, she said things had changed.

the 36-year-old said she was in a queue with her five-year-old daughter when a nurse told her to remove her abaya, saying: “What if you blow us up with your bomb?”

Muslim groups say they have received dozens of complaints from across sri Lanka about people from the community being harassed at workplaces, including government offices, hospitals and in public transport since the Easter sunday attacks.

the government has blamed the attacks on two little-known radical Islamic groups. Islamic state has claimed responsibility.

In the city of Negombo, where over 100 people were killed at the st. sebastian’s Church during Easter prayers, many Paki-stani refugees said they fled after threats of revenge from locals.

‘US Passes Phone Number To Swiss In Case Iran Wants To Call’Agencies

Washington: the White house has contact-ed swiss authorities to share a telephone num-ber with iran in hopes that tehran will contact Us President Donald trump, Cnn reports.

the White House con-tacted the swiss on thurs-day, the same day trump publicly appealed to Iran to call him amid heightened tensions, the broadcaster cited a source as saying.

the source, however, said Iran was “highly un-likely” to demand the num-ber from swiss authorities.

the swiss embassy rep-resents us interests in teh-ran, where Washington has had no mission since 1980.

While trump called for talks on thursday, he did not rule out military action against Iran.

Earliest this week, hawkish national security adviser John Bolton an-nounced that the us was deploying an aircraft car-rier strike group and a

bomber task force to the Middle East in a bid to send a “message” to Iran.

Asked about the deploy-ment decision on thursday, trump said Iran had been "very threatening."

"We have information that you don’t want to know about. they were very threatening, and we just want to have — we have to have great security for this country," trump said.

On Friday, a senior commander of Iran's Is-lamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) stressed that tehran would not engage in talks with the Americans.

IRGC’s deputy head for political affairs, Brigadier General Yadollah Javani, said the us thinks it can in-timidate Iran into negotia-tions with a combination of military threats and sanc-tions, but to no avail.

the senior military commander also said the us will not dare to wage a war on Iran despite its de-ployment of bombers and an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf.

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Srinagar: Pulwama and Shop-ian districts of South Kashmir have been the primary focus of the secu-rity forces this year so far as out of total 77 militants killed across the Valley, 40 were killed in these twin districts alone in 18 encounters, a local news agency reported on Saturday. Quoting official data, the agency reported that Pulwama wit-nessed ten encounters in which 22 militants were killed while as Shop-ian saw eight encounters resulting in the killing of 18 militants.

“In addition to these encounters which had lead to casualties, there were at least four incidents of ex-change of fire, in Tral belt where militants managed to escape after exchange of fire,” figures reveal. They state that on January 3, three militants namely Tawseef Ahmad, zubair Ahmed, both residents of Chersoo, Awantipora and Shakoor Ahmad of Laribal Tral were killed in forests of Gulshan Pora Tral.

“On January 8, a non local mili-tant belonging to Jaish Muhammad outfit was killed in a brief encoun-ter at Chowdribagh in Litter area of Pulwama,” the figures reveal. “On January 26, two militants of Jaish including one local namely Saqib Ahmad of Arihal were killed in an encounter at Khonmouh area of Pampore belt in Pulwama district.

The figures disclose that on Feb-ruary 1, two Jaish militants namely Shahid Baba of Drabgam and Anay-at Zarger of Arihal were killed in an encounter at Drabgam. “On Febru-ary 6, a militant namely Irfan Ah-mad sheikh of Chakoora, Pulwama was killed in a brief shootout in his native village,” the figures reveal. “On February 12, A militant Hilal Ahmad Rather of kakapora area was killed in an encounter at Ratnipora

Pulwama.”On February 18, three mili-

tants including Hilal Ahmad from Pingelan Pulwama were killed in an encounter at Pingelan, Pulwa-ma. “On March 5, two local Hizb militants namely Irfan Ahmad from Shareef Abad Tral and Adfar Fayaz from Gulshan pora Tral were killed in an encounter in Tral town,” offi-cial figures available with KNO, re-veal. “On March 10, three militants including top local Jaish Command-er Mudasir Khan were killed in an encounter at Pinglish Tral.”

On April 1, four militants namely Tawseef Ahmad from Gadbug Pul-wama, Zafar Ahmad from Moolu Shopian, Aaqib Kumar from Hillow Imam Sahib and Muhammad Shafi from Sedow Shopian were killed in an encounter at Lassipora Pul-wama. In Shopian, on January 22, Three militants including Dr Shams ul Haq of sugan, Shoiab shah of Shirmal and Aamir Ah Bhat of Chid-dipora chitragam were killed in an encounter in a hideout in orchards of Shirmal, Shopian.

On February 27, two militants in-cluding one local namely Sahil Ah-mad from Saidpora Shopian were killed in an encounter at Memen-dar, Shopian. “On March 22, two militants namely Showkat Ahmad( former spo) of Harmain and Yasir Ahmad of Arhama were killed in an encounter at Gadhapora, Shopian.”

“On March 28, three militants namely Aaqib Ahmad Bhat from Armulla Pulwama, Basharat Ahmad from Wasoora, Pulwama and Sajad Khanday of Bamnoo Pulwama were killed in an encounter in a hideout in Keller area of Shopian. On April 6, two militants namely Bilal Ahmad from Keegam and Rahil Rashid from Nuner Ganderbal were killed in a brief shootout in orchards of Pargo-chi, Shopian.

40 militants killed in 18 gunfights this year in Shopian, Pulwama

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Srinagar: A shocking video has gone viral on social media show-ing a brown bear tumbling into a stream from a steep moun-tain ridge after being stoned by people in Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompt-ing authorities to launch an op-eration to trace the animal. The eight-second video -- shared on Twitter by former director

Tourism, Kashmir, Mehmood Shah - shows a brown bear be-ing stoned by people in Drass area of Kargil district in Ladakh region of the state. The bear had climbed a steep mountain ridge after being chased by the people from the nearby village, but fell into a stream after losing bal-ance as stones were thrown at the animal. The people could be heard cheering as the animal tumbled into the stream.

The incident sparked outrage on the social media as several people, including former Jammu

and Kashmir chief minister Me-hbooba Mufti, termed it heart-breaking and inhuman.

"Heartbreaking & inhuman. Why invade their habitat in the first place?" Mehbooba wrote on Twitter while sharing the video clip. Several netizens have de-manded that the people behind the stone throwing on the ani-mal be identified and brought to book. After the incident came to the fore, the authorities have

launched an operation to trace the bear and are also trying to identify the people involved in the act. Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Baseer-ul-Haq Choud-hary has ordered an inquiry and teams from the wildlife and oth-er departments have been con-stituted to trace the brown bear.

"An FIR has been registered," the DC said, adding they were also trying to identify the people who threw stones at the bear due to which it slipped into the stream and action would be tak-en against them.

Bear tumbles off cliff after being stoned by people

Div Com reviews market checking, availability of essentials

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SRINAGAR: In view of holy month of Ramzan, the Divi-sional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan Saturday convened a meeting with all Deputy Commissioners of the valley to review progress of market checking, supply posi-tion of essential commodities, availability of water and elec-tricity supply across the Val-ley. All Deputy Commissioners informed the meeting about the progress report of market checking drives launched in their respective districts.

The meeting was informed that a fine of Rs 15,000 was recovered today and ten shops of profiteers were sealed in Pulwama district. Similarly in Shopian 200 estab-lishments were inspected in and Rs 7000 as fine was realized from erring traders. In Kulgam fine amount of Rs 39,000 was recov-ered besides 200 kg of rotten vegetables were also destroyed. It was revealed that in Anantnag district Rs 1.34 lakh fine has been recovered from the erring trad-ers during the drive that started from Monday, besides 270 kg of rotten vegetables were also de-stroyed by the checking squad. Ten shops were sealed in Ban-dipora and 43 quintals of rotten fruit and vegetables were also destroyed in the district. The meeting was also informed that Rs 40,000 fine was realized in Baramulla. Similarly in Kupwara, Rs 1.40 lakh fine was recovered and 4.50 quintals of rotten veg-etables were destroyed. The of-ficials of Budgam also informed the meeting that a fine amount-ing to Rs 73000 fine were realized from erring traders, besides, 110 kg vegetables and 50 litres of ex-pired juices were also destroyed during the process. Giving the details of market checking drive in Srinagar, the meeting was in-formed that 213 complaints were received in which 1300 shops and establishments were checked and Rs 2.8 lakh of the fine was recov-

ered from profiteers from Mon-day. DCs further informed the meeting that there is adequate stock of essential commodities like ration, LPG and petroleum in their districts. The Divisional Commissioner asked all Deputy Commissioners to intensify the market checking drive and arrest the profiteers, hoarders and black marketers, besides seal their es-tablishments under the relevant section of the aw.

Div Com said that all Deputy

Commissioners would ensure the smooth distribution of es-sential commodities in the Val-ley, besides ensure that all shop-keepers should display rate list of essentials at their shops. The meeting was further informed that 20 lakh birds and 85,000 sheep are available in farms of Animal and Sheep Husbandry departments.

He asked Animal and Sheep Husbandry departments to do health audit of birds and sheep laden trucks at Lower Munda round the clock. Khan also ex-

horted upon the SMC authori-ties to provide better sanitation arrangements, besides installa-tion and repair of street lights in the city and other important religious places. PDD and PHE officials informed the meeting that they will ensure uninter-rupted power and water supply in this holy month. The Divi-sional Commissioner stressed on the concerned departments to work with dedication, syner-gy so that people do not face any

inconvenience during the holy month of Ramzaan. Additional Commissioner Kashmir, Deputy Commissioners of Srinagar and Shopian, Commissioner Sri-nagar Municipal Corporation, Controller Legal Metrology De-partment, Directors of FCS&CA, Urban Local Bodies, Sheep & Animal Husbandry, Chief Engi-neers of PHE & PHE and other concerned officers were present in the meeting.

All other Deputy Commis-sioners participated the meeting through video conferencing.

Minor drowns while crossing footbridgeDoda: A 12-year-old boy, who was returning home from his school, drowned after he fell into a stream while crossing a wooden footbridge in this hilly district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday.Farman Ali, a resident of Bhatoli-Bhalessa village, was a Class 2 student, they said. They said the body was fished out by the locals after other boys raised an alarm. "Due to rain, the wooden bridge, which had no side railing, had become slippery. At the middle of the bridge, he lost control on the slippery log and fell into the water," the officials said quoting the eye-witnesses.

MEMBERS OF KASHMIR ECONOMIC ALLIANCE hold a protest in Srinagar against the imposition of toll tax at Sangam on Srinagar-Jammu highway

Several shops sealed, erring traders fined across Kashmir: Officials

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Advisor urges wholesalers, retailers to adhere to fixed pricesSrinagar : Advisor to the Governor, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, has issued a fervent appeal to both wholesaler and retailer associations to advise their members to observe self-re-straint and collectively decide not to charge more than the prices fixed by the Government.

Ganai, who is Advisor in-charge Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department, made this appeal in light of possible disruptions on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway due to forecast of intermittent rains over the next few days and the holy month of Ramadhan. He said the Government would take all proactive steps to ensure that people do not face any hardships in the availability of es-sential commodities during Ramadhan.

The Advisor further stated that the prices have been fixed after taking into consideration all market forces which leaves no room for an undue spike in the prices of essential commodities. He warned that strict action will be taken against those wholesalers and retailers who shoot up prices abnormally and violate the rates fixed by the Government.

FIR registered, probe ordered as viral video of incident sparks outrage

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Jammu: Light rains and snowfall Saturday provided respite to Jam-mu residents, who were reeling under scorching summer condi-tions for the past week. The day temperature in the city plummet-ed by over five notches to settle at 32.7 degrees Celsius after high altitude areas experienced light snowfall, while plains received rain. The Meteorological depart-ment (MeT) has forecast light rain to thundershowers at several plac-es in Jammu and Kashmir over the next 48 hours. The light snowfall in Peer Ki Gali along Mughal Road briefly disrupted traffic between the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch and Shopian to the south. Traffic interruption notwithstand-ing, over 2,500 vehicles crossed Jawahar Tunnel along Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, offi-cials said. Officials said vehicular movement was affected by a fresh landslide and continuous shooting of stones from the hillocks over-looking the highway in Ramban sector. Jammu, the winter capital of the state, had experienced the season's highest and lowest day

and night temperature on May 9 at a high of 40.1 degrees Celsius and 25.5 degrees Celsius, which was 3.3 notches and 2.5 notches above the season's average respectively.

The residents of Jammu woke up to pleasant weather Saturday morning with heavy cloud cover and a light spell of rain bringing some relief from the blistering heat which has gripped the region since May 4. Though the night-time temperature recorded in the city on Friday was 24.6 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees above nor-mal, the day temperature marked a dip of 5.7 notches to settle at 32.7 degrees Celsius, which is 4.2 degrees below normal during this time of the year, a MeT official de-partment said. Jammu, which re-ceived light rains in the morning, had recorded maximum tempera-ture of 38.4 degrees Celsius on Friday. However, shooting stones from the nearby hillock impeded traffic movement.

The highway was closed on Wednesday after a massive land-slide in Digdole area, leaving thou-sands of vehicles, including trucks carrying livestock, fresh fruit and vegetables, stranded.

Rain, snowfall bring relief from scorching heat in Jammu

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Baramulla: Inhabitants of Pehlipora in Tehsil Boniyar here have expressed resentment over the lack of doctors in Primary Health Center (PHC), stating that only one doctor has been posted here to tackle the rush of more than ten villages. Villages including Pehli-pora, Mazgam, Naganari, Muqam, Ze-hanpora, Hiller, Peerniya, Kachadari, Bimyar, Hakapathri, Ejara and Badhar consisting over a population of more than ten thousand people are irked due to lack of doctors, saying that the auithorities have failed to facilitate them with proper health care staff. The residents said that PHC was in-augurated in the year 2009. The staff includes one doctor, one FMPHW, one pharmacist with mere required

equipments and no ambulance ser-vice. Nasir Geelani, a resident told KNO that they are facing immense hardships due to lack of basic facilities in the health center. “Primarily, the PHC was allotted with an ambulance but later after couple of years that also was taken away,” he said. The resi-dents said that deputing a sole doctor in the PHC is not enough to tackle the rush of over villages, thus more doc-tors should be deputed here so that the residents here could heave a sigh of relief. They said that people know that PHC doesn’t have the proper fa-cilities; therefore the patients avoid to visit there. Block Medical Officer (BMO) Boniyar, Dr. Bashir Ahmad said that they have the satisfactory staff in the health center although there is the problem of ambulance.

This ‘Public Health Centre’ has no ambulancePHC Pehlipora functioning marred by staff, infrastructure shortage: Locals

Six drug peddlers arrested, 1 booked under PSAJammu: Six suspected narcotic smugglers were arrested and a notorious drug peddler was detained in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, police said Saturday. Tariq Ahmad alias "Madam", a resident of Lassana village of Surankot, was detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Poonch district on Friday and sent to district jail in Rajouri, a police official said. The PSA is an administrative detention law that allows detention without charge or trial for up to two years in some cases. "Ahmad is a noto-rious drug peddler and was also involved in fake currency racket," the official said. He said two drug peddlers -- Nazir Ahmad of Udhampur and Nawaz Sharief of Jammu -- were arrested along with 45 intoxicant injections from Sidhra locality of Jammu Saturday. Three more drug peddlers were arrested along with 11 g of heroin during vehicle checking at Potha bypass in Poonch district Friday evening, he said. The of-ficial said one more peddler was nabbed from Bashla village of Bhaderwah in Doda district and 330 intoxicating tablets were recovered from him.

16 passengers injured in mishapJammu: Around 16 passengers sustained injuries, after a vehicle met with an accident on highway at Jaggar Kotli, Udhampur. A police official told KNO that five passengers have sustained serious injuries. “Accident took place at 11:50 am when a passenger ve-hicle bearing registration number (JK02AP 0039) was on way from Udhampur to Jammu and hit a roadside parked truck," the police official said. The police official said all the injured were shifted to GMC Jammu for treatment.

Meeting held to review issues of RailwaysSrinagar: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today convened a meet-ing to review various issues faced by the employees of Indian Railways in the valley. Supply of drinking water and electricity were among the other issues discussed during the meeting. The Divisional Commissioner asked concerned officers to provide all facilities to the Railway department across the valley on priority basis so that their employees shall be able to per-form their essential duties in a hassle free manner. Additional Commissioner Kashmir, Chief Engineers of PHE & PDD, Divisional Mechanical Engineer Railways and other concerned officers were present in the meeting, whereas Deputy Commissioners Baramulla, Budgam, Pulwama and Anantnag participated the meeting through video conferencing.

KCCI delegation meets GovernorSrinagar : A delegation of the Kashmir Chamber of Com-merce and Industry led by its President Sheikh Ashiq Ah-mad, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. The delegation apprised Governor about economic losses suffered due to frequent closure of Jammu-Srinagar road link and requested for urgent repair of this road link; declaring Mughal road as a National Highway; introducing air connectivity between Srinagar and Jammu on the pat-tern of the ‘UDAN’ scheme of the Ministry of Civil Aviation;

conversion of foot bridges on river Jhelum into motorable bridges; crop insurance scheme for Agriculture and Horti-culture sectors; restoration of cross-LoC Trade; introduction of effective measures to prevent and manage floods; making available land for industrial use; making common STPs functional to protect water bodies; and revival of carpet manufacturing industry in State. The delegation extended invitation to Governor about the upcoming Ambassadors Meet in New Delhi on 25th May.

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To be widely read and to be well read are two different and distinct things. We have many readers but a lot of them are ignoramuses. Sometimes we can learn a lot more by reading a single good book that what other person can learn from many books. We should be very se-lective in choosing books. Time is limited and we have lot to learn and understand. Don’t let your time be wasted by low class books. Prefer master pieces over mediocre ones.

Yoonus BhatThis is extremely gruesome act and I wonder how the people of Kashmir are silent over such issue. On Thursday a 3-year-old girl was rapped by a 25-year-old boy in Bandipora district and every one is silent over this. 3 year old kid doesn’t even know what she had gone through.If same incident would had done by any non-Muslim guy ev-ery one would have raised voice against it. The boy should be hanged in the middle of road so that no one would dare to involve in such crime now onwards.This nuisance is prevailing in the valley every now and than and people are not raising voice against it. If today it was this 3-year-old kid tomorrow it will be me or some one else’s daughter.

Bisma Bhat

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Ramadan, Ramzan, And The CrescentP

rior to the commencement of the holy month, it has now become almost a ritual to get drawn into the simmering debates, mainly over social media, on how to rightly articulate

its name. in my childhood, it was almost always called ramzan. Having studied in an islamic school up until matric, i can say with certainty that our learning of Arabic was in the Kashmiri accent and nobody ever thought it was any less ‘islamic’ or inferior.

Long after we’d left the school, about two decades back, the elocution underwent a gradual but definite change, when emphasis was placed on reverting to ‘orig-inal’ Arabic delivery. Therefore, Ramzan became Rama-dan and namaz was increasingly described as salah. It was only during my stay in the United Kingdom when the original Arabic terminology became the standard; more because amid various cultural and linguistic com-munities of the faithful, Arabic words became the au-thentic and acceptable way for a majority. Besides, the new generation of Muslims – those born and brought up outside of their parents’ socio-cultural geographies – preferred to use the terminology that asserted their faith as their salient and new cultural marker rather than their ethnic background.

I happily embraced the change. I would start my fast with 'suhoor' instead of traditional sehri. This brought the attendant feeling as if the decades-old practice of pray-ing on a jai namaz was perhaps a little inferior. There-fore, from then on, I had to negotiate my prayers on a mussala. There was some exception though. Working in East London, the holy month was overwhelmingly called Romjan – under the irresistible influence of a large immi-grant population of first-generation Bengalis who refused to comply with the new format of piety.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also dis-played his partisanship, albeit a subtle one, on the debate. In 2015, on June 16, he talked about ‘Ramadan’. Extend-ing his warm wishes he tweeted: “Spoke to President @ashrafghani, PM Sheik Hasina & PM Nawaz Sharif to

extend my best wishes at the start of holy Ramadan on June 18”.

Some of his followers pilloried him for what they blamed was a glaring example of Arabisation. Obviously, Modi Ji has since moved on – and by miles. In this elec-tion season, where he has been accused of fanning Hindu extremism to suit his electoral victory plan, he has qui-etly moved back to the Indian vernacular describing the holy month as Ramzan as depicted by his tweet earlier in the week. “Greetings on the start of the holy month of Ramzan. May this auspicious month further the spirit of harmony, happiness, and brotherhood in our society”.

The lexical war on Ramadan vs Ramzan debate is often laden with tensions and what is disconcerting is that it is being unnecessarily escalated as some sort of a clash between progression and regression. The change in the delivery of the terminology is being obdurately con-tested by a dedicated bunch of people who would like to designate themselves as liberals but won’t tolerate any at-tempt by their lesser educated countrymen to recast their religio-cultural identities. Such attempts are made to con-tain a so-called Islamisation or Arabisation movemen. I have heard some gleeful narrations from people who are ready to display pride at their children speaking foreign languages like natives or even mimicking their practices but any attempts to interchange Arabic words for local jargon is loathed. On balance, the other side also seems to be dedicated in their efforts to nullify the vernacular expressions of faith or its identity.

The other exciting aspect of Ramadan is the sighting of the moon or, if one is more technical-minded, the ap-pearance of the crescent. Of late, this has become such a deeply contested practice that one can divide Muslims on the basis of their opinion on the issue. As Kashmiris from the Indian side, we have traditionally been accustomed to deciding our Ramadan and Eid on the basis of the moon-sighting by Pakistan’s Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, as com-municated by official Pakistani radio or television. Much to the chagrin of the Indian establishment, the practice

has continued despite the government’s efforts to prop-up local ‘muftis’ or ‘mirwaizs’. Bashir-ud-Din, a self-designated ‘Mufti-e-Azam’ of Kashmir who passed away sometime back was often blamed for deciding the advent of Ramadan or Eid after listening to news reports on Ra-dio Pakistan. Bashir Ahmad Bashir, Kashmir’s first news cartoonist with mass appeal, had once in the mid-1980s made a highly controversial cartoon depicting the Mufti-e-Azam delivering his verdict on moon-sighting while re-ceiving updates from a tiny radio transistor fitted hidden inside his ear, tuned to Radio Pakistan.

It was only in the past few years that we learned that Pakistan does not have a consensus on the issue, despite an official body dedicated to harvesting the sighting from the vast skies. Armed with an array of long telescopes that almost prod the sky on the designated occasions, the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee headed by Mufti Muneebur Rehman makes little impact on his lesser known but more powerful Mufti from Peshawar.

One cannot fail to pay profuse tributes to the most powerful vision of Mufti Popalzai for winning where technology often fails. He has created an indelible record of creating moon-sightings even on occasions when it is virtually impossible to do so by the most advanced equip-ment. To be fair to him, this lunar division is not con-fined to Pakistan. Muslim communities in Europe, and in particular in the UK, have often been divided on the issue. This has caused widespread confusion as Muslim communities in a locality have ‘celebrated’ the arrival of Ramadan or of Eid on varying days. This has diluted their demands for a holiday on Eid as they could never arrive at any consensus on its date. This sounds quite regressive at a time when employing a little bit of time-tested sci-entific know-how could solve this issue, once and for all.

In this backdrop the recent announcement by Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawwad Chaudhry to form a scientific committee to decide on the lunar cal-endar is a welcome step that could save a lot of agonizing and disagreements.

Murtaza Shibli

I happily embraced the change. I would

start my fast with 'suhoor' instead of traditional sehri. This brought the attendant feeling as if the decades-old practice of praying on a jai namaz was perhaps a little inferior. Therefore, from then on, I had to negotiate my prayers on a mussala. There was some exception though. Working in East London, the holy month was overwhelmingly called Romjan – under the irresistible influence of a large immigrant population of first-generation Bengalis who refused to comply with the new format of piety.

There is a consensus among scientists that a high-intensity earthquake is unavoidable in Kashmir. Scientists are not sure when it can strike, but it can definitely strike any-

time in future. As part of preparations, scientists say that a building audit needs to be carried out to examine whether buildings and other structures in Kashmir can withstand high-intensity earthquakes or not? Common perception among experts is that standard earthquake resistant building codes are not being practiced in the region and that all structures that have been constructed so far need retrofitting to avoid destruction in the near future.In 2011, US ge-ologist Roger Bilham of the University of Colorado revealed that Kashmir could be hit by a quake with a magnitude of up to 9 on the Richter scale. Bilham advised planning for the "worst case.

In this backdrop, Kashmir Observer’s contribut-ing editor, AtharParvaiz, did an email interview with Dr. Afroz Ahmad Shah (AAS), a Geologist at Physi-cal & Geological Sciences(UniversitiBrunei Darus-salam) to know his expert views on these earthquake warnings and his thoughts on the preparations and the disagreements he has shown recently with some co-scientists in the field. Here are the excerpts:

Q. As a Geo scientist, what is your take on recent warnings from geologists about the possibility of a high-intensity earthquake in Kashmir?

AAS:The earthquake warning in Jammu and Kashmir is real, and there is potential for an earth-quake with a magnitude of 8 and above to occur in this region. However, we are not sure when, and which portion of the active fault systems will host such an event. This requires more work on ground, which is largely missing.

Q. Brief us about the reviews (you have made) of journal articles/papers predicting or analyzing earthquake threats about Kashmir?

AAS:I have been working on mapping of un-known active faults in South and Southeast Asia, and some of this work has been published. My research work on Jammu and Kashmir has identified new ac-tive faults in the region, and I feel that there are more faults to be uncovered in the near future.

One active fault system cuts through the Kash-mir valley, and I have named it as the Kashmir ba-sin fault. The details about this fault system are not known yet, and therefore we are unable to precisely tell the entire story that this fault has to offer. It needs extensive fieldwork in Kashmir region, and trench-ing to date the past earthquake on this fault system.

Another fault cuts through the Riasi region,

known as Raisi fault, and has the potential to host a medium to large magnitude earthquake. Some details about this fault are known, but more work is needed to fully comprehend its history and future.

And the Main Frontal Thrust fault, is one of the major fault systems onto which a number of damag-ing earthquakes have occurred in the past, and the previous research work has shown that this fault in Kashmir is ripe for a major earthquake. And most of the reports, including the one published recently in local newspapers, talk about this fault system.

Taken together there are many active fault sys-tems in Jammu and Kashmir region, and I personally feel that these faults work as a family unit. In other words the faults are linked, and connected to each other, and the one onto which most of these faults ride is the Main Frontal Thrust fault system. There-fore, if one gets activated there are chances other may follow. And we ought to produce data on these faults to map and understand the history and future of these faults.

I have reviewed some of the works on the earth-quake and tectonics of the Jammu and Kashmir re-gion, and most of that is published and is available here.

Q. How do other Geo scientists, who have published research on earthquake hazards in Kashmir, perceive or judge your work?

AAS:Working with some humans can be a major challenge! And this is mainly because of the ego cou-pled with misunderstanding that often complicates a good relationship. I have gone through this stage, and I feel there are some scientists in Kashmir who have completely mistaken my criticism on their research work as a personal attack or some kind of an enmity. I would kindly request such people that there is noth-ing wrong in criticism as it helps you to grow. We all make mistakes; that is life. But unfortunately very few people realize this and feel ashamed to accept past mistakes, which I feel is fuelled by ego.

And as a scientist I would say that any sincere scientist would not work just to become famous. I sincerely feel that to be famous is not a set destina-tion of a scientist but to work hard with dedication, sincerely and will. And often such an exercise brings fame. We work with a motivation to help people and discover new things that would improve life on this planet; and explore knowledge simultaneously to un-derstand the world beyond our home.

Q. Have you published any peer-reviewed paper/article contesting the research-finding/theories of other scien-tists on earthquake threats about Kashmir?

AAS:I have published works on Jammu and Kashmir where I do contest some of the works that have been published before. This practice is not new to science; this is how science grows. We compliment, contradict and refute and one another; that is the life of a researcher. I have my own understanding on the earthquake hazards in Jammu and Kashmir but largely we all agree that major earthquake threat in the region is unavoidable. And it is very important for us to realize that people are not taking these warn-ings seriously; there is a huge gap that ought to be filled. We all have to work on ground and make sure that buildings are resistant to withstand earthquake shaking, and impact of potential liquefaction that can hugely damage infrastructure in the region.

Q. If you have carried out any research yourself, please share.

AAS:As I said earlier, I have published many papers on Jammu and Kashmir region, and most of these papers are available here. We are working to understand this region better and I feel there is an immediate need for Jammu and Kashmir state gov-ernment to comprehensively involve in this venture and establish a world-class earthquake research and education facility in Kashmir. We should train, edu-cate, engage, and recruit locals to build the sense of security in the region. This is achievable, provided we work towards it.

Q. Do you think, Kashmir is prepared for a high-intensity earthquake? Please explain.

AAS:Absolutely not.We are not following any

standard earthquake resistant building codes to build structures (like bridges, buildings etc.) in the region. You can consult the concerned engineers and get more information on it. As per I know locals do not follow any such regulation. And all structures that have been constructed so far need retrofitting to avoid destruction in the near future. This require will. And I would suggest that engineers in consulta-tion with geologists must help locals in this. We can build a team of dedicated people to achieve this.Noth-ing is impossible if there is will, and sincerity to help and engage with people.

Q. What is your advice/suggestions to the government and people of our region given that this region is the earth-quake sensitive zone?

AAS:I have offered solutions, and suggestions above, and I would repeat it here that the first prior-ity is to educate, engage, and train local people about the earthquake and flood hazards.

The good thing about Jammu and Kashmir re-gion is that people still practice the tradition of build-ings their own houses, shops etc. Therefore, it is easy to train local people who build our houses and educate them what is needed to make an earthquake resistant building.

Government can impose strict building codes, I am not aware if we have one, to avoid the potential earthquake disasters in future.

Large scale campaign is needed to enhance the sense of earthquake science education in the region.

People should first realize the problem and then they will possibly act. I feel people in our state are yet to realize the potential earthquake danger in the region, and that is not a good news.

In one of our recent papers we have realized this:“Our fieldwork clearly shows that Kashmir

conflict, which is more than 71 years old politi-cal problem, has a negative impact on the mindset of people because they take earthquake and flood hazards as of secondary importance than the reso-lution of the political issue. Therefore, we conclude that scientific work related to hazards is highly re-quired to educate local people by organizing a series of workshops, training sessions, course modules, international conferences, public talks, together with the dissemination of awareness about adopting earthquake resistant construction model. However, such efforts will only be effective on the ground if the political problem is resolved. Hence India and Pakistan ought to sit on the table and address the long-standing Kashmir problem for the safety and security of everyone in the region.”

Why Warnings About High-Intensity Quake In Kashmir Are Not Taken Seriously?

Dr. Afroz Ahmad Shah

Sunday| 12-05-2019Think!Opinion, Analysis, Essays

Unfortunately we have used the pulpit, the mosque and the madrassa to propagate promote and practise patriarchy under the

guise of dogma while boasting and often gloating that our faith was the first to invest women with rights including the right to inherit.

Hatim Tilwonye: The Legendary Story Teller Of Kashmir

Appreciate the brilliance and the character of this humble soul Hatim and the art of story telling practised by successive generations of ordinary Kashmiris

HATIM'S TALES: KASHMIRI STORIES AND SONGS

Recorded with the assistance of Pan-dit Govind Koul by Sir Aurel Stein, K.C.I.E and edited with a transla-tion, linguistic analysis, vocabulary, indexes etc by Sir George Grierson, K.C.I.E. with a note on the folklore of the tales by W. Crooke, C.I.E.

The book was first published in London for the Government of In-dia in 1923. It is a transcription and translation by Sir Aurel Stein and Pandit Govind Koul of 12 stories nar-rated by the brilliant “Raawi” Hatim Tilwonye. The stories are;

1. Mahmud of Ghazni and the Fisherman. 2. The Tale of a Parrot. 3. The Tale of a Merchant. 5. The Tale of the Goldsmith. 6. The Story of Yusuf and Zulaikha. 7. The Tale of the Reed-Flute . 8. The Tale of a King. 10. The Tale of Raja Vikramaditya. 11. The Song of Forsyth Sahib when he went to conquer Yarkand.12. The Tale of the Akhun .

Without narrating the stories here or discussing the origins of the tales/ stories that are elaborately explained in the book I would like to focus on the narrator/ reciter Hatim Tilwonye and here too I wouldn’t use my imagination but reproduce text from the book noted by Sir Stein and Sir Grierson for readers to under-stand and appreciate the brilliance and the character of this humble soul Hatim and the art of story tell-ing practised by successive genera-tions of ordinary Kashmiris bringing warmth to the otherwise cold envi-rons of the valley.

MY INTEREST in the lan-guage and folklore of Kashmir directly arose from the labours which,

during the years 1888-98, I devoted, mainly in the country itself, to the preparation of my critical edition of Kalhana's Chronicle of the Kings of Kashmir and of my commentated translation of it. The elucidation of the manifold antiquarian questions which these tasks implied, and which in various ways constituted their chief attraction for me, was possible only in close touch with Kashmir scholars, and needed constant refer-ence to the traditional lore of their alpine land.........

I should in no way have felt qualified to decide between the con-flicting authorities, even if I could have spared time for the close inves-tigation of the differences of detail concerned. But I realized the value which might attach to an unbiassed phonetic record of specimens of the language taken down at this stage from the mouth of speakers wholly unaffected by quasi -literary influ-ences and grammatical theories. In the course of my Kashmir tours I had been more than once impressed by the clearness of utterance to be met with in the speech of intelligent vil-lagers, very different from the Pro-tean inconstancy which certain pho-netic features of Kashmiri seemed to present in the mouth of the towns-folk of Srinagar, whether Brahmans or Muhammadans. In addition, my interest had been aroused from the first by the rich store of popular lore which Kashmiri presents in its folk tales, songs, proverbs, and the like.

So in the course of the second summer season, that of 1896, which I was enabled through a kind dispen-sation to devote to my Rajatarangini labours in the alpine seclusion of my cherished mountain camp, Mo-hand Marg, high up on a spur of the great Haramukh peaks, I endeav-oured to use the chance which had opportunely offered itself for secur-ing specimens both of the language spoken in the Sind Valley below me (the important Lahara tract of old Kashmir) and of folklore texts. Hatim Tilehwonye who had been mentioned to me as a professional story-teller in particular esteem throughout that fertile tract. He was a cultivator settled in the little hamlet of Panzil, at the confluence of the Sind River and the stream draining the eastern Haramukh glaciers, and owed his surname to the possession of an oil press. When he had been induced to climb up to my mountain height and had favoured Pandit Govind Kaul and myself with his first recitation, we were both much struck by his in-telligence, remarkable memory, and clear enunciation. His repertoire of stories and songs was a large one. Though wholly illiterate, he was able to recite them all at any desired rate of speed which might suit our ears or pens; to articulate each word sepa-rate from the context, and to repeat it, if necessary, without any change in pronunciation. Nor did the order of his words or phrases ever vary after however long an interval he might he called upon to recite a cer-tain passage again. The indication of two or three initial words repeated from my written record would he quite sufficient to set the disk moving in this living phonographic machine.

It did not take me long to appreciate fully Hatim's value for the purpose I had in view. He did not at first take kindly to the cold of our airy camp-ing-place nor to its loneliness, being himself of a very sociable disposi-tion, such as befitted his professional calling exercised mostly at weddings and other festive village gatherings. But it was the cultivators' busy sea-son in the rice fields, some 5,000 feet below us, and his ministrations were not needed by them for the time be-ing. So I managed, with appropriate treatment and adequate douceurs, to retain him for over six weeks.

Owing to the pressure of my work on Kalhana's Chronicle it was impossible to spare for Hatim more than an hour in the evening, after a climb, usually in his company, had refreshed me from the strain of la-bours which had begun by daybreak. Progress was necessarily made slow by the care which I endeavoured to bestow upon the exact phonetic re-cord of Hatim’s recitation and the consequent need of having each word where I did not feel sure of it, repeated, eventually several times. Whenever a story was completed I used to read it out to Hatim, who never failed to notice and correct whatever deviation from his text might have crept in through inadver-tence or defective hearing. Though able to follow the context in general, I purposely avoided troubling Hatim with queries about particular words or sentences which I could not read-ily understand. I felt that the object in view would be best served by con-centrating my attention upon the functions of a phonographic recorder and discharging them as accurately as the limitations of my ear and pho-

netic training would permit..........fully fourteen years later, I was en-camped once more at the very spot where we had recorded those stories. But, alas, Pandit Govind Kaul was no longer among the living to give aid ; and, what with years of Central- Asian exploration and long labours on their results intervening, those records seemed to me as if gathered in a former birth. Fortunately, Hatim was still alive and quite equal to the stiff climb which his renewed visit demanded.....,,His recollection of the story was as fresh as ever, though increasing years and prosperity had made him give up his peregrinations as a public story-teller. So it was easy for another old retainer, Pandit Kasi Ram, to take down from Hatim's dic-tation the missing end of the story ; it ran exactly as my own record showed it.” Sir Aurel Stein.

“THE stories and songs in the fol-lowing pages were recited to Sir Aurel Stein in June and July, 1896, at Mohand Marg, in Kashmir, by Hatim Tilawonye , of Panzil, in the Sind Valley, a cultiva-tor and professional story- teller. They were taken down at his dictation by Sir Aurel Stein himself, and, simulta-neously, by Pandit Govinda Kaul, and were read again by Sir Aurel with Ha-tim in August, 1912..........

All these materials were handed over to me by Sir Aurel Stein in No-vember, 1910, and a perusal of them at once showed their great importance. They were a first-hand record of a collection of folklore taken straight from the mouth of one to whom they had been handed down with verbal accuracy from generation to genera-tion of professional Rawis or recit-ers, and, in addition, they formed an invaluable example of a little- known language recorded in two ways, viz. : (1) as it sounded to an experienced scholar, and (2) as it was written down in the literary style of spelling. Moreover, Hatim's language was not the literary language of Kashmiri Pandits, but was in a village dialect, and Sir Aurel Stein's phonetic record of the patois, placed alongside of the standard spelling of Kashmiri Pan-dits, gives what is perhaps the only opportunity in existence for compar-ing the literary form of an Oriental speech with the actual pronuncia-tion of a fairly educated villager. I therefore, gratefully undertook the task of editing these tales with a view to their publication.

As I progressed, various difficul-ties asserted themselves, and Sir Au-rel Stein took advantage of a stay in Kashmir in August, 1912, to interview Hatim once more, to read through the text with him again, and, by in-quiry from the fount of inspiration, to obtain a solution of the puzzles. The result was a remarkable proof of the accuracy of Hatim's memory. As already intimated, he belonged to a family of Rawis, and delivered the stories as he had received them. After sixteen years, the text that he recited in 1912 was the same as that which had been copied down in 1896. It even contained one or two words or phras-es of which he did not know the mean-ing. They were “old words" no longer in use, but he still recited them as he had received them from his predeces-sor.” Sir George A Grierson.

Author is an astute Kashmir observer with an interest in and stamina to

correct the wrongs of the history.

Ali MAlik

All these materials were handed over to me

by Sir Aurel Stein in November, 1910, and a perusal of them at once showed their great importance. They were a first-hand record of a collection of folklore taken straight from the mouth of one to whom they had been handed down with verbal accuracy from generation to generation of professional Rawis or reciters, and, in addition, they formed an invaluable example of a little- known language recorded in two ways, viz. : (1) as it sounded to an experienced scholar, and (2) as it was written down in the literary style of spelling.

“

Hatim Tilwonye

JiM Miles

In all my recent readings of his-tory and current events, Prevent-ing Palestine stands out as being one of the best written – if not the

best – and one of the most essential for understanding the overall historical process of Israeli settlements in the oc-cupied territories of Palestine. Given the nature of the book, it also hints at the gradual process through which all of Mandatory Palestine west of the Jor-dan River gave way to the acceptance of only a partial space – the West Bank and Gaza – within the overall colonial-settler area of Israel, as a region for a Palestinian state. Its general focus however is the political process begin-ning with Jimmy Carter to find a solu-tion to the stalemate between the Arab countries and Israel, including a settle-ment of the Palestinian position, after the Yom Kippur war of 1973.

The result was a highly watered down document – the Camp David Accords – providing Anwar Sadat of Egypt with his original territory, peace with Israel, and

the usual billions of dollars from the U.S. Palestine and the other Arab states were not included in the deal with Palestine re-ceiving the first in a series of many talk-ing points but no commitments or action towards an actual sovereign entity.

Among the many players, Sadat is crit-icized for his lack of concern for the Pal-estinian cause. Carter’s National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski appears as making an honest effort to find a regional settlement, partly from concerns of the era about the Soviet Union’s strength in the re-gion. Arafat obviously plays a significant role, in this era through the expulsion of the PLO from Jordan then Lebanon (with the chapter on Lebanon being one of the clearest presentations of that nasty little war) and the lead up to the Oslo Accords.

The main player is Israel’s Menachem Be-gin who persevered with the single most important element of the talks – a denial of any sovereign rights to the Palestinians – at most offering them “individual auton-omy” with respect to civil law, but no sov-ereign or state entity was ever proffered.

Political history can be boring, but author Set Anziska has obviously done a tremendous amount of work research-ing the material and making it come to life. He achieves this through access to newly released unredacted archival material within Israel, a long list of sec-ondary reading sources, unpublished manuscripts, and many personal inter-views. From this is crafted an interesting and detailed read reflecting much of the personalities of the characters involved

and the processes they undertook in an attempt to reach their goals. The format of Preventing Palestine is one of the fin-est I can remember for a political history, with strong topical presentations, well presented story lines, and very strong summaries of each chapter leading to the next sections topic.

The strongest idea reiterated over and over – until Begin finally had his way – is that of not giving any land up for a sover-eign Palestinian state. It starts with “100 years ago Palestine was mostly empty….There was no such thing as an Arab-Pal-estine that existed for 1300 years before we came.” It continues on through “We will not negotiate over a Palestinian state,” with Anziska summarizing, “Israeli lead-ers were in fact proffering comprehensive

negotiations as a means to maintain indef-inite political sovereignty over the territo-ries.” Those ideas continue on throughout the work, with the final clear summary,

“In continuing with the post 1967 “de-cision not to decide” on the fate of the ter-ritories and deferring substantive negotia-tions over the Palestinian question in an autonomy process explicitly designed to prevent sovereignty, Camp David actually enabled the triumph of an Israeli vision intent on suppressing the demand for self-determination. This highly consequential strategy was a defining feature of Begin’s statecraft, often lost in the broader picture of the peace treaty with Egypt….autonomy for the local inhabitants of the occupied territories was diluted to a point where it signaled indefinite Israeli control of the territories rather than a means to even-tual self government.”

In short, the two state solution has not died, it was stillborn, with the Oslo Ac-cords essentially extending Begin’s denial of sovereignty and statehood into the in-definite future.

Preventing Palestine is an excellent read, and an essential one for a much more clear understanding of the current Pales-tinian situation.

Preventing Palestine – A Political History From Camp David To Oslo

Preventing Palestine – A Political History From Camp David to Oslo. Seth Anziska. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2018.

Sunday | 12.05.2019 08'Qudrat-Ullah Shahab: Art & Thought'

Extension Lecture Held at KU

SRINAGAR: An extension lecture in Urdu was delivered by Prof Shohab Enayat Malik Dean Arts and Head, Department of Urdu, University of Jammu at the Directorate of Dis-tance Education (DDE), University of Kashmir on the topic “Qudrat-Ullah Shahab: Art & Thought” on Saturday.

Prof Malik discussed at length

the life and literary contribution of son of this soil with special refer-ence to his novel “Ya Khuda” and autobiography “Shahab Nama”.

The lecture was held in the con-ference Hall of the Directorate and was attended by a good number of students and numerous scholars.

The lecture was followed by a

healthy discussion on different as-pects of literature with reference to Qudrat Ullah Shahab.

The lecture was presided over by Dean School of Open Learning Prof. Mushtaq Ahmed while as Director Distance Education Prof. Mahmood Ahmed Khan welcomed the guest and threw light on other activities

organised by the directorate in the recent past.

Dr Altaf Hussain Naqashbandi (Department of Urdu, Central Uni-versity of Kashmir) also spoke on the occasion. Program coordinator Dr Altaf Anjum conducted the ses-sion while as Dr Irfan Aalam pre-sented vote of thanks.

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Jammu Womantakes place in the Hospital. She later

claimed to have appeared before the Inspector General of Police, Jammu on 13.08.2018 during a public hearing and narrated him the whole episode and even showed him proof of the respon-dents 5 to 7 having committed the of-fence.

She alleged that though her grievance was heard by the Inspector General of Police, Jammu, who forwarded her com-plaint to the SSP, Jammu but strangely no FIR was registered against the trio.

After hearing the woman and other side, the high court directed that an inquiry di-rected by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jammu in the matter shall be restricted to ascertainment of the truth or falsehood of the complaint and the same shall be con-ducted by an officer of the Crime Branch not below the rank of Senior Superinten-dent of Police as may be appointed by the IGP Crime, Jammu. The court said that it shall be completed and submitted to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jammu on or be-fore 29.06.2019.

Protesters Demand

stoned to death" which according to him "will serve an ultimate lesson for others."Sakeena, part of the demonstration, from Persian department, expressed her concerns over the safety of girls in Kashmir. "Girls are now not safe in Kashmir, Sakeena said while adding that we get to hear news of such heinous crimes on a daily basis now.Demanding death penalty to the accused, she said that, "We request the authorities to hang the rapist to stop such cases from happening in the future".While raising slogans against the culprit, the students later on dispersed peacefully near Humanities block.Pertinently, the incident that has sent shivers down the spines of everyone involved the rape of a 3-year-old Sonawari girl by the accused identified as Tahir Ahmad Mir who is in his 20's.The police have already taken the accused into custody and an FIR number 81/2019 under section 363/342/376 stand registered against him at Police Station Sumbal.

KU Orders Probeexamination was scheduled on Thurs-

day.The exposure followed after a student

posted on Facebook that he got the Eng-lish question paper of BG second semes-

ter before the scheduled date.A teacher said confirmed that the

paper was leaked before the scheduled timing and that examination depart-ment of Kashmir University was imme-diately informed about it.

A student from Kupwara said that with such episode, the student commu-nity has lost faith over the transparency of the examination.

Controller examinations, Kashmir University (KU), Prof Farooq Ahmad Mir said that an inquiry has been ordered and stern action would be taken against those involved in the incident.

“An inquiry committee has been constituted. A report has been sought within four days,” he told GNS. He said that such incidents are unacceptable and “recommendations by the inquiry panel will be implemented in letter and spirit.” He said that the inquiry commit-tee is headed by Dr Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, additional controller examination. “Rest assured, termination will follow,” he added.

Stranded Traffic"Stranded vehicles, mostly those car-

rying supplies to the Kashmir Valley, are

being allowed to move on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, which re-mained closed for two days due to land-slide in the Digdol area (of Ramban)," a Traffic Department official said.

No fresh traffic will be allowed to move on the highway, from either the Banihal or Udhampur side on Saturday, the official added.

Traffic officials said the highway was cleared on Friday evening for one-way traffic and over 600 vehicles were al-lowed to move, but shooting stones continuously interrupted movement in Digdol area, again forcing closure of the highway.

"A bulldozer operator engaged in landslide debris clearance was injured when a boulder hit his machine late on Friday evening," an official said, adding road-opening operation was again start-ed in the morning today.

A massive landslide had hit the Digdol area on Thursday, forcing closure of the key highway.

Earlier, during the work of the clear-ance of the landslides at Digdol on high-way, fresh landslide took place resulting in closure of highway for the second day, they said.

As result of blockade, over 2500 heavy motor vehicles (HMVs) and 500 light

motor vehicles (LMVs) were stranded at different parts of the highway.

Stage Set forWhile, the anti-BJP alliance would like

to retain its grip over both the seats, the saffron party is looking to wrest them from the opposition.

Their importance can be gauged from the fact that Gorakhpur was represented by Yogi Adityanath in Lok Sabha from 1998 to 2017, before he became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Similarly, Phulpur was won for the first time by the BJP in 2014, when Ke-shav Prasad Maurya emerged victorious from the seat once represented by Jawa-harlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister. Mr. Maurya vacated the seat after he became the deputy chief minister of the state in 2017.

In Azamgarh this time, Mr. Akhilesh is trying to retain his father’s seat against Bhojpuri film star Dinesh Lal Yadav ‘Ni-rahua’ of the BJP.

Sultanpur too is seeing an interesting contest as the BJP has fielded Union Min-ister Maneka Gandhi for the seat won by her son Varun in 2014.

The seats appears tricky for Ms.

Maneka as BJP strategists are relying on a division of Congress and gathbandhan votes, besides possible counter-polari-sation of non-Yadav and non-Jatav Dalit and OBC votes.

Polling will also be held for Bhopal, Morena, Bhind (SC), Gwalior, Guna, Sagar, Vidisha and Rajgarh seats in Mad-hya Pradesh. This will be the third phase of polling in Madhya Pradesh, with the first and second phases having been held on April 29 and May 6. The last phase will be held on May 19.

The Bhopal seat will see an interest-ing fight between senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh and BJP nominee Pragya Singh Thakur.

Guna will seal the fate of AICC gen-eral secretary and Congress candidate Scindia. Union Minister and BJP nominee Narendra Singh Tomar is in the fray from Morena.

In the national capital, voting will be held in all the seven seats. As many as 164 candidates, including 18 women, are in the fray.

It is expected to be three-cornered fight involving the BJP, AAP and the Con-gress.

Prominent candidates in the fray in-clude veteran Congress leader Sheila Dikshit, Olympian boxer Vijender Singh,

Union Minister Harsh Vardhan, Atishi from AAP and her BJP rival cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir.

223 candidates in frayUnion Ministers Rao Inderjit Singh

and Krishan Pal Gurjar are among the 223 candidates in fray in Haryana.

Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, a sitting MLA of Congress from Rohtak district, is once again trying his luck to enter the lower House, this time from Sonipat. Earlier, Mr. Hooda had remained a four-time MP from Ro-hak parliamentary constituency.

Mr. Hooda’s son Deepender is seeking re-election for fourth term from Rohtak as Congress nominee.

Among other candidates, Union min-ister Birender Singh’s son Brijendra Singh (BJP) and former chief minister Bhajan Lal’s grandson Bhavya Bishnoi (Congress), both political greenhorns, are contesting from the Hisar Lok Sabha seat, whre they face sitting MP and lead-er of newly floated JJP Dushyant Chau-tala, grandson of former chief minister, O P Chautala.

Former Union minister Kumari Selja and state Congress chief Ashok Tanwar are fighting from Ambala and Sirsa, re-spectively, for the party.

Maoist hotbed in West BengalThe ruling Trinamool Congress, the

BJP, the Congress and the Left Front con-stituents — the CPI(M), the CPI and the AIFB — are the main contenders in West Bengal. In this phase, polling will be held in Jangal Mahal — the forested region of Bankura, West Midnapore, Jhargram and Purulia districts, which used to be a Maoist hotbed, during the erstwhile Left Front government.

In Jharkhand, state minister Chan-draprakash Choudhary, former cricketer Kirti Azad and ex-chief minister Madhu Koda’s wife Gita are among the 67 can-didates whose fate will be sealed in the third phase of polls in the state.

Polling will be held in Dhanbad, Giri-dih, Jamshedpur and Singhbhum (ST) seats, all won by the BJP in 2014.

Altogether, 66,85,401 voters, including 31,79,720 women and 116 of the third gen-der, are eligible to exercise their franchise.

Four sitting MPs, including Union Ag-riculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, are among the 127 candidates contest-ing in Bihar.

Amid tight security, polling will be held in eight Lok Sabha seats — Sheohar, Valmiki Nagar, Pashchimi Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Siwan, Gopalganj, Ma-harajganj and Vaishali.

'No Rigging Inletter to her saying a preliminary in-

quiry was conducted and no violation has been reported.

“The contents of the letter are found to be satisfactory. Any further require-ment will be communicated if required,” said her latest letter to the Army.

The Army had Friday said the com-plaint is being investigated by its Leh Sub-Area General Officer Commanding, a Major General-rank officer.

“Some political candidates appear to have complained regarding the postal ballot process to be cast by service per-sonnel. No specific instances have been mentioned in the complaints,” Col. Rajesh Kalia, the defence spokesperson in Srinagar, had said Friday.

“Preliminary investigations indicate that the complaints are unfounded and appear to have been made to tarnish the image of the Army. An in-depth investi-gation is on to ascertain the details in the most impartial manner,” said Kalia.

“Army remains apolitical and we hold this core value in letter and spirit,” he added.

he original complaint was filed by a candidate for the Ladakh parliamentary constituency. It voted in the fifth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on 6 May.

Why Ego Shouldprayers at Hazrathbal shrine. All of

these reasons do not hold water consider-ing the fact that the university has already some electric cars and plans to buy more electric cars and e-rickshaws as part of its green mission even as the entire campus is just 1.06km2in area with a pretty good tree cover epitomized by the comforting and restful gardens like NaseemBagh and avenues lined with ever-green trees. The Hazrathbal shrine is just outside the main gate of the university.

Another member has cited harsh win-ters wherein “a couple of feet of snow can make walking very difficult in the campus and can make you sick also.” Yet another has suggested that the ban should be restricted to “young people” and “students” only. But most of the members seem to be in favour of the de-cision and have expressed their views on social media as well.

For example, AltafPandit, a professor at the department of Chemistry wrote in support of a facebook post which one of his colleagues had shared: “KUTA (Kash-mir University Teachers Association) had an opinion poll in which a good num-ber of teachers participated [and] some did not.Amongst those who partici-pated, majority want the restriction [on vehicles].A small minority [is] against this restriction.That is why KUTA went ahead with this demand and thank-fully [the] administration implemented it.” The ban was initially implemented for five days and was continued later as demanded by KUTA. The association, as mentioned in the communication among KUTA members cited above, is in touch with the administration for mak-ing some more alternative arrangements in view of the continuation of the ban.

Professor ShakilRomshoo, who heads the Earth Sciences Department and is one of the strong proponents of the ban, wrote in response to the same post: “The movement and number of vehicles had increased a lot within the campus; and in absence of the regulation, it was go-ing to get worst in future. All of us are enjoying the serene ambience of the campus since the ban was implemented. We need to be patient and support the initiative keeping in view the tremen-dous benefits of a vehicle-free campus.” He also cited the parking mess in front of each of the departments in support of his argument.

Why KU needs to set an example?In Kashmir, the government is strug-

gling to cope with the proliferation of vehicles, for which lack of viable public transport is partly responsible. But, in recent years, a growing middle class has resulted into more vehicles on roads. There are some households in Kashmir wherein each family member owns a car.

Due to these reasons, the number of vehicles has sharply increased. Bumper-to-bumper traffic jams in Srinagar’s roads are a common sight especially in summers.

The number of vehicles on the roads has doubled from over 7 lakh in 2010 to over 14 lakh (14, 881,90) in March 2017, as per the J&K Transport Commissioner’s office, foregrounding the need for better public transport.

Widening of roads for accommodat-ing additional vehicles and addressing traffic jams is the most common so-lution which seems obvious to many people and policy-makers. But, there is a fundamental problem with this ideaas it involves more concretization of land at the cost of the green area. Plus, many ex-perts have argued that widening of roads never addresses the problem as it en-courages people to drive more miles and thus bringing more cars on the roads.

KU’s decision of banning vehicles in-side the campus can set an example that why people should not become depen-dent on personal cars. The government can also take a leaf from KU’s decision

and can improve the public transport besides buying more electric buses in addition of the four buses it has got last month.

The growing pollution in Srinagar is also a big concern and increasing traffic is one of the contributors to it. Shakil-Romshoo, who was part of a study on growing pollution in Srinagar city, said thatair quality of the Kashmir valley de-teriorates significantly during autumn with the level of PM2.5 touching 350 μg/m3 against the national permissible limit of 60 μg/m3.

Romshootold this writer thatvehicu-lar traffic and biomass burning (burning of leaves and twigs for making charcoal) is also the main source of black carbon, which, he said, causes rapid melting of glaciers. “Average Black Carbon at Sri-nagar is the highest among all the ob-served high altitude Himalayan sites,” he said while quoting from the study.

Also, two years back, the state govern-ment placed a ban on burning of leaves issuing circulars to various departments for its strict implementation.“With the onset of autumn thick plumes of smoke rise up in different parts of the valley because of the open burning of abscised leaves, willow and poplar twigs releasing large amounts of air borne particles (PM 2.5 and PM 10 – particulate matter less than 2.5 microns and 10 microns) which include fine bits of dust, soot, harmful particles and toxic gases aggravating air pollution,” readthe government order is-sued from the chief minister’s office.

But this ban is affecting only the poor people who rely on burning of leaves and twigs for their livelihood. Why shouldn’t the middle class share the responsibil-ity? KU has done well to bring middle class under the polluters’ bracket!

Rains Lash Valley,9.2 degrees Celsius normal during the night and had a rainfall of 25.4mm, highest in entire Valley. The mercury in Kokernag town in south Kashmir last night settled at a low of 9.9 degrees Celsius against normal of 9.3 degrees Celsius and it had 4.0mm of rain, lowest in entire Valley, the official said.The famous health resort of Pahalgam, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum of 6.5 degrees Celsius last night against normal of 5.1 degrees Celsius and had rainfall of 15.2mm.Kupwara town in north Kashmir registered a minimum of 8.2 degrees Celsius against normal of 9.6 degrees Celsius.Gulmarg, the famous ski-resort in north Kashmir, witnessed a low of 3.2 degrees Celsius against 5.5 degrees Celsius normal for this time of the year. The weatherman has forecast more rains in next 24 hours.“There is possibility of widespread light rain/thundershowers in Kashmir region and fairly widespread in Jammu region and isolated in Ladakh region in next 24 hours,” the official said.For subsequent two days, the official said there is likelihood of isolated to fairly widespread light rain and thunder showers.

4 killed As ArmedA shootout between the militants and the security forces broke out at the hotel as the anti-terrorism force, the Army and the Frontier Corps were called in, Gwadar Station House Officer (SHO) Aslam Bangulzai said. Balochistan Home Minister Ziaullah Langov said that all the three attackers were killed by the security forces.He said that some of the guests in the hotel were also injured but their number was not immediately known.

2 Bodies Recoveredin Sonamarg today in the morning.A police official said that some locals

informed the police after spotting the body floating inside nallah Sindh.

Soon after being informed, a police team rushed the spot and retrieved the body with the help of locals, he said, adding that a case under 174 CrPc has been registered and further investigations taken up

The body has been kept in a local hos-pital for identification.

DID YOU KNOWPatti Samosa Is Integral To Traditional Iftaar Meals?MUMBAI: Ramzan is the holy month of the Muslim calendar, dedicated to prayer and intro-spection. On each day of this holy month, the fast begins be-fore dawn and ends at dusk. No food or water. It’s tough.

However, it’s also a month of celebration in the family as Suhoor and Iftaar preparations are underway. While dates and milk are the focus for Suhoor to sustain one throughout the day; the Iftaar platter usu-ally comprises of fruits and the humble Samosa. Flat, tri-angular and crispy, filled with Kheema in most cases.

All through the month of Ram-zan, globally as well as in parts of India, almost all Iftaar meals will have the traditional Patti Samosa as a part of the daily fare.

The humble samosa (or Sam-bosa, as it is called in the country of its origin) is a Yemeni dish, a staple of the Iftaar platter. This Yemeni tradition travelled through traders throughout the Arab world, Eastern Africa and Western India. With globaliza-tion, this tradition has spread with Muslim communities as far as North America, Canada, the UK, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indone-sia, Australia and New Zealand.

Yes, Iftar is incomplete without the crispy Samosa!

Switz is the world leader in the manufacturing of Samosa Dough Sheets, a traditional dough-based thin samosa pas-try, helping home-chefs create delicious samosas right at home.

Mr. Quresh Master, CEO, Switz International says, “We celebrate the homemaker. We make her life easier by taking the drudgery out of cooking and allowing her to concen-trate on creativity and taste.We’ve added spring roll sheets, filo pastry, paratha, puff pastry to give a more varied offering.”

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WhatsApp: 5 New Features Eagerly Waiting To Hit Your Phone?Excited? The news on what new features WhatsApp will put on their phones next is enough to keep WhatsApper’s waiting for the new update. According to some information that is float-ing around online, WhatsApp has around 5 new features that are probably being tested as we write this article. The new features will hit consumer smartphones ahead and some of them are also avail-able for beta testing — we assume.

So if you are interested in what these new features are, read on ahead.

Helping curb fake news:According to some reports out

there, WhatsApp is working hard to curb the spread of fake news by letting users know about the mes-sage they have received and even sent. Forwarding Info is said to be introduced which will tell What-sApp users about how many times his or her message has been sent across. Frequently Forwarded will be an add-on feature to the above which will also inform the user if his message has been forwarded ahead more than four times. While the two infos are good for you as a promoter, you should also be able to know if your message

has been going viral. This will also help the receiver know if the mes-sage is a simple one-time forward or a viral message that has been forwarded multiple times before hitting his phone.

No exit:Similar to how a YouTube video

forward message plays on What-sApp, the social platform is try-ing to introduce the same feature that will show websites in the app too. When a user received a mes-sage with a YouTube video link, the video plays in a small video within WhatsApp itself. The You-Tube app does not open up, but plays the video within WhatsApp itself. Similarly, the new feature will introduce browsing a particu-lar website within the app itself. So, if you get a link to a website on WhatsApp, you won’t exit WhatsApp to open the browser app anymore. The website can be surfed within WhatsApp itself.

Easy on the Eye:WhatsApp is also planning a

dark mode for its social network-ing app. WhatsApp will soon al-low users to switch to dark mode to help reading the messages easily in low-light conditions

without hurting the eye. The new more will be easier on the eye, es-pecially for those who use What-sApp more often during the night.

Better notification:While this feature is said to be

available on iPhone already, An-droid users too will see the same, soon. Android users will soon be able to peep into their WhatsApp messages from the Notification Bar with a little sticker that will be visible up there.

For businesses:Product catalogs are something

that could come to WhatsApp Busi-ness soon. Here, businesses will be able to promote their goods by show-casing their products directly on their WhatsApp profile. This way, users/customers will be able to browse through the business’ product cata-logue directly from the profile itself.

While the above information is a gist received from various sources online, we are unable to spot if these are true, or even if they are for real, will they even make it to the app itself, sooner or later. Do take this information with a pinch of salt, and stay tuned for more informa-tion about the progress of the above mentioned features. (Agencies)

Are You A Controlling Partner Or An Accepting One?The accommodating partner likely grew up being abused, and so has a higher tolerance for such behaviour

Robert Taibbi

In our desire to understand, manage or untangle our rela-tionships, we are constantly

trying to view them through dif-ferent lenses, struggling to con-nect the dots: Is it about me or about him? Has the tension over the last couple of weeks been just a blip due to stress, or the tip of the iceberg of some bigger problems?

To truly make sense of the state of the union, it's often helpful to step back and see the broader landscape. Here are the most common types of relationships:

Competitive/ControllingThere's a jockeying for power,

about whose way is better, who wins the argument, whose ex-pectations and standards do we follow, whose career is important.

Emotional climate: TenseUnderlying dynamics: Two

strong personalities battling for control; often there are rigid ideas regarding how best to do things, about criteria for success, for what makes a good life.

Long term: These couples get tired of battling and divorce, or one finally concedes, or they both finally define their own turfs that they are in charge of.

Active/PassiveOne partner is essentially in

charge and does most of the heavy lifting while the other goes along. There are few argu-ments, though occasionally the active person will become re-sentful for carrying the load or not getting appreciation.

Climate: NeutralDynamics: These relation-

ships often start with the active partner taking on a helper role. Their personalities are guided by being nice, making others happy, being over-responsible, conflict-avoidant. As children they were the good child. The more pas-sive partner may be easily over-whelmed with anxiety, may have been spoiled as a child, continues to feel entitled or overwhelmed, and lean on others.

Long term: The risk for the ac-tive partner is that she will either get periodically burned out or re-sentful, or burned out and leave.

Aggressive/AccommodatingHere the power difference is

not based on care-taking but raw power. One partner is clearly in charge and the other accom-modates less out of passivity and more out of fear. While the intimidating partner will easily blow up, there is little real con-flict. There is always emotional abuse, sometimes physical abuse.

Climate: High tensionDynamics: The intimidating

partner is clearly a bully who

has anger-management issues. Underneath may be high anxiety that translates into extreme con-trol. The accommodating part-ner likely grew up being abused, and so has a higher tolerance for such behaviour.

Long term: Either the rela-tionship continues or the ac-commodating partner finally gets the courage to leave. The aggressive partner will do what is necessary to try and pull the other back into the relationship.

Disconnected/Parallel LivesThere is little arguing but also

little connection. They go on auto-pilot, with both having their own routines. The relationship seems stale, they have little in common.

Climate: Boring, stale, cour-teous coldness

Dynamics: Some couples fall into this type of relationship within several years. They may have married for the wrong reasons. Others may move into this type of relationship with the mellowing that often comes with aging, and still others be-came child-centered.

Long term: Mid-life or older-age crisis may cause one or both to feel that time is running out. This may precipitate arguing and efforts to either finally revit-alise the relationship.

Accepting/BalancedThe couple is able to work

together as a team. They ac-cept the other's strengths and weaknesses and complement each other. They both got each other's back, both are interested in helping the other be who they want to be.

Climate: Caring, relaxed.Dynamics: They may start out

this way because they both had good parental role models or may have started with any of the other forms but through ther-apy or insight worked to make things better.

Long term: Midlife and older-age crises may arise but they are able to work through them.

Obviously, we are painting a bleak picture of the first four, but usually it's not 24/7 grimness.

There are either just enough positive experiences to keep the relationship from completely going under, or the responsibili-ties for children provide enough of a common focus or distraction to keep the relationship going.

Because relationships are built on patterns, on each per-son bouncing off the other, if you change you, you change the pattern, which may change your partner and the relationship.

You don't need to take what you get; change is possible. And if not now, when?

(Psychology Today)

Scholarships This WeekKashmir Observer in association with Buddy4Study presents scholarships available for the meritorious students of Jammu & Kashmir.

Ist ScholarshipCategory: Research LevelScholarship: ICMR Junior Research Fellowship 2019Description: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) invites

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Eligibility: Applicants must have M.Sc./M.A. or equivalent degree with minimum 55% marks (Gen./OBC) or 50% (SC/ST/PH/VH) in previous qualifying examination to be eligible for this fellowship. They should also be not more than 28 years of age as on 30 Sept. 2019. Age criteria relaxed for reserved categories.

Prizes & Rewards: Selected fellows will be provided with monthly stipend of INR 25,000 along with a yearly contingent fund of INR 20,000 and HRA benefits as per govt. rules.

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Govt. of India is providing financial support to students from SC community to help them in pursuing higher education overseas. The aim is to promote the aspirations of students from SC communities with scholarships for studying abroad.

Eligibility: Students of various SC communities with mini-mum 55% marks in bachelors’ degree (for Master’s Courses) or mas-ter’s degree (for Ph.D. courses) may apply for this scholarship. Any applicant should not be more than 35 years of age on April 01, 2019 and should not have annual family income above INR 6.00 Lakhs.

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Anger More Harmful Than Sadness For Older Adults

Anger is more harmful than sad-ness for older adults and may lead to health complications

-- potentially increased inflammation which is associated with chronic ill-nesses like heart disease, arthritis and cancer, say researchers.

The study, published in the journal Psychology and Aging, shows that anger can lead to the development of chronic illnesses whereas sadness did not.

“Sadness may help older seniors adjust to challenges such as age-re-lated physical and cognitive declines because it can help them disengage from goals that are no longer attain-able”, said study lead author Meaghan A Barlow from the Concordia Univer-sity in the US.

For the study, the researchers analysed data from 226 older adults ages 59 to 93 from Montreal, Canada and grouped participants as being in early old age (59 to 79 years old) or advanced old age (80 years or older).

During the study, participants com-pleted questionnaires about how an-gry or sad they felt.

The research examined whether anger and sadness contributed to in-flammation, an immune response by the body to perceived threats, such as infection or tissue damage.

“We found that experiencing anger daily was related to higher levels of inflammation and chronic illness for people aged 80 or above, but not for younger seniors,” added study co-author Carsten Wrosch.

“Younger seniors may be able to use that anger as fuel to overcome life’s challenges and emerging age-related losses and that can keep them healthier”, Barlow added.

The researchers suggest that edu-cation and therapy might help older adults reduce anger by regulating their emotions or by offering bet-ter coping strategies to manage the inevitable changes that accompany ageing. (Agencies)

SADNESS MAY HELP OLDER SENIORS adjust to challenges such as age-related physical

and cognitive declines because it can help them disengage from goals that are no longer attainable”

Virtual Reality Tech Helps Dementia Sufferers Recall Past MemoriesVirtual reality (VR) technology may vastly improve the quality of life for people with dementia by helping them recall past memo-ries, reduce aggression and im-prove interactions with caregivers, a study has found.

Eight patients aged between 41 and 88 who are living with dementia including Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease took part in the study published in Proceedings of the SIGCHI Confer-ence on Human Factors in Com-puting Systems.

Each patient used a VR headset to 'visit' one of five virtual environ-ments (VEs) of a cathedral, a for-est, a sandy beach, a rocky beach, and a countryside scene, said re-searchers from the University of Kent in the UK.

Sixteen sessions were moni-tored with feedback gathered from patients and their caregivers.

"VR can clearly have positive benefits for patients with dementia, their families and caregivers," Jim

Ang from the University of Kent."It provides a richer and more

satisfying quality of life than is otherwise available, with many positive outcomes," Ang said.

One key finding was that VR helped patients recall old memo-ries by providing new stimuli dif-

ficult to achieve, due to ill-health, or inaccessible within a secure environment.

For example, one patient re-called a holiday when they saw a bridge in the VE because it re-minded them of that trip while another remembered a holiday

where they visited a market.These memories not only pro-

vided positive mental stimulation for the patients but helped their caregivers learn more about their lives before care, thereby improv-ing their social interaction.

At an arts session some weeks later, one of the patients who had taken part commented that it had been 'brilliant'.

He appeared to enjoy reminiscing about the experience and was in-spired to draw a seaside picture, sug-gesting that his VR experience had had a positive effect on his mood and motivation to engage with the art session. The patients also dem-onstrated their own choices during the experiment, with some keen to explore different VEs within a ses-sion, while others explored the same environment repeatedly.

"With further research it will be possible to further evaluate the elements of VEs that benefit patients and use VR even more ef-fectively," he said. (PTI)

Doping Linked To Athletes' Moral DecisionsLONDON - Elite athletes are less likely to take banned substances if they consider the morality of what they are doing, and not just the health consequences of doping, says a new research.

The study from the University of Birmingham, funded by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), asked 1,500 athletes from the UK, Denmark and Greece to complete a questionnaire about two hypo-thetical doping situations.

Participants were male and fe-male elite football players, compet-ing just below professional levels.

The findings, published in the journal Psychology of Sport and Ex-ercise, showed that some athletes were able to disengage, or distance themselves from the moral aspects of doping—leading to lower feel-ings of guilt.

"If an athlete can justify their ac-tions to themselves, they will feel less guilt, which makes them more likely to dope. If we reinforce the message that doping is cheating, athletes are less likely to do it," said Maria Kavussanu, Professor at the University of Birmingham.

The key factor which seems to

protect athletes from doping was moral identity.

Those players who had a strong moral identity did not use justifica-tions for doping, expected to feel more guilt for doping, and ulti-mately were less likely to dope.

"This study is another important step in further understanding the behaviour of doping and it gives valuable insights into how inter-ventions can be tailored to more

effectively prevent it from happen-ing," said Tony Cunningham, Senior Manager, Education at WADA.

"Engaging athletes at a moral level is important, but how to do this and the types of messages an athlete should receive can be difficult to know. The research team have helped to better un-derstand how these messages can be framed," Cunningham added. (Agencies)

Sunday | 12-05-2019 10SPORTS

“IT’S GREAT TO WIN THE $9 MILLION but I just don’t want to lose to him and give him the satisfaction because the bragging rights are what is going to be even worse than the money,” Mickelson

Agencies

(Reuters) - Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is set to be sidelined for four to six weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery to treat a medial meniscus injury, the club said on Friday. MANCHESTER, Eng-land (Reuters) - The following is a look back on key moments in the Premier League title race ahead of Sunday’s final day. Manchester City will win the title with a victory at Brighton and Hove Albion while Liverpool play Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield, hoping they can pounce on any slip-up from their rivals. Liverpool 0 Manches-ter City 0, Oct. 7: Both teams went into the game unbeaten from their opening seven matches - Liver-pool’s six-match winning start had ended with a 1-1 draw at Chelsea, while City had the same record af-ter a 1-1 draw at Wolves in August. City left Anfield feeling they had let two points slip out of their hands,

however, as Riyad Mahrez missed an 86th minute penalty. With reg-ular penalty taker Sergio Aguero having been substituted, Algerian Mahrez took the responsibility and blasted the spot kick high over the bar. The result left the pair level with Chelsea on 20 points although City were top on goal difference with Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool side in third place.

Liverpool 3 Manchester United 1, Dec. 16: Liverpool were held again on Nov. 3 in a 1-1 draw at Arsenal but then five wins on the bounce took them into the Dec. 16 clash with old rivals United in good form. Klopp’s side rose to the challenge with two second-half goals from substitute Xher-dan Shaqiri giving them a com-fortable win in the North West derby and moving them a point ahead of City in the table.

Leicester City 2 Manchester City 1, Dec. 26: City went into this Box-ing Day clash at the King Power

stadium on the back of two recent defeats. A 2-0 loss at Chelsea was followed by a far more shock-ing 3-2 defeat at home to Crys-tal Palace — a result which raised real questions about whether Pep Guardiola’s side were capable of defending their title.

Ricardo Pereira’s superb late strike made it three losses in four for City, who slipped to third in the table.

Liverpool 5 Arsenal 1, Dec. 29:In contrast to City, the festive

season saw Liverpool open up a gap at the top and the victory on Dec. 29 at home to Arsenal sent them nine points clear of second-placed Spurs. A ninth straight win came courtesy of a Roberto Firmino hat-trick but any euphoria at Anfield was tempered by the knowledge that City awaited on Jan. 3.

Manchester City 2 Liverpool 1, Jan. 3: The first - and so far only - defeat of the season for Liverpool transformed the title race.

Klopp’s side came into the match knowing a victory would have sent them 10 points clear of City but they left the Etihad with their lead cut to four. The game lived up to its billing with both sides showing that for all their trademark attrac-tive football, they can go hard in a physical battle when so much is on the line. City had key midfielders Fernandinho and David Silva back in the side and veteran skipper Vin-cent Kompany recalled at centre back. Sergio Aguero put City ahead but Liverpool drew level after the break through a Firmino header. Leroy Sane, however, drove home a 72nd-minute winner for City.

West Ham 1 Liverpool 1 Feb. 4:Liverpool stuttered for the sec-

ond time in six days at London Sta-dium following their 1-1 draw with Leicester City. Klopp’s side failed to build on Sadio Mane’s 22nd minute opener after West Ham equalised six minutes later through Michail Antonio.

Key moments in the 2018/19 Premier League title race

MANCHESTER CITY V LIVERPOOL - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 3, 2019 Manchester City's Sergio Aguero celebrates their second goal scored by Leroy Sane (not pictured) as Liverpool's Alisson and Virgil van Dijk look dejected REUTERS/Phil Noble

Herrera confirms Man Utd exit in emotional farewell video(Reuters) - Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has confirmed he will leave the club at the end of the Premier League season when his contract ex-pires, the 29-year-old said on Saturday. The Spaniard, who joined United in 2014 from Ath-letic Bilbao, announced his de-parture in an emotional farewell video on the club’s Twitter ac-count. British media have linked Herrera with a move to French side Paris St Germain, but the te-nacious midfielder chose not to disclose his next destination.

“There is red in my heart, I knew it from the first time I played here and in the moment that I started to wear it,” Herrera, United’s play-er of the year in 2017, said.

“A club with thousands of fans who respect and remember all the players who give everything. I felt special when I heard my name chanted. I felt proud when the fans decided I was part of this incredible history.

“Every time I represented this club, in every game, in wins and losses, even when I couldn’t help from the grass, I understood

what this club means.”Herrera made 189 appearances

for United in all competitions and scored 20 goals. He won the FA Cup, League Cup and the Europa

League in his time at the club.“I am going to remember each

of the almost 200 matches that I have played with this jersey. Because playing for the greatest

club in England, has been a true honour,” he added.

“Thanks for these five amazing years.”

Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

had said in his pre-match news conference that Herrera could feature against relegated Cardiff City in the final game of the sea-son on Sunday.

Australia World Cup squad to stop over at Gallipoli

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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Austra-lia’s World Cup squad will stop at Gallipoli in Turkey on the way to England to draw inspiration at the World War One battle site where thousands of Australian soldiers died in the ill-fated cam-paign. The stopover comes nearly a year after Australia coach Justin Langer took his squad on a West-ern Front tour of historic WWI sites in France and Belgium.

“We took the boys to the Western Front last year on the way to England and we’ve had a theme ‘From Lille to Lord’s’ ever since, with the World Cup final at Lord’s on July 14,” Langer told local radio station SEN.

“It’s very sobering, and it was an incredible life experience for the boys, and also it gelled the team together with differ-ent experiences and interpre-tations of our history.

“Where we are right now, on the way to England for a long campaign representing our country, hopefully (Gallipoli) will be a real catalyst for gelling

together and success.”Some 8,700 Australians were

among the more than 56,000 Allied soldiers killed in the eight-month Gallipoli campaign which was intended to open up access to the Black Sea for Allied navies but ended up a bloody stalemate against Turkish forces.

While the battle was an un-mitigated failure, the sacrifices of Australian and New Zealand troops became ingrained in the national identity of both coun-tries. It will be the first trip to Gallipoli by the national cricket team since Steve Waugh led his side there in 2001 ahead of win-ning the Ashes against England.

Langer was part of the 2001 Ashes victory but missed the Gallipoli trip as he was not part of the one-day squad that preceded the test series. He said it was “one of the regrets of (his) career”.

Waugh wrote in his 2005 book “Out of My Comfort Zone” that the visit had a “profound effect” on his squad before they went on to dominate the one-day series and Ashes. Aaron

Finch’s Australia wrapped up a three-match series of unofficial World Cup warmups against a depleted New Zealand side with a five-wicket win in Bris-bane on Friday.

Former captain Steve Smith, back in Australian colours af-ter a 12-month ball-tampering ban, scored 91 not out in an en-couraging performance before England but also threw a scare through the camp.

When running for a single in the 32nd over, his outstretched bat dug into the turf on the edge of the wicket and appeared to jar the right elbow which under-went surgery earlier in the year.

Although in discomfort, Smith was given extra strapping by the team doctor and batted on.

After Gallipoli, Australia head to England where they have ar-ranged an unofficial practice match with West Indies on May 22, ahead of sanctioned World Cup warmups against England on May 25 and Sri Lanka on May 27. Australia’s World Cup opener is against Afghanistan on July 1 in Bristol.

FORMULA ONE F1 - SPANISH GRAND PRIX - Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain - May 11, 2019 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton before practice REUTERS/Albert Gea

Hamilton fastest in final Spanish GP practiceBARCELONA (Reuters) - Five-times world champion Lewis Hamilton lapped fastest for Mer-cedes in final practice for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday with a lap more than half a sec-ond faster than the rest.

The Briton, chasing his third win in a row at the Circuit de Catalunya and fourth in to-tal, lapped with a best time of one minute 16.568 on an over-cast morning. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was 0.531 slower, with

championship leader Valtteri Bottas third and 0.555 off Ham-ilton’s pace after going off and into the gravel. Sebastian Vettel, Leclerc’s team mate, was fourth on the timesheets in 1:17.172.

Hamilton is a point behind Bot-tas, who was quickest in both Fri-day sessions, after four successive one-two finishes for Mercedes — the best ever start to a Formula One season by any team. With two wins each, the Finn is ahead by virtue of a point for fastest lap in

the Australian season-opener. The U.S.-owned Haas team continued their strong showing in practice with Frenchman Romain Grosjean fifth and team mate Kevin Mag-nussen sixth. Red Bull’s Max Ver-stappen, who in 2016 became the youngest Formula One winner at 18 years old at the Spanish circuit, was seventh for Red Bull.

British rookie George Russell spun his Williams off and back-wards against the tyre wall in the closing seconds.

Dhoni's 'Dad's Army' bank on experience against mighty MumbaiNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will need to sum-mon every ounce of his tactical acumen against a redoubtable Mumbai Indians in Sunday’s In-dian Premier League final which features the tournament’s two most successful franchises.

Three-time champions Mum-bai walloped Chennai for the third time this IPL season in Tuesday’s qualifier to storm into the final in Hyderabad, afford-ing themselves a couple of extra days’ rest. Chennai, however, would not be denied an eighth final in 10 tournaments, and will hunt for back-to-back titles after returning from a two-year ban for corruption last year to claim their third championship.

Dhoni’s team are a veritable ‘Dad’s Army’, fielding nine play-ers in their thirties and five over 35. To reach the final, they out-played a young Delhi Capitals led by 24-year-old Shreyas Iyer in Friday’s second qualifier to run into a rampaging Mumbai team led by Rohit Sharma.

Rohit headlines a formidable top order that includes in-form Quin-

ton de Kock. They have arguably the best death-overs exponents in Jaspreet Bumrah and Lasith Mal-inga, while boasting an explosive all-rounder in Hardik Pandya.

“Mumbai Indians have a great team, no question, not too many holes in their team. It’s going to be a great challenge,” Chennai opener Shane Watson said after Friday’s victory.

Australian Watson and open-ing partner Faf du Plessis of South Africa hit identical fifties against Delhi but their batting frailties have often meant bowlers had to save the day on several occasions.

Watson has managed just two fifties in 16 matches but Dhoni has kept his trust in the 37-year-old Australian who smashed a century in last year’s final against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Consistency is the buzzword in Chennai who have had Dhoni as skipper since the inaugural tournament in 2008. The former India captain, himself, is against frequent change in personnel.

With an unshakeable trust in his team mates, the phlegmatic 37-year-old enjoys absolute loy-alty in a relaxed dressing room.

Chennai no longer even both-er with team meetings, such is their understanding and cama-raderie, according to West In-dian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo.

“We don’t plan. We just turn up and go with the flow on any given day,” he said recently. That approach has failed against Mumbai this season but Watson was confident Chennai’s col-lective experience would have them in good stead in the final.

“There are huge positives about age and experience, and that’s the way CSK has played,” said the all-rounder.

“When you’ve got more ex-

perienced players, you’ve got more understanding of what to do, because we’ve been through different situations so many times in our careers.

“We’re going to make the most of our experience in the final on Sunday.”

Juventus coach Allegri denies exit rumoursJuventus coach Massimiliano Al-legri on Saturday dismissed talk he is about to quit the Serie A champions, hitting back at the criticism he received following his side's Champions League quarter-final exit at the hands of Ajax.

"Sometimes I wonder if I hadn't managed to bring home some trophies in these years, what would have happened?" asked the 51-year-old, who re-cently won his fifth league title is as many years.

"Maybe they would have im-paled me and burnt me at the stake." Allegri, speaking ahead of his side's Serie A trip to Roma on Sunday, said he was due to meet with club chairman An-drea Agnelli to discuss his plans

for next season."I have already told the chair-

man that I would like to stay, but now we need to talk," he

said. "I have had the new Juven-tus in mind for six months, but first I need to meet Agnelli to see if we agree."

Juventus, who were also boot-ed out of the Coppa Italia by Atalanta, have been linked with the return of Allegri's predeces-sor Antonio Conte, who won the first three of their current run of eight titles in a row. Other names reported in Italian media include Lazio boss Simone Inza-ghi, Champions League finalist Mauricio Pochettino and France coach Didier Deschamps.

"Rumours about my succes-sors are part of the game," said Allegri, who also won the league with AC Milan in 2011.

"I am grateful to the chairman and he also said he wanted to continue with me. "I told him before Ajax that I would stay. I owe him and club."

MUMBAI INDIANS HAVE A GREAT TEAM, no question, not too many holes in their team. It’s going to be a great challenge.”....... Shane Watson

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India inflation likely crept up to six-month high in April

Travellers should prefer Kashmir over European countries: Secy Tourism GoI

Observer News Service

Srinagar - After winding up his three-day tour to Kashmir on Saturday, Secretary Ministry of Tourism Government of India Yogendra Tripathi urged the travellers to visit Kashmir in-stead of European Countries.

He said Kashmir is one of the most beautiful places on Earth which every traveller should visit. The Union Secretary Tour-ism arrived here on Thursday and visited Dal Lake, SKICC, Chrar Chinari besides inspected houseboats on the first day.

Secretary Tourism Rigzian Sampheal, Director Tourism Kashmir Nisar Ahmad Wani, Principal Indian Institute of Ski-ing and Mountaineering (IISM) Col JS Dhillon, Principal Institute of Hotel Management Srinagar Qazi Shabir Ahmad, MD J&K

Cable Car Corporation Shamim Ahmad and other officers of the tourism department received the Union Secretary and ac-companied him to various sites at Srinagar. He also held a brief meeting with Vice Chancellor Central University Prof. Mehraj-

ud-din, University Registrar Prof Fayaz Ahmad and other faculty at Vivanta by Taj Srinagar for joint collaboration in conduct-ing research studies on contem-porary themes.

On the second day on Friday, the Union Secretary Tourism visited Gulmarg, Kangdori, Af-farwat, Botapathri and also in-augurated adventure courses at Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering. He also held a brief meeting with the repre-sentatives of hoteliers at Hotel Khyber and assured them that the Government of India is keen to promote J&K as the choic-est tourist destination. He said under various schemes, GoI has already released Rs 450 crore for implemental of various sanc-tioned projects.

"As soon as the projects are complete, we will be releasing

more funds," he said.On the third day today, Yo-

gendra Tripathi visited Indian Institute of Hotel Management Srinagar where he chaired a meeting to review the courses being offered and also the facili-ties for the students.

Market Checking conducted In Shopian, Bandipora

Observer News Service

SHOPIAN - : On the directions of Development Commissioner of Shopian Dr. Owais Ahmad extensive market checking was conducted here at Shopian town during which a fine of Rs 10,200 was realised from erring traders, shopkeepers, butchers and fruit and vegetable vendors.

The market checking was con-ducted by an interdepartmental team of Revenue, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Food Safety departments. The team headed by Tehsil-dar Shopian, inspected various establishments, meat shops, bakery shops and milk shops at Hergam, Bonbazar, Batapora, Baghandar and Gol Chakkar. Rotten food items, fruits, veg-etables and dairy products were destroyed on spot. Meanwhile samples of certain food items were also lifted by the team for lab testing for comprehensive quality checking.

The team also impressed upon the traders and vendors to abstain from overcharging, black marketing, hoarding and under scaling of food items and comply with trading/mar-keting ethics. Directions were passed to the concerned to dis-play rate lists at conspicuous places outside shops for the information of general public. Special instructions were given meat/chicken shop owners and confectioners for ensuring hy-gienic conditions.

Meanwhile On the directions

of Deputy Commissioner Ban-dipora, Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza, a joint market checking squads of various departments today conducted market checking of several markets in the district Bandipora. During the checking a fine of around Rs 20,000 was collected from erring shopkeep-ers under different Acts.

Seven joint teams of Legal Metrology, Urban Local Bodies, Food Safety, Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCSCA) and the Department of Revenue under the supervision of Assis-tant Commissioner Revenue in-spected various markets in Ban-dipora including Gousia Market, Khadim Market, Nowpora, Neberpora, Gulshan Chowk and Jamia Jadeed, Aloosa, Ajas, Sumbal, Hajin and Gurez and conducted surprise check of various shops including veg-etable and fruit selling outlets, meat sellers, restaurants, drug stores, roadside vendors and general stores and realized fine of around Rs 20,000 from the erring shopkeepers for over-charging and for violating Legal Metrology Laws and govern-ment approved rate list.

Five shops including a chick-en shop, mutton shop, vegeta-ble shop, bakery, tea stall and a Kiryana shop were also sealed for overcharging and selling outdated stocks. About four quintals of rotten vegetables were also destroyed during the inspection and 17 kgs of poly-thene were also seized during the inspection.

Agencies

Bengaluru: India inflation likely crept up slightly to a six-month high in April, driven mainly by food pric-es, a Reuters poll found, although holding below the Reserve Bank of India’s medium-term target of 4 per-cent for the ninth straight month.

If true, that would support ex-pectations for the central bank to keep policy on hold through to the end of next year after cut-ting interest rates twice in a row, in February and April, ahead of national elections. The latest Re-uters poll of over 40 economists, conducted May 3-9, showed In-dia retail inflation likely rose to 2.97 percent last month from 2.86 percent in March. The data is due May 13. Forecasts ranged

between 2.68 and 3.56 percent, with almost three-quarters peg-ging it at or below 3 percent.

“In continuation of the previous month’s trend we see further pickup in food prices and moderation in core,” noted economists at Citi.

“While Brent prices had spiked in April – there was little pass through to pump level prices, probably due to ongoing elections.”

Indeed, while inflation is tame now, economists say that rising oil prices will eventually push in-flation up and could pose a chal-lenge for whatever government is formed after India’s national election is completed later this month. Crude oil prices surged last month, driven by a cutback in supply by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

(OPEC) and sanctions imposed on Iran and Venezuela by the United States. The expected slight rise in April is likely to come in part from the cost of transporting food, ac-cording to Prakash Sakpal, Asia economist at ING, although not everyone agrees. Fuel costs tend to lag the price of crude, and so econ-omists expect upward pressure in future months in any case.

“I think in the second half (of the year) inflation will start pick-ing up...and then we will see the RBI losing (room) to aggressively ease,” said Vishnu Varathan, an economist at Mizuho.

“Having said that, the growth cycle is such that the RBI could still squeeze through one more rate cut on the premise of further downside risks to growth.”

Press Trust off India

NEW DELHI - The civil aviation ministry has told Air India that it should prepare 2018-19 financials for itself and its subsidiaries by end of June as the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has decided to speed up the disinvestment process of three of its wings, according to an official document.

After a botched attempt to sell Air India in May last year, a panel led by Finance Minister Arun Jait-ley had decided in June to scrap the stake-sale plan for the time be-ing. It was then decided to infuse more funds into the carrier and cut down debt by raising resources by selling land assets and other sub-sidiaries. Air India has a total debt burden of around Rs 55,000 crore. On April 1 this year, a meeting was held in the PMO under the chair-manship of Nripendra Misra, the principal secretary to the prime minister, to discuss matter regard-ing strategic disinvestment of Air India and its subsidiaries.

"A meeting was held on April 1 under the chairmanship of the Principal Secretary to PM in which it was, inter-alia, decided to speed up the process of disinvestment of AIATSL, AIESL and AASL," civil avia-tion secretary Pradeep Singh Kha-rola told Air India's Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Ashwani Lohani in a letter dated May 6.

Air India Air Transport Services

Limited (AIATSL), Air India Engi-neering Services Limited (AIESL) and Airline Allied Services Limited (AASL) are subsidiaries of the na-tional carrier. process of Air India and its subsidiaries, audited finan-cials for 2018-19 will be required.

"I would, therefore, request you to kindly get financials of Air India and its subsidiaries for the finan-cial year 2018-19 finalised by end of June," Kharola said.

Aviation secretary also said that since the accounts for 2018-19 would form the "basis of bid-ding", it is necessary that they are prepared with "utmost cau-tion so as to reflect the correct financial status".

He added that contingent liabili-ties must be thoroughly verified. Moreover, he added that "account receivables" and "account payables"

must be verified and confirmed from the other parties.

"A physical verification of the inventories need to be done so as to ensure that the value of inven-tories shown on the balance sheet matches with the assets physical-ly," Kharola told Lohani.

The secretary also told Air India CMD that a list of all pending liti-gations have to be drawn up.

As a precursor to sale of Air In-

dia, the cabinet on February 28 had approved setting up of a spe-cial purpose vehicle (SPV)—Air India Assets Holding Limited—to transfer Rs 29,464 crore worth loans of the national carrier and its four subsidiaries.

The four subsidiaries which have been transferred to the SPV are AIATSL, AASL, AIESL and Hotel Corporation of India (HCI).

Govt Asks Air India To Prepare FY19 Financials As PMO Wants Quick Disinvestment

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER ANANTNAG

NOT I C EWhereas joint application has been received by this office from Mr. Mohd Shafi Siraj S/O

Mushtaq Ahmad Siraj R/O Phalgam Anantang{Party No.1st) as Transferor, (Seller) Owner of the Vehicle M Eco Bearing Regd. No.JK03C-2760 (Commercial/ Non-Commercial) covering under R/P No. 2919/MC/ANG.and Mr.Altaf Koli S/O Abdul Koli R/O Badaram Virsiran Phalgam(Party No.2nd) as Transferee (Purchaser) requesting for transfer of R/C & R/P of the above noted Vehicle from party No 1st and 2nd. And Cancellation of hire purchase agreement with SBI PhaLgam and Endorsement with Shriram TPT Finance Co. Ltd. Before the case is disposed off on its merit, anybody have any objection regarding the proposed transfer Amy file his objection within ( 7) days from the publication of this notice to the office of the undersigned. No any representation / objection shall be entertained after stipulated period.

Assistant Regional Transport Officer Anantnag

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER ANANTNAG

NOT I C EWhereas an application has been received from one Mr.Mohd Syed Lone S/O Gh Ahmad

Lone R/O Nassu Badragund Anantnag Owner of Vehicle No.JK03D-7862 for Cancellation of Hire Purchase agreement with JK Bank Verinag Anantnag. Now it is therefore notified for General information that objection if any to the proposed cancellation / Endorsement of Hire Purchase Agreement shall be filled in writing in the Officer of ARTO Anantnag within a period of seven days from the publication of this notice in Daily Uqab News Paper.

Assistant Regional Transport Officer Anantnag

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER ANANTNAG

NOT I C EWhereas joint application has been received by this office from Mr.Mohd Maqbool Dar

S/O Gh Nabi Dar R/O Ashijipora Anantnag{Party No.1st) as Transferor, (Seller) Owner of the Vehicle Tavera Bearing Regd. No.JK03C-7797 (Commercial/ Non-Commercial) covering under R/P No. 3618/MC/ANG.and Mr.Nazir Ahmad Bhat S/O Habibullah Bhat R/O Dal Colni Kanipora Shopian(Party No.2nd) as Transferee (Purchaser) requesting for transfer of R/C & R/P of the above noted Vehicle from party No 1st and 2nd. And Cancellation of hire purchase agreement with Nill. Before the case is disposed off on its merit, anybody have any objection regarding the proposed transfer Amy file his objection within ( 7) days from the publication of this notice to the office of the undersigned. No any representation / objection shall be entertained after stipulated period.

Assistant Regional Transport Officer Anantnag

‘India orders anti-trust probe of Google for alleged Android abuse’

Agencies

NEW DELHI -India's antitrust watchdog has ordered an in-vestigation into Alphabet Inc's unit Google for alleged abuse of its popular Android mobile op-erating system to block rivals, two sources aware of the mat-ter told Reuters.

The Competition Commis-sion of India (CCI) last year started looking into the com-plaint, which is similar to the one Google faced in Europe that resulted in a 4.34 billion euro ($5 billion) fine on the company, Reuters reported in February. In mid-April, the CCI decided there was merit in the

accusations made in the com-plaint and ordered its inves-tigation unit to launch a full probe, one of the sources with direct knowledge of the mat-ter said. That decision, which was confirmed by the second source, has not been previous-ly reported and the order call-ing the full investigation was not made public.

"It is a strong case for the

CCI, given the EU precedent," said the first source. "The CCI has (preliminarily) found Google abused its dominant position." The probe would be completed in about a year and Google executives would likely be summoned to appear be-fore the CCI in coming months, the source said.

The CCI did not respond to a request for comment.

A Google spokesman said An-droid has enabled millions of Indians to connect to the inter-net by making mobile devices more affordable. Google looked forward to working with the CCI "to demonstrate how An-droid has led to more competi-

tion and innovation, not less," the spokesman said in a state-ment. Reuters could not estab-lish who filed the complaint, which involves more than one person. In the EU case, regula-tors said Google forced manu-facturers to pre-install Google Search and its Chrome browser, together with its Google Play app store on Android devices, giving it an unfair advantage.

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If You Have One Password For Multiple Accounts, You May Need To Think AgainAccording to a survey con-

ducted by Google, young people are considered to

being overconfident when it comes to the safety of their on-line accounts.

According to Harris Poll that surveyed about 3,000 adults stated that 78 per cent of the Gen Z (16-23-year-olds) use the same password for multiple accounts.

The survey was conducted in the US to understand the beliefs and behaviour of online security.

“People shouldn’t have to be security experts to be safe online — they shouldn’t need to under-stand what a security certificate is, or need to remember complex passwords for each of their ac-

counts,” Emily Schechter, a prod-uct manager for Chrome Security

at Google, told Mashable.60 per cent of those who fall in

the 50 plus bracket are thought to have a similar password for multiple accounts while 67 per cent of the 25-49-year-olds also do the same.

When users are setting their password, they are asked to look at certain guidelines that they must follow which also includes a limit on characters, a symbol and sometimes they are also re-quired to put in a number.

Phishing is a fraudulent at-tempt to gain password and enter one’s account. The young adults confident about their on-line account security scam as 71 per cent of Generation Z are sure they will not ever fall pretty to a phishing scam which only 44

per cent knew what it means. However, 25-49-year-olds and Baby Boomers aren’t confident about the scam but at least they knew what phishing means.

You’re in for a surprise if you Google ‘Thanos’

Only 76 per cent of the 16-23-year-olds have two-step verification enabled while the 62 per cent of Baby Boomers and 74 per cent of 25-29-year-olds know about this and use this se-curity feature.

If you don’t have your two-step verification enabled or have the same password for all accounts because it’s easier to remember, you might want to reconsider.

‘He’s Barely Used, What Is He Worth?’: US Man Jokingly Tries To Pawn Baby

A man walked into a pawn shop in Florida, put his baby on the counter and,

according to police, asked how much he could get for the kid.

“This is what I got,” the fa-ther, Richard Slocum, said as he placed the infant before the owner of the store in Sara-sota, on Florida’s Gulf coast. “He’s barely used, seven and a half months old, what do you think he’s worth?”

The father later told offi-cers he had been joking, but the shop owner didn’t see the humor and called the police.

“He was pretty serious about it,” Richard Jordan told a local television news channel. “He spun the baby around, and said, ‘Can I pawn this?’“

Jordan called the police as soon as Slocum left, say-ing he was concerned for the child’s wellbeing.

“Slocum claims that his encounter with the store clerk was a prank and that he wanted to place his own

video on social media,” the police department said in a statement. Slocum contacted law enforcement himself af-ter he heard on social media that they were trying to iden-tify the person behind the stunt. Dozens of police and local officials then descended on his home, he said.

“They didn’t find it funny or hilarious at all and there was a lot of resources and time and money that went into it,” said Slocum, a single parent who makes video clips that he, at least, con-siders humorous and shares them on Snapchat.

Jordan, the shopkeeper, was not laughing. “This is not fun-ny, this is serious business,” he told the news channel.

Police said detectives ver-ified the child was safe and contacted social services.

“At this time, there are no criminal charges for this investigation,” the police de-partment said.

Google Doodle Honours English Haematologist Lucy WillsAgenceis

Google Doodle on Friday paid tribute to English haematologist Lucy Wills, whose early research in India helped identify folic acid supplementation to prevent anaemia in pregnant women.

The doodle, depicting Wills working in a laboratory setting, commemorates her 131st birth anniversary. Born in 1888, Wills conducted seminal work in India in 1928 on macrocytic anaemia during pregnancy, which is char-acterised by enlarged red blood cells and is life-threatening.

Her observations led to the discovery of a nutritional factor in yeast which both prevents and cures this disorder.

The nutritional factor called the ‘Wills Factor’ was subsequently shown to be folate, the naturally occurring form of folic acid.

Macrocytic anaemia was preva-

lent in a severe form among poorer women with dietary deficiencies, particularly those in the textile in-dustry. Wills observed an apparent correlation between the dietary hab-its of different classes of women in Mumbai and the likelihood of their becoming anaemic during pregnan-cy. This anaemia was then known as ‘pernicious anaemia of pregnancy’.

However, Wills was able to demonstrate that the anaemia she observed differed from true per-nicious anaemia, as the patients did not have achlorhydria or in-ability to produce gastric acid.

Wills spent her life travelling the world and researching on the health of pregnant women until her death in 1964.

Diabetic? This computer game can train brain to eat less sugar

THEY DIDN’T FIND it funny or hilarious at all and

there was a lot of resources and time and money that went into it.”

Agenceis

Researchers have developed a computer game that can be used to train people to eat less sugar. This could aid in reducing weight and improving health.

"Added sugar is one of the big-gest culprits of excess calories and is also associated with sev-eral health risks including can-cer. For these reasons, eliminat-ing added sugar from a person's diet results in weight loss and reduced risk of disease," wrote lead researcher Forman in the study published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine.

The researchers developed and evaluated a "brain training" game targeting the part of the brain that inhibits impulses with the hope that it would improve diet, specifically by decreasing the consumption of sweet foods.

"Cognitive, or 'brain, training' games have been used to help people reduce unhealthy habits, like smoking. We were also see-ing positive results from labs us-ing computer training programs," said Forman.

The game automatically cus-tomized the training to focus on the sweets that each participant tended to eat and adjusted the

difficulty according to how well they were resisting the tempta-tion of sweets.

The trial randomized 109 partic-ipants who were overweight and ate sweets. Participants attended a workshop prior to starting the game to help them understand why sugar is detrimental to their health and to learn which foods to avoid and methods for doing so.

"The workshop helped give participants strategies for follow-ing a no-sugar diet. However, we hypothesized that participants would need an extra tool to help manage sweets cravings. The dai-ly training could make or break a person's ability to follow the no-added-sugar diet. They strength-en the part of your brain to not react to the impulse for sweets," said Forman.

The study also randomized whether participants received a highly gamified (enhanced graphics and sounds) or less-gamified versions of the training.

While the difference between the levels of gamification did not matter, the participants re-duced sugar consumption and lost weight, they did find that the few men in the study reacted bet-ter to the highly gamified version than the women in the study.

New Fish Species Discovered That Can Detect WavelengthsAgenceis

The deep sea is home to fish species that can detect various wavelengths in near-total dark-ness, discovered researchers. The deep sea is the largest habitat on Earth and yet one of the least ex-plored due to its inaccessibility.

According to the study pub-lished in the Journal of Science, many organisms have adapted to life in the near-total darkness of this inhospitable environment. For example, many fish have developed highly sensitive tele-scope eyes that allow them to de-tect the tiny amount of residual light that makes it to the depths of the ocean.

A team of researchers led by Professor Walter Salzburger from the University of Basel recently analysed fish living in deep-sea habitat and discovered that cer-tain deep-sea fish have expanded their rhodopsin genes.

Researchers found not less

than 38 copies of the gene, in addition to two other opsins of a different type. "This makes the darkness-dwelling silver spiny fin the vertebrate with the most photopigment genes by far," ex-plained Salzburger.

The deep-sea fish have adapted to detect a certain wavelength of light, the researchers further re-ported. They demonstrated this

through computer simulations and functional experiments on rhodop-sin proteins regenerated in the lab.

The genes cover exactly the wavelength range of light "pro-duced" by light-emitting organs of deep-sea organisms. This is known as bioluminescence, which is the ability of an organism to produce light on its own or with the help of other organisms. For example,

anglerfish attract prey with their bioluminescent organs.

"It appears that deep-sea fish have developed this multiple rho-dopsin-based vision several times independently of each other and that this is specifically used to de-tect bioluminescent signals. This may give deep-sea fish an evo-lutionary advantage by allowing them to see much better potential

prey or predators," said Salzburger."In any case, our findings help

redefine the current paradigm of vertebrate vision in terms of the role of rod photoreceptors. This presents yet another instance in which analyzing whole genomes led to new biological discover-ies," the zoologists wrote.

Colour vision in vertebrates is usually achieved through the interaction of various photopig-ments in the cone cells found in the retina. Each of these phot-opigments react to a certain wavelength of light.

In humans, for example, these wavelengths are the red, green and blue range of the light spec-trum. Colour vision is only pos-sible in daylight, however.

In the darkness, vertebrates detect the few available light par-ticles with their light-sensitive rod cells, which contain only a single type of the photopigment rhodop-sin, explaining why nearly all ver-tebrates are colour-blind at night.