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Vol. 1 No: 171
IN BRIEFIN BRIEFIMC on media content
issues to meettomorrow: I&B Min
NEW DELHI: The Inter-
Ministerial Committee on
media content issues will
meet tomorrow. Information
and Broadcasting Minister
Manish Tiwari said in reply
to a supplementary in the Lok
Sabha today that the alleged
Jindal-Zee TVextortion mat-
ter will also figure in the
meeting. contd on page 2
Second arrest inSamjhauta Expressblast case by NIA in MPBHOPAL: Samajwadi Party
workers stop trains at
Varanasi Another accused in
the Samjhauta express blasts,
Ram Lakhan Maharaj alias
Dhan Singh alias Swami, has
been arrested by Satna police
in Madhya Pradesh. He was
handed over to the National
Investigation Agency, NIA.
This is contd on page 2
Health Min for PPP tofill gaps in healthcare
service deliveryNEW DELHI: The Centre
today stressed strengthening
of public health systems at all
levels focusing on primary
and secondary care.Addressing the 9th India
Health Summit in New
Delhi, Health Minister
Ghulam Nabi Azad called for
Public Private Partnership to
fill in contd on page 2
Lalu Prasad irksMeira Kumar
NEW DELHI: RJD leader
Lalu Prasad Tuesday irritated
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira
Kumar by intervening and
speaking out of turn in the
House. "Please don't play
politics in running down a
member. All members are
respectable to me," said the
speaker. The Rashtriya Janata
Dal (RJD) chief was upset as
the contd on page 2
RBI keeps key ratesunchaged
MUMBAI: Maintaining a
status quo, Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) today kept the
key rates unchanged with
Repo Rates and Reverse
Repo Rate at 8 and 7 per cent
respectively. Cash Reserve
ratio also remained unaltered
at 4.25 per cent in RBI's mid
quarter review for the third
quarter of the current fiscal.
Markets were expecting the
RBI to continue to tinker
with the Cash Reserve Ratio
by a contd on page 2
Five militants killed inencounter
SRINAGAR,DEC 18: Five
militants, belonging to
Lashkar-e-Taiba, were killed
in a gunbattle with security
forces in Sopore area in north
Kashmir's Baramulla district
today. The militants were
killed in a joint operation by
army and police at Sadhpora,
some 55-km from here, an
army official said. They
belonged to Pakistan-based
militant outfit LeT, he said
adding the gunfight lasted
over 13 hours. The security
forces raided the place fol-
lowing contd on page 2
KPs appeal J&Kgovt to enhance
monthly cashrelief
JAMMU,DEC 18: Kashmiri
Pandits (KPs) today appealed
the Jammu and Kashmir gov-
ernment to immediately
enhance the monthly cash
assistance to the community.
"We appeal to government
to enhance the monthly cash
assistance immediately,"
president of Jagti Tenement
Committee (JTC), Shadi Lal
Pandita said during a meeting
here. contd on page 2
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MUKHERJEE
NEW DELHI: Cutting
across party lines, Rajya
Sabha members Tuesday
condemned the gang-rape of
a young woman on a moving
bus in Delhi, with several
demanding capital punish-
ment for rapists. Anger and
emotions filled the house as
anguished members of par-
liament told the government
to ensure that no such inci-dent takes place again.
The 23-year-old woman,
who was gang-raped by at
least seven men and thrown
off the bus along with a male
friend Sunday night, is criti-
cal and on ventilator support
at a hospital here.
Samajwadi Party's Jaya
Bachchan broke down in the
house saying she wondered
what would happen to the
girl's family, while Trinamool
Congerss's Derek O'Brien
said as the father of a
teenaged girl he was scared.
Bachchan, the BJP's Najma
Heptullah, Shiv Sena'sManohar Joshi and Rashtriya
Janata Dal's Ram Kripal
Yadav were among the mem-
bers who said death sentence
should be the punishment for
the rapists. Appalled at the
horrific gang-rape in a Delhi
bus, Leader of Opposition in
the Lok Sabha Sushma
Swaraj on Tuesday called for
capital contd on page 2
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Sushma demands capital punishmentJaya Bachchan gets emotional in RS
Shinde shares plansto protect women;Guilty to be tried in
fast-track court
NEW DELHI: Amidnational anger over the gang-
rape of a medical student in
Delhi in a moving bus,
Home Minister Sushil
Kumar Shinde outlined for
parliament how the govern-
ment plans to increase the
safety of women in the capi-
tal. Shinde informed the Lok
Sabha contd on page 2
Need to educatemen to respectwomen: Bedi
NEW DELHI: Former top
cop Kiran Bedi on Tuesday
stressed on the need to edu-
cate men to respect women.
The remark came in the
wake of horrifying incident
of gang-rape of a paramed-
ical student in Delhi. Thevictim is said to be very crit-
ical, as per doctors. Bedi
today tweeted, "Mothers of
India should ask their sons to
take an oath that they will
never disrespect women."
Bedi also stressed on the
need to improve policing in
the national capital, which
has contd on page 2
NEW DELHI: India is wit-
nessing a significant reduc-
tion in fresh cases of deadly
HIV, which have come down
by as much as 57 per cent,
Union Health Minister
Ghulam Nabi Azad said
Tuesday.
"There have been signifi-
cant falls in MMR (Measles,
Mumps and Rubella), IMR
(Infant Mortality rates) and
TFR as well as reduction in
new HIVcases by as much as
57 percent," he said, while
addressing the India Health
Summit organised by CII
here. Azad said this will be
the second successive year
which will see a polio-free
India, which is the longest
polio-free period ever since
eradication efforts were
launched. "We have stepped
up efforts to meet public
health challenges such as
Influenza A- H1N1 pandemic
and the credit goes to ICMR
and our Indian manufacturers
to have contd on page 2
Girls outshineboys in classXth exams in
KashmirSRINAGAR,DEC 18: Girls
continue to outshine boys
and dominate the merit list in
the class 10 examinations inKashmir, securing nine of the
top ten positions. The
results, which were
announced yesterday by the
Jammu and Kashmir Board
of School Education
(JKBOSE), recorded an over-
all pass percentage of 68.21
per cent. Two girls - Iqra
Bashir Makhdoomi of Model
Public High School, Sopore
in north Kashmir?s
contd on page 2
JAMMU,DEC 18: At least
10 people were killed and six
others injured Tuesday when a
minibus rolled down a moun-
tainous road while negotiating
a turn in Reasi district of
Jammu and Kashmir, police
said.The minibus carrying 16
people was on its way from
Mahore to Jammu. The vehi-
cle rolled down a 500 feet
deep gorge at Malai Nallah,
about 150 km from here.
Police said 10 people,
including the driver of the
bus, were killed in the acci-
dent and six others injured.
The injured have been
shifted to the Reasi govern-
ment hospital. Four of them
are in critical condition, hos-
pital sources said. "It appears
that the driver of the minibus
lost control over the steering
while negotiating a...curve," a
police official said. Eight
people were killed in an acci-
dent in mountainous Doda
district Sunday. The moun-
tainous roads of Jammu and
Kashmir are notorious for fre-
quent accidents.
NEW DELHI: Lack of leg-
islative or judicial guidelines
for trial courts to determine
punishment to be awarded to
the guilty is the "weakest"
part of criminal justice sys-
tem in India, the Supreme
Court has said. "Giving pun-
ishment to the wrongdoer is
at the heart of the criminal
justice delivery, but in our
country, it is the weakest part
of the administration of crim-
inal justice.
"There are no legislative
or judicially laid down guide-
lines to assist the trial court in
meting out just punishment
to the accused facing trial
before it after he is held
guilty of the charges," a
bench of justices Aftab Alam
and Ranjana Prakash Desai
said. The court's observation
came on an appeal by one of
the persons convicted and
sentenced to five years
imprisonment by the Kerala
High Court in a case of death
of 31 persons due to con-
sumption of spurious liquor
in October 2000.
Dismissing the appeal, the
court held that "punishment
should acknowledge the
sanctity of human life" and
laid down points to be con-
sidered by trial courts while
awarding sentence, promi-
nent among them being "pro-
portionality and deterrence"
of the imprisonment.
The other points included,
"consequences of criminal
action," "sentence being
commensurate with serious-
ness or gravity of the
offence" and "attribution of
unintended consequences to
offender if they are reason-
ably foreseeable."
In its 23-page judgement,
the bench, referring to the
decision of the Kerala High
Court in the case, answered
the question if the social con-
sequences of a culpable act
and its impact on other peo-
ple can be a relevant consid-
eration for giving a heavier
punishment.
The high court had taken
into account the death due to
consumption of the illicit
liquor sold by appellant,
Soman, to increase the sen-
tence of two years awarded to
him by the trial court to five
years.
The apex court while
upholding the decision of the
high court as "fully justified,"
however, reduced Soman's
sentence to three years on the
ground that punishment of
another convict, the supplier,
in the 2000 case was also
modified.
"It is noted above that a
number of appeals against
the judgement and order by
the high court came before
this court at the instance of a
number of accused.
"One of them happened to
be accused no. 25 who was
the supplier of the illicit
liquor contd on page 2
Punishment should acknowledge sanctity of human life: SCLok Sabha discussesmedia regulationNEW DELHI: "We need to give time to the
self-regulation mechanism to flourish and
take roots as it is linked to the basic democrat-
ic issues, but we are ready for a debate and
will go by the sense of the house,"
Information and Broadcasting Minister
Manish Tewari told the Lok Sabha during the
Question Hour. Janata Dal-United (JD-U)
leader Sharad Yadav said the media needs to
be accountable and the government should
strengthen the Press Council of India or par-
liament to do so.
"Media needs accountability. The govern-
ment should strengthen the Press Council of
India or parliament to do so," he said.
Congress MP Lal Singh wanted the gov-
ernment to cancel the license of Zee TV
Group which allegedly demanded a bribe
from party MP and industrialist Naveen
Jindal. Tewari responded by saying that a
criminal investigation was on in the case.
Replying to a query contd on page 2
Forging PPPs in healthcarethe way forward: Azad
NEWDELHI, DEC18: Forging partnerships
between the public and private sector is the
way forward for the healthcare sector in
India, said Union Minister for Health and
Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad on
Tuesday. "Though India has earned interna-
tional accolades for its collective efforts at
containing polio, significant reduction in
infant mortality rate (IMR) and maternal mor-
tality rate (MMR), the delivery and outcomes
of healthcare facilities need to be improved
further", said Azad contd on page 2
CM, Gov and otherMinisters expresse
grief over Reasi roadaccident
JAMMU,DEC 18: Jammu
and Kashmir Chief Minister
Omar Abdullah, Governor,N.N.Vohra, The Minister
for Transport and
Consumer Affairs, Mr
Qamar Ali Akhoon and
Minister for Higher
Education, Mr Abdul Gani
Malik have expressed grief
over the loss of lives in a
road accident near Mahore
area of in the Reasi district
Tuesday. In his condolence
message,
HIV cases down by 57%
in India: Health Min
10 people killed and 6 injured as minibus falls in gorge near Reasi
ill-fated minibus rolled down into a 500 feet deep gorge at MalaiNallah.
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Outrage in Parliament....punishment for those guilty of such crimes.
She was speaking during the Zero Hour in the
Lok Sabha.
"There are no words to condemn such inci-
dents. A victim of rape is neither dead nor alive.
Even if the wounds of the victim heal physically,
the mental trauma makes her a living dead," said
Swaraj.
Sushma Swaraj was followed by Girija Vyas
who decried the decline in law and order situation
in the city. She said, "There has been a laxity in
police patrolling. There is a huge security lapse.
When a woman gets murdered, she gets killed
once. But when she gets raped, she dies again and
again." Speaker Meira Kumar exhorted the gov-
ernment to take strict measures over the issue
without delay. "This is a serious issue. This is a
heinous act. I will allow you to raise the matter
during Zero Hour," she said.
Raising the issue in the upper house of parlia-
ment, BJP member Maya Singh proposed that
there should be no legal recourse for such crimi-
nals."There should be toughest punishment for
them and no one should argue their case," she
said.
Her party colleague Najma Heptullah demand-
ed capital punishment for rapists "so that people
are afraid". Backing her, Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut
said: "There should be fast track courts. They
should get life sentence."Bachchan also said rape
should be treated at par with attempt to murder.
"I am very worried about the parents of thisgirl. What is going to happen to them? All will
forget but she will remember for the rest of her
life. It'll be a scar," she s aid, her voice laden with
emotions.
While Janata Dal-United's Shivanand Tiwari
blamed growing commercialisation and projec-
tion of women as commodity in the media for
increasing rape incidents, O'Brien said he was not
only shaken by the incident but was also nervous
as father of a teenaged girl. "I stand here nervous
and scared as the father of a 17-year-old daugh-
ter," he said.
"Rape is not just a women's issue. It's about
men who stop behaving like human beings and
start behaving like animals," he said. BJP leader
M. Venkaiah Naidu said union Home Minister
Sushilkumar Shinde should take responsibility.
"Home minister should take moral responsibil-
ity and assure the house that such an incident will
not happen again," Naidu said. Bahujan Samaj
Party chief Mayawati advocated tough punish-
ment for the criminals and said the punishmentshould be publicised to discourage any more such
incidents.
"Delhi is the capital and in Delhi for a long
while I have been seeing every day there are cases
of exploitation, rape of innocent girls and
women," Mayawati said.
"When culprits are arrested, the case is forgot-
ten. If there is publicity of what happens to the
accused, their morale will be down," she said.
Opposition members were joined by those
from the ruling party in condemning the incident,
with Congress member Renuka Chowdhary sug-
gesting that all woman MPs should go and meet
the Delhi chief minister and the city police com-
missioner.
"I suggest women MPs should meet the com-
missioner of police and Delhi chief minister to
work out an action plan whereby such incidents
do not happen again," she said. Earlier, the house
was adjourned twice during the question hour
over the incident with opposition demanding a
statement from the home minister. The incident
occurred after the woman and her male friend
boarded a private bus after watching a movie to
go from Munirka to Dwarka.
Addressing a press conference, amid massive
outrage in the country, including inside the
Parliament, Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj
Kumar said the Delhi Police will request the court
to put the case through a fast-track court so as to
ensure that the guilty are punished at the earliest.
The four arrested for the crime are: Bus driver
Ram Singh, his brother Mukesh, Vinay Sharma a
gym instructor, Pawan Gupta - a fruit seller. Two
others are absconding and will be nabbed soon,
the Commissioner said.
The girl, along with a male friend, had board-
ed a chartered bus with tinted glass windows from
Munirka in South Delhi around 9.45 PM to go to
Dwaraka after watching a movie. As soon as the
bus started to move, the group of men present
inside the bus assaulted them with an iron rod.
The woman was beaten up and raped by the
men inside the bus. There were seven men in the
bus. Both the woman and her male friend, who
was also beaten up when he resisted, were thrown
off the bus near Mahipalpur. The Delhi Police
chief said that the bus was washed after the crime
to eliminate evidence. Most of the accused are
residents of the slum in Sector three
Shinde shares ....
that the guilty will be punished at the earliest and
that he will personally follow the progress in the
case.
Shinde also said that efforts would be made to
ensure that the guilty are tried in a fast-track
court. Admitted to a city hospital, the victim is
"better than yesterday" but she is still "not out of
danger", doctors attending on her said on
Tuesday. The minister said a new committee,
headed by the Home Secretary, will evaluate what
needs to change, based partly on suggestions
made in parliament Tuesday by members of the
opposition.
He also said that routes used often by women
at night are being identified and will be patrolled
at night by police vans and cops on motorcycles.
Call centres have been ordered by the police to
ensure that women workers being dropped home
after late shifts are escorted to their door-step.
Mr Shinde also said that a proposal will be
made to fast-track the trial in Sunday night's case
with daily hearings to ensure that justice is deliv-
ered quickly.
Need to ....
registered a spurt in such cases of crime. "There
is a compelling need for a combined police and
community patrolling plan in Delhi," she added.
Meanwhile, students of the Jawaharlal Nehru
University in South Delhi protested outside the
Vasant Vihar Police Station in connection with the
case.
Girls outshine....
Baramulla district and Samma Malik of
Mallinson Girls Higher Secondary School
Sheikhbagh here ? topped the examination by
securing 498 marks out of 500 (99.60 per cent).
The first three positions were shared by seven
girls and as many as 255 students have shared the
top 20 positions, out of which five are from gov-
ernment-run schools.The JKBOSE officials said a total of 49,027
students - 26,697 boys and 22,330 girls -
appeared in the Class 10 examination this year,
out of which 15,483 failed to qualify.
Over 1370 students (612 boys and 766 girls)
secured A1 grade (90 per cent or above marks),
while 3727 students have secured A2 grade,
securing the pass percentage of 80-89 per cent
and 4834 got B1 grade securing 70-79 per cent,
the officials said.
The overall pass percentage of 68.21 is better
than last year's 66.13 per cent. However, the over-
all pass percentage of boys this year, 71 per cent,
is higher than that of girls, 64 per cent.
The result continues the recent trend of girls
outperforming boys in most board and competi-
tive examinations in Kashmir. Last year, 90 out of
the 150 students figuring in the merit list were
girls, with first three positions bagged by them.
Lok Sabha....
related to incidents of paid news, the minister
said the challenge was to decide what qualifies as
paid news. He said an inter-ministerial committee
would meet Wednesday to discuss the Zee TV vs
Jindal case.
Forging PPPs....
at the 9th India Health Summit organized by
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here.
He also released the report prepared by
McKinsey for CII, titled, "India Healthcare:
Inspiring possibilities, challenging journey",
which provides various stakeholders with an inte-
grated view of the healthcare sector in India by
2022.
Despite the laudable efforts made by the gov-
ernment in the field of healthcare, significant
challenges in the form of inadequate infrastruc-
ture, shortage of funds and efficient human
resource faculty continue to confront the policy-
makers, Azad added.
The Indian healthcare is envisaged to grow
from the USD 65 billion industry currently to
USD 100 billion by 2015. However, in order to
reach this ambitious target, collaboration between
public and the private sector in all areas of deliv-
ery is crucial, he stressed.
Azad applauded the CII's initiative to create
the Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC) to
address the skill gap in the area of allied health-
care professionals.
P.K Pradhan, Secretary, Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare, highlighted that there is an
urgent need to strengthen the public healthcare
system in such a way that there is a seamless tran-
sition
between primary and secondary healthcare
facilities in the country.
The government is working tirelessly towards
ensuring that accessible and affordable healthcare
services are available to all in the years to come.
However, in order to ensure this, it was necessary
for the public and private stakeholders to work in
tandem with each other, he added.
Rahul Khosla, Chairman, 9th India Health
Summit, in his welcome remarks said that the
healthcare summit in the last few years has
become the most definitive platform to discuss
and deliberate issues related to healthcare service
in India.
In his special address, Dr Naresh Trehan,
Chairman, CII National Committee on
Healthcare, remarked that the quality of medical
education needs to be improved in India with spe-
cial focus on the up hauling of both the quality
and quantum of doctors in the country. The skills
of the ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist)
workers need to be enhanced, in order to improve
the delivery of service in the rural sector. The cre-
ation of the HSSC is step in this direction, he fur-
ther added.
Shivinder Mohan Singh, Executive Vice-
Chairman, Fortis Healthcare Limited, in his
address remarked that to ensure availability of
affordable healthcare services in the country,
forging public-private partnerships is the only
way forward. Additionally, there is also an urgent
need for improving the transparency and account-
ability on the cost of delivery of healthcare serv-
ices, he added.
Dr Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo
Hospitals Group, added that time has come for the
healthcare sector to be accorded infrastructure
status in order to improve the sector's outcomes
and platform of delivery access across different
sections of the society.
In his concluding remarks, Mr Chandrajit
Banerjee, Director General, Confederation of
Indian Industry, highlighted the vast untapped
potential of the healthcare sector in India.
HIV cases down.....
domestically develop testing regents and vac-
cines to combat H1N1," Azad said.
He said ICMR is currently working on 75
leads of potential public health importance for
development and evaluation of affordable diag-
nostics, including indigenously developed test for
diabetes, TB and cancer. The minister said the
health ministry in the last three years have
focused on reforming policies related to medical
and paramedical education in order to meet the
acute shortage of human resources in health."For these several policy decisions the avail-
ability of MBBS seats and PG seats will increase
by 40 and 80 percent respectively. I am sure that
by next year the increase in MBBS and PG seats
will touch 50 percent and 100 percent respective-
ly," said Azad. To meet shortage of nursing staff,
Azad said his ministry has sanctioned 269 nursing
schools with an outlay of Rs 2,030 crores. These
institutions will produce an additional 20,000
nurses annually.
KPs appeal....
"We also appeal to the Chief Minister Omar
Abdullah to provide necessary funds for comple-
tion of the pending works at Jagti Township," he
said.
The committee also lauded the role of Relief
and Rehabilitation Commissioner R K Pandita in
this regard.
Pandita assured all possible help in this direc-tion and also directed the concerned department
to complete the work in order to facilitate the
migrants.
IMC on media....
Mr Tiwari said there is no consensus among the
stakeholders on setting up an independent
Regulatory Authority to monitor and control
media content including news. He said Paid News
continues to be the biggest challenge because it
defies any definition. Mr Tiwari assured the
House that his ministry will continue its efforts to
find a common ground on which the stakeholders
could agree on self-regulation of the broadcast
content.
Second arrest .....
the second arrest in Samjhauta Express blast case
in three days. Earlier, on Saturday, the NIA had
nabbed another accused, Rajender Chaudhary
alias Samundar from Nagda in Ujjain. - NIA
believes that the connection of Dhan Singh was
with right-wing Hindu outfits, involved the 2006
and 2008 Malegaon blasts, Samjhauta train blasts,
Ajmer and some other incidents.
Health Min....
the gaps in service delivery for optimal utilization
of resources. Mr Azad said there is a need to cre-
ate affordable health facilities in rural and remote
areas. The minister also pitched for using infor-
mation and technology to enhance efficiency of
health care delivery.
The Health minister said, 269 nursing schools
have been sanctioned to overcome the shortage of
nurses and auxiliary nurses and midwives in the
country. He said these institutions will provide 20
thousand nurses annually. Mr Azad also informed
that National Institute of Paramedical Sciences at
Delhi and 8 Regional Institutes have also been
sanctioned to increase the number of paramedical
professionals in the country. He said more than 10
thousand paramedics are expected to be trained
per year when these institutes of excellence are
fully functional.
Lalu Prasad irks ....
speaker had asked him not to stand up and speak
out of turn. The former Bihar chief minister first
shouted back but soon realised his mistake and sat
down smiling at the speaker's observation."I need
to say something to a member to run the House. I
will be sad if politics is played over the issue,"
said the speaker.
RBI keeps....
quater per cent and expected the rate cut to hap-
pen in the fourth quarter. However. RBI Governor
D Subbarao maintained a status quo in the policy,
stating that Liquidity conditions will be managed
with a view to supporting growth as stated in the
second quarter review, thereby preparing the
ground for further shifting the policy stance to
support growth.
RBI said GDP growth is evolving along the
baseline projection of 5.8 per cent for 2012-13 set
out in the second quarter review. The recent poli-
cy initiatives by the Government and further
reforms should help to boost business sentiment
and improve the investment climate.
Five militants .....specific information about the presence of mili-
tants in the area, the official said.
Three militants were killed in two operations
in Sopore area on Thursday.
CM, Gov ...
the Chief Minister conveyed his sympathy to the
bereaved families and prayed for early recovery
of the injured.
Omar directed the Divisional Administration
and Health Department to provide all necessary
medical treatment to the injured.
Expressing concern over the frequent road
accidents in Chenab valley region, Omar directed
the concerned authorities to review the scenario
and work out strategy to curb the mishaps.
In a message, the Governor conveyed
his sympathy to the bereaved families and prayed
for eternal peace to the departed souls. He also
prayed for the speedy recovery of all those
injured in this accident.Expressing sympathy with the bereaved fami-
lies, Mr. Malik prayed for the eternal peace of the
departed souls and speedy recovery of injured.
The Minister issued instructions to the
local authorities to shift injured to hospitals and
extend all possible medicare to them.
The Transport Minister announced a relief of
Rs 25,000 each to the next of the kin of the
deceased and Rs 10, 000 each to the seriously
injured and Rs 5000 with minor injuries out of
Passenger Welfare Scheme.
The Ministers asked the GMC authorities to
provide best medical care to the injured persons
with provision of free medicines.
The Ministers also conveyed heartfelt condo-
lence to the bereaved family and prayed for early
recovery of the injured.
The Chairman Legislative Council, Mr
Amrit Mahlotra, Minister of state for Power,
Shabir Ahmed Khan have also expressed grief
over the loss of human lives in the mishaps.
Punishment should ....
to the appellant and from him the appellant
had received the fatal supply that led to the death
and sickness of a number of others.
"Since this court has deemed fit to reduce the
sentence given to accused no 25 from a life term
to ten years rigorous imprisonment, we feel that it
will not be fair not to give the same concession to
the appellant who was the last and weakest link in
the chain," the bench said.
The court cancelled Soman's bail and directed
that he be taken into custody to serve his remain-
der sentence.
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Contd. from page 1...Subhash Joshi newBSF chief, Ajay
Chadha to head ITBP
NEWDELHI,DEC 18:Subhash Joshi was on
Tuesday appointed as the new chief of Border
Security Force (BSF) while Special Secretary
in Home Ministry Ajay Chadha would now
head the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
Joshi, who is at present Director General of
elite National Security Guard, will lead the
1.8 lakh strong border force BSF as the post
had fallen vacant on December 1 due to retire-
ment of U K Bansal.
A 1976 batch IPS officer from Uttrakhand
cadre, Joshi is due to retire in February 2014.
He has also served in CRPF as Special
Director General of Police.
In another appointment cleared by
Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed
by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chadha,
Special Secretary (Internal Security), has been
appointed as Director General of ITBP.
A 1977 batch IPS officer of AGMU cadre,
Chadha will have a tenure till August next
year. The post had fallen vacant after Ranjit
Sinha was appointed as Director of CBI.
Special Director General of BSF Arvind
Ranjan has been appointed as Director
General, National Security Guard (NSG).
Ranjan is a 1977 batch IPS officer of
Kerala and has service till April 2015.
All the appointments will be effective from
the dates these officers assume charge of theirposts and till their superannuation or until fur-
ther orders, whichever event takes place earli-
er, an official order said.
Effective Deterrencemust to Protect Nation:
Pranab Mukherjee
CHENNAI, DEC 18: Achievement of India's
foreign policy goal of peace is based on the itsdefence policy of "effective deterrence"
which, in turn, necessitates maintenance of a
force to protect the country's sovereignty,
President Pranab Mukherjee said Tuesday.
Mukherjee was speaking at a function at
the Indian Air Force's (IAF) station at Sulur
near Coimbatore to present the Presidential
Standard to the IAF's 25 Squadron and 33
Squadron. "India stands for peace and its for-
eign policy is focused on the achievement of
this objective. Therefore, effective deterrence
is the cornerstone of our defence policy,"
Mukherjee said.
"Effective deterrence requires the mainte-
nance of a force that can be called upon at any
time to secure the sovereignty of our nation.
Our armed forces, of which the men and
women who stand before us, symbolises, this
capability," Mukherjee added.
He said the 25 and 33 Squadrons have a
rich tradition of valour and courage and have
rendered distinguished service to the nation
since their inception.
Praising the IAF, which has been in exis-
tence for over 80 years, Mukherjee said it has
grown into "one of the most powerful and pro-
fessional forces in the world, capable of fac-
ing any threat to our national integrity".
He said the operational capability of the
IAF constitutes an important cutting edge of
the nation's military strength. Besides safe-
guarding the nation, the IAF has always been
available for humanitarian assistance during
disasters within and outside the country.
"I remember that the air force had flown
relief supplies in 2005 to as far as the US
when (hurricane) Katrina had struck New
Orleans. In 2008, the Indian Air Force flew
relief supplies to the earthquake hit south-
western province of Sichuan in China,"
Mukherjee said.
"Our air warriors have also been selected
to be a part of UN peacekeeping missions.
This is a testimony to your capabilities, disci-
pline and excellence," he added.
Lauding the 25 Squadron, Mukherjee said
"the Himalayan Eagles" have been the lifeline
of the armed forces, personnel and citizens in
the northern frontiers for over five decades, in
times of peace as well as war.
During the 1965 and 1971 wars and Kargil
operations, aircraft of the 25 Squadron airlift-
ed critical supplies for troops and performed
some very important operations, he said.
"The 33 Squadron is a premier transport
squadron of the Indian Air Force that partici-
pated in both the 1965 and 1971 wars and also
played a major role in the Indian Peace
Keeping Force operations in Sri Lanka in
1989," he said.
Authorities floating Statues, Universitydelays result by 180-200 days:NSF
JAMMU,DEC 18: In a press conference held
here under the chairmanship of Vikram
Madhyal Chairman National Secular Forum
(NSF) University Unit has take a strong note
against the mismanagement of Jammu
University for playing with the future of the
students. NSF flays the Controller of
Examination for none functioning of examina-
tion Wing and for not following the statues as it
has not come up with the result of various
exams on time.
He said that nothing is being done for the
welfare of the students and they have being
taken for granted.
He said that where 45 days have been fixed
by the university for coming out with the result
but more than 180 -200 days are being taken by
the university and university authorities are
least concerned for the same.
Vikram said that MA Hindi 4th Semester
exams where held on 5th June 2012 and where
232 days have passed the result is still await-
ed,MASociology 4th Semester which was held
on 30th June 2012 is delaying be 207 days,
MAHistory 4thSemester exam which was held
on 2nd June 2012 is delaying be 235 days
where as English 4th Semester exam held on
15thJune 2012 is delaying by 222 days, MA
Economics 4thSemester which was held on
26th June is delaying by 211 days,MA Maths
4th Semester which was held on 1st Aug 2012
is delaying by 139 days.
Whereas MAcommerce 4th Semester which
was held on 12thJune 2012 got its result after
182 days on 17th Dec 2012, MA Pol. Science
which was held on 15th June 2012 got its result
after 177 days on 7th Nov 2012, MA
Geography 4th Semester which was held on
25th May 2012 got its result after 200 days on
11th Dec 2012 and same is the case of other
courses.
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NEWS IN BOX
Disaster Preparedness TrainingProgramme held at IMPA
SRINAGAR, DEC 18: A Disaster Preparedness Training
Programme organized by Divisional Disaster Management
was held at Institute of Management and Public
Administration here today. In the training programme about
31 KAS probationers of batch 2011 participated and were
acquainted with various disaster management techniques on
the occasion. On the occasion, various precautionary and
safety measures regarding gas leakage, fire incidents and
other natural and manmade disasters were demonstrated
through PowerPoint presentation besides a live demonstra-
tion of rescue equipments used in Fire and Emergency
Services was also presented.
Among others, Officer on Special Duty to Divisional
Commissioner Kashmir, Mr. Aamir Ali, Course Coordinator
IMPA, Dr. Jehan Ara Jabeen, Dr. Samia Jabeen, Joint
Director Fire and Emergency Service s, Mr. R TDobay, Dr. I
P S Bali, Secretary Red Cross, Senior officer sales HPCL, Mr
Haroon Hameed, besides trainers Sartaj Ahmad, Abdul
Gaffar and Shakeel Ahmad were present on the occasion.
MAM PG College studentsstage a massive protest
JAMMU,DEC 18: Students of Government MAM PG
College today stage a massive protest under the banner of
Shoromani Akali Dal and alleged that some political parties
are playing with the future of students and harassing admin-
istration of RS Pura Degree College. Lucky Singh, college
president led the protest and addressed the gathering of stu-
dents. Speaking on the occasion, Lucky Singh said that somepolitical parties for their personal benefits are playing poli-
tics and are framing charges of misbehave on a professor.
Lucky alleged that political parties are also mounting
pressure on police, Principal of college to take action against
the professor but none of the parties have any evidence
against the professor. Lucky further added that every day
one or another party is disturbing the peaceful atmosphere of
the college over the issue owing to which studies of the stu-
dents is suffering. Others who were present on the occasion
included Sandeep Thakur, Ankur, Dilpreet Pritpal Singh
Ramneek, Jaswinder.
Symposium on plantpathology from today
JAMMU, DEC 18: Two days national symposium on
Emerging Trends in Plant Pathology and North Zone meet is
being organized by Sher-e-Kashmir University of
Agriculture Sciences & Technology of Jammu at its main
campus at Chatha in collaboration with Indian Society of
Mycology and Plant Pathology (Udaipur, Rajasthan) from
December 19. Dr. B. L. Jalali, eminent plant pathologist ofinternational repute shall be chief guest in the symposium.
Eminent scientists from different institutes of the country
shall converge in Jammu to deliberate on various aspects of
diseases of agricultural, crops, fruits, vegetables and flower
crops, eco-friendly management through bio-pesticides and
mushroom cultivation, besides deliberating on other impor-
tant issues in plant diseases such as trends in plant diseases
and scientific advances in their management, molecular
diagnostics and biotechnology, microbial diversity and its
utilization, epidemiology and crop losers.
Cash relief for accident victimsREASI, DEC 18: As per the directions of Divisional
Commissioner, Jammu, a cash relief amounting to Rs. 1,
20,000 is being disbursed to the next of kin of dead, injured
persons who met with a tragic accident at Malai More,
Mahore Sub Division in district Reasi today.
According to the Additional Deputy Commissioner,
Reasi, S. Rajinder Singh Tara , Chief Medical Officer Reasi,
who is also the Treasurer of District Red Cross Society, has
been instructed to release Rs. 1,20,000 from District Red
Cross Fund and keep the same amount at the disposal of Sub
Divisional Magistrate, Mahore for further disbursement.
The next of kin of dead would receive Rs.10, 000 each
and Rs. 5,000 has been kept for each injured person. In the
accident ten persons died and others suffered serious injuries.
Tarigami grieved over loss oflives in road accidents
JAMMU, DEC 18: The State Secretary CPI (M) and MLA
Kulgam Mr. M. Y. Tarigami has expressed his profound
shock and grief over the loss of precious human lives in the
road accidents that occurred in Mahore and Badherwah areas
for consecutive two day. In his condolence message, M.
Tarigami while expressing sympathies with the bereaved
families.
Sadhotra chairs HouseCommittee meeting
JAMMU DEC 18: The House Committee constituted to look
into the violation of Master Plan in the cities of Jammu and
Srinagar, including the use of residential property for commer-
cial purpose, was held under the Chairmanship of Member
Legislative Council Mr. Ajay Kumar Sadhotra, here today.
Legislators, Sheikh Ghulam Rasool, Mr. Mohammad Ashraf
Mir, Mr. B. R. Kundal and D. S. Oberoi, besides
Commissioner Secretary, Housing Urban Department Mr Jeet
Lal attended the meeting. The members reviewed the steps
taken by the enforcement agencies to contain the violations
and called for furnishing a detailed report on the violations of
the Master Plans. The members asked the concerned depart-
ments to produce the record in next meeting. The Members
also stressed upon the people to come forward and register
complaints and grievances with the Committee. Secretary
Legislative Council Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Deputy Secretary
Legislative Council Mr. A. Ahmad Wani, besides Officers and
Official of Council Secretariat also present on the occasion.
JAMMU, DEC 18: Minister
for Agriculture, Mr. Ghulam
Hassan Mir today stressed on
the need of close coordina-
tion between the field func-
tionaries of the Agriculture
department, farmers and
market agencies to facilitate
smooth implementation of
National Vegetable Initiative
in the State.
The Minister said this on
the occasion of power point
presentation on
Establishment of Farmer-
Producer-Organization in the
state. He said the main objec-
tive of outsourcing is to abol-
ish the middleman ship and
provide direct market linkage
to the vegetable growers for
strengthening their economy
and pricing their produce. He
suggested registering more
and more farmers under the
programme and organizing
Farmer Interest Groups
(FIG) for creation of Farmer
Producer Company (FPC)
which will assist the farmers
to produce quality produc-
tion and also provide them
market linkage.
The Minister was
informed that 5000 farmers
of urban clusters of Jammu
have been registered with
details of their land holdings,
soil composition and other
agriculture information.
Similarly 1000 farmers of
Srinagar urban cluster have
also been registered with the
same detail and 3000 farmers
would also be registered in
coming days.
Mr. Mir was further
informed that Actech
Information System Ltd
would also establish Kissan
Call Centres (KCC) in twin
urban centers for registered
farmers to provide them
technical guidance from agri-
culture experts. Besides they
would also establish weather
stations in the state also.
Commissioner Secretary,
Agriculture Production, Mr.
Shaleen Kabra, Director
Agriculture, Jammu, Mr.
Ajay Khajuria, Director
Command Area
Development, Mr. Tariq
Ahmed, Director
Agriculture, Kashmir, Dr.
Farooq Ahmed Lone,
Director Command Area
Development, Jammu, Mr.
Asgar Ali were present in
the meeting.
JAMMU, DEC 18: Minister
for Medical Education, Youth
Services & Sports Mr. R S
Chib on Tuesday said the
development of border areas
was the top priority of gov-
ernment and various initia-
tives have been initiated in
this regard.
The Minister was speak-
ing at a meeting convened to
review the pace of on-going
developmental projects being
executed in the border tehsil
R S Pura.
Mr. Chib reviewed status
of projects taken-up under
different schemes and sec-
tors and got first hand
appraisal of the same. He
directed the field functionar-
ies to accelerate the pace of
work and ensure timely com-
pletion of all under-execu-
tion projects so that people
get the desired benefits.
Issuing on-the-spot direc-
tions, he asked the concerned
authorities to prepare
Detailed Project Reports of
public importance projects in
consultation with Panchayat
representatives so that the
spirit of grass root level dem-
ocratic institutions could be
translated in reality.
The Minister asjked to
expedite the pace of work on
the the vital roads of Badyal
Qazian- Samadhi, Sai- Mula
Chak, Mehmoodpur-Kotli
Mian Fateh, being construct-
ed under NABARD. He said
after completion these roads
would help to improve com-
munication facilities and give
fillip to trade and commerce
in these areas.
Mr. Chib said that the
work on Sub-Divisional
Revenue Complex R S Pura
would be taken up soon as
funds for the same have
already been allocated.
The Minister said that var-
ious playfields are being
developed in the Tehsil to
provide added facilities to the
youth, adding that more play-
fields would also be devel-
oped under Panchayat Yuva
Khel Krida Abhiya (PYKKA)
in the area. He said a
wrestling pavilion is being
constructed at Bana Singh
Stadium, R S Pura, adding
that an indoor table tennis
court would also be created
there.
The meeting was informed
that against a total allocation
of Rs. 87 lakh, an amount of
Rs. 20 lakh has been dis-
bursed to the BPL beneficiar-
ies under Indira Awas Yojna
so far. As many as 25 hand
pumps and 20 High Mast
Lights would be installed in
various parts of the border
area, the meeting was
informed.
Among others, Deputy
Commissioner, Jammu Mr.
Sanjeev Verma, Sub-
Divisional Magistrate, R S
Pura, Suraj Parkash Rakhwal,
Chief Planning Officer Mr.
Harihar Dutt, Superintendent
Engineer PWD (R&B) Er. P
L Bhushan, besides senior
engineers of PDD, UEED,
RDD and PHE, Irrigation &
Flood Control were present in
the meeting.
Chib reviews pace of developmental projects in R S Pura'Development of border areas Govt's priority'
Mir stresses on close co ordination betweenAgri Dept, farmers, market agencies
Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Ghulam Hassan Mir chairing a meetinig at Jammu.
Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports R S Chib reviewing status of projects taken-up under different schemes atJammu.
PDP accusesthe Centre
and State ofstep motherly
treatmentJAMMU, DEC 18: PDP
Migrant Cell has accused
the Centre and State Govts
of stepmotherly treatment
and discriminatory attitude
towards internally displaced
KP's. Addressing a meeting
of displaced Pandits at Jagti
Township today PDP
Migrant Wing Peresident
Ashok Bhat, said that both
NC collection and centre
Govt's have taken KPS for-granted thus ignoring them
on all fronts because being a
minuscule minority they are
not vote bank. He said that
KP's have played a vital role
in every elections in the
State. In coming elections
too this small margin of vote
can again play a significant
role, He also said that the
return polcy of displaced
pundits to Kashmir the NC
Collection and Center
Govt's are not interested for
their proposeful rehabilita-
tion and resettlement in the
valley, but for a token return
they have given lollypops to
some selected members of
the community. He said
NC-Congress collection are
never sincre and honest
towards KP's community,
which is evident from its
delay in passage of Shrine
Bill, rehabilitation of over
aged youth's and cold
response of enhancement of
relief,allotment of shops,
Quarters and other related
issues. Ashok Bhat said
instead of providing healing
touch to KP's community
the NC-Congress Govt poli-
cies are aimed at providing
heating touch to displaced
community from the valley.
Ashok Bhat said that it is
unfortunate that State Gove
has used police force on
peaceful migrant relief
holder's rally, who were
demanding enhancement of
cash relief on 17 Dec 2012.
at Jammu. Bhat also said the
KP's should thinkover atti-
tude towards Present NC-
Congress Govt. He stressed
on KP's to strengthen the
Janab Mufti Mohd hands
and his polices towards
KP's. The meeting was also
addressed by Mr RK
Paradsi, Mr Sunil Bhat, Mr
Veerji Raina, Mr Ramash
Koul, Mr Babloo Singh,Mr
Chandji Khar,Mr Ravi Ji,
Mr Chand Ji Bhat & Mr
Gagan Ji.
JAMMU, DEC 18: Minister for
Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation
Mr. Raman Bhalla today said that
the Government has prepared a
comprehensive plan to develop
every area of the State with
improved basic amenities like safe
drinking water, road connectivity,
health, education, besides better
lanes and drains.
This was stated by the Minister
while interacting with the residents
of Rampura W No. 23 after launch-
ing Rs 12 lakh development works,
here today. Mr. Bhalla said that the
Government was making all out
efforts to redress all the develop-
ment related problems of the peopleon priority basis adding that there
was no constraint of funds to meet
the improved basic amenities of the
people. He said instructions have
been issued to all the officers to
reach the people and assess their
development needs. The Minister
called upon the people to personally
monitor the ongoing development
works and its quality in their respec-
tive areas. He said the Government
has resolved to provide durable
assets to the people. He asked them
to protect public property in their
respective areas. Listing the meas-
ures taken by the Government to
improve the basic amenities in his
home constituency, Mr. Bhalla said
Government has spent Rs 250 crore
on commissioning of 25 deep drill
tube wells including laying of water
supply in periphery areas, besidesnewly developed colonies. He said
the Government has spent Rs. 5
crore for providing relief to the peo-
ple from uninterrupted power sup-
ply by installating 50 MVA trans-
former at Gladni in Narwal. The
Minister said Govt has earmarked
RS. 4.78 crore for construction of
133/11 KVA receiving station at
Shastri Nagar, adding that the proj-
ect would be completed by January
next year. He said after its comple-
tion the power supply scenario
would improve in Shastri Nagar,
Gandhi Nagar, Gangyal, Nai Basti
and some areas of Digiana and Rani
Talab areas. For facilitating the peo-
ple of Shastri Nagar, Mr. Bhalla
said, the Government has earmarked
Rs. 3.37 crore for construction of
parking slot on Landoi Choi nallah
near Cremation Ground. He saidpeople have faced lot of hardships
due to non-availability of such facil-
ity in the area particularly during
their visit to cremation ground.
SRINAGAR, DEC 18: An amount
of Rs. 847.22 crores have been
advanced by the various financial
institutions in district Srinagar dur-
ing the current financial year upto
ending September 2012 for which
26315 income generating units
have been established.
This information was revealed
in District Consultative Committee
(DCC) meeting held here today
under the Chairmanship of District
Development Commissioner,
Srinagar, Mr. Baseer Ahmad Khan.
The meeting was attended by
Joint Director Planning, Srinagar,
Mr. Basharat Ahmad Makhdoomi,
Lead Bank Officer, Mr. Manzoor
Ahmad Tantray, District Officers
and the representatives of Reserve
Bank of India, Mr. Dinesh Chandra
and NABARD, Mr. Desraj Jaryal.
While reviewing the achieve-
ments of financial institutions, the
meeting was told that under the
Agriculture sector Rs. 37.52 crore
were advanced during the same
period in the district, while as Rs.
107.73 crores were advance under
the Small Enterprises sector and Rs.
12.83 crore were also advanced
under the Micro Credit sector in the
district.
The meeting was also told that
Rs. 9.86 crore were sanctioned
under the Education sector in the
district while as Rs. 117.90 crore
were advanced under the Priority
sector. As many as Rs. 562.17 crore
were advanced under the Non-
Priority sector in the district
Srinagar during the same period.
The District Development
Commissioner, Srinagar on this
occasion impressed upon the
District Officers and representa-
tives of financial Institutions for
implementation of policies framed
by the Reserve Bank of India in toto
so that the dissemination of credit is
made expeditiously. He said this
will not benefit the weaker sections
of the society but will also ensure
overall growth of our economy.
Basic facilities for all govt's priority: BhallaABVP & YAC protestagainst FDI Scam
and corruptionJAMMU,DEC 18: ABVP & YAC (Youth
Against Corruption) J&K today jointly
lodged a strong protest demonstration against
FDI scam and corruption, under the leader-
ship of Kailash Goswami, State Jt. Sect.
ABVP demanding immediate revocation of
FDI bill and eradication of corruption from
India.
A large number of ABVP & YAC activists
led by Kailash Goswami gathered at Parade
chowk and shouted slogans against FDI and
UPA govt. who is hell bent to bring slavery
back in India.
While addressing the gathering Kailash
Goswami said that FDI in multi brand retailwill harm small shopkeepers, adversely affect
domestic manufacturing sector and create
joblessness in the country, as about 5crore
retailers and about 25 crore people will get
affected by this move of govt. He termed this
move of UPAgovt. as anti people, as the for-
eign retailers will not only destroy the domes-
tic traders, but take away the hard-earned
money of the people to their respective coun-
tries. He further said that ABVP and YAC will
fight tooth and nail against UPA govt.'s cor-
ruption scams chain i.e. 2G scam,
Commonwealth scam, Coal gate Scam and
recent FDI bill scam in which Govt. plays
with the future of India and its economy.
Kailash Goswami further disclosed that
ABVP & YAC is holding same protest
demonstration at Kathua, Samba, Ghagwal,
Vijaypur, R.S. Pura, Udhampur, Hiranagar,
Chadwal and other places across the state and
these protests will continue till the eradication
of corrupt congress from India.
Others who addressed on this occasion
include Rahul Singh, Shakti Uppal, Ankush
Rajput, Atul Sharma and others.
Rs. 847 cr advances in district Srinagar
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CHANDIGARH: Punjab
assembly was adjourned till
Wednesday following the
protest by the opposition
Congress members on
Tuesday as they wanted the
discussion to be initiated on
the law and order situation in
the state, as had been agreed
upon, allowed by the Speaker
and listed in the scheduled
business for the day.
Although the government
had agreed to the debate on
law and order situation in the
state, it virtually backed out
by on the floor of the house
provoking protest by the
angry Congress members.
They alleged that it was a
well planned strategy by the
ruling party first to agree to
the debate but sabotage it in
the house and not allow it by
raising other issues.
The house gathered twice
but was adjourned both the
times as the Congress mem-
bers insisted on the debate on
law and order situation while
the government wanted to
discuss other issues first.
The Congress members
were protesting against the
delay in initiating the discus-
sion on the law and order sit-
uation in the state as allowed
by the Speaker on Monday.
The Congress Legislative
Party leader Sunil Jakhar
said, according to the min-
utes of the meeting of the
Business Advisory
Committee discussion was to
follow immediately after the
question hour.
However, after the ques-
tion hour, the Chief Minister
Parkash Singh Badal imme-
diately rose to speak on the
issue of alleged siphoning off
some fund in his home con-
stituency.
He said, it had already
been listed for the day's busi-
ness as he wanted to clarifythe government's position on
the issue.
To this Congress mem-
bers objected and protested.
They went towards the well
of the house demanding
immediate discussion on the
law and order situation in the
state. Meanwhile the Speaker
adjourned the house for
about an hour.
Former Chief Minister
and President Punjab Pradesh
Congress Committee Capt
Amarinder Singh alleged that
the Chief Minister had delib-
erately risen to make the
statement to ensure that thedebate on the law and order
was delayed and not initiated
on time.
He told reporters outside
the house that although the
government claimed to agree
to the debate on the law and
order situation, later it actual-
ly tried to run away.
He remarked, it was sur-
prising that the government
wanted to discuss other
issues while trying to sideline
the main issue that is the pre-
vailing law and order situa-
tion in the state.
PUNJAB
Assembly adjourned amidst Cong protest
AGARTALA: The Maoist
problem is the biggest secu-
rity threat for the CRPF cur-
rently, para-military forces
Chief Pranay Sahay said
here Tuesday.
"It (Maoist terrorism) is
definitely the largest threat
in terms of task given to the
CRPF (Central Reserve
Police Force)," Sahay told
reporters.
He said that the CRPF
troopers are also geared up
with all modern weapons
and gadgets to curb the
Maoist terrorism in India.
The CRPF director general
arrived here Monday on a
two-day state visit to review
the para-military forces'
preparedness ahead of the
Tripura assembly elections,
due in February next year.
According to Sahay, of
the total of 207 CRPF bat-
talions, around 37 to 38 per-
cent forces have been
deployed in the Maoist
affected areas of the country
alone, followed by 33 per-
cent in Jammu and
Kashmir, 28 percent in the
northeast region and
remaining in various parts
of the country. "Our thrust
area right now is in the
Maoist area only," said the
CRPF chief.
Quot ing
from the
union home
m i n i s t ry ' s
report, he
said Tripura
is the 'model
state' in the
country in
the context
of contain-
ment of four and a half
decades old terrorism.
"In all circles, including
the ministry of home
affairs, Tripura has been
referred to as the model
state in terms of taming vio-
lent activities of the sepa-
ratist outfits and there is no
doubt about it."
On Jammu and Kashmir,
Sahay said: "The situation
in Jammu and Kashmir is
well contained but we are
very much alert so that
there are no problems in the
future. Only two days back
in Kashmir, we along with
the Rashtriya Rifles and
state police have killed
three militants."
He asserted that the
para-military force is well-
equipped and have the latest
arms and technology to
counter Maoist and other
threat.
"In modernisation, we
have procured very high
degree of equipment espe-
cially with reference to the
threat to Maoist areas.
In fact, the CRPF uses
the best weapons. We are
much better than our adver-
saries," Sahay added. He
said: "We also used
unmanned aerial vehicles
and observe the movement
of unwanted people on the
ground." "Our cadres have
got expected skills. We
don't have problem."
Sahay, former director
general of Tripura Police,
during his stay here met
Governor D.Y. Patil, Chief
Minister Manik Sarkar,
Chief Secretary S.K. Panda
and senior security officials
and discussed the various
pre-poll strategies.
TRIPURA
'Maoist problem biggest
security threat for CRPF'
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
Rice is considered the staple food in
the southern state but in the last four
years, prices of the grain have more
than doubled -- from Rs.19.70 to
Rs.48 per kg.
Prices of common rice varieties
have gone up by Rs.5 to Rs.10 per
kg in the last three weeks. The oppo-
sition Left Democratic Front, at a
meeting Tuesday, decided to hold a
sit-in in front of the state secretariat
December 31 against the rising rice
prices.
All top leaders of the Left,
including legislators and members
of parliament, would take part in the
sit-in against the government's
alleged inability to make mar-
ket interventions and check
the rising prices, a leader said.
Kerala buys rice from
neighbouring states since the
area under paddy cultivation
in the state fell from 3, 11,000
hectares in 2002-03 to
2,13,000 hectares in 2010-11.
As a result, production too
dropped from 689,000 tonnes to
522,000 tonnes during the same
period.
The Congress-led United
Democratic Front (UDF) held a
meeting Monday evening over the
issue as tempers ran high among the
allies. Chief Minister Oommen
Chandy then Tuesday morning held
a meeting with some cabinet minis-
ters, asking them to intensify raids
and take tough action against hoard-
ers and unscrupulous traders.
But traders attribute the rising
prices to a reduced supply of rice
from Karnataka and Andhra
Pradesh. "Raids appear to have
yielded results. But another problem
is shortage of railway wagons to
bring supplies from Karnataka and
Andhra Pradesh," state Food
Minister Anoop Jacob told reporters
in the Kerala assembly. Chandy has
asked the state police to ensure that
more raids are conducted so that rice
prices can be brought down bef ore
Christmas. The government has also
decided to open special trade fairs
for the Christmas rush.
KERALA
Kerala tackles rising rice prices amid opposition fire
BY: MUKHTAR AHMED MEHMOOD
In the words
by S.M
K r i s h n a ,
erstwhile India's
External Affairs
Minister, "this is
the century of
Asia and Africa".
The rapid growth
of the emerging
Indian economy alerted the African countries to
reorient their traditional economic links. India
on its part has taken unprecedented initiatives,
including holding two Africa-India Forum sum-
mits one in New Delhi and other at Addis
Ababa. India's strength in cooperation with the
developing countries lies in the sectors of
capacity building and human resources devel-
opment. Over the last six decades, thousands of
Africans have benefited from India's ITEC pro-
gramme and have acquired skills to build suc-
cessful careers. Besides, Indian universities
have been home to thousands of young students
from the continent seeking knowledge and
learning. India contributions in the areas of
agriculture and small and mediums industries
have also been successful in Arica.
It is also argued by Indian statesmen that
India has the potential to lead new industrializa-
tion and the new human resource development
in Africa.Indian aid and investments are not tied to
any political conditions; this helps the African
counties to frame their infrastructure and other
developmental programmes on their own
terms. India's non-interference in political
activities of African countries has been highly
appreciated by several African governments.
Indian investment also helps the African
economies to improve the price of their primary
commodities and their terms of trade. They also
help them to enhance sub regional economic
integration and to maximize the benefits there-
of. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the first
India-Africa forum summit in New Delhi in
2008 expressed the optimism of India' role in
Africa in the following words:
"The Twenty first century is often described
as the century of Asia and African, with the
people of the two continents working together
to promote inclusive globalization".
India's political commitment has been
amply underlined by the two India-AfricaForum Summits held in 2008 and 2011.
Financial resources, including lines of credit
(LoCs) have been committed in pursuant of
specific agreed objectives. The value of its
investment works out to well over's $10 billion.
The focus on proposed establishment of over a
hundred new training institutions, proposed
creation of new Africa Virtual University, grant
of 22,000 scholarships and expansion of Indian
Technical and Economic cooperation (ITEC)
programme are all admirable initiatives.
So is the identification of seven specific
sectors, mentioned in the Addis Ababa
Declaration dated 25 May, 21011 of socio-eco-
nomic and political activity, where enhanced
cooperation is being promoted with in a jointly
agreed framework.
INDIA'S STAKES IN AFRICA
It is obvious that the robust engagement
with Africa is vital for India. At the political
level, Africa represents 54 votes in the UN and
other multilateral forums. If India is to play a
global role, its visions and ideas will have to be
supported by a large section of the internation-
al community and that is where Africa could
become important. It is all the more significant
that Africa has traditionally supported India
more importantly on the question of UN
reforms and the expansion of the UNSC, which
is a high priority issue for India. Then there is
the question of resources and raw materials the
need for which is only going to rise in India.
With its expanding African market with a
healthy growth in consumer spending, India
cannot afford to ignore this huge market.
There is also the question of the Indian
Diasporas in the continent. They have been
doing a great job in projecting India's soft
power there and this could be further encour-
aged.
The Indian telecomm giant Bharti Airtel has
managed to introduce a new business model in
Africa to drastically bring down rates.Companies like Tata and Mahindra have been
expanding their traditional business. India phar-
maceuticals like Ranbaxy and Cipla have an
impressive foot print in the continent. ONGC,
IOC and Essar are investing in the hydrocarbon
sector. Total investments from India in Africa
are estimated to be over $ 50 billion out of
which roughly $15 billion are by private sector.
About 250 Indian firms have investment link-
ages with Africa.
Agriculture is a sector that many Indian cor-
porate are investing in. The hugely successful
Kirloskar rice project in Senegal is going to
make that country self sufficient. Karturia
Global has made significant investment in
Ethiopia and Kenya to promote horticulture and
grain farming. Seeing these success stories,
more entrepreneurs are venturing into new
areas in Africa. Along term strategy in agricul-
ture should include small and medium indus-
tries in agro based and food processing sectors.
The Pan African e-network, an idea ofPresident A.P.J Abdul Kalam, is a unique proj-
ect on a continental scale. It has started con-
tributing positively to e-education and e-medi-
cine. The project won the 2012 famous awards
for Innovation. India's economic assistance in
Africa is an example of south-south coopera-
tion.
In the India-Africa Forum Summit of 2008,
India Unilaterally offered preferential market
access to exports from their four least devel-
oped countries (LDCs) in Africa. Additional
lines of credit amounting to $5.4 billion were
announced for the period 2008-2013. The num-
ber of ITEC (Indian Technical and Economic
Cooperation) programme slots was increased
from 1000 to 1600 per year. There was also a
doubling in the number of scholarships for
graduates and post graduate students.
The second summit in May 2011 took the
initiative forward. Another $ 5 billion line by
credit (LOC) $ 700 million for new institutions
and training programmes and $ 300 million for
the Ethiopian-Djibouti railways line were
announced. Clusters in areas of food process-
ing, textile weathers forecasting and agricultur-
al and rural development are to be established.
The aim is to train Africans in these sectors in
their own countries. The total commitment in
scholarship for the next three years will be more
than 22,000.
India's involvement with Africa goes back to
a long way in the early days of the independ-
ence movements in that continent in the 1960's
and before. Its presence was notable in infra-
structure projects, with finance and building of
railroads in east African countries, besides its
assistance in setting up small scale industries in
Tanzania and Kenya, joint ventures in textiles
etc. In the next several decades India provided
technical expertise, doctors, educational schol-
arships and various other forms of aid under the
Indian Technical and Economic cooperation
(ITEC) programme. ITEC, a potent componentof cooperation with the developing world in
general and India's Partners of Africa in
Particular, is clearly set for a major expansion.
India's policy towards Africa is founded on
a mutually beneficial basis, mainly on the agen-
da of south cooperation.
Throughout its history of cooperation with
African nations, India has emphasized that it
has 'given what it could" in terms of financial
aid and technical support and it continues to do
so even as its ability (to promote relations
through economic incentives primarily trade,
tourism and investment) has grown. India has
actively pursued capacity building and a devel-
opment agenda in Africa. India as actively pur-
sued a capacity building and development
agenda in Africa Since the 1960's. It was first
Asian country to become a full member of the
African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)
in 2005, and assured $1 million to its sustain-
able development and poverty alleviation
capacity building initiative.One of the most important initiatives that
India has taken is its Focus Africa Programme,
launched under Exim Policy 2002-07. Through
this programme, the Government of India pro-
vides financial assistance to various trade pro-
motion organizations, export promotion coun-
cils and apex chambers and Indian mission in
the form of market development assistance. In
2004 India pledged $500 million in the form of
concessional credit facilities to eight energy and
resource-rich West African countries. Burkina
Faso, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea
Bissau, Coted' Ivoire Mali and Senegal - to help
private Indian firms carry out development
projects in those counties. This imitative has
been named Team-9.
It is reported that under this scheme 4 280
million worth of projects have already been
approved against concessional lines of credit.
These include $970,000 for the construction of
a national post office in Burkina Faso, $30 mil-
lion for rural electrification in Ghana, $4 mil-
lion for a bicycle plant in Chad, $12 million for
a tractor assembly plant in Mali, $ 15 million
for drinking water projects in Equatorial
Guinea.
The Exim Bank of India has extended lines
of credit (LOCs) to several regional organiza-
tions in Africa such as the common Market for
Eastern and Southern African Countries
(COMESA), Economic cooperation of West
African States (ECOWAS) and southern
African Development community (SADC).
These LOCs supplement the Focus Africa pro-
gramme. At present sixty-six LOCs are in oper-
ation amounting to $ 2.25 billion and covering
forty-seven countries.
The "e-net work" project launched and
financed by Indian Government is aimed to
enhance internet connectivity in Africa, linking
five regional universities, five specialty hospi-
tals, and fifty three regular hospitals and fifty
three educational institutions across Africa toIndian Universities and hospitals via a satellite
and fiber optic network. For this brainchild of
former President of India, APJ Adbul Kalam,
India has offered $ 100 million already twenty
nine African countries have signed up for the
project. The first centre for Indian Studies (CIS)
started operations in the University of
Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
Taking the lead in the infrastructure sector in
Africa are India's state owned engineering com-
panies like IRCON and RITES (Rail India
Technical and Economic Services). RITES has
bagged contracts to refurbish and ran railways
in Mozambique, Sudan and Tanzania. IRCON
has constructed railways in Algeria and is also
working in railway projects in Sudan Nigeria
and Zambia. There is also financial support of
$300 million for the development of a new
Ethiopia-Djibouti rail line.
In addition, India has contributed to UN
peace keeping operations in Africa. According
to the Ministry of External Affairs India is thelargest contributor of peace keepers to the con-
tinent. There are 3500 Indian troops as peace
keepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo;
the 1400 strong Indian Military Contingent
constitutes the largest contribution to the UN
mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea. India has also
supplied UN peace keeping missions with heli-
copters and medical communication equip-
ment.
The author can be contacted at
INDIA'S ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO AFRICA
Pakistan's Interior
Minister Rehman
Malik's just conclud-
ed three-day visit to India
has been one of the most
disastrous diplomatic initia-
tives which that country has
taken in recent months to
supposedly boost bilateral
relations. After making a
slew of indiscreet comments
that only served to offend
and outrage this country -
and this sentiment has been
reflected in the manner in
which the Opposition took
the Government to task in
Parliament on Monday - Mr
Malik offered his equally
injudicious parting shot on
Sunday. He has claimed that
26/11 handler Abu Jundal,
who was deported from
Saudi Arabia early this year,
was in fact an operative of
an Indian intelligence
agency. Of course, he could-
n't be bothered to put forth a
shred of evidence support-
ing his outlandish state-
ment, which has since thenbeen both refuted by the
Union Home Secretary as
"ridiculous" and also dis-
missed by commentators as
the mindless musings of a
motormouth. But the dam-
age has already been done.
Yet, it didn't have to be this
way. Mr Malik was in India
to operationalise a new visa
agreement. But instead of
focussing on this one devel-
opment, which some aman-
ki-aasha types croon is a
revolutionary step towards
better ties, Mr Malik chose
to carpet-bomb Indian sen-
sibilities.
From claiming that it
was the inclement weather
that killed Kargil hero
Captain Saurabh Kalia toequating the demolition of
Babri Masjid with the 26/11
Mumbai carnage, he fired
his shots thick and fast,
finally blaming even the
media for misrepresenting
his statements.
Clearly, the Pakistani
Minister was determined to
put his foot firmly in his
mouth right from the
moment he landed on Indian
soil. But then again, he is a
known offender and has
often got into trouble even
in his home country for
making nonsensical off-the-
cuff remarks. However,
being an equal-opportunity
offender does not take away
from the fact that his state-
ments are in perfect conso-
nance with the official
Pakistani line of thought.
For instance, Islamabad has
routinely trashed every sin-
gle piece of evidence put
forth by India in the 26/11
case. And Mr Malik did
exactly the same in these
past three days: He sneered
at Indian forensic evidence
that points to official
Pakistani involvement in the
Mumbai carnage and once
again summarily dismissed
Ajmal Kasab's statement
pointing to Jamaat-ud-
Dawa'ah chief Hafiz Saeed's
role in the attack.
Of course, in the after-
math of Mr Malik's visit,Union Minister for Home
Affairs Sushil Kumar
Shinde has been whining
that, on the issue of Hafiz
Saeed's arrest, he was mis-
led by his Pakistani counter-
part whom he had so gra-
ciously hosted. Shockingly,
the Pakistani Minister was
allowed full freedom to
carry out his campaign of
disinformation - much like
General Pervez Musharraf,
the man who waged war
against India, was allowed
to cock a snook at us while
speaking at a venue here a
few months ago.
So, the blame for India's
humiliation this past week-
end lies as much with the
Indian establishment led bya hapless Prime Minister
and his spineless Home
Affairs Minister, as it does
with Mr Malik. Given the
development, is it any won-
der that the vast majority of
the people in this country
believe that confidence
building measures like play-
ing cricket with Pakistan are
meaningless endeavours.
Rehman Malik's visit
has been disastrous
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After the discovery of
the king
Tutankhamen's tomb,
some terrible events occurred
which gave birth to the story
of curse of the mummy. In
ancient Egypt, one or two
messages, written in hiero-
glyphics along with various
magical powers were closely
associated with the mummy.
The king Tutankhamen's
mummy was not an exception
as well. A message which said
"Death Shall Come on Swift
Wings to Him Who Disturbs
the Peace of the King" was
linked to his mummy too. At
that time this message got
great media hype.
Many newspapers and
magazines reported that there
was a curse on the king
Tutankhamen's tomb. The
hype of the curse of the
mummy reached its pick
when a British Lord namely
Carnarvon who was associ-
ated with the discovery of
the king Tutankhamen's
tomb died due to the mosqui-
to bite on his cheek shortly
after