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No rift between Manmohan and Sonia, Congress clarifies

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Too many drugs for sale

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Nothing Can Stop You: An Inspiring Story of Prahlad

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China flexes muscle in Indian Ocean, pushes INDIA for Boundary talks
China flexes muscle in Indian Ocean, Navy concerned
NEW DELHI: Increasing presence of the Chinese maritime forces in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and disciplinary issues in the force are expected to be discussed by the top Navy brass in their commanders' conference starting on Tuesday. The Navy has been concerned over the increasing presence of Chinese navy's submarines and other warships in the IOR. In a recent reasonable and mutually acceptable solution at an early date," said Qin Gang, Spokesperson and DirectorGeneral of Information Department in the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. report submitted to the defence ministry, the Integrated Defence Staff headquarters had informed the government quoting the data by American agencies that 22 encounters of Chinese submarines have taken place outside its territorial waters in the IOR. China has also been successful in establishing its presence in ports around India including Chittagong in Bangladesh, Sittwe and However, Qin, at an interaction with media which was organised by Ministry of External Affairs, cautioned that "while looking at important issue of boundary, we have to bear in mind the Coco Island in Myanmar, Hambantota in Sri Lanka and Gwadar in Pakistan, which gives it capability to stay close to Indian waters from all sides in a move known as " string of pearls". In the conference to be inaugurated by defence minister AK Antony, the Navy will also discuss cases of indiscipline faced by the force. In recent times, several Navy officers have faced Contd. on page 2 whole picture of our developing relations. And bear in mind the interest and benefits of good and cooperative China-India relations." Last month, Chinese troops on April 15 Contd. on page 2

Administration fails to take notice of devastation

May 1 quake causes havoc in Breng Bala
VIKRAM SHAN JAMMU: Though May 1 earth quake has also created a lot of devastation in Breng Bala area of tehsil Kokernag in Kashmir valley but the same went unnoticed as no one from the adminsitation bothered to take the notice of the same and provide any sort of relief to the people living in this farflung and remote area of Kashmir bordering Kishtwar distirct. The May 1 quake did not created a lot devastation in Chenab Valley belt only but has also affected the vast area on the other side of the Pir Panjal range in Kashmir Valley but the administration has failed to take the cognisance of the same. According to locals of this area hundreds of houses have developed cracks in that side of Pir Panjal in the villages of Alhan, Gadole, Brang Bala, Sundbrari, Desu, Daksum, Matigawran and other villages in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district which is linked to Kishtwar district via Simthan and Madev Warwan. The area is also located on the same sesmic zone in which Chenab Valley falls and the devastating quake left its impact in this belt also. But the authorities failed to take the cognisance of the same as no one from administration bothered to visit the area and assess the losses. Hundreds of houses have been damaged in this belt also and some houses have developed major cracks but the Government has not taken any notice of the same. Not to speak of the ministers even the District Development Commissioner, Anantnag did not bother to visit the area or send a team of relief officials to assess the loss. The people in many villages of this belt also pass sleepless nights and sleep in open since May 1 after more tremors shook the Chenab Valley and this belt in the aftermath of May 1 earthquake, said Abdul Rahim Rather district vice president PDP Anantnag who visited the area along with a team of office bearers of his Party two days back. Rather has made an appeal to district Development Commissioner Anantnag to send a team of revenue officers to the area to assess the loss and sanction relief for the affected people at par with Chenab Valley area. Taking a dig at the administration he said no one bothered to visit the area and assess Contd. on page 2

NEW DELHI: There is an urgent need to redouble efforts to push forward negotiations for a framework agreement on India-China boundary settlement, a top Chinese official said here in the backdrop of recent deep incursion in Ladakh sector. Describing the incursion as

"isolated" incident, Chinese officials said it showed the "well-tested effectiveness" of the mechanisms of communication between the two countries over boundary issues. "We need to redouble our efforts to push forward framework negotiations so that we can reach at a fair,

BJP RESPONSIBLE FOR AFZALS HANGING: OMAR Azad visits Bhaderwah again, assures all possible help
National Conference party, which previously had an alliance with the BJP-led NDA and was part of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government before shifting allegiance to the Congress-led UPA in 2004, would not have any alliance with BJP in future. "We are very clear there will be no alliance with BJP. We are done with our experiments with supporting a BJPled government. We have only two options - supporting UPA or a United Front government. But there will be no truck with BJP," he said. "This is obviously - about 90 per cent - to do with their attitude towards J&K. Honestly, I don't believe Afzal Guru would have been hanged if BJP did not make a political issue out of it. After all, why so close to Kasab's hanging?" Abdullah said, adding that no BJP leader could talk about Kashmir in terms of "insaniyat". The central government's hanging of Guru last February triggered angry reactions across Kashmir, although it did not tip the long restive state into a negative spiral of violence as many had initially feared. But the 43-year-old chief minister and a scion of one of Kashmir's pre-eminent political dynasties said Guru's hanging was an "open wound" Contd. on page 2

Bhaderwah again shook by fresh tremors

JAMMU: Fresh tremors of moderate intensity on Monday shook Bhaderwah valley and adjoining areas, prompting authorities to close down schools again. Tremors measuring 4.1, 3 and 3.7 on the Richter scale shook Baderwah valley and adjoining areas at 12:01 PM, 9:41 AM and 8:42 AM respectively, Met officials said. There was no immediate report of any casualty or injury, but the tremors triggered fresh panic among people, who rushed out of their houses. Contd. on page 2

PM's peace move towards Pakistan a welcome step : Mehbooba

LANGATE: Welcoming Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's latest move to revive the peace process with the new democratically elected government in Pakistan, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti today said the emerging political scenario in Islamabad offers a great opportunity for the leadership of the two countries to "chart a new course" in bilateral relations as envisioned by Dr Singh. "We hope that election of Mian Nawaz Sharif as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan would not only

JAMMU: Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has torn into the two main national parties, criticising Congress for being tone-deaf in its handling of the Kashmir issue while blasting BJP for forcing Afzal Guru's hanging and not following "positive politics". Abdullah told in an exclusive interview that his

GHULAM NABI AZAD ALONG WITH OTHER OFFICIALS AT BHADERWAH

BHADERWAH: Union Health Minister Gulam Nabi Azad today made his second visit to the earthquake-hit erstwhile Doda region espe-

cially Bhaderwah here , which is also his home constituency. Accompanied by minister for R&B Abdul Majeed Contd. on page 2

prove a stabilising factor for that country, but also pave the way for scripting a new chapter in Indo-Pak ties with J&K serving as a bridge of friendship," Mehbooba said while addressing a PDP workers' convention Contd. on page 2

RESTORING FAITH IN GOVERNANCE Siddaramaiah becomes first time CM of Karnataka BIG CHALLENGE: MODI
In the sprawling Kaneetarava stadium Siddaramaiah was administered oath as as the 28th chief minister of the state by Governor HR Bhardwaj on Monday. Amidst cloudy sky and breezy weather coupled with cheers, applause, patriotic fervour, music and folk dances and about 50,000 people, including family members and relatives the 64year-old Siddaramaiahtook oath in a grand ceremony. Siddaramaiah took oath in the name of truth and the constitution Contd. on page 2 an hour video-link address to the people of the Gujarati community living in 20 cities across the US, Modi this assertion. In his address, he lashed out at the UPA government and alleged that people of India have lost "trust and confidence" in the center, due to its "poor governance" and high corruption.

Manjunath did not qualify prelims hurdle: UPSC

NEW DELHI: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) which conducts the prestigious examination to select IAS, IPS and IFS among others, said on Monday that IAS aspirant Manjunath who subsequently committed suicide on alleged mismatching of roll number and name , did not even qualify in the preliminary exams and there was no mistake on its part. A candidate by the name of VY Manjunath, son of Yadav Murthy VP, had applied for civil services (Preliminary) examination, 2012 as per UPSC. According to hUPSC "He was allotted roll no 538950 and was allotted Bangalore centre for this examination. The candidate had actually appeared from this centre under roll no 538950. However, he has failed to qualify in the civil services (Prelim) examination, 2012," the commission said. Hence VY Manjunath,

Biggest need today is trust," Modi said while

speaking to the audience from different cities of the US, including New Jersey and Chicago. Besides the overseas Gujarati community across the country, who had organised the event on the occasion of the Gujarat Divas, Indian students in several US universities, like the University of Maryland, had gathered together to watch Modi's live address. In his speech, Modi insisted Contd. on page 2

Siddaramaiah not to ban cow slaughter

BANGALORE: The newlyelected Congressgovernment in Karnataka has decided not to allow a ban on cow slaughter in the state. The Karnataka Prevention of cow slaughter and Preservation (Amendment) Bill, 2012 passed in the state legislature during the BJP rule would be reversed. "We will go back to the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Prevention Contd. on page 2 WASHINGTON: Modi has said that the greatest challenge facing India is restoring faith of people the while outlining his meaning of development during his 12 year rule in Gujarat In a more than

"I feel biggest crisis (today) is lack of confidence. We need to get this trust back. This cannot be merely done by words:

Parrot, Chicken and Digvijay: Same tale all the way?

ROHIT SINGH RANA The statement of maverick Congress General Secretary, Digvijay Singh that by calling CBI and IB parrot and chicken respectively, the judiciary is maligning these institutions, does not come as a shocker. Digvijay Singh actually was speaking his mind on the scathing criticism that CBI received, by the Supreme Court on the coal scam. Normally, his statement would have not evoked much response but as judiciary is involved on one side and he is involved on the other, there has to be some introspection as to why such a statement, emanated from the worthy mouth of the influential Congress General Secretary. Indian Judiciary, by and large is respected for its fair and comprehensive decisions and when it come to Supreme Court, there are very few instances where it has been found wanting in its decisions. It is the impartiality of the highest court in the country that has set the democratic process on track. Credit should also go to the executive as it has more or less respected the opinion of the highest court. The attrition between the present government and the Supreme Court arose when scam after scam kept surfacing as if some dragon, with many of its tentacles was out to destroy the very system of governance. The drama unfolded during the coal scam, is a mute testimony to the fact that the government tried to brush all its dust under the carpet, had it not been the sustained pressure of the opposition and the media that forced the government to reveal. The Supreme Court came to the rescue of the nation when it took the CBI to task on its surrender to the whims of the government and law minister. It was a pathetic sight to behold, when CBI director himself revealed that he was summoned by the law minister and the officials of the PMO's office, in order to make some amenable changes in its report that CBI was to present before the Court. In a vibrant democracy, how can the government summon chief investigating authority to doctor its findings? Mercifully for the nation, where the governments are knee deep in corruption the courts come to the rescue, otherwise God save this country. Coal scam forced law minister to resign and the rail minister too went his way out for promoting corrupt practices. Under this gloomy and somber backdrop the statement of Digvijay was not warranted at all. If the Congress Gen. Sec had some propriety and shame left in him he would have kept silent. His party and Prime Minister stand exposed before the people of the country. But the maverick Diggy Raja will not shed his old habits. He tries to make a victim out of a terrorist, not surprising because once, he called Osama Bin laden as Osama ji. The poor Dighvijay perhaps has an erroneous sense of judgment. He cannot deflect the mud and slime his pert is facing with deflections and veiled attacks on Judiciary. If we go by the statement of the CBI director himself that it is not free but an organ of government then the whole story is self evident. The way the government has used CBI as a tool to promote corruption and settle scores with adversaries is a sad comment on its honesty. The Supreme Court's remark that even Prime Minister cannot dictate CBI is not well taken by the Congress Gen. Secretary. It is his problem. But Dighviyay should understand that his party has written a new script of corrupt practice which God forbid, no future government should read. It is corruption fullscale and wholesale, Mr. Dighvijay.

having not qualified the preliminary examination was not a candidate for the civil services (Main) examination and accordingly could not have appeared for the mains and subsequent interview as claimed in a section of the press, it said. It is also confirmed from our records that no candidate with this roll

number (538950) or with the name (Manjunath V Y) had appeared for the civil services (Main) examination or the interview, the UPSC said. 24-year-old Manjunath, a resident of Shrirampura in Bangalore, had allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in an under construction Contd. on page 2

Now state thinks about Chamel Singh

Call it irony or bad governance Chamel Singh has now stirred the hearts of Jammu and Kashmir government. When he was killed in Lahore jail, nobody among the so called mainstream parties raised voice in his favour. All were silent, waiting for the direction in which the winds would blow. But it is far from what you call, sensitivity .It took the murder of yet another prisoner, Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan's infamous kot kakhpat jail that shook some conscience, left in our government to rise to the occasion and accord martyr status to Sarabjit. But in our State, things do not move as they should. Here, are myriad political calculations, competitive politics an overall docile attitude towards our prisoners that puts the victims like Chamel Singh in the dock. Their families are forgotten and they become history, while the government and the common populace grind its way along the beaten path unhindered. With such apathy, there is no scope for justice when it comes to such a victim. In fact, it is not only the government but opposition as well as all the civil society combined which is at fault. Chamel deserved a fair deal but how unfortunate that only now the state is waking to its responsibilities. RANASAHIB

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for providing relief to the affected families", he said and added that finalizing a report of such a nature in shortest possible time will be a praiseworthy task by the officials. However, the Union Health Minister Gulam Nabi Azad emphasized on ensuring that no affected person or family remains missing from the assessment report and asked the Administration to be alert in this regard. The Union Health Minister Gulam Nabi Azad also referred to the response shown by the public representatives during the time of difficulty and remaining in touch with people and the Administration for ensuring early rescue and relief. Lauding their role, he asked them to provide necessary feed back to the Government alongwith their suggestions for carrying forward rehabilitation programme. He said that District Administration has furnished immediate requirement for 2400 tents in first place, of which 1000 tents have been dispatched by him from Delhi through the Red Cross Society and now more tents will be provided to affected people as soon as possible ."Unlike 2005 earthquake in Kashmir and 2010 cloud burst in Leh, the earthquake in erstwhile Doda District on 1st May 2013 is not followed by the winter, as such, permanent rehabilitation programme and reconstruction of damaged structures could be smooth and quake", he said and directed the Administration to focus on this aspect adding that the center Government would provide all possible help for the purpose."Soon I heard about the unfortunate calamity, I talk to state as well as central government to visit the area and concentrate on hassle-free rescue and relief. I also directed for early preparation of preliminary assessment of damage so that necessary succor to the affected families is ensured as quickly as possible", he informed to people who called on him . He said initial relief under Calamity Relief Fund is always less but the package the State Government is preparing for Government of India will be of Leh pattern. He reiterated that the central Government would provide every help to the affected families. Azad also underlined the need for adopting latest technology while constructing residential as well as government establishments to make them earthquake proof to minimize the loss of life and property in such natural calamities. Azad also called for early renovation of the damaged schools, government offices, private property and directed the concerned to shift the students of such schools to a suitable accommodation for their safety till the main building was restored. He also directed health functionaries to remain stationed and vigilant at place of postings and ensure all possible treatment facilities to those injured in earthquake in several areas of the erstwhile Doda district. Azad also inspected under construction town hall building at Kotli village and also visited to the house of late D K Kotwal to express his condolence with the grieved families and after that also visited Gath village and interacted with local people and also inspected some ongoing works .The Union Health Minister Gulam Nabi Azad also interacted with affected families, senior citizens and individuals. He met deputations and also inspected the damaged structures during his visit to these areas and told, "I am in touch with J and K government and are monitoring the situation minutely."It is worth mentioning that the Union Health Minister G.N Azad who belongs to Tehsil Bhaderwah had visited the quake hit areas on 4th May 2013 along with the Vice Chairman National Disaster Management Authority M. Shashidhar Reddy and

CONTD
reviewed the sensitivity of the situation.The relief sent first was sent by the Union Health Minister G.N Azad to Doda district , comprises 1,000 tents and 2,000 blankets only and two days back Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, and M Shashidhar Reddy Vice Chairman National Disaster Management Authority called on Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh to apprise him about the extensive damage that has been caused to the thousands of residential houses and government infrastructure due to the earthquake that struck Districts Doda and demanded more package for earth quake hit areas which PM has also assured and has sanctioned more 10,000 tents for Doda district .. He also directed Cabinet Secretary and Principal Secretary to Prime Minister to constitute a Committee under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary which will be in constant touch with the State administration and provide all the support to State govt to undertake relief and rehabilitation operations.Pertinently aftershocks are being continuously felt in Doda ,Bhaderwah and Bhalessa today which on the one hand, has further aggravated the damage to the houses and on the other hand, has instilled fear and fright in the minds of people. It is worthwhile to mention here that similar situation was created in October, 2005 when entire Northern Shivalik Range including Uri, Baramulla, Poonch and PoK rocked with 6- plus quake on richter scale causing huge loss of life and property. Due to constant trembling of the rocks, the dust particles in Uri sector kept suspended in the air for more than 72 hours. The present Union Minister G.N Azad was the Chief Minister of the State at that time. Relief was dispatched to quake hit areas in abundance. "odds were in favour of the UPA" even though he ruled out the possibility of early elections, saying Congress did not want it and other parties were not ready for it. "Nobody is ready. If that were the case, it would be very easy for any political party with a double-digit strength to pull the rug from under this government, which is surviving on a slender majority," he said. Abdullah also made light of BJP leader Narendra Modi's prime ministerial ambitions, saying the Gujarat chief minister would struggle to get allies. "I think he makes NDA allies more uncomfortable. There is an incredible aura around him. We can see he is so incredibly careful about protecting that aura. If he were such an impressive leader and administrator, then he should have been able to turn Karnataka or even UP before that for BJP. In fact, he is careful about not losing this aura and that is why he is carefully choosing the states he campaigns in." Asked whether the next elections were shaping up to be a Modi vs Rahul Gandhi contest, Abdullah dismissed the suggestion as just "good headlines". goods and people in the region with expansion of trade and travel, not only on existing cross-LoC routes (Srinagar-Muzaffarabad & Poonch-Rawalakote) but opening of new routes like Jammu-Sialkote and KargilSkardu as well. PDP President said the remarkable feature of the peace process that was evident between 2002 and 2005 was that for the first time in J&K's history, the State Government had initiated, catalyzed and driven the process, instead of being a passive recipient of the bilateral initiatives. "Immediately after the assembly election of October 2002, the State Government took the centrestage to drive and facilitate the peace and resolution process," she said and added that the results of these bold initiatives were there for everybody to behold with a lasting ceasefire holding on since 2003 along the borders from Kathua to Kargil. Mehbooba said, unfortunately, after the change of guard in 2009, the peace and reconciliation efforts took a back seat fuelling a fresh wave of uncertainty, insecurity, cynicism and alienation. "The present disappointing situation necessitates some bold political and economic measures both on internal and external fronts," she said and added; "What is needed the most at this juncture is the political will to move forward handedly united the country after India achieved its independence in 1947. on the resolution process with greater trust in the people of the State, only then can the dialogue and the peace process culminate in a resolution that would bring everlasting peace, not only in Jammu & Kashmir, but the whole subcontinent." Expressing confidence that the emancipated voters of the State, especially the youth, would endorse PDP's propeople agenda in greater numbers in the political battles ahead, Mehbooba said; "PDP had to some extent restored the sanctity of democratic values in the State but it would need a clearer mandate to represent the just concerns and aspirations of the people of Jammu & Kashmir." Speaking on the occasion PDP General Secretary, Mohammad Dillawar Mir said that NC had through all its accords right from the Delhi Agreement of 1952 only surrendered the rights of the State and got nothing in return for the people except power and luxuries to build personal fortunes. PDP leaders Abdul Haq Khan, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Sofi, Irfan Panditpuri, Ghulam Nabi Panditpuri, Fayaz Ahmad, Mohammad Afzal Advocate, Mohammad Amin Wani, Mohammad Shafi Dar and Ali Mohammad Malla also addressed the gathering.

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of the UPA government, he alleged that New Delhi is being ruled by weak leaders. It is unbelievable that the India's foreign minister is seen reading the speech of his counterpart from another country, he said. "Heads of our soldiers are cut but then their Prime Minister fed chicken Biryani," he said in an apparent reference to incidents of killing of Indian soldiers by Pakistan. "Then questions are raised: China withdraws its forces but I wonder why Indian forces are withdrawing from Indian territory? Why did we retreat (from our own territory)?" he said questioning the China policy of the government. Addressing the Gujarati diaspora community, Modi claimed that during his rule in Gujarat, he has given a new meaning to development, which is not only inclusive but integrates all sections of the society without any differentiation. "We have adopted mantra of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas'. We do not want development of only select sections of society," Modi said in response to a question from Chicago. "We have taken development to new heights, taken it for wellbeing of every person: I am saying it again, Narendra Modi has not done it. The credit goes to six crore Gujaratis and those who love Gujarat," he said in his remarks. Modi, in his speech, sought contribution of the overseas Gujarati community in building a statue of unity of Sardar Patel, which he said would be double the height of the Statue of Liberty in New York. This, he said, would be the tallest statue of the world and a tribute to the son of the soil Sardar Patel, who single

China flexes
intruded nearly 19 kms inside in Daulat Beg Oldi sector in Ladakh, prompting Indian troops to erect tents in front of them. The "face -to-face" situation was finally resolved after three weeks. Asserting that Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's first overseas visit to India since assuming office reflects the significance China attaches with this country, Chinese official sources said during his visit, Li will hold meetings with Indian leadership and others to know them better and, thereby, enhance bilateral ties. The visit was also aimed at elevating bilateral business ties and will provide a platform for mutual investment cooperation between businesses of two countries, they said, adding the two sides are expected to establish a CEOs' forum among other initiatives to boost economic ties. The officials said that to sum up, the Chinese have four major expectations from Li's visit --"to deepen our mutual understanding, promote our friendship, deepen our mutual trust and to promote our cooperation".

China flexes
allegations of wife swapping and stealing the affection of brother officer's wife. One senior officer posted onboard prestigious INS Virat aircraft carrier was dismissed by the force for sending lewd messages to several women using multiple SIM cards and mobile phones. The top brass of the force is also expected to discuss the delay in the induction of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, which is being retrofitted in Russia and has been delayed due to mishaps in its boiler.

an earthquake shook Bhaderwah and adjoining areas of Doda district on May 1. 24 tremors have rocked Bhaderwah-Doda-Kishtwar belt during past 13 days with maximum 11 on May 1. One tremor had struck Bhadwerwah on April 31, three occurred on May 2, one on May 3, one on May 5, two on May 6, two on May 8 and three today. Two persons were killed and 69 others, including 26 students and three teachers, were injured when scores of buildings were damaged due to repeated tremors in the area. A tremor measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale was recorded at 12:27 PM and subsequent 10 aftershocks continued till 3:02 PM on May 1 in Kishtwar and Doda. Police have put on alert its 100 field-units for acting as rescue teams in case of any unforeseen situation in Doda district. Jammu and Kashmir government has announced Rs 25 crore relief package for quake victims in Doda and Kishtwar. A police spokesman said, "All the police stations, police posts, operation groups, minority pickets and VDCs which comes to about 100 fieldunits are on alert and directed to act as rescue teams in case of any unforeseen situation and exigency in wake of quake in Doda district." Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who belongs to Bhaderwah belt of Doda district, had reviewed the relief and rehabilitation arrangements in the quakehit areas. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had also reviewed measures taken by the government during his visit to the twin districts last week.

Manjunath did
building on May 10 after he had left for his friend's house in Kodagu area, police had said. According to police, he was upset over a 'goof-up' in the UPSC results. Manjunath was upset over finding a different name under his roll number in the list of selected candidates in this year's civil services examination, the police had said. The victim had secured 264th rank in the examination, but in the final results after the interview, a different name was mentioned under his roll number on the list, Restoring faith that the country is experiencing a new crisis due to developments in the last few months, as he narrated several corruption related incidents. Lashing out at foreign policy

PM's peace
here today. She said there was no alternative to peace process set in motion by India and Pakistan in 2003. Mehbooba said Jammu and Kashmir has huge stakes in Indo-Pak peace as it has the direct bearing on the State and its people. "There is no way but to acknowledge the aspirations people of Jammu & Kashmir, if we want a permanent peace in the sub-continent," she said and expressed the hope that in the new atmosphere of peace and stability in the region, Jammu and Kashmir would emerge as a hub of free movement of

Siddaramaiah not
Act, 1964. We will withdraw the billamended last year," chief minister Siddaramaiahsaid. Congress had opposed the bill and even petitioned the governor against giving his ascent. By amending the 1964 act, the BJP had enlarged the definition of cattle, made punishment harsher and increased the age of animal to be slaughtered. Responding to the CM's announcement, former law minister S Suresh Kumar said: "We brought amendments to the 1964 act, because it was weak. Cows were continued to be slaughtered and transported. We wanted to stop that. Let them bring the issue in the legislature, we will debate."

Administration fails
the loss said Rather and criticised the Omar Abdullah Government for its double standards. It is not known that the two belts are situated on the same range of mountains which was shaken by quake on May 1 followed by subsequent tremors of less intensity. How is it possible that only damage will be caused on one side of the mountain while the other side will not be affected, he asked? People in Brang Bala belt have also suffered a heavy damage as hundreds of houses, shops and other dwellings have developed cracks in this belt also due to quake but they have been completely ignored by the Government said Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din a social activist from village Gadole. He said no one from administration bothered to visit the area to see the condition of the people here who too feel scared and apprehend worst. The people whose houses have developed cracks sleep in open during night apprehending any catastrophe in case more tremors hit the area. ``Our houses have developed cracks and they may fall in case a quake even of low intensity hits the Area but there is no one to hear us'', said Mohammed Shaban a resident of Matigawran. Shaban with other villagers of the area had met the district administration with a plea to depute a team of officers to assess the loss but to no avail. The Government will only wake up after the damaged houses will turn into the rubble, he said, adding till date the administration has shown a lukewarm response to our request.

Siddaramaiah becomes Launched website on rural tourism

after Bhardwaj prompted him in Kannada at 11.40am as the stadium reverberated in thunderous noise and witnessed boisterous scenes. Among the galaxy of VIPs and political leaders present were central ministers from the stateMallikarjun Kharge, M Veerappa Moily, K Muniyappa and Reheman Khan, as well as Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy. Former external affairs minister and former state chief minister SM Krishna was among the other prominent leaders on the dais.

Mir releases two books on craft, architectural traditions of Kashmir

Sharief return would help peace process, hopes Mufti

Azad visits
Wani and MLA Bhaderwah Mohd Sharief Naiz , Azad who reached first Doda then air dashed to Bhalessa , Charala , Khankote and Thoran and then reached Bhaderwah where like previous areas inspected all developmental works which he started as Chief Minister and also review the relief and rehabilitation measures taken by state government and also held brief meeting with the authorities of the concerned areas and discussed the relief measures and stressed on administration to reaching out to the people living in far flung and inaccessible areas of the affected districts and asked all the departments to swing the men and machinery in action to restore the Public Utility services wherever damaged as soon as possible . Gulam Nabi Azad while inspecting the damaged structures and other developmental works appreciated the District Administrations for showing quick response to the need of the hour and added that completion of final damage assessment report within the two weeks period by the officials in these difficult districts would be a commendable task. "This would form necessary base for the demand of the State Government to be taken up with the Centre Government

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and the absence of persistent widespread agitations even after the event should not be "misconstrued as nothing will happen". He criticised the central government for the manner it handled the hanging. "It was a decision difficult to understand for us on a number of counts... To this day I am not satisfied with the explanation," he said. Speaking extensively about problems with the Centre on a number of issues, Abdullah said while it took a big risk with the decision to hang Guru, it was chickening out when it came to relatively easier decisions such as doing away with the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Actin Srinagar, which the state government is rooting for. "Why aren't you taking it now? Here, you have an exit option. If, God forbid, things start unraveling, you can reintroduce it. So take a risk," he said. Abdullah was also critical of the way the government handled what he said was a "significant ingress" recently by Chinese troops inside Indian territory, saying the Centre needed to come clear on what really happened. Asked which political grouping had the best chances in the next general elections, Abdullah said the

SRINAGAR: Minister for Tourism, Ghulam Ahmad Mir released two books titled Craft of Kashmir and Architectural Tradition of Kashmir here today. He also released a booklet on Kashmir festival 2013. These books have been prepared and published by INTACH J&K Chapter. The Tourism Minister also launched website on rural tourism of the State www.kashmirtouristvillages.com. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that willow craft of Kashmir has its roots in day to day life. He said guided by the local requirements, the rural crafts persons moderated the natural raw materials in forms and shapes suited to the local demand. He said this monograph is aimed at meeting this requirement and documents the history of the crafts, the raw materials, the skills and the products. He hoped that it will be open up new vistas for this age old industry thereby sustained the craft traditions and securing livelihood of a vast number of artisans. Tourism Minister said that Architectural monuments of Kashmir owe their origin to its rich socio-religious traditions, beliefs and natural settings. He said these monuments essentially and interpretation of three elements. He said the present monogram is essentially a documentation of what exists on ground as also visualizing to the best, the present day understanding of how these would have been created. He hoped it serves the purposes succinctly. Director, Tourism Kashmir, Talat Parveez, Convenor INTACH J&K Chapter, Saleem Beg, and Joint Director Tourism Kashmir besides senior officers of tourism and INTACH present on the occasion. Convenor, INTACH J&K Chapter, Saleem Beg threw detailed light on the preparation of these books and said that one can browse on website to evince the rural tourism potential of the State.

Bhaderwah again
Met officials said the epicentre is Bhaderwah. Schools, which had reopened after 12 days of closure due to quake, were again closed today and students were sent back home, officials said. Authorities had closed all educational institutions after

SRINAGAR: Welcoming the successful completion of general elections in Pakistan Peoples Democratic Party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today expressed the hope that establishment of a stable and liberal government in that country would help pick up the threads of peace process once again. In a statement here today he said a democratically elected stable government in Pakistan was a critical element in carrying forward the peace process and Jammu and Kashmir had the highest stake in its revival. Complimenting the people of Pakistan for giving democracy a big boost by voting in large numbers in an atmosphere marred by threat of violence Mufti said it augured well not just for the interests of that country but could as well impact Indo Pakistan relations in a positive manner. He said Nawaz Sharif has been one of the architects of composite dialogue between the two neighbours and his return to power has raised hopes of an earnest and sincere follow up to the initial progress made on it. Mufti said lack of progress on Kashmir resolution had partly been attributed to instability in Pakistan but with the arrival in office of a new government to be led by a known votary for good relations could transform the situation and the two countries need to capitalise on it. He said the decisions taken previously by the government on taking the travel and trade across LOC to the next level need to be implemented with a sense of urgency. "The decision to extend travel facilities to sections of people other than the divided families, opening up of Kargil Skardu road, increasing the frequency of bus services and providing banking and other logistical backup for LOC trade has been taken more than two years back and these need to be implemented" said Mufti. Referring to his recent meeting with prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh Mufti said he had got an impression that a successful conclusion of elections in Pakistan could facilitate revival of dialogue and implementation of J&K specific CBMs. He expressed the hope that Dr Singh and his new counterpart in Pakistan would respond positively to the sentiments of the people in the two parts of the erstwhile state and take measures for early resumption of composite dialogue with special focus on the problems of J&K resulting from hostility between the two countries.

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Rs. 18.50 cr Govt polytechnic college, Nagam to be ready by December

apprised that work on the projects is going on in full swing. He was told that the college building is expected to be completed in the month of December this year. During the tour, a number of deputations met the Minister and briefed him about their burning problems and demands. The people of Pakherpora made a fervent appeal for construction of a receiving station in the area to improve power supply. The people in various areas also demanded repairs of damaged transformers. The Minister assured them that all their genuine demands will be fulfilled positively. The Minister also inspected water, supply project, Manoo, Chrar-i-Sharief which is the main dependable drinking water source in the upper belt of Chara-i-Sharief Constituency and discussed measures to further augment the water supply system in the area. He also discussed features of Kalnag water supply scheme which is being constructed as second alternative to the existing Beran Dub water source.

Rather for completing sub-district hospitals at Chrar-i-Sharief, Pakherpora, Nagam by Oct

Takes stock of pace of dev works

Taj inspects hospitals

SRINAGAR, MAY 13

Taking administration near to the door steps of the people, the Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather accompanied by a team of senior officers and engineers today conducted an extensive tour of various areas of Chrar-i-Sharief constituency and took stock of the pace of work on different developmental projects. He inspected under construction Rs. 16.53

crore 50 bedded Sub-District Hospital, Chrar-i-Sharief, Rs. 15.45 crore sub-district hospital Pakherpora and Rs. 11.53 Sub-District Hospital Nagam, Chadoora. He instructed the engineers of JKPCC, which is the executing agency of these projects, to complete work on these projects expeditiously adding that availability of funds will not be any constrain in this regard. He was assured that these hospital buildings will be completed by the end of

October this year. Mr. Rather said all these hospital buildings will be equipped with best scientific diagnostic equipment besides having all the diagnostic facilities including modern operation theaters, blood banks, x-rays plants, ultra sonography indoor and outdoor blocks, separate gynecological and dental sections and residential quarters for medical and para-medical staff. Mr. Rather said these SubDistrict Hospital assume much

more significance and importance in view of great pilgrims rush to the shrines of revered Sheikh-ul-Aalam, Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Wali(RA) at Chrar-i-Sharief and the shrine of Hazrat Ali Wali Bulkhi at Pakherpora. He asked the engineers to ensure use of standard construction material. The Minister also inspected pace of work on under construction Rs. 18.50 crore Government polytechnic college at Nagam and was

Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services and Sports, Taj-Mohi-ud-Din, today conducted surprise inspection of hospitals at Jammu city today. During inspection of Super Specialty Hospital Jammu, the Minister went around various wards and interacted with the doctors. He enquired about the functioning of the hospital and instructed all the concerned to put in their best to extend specialized medicare to the ailing so that real purpose of establishing this prestigious health institute is met. The Minister accompanied by Dr. Shashi Gupta, Incharge Principal, Government Medical College Jammu and Administrator, Associated Hospitals, Reva Gupta inspected Government Chest Diseases Hospital, Jammu. He visited various wards including Radiation zone, CT Scan and other units and directed for initiating necessary works for improvement in bath rooms and sanitation of the hospital. At Government Medical College, the Minister went around different wards and enquired about the functioning of all the units. He expressed concern over poor sanitation

in the hospital and directed the concerned to improve the same. He visited all the OPDs, Operation theatres and different wards of the hospital including emergency and took stock of functioning of the same. The Minister directed the Executive Engineer, Civil for repair and renovation of windows, windowpanes and steel jalies etc. He also asked him for immediate repair of various blocks particularly OPD

blocks. He directed the hospital authorities to press into service cleanliness machines to ensure a healthy atmosphere in the hospital which is pre-requisite for health of the ailing. He also directed for starting up gradation of OPD blocks including all toilets from tomorrow positively on war footing. Later, the Minister inspected different wards of Chopra Nursing Home and took stock of its functioning.

DDC holds public grievances camp

DG Prisons inspects functioning of distt jail

JAMMU, MAY 13
Director General Prisons, K. Rajendra Kumar today visited District Jail Kathua to review the security and other necessary arrangements. Sr. Superintendent of Police Kathua, Commandant CRPF 121/BN. Kathua, Additional Superintendent of Police Kathua and Superintendent Jail accompanied the DG. Kumar interacted with the jail inmates and enquired them about the facilities available to them in the prison. He had a detailed discussion on various problems faced by local as well as foreign prisoners including Pakistani besides deliberating upon remedial measures for the same. He assured the inmates all necessary assistance as per Jail manual and also asked them to extend their cooperation in this regard. Later, the DG visited all the barracks and blocks and instructed the concerned officers of Jail Department to remain extra vigilant and

CM, Speaker discuss matters relating to legislature

Gul highlights various issues
SRINAGAR, MAY, 13
In a meeting here today Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Speaker, J&K State Legislative Assembly Mubarak Gul discussed various matters pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly. Issues pertaining to construction of new legislature complex at Jammu were also discussed in the meeting besides other matters pertaining to Assembly Secretariat. Mubarak Gul also talked about development programmes under implementation in various sectors in the state. He also highlighted issues pertaining to the upgradation of various basic amenities.

UDHAMPUR, MAY 13
To take stock of grievances of the people of Chenani and its adjoining areas, District Development Commissioner, Yasha Mudgal held a public grievances camp at Chenani of district Udhampur here today. IAS Probationer, Deepti Uppal, Joint Director Planning, Rakesh Jamwal, Executive Engineers, PHE, PDD, PMGSY, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Horticulture officer, Chief Agriculture Officer, Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, District Sheep Husbandry Officer, other district heads, Sarpanchs,

Panchs, Lamberdars, Chowkidars, prominent citizens and large number of people were present on the occasion. The representatives of various panchayats and social workers put forth their demands including early filling up of posts of Physic and Environment Science subject lecturers in Government Higher Secondary School, Chenani, construction of toilet for commuters at Chenani, early completion of pending works of 120 feet drain, clearance of pending cases of Roshni Act, construction of link road from Narsoo to Ladda under PMGSY,

deployment of staff at newly status Naibat Sudhmahadev, timely payment under MGNREGA, shortage of staff in various departments, extension of Bus Stand Chenani, un-interrupted power supply and safe drinking water supply etc. The DDC assured the people that their problems and demands as well would be redressed in a time bound manner. She instructed all the heads of departments to work with missionary zeal and dedication for resolving the issues of the people leaving no scope of complain.

Red Cross issues relief material to fire victims

JAMMU, MAY 13
Regional Red Cross Society, Jammu, on the direction of Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Pradeep Gupta, who is also the Chairman Regional Red Cross Society, today issued relief material to the fire victims of 27 Jhuggies whose structures were gutted yesterday night at Bharat Nagar, Bantalab, Jammu due to electric short circuit. The relief was issued under the supervision of Anil K. Padha Hony. Secretary. The relief material included 60 blankets, 30 kitchen sets, 30 folding mattresses and assorted clothes which were handed over to Assistant Commissioner Revenue. The relief material issued to other charitable organizations during the camps held at Dev Puri Sthal (Gura Slathia), Jammu Samajik Manch and Village Tyari Paddar Kishtwar under the supervision of Syed Asgar Ali, MLC which included 50 folding mattresses, 61 blankets, 10 coats, 17 kitchen sets, 2 quilts etc. Besides, one wheel chair was also issued to Ram Ditta S/O. Mulekh Raj R/O Bishnah and Rs.10,000 as cash assistance to Ms. Zareena Bano D/O Farooq Ahmed, an earthquake victim of district Kishtwar admitted under MRD No.659863 and MLC No.751 in SU-1 Medical College, Jammu by the Regional Red Cross Society, Jammu. have close watch on the activities of the jail inmates to avoid any kind of untoward incident inside the jail. Later, the DG visited sub jail Hiranagar and interacted with all the jail inmates including foreign national prisoners and enquired about their welfare. He also issued necessary instructions to the officers to adhere to all provisions laid down in the Jail Manual. He was accompanied by Assistant Commandant CRPF, 121 Bn, Superintendent District Jail Kathua, I/C Superintendent Sub Jail Hiranagar and SDPO Border Chedwal Hirangar.

MLA Sonwar visits his constituency

Releases Rs. 2.50 lakh for the dev of park at Wethpara Soiteng
SRINAGAR, MAY 13
MLA Sonwar, Mr. Mohammad Yaseen Shah today visited different areas of the constituency to take stock of developmental projects being executed for the welfare and upliftment of the people. During his visit he also inspected the under construction Wethpara, Soiteng bridge executed by JKPCC at an estimated cost of Rs. 13 crore out of which Rs. 7 crore have been released under NABARD for which the pace of work is in full swing. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Shah urged the officers of the executing agency to expedite the construction work so that the bridge is completed in a stipulated time frame to fulfil the long pending demand of the people of the area. MLA Sonwar also announced Rs. 2.50 lakh out of his CDF for the development of park at Wethpora Soiteng besides inspected the play field for which Rs. 19 lakh have already been released out of his CDF. A large number of deputations also called on the MLA and apprised him about the availability of basic amenities in their areas. Mr. Shah gave a patient hearing to them and assured that their genuine demands shall be looked into on priority. Among others, officers of R&B, PHE, I&FC, PDD, SMC besides engineers of JKPCC accompanied.

832 recruits pass out from PTS Kathua:

Police welfare on priority: Kichloo

KATHUA, MAY 13
Appreciating Jammu and Kashmir Police for safeguarding the life and property of the people, Minister of State for Home, Sajad Ahmad Kichloo has said that the Police force has been playing a pivotal role in providing succour to the people in the time of need. The Minister was speaking at the 24th Attestation-cumPassing out Parade at Police Training School Kathua today. He said that JKP has successfully dealt various challenges after giving supreme sacrifices of its brave jawans and officers and has acquired acclaim at national level for its prime role in restoring peace in the state. The force is fully geared up to meet any challenge and has to increase its proficiency at various fronts of policing to strengthen the image of the Organization, the minister added. Mr. Kichloo, announcing some measures for the welfare of police personnel said that the government is highly concern about the hardships being faced by the "men in khaki" in the hostile situations. He announced that a Corpse Fund would be established for the welfare of the police personnel and their families, for which initial amount of Rs. five crores would be provided by the government. He said that in order to bring improvements in the working of traffic and railway police manpower and infrastructure would be strengthened. Appreciating the efforts of senior officers and the training staff of the school, the Minister said that they have taken extra pains in imparting training to the recruits and he was much impressed to witpromotion as Selection Grade Constable on the spot. Other trainees who performed extra ordinary during the training period, including Zahid Ahmad Pampori and Shujat Hussain were given cash rewards by the Minister. Later, the DGP commissioned a four storey barrack in the DPL Kathua which has been constructed by Police Construction Division at a cost of Rs.1.40 crore(APP). The barrack constructed under Alternate Accommodation Programme could accommodate more than 200 personnel. He thanked the State and Central government for their support in strengthening the infrastructure of the Organization by providing liberal assistance. He said that it was due to this support that the man power and the building infrastructure has been increased in every district of the State. He was apprised about the architecture of the building by the ADGP Headquarters, SP Vaid and Executive Engineer PCD, ND Khawaja Among others, the function was attended by Vice Chairman (MOS) Kissan Board, Raday Sham Sharma, MLAs Charanjeet Singh and Durga Dass, MLC Subash Gupta, ADGPs, Rajendra Kumar and SP Vaid, IsGP Dr.B Srinivas, AK Choudhary, SJM Gillani, PR Manhas and Rajesh Kumar, DIG Shakeel Ahmad Beigh, Deputy Commissioner Kathua, Jatinder Singh, AIG personnel (PHQ) GH Bhat, SSP Atul Goel, Commandants of Armed and IRP Battalions other senior police officers and prominent citizens of the area.

DDC Kathua reviews progress under RMSA, SSA

KATHUA, MAY 13
District Development Commissioner Kathua Jitendra Kumar Singh on Mondayconvened a meeting to review the pace of progress on construction of school buildings and other works under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and SSA. The DC enquired about the status of completion of school buildings under RMSA and SSA and directed concerned agencies to complete the works in time. It was revealed in the meeting that construction of 542 primary school buildings have been taken up under SSA in different education zones of the district. Of which, 374 have been completed, 102 are in progress and 66 are held up due to land disputes, court cases and non availability of land. The DDC directed the ZEOs to specify and enlist the problems and take up the issues with the respective SDMs and ACR Kathua for early redressal with the active involvement of Village Education Committees besides panches and sarpanches. While reviewing the status of completion of buildings under RMSA; it was disclosed that 35 buildings have been taken up under this scheme. It was informed that 3 buildings are complete, work on 29 is in progress. The DDC directed the concerned departments to solve the issues within the one month period and submit the status report and expedite the process of completion of these buildings. Among others Additional District Development Commissioner Kathua, Ajay Singh Singh Jamwal, CEO Kathua S.K Soodan, Sub Divisional magistrates Basholi, Billawar, Bani, CPO Kathua, XEN PWD Kathua, Xen PWD Basholi, Assistant Commissioner(Development) Kathua, were present in the meeting

ness the performance of these recruits on the passing out parade. He stressed for strengthening training skills of police personnel to face the new challenges and said that the training courses should be oriented to tackle the cyber crimes and the latest techniques of criminals. Kichloo said that the training imparted to the recruits in handling and operating the latest equipments would help them in curbing the activities of the criminals. He asked the pass outs to adopt people friendly behaviour while performing in the field as the police is a symbol of protection, first responder to any situation and have to come up to the expectations of the people. He emphasized upon them to keep the oath they took at the parade and make public service their sole motto. Director General of Police (DGP), Ashok Prasad, in his

welcome address said that Jammu and Kashmir police has played pivotal role in fighting the militancy and bringing normalcy in the state. He said that JKP has been focusing on strengthening police-public relations to keep peace and order maintained. He stressed upon the recruits to utilize the tactics and skills geared during their basic training in the field to provide security and justice to the common masses and ensure rule of law. Prasad said that JKP, having six Training Institutions across the state and a Police Academy at Udhampur is emphasising upon training in various areas like counter insurgency, crime detection and investigation. The institutions train the police personnel in sophisticated technology to dovetail into crime network. Besides, several specialized training courses are conducted in other

fields including respect towards human rights, cyber crime, crowd controlling by using minimum force. He also thanked the Minister for sparing his valuable time for gracing the function which has encouraged the organisation to move forward Earlier, the Principal of Training Centre, Ramesh Kumar Bhat gave an oath to recruit constables, who completed their 14 months rigorous basic training course in the Centre. He also threw light on the major activities of the Centre which included special guest lecturers on disaster management, respect of human rights, fire fighting, professional policing, use of weapons, search operations, bomb disposal and investigation skills. On the occasion, recruit constable Mulkit Singh was declared all round best trainee and was conferred one rank

Shastri's mother's death condoled

JAMMU, MAY 13
The members of editorial board, columnists, writers and staff members of three monthly magazine Sh Ganga Sangreh, publish by Jammu Yatri Bhawan Trust (JYBT), have condoled the demise of the mother of editor in chief of the periodical Pawan Shastri. A condolence meeting held in the office of the magazine with religious, spiritual, cultural and social contents, held here today paid rich tributes to the late mother of Pawan Shastri, Smt. Tara Devi, wife of late Mahant Baldev Dass, as a highly religious and pious lady, following the footsteps of her late husband Mahant Baldev Dass. The condolence meeting was attended by the executive editor of the magazine Lashman Dass Shastri, Sr journalist Yash Bhasin, Dr Om Gosawmi, Principal Jagdish Chander, Padam Shri SP Verma, Sardar Sukhdev Singh and trustees JYBT Pandit Sardari Lal, Gurdas Sharma, Ram Langar, Jatinder Aagarwal, Founder of the Trust, KK Gupta Retired Chief Justice J&K High Court, Mrs and Mr Sunil Gandotra. A two minutes silence was observed to pray for the peace of the departed soul and consolation to the bereaved family.

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Animation:
drawing skills could be hired as storyboard artists who can visualize a sequence of events from frame to frame. w Character animator- They brings characters to life and generally has knowledge of traditional animation, stop-motion animation as well as acclamation w Background artist- The background artist is the person who specializes to paint the background of the characters and sets the background for the project. w Layout artist- layout artist is just like a cinematographer of that animation project as they are decides the lighting and camera angles and he is sketching the background design for the animation. w 2D animator - They involves the creation of a high volume of separate drawings that define a sequence. w In-between animator- In between animator one can learn all the basics of animation and it is the beginning position of an animator. w Scanner operator-The scanner operator does the scanning of the clean up artist's drawings. w Compositing artist - Compositing consists of layering individual frames of animation on top of one another to create final images. These images are then strung together to create complete shots or mini animated movies. w Special effects artist - They integrate liveaction footage with Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) or other elements (such as model work) w Audio & video specialist w Visualiser w Texture artist - They applies a surface to the 3D modeled character, object or environment. w Rigging artist - A rigging artist takes the modeled, textured 3D character or object and sets it up with a skeletal system or joints (if required). Without this step, the 3D model would not be able to animate, talk or move fluidly and correctly. w Clean-up artist- The clean up artist checks the accuracy and consistency of the designs and drawings. To be a good clean up artist, he should have good draft-man skill with the knowledge of density, width, volume and mass. w Lighting artist - They create variations of shade, colour intensity and shadows Digital ink and paint artist- It is the duty of a digital ink and paint artist to give colours to each frame. Compositor- It is the compositor brings together all the different characters and backgrounds in to single frame. w Editor w Key frame animator- Key frame animator draws the pictures of a movement's beginning and end. Nature of Work: Creating an animation consists of idea development, pre-production, production and post-production. The characters are created in idea development. In pre-production, the ideas are converted into layouts. Scriptwriting, storyboarding, character development, backgrounds, layout designing, animatics and voice come under per-production. The actual result of the story can be visualized in the production stage which is a blend of animation, in-battening or twining (i.e. the creation of intermediate frames between two main images to give the appearance that the first image flows smoothly into the second one), scanning, compositing (i.e. combining images from different sources to create a finished frame of animation), background preparation and coloring. Final sound recordings, colour editing, testing and special sound effects are all added at the post-production stage. Post production stage activities includes editing, special effects (SFX), color correction, compositing, voice and music editing and rendering. Rendering is the final touches to an animation scene, in which the data is converted to the raster image or animation.

Nothing Can Stop You: An Inspiring Story of Prahlad

Kanaram was a watchman in the locality Gandhi Nagar on Tonk Road in Jaipur city. He served there as a watchman for various IAS/IPS Officers for about twenty years. He used to get the responsibility to keep watch over an IAS Officer every day. While doing his duty he used to get influenced by the behaviour of these officers. The way they used to talk to the subdued or behave with their own children, made Kanaram feel that he too would make his son Prahlad Narayan Meena an IAS or IPS Officer one day. But fate had different plans. Kanaram died in 1995. At that time Prahlad was merely in his 7th standard. The untimely death of his father not only made him mature at such a young age, but also made him return to his village Rampura. Nevertheless, his mother kept the flame burning of the dream his father had seen for him. She always used to keep reminding Prahlad of where he had to reach, but looking at the economic scenario of the house Prahlad had to get a job to earn some money, which had an adverse ily out of their economic miseries. Slowly but steadily he started refining himself and in the end topped that school in his 12th standard. Owing to their poor economic condition Prahlad first did a B.A. and then a B.Ed. In 2008 he got a job as a Trained Graduate Teacher in English in Delhi. This helped him with his economic condition as well. He sent his mother to various pilgrimage destinations which she always wanted to see. Because he was not in his village for so long, other villagers seized his land. This made him very angry, but neither did he have the power nor the money to fight them. Thus, the desire to become an IAS or IPS Officer grew even stronger in him. He started preparing for the civil service and he always kept studying even when he had to travel because of his job or any other reasons. In August 2011 he passed the UPSC Prelims and in May 2012 he also crossed the final barrier. He got an All India Rank of 615.

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Introduction Everyone knows Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Tom and Jerry and Stuart little - some animated characters that always delight and entertain us. Do you know how these characters were born and how it is possible to create wonders with the art of drawing? And the answer is 'animation'- one of the fastest growing and most indemand industries in the world. Multi media and Animation are among the major hunted jobs of the 21st century. Multimedia alias multiple media as the name suggests is an enormous field that uses more than one medium of communication. It is an art that merges text, images, graphics, animation, audio and video to create virtual magic. Animation is only a component of multimedia. The art of animation started with the cavemen who used to draw pictures on the rock surfaces. Though animation was formally demonstrated in 1828 by a Frenchman, Paul Roget, the first animated film 'Humorous phases of funny faces' by J. Stuart Blackton was made in 1906 by drawing comical faces on a blackboard, photographing them, and then erasing it to draw another stage of the facial expression. It was in 1914, that the first cartoon named 'Gertie, the Dinosaur' by Winsor McCay, consisting of 10,000 drawings, was shown as a film in the theaters. Animation which derived its name from the Latin word 'anima' meaning soul can be defined as the art of breathing life to a character. A blend of entertainment industry and technology, it is concerned with design, drawing, layout and production of graphically rich and attractive multimedia clips. In other words animation is making of movies, games or cartoons by moving the drawings or models of animals or people with the help of computers or other electronic means. Time and space play a critical role in animation. Animation is a field that could be pursued by those who posses excellent creativity and drawing skills. Animators are the talented artists who create characters for a variety of projects like movies, television, advertisements and so on. Creating an idea, developing it into a story script and giving technical assistance to it, are the procedures in making an animation. Besides the most commonly used animations, i.e. twodimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D), there is also puppet animation, clay animation, sand animation, vegetable animation etc. Both 2D and 3D animation can be created digitally. Two-dimensional images are shallow in appearance, while three-dimensional images have a feel of depth to them, thus making them look more real. Eligibility Training is the most essential and important aspect for the creation of a skilled professional in the field of animation. To become an animator, one doesn't require any specific academic qualification. Those with a basic sketching skill and a passion for animation can enter this field. For getting a better job prospect, one should have a degree or diploma in animation. Degree and Diploma courses in animation are abundance nowadays apart from online servic-

es. Minimum education qualification for a degree and diploma course in animation is plus two or equivalent. Any graduate preferably arts graduate could apply for Post Graduation in animation. But some institutions such as Industrial Design Center (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Design (NID) follows eligibility criterion that only graduate of architecture, technology and engineering, fine arts can apply for the PG course in these institutes. Besides these graduate and post graduate courses, there are several professional courses that focus on various styles and techniques. These courses, i.e Courses in Traditional animation , Stop-motion animation , Rot scoping , Computer generated 3D and 2D animation , Clay-mation , Photoshop , Human anatomy , Drawing etc helps one to specialize in a particular area. One should also have a basic knowledge in computer handling. Apart from professional training, there are several personal skills also that one must possess to be a good animator. What makes to go a long way in making a good animation is a good sense of colour, proportion, size, design etc. Personal skill: An animator should have an artistic bent of mind with a lot of passion and imaginative skills. Creativity is the most wanted quality for this career as animation starts with developing an idea to a story. The art of sketching or drawing is another basic skill one should possess. Patience, discipline and dedication to work is a vital ability as this field involves lot of hard work and long hours thorough planning. He/ She should have a sound understanding of anatomy of humans, animals or birds and body movements and lighting effects. Good communication skill is also needed as most of the time it will be teamwork. One good animator should be one good actor also. So that only he could express the character well through his animation. Job Prospects & Career Options A strong portfolio of work is an essential part of landing a job in computer animation and becoming an animator. Numerous job opportunities are available in India as well as abroad in the exciting field of animation. It opens the door to film industries such as Hollywood, which is the world of special effects and imagery for films. Specialized computer knowledge and skills are essential for various jobs in the field of animation. It is a booming industry with wide job openings and one can work on full length animation movies or any other related fields like television, advertising industry etc. An Animated feature film, which offers considerable employment prospects, is a combined talented effort of a wide variety of artists. A typical animation film requires around 500 animators. Some of the jobs offered in the industry are: w Content developer w Modeler - Modeler is the one who makes the models for animation. They should have a solid understanding of anatomy, form and volume. w Story Broad Artist - Those with strong

influence on his studies. Consequently, he became very weak at studies. So much so that no one had any expectations from him when he filled the forms for the 8th standard. His brother-in-law used to work at the Secretariat in Jaipur. He brought him back for further studies to Jaipur. His admission was done in a private school, where his classmates used to make fun of him because of his rural background. He did not know much about the city and he was also lagging behind in his studies, but slowly he started getting his share of attention. He knew that if he will study hard, then in future he could pull his fam-

IGNOU offers course on rural development

NEW DELHI: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is offering a masters programme on rural development from the 2013 session, an official said Monday.The Master of Arts in Rural Development (MARD) is a two-year programme, which can be pursued by graduates of any discipline. "Apart from freshers the course will be useful to personnel working in various government departments, agencies, NGOs, cooperative banks and other institutes engaged in rural transformation," the official statement said. The last date to apply is June 15. "The programme is

designed to provide extensive knowledge and information pertaining to various aspects of rural development in the Indian context," it added. According to the varsity, the prospectus form for Rs.200 is available at IGNOU and all its

regional centres. The IGNOU is the world's largest Open University system with pan India and international reach, having flexible entry qualifications and wide range of academic programmes at affordable costs, the varsity said.

NEET 2013: Students relieved after SC verdict

NEW DELHI: In a big relief to aspiring medical students, the Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for government and private medical colleges to admit students to under-graduate and post-graduate medical and dental courses for the 2013 session. The court lifted curbs on the declaration of entrance tests' results for the courses and said: "...the students, who aspire to gain entry into the medical colleges at the MBBS and BDS and the post-graduate levels, have been caught in the legal tangle for no fault of theirs and are the victims of policy decisions". The apex court bench of Chief Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice Anil R. Dave and Justice Vikramajit Sen modified its Dec 13, 2012 order by which it had permitted various institutions and medical bodies to conduct the entrance examination for the courses but restrained them from declaring the results. "In order to safeguard their (students) interests, as also the interest of the hospitals, we consider it just and equitable to lift the bar imposed by us on Dec 13, 2012, for this year's entrance examinations and, to that extent, we modify our order," the court said, in an interim order. "Without fresh entrants into the post-graduate courses, even for a year, the hospitals are likely to be adversely affected on account of lack of doctors to directly take care of the patients," the court said.we feel that students hoping to gain admission in the MBBS as well as post-graduate courses on the strength of the results of the examinations, which have already been held and for which they had appeared, should not be denied such opportunity, at least for this year," the court said. The court's order came on a batch of petitions challenging the Dec 21, 2010 decision of regulator Medical Council of India (MCI) notifying a National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to post-graduate medical courses. The petitioner colleges challenged the competence of the MCI to introduce a test which prevented them from having any control on admissions. The court would pronounce its verdict on the validity of the Dec 21, 2010 notification of the MCI July 4.

JNU, DU English departments ranks among world's top 100

NEW DELHI: Jawaharlal Nehru University's Center of English Studies has once again been ranked amidst the top 100 English departments in the world by prestigious QS World University Rankings 2013. The University of Oxford tops the list followed by Cambridge, and Harvard University. JNU comes in the 51-100 rank categories. "This is no mean achievement, and we are all justifiably very proud and very happy at the Centre. However, we are humbled too at this consistent recognition that our Centre has been getting internationally, and we hope to work even harder and attain even higher global recognition," said a statement from the Centre for English Studies.

JU class IV employees resume token strike on Monday

JAMMU: Upset over lack of interest shown by the administration in settling the issues, the Non Gazetted Employees Union (Class IV) of the University of Jammu has decided to resume the token striker from Tuesday. In a circular issued by the president of the union, Krishan Chand, the employees have been asked to assemble in front of the old administration block at 10 am for sit in up to 12 noon Tuesday. The circular read: "It is notified for the information of all the concerned Class IV employees, including casual labourers, that in spite of extending full cooperation to the authorities, no fruitful result has come till date in the demands for which a token agitation was initiated and suspended after seeking an agreement with the authorities."

Under Graduate results may delay

(JU in a fix over college teachers 'no' to evaluation)
of time had already been wasted," pleading not to be quoted, a senior officer of the examination wing told Student Age. In fact, JU too was at fault for not deducing tax at source (TDC). The negligence on part of the institution of higher education provided the teaching community an opportunity to show their anger. "Not all, but those teachers of English, Mathematics, Education and Sociology were not in a mood to pay taxes ranging from Rs 80,000 to one lakh as calculated by the IT authorities. So, the Controller of Examination, in consultation with university administration explored other options and two evaluation centers were set up in Udhampur and Kathua, especially for these four subjects," informed the officer. Since the JAMMU: The refusal of the college teachers to evaluate the answer scripts of recently concluded undergraduate examination in the wake of Income Tax notices has become a cause of worry for the University of Jammu (JU) to declare the results on time. However, the Controller of Examination, in consultation with administration has already started evaluation at two newly established centers at Kathua and Udhampur in a move to speed up the marking."Upset over the Income Tax notices for not depositing the tax for their incomes out evaluation and other examination related duties, the whole lot of college teachers had said 'no' to the marking. Later, some of the teachers agreed to return to the job, but, in between, a lot evaluation was affected completely for initial two weeks, the JU fears that the results may delay this time. "There is no denying the fact that the results are going to delay, but efforts are being made to complete the Final Year evaluation in time to pave way for results in given time," said another senior officer. When contacted, president College Teachers Association, Prof Avinash denied there was any refusal for evaluation. He blamed JU for burdening the teaching community for not deducting the tax at source. However, he agreed that there was resentment among the teachers. "There was resentment among around 80 to 90 affected college teachers but the matter has been sorted out," said Prof Avinash.

Brothers invent Magnetic Fly Wheel for vehicles

NEW DELHI: In a remarkable achievement two Muslim brothers from Gujarat Ayubkhan Babi and Dildarahmed I. Babi have invented a new magnetic device which promises to save the world from global warming and climate change. The newly invented "Magnetic Fly Wheel", as the device is currently named, is also aimed at air pollution control as well as fuel efficiency. Ayubkhan Babi said that he has already applied for the patent of "Magnetic Fly Wheel" vides Application No. 1397/MUM/2010. Mr. Babi claims this invention to be the first of its kind in India, and probably the world. The two brothers have electrical and mechanical engineering. They also have keen interest in the history of Islamic Science and Technology. The invention is based on kinetic motion energy by rotating magnetic field. Mr. Ayubkhan Babi said that the invention would significantly help in saving fuel by 10 to 50 percent. It also helps in reducing pollution by 50 percent. The invention would also help save engine from warming and saves engine oil for a long time. The invention would also help save earth from global warming and climate change. "The basic purpose of this invention is to save fuel, increase performance, increase average approximately 10 to 30 percent, pollution remains under control, reduces engine load and reduces warming of the engine," said Mr. Ayubkhan Babi. The magnetic fly wheel device can be used in cycles, scooters, cars, buses, trucks, electric vehicles, electric motors, water pumps, handicap cycles, wind mills, generator sets, railways, earth mover's equipments, agricultural equipments, and other kinds of movable machines. The magnetic fly wheel device can be applied on either front or rear wheel without any changes in the model or engine. With the use of this device the vehicles have no jerks, are vibration free, gain extra pick up, and significant reduction in physical stress.

Interesting Facts for IAS Exam

1. NATO was founded on April 4, 1949, under the direction of the United States and with the participation of 11 western European nations. 2. It was formed as a tool to check the Warsaw Treaty Organization-formed by the former Soviet Union and a number of eastern European countries after their signing of the Warsaw Pact. 3. It consists of 28 countries from North America and Europe committed to fulfilling the goals of the North Atlantic Treaty. 4. The fundamental role of NATO is to safeguard the freedom and security of its member countries by political and military means and plays an important role in crisis management and peacekeeping. 5. The organization constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.

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prices of branded pharmaceutical products, while countries like India were exporting increasing quantities of generics produced by them at low cost and sold at low prices. This put pressure on Western companies to find new markets and production centres. In past years, Western research and development had discovered blockbuster drugs which earned their companies vast profits. Such discoveries slowed. Discoveries were of new niche drugs with limited markets and high prices. Western companies found research and development expenditures a growing burden. It is difficult to accept that their high research costs made high prices inevitable in order to recoup expenses and reward inventions. Any study of profitability of Western pharmaceutical companies will show that their returns were much higher than for other industries. They were more than compensated for high research and development expenditures over the drug patent lives of 20 years. Drug copies by Indian companies created markets, increased by more drugs coming off patents since the 1980s. Off-patent drugs sold as generics made India the world's largest exporter of generics. (But little generics were sold in India.) Indian companies do little to discover remedies for diseases that scourge the poor. There is little effort to find alternatives for antibiotics whose effectiveness is declining as doctors overdose patients with them. Declining discoveries of new blockbuster drugs and generic competition from India and other countries forced Western pharmaceutical companies to extend patent lives of large-selling (but off-patent) dru-gs. This is done by marginal changes to products and then applying for fresh patents. Thus old patent lives are extended beyond their legitimate lives of 20 years. The Novartis judgment denies such life extension or "ever greening". It does not abolish patent protection, nor recognize patent violations. It is still not legal to copy a patented drug and market it without permission of the patent owner. But if the drug has not been introduced in India, it can be made under a "compulsory licence". Indian manufacturers now spend on research and development. They find it advantageous to collaborate with foreign companies. Shared experiences speed up research, clinical trial results are more useful in other countries, and their distribution support is useful. Foreign companies are buying successful Indian companies to access their research and development skills and better penetrate Indian markets. Two threats arise. They get control over the Indian production of generics and could restrict Indian exports. It could lead to higher prices. The Competition Commission of India must keep an eye. Pharmaceuticals in India face other grave problems. Pharmaceutical regulation is for manufacturing, clinical trials, and distribution. Governments encouraged small scale industries to make pharmaceutical products. We have between 20,000 and 30,000 pharmaceutical producers in India. Few are actually inspected for hygiene and production practices. Over 40 per cent of drugs sold in India are allegedly fake. Medical practitioners are paid lavishly by manufacturers to prescribe their products, clearly an unethical practice. Retailers in India sell even dangerous drugs without prescription. They rarely face retribution from regulators. These are regulatory failures. In overall healthcare, hospitals, nursing homes and medical practitioners in India are also practically unregulated. Clinical trials are poorly monitored by regulators and cause untold damage especially to poor patients. Regulation of health care and pharmaceuticals is extremely poor, and easily influenced. The safety of patients depends on the integrity of the provider. The pharmaceutical industry in India has many serious issues. The Novartis judgment will play a small role by permitting generic equivalents of many products whose patents have expired. The Novartis judgment neither disrespects patents, patentability, or other rights of patent owners. Threats from foreign companies that the judgment will force them to keep out of India are shallow. India is too large and rich a market, as well as a major research and production base, to be ignored.

CLOSE APART
The last World War was so horrific that France and Germany, vowed never to fight again. Slowly they began to be friendly. They started with coal and steel, went on to trade, and eventually created the European Union, which is a kind of interminable multilateral embrace; the only simile that comes close to it is the huddle that their football players get into after a win. Now, however, they have begun to break their mutual promise in small ways; the indissoluble friendship is showing signs of fraying. The French president and the German chancellor still stand together, but they no longer look at cameras together; their eyes diverge. Neither side has disclosed the subject of discord; but the French have muttered enough to the press. The trouble arose out of differing approaches to Europe's economic problems - specifically, absence of growth. Growthless-ness, combined with unbreakable promises to the young, old, unemployed and so on have led one European country after another into rising fiscal deficits and public debt. Not all are as profligate as Greece; but many are inching in that direction. They need not have suffered mounting debts; they could have issued money. But they ceded that freedom when they joined the common currency; it means that they have no currency to issue. That leaves them at the mercy of the capital market. Looking at their public debt, lenders have become increasingly skeptical about their ever repaying the loans and reluctant to lend them more. The European leaders found an obvious solution, namely, that the European Central Bank should borrow and immediately give the money to bankrupt nations. But since at least some of them look unlikely ever to be able to repay, it would have meant the bank borrowing to give subsidies; and the German government is worried that it would have to pay sooner or later for those subsidies. The Germans promised eternal friendship only to the French; they do not wish to become eternal benefactors of the entire European Union. The French do not see why not; hence the little tiff. If they were married or, to follow current European fashion, co-habitators, such a lack of congruence would be a precursor for divorce or parting of ways. Such eventualities are not provided for in the European Union, which is more in tune with a Catholic marriage. So the chances are that they would continue to stand disunited together. They could still live more or less happily ever after if they could persuade the European Central Bank to issue currency. Borrowing to lend to bankrupts may be bad business; but issuing currency to do so should be all right, since currency is zero-interest, unredeemable bonds. But more currency may lead to inflation, which Germany has been allergic to ever since its experience of hyperinflation after World War I. So the indissoluble union must continue to face irresoluble problems.

Too many drugs for sale

S. L RAO
Western pharmaceutical companies dominate the world market, with well over half of global revenues earned by a handful of companies (Pfizer, Novartis, Glaxo SmithKline and French, Sanofi, Astra Zeneca and Roche). Other Western companies mainly from the same countries (the United States of America, Switzerland, France, Germany) make up for most of the remainder. Most advances in knowledge of the human system and the tackling of diseases in the last few centuries took place in these countries. The result is their dominance in discovering products to tackle different diseases. Till the 1970s, Western companies dominated India as well. India today is the third largest pharmaceutical market by volume, but lower costs and drug price control take it much lower down the scale in value. Today, Indian companies account for most of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies in India (Ranbaxy, Dr Reddy's Labs, Lupin and others). A combination of factors brought about this change. The spread of higher and professional education in India, the growth of entrepreneurship and the economy were crucial. However it was stimulated by the amendments to the Patents Act of 1970 which recognized process patents and not product patents. This enabled our talented chemists to explore new ways of copying pharmaceutical products under patent elsewhere. Many companies like Ranbaxy, Cipla, Dr Reddy's Labs and others pioneered in pharmaceutical reverse engineering. Thus, for example, Ranbaxy introduced Diazepam (Valium and Librium of Roche and Burroughs Welcome) and doxycycline hydrochloride (Pfizer). Neither product was introduced into India though they were more effective than in relation to existing bromides and terramycin. The inventing companies were happy with their older products that were doing well Ranbaxy's copies earned them substantial profits. They, like many others, invested heavily in modern manufacturing and development facilities. The profits helped them to develop new processes. The growth of the Indian-owned pharmaceutical companies was due to the patent laws. Heirs selling off these companies to foreign pharmaceutical companies are benefiting from the laws. These Indian companies began investing in research and discovery of new molecules. They wanted patent protection for these product discoveries. India was then negotiating to join the World Trade Organization. This required product patent protection under the trade related aspects of intellectual property rights or TRIPS. India was now comfortable about accepting product patents. The law was amended in 2005 to recognize product patents. In 1963, India had introduced detailed drugs price control of all products, pack sizes and formulations. Each price was based on standard production benchmarks. Efficient companies, especially multinational ones, did better than the standard ones. They earned good profits even at controlled prices. With the onset of economic liberalization and de-licensing in the 1990s, drugs price control was relaxed. This resulted in the escalation of drug prices. (However prices for the same products were much lower in India than in the US). This was also when the Indian pharmaceutical market expanded rapidly, owing to rising incomes and rapid economic growth. The government in India was not the major buyer of pharmaceuticals. Western countries, including the US, spent heavily on medical care which rose in costs due to high drug prices. Since Indian households were paying most of the cost, the Indian government did not put much pressure on keeping prices low. Western governments put considerable pressure on India to allow their companies to charge higher prices. The dilution of drugs price control was the result. Costs of healthcare were ballooning in developed countries on account of soaring insurance costs and high pharmaceuticals prices. This led to a growing market for generic drugs (which were products off patent and now copied by others and especially by Indian companies). Governments were keen to reduce their healthcare costs. The US (and others) saw a squeeze on

Fomenting hemispheristic hostility

Narayan Lakshman
Barack Obama has done little to quell the mistrust sweeping across Latin America, which harbours deep suspicions about the U.S.'s hegemonic intentions Wrapping up a lightning tour of Latin America - the first of his second term and his sixth overall - United States President Barack Obama this week summed up his views on the hemisphere in fond reflections about the 50th anniversary of former President John F. Kennedy's vision for the region. Addressing business leaders in San Jose, Costa Rica, Mr. Obama said: "President Kennedy visited 50 years ago and ... recognizeds at that time the enormous potential for the private sector as a critical ingredient in progress and development for the hemisphere as a whole; that when you combine good government with a thriving free market, then that was an extraordinary recipe for opportunity for all people." He went on to add that visiting half-a-century later he could personally see "how much progress has been made" in the region and in terms of ties with Washington, and this "indicates that President Kennedy's vision was sound." Irony-laden example In truth, Mr. Obama could neither have picked a worse time to make blithe remarks about his administration's benevolent intentions towards Latin America nor chosen a more irony-laden example of benign international cooperation. Back in 1961 Kennedy, it will be recalled, was driven far more by strategic insecurity over communist expansionism in the region than genuine concern for the well-being of the Latino community when he forged his famous Alianza para el Progreso, or Alliance for Progress. For that reason, the programme itself ultimately foundered and was dissolved by the Organizations of American States in 1973. Today, at the heart of Latin America's disenchantment with its northern cousin is a toxic mix of Washington's tacit acceptance of human rights violations in immigration and border enforcement; the unbridled violence associated with the cross-border drugs-and-guns trade; and deep suspicions surrounding the U.S. regional hegemonic intentions. The U.S.' 44th President has done little to quell the epidemic of mistrust sweeping across the hemisphere. First consider the case of Bolivia. Last week President Evo Morales called for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, to leave his country, flinging scathing words at the agency's "meddling." He said: "They might think that they can manipulate us economically and politically here, but that is no longer the case." While U.S. officialdom was quick to paint the allegations as baseless, numerous observers have cited clandestine U.S. efforts to destabilize the government in La Paz, and USAID's ejection is by no means the first such action by the independentthinking Mr. Morales. In 2008 U.S. Ambassador Philip Goldberg and several other officials were expelled from Bolivia and, in retaliation, Washington dismissed Bolivia's Ambassador Gustavo Guzman. The countries have still not mutually resumed ambassadorial posts. But the malaise with the U.S.-Bolivia relationship runs deeper and Washington's floundering attempts to tackle the burgeoning drug wars are very much a core issue. In 2011, with his country pushed into a diplomatic corner owing to the obstinacy of the U.N. system, Mr. Morales was left with no option but to announce that Bolivia would exit the 1961 U.N. Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. This action came after the intense diplomatic bullying of Bolivia by the U.S. and other advanced nations in a bid to get the country to surrender the culturally important coca leaf - as important as the betel nut is to India - as a banned substance under the Convention. At the time a report based on a U.S. study sought the coca leaf's inclusion in the list, despite the Council on Hemispheric Affairs underscoring the shoddy underlying analysis and final conclusions based on "poor methodology, racist connotations, and cultural insensitivity." Even though Mr. Morales explained the biochemical composition of the coca leaf and emphasized that a cocaine-related alkaloid in the plant "amounts to less than onetenth of a per cent of the leaf," Washington appeared consumed by its burning desire to offshore its drug wars rather than focus on securing its own borders from drug inflows or adopting anti-drug policies to curb domestic consumption. However Mr. Morales' act of diplomatic civil disobedience succeeded and this year Bolivia will be rejoining the Convention sans the coca-ban. Negating this positive outcome, the fracas with USAID and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's remark that Latin America was the "backyard" of the U.S. have again led to spiking tensions. Vis--vis an aggrieved neighbour-state, Venezuela, it would appear that the usually glib Mr. Obama has developed an inexplicable case of foot-in-mouth disease. Following a torrent of harsh, undignified U.S. vitriol heaped upon the legacy and persona of late President Hugo Chvez after his death in March, Mr. Obama fanned the flames by refusing to recognize current President Nicolas Maduro as a legitimate leader. Even as he prepared to embark on his hemispheric junket, Mr. Obama waded deeper into controversy after labeling as "ridiculous" the charges that Caracas is bringing against jailed American filmmaker Tim Tracy. Mr. Maduro's government says that following surveillance of Mr. Tracy, it has over 500 videos and email exchanges with opposition activists as evidence of his attempts to carry out politically destabilising plots with militant anti-government factions. While the specifics of the Tracy case are still emerging and it would be unwise to pre-empt his prosecution, what is clear is that the allegation that an American channeled secret U.S. money to student protesters and instigated violent protests in the wake of the presidential election ought not to come as a surprise to Washington. Even a cursory glance at 20th-century history shows the insidious role of U.S. intelligence agencies in backing regional coups. In the case of Venezuela, a U.S. embassy cable disclosed by WikiLeaks hints that the U.S.' political objectives in the country in 2004 included "penetrating Chvez's political base" and "dividing Chavismo." For all their troubles with the U.S., however, neither Bolivia nor Venezuela is as much a slave to the caprices of U.S policies as Mexico is. Not only is the U.S. Mexico's largest trading partner, providing the country with a $500 billion trade volume in 2012, it is also the home of 11 million migrants, of whom approximately 6 million are said to be undocumented. Disingenuous Given this relationship of unequal dependence based on asymmetric economic clout, it was disingenuous of Mr. Obama to keep his dialogue with Mexican President Pena Nieto principally within the framework of economic integration and growth opportunities. Even though comprehensive immigration reform, still being hotly debated in the U.S. Congress, was discussed, there was little indication that Mr. Obama conveyed how hard this proposed reform will crack down on border enforcement. Yes, the path to legalization that Mr. Obama has proposed for undocumented aliens in the U.S. is a welcome improvement on a draconian previous regime. However the reform package's steady creep towards prioritizing economic contributors over the needs of families that need to be unified across borders is not something that got much mention on the Lat-Am tour. Slipping even further into the background was the disturbing matter of gun proliferation and the violence it has fuelled through the drug trade. While the string of shootings across the U.S. has evoked a strong move towards gun control domestically, Mr. Obama did not appear to show remorse for the catastrophic "Fast and Furious" gunwalking programme. Although in his speech at Mexico's Museo Nacional de Antropologa he admitted that "most of the guns used to commit violence here in Mexico come from the U.S.," he clearly decided to skip mentioning the fact that more than 2,000 firearms that his Department of Justice "walked" across the Mexican border under a failed sting operation were subsequently connected to the deaths of at least 300 Mexicans and one U.S. Border Patrol Agent. In a world of hemispheric hypocrisy and half-truths the man who was initially welcomed as a committed internationalist and pre-emptively awarded the Nobel Peace Prize has failed to deliver the region from his predecessor's belligerent paradigm. Stay at home next time, Mr. Obama.
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Right Choice

In choosing Siddaramaiah as its Chief Minister in Karnataka, the Congress party has made a good beginning. The 64-year old Lohiaite socialist scored over several other claimants, notably Union Labour Minister M. Mallikarjuna Kharge and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G. Parameshwara, in a Congressstyle 'secret ballot' - in which the number of votes each candidate receives is also kept a secret by the 'High Command.' The Congress government, however, is unlikely to enjoy the initial lease of public goodwill and patience that a new government normally gets. After all, its elevation to power was due to voter outrage against the Bharatiya Janata Party's misrule rather than for its own appeal, a point established by the voting pattern. Though it won 121 out of the 223 Assembly seats for which polls were held, thereby giving it a comfortable majority, it could increase its vote share by just under 2 percentage points over the 2008 polls. It is the BJP that lost considerable ground, its vote share falling by 13.89 percentage points over the 2008 polls. The Congress wants to show that it means business in vesting responsibility in a clean leader with proven administrative acumen, for Mr. Siddaramaiah has presented seven State budgets as Finance Minister. A lawyer by training, Mr. Siddaramaiah is of Janata Parivar lineage. He left the Janata Dal (Secular) in 2006 and took up the cause of the AHINDA (a Kannada acronym for the minorities, backward classes, and Dalits) movement before joining the Congress. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the last Assembly, and perhaps its only effective voice, taking the then government to task over its failures on many fronts. In defining his immediate future as "a bed of thorns" in an interview to this newspaper on Saturday, the Chief Minister-designate was perhaps referring to the formidable task of dismantling the old and re-constructing afresh. Undoubtedly, the last five years have seen a deep loss of public faith in government and its institutions. Mr. Siddaramaiah must be empowered by the Congress 'High Command': to choose a team free of those with tainted records, to deal firmly with factionalism that the Congress is known for; and to tackle key state sectors that have been neglected. These include agriculture, pro-poor human resource development (including fulfilling promises on the development of the Hyderabad-Karnataka region) and employment. Last but not least, the State's voters expect the new government to ensure that the institution of the Lokayukta regains the position of authority and independence it enjoyed during the tenure of Justice Santosh Hegde.

Two down
Editor, There can be no second opinion that the "sheen has been taken off the Congress's glorious victory in Karnataka" following allegations of bribery against Pawan Bansal's nephew and Ashwani Kumar's interference in the CBI's status report in the coal blocks allocation scam, which was due for presentation to the Supreme Court, forcing them to resign ("Two down, what next?" May 11). But the resignations are too little too late. Had the Ministers resigned earlier, Parliament's valuable time would not have been wasted. Editor,

Abhinav ,

Rajinder Singh,
Jammu II Rehari The Congress perhaps dragged its feet on the issue because of the Karnataka elections. Its action against the two Ministers certainly does not enhance people's confidence in the party. All political parties should realize that people want those who are honest and committed at the helm. The 2014 election will be a great lesson to all parties and leaders. YOURS ETC., SUDHAKAR JAMWAL SAMBA

Delayed action
The UPA government's delayed action has caused irreparable damage to the image of the Congress. It should consider the Supreme Court's suggestion to enact a law to insulate the CBI from governmental interference and make it an independent organization.

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Over 6,400 railway employees No rift between Manmohan came under scanner in 2012 and Sonia, Congress clarifies
NEW DELHI: According to a data with Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), the Railways has topped the list of government organisations in 2011 with regard to number of corruption complaints. As many as 8,805 complaints of corruption were received against railway employees followed by 8,430 against bank employees and 5,026 against Income Tax officials, the CVC data showed. Over 6,400 railway employees are facing departmental proceedings for being allegedly involved in corruption during 2012. Departmental proceedings were initiated against 6,454 employees, including 195 gazetted officials, working in different zones and allied departments of the Railways between January and December last year for alleged corruption, according to a latest data. Of the total of defaulting officials, a highest of 1,637 were working in Northern Railway zone, 698 under Western Railway, 685 under Southern Railway, 588 in Central Railway, 411 in South Eastern Railway, 332 in West Central Railway, 309 in North Central Railway and 274 in South Central Railway, the data said. The departmental proceedings were also initiated against 243 employees working under East Coast Railway, 238 in North Eastern Railway, 217 in North Western Railway, 201 in Eastern Railway, 166 in North East Frontier Railway and 151 in South Western Railway among others, it said. The action came after the Railways conducted 24,876 preventive checks in key areas like passenger reservation system, e-tickets (specifically refunds after preparation of charts), account and disposal of scrap, and traffic undercharges. The railway vigilance wing effected a recovery of Rs 43.12 crore (till November 2012) as a result of these preventive drives carried out in various departments involved in dealing with people. The national transporter, which has over 13 lakh employees, is divided into 16 zones across the country for the purposes of operation and management. It earmarked 14 thrust areas during 2012 for intensive vigilance scrutiny in order to prevent leakage of revenue, which includes commercial earning through tendering, misuse of various concessions including free passes, e-tickets and checks in general coaches to detect fraud in tickets. The vigilance department has been keeping a watch on officials whose integrity is suspect as a measure to combat corruption, an official said. NEW DELHI: Dismissing reports of a rift between the PMO and the party following dropping of two ministers from the Cabinet, the Congress on Monday asserted that there was no change in its position that Manmohan Singh will be prime minister till 2014. Congress general secretary Janaradan Dwivedi told reporters here that the party had declared before the 2009 polls that Manmohan Singh will be prime minister if it gets mandate to form the government. He said Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, while releasing the party manifesto, had also said that Manmohan Singh will be the prime minister. "Whenever there was a need, the party has said in clear terms that Dr Manmohan Singh will be prime minister till 2014. That is the position today also," Dwivedi said. Dismissing reports of a rift between the prime minister's

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Supreme Court refuses to entertain Talwars' plea in Aarushi-Hemraj murder case
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday declined to entertain a plea by Rajesh and Nupur Talwar seeking to summon 14 witnesses, including former CBI official Arun Kumar, in the trial for murders of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. The apex court's vacation bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Dipak Misra also took strong exception to Talwars directly challenging the trial court's order before it and asked them to approach the high court. "We don't intend to touch such matters. It's a wrong procedure to approach the Supreme Court directly," the bench said. - With today's order, the trial court can go ahead with its proceedings to record statement of the Talwar couple facing trial in the murder case of their teenaged daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj.They had approached the apex court challenging the order of the special CBI court rejecting their plea for summoning 14 additional witnesses, including ADG (Law and Order) and the then CBI Joint Director Arun Kumar, to record their statements.The trial court had dismissed their petition on May 6 and ordered recording of statements of Rajesh and Nupur, who are the main accused. The statement of CBI investigating officer AGL Kaul, the last prosecution witness, has already been recorded.The CBI case is that the murder of 14-year-old Aarushi five years ago was carried out by her parents and that no outsider was present.In his deposition before the special court, Kaul, who headed the CBI probe, had submitted that the agency's investigation had revealed no evidence of any third person's entry into the Talwar residence. Aarushi, 14, was found brutally murdered in the Talwars' Noida residence May 16, 2008. The body of Hemraj, who was first suspected to be the girl's killer, was found the next day on the terrace of the house.

office and the party, he said the prime minister and Congress president had "perfect relationship" in steering the party. Dwivedi had said on Sunday that the decision to drop railway ministerPawan Kumar Bansal and law minister Ashwani Kumar from the Cabinet was "joint decision" of Manmohan Singh and Gandhi, and termed as "not correct" reports in a section

of the media that it was at her insistence that the two ministers were dropped. Bansal had resigned following the arrest of his nephew for allegedly accepting bribe for fixing a promotion in railway board. Kumar quit in the wake of controversy over his vetting the Central Board of Investigation (CBI) probe report in the coal block allocations.

SC rejects Talwar couples' petition in double murder case

NEW DELHI: The plea of Talwar couple, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar to call 14 witnesses in their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj was not entertained by Supreme Court. The division bencvh of apex court comprising justices BS Chauhan and Dipakk Misra told the couple to petition the high court and did not entertain their plea of challangeing traial court/s order before it. "We don't intend to touch such matters. It's a wrong procedure to approach the Supreme Court directly," the bench said. With today's order, the trial court can go ahead with its proceedings to record statement of the Talwar couple facing trial in the murder case of their teenaged daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. They had approached the apex court challenging the order of the special CBI court rejecting their plea for summoning 14 additional witnesses, including ADG (Law and Order) and the then CBI joint director Arun Kumar, to record their statements. The trial court had dismissed their petition on May 6 and ordered recording of statements of Rajesh and Nupur, who are the main accused. The statement of CBI investigating officer AGL Kaul, the last prosecution witness, has already been recorded. The CBI case is that the murder of 14-year-old Aarushi five years ago was carried out by her parents and that no outsider was present. In his deposition before the special court, Kaul, who headed the CBI probe, had submitted that the agency's investigation had revealed no evidence of any third person's entry into the Talwar residence. Aarushi was found dead with her throat slit in her bedroom on May 16, 2008. The initial suspicion went on Hemraj whose body was later found in the terrace at their residence in Jalvayu Vihar in Noida.

VVIP chopper scam phone records arrive from Italy

The phone records of an Italy government controlled defense firm and Italian middlemen in connection with VVIP chopper scam has been received by CBI. Italian prosecuters handed over the records to defense ministry which has been made affected party and further given to CBI. The transcripts were in Italian language and the CBI was busy translating the same so that a follow up action could be taken, the sources said. The transcripts are related to phone conversations of alleged middlemen Haschke Guido and Gerosa Carlo which were tapped by Italian authorities and have been quoted in their preliminary inquiry report. According to Italian rules, all documents durign any probe have to be shared with the affected parties. The supply of 12 VVIP helicopters from AgustaWestland had come under scanner after Italian authorities alleged that the bribe money was given by the company to clinch the deal. The Italian prosecutor, who carried out the preliminary enquiry, alleged that CEO ofFinmeccanica, parent company of UK Based AgustaWestland, had used services of middlemen to distribute bribes in India. It was not immediately known whether the transcipts gave any clues to the involvement of alleged Indian middlemen.

Non-Cong, non-BJP formation will emerge after LS polls: CPI(M)

NEW DELHI: CPI(M) is optimistic about a nonCongress, non-BJP formation emerging after the next general elections, even as it indicated on Monday that it may have adjustments with regional parties in certain states. The two-day Central Committee meeting here debated the issue, as it decided to launch nationwide protests over the next few weeks on issues like right to food and land, education and health and against corruption, which could form the basis of a minimum programme to attract other secular parties to the non-Congress, nonBJP platform. "At the national level, such an alternative may not be possible now. But after the elections, some leaders say there will be a bright prospect for such an alternative," CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said. He said the party's electoral tactics would be that the Left parties would fight unitedly and there could be some electoral adjustments in some states. The Central Committee discussed preparations for the program of picketing and demonstrations from the second half of May on the issues of right to land and housing sites, curbing price rise and right to food, right to education and health, right to employment, ensuring social justice, farmers issues, FDI in retail trade and against corruption. The issues would be those on which an alternative platform to Congress and BJP could be projected, which could attract secular parties to accept such a common minimum programme (CMP) based on them, party sources said. CPI(M)'s strength has come down sharply from 44 in the 14th Lok Sabha to 16

SC lifts bar on declaration of results of entrtance exams for MBBS & medical PG courses
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court today lifted the bar on declaration of results for MBBS and medical post graduate courses for which entrance exams have already been conducted in the current academic year.The apex court modified its December 13, 2012 order by which it had stated that the Medical Council of India, the Dental Council of India, as well as the States, Universities and other Institutions, will be entitled to conduct their respective examinations for MBBS, BDS and post-graduate courses, but shall not declare the results of the same, until its further orders. The court said since it could not conclude the hearing on the issue within a stipulated period, it was modifying the order in the interest of the students and hospitals. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir said that the interest of hospitals has to be taken into consideration as post graduate students after their admissions are put on duty to attend to patients. After delivering the order, the bench also comprising justices A R Dave and Vikramajit Sen clarified that the admissions will also go on for the current year where the examination has already been held. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir said that the interest of hospitals has to be taken into consideration as post graduate students after their admissions are put on duty to attend to patients. The bench also said it was not touching the matter where the examination has not been held. It said if the December 13, 2012 order is not modified, large number of students would be adversely affected and lose a year. The bench was hearing a batch of petitions questioning applicability of the Medical Council of India's decision to conduct the first-ever common entrance examination National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to both MBBS and postgraduate courses in medicine as well as dental courses. The National Board of Examinations (NBE) had held the NEET-PG for postgraduate medical and dental courses in December 2012.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has said that departmental enquiry and proceedings against government employee must be done in the language of his preference. The apex court while setting aside punishment meted out to an official on the ground that proceedings were not conducted in Hindi as sought by him, said refusal to conduct the proceedings as per the employee's preferred language will violate his right to effective defence and to effectively put forth his case. The court consisting of a bench of justices H L Dattu and J S Khehar

Departmental inquiry against govt. employee The racecourse to be turned into a Bal Thackeray memorial: Shiv Sena only in language of his preference, says SC MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena's demand that the BMC take
passed the order on an appeal filed by a government employee Mithilesh Kumar Singh challenging the proceedings against him and punishment of reduction in his pay scale on the ground that inquiry was conducted against him in English against his desire. He had pleaded that proceedings be conducted and all the documents be supplied to him in Hindi so that he could defend himself. Advocate Pyoli Swatija, appearing for the petitioner,contended that it was a violation of fair justice and urged the court to set aside the proceedings against the employee. demand on Monday to convert the Mahalaxmi racecourse into a public garden has created a flutter in the city's political circles. "The Sena's demand is illogical. The party wants the racecourse to be turned into a Bal Thackeray memorial. The Sena failed to set up the memorial at Shivaji Park and so, Matoshree has set its gaze on the racecourse," . The Sena seems keen on a prized location where Thackeray's memorial can be set up in the run-up to the 2014 elections. A BJP functionary pointed out that his party would not be in a position to back the Sena's proposal in the municipal corporation where the two parties share office. "The Sena's over the Mahalaxmi racecourse could well be the brainwave of one of the Sena veterans in the BMC eager to earn Matoshree's favour," . "But my party will find it difficult to toe the Sena line in the corporation." The 99year municipal lease of the Mahalaxmi racecourse ends on May 30. Mayor Sunil Prabhu has asked municipal chief Sitaram Kunte to take over the racecourse from the Royal Western India Turf Club and make it available to the public. "The racecourse can be shifted elsewhere in Mumbai,". "If a proposal to acquire the racecourse from the RWITC comes up before the standing committee, the Sena will back it," said party president Uddhav Thackeray

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Vijay Goel forms 'balanced' BJP team for polls

NEW DELHI: Months after taking over as Delhi BJP president Vijay Goel announced his team, amid high speculation, for the forthcomingassembly elections on Monday. The new team, Goel claims, is "balanced" as it has representation from various sections and regions and is highly experienced. But the announcement has surprised many as some prominent leaders have been dropped from the team. "This is a balanced team with representation from various caste, community and religion. All the members are well connected at the grassroot level. I have given chance to people who are experienced and have performed well,'' said Goel, who has retained very few party leaders from previous team. Of the 10 vice-presidents, only two-Prithvi Raj Sahni and Pawan Sharma-have been retained. Of the three general secretaries, just Tughlaqabad MLA Ramesh Bidhuri has been reappointed. BJP councillors Yogender Chandolia, Meera Aggarwal and Ashish Sood have been made vicepresidents. Sources say elevation of Poorvanchali leader Abhey Verma, the head of the Poorvanchal wing, to the post of vice-president is the result of the party's unexpected victory in east Delhi in the municipal polls last year. Poorvanchali leaders had won eight out of the nine wards allotted to them. Only three MLAs-Bidhuri, Kulwant Rana from Rithala and Mohan Singh Bisht from Karawal Nagarhave been retained. While Bidhuri has been made the general secretary, Rana and Bisht have been elevated to the post of vice-president. Senior leaders like Pravesh Verma, former chief minister Sahib Singh Verma's son; Vijay Jolly; Kirti Azad's wife, Poonam; and former mayor Kanwar Sain have been sidelined.

Hundreds of Bangladesh textile Right man for the job?: Senator Ishaq Dar tipped to be next finance minister plants shut indefinitely
DHAKA: Hundreds of factories which form the hub of Bangladeshs garment industry are to close indefinitely after worker unrest sparked by the death of more than 1,127 colleagues, employees announced Monday. As the search for bodies from last months collapse of a factory complex wrapped up, the textile industrys main trade body said all operations at the nearby Ashulia industrial zone were being suspended until further notice. Shahidullah Azim, of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, said the decision to shut down all the factories at Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, was made to ensure the security of our factories. Local police chief Badrul Alam said that workers in 80 per cent of the factories had walked out earlier in the day to demand an increase in salaries as well as the execution of the owner of the collapsed Rana Plaza complex in the town of Savar. Most of Bangladeshs top garment factories are based at Ashulia and there has been virtually no work there since the April 24 Rana Plaza tragedy, Azim said. Tensions in Ashulia had been further inflamed by the discovery of a dead female garment worker on Sunday. Police said they suspect that the death was a suicide sparked by a love affair. Ashulia is home to around 500 factories which make clothing for a string of major Western retailers including Walmart, H&M, Tesco and Carrefour. ISLAMABAD: In all probability, veteran politician Senator Ishaq Dar is likely to become the countrys next finance minister. He will be burdened with the task of fixing the teetering economy, amid hopes that he will refrain from hurting business sentiments through politically-motivated statements. If appointed, Senator Dar, a two-time former finance minister, faces immediate challenges. He has to present next years budget in the shortest possible timeframe, while finding a solution to the looming threat of a national default on international payments due to external debt amortisation. The options in front of him dictate that either he go straight to the negotiating table for a bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), or bet on timely help from friendly countries. However, analysts

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say that relying on friendly countries may not be immediately possible. Senator Dar was appointed Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of Pakistan on March 14, 2012. He has also served as finance and commerce minister in the past. His first tenure as finance minister was under Nawaz Sharif, and he was appointed to the office again for a short stint under former prime

minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in 2008. Dar achieved his certification in chartered accountancy from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and was one of the youngest Pakistanis at the time to have passed the professional qualification in the minimum time period. Senator Dar is now a Fellow Chartered Accountant.

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Sri Lanka's TNA forms committee to address Tamil problems
SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka's major Tamil party, the Tamil National Alliance said that it has formed a committee with members from major and minor Tamil parties in the country to prepare a draft proposal to address the problems faced by the Tamil community.The decision was taken at a meeting held by the TNA and the Tamil National People's Front in Mannar under the patronage of Mannar Bishop Rayappu Joseph.The committee will give its proposal in two weeks time. The Tamil parties will meet again on June 8 in Vavuniya for further discussions on the issues.

Indian embassy gets 15,000 passports World enters new danger zone says UN climate chief of workers stranded in Saudi
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has handed over about 15,000 passports of stranded Indian workers, surrendered by Saudi sponsors, to the Indian embassy in Riyadh, in a bid to resolve cases of immigration law violations. "Most passports, surrendered by sponsors to the Saudi authorities, belong to stranded Indian workers, including those languishing in jails on huroob (absconding) charges or on charges of violation of Saudi residency laws," said Sibi George, deputy chief at the Indian mission said today. "The move will help to repatriate all those workers currently facing huroob charges, provided they have no civil or criminal case against them," George was quoted as saying by Arab News. This move will also help resolve the issue of 'huroob', that has landed many Indians of immigration laws are expected to be dropped once a new mechanism, called the Nitaqat law, comes into effect. The 'Nitaqat' law makes it mandatory for local firms to hire one Saudi national for every 10 migrant workers. Over two million Indians are currently working in Saudi Arabia. There has been widespread perception that the new policy will lead to denial of job opportunities for a large number of Indians working there. A delegation led by Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi visited the Kingdom few weeks ago to raise concerns about the Nitaqat law. During the talks, both sides had agreed to set up a joint working group to address "all immediate problems" facing the Indians including issues related to overstaying workers. The UN climate Chief Christiana Figueres today said that the world has entered a "new danger zone" with a record level of Earth-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. In a statement urging policy action Figueres said with a CO2 level of 400 parts per million (ppm) announced last week, the highest in human history, the world "crossed an historic threshold and entered a new danger zone. Experts say, the level measured by US monitors has not been seen in three to five million years - a time when Earth's temperatures were several degrees Celsius warmer and the sea level was 20 to 40 meters (22 to 44 yards) higher

in jails or prevented them from returning to India, said George. The embassy has uploaded a list of the passports on its website and said passports would be returned only to holders who will provide a photocopy of the document. All cases against expats related violation

than today. The 400 ppm threshold had been expected to be breached for some time, but campaigners say it should nevertheless serve as a wake-up call in efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions through fossil fuel use.

Figueres further said, "The world must wake up and take note of what this means for human security, human welfare and economic development. In the face of clear and present danger, we need a policy response which truly rises to the challenge, Figueres add.

Philippines 2013 mid-term elections now in progress

The Philippine Midterm Elections began across the country today. The 2013 midterm election will elect 18,000 government officials at different levels including 12 senators, 233 district members of the House of Representatives, 80 provincial governors and vice provincial governors respectively, 58 Party-list Representatives. Police and the military have increased reinforcement and on high alert for possible election-related violence. Election in the Philippines have long been marred by violence. Fierce political rivalries often led to killings during elections, especially in the

Chinese premier's Pak visit to push ties between Beijing, Islamabad Pakistan's Punjab
BEIJING: Li Keqiang's upcoming visit to Islamabad will strengthen "all weather ties" between the two countries and push strategic cooperation between them to a comprehensive level, China said. Li will pay official visits to India, Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany from May 19 to 27; his first stop will be in New Delhi on May 19."We believe this visit of Premier Li will push ChinaPakistan relations to a new high. Specifically, it will push China-Pakistan comprehensive strategic partnership," foreign ministry spokesperson, Hong Lei, said .While Li's visit to India - and that it is his first port-of-call -- is being seen as a breakthrough in the diplomatic relation between the two countries, Beijing has made it abundantly clear that it will not be at the cost of its decades-old, firm friendship with Pakistan.During his recent visit, foreign minister, Salman Khurshid had raised the issue of Pakistan's nuclear programme with Chinese leaders and urged China not to allow countries - implying Pakistan - to use their relationship with Beijing to India's detriment.On the just concluded elections in Pakistan, also discussed between Khurshid and Chinese leaders, Hong said, "China was glad to see that Pakistan's general election has been smoothly held.""As an all-weather partner China will continue to support Pakistan's efforts for stability and development. We are also willing to work with Pakistan to push China-Pakistan strategic partnership for cooperation to another level," Hong said ."During Li's visit to Pakistan he will have talks and meet with President (Asif Ali) Zardari and other Pakistani leaders. Two sides will have in-depth exchange of views and bilateral relations on other issues of mutual interest. Premier Li will also make a speech on China-Pakistan relation and also reach out to all sectors of Pakistan society," Hong said.On Li's visit to India, Hong said the Chinese premier will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other Indian leaders."He will exchange views with them on China-India relations, in particular how to deepen the strategic partnership. We believe this visit by Premier Li to India will further push forward the strategic partnership of cooperation for common development and prosperity," the Chinese official said.On the recent boundary issue between China and India, Hong said both countries believe that pending a final resolution to the boundary issue, the two countries should maintain peace and stability in the border areas.

Governor of

province quits

ISLAMABAD: Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood, governor of Pakistan's Punjab province, quit on Monday. Mahmood announced his resignation from the post following clean sweep in Punjab elections the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) has registered. He had sent his resignation to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.Shahbaz Sharif, Nawaz Sharif's brother, is again expected to become chief minister of Punjab.

provinces. More than 50 deaths in 60 cases have been

reported before this year's election.

After china Bird flu outbreak in Tibet

BEIJING: The death toll due to the deadly new strain of bird flu in China has climbed to 35 with one more death due to H7N9 infection, even as a fresh outbreak of the older strain H5N1 was reported in remote region of Tibet. Newly detected H7N9 virus has claimed 35 lives so far, while 57 infected patients have recovered, National Health and Family Planning Commission said. Meanwhile, Tibet reported an outbreak of the highly contagious older strain of the bird flu virus among chickens, the Ministry of Agriculture announced here. Thirty-five chickens at a farm in a village in Mainling County of Nyingchi Prefecture showed symptoms of avian flu and died according to the ministry. The National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory today confirmed that the virus was H5N1, after testing samples collected at the farm. Local authorities have sealed off and sterilized the infected area, where a total of 372 chickens have been culled and safely disposed of in order to prevent the disease from spreading.

Egypt considers Iran part of a solution to the Syrian crisis

EGYPT: Egypt's presidential spokesman Ehab Fahmi said: "Egypt considers Iran part of a solution to the Syrian crisis not part of the crisis, as some parties believe", and termed Iran an "influential" country in the region."Our communication with the Iranian side was reflected on our consensus over the necessity of reaching a political solution to the Syrian crisis," Fahmi said. He stressed anew that the Egyptian stance on the Syrian crisis is based on respecting the will of the Syrian people.Egypt supports an immediate end of violence in Syria, a resolution through negotiations between the opposition and the Syrian administration, he said. "All diplomatic communications run by Egypt with Russia, Iran, Turkey and any other international stakeholders aim at reaching a peaceful settlement for the Syrian crisis," Fahmi said, commending the Russian initiative to hold an international conference on Syria.A timely settlement of Syria's two-year-old political conflict seems all the more unreachable, as Turkey and Israel, two neighbors of Syria, turned further against Damascus after feeling the spillover the Syrian crisis. Israel air raided several military targets inside Syria, while Ankara held that the deadly bombings at a Turkish border town over the weekend were masterminded by Damascus.

PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif to invite Indian PM for his oath-taking ceremony
PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif today said he will invite Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Pakistan for his oathtaking ceremony as the new Premier. Nawaz has already indicated his desire to normalise rollercoaster ties with India. Prime Minister Singh had on Sunday congratulated Sharif on his election victory, which will give him his third term as Prime Minister of Pakistan, and invited him to visit India at a mutually convenient time. Singh conveyed India's desire to work with him to chart a new course in Indo-Pak relations. During the campaign, 63-yearold Sharif had vowed to revive the Indo-Pak peace process which was interrupted in 1999 by the then military ruler Parvez Musharraf who ousted him in a bloodless coup. Sharif had started the peace process with then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Will never again work in a garment factory says miracle survivor

SAVAR: Three days after her miraculous rescue from the rubbles of the collapsed eightstorey building in Savar, the 19-year-old Bangladeshi girl Monday declared that will never again work in a garment factory she who was rescued 17 days after the disaster struck said she was forced to work by her manager though the building developed huge cracks a day before."I have seen many people dying around me, but I had never lost my hope."

ECONOMY

India's power grid set to become world's largest: Scindia

NEW DELHI: Optimistic about India's electricity grid becoming the largest in the world, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that checks and balances have been put in place to avoid reoccurrence of any major grid collapse, similar to the one witnessed last summer. India's transmission capacity during the 12th Five-Year Plan period ending FY 2016-17, is expected to go up from 28,000 megawatts to 65,000 megawatts, "making it the largest grid in the world," he said. The Power Minister also stressed that last year's grid failure, which saw nearly half of the country going without electricity for hours on two consecutive days in July, happened because of huge overdrawals in defiance of rules. The minister said that certain corrective steps have been taken and more are underway to check this kind of volatility. "This volatility can be reduced in many ways. You can reduce the frequency band, you can

Cognizant beats Infosys on employee numbers

BANGALORE: After beating Infosys and Wipro in revenue growth, Cognizant has gone ahead in terms of employees too. The New Jersey-based software exporter at the end of the first quarter of this financial year (it follows JanuaryDecember accounting year) has added 6,000 employees. This takes Cognizant's total employee base to 1,62,700, ahead of Infosys, which at end of 2013 fiscal had a total of 1,56,688 employees, according to official data. Wipro had 1,45,812 workers at the end of the fiscal year. At the end of June quarter in 2012, Cognizant went ahead of Infosys, posting a 20 per cent revenue growth, which was the first time since the company was founded in 1994 as a captive of Dun & Bradstreet. Companies such as Infosys, HCL and others have deferred their hiring needs, citing lack of business visibility, going forward. Cognizant did not give a break up of number of people hired in different business areas- from coding to business analysts, but according to CFO Karen McLoughlin, the company added 19,000 employees in 2012 and around 50 per cent of them were experienced professionals. Apart from a large number of employees on the bench, some companies are trying to change their business model and ushering in more automation into their work (like writing software codes), thereby replacing humans. While this is at a early stage, this decoupling of revenue growth to the number of people added, is somewhat similar to how the automotive industry started using robots in the assembly line, a trend recently indicated by Infosys, HCL and Wipro.

SEBI extends deadline ESOP norms upto Dec 31

MUMBAI: Market regulator SEBI Monday extended the deadline for listed companies to comply with norms that bar employee benefit schemes and trusts from buying shares of their own firms from the secondary market, to December 31. SEBI has also provided clarification on applicability of these norms besides directing companies to make additional disclosures in this regard. The earlier deadline for these norms, aimed at curbing manipulative trading in shares of companies, was till June 30 this year. Extending the deadline till December 31, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in a circular today said the norms would be applicable to all employee benefit schemes involving the securities of the company provided those schemes are set up, managed or financed by the company directly or indirectly. Among others, companies which have direct or indirect control over the affairs of the scheme or the trust/agency

engage with state governments to ensure that they don't overdraw or underdraw beyond the prescribed limit, you can bring about changes in the (Electricity) Act. But, he said, along with all of these, there was another important initiative to connect the Southern grid with the remaining grids. "Once that is done, India's grid, which Monday has 28,000 megawatts of electricity supply capability along with the Southern grid, will become one of the largest synchronously connected grids of the world.

Explaining the checks being put in place to lower the volatility, Scindia said: "If there is an underdrawal, the generators will clamp down because that means you need less generation in the system. "If there is overdrawal and if load-shedding is not happening at the local level, the transmission of electricity will be shut off in that sector. If a state at its local level is not doing local load-shedding, then the load shedding will start at the regional level to ensure stability of the grid."

managing the scheme, would have to comply with the rules. SEBI said that further grant of options from January 17, when the circular regarding amendments to norms on Employee Stock Option Scheme (ESOS) and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme (ESPS) was issued, should be strictly in accordance with SEBI rules. SEBI's crackdown on unregulated staff welfare schemes and trusts last year came amid concerns that some companies may be funding these schemes

to deal in their own securities with an aim to manipulate the share price by engaging into fraudulent and unfair trade practices. The regulations had prohibited the companies from buying their own shares, unless it is consequent to reduction of capital and for certain regulatory requirements. As per SEBI norms, ESOS/ESPS Trusts can only distribute options/shares to its employees issued by the company. Even under ESPS, the shares have to be issued by the company through a public issue or related methods.

Samsung announces 5G data breakthrough

RBI puts restrictions on gold imports by banks LIC sells 2.13 per cent stake in Dr Reddy's Laboratories
MUMBAI: With gold imports putting pressure on the current account deficit, the Reserve Bank Monday imposed restrictions on import of the yellow metal by banks. "To moderate the demand for gold for domestic use, it has been decided to restrict the import of gold on consignment basis by banks, only to meet the genuine needs of exporters of gold jewellery," the RBI said in a statement. As per a data released today by the government, gold and silver imports during April, 2013 jumped by 138 percent to USD 7.5 billion against USD 3.1 billion in the year-ago period. Due to high gold imports, the country's trade deficit in April widened to USD 17.8 billion year on year. Higher trade deficit in turn puts pressure on CAD, which has been described as the biggest risk to the Indian economy by the RBI. The CAD, which is difference between the outflow and inflow of foreign currency, touched a record high of 6.7 percent in the OctoberDecember quarter on the back of rising oil and gold imports. The RBI's decision to impose restrictions on gold imports follows recommendations of a Working Group on Gold which had suggested aligning gold import regulations with rest of the imports for creating a level playing field between gold imports and other imports. Nominated banks and agencies were permitted to import gold on loan basis, suppliers credit/buyers credit basis, consignment basis as also on unfixed price basis. However, bulk of the gold imported is on consignment basis whereby nominated banks do not have to fund these stocks, RBI said. The government has also taken steps like hike in import duty to restrict gold imports. Gold imports into India, the world's largest consumer of the metal, stood at around 830 tonne in 2012-13.

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said on Monday it had successfully tested super-fast fifthgeneration (5G) wireless technology that would eventually allow users to download an entire movie in one second. The South Korean giant said the test had witnessed data transmission of more than one gigabyte per second over a distance of two kilometres. The new technology, which will not be ready for the commercial market before 2020 at the earliest, would offer transmitting speeds "up to several hundred times faster" than existing 4G networks, it said in a statement. That will permit users to "transmit massive data files including high quality digital movies practically without

limitation", it said. "As a result, subscribers will be able to enjoy a wide range of services such as 3D movies and games, real-time streaming of ultra high-definition (UHD) content, and remote medical services," it added. Samsung said it had found a way to harness millimeter-wave bands which have proved to be a sticking point for the mobile industry to date. The test used 64 antenna elements, which the tech titan said overcame the issue of "unfavourable propagation characteristics" that have prevented data travelling across long distances using the bands. One of the most wired countries on earth, South Korea already has around 20 million 4G users.

Sensex trades below half a percent

MUMBAI: A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets was trading below more than half a percent in the pre-afternoon trade Monday. There was heavy selling pressure in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), capital goods, information technology (IT), metal and automobile stocks plummetted. However, scrips of oil and gas and bank companies rallied. The 30scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened in the red at 20,073.41 points, was trading at 19,983.14 points in pre-afternoon session around 11.50 a.m., down 139.18 points or 0.69 percent from its previous day close at 20,122.32 points. Sensex touched a high of 20,109.08 points and low of 19,962.61 points in the intraday trade. The wider 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading flat 43.20 points or 0.71 percent down at 6,064.05 points. There was heavy selling pressure in FMCG, capital goods, IT, metal and automobile stocks. The BSE FMCG index was down 148.72 points, capital goods index was down 117.08 points, followed by IT index down 67.99 points, metal index down 51.01 points and automobile index down 47.66 points. While stocks of oil and gas and bank companies rallied. The oil and gas index was up 28.56 points followed by bank index up 13.82 points. HYDERABAD: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) sold a 2.13 per cent stake in Dr Reddy's Laboratories from January 10 to May 10 through open market, the drug maker said in a filing to the BSE. Following the stake sale, LIC shareholding in the India's second largest drug maker has come down to 4.1 per cent, it said. While the closing price of DRL was Rs. 1,908.25 on January 10, it closed at Rs. 2,022.45 on May 10. According to the filing, LIC sold 36, 20,088 shares representing 2.132 per cent of the company. LIC held 4.53 per cent stake in the company at the end of March 2013 quarter. During the last quarter ended March 31, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have acquired 5.93 million shares representing 3.49 per cent stake in the company, while DIIs sold 2.95 per cent stake. As on March 31, promoters hold 25.56 per cent; FII and DIIs are holding 29.66 per cent and 11.03 per cent, respectively, while others hold 33.75 per cent. DRL ended at Rs. 2080.95, making it all-time high, up 0.48 per cent over previous close on the BSE on Monday even as the benchmark Sensex closed at 19,691.67, losing 430.65 points, or 2.14 per cent. The company is expected to announce its fourth quarter results of the last financial year on Tuesday.

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Pollard's ton takes Mumbai Indians to No. 1

MUMBAI: Indians defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in their T20 League match, in Mumbai on Monday. Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan led the way with a stroke-filled half-century as Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a challenging 178 for three against Mumbai Indians in their T20 League match, in Mumbai on Sunday. Electing to bat, Dhawan made a fluent 41-ball 59 laced with six fours and two sixes and later captain Cameron White played a breezy knock of 43 off 23 balls to enthrall a near sell-out crowd at the Wankhede Stadium. Incidentally, this was the highest team total posted by the Hyderabad franchise in this edition. Sunrisers started off well with wicket-keeper batsman Parthiv Patel scoring a 19ball 26 and sharing a 38-run partnership with Dhawan for the opening wicket before being caught by Ambati Rayudu off Lasith Malinga at deep square leg. However, Mumbai kept things tight in the final overs of the Hyderabad innings as Malinga came up with an economical spell, conceding just 12 runs off his two overs and picking up the wicket of Vihari, who scored a 37-ball 41. In reply Kieron Pollard single-handedly took the fourth wicket with skipper Rohit Sharma, who made an unbeaten 15-ball 20, to romp his side home with three balls to spare. Sharma was reduced to a mere spectator as it was Pollard, who took the onus on himself and decorated his innings with two fours and eight massive sixes. Till the 16th over, the script was perfectly going the way Sunrisers wanted it but Pollard changed the complexion of the game with his power hitting. Pollard finished the game in style, hitting two sixes off the final over. Mumbai, with 20 points from 14 games, leapfrogged to the top of the points table with better net run-rate (+0.636) while Sunrisers' campaign suffered a major jolt with their sixth defeat in the tournament, which left them placed at fifth position behind Royal Challengers Bangalore with 16 points. Sunrisers' run-rate is -0.117 at the moment and weakest among the top five teams. Mumbai's victory means defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders lived to survive another day as they still have an outside chance of making the play-offs. But for that to happen, they need to win their remaining tournament fixtures by a big margin.

Sachin Tendulkar launches gold coin with his image

MUMBAI: The heart throb of millions, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is now embossed in gold on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Trittiya Monday. A leading gold retail chain Valuemart Gold & Jewels Ltd. unveiled a limited edition 'Sachin Tendulkar Gold Coin' of 10 gm with his image embossed on it. "I have always enjoyed the time spent on the cricket field which has given me some of the most precious memories of my life. However, this occasion is a different golden moment of my life," Tendulkar said, launching the gold coin bearing his visage. He has also entered into an association with Valuemart to promote a unique range of commemorative products involving use of his image, photos and logo. "Valuemart is celebrating the many golden moments that Sachin has given us to cher-

Sun sets on Sunrisers as Pollard blasts an unbeaten 66 off just 27 balls to murder Hyderabad
Mumbai Indians to the top of the table, scoring an unbeaten 66 off just 27 balls to help his team. Chasing 179 to win, Pollard snatched victory from the jaws of defeat as the big-hitting West Indian smashed six huge sixes off successive overs bowled by Thisara Perera and Amit Mishra to bring down the equation from 62 required off 24 balls to 13 off 12. Pollard was at his destructive best as he decisively swung the match in his team's favour after Sachin Tendulkar was retired hurt for a 31-ball 38 in the 12th over and Mumbai lost two quick wickets to be left starnded at 100 for three in 14 overs. But Pollard had other ideas in his mind as he forged an unconquered 85-run partnership in just 37 deliveries for

ish with these gold coins and is in many ways, a real tribute to the true legend of the game," said Valuemart managing director C.K. Vasudevan. Each Tendulkar gold coin is made from the finest 24-karat gold and manufactured at a Swiss Mint by Messrs. Valcambi s.a., a leading international gold refiner and manufacturer of gold bullion, bars and coins. The coins are packed in a tamper-proof, blister packs

with a certificate and carry the assayer's signature and purity certificate guaranteeing its weight and purity. The 100,000 limited coins shall be available at Rs.34, 000 per piece, online or through leading retailers in the country. A part of the proceeds from the sale of Sachin Tendulkar Gold Coins will be contributed to Valuemart's new foundation, Golden Dreams, supporting underprivileged children across the country.

Kashmir Gold Cup Hockey to be held in August

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Sports Club will be organizing Kashmir Gold Cup Hockey Tournament-2013 in the month of August this year. The inaugural ceremony of the tournament will be held at Polo Ground here on August 26, President J&K National Sports Club R G N Wani said after a meeting of the Executive Committee of the club yesterday. Wani said leading hockey teams of the country are expected to participate in the tournament which will be played in league-cumknock out format. The league matches of the tournament would be played at Rajbagh Playground, while the semi-finals and the final would be played at Bakshi Stadium, he said.

BCCI says no hegemony, will play in Champions Trophy

NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board Monday refuted charges of flexing its muscles in the International Cricket Council (ICC) to get Laxman Sivaramakrishnan elected in the cricket committee and ruled out pulling out of next month's Champions Trophy in England. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) spokesperson Rajeev Shukla, who is also chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL), refuted rumours of India pulling out of the Champions Trophy being held June 6-23. "We are not going to pull out of Champions Trophy. India will be participating in the Champions Trophy and BCCI is always there to support cricket," said Shukla. When asked whether BCCI used its clout to include Sivaramakrishnan, a former India spinner, as a players' representative in the ICC cricket committee, Shukla said the "board doesn't believe in hegemony". "BCCI never believes in hegemony and we have never done it. Most of the cricket boards have the best of relationship with the BCCI and we are always in consultation with other boards," said Shukla.cSivaramakrishnan, a cricketer-turned-commentator, had defeated Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) chief executive Tim May in voting

Football: Indian women's team arrives in Bahrain for friendly matches

MANAMA: The Indian Women's Senior National football team arrived here for two friendlies against Bahrain to be played on May 14 and 16, respectively. The 23member squad, which reached here late last night, had been preparing for a month at a camp in Pune. India will play in the AFC Women's Asian Cup (Qualifiers) in Palestine in a week's time from May 21. The SAFF Cup Champions will open their account against Myanmar (May 21) followed by Chinese Taipei (May 23) and Palestine (May 25). They have been drawn in Group D. "It feels good to be in Bahrain. The two International friendlies will be good preparation for the all-important AFC Cup Qualifiers. The camp in Pune was a fruitful one and we are raring to go," said the national team coach, Anadi Barua. The goalkeeping coach Chitra Gangadharan also hoped that the teams do well in the two friendly matches. "The last time we came to Bahrain was in 2011. It was a three-match series, which we won 2-1. I really hope the girls do well," Gangadharan said. Skipper Tuli Goon added: "I can't wait to take the field. All the while in Pune we have been practicing hard for the AFC Qualifiers.

Punjab wrestler Jagroop lifts Chopra Shop Kesari title Inter-zonal meet of

Wrestlers contesting for the main bout pose with chief guest at Chak More in Udhampur. JAMMU: Wrestler Jagroop of Amritsar in Punjab lifted the 1st Chopra Shop Kesari dangal title defeating Paula of Himachal Pradesh in the main bout that took place at Chak Morh in Udhampur. Dangal was organised by Chak Morh Dangal Committee in collaboration with J&K Indian Style Wrestling Association. National Conference leader, Parladh Singh was chief guest in this dangal, who gave away prizes to the winners and runners-up wrestlers. President of the State Wrestling Association, Shiv Kumar Sharma presided. Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Dr Raqeeb and District Horticulture Officer as also president of District Udhampur Indian Style Wrestling Association were guests of honour. In all, 45 bouts were decided in this dangal wherein wrestlers from Udhampur, Jammu, Kathua, J&K Police, Doda as also from Punjab, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Harayana and Rajasthan contested for the honours. For the main bout, Jagroop was awarded with a cash prize of Rs 12,000 while runners- up, Paula got Rs 9,000. The second main bout was won by Sagar of Delhi who defeated Jakker of Sarore in Jammu. Sagar received a cash prize of Rs 6000 while Jakker presented Rs 5,000. The third main bout remained undecided with Tinku of Delhi holding Kulbir Singh of Kot Bhawal to a draw after 25 minutes of contest. Both these wrestlers shared Rs 11,000 cash prize. Ranjeet of Ludhaina won the fourth main bout while fifth bout went to Manjeet of Amritsar beating Farooq of Sarore in Jammu. Chak Morh Dangal Committee and technical officials who helped for conduct of this Dangal were Satish Kumar (president), Sarpanch Ved Parkash, Ashok Kumar, Sarpanch and others. For this dangal, Parhlad Singh contributed Rs 21,000 while another Rs 21,000 was contributed by Munna Gun House.

held May 6 after some intense lobbying by both sides. It is alleged that BCCI asked for a re-vote to get Sivaramakrishnan on the committee after May had won the initial round of voting 9-1. Sivaramakrishnan is employed with India Cements, a company headed by BCCI president N. Srinivasan. Captains of 10 Test playing nations took part in the voting. Sivaramakrishnan joins Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara, who is the other players' representative on the board. An angry FICA shot a letter to ICC asking its ethics committee to inquire into the voting process and whether the captains were forced by their respective boards to vote against incumbent May. The ICC, however, maintained that the re-vote took place again according to the

determined procedure and there was no evidence that captains were under pressure to vote for a certain candidate by their respective boards. "The ICC can confirm that it has received a written request from the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) to refer the matter to the Ethics Officer. This request is being considered, but in view of the allegations already appearing in the media, the ICC wishes to state for the record that the re-vote took place according to the determined procedure and that the ICC has seen no evidence that supports allegations now being made that captains were put under pressure by their Member Boards to vote for a particular individual," the ICC had said in a statement.

JAMMU: After the completion of zonal level interschool competitions, the inter-zonal district level meet of Jammu shall take place at Government Higher Secondary School, Domana, near here from May 16 under the banner of Department of Youth Services and Sports (DYSS). Spread over five days, the competition shall be held in four different disciplines of kho- kho, kabaddi, volleyball and wrestling (boys) in under-14 and under17 age groups of boys and girls. To finalize the arrangements for the conduct of the mega event, a meeting of the Zonal Physical Education Officers (ZPEOs) of all 14 zones held under the chairmanship of district officer, Tirath Ram, on Monday. "In this competition winner teams at the zonal level in both boys and girls sections shall be competing for the honours at the district level. To felicitate the winners at the district level, Director General of DYSS, Naveen Agarwal has consented to be chief guest in the valedictory function on May 20 at the same venue," district officer, Tirath Ram said.

Jammu from May 16

Abhinav Bindra recommended for Bharat Ratna

NEW DELHI: Shooter Abhinav Bindra, the only Indian to win an individual Olympic gold, has been recommended for the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). "We have recommended Abhinav's name for the Bharat Ratna. He has become a legend in Indian shooting. His achievements are for all to see and we think he should get the Bharat Ratna," NRAI adviser Baljeet Singh Sethi said. Bindra won the gold August 11, 2008 in the 10 metre air rifle event at the Beijing Olympics with an incredible 700.5. Bindra's gold was the first for India since the hockey team won the gold medal in the 1980 Moscow Games. Sethi said honouring Bindra with the Bharat Ratna will encourage the next generation of Indian shooters. After gold-medallist who created history by winning the first individual gold medal in 2008 Olympic Games held at Beijing. This is the only gold medal by an Indian athlete in Olympic Games and deserves the highest award of the land," Raninder Singh said in the letter. "He won the individual gold medal and the team silver during the 12 Asian Shooting Championship held in Doha and was also a part of the Indian contingent that won participated in Olympic Games at London in 2012. "We strongly recommend that he may be conferred the 'Bharat Ratna Award' for his excellent achievement in sports," Raninder Singh added. Sportspersons became eligible for Bharat Ratna in 2011 after there was a clamor for Sachin Tendulkar to be honoured with the prestigious award.

Former Dutch captain Van Bommel retires

THE HAGUE: Former Netherlands captain Mark van Bommel announced the end of his professional football career. "I have had many doubts", the 36-year-old Van Bommel said after his club PSV lost 1-3 to FC Twenty in the final match round of the Eredivisie season. "The support of the fans made the decision tough for me. Although I still feel good, I had to make a lot of efforts to stay fit. I wanted to make the decision to quit by myself." In his final match, Van Bommel was sent off after having received his second yellow card in the 71st minute. The red card was symbolic for a disappointing last season. He came back to PSV last year to become champions but PSV squandered the lead in the second half of the season and finished second behind Ajax. Last Thursday PSV lost the Dutch Cup final 1-2 to AZ Alkmaar.

BCCI deny threat to pull out of ICC Champions Trophy 2013

NEW DELHI: Even as the controversy over Laxman Sivaramakrishnan's appointment to the ICC Cricket Committee raged on, the BCCI on Monday received support from its Asian allies Sri Lanka and Pakistan who claimed allegations of the Indian Cricket Board forcing a re-vote were baseless. The furore over the appointment seemed to have created a rift in the cricket world with the Asian countries throwing their weight behind the BCCI, which is apparently unhappy with all the noises being made over the former leg-spinner's appointment to the current player's committee. Earlier there were reports that a miffed India was threatening to pull out of the upcoming Champions Trophy to be held in England in June. However, when contacted, a PCB chief Zaka Ashraf said, "Because of certain unanimous policies of Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, they are opposed to such policies, why?" Sivaramakrishnan, who is employed by the BCCI as a commentator, replaced Tim May on the cricket committee on May 6, an appointment that attracted criticism from various quarters. A miffed Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) had demanded an ICC ethics committee inquiry into the appointment, saying captains could have been forced to vote against incumbent May, which has irked the BCCI. Sivaramakrishnan's appointment was preceded by the head of South African players union's recent allegation that India had pulled strings to force a re-polling.

top BCCI official denied such a move. "There is no question of pulling out of the Champions Trophy," the top BCCI official said. Sri Lanka and Pakistan Crickets Boards have backed the BCCI on the issue. "It's very unfortunate see allegations come when an Asian or an Indian player comes into play. When it comes to Laxman Sivaramakrishnan serving in the cricket committee, we look at his cricketing ability," said Sri Lanka Cricket's secretary Nishantha Ranatunga.

Bindra's exploits in 2008, his fellow rifleman Gagan Narang won the bronze and pistol shooter Vijay Kumar won the silver at the 2012 London Games. "We feel Bharat Ratna for Bindra will encourage the

next generation of Indian shooters," Seth said. NRAI president Raninder Singh, in a letter to the Prime Minister's Office, recommended Bindra's name. "We hereby recommend the name of Abhinav Bindra, Olympian

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