1.

qxd 8/27/2013 8:33 PM Page 1

8 Pages Rs: 1.00 Jammu Edition

FRIDAY, JULY 05, 2013

JKENG/2012/41612 Vol. 2 No: 209

www.thestudentage.com

Government keen to promote sports activities in the State: Speaker

DISCRIMINATION IN THE NAME OF SECULARISM

PAGE 5

PAGE 3

2008 Delhi serial blasts: Continuous non-production of accused angers court

PAGE 7

CMS POSITION REDUCED Omar changed stand, took escape route: Geelani TO A MOCKERY: PDP AFSPA A NON ISSUE FOR HURRIYAT (G)
He added that for Hurriyat Conference, AFSPA is a non issue. Its existence or non existence will not make any difference in the situation, Geelani added. He recalled that at a time when Sheikh Abdullah was the chief minister and AFSPA was not in force, the army personnel threw all state laws to wind and severely beat hundreds of people at Lal Chowk here after a minor road accident. At that time the state government acted like a silent spectator. Neither an FIR was registered against responsible army officials nor was anyone touched, Hurriyat (G) chairman said. He alleged that government of India is treating Kashmir as its colony and committing all atrocities on people. Geelani stated that the ongoing movement has entered into a critical phase and Indian government wants to crush it with a heavy hand. Omar government and other pro India parties are cooperating with India for the purpose. We have to carry forward the movement with consistency, Geelani said. Hurriyat (G) chairmans response came a day after chief minister avoided talking on AFSPA. Talking to reporters here yesterday Omar had said the recent violent incidents at Hyderpora and Markundal gave credence to those voices who are talking against and for revocation of AFSPA from areas of the state. It may be recalled here that Omar and PCC chief Prof Saif-u-Din Soz were advocating repealing of AFSPA. But armys strong objections and the recent incident at Hyderpora saw the two leaders diluting their stand. SRINAGAR, JULY 4: PDP today said the shifting stands on the revocation of AFSPA have reduced the chief ministers position to a mockery of the system in which we operate. In a statement, Naeem Akhtar, chief spokesman of PDP said the latest observation of chief minister I wont talk about AFSPA right now indicates that he has finally given up on it as lifes mission. Akhtar said the CM had announced revocation of AFSPA within two or three days on October 21, 2011 in the aftermath of Haji Yousufs death in suspicious circumstances that had related it to the goings on in the Abdullah family. He said after that the chief minister has been regularly diluting his stand on this important issue which was initially brought up by him to divert attention from the controversy arising from Haji Yousufs death. It is now obvious from his (CMs) yesterdays remarks that he has related the issue of fundamental rights to events that can generally be attributed to the disastrous governance that Omar has presided over during last five years, Akhtar said, adding he continued to raise AFSPA as slogan to cover his failure on every front and has apparently dumped it for good now. Reiterating PDPs stance on draconian laws like AFSPA, Akhtar said their revocation was a prerequisite to any progress on the political resolution of J&K problem. He said the PDP would continue its struggle with the support of people for the restoration of civil liberties and fundamental rights in the state as were available to people in rest of the country. He said strengthening of

Omars U-turn on AFSPA

SRINAGAR, JULY 4: Syed Ali Shah Geelani, chairman Hurriyat Conference (G), today accused chief minister Omar Abdullah of changing his stand on revocation of AFSPA and taking an escape route.

In a statement, Geelani, however said, AFSPA is a non issue for Hurriyat since we think that human rights violation and killing of innocents will continue as long as even an Indian solider is in Jammu and Kashmir.

democratic and civil institutions without interference from security forces was inescapable for ensuring rule of law in the state. Expressing abject dismay at the chief ministers disowning the case related to the killing of two youth in Markandal near Sonawari, PDP spokesman said Omar could not claim to be the

chief minister and yet washed his hands off innocent blood spilled in the state. Akhtar said the chief minister has taken the unusual mix of his arrogance and incompetence to the next level after having expressed his helplessness, in April this year, on the floor of the house over a similar incident in Baramulla. Contd p2

Normalcy returns to north Kashmir

Geelani calls for a 2 hour strike today
SRINAGAR, JULY 4: Life returned to normal in various areas of north Kashmir today after four days of continuous shutdown, protests, clashes and curfews followingr the killing of the two youths Irfan Ahmad Ganaie and Tariq Ahmad Leharwal allegedly by Army on Sunday. The Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani has given a two hour shutdown call tomorrow from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM

HC for policy decision on polythene ban

130 quintals of polythene seized in 5 months
SRINAGAR, July 4: The High Court was today informed that around 130 quintals of polythene has been seized by the authorities in five months since January this year. A division bench of the High Court that heard a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking conservation of world famous Dal Lake, later asked the state government to come clear and take a policy decision whether carry polythene bags or polythene material has been banned in the state. The government has been given August 14 deadline to come clean on the issue. Earlier the amicus curie informed the Court that the authorities have seized 12299 kilograms of polythene from different areas in the state since January till May 22 this year. In its compliance report filed today the government had said that polythene is being continuously seized from different places in the state. The court termed it a disturbing feature. On March 7, the High Court had directed the government to file compliance report with regard to its directions in the matter. The Court also granted Lakes and waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) two weeks which it had sought to file a Contd p2

PIL on conservation of Dal Lake

J&K facing huge water losses due to IWT: CM

SRINAGAR, JULY 4: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said Jammu and Kashmir is facing huge power generation losses due to Indus Water Treaty signed by India and Pakistan. After inaugurating Drungi micro hydro power project at Tangmarg, chief minister said New Delhi has given major three rivers of the state to Pakistan without caring about the economic interests of Jammu and Kashmir. Due to this treaty, we are facing huge power generation losses. Our vital rivers were given to our neighboring country Pakistan without caring about the interests and losses we are facing from this treaty, he said. However, chief minister did not disclose the progress on the long pending demand of the state government with central government to compensate the losses due to the Indus water treated on state water resources. The chief minister also did not mention the progress on the state sub committee report on return of power projects from NHPC. Chief Minister however said that after urging central government to allot coal block for Jammu and Kashmir to generate electricity, the central government has allotted 130 million-ton Coal Block for the state which would enable the State to generate more 1000 MWs of power. I may not be in a position to sell this achievement during 2014 elections as the work on establishment of Thermal Power Project may take some time but I am satisfied that my government has made a remarkable dent in the power generation sector to bring welfare and financial autonomy to the State, he said. Chief minister said state has a tremendous hydro energy potential, My target is to make Jammu and Kashmir power surplus state and strengthen its economy to such a level where from it need not to plead for Central assistance time and again for every development work, he said . Production of green energy from water resources is not only one of the cheapest form of power generation but it is also environment friendly, he said maintaining that the holistic development of Jammu and Kashmir and the welfare of its people is in the power development, as such, the government, he said, has flagged power sector as one of the most important sectors in the States Policy Planning. He said under a multi-pronged approach development of power sector has been focused taking care of all aspects of production, distribution and transmission. Chief minister said Hydel Power Projects with 9,000 MW capacity have been targeted for execution during 12th and 13th Five Year Plans under the state, Centre and IPP sectors and this initiative would help the State to generate more power than is needed locally. Omar Abdullah said that since the day he took over as chief minister of the state, he has focused on the indigenous generation of power utilizing the maximum of 20,000 MWs generation capacity available in the state. He said a new hydel policy has been notified in 2011 and a power company also constituted to give considerable fillip to the power generation in the State. My target is to realize the dream of people of the State to relish 24 hour power supply and also export the surplus to other States of the Country, he said and called upon the local entrepreneurs to come Contd p2

against the killing of the two youth and others. Shops, schools, business

establishments, banks, government and private offices today reopened Contd p2

INFILTRATION BID FOILED

POONCH, JULY 4: Army claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid by a group of militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district. A group of militants were seen infiltrating into Indian territory in forward area of Durga Battalion area in Poonch sector last night, official sources said, adding that the troops challenged them and opened fire, forcing them to retreat back to Pakistan. One of the infiltrating militants is believed to have been injured in the firing as blood stains were seen in the area. Soon after the infiltration bid was foiled, Pakistan troops fired on the Indian side for sometime, sources said, adding there was no loss of life or injury to anyone in the firing. This is the second infiltration bid by terrorists in July. On July 1, a Pakistani intruder was killed in an IED blast when he was heading towards an Indian forward post during an infiltration bid in Poonch district. General Officer Commanding (GoC) 16 Corps, Lt Gen D S Hooda had told reporters yesterday that that there has been increase in the firing, infiltration attempts and ceasefire violations along the LoC with Pakistan and the situation on the borders is tense. RAJOURI: Lieutenant General D. S. Hooda, the GOC-in-C of the Chinar Corps said here today that the militants have changed their tactics and continue to infiltrate and Contd p2

AFSPA MUSINGS: MR. CM THERE ARE OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO

HINDSIGHT
ROHIT SINGH RANA The Chief Minister of our State is still young compared to other Chief Ministers. He is healthy and God bless him with a good health always. That apart, being a Kashmiri and if he is conversant with the Kashmiri language, then there is a widespread used proverb Halaiy No Daliay No Pani-ne Hani Chalay No- meaning, I shall not waver from my position come what may. The proverb fits well into the grand political vision of our energetic Chief Minister on Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). The motivation to muse on the Act while it is day or night, dawn or dusk has come to stay with him as a second nature. The CM has no doubt many qualities and tenacity is one with which he is thrashing AFSPA with his subtle and diplomatic mind. With terrorists waiting on the launch pads and intelligence reports saying that infiltration has increased, there was a studied need on behalf of the most responsible man to weigh his words with caution. But political parties play politics and politics is a tool to remain in power perpetually. No political party will shun power, nor will it say that we shall work for the betterment of the people and take even unpopular decisions for larger good of the people, even at the cost of electoral defeat for that reason. Long term gains or durable policies are not on the agenda of the political parties and the CM is no exception. Here he is playing true to the type. Having said so, the noise on AFSPA should have stopped for the time being because of recent incidents which have taken place in the valley. The killing of two policemen and eight army soldiers in Srinagar are ominous signs of tenuous calm prevailing in the valley. In this backdrop, the unfortunate killing of two youth in Sumbal area cannot dilute the importance of army in the valley. The incident is being investigated and those guilty will have to be punished. One wonders why the CM is so keen to talk about AFSPA on a regular basis when nobody at the Centre is willing to listen to him. Does he have his own compulsions or he is raising the pitch just for the heck of it. The CM is astute and not a novice now instead should display his perspicacity in ameliorating the lot of people. There are many things for him to do but how can AFSPA prove so alluring for the young Chief Minister. The reasons are perhaps not far and a simple scratch can perhaps unravel his complex calculation on the issue. It is another matter that political calculations do not follow a strictly mathematical law so the CM has to be chary on the issue. If the ground situation in the valley is any indicator, the mood is for a change and perhaps the Opposition PDP is making its presence felt in a big way. That said the relation between Congress and National Conference is not steady. The Congress is willing to go alone as its State Captain, Saif-u-din- Soz has endorsed many times. It is here that CM wants to revive his vintage political ideology. Autonomy comes handy and so is the AFSPA. But eventually if Sonia Farman comes out for the State Congress to go with NC then things will be different. Not with standing that Omar will continue to harp on AFSPA. The problem with his firm and constant line on AFSPA is that he is failing to garner the support of his constituency on the issue, courtesy the tremendous positive role that army has played in the valley and in hilly regions of Poonch , Rajoury, Uri, Tangdhar, Kupwara etc. For him the only way is to improve the promise of good governance that he made to the people of the State. Corruption, lack of connectivity, power crisis, and rehabilitation of displaced people in Kashmir, PoK refugees, and forest degradation are issues that need his immediate attention. AFSPA will stay for a while whether the young CM likes it or not.

BOPEE IS A LEAKING WONDER!

The organization entrusted with the holding of professional examinations for medical and engineering seats across should be full of confidence and above board. But the Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE) entrusted with holding these very vital and pivotal examinations from the point of view of students career and credibility of the examination itself has not conducted itself well in discharging its duties. If the ordinary citizens of the State take into consideration the very unprofessional way of conducting these vital examinations then a lot is still desired in the BOPEE. It has to answer why papers of Biology, Chemistry and mathematics were leaked in quick succession. There is a serious need to have a rethink on the professional competence of the Board to conduct the examinations. It does not need words to point towards the immense mental agony that the students have suffered on account of the paper leakages, their trust stands already eroded. The Court has rightly asked BOPEE to explain why papers were leaked. The Board authorities will keep only silence in the matter, an affidavit and undertaking will be furnished that the mistake will not be repeated in future. Will that assuage the feelings of the parents and students? The murky deals behind the paper leakages should be thoroughly investigated. BOPEE cannot take the hapless students for a ride. RANASAHIB

STUDENT AGE FRIDAY, JULY, 05, 2013

CONTD
areas, the traffic on all the routes was plying normally and no untoward incident was reported from any parts of the north Kashmir today. Large number of people today visited the residences of two youths at Markundal and Kondabal to offer their condolences with the bereaved families. Due to the tough security restrictions and curfew, the most of the people could not visit these villages to offer their condolences. The anger and suspension among the people was still persisting over these killing in the entire north Kashmir and particularly in Markundal and Kondabal villages. The family members of the two youths and common people are ll demanding a harsh punishment to the accused. They are blaming Army and their local infomer responsible for the killing of Irfan Ahmad Ganaie. Meanwhile, Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman Syed Ali Geelani has again appealed people to hold post Friday protest tomorrow against the killing of the two youths allegedly by Army. The Hurriyat chairman has also appealed to observe a two hour shutter down strike from 12.30 P.M to 2.30 P.M tomorrow against the killing. He also appealed people to hold prayers in absentia for the two youths and other martyrs, who became victim of alleged state terrorism. Geelani said that as per the already announced protest programme for tomorrow, post Friday protest would be held in every major Masjid of the valley and particularly protest demonstration would be held at Jamia Masjid Srinagar and Masjid Hamza Lal Chowk against these killings. own according to which 329 houseboats were to be realigned. The proposal was to be implemented between November 5 and 9, 2012. On October 29, 2012 the Court had asked HBOA to shift from their present position to Western shore of the Lake primarily for demonstrations purposes. Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) was directed by the Court to inspect the realignment of houseboats at Western shore and give its comments to this proposal as has been mooted out by the HBOA. Some 320 houseboats will have to shift from their present position to the Western shore for demonstration purposes which will facilitate easy drainage of the waste coming out from these boats, Qadri had told Kashmir Times. Meanwhile, on the same day all District Magistrates (DMs) of the state were directed by the Court to implement ban on the use of polythene in the state. All the DMs have been asked to strictly implement ban on the use of polythene. They have been also asked to file compliance report by or before the next date of hearing in the matter, the Advocate General had told Kashmir Times. On August 14, the Court had asked the state government to file response to various queries raised by the court from time to time in the matter. During earlier hearings in the matter, LAWDA has informed the court that out of 315 kanals of encroached Dal Lake land, only 40 kanals have been retrieved. The LAWDA was directed to file a compressive affidavit vis--vis 275 kanals of land which is still under encroachment. The Court had also directed Traffic police department to ensure that no vehicle is washed on the banks of Dal Lake so that the water body will not get polluted. The DIG Traffic was directed to install signboards prohibiting the washing of vehicles on the banks of Dal Lake. The Srinagar Municipality and other developmental authorities were directed by the court to take steps to prevent the use of polythene in and around the lakes. In addition to this, the court had ordered the Sate Pollution Control Board (PCB) to monitor the functioning of small industrial units around the lake ---particularly their waste disposal methods. The court had termed the report of the PCB describing the condition of Dal Lake as stinking, savage looking and flow of sewage and waste into Dal Lake to be rule of the day as a saddening situation which has not been responded to by the chief secretary. In that view of the matter, we are left with no option but to make all the functionaries directly accountable to the court including the chief secretary. The report of the performance submitted through daily diaries being unsatisfactory and effective line of action for conservation and restoration operations within the Dal Lake have become imperative., the High Court had said in 2008.

2
salaries of government employees alone is Rs. 13,500 crore. He said the government is not receiving any tax from tourism sector and this sector is also not as vibrant as that of power sector which can revolutionize our economy, he said and referred to the major hydro electro projects like Retle, BaghliharII and various others under execution in the State particularly in Chenab Valley. Referring to the tourism activities in Gulmarg, the chief minister expressed dissatisfaction over the reports of uncalled for pressure tactics employed by the pony-wallas on tourists for pony riding. He said the hospitality and high quality service to tourists which has remained the traditional trait of the people of the Valley should be maintained under all circumstances and its impact should be visible from the faces of visitors. He said honesty and high manners should remain the character and characteristic of every stakeholder in tourism and tourist trade to help its flourishing and strengthening. Your impact and well behaviour should encourage visitors to visit here again and again, he emphasized and said that income earning from tourist sector is the right of all but it should not be at the cost of the name and fame of the State. We have reports that there are about 7,000 Pony-wallas operating in Gulmarg as against 1,500 registered. Their functioning and treatment with the tourists is not upto the standard as should have been. We could have not allowed the unregistered ones to work but for their livelihood government is not taking this step. However, it should not mar the basics of tourism trade and create bad impression in the minds of visitors. If it goes unchecked the day will come when tourists do not like to visit Gulmarg, he said and asked Ponywallas and others in tourism trade to sit with the concerned government departments and work out strategy and situation where they could earn their livelihood respectfully as also earn the most required good will of the tourists. The Drungi Micro Hydel Power Project completed at a cost of Rs. 90 crores has been financed by the Jammu and Kashmir Bank. The project will provide electricity to the local areas of Tangmarg and Gulmarg and prove highly beneficial for the area especially during the winter season.

CONTINUATION
CMs position ..
By arrogantly asking the newsmen to inquire from army about the status of investigation into the killing of Sonawari youth, Omar Abdullah has not just conveyed his abdication of responsibility, but has insulted the chair he is occupying, Akhtar said. The CMs position in J&K can easily be declared as vacant till it is held by Omar Abdullah, he observed. He said the chief minister should instead of pleading helplessness have set example of probity by taking action against those involved it cold blooded killings over last five years and cannot claim impunity under AFSPA.

Infiltration bid ..
attack the security forces. General Hooda said of late there are no direct attacks against the army. The militants, belonging to the Hizbul Mujahideen and the Lashkar-e-Taiba, quietly cross the Line of Control when there is firing at the posts. He was speaking at the sidelines of a function held here. "The fences over here are quite strong and they would not get damaged in the snow. In the past two to three years' infiltration has become difficult. So what we are seeing since a yea is that there is firing over the posts and casualties caused. The number of such incidents are more and trespassers quietly cross the border and come here," he added.

Normalcy returns ..
at Bandipora, Hajan, Sumbal, Naidkhai, Ganderbal and other areas of north Kashmir and central Kashmir. However, most of the shops in Markundal and Kondebal villages remained closed and public and private transport was also plying in small numbers. The state government authorities continued to place the separatist leadership including Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, JKLF Chairman, Mohammad Yasin Malik and Democratic Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah under house arrest at their respective residences to prevent them from visiting Markundal and Kondabal villages to offer their condolence. The deployment of police and CRPF was not completely removed from the areas, which witnessed repeated clashes between protesters and police for the last four days. The police and CRPF personnel in large numbers were seen in the areas to foil any attempt of people by holding protest demonstrations. Most of the areas of north and some areas of central Kashmir observed complete strike and frequent clashes erupted between the youths and the police for the last consecutive days. During these clashes number of youths including a station house officer of Kheer Bawani police station Ganderbal also got injured. However, due to the normalcy today in these

J&K facing ..
forward like Mr. Nazir and Mr. Mudassir (owners of Drungi Micro Hydel Power Project) and take up the projects reserved for locals under the New Hydel Policy. He said Jammu and Kashmir Bank have been asked to provide finances to the local entrepreneurs in this regard liberally. He said investment in power sector will always be a gainful economic activity for entrepreneurs and he wants that locals should venture in this sector. The Chief Minister said that water resources and natural beauty are the two advantages of Jammu and Kashmir. While tourism initiative can improve the economy of people and generate various job oriented activities but it cannot make the good of the financial deficit of the State whose total annual income is just over Rs 7,000 crores and expenditure on

HC for ..
comprehensive relocation plan for houseboats in Dal Lake. In December last year, the Court had directed the government to shift houseboats to Doldum area of Nishat in accordance with a proposal mooted by LAWDA. The Court had also pulled up Houseboat Owners Association (HBOA) for its failure to retreat houseboats 300-meter feet away from parapet wall of the Boulevard Road, passed the directions. Referring to realignment of houseboats, the Court had observed that a proposal was mooted out by none other than HBOA of its

Now state funeral for Sanaullah in Pakistan

SIALKOT : Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay was given a state funeral at his native village Oora in Pakistan on Thursday. According to a report in Dawn, thousands including government officials attended the funeral that took place late on Thursday night. Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay was given state funeral. Sanaullahs body was flown from Chandigarh by a special aircraft and landed at Sialkot airport at around 6.30 PM. The newspaper quotes District Coordination Officer Mohammad Shakeel saying Sanaullahs body was taken to Allama Iqbal Memorial hospital where a board of senior doctors carried out a post mortem. Sanaullah, who had been hospitalised at Chandigarhs PGIMER hospital after being attacked in Jammus Kot Bhalwal jail on 3 May, died on Thursday morning following multiple organ failure, doctors said. Sanaullah was arrested in 1996 and charged with involvement in a bomb blast at Katra near the Hindu shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in 1994 that killed 10 people. He was serving a life term in the Jammu jail. Pakistan officials have asked for an international probe into the extra-judicial murder of Sanaullah, but India has side-stepped the demand. I cannot comment on this now as no demand has come to us till now. When the demand comes, I will tell you,Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde told reporters.

Alleged kidnapping, rape of minor girl

JAMMU: Accusing police of patronising crime against women, hundreds of villagers today blocked Kanhachak Road and staged noisy protest outside Police Station demanding stern action against cops who allegedly kept a minor girl under illegal confinement for couple of days. They alleged that the girl was kidnapped and raped by a youth and police in order to hush up the case demanded bribe from them and also pressurized them to solemnize marriage of minor girl with an influential accused. However, to cover up the whole issue, police haphazardly produced before the court and as per the directions of the court sent her to Neha Ghar till further orders. Hundreds of protestors including the family members of girl and villagers blocked the road by erecting barricades and burning tyres in the middle of the road for hours. They also tried to barge into the Police Station premises but were prevented by a posse of police which bolted the gate from inside. However, agitated over the police action for detaining a minor girl in its custody and demanding bribe in lieu of her recovery, the family members of the girls along with the large number of locals of the adjoining areas today lodged a protest demonstration outside the Police Station Kanhachak and blocked the Mishriwala Road for hours. The aggrieved protestors shouted slogans against the Jammu and Kashmir Police and tried to enter into the police station and partially broke its main gate in anger. As per inputs minor daughter of Hans Raj resident of Purkhoo Camp went reportedly missing from her residence in Purkhoo Camp under the jurisdiction of Police Station Kanhachak since May 7, 2013 of which the family lodged a missing complaint in the Police Station Kanhachak on the same day. Ratno Devi, mother of the girl while briefing to media uttered that her daughter was abducted by a youth identified as Pipli of Rajpura Mandal, Jammu on May 7 2013, and both were recovered on the same day by the police from Jammu. But the police instead of informing us regarding the recovery of girl took bribe from the family of Pipli and kept it undercover and demanded Rs 20000 plus liquor bottle from us by saying that both have been recovered from Delhi and police contingent has to go there to bring them back, she added. She further said that police is threatening her daughter to marry the said Pipli by taking bribe from his family but they forgotten that their daughter is still a minor and police itself is forcing her to commit an crime just for its petty

JKCDA 12 hrs strike over drugs policy

in Jammu on Friday remained shut in support of a 12-hour bandh call issued by a national body of chemists and druggists in protest against reduction of trade margins as per a new central government policy. All medicine shops in Jammu remained shut from 6 am today with traders across the city observing the bandh call from All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD). Members of the Jammu and Kashmir Medicine Dealers' Association (JKMDA) also took out a protest march and held demonstrations near Press Club here. A JKMDA spokesperson said that the bandh was in protest against non-fulfilment of demands by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Responding to a day-long strike call given by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists Associations (AIOCDA) in support of various demands, the annoyed retail and wholesale pharmacists and chemists today shut their medical shops against the unjustified policies of the government under the banner of Jammu and Kashmir Chemists and Distributors Association (JKCDA). They expressed resentment over central government's new drug pricing policy to reduce their trade margin on medicines and also demanded amendment of law with regard to spurious drugs. AIOCD is objecting to a reduction in trade margins for medicines in the Drugs (Price Control) Order, 2013, and is also opposed to FDI in districines. The new drug policy recommends a 6 per cent reduction in profit margins for medicine retailers. AIOCD claim that chemists and druggists would be adversely impacted by the move. All the chemist shops remained closed in response to the strike call resulting in inconvenience to thousands of customers who had to suffer due to ongoing token one-day strike over the new drug policy. Whereas, the Cooperative Medical Stores were exempted from the strike and agitation so that emergency services were not hit and for the benefit of general public. The traders this morning staged a protest demonstration against the policies of the central government and demanded maintenance of trade margin of medicines and sought assurance that this not be reduced in the forth-coming Drugs (Price Control) Order 2013 considering the rising operational costs. Around more than thousand retail and wholesale pharmacists and chemists joined the all-India strike called by the AIOCDA to show resentment against the government and in support of various demands. While addressing the media, the JKCDA Convenor Rohit Sharma said, We extended our full support to the AIOCDA who had called a daylong token strike against the unjustified policies of the government and we will fight against the central government's new drug pricing policy till the demands are implementthink about the drug retailers who are providing best services round the clock for the people of the state. Instead of cutting the profit margin of small chemists, government should rather focus on multinational drug companies who are charging hefty drug price from Indian patients in the name of patent drugs. FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) is not acceptable to the Pharma traders as it would affect the small traders. He further apologised for the inconvenience to the people of the state due to shut down. Chemists are left with no other option except to send a strong message to the state and central governments to withdraw this unjustified proposal/act, he said. JCA President Naveen Bali and General Secretary Prem Sharma urged upon the state government to establish pharmacy colleges in J&K state and urged upon the central government for the immediate withdrawal of Drug Act amendment 2008. Earlier, the heads of different Tehsil units of Jammu assembled at Press Club Jammu and lodged a protest demonstration demanding the withdrawal of proposed drug policy. Suresh Abrol, Rajinder Parshad, Kiran Sharma, Anil Mahajan, S. Gurmeet Singh, Manohar Verma, Dinkar Walia, S. Balvinder Singh, Jyoti Gupta, Rajan Gupta, Ajesh Sharma, S. Taman Singh and others who were also spoke on the occasion.

Inconvenience to Jammuites due to shutting of medical shops Protest against confinement of victim JAMMU: Medicine shops bution and sale of medi- ed. The government didnt
gains. She narrated that there is no fun of keeping their minor daughter under irrational custody thats too for three days and asked to handover her forthwith otherwise they will intensify their protest. She alleged that her daughter was being pressurized and tortured by the police at the behest of the accused and his family. Police spokesman while contesting the claims of family said that on May 8, 2013 Hans Raj lodged a report in Police Station Kanhachak that his daughter has been kidnapped by Rakesh Kumar of Batehra and requested for action. Accordingly FIR number 76 of 2013 under section 363 RPC was registered and acting swiftly Kanhachak Police yesterday arrested the kidnapper Rakesh Kumar alias Pipli and also recovered the kidnapped girl within shortest possible time on May 9, 2013. The abductee was produced before the court and as per the directions of the court the girl has been sent to Neha Ghar till further orders. Investigations in the case are on, spokesman claimed, adding that the girl was not willing to go to family fearing threat on her life. The vehicular traffic remained affected for hours on KanachakMishriwala Road and the protestors even grappled with cops who went to the spot to pacify the protestors.

Security arrangements for Amarnath Yatra reviewed

SRINAGAR Security arrangements for the Amarnath Yatra were reviewed at a high level meeting here today. The yatra will start from June 28 simultaneously from the Baltal and Chandanwari routes. The security related meeting was presided over by governor N N vohra. Governor, who is also the chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), stressed the need to effectively maintain close coordination among the functionaries of all the concerned state government, civil and police departments, army, central police organizations, SASB and all other concerned agencies for ensuring that all the required security related arrangements are timely put in position. Navin K. Ch oudhary, CEO, SASB, made a presentation at the meeting, particularly to inform the officers of the Police, Security Forces and Army about the directions passed on December 13 and April 18 by the Apex Court in a Suo Moto writ petition relating to Amarnathji Yatra. He informed the meeting that a total of 7500 pilgrims would be allowed per day per route and, as per the decision, no unregistered pilgrims would be allowed to cross the Access Control Gates. Governor directed DGP and Divisional Administration to put effective regulatory mechanisms in place to ensure that only those Yatris who possessed valid yatra permits were allowed to undertake the yatra on the date and by the route for which they had procured yatra permits.

3.qxd 8/27/2013 8:32 PM Page 1

STUDENT AGE FRIDAY, JULY 05, 2013

STATE

Madri-e-Meharban Football Tournament concludes

Government keen to promote sports activities in the State: Speaker

'Says Committee constitutes in this regard'
SRINAGAR, JULY 04: The Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Mr. Mubarak Gul has said that government is keen to promote sports culture among youth of the state. Addressing a large number of sports lovers at Polo Ground Srinagar after witnessing the final match of Madri-e-Meharbaan Football Tournament this morning, the Speaker said more and more such tournaments would be organized across the state to seek the involvement of youth in these sports activities.. He said that Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly has constituted a Sports Committee for promotion of sports activities in the State adding that the Committee will be headed by MLA Budgam Aga Syed Rohullah Mehdi. He said that the government headed by the dynamic leadership of Omar Abdullah is planning to expand and strengthen the sports infrastructure in a big way. He

Taj asks scholars to probe decline of intellect among Muslims

SRINAGAR, JULY 04: Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services and Sports, Mr. Taj Mohi ud din today asked scholars to probe the decline of pursuit of knowledge and intellect among Muslim community even as he said Islam does not bar seeking attainment of knowledge, more so in science and technology. Addressing the valedictory function of a two day national seminar-"Muslim Response to Morden Education: Approaches and Prospects" at the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Awantipora, the Minister said Islam has made it mandatory upon its followers to seek knowledge and wisdom, whatever may be the cost. He asked the students to adhere to this principle and contribute positively in the development of human society. Mr. Taj said that the modern education does not stop Muslims to practice their religion as well. There is perfect harmony between Islam and modern education, he

2 Day national seminar on Muslim Response to Modern Education at IUST

asked youth to reap the benefit of all these events and help in changing their personalities. The tournament was organised by Kashmir Sports Srinagar in collaboration with the J&K Bank Ltd. About 20 teams of the Valley participated in month long tournament. The Final match was played today between Nishat Football Club and

Safdar Football Pandrathan. District Development Commissioner, Srinagar, Mr. Farooq Ahmad Shah was guest of honour on the closing ceremony of the match. Earlier, the Organising Secretary Mr. Ghulam Rasool gave resume of the tournament. He appreciated the efforts of various departments who extended their whole hearted support to

make this tournament a grand success. On the occasion, the Speaker distributed trophies, mementos and merit certificated among the players and officials of various departments. Later, the Speaker convened a meeting with the district administration in his office chamber to review the developmental scenario of the Iddgah constituency.

remarked. We need to change the approach towards the modern system of education, he added. He said that J&K State has fully adopted the modern education system and people here have excelled in every field. Vice Chancellor Central University Kashmir Prof Abdul Wahid Qureshi and Vice Chancellor, IUST, Prof A R Trag also spoke at the valedictory function. The two day seminar was organized by the Islamic Studies Department of the Islamic University of Science

and Technology, Awantipora. Scholars of national and international repute including Prof. Hamidullah Marazi from Kashmir University, Prof Ishtiyaq Danish and Prof. Baseer Ahmad Khan from Jamia Hamdard (former Pro VC, IGNOU), Prof. Iqtidar Ahmad Khan from Jamia Millia Islamia, attended the two day seminars in which 36 research papers were presented. Later, the Minister went round several blocks of the university. He visited the Food Technology lab, community radio station of the

university, library, Computer centre etc. He was told that the university which is in its infancy has a collection of 25, 000 books and has an access to eight thousand online journals. The Minister also visited the 100 KVA solar energy park developed by the university. He was told that the University has so far established 16 Departments including six engineering Departments and a Department on Peace Studies and more than two thousand students are currently enrolled on the campus.

ADGP security reviews security arrangements of Jammu Airport

Deputations call on Ramzan, express satisfaction over relief measures

DODA, JULY 04:- Several deputations met the Minister for CA&PD & Transport Ch. Mohammad Ramzan who is touring Doda. The deputationists appraised the Minster about the present status of relief and rehabilitation of the victims of Earthquake, reconstruction and re-establishment of damaged structures. They expressed satisfaction over the free ration provided to the victims by the CA&PD Department. The Minister took up issues in the meeting of district level officers of Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar at Doda and issued instructions for providing ration as per fixed scale. It was impressed upon the officers to redress the genuine grievances of the people and report progress to the concerned Ministries every week. The Minster was told that there is sufficient stock of food-grains in the district for the current month. The Director, Deputy Director CA&PD Department was directed to complete winter supply dumping at Marwah, Wardwan, Dachhan, Inshan, Padar within two months positively.

JAMMU, JULY 04:- In order to ensure adequate security arrangements at Airport Jammu and to know about grievances of the staff deployed there, the Additional Director General of Police Security (ADGP), Mr. V. K. Singh held a durbar at the airport the other day. The durbar was attended by the jawans and officers deployed at the airport. Addressing the durbar, Mr. Singh briefed the jawans and officers to work professionally and without compromising the norms laid down by Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). He further directed all the staff on frisking duty to remain vigilant while performing their duties and not to compromise in any situation with security related

issues keeping in view the present security scenario. On the occasion, the Mr. Singh heard the grievances of the officers and officials and issued instructions for redressal on spot. Earlier, Mr. Ashok Kumar Sharma briefed the ADGP about the security arrangements and deployment of personnel at the airport. He also informed about the security arrangements made for arrival and departure of Yatries and other steps taken. The ADGP also reviewed the security arrangements for the Shri Amarnathji Yatra and visited the Yatra Base Camp at Bhagwati Nagar and took stock of the security arrangements. He inspected the security arrangements at the Base Camp and chaired a review

meeting with the senior officers of security agencies viz. executive police, security forces and other concerned departments. Taking an extensive review of the security arrangements put in place to facilitate the Yartirs, he also emphasised to remain people friendly with the pilgrims who are visiting the Base Camp for their onward journey to Holy Cave. He also enjoined upon them to keep close coordination and remain extra vigilant to ensure smooth and successful Yatra. During the visit, Mr. Singh also interacted with the pilgrims and enquired about their difficulties. He advised to them for the need for proper registration before they will be allowed to proceed further.

SRINAGAR, JULY 4: MLC, Mr. Naresh Kumar Gupta has been nominated as Chairman of Departmental Related Standing Committee VI (DRSC) of Legislative Council with legislators Mr Ajat Shatru Singh, Jugal Kishore, Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Dr. Bashir Ahmad Veeri, Abdul Majeed Bhat and Smt Rani Gargi Bloria as its members. The Committee has the mandate to look into the functioning of the Departments which include Home, Social Welfare, Education, Agriculture, Horticulture and Cooperatives. The Committee met here today under the Chairmanship of Naresh Kumar Gupta. Members including Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Dr. Bashir Ahmad Veeri, Abdul Majeed Bhat and Smt Rani Gargi Bloria besides officials

Naresh nominated Chairman Lok Adalat at Magam settles 58 cases Anantnag Lok Adalat to be held on July 09 Standing Committee BUDGAM, JULY 04: A Lok of litigants and respectable
of Council Secretariat were present on the occasion. Stressing on ensuring regular presence of all the members, the Chairman said that it will enable the Committee to take unanimous decisions besides settling the issues in a time bound manner. He said that need is to adopt a strategy for making the committee result oriented. The members assured for making the Committee effective besides extending full cooperation in achieving the objectives for which it has been constituted. The Committee took up three departments which included Home, Education and Cooperative and directed concerned officials of Council Secretariat to collect all relevant information of these departments for review and discussion in next meeting. Adalat was organized under the Chairmanship of Chairman, Tehsil Legal Services Committee, Magam, Mr. Mansoor Ahmad Lone at Munsiff Court, Magam. As many as 180 cases of different nature were taken up during the Lok Adalat, out of which 58 cases were settled amicably. The Advocates, large number persons of the area were also present on the occasion. Meanwhile, Tehsil Legal Services Authority, Anantnag is organizing Lok Adalat on July 09, 2013 at Sub Judge Court, Anantnag. The litigants who are interested to settle their disputes amicably in the Lok Adalat are advised to approach the concerned Court before the scheduled date.

Rs. 12 Cr being spent on Water Supply Scheme in Bandipora

BANDIPORA, JULY 04: An amount of Rs. 3.41 crore is being incurred on various water supply schemes taken up under PHE Sector in Bandipora division during current financial year. Moreover, under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), Rs. 9 crore are also being expended by virtue of which the populace of adjoining villages would be provided drinking water facility. This was stated during a review meeting of concerned engineers chaired by District Development Commissioner, Bandipora, Mr. M.Y. Zargar at Bandipora today. It was also given out that Rs. 8.63 crore were utilized on 47 water supply schemes in the division during the last fiscal and against all the 47 schemes, 5 schemes were executed, with the result a huge population of the area was benefited.

Contractors Coordination Committee call on CM

SRINAGAR, JULY 04 Jammu and Kashmir Contractors Central Coordination Committee led by Farooq Ahmad called on Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah here on Thursday and presented him a memorandum of demands. Minister for R&B, Abdul Majid Wani and Legislator Nasir Aslam Wani were also present in the meeting. The Chief Minister gave patient hearing to the deputation and said that their genuine demands would be given due consideration. The deputation raised the issue of abolishing of W.D.C bill system and double taxation. They also demanded review in e-tendering pattern and agreements being signed by the Works Department and the contractors. Matters pertaining to release of liabilities were also discussed in the meeting besides other issues.

Swiss Ambassador calls on CM

SRINAGAR, JULY 04: Ambassador of Switzerland in India Dr. Linus Von Castelmur called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here on Thursday evening and discussed various matters of mutual interest with him. Matters pertaining to new Tourism development initiatives put in place by the State Government to rope in high end tourists from across the globe also came up for discussion in the meeting. The Chief Minister apprised the visiting Diplomat about the huge Tourist potential of Jammu and Kashmir and its diversity in the three different regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.

SRINAGAR, JULY 4: Committee on Assurance of Legislative Council met here today under the chairmanship of Dharambir Singh Oberoi and discussed the issues related to the Committee. Besides legislators Javed Ahmad Rana and Syed Asgar Ali etc was also present on the occasion. The Committee reviewed the assurances given on the floor of House during budget session of March 2013 and the assurances pertaining to its previous session. Taking a serious note of non-implementation of the assurances given by different departments, the members asked the officers of Council Secretariat to take up the matter with the concerned departments and ensure that assurances given are implemented.

Dharambir chairs AC meet

Sagar stresses for maximum, judicious utilization of funds

GANDERBAL, JULY 04: The District Development Board Ganderbal today approved a plan outlay of Rs. 70.52 crore for the financial year of 2013-14. The District Development Board meeting was chaired by the Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar here this afternoon. The Minister for Forest, Mian Altaf Ahmad, Minister for Higher Education Mohammad Akbar Lone, MLC, Sheikh Ghulam, Rasool, District Development commissioner Ganderbal, Mr. Sarmad Hafeez and various divisional heads of different Departments were also present in DDB. The meeting was told that during the last fiscal under health sector, out of Rs. 2.22 crore allocation 100% expenditure has been made, similarly in R&B an amount of Rs. 14.70 crore has been released with 100% expenditure and six schemes have been completed at an estimated cost of Rs. 1.69 crore. It was also given out that under PHE sector Rs. 1.99 crore has been spent during the previous financial year and during the current it pro-

Ganderbal plan approved at Rs. 70.52 cr

National Summit concludes at SKICC

J&K bags awards for Population Stabilization, Indoor & Surgical Services and Out-Patient services
SRINAGAR, JULY O4 - The Jammu and Kashmir State has begged 3 awards for best indicators in categories of population stabilization, outpatient services and indoor and surgical services in the Country. The announcement in this regard was made today by Additional Secretary & Mission Director, NRHM, MoH & FW, GoI, Mrs Anuradha Gupta at the concluding day of National Summit on 'Best Practices and Innovations in Public Healthcare' held at SKICC. The National Summit was organized by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW), in which senior officers from MoH &FW, Government of India, World Health Organization, UNFPA, Principal/ Commissioner Secretaries Health and Mission Directors from various States. During the summit States across India presented their best practices and innovations in Public healthcare and thereby provided an opportunity for sharing and learning from each other and broaden the horizon to take the National Rural Health Mission forward with enhanced enthusiasm. The event was inaugurated on 3rd July, 2013 by J&K Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah which was attended by Minister of State Health, Shabir Ahmad Khan; J&K Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khandey; Union Health Secretary, Kashev Desi Raju; Additional Secretary & Mission Director, NRHM GoI, Anuradha Gupta; Commissioner Secretary Health & Medical Education, Shaleen Kabra. The inaugural function was followed by technical sessions for two days in which best practices presented by States included topics on Child health, JSSK Implementation, Post-partum IUCD, Maternal death review, Convergence in Urban Planning, Ensuring free drugs and diagnostics in public facilities, Improving infrastructure availability and quality, Comprehensive E-Health, EProfessional Audit in J&K, Use of local resources for health system, strengthening & improvement in organizing the Nursing cadre in Odisha, Chhattisgarh Rural Medical Corps, Transfers and postings in Karnataka, Incentives for difficult areas in Himachal Pradesh, MCI Compulsory Rural Posting: Bridging HR Gaps in primary health care. Best practices in Malaria control, Best practices in RNTCP, EGovernance in Health, Tele-ophthalmology, Mobile based payments, emergency response and patient transport systems with greater efficiency, ASHA programmes, etc. In the concluding session today the Additional Secretary & Mission Director, NRHM, MoH&FW, GoI declared State awards for best health indicators in categories of child survival, infant survival, newborn survival, population stabilization, safe delivery, indoor & surgical services, out-patient services, malaria control & TB control. J&K State bagged first prize in Population Stabilization, Second Prize in Out-Patient Services & Third Prize in the category of Indoor & Surgical Services.

posed to take up the work on Arhama Water supply scheme at an estimated cost of Rs. 2.21 crore. Similarly, under irrigation sector for the current financial year two schemes with Sheerpatri and lift irrigation scheme of Washkoora has been proposed with an estimated cost of Rs. 5.50crore. Under MGNREGA an expenditure of Rs.30.46 crore has been registered. An amount of Rs. 3.21 crore has been made under IAY for constructing 644 new houses and upgrading 568 existing once. Under UMEED 2000 women have been mobilized to be brought under the

scheme to framing of selfhelp groups. Similarly, under self-employment sector an expenditure of Rs. 2.44 crore has been made and under social welfare Rs. 1.65 crore has been spent. It was also given out in the meeting that an expenditure of Rs. 3.43 crore has been made under Education sector, under SSA an amount of Rs. 9.21 crore has been spent and Rs. 43.75 lakh have also been spent under RMSA. Mr. Sagar directed the officers to ensure the maximum and judicious utilization of funds, so that the people get benefitted from the various welfare programmes being

initiated by the government for the welfare of the people. He said that the government is committed for overall sustained development of the State. The Minister said that the government has already put in place a comprehensive development programme for ensuring the overall and sustained development of the district, so that it comes up as model districts of the state. He said that instructions have already been passed down the line to speed up the execution of various developmental schemes. Main Altaf, Mr. Akbar lone and sheikh Ghulam Rasool also projected various demands.

4.qxd 8/27/2013 8:31 PM Page 1

STUDENT AGE FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2013

EDUCATION AGE

4
hiring staff, developing programs, GIST OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES over seeing instructions, making * To guide and supervise the staff members budgets evaluating the staff, and working under him. dealing with different activities of * Responsible enough to deal with all the comstudents such as career counsel- plaints and queries related to educational work. ing, placement, student * Updated with all the new technologies which loans and financing, and even res- assist in making education easier and interestidence. ing. Registrars and admissions officers * Responsible for handling and managing the at most institutions need computer student's record from admission to the time skills because they use electronic he/she leaves the institution. student information systems. For * Direct and help the group of teachers, lecturexample, for those whose institu- ers and tutors of the institution. tions present college catalogs, * Responsible for the bright and future career schedules, and other information of students as he plays a vital role in making it. on the Internet, knowledge of * Maintenance of quality assurance and course online resources. approval plans. TOP COLLEGES OFFERING RELATED OCCUPATIONS COURSES IN EDUCATION Educational administrators related jobs: ADMINISTRATION * Service managers There are thousands of * Human resources, training, and labor relaColleges/Universities which pro- tions managers and specialists vide the requisite courses. Some * Office and administrative support workers of the reputed institutions are list- * Instructional Coordinators ed below for guidance:* Counselors NAME OF INSTITUTION * Librarians DETAILS * Teachers * AEC Training College, Hoshangabad, Pachmarhi (M.P) PIN- tution, qualification of candidates and 461881 B.Ed & Special Courses experience. Public Schools and * Adarsh College of Comprehensive International Schools managed by priEducation & Research, B.Ed, M.Ed & vate educational bodies give very good Adv Pgm Pune, Mahrashtra. PIN- salaries. Institutions affiliated to AICTE 411001 offer UGC scales of pay. As a general * Aligarh Muslim University, Dept of guide, the following remunerations may Education, Aligarh (U.P) PIN-202002 be expected:B.Ed, M.Ed & Adv Pgm * In Pre-primary & Primary Schools: * Annamalai University, Dept of Rs 8,000/- to Rs 15,000/- at entry level Education, Annamalai Nagar (T.N) going B.Ed, M.Ed & Adv Pgm PIN-628002 upto Rs 20,000/- pm. * Acharya Nagarjuna University, * In High schools & Junior Colleges: Rs Guntur (A.P) PIN-522510 B.Ed & 10,000/- to Rs 25,000/- pm. Distance Edn * In Under-graduate colleges: Rs * Andhra University Campus, 15,000/- to Rs 30,000/- pm. Visakhapatnam (A.P) PIN-530003 * In Post-graduate colleges and M.Ed & Advanced Pgm Universities affiliated to UGC: Rs * Andhra Mahila Sabha College of 20,000/- to Rs 35,000/- pm. Education, Osmania University Campus * To Professors, Deans, Registrars & M.Ed degree Hyderabad. PIN-500007 Administrators: Rs 35,000/- to Rs SALARIES 45,000/- pm as per Doctoral qualificastructure depends upon the type of insti- tions, experience and seniority.

Career in Education Administration

In our Society the job of teachers and administrators of institutions are highly respected and are still considered as 'noble' professions. The demand for qualified educators is on the rise and this trend is not likely to change anytime in the near future. Whether you are interested in working as a professor or elementary school teacher, a specialeducation instructor or corporate trainer you are sure to find a career in education extremely rewarding. The expected growth for education administrators is considered faster than the average for all other occupations. The increase in the enrollment of school-aged children is expected to contribute to the growth, although enrollment in elementary and secondary schools is projected to grow at a slower pace. This might limit the growth of education administrators at these schools. However, with increasing administrative responsibilities being placed on individual schools, the number of administrative positions will increase. Every kind of activity needs good administration and different types of education are no different, which is why education administrators are in great demand. Education administrators play their distinguished roles in universities and colleges, high school, pre-schools, and daycare centers. Principals manage secondary, middle, and elementary schools. Deans of faculty, registrars and university deans work at the university and collegiate level WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR Most education administrators begin their careers in related occupations, often as teachers, and prepare for advancement into education administration by completing a master's or doctoral degree. Because of the diversity of duties and levels of responsibility, their educational backgrounds and experience vary considerably. Before moving into administration, principals, assistant principals, central office administrators, academic deans, and preschool directors usually have held teaching positions. In most public schools, principals, assistant principals, and school district administrators are required master's degree in education administration or educational leadership. Preferred principals and central office administrators require a doctorate or specialized degree in education administration. Administrators in preschools and public schools often are required to have at least a bachelor's degree. Colleges and universities are complex institutions of higher education that require a variety of leadership professionals to ensure effective operation. Academic deans and chairpersons are trained professionals who usually advance from professorships in their departments, for which they need a master's or doctoral degree. Many colleges & universities offer advanced degrees in higher education administration, educational leadership, and college student affairs. Courses in school leadership, school law, school finance and budgeting, curriculum development and evaluation, research design and data analysis, community relations, politics in education, and counseling all include in education administration degree programs. Only after proving yourself in your current job, you can be considered for education administrator positions. Knowledge of leadership principles and practices, gained through work experience and formal education, is important. In evaluating candidates, supervisors look for leadership, determination, confidence, innovativeness, and motivation. The ability to make sound decisions and to organize and coordinate work efficiently is essential. Because much of an administrator's job involves interacting with others, a person in such a position must have strong interpersonal skills Education administrators in elementary and secondary schools are usually called principals. They set the academic tone and work actively with teachers to develop and maintain high curriculum standards, formulate mission statements, and establish performance goals and objectives. Principals hire and evaluate teachers and other staff. They visit classrooms, observe teaching methods, review instructional objectives, and examine learning materials. Principals are also assisted by Assistant principals in overall administration of the school. They usually handle student discipline and attendance problems, social and recreational programs, and matters of health and safety. In addition, they may counsel students on personal, educational, or vocational matters. With the advent of site-based management, assistant principals play a greater role in academic planning by helping to develop new curricula, evaluating teachers, and dealing with school-community relationsresponsibilities previously assumed solely by the principal. In preschools and child care centers,, which are usually much smaller than other educational institutions, the director or supervisor of the school or center often serves as the sole administrator. The director's or supervisor's job is similar to that of other school administrators in that he or she oversees the school's daily activities and operation, hires and develops staff, and ensures that the school meets required regulations and educational standards. Post secondary school administrators, called provosts or chief academic officers, assist college or university presidents, appoint staff, decide on tenures, and of course help with policies and programs. Department heads will be in charge of specific courses, programs, and institutions such as Physics, mathematics, or English. This would mean not just teaching, but

and be an effective communicator and motivator. Since computers are used to perform basic job duties, computer technology skills are essential. Education administrators may also be responsible for coordinating technical resources used in the classrooms by students and teachers. NATURE OF WORK Competent administrators are required for successful operation of an educational institution. Education administrators provide instructional leadership and manage the day-to-day activities in schools, preschools, day care centers, and colleges and universities. They also set educational standards and goals and establish the policies and procedures required to achieve them. They also supervise managers, support staff, teachers, counselors, librarians, coaches, and other employees. They develop academic programs, monitor students' educational progress, train and motivate teachers and other staff, manage career counseling and other student services, administer recordkeeping, prepare budgets, and perform many other duties. In the case of typical education institutions such as pre school, elementary school, middle, and secondary school, education administrators are in charge of the overall running of the school.

Bangalore boy is Karnataka topper in JEE

BANGALORE: When the results of JEE (main) were announced, it was a Bangalore boy who stole the limelight inKarnataka. Vadiraja K, a student of National Public School, Rajajinagar, topped in the state. Vadiraja now hopes to get into National Institute of Technology, Suratkal, for computer engineering. "I have always been interested in programming. I like solving tough algorithmic problems," he said. And not surprisingly, he loves Maths the most. Vadiraja bagged 97.6% in his Class 12 exam and rank 53 in the Common Entrance test (CET). "Since they consider 60% marks from the entrance and the remaining 40% from the boards, it's important to balance both. I think my high marks in boards also helped me in scoring well in this test," he said. "I used to study 3-4 hours a day, keeping a balance between school and entrance coaching. One need not spend time as much regularly on school. A month or two before the boards was when I concentrated more on the test," he added. Son of a software engineer and a homemaker, Vadiraja loves music and reading thrillers.

Delhi University: Courses reopen in Tripura bans study centres of private universities third list, drop in science cutoffs
NEW DELHI: Admissions are far from over in Delhi University. There are still 31 colleges open for admissions in the sought after commerce course, while economics is not far behind -open in 30 colleges followed by English in 25 colleges. Science aspirants, too, can take heart as physics, chemistry and mathematics are open in eight, 11 and 14 colleges respectively. The highest decrease has been registered in Aditi Mahavidyalaya which is 10% decrease in Hindi and geography. The third cutoff list, released on Wednesday, offered hope for those seeking admissions in popular courses as seats in commerce, economics, English, physics and chemistry, among others are still going free at several North Campus colleges. There are a few pleasant surprises. Cutoff for English at Hindu has dropped from 96.5%-98% to 93.5%94.5%; political science has reopened at Kirori Mal; English in several colleges including Ramjas and Gargi; and cutoffs for science subjects have dropped significantly. The second-list admissions have seen a large number of cancellations in science courses - possibly due to the ongoing counselling for engineering colleges - leading to reduction in cutoffs in popular DU institutions. For instance, at Ramjas and KMC, the cutoff for chemistry has decreased by 2.33%. Physics is now available for 94.33% at KMC. Deen Dayal Upadhayay has decreased the cutoff by three points. Among the campus colleges, general category admissions are open for economics at Hindu, KMC, Ramjas, Hansraj and Daulat Ram. The difference in cutoffs, however, is marginal -0.25% at Hansraj and DRC, 0.5% at Hindu and 0.75% at Ramjas. Economics is available in numerous off-campus colleges including LSR, Shivaji, DDU, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Lakshmibai and Vivekananda. At LSR, the new cutoff for economics is 96.5% (down from 97.25%). History, sociology, English, mathematics and statistics are also open at the college with the maximum dip being recorded in sociology - 96% to 94.75% (1.25 points). Similarly, commerce is open at many colleges - Hindu, Ramjas, Hansraj, DRC, Shaheed Bhagat Singh - and at DDU, it has reopened. At Hindu, the minimum score for commerce has been reduced to 96.25% for all categories. Even Hansraj has dispensed with a cutoff range in favour of a single cut-off score for candidates of all streams. The cutoff has reduced from 96.75%-98.5% to 96.5%. AGARTALA: The Tripura government has decided to reject degree and diploma certificates issued by study centres of private universities and educational institutions of other states, officials here said Thursday. The Tripura govt. has also banned operation of 35 off-campus study centres and institutions of private universities and educational institutions of other states in Tripura. The headquarters of these study centres and institutions of private universities and educational institutions are in AP, Karnataka, TN, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Sikkim and Nagaland. "Following the observation of the Supreme Court and direction of the UGC (University Grants Commission), the Tripura government has decided to reject degree and diploma certificates issued by study centres of private institutions of other states," higher education department Secretary Kishore Ambuly told reporters. He said: "The Tripura government has nothing to do in this case. The apex court's observation is

sacrosanct and has to be complied with. During the past decade, there has been a mushrooming of private universities and their study centres across the country and most of these private universities and their study centres do not comply with the rules and criteria set by the University Grants Commission." Accompanied by Law Secretary Datamohan Jamatia and director of Higher Education Department Bipradas Palit, Ambuly said that degree and diploma certificates obtained through the offcampus study centres and institutions of private universities and educational institutions of other states would be recognised as valid after March 30, 2011. The official said that these UGC instructions are applicable for all states and union territories across the country. The apex court made its observation regarding the off-campus study centres in 2009 and 2011. Thousands of people had enrolled in these study centres and institutions, in the hope of obtaining certificates that would enable them to get govt. jobs.

World's first engineering college for blind soon

HYDERABAD: The students are waiting and the software and syllabus is ready for the world's first engineering college for the visually impaired, but a search for suitable land to set up the multi-crore campus that could empower hundreds of special children is where the project is stuck. An ambitious blueprint to set up an engineering college by the Devnar Foundation, with help from professors of BITS Pilani, along with 20 different digital and Braille software and initial funding arrangement is however ready. Andhra Pradesh has a caseload of 10,000 visually impaired children below 10 years and only 2,000 manage to go to a special school, a scenario which reflects a nationwide issue, prompted Devnar Foundation, which also runs the world's biggest blind school to do more. Since eight students from their school completed engineering from mainstream engineering colleges and one doing further studies in Boston, USA, Devnar's ophthalmologist founder A Sai Baba Goud decided to propose setting up an engineering college. Goud says visually challenged students often encounter pervasive and ongoing discrimination and lack of facilities. It is due to the same reason why only a meagre figure is enrolled in schools in the state. Despite being visually challenged, such students are brilliant with recent instances of people clearing chartered accountancy and going for higher studies in the US. Andhra Pradesh has the highest number of engineering colleges in the country with the total number crossing 700. But not a single college is customized to cater to the needs of the differently-abled. "We need a small plot of about 2-3 acres. We have told the government that we have donors ready to help and also the faculty to teach," said Goud. Goud said he is ready with the syllabus and required softwares and authorities have identified land in Mahindra Hills in Secunderabad and have intimated the same to the government. He said getting affiliation from both Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University and BITS, Pilani won't be difficult. "But lack of land is the major stumbling block for the project," said Goud. "Many students are enthusiastic and eager to study after intermediate but they have problems in mainstream colleges," he added. The move had rekindled hopes of hundreds of parents who dreamt of seeing their sons and daughters holding the coveted engineering degrees despite their disability. The Devnar School for Blind has been offering English medium education right from primary school up to intermediate, and has been shaping lives of hundreds of students who are challenged by vision loss ever since 1992. Currently, there is not a single college for the blind offering courses in engineering. The school authorities say that if they start a college in Hyderabad, not just locals but also those from other parts of the country will get a chance to fulfill their cherished dreams. "It is a big dream for us to provide some attention to thousands of children with astoundingtalent, but no one to take care of them," said Goud.

Harvard Business School hosts executive education programme

MUMBAI: Harvard Business School (HBS) will host an executive education programme, Driving Growth through Innovation-India, from Aug 19-22, 2013 at the HBS classroom, Taj Lands End, Mumbai. Designed for leaders responsible for the development and marketing of new products and services, participants will examine the latest tools and strategies for managing today's diverse risks and to position their company for future success. The programme is being offered for the second time in Mumbai this August following the successful launch of the inaugural session last year. "Today executives are challenged to do more with less, yet have to keep their companies at the forefront of innovation. The innovation programme explores new approaches to aligning product development with corporate strategy, reinventing strategic innovation systems, assessing disruptive technologies and bringing innovative products and services to the market," said Stefan H Thomke. As with all HBS Executive Education programs, the India portfolio will be taught by members of the School's own full-time faculty using the HBS Case method. Faculty lectures, discussions, and assessment tools will create a dynamic learning environment that emphasizes participation with a diverse group of peers. This will broaden a participant's professional network through close interaction with an elite group of Indian and global peers who represent diverse industries and functions from research to product and service development.

Rajasthan to open 'petroleum university'

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Cabinet approved setting up a "Petroleum University" to make available manpower and technical know how in view of upcoming Petroleum Refinery and Petro-chemicals Complex at Pachpadra. The Cabinet meeting presided by CM Ashok Gehlot also decided to extend a "special customised package" for Textile Industry, an official said. The Cabinet endorsed to open one more Technical University at Kota to reduce the pressure on existing Rajasthan Technical University there, the spokesman said. In another decision, the Cabinet approved setting up of a Rajasthan Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation for providing credit (loan) to self-help group. The state govt. would provide a loan to the tune of Rs 1,000 cr for women and self-help group, he said. The state govt. would keep option for setting up petroleum university on PPP mode in which the private and government can make investment, he said. Under special customised package-2013 plan, the textile industry would attract huge investment and provide employment opportunities, he said, adding the state expected an investment of Rs 10,000 cr in next seven years. Meritorious school students would be provided laptop from July 25 by the ministers in respective districts, the Cabinet directed.

5.qxd 8/27/2013 8:31 PM Page 1

STUDENT AGE FRIDAY, JULY, 05, 2013

EDITORIAL

5
while interfering in the work of the Karnataka Government. During the last State Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh, Congress leaders competed among themselves to raise the percentage of reservations they were promising to Muslims. But the Samajwadi Party finally trumped the Congress in the appeasement game. It comes as no surprise then that the the Samajwadi Party-led Government has since wanted to the foundation for demographic aberrations and social unrest. For example, some claim to have converted to that religion only to take a second wife even when the first is living a practice not allowed by the general law on marriage. In Assam, infiltration from Bangladesh continues unabated right under the nose of the States Congress-led Government as laws that call for identifying and sending back illegal

THE HEIGHT OF ABSURDITY

The University Grants Commission's aptitude test for recruiting university teachers provides shocking insight into the parochial and outright sexist mindset of those who administer higher education in this country. Question 44 in the multiple-choice teaching aptitude section of the National Eligibility Test given this past Sunday asked candidates why most teachers at the primary school stage should be women. If the question stumped many, the options that accompanied highlighted all that was wrong with it. Take the first option, which read: (Women) can teach children better than men. Apart from the fact that there is almost no evidence to back up this claim, the statement reiterates gender stereotypes that women are better with children than men. Perhaps the examiners had in mind that in many homes it is the women who take on the responsibility of teaching the little ones. But this is not because mothers possess any natural talent in this field but mostly because fathers rarely take an active interest, especially at the elementary stage of their child's education thanks to established social parameters of traditional gender roles. But, instead of dismantling these restrictive norms, UGC seems to be accentuating them. This is an observation that is applicable to the second option, (Women) know basic content better than men. It again presumes that women have some special powers perhaps that better equips them to deal with so-called basic content. Yet another option that (women) can deal with children with love and affection is equally damaging taking gender roles back a few decades when the men went out to provide for the family while the women stayed back to care for the home and hearth. But perhaps the most galling of all is the third option that women make for good primary school teachers as they are available on lower salaries. The statement tears into the constitutional basis of equality between men and women, within which is in-built another key principle equal pay for equal work. Additionally, inherent in the statement is the assumption that somehow cheaper teachers maybe hired at the elementary level since the job is basic' and does not require special skills, such as that of an astrophysics professor, for instance. Yet, it is at the elementary level that the educational foundation of a lifetime is laid. Finally, the question is as offensive to men as it is to women. Just as it traps women in the mould of care-givers, it also assumes that men are incapable of rearing children, that they are not loving or affectionate or that they make incompetent teachers because they can't handle basic content.

DISCRIMINATION IN THE NAME OF SECULARISM

BALBIR PUNJ

From Assam to Uttar Pradesh to Kerala, the vote-hungry Congress has pursued a policy of minority appeasement that now threatens the country's very security and identity
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has thanked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from the core of my heart, as he put it, for the latters remark certifying and endorsing the JD(U) leaders secularism. Apparently, Mr Nitish Kumar has outsourced the certification business in the debate on who is secular and who is communal to the Congress. Yet, none of these leaders who gratefully exhibit the Congress endorsed secular/communal label, thinks of the implications of such a perverse exercise. Implied in the Prime Ministers certification of Mr Nitish Kumar as secular is the accusation that the Bihar Chief Minister was communal so far. Why do the likes of Mr Nitish Kumar ignore the consequences of outsourcing the differentiation between secular and communal to a party that has its own kebabs on the fire? When it comes to the secular versus communal debate, it is the Congresss record that is the most suspect. Who should have preference in Government funding for development projects? The natural answer should be the poorest of the poor. But the answer that Mr Singh gave sometime back was the most communal one. He said, Minorities (read: Muslims). If there is any more doubt about the communal nature of his Government, one only has to look at the so-called 15 point programme for minorities that was introduced by the Congress-led UPA regime. Among other certified secularists is the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Ms Mamata Banerjee, whose Government is now paying salaries to Muslim clerics. Such self-pro-

WHERE DAM IS MONEY, AND REST BE DAMNED

This March, I had the occasion to visit Srinagar, Garhwal. There I witnessed some of the immediate consequences of building cascades of dams for the pecuniary benefits of the State (read, local officials). When I argued, Why were there so many dams? I was told that, if the Union Government does not go for dams and generate power, it would have to annually release Rs 10,000 crore to Rs 15,000 crore as Central assistance. The Union Government wants power and the State, hard cash; dams bring a winwin situation. But what about the rivers which, at some places, have started disappearing? Projects currently underway were supposed to increase the hydro-power capacity of the State to 12,235MW. A total of 95 hydro-power projects were being built or planned on different rivers converging in the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi basin of Uttarakhand. Nobody really cared if environmentalists like former IIT professor GD Agrawal or before him Sunderlal Bahuguna were opposing the wild contagion of concrete infrastructures. They were labeled anti-development; development being the new god of the Himalayas. It is not that the officials were unaware that since 2005, when Tehri dams reservoir filled up, the flow of the Bhagirathi had reduced drastically. I then wrote a note: When there will no more rivers to worship, no more jobs for the local population, people will have to migrate to the cities. My friend Michel Daninos book, The Lost River: On the Trail of the Sarasvati, is a mind-opener on the fate of the mythic Saraswati river. Taking into account the latest research in fields as different as satellite imagery, archeology, linguistics, paleontology or mythology, Danino has explained: The Indian subcontinent was the scene of dramatic upheavals a few thousand years ago. The Northwest region entered an arid phase, and erosion coupled with tectonic events played havoc with river course. One of them (the Sarasvati) disappeared. Now, humanity has progressed; it can build its own tectonic events! After the June 16 torrential rains, we have not lost rivers (though the course of some have changed), but in several cases the wild construction of dams has triggered much more destruction, increasing the misery of the locals. A few days after the downpour, The Hindu reported: The national highway between Dehradun and Srinagar [Garhwal] is currently broken at Byasi and Devprayag, with silt measuring upto 10 ft covering an enormous area, in Uttarakhands Pauri district. According to the residents of Shakti Vihar, an area in Srinagar, this disaster occurred on June 17 at around 3am when the Srinagar dam authorities lifted the dam gates. A resident told the newspaper:

claimed secularists not only tolerate the religious extremism and political irredentism of a section of clerics, politicians and intellectuals from the minority (read: Muslim) community but also placate and even genuflect before them. Think of how West Bengal Government did not allow famous author Salman Rushdie to land in Kolkata or permit Taslima Nasreen to live in West Bengal. Back at the Centre, the UPA Government is now recognising matriculation certificates given by madarssas as equivalent to those awarded by accredited education boards. This is despite the fact that most madarssas peddle the most communal of education. In fact, the madarssas generally teach a convoluted view of Indian history that looks down upon Indian civilisation as it existed before Muslim invasion. The institution of the Caliphate, that the Turks themselves overthrew, is eulogised. Young Muslims are thus bonded to medieval times even though they live in a rapidly modernising world. Most madarssas approach to education is Saudi Arabia-centric. Several scholars of West Asia working at prestigious American universities have attributed the mindset that breeds radical Islamist thought to such education. Meanwhile, most children belonging to other religious minority communities in India are exposed to inclusive and secular education. The Government of India is supposed to fight terrorism. But how can it succeed when it encourages narrow-minded, religious teaching and considers it as equivalent to secular, science and rationality-based education? Consequently, in one country there are now two education systems which in turn means that all Indians no longer have a shared worldview or understanding of the country, its history and its ageless pluralistic culture. Those educated in madarssas find it difficult to identify with the aspirations of the rest; thus, they become victims of a mindset that is natural to an insular and insecure community. The refusal of the Congress-led Government in Kerala, for instance, to prosecute PDP leader Abdul Nasser Madani even though he has been accused by the States police of involvement in 2005 Tamil Nadu bus burning case, is yet another instance that reflects on the Congresss pseudo-secular credentials. The same Madani was later found to have planned the 2010 bombing of Bangalores Chinnaswamy stadium. It was left to the BJP-led Government in Karnataka last year to arrest the PDP leader despite all the hurdles placed before it by the Congress-led Government in Kerala. Instead of treating the extremist the way he deserves to be treated, the latter has been working to ensure Madanis well-being in prison, all the

In fact, the madarssas generally teach a convoluted view of Indian history that looks down upon Indian civilisation as it existed before Muslim invasion. The institution of the Caliphate, that the Turks themselves overthrew, is eulogised. Young Muslims are thus bonded to medieval times even though they live in a rapidly modernising world.Most madarssas' approach to education is Saudi Arabia-centric. Several scholars of West Asia working at prestigious American universities have attributed the mindset that breeds radical Islamist thought to such education. Meanwhile, most children belonging to other religious minority communities in India are exposed to inclusive and secular education.
release people accused of planning and executing serial bombings. Mercifully, the Allahabad High Court intervened and stopped the freeing of the accused. In Kerala, the Muslim League which is part of the UDF Government, gets excessive representation and even blocks a top Congress State leader from entering Government because he is a Hindu and has been backed by the two most important Hindu organisations. In Andhra Pradesh, ever since the Congress came back to power in 2004, there have been repeated attempts to provide special benefits to the Muslim community moves that the Andhra High Court has rejected. In any nation, the laws personal conduct, including marriage and family, should apply equally to all citizenry. But we have the secularists exempting members of one specific community from these laws, thereby, laying immigrants are observed only in the breach. The Congress succeeded in including secularism as one of the Directive Principles of State Policy during Emergency. But secularism has not been defined, leaving the Congress and others to interpret it according to their political requirements. The idea that all Indians are entitled to non-discriminatory access to public benefits has now been effectively thrown out of the window. Respecting the constitutional basic of equality before law is communalism in the eyes of pseudo-secularists while discriminating in favour of religious minorities when it comes to access to Government benefits is considered to be secularism. Hopefully, the future will see a decisive shift in Indian politics from the secular-communal discourse to an agenda that focuses on uniform access to development for all.

WHERE DAM IS MONEY, AND REST BE DAMNED

CLAUDE ARPI

Ask policy planners in Uttarakhand the need for so many dams to be constructed in the State, and they will tell you the structures are necessary for power generation and prosperity. But the policy has backfired terribly
This March, I had the occasion to visit Srinagar, Garhwal. There I witnessed some of the immediate consequences of building cascades of dams for the pecuniary benefits of the State (read, local officials). When I argued, Why were there so many dams? I was told that, if the Union Government does not go for dams and generate power, it would have to annually release Rs 10,000 crore to Rs 15,000 crore as Central assistance. The Union Government wants power and the State, hard cash; dams bring a winwin situation. But what about the rivers which, at some places, have started disap-

pearing? Projects currently underway were supposed to increase the hydro-power capacity of the State to 12,235MW. A total of 95 hydropower projects were being built or planned on different rivers converging in the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi basin of Uttarakhand. Nobody really cared if environmentalists like former IIT professor GD Agrawal or before him Sunderlal Bahuguna were opposing the wild contagion of concrete infrastructures. They were labeled anti-development; development being the new god of the Himalayas. It is not that the officials were unaware that since 2005, when Tehri dams reservoir filled up, the flow of the Bhagirathi had reduced drastically. I then wrote a note: When there will no more rivers to worship, no more jobs for the local population, people will have to migrate to the cities. My friend Michel Daninos book, The Lost River: On the Trail of the Sarasvati, is a mind-opener on the fate of the mythic Saraswati river. Taking into account the latest research in fields as different as satellite imagery, archeology, linguistics, paleontology or mythology, Danino has explained: The Indian subcontinent was the scene of dramatic upheavals a few thousand years ago. The Northwest region entered an arid phase, and erosion coupled with tectonic events played havoc with river course. One of them (the Sarasvati) disappeared. Now, humanity has progressed; it can build its own tectonic events! After the June 16 torrential rains, we have not lost rivers (though the course of some have changed), but in several cases the wild construction of dams has triggered much more destruction, increasing the misery of the locals. A few days after the downpour, The Hindu reported: The national highway between Dehradun and Srinagar [Garhwal] is currently broken at Byasi and Devprayag, with silt measuring upto 10 ft covering an enormous area, in Uttarakhands Pauri district. According to the residents of Shakti Vihar, an area in Srinagar, this disaster occurred on June 17 at around 3am when the Srinagar dam authorities lifted the dam gates. A resident told the newspaper: The rainfall on June 16 was so much that the water reached up to our knees, and to add to

it, the dam authorities released water without a prior warning. Did they panic? Enquiries, if any, will tell us. The water from upstream swept the debris lying around the dam construction site and deposited a huge amount of silt tens of kilometers downstream. The water level was three to four metres higher than any previous floods. The question asked by each commentator was: Was it predictable? In 2009, after studying the hydro-electric projects in Uttarakhand, a State Audit of the Comptroller and Auditor-General explained: With the creation of Uttarakhand in November 2000, its hydropower potential was recognised as key to the development of the State. The Government chalked out an ambitious plan to harness its hydro-power potential through the concerted efforts of both the State and the private sector. A State policy was formulated in October 2002; with the dams, the needs of the State but also those of the starved northern grid could be taken care of. According to the CAG report, most of the projects faced problems associated with land acquisition, forest clearances and enhancement in project capacities. But did anybody read the report? Certainly not the planners and their contractors they were too busy making money. Indeed, dam is money, whether in Uttarakhand, in Sikkim or in Arunachal Pradesh. The CAG had warned: The States policy on hydro-power projects was silent on the vital issue of maintaining downstream flow in the diversion reach, physical verification of four out of five operational projects, showed that river-beds downstream had almost completely dried up. A new Saraswati in the making! The Auditors also remarked: Negligence of environmental concerns was obvious as the muck generated from excavation and construction activities, was being openly dumped into the rivers contributing to increase in the turbidity of water. It has now happened on a large scale after the June 16 and 17 torrential rains. ForThe Hindu article, a resident told the reporter: Though residents were saved, cattle were killed under the silt. Quintals of fish that the river brought along are also rot-

ting under the debris. It appears that every person passing by the site could smell the rotten flesh. The CAG had concluded: The individual and cumulative impact on the downstream river flow should be seriously considered to ensure that the projects do not result in disastrous impact on the environment. Now, it is too late. Yet, it was supposed to be a win-win situation! As information triggers through about the Himalayan devastation, news of the Vishnuprayag Hydro-electric Project was posted on the blog of two well-known environmentalists, Vimalbhai and Briharshraj Tadiyal. Remember, Vishnuprayag is one of the Panch Prayags (five confluences) of the Alaknanda river, and lies at the confluence of Alaknanda and Dhauliganga between Joshimath and Badrinath. It is located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. According to legend, Rishi Narada had a vision of Vishnu while meditating there. Of course, all this is not real, it is only mythology. Concrete alone is real nowadays. The environmentalists wrote: When the waters rose, dam authorities failed to open all the gates of the dam. Due to this, a two km long reservoir was formed upstream of the dam. Pressure from the water broke the dam and went on to wipe out the Lambagad village market. In 2012 already, some shops in Lambagad had been washed away when water was released inadvertently by the dam authorities. This time, the deluge from the upper reaches of Alaknanda buried the 400 MW Vishnupyrag HEP. Will the Government of Uttarakhand continue with its dam policy? Will politicians and developers resist getting rich quickly? Tragically, the same situation is bound to happen, probably on a larger scale, in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. And what about the string of dams being built by the Chinese on the Yarlung Tsangpo (Siang/Brahmaputra) in Tibet? And if China constructs its purported mega-dam, where will the debris go? Will the situation be different on the Roof of the World than in Uttarakhand? It is probably worse due to the higher seismicity. Has Mr Shivshankar Menon, the National Security Adviser, discussed the issue with his Chinese counterpart during their recent meeting in Beijing?

6.qxd 8/27/2013 8:31 PM Page 1

STUDENT AGE FRIDAY, JULY,05, 2013

NATIONAL

CM inspects CP, wants facelift project completed before polls

NEW DELHI, JULY 04: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday visited Connaught Place to review progress of the muchdelayed re-development work in the market and issued strict instrictions to the contractor to finish the project at the earliest. Expressing unhapiness over slow pace of work, Dikshit told Engineers India Limited that government will not "tolerate" any more delays in the Rs 600-crore project. The EIL has missed several deadlines in implementing the project which was to be completed before the commencement of the Commonwealth Games in October, 2010. The Chief Minister visited almost all the blocks of Connaught Place and emphasised the need for restoring its "old glory". Officials said the city Government has planned a "grand reopening" of the Connaught Place before the assembly elections scheduled to be held in November. Dikshit was accompanied by Chief Secretary D M Spolia, New Delhi Municipal Corporation chairperson Archna Arora and top officials of EIL. Officials said the Chief Minister directed concerned agencies to shift cables of various service providers to an underground tunnel immediately. She also issued instruction to give a proper facelift to inner circle and walkways in the market, besides asking NDMC to focus on horticultural work. She instructed the NDMC to appropriately design the roadside kiosks and launch a special campaign to remove posters. Dikshit also asked NDMC to ensure proper cleanliness and sanitation and particularly told the agency to properly maintain the public toilets.

2008 Delhi serial blasts: Continuous non-production of accused angers court

NEW DELHI, JULY 04: Miffed over non-production of alleged terrorists accused in 2008 Delhi serial blasts from Ahmedabad jail, a court here has asked prosecution why no steps were taken for revocation of a Gujarat government order which prohibited accused being taken outside the state. "When prosecution is aware of the fact that orders have already been passed by Gujarat government regarding nonproduction of undertrials outside Gujarat, it should have taken steps for revocation of orders but surprisingly no steps have been taken by it in this regard," Additional Sessions Judge Narinder Kumar said. The order of the court came after it received a fax message from Ahmedabad prison saying the six accused persons have not been produced because of non-revocation of the October 27, 2009 order of State's Home department stating that they shall not be moved out of the state. Besides this, the five accused lodged in Navi Mumbai's Taluja jail, were also not produced before the court here despite repeated production warrants. M S Khan, counsel

Ordinance on Food Security sent to President for consent

NEW DELHI, JULY 04: Government on Thursday sent the ordinance on food security to President Pranab Mukherjee for his consent. The President's Secretariat received the ordinance at 10 pm tonight, Rashtrapati Bhavan sources said, adding it will be given to the President for his consideration. Brushing aside political opposition, Government had on Wednesday decided to issue the ordinance to give nation's twothird population the right to get 5 kgs of foodgrains every month at highly subsidised rates of Rs 1-3 per kg. The Food Security programme when implemented will be the biggest in the world with the government spending estimated at Rs 125,000 crore annually on supply of about 62 million tonnes of rice, wheat and coarse cereals to 67 per cent of the population. The Food Security programme when implemented will be the biggest in the world with the government spending estimated at Rs 125,000 crore annually on supply of about 62 million tonnes of rice, wheat and coarse cereals to 67 per cent of the population. Opposition parties today slammed the government bringing the ordinance, accusing it of bypassing Parliament which is due to meet in a few weeks and acting in a hurry with an eye on polls. The government rejected the charge saying it wants to provide food security to crores and alleged that Opposition leaders, who had earlier disrupted Parliament sessions were now shedding "crocodile tears" over parliamentary propriety.

for seven accused persons said he will move contempt petition before Supreme Court for nonproduction of his clients. Khan submitted that earlier in a writ petition, the Gujarat government had given assurance to the Supreme Court that

whenever it will be necessary and there are proper warrants by any of the special courts, the accused persons shall be moved out of Ahmedabad to be present in that court. He represents accused Zia-urRehman, Kayamuddin

Kapadia, both lodged in Sabarmati Jail and Mohd Sadique, Mohd. Mansoor Ashgar Peerbhoy, Mubin Kadar Shiekh, Asif Bashiruddin and Mohd Akbar Ismile Choudhary, all lodged in Taluja jail.

NEW DELHI, JULY 04: A Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) driver accidentally opened fire while showing his newly bought pistol to colleagues at a bus depot in the national capital on Thursday, police said. The incident took place on the second floor of the DTC's Indraprastha bus depot. No one was injured in the firing. The driver, identified as Sunil, fled from the spot, police said.

Driver accidentally opens AP Government failed to take care fire at Delhi bus depot of Uttarakhand victims: TDP
VIJAYAWADA, JULY 04: Main Opposition TDP on Thursday accused the Congress Government of failing to take adequate care of pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh who were stranded in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand. TDP President Chandrababu Naidu said Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy did not visit the hill state when the 'Chardham' pilgrims from the State were facing hardships in the wake of flash floods and landslides. Reddy also failed to give timely instructions to his officials to take steps for evacuation of the pilgrims from the flood-hit areas, the Leader of Opposition said, addressing a gathering of TDP workers at Edupugallu village near here. While the TDP leaders were involved in relief and rehabilitation of flood victims, the State Government had not bothered to provide even basic amenities to the pilgrims who were brought to Andhra Bhavan in New Delhi, Naidu said. TDP spent its own money to facilitate transfer of the pilgrims to the State. Instead of appreciating the services rendered by the main Opposition party, Congress leaders have politicised the entire issue, the former Chief Minister said. Many flood victims need medical and financial support to recover from the post-disaster trauma, he maintained.

Protests erupt in Andhra over Telangana issue

HYDERABAD, AUG 04: With the Congress party hinting at an early decision on the Telangana issue, protests began in Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions of Andhra Pradesh, also called Seemandhra, opposing any move to divide the state. Samaikhya Andhra or the United Andhra Joint Action Committee (JAC) Thursday staged protests in Kadapa and Anantapur districts of the Rayalaseema region, demanding that the state be kept united. Students took out a rally in Kadapa. They tried to lay siege to the district collector's office. The protestors raised slogans against political leaders for keeping silent over the centre's proposed move to divide the state. In Anantapur, the JAC organised a similar protest, demanding that the central government not divide the state. Interestingly, the protests began a day after a minister from the region, T.G. Venkatesh said unlike in the past there was no public support to their campaign for keeping the state united. In Hyderabad, Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samiti (RPS) founder Byreddy Rajasekhar Reddy Thursday began 52-hour hunger strike, demanding separate statehood for Rayalaseema region. He said Rayala-Telangana state (comprising Rayalaseema and Telangana region) would not be acceptable to people of Rayalaseema. Byreddy alleged that though Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Leader of Opposition N. Chandrababu Naidu and YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy all come from Rayalaseema, nobody was doing anything for the future of the region. Byreddy, who quit the Telugu Desam Party to float the RPS last year, said Rayalaseema would not merge with either Telangana or coastal Andhra. "A separate Rayalaseema state is our only option," he said. The Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), which is spearheading the movement for separate Telangana state, Thursday held a round-table meeting in New Delhi to garner support of various national and regional political parties. The meeting passed a resolution, demanding the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government abide by Dec 9, 2009, statement that the process for formation of the Telangana state would be initiated. Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh said Monday that a decision on Telangana issue was in the final stage. He asked the chief minister, Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha and state Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana to prepare roadmap if the decision is taken either way. Two Congress MPs from coastal Andhra have already threatened to quit if the centre goes ahead with formation of the separate Telangana state.

Ex-TDP leader on fast over Rayalaseema cause

HYDERABAD, JULY 04: Former TDP MLA Byreddy Rajasekhara Reddy, who has been championing the cause of Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh, on Thursday began his 52-hour fast alleging that the region is being taken for granted in resolving the Telangana issue. Taking exception to proposals like 'Rayala-Telangana' (formation of a separate Telangana state by making two Rayalaseema districts a part of it), he said that such options destroy the very existence of Rayalaseema. The people of Rayalaseema felt hurt over such ideas, he said. Though top leaders in all major parties, including chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu and YSR Congress president Jaganmohan Redd, belonged to Rayalaseema region, they kept quiet on the interests of the region, Reddy alleged. The region includes the southern districts of Anantapur, Chittoor, Kadapa and Kurnool. Even though it produced big leaders, Rayalaseema continues to be one of the most backward regions, Reddy said. Rajasekhara Reddy's outfit 'Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samiti' is demanding separate statehood for the region.

Driver's revolver goes off in DTC HQ

NEW DELHI, JULY 04: Panic gripped Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) headquarters here on Thursday after a bullet was allegedly accidentally fired from a revolver by a driver who was brandishing his newly acquired weapon on the premises. "The driver has been identified as Sunil (50). He has been booked under section 336 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for endangering public safety. Nobody was hurt in the incident," said a senior police official. Sunil fled from the spot soon after the incident and has been suspended by DTC. "The incident took place around 11:30 am in Room No. 208 at the second floor of DTC headquarters. Around four people were present in the room at the time. Sunil fled from the spot," said a woman who was present in the room during the incident. Sunil is said to have purchased the revolver recently from Kanpur and got it to the office in the morning.

Dec 16 gang-rape: Bus was Man arrested for in accused's custody raping tenant
NEW DELHI, AUG 04: The owner of the bus, in which a 23-year-old girl was gangraped here on December 16 last year, today deposed as a prosecution witness in a Delhi court and said the vehicle was in continuous custody of its driver Ram Singh on the day of the incident and the following day also. Ramadhar, the carpenter who was lured into the bus and robbed by the accused before they gangraped the girl, also deposed as a prosecution witness and identified the four accused present in the court as those who had robbed and assaulted him on the same night. Bus owner Dinesh Yadav was produced before Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna from Tihar jail where he is lodged in connection with a case of cheating and forgery in getting his vehicles registered and plying them on Delhi roads illegally. "Accused Ram Singh (deceased) was the driver of the bus in the month of December 2012. One Akshay was the helper. I had not seen Akshay and hence cannot identify him. "This bus was being parked by accused Ram Singh near his house because this bus was attached with the school and also with an office as a chartered bus to take officials from Delhi to Noida and that the accused used to pick up the students early in the morning," he told the court. Ramadhar also told the judge that the persons present in the court room are the same who had robbed him on the night of December 16, 2012.

Meghalaya to enforce laws to tackle influx: CM

SHILLONG, JULY 04: Meghalaya government on Thursday said that it has been working out on the need to enforce the Foreigners' Act and Tenancy Law in view of the need to tackle the problem of influx and illegal immigration in the state. "We have directed Law and Labour departments to examine on the need of having state laws in place to cover those areas which are not covered by the existing laws," Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said after a high level meeting held. The chief minister said that the need to implement the Foreigners Act in view of the state having a total stretch of 465.387 km international border with Bangladesh where instances of illegal immigration takes place. The issue concerning influx has been raised on several occasions by both members of the House in the state Assembly and NGOs of the state. Stating that the department has been asked to start the process of drafting the Tenancy Law, he said, "Chief Secretary has been directed to hold a meeting on the matter." According to him, Tenancy Law will further ensure the law agency to keep check on people with doubtful credential that are entering the state by roping in the involvement of house-owners who are engaging in giving rented their house. "It is important to verify the credential of people from outside and purpose of stay through the tenancy law which all house owners have to comply," Sangma added.

Ex-Maoist leader Ganti Prasadam shot at Nellore

HYDERABAD, JULY 04: Former Maoist leader Ganti Prasada Rao alias Prasadam, who was released in 2011 in exchange for the kidnapped collector of Odisha's Malkangiri, was critically injured in an assassination attempt in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore town Thursday, police said. Prasadam, a poet and convenor of the Martyr's Committee of Friends and Relatives (a group representing kin of Maoists killed in shoot-outs with police), was attacked by three unidentified people near government-run hospital in Nellore. The assailants fired at him and also attacked him with a knife. Prasadam was shifted to hospital, where his condition is stated to be critical. The assailants escaped after the attack. Police said they have formed several teams to arrest them. Prasadam, who is popularly known as Ganti Prasadam, was attacked after he attended a meeting of Martyrs' Committee in Nellore, about 500 km here. Maoist sympathizer and Revolutionary Writers' Association (Virasam) leader Varvara Rao has blamed police for the attack on Ganti Prasadam. Ganti Prasadam along with some other Maoists was released from jail in Odisha in 2011 when Maoists had kidnapped Malkangiri district collector RV Krishna. The collector was released after nine-day captivity when the Odisha government met Maoists' demands including release of Ganti Prasadam, Padma, wife of top Maoist leader Ramakrishna and another Maoist Sriramulu Srinivas. A native of Bobbili in Vizianagaram district, Ganti Prasadam was arrested by Odisha Police from Visakhapatnam in 2010 a few days after Padma and three others were caught at Similiguda in Koraput district. Padma was allegedly on her way to meet her husband in Narayanpatna forests. Prasadam was said to have facilitated the visit. He had been lodged in Koraput jail till Jan 5, 2011 before Andhra Pradesh Police took him to Ongole in connection with the 1997 railway track explosion at Julmaly in Guntur district. He was brought back to Odisha in February 2011 after Maoists demanded his release. The Odisha High Court had granted him bail. He was also an accused in various cases including the attack on then Superintendent of Police of Prakasam district, Mahesh Chandra Ladha in 2005. Prasadam's brother Ramesh, an active member of Communist Party of India-Maoist, was killed in a shoot-out with police.

GHAZIABAD, JULY 04: A man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping a 24-year-old woman, who along with her family, stayed as a tenant in his house in Shalimar Garden area. The victim, her husband and their three-year-old daughter stayed in the second floor of the house owned by Nazim, Shalimar Garden police outpost in-charge Iftqar Qureshi said. Nazim raped the woman when she was alone in the house last afternoon, he said, adding the landlord threatened her of dire consequences if she informed anyone about the incident. Nazim raped the woman when she was alone in the house last afternoon, he said, adding the landlord threatened her of dire consequences if she informed anyone about the incident. On the complaint of the victim, a case was registered and the accused arrested, Qureshi said. The woman has been sent for medical examination, the police official said.

7.qxd 8/27/2013 8:31 PM Page 1

STUDENT AGE FRIDAY, JULY 05, 2013

INTERNATIONAL & ECONOMY

7
Snowden case: France apologises in Bolivia plane row
AGENCIES AMERICA,JULY 04: France has apologised to Bolivia for refusing to allow President Evo Morales' jet into its airspace, blaming "conflicting information". Bolivia accused France, Italy, Spain and Portugal of blocking the plane. It said some wrongly believed US fugitive Edward Snowden was on board. Speaking in Berlin, French President Francois Hollande said he granted permission as soon as he knew it was Mr Morales' plane. President Morales was flying back to Bolivia from Moscow when the plane was forced to stop in Vienna. Angry reactionsThe French foreign ministry issued a statement on the incident.Ministry spokesman Philippe Lalliot said: "The foreign minister called his Bolivian counterpart to tell him about France's regrets after the incident caused by the late confirmation of permission for President Morales' plane to fly over [French] territory." Footage shows Bolivian President Evo Morales waiting inside Vienna airport, as Steve Rosenberg reports The episode sparked angry reactions from heads of state

France 'runs vast electronic spying operation using NSA-style methods'

PARIS, JULY 04: The French president, Franois Hollande, who said after claims of US spying on the EU that such practices must 'cease immediately'. Photograph: Carsten Koall/Getty Images France runs a vast electronic surveillance operation, intercepting and stocking data from citizens' phone and internet activity, using similar methods to the US National Security Agency's Prism programme exposed by Edward Snowden, Le Monde has reported. An investigation by the French daily found that the DGSE, France's external intelligence agency, had spied on the French public's phone calls, emails and internet activity. The agency intercepted signals from computers and phones in France as well as between France and other countries, looking not so much at content but to create a map of "who is talking to whom", the paper said. Le Monde said data from emails, text messages, phone records, accessing of Facebook and Twitter, and internet activity going through sites such as Google, Microsoft or Yahoo! was stocked for years on vast servers on three different floors in the basement of the DGSE headquarters. The paper described the vast spying programme as secret, "outside any serious control" and illegal. The metadata from phone and internet use was stocked in a "gigantic database" which could be consulted by six French intelligence and security agencies as well as the police. The paper said Bernard Barbier, technical director of the DGSE, had previously described the system as "probably the biggest information centre in Europe after the English". Referring to the system as a "French Big Brother", Le Monde said the French state was able to use the surveillance "to spy on anybody at any time". The paper wrote: "All of our communications are spied on."The foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, said this week that France did not spy on the US embassy in Paris because "between partner countries" these "were not the sorts of things that should happen". Asked about the US spying, Fleur Pellerin, the junior minister for the digital economy, told BFMTV this week that she found the "generalised surveillance of citizens" was "particularly shocking". ss Le Monde said that after Snowden's revelations about the NSA's Prism surveillance programme prompted indignation in Europe, France "only weakly protested, for two excellent reasons: Paris already knew about it, and it was doing the same thing". When revelations about the Prism programme harvesting citizens' data emerged, the French government did not immediately comment. But after fresh allegations about the US spying on the European Union and foreign embassies, including the French embassy in Washington, the president, Franois Hollande, said these practices must "cease immediately". France demanded the suspension of talks on the EU-US free trade pact until it had received full explanations about surveillance. The foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, said this week that France did not spy on the US embassy in Paris because "between partner countries" these "were not the sorts of things that should happen". Asked about the US spying, Fleur Pellerin, the junior minister for the digital economy, told BFMTV this week that she found the "generalised surveillance of citizens" was "particularly shocking". ss The Guardian revealed last month that Britain's spy agency GCHQ had secretly gained access to the network of cables which carry the world's phone calls and internet traffic and had started to process vast streams of sensitive personal information which it was sharing with its American partner, the NSA.

across Latin America. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner referred to "not only the humiliation of a sister country, but of the South American continent". Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said on Twitter: "I reaffirm all our solidarity with Evo [Morales] and from Venezuela, with dignity, we will respond to this dangerous, disproportionate, and unacceptable aggression" Ecuador's President Rafael Correa tweeted: "We express our solidarity with Evo [Morales] and the brave Bolivian people." A statement by Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff said: "The embarrassment to President Morales hits not

only Bolivia, but all of Latin America." Demonstrators marched on the French embassy in La Paz, burning the French flag and demanding the expulsion of the ambassador to Bolivia. President Correa asked that the Unasur group of South American nations call an urgent meeting over the matter.The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, expressed his "deep displeasure" with the "lack of respect" shown by the countries that denied airspace to Mr Morales' jet. Bolivia's Vice-President Alvaro Garcia said a group of Latin American leaders would meet in Cochabamba, Bolivia, on Thursday over the case.

On tape, Rupert Murdoch slams police investigation

LONDON, JULY 4: Rupert Murdoch has been recorded saying wrongdoing by his British newspapers was "next to nothing" and apparently acknowledging that his reporters paid police officers for information. In a tape published in transcript by the ExaroNews journalism website and broadcast on Channel 4 News, Murdoch is heard saying, "it's the biggest inquiry ever, over next to nothing." "It's a disgrace. Here we are, two years later, and the cops are totally incompetent," said Murdoch, who is executive chairman of News Corp. The outlets said the tape was recorded during a meeting with journalists at The Sun newspaper in March. Murdoch told them: "We're talking about payments for news tips from cops: that's been going on a hundred years." The mogul also said it had been "a mistake" on the company's part to hand over so many of its files to police. Several Sun staff have been charged as part police investigations into phone hacking and bribery spurred by the revelation two years ago that Murdoch's News of the World routinely eavesdropped on the mobile phone voicemails of celebrities, politicians, royals and crime victims. Former staff of the News of the World, which Murdoch shut down after the hacking scandal erupted in 2011, also face trial, along with a number of police officers, prison guards and other officials accused of accepting bribes. Murdoch has publicly apologized for phone hacking, which he has called "appalling," and News Corp. has paid out millions to settle lawsuits from scores of victims.

Chinese general warns India as AK Antony visits Beijing Drive-by shooters,

AGENCIES BEIJING, JULY 04: An outspoken Chinese general, known for his nationalist views, warned India on Thursday against stirring up "new trouble" in a long-running border dispute, just as Defence Minister AK Antony was set to visit Beijing. "The Indian side should not provoke new problems and increase military deployment at the border areas and stir up new trouble," Major General Luo Yuan told reporters. Major General Luo, the deputy-director general of the world military research department at a People's Liberation Army academy, described himself at a briefing as a "reasonable hardliner". He made waves last year with comments questioning the legitimacy of Japanese sovereignty over the Ryukyu Islands, a chain that includes Okinawa and hosts numerous United States military bases. "India is the only country in the world that says that it is developing its military power because of China's military threat," said Major General Luo, who was wearing a business suit. "So I believe that India should be very cautious in what it does and what it says." A high-altitude frontier dispute between the nucleararmed giants in the Himalayas has simmered for decades but intensified in May over troop movements in the region. New Delhi alleged Chinese troops intruded nearly 20 kilometres into Indian territory. A three-week standoff ensued and was resolved after talks between local military leaders and a withdrawal of troops from both sides. The border situation was now generally "under control" fol-

bomb kill 6 in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: Officials say gunmen in speeding cars shot and killed three people in Baghdad while a bombing at a teahouse Wednesday night also killed three. A police officer says attackers opened fire from a speeding car at two doctors in the eastern New Baghdad neighbourhood Thursday morning, killing one and wounding the other. The officer says a similar drive-by shooting in the eastern Zafaraniyah neighbourhood killed a woman doctor and a school guard. Another officer says a bomb went off last night inside a teahouse in the capital's northern Azamiyah neighborhood, killing three people and wounding 14 there. Two medical officials confirmed the casualty figures. They spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to talk to the media. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

lowing a visit to India in May by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Major General Luo said. His comments came as Defence Minister AK Antony was due to arrive in China later today for three days of talks, the first such trip in seven years. Antony's visit, on which he is accompanied by top Indian

military commanders, coincides with a trip to China by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Pakistan, India's nucleararmed neighbour and archrival, is a longstanding close ally of Beijing. Chinese officials describe their relationship with Islamabad as one between "all weather friends".

Argentina approves rapist registry

Egypt's Morsi ousted, Justice Mansour sworn in as interim president

AGENCIES CAIRO, JULY 04: An army-backed top jurist was on Thursday sworn in as Egypt's interim head of state, a day after the powerful military deposed and detained the Arab nation's first democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi amidst high drama. As an uncertain new political order began to take shape in Egypt following the ouster of Muslim Brotherhood leader Morsi, Justice Adly Mahmoud Mansour - head of High Constitutional Court - took the presidential oath of office. Transition in Egypt: As It Happened I 67-year-old Mansour saluted the army, the judiciary and the police in a brief acceptance speech to rapturous applause. He praised the protesters whose mass demonstrations spurred the military action, calling them a unifying force. In his remarks, Justice Mansour also paid tribute to the youth of the revolution and all revolutionary forces for taking part in the "glorious day of 30 June." "I swear by Almighty God that I will uphold the republican system, protests against him that began on the June 30 anniversary of his first year in office. The military today confirmed that it is holding Morsi. Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad said the deposed president was under "house arrest" at the presidential Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo. He said some members of Morsi's inner circle have also put under house arrest. Earlier security forces had imposed a travel ban on Morsi and other leading figures in the Muslim Brotherhood. The Egyptian police said it has orders to arrest 300 leaders and members of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood. The head of Egypt's armed forces yesterday ousted Morsi just one year after he was elected as the country's first democratically elected president in 2012 after nearly three-decades authoritarian rule of strongman Hosni Mubarak. Egyptian army commander Gen Abdel Fattah Sisi on state television issued a declaration suspending the Constitution and appointing Mansour as interim head of state. Sisi called for presidential and parliamentary elections, a panel to review the constitution and a national reconciliation committee. He said the roadmap had been agreed by a range of political groups. The move came after Islamist leader refused to quit following the end of a 48-hour deadline set by the army to resolve the political crisis that arose after millions of Egyptian demanding his resignation took to the streets. Egypt's iconic Tahrir Square, the hub of the anti-Morsi protesters -erupted into ecstasy as the military announced his outer. This morning, Tahrir Square was calm. The huge crowds that had celebrated Morsi's removal with horns, cheering, fireworks the night before had thinned out. Protesters accused Morsi and his the Muslim Brotherhood of pursuing an Islamist agenda and of failing to resolve the nation's economic problems. However, a statement on Morsi's Facebook page denounced the army move as a "military coup". Morsi's statement stressed that he remains the head of state and the supreme commander of the armed forces.

BUENOS AIRES: Argentinas Congress has approved a law creating a national registry with the DNA of rapists. The lower house passed the law with 211 votes in favour and one against Wednesday. It had already been approved by the Senate. The registry will store the DNA of convicted rapists and sex abusers collected at the crime scene as well from victims when criminals have not been caught. Access to the database is restricted to prosecutors and judges and will be stored for 100 years from the opening of a case. Its based on Megans Law, which requires law enforcement agencies to notify the public about convicted sex offenders living in their communities. Megans Law is named after 7-year-old Megan Kanka who was murdered in the U.S in 1994 by a sex offender.

respect the constitution and the law, look after the interests of the people, protect the independence of the nation and the safety of its land," Mansour said while taking oath telecast live on state TV. Mansour's appointment came after the military last night removed Morsi from power, a little more than a year after the 61-year-old Islamist

leader assumed office, following massive protests against his style of functioning. In the run-up to the showdown, the powerful army generals and Morsi both pledged to sacrifice their lives to defend the country. On Tuesday, the army had given a 48-hour ultimatum to Morsi to resolve the political crisis in the wake of massive

Justice Mansour sworn in as Egypt interim President

CAIRO: The supreme justice of Egypts Supreme Constitutional Court has been sworn in as the nations interim President, replacing the Mohamed Morsy who was ousted by the military. Adly Mansour was sworn in on Thursday at the Constitutional Court in a ceremony broadcast live on state television. According to military decree, Justice Mansour will serve as Egypts interim leader until a new President is elected. A date for that vote has yet to be set. Justice Manosurs assumption of office comes a day after the military deposed Mr. Morsy, who took office a year ago as Egypts first democratically elected President. The military moved to oust Mr. Morsy after millions of Egyptians took to the streets this week to demand his resignation.Mr. Morsy is under house arrest at an undisclosed location. Praises protests, Army At the ceremony Justice Mansour praised the mass protests demanding the ouster of Mr. Morsy, saying they united Egyptians. Who is Mansour? Born in 1945, Justice Mansour received a licence to practise law from the Cairo University in 1967 and joined the state council in 1970, rising in the ranks until he was appointed deputy president of the HCC in 1992. He was appointed as its president in May 2013 and took up his post on July 1 following retirement of justice Maher ElBeheiry.Justice Mansour was appointed in line with a new 2011 law, which stipulated that HCC heads should be appointed from within the court system. For 20 years, the HCC head was chosen from outside the constitutional court, Ahram online reported. Cairo-born Justice Mansour helped draft the supervision law for the presidential elections that brought Morsi to power in 2012, which included setting a legal timeframe for electoral campaigning

Who spends over half a million dollars to buy 'likes' on Facebook? The US State Dept, actually
AGENCIES NEW DELHI, JULY 4: If 'Likes' on Facebook are compared to votes, it has emerged that the US government actually bought votes. On the Fourth of July, which Americans celebrate as Independence Day, a report revealed that the State Department spent a whopping $630,000 to win millions of "likes" on its Facebook pages. This spending came at a time of severe government austerity measures. A scathing report by the department's independent watchdog took the coordinators of its social media outreach policy to task saying it needed to "direct its digital advertising to specific public diplomacy goals". The report by the Office of the Inspector General found that two advertising campaigns launched in 2011 and 2012 cost some $30,000 with the "goal of building global outreach platforms for engagement with foreign audiences by increasing the number of fans... on four thematic Facebook properties". "Many in the bureau criticise the advertising campaigns as 'buying fans' who may have once clicked on a post or 'liked' a photo but have no real interest in the topic and have never engaged further," read the report released late last month. Although each of the four thematic pages run by the Bureau of International Information Programs managed to attract some 2.5 million fans by mid-March, only about 2 per cent of those actually actively engaged with the sites by 'liking' topics or sharing information posted on it. "Many postings had fewer than 100 comments or shares; the most popular ones had several hundred," the report said. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the report had been

Death toll in Indonesia quake rises to 30

AGENCIES INDONESIA, JULY 4: Officials say the death toll from an earthquake that hit Indonesias Aceh province earlier this week has reached 30. Soldiers, police and volunteers are searching debris from the earthquake for another 12 people believed missing. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency says the main focus of recovery efforts Thursday would be to search for more victims, assist the injured and provide supplies for those in need. Nugroho said 275 people were injured and more than 4,300 houses and buildings were damaged in Tuesdays magnitude-6.1 quake. Indonesia is prone to earthquakes. In 2004, a magnitude-9.1 earthquake off Aceh triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people in 14 countries.

taken seriously and vowed most its recommendations would be implemented before the start of the 2014 fiscal year in October. "Online advertising has significantly decreased. It's now at $2,500 a month," she said, adding that "still allows us to reach out and communicate with a wide

range of individuals living overseas". The State Department has embraced the wide outreach made possible through social media, but is still developing guidelines for how such sites as Facebook and Twitter should be used in the world of diplomacy.

STUDENT AGE FRIDAY, JULY 05, 2013

MISC
SABINES PARK
ASIAN ATHLETICS

a golden delight German Fights Back To Set Up Title Vikas throws Chinese Men And Women Emerge Fastest Clash With Frances Marion Bartoli
LONDON: Theres something awkward about Marion Bartoli. Theres something equally awesome too. Bartoli's stretched-out routine, before she receives serve each time, begins with a hurried shadow-boxing drill - that the 28-year-old may have picked up at a junior summer camp - and culminates into a little wriggle of her backside before she explodes into her two-handed shot. It is an intimidating sight. Interestingly, it was the 15th seed's pointprecise returning that won the Frenchwoman the semifinal against Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens, who fell on her bad knee early in the contest. Bartoli won 6-1, 6-2 in 62 minutes. In her second final at SW19, Bartoli will take on Centre Court's smiling assassin Germany's Sabine Lisicki, ranked 24 in the world. On Thursday, Lisciki added to her collection of seed-fall when she knocked out the battling fourth-ranked Agnienszka Radwanska 6-4, 2-6, 9-7 in 2 hours and 18 minutes. Bartoli is fast becoming a PUNE: Chinas Su Bingtian successfully defended his 100m crown while Vikas Gowda brought Indias its first gold in the 20th Asian Athletics Championships here on Thursday. MR Poovama too produced an admirable show to bag the womens 400m silver (clocking 53.37s) and the humble Ratiram Saini added to the hosts tally with a bronze in the mens 10,000m at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex. Tw e n t y - t h r e e - y e a r - o l d Bingtian rubbished all the pre-event talk about a rivalry with Samuel Adelebari Francis, the Asian record holder from Qatar, by cruising home in 10.17 seconds. Francis, who ran 9.9s in 2007 Amman, came home in 10.27 to nose ahead of Omans Barakat Al Harti (10.30s) for the silver. Bingtian became the fifth man to win the 100m title at the successive editions of the biennial event.

creature of routines - she even has a cat-napping one which she indulges in half an hour before a match, like she did today. Kirsten, ranked 20 in the world, who has come back from a life-threatening condition and worked her way to a position of strength, struggled against the barrage of sizzling tennis dished out by her opponent. Lisicki very nearly lost her way in the web Radwanska had spun around her. She lost nine out of 10 games from early in the second set to the start of the decider in which she trailed 0-3. After the change of ends, it was

clear that the German, who had suffered a debilitating ankle injury in 2010, had decided that if she was going to go down she was going to do it her way, hitting the tennis ball. After Lisicki pulled back, the two players, rivals since juniors, went shoulder to shoulder until Lisicki broke Radwanska in the 15th game when the fourth seed sent a volley long. She then served out the match on her second match-point. The German sank to her knees, fists clenched, her smiling face awash with tears as her parents (of Polish descent) celebrated in the stands.

Lisicki, who has lit up Wimbledon with her sunny disposition, called her effort before a screaming full house as "unbelievable". "The last few games were so exciting," she said before adding, "Agnieszka played so well, she was fighting all the time. I fought with all my heart. I really believed I could do it. This match was a little similar to my match against Serena in which I fought back from 0-3 down in the decider. I told myself if I could do it against Serena, I could do it again. That win against Serena gave me a lot of confidence.

When his compatriot Yongli Wei won the womens sprint, China was repeating the act of winning both the 100m at the same edition for the fourth time. The mens discus throw gold was Gowdas to lose and the 29-year-old grabbed it with a throw of 64.90 metres. Irans Mohammad Samimi led the competition with a throw of 61.93m in the third attempt but failed to improve on it and settled for silver. Ahmed Mohammed Dheed

of Qatar (60.92) bagged the bronze. Poovamma missed the flight to the World Championships by some distance as Chinas Zhao Yanmin took the gold in 52.49s, nearly a second ahead of the Indian. Taslakian Gretta of Lebanon finished third in 53.43s. I am not happy but I tried my best ... I have been doing 53s for quite some time, you cannot expect to suddenly improve my timing, the 23-year-old said. Poovamma had entered the

event as the top seed following a personal and season best of 52.75s whereas Yanmin had had an ordinary season with a best of 53.57, although her previous best was 52.62s. But the Indian conceded the 28-year-old Chineses superiority. She was second in the heat but I knew she was capable of doing better and she showed that in the final, Poovamma said. Ratiram completed the medal hue for India when he fought off a challenge from Kheta Ram for the third place with a timing of 29m:35.42s in the 10,000m event where Alemu Bekele Gebre and Bilisuma Shugi Gelas made it 1-2 for Bahrain. I am not happy with my timing, although I am happy with my medal, ratiram, a Railways employee, said. I have not done well for the past 10-11 years, so I am happy to have finally won a medal.

Harmeet: Chandila was told to rope in Watson

But Tainted RR Player Ruled Out Australian
NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals player Harmeet Singh has said tainted cricketer Ajit Chandila was approached by three bookies, Mannan, Jeetender alias Jeetu and an unnamed person, at a Mumbai hotel to influence Australian all-rounder Shane Watson to join the betting gang. However, Chandila said Watson was too big for his boots. Harmeet (20), who recorded his statement before a magistrate at a Saket court recently, said he was present in the same hotel room in midFebruary. The special cell has said it is yet to find any evidence that Watson was approached by bookies. Investigators have also given a clean chit to Harmeet, saying that though he was approached, bookies had eventually dropped the proposal. The left-arm spinner also said he had come into contact with Chandila and another tainted cricket, Ankeet Chauhan, during their Air India days. Police said that Harmeet had listened to Chandila as he was over nine years older to the spinner. Harmeet told us that he had signed for the erstwhile Deccan Chargers in 2010 but could not play due to his Class XII exams. In January 2013, he got a call from RR captain Rahul Dravid and was elated, said an officer. In the same month, he got a call from Chandila as well who had asked him to come to Baba Hotel near Bandra. Chandila took him to a room where the bookies were waiting. Harmeet has recognized the faces of Mannan and Jeetu from photos, said S N Srivastava, special CP (special cell). Police said Chandila had asked Harmeet to do according to their bidding while Jeetu just told him to play with confidence. We will talk then, the bookies told Harmeet, said an officer. Jeetu then took a call and asked Chandila if he could arrange for Watson. Harmeet claimed that Chandila immediately refused. Jeetu then enquired if he could get another bowler to join spot-fixing. To this, Chandila said

Afghanistans Azizi is the real kite-runner

PUNE: Training under a constant threat of Taliban attacks, Afghanistans top athletes have managed to keep their countrys flag flying in major meets. Leading them from the front is their fastest man Massoud Azizi, who survived a murder attempt in 2010. Talking to TOI, after returning a modest time of 11.58 seconds in the first round of mens 100m in the 20th Asian Athletics Championships, Azizi said he will continue his hard work despite the repeated threats. Few days back, Taliban issued a threat saying that they will bomb the stadium in Kabul where we practice as they are against male and female athletes training together. At present we have around 50 women active in athletics but we are not allowed to train together. If there is no competition then we have separate timings for men and women to practice. Also we are not allowed to wear shorts during practice, the 28-yearold national record holder said. Recalling Talibans attack, following his nationwide fame after he competed in two Olympics in Athens and Beijing, Azizi said the terrorists waylaid him when he was returning home after training.

Bopanna, Paes lose in doubles

Sania Out Of Mixed Doubles

Pinki wants Andy Murray to win

LONDON: Andy Murrays phenomenal victory against left-handed Spaniard Fernando Verdasco at Wimbledon has won the British star a new fan 11year-old Pinki Sonkar. The girl from Mirzapur, who had never before seen a tennis match has now started to follow the game closely on television. On July 7, she will make history she becomes the first from India to ever flip the toss coin at the mens singles final on the hallowed Centre Court at Wimbledon. Pinki says she is rooting for Murray to win the title this year. Speaking exclusively to TOI after reaching London, Pinki who is representing Smile Train, said on Thursday, I like tennis now. I had never seen it before. The only game we play back in the village is hide and seek. On being asked who she thinks could win the Championships this year, she first says shyly, I dont know but later adds Andy Murray. Pinki got a rare treat on Thursday when she visited a massive chocolate factory in Derbyshire. I loved the tour. I saw how chocolate is made, packaged by robots and how different tastes are developed. I also got a large chocolate coin with the queens face on it, she gushed. Pinki says she would have a dream day if the final is between Murray and Novak Djokovic. Everybody is talking about Murray. She is supporting him too, says Dr Subodh Kumar Singh, who performed the cleft-lip surgery on Pinki in 2007 and is travelling with her.

LONDON: Indias Rohan Bopanna and Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin, the 14th seeds, made a strong start against the top-seeded American pairing of Bob and Mike Bryan, but failed to cap off a fighting performance with customary fire-power in the Wimbledon mens doubles semi-finals on Thursday. The Bryan twins, who hadnt dropped a set until the semifinals, pulled off a 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 win over the Indo-French combine that was playing together for only the first time in their careers, but who demonstrated great range and resilience this fortnight. Some strong serving in the tie-break, after the 14thseeds had rescued their service games a couple of times in

the course of the set, saw Bopanna and Vasselin wrest early advantage. The Bryans were quick to bounce back, breaking their opponents early in the second and third sets to sneak ahead. Then just when it appeared like the twins were running away with it, they had two matchpoints in the tenth game, on the Indians serve, but Bopanna held to put his foot through the door. The Indo-French pairing then broke in the next game before Vasselin served out the set in the 12th game. Not for nothing do they say the first game of a set is often the most important. Bopanna was broken in the opening fame of the deciding set and thats all the Bryans needed to go through to the final.

Man United appoint Giggs as player-coach

LONDON: Midfielder Ryan Giggs has been appointed playercoach at Manchester United, the English Premier League champions said on Thursday. Giggs, 39, signed a oneyear extension to his playing contract in March and will combine his new duties with being a member of the first-team squad. Im delighted that Ryan has accepted the chance to become player-coach. His success and ability to adapt his game over a number of years gives him an unrivalled perspective on the modern game, manager David Moyes said in a statement. His career is an example to any aspiring young player and I'm sure that both he and the players will benefit from his new role.

they have Sreesanth and Chauhan, the officer said. Later, Chandila told him not to feel too fussed about it and just chill as all of them were his friends. The left-arm spinner claimed that since then, he had never met any of the bookies. However, he did say about frequent parties Chandila used to arrange. Harmeet said everyone could meet cricketers at hotels and RR officials didnt monitor movement of cricketers.

CHIEF-EDITOR, PUBLISHER, OWNER: Rohit Singh Rana, C.E.O.:Pawan Rathore, Administrative Head J&K: Vikram Singh, LEGAL ADVISOR: Advocate Ashok Parihar PRINTED AT JK PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS, SUJWAN, JAMMU TAWI. For Contributing articles mail us at callme.ranasahib@gmail.com, editor.studentage@gmail.com. For Complaints, Querries or Advertisement Contact us: 0191-2580342.. Address: Sector-12, H.No-12 Nanak Nagar, Jammu (All disputes are subjected to the exclusive jursisdiction of Jammu District courts only.)