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OMAR ADVOCATES COMMUNAL, DIXON Third front initiatives on move as Nitesh, Left, others meet PLAN FOR KASHMIR : BHIM SINGH
flouted by a Jewish Judge of the Australian High Court who was appointed by the Anglo-American Bloc on behalf of the Security Council to bail out Pakistan from its obligation to implement UN Resolution dated 13th August, 1948 asking Pakistan to vacate all occupied territories of J&K including the so-called 'Azad Kashmir' (4,500 sq. miles) as well as entire Gilgit-Baltistan region (28,000 sq. miles) and hand over the occupied territories to the Indian Army. Pakistan had defied the UN Resolution on several accounts. The AngloAmerican Bloc intended to invent a new strategy to bail out Pakistan from this obligation. The Jewish Judge of the Australian High Court, Owen Dixon had proposed a communal division of the State. The Dixon Plan reflected the substance of the communal division of Ireland in 1922. Ireland was split into two; a sovereign state of South Ireland having Catholic majority was established as a Catholic State in 1982. Northern Ireland, having majority Protestants remained under the loose control of United Kingdom. It was a communal division between the Churches which have adverse effects on the politics of Great Britain. The other day the Chief Minister of J&K made a wild statement suggesting that Irish Plan should be applied to the State of J&K. This statement deserved total condemnation by every nationalist party and thinker. Besides the Chief 8Contd p2 NEW DELHI, OCT 30: Amid efforts to form a Third Front, several regional parties including Left, JD(U), AIADMK, BJD and UPA ally NCP on Wednesday came together at a convention in New Delhi with their leaders pitching for unity among them to defeat the "threat" from fascist and communal forces". JD(U) leader and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar appeared to target BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi as he said some leaders go after those who oppose their views or ideologies and talk about "cleansing" them. Addressing the 'Convention against Communalism', he said the 17 parties assembled at the meet should forge "maximum possible unity" to defeat the threat from "fas-

De-escalate tension along LoC: Farooq to India, Pak

SRINAGAR: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Wednesday said both India and Pakistan should de-escalate tension along the LoC and the International border in Jammu and Kashmir to enable people live peacefully. "We want to see silent borders and are hopeful both the countries will de-escalate tension so that the people can live peacefully," the Union minister told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. "The 8Contd p2

JAMMU, OCT 30: Prof. Bhim Singh, Chief Patron of National Panthers Party and Member of National Integration Council issued the following statement reacting strongly on the antinational remarks made by J&K Chief Minister.

"The National Conference has been working for the implementation of the outrageous and communal Dixon Plan right from day one in 1951 while acting as a tool of the Anglo-American Bloc to destabilize India via Kashmir. Dixon Plan was

cism, communalism and terrorism" to the country. "The question being asked is that if this convention means formation of a new front. As of today, this is not the case. But we all have to think that in the face of fascism, communalism and terrorism, democratic forces should maintain maximum possible unity on issues to combat and defeat such powers," he

said. Kumar said that in the aftermath of riots in UP's Muzaffarnagar, there has been a realization about the need to raise voice against the threat of communalism. The convention, organized by the Left parties, is being seen as an attempt for forge a conglomerate of nonCongress and non-BJP parties ahead of 8Contd p2

Hike diesel price by Rs 5 recommends panel

NEW DELHI: A government panel recommended that India immediately raise diesel prices by about 9.5 per cent or 5 rupees a litre and take other measures to cut a huge oil subsidy bill, but its suggestions may prove tough to follow. The panel, set up in May to advise the government on fuel pricing, also suggested capping the subsidy on diesel sales at 6 rupees a litre, oil minister S Veerappa Moily told a news conference on Wednesday India, the 8Contd p2

SAMASTIPUR ( BIHAR), OCT 30: Taqui Akhtar, a leader of ruling JD(U) and uncle of Patna rally serial blasts mastermind Mohammad Tahseen Akhtar alias Monu, disowned him and sought his severest punishment on Wednesday. "After division of our ancestral property in January, 2011 at Maniyari village, 8km from the district headquarters and 60 km from Patna, we have no ties with his family," Taqui Akhtar, JD(U) district general secretary told reporters here. "We have nothing to do with him and his family after division of our ancestral property," he stressed, adding he had already stated it in the complaint he lodged with the Kalyanpur police station after Monu left home. Tahseen Akhtar alias Monu is

Uncle disowns Patna blasts' accused Five people killed in separate road accidents New political front appears with seven parties joining it
considered as number two in the Indian Mujahideen (IM) after Yasin Bhatkal and investigations have pointed out that he is the mastermind behind the serial blasts in Patna on Sunday before BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was to address a rally. Monu's grandfather Mohammad Jahrul Haque had retired as a police inspector. His father Wasim Akhtar is the eldest of the five brothers and Monu is eldest among the three sons, villagers said. Wasim Akhtar is a marginal farmer and his two younger sons are studying in school. The fugitive IM activist did his matriculation from Maniyari High School and had gone to Darbhanga in connection with preparation for engineering 8Contd p2 SRINAGAR, OCT 30: Seven political parties including the Communists Wednesday announced the formation of a "People's United Front", in part to contest Lok Sabha and assembly elections next year. Leaders of the the CPI-M, CPI, Lok Janshakti Party, People's Democratic Front (PDF) and the Samajwadi Party and others made the announcement at a rally here. Muhammad Yusuf Tarigami, state general secretary of the Communist Party of IndiaMarxist, said: "Like-minded parties have been working together in Jammu and Kashmir over many issues. "In our opinion, Jammu and Kashmir needs an alternative political initiative and a

JAMMU, OCT 30: Five persons were killed in different road mishaps in Jammu, Ramban and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police saidon Wednesday. Two persons were killed when their SUV skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge on Jammu-Sringar highway in Ramban district last night, police said, adding, their bodies have been recovered.

In two separate cases of hit and run, two persons were killed when matadors hit them in Jaglanoo area of Rajouri district and Domana belt of Jammu district respectively last evening, they said. The victims were identified as Shameem Akhtar and Mohmmad Shafi. One more person, Shahjahan was killed when hit by a vehicle in 8Contd p2

broader platform to solve the problems faced by the people. "We believe today's initiative is not an end in itself but the new beginning of a new people's movement." Tarigami said the People's United Front would not remain restricted to these

seven political parties. "We are inviting social organisations, intellectuals and all others to join the front so that people's problems are solved. The creation of the front is not aimed at just the coming elections." More than 500 people from different parts of 8Contd p2

Three men rape call centre employee

GURGAON : A 19-year-old call centre employee was raped by three men here early on Wednesday, police said. The young girl was returning from her friend's birthday party in sector 46 of Gurgaon post-midnight on Wednesday, police said. Joint Commissioner of Police Maheshwar Dayal said the main accused Dinesh offered her a lift on his bike to the nearest metro station. Police also said that Dinesh is a property dealer and a resident of Jharsa village on the Gurgaon-Delhi 8Contd p2

Grant RBA status to border people : Jugal A P bus tragedy: DNA tests being
Dag, Nanga, Vijaypur, Samba, Raipur Refugee Camp, Baniglad, Kattal Gujran, Chakra, Madeen, Sanji Morh etc. and stopped at Hirangar for overnight. The Yatra is led by BJP State President & MLA Jugal Kishore Sharma and others who are with him are National Executive Member & State Chief Spokesperson Dr. Jitendra Singh, Senior leader Thakur Ranjit Singh (Adv.), State vice-President Chander Prakash Ganga, State General Secretary & Yatra Incharge Rajiv Jasrotia, BJP State Cells Incharge Sat Sharma (C.A), State Spokesperson Sanjiv Sharma, State Publicity Secretary Aseem Gupta, BJYM State President Ravinder Raina, Kashmira Singh, Nand Kishore, Tarseem Lal, Keshav Sharma, 8Contd p2

Declare 26th or 27th October as state Day :PK

JAMMU, OCT 30 : Panun Kashmir today demanded that the 26th or 27th October be declared as the "State Day" by the J&K Government as it was on this day that the State of J&K acceded to the Union of India legally and constitutionally. Panun Kashmir today in a Press conference which was addressed by Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, President, Panun Kashmir, Prof. M.L.Raina, Chairman, 8Contd p2

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Five techies among 45 killed as bus catches fire in Andhra

AMAHBUBNAGAR, OCTB 30: Forty-five passengers, including a baby girl, were charred to death and seven others suffered burns when a private luxury bus burst into flames near Palem village here on Wednesday, police said. "Charred bodies of 45 people have been retrieved from the bus," deputy inspector general (Hyderabad range) V Naveen Chand told PTI. The accident occurred shortly after 5am when the diesel tank of the Hyderabad-bound bus from Bangalore hit the railing above a culvert near Palem, around 130km from Hyderabad on BangaloreHyderabad national highway when its driver was trying to overtake a car, police said. The whole bus was engulfed in flames in a matter of minutes. "The rear right side of the bus (having the diesel tank) hit the median of the road causing sparks. Within seconds the tank caught fire and burst even as flames spread all over the bus," they said. Fifty-two people, including 50 passengers, were travelling in the Volvo bus when the tragedy struck. According to police, the bodies were charred beyond recognition. Four of the deceased were identified, they said, even as grieving relatives scoured bodies to find their dead. Priyanka, daughter of a judge of a special court handling cases under 8Contd p2

JAMMU, OCT 30: State President Bharatiya Janta Party Jugal kishore has asked the government to grant RBA status to the people living in the border areas of the state who are now and then becoming victims of Pakistani shelling. He further said that there was a need to make them reassured that the government cares for them.

This he said while addressing the adhikar yatra being undertaken by the state unit of BJP. After night's halt, "Refugee Adhikaar Yatra" on its seventh day started from Kaluchak Chowk and went through Samba and Hiranagar constituencies, enroute stopping at Bari Brahmana, Sarore, Jakh, Swankha Morh, Nanpur,

ATTENTION JAMMU DARBAR IS ARRIVING

HINDSIGHT
ROHIT SINGH RANA Yes, it is now festival time for Jammu. All the ingredients of a festival will be on display. Less than administrative one, it is more a political happening. From November 5, Jammu will be different. Special creatures called ministers, MLAs MLCs and the Secretariat staff are to take their Jammu residence with aplomb. First there will a guard of honour followed by the customary show. Poor public has no right to go near the Secretariat. He is a risk factor who has to wait for five to six hours in queue under a narrow tin roofed gulley. He will be frisked, minus combs, pens even mobiles, and then alone allowed to go into the hallowed precincts of the high seat of government. Do not disturb, we are still opening files. Scores of sac full of files are in a huddle. Allow us some breathing time; this is the common refrain of the staff, if a poor citizen approaches them for official work after the Darbar opens. It would hence be convenient for the government to hang a notice board outside the Secretariat with words---Do not disturb, files being retrieved from trunks, visit after one month, written on it. But alas that much of candidness is not forthcoming. The government will never have so much of honesty to admit that precious time is wasted when Darbar move employees move to Jammu. It takes them at least two weeks to get the Darbar species into grove as well get acclamatised to Jammus airs. Coming back to the festival part of the Darbar move, Jammu will be overtaken by thousands of official vehicles. They have first right on the roads. After all ministers and bureaucrats are two notches ahead of common man. So roads first belong to them, let there be no doubt about that. Imagine the status and tone of the official drivers with Sahibs sitting behind and the white ambassador car making its presence felt with a big red flasher light. This is enough to make the driver intoxicated. Now on the road, he is the master while pedestrians and other vehicles are little living things worth to be shown what they are. Thus speed, siren and white ambassador will soon force the citizens to run for their lives. What to speak of those who are very special, the so called VVIPS or VIPs. Their air of command is seen to be believed. One ambassador is not their cup of tea. First a pilot jeep with sirens blowing and shooing the people away to make way for the powerful Darbaris, and the poor creatures run helter- skelter for their lives, then a fleet of SUVs or ambassador cars depending upon the status of the minister whiz past little caring for the ordinary men. It is here that the real import of word ordinary is made truly public that too on the face of the commoner there and then. What a better way of showing the real taste of democracy. Poor folks will still wait for long hours to vote for these special species called very strangely representatives of people. From 5th November the Jammuite will have with eyes wide open the Darshan of these Darbar specials when he will confront them on every road, crossings and parking places. These invaluable migratory birds though not endangered have special privileges which only the extra ordinary men have. Before their arrival the poor citizen of Jammu city was made to use moth eaten and pock marked roads, but not that now. The Darbar specials will not get a slight bump even. First they rush past in sleek, high end SUVs and secondly the roads which they are expected to use are being spruced up. Happy days for Jammu citizens at least they too can feel some tangy taste of proper governance. They will have to prepare for psychological bullying on the roads, the moment these VIPs pass and also prepare for waiting long hours to get audience of the Secretariat bosses. It is great democracy with attendant paraphernalia at best, minus good governance. In Jammu and Kashmir things change very slowly even if some are as old as 1882 A D. Long Live Darbar move!!

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You have made a discovery Mr Defence Minister!

The nation feels gratitude towards the Defence Minister A K Antony on his discovery that the firing across the LoC by the Pakistanis has the hand of Pak army. It is a discovery worth a Nobel peace prize. It is great discovery at par with Einstein's theory of relativity or Newton's laws of motion. Thank you Mr. Defence Minister that after a long period we have a man of your caliber, who can make important discoveries. What he said about the Pak firing in a press conference is worth noting, especially for historians and specialists of strategic studies. They could incorporate it in their dissertations. Here is his quote-Ceasefire violations: Antony directly blames Pak army "We are watching all these new developments. Instead of preventing infiltration or trying to minimize the infiltration attempts, still there attempts are going on increasing. That means, these are going on with the support of elements across the border. But I am sure nothing has happened without the support and knowledge and tacit support of Pakistan army. It is a matter of concern to us." People say Antony is honest, maybe he is and for that he deserves applause, but to say he is an inspiring defence minister will not cut much ice. On the killing of five soldiers by Pakistani army, he gave different versions of the incident on the floor of Parliament. First he tried not to mention Pak army's involvement and when conclusive proofs were presented, he gave another version. Wonder how the nation shall rally against the Pakistani perfidy, when our top ministers make discoveries about things which are already known. It is nothing but day dreaming. Today without malice to anybody, the country needs young, dynamic, learned and assertive leadership. Now there is no scope for political dead wood. Let them rest and enjoy for the benefit of the nation. RANASAHIB

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Atrocities) Act, also died in the incident, they said. Five passengers, driver Feroze Pasha and cleaner Ayyaz, managed to escape with burn injuries and were undergoing treatment at different hospitals, another police officer said. DNA tests Mahbubnagar district collector Girija Shankar and district SP D Nagendra Kumar, who were supervising the rescue operation said, "The identification of the deceased will be determined after conducting DNA tests and collecting blood samples of the relatives." "The mortal remains will be handed over to the kin of the deceased after the DNA tests," the Collector said. Initial reports had said that some software engineers were among the victims in the bus that had started from Bangalore at 11pm last night. The bus belonging to Jabbar Travels of Bangalore was bearing an Andhra Pradesh number plate. When contacted CH Pratap, deputy transport commissioner (Anantapur district) told PTI that the bus was registered in the name of Diwakar Road Lines in October 2010. Subsequently, based on the request of the owners the department issued a No Objection Certificate to RTO Bangalore- II (West). "The bus has 'all-india permit'. We (Andhra Pradesh Government) received road tax up to December 31, 2013," Pratap said. According to RTA officials in Hyderabad, the bus which has sitting capacity of 43+2 has been leased with Jabbar Travels of Bangalore. The officials said the fitness certificate of the bus (issued by Karnataka RTA)is valid till October 6, 2014 while the permit validity is till November 2, 2016. A team of doctors from Gandhi Hospital and Osmania General Hospital and forensic experts from Hyderabad rushed to the spot and had began post-mortem examinations. The SP said the identification of the deceased will take two to three days as the DNA test result has to match with that of blood samples collected from the relatives. 'Passengers were sleeping' "It seems the bus was travelling at a high speed when its fuel tank hit the roadside culvert and caught fire and burst. The passengers in the bus were burnt beyond recognition. The entire bus has been gutted," Wanaparthy DSP Srinivas Reddy said. Police said they had collected the list of passengers from the private bus operator and found that the online booking list had names of 33 bus-passengers and other travellers boarded the bus later. "According to preliminary investigation, some more passengers boarded the bus enroute at Hindupur and Anantapur. We have to examine the bus-driver for more information as he is responsible for the driving. A case under relevant sections of Motor Vehicle Act and IPC were booked in connection with the incident against the private travel operator," the police officer said. A bus passenger, who survived the accident, and is undergoing treatment at a hospital, said, "All passengers were sleeping when the bus caught fire. Some of us tried to break open the window glass. However, we were unable to do so. I immediately moved towards the emergency (exit) window and broke it and managed to jump out." According to the cleaner of the bus, most of the passengers were sleeping when the accident took place. The cleaner, who has been admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad, said he was pulled out of the burning bus by the driver of a car passing through the area. An eye-witness said he saw the bus going up in flames at around 5.15am and within 30 minutes it was reduced to ashes. Anxious family members and relatives (from Hyderabad and Bangalore) of the victims rushed to Palem in order to know the fate of their loved ones even as several others queued up at the office of the bus operator in Lakdi-Ka-Pul area in Hyderabad to collect information. "When we enquired, no details were given. We are worried. There is no clarity here. They are still collecting the list from their Bangalore office," was the refrain of some of the relatives. Panun Kashmir makes a fervent appeal to all concerned to provide details regarding any encroachment, annexation or usurpation of temple and shrines properties and lands in Kashmir to the leaders of the Joint Forum of KP organizations. Panun Kashmir expresses its sincere thanks to the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home affairs for acceding to the request of the Joint Forum of KP Organisations and Panun Kashmir to depute a team of the Committee to the J&K State for taking an on the spot cognizance of the conditions of the displaced population of the state." spending to help stabilize its finances and support the rupee, which hit a record low earlier this year. The 5 rupee diesel price hike could cut the annual subsidy bill by Rs 400 billion, said Kirit Parikh, the head of the government panel that submitted the report. Diesel accounts for over 40 per cent of India's refined fuel use. With state elections looming from November and a general election due by May 2014, however, the government may find it difficult to raise domestic fuel prices sharply at a time that inflation is still high. "We recognize it may not be possible right now to increase prices by the same quantum as suggested in the report," Parikh said. Annual inflation accelerated to a seven-month high of 6.4 per cent in September, driven by higher food prices and fuel inflation, which is running at about 10 per cent. Diesel demand in India is not very sensitive to price, because it is mainly used to transport goods by road and to run generators in a country plagued by power shortages. Demand runs at over 1 million barrels per day. Fuel retailers Indian Oil Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp and Bharat Petroleum Corp sell diesel, kerosene and cooking gas at rates that are subsidized to protect the poor and tame inflation. The government compen-

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sates the retailers in part with cash subsidies, and they also get discounted crude oil and refined products from oil explorers and gas utility GAIL. In January, government allowed fuel retailers to raise the price of subsidized diesel by 1 cent a litre every month and asked bulk buyers to pay market rates, but prices are still below global market levels.

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Minister has committed a grave criminal offence in violating the ethics and provisions of the oath of office which he has made to uphold unity, integrity and sovereignty of India. The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah should be brought to justice without any leniency for challenging the integrity of India by preaching secession. He has taken up the board which his grandfather had relinquished in 1975 by signing an Agreement with Mrs.Gandhi's government to accept the Accession unconditional. The Chief Minister had challenged the Accession which is now a part of the history and any challenge to it amounts to sedition. The Chief Minister of J&K should mind that Ireland in 1922 was a separate country and not part of United Kingdom. It was partitioned to please the Protestants, Christians and Catholics to give Catholics a separate Ireland with Dublin as its capital. Northern Ireland the Protestants majority chose for United Kingdom a Protestant-Christian State. He should also know the history of J&K that J&K was part of India since ages. J&K acceded to the Union of India in 1947 and merged as its Constituent like other 556 states. Calling for Irish formula to divide J&K is an Act of treason and Omar Abdullah cannot escape the criminal liability for the offence he has committed." Prof.Bhim Singh said that Govt. of J&K has been ruling with authoritarian and highly undemocratic style. The Chief Minister has started browbeating the Centre by exploiting the innocent people of J&K by challenging the Accession, pleading for communal partition of the State which the people of J&K had rejected in 1947 by saying no to Jinnah. He accused the State Congress leaders for working as guinea-pigs under the unreliable Chief Minister only to share loot of the State Exchequer and at the cost of the peace and progress in the state. He said that the State Congress shall be digging its grave with the National Conference in case they don't answer to the call of the general will of the people of J&K.

ing elections. "We do not feel any threat (by the formation of the third front). Many such fronts have come up in the past and will continue to come up in future as well," he said.

Grant RBA ...

Subash Bhagat Ashish Sareen, Vijay Sharma, Ashwani Sharma, Mukesh Padha, Govind Ram Kandley, Kuldeep Kumar, Raj Singh, Pritam Lal and Sandal Singh. Jugal Kishore Sharma, in his address to the party workers and the public said that NCCongress coalition government has been unconcerned and unmindful of the plight of the resident of border areas as it has been in respect of refugees. He said that the unlucky border people get often caught up in the cross border firing and suffer in every respect, that is body, property and economic loss. They also are forced to abandon their homes and hearths and become temporary refugees. In the past also they have suffered losses on account of not harvesting crops due to firings and also killing of live stock and bodily injuries. Their routine day to day living is uncertain and is subject to the pleasure of the Pakistani authorities as to when they would resort to unprovoked firing. Though the government cannot do much in preventing this firing but it could mitigate the hardship and suffering of the border people if it had same degree of concern for these people as it has exhibited for militants who make the pretensions of settling down to normal life. The BJP demands that the border people be paid compensation for the losses that they have suffered. It shall raise the issue of border people in parliament as well as state assembly and demands that each border resident be given five marla plot at a safer place for residential purposes and also these residents be accorded RBA status for the purposes government jobs reservation etc. Dr. Jitendra Singh said that people living in this border area are victims of dual hardship. On the one hand they are victims of Pakistan firing, on the other hand they are victims of apathy of the government of India and the state government . He said this is unique example in the history of the world that there is a section of refugee population which has not been granted its citizenship right for the last 66 years. Singh said that the discrimination against West Pak Refugees and PoK refugees by the state government is the result of vote bank politics of Kashmir centric ruling parties. Chander Prakash Ganga said that Samba district has become a district of refugees and homeless border people forced to leave their homes due to Pak firing. Samba district requires special economic package to enable it to withstand the ingress of these unfortunate people. The areas were these luckless people are living require special schemes for drinking water, road connectivity, health-care and education facilities for their children. He added that the BJP will demand special economic package for Samba district. Thakur Ranjit Singh, while addressing party workers at Hiranagar, said that BJP has been consistently and regularly highlighting the stepmotherly treatment being meted out to the people of the Jammu region, be it refugees, border people and general public. The state government has valley centric mindset and no concern for the suffering of the people of other regions. He added that there are number of issues relating to the refugees and border people that need to be addressed by the government. BJP is of the considered opinion that without vigorous and mass based public outpourings, these problems will not be sorted out and hence appeals to the general public to participate in the BJP's various programmes meant to highlight their problems. Rajiv Jasrotia said that the BJP has always been on front foot to highlight the problems of border people and refugees and our national leadership has been raising these issues continuously in the parliament and the state leader in the assembly but it seems that both the governments are sleeping while helpless people are crying for help.

Three men ...

expressway. His two accomplices have been identified as Naveen and Satyadev. All three men are in their mid 20s.

Hike diesel ...

world's fourth-largest oil importer, needs to rein in

ISRO awaiting government nod for more funds for Chandrayaan-2

NEW DELHI: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today said it was awaiting the governments approval for more funds to develop a lander and a rover for its second moon mission Chandrayaan-2'. ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan said we are awaiting for the approval for the lander for Chandrayaan 2?. A rover was also being developed, he said here. In view of changes in the Russian space programme on moon, its agreement with ISRO was further being delayed. It means virtually we wont get a lander from Russia till 2017. So, we are planning to a develop a lander ourselves, Radhakrishnan, here in connection with the preparations for November 5 Mars Orbiter Mission, told reporters. There had been a marginal enhancement in the budget. Thats why we are seeking funds from the government, he said adding developing a lander was complex than developing a rover for the Moon. Elaborating on the delay of the mission, Radhakrishnan, who is also the Space Commission Chairman, said the limiting factor is developing a lander. May be by 2016 a lander might get developed and qualified. India had undertaken its maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-I in October, 2008. To a query on the launch vehicle for Chandrayaan-2, he said it would be a Geo Stationary Launch Vehicle. May be after two successful GSLV launches, we would be confident of launching Chandrayaan 2. He also said there could probably be another launch of GSLV Mark III in MarchApril 2014.

IAF puts Adilabad aerodrome to use

NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force (AIF) has begun putting the old aerodrome in the town to use like refuelling its Chetak helicopters those are used for training pilots. Four choppers belonging to the Hakimpet Helicopter Training Academy made brief halts at the airstrip located in the outskirts of the town on Tuesday to refuel the engines. The move has raised hopes among the locals who expect more development activities at the airstrip which was laid in early 1930s during the Nizam era. The aerodrome was built apparently to be used as a refuelling point for the fighter aircrafts heading to battle fronts. Spread over 350 acres, the aerodrome has an airstrip running to about 1,000 metres. After Independence, the airstrip came under the control of the IAF and it was used as a refuelling point until late 1970s after which it fell into disuse. In order to prevent the possible encroachments, the IAF secured the premises by erecting fence around the aerodrome in 1996. The IAF has started using the airfield since the past 10 days or so.

Declare 26th ...

Political Affairs Committee and Virender Raina, National Spokesperson demanded that the Day should be observed with great fanfare across the state so as to acknowledge the sacrifices made by the brave Indian forces. There is also a need to send a message about the facts of the history to the younger generations by observance of this day in an appropriate manner. They expresses its deep satisfaction over the recent celebrations of the Accession Day across Jammu region. The manner in which this occasion was observed this year by various political, social and cultural groups shows the increased awareness generated regarding the importance of this day. Panun Kashmir has been in the forefront of the awareness campaign in this regard for the last more than two decades at the state and national level. It was on 26-27 October 1947 that the state was saved from the marauders, raiders and Pakistan army regulars by the valiant forces of the Indian army led by Brig. Rajinder Singh.

Farmers tour ; Animal Husbandary deptt ,Kishtwar makes spelling mistake on banner
BHADERWAH,OCT 30: Animal Husbandry department,Kishtwar district under ATMA scheme organised a tour of progressive farmers of the area to Bhaderwah to educate and aware them about the various schemes launched by the state government under ATMA for farmers and how to adopt these methods in their respective areas . Animal husbandry department ,Kishtwar bring all farmers to Bhaderwah in a mini bus but unfortunately the banner which was displayed by the department in front of bus misspells 'Farmers ' as 'Formers ' in sign due to which department all the way face embarrassment instead of the fact that district officers were also accompanied the tour . This error clearly exposed the department interest in arranging

Third front ...

the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, whose party is in power in Uttar Pradesh, said Muzaffarnagar riots were fomented by communal forces. "At least we got together (on the same platform). If we unite, communal forces will not able to raise their head ... We have crushed communal forces and we will continue to crush communal forces whenever they rear there head again," he said. Yadav's colleague Ram Gopal Yadav said on Wednesday's meeting was a "beginning" for the shape of things to come in the future. NCP leader Praful Patel justified the party's participation in the convention, saying "in the era of coalition politics, we have to keep our options open of working with other parties."

the tour for farmers and when local people at Bhaderwah informed department about the error they instead pulling down the banner and escaped

from the spot and said we will look into the matter after reaching Kishtwar .But question is what farmers will learn when department is educating

them wrong spelling of farmers and higher authorities should look into and called the explanation of officers who are accompanied the tour.

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was a creative blend of tradition and culture. The celebration of 'Meethi Sewaian' was seen merging with festival of lights which flowed into the Nagri of the guru and then was seen merging into a dream where santa comes on a reindeer to make our wishes come true. The festivity was symbolised by the fun and frolic seen in the dance scenes created. There was the famous Dandia with the folk lore of Punjab alongwith the garbha and merry making. Mr. Bhalla said coalition Government has provided loans on subsidy basis to unemployed youth of the State for establishment of small and large scale industries through KVIB, KVIC on minimal rate of interest. He called upon the unemployed youth to avail the benefits of such schemes in opening their own ventures. He said "it is very difficult for the Government to provide employment to every unemployed youth of the State" adding that Sher-eKashmir Employment and Welfare Policy for Youth was a vital step which forward to promote self-employment ventures. He said the scheme has received a great response in terms of registration by the youth in seeking employability avenues. The Minister stressed upon the officers to provide proper information and guidance to the unemployed youth so that they can avail the benefits of various self-employment schemes. He said that the employment fairs being organized across the state, besides establishment of counselling centers was an important step taken by the

2-day 'Festive Hues' inaugurated Govt. determined to improve living Bhalla asks youth to avail benefits standard of border people: Shabir Asks people to reject divisive, vested elements for State's development
RAJOURI, OCT 30:Minister of State for Health, Mr. Shabir Ahmad Khan has said the present Government is working hard to raise the living standard of people, particularly BPLs, rural and border people. He said many schemes and programmes have been launched to meet this goal. Addressing public meetings on Wednesday at border villages of Rattimitti and Doongi Manyalan in Doongi Block of Rajouri district, the Minister said that governments' pro-people policies and exemplary initiatives have pushed the State on the track of peace and prosperity. He affirmed that this rhythm would be carried onward with a mission to ensure allround development of rural as well as border people. The Health Minister said that providing quality healthcare facilities received focused attention of the government, adding that many hospitals and other health institutions have been opened in inaccessible areas . Highlighting the priorities under health sector, the Minister said that all such areas having difficult topography would be provided health center facilities. He JAMMU, OCTOBER 30: Minister for Housing, Horticulture and Culture Mr. Raman Bhalla has asked the unemployed youth to start their own ventures for earning a dignified livelihood, adding that for this purpose Government has launched number of welfare schemes. This was stated by the Minister while interacting with the students at the inaugural function of 2-day 'Festive Hues' organised by Inter National Institute of Fashion Design (INIFD) here his morning at Karan Market. The exhibition is all about the power behind unity. Being festive season beginning with Eid, Dussehera, Diwali, Guru Purab and Christmas, the students displayed their talent by blending the diverse cultures and displaying them at one platform. The display Government in providing vital information to the youth regarding employment opportunities. He exhorted for making these counselling centers fully functional so that the targeted lot was benefitted. Mr. Bhalla appreciated the efforts of the students of NIFD on their wonderful display of handmade products in the exhibition. Earlier, Mr. Bhalla also inspected the exhibition where students of NIFD displayed their stalls like candles, Diyas, Thalis and Hand Made baskets for sale to mark the coming of festival of lights. All the things made could be used as gifts for 'Diwali'. Block printed suits, embroidered Kurtis, Sarees, home furnishing etc were also the highlights of the exhibition.

said in this regard the government would soon establish 600 new sub-health centers in the State. Referring to the overall development of Dongi Block, the Minister said to upgrade the power scenario in the area a project report of Rs over 2crore for construction of Receiving Station at Shahkot Dongi have been mooted to Centre for approval of funds. He said to upgrade the road connectivity in the block work on 6 kms KeriRattimitti, 4Kms DoongiNanglan and PunnianTunditrar roads involving total cost of Rs 7.27 crore are apace against which Rs 3.38 crore have been expended on these roads so far. He said these roads would be com-

pleted well in time and provides better connectivity to over 6 villages of the area. He said the focused attention is also being given to upgrade drinking water supply in the area adding that WSS Nanglan is apace at a cost of Rs 1.56 crore, would be completed in stipulated time frame. The Minister reaffirmed that being the local representative equal development of all the areas was my priority and no injustice would be done to any area of the district on the developmental front. He assured the people that all their genuine developmental needs would be carry out in a phased manner. He also impressed upon the officers to solve the people's genuine

developmental needs on priority. The Minister appealed people to cooperate with the Government in its efforts to bring a developmental turnaround in the State. He asked them to reject the divisive politics practiced by certain groups which is to the detriment of the State. Later, the Minister accompanied by District officers and Engineers inspected the pace of progress of several ongoing projects in the area. He instructed them to ensure quality use of building material and judicious utilization of government exchequer besides time bound completion of developmental projects for convenience of the people.

Sagar conducts extensive tour of Srinagar city

Asks to speed up on Brar-i-Nambal project

JKP entered semi final in T 20 tournament by defeating Islamia Banihal at Bhaderwah

BHADERWAH,OCT 30Jammu and Kashmir Police team from Jammu on Wednesday qualified for the semifinals of the ongoing Cricket Tournament organised by Youth Combine Cricket Club in collaboration with 4 RR Army . at sports stadium ,Bhaderwah by defeating Islamia Banihal cricket team .In the first quarterfinal of the tournament, JKP jammu defeated Islamia Banihal by 12 runs. Earlier, batting first after winning the toss, JKP made 148 runs. Rompi of JKP scored highest 38 runs while Ashwani contributed 25 runs. Ashwani of JKP also took two wickets. For his allround performance, Rompi was declared man of the match.From Islamia Banihal Javed secured 37 . The Chief organiser of the tournament is Sameer Malik and Zaheer Malik well known cricketer of the Doda district and the sponsors of the T 20 tournament is Celkon , Vodafone ,Vechilades and Imperial product. When last report came in match between youth cricket club and friends cricket club was in progress in second shift and more than 50 teams of whole state are participating in tournament .

Mushaira and Debate DC Kulgam finalize Muharram arrangements conducted by DIC Kupwara
KULGAM, OCT 30: With a view to finalize Muharram arrangements, Deputy Commissioner Jahangir Mir on Wednesday held a meeting with representatives of Shia community from villages of Shahoo Sachen and Executive Engineers of PDD, PHE, R&B, ACD and Tehsildar concerned. The Deputy Commissioner released Rs.10.00 lace to complete the ongoing works within the villages of Shahoo Sachan for smooth conduct of the Muharram besides providing other facilities to the people attending Muharram procession. The Executive Officer, Municipal Committee, Devsar was directed to ensure proper sanitation and cleanliness of the said villages, while as Assistant Director CA&PD was directed to ensure adequate supplies of ration and other commodities in the said villages. The Deputy Commissioner asked the Superintendent of Police to make all necessary arrangements regarding security at Imambadas and procession routes. KUPWARA, OCT 30: The District Information Centre, Kupwara conducted Mehfil-eMushaira at Boys Middle School Langate in which 20 prominent poets recited the poetry in Kashmiri language. The President, Pohru Cultural Forum Langate, Jamshed Ahmad presided over the Mehfil while the officials of District Information Centre, Kupwara were also present on the occasion. Meanwhile, a debate on the topic ''Save the girl child'' was also conducted by the District Information Centre, Kupwara at Government Girls High School, Villgam in which 10 girl students of the Institute participated in the debate and read their essays on the topic. The Judges declared Ulfat Malik Class 9th, Kounsar Nazir Class 9th and Shayasta Maqbool were declared first, 2nd and 3rd respectively and the prizes in cash were distributed by the Information Department on spot. The Headmaster, Mr. Mohammad Maqbool Mir presided over the function while Teacher and other staff members were also present.

Actively involve PRI members in development programmes: Dy CM to officers

JAMMU, OCT 30 Stressing on people participation in effective implementation of development programmes, Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand said in order to strengthen grass root democracy and make Panchayats more vibrant the government has devaluated power to the PRIs. "The plan formulation and implementation has been decentralized to the level of local panchayats with the aim to ensure that representatives of Panchayati Raj bodies get directly involved in the development process", he added. He was chairing a one day long convention of Panchayati Raj Institutions at Chak Malal, Khour on Wednesday. "The government has identified fourteen departments for devolution of power and it has to be ensured that PRIs are actively involved in plan preparation as well as in supervision and execution of the activities of these departments," he added. Detailed deliberations on various activities of PRIs and status of development works

SRINAGAR, OCT 30: Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar conducted an extensive tour of Srinagar city to monitor the developmental activities being executed. He directed for expediting the construction of different projects so that benefit of these project percolates to the grass root level. During the visit, the Minister directed to speed up work on Brar-i-Nambal project, which is very essential for ecology and environment of the old city Srinagar. He said that executing agencies should work in close coordination for ensuring speedy work on this prestigious project. At Sheshgari Mohalla, Mr. Sagar inspected the Community Hall Centre being constructed at a cost of Rs. 1.30 crore. He also inspected Community Hall

Centre at Makhdoom Mandow being constructed at a cost of Rs. 2.30 crore. He instructed the concerned for fencing of Babi Iqbal Gate at Brar-i-Nambal at an earliest. Mr. Sagar during his visit to Syed Meerak Shah Road emphasized for the compensation and rehabilitation of those shop keepers being affected by the road widening projects. He also donated a gen set for the Government Higher Secondary School, Khanyar out of his Constituency Development Fund. The Minister stressed for installation of street lights and asked the people to avail the benefits of different welfare schemes being launched in the State for improving their socio-economic condition. He also emphasized for coordination among different departments and directed for the beautification of Srinagar city.

Wani inaugurates motorbike showroom

Asks youth to opt for entrepreneurship
JAMMU, OCT 30- Minister for Road and Building Abdul Majid Wani on Wednesday called upon the state youth to go for entrepreneurship to contribute in the state's economy and earn a dignified livelihood. Be employers instead of employees by establishing private enterprises, the Minister asked the youth while advising them not to hanker after government jobs. Speaking a gathering after inaugurating a Motorbike showroom here at Gangyal Jammu, Mr. Wani said the government has launched various schemes through institutions like JKEDI offering prospective entrepreneurs monetary assistance besides other logistic support for setting up of their enterprises. He said that by developing their own business the youth would also contribute in socio-economic upliftment of their respective areas. The Minister congratulated the owner and said that the opening of this showroom will provide employment to many youth.

CS tours Bandipora, Ganderbal, meets several deputations, reviews dev projects

BANDIPORA, OCT 30: Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khandey, who has been on a weeklong tour to various districts of Kashmir division, Wednesday visited district Bandipora and Ganderbal. Besides meeting scores of deputations, Chief Secretary in separate meetings received brief on the annual plan progress and also took stock of the winter preparedness in each district. While briefing the Chief Secretary, Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora, Mr M Y Zargar, said that against the annual plan out lay of Rs. 71.88 crore an amount of Rs. 13. 42 crore under various sectors has been expended so far. He said adequate winter stocking of essential commodities for Bandipora and Gurez has been done besides stocking of sufficient quantity of diesel for running Gen sets during the winter period is under progress. Chief Secretary, besides directing the District Administration for Controlling and regulating conversion of Agricultural land for non agricultural purposes, emphasized on removing bottlenecks, in the effective implementation of schemes like SSA, RMSA, NRHM etc. Later, in the afternoon, Chief Secretary visited Ganderbal district and took stock of the developmental projects and availability of essential commodities. The Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal, Mr. Sarmad Hafeez while briefing the Chief Secretary informed that adequate arrangements have been made for snow clearance. He said Zainakote-Gagangeer road is being cleared by Beacon while Zakura-Wyale is cleared by the R&B department adding that two Control Rooms have been established at Kangan and Gagangeer to monitor the snow clearance operation during winter months. Regarding the availability of essential commodities in the district including 18 snow bound habitations like Shutkari, Sarbal, Nilgrath, Rezon, the meeting was told that 1117 quintals of Atta, 14687 quintals of Rice, 1505 quintals of Sugar are available in the district. Chief Secretary also received brief about the status of Z-morh tunnel besides other road projects of the district. Earlier, on reaching Ganderbal, Chief Secretary met several deputations representing Civil Society from Hariganiwan, Kangan, Ganderbal, Laar and Faakh areas. The deputations demanded widening of DudarhamaBihama main road, land compensation, upgradation of HT/LT lines, setting up of Fire station at Pandach besides, identifying dumping sites in all three Tehsils of the district.

SIEF organizes No Crackers Campaign

JAMMU, OCT 30: Today activist of SIEF (Speak India Environmental Foundation) of Jammu District organized a awareness program on No Crackers at Shanti Sawroop Public Jammu Hr. Sec. School under the president ship of Manmohan Kumar Distt. President of SIEF. In this program various students of the said schools, different Ngo's heads and prominent citizens will participated. The program was participated by lighting the traditional lamp. While speaking on this occasion chairman of the organization. SIEF welcomes the dignitaries and a brief details of the organization as well throw light on the various ill effects of the crackers destroy the peace as well the eco balance of the atmosphere.

were held during the convention and on spot directions were issued for promptly addressing the issues raised by the respective panchayat members with regard to development in their respective areas. The Dy CM directed the rural development authorities not to start works without taking gram Sabha into confidence and actively involve PRI functionaries in deciding the priority of development works initiated in respective panchayats. Besides Sarpanchs and Panchs of the area, the con-

vention was attended by SubDivisional Magistrate, Officers and Engineers of Rural Development Department and other line departments. The Deputy Chief Minister called upon sarpanchs and panchs to play major role in making people aware of various schemes and programs launched by the government from time to time and make sure that more and more people get themselves registered for availing benefits under prestigious schemes of SKEWPY, Labour schemes, kissan credit cards and other

welfare schemes. "Mega registration camps have been organised in the area but response from people is not up to the expectation, now it is duty of each panchayat sarpanch and panch to motivate people and make sure that benefit reaches to maximum number of beneficiaries," he enjoined. Tara Chand said exemplary development initiatives have been taken for the purpose of upgrading rural infrastructure and focused attention is being paid to core areas of roads, energy, water supply, health and education.

MLA lays foundation stone of road under PMGSY

UDHAMPUR, OCT, 30:MLA Udhampur, Mr. Balwant Singh Mankotia, on Wednesday laid foundation stone of 8.525 Km road Ossu to Dhargadian road being constructed with a cost of Rs. 474.65 lakh under PMGSY. The road would benefit over 700 souls belonging to Schedule Tribe community of the adjoining villages. Complementing the people of the area for having fullfiled their long pending demand delayed due to forest clearance, Mr. Mankotia said that the facility of road in this area would uplift the socio economic status of the people of the area. The people of Dhargadian village put forth various demands including upgradation of Middle School, dispersal of land compensation of Kotli- Dhargadhian road, water facility to under covered morhas of village Ossu and other issues. Mankotia asked the officers of PHE to prepare a Detail Project Report for providing drinking water facility to uncovered morhas of village Ossu. During his visit, the MLA inspected Kera-Pakhali road being constructed under NABARD and issues instructions to the concerned engineers for accelerating the pace of progress on the road so that it would be completed in a stipulated time frame.

Division Bench of High Court dismisses PIL challenging use of Pepper Gas in mob management
SRINAGAR, OCT 30: The Division Bench of High Court comprising Chief Justice, Mr. Justice M.M. Kumar, and Mr. Justice Ali Mohammad Magray, on Wednesday dismissed public interest litigations regarding the use of pepper gas in mob management and use of pellet guns. The respondent-State contended that the instant petitions do not serve any public interest, but seem to be an attempt by the petitioners to gain publicity over a very sensitive issue, adding that the J&K Police stands committed to protect and preserve the life and property of the people and at the same time maintains normalcy and peace in the State so that no hardship or disturbance is caused to the people. The actions taken to achieve this goal are based solely on good faith and are backed by the mandate of law. It was further contended that to ensure minimum loss of life and damage to the property, the law enforcing agencies have procured for use various non-lethal munitions including Tear Smoke Shells and Oleoresin Grenades to disperse unruly mobs. These tear smoke and oleoresin grenades are internationally accepted non-lethal means of controlling unruly mobs to restore law and order. As such it becomes imperative for Police to use force for controlling the mobs by using non-lethal weapons like tear smoke gas and oleoresin grenades to avoid causalities. It was further stated that the members of stone pelting mobs, besides pelting stones, also use catapults and petrol bombs to attack the security forces giving them the least chance to disperse those unruly mobs by means of lathi charge. While dismissing the PILs, Division Bench of High Court held that all these petitions are dismissed alongwith the connected CMPs related the use of pepper gas and pellet guns in mob management.

DDC Udhapmur discusses railway related issues

UDHAMPUR, OCT, 30:- A deputation of representatives of various panchayats of block Udhampur called on District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, Mrs. Yasha Mudgal and presented her a charter of demands regarding issues related to railways and other development works. The representative of Panchayats including Cherry Sayal, Selmari, Chak-Patla etc demanded providing of approach road, Foot over bridge at Udhampur Railway Station, construction of toilet block at Cherry Sayal near railway station, road connectivity from Village Talana to Chak, restoration of natural water source near railway tunnel in village Chak, provi-

sion of railway crossing in between village Chak and Patla besides repair of MES road Udhampur-Cherry Sayal. The DDC assured the deputations that the issues would be looked into for redressal as early as possible. She also asked the railway

authorities to make a joint visit to assess the possibility of resolution of the problems of the villagers. She stressed upon the representatives of railway to provide railway crossing near railway station Chak by taking the people of the area in confidence.

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Ind vs Aus: Kohli, Dhawan power India to six-wicket win in high scoring thriller
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli struck a valiant 66-ball-115 after a brisk 178-run opening stand between Shikhar Dhawan (100) and Rohit Sharma (79) to help India successfully chase down 351-run target and win the sixth ODI against Australia by six wickets and level the series 2-2. Kohli' stayed unbeaten after slamming his 17th ODI ton. His brilliant knock included 18 boundaries and a six. Earlier, Shane Watson and George Bailey hit century each to power Australia to a huge 350/6. Big and burly Watson struck 13 fours and three sixes in making 102 off 94 balls while the in-form Bailey was equally impressive in scoring a career-best 156, his second ODI ton, in 115 balls. His brilliant innings contained half a dozen sixes and 13 fours. These two batsmen also compiled the second-highest third wicket stand of 168 in ODIs against India to help the visitors record their fourth 300plus total in the series in which the sixth ODI at Cuttack was totally washed out. The home team, which needs to win this game to stay alive against the trio of home team spinners, who bowled the middle overs. Bailey was as solid as he has been in the series so far and showed his supreme touch quite early by hitting Mohd Shami for three successive boundaries in the bowler's opening spell. India, who started well after Mahendra Singh Dhoni had asked the visitors to take first strike on winning the toss, were pushed on the backfoot by the aggression shown by this duo of batsmen. All the bowlers were punished mercilessly with Ashwin emerging as the most successful with a haul of two for 64 in his 10-over quota along with Jadeja, who took two wickets in the innings' last over after conceding 68 runs. Mishra, who was treated with absolute disdain after a watchful start by Watson and Bailey, conceded 78 runs respectively. Jadeja grabbed two wickets in his and the innings' last over. Mohd Shami, who made an impressive beginning when he was given a chance in the rained-out Ranchi ODI, was very expensive and finished with 1 for 66 while Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, back in the squad after missing out the Ranchi ODI, had final figures of one for 42, the most economical among all bowlers. Watson was lucky to have been caught off a no-ball from Jadeja as he mistimed a heave to leg but otherwise looked totally in control and in terrific form. He was harsh on the three spinners and lofted Mishra who began impressively before being carted around for two leg side sixes out of the three he hit along with 13 fours in his punitive innings. Watson reached his hundred in great style by hitting the expensive Shami for three successive fours before the bowler got his revenge off the fourth by clean bowling him through the gate. Australia lost Glen Maxwell immediately afterwards when Ashwin, who was again guilty of bowling a number of hittable balls, had him caught just inside the boundary line by Bhuvaneshwar Kumar for his second wicket. But none could stop Bailey from marching on to score the second hundred of his 34match ODI career after missing out the landmark earlier in the series. Australia added 137 runs in the last 15 overs, including 54 in the last five.

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in the series in which they trail 1-2, started off well by sending back openers Phil Hughes (13) and Aaron Finch (20) before the score had crossed 50 but were pushed into the backseat as Watson and Bailey launched a superb counter-attack. The duo simply tore apart the clueless Indian bowling attack that fielded three frontline spinners for the first time in the seven-match series after the hosts decided to go in with Amit Mishra to partner R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Later, after the dismissal of

Watson and Glen Maxwell (9), Adam Voges (44 not out) helped his captain add another 120 runs in only 80 balls for the fifth wicket to complete India's misery on a good batting track. While the 32-year-old Watson was all power, Bailey, who has been the team's most consistent batsman in the series, once again dominated the home team attack to notch up his fourth 50-plus score in five innings. India had the visitors under check in the first 20 overs by restricting Australia to 83/2 but the middle overs were

totally dominated by Watson and Bailey who compiled the second-best-ever third wicket stand for their country against the hosts. The 168-run partnership, that came off just 142 balls, was only the second-highest after Ricky Ponting and Damien Martyn's unfinished 234 in the 2003 World Cup final at Johannesburg and the eighth 150-plus stand for all wickets against India. Watson, who compiled his maiden hundred against India and ninth in ODIs overall from 170 games, looked assured in his footwork

NEW DELHI: Defending champion David Ferrer and John Isner of the United States moved into the third round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday. Ferrer overcame Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 6-0, 2-6, 6-3, while Isner beat Polish qualifier Michal Przysiezny 7-6 (3), 46, 6-3. Rosol hit 19 winners to only 10 for Ferrer, but the Spaniard made 18 fewer unforced errors. A semifinal-

ist two years ago, Isner broke for 3-1 in the last set when Przysiezny netted a routine volley. The American cracked 27 aces and 47 winners. Isner will next face second-seeded Novak Djokovic. Roger Federer just needs to win his opening match against Kevin Anderson of South Africa later Wednesday to qualify for the ATP Finals for a 12th straight year.

Ivanovic, Halep win opening matches in Sofia

SOFIA: Ana Ivanovic and Simona Halep cruised to straight-set victories on Tuesday in their opening round-robin matches at the season-ending Tournament of Champions. Top-seeded Halep of Romania defeated Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 6-3 in the Serdika group, while the other tournament favorite, Ivanovic, routed Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova 6-0, 6-2 in the Sredets group. In Tuesday's third match, third-seeded Maria Kirilenko retired due to injury against France's Alize Cornet, and had to quit the tournament for a second consecutive year. Cornet was leading 5-0 in the first when Kirilenko called for a medical time out, before later abandoning the competition. Ukraine's Elina Svitolina will replace Kirilenko.

Sachin Tendulkar leads Mumbai to victory against Haryana in Ranji Trophy

LAHLI: Sachin Tendulkar's farewell game in domestic cricket ended in a manner befitting his iconic stature, as the retiring legend singlehandedly guided Mumbai to a four-wicket win over Haryana in one of the most keenly followed match in the history of Ranji Trophy on Wednesday. Requiring 39 more runs to win with four wickets in hand on the fourth and final day, Tendulkar went on to make a calculated 175-ball unbeaten 79, building his innings in the manner that has been the hallmark of his later years. The stay in the middle also ensured Tendulkar warmed up for next month's Test series against the West Indies, which will culminate with the second and his landmark 200th Test in Mumbai, where he will bring the curtain down on his glorious 24year tryst with international cricket. After a series of shifts in momentum over the past three days, it was Mumbai who had the last laugh, thanks largely to the relentless perseverance showed by after the match seemed appropriate. Tendulkar being lifted on the shoulder of his teammates was also to be expected. Though he hit just one boundary today, it was worth it. As Harshal Patel ran in, Tendulkar positioned himself perfectly before punching the fast bowler through backward point. All in all he struck six boundaries in the innings. The innings was in stark contrast to the one he played against the same side some 22 years ago, in the final of the Ranji Trophy at the Wankhede Stadium where he smashed Kapil Dev and co to all corners of the ground. Today's knock was more about grafting. The defence was tight, the big stride forward gave the picture of a man in total control of the situation, and then there were the trademark backfoot punches through cover off fast bowlers. He also scored quite a few runs through tucks to the square leg region, nudges towards midwicket besides sprinting singles to mid-on and mid-off.

Bowling to Sachin was best to know how good you are: Srinath
BANGALORE: Former India speedster Javagal Srinath on Wednesday said he preferred bowling to Sachin Tendulkar in the nets to know how good he was as a bowler. "You should bowl to Sachin in the nets to know how good you are. If you beat him and also Rahul Dravid, you feel you have got your line and length perfect," he told reporters when he was asked to comment on Tendulkar's retirement after 200th Test next month. Srinath said Sachin must have been convinced that it was time to go otherwise he could not have taken the 'hard' decision of retirement. "You need a strong sense of mind. If you have that, you can make a decision of quitting the game," he added. He, the second Indian pace bowler after Kapil Dev to take 200 Test wickets, said he has shared a great relation with Sachin. "What I cherish is I can pick up the phone and speak to him. He also calls me once in a while. My philosophy in life is to maintain communication even if we are far apart," he added. Srinath also said that he cherished Tendulkar's wicket and remembered sending him back twice in his career.

Gasquet brings Paris crowd to life with marathon win

Tendulkar. Starting the day at 201 for six, Tendulkar, overnight on 55, guided Dhawal Kulkarni (16 not out) to the last run that came when the young pacer hit Mohit Sharma for a boundary, much to the delight of his Mumbai teammates who had planned to gift the veteran a win in his last game for the state side. The hordes of home spectators who had trooped into the Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, didn't mind either as it was Tendulkar who was at the forefront of this successful

chase. Living their own Tendulkar moment, the heads totting the small stands fervently cheered his every run, and got an adrenaline rush the only time the ball reached the fence today from the master's willow. The standing ovation as he walked out to bat was followed by another round of guard of honour, with some of the Haryana players even saluting the champion batsman while he walked on to bat for one last time in domestic cricket. The routine being repeated

Dimitrov continues streak as French woes worsen

PARIS: Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov continued his rich vein of form on Tuesday as he marched into the second round of the Paris Masters with a three-set win over Frenchman Michael Lodra. The lanky 22-year-old lost the opening set in a tie-break before taking control and setting up a meeting against Italian 16th seed Fabio Fognini with a 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-3 victory. The highly touted Dimitrov picked up his first ATP win last weekend when he triumphed in Stockholm and continues to impress since taking on Leyton Hewitt's former coach Roger Rasheed. His win in Sweden was the first for a Bulgarian in the Open era and this result took his record for the season on indoor surfaces to 13 wins in 16 matches.

PARIS: France's Richard Gasquet needed five match points to beat Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 in the second round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday and boost his hopes of qualifying for the end of season World Tour Finals. The 27-year-old Frenchman and Verdasco traded blows for 2hrs 40mins, in front of a raucous Parisian crowd, before Gasquet finally made it through to the third round where he could meet compatriot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who is also in the hunt to make the World Tour Finals. Gasquet wasted two match points at 6-5 up in the second set before Verdasco took it to a final set by edging the tie-

break 8-6. However the right-hander from Beziers forced a crucial break in the decider to go 4-3 up and this time he kept his nerve to set up a last-16 tie against either Tsonga or Kei Nishikori of Japan who play later Tuesday. The win for Gasquet, who is clinging to the eighth and final place for London which is available as Andy Murray is injured, keeps the pressure on Tsonga who is one place behind him in the World Tour rankings. Earlier Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov continued his rich vein of form as he marched into the second round with a three-set win over French veteran Michael Llodra.

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So, why did Bihar regime ignore Centres alert? With Union Minister for Home Affairs Sushil Kumar Shinde categorically saying that his Ministry had alerted the Bihar Government on a possible terrorist attack during Mr Narendra Modi's Sunday rally in Patna, the bottom falls from State Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's claim that his regime had received no warning and that there had been no security lapse. The Chief Minister has been on an overdrive since the serial blasts that snuffed out half a dozen lives, to deflect attention from his Government's failure on the security front. After Mr Shinde's statement, Mr Nitish Kumar has some explaining to do. It is clear from what has been emerging since the tragic incident that security measures were absolutely lax at and around Gandhi Maidan in Patna where Mr Modi addressed a massive gathering. Let alone have a high level of security preparedness, even basic measures at the ground and its vicinity had not been implemented. It almost appears that the State Government took the event callously, because it must have thought that it would be seen in poor light' had it to give Mr Modi's rally much attention. Clearly, politics trumped over the safety of innocent citizens, not to speak of the security of senior leaders of the BJP who had gathered for the rally. Mr Nitish Kumar must tell the country what steps his Government took on the Home Ministry's alert. This he may find difficult to do, because he did pretty little. The best he can do is to remain in the denial mode. He may well continue in that state or at the most take refuge by saying that the alert was general and not specific' in nature. Even assuming for argument's sake that the Home Ministry alert was general, wasn't that good enough for the State administration to put in place a comprehensive security mechanism, given that several lakhs of people had gathered at the venue, and even the smallest incident could have resulted in a tragedy of massive proportion? Little can be expected of a Chief Minister who has such a visceral dislike for Mr Modi that he is willing to put national interest at stake in a bid to appease the minorities. People have not forgotten that his Government had refused to take the custody of wanted terrorist Yasin Bhatkal after the latter had been arrested a few weeks ago in the State. This, despite the fact that Bhatkal was connected with various modules of the Indian Mujahideen operating in Bihar. The Chief Minister later offered lame excuses for the shocking inaction even as the National Investigation Agency took the alleged terrorist in its charge. Mr Nitish Kumar has also been ominously silent on the flourishing activities of the IM in Bihar, despite material emerging that the outfit was responsible for the Bodh Gaya blasts too. He believes, erroneously, that the minority voters will be upset if his Government took a proactive stand on the terror outfit. That is the principal reason why he downplayed the role of the Islamist terror group and his people shamelessly sought to point fingers at the BJP for the tragedy. The Chief Minister must understand that the minority community is as disgusted as any citizen of the country by the activities of these terror organisations. The community is looking for firm action against and not protection to anti-national elements.

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Jacques Cousteau (and no matter how you pronounce it, the name still sounds cool!) had said, The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. A French undersea explorer and a visionary, he spent years out at sea exploring and capturing images and making films about the marine world. The visuals he captured gave many their first glimpse at what lies beneath our oceans, and the diversity and drama seemed endless. Cousteau, in fact, designed and invented what were probably the worlds first diving and scuba devices which he used to explore the unexplored. In 1968 his television series, The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, had reached millions, leaving them spellbound, but it was during this time that Cousteau himself had begun to realise and saw first hand how human activity was in fact rapidly destroying the oceans. There was probably once a time not too far back when the ocean did seem endless and limitless in the bounty it held, but that bubble has burst much sooner than what many may have expected. The ocean did have a breaking point and today weve shattered this mega-earth system and cracked the very foundation of life on our planet. Ivan Macfadyen, a yachtsman for 35 years, had sailed from Melbourne to San Francisco a decade back. He recounted how in 2003 on his trip he had caught a fish a day and always had the company of seabirds, dolphins, sharks, turtles or whales. This year he made the trip again and the ocean seemed unrecognisable. On the 28 days it took to get till the midpoint of the trip in Japan he had caught only two fish, and it was not only the fish that were missing, so were the birds. He felt a drastic change at the edge of the Great Barrier Reef which he felt

If we truly want the change we say we desire, and turn things around, why can't we end whaling, trawling and commercial fishing overnight? Why cannot we expeditiously ban all the expeditions currently out in the Arctic to drill for oil?
ed. The solutions offered as always are idealistic and run of the mill with marine reserves and controlled and sustainable methods being flapped around as the only way. It seems we are in denial and continue to prolong and engage ourselves in conversations that lead to a bit of a green wash and nothing more. Do we need any more reports or research or expert opinions on the health of the ocean? What we need today is a braver world that is ready to accept that we messed up. Perhaps the only way to fix it is by removing ourselves from the equation. If we truly want the change and turn things around, why cant we end whaling, trawling and commercial fishing overnight? Kilometres of rainforests are slashed everyday to grow plantations for palm oil. Why cant we ban all the expeditions currently out in the Arctic to drill for oil? The industry we have become so dependent on has become a behemoth and the argument of the livelihood of millions at stake sounds old and jaded, when what we really should be talking about is multiple billions of lifeforms

tirelessly practically running a fine sieve through and catching what they and where they can. No wonder there were no fish, the reefs which are the nurseries of the ocean were being emptied. There was also another thing he noticed: Over the 23,000 miles Ivan covered in his voyage, 7,000 of those were through floating debris and garbage. Oil slicks, broken chairs, toys, plastic and even wooden power poles were strewn across the pacific in such density that in a lot of places he couldnt even start the motor for fear of entangling the propeller in the pieces of rope and cable. Reality has struck home because there is nowhere to hide now and a remote island of albatrosses is caught in its midst. Midway, a film that has gone viral over the Internet shows the horror that has gripped this island and the albatrosses that breed on it. The birds are dying in great numbers because they are ingesting plastic. Carcasses stuffed with bits of plastic that are frighteningly familiar fill their bodies and are littered all over the island. Bottle caps, lighters, little ends of toys,

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Ivan Macfadyen, a yachtsman for 35 years, had sailed from Melbourne to San Francisco a decade back. He recounted how in 2003 on his trip he had caught a fish a day and always had the company of seabirds, dolphins, sharks, turtles or whales. This year he made the trip again and the ocean seemed unrecognisable. On the 28 days it took to get till the mid-point of the trip in Japan he had caught only two fish, and it was not only the fish that were missing, so were the birds. He felt a drastic change at the edge of the Great Barrier Reef which he felt were now barren and unquestionably overfished. On route a boat from a trawler came to them with bags full of fish as a gift. There must have been a 100 fish in those bags and when he said that there were only two of them onboard and this was far too much fish for them to eat, the fishermen just told them to throw them over the side, because thats what they would do in any case.
were now barren and unquestionably overfished. On route a boat from a trawler came to them with bags full of fish as a gift. There must have been a 100 fish in those bags and when he said that there were only two of them onboard and this was far too much fish for them to eat, the fishermen just told them to throw them over the side, because thats what they would do in any case. This was the bycatch; they were trawling the ocean and anything except tuna was trash for them and was returned to the sea. Of course, all the fish caught in these giant nest are dead by that time. Long lines, gill nets, purse seines and bottom trawlers are continuously and pens all find their way into what is now known as the Pacific Garbage Patch. The fact that we now have a name for it is far from comforting and just about shows the tip of the iceberg. At least 267 marine species have now been documented eating plastic, including barnacles, that are found in the region. Microfragments of plastic have been found inside the barnacles, but at even this microstage of its life, the plastic passes through their digestive system and is once again in the water. Eventually, pieces of plastic that have been at sea long enough will break into even smaller microscopic particles invisible to our eye but as present as they were from the day they were creatdirectly affected by what we do. Too few have looked for alternatives and weve lacked the courage to commit to something for the better good even if it was inconvenient. The impact of the changing climate is clear and present; the earth and her oceans have taken all they could and given all they can. The motive behind the production and enormous consumption is not hard to see. So what will it finally take for all of us to accept whats happening, personally, and get up, take a stand and say, Enough? The Pacific and the Arctic might seem quite distant from where you are, but its easy to forget our planet has but one ocean. Its only we who gave it different names.

The debate over the greatest ever Hindi playback singer has generally revolved around Rafi and Kishore Kumar. Sadly, Mukesh gets shut out The demise of the legendary Manna Dey has revived the furious debate on the greatest male playback singer Hindi films has produced. Manna Dey had ruled himself out of reckoning, saying that Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar were superior to him. He had a particularly soft spot for Kishore Kumar, whom he rated as the best. His premise was that while Rafi had a god-gifted and a trained voice, Kishore Kumar's was entirely god-gifted and without training and that made him special. This is cause for heated denunciation among the legions of committed Rafi admirers (I am one of them). However, what gets lost in all this is that we have had an equally great singer who has outdone both Rafi and Kishore Kumar at his best. Mukesh. While radio stations pay glorious tributes to both Kishore Kumar and Rafi on their birth and death anniversaries and in the run-up to those dates, few care to remember Mukesh's anniversaries; he was born in July 1923 and died in August 1976 at an early age of 53 years. Sure, there are the odd remembrances, but they do no justice to the deepthroated singer, whose voice goes right into your soul and triggers the tear glands. If anyone came closest to the legendary Kundan Lal Saigal, it was Mukesh. His Dil jalta hai to jalne de (Pehli Nazar, 1948), was so strikingly similar to Saigal's voice that the latter is said to have remarked after hearing it that he did not remember singing the song! Many have tried to copy Mukesh, believing that if they can use his technique, they will sound like him. They soon realised that, while they could imitate the nasal tone, they simply could not create the depth and pathos Mukesh mustered. Perhaps it had to do with the goodness within the man. It's possible that Mukesh would have reached even greater heights had he a range of actors to sing for and a longer life. Rafi had that advantage: He had lend his voice to actors ranging from Pradeep Kumar to Dilip Kumar to Bharat Bhushan to Shammi Kapoor to Joy Mukherjee to Sunil Dutt to Rajendra Kumar to Rishi Kapoor, and many more. He managed that because he was patronised by an equally large number of music directors, from Naushad to Roshan to SD Burman to Madan Mohan to OP Nayyar to Laxmikant-Pyarelal, and others. By contrast, Mukesh worked consistently with only a few music directors, the most prominent among them being Shankar-Jaikishan and Kalyanji-Anandji. There were also a few others such as Salil Chaudhary, SD Burman, Roshan and Khayyam, who used Mukesh intermittently. Mukesh had lost out in some ways also because many music directors simply did not have confidence in their ability to handle his voice. It is said that SD Burman, who did not think very highly of Mukesh, had been taken aback by the sheer brilliance of the singer in O janewale ho sakey to laut ke aana, a song put to tune by Burman for the film, Bandini. In fact, Mukesh's song raced ahead of Ore MaajhiMere saajan hain us paar a song sung by the music director himself, in the popularity charts. The gems he has left for the listeners are unbeatable. O janewale ho sakey to laut ke aana; Jaane kahan gaye woh din; Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayal aata hain; Woh subha kabhi to aayegi; Ram kare aisa ho jaye; Main toh ek khwab hoon; Yeh mera deewanapan hai; Humsafar ab yeh safar kat jayega; Kai baar yun hi socha hai the list is indeed endless. Some greats do not get their due. The legendary Mukesh was one of them. He was on par with Rafi, and certainly with Kishore Kumar.

Adulteration drives in festive season Stop politicizing transfers

Dear Editor, Jammu Municipal Corporation has embarked on yet another antiadulteration drive but such half hearted and unsustainable drives cannot stamp out the deep rooted malaise of adulterated foods entering the markets. Random surprise inspections, which usually pick up pace during festive season are not going to yield results especially when the price of deterrence, with a paltry sum of fine charged for adulterated goods, is not too high. There has to be a regular mechanism to monitor the quality of food being supply in various stores and shops or by vendors with proper testing laboratories and a complaint cell that functions for a change. Unfortunately, the JMC has no mechanism for encouraging complainants to get the samples of allegedly adulterated food items they purchase. Secondly, adulteration cannot be wished away simply by targeting vendors or halwai shops. Complaints of stale food are received even from the better off restaurants and shops. D.P. KANOTRA, GANDHINAGAR, J&K

READER SPACE

DEAR EDITOR, It is not understandable why administrative reshuffle continues to be the only focus of all cabinet meetings in Jammu and Kashmir. The tendency of politicising the bureaucracy and the administration by way of transfers, according plum postings to favourites only hampers the working culture which is already too weak. Every cabinet meeting turns out to be a hair-splitting event over the transfers, which do not follow any norms and rules. Instead of devising a transparent mechanism, like the Centre, where transfers and promotions are exercised by a governing body in a routine manner, in Jammu and Kashmir, the political beings continue to interfere and dabble with official work through the easy road of transfers, which are often deemed as awards or punishments, rather than means of governance. This would not make the administration any responsive or improve governance. For a clean administration, there has to be first a transparent and working system of transfers and promotions. The cabinet could surely have better, more important things to discuss and decide. IFTIKHAR A. WANI, BATOTE.

If anyone came closest to the legendary Kundan Lal Saigal, it was Mukesh. His Dil jalta hai to jalne de (Pehli Nazar, 1948), was so strikingly similar to Saigal's voice that the latter is said to have remarked after hearing it that he did not remember singing the song! Many have tried to copy Mukesh, believing that if they can use his technique, they will sound like him.

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GUJARAT COURT REJECTS ASARAMS BAIL PLEA MODI OBSESSED WITH DESPERATE
outskirts of Ahmedabad city. The 72-year-old Asaram was brought to the city earlier this month on a transit remand from a Jodhpur court, where he was lodged in a jail since August, in another sexual assault case. He was grilled by Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by city police commissioner to probe the complaint against him. Last week, he was taken back to Jodhpur. His son, Narayan Sai, against whom the younger of the two sisters has registered a complaint of sexual assault, is absconding and Surat police are searching for him across the country. Meanwhile, one Jaswantika Chaudhary, a security woman stationed at Asarams ashram here, was granted anticipatory bail by Soni in connection with the case on the grounds that her role in the incident was minimal. She was also named as an accused in the complaint lodged against Asaram.

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Coming, privatisation of railway passenger segment
NEW DELHI, OCT 30: Kharge launches High Speed Rail Corporation stressing need for safe, reliable and affordable transport The Railways on Tuesday set the ball rolling for privatising its passenger segment on its existing infrastructure with the launch of the High Speed Rail Corporation (HSRC). Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge launched the HSRC as a fully-owned subsidiary of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited, which his predecessor Nitish Kumar had set up with the objective of raising extra budgetary resources from the market and private investors. Mr. Kharge, however, issued a word of caution against adopting new technology. You should not buy horses merely because horse shoes are freely available, was Mr. Kharges caution. He stressed how technology could be made available for even free. At times they tell us how cheap it is. The question is whether it suits us or not, not whether it is cheap or free. He launched the corporation at an International Conference on High Speed Rail Travel Low Cost Solutions. Mr. Kharge, however, underlined the need for high speed rail while focusing on providing a mass mode of safe, reliable and affordable transport. Railway Board Chairman Arunendra Kumar said the Corporation, as the implementing agency, would contribute in the joint venture to be formed under the Public Private Partnership mode. The other stakeholders could be the State governments and private investors, explained corporation chairman Satish Agnihotri. SEVEN ROUTES The Railways have identified seven routes all commercially viable on which the mini high speed trains with a speed of 160 km per hour to 200 km per hour would be operated under the PPP mode. Officials maintained a stoic silence when asked if the railways were giving away the most viable routes to the private sector. Some of the routes identified are AhmedabadMumbai, Amritsar-LudhianaChandigarh-Delhi, AgraLucknow-Varanasi-Patna, Chennai-Thiruvananthapuram and Bangalore-Chennai.

DREAM TO BECOME PM: NITISH

AHMEDABAD, OCT 30: A Gandhinagar court on Wednesday rejected selfstyled godman Asarams bail application in the sexual assault case lodged against him by one of the two Suratbased sisters. Sessions judge D.T. Soni rejected Asarams bail plea on the grounds that the investigation in the case lodged against him is at a crucial juncture and the allegations against him are of serious

nature. Recently, the Surat police registered two complaints -one against Asaram and another against his son Narayan Sai -- for rape, sexual assault, illegal confinement and other charges, as alleged by the two sisters. In her complaint, the elder of the two sisters accused Asaram of repeated sexual assault between 1997 and 2006 during the time she lived in his ashram on the

NEW DELHI, OCT 30: Firing yet another salvo at the BJPs prime ministerial candidate, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said Narendra Modi was so obsessed with his desperate dream to become the prime minister that he was erecting replicas of Red Fort at his rallies. Some people are dreaming to become Prime Minister and they are dreaming so much so that they are making fake Red Fort at their daises, whether or not they reach the Red Fort, Mr. Kumar said at a function organised by the JD(U) to induct Matia Mahal MLA Shoaib Iqbal into the party. Mr. Kumar also ridiculed preelection surveys, which predicted that JD(U) was losing ground in Bihar following its split with the BJP, saying they lacked logic and were meant to entertain people. They ask 100 or 50 people

some questions and claim that it shows the mood of the public... We are not a two party country. Our country has lot of diversity. Different parties have their regions of influence and it is not possible to gauge the general mood by asking a few questions from some people, he said. He referred to the Samajwadi Partys surprisingly impressive victory in Uttar Pradesh

Assembly polls and said he was told by pollsters that many people who told them that they would vote for a particular party ended up voting for SP. JD(U) president Sharad Yadav also targeted the BJP prime ministerial candidate claiming that corporate sector was spending a lot of money on him. All this impression being cre-

ated in his favour is an eyewash. People with deep pockets are behind him. They should know that time will change, Mr. Yadav said. Mr. Kumar also expressed his shock at the living standards in the interiors of Delhi, saying people in far-flung areas of Bihar were enjoying a better life than those, most of whom are migrants, living in these parts of the national capital.

5 more live bombs found in Patna THIRD SUSPECT ARRESTED IN PATNA BLASTS CASE
ing our search and sanitisation operations, Manu Maharaj, Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna, told The-Hindu. He appealed to the people to look out for suspicious objects. Police expect to recover more bombs during their ongoing combing process. The recovery belied their earlier claim that the maidan had been sanitised and made ready for Wednesdays rally. Meanwhile, Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami arrived in Patna on Tuesday, along with Director General, National Intelligence Agency Sharad Kumar and Additional Director, Intelligence Bureau, S.C. Jha. Mr. Goswami held a meeting with the top brass of the Bihar police and officials in the government. We are contemplating what further measures we need to undertake in the wake of the blasts and are reviewing the law and order situation. The Bihar government has assured us that they would take care of the treatment of the injured, Mr. Goswami told reporters. He was noncommittal when asked about IB alerts to Bihar ahead of Mr. Modis rally. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has maintained that there were no specific inputs. ON THE RIGHT TRACK Mr. Goswami said the blast probe was on the right track and the leads provided by the arrested accused Imtiaz Ansari and Ainul alias Tariq would help the police get to the bottom of the case. He assured the Centres full cooperation to Bihar. He issued directions for conducting training for anti-terrorism squad in the State. The key suspect Imtiaz, arrested at the Patna station, was produced before a court and sent to judicial custody on Tuesday. The city police will be taking his custody, Mr. Maharaj said.

PATNA, OCT 30: They were recovered from Gandhi maidan, site of the serial blasts on Sunday Five more live bombs were recovered from Patnas Gandhi maidan on Tuesday, two days after serial explosions rocked the venue during Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modis rally, raising serious concerns about the capability of the security machinery in Bihar. The Communist Party of

India (Marxist-Leninist) rally, scheduled for Wednesday, has now been shifted from the Gandhi maidan to Miller High School. The first bomb was found on Tuesday morning inside the maidan on the side of the SK memorial hall. It was deactivated soon after by the bomb squad of the Bihar police. The next two bombs were found towards late afternoon and early evening. They were defused by late evening. The bombs were found dur-

PATNA, OCT 30: The police on Wednesday arrested a third suspect in the Patna serial blasts case from Motihari in Bihars East Champaran district. The suspect has been identified as Tabish, a resident of Motihari. Based on the inputs received from the investigating agencies, the Motihari police traced and detained him. He has been handed over to the Patna police, the East Champaran police Said. We will take him on remand on Thursday, Jayant Kant, Patna city SP said. Based on the inputs received from the investigating agencies, the Motihari police traced and detained him. He has been handed over to the Patna police, the East Champaran police Said.

We will take him on remand on Thursday, Jayant Kant, Patna city SP said. The police said that Tabish is a graduate in Psychology. He did his graduation from Ranchi, where he is also said to have worked with an NGO. Though a resident of Motihari, Tabish spent of his

life in Ranchi, the police said. Other two suspects, Imtiaz Ansari and Ainul alias Tariq are also from Ranchi. The six who were named as accused in the FIRs, including alleged mastermind and Indian Mujahideen Tehseen Akhtar came to Patna from Ranchi on separate buses carrying bombs.

JPC report rubbishes CAGs pre- NHRC FOR REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS

NEW DELHI, OCT 30: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on allocation and pricing of telecom licences and 2G spectrum has criticised the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)s presumptive loss theory and said all indicators and calculations used by it to reach the loss figures ranging between Rs.57,666 crore and Rs.1.76lakh crore were untenable and unrealistic. The CAG had indicted the government for causing a massive loss to the exchequer by granting 122 licences in 2008 at a price discovered in 2001. Referring to the CAGs calculation of loss based on FDI attracted by the new entrants in the telecom market, the JPC report says the Department of Telecom (DoT) was of the view that the investment brought in by strategic foreign partners were to be utilised for rolling out the services in the licensed service areas and that issuing additional equity for bringing in foreign investment was a normal practice in the corporate world. The CBI has confirmed that investigations did not reveal evidence of criminality in the infusion of additional equity by foreign companies into the two new licensees or contravention of the FDI investment policy applicable in the telecom sector. Therefore, loss calculation and determination of value of licences and spectrum on the basis of legitimate infusion of FDI by means of fresh equity by the telecom companies are untenable, the report said. Similarly, the JPC report dismissed the CAGs loss calculations by comparing value based on prices discovered for 3G spectrum. The report says the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recommendations were cherrypicked by the CAG and were not considered in entirety while referring to them by the audit for trying to establish that 2G and 3G prices are comparable and calculating presumptive loss for spectrum on the basis of revenue realised through 3G auction. The 3G spectrum was auctioned for the first time in the country in early 2010. How could the revenue realised in 2010 for 3G be used for calculating the loss on account of 2G spectrum allocated as far back as in 2008 where the demand-supply position was also very different is something that needs proper justification.

ON IROM SHARMILA

NEW DELHI, OCT 30: The commission said Ms. Sharmila must be permitted to receive visitors as do all people in judicial custody. The National Human Rights Commission has recommended that the Manipur government immediately remove the arbitrary restrictions on Irom Sharmila, who has been fast since November 2000 seeking repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from the State, an official statement said on Wednesday. The commission, in a communication to the State Chief Secretary, said Ms. Sharmila must be permitted to receive visitors as do all people in

judicial custody. Ms. Sharmila was arrested by the Manipur government soon after she began her fast and has ever since been in custody, where she is being force fed. The NHRC asked for a report by December 6, 2013 on the steps taken on its recommendation. The commission issued the recommendation after the state government denied permission to its special rapporteur, a retired director general of police, and to special rapporteurs of the United Nations to visit Sharmila. It is unlikely that the government gives others access to her. It appeared they were

keeping her alive as her death would create problems for the state government. It is trying to break her spirit through this enforced isola-

tion, for which there is no judicial mandate, though she is in judicial custody, the NHRC statement said. Two members of the com-

mission, accompanied senior officers, had met Sharmila on October 2013 during a visit to State.

by Ms. 23, the

Panel wants diesel price hiked by Rs. 5/litre immediately

NEW DELHI: Kirit Parikh Committee on fuel price reforms favours LPG cylinder quota reduced to 6 Diesel prices should be immediately hiked by Rs 5 per litre, the Kirit Parikh Committee has recommended while favouring reduction of the quota of subsidised LPG to 6 cylinders per household in a year from 9 at present. The panel has recommended Rs 4 per litre increase in kerosene and Rs 250 per cylinder hike in LPG rates, Mr Parikh told reporters after presenting the report to Oil Minister Veerappa Moily. The panel also recommended fixed subsidy of Rs 6 per litre on diesel while favouring deregulation of diesel price in a years time. The expert group was tasked to suggest a methodology for pricing of diesel and cooking fuel.

After bonhomie, Modi targets PM Centre opposes Secretary-level

AHMEDABAD, OCT 30: Hours after attending a Congress-dominated function for the inauguration by Manmohan Singh of the renovated Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial Museum here on Tuesday, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi alleged that the Prime Minister had no time for Gujarat. We sought time from the PM to discuss crucial issues of Gujarat, including the Narmada Dam height, farmers issues and floods, but our request was denied, he wrote in his twitter handle. Unfortunately, the PM refused to give time to discuss Gujarats key issues but preferred to visit Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, the State Congress office, he said. Actually, during his speech at the function, Mr. Modi also said Dr. Singh had to visit the Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan before arriving at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel museum. A feku, says Digvijaya Said. from New Delhi: Meanwhile, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh poked fun at Mr. Modi, calling him a feku or braggart, who tells many lies. Latching onto an allegory of a table fan, Mr. Singh shared a small story on Twitter to suggest that Mr. Modi only tells lies. It reads follows: A Man dies. In heaven he sees a large wall full of clocks. He asks angel: What are these for? Angel answers: These are lie clocks, every person has lie clock, whenever you lie on earth, clock moves. The Man points towards a clock and asks: Whose clock is this? Angel says: its Vivekanands. It never moved showing that he never told a lie. The man asks: Where is Narendra Modis clock? Angel replies: Thats in our office. We use it as a TABLE FAN. ..!

status to CBI Director

Border Security Force and CRPF. Senior counsel Amrendra Sharan, appearing for the CBI, said, All [Central] governments, be it NDA or the UPA, wanted to control the CBI. The effort is to keep the control and stronghold over the CBI. The Secretary-level powers will only help us to bypass the red-tapism and attain functional efficacy. We are accountable to the court and the government. Hurdles at every stage Justifying the demand, he said there had been occasions when well-thought-out proposals given by the CBI were returned by desk officers. He gave an example of the request seeking the appointment of 22 public prosecutors which was yet to be cleared. Functional efficacy is of utmost importance. What is requested is that the Director be permitted to report to the Minister and not through the bureaucracy. He told the court

India denies charge of involvement in illicit nuclear trade

NEW DELHI, OCT 30: It has taken steps to ensure harmonise export, procurement lists with those of NSG India has refuted charges of involvement in covert nuclear trade, saying that a single suspect case of export of a dual use item to Iran was due to difference in perception. Recently, a report by a noted think tank bracketed India with half a dozen countries, including Pakistan, China, North Korea and Syria as illicit nuclear trade suppliers of concern. Normally, Indian diplomats do not react to such reports. They made an exception because recirculation of such charges could hurt Indias bid for membership in four nuclear export control regimes. India is working extremely hard to convince members of these organisations because it has not signed a prerequisite for membership the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and does not plan to do so in the near future. Officials say there is no difference of approach in addressing concerns raised in the Institute of Science and International Security (ISIS) report quarterbacked by David Albright. But they differ with the report citing a specific case to support the inclusion of India among illicit nuclear trade suppliers of concern. The case pertains to an Indian company sending four shipments of valves that finally made their way to Irans Arak Heavy Reactor. The company was within its rights not to seek a licence because its valves had nickel content of 10 to 15 per cent, whereas a licence is required for nickel content of over 60 per cent. This provision is identical in the Indias Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (SCOMET) and the NSG lists, point out officials. Legitimate export destinations

NEW DELHI, OCT 30: It already has a lot of functional autonomy, says Centre The Centre on Tuesday strongly opposed in the Supreme Court the CBIs request for granting its Director ex-officio powers of Secretary, Government of India, saying it would have serious repercussions on other authorities in the country. Making this submission before a three-judge Bench of Justices R.M. Lodha, Madan B. Lokur and Kurian Joseph, Solicitor-General Mohan Parasaran said the government was not agreeable to this. The CBI had already been conferred a lot of functional autonomy and vesting Secretary-level powers would go against the spirit of Vineet Narain judgment. He also said the present arrangement had various checks and balances. Moreover it would set a wrong precedent as there would be similar requests from RAW,

that the agency faced hurdles at every stage in its administrative functioning and it needed freedom from government control. The government had already rejected most of CBIs demands for making it an autonomous agency, contending that authority without accountability will be draconian, particularly for the investigation agency which, like the police, had the power to arrest, seize and raid, besides keeping the accused in confinement. It said: In fact, there have been instances in the past where allegations of extortion and bribery leading to coloured investigation have emerged against some CBI officials. The government had also rejected the CBIs proposals for a three-year assured tenure for its Director, instead of two years, and an independent authority for according sanction to investigate and prosecute accused officials.

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tourist attraction that receives thousands of visitors every day. Two tourists were killed and at least 40 others were injured. Police authorities identified the driver of the car as Usmen Hasan. His name suggests he is from the Uighur minority group an ethnic Turkic Muslim group native to Chinas western Xinjiang region. Police said the two other passengers in the car were his mother Kuwanhan Reyim and his wife Gulkiz Gini. All three died as the car crashed into a guard rail and burst into flames, police officials said. The government said five others had been captured on Wednesday. They were identified as Husanjan Wuxur, Gulnar Tuhtiniyaz, Yusup Umarniyaz, Bujanat Abdukadir and Yusup Ahmat - all Uighurs from Xinjiang. The suspects had played a role in planning the attacks, the official Xinhua news agency reported, adding that jihad flags and machetes were found in their temporary residences in Beijing. China has blamed terrorist and separatist groups in Xinjiang for fomenting recent acts of violence. In June, two dozen people were killed in Shanshan county in Xinjiang after a group armed with knives stormed a police station and government building. At least 30 people were killed in knife and bomb attacks in Kashgar and Hotan, also in Xinjiang, in 2011. Ethnic tensions between Uighurs and majority Han Chinese migrants have also led to violence in recent years, most notably in 2009 when at least 197 people were killed in riots in the regional capital Urumqi

Spying on allies is two-way street, says US intelligence chief

At a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Tuesday, Mr. Clapper defended the secret surveillance that sweeps up phone records and emails of millions of Americans as vital to protecting against terrorists. He played down European allies complaints about spying on their leaders, saying they do it, too. Thats a hardy perennial, Mr. Clapper told lawmakers. Mr. Clapper said that during his 50 years working in intelligence it was a basic tenet to collect, whether by spying on communications or through other sources, confidential information about foreign leaders that reveals if what theyre saying gels with whats actually going on. The committee chairman, Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, asked whether U.S. allies had conducted the same type of espionage against American leaders. Absolutely, Mr. Clapper responded. Asked about collection of phone records in France, Spain and elsewhere, the NSAs director, Gen. Keith Alexander, testified that the U.S. did not collect European records, as was reported over the past week to anger across Europe. Alexander said the U.S. was given data by NATO partners as part of a program to protect military interests. He disputed that the program targeted European citizens, but he did not offer specifics. He called the reports completely false. As for efforts at home, the intelligence leaders defended sweeping up records of U.S. phone calls as necessary to combat terrorism. The Obama administration vigorously opposes efforts to curtail the internal spying programs that have angered some Americans.

CHINA DETAINS 5 OVER VIOLENT TERRORIST ATTACK AT TIANANMEN

WASHINGTON, OCT 30: Nations spying on each others leaders is a two-way street and a long-time practice in the intelligence world, according to the U.S. intelligence chief. But a surveillance sweep on phone records overseas that has prompted an anti-American backlash was carried out by European governments, not the U.S., another intelligence official said. National Intelligence

Director James Clapper spoke to lawmakers in a Congress divided over how to revise National Security Agency surveillance programs that have fuelled bitter criticism at home and abroad. Though most of the programs were enacted as a result of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, U.S. officials are nearly unanimous in saying theyre ready for a review to see if the scope of spying remains necessary.

TOKYO, OCT 30: Beijing police said the vehicle that blew up at the Square on Monday contained gasoline, machetes, iron rods and "flags with extreme religious content." Chinese authorities have said Mondays car crash at Tiananmen Square was a terrorist attack that was "carefully planned" by a group from the far western Xinjiang region, adding that five people had been detained in con-

nection with the incident. Providing new details on what was initially described as a car crash on Monday, Beijing police authorities said the vehicle contained gasoline, machetes, iron rods and flags with extreme religious content. The driver had set gasoline inside the car on fire after crashing the vehicle, in an apparent attempt to blow up the car in front of the Tiananmen gate, a crowded

Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood's deputy leader

Israel releases 26 Palestinian prisoners LAKHDAR BRAHIMI HOLDS

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK, OCT 30: Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners early on Wednesday, the second of four batches to be released as part of a deal that set in motion the current IsraeliPalestinian peace talks. The decision to release the 26 has triggered anguish and anger in Israel, where many view the men as terrorists who have committed grisly crimes against Israelis. But jubilant celebrations erupted in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, where the prisoners are seen as heroes who fought for independence, and were received by their families and Palestinian leaders. Wednesdays release was part of an agreement brokered by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that brought Israel and the Palestinians back to the table for peace talks that had been paralyzed since 2008. In all, 104 convicts are to be released in four rounds over the coming months. In the West Bank and Gaza, the mood was boisterous as hundreds of relatives and well-wishers welcomed the

TALKS WITH ASSAD

DAMASCUS, OCT 30: Arab League-U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi held talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Wednesday as part of his efforts to drum up support for a long-delayed international peace conference aimed at ending the countrys intractable civil war, a government official said. Mr. Brahimi has been visiting countries across the Middle East in recent days as he tries to lay the groundwork for the proposed peace talks in Geneva that are tentatively planned for next month. But the prospects for the gathering appear dim as the Syrian Opposition remains deeply divided over attending the talks, while the government refuses to sit down with the armed Opposition. The meeting between Mr. Brahimi and Mr. Assad took place early on Wednesday in Damascus, the Syrian government official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to brief the media. It was the first direct contact between the two men in 10 months. After his last trip to Syria in December 2012, Mr. Brahimi angered Syrian authorities when he said that 40 years of rule by the family of President Bashar Assad was too long. Syrian officials then accused him of being biased. The United States and Russia have been trying for months to convene the conference to negotiate a political solution to Syrias civil war. The conflict has killed more than 100,000 people and forced some 2 million more to flee since it began in March 2011. The civil war pits a primarily Sunni Muslim rebel movement against a government whose security forces are stacked with members of Assads Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights activist group said rebels killed at least 17 people in an attack on a predominantly Alawite village in the central province of Homs early on Wednesday. Observatory directory Rami Abdurrahman said the Opposition fighters killed six government troops at a checkpoint in Shallouh before sweeping into the village itself, where they killed 11 residents. The SANA state news agency blamed the attack on a terrorist group, and said 13 locals were killed. The report did not mention any slain soldiers. The Government refers to those trying to topple Mr. Assad as terrorists.

CAIRO, OCT 30: Egypts Interior Ministry says a key figure in the Muslim Brotherhood has been arrested after months on the run. The Ministry says Essam elErian, the deputy leader of the Brotherhoods political arm, the Freedom and Justice party, was apprehended in the early hours on Wednesday in an apartment in an eastern Cairo suburb. Mr. El-Erian is one of the few senior Islamist figures still on the run. The

media-savvy Mr. El-Erian was among the groups more moderate figures but turned hard-line and went into hiding after the July 3 coup that ousted President Mohamed Morsy, who hails from the same group. Egypts new, military-backed authorities have cracked down on the group, arresting hundreds of Brotherhood figures and putting top leaders on trial on charges of inciting violence and murder.

prisoners home, after many had spent more than 20 years behind bars. Throngs of people rushed toward the five prisoners released to Gaza, hoisting them on their shoulders, waving Palestinian flags and bopping to blaring music. Relatives held signs that read we will never forget our heroes. More than 2,000 people welcomed the 21 prisoners released to the West Bank, who were greeted at a ceremony by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. Thousands of Palestinians have been held in Israeli prisons since

Israels capture of the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, many jailed on charges ranging from throwing rocks to killing civilians in bombings, shootings and other attacks. The Palestinians want those territories for their future state. Standing alongside the newly freed prisoners, Mr. Abbas said a final peace deal with Israel was contingent on the release of prisoners held in its jails. There will be no final agreement without the release of all the prisoners, he told the raucous crowd.

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Govt asks RIL to surrender 81% of KG-D6 gas block

he said. "We have followed a transparent process where we gave them due opportunity to present their case." The five discoveries hold 0.805 trillion cubic feet of reserves, or about one-fourth of the restated reserves in the currently producing Dhirubhai-1 and 3 (D1&D3) fields in KG-D6 block, and are worth USD 10 billion at current imported cost of gas. Also, the Oil Ministry will be moving Cabinet soon to deny the new USD 8.4 per million British thermal unit price for gas from D1&D3. This would be done on the grounds that fall in output to 10 million standard cubic metres per day from 54 mmscmd achieved in March 2010, instead of rising to projected 80 mmscmd, was due to RIL's failure to drill the requisite number of wells. "The gas pricing note to the Cabinet will go shortly," he said. RIL will be allowed the new price only if its arguments of geological complexities being responsible for the fall in production are proved.This is the second penalty that is being sought to be imposed on RIL. The ministry has already moved to deny USD 1.8 billion of its cost for the same reasons. The Ministry has, however, not indicated how it will compensate RIL for the period when it is forced to sell gas at USD 4.2 rate if it is proved at alater date that the company had not deliberately suppressed the output. Officials said the 1,4462.12 sq km area that the Ministry is allowing RIL to retain includes the currently producing D1&D3 gas fields and D26 (MA) oil and gas field. Besides, a cluster of four satellite fields (D2, D6, D19 and D22) and two other significant discoveries (D42 and D34) for which investment plans have already been approved, are also being allowed to be retained by RIL. The area allowed to be retained also includes three yet-to-be-confirmed discoveries of D29, D30 and D31 with 0.345 Tcf of reserves, as Moily felt DGH had been unfair in denying their existance. Moily agreed with RIL's contention that the company should be allowed to conduct tests to confirm the three finds. RIL as per the contractual requirement of retaining only the area where discoveries have been made, had offered to give up or relinquish 5,367 sq km out of the total 7,645 sq km area in the Bay of Bengal KG-D6 block. However, the DGH wanted another 1,130 sq km of area,

Diwali fireworks: Sensex closes at record high of 21,033.97

MUMBAI, OCT 30: The BSE benchmark Sensex on Wednesday surged nearly 105 points to close at all-time high of 21,033.97 on heavy foreign fund inflows in bluechips, amid speculation that the US Fed would maintain its monetary stimulus when they conclude a meeting today. Continuing gains after yesterday's 359-point rally following the RBI policy, the Sensex shot up by 104.96 points, or 0.50 percent to 21,033.97 -- eclipsing the previous record close of 21,004.96 on November 5, 2010. The 30-share bluechip index's intra-day high of 21,206.77 was hit on January 10, 2008. Bharti Airtel zoomed by 5.23 percent after the company posted betterthan-expected operating performance. Other contributors to the Sensex were ITC, ICICI Bank, HDFC, Dr

NEW DELHI, OCT 30: The government Wednesday asked Reliance Industries to give up 81 percent of its KG-D6 gas block, including five discoveries, as the time allocated for producing from them had expired. "I think the notice (for relinquishment) has gone. If it hasn't yet gone, it will go today. We plan to send them the notice today," Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily said here. The Oil Ministry wants RIL and its partners BP plc of UK and Canada's Niko Resources to give up 6,198.88 square kilometres out of a total 7,645 sq km area in KG-D6 block, by retain-

ing only the portions where regulator DGH-recognised discoveries have been made. The area sought is more than 5,367 sq km area that RIL had offered to relinquish and includes five discoveries - D4, D7, D8, D16 and D23 for which the Directorate General of Hydrocarbon (DGH) had opined that RIL missed deadlines for submission of investment plans. "We discussed the issue threadbare and after analysing it have reached to this conclusion that they (RIL) need to relinquish certain area as per the Production Sharing Contract (PSC),"

Reddy's Lab., TCS and Bajaj Auto. "Continued buying from FIIs and greater risk appetite of investors at higher levels is leading to this rally," said Nidhi Saraswat, Senior Research Analyst, Bonanza Portfolio. The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty rose by 30.80 points, or 0.50 percent, to 6,251.70, after touching the day's high of 6,269.20. Also, SX40 index, the flagship index of MCX-SX, closed 69.68 points up at 12,514.81. Brokers said the trading sen-

timent continued to be bullish on expectations of liquidity enhancement after the Reserve Bank of India cut marginal standing facility (MSF) to 8.75 per cent in its monetary policy review yesterday. A firming trend in the Asian region and higher opening in Europe before the outcome of US Federal Reserve's meeting where the USD 85 billion a month monetary stimulus is expected to be maintained, also influenced the Indian market sentiment.

India slips to 134th rank on Doing Biz list MORE RATE HIKES LIKELY BY RBI!
ed?238?regulatory reforms making it easier to do business ? 18 percent more reforms than in the previous year," the report titled 'Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises'. The latest report has documented 238 business regulatory reforms worldwide last year although there are no specific details about India on this front. India's business environment has come for criticism on various issues in the past including in Vodafone tax dispute and recently in the case of industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla. After a FIR was filed by CBI against Birla in a matter related to coal blocks allocation, several industrial leaders and even some ministers spoke about the need to improve business sentiment and investor confidence. Last year, the government had set up an expert panel, headed by former Sebi chief M Damodaran, to suggest ways to improve ease of doing business in India. The committee submitted its report last month and has recommended a major overhaul of regulatory and administrative framework. Encouragingly, the World Bank report said that India is making progress in terms of achieving highest performance. The country's distance to frontier (DTF) score improved to 62.74 percentage from 61.67 registered last year. The DTF measure shows the distance of each economy to the "frontier," which represents the highest performance observed on each of the topics included in Doing Business. An economy's distance to frontier is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest performance and 100 the frontier. As per the report titled 'Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises', China is way ahead of India in the ranking at 96th position. immediate effect. Owing to this move, banking shares were in demand and the Bank Nifty (NSE banking shares index) rose by 4.35 percent. Consequently, Nifty jumped by 1.96 percent and closed at levels of 6221 because of the liquidity enhancing measures. Commenting on the monetary policy, Brinda Jagirdar, consulting economist (former chief economist at SBI) said, This (repo rate) increase is in line with the global environment and macro-economic data. Talking about the liquidity enhancing measures, Jagirdar said, As CAD has narrowed down and rupee has stabilized hence RBI has brought down the MSF rate. Liquidity will further increase through term repos of 7-day and 14day tenor and this will help the market to discover the proper yield curve. It will allow banks to borrow more under these terms. Referring to the possibility where one can witness more repo rate hikes in the future, Madan Sabnavis, chief economist at CARE Ratings averred, The fact is that policy makers are seriously trying to control inflation. It appears that they want to target the inflation rate. However, if inflation inches up in the coming months then RBI can increase the rate further. Likewise, DK Joshi, chief economist at Crisil opined, Going forward, as long as inflation remains above the comfort zone, RBI will maintain its hawkish stance. We have already seen the upward risk play out which was due to currency weakening. Raghuram Rajans monetary policy is a prudent one as to bring inflation under control is the need of hour. Eventually, bringing inflation down is also positive for the growth in the medium term. Rejecting the hypothesis that RBI has put the growth on the backburner, Jagirdar said, Raghuram Rajan is prioritizing the things and not putting growth on the back burner.

WASHINGTON, OCT 30: Doing business in India appears to have got tougher with the country slipping to 134th place on this front in a global list compiled by World Bank, which ranks neighbours like China, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh at better positions and is topped by Singapore. The annual Doing Business report, released today by World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC), comes at a time when economic scenario is subdued and regulatory frameworks in India are already facing criticism from

domestic industry leaders and international investors. In the ranking of 189 economies, India's position has dropped to 134, below neighbouring China (96), Nepal (105), Pakistan (110) and and Bangladesh (130). India is also ranked lowest among the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). has slipped from its last year's 131st position while as many as 114 other countries have stepped up their pace of improving business regulations in the past one year. " I n ? 2 0 1 2 / 1 3 , 114?economies implement-

On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its quarterly monetary policy review for the second quarter of fiscal 2013-14 and the policy came in as per the expectations of analyst community. Experts seem to be in unanimity with regard to the possibility of more rate hikes in the coming months if inflation remains above the comfort zone of RBI. While the RBI raised repo rate by 25 basis points

(bps) to 7.75 percent, it has kept cash reserve ratio (CRR) unchanged at 4.0 percent. Furthermore, RBI has reduced the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate by 25 bps to 8.75 percent. However, the positive surprise was that liquidity was enhanced through term repos of 7-day and 14-day tenor from 0.25 percent of net demand and time liability (NDTL) of the banking system to 0.5 percent with

MISC Equipping TEIs with modern technology and infrastructure imperative for developing: G.A. Mir
Govt committed for quality technical education: Vikar Rasool
ANANTNAG, OCT 30: Equipping Technical Educational Institutes (TEIs) with modern Technology and developing infrastructure on modern lines is imperative for development as the better skilled men power is the key to the development. This was stated by Minister of Tourism Mr. G.A. Mir on the occasion of foundation stone laying ceremony of Govt. Polytechnic College Anantnag which was laid by Minister of State for Technical Education, Information, Rural Development Mr. Vikar Rasool Wani. Mir further said that Govt. is taking every possible step for development of the educational and health institutions besides upgrading and develof these areas gets benefits with no difficulties. The present college being a constructed at an estimates cost of Rs. 1573.56 lakhs having a plinth area of 22177 sq.mts consists of main building and workshops will be completed as soon as possible. Mr. Vikar Rasool further added that latest subjects having scope in the market are being introduced in these technical institutions besides latest infrastructure. He announced the establishment of Skill Development Institute in Tehsil Dooru on spot. District Development Commissioner, Anantnag, Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone and Director Technical Education Mr. Jaipal Singh also spoke on the occasion.

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oping tourism infrastructure. Describing holding of PRI elections a landmark achievement Tourism Minister said that Panchayat members have been involved in the planning and policy making processes besides equipping them with powers.

Mr. Mir further added that quality skilled manpower is the key to development socially and economically for the purpose of which a huge network of technical institutions have been laid round the state during recent past. Minister of State for

Technical Education and Information Mr, Vikar Rasool speaking on the occasion said that the number of polytechnic colleges have been opened in the state and made functional at district level especially in far-flung areas so that the population

Massive infrastructure created in state to promote sports: Sadhotra

JAMMU, OCTOBER 30Post Graduate Department of Arts of Jammu University on Wednesday clinched the Inter College Boys Football Tournament by beating Government Degree College, Udhampur in the final Match here at GGM Science College. PG Department of Arts Jammu University beat Government Degree College, Udhampur by 3-1 and won the tournament organized by GGM Science College. Minister for Planning, Labour and Employment, Ajay Kumar Sadhotra was the chief guest on the occasion, while Director Physical Education, Jammu University, Prof. Dhyan Singh Bhau was guest of honour. Principal of GGM Science College, Prof. Satinder Singh, Physical Director, Vinod Bakshi, Prof. Ranjodh Singh Jamwal from GDC, Udhampur, faculty members from different colleges and sports lovers in large number were present on the occasion. Speaking at the concluding ceremony, the Minister said that the government has taken several measures including creation of massive infrastructure to promote sports in the state. He said the development of infrastructure right from Panchayat halqa has helped to revive sports in the state. "The sports activities in the State have received a fresh lease of life with the construction of stadiums and play grounds in every nook and corner" , he said and added that sports are best medium to channelize energies of youth in a right direction. He said promotion of football in the state has received special attention in recent past. Hailing the college management for organizing the tournament, the Minister said such sports events are imperative to promote the games and harness the sports potential of budding players. He hoped that the college will continue to hold sports events in future as well to enable the local sportspersons to hone their skills and compete at national and international levels. Principal of the College expressed gratitude to the Minister for sparing his valuable time out of his busy schedule. On the occasion, the Minister gave away awards to winning and runner up teams. Earlier in a separate function, the Minister distributed 4 cheques amounting to Rs. 28,500 each among BPL beneficiaries of Panchayat Makwal under Indira Ayas Yojna (IAY). The Minister said that centre and state governments have launched numerous welfare schemes for the upliftment of socioeconomic condition of weaker and downtrodden sections of the society.

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Higher education setup being upgraded with innova- Counselors training Inaugurated tive technology across the State: Akbar Lone GS emphasized on desirable changes in youth
SRINAGAR, OCT 30: Two Day Training Program for Junior and Youth Red Cross Counselors was organized by Indian Red Cross Society Jammu & Kashmir State at Red Cross House, Srinagar. In this training program Junior Red Cross and Youth Red Cross Counselors from different Schools and Colleges of Kashmir province participated. The Program was inaugurated by the Ms. Roma Wani General Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society, Jammu & Kashmir State (IRCS-JK) and also presided over the inaugural session. She extended a SRINAGAR, OCT 30: Highlighting the significance of higher education in the present day scenario, the Minister for Higher Education, Mr. Mohammad Akbar Lone on Wednesday called for unified approach by the teacher fraternity and government missionary to focus on endeavouring students with quality education, leadership qualities based on innovative technology and ethical values so that they become the torch bearers for the nation.The Minister was addressing at an Annual Day function of Govt Women Degree College (GDC), Nawa Kadal here on Wednesday. Secretary Higher Education, Mr. Sheikh Mushtaq Ahmad, Director Colleges,, Prof Tariq Ahmad Kawoosa, Principal GDC NawaKadal, Prof Tasleem Peer, Principals from various City Colleges, faculty members and large number of students of the college were present on the occasion. Emphasizing for ensuring career of the students by inculcating skill development and entrepreneurship learning among them, the Minister enjoined upon the teaching fraternity of all the colleges to render their noble services with more zeal and enthusiasm and to maintain balance between education that promotes knowledge urge and training that imparts various skills for employability. Recalling the contribution of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah for empowering women folk by providing free education and by laying foundation of this prestigious college in Shaher-i-Khaas, the Minister said college has contributed a lot for legal and social empowerment of women folk by producing galaxy of aluminaries and nation builders. Mr. Lone said for the formation of psychologically sound society, co-curricular activities should be run in parallel with the curricular activities in the college. On the occasion, Mr. lone visited various blocks of the college and inaugurated the College gym constructed at a cost of Rs one lakh. He also inaugurated the Exhibition of skill development cell. The Minister appreciated the dress designing art work done by students and urged for involving more and more students in skill development works. Responding to the demands put forth by the College authorities, the Minister said vibrant steps are being taken for the upgradation and development of the College infrastructure Secretary Higher Education Department, Mr Sheikh Mushtaq Ahmad is his address gave valuable advices to the students. Director, Colleges, Prof. Tariq Ahmad Kawoosa also spoke on the occasion and highlighted the importance and significance of higher education. Earlier, the Principal of the College Prof Tasleema Peer gave detailed overview regarding the college activities and achievements. A documentary film on college activities was also presented on the occasion. warm welcome to the Junior Red Cross and Youth Red Cross Counselors. She emphasized the crucial role of Red Cross Counselors & Teachers in bringing forth desirable changes in the behavior and habit of the students as they consider their teachers as role models. She requested the participants to spread the message of Red Cross movement in the schools, Colleges and among the community. The Red Cross Officer coordinated the entire training program and presented the history of Red Cross on the inaugural day.

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Seminar, film show on Save the Girl Child held Awareness camp-cum-workUDHAMPUR, OCT, 30:To generate awareness among masses on the issue of female foeticide, a seminar cum film show on "Save the Girl Child" was organized by Department of Information & Public Relations, Udhampur at Government Girls High School, Udhampur. Medical Superintendent District Hospital, Dr. Chander Parkash was the chief guest on the occasion. While speaking on the occasion, Dr. Chander Parkash urged upon the need for creating wide awareness among the masses about the sin of female foeticide and called for strict implementation of Pre-Conception and PreNatal Diagnostic Techniques (PC & PNDT) Act. Expressing concern over declining sex ratio in the state, Dr. Chander hoped that such programmes would go a

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long way to spread a message among the people. During the seminar, awareness lecture was also delivered by the Social Worker, Advocate Swatantar Dev Kotwal who urged upon the students to spread the awareness among the general people in their surrounding for uprooting the menace of female foeticide from the society. The students of the host

school including Priya Devi, Madhu Bala, Sheetal Dogra, Joti Devi and Surbhi Devi also expressed their views on the topic. Headmaster of the host school, Mirdula Sharma in her speech thanked the Information Department for organizing a valuable seminar on save the girl child in our school and said that such programmes should be held on regular basis.

KUPWARA, OCT 30: The Sericulture Development Department (SDD), Kupwara on Wednesday organized an awareness camp-cum-workshop for Silk rearers and farmers to aware them about the different centrally sponsored schemes under sericulture sector. The DDC, Kupwara was the chief guest. He distributed cheques worth Rs. 1.30 lakh as financial assistance among best silk rearers of the district for construction of sheds as financial assistance under ATMA scheme. The Deputy Director Sericulture Development department, Kupwara informed that 100 cocoon producers are registered with the department and 1550 onus of silk work seed was distributed among the silk worm rearers, while the cocoon crop harvest was recorded at 62.56 metric tons and the income generation has reached Rs. 1.25 crores. The farmers are being provided Rs. 30,000, Rs. 75,000 and Rs. 1.25 lakh for construction of incubation sheds and technical assistance by the department.

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Taj visits B&J Hospital, Traumatology Institute

SRINAGAR, OCT 30: Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, Mr. Taj Mohi-ud-Din on Wednesday visited Bones & Joint Hospital, Srinagar and Institute of Traumatology (Super Specialty Hospital), Srinagar to take stock of the works being executed there. The Minister visited the new block of the hospital and also reviewed the modernization of facilities at the existing block. He directed the Principal, Government Medical College, Srinagar to prepare a proposal for further equipping the hospital with machinery and accessories so that the same would be taken up with Planning Department for funding. Mr. Taj also visited the Institute of Traumatology

FICCI Organises Seminar on KONG-POSH at SKICC

Govt. Committed to safeguard interests of consumers, producers: G. H.Mir

SRINAGAR, OCT 30: Minister for agriculture Ghulam Hassan Mir on Wednesday said that Govt is always committed to safeguard the interests of consumers as well as producers by making use of latest technology and expertise of scientists during the process of saffron cultivating in Kashmir. The Minister was addressing a seminar on "Kong-Posh Fight Against Counterfeiting and Smuggling",organised by FICCI Cascade Space Communication at SKICC on Wednesday. Stressing for observing great care and precaution during Post Harvest Management of saffron, Mr. Mir said that Govt is producing 8 gm seed through Tissue Culture in collaboration with SKUASTK. He said scientists work hard to provide hi-tech facilities besides testing lab to farmers and packing facility at Konibal free of cost. The Minster appealed farmers to rise to the occasion, maintain quality and put in sincere efforts to boost saffron crop, keeping in view the competitors of Spain and Iran where saffron is grown on a large scale. Appreciating FICCI for organising the seminar, Mr. Mir asked farmers to set up their cooperative for making collective efforts in producing quality saffron crop. He also asked them to set up their publicity wing for bringing awareness among masses not only at state or national level but also gobally. Expressing his strong concern over the ungrateful attitude of a section of farmers towards the efforts of Govt Mr. Mir said that central , and state Govt's only objective is to bring prosperity among the farmers by extending them financial as well as technical support in propagation of quality saffron crop.

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Ongoing 12th class examination: Students allege papers were twisted

SRINAGAR, OCT 30: Class 12th students from different streams are alleging that Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education is hell bent to ruin their careers while most of the examination papers set for the students have been twisted and are out of syllabus. The ongoing class 12th examination has been proving nightmare for the students. So far, three massive demonstrations have been staged against the BOSE for twisting the examination papers. Shortly before the massive demonstration staged by students appearing in Math subject, students who appeared in English paper (R-series) as regular candidates, said they were "shocked" to see questions out of the syllabus and could not attempt most of the questions. "We were not expecting that Board of School Education authorities are so negligent about the examination as most of the questions were not only tough but of syllabus as well," said Nazir Ahmed, a student adding that they want re-examination of English paper. On Wednesday, students who had appeared in Business Math paper alleged that BOSE had set their examination paper out of syllabus while they could not do anything in this regard. They said that it was only after the massive protest registered by Math students that the matter came to limelight. "We were the first victims of the BOSE. Board authorities ignored our complaints as we did not protest as other students did," one of the students said. The father of a female student said that he along with other parents approached to Secretary BOSE in this regard. "Despite giving assurances, the BOSE did not do anything. Our children are perturbed and we seek justice for them," he said. When contacted, Secretary to BOSE, Reenu Goswami said that expert committees have been constituted to look into the matter. "We are waiting for their expert opinions and it is only after getting their opinion, we would be able to take a decision," she said.

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