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PATNA, Aug 11: Apparently rebuked by the JD(U) leadership, Bihar Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh today said he "regretted" his remarks giving clean chit to Pakistan for the killing of five Indian soldiers on LoC. However, at the same time, he accused the media of twisting his comments out of context. "I regret my remarks giving clean chit to Pakistan for the killing of five Indian soldiers on the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday last," Singh told media at a hurriedly-convened press conference at his official residence. "I am sorry if my remarks have hurt the sentiments of any individual," he said categorical- ly, but again shifted the blame on media for "twisting" his remarks out of context. Singh also candidly admitted that he was ill-informed that Indian soldiers were killed by militants to create a wedge between the two neighbours, but he has now come to know it was the handiwork of the Pakistani Army for which the Indian gov- ernment should take the sternest possible action against Islamabad. He admitted that he has been issued a show cause notice by the JD(U) national president Sharad Yadav and said he will reply soon. On being told that his remarks have caused huge embarrassment to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on top of an insensitive comments for the armed forces by his ministerial colleague, Singh said: "I have already regretted my remarks.... "If the Chief Minister seeks my resignation, I will be ready to hand over the letter at any time." He, however, defended his remarks describing Pakistan as a younger brother and a neighbour and said it was outcome of his socialist ideology and a vision that India should have good rela- tions with all its neighbours. Describing himself as a patriotic citizen, Singh con- firmed he will happily give the last drop of his blood in the serv- ice of the nation. He demanded a national policy for compensation and related benefits to the kin of martyrs and said that a mini- mum Rs. 50 lakh as compensa- tion, besides job, houses and studies of the children of those soldiers laying down their lives for the country should be ensured and taken care of the government. On asked about the reason for defending his ministerial colleague Bhim Singh for his insensitive remarks that the policemen and soldiers are recruited to lay down their lives for the country, he said the minister concerned has already apologised and the matter is closed. The Agriculture Minister had earlier been quoted as giving clean chit to Pakistan for killing of five Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir and termed it as handiwork of militants in dis- guise of the Pakistani troops and described Islamabad as a younger brother and a good neighbour. An embarrassed Nitish Kumar had regretted his cabinet colleague's remark even as the JD(U) national president issued show cause notices to the two. (PTI) MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2013 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU THE J&K BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS Baghat-i-Barzulla, Opposite J&K Bank, Srinagar-190005 (May – Oct.) & 4th Floor, South Block, Bahu Plaza, Jammu-180012 (Nov. – April) Tele/Fax: 0194-2433760, 2433590, 2437647 (Srinagar): 0191-2479371, 2470102 (Jammu) Website: http://www.jakbopee.org, Email: [email protected] Notification No: 34-BoPEE of 2013 Dated: 11-08-2013 It is hereby notified for information of all the concerned eligible candidates who have applied for admission to B.Ed. Course (Jammu) for session 2013-2014 that the B.Ed. Course (Jammu) Entrance Test will be held on Saturday, 24th of August 2013 at Govt. College for Women, Parade Ground, Jammu. It is further notified that only Electronic Admit Cards will be available to the eligible candidates. Availability of Electronic Admit Cards The Electronic Admit Cards can be downloaded (preferably in colour) from the BoPEE websites jakbopee.org/jakbopee.net from 14th to 19th of August, 2013. In case of any difficulty, applicants may avail this facility on all working days at the Help Desk of I.T. Section of BoPEE, with prior telephonic appointment, on pay- ment of nominal fee of Rs. 50 (Rupees Fifty only). Candidates who fail to download their Admit Cards by the due date can also collect their Electronic Admit Cards from Help Desk of I.T. Section of BoPEE, Jammu from 20th to 23rd August, 2013 on payment of late fee of Rs. 750/- (Rupees Seven Fifty only) in the form of non-refundable bank draft drawn in favour of the FA/CAO, BOPEE payable at Jammu. Clearance of Deficiency (if any) Candidates having any sort of deficiency in their applications are directed to clear the deficiency by 16th of August, 2013, as Electronic Admit Cards for such candidates will not be available for downloading until the defi- ciency is cleared. Examination Venue The Venue, Date and Time of the B.Ed. (Jammu) Entrance Test is mentioned on the Electronic Admit Card. Candidates are directed to get any one of their valid Photo ID Proofs (like Election ID Card/Adhar Card, Pan Card, Driving License, Photo ID issued by concerned college, Passport) along with their Electronic Admit Card for proper identification and permission to enter the Entrance Test Venue. Secretary J&K, BoPEE No. BoPEE/Adm-Bed(J)/ 1815/1827 Dated: 11/08/2013 CANCELLATION OF DINNER The dinner to be hosted by Sh. Sat Pal Sharma R/o Suriya Vihar, Patta Bohri, Talab Tillo, Jammu in connection with the marriage of his son at Kashmir Hills Resorts, Opp. BSF Campus, Paloura, Jammu on 12-8-2013 (Monday) has been cancelled due to un-avoidable cir- cumstances. Inconvenience is regretted. Sat Pal Sharma (M) 94191-46370 Suspected ISI agent held in Bihar MOTIHARI, BIHAR, Aug 11: A suspected ISI agent was arrested near Raxaul town in East Champaran district in con- nection with a case of smug- gling fake Indian currency, an official said today. Acting on a tip off, teams of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) from Patna and Muzaffarpur arrested Md Jameel alias Bhura (27) two days ago, DRI Deputy Director Vidyut Vikas told. A native of Purana Bazar locality of Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district, Jameel was wanted in connection with the recovery of fake notes with a face value of about Rs 30 lakh brought to New Delhi by a courier from Shenzhen town of China on June 23 last, he said. The accused was working for Pakistan-based ISI operative Iqbal Sana alias Hafiz and cir- culating fake currency notes in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi at the latter's behest, Vikas said, adding that Jameel had gone underground and taken shelter in Nepal after recovery of fake currency notes. The ISI agent was produced yesterday before the Sub- Divisional Judicial Magistrate Mahesh Prasad Singh who sent the accused to judicial custody for seven days. Jameel would be taken to Delhi soon for questioning, he said. (PTI) Bihar Minister regrets remarks giving clean chit to Pakistan
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PATNA, Aug 11:
Apparently rebuked by theJD(U) leadership, BiharAgriculture Minister NarendraSingh today said he "regretted"his remarks giving clean chit toPakistan for the killing of fiveIndian soldiers on LoC.
However, at the same time,he accused the media of twistinghis comments out of context.
"I regret my remarks givingclean chit to Pakistan for thekilling of five Indian soldiers onthe LoC in Jammu and Kashmiron Tuesday last," Singh toldmedia at a hurriedly-convenedpress conference at his officialresidence.
"I am sorry if my remarkshave hurt the sentiments of anyindividual," he said categorical-ly, but again shifted the blameon media for "twisting" hisremarks out of context.
Singh also candidly admittedthat he was ill-informed thatIndian soldiers were killed bymilitants to create a wedge
between the two neighbours, buthe has now come to know it wasthe handiwork of the PakistaniArmy for which the Indian gov-ernment should take the sternestpossible action againstIslamabad.
He admitted that he has beenissued a show cause notice bythe JD(U) national presidentSharad Yadav and said he willreply soon.
On being told that hisremarks have caused hugeembarrassment to ChiefMinister Nitish Kumar on top ofan insensitive comments for thearmed forces by his ministerialcolleague, Singh said: "I havealready regretted my remarks....
"If the Chief Minister seeksmy resignation, I will be readyto hand over the letter at anytime."
He, however, defended hisremarks describing Pakistan as ayounger brother and a neighbourand said it was outcome of hissocialist ideology and a visionthat India should have good rela-
tions with all its neighbours. Describing himself as a
patriotic citizen, Singh con-firmed he will happily give thelast drop of his blood in the serv-ice of the nation.
He demanded a nationalpolicy for compensation andrelated benefits to the kin ofmartyrs and said that a mini-mum Rs. 50 lakh as compensa-tion, besides job, houses andstudies of the children of thosesoldiers laying down their livesfor the country should beensured and taken care of thegovernment.
On asked about the reasonfor defending his ministerialcolleague Bhim Singh for hisinsensitive remarks that thepolicemen and soldiers arerecruited to lay down theirlives for the country, he saidthe minister concerned hasalready apologised and thematter is closed.
The Agriculture Minister hadearlier been quoted as givingclean chit to Pakistan for killingof five Indian soldiers in Jammuand Kashmir and termed it ashandiwork of militants in dis-guise of the Pakistani troops anddescribed Islamabad as ayounger brother and a goodneighbour.
An embarrassed NitishKumar had regretted his cabinetcolleague's remark even as theJD(U) national president issuedshow cause notices to the two.(PTI)
MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2013 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU
THE J&K BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONSBaghat-i-Barzulla, Opposite J&K Bank, Srinagar-190005 (May – Oct.) & 4th Floor, South Block, Bahu Plaza, Jammu-180012 (Nov. – April)
Tele/Fax: 0194-2433760, 2433590, 2437647 (Srinagar): 0191-2479371, 2470102 (Jammu)
Website: http://www.jakbopee.org, Email: [email protected]
Notification No: 34-BoPEE of 2013 Dated: 11-08-2013It is hereby notified for information of all the concerned eligible candidates who have applied for admission toB.Ed. Course (Jammu) for session 2013-2014 that the B.Ed. Course (Jammu) Entrance Test will be held onSaturday, 24th of August 2013 at Govt. College for Women, Parade Ground, Jammu. It is further notified thatonly Electronic Admit Cards will be available to the eligible candidates.Availability of Electronic Admit CardsThe Electronic Admit Cards can be downloaded (preferably in colour) from the BoPEE websitesjakbopee.org/jakbopee.net from 14th to 19th of August, 2013. In case of any difficulty, applicants may avail thisfacility on all working days at the Help Desk of I.T. Section of BoPEE, with prior telephonic appointment, on pay-ment of nominal fee of Rs. 50 (Rupees Fifty only).Candidates who fail to download their Admit Cards by the due date can also collect their Electronic Admit Cardsfrom Help Desk of I.T. Section of BoPEE, Jammu from 20th to 23rd August, 2013 on payment of late fee of Rs.750/- (Rupees Seven Fifty only) in the form of non-refundable bank draft drawn in favour of the FA/CAO,BOPEE payable at Jammu.Clearance of Deficiency (if any)Candidates having any sort of deficiency in their applications are directed to clear the deficiency by 16th ofAugust, 2013, as Electronic Admit Cards for such candidates will not be available for downloading until the defi-ciency is cleared.Examination VenueThe Venue, Date and Time of the B.Ed. (Jammu) Entrance Test is mentioned on the Electronic Admit Card.Candidates are directed to get any one of their valid Photo ID Proofs (like Election ID Card/Adhar Card, PanCard, Driving License, Photo ID issued by concerned college, Passport) along with their Electronic Admit Cardfor proper identification and permission to enter the Entrance Test Venue.
SecretaryJ&K, BoPEE
No. BoPEE/Adm-Bed(J)/ 1815/1827 Dated: 11/08/2013
CANCELLATION OF DINNERThe dinner to be hosted by Sh. Sat PalSharma R/o Suriya Vihar, Patta Bohri,Talab Tillo, Jammu in connection withthe marriage of his son at Kashmir HillsResorts, Opp. BSF Campus, Paloura,Jammu on 12-8-2013 (Monday) hasbeen cancelled due to un-avoidable cir-cumstances.Inconvenience is regretted.
Sat Pal Sharma(M) 94191-46370
Suspected ISI agent held in Bihar
MOTIHARI, BIHAR, Aug 11:
A suspected ISI agent wasarrested near Raxaul town inEast Champaran district in con-nection with a case of smug-gling fake Indian currency, anofficial said today.
Acting on a tip off, teams ofthe Directorate of RevenueIntelligence (DRI) from Patnaand Muzaffarpur arrested MdJameel alias Bhura (27) twodays ago, DRI Deputy DirectorVidyut Vikas told.
A native of Purana Bazarlocality of Uttar Pradesh'sHapur district, Jameel waswanted in connection with therecovery of fake notes with aface value of about Rs 30 lakhbrought to New Delhi by acourier from Shenzhen town ofChina on June 23 last, he said.
The accused was workingfor Pakistan-based ISI operativeIqbal Sana alias Hafiz and cir-culating fake currency notes inUttar Pradesh and Delhi at thelatter's behest, Vikas said,adding that Jameel had goneunderground and taken shelterin Nepal after recovery of fakecurrency notes.
The ISI agent was producedyesterday before the Sub-Divisional Judicial MagistrateMahesh Prasad Singh who sentthe accused to judicial custodyfor seven days.
Jameel would be taken toDelhi soon for questioning, hesaid. (PTI)
Bihar Minister regrets remarksgiving clean chit to Pakistan
