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J A M M U / S R I N A G A R ,OCT 31: In connection withthe 29th Death Anniversaryof former Prime MinisterSmt. Indira Gandhi, a func-tion was organized by thePradesh Congress Committeeat its HQ Shaheedi ChowkJammu on Thursday.Prof. Saifuddin Soz-MPPresident J&K PCC presidedover the function whileUnion Minister for Health &Family Welfare Shri Ghulam

Nabi Azad also attende d.Besides senior leaders ofPCC, Ministers, Legislatorsand leaders of frontal organi-zations were present in largenumber.Paying floral tributes to Smt.Indira Gandhi UnionMinister Ghulam Nabi Azadrecalled his association withMrs. Gandhi, as he had privi-leged to work under her guid-ance in her cabinet. He

praised her capabili ties ofleadership and said her revo-

lutionary steps took thenation to new heights of

progress and pros perity. Shesteered the country out ofseveral challenges under her

bold leadership. She sacri-ficed her life for the sake ofunity and integrity of thenation. She will be everremembered for her contribu-tion towards strengtheningthe values of secularism,socialism and unity of theCountry.Prof. Saifuddin Soz-

President JK PCC while pay-ing rich tributes to Mrs.Gandhi described her as adynamic and visionary leaderunder whose stewardshipIndia emerged as a strongnation in the internationalarena, apart from achievinggreat success towards eradi-cation of poverty & hunger.She always cared for the poorand common masses andmingle with them in order to

better understand their suf-ferings. She 8Contd p2

KEVADIYA, GUJARAT, OCT

31: BJP's prime ministerial can-

didate and Gujarat chief minister

Narendra Modi on Thursday tar-

geted Prime Minister Manmohan

Singh and asked him not to limit

Sardar Patel to the narrow defini-

tion of political parties by calling

him just a Congress leader.

Modi was addressing a gathering

at the stone laying ceremony of

the world's tallest statue of

India's 'Iron man' Sardar

Vallabhabhai Patel at Kevadiya

in Narmada district 3km away

from Narmada dam on the 138th

birth anniversary of the leader.

Modi targeted the PM's state-

ment made in Ahmedabad two

days during the inauguration of

the Sardar Patel memorial com-

plex in the city. Manmohan

Singh had then said, "I am proud

and happy that I belong to a

political party (Congress) to

which Sardar Patel was

attached." Today, taking on the

Prime Minister, Modi said, "I am

thankful to the PM that he called

the Sardar a true secular leader.

Sardar was a true secular leader

who rebuilt the Somnath temple

but his secularism did not stop

him from constructing the tem-

ple. Today the country needs

Sardar Patel's secularism and not

the secularism of vote-bank poli-

tics. Sardar Patel united the

princely states of all the commu-

nities, societies, languages and

never tried to divide them on any

count. The country needs secu-

larism like Sardar Patel not of

vote-bank politics which divides

the country."

"By aligning Sardar Patel with

one party you are demeaning

him. Sardar's legacy can not be

limited to a party. Sardar's contri-

bution can not be denied by his-

tory or by Narendra Modi. His

legacy belongs to the country,''

he added.

Modi said, "When I built the

Mahatma Mandir in memory of

Gandhiji no one objected but

when I started this project I faced

criticism. Dalits, the marginal-

ized class worship Baba Saheb

Ambedkar as God but no one

identifies him with anyone party.

The great leaders like Maharana

Pratap, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev,

Rajguru were not8

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SLIVER OF HOPE IN THE MIDDLEPAGE 5

The great commitment of our leaders towards

terror has no parallel. Ready made statements

that all steps will be taken to defeat the plan

of terrorists is common rather it is on the

hand. Any terror related attack and show your

palm the commitment becomes visible. In

October this year seven hard core terrorists

escaped from Khandwa Jail in Madhya

Pradesh after stabbing two guards. They

looted weapons too and melted into the

streets. Now the dreaded terrorist and

accused in Patna serial blasts Mehrar Alam

has escaped from the custody of National

Investigation Agency (NIA). To counter ter-ror there must be unanimity in the govern-

ment apparatus. But when Home Ministers

visit Bollywood to attend musical functions

in the wake of Patna blasts and men like

Salman Khursheed defending Shinde party-

ing how will a message go across the nation

that terror and terrorists are a serious men-

ace which requires the full response of

nation. Imagine if a Congress rally would

have been targeted in Patna would Shinde

or Salman have behaved the way they did.

If the country is divided into BJP, Congress

or secular non secular portions how will be

it countered. India has become a focus of

ridicule where politics is played on terrorism

and where they escape from jails or NIA.This is nothing but shame full and complete.

RANASAHIB

Ministers visit Bollywood while terrorists escape

R E A D T H E N E E D

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ROHIT SINGH RANA

Eighty three retired top bureaucratswith an honest reputation were forcedto submit a PIL in the Supreme Courtregarding transfers, postings, politicalinterference in their functioning andharassment of top bureaucrats.Perhaps as a good omen the SupremeCourt in a historic judgment hasgiven directions of transfers, postingsand fixed tenure for bureaucrats. Thecountry has seen a near collapse ofthe possibility of a fair system in

place to ensure good governance.Those who were elected to serveturned masters. In direct opposition tothe spirit of the Constitution theylooted the wealth of the nation. Somelooted coal. Some mobile/internet

band spectrum , few pockete dCommon Wealth games and severallooted fodder. This is the great Indian

politician who has used every permu-tation and combination to stay in

power. Their ultimate goal and desti-nation is nothing but wealth and

power at all costs and at any price.

Conversely, India, where they flour-ish never dreamed politics would turnthis putrid way, in which it has beenturned into by many of the so calledelected representatives of whom thir-ty percent are tainted and many moremight be in the league but are notreported. Changing positions, dollingout ready made statements in the timeof national calamity, making thecountry feel that if they talk withPakistan it will stop killing our peo-

ple, dressing immaculate ly while vis-iting bomb blast sites or when peopleget killed in terror attacks, visit musi-cal functions many of such politicianshave not changed a wee bit. Theyrelease prisoners and ferry them in aspecial aero plane, on 2-G spectrumthey deny the loss, saying it is notion-al. On terrorists and their organiza-tions, they tell emphatically that someterror organizations do not exist at all.When a police officer is killed inBatla House encounter, they visit thehomes of the accused and play vote

bank politic s. In coal scam, coalblocks are distributed as per their

grand fancy and when the SupremeCourt comes in, then alone someaction starts. When CAG gives its

findings on scams, the very constitu-tional body is critisised. Franticefforts are made to make way for con-victed law makers so that they couldcontest elections, but when SupremeCourt and President puts its footdown a drama is enacted to shape avictory out of slime and mud.Hundreds of honest officers likeAshok Khemka and Durga Shakti

Nagpal are made to bite dust to pro-tect chosen few, yet the impression isgiven that the such officers are foundwanting in the discharge of duty.Fortunately the directions of theSupreme Court on the transfer andtenure of bureaucrats has shakenearth out of these unscrupulous politi-cians who have turned the great civi-lization of India into their personalfiefdom. It is common in the echelonsof the government to victimise anofficer who does not toe the line of

politicians. SC i s righ t when it sa ysthat a fixed tenure will ensure greaterresponsibility, efficiency and profes-sionalism. Made to take oral dicta-tion is routine in the government but

the land mark judgment telling thetop bureaucrats to write the oraldirection of the political bosses on the

relevant files is historic observationwill save the honest bureaucrats from

being hounded under political pres-sure. Transfers and postings have

been used with devastating effect,demoralising the honest officers.Imagine Ashok Khemka has beentransferred 48 times in his service.The SC had to observe that Transfersare often used as instruments ofreward and punishment, with offi-cials being frequently transferred onthe whims and caprices as well as the

personal needs of l cal politician s andother vested interests. Officers, espe-cially those in the All India Servicesserving in state governments, haveno stability or security of tenure."The piquant situation reminds of atourist visiting India. When askedabout his observations regarding thecountry, he in an enigmatic and lowtone, said that if there was God itmust be in India. Emphatically, theindulgence of Supreme Court manytimes over is surely ordained by Godand nobody else. Otherwise, the cor-rupt, criminal elements in the politi-

cal system must have long backmortgaged India to some terrororganisation or any other country.

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NEW DELHI, OCT 31: The SupremeCourt on Thursday drastically reduced

political pres sure on to p bureaucrats byruling that they must get an assured min-imum tenure in posting.

"Fixed tenure of bureaucrats willpromote professionalism , efficiency andgood governance," the SC benchobserved. "Much of the deterioration in

the functioning of bureaucracy is due topolitical interferenc e," the SC said.

The SC also directed the Centre andstate governments to pass an order with-

in three months on giving fixed tenure tocivil servants.

The apex court also empowered topbureaucrats to rec ord in writing t he oralinstruction of political bosses on files soas not to be hounded later on for a par-ticular decision.

The SC said that such recording ofpolitical instructions b y bureaucrats will

also help in promoting transparency andwill allow general public to access cor-rect information.

The verdict, which is on the line of

apex court's earlier order on policereforms for giving fixed tenure to senior

police officers in Prakash Singh case,will go a long way in giving freedomand independence to the functioning of

bureaucracy.The judgement comes close on the

heels of controversies surroundingAshok Khemka, IAS officer of Haryanacadre over DLF-Robert Vadra land deal,and Durga Sakhti Nagpal, UP cadre IASofficer, who was targeted by the stategovernment for alleged misconduct.

The apex court passed the verdict ona PIL filed by 83 retired bureaucratsincluding former cabinet secretary T S RSubramanian seeking its directions forinsulating bureaucracy from politicalinterference.

The petitioners also include formerIndian ambassador to the US AbidHussain, former chief election commis-sioner N Gopalaswami, former electioncommissioner T S Krishna Murthy, for-mer IPS officer Ved Prakash Marwah,and former CBI directors JoginderSingh and D R Kaarthikeyan.

"This is a landmark judgement.Public servants are not private servants,"Subramanian said. "Today faith in ourConstitution has been 8Contd p2

JAMMU, OCT 31: TermingPakistan's assurance to with-hold ceasefire violationsfollowing the flag meeting

between Border Securit yForce (BSF) and PakistanRangers on Tuesdays adeceptive ploy by it to buytime for planning future mis-chief, BJP NationalExecutive Member & J&KChief Spokesperson DrJitendra Singh on Thursdaycautioned, quotingIntelligence sources, thatthere are a larger than expect-ed number of terrorists, pos-sibly numbering over 2,000,trained in 42 camps inPakistan occupied Kashmir(PoK) and Pakistan,who arewaiting in readiness to bedeputed for fomenting vio-lence in Jammu & Kashmir.The interrogation of militantsarrested after their infiltrationinto J&K as well as commu-

nication intercepts also con-firm that many of them have

been passed on to terroristformations such as Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM),he said.Dr Jitendra Singh said,thefailure of the separatistswithin J&K, to revive a local"uprising", 8Contd p2

LAND MARK SC'S JUDGMENT: DON'TTAKE ORAL ORDERS FROM NETAS Pak ceasefire assurance is deceptive: Dr Jitendra

Modi says India does not need vote bank secularism

Pradesh Congress pay tributes to Indira Gandhi

Kashmir receivesfirst snowfall of

the seasonSRINAGAR, OCT 31:Kashmir valley received itsfirst snowfall of the seasonin the upper reaches of Lehand Gulmarg tourist resortand in some higher reachesof the valley. The minimumtemperature in Leh area ofLadakh division fell tominus 1.8 degrees Celsiuslast night, while in Gulmargthe mercury dipped to minus0.2 degrees Celsius, a MeTDepartment spokespersonsaid, adding the night tem-

perature in 8Contd p2

JMC seals sevensweet shops sellingadulterated sweets

JAMMU, OCT 31: In a

crackdown on sale of adul-terated food items in Jammucity during the festive sea-son, the Jammu MunicipalCorporation (JMC) onThursday sealed seven sweetshops in the city.JMC sealed three sweetshops- Jai Vaishno PaithaFruit Products & Sweets, JaiVaishno Shakti Paitha Houseand New Jai Maa ShaktiPaitha Food Products atMaheshi Gate for sellingadulterated sweets in thecity, a spokesperson said.Two outlets in 8Contd p2

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INDIAN POLITICIANS INDULGE

IN PAKISTAN BASHING: NAWAZISLAMABAD: Amid tensions sparked byceasefire violations on the line of control,Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif onThursday claimed that Indian politiciansare engaged in "unwarranted Pakistan

bashing". Sharif, on a visit to London, saidduring a meeting with British deputy pre-mier Nick Clegg: "We have made India-bashing a non-issuein Pakistan but unfortunately Indian politicians are stillengaged in unwarranted Pakistan bashing." Sincere effortsare being made by Pakistan to resolve all 8Contd p2

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Land mark ...reaffirmed...our faith in the

strength of democracy has

been reaffirmed because the

highest court of the land has

recognised the problems,"

he said, adding "malgover-

nance affected people and

quality of administration".

Krishna Murthy lauded theverdict, saying "Good gov-

ernance is critical to good

quality democracy.

"Most of us have seen in our

career how most of the

transfers, promotions, post-

ings and foreign assign-

ments, all of them are decid-

ed on whimsical basis very

often," he said.

The PIL had alleged that at

present, the system of trans-

fers, postings, promotions,

disciplinary action and other

personnel matters pertaining

to the members of civil serv-

ices are ad-hoc and non-

transparent.

"There is an urgent need to

make the civil servants

accountable, sensitive andresponsive. If this is

achieved, there will be

across-the-spectrum bene-

fits...

"Transfers are often used as

instruments of reward and

punishment, with officialsbeing frequently transferred

on the whims and caprices

as well as the personal needs

of local politicians and other

vested interests. Officers,

especially those in the All

India Services serving in

state governments, have no

stability or security of

tenure," it had said.

The PIL had also said the

civil servants at all levels

should be given a minimum

three-year fixed tenure oneach post to foster function-

al freedom and independ-

ence.

Any premature transfer

should specifically be autho-

rised by the 'civil service

board/commission' on spe-

cific circumstances to be

brought out in writing, it had

said.

At least four high-powered

panels made recommenda-

tions for freeing the bureau-

cracy from political interfer-

ence but the government had

not taken any concrete step

for implementation of the

reforms suggested by them,

it had said.

"Change of government

invariably leads to newrounds of transfers as the

incoming group of political

leaders seeks to reward sup-

porters and put its "own"

staff in key positions.

"Moreover, the 'transfer

industry' is backed by

entrenched and powerful

vested interests as frequent

transfers generate huge

amounts of black money for

corrupt officials and politi-

cians...," it had said.

The PIL had said that there

should be an independent,

high-powered and statutory

'civil services board' in each

state which should processproposals of postings and

transfers.

Pak ceasefire ...has provoked them to seek

direct help from their

Pakistani patrons.

According to reports, he

said,as early as in December

last year,when seven sepa-

ratist leaders, led by chair-

man of All Party Hurriyat

C o n f e r e n c e - M i r w a i z

(APHC-M) Mirwaiz UmarFarooq had held a meeting

with ISI chief Lieutenant

General Zaheer ul Islam in

presence of chiefs of LeT

and HM, Hafiz Mohammad

Sayed and Mohammad

Yusuf Shah alias Syed

Salahuddin respectively, in

Pakistan, they were given an

assurance by Sayed and

Shah that armed militancy

would revive in the Kashmir

Valley in 2014, in the after-math of the expected with-

drawal of US Forces from

Afghanistan. As a follow-up

to this plan, Hafiz Sayed has

been, during the last few

months, reported to be

camping in PoK and touring

along the Line of

Control(LoC) amidst series

of recent incidents involv-

ing killing and beheading of

Indian soldiers as well as

attacks on Hiranagar Police

Station and soon thereafter

on an Army establishment at

Samba,he added.

Dr Jitendra Singh said, in

the emerging scenario,

demands such as the with-

drawal of AFSPA as well as

measures such as the

removal of troops andbunkers in the State, though

theoretically attractive,

practically remain prema-

ture. Before a permanent

peace can be declared,

Pakistan-backed extremism,

terrorism and separatism

will have to be brought to a

complete end, even as

Governments, both in New

Delhi and Srinagar, take

intensive measures tostrengthen civil administra-

tion and reenergize the

Police Force, to infuse a

greater confidence in the

people, he suggested.

Dr Jitendra Singh also cau-

tioned against the evasive

attitude of the power-that-be

leading to a crisis ofGovernance in the State,

which has always acted as

an adjutant to resurgence of

militancy. With the electionsapproaching soon, competi-

tive upmanship among

Kashmir-centric regional

political parties and

provocative statements from

their leadership could fur-

ther compound the situation,

he warned.

Indian politicians ...outstanding issues with

India, he said. According to

an official statement, Sharif

also told Clegg that his gov-

ernment's dialogue with the

outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban

Pakistan "has started". He

said he "hoped and prayed

the dialogue works within

the constitutional frame-

work of Pakistan".

The government cannot wait

and see innocent people and

law enforcement personnel

being killed, he said. The

government is enhancing the

capacity of counter-terror-ism forces and intelligenceagencies to root out extrem-

ism and terrorism, he added.

The recently promulgated

Protection of Pakistan

Ordinance was specifically

prepared to deal with terror-

ists waging war against the

people and the state, Sharif

said.

In Islamabad, interior minis-

ter Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan

too told political leaders thattalks with the Taliban had

started.

He told parliamentary lead-

ers of political parties that

he would soon take them on

board about the negotia-

tions. The procedure, agen-

da and venue for the talks

are being finalized, headded.

The government enjoys the

support of all political par-

ties for the initiative and it

wants to take the peace

process forward with sincer-

ity, Khan said.

Speaking to media after the

meeting, Pakistan People's

Party leader Khurshid Shah

said the talks with the

Taliban were delayed due tothe killing of Maj Gen

Sanaullah Khan Niazi in a

roadside bomb attack and

the suicide bombing of a

church in Peshawar that

killed over 80 people.

He said the government had

told the political leaders

there were 37 to 57 factions

of the Taliban operating in

the country.

Modi says ...BJP leaders but they sacri-

ficed their lives for the

country. Country is bigger

than the party. Anybody who

sacrificed the life for coun-

try is our inspiration." Modialso called the Sardar thetallest leader of India after

Chanakya who had united

the country. He said,

"though the statue of unity is

coming up in Gujarat, it is

India's pride. This will give

India a new height."

Modi also cornered PM on

the Narmada project and

urged him not to play poli-

tics and grant permission for

raising the dam height. He

said though all the compli-

ance from Gujarat,

Maharashtra and Madhya

Pradesh was over, but the

Union government was still

not permitting raising the

Narmada dam height for no

reason.

"I know PM and his boss(Sonia Gandhi)'s team are

watching my speech and I

publicly want to tell him that

for the country's sake don't

play politics and give per-

mission for raising the dam

height. We will do whatever

he says. I don't want my

name on a plaque or any

credit. He can take credit for

everything but please give

permission. People ofGujarat and Rajasthan need

water, Madhya Pradesh and

Maharastra need power.

Maharashtra can alone save

Rs 400 crore per annum.''

Meanwhile, sharing the

stage with Narendra Modi,

BJP leader L K Advani

praised the Gujarat chiefminister.

He also recalled former BJP

Prime Minister Atal Bihari

Vajpayee's contribution andsaid that by the nuclear test

Vajpayee had reinstated a

place of pride for India in

the world.

Referring to Sardar Patel's

statue, Advani said, "Why

can't India be respected as

China or America? Ifthrough one Shanghai,

China can get this much

world attention why we can't

we have it? This statue of

unity is just one attempt in

this direction."

Referring to the iron collec-

tion drive to collect material

to build the statue, he said,

"through this drive in seven

lakh villages of the country

we want to spread the

mantra of unity across the

country. Through this drive

we want development,

peace and unity and amity in

the country. We can not

divide the country in the

name of region, religion,

caste and creed which is

destroying the country.

Pradesh Congress ...was the symbol of empow-

erment of women and

launched various pro-

grammes for upliftment of

weaker and deprived sec-

tions of the society. He

recalled her keen interest for

the development of the State

and the overall affairs of

Jammu and Kashmir and her

bold initiatives to strengthen

Congress party and also

strengthening secular and

democratic forces in the

State. He specially men-

tioned her visionary initia-

tive to link Jammu and

Kashmir through railway by

laying the railway project

upto Udhampur which has

now been linked up to the

last corner of State. She

always tried to maintain

close rapport with the cadres

of the party especially thepeople of the State as per the

tradition of Nehru Gandhi

family.

Earlier President DCC

Jammu Urban Mr. Om

Chopra,Ex-MLA welcomed

both leaders and paid trib-

utes to Smt. Gandhi.

Ravinder Sharma-MLC

General Secretary &

Spokesman PCC ably con-

ducted the proceedings.

Prominent among those

attended the function

included Tara Chand- Dy.

Chief Minister, Madan Lal

Sharma-MP, Dharam Pal

Sharma & Mangat Ram

Sharma(Senior Vice

Presidents PCC), Sham Lal

Sharma & Raman Bhalla

(Ministers), Thakur Hari

Singh & Sardar Gurmukh

Singh (Vice Presidents,

Mula Ram, Lal Mohd.Sabir, Gulchain Singh

Charak, R.S. Chib, Suman

Bhagat, Yogesh Sawhney,

Arvinder Singh Micky- (for-

mer Ministers) Shabir

Ahmed Khan- MOS for

Health, Vinod Sharma &

Kanta Bhan (General

Secretaries) Janak Raj

Gupta Ex-MP, G.M.

Saroori-MLA, Smt. Indu

Pawar-MLA, Jugal Kishore

Sharma-MLC, Naresh

Gupta-MLC, Ch. Bashir

Ahmed Naaz-Vice

Chairman Gujjar Bakerwal

Board, Swarn Lata-

Chairperson SC Board,

Kuldeep Raj Verma-Vice

Chairman OBC Board, Th.

Shiv Dev Singh, Parkash

Sharma, Ashok Sharma,

Balwan Singh, Smt. Farida

Mir( former legislators),

S.R. Sudhir, Darshan Raina,

Anil Chopra, ThakurManmohan Singh,

Maheshwar Singh, Ashok

Sharma, Krishan Lal Gupta,

Pardeep Parihar, Inayat

Ullah Rathar,Ch. Shah

Nawaz(Youth) Balwainder

Singh Samyal( Seva Dal)

Hari Singh Chib, D.S.

Langeh, Ch. Sain Rashid

and others.

J&K Pradesh Congress

Committee held a meeting

of Prominent Congress

Leaders and Workers at

Congress Party

Headquarters, Srinagar .

The meeting was presided

over by Bashir Ahmad

Magrey MLC, Vice

President J&K Pradesh

Congress Committee.

On this occasion Taj

Mohiuddin Minister of

Medical Education, Youth

Service & Sports was the

chief Guest., He paid floral

tributes to Smt. IndiraGandhi. He paid floral trib-

utes to Late. Smt. Indira

Gandhi.

Those who addressed the

gathering included Mohd

Muzaffar Parray MLC, Sr.

Vice President, Mohd

Anwar Bhat, Gulam Nabi

Mir Lasjan General

Secretaries, Ali Mohd Sofi,

Ex. MLC Mohd Sultan

Mundoo and others.

The speakers while address-

ing the meeting paid floral

tributes to late. Gandhi on

her death anniversary and

lauded her role in making

India a vibrant and powerful

country in the world. Late.

Gandhi was a committed

and powerful lady who

never cared for anything,

while taking decisions in

favour of country and its

people. After Pt. Jawahar

Lal Nehru, Late. Gandhi

gave a new direction to the

country and brought the

country on the track of

development, progress,

prosperity. Late. Gandhi

was a visionary and peace

loving personality and never

wanted any confrontation

with neighboring countries.

The speaker paid glowing

tributes to Late Gandhi on

her Death Anniversary and

termed her death a great loss

to the country and its peo-

ple.

Those who were present on

the occasion included

Gulam Mohd Sheikh,

Secretaries, Nissar Ahmad

Khan, Mushtaq Ahmad

Khanday, Jawahira, Mohd

Aslam Dar, Shameema

Iqbal, Abdul Gandi Ganie,

and others.

A meeting of Congress

Commitee Held in kishtwar

under the Chairmanship Of

Thakur Jugal Bhandari State

Secretary Pradesh Jammuand Kashmir in kishtwar

regarding The Dealth

Anniversary Late

Smt.Indira Gandhi Ji and

which all the participants

pay tribute to late

Smt.Indira Gandhi on her

dealth anniversary.

While speaking on theOccession Thakur said that

leaders Like late.Smt.Indira

Gandhi jie will always

remain in the Heart Of

People.

Thakur said that she was

world Famous Lady, and

she will be remembered for

her Sacrifice for the unity

and Integrity of the nation.

Kashmir receives ...remaining parts of the valley

was above freezing point by

three to five degrees. Thehigher reaches of Gulmarg

received the first snowfall of

this winter, resulting in

slight drop in day tempera-

ture across the Valley.

The Met department

spokesman forecast a dry

and pleasant weather during

the next few days acrossKashmir. The cold wave in

Kashmir and Ladakh

regions of the state have set

in earlier than expected due

to intermittent downpour

over the past few days.

JMC seals ...Tallab Tilloo and Mohinder

Nagar were also sealed for

not maintaining minimum

food standard and quality

parameters, he said.

The team also checked the

quality of sweets being pre-

pared at Pradhan outlet at

New Plot and seized 12 tins

of material, spokesperson

said, adding that Patisa

manufacturing unit of

Bhola Singh at New Plot

was also sealed and materi-

als prepared in 175 boxes

were confiscated.

The special drive was con-

ducted by the team led by

Kiran Wattal, Municipal

Commissioner in the city

today. Shopkeepers dealing

with food items are strictly

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SRINAGAR, OCT 31: Tobeautify the world famoustourist resorts of Tangmargand Gulmarg, a slew ofmeasures includingafforestation of the barrenland have been initiated toattract more tourists to theValley.This was stated by theMinister for Agriculture, Mr.Ghulam Hassan Mir during areview meeting convened toreview the measures takenfor the afforestation by theconcerned department.Among others, the meetingwas attended by ChiefConservator of Forests,Conservator of Forests andDivisional Forest Officer,Tangmarg.It was informed that onelakh quintals of firewoodshall be made available tothe mosques in the Valley,

besides 29,775 cft of timberhas been provided to thedeserving persons of

Tangmarg area.About 53,608 cft of timber isalso available with theDepartment for distributionamong the consumers.The Minister was alsoinformed that at Guguldar aforest hut with all basicfacilities shall be construct-ed. The Minister urged theofficers of Forest departmentto ensure availability of ade-quate stocks of firewood formosques in the area and

directed for setting up ofsale depots at Warapora andKhemberpora for facilitatingthe people adding that addi-tional 10,000 cft of timbershall also be made availablefor the consumers of thearea. He also asked forestablishing of Nursery atTangmarg for cultivating

plants of economic impor-tance on modern pattern inconsultation with the expertsof SKUAST, Kashmir.

Efforts afoot to beautify healthresorts of Gulmarg, Tangmarg: MirReviews availability of timber firewood in the area

DOODHPATHI BUDGAMOCT 31: Appreciatingefforts of the ForestProtection Force (FPF) forcurbing timber smuggling inthe Pir Panchal range for last

four years and lauding thepeople for extending theircooperation to the Forestdepartment in this regard, theMinister for Forests, MianAltaf Ahmad said that check-ing this illegal practice could

be possible only with activesupport of locals. He askedthe authorities of FPF tomaintain strict vigil onsmugglers to thwart anyattempt of timber smugglingin the area."I am thankful to the people

for extending their support inchecking this illegal prac-tice" said the Minister andhoped that people, in future,will help the department in

preserving the green gold forour posterity.Mian Altaf asked concernedofficers to distribute timberamong the consumers on fasttrack basis and has given 15days to the department tocomplete this distribution

process.This was stated by the minis-ter after inaugurating a forestinspection hut at Doodhpathihere on Thursday. TheMinister also inauguratedAirzal Range Office com-

plex at Sukhnag. Both thebuildings have been com-pleted, under CAMPA, at anaccumulative cost of Rs.47.39 lakh.Senior officers of forestdepartment, FPF, SoilConservation, SFC andSocial Forestry departments

were present on the occasion.The Minister later reviewedstock and supply position oftimber besides the physicaland financial achievementsof the different wings of for-est department at a meetingheld at Doodhpathri.It was given out that 58,000

plants of conifer have beenplanted while 45 hectares ofland stands brought under

plantation programme in thedistrict during last year.Reviewing stock and supply

position of timber, it was

informed that 78000 cft havebeen distributed among thebeneficiaries during past sixmonths against target of80000 cft fixed for currentyear.

The Minister directed offi-cers of Social Forestrydepartment to carry out plan-tation drive on degraded for-est areas. He asked them tospeed up cutting, pruningand auctioning of Poplars inthe district, particularly inthe areas close to Srinagarcity to avoid hazardouseffects causing pollution dur-ing their blossom. It wasgiven out that 2 lakh male

poplars shall be planted incoming season.The meeting was told that Rs58 lakh have been allocatedunder CAMPA for carryingforward different workstaken up by soil conservationdepartment in the district.The Forest Minister exhortedupon concerned officers tocarry out soil conservationworks where it is necessarywhile forest land should befirst priority of conservation.Reviewing the functioning of

Pollution Control Board, itwas given out that 84 stonecrushers have been clearedagainst 104 while NOCto128 brick kilns have beenissued out of 210 by the

department.The Minister asked con-cerned authority to ensureclearance of the cases withinseven days and exhortedupon them to issue NOCstrictly as per the parametersfixed under different Acts.Taking cognizance of thecomplaint of locals, theMinister asked concernedDivisional Forest Officer toallow grazing of livestock onforest land.

"Do not stop people fromgrazing their livestock onforest land" instructed theMinister and warned sternaction if any complaint isreceived on this account. Hesaid that grazing of livestockon forest land is in practicesince Maharaj's rule anddirected concerned not todisrupt this practice ratherallowing the people livingnear jungles to graze theirlivestock on forest land.

Mian Altaf appreciates people's coopera-tion in checking timber smuggling

Inaugurates inspection hut, range office, costing over Rs. 47 lakh

KISHTWAR, OCT 31 - Apublic hearing for environ-mental clearance of 660MWKiru Hydroelectric Projectwas organized by J&K StatePollution Control Board atvillage Kiru, DistrictKishtwar.A large number of people,members of various NGOsand locals from various vil-lages including Piyas, GalharBhata, Chhichha, etc partici-

pated in the programme. .Sajjad Mufti, RegionalDirector, J&K State PollutionControl Board, Jammuexplained the importance ofconducting of public hearingas per Ministry ofEnvironment & Forests,Govt. of India notification.Rajeev Sachdeva, General

Manager, Kiru-KwarHydroelectric Projects,Chenab Valley PowerProjects (CVPP) Ltd. gave adetailed account of theimportance of developmentof hydroelectric power, beingenvironmentally clean poweras compared to other conven-

tional sources of power. Healso explained importance ofthe proposed project withrespect to the existing powerdeficit and also it's potentialto boost the socio-economic

development of the region.Prof. Anil. K. Raina,Environment Consultant,

provided detailed descriptionof the environmental impactsassociated with the establish-ment of proposed project andelaborated on the manage-ment plan devised for proper

mitigation of such impacts.He also presented the detailsof rehabilitation and resettle-ment plan prepared for the

project affected families. Healso stated that the recent

investigations carried out byvarious researchers indicatethat there has been no co-relation between impact ofreservoirs andseismicity/earthquakes thehydroelectric projects onriver Chenab and the recentearthquakes in the region.

The land use details of theproject were presented byconsultant of CVPP Mr.Khursheed Ahmad Bhat(Deputy Commissioner,Retd.). Later, Sanjay

Rathore, District Officer,J&K SPCB sought publicopinion regarding the project.The representatives of publicincluding Sarpanches, NaibSarpanches and Panches ofthe affected villages and proj-ect affected persons put forththeir queries regarding vari-

ous aspects of the proposedproject especially withrespect to rehabilitation

package and employmentopportunities besides themeasures for overall devel-

opment of the area.A. S. Chib, AdditionalDDC, Kishtwar, who

presided over the function,informed that the districtadministration has the requi-site expertise in implementa-tion of resettlement and reha-

bilitation programmes and

assured the public that thesame shall be implemented as

per prevailing norms. Whilestating that execution of this

project would start a new eraof development of the local

people in terms of socio-eco-nomical aspects resulting inimprovement in the quality oflife and generation ofemployment and businessopportunities for local unem-

ployed youth.Others who were present onthe occasion included SunilBhotyal, BDO Nagseni,

Naseer Ahmad Dhar, GeneralManager, Planning &Design, CVPP Ltd, officersfrom SPCB, Kuldeep Bhan,Sampat Singh and PrabhatSharma besides officers fromCVPP. Sanjay Rathore,

District Officer, SPCB,Doda/Kishtwar presentedvote of thanks. It is pertinentto mention here that JKSPCBrecently held a successful

public hearing for Kwar HEPwhich also witnessed huge

participation of local popula-tion in the area.

J&K SPCB conducts public hearing for Kiru Hydroelectric Project

SRINAGAR, OCT 31: In abid to counter the menace ofdrug addiction among youthin Jammu and Kashmir,

police have sought help from'imams', teachers andrespected elders in the state."We have lost one genera-tion to militancy and we can-not afford to lose anothergeneration to addictions.The imams, teachers andrespectable should come for-ward to help the police infighting the menace of drugaddiction," InspectorGeneral of Police, Kashmir,AG Mir said at a publicmeeting at Kupwara, 90 kmsfrom here, yesterday.The IG said he has directedthe police administration ofnorth Kashmir range to deal

with drug peddlers with aniron hand.The Kashmir police chief

assured full help to thoseaffected by this menace.In response to a pendingdemand of the locals, Mirannounced the opening up ofa police post at Aawora inthe jurisdiction of Trehgam

police station and assuredthat he will take up the issueof opening up of the officeof the Sub-divisional PoliceOfficer at Trehgam with theauthorities.The IGP Kashmir alsoreferred to growing causali-ties in road accidents anddirected authorities for aspecial drive against errantdrivers and other motorvehicle related crimes.He advised that the minorsshould be discouraged fromdriving vehicles and said

that action should be takenagainst those vehicle ownerswho allow minors to drive.

Over the delay in police ver-ification for jobs and pass-

ports, the IGP said that theseservices have been broughtunder the ambit of PublicServices Guarantee Act(PSGA) by the Governmentand are to be completedwithin a stipulated time."If any official is founddelaying the process, the

people should bring it tonotice of his supervisoryofficer and the erring offi-cials will be penalised," hesaid.The IGP impressed upon the

policemen to be sensitivetowards the public who visit

police stations when they arein distress.Mir later addressed a policeDarbar and assured all possi-

ble help to the policemen."I am well aware of the

problems and grievances of

the subordinates particularlythe jawans," he said anddirected the supervisory offi-cers to take more and more

jawan friendly measures.Mir impressed upon the

jawans and officers toincrease their professionalcompetence by honing theirskills in today's age of trans-

parency and accountability.The IGP also gave a patienthearing to the problems putforth by jawans and issuedredressal orders in somecases.Mir also chaired a securityreview meeting in the dis-trict.Deputy Inspector General ofPolice, north Kashmir, JPSingh, SSP Kupwara AbdulJabbar and senior officers of

Army and CRPF attendedthe meeting, a policespokesman said.

J&K Police seek help from imams,teachers to check drug menace KUPWARA, OCT 31: The

Vice Chairman, PahariAdvisory Board (PAB), Mr.Kafil-ur-Rehman visitedJumagund area and addressedseveral public meetings

besides reviewed the peoplesdemands. He said that StateGovernment led by ChiefMinister Omar Abdullah iscommitted to provide all pos-sible basic amenities to the

people living in far flungareas especially during thewinter months.On this occasion, the gen setswere inaugurated by the ViceChairman at Jumagund area,arranged and installed by thePDD under RGGVY forensuring electric facility dur-ing night hours of winter sea-son.The DDC, Mr. Itrat HussainRafique, District and Sectoral

officers were also present onthe occasion. Meanwhile, theVice Chairman announcedthat relief to the cross border

area of 50 affected familieswould be provided underMLA's ConstituencyDevelopment Fund for con-struction of houses under thescheme IAY and assured theaffected families that their

problems and demands wouldbe taken up with the ChiefMinister for rehabilitation ofthe affected people ofChatroo, Keran, whose hous-es were damaged due torecent cross border shelling.The Vice Chairman alongwith District DevelopmentCommissioner Kupwara alsoinaugurated the gen sets atKeran installed by the PDDunder RGGVY 2nd phase,which would provide the elec-tric facilities of the area dur-ing winter months.The public meetings were alsoaddressed by the visiting Vice

Chairman at Keran,Munidyan, Chatroo and alsotake the stock and supply

position of winter stockings.

SRINAGAR, OCT 31:Chairperson, StateCommission for Women andMLA Habba Kadal Mrs.Shamim Firdous on Thursdayvisited various Shia dominat-ed areas which Communityincluding Mandir Bagh,Chinkral Mohalla,

Naqashpora, Baghwanpora,Gadood Bagh andBarbarshah in Habba KadalConstituency and took stockof facilities being provided

by the Government in theseareas during ensuingMuharram-ul-Haram.The Chairperson inspectedthe ongoing constructionwork of Rs.17 lakh HealthCentre, Chinkral Mohallaand Public Park coming up ata cost of Rs. 18 lakhs atMandir Bagh. She announcedRs. 25 lakh out of herConstituency Development

Fund for construction oflanes and drains includingRs.5 lakh for repairs and ren-

ovation of damaged polesand electric conductors.Mrs. Shamim Firdous direct-ed the officers to gear uptheir field functionaries andspeed up the pace of work onall ongoing constructionworks to complete them in astipulated time frame.A team of senior officers andengineers of PHE, PDD, R &B, Housing and SrinagarMunicipal Corporationdepartments accompaniedher.The Chairperson directed theofficers to ensure adequatedrinking water facilities andun-interrupted power supplyduring the holy month.Enroute, several deputationsmet the Chairperson andapprised her about their indi-vidual and collective prob-lems. She gave them patienthearing and assured that their

genuine demands would betaken up with the concernedfor early redressal.

BUDGAM, OCTOBER 31:Continuing with the tour ofKashmir division, ChiefSecretary, Mohammad IqbalKhandey along withDivisional commissioner,

Thursday visited DistrictBudgam and held a highlevel meeting of officers toreview status of developmen-tal progress.Chief Secretary also metmany deputations represent-ing all tehsils of DistrictBudgam. The deputationshighlighted various demandsincluding the need for elec-tric sub stations and receiv-ing stations in Sebdan, provi-sion of budget accommoda-tion for devotees visitingChrar-e- Shareef,Macadamization of linkroads in Beerwah and Khaag,settling of pending land com-

pensation cases, constructionof accommodation facilitiesfor doctors of sub districthospital, expansion of subdistrict hospital and actionagainst conversion of agri-cultural land for commercial

purpose and closure of illegalbrick kilns.While apprising the ChiefSecretary about the status ofdevelopmental progress in

the district, DeputyCommissioner Budgam, MrKhurshid Ahmed Shah high-lighted the progress ofimportant sectors madeunder the district plan, cen-trally sponsored schemes,

besides presented the latestsupply and stock position ofessential commodities, action

plan for snow clearance andmatters pertaining to elec-toral rolls in the district.The meeting was informedthat about 67 lakh rupeeshave been utilized underMGNREGA besides threemajor road projects vizHumhama-Raithan-Arizal,

Nat ipo ra- New a-P ulw amaand Bhagi Mehtab-Chrar-i-Sharif road have been com-

pleted. All the three revenue

complexes in Budgam,Khansahab and Khaag eachare near completion and sixSub District Hospitals areunder various stages of con-struction at Chadura,Pakharpora, Magam, Nagam,Kremshore and Chrar-i-Sharief.Deputy Commissioner alsogave brief account on the dis-

posal of applications underRight to Information Act andPublic Service GuaranteeAct. Matters pertaining totwo proposed bye-pass roads,one which shall connectingrailway road to district officearea of Karipora bypassingthe main bus stand Budgamand Zoorigund-Qazibagh bye

pass were also taken up dur-ing the review meetings.

CS visits Budgam, Meets Civil Society, ReviewsDevelopment pr ogress, Muharram preparations

Rehman visited Jumagund areaaddressed several public meetings

ANANTNAG, OCTOBER31: Minister for Tourism andCulture, Ghulam Ahmad Miron Thursday said that variousareas of Anantnag districtwhich include Wasaknag andKund would be brought onthe tourism map shortly andthe composed project on thisaccount is being sent to cen-tral government for approvalso that the Tourism infra-structure is built in this areaas early as possible.This was stated by theMinister during his extensivetour of Anantnag districttoday. He said that by virtueof central government's liber-al funding, the state govern-ment constructed roads,

bridges, schools and tourisminfrastructure in all the threeregions of the state. He saidthat the developmental activ-ities started are aimed atimproving socio-economicconditions of the people

besides extending welfaremeasures.During his inspection of vari-ous ongoing projects, Mr.Mir directed DeputyCommissioner Kulgam toidentify land in Nag area forconstruction of the touristresort. He asked DirectorTourism to formulate a proj-ect report for the purpose so

that levelling of the land and

other steps are taken for con-struction of two view points.Later, addressing a publicmeeting at Waltengoo Kund,the Minister said that govern-ment is committed to developthe area and provide various

basic facilities to the people.The Minister was accompa-nied by Director Tourism,Talat Parvez and officers of

the district.

Wasaknag, Kund being brought onTourism map shortly: G A Mir

Shamim Firdous visitsShia dominated areas,

Inspects dev works, announces Rs.25 lakh out of CDF

KATHUA, OCT 31-Minister of State for FinancePlanning Dr. Manohar LalSharma and MemberParliament Ch. Lal Singh vis-ited District Hospital Kathuaand met the passengers whowere injured in a bus accident

in the early morning at vil-lage Pedunaal in tehsilBillawar of District Kathua.A Delhi bound SRTC buswas on its way to Billawarcarrying 49 passengers fellinto a deep george nearPedunaal in tehsil Billawar ofdistrict Kathua. One minoraged 11 years named Babul

R/o Ambu Ghat died in busaccident while several pas-sengers got injured. Theinjured people were shifted tothe Billawar, Mahanpur andkathua hospitals.Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma andCh. Lal Singh interacted with

the injured people at districthospital, Kathua. Dr.Manohar Lal Sharma direct-ed hospital authorities to pro-vide better medicare facilitiesto the injured people.Later, they visited the houseof deceased and expressedsympathies with the mem-

bers of his family.

Manohar, Lal Singh visit DH,

enquires health of accident victims

BHADERWAH,OCT 31:Old Sub District HospitalBhaderwah building which issituated in the heart of thetown is now in shambles aswithout proper vigil from thehealth department some mis-creants are regularly stolencostly machinery and othermateriel of the building andnow state government anddistrict Police should inter-vene to save the nationalexchequer, these words aresaid by Mohd Saleem Batt

senior leader of HospitalBacho Front who are onDharna in front of old hospitalfrom the last one yeardemanding restoration of allhealth related services oneAgain in old building as oneyear back Medical HealthDepartment shifted SDH fromheart of the town to Dandi vil-

lage which is 4 KM away.Batt while point fingering onthe health department allegedthat when BMO Bhaderwahlast year shifted hospital fromold place he only shifted someequipment to new building atDandi and not make anyarrangements on ground butonly in papers to look after theold building whose cost isnearly 1 Crore , he claimedand alleged that now negli-gence of the concernedauthorities old hospital com-

plex has becomes a hub ofimmoral activities and thieves.He claimed that thieves with-out any fear are making theftsin old hospital behind thenose of hospital administra-tion and alleged that SDHBhaderwah are not preservingthe operation equipment andother bedding materials.

BHBF demanded constitution ofCommission on Old SDH building

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NEW DELHI: With ViratKohli regularly slammingcenturies in ODIs, formercaptain Sunil Gavaskar todaysaid the Indian batting sensa-tion can break retiring legend

Sachin Tendulkar's recordnumber of tons in the 50-overformat.In the 112 ODI innings hehas played so far, Kohli hasscored 4919 runs with 17centuries while Tendulkar atthe same number of inningshad scored 4001 runs witheight tons.At the rate the youngster isscoring centuries currently,Gavaskar said Kohli can

break Tendulkar's record of49 ODI hundreds."Records are meant to be

broken. While we know thatsome of Tendulkar's recordsare well nigh impossible to

be a ble to get like 200 Testmatches, nor anybody canreach 51 Test hundreds."But the manner in whichVirat is batting, the record for(Tendulkar's) 49 hundredslooks possible. Now Viratneeds 32 more hundreds togo and the number of ODIsIndians play he can do it.This cricketing season itself,Virat can get to 20 or 22 hun-dreds," Gavaskar told'NDTV'. In a span of just 15days in the ongoing seven-match ODI series againstAustralia, Kohli smashed twoof the three fastest hundreds

by an Indian to help the homeside level the series 2-2.

On October 16, he scored thefastest century by an Indianoff just 52 balls in the secondODI against Australia beforehitting the third fastest ton in61 balls in the sixth ODI yes-terday.Asked if Kohli can takeTendulkar's place in theIndian team after the senior

batsman retires next month,Gavaskar said, "I think Virathas been simply outstanding.If you compare the statisticswith what Sachin hadachieved after 115 ODIgames, you'll find that Viratis well ahead. I think Sachintook around 80-odd ODIs toget his first hundred."He said Kohli was fortunateto have played alongsidegreats such as Tendulkar,

Rahul Dravid and V V SLaxman early in his career."India is blessed to havesomebody of the talent ofVirat Kohli coming through.The fact that he has in hisemerging years spent a lot oftime with the likes of Sachin,Virender Sehwag, RahulDravid and VVS Laxman and

put that experience to gooduse on the field speaks veryhighly of this young man'scricketing intelligence. Thatis the key," Gavaskar said."He reads the conditions andsituation well, he knows theopposition well and that's thereason why he is scoring soconsistently," said the formercaptain.Kohli is the fastest Indian toscore 4,000 ODI runs and he

needs 81 runs in his next ODIinnings to break VivianRichards' record of beingfastest to 5,000 ODI runs.Gavaskar also said that heagreed with Indian captainMahendra Singh Dhoni'sview that the ODI game hasnow become a boundary hit-ting contest due to the newrule changes which do notfavour the bowlers."I agree with Dhoni that wedon't want to see this sevenhours of bang-bang cricket.This has become an extendedversion of T20 which is

bang-bang from very begin-ning. But it was expected inT20 but not in 50-over crick-et, where you expect bowlersto have something. But if youhave pitches like these that's

is not going to happen. Thebest of the b owlers will getsmashed," he said."It is a pretty valid question.The game has always got to

be a balance between the bat

and the ball. I know it isbeing skewed in favour ofbatsmen for such a long timethat I would have thoughtthat by allowing to bowl

bouncer s in limited overscricket you gave the bowlerssome extra bit."By having two new ballsyou have certainly taken outthe spinners from the game toan extent because you havegot a ball which is 25 overold on either side, so thespinners will not come into

play that often. And the mostcrucial rule has been that ofhaving only four fielders out-side the circle. That is of nohelp at all to the bowlers.That is the rule we need tohave a look at," saidGavaskar.Interestingly, Gavaskar saidthe 50-over format will stillremain as batsman's gameeven after a re-look of therecent changes in rules whichdisfavour the bowlers."If we do that (have a re-lookat the recent rule changes)may be the balance mightagain be redressed a bit and

but not all. Because after allat the end of the day whetheranybody like it or not it's a

batsman's game and peoplecome to see a batsman batand not a bowler to bowl."

Virat Kohli can break Sachin Tendulkar'sODI century record: Gavaskar MUMBAI: Off-colour pacer

Ishant Sharma was surprising-ly retained even as senior

bowler Zaheer Khan wasignored in the 15-memberIndian squad announced onWednesday for SachinTendulkar's farewell two-Test

series against the West Indiesnext month.Ishant, who has been taken tocleaners in the ongoing ODIseries against Australia, hascome in for scathing criticismdue to his poor form and waseven dropped from the lasttwo matches of the ongoingseries. Zaheer, on the otherhand, had made a case for hisselection by picking up fivewickets in Mumbai's RanjiTrophy opener againstHaryana but the selectorsthought otherwise and decid-ed to stick to Ishant. The 35-year-old Zaheer has been outof the Test team sinceDecember last year owing tofitness and form issues.All-rounder Ravindra Jadejaand batsman Suresh Rainawere also dropped from thesquad. But while Jadeja wentout due to a shoulder strain,Raina had to make way for afit-again Shikhar Dhawan,who has shown sparklingform in the ongoing ODIsafter recovering from a hand

injury, striking a hundred inthe sixth ODI last night."Ravindra Jadeja has a shoul-der strain. The physiotherapistof the Indian team has advisedtwo weeks' rest for him, after

the end of the ODI seriesagainst Australia, as a precau-tionary measure," BCCISecretary Sanjay Patel said ina statement after the selectioncommittee meeting.Pacer Umesh Yadav, who had

been rested after the tri-seriesin the West Indies, made hisway back to the side. Alsothere was young pacerMohammed Shami.The pace attack was, in fact,notably overhauled by theselectors with Ashok Dindamaking way for 23-year-oldShami, for whom it would behis maiden Test series.Young seamer BhuvneshwarKumar has retained his place.Senior off-spinner HarbhajanSingh was, however, shownthe door with Amit Mishrataking his place in the side.Harbhajan was ousted despite

picking nine wickets inPunjab's opening Ranji matchagainst Tamil Nadu.The spin attack will be spear-head by RavichandranAshwin with Pragyan Ojha

and Mishra backing him up.The batting line-up was nottouched too much withDhawan's re-entry being theonly change brought about bythe five-member selectioncommittee headed bySandeep Patil.The spotlight will, however,firmly be on Tendulkar, whowould be completing 200Tests in international cricket

before drawing the curtainson his career.The landmark match would

be played in the 40-year-old'shome ground in Mumbaifrom November 14, preceded

by the opening game inKolkata from November 6.Squad for Test series:Mahendra Singh Dhoni(Capt.), Sachin Tendulkar,Shikhar Dhawan, MuraliVijay, Cheteshwar Pujara,

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma,Ajinkya Rahane, R Ashwin,Bhuvaneshwar Kumar,Pragyan Ojha, Amit Mishra,Umesh Yadav, MohammedShami, Ishant Sharma.

Ishant retained, Dhawan back forSachin Tendulkar's farewell series

NEW DELHI: The second-round exit from French OpenSuper Series proved costly forSaina Nehwal as the Indian

badminton ace continued herdownward slide, slipping onemore spot to be placed atworld number seven in the lat-est BWF ranking released onWednesday.The Olympic bronze medal-list shuttler had slipped toworld number six last weekafter failing to defend her titleat Denmark Open.The 23-year-old had lost toWorld No. 6 Ji Hyun Sung inthe quarterfinals of thePremier tournament after sheslipped and hurt her ankle in

the third game. But last week

in Paris, Saina had lost in thesecond round to Korea's YeonJu Bae at French Open, whereshe had reached the finals lastyear.The Hyderabadi, who has

been bothered by injuries and

could not win a title this sea-son, currently has 62010

points in her kitty. She isranked second in the SuperSeries ranking, which is con-sidered for deciding the line-

up for the year-end BWF

Super Series Final inDecember. Among others, PV Sindhu has improved one

place to be back at her 10thspot with 52352 ranking

points, while men's singlesplayer Parupalli Kashyap lostone place to slip to worldnumber 12. RMVGurusaidutt improved two

places to break into the top 20.He is now the second bestIndian at 19th spot, whileAjay Jayaram is next at 26th

place. Rising shuttler KSrikanth also jumped three

places to be at 27th spot in thelatest ranking. B Sai Praneethimproved four places to be at36th spot, while and Anand

Pawar is at 33rd place.

Saina Nehwal slips to seventh spot in BWF ranking

PARIS: Fifth seeds RohanBopanna and Edouard Roger-Vasselin booked a quarter-final berth in the ATP ParisMasters but Leander Paes andDaniel Nestor were oustedafter a straight sets defeat.Bopanna and his French part-ner defeated American pair ofJohn Isner and NicholasMonroe 7-6(2) 7-5 after one

hour and 13 minutes.There was no break of servein the opening set as theAmericans saved all four

break chances while Indo-French team saved the onlychance they faced and then

prevailed in the tie breaker.In the second set too,Bopanna and Roger Vasselincreated a lot o f opportunities.

The Americans saved fourchances but could not stopIndo-French team from con-verting another and thatsealed their fate.In the other second roundmatch, seventh seeds LeanderPaes and Daniel Nestor lost 4-6 3-6 to Mexico's SantiagoGonzalez and American ScottLipsky in just 55 minutes.

Paes-Nestor ousted, Bopanna-Edouard i n Paris Masters quarters

MIRPUR: New Zealand all-rounders Corey Anderson andJames Neesham claimed fourwickets each to dismissBangladesh on 247 with oneover to spare in the secondone-day international onThursday.For Bangladesh, openerTamim Iqbal topscored with58 off 86 balls that includedfive boundaries and one six,while skipper MushfiqurRahim and Mominul Haquecollected 31 runs each.Sohag Gazi was the othernotable scorer with 26.Anderson returned 4-40 while

Neesham took 4-53 afterBangladesh won the toss and

decided to bat first at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.Tamim and debutant ShamsurRahman gave Bangladesh asolid start by adding 63 runsfor the opening stand, inwhich the latter made 25.Later, Bangladesh failed to

build up any significant part-nership as the Kiwi bowlers

bounced back strongly to takethe wickets at regular inter-vals. The big blow came forBangladesh when Andersongot in-form Mominul Haquewith a slower to take him out

on 31. Mominul struck fiveboundaries on his 34-ballknock. Tamim, after scoringhis 25th half-century, played a

poor shot to be bowled out byAnderson. However, he went

past Shakib Al Hasan to bethe highest run-getter for

Bangladesh with his total onThursday. Neesham had takenRahim to shatter Bangladesh'shope of amassing any bigtotal. Anderson and Neeshamvaried their pace to fool theBangladeshi batsmen andreaped the benefit. With thetwo bowlers operatingshrewdly in the mandatory

power play between 36 oversand 40 overs, Bangladeshearned only 35 runs in threewickets. Bangladesh won therain-disrupted first match onTuesday.

Bangladesh all outfor 247 in 2nd ODIRichest Sachin

Tendulkar now worth$160m: Wealth X

LONDON: SachinTendulkar's personal fortuneis now worth $160 million,making him the country'swealthiest cricket player.On a day when his farewellgame in domestic cricketsaw the Master Blaster sin-gle-handedly guide Mumbaito a four-wicket win overHaryana in one of the mostkeenly-followed matches inthe history of Ranji Trophy,Wealth X released data toshow that Sachin's personalwealth at present is overthree times that of Indianskipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni.

Bowlers feel it's bet-ter to put a bowlingmachine: MS DhoniNAGPUR: Disappointedat being hit all over the

park by Australia, a fewIndian bowlers feel it will

be better to put a bowlingmachine in the field insteadof they rolling their arms inthe ongoing ODI series,India skipper MahendraSingh Dhoni said.India and Australia togeth-er scored a phenomenal2565 runs from the fourmatches played so far,excluding the 295 the visit-ing team scored in theabandoned Ranchi ODI andDhoni said it is a new chal-lenge for the bowlers tocontain runs.

"It was more of a fight as towhich side bowls less

badly. With the extra fie ld-er inside, if you are slightlyoff target, it goes for a

boundary.A few of the bowlers aredisappointed, they actuallyfeel it will be better off to

put a bowlin g machin ethere. It is a new challengefor the bowlers," saidDhoni after India chaseddown Australia's 350 withsix wickets and three ballsto spare.

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PATNA BLASTSDEAR EDITOR,

The number of blasts allegedly by Indian Mujahideen (IM)

just b efore Modis election rally in Patna is matt er of deep

concern of security and Modis decision to hold it not affect-

ed by it all goes in his favour-they very purpose of IM is

defeated. Further, the way Rahul Gandhi is speaking in rallies

he is showing his immaturity in politics there is no emotion-

al place in politics it require hard core winning strategic poli-

cies public is least affected by emotions now-moreover his

statements are giving Modi more to counter attack with logic-

in turn Rahul speeches turns in favour of Modi (after he rais-

es logical questions) and it more of embarrassment for his

Congress party. He should think twice before speaking in

public and must weigh its pros and cons after thoughts of it.

The dirty politics of speaking ill for other parties candidates

is no more a symbol of success in elections but it goes against

the party/person as Indian votes are not matured and cannot

be played by personal emotions. Even rural population is

much awakened due to TV, e media and also more of print

media coverage now in smaller towns etc.

Instead of being his Mamas boy (Sonia Gandhi) it is better

for Rahul to follow his grandmother Indira Gandhi in politics

and do follow some good work of Sanjay Gandhi. Make agen-

da of development and do not play vote bank politics of divi-

sion of nation on caste religion minority etc.

Congress has failed on inflation, scams, corruption, redtapism, and caste and religion politics. It seems t hat Congress

shall lose but whether majority shall be for BJP is a doubtful

question. Who shall be PM? Is there any third person in the

line? Only voters shall tell at the time of final election results!

MUKHATIK AHMED

BATHINDI JAMMU

READER SPACE

SARDAR PATELS LEGACYThe Iron Man isnt Congresss private propertyJust why is the Congress so enraged over the so-calledappropriation by the Bharatiya Janata Party of SardarVallabhbhai Patel's legacy? Prime Minister ManmohanSingh went out his way to point out in his speech at theinauguration of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel MemorialMuseum in Ahmedabad on Tuesday that he was proud tobelong to a party of which Sardar Patel was a member.Earlier, a few of his Cabinet Ministers lashed out at theBJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi becausehe had hijacked' the Sardar to score political points, withone Union Minister even resorting to the petty gesture ofturning down an invite to attend the Ahmedabad ceremo-ny. The Congress's outrage is misplaced. While SardarPatel was one of the stalwarts of the party, he is rightlyseen more as a national icon than a Congress leader. TheCongress cannot seek to confine his legacy within itsparty walls. If Mr Modi invokes the Sardar's contribution tothe country, he has as much right to do so as theCongress or anybody else. The Congress is on weakground when it accuses the Gujarat Chief Minister ofexploiting Sardar Patel's name. It has for decades shame-lessly used Mahatma Gandhi as if the Father of the Nationbelonged to the Congress and none else. It has releasedvarious Government advertisements displaying his photo-graphs, and even named a rural employment scheme afterhim. If this is not misappropriation' of a legacy, what is?But the Congress has been for years invoking MahatmaGandhi's name selectively. The party does not want toremember the Mahatma's later disillusionment with theparty. Mahatma Gandhi had even suggested disbandingthe Congress. Interestingly, while the party has expressedsuch ire over Mr Modi taking the centre-stage on SardarPatel's legacy, it has done little beyond making symbolicgestures to promote the legacy of another stalwart, NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose. Although Netaji Bose was associ-ated with the Forward Bloc, he is not that party's property;he belongs to the country. Can the Congress list theschemes that it has named after Netaji Bose?What appears to have especially enraged the Congress isMr Modi's remark that Sardar Patel would have made abetter Prime Minister than Jawaharlal Nehru. Suchresponse is understandable for a party which is wedded tothe rule of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty though Nehrumust have never wanted it that way. The BJP's prime min-isterial candidate has not committed sacrilege. He hasonly articulated an opinion shared by millions of Indians.Those who are outraged are the ones who always lectureothers on the need to respect diverse opinions. The fact isthat the troublesome Kashmir legacy is Nehru's creation.He handled the matter directly in the immediate period ofindependence and later, and made a mess that we have tocontend with, decades later. Patel had the mandate of get-ting the princely States to join the Indian Union, and hedid it with clinical efficiency, which earned him the respectand admiration of people. Had he also been tasked withsettling the Kashmir issue, perhaps things would havebeen different. Neither Mr Modi nor his party seeks to con-vert the discourse into a Nehru versus Patel issue. Thereis no harm in having a healthy discussion, though.

MESS IN THE MALDIVESDelayed poll may lead to a constitutional crisisWith the political crisis in the Maldives continuing to esca-late, the archipelagic nation is now on the verge of a con-stitutional logjam. After the police intervened, following ajudicial order, and prevented the Electoral Commissionfrom holding the presidential re-election on October 19,polling has now been postponed to November 9 and arun-off, in case no single candidate receives a majority,scheduled for November 16. The problem here is that thetenure of the incumbent regime expires on November 11.So, unless the November 9 election throws up a clear win-ner which is highly unlikely, Maldives will be left without aGovernment after November 11. This is only the latest in aseries of twists and turns that the Maldivian electoralprocess has taken since February 2012, and there is nowa real and imminent danger that the country will fall off thedemocratic path altogether. Already, the past year-and-halfhas seen a definite resurgence of those loyal to MrMaumoon Abdul Gayoom, the autocrat who ruled thearchipelago for three decades before he was defeated byMr Mohamed Nasheed in the 2008 election. This year, MrNasheed had again secured the maximum number ofvotes (45 per cent) in the September 7 election whichwas annulled by the Supreme Court following charges ofelectoral fraud and re-election ordered on October 19. MrGayoom's half-brother Abdullah Yameen placed secondwhile businessman Gasim Ibrahim trailed him by less thantwo percentage points. Interestingly, the fact that thesetwo men failed to ratify the voter list for the October 19poll was one of the reasons why the re-election could notbe held on that date.Overall, the manner in which a segment of the politicalestablishment in Male has sought to derail the electoralprocess in the island nation points to a return of the oldguard. In this context, the role of the judiciary and thepolice in throwing the election schedule off track also can-not be overlooked. It is no coincidence that these twoinstitutions played a key role in precipitating the politicalcrisis back in 2012. The judiciary, in particular, is known tobe staffed by Gayoom-era loyalists who have only limitedknowledge about modern jurisprudence but were appoint-ed